. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . e of the river, where they built a new dam on the site ofthe original Varney dam. The work on this dam was in chargeof Boston John Clark, a man quite noted in those days forwork of that kind, and that structure stood for forty years, then itwas rebuilt by Calvin Gage in 1886. At the same time with thedam the Penacook canal was built, the work being in charge of aMr. Thompson. Work was also begun that same year on thePenacook mill, which was built under the direction of H. H. andJ. S. Brown, and finished in the foll
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . e of the river, where they built a new dam on the site ofthe original Varney dam. The work on this dam was in chargeof Boston John Clark, a man quite noted in those days forwork of that kind, and that structure stood for forty years, then itwas rebuilt by Calvin Gage in 1886. At the same time with thedam the Penacook canal was built, the work being in charge of aMr. Thompson. Work was also begun that same year on thePenacook mill, which was built under the direction of H. H. andJ. S. Brown, and finished in the following year, 1846. On completion of this mill the Browns leased it, and imme-diately purchased new machinery for the west half of the building,and began the manufacture of cotton cloth on a more extensivescale. In 1849 the Browns moved their machinery from the Contoo-cook mill, and filled up the east half of the Penacook mill. Thisremoval of the machinery was marked by a serious accident;when about to lower a spinning frame from the third floor of the4 34 HISTORY OF Penacook Mill, 1846. old mill, the rope broke just as the machine was leaving the floor;John S. Brown was just leaning over the frame looking down,so was carried with the frame; he had the presence of mind tospring forward just as his feet left the floor, and that carried himbeyond the machine, otherwise he would have been crushed todeath in the wreck of the spinning-frame. He came to theground on his feet, shattering the bones of one ankle, and crip-pling him for life. After the removal of the Browns machinery from the Contoo-cook mill, that building was leased to Archibald Kennedy, whofilled up the mill with machinery, and, with his son, Samuel Ken-nedy, carried oh the business of manufacturing cotton cloth forseveral years. About 1855 Mr. Kennedy sold his machinery toH. H. & J. S. Brown, which firm operated both mills, the Pena-cook and Contoocook, until 1865, when the firm was dissolved bymutual consen
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