. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. ish to slight, Or aggravate the men. Our Goffstown girls are very neat And fair to look upon ;In crowded ball-room, home, or street, The daintiest ever burn. Some of their eyes are dark and bright, Bewitching in their gaze ;And some like blue forget-me-nots Appeal for poets praise. Their lovely forms with grace abound,Light blonde and dark brunette, Each charming with a charm profound,Whichever you have met. Our girls are sensible and good As any you will find,In all their manners delicate, In all their dealings kind
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. ish to slight, Or aggravate the men. Our Goffstown girls are very neat And fair to look upon ;In crowded ball-room, home, or street, The daintiest ever burn. Some of their eyes are dark and bright, Bewitching in their gaze ;And some like blue forget-me-nots Appeal for poets praise. Their lovely forms with grace abound,Light blonde and dark brunette, Each charming with a charm profound,Whichever you have met. Our girls are sensible and good As any you will find,In all their manners delicate, In all their dealings kind. Pure as the breezes on our hills, Their virtues I compare ;FVee from the worlds corroding ills,v The fairest of the fair. Like roses opening into bloom, I picture them apartFVom hateful things that have no room In any loving heart. A priceless gem, I place each nameOn memorys golden string ; Let others with more skill and fameAdd to my picturing. Such girls as these a king might woo,Their love most love excels ; May every man be worthy whoShall ring our Goffstown HON. MARCELLUS ELDREDGE. Hon. Marcellus Eldredge, a former mayor of Portsmouth, died in Bostun,March 12, and six hours later his wife also died. Mr. Eldredge was a native ofChatham, Mass. He was engaged in business in Portsmouth for many years, butretired some years ago, although he retained an interest in several banking andmanufacturing enterprises in that city. Of late years he has resided in Chathamin the summer, but lived in Boston in the winter. He was elected a state senatorfrom the Portsmouth district in 1876 and 1S77, and he was mayor of Portsmouthin 1886 and 1SS7. He was a Democrat, and was elected by a large majority overhis Republican rival. His gift of a public library to his native town in July, 1S96,and more recently of an organ and set of memorial windows to the Methodistchurch of Chatham, will serve as lasting memorials of his thoughtful interest inthe welfare of the place of his birth. Mrs.
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