The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Manson S. Brown bands of the First Brigade in the en-trance to that city, April 3, 1865. 212 Old Homesteads of Bridgewater. The Good Old Times After the war lie located in Plymouth,removing in 1881 to the farm he nowoccupies. For many years he heldthe office of hish sheriff and was statesenator in 1885^1886. In the western part of the town,connecting the turnpike with thePlymouth highway, is a well-kept,shaded road running through a val-ley, thus avoiding the steep hills, andknown as the Dick Br
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Manson S. Brown bands of the First Brigade in the en-trance to that city, April 3, 1865. 212 Old Homesteads of Bridgewater. The Good Old Times After the war lie located in Plymouth,removing in 1881 to the farm he nowoccupies. For many years he heldthe office of hish sheriff and was statesenator in 1885^1886. In the western part of the town,connecting the turnpike with thePlymouth highway, is a well-kept,shaded road running through a val-ley, thus avoiding the steep hills, andknown as the Dick Brown road. Richard Brown, a prominent citi-zen of fifty years ago, whose warmheart and quick wit endeared him tohis friends as much as his keen, sar-castic tongue disconcerted his ene-mies, was the chief promoter of thisroad. Realizing what an improve-ment it would be to the town, he spentmany years and a great deal of moneybefore he could get the road com-pleted. It is to be regretted that hisold home, one of the largest and bestfinished of the old houses, is at pres-ent unoccupied. Many amusing stories are told ofDick Brown. At one time a man wholived for a short time near him, wasfound gTiilty of stealing his pork
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