. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. tons are cutannually. Dairying is also made a specialty, upwards 2sS NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. of a ton of butter having been marketed to customers inManchester during a year. Mr. Lord is a member of the Congregational churchand was superintendent of its Sunday-school for severalyears. Has also served as selectman two years, andwas a member of the school-board six years, and treas-urer of the town school district six 3ears. He became amember of Stark grange in 1874, ^^1 was at that timeelected secretarjs and held the position for sever
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. tons are cutannually. Dairying is also made a specialty, upwards 2sS NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. of a ton of butter having been marketed to customers inManchester during a year. Mr. Lord is a member of the Congregational churchand was superintendent of its Sunday-school for severalyears. Has also served as selectman two years, andwas a member of the school-board six years, and treas-urer of the town school district six 3ears. He became amember of Stark grange in 1874, ^^1 was at that timeelected secretarjs and held the position for several years ;was also master two years, lecturer two years, and isnow serving as district deputy in the State grange. ADDISON S. CRESSY,Bradford. Meadow Brook Farm is one of the most pleasantlylocated and productive places in the town of a mile or more out of the village, toward the Centre, in the midst of delightful scenery, it is a mosteligible resort for summer boarders, numbers of whomhave here been entertained for several years Residence of A. S. Cressy, Bradford. PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. ^39 This is the home of Addison S. Cressy, who wasborn on the adjoining farm, now owned by a brother,December 20, 1825. His parents were Cyrus and Han-nah (Sawyer) Cressy, and his grandfatlier, Richard,who removed from Hopkinton in 1794, was one of theearly settlers of the town. This Richard Cressy was asoldier in the Revolution, and fought at Bunker Hill,and his grandson, Addison S., has now in his possession two passes signed byGen. John Stark, giv-en him during his ser-vice. Mr. Cressy has al-ways been a residentof Bradford, and en-gaged in first had a smallfarm near BradfordCentre, but for moreilian a quarter of acentury has owned andoccupied his presenttarm, which contains240 acres. He cutsabout seventy tons ofhay per annum, putsin seventy-five tons of ensilage, raises several hundredbushels of corn, and plenty of fruit and vegetables. Hisstock
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