The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . t of the Concord& White Mountain Divisions, in whichcapacity he served until October 1,1901, when he was transferred to Bos-ton and appointed assistant super- 88 Newmarlet on the Lamprey intendent of motive power of the Bos-ton & Maine system, being promotedon January 1, 1907, to superintendentof motive power, which position henow holds. Mr. Wiggin has never aspired topolitical honors. He is a past masterof Blazing Star Lodge No. 11, A. A. M. of Concord, also a mem-ber of Trinity Chapter,
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . t of the Concord& White Mountain Divisions, in whichcapacity he served until October 1,1901, when he was transferred to Bos-ton and appointed assistant super- 88 Newmarlet on the Lamprey intendent of motive power of the Bos-ton & Maine system, being promotedon January 1, 1907, to superintendentof motive power, which position henow holds. Mr. Wiggin has never aspired topolitical honors. He is a past masterof Blazing Star Lodge No. 11, A. A. M. of Concord, also a mem-ber of Trinity Chapter, Horace ChaseCouncil and Mount Horeb Command-ery, all of Concord, junior grand war-den of the grand lodge of Masons inNew Hampshire. Aside from beingpresident of the Newmarket Club ofBoston, he is president of the NewEngland Railroad Club. He was married November 24, 1886,to Jennie M. Knowlton of Durham,and now resides in Maiden, Mass. NESTOE WILBUR DAVIS Well has it been said that Poetsare born, not made, and with addedemphasis does this apply to histori-ans. Few there are among us who,. Nestor W. Davis standing in the presence of somevivid portrayal of natures variedmoods, have not at some time feltthe thrill of the poetic muse, but thewriting of history calls for almost in- finite patience, for from the moun-tains of chaff the grains of wheat,one here, another there, must be care-fully sifted, and since Carlyle hassaid there is no genius save thegenius of taking infinite pains, thearrangement and presentation ofthese grains of truth, discovered atsuch cost, calls for nothing less thangenius, and that, too, of a peculiarlyhigh type. While the subject of this sketchpossesses a rare combination of qual-ifications for the position which henow occupies as secretary to one ofMassachusetts captains of indus-try, as an historian to future gen-erations his name bids fair to be-come a familiar one. Active andvaried as are the duties of his dailylife, he finds rest and recreation inpori
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