. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. - or forty people, waserected near the farm-house, and has been filled everysucceedincr season. Mr. Gay was a Republican in politics, taking muchinterest in public affairs, but never seeking office, thouglihe was tor three years a member of the board of select-men. In religion, he was a Methodist, and the familyare connected with the Methodist societv at the PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 287 Mr. Gay was a cliarter member of Valley Grange, ofHillsborough, taking a deep interest in the welfare of theorganization from the first, hol
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. - or forty people, waserected near the farm-house, and has been filled everysucceedincr season. Mr. Gay was a Republican in politics, taking muchinterest in public affairs, but never seeking office, thouglihe was tor three years a member of the board of select-men. In religion, he was a Methodist, and the familyare connected with the Methodist societv at the PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 287 Mr. Gay was a cliarter member of Valley Grange, ofHillsborough, taking a deep interest in the welfare of theorganization from the first, holding many of its offices,including that of lecturer, to which he gave his bestetTorts for several years, and manifesting his devotion tothe principles of the order in all fitting ways, up to thetime of his death, December 9, 1895. He was united in marriage, March 17, 1861, with MissMarv J. Blanchard, of Washington. Their six childreninclude four daughtersand two sons. Theeldest, Nellie M., isthe wife of CharlesMorgan, a farmer ofHillsborouo-h, residingnear M a p 1 e w o o dFarm. Frank D., theeldest son, remainedat home, engaged withhis father in the man-agement of the farm,until his marriage, in1896, when he re-moved to the Bridgevillage, but still con-tinues the milk busi-ness. Walter E., the younger son, was engaged for tenyears in Manchester, with his uncle, R. D. Gay, but re-turned home upon his fathers decease
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