The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . gh pulpit andold sounding-board. In 1881 it wasremodelled and is now used as thetown-house. This has been the placeof the Old Home gatherings. Eversince the inauguration of Old HomeWeek in New Hampshire, it has beenhappily observed in Bridgewater,Thursday of Old Home Week beingthe day always set apart for the cele-l)ration. While no attempt is madeat any formal entertainment, the bigdinner served at noon being one ofthe chief features, yet every one hasa good time and each year the inter-est and
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . gh pulpit andold sounding-board. In 1881 it wasremodelled and is now used as thetown-house. This has been the placeof the Old Home gatherings. Eversince the inauguration of Old HomeWeek in New Hampshire, it has beenhappily observed in Bridgewater,Thursday of Old Home Week beingthe day always set apart for the cele-l)ration. While no attempt is madeat any formal entertainment, the bigdinner served at noon being one ofthe chief features, yet every one hasa good time and each year the inter-est and attendance increase. Driving down one of the cross-roads from the town-house the DavidBatchelder farm is reached. Theh(-use is a long one-storied buildingwith eight orground floor,that the original design has never nine rooms on theIt is interesting in Old Homesteads of Bridgewater 203 been altered. A long hall extendsthrough the middle of the house withrooms opening on each side. Thereare numerous fireplaces and one ofthe front rooms is panelled all aroundfrom floor to ceiling. This place was. Batchelder Place occupied by the Batchelder familyand the large farm carriedon from 17^85 to 1905, when at thedeath of David Batchelder the farmwas bought by D. T. Atwood. Al-though at present unoccupied it is amost desirable place for either sum-mer or permanent residence. Theyoungest daughter of the Batchelderfamily married Winfred Gilpatric,one of-the successful younger farm-
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