. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. Hood, and delivered at the Potter Place station. He became a member of the order of Patrons of Hus-bandry in 1882, joining Kearsarge Grange at WilmotFlat, before New London Grange was organized. Sub-sequently he was instrumental in the organization of thelatter, was its first master, and was twice re-elected tothat position. He was also for two years president ofthe Merrimack County Council, and was the first masterof Merrimack County Pomona Grange, No. 3, organizedat Contoocook in the spring of 1886, holding this posi-tion also for two
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. Hood, and delivered at the Potter Place station. He became a member of the order of Patrons of Hus-bandry in 1882, joining Kearsarge Grange at WilmotFlat, before New London Grange was organized. Sub-sequently he was instrumental in the organization of thelatter, was its first master, and was twice re-elected tothat position. He was also for two years president ofthe Merrimack County Council, and was the first masterof Merrimack County Pomona Grange, No. 3, organizedat Contoocook in the spring of 1886, holding this posi-tion also for two years, and devoting much time andeffort to the success of the organization, which ranksamong the first in the state. He was one of the mostactive promoters of the New Hampshire Grange Fairassociation, was its second president and held the officefor three successive years. He was also for four yearsassistant steward of the State Grange, four years over-seer, and is now a member of the executive committeeof that organization. Few men have done more than. 68 NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE. he to advance the interests of the Grange in New Hamp-shire, and no one who has not filled the Masters chairis more widely or deservedly popular. Politically Mr. Shepard is a Democrat, and, Hving ina strong Republican town, has not held public position,as might otherwise have been the case. He was, how-ever, elected as the delegate from New London to thelast constitutional convention, being the first Democrat intown chosen to any important office in a period of fortyyears. He has been prominent in his own party affairsfor many years, and was the Democratic candidate forstate senator in his district in 1890. In religion he is aBaptist, and a member of the church of that denomina-tion in New London. He is also a strong friend ofColby Academ3s and has been for several years past amember of its board of trustees; and when, after thedisastrous fire which destroyed the fine academy buildinga few years sin
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