The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Primary School Building the town l)y the late Hon. DexterRichards, as was the elegant andcostly Richards Free Library build-ing, wherein are shelved 8,000 vol-umes with room for 5,000 more. Ithas two spacious reading rooms anda fine museum in the basement with tions. Mt. Vernon Lodge, Chapterof the Tabernacle, and Aurora Chap-ter of the Eastern Star, in Masonry;Sugar River Lodge, Stony Brook En-campment, and Hopeful RebekahLodge, in Odd Fellowship; NewportLodge, K. of P., and Court Newport, JV^e
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Primary School Building the town l)y the late Hon. DexterRichards, as was the elegant andcostly Richards Free Library build-ing, wherein are shelved 8,000 vol-umes with room for 5,000 more. Ithas two spacious reading rooms anda fine museum in the basement with tions. Mt. Vernon Lodge, Chapterof the Tabernacle, and Aurora Chap-ter of the Eastern Star, in Masonry;Sugar River Lodge, Stony Brook En-campment, and Hopeful RebekahLodge, in Odd Fellowship; NewportLodge, K. of P., and Court Newport, JV^ewport Today — Its Men and Affairs 269 Foresters of America, with SullivanGrange, P. of H., are all prosperousorganizations. Reprisal Chapter, R., commands the devoted interestof the towns daughters of Revolu- protection is furnished by a uni-formed department of forty men andsteamer, hose company and hoolv andladder equipment, with automaticfire alarm system. The Newport. Richards Free Library tionary ancestry; while the PenawanClub, organized by the business andprofessional men for social benefit,has fine apartments and a good mem-bership. Newport village is characterized byits fine residences, handsome businessblocks, well stocked and well keptstores, as well as its several finelyequipped manufacturing establish-ments, devoted to the production offlannels, suitings, shirtings, dressgoods, shoes and ladies underwear,employing altogether several hundredhands. Its county court house andtown hall and opera house combinedis one of the best public buildings inthe state, and the opera house amongthe best appointed. Two nationalbanks—the First National and theCitizens, and two savings banks—theNewport and the Sugar River—ac-commodate the financial interests ofthe town and vicinity. Superior fire Brass Band is a first class organiza-tion of its kind, and in its militiacompany, the Stowell Guards jV. J. / 1 JL^iiMHHlB 1; t. ^^^^SB^^^^B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^Kf^-t
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