. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. JoNATHAN Rowe. prising young men of his generation, was engaged inteaching school in winter for a number of years, withmuch success in adjacent towns. Possessed of musicaltalent in a marked degree, he pursued his studies inthat direction to a considerable extent, and has, duringall his life, sung in the choir at church services and onother public occasions. Mr. Rowe was united in marriage, February 24, 1859,with Louisa M. Stevens, daughter of John and Lois 24 370 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. Stevens of Newbury, and established his residen
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. JoNATHAN Rowe. prising young men of his generation, was engaged inteaching school in winter for a number of years, withmuch success in adjacent towns. Possessed of musicaltalent in a marked degree, he pursued his studies inthat direction to a considerable extent, and has, duringall his life, sung in the choir at church services and onother public occasions. Mr. Rowe was united in marriage, February 24, 1859,with Louisa M. Stevens, daughter of John and Lois 24 370 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. Stevens of Newbury, and established his residence uponthe old Stevens homestead, where his wife was born,and where they have since resided. They have onedaughter, Nellie L., and an adopted son, Edward C,died at the age of nine years and live days. The farmwas originally a large one, but a portion of it was solda few years since to Colonel Hay, and it is upon thisportion that the summer residence of the latter was. Residence of Jonathan Rowe, erected. Mr. Rowe pursued mixed farming, with stock-raising as a leading feature. Summer boarding has alsobeen engaged in at the farm to a considerable extent inpast years, the location adjacent to Sunapee lake, andcommanding a fine view of it, being most favorabletherefor. It is about two miles from Newbury station,on the New London road, and about the same distancefrom Blodgetts Landing. For many years Mr. Rowe was engaged as a producedealer, buying extensively throughout the surroundingcountry, and selling in the difterent markets. In thiscapacity he carred the first potatoes shipped over theConcord & Claremont road after the opening of the line. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 371 In politics, Mr. Rowe is a Democrat. He has filledmost offices in tiie gift of his townsmen, including thoseof school committee, tax collector, and selectman, in thelatter capacity several years as chairman of the was road agent two years, chosen under the n
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