The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . ch streets, has been purchased asa site for the park and library build- ing. The executors of the Gale will havenearly settled the estate, and announcethat in a short time they shall have afund of about $150,000 in readiness tolay out the park, beautify the grounds,erect a memorial library building, andmaintain the same, which probably willnot be excelled by any struc-ture of the kind in New Hamp-shire. Another institution in whichLaconia takes pride is the La-co
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . ch streets, has been purchased asa site for the park and library build- ing. The executors of the Gale will havenearly settled the estate, and announcethat in a short time they shall have afund of about $150,000 in readiness tolay out the park, beautify the grounds,erect a memorial library building, andmaintain the same, which probably willnot be excelled by any struc-ture of the kind in New Hamp-shire. Another institution in whichLaconia takes pride is the La-conia Cottage Hospital. Thelate Mrs. Rhoda C. Ladd, inJanuary. 1893, left to Laco-nia the residue of her estate,amounting to nearly $10,000,for the establishment of a hos-pital whenever the city raisedan equal amount. This fundhas been increased from time*aSi to time, and, pending the es-tablishment of a permanenthospital at some future date,public-spirited citizens in 1898 fitted upand opened a cottage hospital in theformer residence of the late RhodaLadd, on Court street. This hospital ismost excellently equipped, and is main-. M Building, Lakeport. tained by charity and an annual appro-priation from the city council. Laconia is well supplied with churchesand religious organizations. There isone Congregational church, two baptist,two Methodist, two Free Baptist, two 26 THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. Roman Catholic, one Christian, one Ad-vent, one Unitarian, and one Episcopal,besides Young Mens Christian Associ-ation rooms and a branch of the Salva-tion Army. Nearly all of the churchesown commodious, and in some casesmagnificent, church buildings, and thereare numerous missionary societies, Chris-tian Endeavor societies, and kindredorganizations connected with nearly allof the churches. Two G. A. R. posts, one military com-pany, a large Masonic fraternity withelegant rooms in a recently-erected by a private corporation. No city inNew England can boast a purer or bet-ter supply of dri
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