The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . D. W. Bill of Gilsum, Hon. G. K. Har-vey, Surry; John J. Holbrook, pro-fessor of mathematics; Amos P. Fos-ter, W. S. Meyers, A. J. Blake, Dan- iel H. Healey, Leonard Wellington,J. H. Reed and Floyd Eaton, lawyers;C. J. Kingsbury, J, H. Robinson, Wright, H, 0. Bowles, physicians;A. A. Ware, J. B. Abbott, E. Kings-bury, county commissioners; IrvineA. Whitcomb, of Raymond & Whit-comb, excursion managers; Hon. G. , ex-mayor of Keene; Carpenter, J. P. Whitcomb, Aldrich, De
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . D. W. Bill of Gilsum, Hon. G. K. Har-vey, Surry; John J. Holbrook, pro-fessor of mathematics; Amos P. Fos-ter, W. S. Meyers, A. J. Blake, Dan- iel H. Healey, Leonard Wellington,J. H. Reed and Floyd Eaton, lawyers;C. J. Kingsbury, J, H. Robinson, Wright, H, 0. Bowles, physicians;A. A. Ware, J. B. Abbott, E. Kings-bury, county commissioners; IrvineA. Whitcomb, of Raymond & Whit-comb, excursion managers; Hon. G. , ex-mayor of Keene; Carpenter, J. P. Whitcomb, Aldrich, Dexter W. Gilbert, J,Warren Pierce and others. ElkanahLane, while a student here was knownas the TaU Pine of Mt. Caesar, be-ing 6 feet, 7 inches high. He later be-came a prosperous manufacturer ofsteam drop hammers in Cleveland, W. Oliver, a native ofSwanzey, was a classmate of thewriter, attending the seminary from1852 to 1854. He subsequentlytaught three years and then engagedin business in New York, locatingfinally in Syracuse, where he was ex-tensively and successfully engaged in. Hon. George Carpenter belt manufacturing, retiring severalyears since. He has traveled ex-tensively in this country and the building ceased to be usedfor school purposes, Hon. GeorgeCarpenter of Swanzey bought the in-terest of the other shareholders and Old Academies of Cheshire County 21 presented the building to the Union Library building was well adapted to itsnew use, the ground floor being usedfor reception and cloak rooms, whilethe second floor is occupied by the li-brary and the third for the anti-quarian collection, the latter beingone of the best in the state. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter both at-tended the old institution and havealways been interested in the build-ing. They have spent their days nearit and cherish the old hospitable home at ValleyView is always open to the old stud-ents, and to all old residents ofSwanzey. M©©dlg
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