The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . tock of gold and silver jewelry,watches, clocks, optical goods, silverand plated ware, china, and, in fact,everything which can be found in anup-to-date metropolitan jewelry estab-lishment. Mr. Alburtis S. Gordon, the seniormember of the firm, is a native ofHebron. X. H., the son of Levi S. andMary (Gove) Gordon, born May 17,1848. He was ? educated in the publicschools, and then learned the tinsmithstrade when eighteen years of age, andworked at this trade five y
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . tock of gold and silver jewelry,watches, clocks, optical goods, silverand plated ware, china, and, in fact,everything which can be found in anup-to-date metropolitan jewelry estab-lishment. Mr. Alburtis S. Gordon, the seniormember of the firm, is a native ofHebron. X. H., the son of Levi S. andMary (Gove) Gordon, born May 17,1848. He was ? educated in the publicschools, and then learned the tinsmithstrade when eighteen years of age, andworked at this trade five years in Wells Mr. Gordon is a member of the Knightsof Pythias, Knights of Honor, and athirty-second degree Mason, being amember of the local branches of Ma-sonry, including Pilgrim CommanderyKnights Templar, and Raymond Con-sistory of Nashua. John booth, the junior member ofthe firm, was born Sept. ii>. [871, inAberdeenshire, Scotland, his parentsbeing George ami Annia (Mellis) has been employed at Danville,P. and St. Johnsbury. \t., and wasin business at Windsor Mills, I. came to Laconia in June, THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. 149 Peases City Band. Peases City Band of Laconia was reorganized in the spring of 1893, withCharles R. Pease as leader and direc-tor. This organization was composedof some of the best musicians in thecity, and at once sprang into popularfavor. It has progressed rapidly, andto-day ranks with the best bands in thestate. It is in a very prosperous condi-tion, having two sets of uniforms, andhas had a new band-room built for itsespecial con-veni ence, andf urn ish ed inmodern stylethroughout. Italso has a largelibrary of presentmembership istwenty-five mu-sicians, with thefollowing in-s t rumentation :Director andleader, CharlesR. Pease; cor-nets, ErnestRinger. WilliamF. Sanborn,Harry ,HenryTurcotte,Albert B. Ladd;flute and picco-lo, Robert ; clarinets,Clarence , William . H. H a wk i ns, Geo. Ringer, Jo
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