The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . cordance withthe true spirit of their mission, tookthe work in hand, and, through thecooperation of the agent of the man-ufacturing company and the personalinfluence and faithful efforts of Broadhead, a site was procuredfree and the work of l)uilding achurch immediately house was dedicated by R. Hoyt in November, 1827. It was expected that ]\Ir. Broadheadwould occupy the pulpit, but, owingto his election to congress, he couldnot accept and the following July(1
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . cordance withthe true spirit of their mission, tookthe work in hand, and, through thecooperation of the agent of the man-ufacturing company and the personalinfluence and faithful efforts of Broadhead, a site was procuredfree and the work of l)uilding achurch immediately house was dedicated by R. Hoyt in November, 1827. It was expected that ]\Ir. Broadheadwould occupy the pulpit, but, owingto his election to congress, he couldnot accept and the following July(1828) Rev. Samuel Kelly was ap-pointed as the first stationed pastor. The church grew rapidly. At theend of ten years a parsonage wasbuilt at the cost of $800. The churchmembership increased to 250; theSunday school, including pupils,teachers and officers, to 186. In 1871and 1872, a new church was built atthe cost of $25, On account of change in popula-tion, the congregation steadily de-creased, until in 1907, the Methodistand Congregational people agreed toworship together at the Congrega-. Rev. Thomas E. Reilly Newmarlet on the La^njyrey bl tinnal Chnreli, with Rev. Dr. D. as pastor. CATHOLIC cnuRcn Ou the occasion of Rev. Virgil Bar-bers visit to Dover in November, 1826,word was sent to Newmarket that thegood father was coming to adminis-ter to them the consolations of reli-gion. On his way to Dover he was metby the Catholics of the place, who es-corted him as he rode in Niles stage-coach along the Durham highway totlie Cocheco. In subsequent years theCatholics of this town went regularly ket was made an independent parish,under the jurisdiction of Rev. JohnT. McDonnell, who thirty years pre-viously had said the first mass in thetown. In this year the church was dedi-cated by Bishop Healy and land wassecured for burial purposes. Rev. Cornelius OCallagan camein 1882 and after a few months so-journ he was succeeded by the Ryan. The latter repaired andde
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