. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ^ fair, at Plymouth, Sep-tember 18, 1895. He was a prominent citizen of histown, a Democrat in politics, and had served as select-man, and in other town offices. William H. Neal, the surviving son, who had beenassociated with hisfather in the man-agement of the farm,and succeeds him inproprietorship, wasborn in Meredith, July5, 1871. He receiveda good, practical edu-cation, having gradu-ated at the Meredithhigh school, and atthe commercial col-lege at New Hamp-ton, in 1890, sincewhich time he hasbeen actively engagedon the farm, and is
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. ^ fair, at Plymouth, Sep-tember 18, 1895. He was a prominent citizen of histown, a Democrat in politics, and had served as select-man, and in other town offices. William H. Neal, the surviving son, who had beenassociated with hisfather in the man-agement of the farm,and succeeds him inproprietorship, wasborn in Meredith, July5, 1871. He receiveda good, practical edu-cation, having gradu-ated at the Meredithhigh school, and atthe commercial col-lege at New Hamp-ton, in 1890, sincewhich time he hasbeen actively engagedon the farm, and is anenthusiast in his spe-cialty. He is a member of Winnipesaukee grange ofMeredith, and was Lecturer of that organization in is, as yet, unmarried, his sister remaining at home incharge of the William H. Neal. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 209 GEORGE G. RICE, RiNDGE. The Rices of Rindge are descendants of the emigrant,Edmund Rice, who came to America from the mothercountry in 1638. The first of the name to dwell in thetown was Abijah Rice, grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Of him it isrecorded that he was a farmer, a man ofintegrity and unex-ceptionable charac-ter. His second son,Harrison G., was formany years the butch-er of the town, as wellas a successful farm-er. He filled manvoffices of trust in thetown, including- thoseof selectman and rep-resentative. He mar-ried Elizabeth , daughter ofDavid Wood, of the town of Rindge. George G. Rice, eldest son of Harrison G. and Eliza-beth (Wood) Rice, was born in Rindge, July 8, 1845,and was educated and grew to manhood in that 29, 1873, he married Martha F. Hale, daugh-ter of John F. and Rebecca (Bailey) Hale, a directdescendant of Moses Hale, one of the first settlers ofRindge, who located there in 176
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