Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Strafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire . y years ago as Steamboat Hotel. Intothis he put a stock of such goods as were thenfound in a first-class village store, and in theyears that followed built up a substantial andprosperous business. This store was knownfar and wide as the Old Corner Store, andaround its huge and friendly stove men gath-ered in winter evenings while the owner stoodbusy at his desk, handed out the mail — forpart of this time he was the village Post-master— or waited upon his many gre
Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Strafford and Belknap countries, New Hampshire . y years ago as Steamboat Hotel. Intothis he put a stock of such goods as were thenfound in a first-class village store, and in theyears that followed built up a substantial andprosperous business. This store was knownfar and wide as the Old Corner Store, andaround its huge and friendly stove men gath-ered in winter evenings while the owner stoodbusy at his desk, handed out the mail — forpart of this time he was the village Post-master— or waited upon his many great enterprise of Mr. Fernalds lifewas the establishment of the Farmington .AVuj,one of the best local and family newspapersin the State, the best and most enduringmonument to his business ability. Stowedaway in an unused corner of the office is asmall old-style novelty press, on which learned the rudiments of the printersart. From this printing outfit was evolved theFarmington Nc-zcs of today, with its quarter-medium, super-royal, and Babcock presses runby steam-power, together with all the machin-. JAMES E. FERNALD. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW 3-7 ery and improvements of a first-class news-paper and job printing office. Mr. Fernaldwas a self-made, self-educated, and thoroughlypractical man. A thorough mechanic, hisknowledge of machinery was something re-markable, and the Ar7<.S office bears testimonythereto. The establishment of the Xc7ls wasmade by Mr. Fernald mainly in view of thetalent of his only son, George W., whichpromised success in the editing of the the decease of the son on November 2,1890, Mr. Fernald continued the publicationof the Arzus, on lines known to have been con-sidered by his son, until his own death, July28, 1895. The property is now in the handsand under the supervision of his wife, fromwhom it receives careful attention. Mr. Fernald was prominent and influentialin financial, religious, and political circles,being officially connec
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