History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . of what is now State House square. When thecapitol was built, this bakery found temporary lodgment just belowthe southeast corner of the square. Thence it went a little furtheraway to the site of the existing Columbian building, and the majorseems to have become taverner for a time as well as baker. In thelatter calling lie surely had professional success, for the grateful fra-grance of his gingerbread lingered long in the memory of boys whosehomeward way f
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . of what is now State House square. When thecapitol was built, this bakery found temporary lodgment just belowthe southeast corner of the square. Thence it went a little furtheraway to the site of the existing Columbian building, and the majorseems to have become taverner for a time as well as baker. In thelatter calling lie surely had professional success, for the grateful fra-grance of his gingerbread lingered long in the memory of boys whosehomeward way from the Bell schoolhouse led them at noon past themajors There came a day when the premises were enlarged,and Robertson, with Artemas Evans, kept a general store it became the Columbian Hotel, and John P. Gass, a youngman of twenty-seven, of considerable celebrity afterward, was itslandlord. In 1823 the house could seat at table one hundred andtwenty-five guests. Mr. Gass was original in his style of writingadvertisements. In December, 1823, he said: xNew Hampshire Statesman, May 28,1859. 8o8 HISTORY OF Columbian Hotel. Gentlemen who may attend the January Court are respectfullyinvited to make trial of the Columbian Hotel, and it shall not bethe landlords fault if Lawyers do not argue, Witnesses testify, andJurors unanimously give their verdict in its favor. In 1825, June 22, the Columbian served a dinner in the State House square to General Lafayette,and six hundred more, among whomwere two hundred soldiers of the Rev-olution. The Columbian had abundant stableroom, and was a resort for 1830 stages to Boston, Portsmouth,Haverhill, and Charlestown departedfrom its door. In the glorious daysof the state militia this house was theheadquarters of the Columbian artil-lery, a company of no mean repute,organized about the beginning of the century, composed in lateryears largely of printers. It seems probable that this choice of head-quarters f
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