. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . versity ofVermont in June, 1868, and immediately entered the office of Carpenter at Burlington, Vt. In September, 1868, moved to Boscawen, N. H., where he succeeded to thepractice of Dr. E. K. Webster, occupying the Dr. Webster home-stead and office. His practice soon extended to Penacook, sothat about 1872 he opened an office in Sanders block, where hehas maintained his office until the present date. In the winter of 1876-77 he took a course in surgery at Har-vard university, a branch to which
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . versity ofVermont in June, 1868, and immediately entered the office of Carpenter at Burlington, Vt. In September, 1868, moved to Boscawen, N. H., where he succeeded to thepractice of Dr. E. K. Webster, occupying the Dr. Webster home-stead and office. His practice soon extended to Penacook, sothat about 1872 he opened an office in Sanders block, where hehas maintained his office until the present date. In the winter of 1876-77 he took a course in surgery at Har-vard university, a branch to which he has given much study andpractice. Dr. Graves retained his residence at Boscawen until DR. ELI E. GRAVES. 407 1897, and while there took much interest in improving and beau-tifying the old Dr. Webster house and grounds, making it themost attractive residence in that fine old town. The increasingdemand for his time and practice at Penacook necessitated hisremoval to that village, and having purchased and repaired thehomestead of the Amsden family on Elm street, he moved his. Dr. Eli E. Graves. family to the new location in 1897. His residence stands betweentwo beautiful lawns adorned with trees, shrubbery, flowers, foun-tains, etc., all kept in such perfect order as to make the place aconstant enjoyment to all his neighbors. He has a large and val-uable library to which he is making frequent additions; he hasalso an extensive mineralogical cabinet. Dr. Graves is still a student, and is not satisfied without learn- 408 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. ing something more of his profession or other lines of study fromday to day. His interest in archaeology and antiques is a pas-time, and he has one of the largest private collections in NewEngland. One of his highly-prized articles is the old high posteddesk used by Daniel Webster at his law office in is a very fine specimen of an Indian pipe found in thetown of Canterbury, N. H. Dr. Graves has served on the Boscawen Board of
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