. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. intained throuo-h life. April 4, 1883, he was united in marriage with MissEtta Emmons, daughter of David and Celinda Emmons ofBristol, when they established their home upon the well-known Samuel Goodhue farm in the southeastern partof Alstead, about one and one-half miles from Gilsumvillage, which is his post-oifice and business address,which farm, prompted by faith and courage, he hadrecently piuxhased, though incurring large indebtednessin so doing. Here the voung couple entered earnestlyupon their life work, and the rewaid of patient
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. intained throuo-h life. April 4, 1883, he was united in marriage with MissEtta Emmons, daughter of David and Celinda Emmons ofBristol, when they established their home upon the well-known Samuel Goodhue farm in the southeastern partof Alstead, about one and one-half miles from Gilsumvillage, which is his post-oifice and business address,which farm, prompted by faith and courage, he hadrecently piuxhased, though incurring large indebtednessin so doing. Here the voung couple entered earnestlyupon their life work, and the rewaid of patient industry,sagacity, and enterprise has been theirs in large farm, which embraces 300 acres, has beenthoroughly rehabilitated, and brought into an exxellentstate of cultivation, the buildings remodeled andimproved, and all the evidences of thrift and prosperitymade clearly manifest. Mr. French is a thoroughly progressive and scientificfarmer, with improvement and progress as his Jersey cattle, Percheron horses, Chester. < M PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 349 White swine, and Brahma and Plymouth Rock fowls arehis hobbies, and he is successful with them all. He cutsin the vicinity of 100 tons of hay, and supplements thesame with ensilage, and uses the most improved farmmachinery in all his operations. His stock consists ofabout hfty head of cattle, eight horses, and forty to sixtyswine. Mr. French is always loyal to public duty, alive to theinterests of his town and neighborhood, and, with hiswife, takes an active interest in social affairs. They areboth earnest members of the order of Patrons of Hus-bandry, having received the seventh or highest are also charter members of Social Commandery,of the order of the Golden Cross, in which organizationMr. French is at present a deputy in the Grand Com-mandery. He is a member of Forest lodge, No. 69, O. F., and with his wife belongs to Golden RuleRebekah Degree lodge. He is also an act
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