. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . ne of business. Mr. Hubbard retired from that business in 1861, selling out toReuben C. Danforth, who ran the business for a short time andthen sold the business to Holmes & Evans. John A. Holmes,of this firm, was possessed of considerable property before comingto the village. He built the brick house at the east end of Sum-mer street, and resided there for several years. In 1870 he, with STORES, STOREKEEPERS, SHOPS, ETC. 69 G. W. Abbott and W. H. Sawyer, built the Exchange block. Oncompletion of that block he move
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . ne of business. Mr. Hubbard retired from that business in 1861, selling out toReuben C. Danforth, who ran the business for a short time andthen sold the business to Holmes & Evans. John A. Holmes,of this firm, was possessed of considerable property before comingto the village. He built the brick house at the east end of Sum-mer street, and resided there for several years. In 1870 he, with STORES, STOREKEEPERS, SHOPS, ETC. 69 G. W. Abbott and W. H. Sawyer, built the Exchange block. Oncompletion of that block he moved the stove and tin business tothe south store in the new building. Two years later, in 1872, sold his interest in the business to Nathaniel S. Gale, andthe firm name was changed to Evans & Gale. Mr. Holmes, onretiring from this business, removed to Beloit, Wis., where hedied a few years ago. Mr. Evans, a most estimable young man,died in the spring of 1881, and his place in the store was taken byRufus E. Gale, a brother of N. S., the firm name being changed. Mechanics Block. to N. S. Gale & Co. N. S. Gale was a highly respected citizen,a man of strict integrity, who represented the ward in the citygovernment several years, and was a master of the Masonic Gale died in 1897, and the business has since been con-ducted by the surviving partner, Rufus E. Gale, a worthy veteranof the Civil War, who served three years, entering the army as asergeant, and retiring with the rank of first lieutenant and adju-tant of his regiment, the Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire Vol-unteers. A second stove and tin shop was opened about the year 1863, 70 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. by Moses H. Bean, in the basement of Mechanics block. Heremained in the business but a few seasons, and then sold thebusiness to Horace Sessions. In 1866 Isaac Baty, a veteran ofthe Civil War, came to the village from Burlington, Vt., andbought the business of Mr. Sessions. Mr. Baty, being a practicaltinman, made
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