. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. st biennialelection, in November,1878. Returning toSouth Newmarket in1881, he has since giv-en his attention to agri-culture, though resid-ing for some years atthe village, adjacent towhich he has a largetract of land, which hecultivates, as well asthe farm upon whichhe has made his homefor two or three yearspast. He pursues mix-ed farming, with noparticular specialty, and takes solid comfort in the hon-est toil incident to the farmers vocation. Mr. Smith has been for several years a member ofSouth Newmarket Grange, and master of the sa
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. st biennialelection, in November,1878. Returning toSouth Newmarket in1881, he has since giv-en his attention to agri-culture, though resid-ing for some years atthe village, adjacent towhich he has a largetract of land, which hecultivates, as well asthe farm upon whichhe has made his homefor two or three yearspast. He pursues mix-ed farming, with noparticular specialty, and takes solid comfort in the hon-est toil incident to the farmers vocation. Mr. Smith has been for several years a member ofSouth Newmarket Grange, and master of the same thepast year. He is also a member and past chancellor ofPioneer Lodge No. i, K. of P., at Newmarket. He isthe present moderator of the town of Newfields, and hasheld most of the offices in the gift of his townsmen,including that of representative as far back as 1868,before his removal to Dover. December 7, 1865, he was united in marriage withA. Augusta Burley, a sister of Harrison G. Burley of New-market, whose cheerful companionship he still Charles E. Smith. PUBLISHERS NOTE. The printing of this volume was commenced in the summer of 1S96, beginning withthe main body of the work—the Personal and Farm Sketches —opening at page49, and has continued to December, 1S97, such progress being made as tire preparationof sketches and the securing of pictures for illustration has permitted, no little delayhaving been occasioned many times by difificulty and disappointment in the latterdirection. The work being in press for so long a time, it happens that the situation isnow different with reference to some subjects from what was the case at the time thematter referring thereto was printed. For instance, Mr. John C. Morrison of Bosca-wen, one of the first subjects, is now deceased, having passed away some time afterthat portion of the book in which his sketch appears, was sent to press. In two orthree other instances members of the families of other subjects, who have been
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