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Stage Coach & Tavern Days This book is a fascinating look back at how folks travelled in the days before trains, planes and automobiles. It may give us, of later generations, some appreciation of the difficulties of travelling about. Perhaps a good reason why many folks of long ago may not have gone more than 50 miles from where they were born during their lifetime. This is one of the items on this site that I saved primarily for myself, to go back and read more thoroughly at some later date. If someone else finds it interesting so much the better. Dave Here's a sample of just one page from the book. You can get the entire PDF version at the link shown Get the PDF book Old-time Taverns " Unreasonable night-tippling," that is, drinking after the curfew bell at nine o'clock, and "intemperate drinking on the Sabbath," that is, drinking by any one not a boarder before three o'clock on the Sabbath (when church services were ended), were heavily fined. Untimely " sitting of clubs " was also prohibited. These laws were evaded with as much ease as the Raines Law provisions of later years in the same neighborhood. In 1664 the red cross of St. George floated over the city ; the English were in power ; the city of New Amsterdam was now New York. The same tavern laws as under the Dutch obtained, however, till 1748, and under the English, taverns multiplied as fast as under Dutch rule. They had good old English names on their sign-boards : the Thistle and Crown, the Rose and Thistle, the Duke of Cumberland, the Bunch of Grapes, St. George and the Dragon, Dog's Head in the Por- ridge Pot, the Fighting Cocks, the White Lion, the King's Head. On the Boreel Building on Broadway is a bronze commemorative tablet, placed there in 1890 by the Holland Society. The site of this building has indeed a history of note. In 1754 Edward Willet opened there a tavern under the sign of the Province Arms ; and many a distinguished traveller was destined to be entertained for many a year at this Province Arms and its successors. It had been the home residence of the De Lanceys, built about 1700 by the father of Lieu- tenant-Governor James De Lancey, and was deemed........snip............ Another snippet: Sometimes the taproom was decorated with broad hints to dilatory customers. Such verses as this were hung over the bar : — Old-time Taverns 45 "I've trusted many to my sorrow. Pay to-day. I'll trust to-morrow." Another ran : — " My liquor's good, my measure just ; But, honest Sirs, I will not trust." Another showed a dead cat with this motto : — Care killed this Cat. Trust kills the Landlord." "If Trust, I must, My ale, Will pale."

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 INDEX Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z 10th Mountain Division GO 10th NH Turnpike through Crawford Notch, a history GO 1000 Years Ago, What life was like GO 1785 Inn at Intervale, formerly the Idlewild GO A Abbott, Henry,?? Edward ?? and Lillian Sanborn - 1949 Photo GO Abenaki Culture GO Abenaki Indian Shop - Intervale Crossroads GO Abenaki Life GO Abenaki Motel - Upper Village GO Abenaki, Population and Epidemics GO Abenaki - Where are they now? 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First settlers Bartlett NH 1780 to 1800 Emery and Pitman families. BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 MORE EARLY SETTLERS - CLICK LOGO opens in new window Source Material: Bartlett NH - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Latchstring Was Always Out - Aileen Carroll - 1994 Chrnicles of White Mountains - Frederick Kilbourne - 1916 Incidents in the White Mountains - Benjamin Willey - 1856 Lucy Crawfords History of the White Mountains - 1860 The very early settlers of Bartlett 1780 to 1800 Page 2 Emery Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey emery Brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery were among the first settlers. They accepted an offer from William Stark , who had been granted 3000 acres from Governor Wentworth, to homestead on part of the land. Their little area was originally known as Starks Location . In later times it became known as Jericho. So the story goes, Enoch was motivated to move north after a brief dalliance with a Rachel Terrell in Dunbarton (his former home). Later, Rachel, "big with child" took her case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court when Enoch refused marriage. Whether or not Rachel's claims were true it provided Enoch a chance to escape her wrath by moving to the northern wilderness. Enoch and Humphrey differed from one another almost as much as it is possible for two people to differ. Enoch was frank, open, generous and manly in his nature, while Humphry was sullen, obstinate and contrary. Despite their differences they got along well and were well liked among their neighbors and provided valuable services needed by all. Enoch was a blacksmith by trade and his services were sought out from a wide surrounding area. Brother Humphry ran a brick company, also a much needed commodity in a growing community. In 1790 Enoch was elected to Selectman and the year before had been part of a committee to layout roads for the town. The summer drought of 1826 came to an end that August, at the time of the great disaster near the Notch, when the Willey family were destroyed, a circumstance almost as frightful occurred in connection with the family of Mr. Emery , who lived at a place called Jericho, near the Rocky Branch, a tributary of the Saco. That stream swelled enormously , and, by the rocks, trees, and logs which it brought down in its vehement course, made a complete dam just below the spot where the house stood. By this accumulation of water the house was raised from its foundation, being buoyed up on its surface like a boat. In this perilous situation the inhabitants remained all night, and it was only by the wonderful workings of Providence that they were saved from a watery grave. terrell maple mt This photo is about 100 years after the Emery's adventures on the Rocky Branch . The caption says "Hauling Timber by 2000 foot cable" "Maple Mountain Rocky Branch 1914" Pitman Pittman Understanding the Pitman Family Relatives and Activities East Branch House - William & Winthrop - opened 1870 burned 1898 Pitman Hall 1905 burned 1930 Pitman's Arch - Named in honor of Lycurgis for his devotion to the Town, Pitman residence - have photo Pitman Hall - have photo Alice Pendexter - wife of John Pitman 1774 had 11 children Angivine - another proprietor of East Branch House - died in 1880 Benjamin - Built Cedarcroft 1800 Doris - Daughter of William, returned after retirement from a teaching career in 1941 to a home she and her sister built on the site of the East Branch House that burned. Ella - First wife of George Gale, Maple Villa's owner George WM HON) - son of Joseph, father of William & Winthrop Harriet - Hazen's daughter Hazen - 1854 owned Pequawket House, born 1806, Josephs grandson, died 1890 not as ambitious as other family members - wife ran their Inn. Joseph - came from England 1774 - Revolutionary war privateers-man 1776 Joseph Jr -1810. With Wm Stilphen got liquor license and opened at Stilphens Farm John P. - Son of Benjamin & Sally - inherited Cedarcroft in 1848 never married - at death gave farm to his handyman, a Mr. Howard. 200 acres, best cultivated farm in Bartlett - In 1890 the farm purchased by Uriah Ballard Russell and wife Ann and by 1892 they opened it as Inn, and so it was until 1953. Lycurgis - Area promoter .lived in North Conway and was a druggist. Brother of Winthrop and William - Pitman's Arch named in his honor. At considerable expense to himself he built a wagon road to the top of Humphry's ledge above the Arch. Vashti - in 1930 lived directly across river from East Branch House Sally Pendexter - wife of Benjamin Walter - Pitman Hall proprietor - opened 1889. an elegant collection of horse drawn buckboards of all descriptions. - dance hall with orchestra. Cousin of Winthrop and William. Expert horseman - operated livery - brought in horses to sell William - East branch House proprietor Winthrop - East branch house proprietor Mary-- Hazen's first wife Adna - School teacher in District 3, probably Intervale area, in 1874 Joseph Pitman was an important man in the early settlement, holding many useful offices. No other of the pioneers has so many descendants bearing his name or in positions of honor. He came from England in 1774 and worked as a privateer during the revolutionary war. John Pitman, son of Joseph, lived off from the valley road on the East branch. He married Abby , daughter of Woodman Carlton. His oldest son, Hazen, is the oldest representative of the family name. He was born January 30, 1806, married, first, Mary , daughter of Joseph Pendexter ; second, Eliza H ., daughter of Ebenezer and Polly (Huson) Tasker . He has been much in town office, and fifty years a Methodist church member. He laid the foundations of the Pequawket House by opening a boarding-house in 1854. It is said that Benjamin Pitman was left a lad on the kindness of his uncle Joseph, who brought him up as his own son. Marrying Sally Pendexter , he located in Jackson, but in a short time came to Bartlett. A stalwart man, orderly and methodical, he was powerful and harmonious in body and mind, and very decided. As a result of the industry of himself and wife, he had one of the largest and best cultivated farms in Bartlett, Cedarcroft Benjamin's son, John P. Pitman, was a teacher for many years, prominent in town, and county treasurer of Coos county for three terms. He had a dignified presence and unquestioned integrity. A sterling Democrat, he did much good work in filling the quota of Bartlett in the Civil War. He died unmarried a few years since. Just over the bridge spanning the East Branch was the East Branch House. It was established about 1870 and was substantially larger than the other Intervale Hotels with a capacity of 125. Its rates were comparable to its rivals at $7. to $10.50 per week. Its guests could actually hear the sound of the stream from their bedroom windows. Its owners were two brothers, William and Winthrop M. Pitman, great grandsons of Joseph and Alice (Pendexter) Pitman. Having grown-up in Intervale they were no strangers to the Hotel business as many of their ancestors and relatives were also Innkeepers in the Intervale area. The Pitman name was evident in Bartlett's history from the very beginning. The Hotel they built and operated was a great success with a loyal following. In 1898 the hotel burned in what was described as an awesome spectacle to those viewing it. So loyal were the guests that the year following the fire they held a reunion in Boston, inviting the Pitmans and all the guests who had been regular visitors. Hon. George W. M. Pitman Son of Joseph and Joanna (Meserve) Pitman , was born in Bartlett, May 8, 1819. He lived with his parents until he was twelve years of age, then went to the tavern of his cousins, Stephen and Ezra Meserve , located where Pitman Brothers' East Branch House now stands, remaining there three years, and then returned to his home. He was educated at the public schools of North Conway and Fryeburg, Maine. In the fall of 1840 he married Emeline, Ann (Davis) Chubbuck, and continued In residence in Bartlett where he has always made his home. Judge Pitman was engaged in teaching for some five or six years, then in surveying, for which he had fully qualified himself, he has done much in surveying and platting, probably more than any other man in the state, and fully demonstrated his ability that he has frequently been called upon as an expert. Many of the original surveys in the White Mountain region were made by him. Studying law, he began practice in 1855, in which he has continued ever since. Liberal in religion and a sound Democrat in politics, he has represented all the various town offices, including chairman of the board of selectmen. For twenty years; served as county commissioner from 1856 to 1859, inclusive; judge of probate, 1874 to 1877 (he is said to have been the best for length of service the county has ever had) ; member of the legislature twelve terms, from 1857 to 1869; of the senate in 1870 to 1872 and president of that body during his second term. He enjoys the distinction of being the only citizen who has been honored by a seat in three constitutional conventions. Another circumstance concerning the Pitman family is worthy of note: Judge Pitman , his father Joseph , and his son Lycurgus , three generations, have each been chosen state senator. Judge Pitman has been for many years a man of extensive influence, as s shown by the record of his serving so many terms in important positions. His dignified appearance and affable and genial nature have made him a favorite among the people; while his sterling integrity, ripened judgment, and large experience in public and private affairs have made him a desirable representative to protect their interests. Hazen Pitman's Pequawket House hazenhouse walterhouse eastbr Walter Pitman's Residence in Intervale. In 1938 it became Matthews Inn until 1942 when it became a private residence. Walter Pitman's, Pitman Hall - opened 1889 - burned 1930 pit hall villamaple Pitman Hall Garage George Gale and wife Ella Pitman Gale operated the Maple Villa. It was said Ella did most of the work. It was located opposite today's New England Inn. Walter Pitman's - Pitman Hall cedarcroft Benjamin Pitman's residence built 1800. Ben's son, John, inherited the house in 1848, never married and at his death left the house to a Mr. Howard, the handyman. In 1890 Mr. Howard sold to Uriah Ballard Russell and his wife Ann. By 1892 they were operating it as an Inn, and so it remained until 1953. The next owner was Uriah's son, Thomas C. Russell. The Russell's sold the property in 2014. Photo courtesy Tommy Russell Editors Note: If you find errors, omissions or just plain lies in any of my transcribed articles please take a moment to let me know using the contact link in the menu bar. Suggested additions are welcome too. Thanks, Dave Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey

history of the goodrich falls area bartlett, nh BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Goodrich Falls Area Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Today's "Timmy's Bridge" was a covered bridge long ago. Ownership/Regulatory Status The Goodrich Falls hydroelectric project (the “Goodrich Falls project”) presently (as of 2015) owned and operated by the Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric Corporation, a New Hampshire corporation formed in 1977 for the sole purpose of owning and operating the Goodrich Falls project. The history of development, ownership and operation of the Goodrich Falls project is described below. (Owner in 2024 is "Clark's Bears" of Lincoln) The Goodrich Falls project was constructed in the early 1900’s by Edwin Moody, the owner and operator of the Black Mountain Ski Area and Phil Robertson of the local electric department in Jackson, NH. To attract skiers to Black Mountain, which at that time was known as Moody’s. Edwin Moody and local inventor, George Morton , constructed one of the first ski lifts in NH. The Goodrich Falls project was constructed in concert with the lift in order to provide daytime power for the lift and nighttime power for the skiers staying in Moody’s lodge. Ownership of the project was transferred to the Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric Corporation in 1977 and was operated as an unlicensed facility until its application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an exemption under Part I of the Federal Power Act. On January 8, 2001, the Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric Corporation (“GFHC”), filed an application to exempt the existing, unlicensed, 550-kilowatt Goodrich Falls project from the licensing requirements set forth under Section 408 of the Energy Security Act and Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The project is located on the Ellis River, in the town of Bartlett , Carroll County, New Hampshire. On March 14, 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “FERC”) issued an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing (the “Exemption”) for a project 5MW or less, to GFHC for the continued operation of the Goodrich Falls project, FERC Project No. 11870 (see Appendix 1-1). Included in the exemption were additional measures to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and enhance project-related environmental resources. Construction of the Goodrich Falls project was completed in 1935 when first power was generated. The project has operated successfully since initial power was generated in 1935. This editor has been informed that the plant is still producing electricity in 2025 and is now owned by the same folks who own "Clark's Bears" (Formerly "Clark's Trading Post") in Lincoln. The Turbine Room at Goodrich Falls Hydro Plant. Photo is un-dated so it may not look like this now. Mills. - The first gristmill Hazen Pitman remembers was Joseph Thomp- son's at Centre Bartlett on Ellis river. This was carried off by a freshet years ago. Soon after the road from Jackson to Glen station was opened, Mr Goodrich built a saw and grist mill on the Kails that bear his name, and the site has been ever since occupied by a mill of some sort, a very line one being now there. Allium Allen had a mill close by the present village of Bartlett. This was long in use. Frank George and Levi Rogers bought the property, and the mill was given up in decay. A small mill was in operation on Stillings hrook in Upper Bartlett under the ownership of Samuel Parker. John Pitman linilt a sawmill about islO, near his home on East branch, a mile above the valley road, and Stephen Burbank had a saw and gristmill in Jericho on Rocky Branch. source Merrill History of Carroll County George Morton Undated. Location might be Morton's Garage at Goodrich Falls. Morton

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Hill Town Cemetery The Hill Cemetery is an enchanted little spot located on Upper West Side Road. It is approximately 2 miles from the Bartlett end of West Side Road. Many of the headstones appear to be exceptionally well cared for, or more likely, they have recently been replaced. These photos taken in 2010. Other times I have been there the maintenance has been better. Most stones are unreadable or covered in moss. CLICK ON THE STONE FOR A LARGER SIZE POP-UP That's West Side Road directly below the cemetery. When leaves are gone there is a nice view to the east and the river. Sarah Seavey 1854-1937 Nathan Hill 1858 - 1938 Eunice Ann Hill 1853 - 1928 Children Dorothy 1871 - 1873 Alice 1881 - 1898 John 1878 - 1938 CLICK ON THE STONE FOR A LARGER SIZE POP-UP ELSIE Wife of Lewis Abbott Formerly wife of Freeman Burbank Died 1891 Age 81 Yrs HILL Dorinda 1846 - 1934 Anna George 1864 - 1893 Cyrus E 1867 - 1936 HILL Husband - No Inscription Wife - Octavia 1878 - 1903 Alice CLICK ON THE STONE FOR A LARGER SIZE POP-UP JOHN - Son of Jacob Died ??18 Samuel Drown - died 1887 His wife is pictured below Samuel Drown was a prominent citizen of Bartlett. Married to Abigail Cook. Samuel William Drown was born on 4 April 1829, in Eaton, NH. His father, James Drouin, was 19 and his mother, Rachel Hill, was 21. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Mary Abigail Cook. He died on 6 July 1887, in New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 58. The location overlooks the West Side Road. I can imagine 80 years ago, with fewer trees, it probably enjoyed a fine view down the valley and Saco River. The cemetery site is accessible by a small driveway however, be advised that exiting back onto West Side Road, the visibility is very poor. It might be wise to seek nearby parking and hike back to the driveway, or hike up the little hill pictured above. Samuel Abigail BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Rick Garon ‎ sent us this information about his Great Great Grandmother who lived on the West Side Road in the 1850's. His description below: "Don't know if this means anything, but these are picture of my great great grandmother, Mary Abigail Cook Drown, born in Porter, Maine in 1830 to William Cook and Abigail Bickford. She was the wife of Samuel William Drown. She died in 1923. One picture was taken of the house on West Side Road. Don't know who the child is. possibly my grandmother who was born in 1902. But there were other children of that age in the family at that time. Click on any picture for a larger size in a new window. Many older stones are difficult to read or completely moss covered. Those with a need to know can probably carefully scrape away the vegetation covering the name and date. Anchor 2 Anchor 3 Anchor 4 Anchor 5

Bartlett NH History Index BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 I Idlewild - Crawford Notch- GO Indian Life, Culture, Wars, Theft of their land GO Inn Unique -Morey GO Intervale Farm 1906 Frank Carlton GO Intervale Hotels - Costs - 1877 GO Intervale, Hotels - Transportation - 1877 GO Intervale House, The GO Intervale House, The - 2 great pictures GO Intervale Inn - John Cannell GO Intervale Inn, The New one GO Intervale Lodging Map 1887 GO Intervale Park - Dr. Charles Cullis GO Intervale Playgrounds - Dance Hall GO Intervale Ski Area - Dick Stimpson- 4 newspaper articles 1962 GO Intervale ski jump - 1960's Pic GO Intervale Ski Area, expansion in 1964 - Signal Article GO Intervale Ski Area - Link to Lost Ski Areas GO Intervale Ski Area - Swinging Bridge - Photo GO Intervale Station - nice early era pic - perhaps 1890's GO Intervale Station - the whole story GO J Jackson, Betty - at Sky Valley GO Jackson, Betty - Lived at Rogers Farm/Crossing GO Jacobson, Harold, Edith, (and don't forget Arthur) GO Jefferson, Mountain - artist conception GO J ohn Whyte's Villager Motel GO Jones, Richard A GO Jones, Richard A - Fat Cats GO Jones, Robert - obit GO Jones, Richard A - obit GO Jose Brothers - Bartlett Land & Lumber Co. Summer Home GO K Kaharl, Alonzo - 1890's Bartlett Teacher - No slouch ! (GO) Kearsarge Mountain, Dispute about the name GO Kearsarge Mountain, Hotel on GO Kearsarge Mountain, origination of name GO Kearsarge Mountain, Painting of Hotel - George Newcomb GO Kearsarge Mountain, Summit House 2018 GO Kearsarge Mountain, In 1894 there were two GO Kearsarge Peg Company GO Kearsarge Road - Long Ago GO Kearsarge School District #4 - 1897 GO Kearsarge School History (newsletter article - page 6) GO Kelley, Carroll W - obit GO Kelley, Jean - pic GO Ken's Coffee Shop - Glen - picture GO King, Bill - Newsletter Interview Page 6 GO King, Peter GO King Philip's War (king Philip was an Indian) GO L Lane, John, E- SR obituary - Husband of Ona Bond GO Lady Blanche Murphy House GO Lady Blanche Murphy - grave information GO Lady Blanche Murphy Historic Marker GO Lady Blanche Murphy 1883 Newspaper Article GO Lady Blanche House Story - Mt Ear - told by Dick Goff GO Lady Blanch Murphy House - Norman Head article GO Lady Blanche Murphy - Pictures GO Langdon House, Intervale GO Laughlin, killed in fall from Mt. Stanton GO Laurent, Joseph - Abenaki Indian Shop - Intervale GO Limmer Boot Company GO Limmer, Peter, Jr - obit GO Limmer, Peter & Francis, Military Service GO Linderhoff Inn - (on Charlie's Cabins Site) GO Lion Coffee Advertisement GO LIVERMORE, AN INTRODUCTION GO Livermore, Camp #2, Group Photo GO Livermore, Glimpses of - a Thesis (Book) by Peter Crane GO Livermore - Saunders Brothers Bio GO Livermore School House 1928 - picture GO Livermore, Shackford era & Janet Hounsel Article GO Livermore, Supreme Court Case GO Livermore - Time-Line Summary GO Livermore - Tom Monahan video recollections GO Livermore YANKEE MAGAZINE article - 1969 GO Lock Shop, the - Bill Gimber GO Locomotive 505 explodes in Crawford Notch 1927 GO Lower Bartlett School District #1 - 1897 GO Luken at Frog Rock GO M Main Street Intervale pic GO Maine Central Railroad Division Roster - 1895 GO Malaria, NH and Bartlett, 1882 GO Mallett, Dale and Store- Newsletter Interview) GO Mallett, Ralph - Newsletter Interview Page 7 - GO Map, Bartlett 1892, Lower Bartlett, high resolution, Rumsey GO Map, Bartlett, upper village area 1890 GO Map COLLECTION with residences named GO Map, Historic Lodging Establishments, some from 200 years ago GO Maps of Bartlett with property owners names GO Map, historic lodging establishments GO Map, historic lodging establishments, Intervale GO Map, Jericho area, 1890's GO Map, Portland & Ogdensburg Rail GO Map, Railroad Yard - Bartlett Village - 1900 GO Map, Sanborn Fire Insurance 1897 and other years GO Map, Sawyer River Railroad GO Map, State, 1796 high resolution - Rumsey Map Collection GO (off site link) Maple Cottage, the GO Maple Dale Farm Lodging - Arendt era GO Maple Dale Farm - Orin Cook era GO Maple Mountain Logging 1914 - pic GO Maplewood Inn = Bartlett Village, picture GO Maple Villa - Intervale - pic GO Marcoux, George (Red), Fire Chief - pic and story GO Marcoux, Winston at Mead's Cabins GO Mead, Henry GO Mead Lewis, Sandra - Cabins - pics GO Mead, Lewis - Pic GO Mead, Ralph & Elizabeth - Willow Cottage Inn GO Meadowbrook Motel - Glen - picture GO Melcher, Edward - Recovery of bodies - The Willey Slide - 1826 GO Mersereau, Judy - drawing by Mike Eisner GO Mersereau, Jimmy - obit GO Minnie Cannell Tea Room - photo GO Monahan, Agatha -- " Happenings Growing Up By The Railroad Tracks at Willey House" GO Monahan, Bob 10th Mountain Division GO Monahan, Joe and Florence = Willey House Flag stop GO Monahan, Phyllis Foley - obit and picture GO MONAHAN, Tom - video of his Livermore Recollections GO Mono-rail train at Attitash - article in ES Signal newspaper GO Mono-rail train at Attitash - pic GO Moosehead Inn - Able Crawfords GO Morey, Florence - Inn Unique GO Morey, George GO Morrell, Robert - 10th Mountain Division GO Morrell, Robert and Ruth - Storyland founders GO Morrell, Robert = obit GO Morrell, Stoney = obit GO Morton, Ellsworth - Bartlett and Livermore Remembrances GO Morton, George - photo at his garage GO Moulton Cemetery - 14 Year Old John is thee only occupant GO Mount Crawford House GO Mount Kearsarge - name origination GO Mount Mitten - origination of name GO Mountain Ear Chronicles - Stories Local Interest GO Mountain Home Cabins - the early days GO Mountain Home Cabins, 1952 aerial photo courtesy Al Eliason GO Mountains, Name origination, Sweetser Guide Book, 1918 GO Mudgett, Frank,Stephen,Herbert- Intervale House, Story GO N Nancy Brook, Mountain - origination of name GO Nancy Brook Story - origination of name GO Nash, Timothy GO Native American Place Names and meaning GO Nelson, Alvar Otto: obituary GO New England Inn (Bloodgood Farm) GO New England Ski Museum - Skiing in Bartlett - off site link GO Newsletters Archives, Bartlett Historical Society GO Norcross, Nicholas - ref: Livermore - Elkins Grant GO Notch House GO Notchland Inn GO Notchland Inn - Mt Ear Chronicles - The Bernardin Era - 1984 GO Nudd, John and Mary Interview. Page 7 GO Nute, James and Emmaline GO Nute, James and Ermaline - pic in front of Mountain Home GO O Obed Hall's Tavern 1793 in upper village GO Obed Hall Early Pioneer GO Obituaries GO OConnell, Elizabeth and John - Dunrovin Inn GO OConnell, John - Photo at GK Howard's Office GO OConnell, Maureen L. - Obit GO Odd Fellows Hall and movie theatre GO Ohlson, Verland Swede - obituary GO Old Jack of Passaconaway 1840 Pic GO ONell, Daniel - obit GO Opal Eastman, "Over the River" Letter GO Outhouse at Intervale Ski Area - newspaper article GO P Paine, Gail - Newsletter Interview Page 6 GO PaleoIndians GO Parker, Buster - 1980's family photo GO Parker, Buster - fireman - picture GO PASSACONAWAY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS Charles E Beals Jr Published in 1916 off site link GO Patch, Anita H - obit GO Patch, Maxine Grace Anderson (obit) GO Patch, Richard obit GO Peg Mill - A tribute to - Newsletter GO Peg Mill - aerial photo, 1952 - courtesy of Al Eliason GO Peg Mill Destroyed by Fire GO Pendexter, family story and relatives GO Pendexter Mansion - pic and story 1886 GO Pennett, Wanda - Dundee School - Retirement 1968 - Obituary 1988 GO Peters, George - Intervale Station Agent GO Pettengill, Edmund (Sonny)- Graduation picture GO Pine Cottage, the (Glen) GO Pine Glen Cabins at Frog Rock GO Pines, The - Inn and motel in upper village GO Pitman, Benjamin - Cedarcroft 1880 GO Pitman, Family Story GO Pitman Hall Intervale - pic GO Pitman, Hazen House pic GO Pitman, Walter - Residence GO Pitmans Arch - West Side Rd - 1885 Discovery GO Place Names, AMC Outdoors Nov 2011 - Article, Mark Bushnell GO Place Names, Mountains Names Origin (Sweetser Guide Book) GO Pleasant Valley Farm - pic and story GO Pollard, Michael - obit GO Portland & Ogdensburg Rail Map GO Portland & Ogdensburg - everything we know GO Pratt Truss Bridge - Railroad - Glen GO Presidential Range - origination of mountain names GO Pulpit Rock - Pic GO Pumpkin Hollow - 1909 Rte 16A Intervale GO Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Historic Lodging Map Hotels Lodging Page 1 Continue to page 2 Continue to page 3 Hotels & Lodgings in the Village Area Page 1 Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map Cave Mountain House Share CAVE MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1890 - 1905 (below) was originally the summer home of one of the Jose brothers , owners of Bartlett Land and Lumber Company . The Hotel was managed by one Edgar Stevens , whose specialty was entertaining the guests both at the Inn and with excursions through the mountains. Mr Stevens was a fabulous story-teller and enjoyed personally escorting his guests on wild rides through the mountains. The Inn's rooms were advertised as large and airy, with electric lights, hot and cold running water, and excellent views from most rooms. There was also a large farm connected with the hotel that provided fresh eggs, meat and vegetables. All this could be had for prices ranging from $7 to $12 per week. (in perspective, an average family earned about $35./ month in 1895). On May 1, 1905 the Cave Mountain House and barn were totally destroyed by fire caused by a defective chimney. The insured loss amounted to $10875. The site remained empty until 1912 when the Howard Hotel was built on the same site. caveMtnHse See a page that combines the stories of The Cave Mountain House; The Howard Hotel; and The Bartlett Hotel: Look Now The Cave Mountain House burned in 1905 and was rebuilt as The Howard Hotel. Owned by G.K. Howard it opened in 1912. It was a first class hotel in its prime. Every room on the second and third floor connected with a bathroom, hot and cold water, and a room telephone to the front desk. The dining room seated 75 people. It provided drivers. See the original 1912 sales brochure for the Howard Hotel HERE The hotel was eventually purchased by Matt Elliot and Realand Hart and renamed the Bartlett Hotel. Matt operated the Hotel until his death in1985 at which time it was purchased by the Yannones of Brockton Massachusetts. In the winter of 1989 the Hotel was destroyed by fire caused while thawing frozen pipes. Source credit: The Latchstring was Always Out Aileen M. Carroll The Howard Hotel The Bartlett House was built in 1856 by Franklin George , first as his residence and shortly thereafter, as the town became a stopover for travelers on their way through Crawford Notch, he operated as an Inn. (There was no railroad in 1856). During the next 15 years several additions were made and in 1872 it became known as The Bartlett House. (Not to be confused with The Upper Bartlett House which was about half a mile further west). After the railroad was constructed through the Notch Franklin leased the Mt Crawford House for a period of five years beginning in 1872. It's location directly on the railroad line was ideal. Franklin was an industrious man, laying out a bridle path to the summit of Mt Langdon, operating a building and loan association and owning vast tracts of land stretching from the Saco River to the Albany Town Line. He also established the Bartlett Water Company and found time to be a Bartlett Selectman for six terms. He served as a State Representative in 1878 and was the Town Tax Collector as late as 1890. The former Bartlett House is located in the center of the Village at the blinking light. It is now the residence of Bert and Gretta George. It operated as an Inn from 1856 to 1892. Reference Material for this Tourism Section comes from: The Latchstring was Always Out by Aileen M. Carroll 1994 Historic Lodging Map Hotels Lodging Page 1 Continue to page 2 Continue to page 3 The Bide-a-Wee is the second house on the left on River Street in the Village. It was operated by Charlotte and Frank Lobdell from 1920 to 1941. They catered to railroad workers and tourists alike. The Maple Cottage Owned by George Chesley from about 1920 to 1939. He could accommodate both summer boarders and auto parties. After World War 2 it was purchased by the Stoatemaiers and is currently operated as The Lawrencian Ski Club . The Woodbine Cottage (below) was built in 1890 by Alba Charles Gray and Ida Story Gray . They had a lumber business and built this home in 1890 in Bartlett. They eventually sold the home and it was later operated by Mrs A.F. Bergeron in the 1930's. It was later occupied by Richard Jones and retains nearly all the character now as then. Upon Mr Jones death the property was willed to a group of his friends who utilize it as a vacation home. It is the second house east of the school. Just Across the street is the former Elms Inn operated by Mrya Smith and now the home of Cheryl and Richard Ne alley. The building just to the east was a Sunoco Gas Station and repair shop operated by Ellwood Dinsmore from the mid 1940's to the early 1970's. OBED HALL, Early Pioneer In 1790 Obed Hall's Tavern was probably located at the junction of today's Bear Notch Road and Route 302, today's park. Obed came to Bartlett from Madbury as an early Bartlett pioneer who became a prominent citizen, serving as Selectman, Town Treasurer, and was elected to Congress in 1810. In 1819 he ran for the Senate but did not win that election. Travel at this time was hazardous and Tavern-keepers considered themselves benefactors to the traveling public rather than businessmen. Mr Hall was one of two appointed as Surveyors of Highways and he was among those who petitioned the General Court in 1793 for a tax of one penney per acre to be used for the improvement of roads within the town. Obed first married a woman 20 years his senior and second time a woman 20 years his Junior. After Obed's death his wife moved to Portland Maine and re-married to Richard O'Dell. Obed's Tavern was operated at various times by William White and Benjamin Gould. In addition to the Tavern Mr Hall also tended a large farm which was located partially on the property that is todays Sky Valley Motel. It was probably 100 acres or more. It was thought that he also operated a lodging establishment at the farm. Mr Hall's brother Ebenezer also lived in Bartlett and was a school teacher in the local school. From 1811 to 1829 he was Judge of Probate for Coos County (Joseph S. Hall was NOT related to Obed, but he was the builder of the first summit house on Mount Washington in 1852. Joseph Seavey Hall of Bartlett was one of the most important participants in mid-nineteenth century events in Crawford Notch (or the White Mountain Notch as it was known in those days) and on Mt. Washington. Yet most people have never heard of him. Obed 1st was the uncle of this Obed. OBED HALL 2nd. 1795 -1873 Son of Hon. Ebenezer L. and Lydia (Dinsmore) Hall ; born, Conway, February 23, 1795 ; (Ebenezer was Obed 1st's brother) practiced, Bartlett and Tamworth ; died, Tamworth, May 21, 1873. In the war of 1812 Mr. Hall was in the military service for a short time, in a company of militia at Portsmouth. His early education was imperfect, and he studied law three years with Enoch Lincoln of Fryeburg, Maine, and two years with Lyman B. Walker of Meredith. He first set up in practice at Bartlett, and about 1820 changed his residence to Tamworth. He was representative in the legislature in 1840 and 1841, in which latter year he was appointed register of Probate for the new county of Carroll. That post he occupied ten years. In 1854 and 1856 he was a State Senator. He was a lawyer of respectable acquirements, but preferred to give his time and attention to politics, which did not conduce to his legal progress nor to his pecuniary profit. He gave much attention to his farm, being partial to agriculture. He was public-spirited, and in private life benevolent and kindly. His first wife was Elizabeth Gilman of Tamworth, who bore him one daughter; his second was Caroline E., daughter of John Carroll of Maine. She left him a daughter, who outlived her father. SOURCE: The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices ... By Charles Henry Bell ObedHall howardHotel BartlettHouse MpleCottage woodbine bide a wee obedtavern JoeHall RJones The Thompson's Inn is recognizable today as the Chippanock , across the street from the Post Office. It began as a private residence but by 1918 was operated as an Inn/Restaurant by Gertrude Thompson whose husband worked as a fireman on the railroad. In 1945 it was purchased by Sanford Hill who renamed it th e Chippanock (bright north star). He continued to operate it until his death in the early 1990'S. Compare the two pictures below, the left picture is about 1920. The right picture is about 1950. Business must have been good to allow for the significant expansion. And now...(2025) In 2002 Jerry & De Snyder heard a story on their local TV station about a Bed and Breakfast that was conducting a contest to “give it away”. The Chippanock Inn rules were simple: write an essay as to why they should give it to you. They researched the Inn and found out it was built in the late 1800's. Somewhere in the 1900's the Inn was bought by the Thompson family and called the Thompson Inn. Increasing guest capacity, the barn was converted into a rooming house complete with 10 bedrooms and bathrooms. Not enough folks entered that contest and needless to say, the Snyders wound up buying the Inn . They moved in and started a new life as Inn-Keepers. During that time, they met and befriended many people, some who would became good friends and repeat guests. After some time, they realized Inn keeping wasn’t for them and they began the process of renovation. It's name jokingly became the “Chippen' Paint Inn” to them. After years of toiling in the “mines” they FINALLY pulled the plug and put it on the market with hopes that someone with a VISION would come in and bring the old girl back to her former beauty, and back to "life." In January, 2021, Along came Jana and Mark who have revitalized and are breathing new life and hope into what was formerly the Chippanock Inn, now known as The Bartlett Village House. Editors comment: Beautiful renovation, have a look: https://bartlettvillagehouse.com/ "Good Luck in your new venture and we wish you both many years of success. - Jerry & De Snyder" thompsons chipanock silverSprCottage Silver Springs Cottage was actually a large farm operated by James and Emeline Nute ...(not to be confused with Silver Springs Lodge further west on Rte 302) Folks would come to spend the summer on a rural farm. It burned years ago but it's cellar hole is still visible just east of Mountain Home Cabins. The property was eventually inherited by Carrie LeBar , Upper Bartlett's only black resident in the 1960's, who operated the Lone Maple which was located about a half mile closer to the Village Center. It also burned in the late 1960's and has been replaced by the home of the Gerry and Eileen McManus. The current Mountain Home Cabins originated in the early 19th century, probably as a stage stop. It was originally part of the Stillings family land It became the property of James and Emeline Nute. They sold the business to Clifton and Lucille Garland . The cabins were built two per year starting in 1931. In the 1920's, before the cabins, it operated as a campground. Cabins being a seasonal operation allowed Lucille to be a school teacher in Bartlett and Clifton tended milking cows. The property continues to be operated by Clifton's grand children who also operate Bear Notch Ski Touring Company from the site mtnHome OrinCook Directly across the street from the Woodbine is the Willow Cottage Inn which was owned by Ralph and Elizabeth Mead . Ralph died of the influenza strain of 1918 but Elizabeth continued to operate the inn for some time after that. The house was owned for a time by Gary Roy. As of 2023 it is owned and occupied by Barbara Altier1 who has lived there since 2015. This is a photo of Orin Cook in 1945 cutting hay in the field across the street from his Maple Dale Farm House. And, Orin and Martha Cook with two unidentified children. Maple Dale was originally part of a much larger tract owned by Obed Hall . The following year Orin sold a portion of the farm to Alan and Libby Eliason who constructed the Sky Valley Cottages. willowcottage Andrew and Anna Arendt operated The Maple Dale , which is now the Penguin Ski Club. Andrew died first in 1959 and Anna only stayed at Maple Dale for about three years after Andrews Death. She died some 10 years later in New York City. Burial is in the Catholic Cemetery in Bartlett. These pictures are about 1948, courtesy Alan Eliason.. mapledale The Garland Inn on Albany Avenue. built by Eben Garland about 1890. It also housed a drug store and jewelry store. It was sold to the Hodgkins family about 1920 for use as a private residence. It is still owned by the Hodgkins family. Click Pic for a large view Judith Garland Miller of Lake Helen Florida provided this information about her father, Eben Garland: (1/23/13) Editors Note: An 1890 map of Bartlett Village shows an E.O. Garland General Merchandise Store ; however, this Eben was not of that branch of the family. This Eben resided in the Intervale area. Judith Garland Miller told us "He left Bartlett as a young man probably in his 20s. He married my mother in 1937 in Pennsylvania and he never mentioned anything about the 'Garland Inn'. That may be another branch of the garland family. His father was Grover Wildred Garland and his father was James Merle Garland." Judy Garland Miller continues, "Now that the holidays and bustle of the season is past, thought I would get back to you and give you a little something: My father - Eben Garland - told me this soon before he passed away. He said in 1918 or 1919 maybe the winter of 1919 -1920 there was a movie made about a logging camp on his grandfather's farm. The movie stared Harold or Howard Lockwood. My father is in the movie along with his grandfather. They had an oxen driven wagon and my father was in the wagon. It was either in the Dundee or Intervale area. I cannot find out anything about this but maybe it would be something that would be in some archives or something about the area. This is all I know but maybe it could be something to look into. Thank you, Judith Garland Miller" If you know more about this, or anything else about Eben, tell us. the garland Eben Aerial 1952: The west end of Main Street showing the train yard. The Chippanock Inn and Garland's Restaurant can be seen, lower center. The Peg Mill is at top center. Continue to page 2 Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map Historic Lodging Map Upper Village Hotels Loding Page 1 Upper Village Lodging page 2 Upper Village Lodging page 3

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Willie House Area of Crawford Notch slidepic Nothing brings as much attention as a good disaster story. Crawford Notch became a Tourist attraction in 1826 when the Willie family was killed in a massive landslide. After this event, more so than any other event, cemented the name Willie House into a National human interest story. Read the whole story of the Willey landslide at this page. The Willey House area on Rte 302 Began with the Samuel Willey family who moved into this wilderness in 1821. The Willie Slide, in 1826, put the area on the map as not only their lodging accommodations but also a major tourist attraction of the time. The Willey House Inn is shown at left. The Inn burned in 1898. FIRST HOUSE IN THE NOTCH. The Willey House is the oldest building erected in the Notch. This was built in the year 1793, by a Mr. Davis, to accommodate the unfortunate storm-bound traveller, who, from curiosity, or on business, might dare the dangers of this wild pass. The absence of an Inn did not end the tourist appeal and after the Inn burned, during the early 1900's the area sprouted a camping area on the same spot. By the 1920's a man named Donahue from Bartlett obtained a lease on the site and began building Willie Camps, which featured a snack bar and cabins. The snack bar and a gift shop occupy the site to this day (2011) WHsePic1860s camps When the railroad came through the Notch in 1857 it brought with it a small contingency of new residents. A railroad Station House for the section crew was erected at the west end of the Willey Brook Trestle. It became better known for the family who lived there, Hattie and Loring Evans. They arrived in the summer of 1903 and set up housekeeping in the lonely wilderness. Loring and Hattie raised their four children here. Tragically, Loring was killed in 1916 when a train went the opposite of the way he anticipated. Hattie Stayed on until 1942 and raised the four children alone. The house was razed by the railroad in 1972. To read the entire story of the House and the Evans Family pick up the book "Life By The Tracks" by Virginia C. Downs published in 1984 EDITORS NOTE: One railroad expert, Bob Girouard, informs us that Loring Evans died on Thanksgiving day 1913. END OF THE LINE FOR MT WILLARD HOUSE: Later, a small pond was created by building a dam across the Saco River which originates about a mile further west. A pedestrian bridge led to a wildlife exhibit with deer, bear, possums, owls and other birds, raccoons, skunks and other critters native to the area. It closed in the 1970's. Incidents were few, but there is this story from 1952 about an 18 year old employee, Robert Huckins, was killed by a bear after a feeding. wildlife huckins WillardHsePIC Devils eNDoFlINE "The Devils Den" up the side of Mt. Willard, seen from the notch opposite the Silver Cascade, though as yet but imperfectly explored, deserves a passing notice. From below it appears like a dark hole in the steep cliff; and, though various attempts have been made to explore its shadowy secrets, from the day it was first discovered by old Abel Crawford till 1850, it remained among the unvisited wonders. To F. Leavitt, Esq., belongs the credit of succeeding, by means of a rope let down from the overhanging rock above, in the accomplishment of the daring enterprise of first visiting that spot. Fancy a man suspended over a dark gulf more than a thousand feet deep, by a rope let down from a ragged crag to a dark hole in the mountain, around the entrance of which were scattered the skulls and bones of animals, and you have a glimmering of the picture. Our hero lost all desire to enter that dismal cavern, and, kicking the rope, was again drawn up ; and since that time, by his description, no explorer has been found with sufficient nerve and curiosity to make a second attempt. As there has never been discovered any possible means by which that den can be approached by foothold up the rock, and as the old Evil One has such daily business with mortal affairs, rather than believe that to be his abode, it appears more just to conclude that alone there the mountain eagle finds a solitary home. Source: Historical relics of the White Mountains: Also, a concise White Mountain guide By John H. Spaulding 1862 Here is another account of The Devils Den taken from The White Mountains: a handbook for travelers: a guide to the peaks, passes ...edited by Moses Foster Sweetser; 1886: The Devil's Den is a black-mouthed cavern on the S. side of the cliffs of Mt. Willard, and is plainly seen from the road. It is reported that Crawford visited it, many years ago, and found the bottom strewn with bones and other ghastly relics ; and marvelous stories of the supernatural were afterwards told about it. In 1856, however, the Den was explored by Dr. Ball, who was lowered down the cliff by .ropes. He found it to be 20 ft. wide and deep, and 15 ft. high, very cold and damp, but containing nothing remarkable or interesting During the State Survey of 1870, explorers were lowered to the Den by a rope 125 ft. long, but their discoveries did not repay the peril of the descent. EvansFam1968 fire Bits n Pieces idlewild In the 1880's the area around Elephant Head and Saco Pond at the Crawford Notch Gateway was known as Idlewild . It featured broad walking paths and benches at beneficial locations to enjoy the views.

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Bartlett NH Historical Society Livermore Research Nicholas G. Norcross The New England Timber King Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces An In-Law of the Saunders', Nicholas G. Norcross, who was known as The New England Timber King, had been very active in deepening and widening the Pemigewasset and Merrimack Rivers to make them suitable for floating timber to his mills in Lowell, Massachusetts. He purchased 80,000 acres of land then known as Elkins Grant, which would later become Livermore. Upon the death of Mr Norcross, the Saunders brothers, (Daniel, Charles and Caleb) successfully obtained the rights to Elkins grant and created the Sawyer River Enterprise. 80,000 acres of land is an area about 10 miles long and 12 miles wide. I have found little documentation about exactly who Mr Norcross bought this acreage from, although Jasper Elkins acquired the land through an act of the N.H. Legislature in 1830, so presumably it would have been from Mr. Elkins or his estate. NICHOLAS GAUBERT NORCROSS was a lumber baron, the "New England Timber King", who apparently fell on some financial hard times, and then moved to Lowell in 1844 to take up lumbering operations there. He opened a sawmill and planeing mill with one John Fiske, operating as Fiske & Norcross. He also had a woodworking machinery retailing operation, Norcross & Co. He sold the latter business in 1848 or '49 to a competitor, S. C. Hills , and worked on designing a new circular sawmill and a planer. Both of Norcross's designs were quite successful. The innovation in his sawmill design was an arbor that could move laterally to accommodate small sideways motion of the log. There were two important innovations in his planer: first, the air currents from the movement of the cutter-head directed the shavings into a chute; and second, the then-traditional pressure rollers were replaced by a pressure bar that could be placed much closer to the cutter-head and hence prevent tearout. The major flaw in Norcross's design is that adjusting the lumber size required inserting or removing spaces between the cylinders and the platen. In that respect, it was inferior to the other planers that had been developed to compete against the Woodworth planer, but those other planers had been all either lost in court against the Woodworth cartel, or they had been bought out by them. The market was eager for a legitimate competitor to the Woodworth planer. Norcross began by building one planer that was operated by his own planing mill. It was no surprise when the Woodworth cartel promptly filed suit against Fiske & Norcross for patent infringement. But to the astonishment of all, Norcross ultimately prevailed (after a nearly four-year court battle) in the U. S. Supreme Court, even though his machine was a more direct infringement on Woodworth's patent than some others that lost infringement lawsuits. According to Charles Tompkins' 1889 book, The History of the Planing-Mill, the owners of this Norcross patent had quietly made a deal with the Woodworth cartel: they would support the cartel's attempt to get another patent extension if the Norcross planer could "compete" in the same marketplace. This was a good deal for the Woodworth owners because the Norcross machine was, overall, not much better than the Woodworth planer, and the presence of competition in the marketplace might tame the growing resentment against the Woodworth cartel. Apparently it was not difficult to control the outcome of the court ruling. Even before the lawsuit was finished, quite a few Norcross machines were sold, with the Norcross patent owners indemnifying the purchasers for any damages if the Woodworth cartel prevailed in court. In both the Norcross planer and the Woodworth planer, a pair of upper and lower feed-rolls were mounted to a frame (Norcross's rolls were somewhat larger than Woodworth's). The feed-rolls were geared using star gears that allowed a certain amount of adjustment to accommodate different stock thicknesses. Different sized gears were also provided as necessary. A slotted bedplate was situated close behind and below the rolls, with the planing cylinder beneath the slot so that the knives could protrude slightly through the slot. This contrasts with the Woodworth planer and all modern planers where the cutter-head is above the bed rather than below it. In this respect the Norcross planer works somewhat like a modern jointer. An upper press-plate provided a surface to hold the wood down against the cutter. The cylinder bearings were attached to this upper press-plate via arms passing down through the main bed-plate. To adjust the machine for different thicknesses of lumber, cast-iron strips were inserted between the press-plate and the cylinder boxes. This adjustment method was clunky but effective and solid. Once the Woodworth planer cartel lost its monopoly in 1856, however, the Norcross tonguing and grooving machines quickly fell into disuse, replaced by integrated planer-matchers. That helps explain why the Norcross cartel had supported the Woodworth cartel. Information Sources The New York Legal Observer, Vol. 1, October 1842 —April, 1843, has a report on a proceeding in the U. S. District Court of Maine at Portland: "Ex parte the creditors of Nicholas G. Norcross, in the matter of his Petition for a Decree". Norcross had declared bankruptcy, and he had been in a partnership operating as "Fisk & Norcross" ("Fisk" was actually John Fiske). The partnership itself was not insolvent, nor was Fiske. The judge ruled that Norcross's creditors had no right to "interfere with the administration of the effects of the firm", which had been effectively dissolved by bankruptcy. It was Fiske's responsibility to wind up the affairs of the partnership. A History of the Boston and Maine Railroad, by Bruce D. Heald, 2007 , quotes the 1871 book The Merrimack River by J. W. Meader: In 1844, Nicholas G. Norcross, who had already made himself rich and earned the title of "The New England Timber King" on the Penobscot, came to Lowell and established himself permanently on the Merrimack...Mr. Norcross prefaced his operation by the outlay of more than one hundred thousand dollars in improving the channel and adapting it to his purposes. He blasted rocks and removed obstructions, bought land and provided for the stringing of booms for timber harbor, bought rights in some of the important falls, built two dams on the Pemigewasset at Woodstock, New Hampshire, and purchased the Elkins Grant of eighty thousand acres of heavy timber adjoining the above town, Lincoln, and several others. He also bought a tract of forty thousand acres in the un-granted lands of New Hampshire and several other tracts... In 1845, Mr. Norcross built a large lumber mill at Lowell, where, with gangs of saws, upright and circular, he wrought out much of the lumber for the mills and dwellings of the city. This mill was twice destroyed by fire, but was soon rebuilt. He also built a large mill at Lawrence, which was managed by his brother, J. W. Norcross. Mr. Norcross died in 1860, since which the business has been conducted by I. W. Norcross, Charles W. Saunders and N. W. Norcross. An 1849 Scientific American ad from S. C. Hills (a big New York woodworking machinery dealer) says, "Messrs. Norcross & Co., agents for the purchase and sale of machinery, have transferred their business to the subscriber..." Presumably G. Norcross was the co-owner of Norcross & Co., and, after selling his dealership to S. C. Hills he became a manufacturer. Booklet dated September 1, 1850, and available online through Google Book . The booklet, from Norcross Machine Company, is entitled, "N. G. Norcross's planing machine patented February 12, 1850, and circular saw-mill. Affidavits of skilful experts, showing that the Norcross machine is different from, and superior to, the Woodworth machine." The 1850-10-19 Scientific American, in an article about exhibits at the Fair of the American Institute, says: We have not much to say about Planing Machines—all these have been exhibited at the Fair before, except Norcross's and Kittle's—Norcross's was patented on the 12th of last February; it employs rotary cutters. Mr. Norcross, (who lives in Lowell,) has got up pamphlets with great care, by some lawyer whose researches into the number of patents granted for planing machines, has been very laborious and extended. 1852-1853 Scientific American ads. The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of the administrators of the Woodworth patent versus John Fiske and Norcross is available online through Google Books . An 1854 ad says, The Supreme Court of the U.S., at the Term of 1853 and 1854, having decided that the patent granted to Nicholas G. Norcross, of date Feb. 12, 1850, for a Rotary Planing Machine for Planing Boards and Planks, is not an infringement of the Woodworth Patent, rights to use N. G. Norcross's patented machine can be purchased... Given the litigious nature of the Woodworth patent holders, this Supreme Court decision must have been an effective sales tool against other planer makers. As pointed out in the book Planers, Matchers & Moulders in America, Norcross's machine was clumsy in use, because changing lumber size meant inserting or removing spacers between the cylinder and platen. Norcross did claim to be the first to use fixed platens in a planer; this type of platen was superior to the Woodworth planer's rollers because they could be placed much closer to the cutters. Another advantage of the Norcross planer was that it used the air currents created by the spinning cutter-head cylinder to propel shavings into a pit beneath the planer. The Norcross design's shavings collection later played a key role in the industry fight against the patent claim of the Boston Conductory Co. The New York Times for May 30, 1855 had an article on a lawsuit between the owners of the Woodworth patent and some licensees of the Norcross planer patent . The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for 1861 has an obituary notice: July 14 (1860).—In Lowell, Mass., Nicholas G. Norcross, aged 54. He was a native of Orono, Maine, and was largely engaged in lumbering in that State, and afterwards on the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, and aided to develop the resources of the Canadian forests. He was the inventor of the Norcross Planing-Machine. The New York Times of July 16, 1860 had a brief obituary: LOWELL, Mass., Saturday, July 14, NICHOLAS G. NORCROSS, an extensively known lumber dealer, died suddenly this morning of heart disease. There is a Wikipedia page on Jonathan Norcross , younger brother of Nicholas G. Norcross, it has some information on Nicholas. November 11, 1922=Obituary Death Last Evening of One of Lowell's Oldest and Best Known Citizens. "The Lowell Daily Sun" Nicholas Warren Norcross, Civil war veteran, one time widely known Lowell contractor, always an active participant in important campaigns for the improvement of his home city, as well as closely affiliated with social and religious welfare movements for many years, passed away last evening after a long illness at the home of his son, Nicholas G. Norcorss, 227 Nesmith street. He was 90 years of age. The funeral service and burial will be private and friends of the bereaved family have been requested to kindly omit flowers. Mr. Norcross had a fruitful and almost unique career in Lowell business life rarely squalled in many ways. Splendidly educated with a wonderful health reserve at all times and vigorously interested in all things pertaining to the welfare of his home city and his upbringing, this citizen familiar to many old Lowell history makers rounded out a long and highly useful record of activities that will be remembered. Coming to Lowell in 1843 from Bangor, Me., where he was born Nov. 7, 1833, the son of Nicholas G. and Sophronia P. Norcross, he was educated in the public schools of Lowell and after graduating from the high school entered historic Groton academy where he completed his academic course. At that time wood-paving was being tried out to solve certain street construction problems. Mr. Norcross took up the business at its very beginning and because a member of the firm of Fisk & Norcross which later became Norcross, Saunders & Co. In 1860 Mr. Norcorss married Miss Ellen G. Crosby, daughter of Judge Crosby. Four children were born of this union, namely Nicholas G., Rebecca C., now Mrs. E. N. Burke; Josiah C., who is now located in Boston with the Edison Electric Illuminating Co., and Nathan C., who died in Tepic, Mexico, while employed in the engineering department of Mexican Central railroad. In 1862, with the North and South engaged in the great struggle that was eventually to end in the reuinion of the warring states, Mr. Norcorss enlisted as a paymaster in the United States army, serving in that capacity throughout the war. During his career as an active member of the firm of Norcross, Saunders & Co., this firm had the contract with the city of Lowell for the laying of the new wooden paving on many important Lowell thoroughfares. In those days the wood blocks were considered not only the "very latest," but the finest paving material possible for a city to use on its principle streets. Mr. Norcross was always a deeply sympathetic participant in all social and religious affairs of St. Anne's church, and was also a member of the Vesper Country and the Longmeadow Golf clubs. 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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Interesting Tales we assume to be true Share A Case of Inhospitable Hospitality? THE HEART of the WHITE MOUNTAINS Their Legend and Scenery By Samuel Adams Drake 1882 Pg 58-61 Three miles below the village of Bartlett we stopped before a farmhouse, with the gable-end toward the road, to inquire the distance to the next tavern, where we meant to pass the night. A gruff voice from the inside growled something by way of reply; but as its owner, whoever he might be, did not take the trouble to open his door, the answer was unintelligible. “The Churl!” muttered the colonel. “I have a great mind to teach him to open when a gentleman knocks.” “And I advise you not to try it,” said the man from the inside. The one thing a Kentuckian never shrinks from is a challenge. He only said, “Wait a minute,” while putting his broad shoulder against the door; but now George and I interfered. Neither of us had any desire to signalize our entry in the village by a brawl, and after some trouble we succeeded in pacifying our fire- eater with the promise to stop at this house on our way back. “I shall know it again,” said the colonel, looking back, and nibbling his long mustache with suppressed wrath; “something has been spilled on the threshold-- something like blood.” We laughed heartily. The blood, we concluded, was in the colonel’s eyes. Some time after nightfall we arrived in the village, having put thirteen miles of road behind us without fatigue. Our host received us with a blazing fire -- what fires they do have in the mountains, to be sure! -- a pitcher of cider, and the remark, “Don’t be afraid of it, gentlemen.” All three hastened to reassure him on this point. The colonel began with a loud smack, and George finished the jug with a deep sigh. “Don’t be afraid of it,” repeated the landlord, returning presently with a fresh pitcher. “There are five barrels more like it in the cellar.” “Landlord,” quoth George, “let one of your boys take a mattress, two blankets, and a pillow to the cellar. I intend to pass the night there.” “I only wish your well was full of it,” said the colonel, taking a second put at the jug, and making a second explosion with his lips. “Gentlemen,” said I, “we have surely entered a land of milk and honey. “You shall have as much of both as you desire,” said our host, very affably. “Supper is ready, gentlemen.” After supper a man came in for whom I felt, upon the instant, one of those secret antipathies which are natural to me. The man was an utter stranger. No matter: the repugnance seized me all the same. After a tour of the tap-room, and some words with our landlord in an undertone, the stranger went out with the look of a man who had asked for something and had been refused. “Where have I heard that man’s voice?” said the colonel, thoughtfully. Our landlord is one of the most genial to be found among the mountains. While sitting over the fire during the evening, the conversation turned upon the primitive simplicity of manners remarked among mountaineers in general; and our host illustrated it with this incident: “You noticed, perhaps, a man who left here a few moments ago?” he began. We replied affirmatively. It was my antipathy. “Well, that man killed a traveler a few years back.” We instinctively recoiled. The air seemed tainted with the murderer’s presence. “Yes; dead as a mutton, “continued the landlord, punching the logs reflectively, and filling the chimney with sparks. “The man came to his house one dark and stormy night, and asked to be admitted. The man of the house flatly refused. The stranger pleaded hard, but the fellow ordered him away with threats. Finding entreaties useless, the traveler began to grow angry, and attempted to push open the door, which was only fastened by a button, as the custom is. The man of the house said nothing, but took his gun from a corner, and when the intruder crossed the threshold he put three slugs through him. The wounded man expired on the threshold, covering it with his blood.” “Murdered him, and for that? Come, come, you are joking!” ejaculated George, with a half smile of incredulity. “Blowed him right through, just as I tell you,” reiterated the narrator, without heeding the doubt George’s question implied. “That sounds a little like Old Kentuck,” observed the colonel, coolly. “Yes; but listen to the sequel, gentlemen,” resumed the landlord. “The murderer took the dead body in his arms, finding, to his ‘horror, that it was an acquaintance with whom he had been drinking the day before; he took up the body, as I was saying, laid it out upon a table, and then went quietly to bed. In the morning he very honestly exhibited the corpse to all who passed his door, and told his story as I tell it to you. I had it from his own lips.” “That beats Kentucky,” asseverated the colonel. For my own part, I believed the landlord; “I was never there in my life; but I do know that, when the dead man was buried, the man who killed him went to the funeral like any curious or indifferent spectator. This was too much. George rose from his chair, and began to be interested in a placard on the wall. “And you say this happened near here?” he slowly inquired; “perhaps, now, you could show us the very house?” he finished, dryly. “Nothing easier. It’s only three miles back on the road you came. The blood-stain is plain, or was, on the threshold.” We exchanged glances. This was the house where we halted to inquire our way. The colonel’s eyes dilated, but he said nothing. “But was there no trial?” I asked. “Trial? Oh yes. After several days had run by, somebody thought of that; so one morning the slayer saddled his horse and rode over the county-seat to inquire about it. He was tried at the next session, and acquitted. The judge charged justifiable homicide; that a man’s house is his fort; the jury did not leave their benches. By-th-by, gentlemen, that is some of the man’s cider you are drinking.” I felt decided symptoms of revolt in my stomach; George made a grimace, and the colonel threw his unfinished glass in the fire. During the remainder of the evening he rallied us a good deal on the subject of New England hospitality, but said no more about going back to chastise the man of the red house. [The sequel to this strange but true story is in keeping with the rest of its horrible details. Perpetually haunted by the ghost of his victim, the murderer became a prey to remorse. Life became unsupportable. He felt that he was both shunned and abhorred. Gradually he fell into a decline, and within a few years from the time the deed was committed he died.] This particular item was posted on the wall of an early Lodging Establishment in Green River, a town in the Rocky Mountains. The reference material for this item is THROUGH AMERICA: OR NINE MONTHS IN THE UNITED STATES by Walter Gore Marshall Published in 1881. It is not technically related to the Town of Bartlett in any way, but anyone who has ever worked at a lodging establishment can appreciate the droll humor, which in fact, is not all that far from the truth even today. The station inn, the only hotel in the place, is called the Desert House. A more appropriate name could not have been chosen. The following notice I found framed and hung about the breakfast-room : THE DESERT HOUSE. NOTICE This hotel has been built and arranged for the special comfort and convenience of summer boarders. On arrival, each guest will be asked how he likes the situation; and if he says the , hotel ought to have been placed up upon the I knoll or further down towards the village, then the location of the house will be immediately changed. Corner front rooms, up only one flight, for every guest. , liaths, gas, water-closets, hot and cold water, laundry, telegraph, restaurant, fire alarm, barroom, billiard-table, daily papers, couptf, sewing machine, grand piano, a clergyman, and all other modern conveniences in every room. Meals every minute, if desired, and consequently no second table. English, French, and ticrman dictionaries furnished every guest, to make up such a bill-of-fare as he may desire, without regard to the bill-affair after- wards at the office. Waiters of any nationality and colour desired. Every waiter furnished with a libretto, button-hole bouquet, full-dress suits, ball-tablets, and his hair parted in the middle. Every guest will have the best seat in the dining-hall, and the best waiter in the house. Any guest not getting his breakfast red-hot, or experiencing a delay of sixteen seconds after giving his order for dinner, will please mention the fact at the office, and the cooks and waiters will be blown from the mouth of the cannon in front of the hotel at once. Children will be welcomed with delight, and are requested to bring hoop-sticks and hawkeys to bang the carved rosewood furniture especially provided for that purpose, and peg-tops to spin on the velvet carpets; they will be allowed to bang on the piano at all hours, yell in the halls, slide down the banisters, fall down stairs, carry away dessert enough for a small family in their pockets at dinner, and make themselves as disagreeable as the fondest mother can desire. Washing allowed in rooms, and ladies giving an order to " put me on a flat-iron " will be put on one at any hour of the day or night. A discreet waiter, who belongs to the Masons. Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and who was never known to even tell the lime of day. has been employed to carry milk punches and hot toddies to ladies' rooms in the evening. Every lady will be considered the belle of the house, and row-boys will answer the bell promptly. Should any row-boy fail to appear at a guest's door with a pitcher of ice-water, more towels, a gin-cocktail, and pen, ink, and paper, before the guest's hand has left the bell knob, he will be branded " Front" on his forehead, and be imprisoned for life. The office clerk has been carefully selected lo please everybody, and can lead in prayer, play draw-poker, match worsted at the village store, shake for the drinks at any hour, day or night, play billiards, is a good waltzer and can dance the German, can make a fourth at euchre, amuse children, repeat the Creche trial from memory, is a good judge of horses, as a railway and steamboat reference is far superior to Appleton's or anybody else's guide, will flirt with any young lady and not mind being cut dead when "pa comes down." Don't mind being damned any more than a Connecticut river. Can room forty people in the best room in the house when the hotel is full, attend to the annunciator, and answer questions in Hebrew, Greek, Choctaw, Irish, or any other polite language at the same moment, without turning a hair. Dogs allowed in any room in the house, including the wine room. Gentlemen can drink, smoke, swear, chew, gamble, tell shady stories, stare at the new arrivals, and indulge in any other innocent amusements common to watering-places, in any part of the hotel. The proprietor will always be happy to hear that some other hotel is the best house in the country. Special attention given to parties who can give information as to how these things are done in " Yewrup " The proprietor will take it as a personal affront if any guest on leaving should fail to dispute the bill, tell him he is a swindler, the house a barn, the table wretched, the wines vile, and that he, the guest, "was never so imposed upon in his life, will never stop there again, and means to warn his friends. G. W. KITCHEN, Proprietor You are at the wrong office: This is from about ten years ago at a local Bartlett motel: When I was on the front desk one night an elderly man came into the office at about eleven o clock at night in a total frenzy reporting that his toilet was overflowing and he could not make it stop. I asked him to remind me which unit he was staying at and he said "Unit 34". I replied, "We do not have a unit #34". Then he said that he was staying at The motel next door but he could find no one in their office. He asked if I could go over there to take care of the problem?" I could only politely reply that I had no knowledge of any of his plumbing nor the authority to go work on it and that I could be of no assistance. At this, the man grumbled off muttering what an inhospitable host I was. inhospitable desert wrong THIS PAGE C ONTENT A Case of Inhospitable Hospitality The Desert House-Customer is always right You're at the Wrong Office First snowmobile invented in Wisconsin Drunk Driver Fatal Accident Mt Washington 1880 1886 Economic Impact from Tourism 1908 The Great Fire on Mt Washington How to Get to Intervale in 1887 Brian Knight Remembers Relatives How did Cooks Crossing Get Named? Bartlett Town Gossip 1895 Ct Yankee Pulls a Fast One on Innkeeper Indian Chief Two Eagles and Gov't Man And You Think Your Life is Tough; Try a Richard Garland Day in 1783 1875 Bartlett Business Directory Bartlett, Most Boring Town? Bartlett's Merry Widows Put Yourself in Perspective - Carl Sagan Clayton Smith - Pert's Camp/Hermits Shelter Ellsworth Morton Recalls Life in Bartlet t Eliason To Top Menu To Top Menu To Top Menu The Photo above is dated 1940 On November 22, 1927, Carl Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin was issued the first patent for a snowmobile. Eliason built the prototype in a garage behind the general store he ran. Using bicycle parts, ¼ of a radiator from a Ford Model T, and skis that were rope controlled, the first snowmobile was born. Over the next 15 years, the snowmobiles went into production with continuous refinement and development. 40 were built and sold with no three exactly alike. http://www.eliason-snowmobile.com/phase/phase1.htm NOTE: Carl Eliason is not any relation to Dave Eliason who edits this website. To Top Menu Accident, Jul 1880 A DRUNKEN DRIVER AND A TERRIBLE WAGON ACCIDENT ON MOUNT WASHINGTON. Mountain Wagon Upset and Its Occupants Thrown on to the Rocks---One Lady Killed and Five Wounded. GLEN COVE, N. H., July 11 1880 The first accident by which any passengers were ever injured on the carriage road from Glen house to the summit of Mount Washington occurred this afternoon about a mile below the Half-way House. One of the six-horse mountain wagons, containing a party of nine persons, the last load of the excursionists from Michigan to make the descent of the mountain, was tipped over. One lady was killed and five others were injured.Soon after starting from the summit the passengers discovered that the driver had been drinking while waiting for the party to descend. They left this wagon a short distance from the summit, and walked to the Halfway House, four miles, below, where one of the employees of the carriage road company assured them that there was no bad place below, and that he thought it would be safe for them to resume their seats with the driver who was with them.Soon after passing the Halfway House, in driving around a curve too rapidly, the carriage was tipped over, throwing the occupants into the woods and on the rocks. Mrs. Ira Chichester, of Allegan, Michigan, was instantly killed, and her husband, who was sitting at her side, was slightly bruised. Of the other occupants, Mrs. M. L. Tomsley, of Kalamazoo, Mich., had her left arm broken and received a slight cut on the head; Miss Jessie Barnard, of Kalamazoo, was slightly injured on the head; Miss Ella E. Meller and Mrs. C. Ferguson, of Romeo, Mich., and Miss Emma Lamb, of Howell, Mich., were slightly injured. Miss Emma Blackman, of Kalamazoo, escaped without any injuries. The wounded were brought at once to the Glen House, and received every possible care and attention, there being three physicians in attendance. Lindsey, the driver, was probably fatally injured. He had been on the road for ten years, and was considered one of the safest and most reliable drivers on the mountain. Mrs. Vanderhoot, of Chicago, also received slight internal injuries. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 13 Jul 1880 Source, Sweetser's Guide 1886 It is impossible to estimate the number of summer-visitors who now enter the White-Mountain region. One railroad alone claims to have carried 160,000 in one season. It is said that over $3,000,000 are spent in the State every year by pleasure-travellers. Fogg's Stalutical Gazeteer says that the annual income from summer-tourists in 17 towns near the White Mountains is 636,000; in 16 towns near the Franconia Mountains it is $300,000; and in 14 towns in the lake-country it is $ 340,000, — making an aggregate of $ 1,276,000, exclusive of the receipts of several of the great mountain-hotels, the Maine and Vermont border-towns, and the railroads, which would probably swell the sum to above $ 2,500,000. SOURCE MATERIAL: Chronicles of the White Mountains Kilbourne - THE GREAT FIRE ON MOUNT WASHINGTON — OTHER RECENT EVENTS OF INTEREST Aside from the establishment of the White Mountain National Forest, to be dealt with in the next chapter, the most notable event in recent White Mountain history is an occurrence which has already been several times mentioned incidentally, the great fire of the night of Thursday, June 18, 1908 , by which the active portion of the settlement on New England's highest point was in a few hours wiped out and the Summit thrown back to the primitive conditions of half a century before. This most disastrous conflagration not only was a serious setback to the business interests concerned, — a reparable injury, — but, by its removal of a number of ancient landmarks about which were clustered memories and associations of many sort, it occasioned a sentimental loss which cannot be recovered. For it was with genuine sorrow that the news of the fire came to thousands throughout this country and in distant lands, and particularly was the destruction of the hotel lamented by those who as permanent summer guests had enjoyed the hospitality and shelter of the Summit.House, and by those whose occupations were in connection with the enterprises conducted on the Summit. Read the Entire Article at Chronicles of the White Mountains By Frederick Wilkinson Kilbourne drunk driver Economic impact great fire SOURCE MATERIAL The Intervale, New Hampshire By Winfield S. Nevins 1887 There are various routes to Intervale. From Boston the most direct is over the Boston and Maine road to North Conway, thence over the Portland and Ogdensburg. The trains run through the Notch from Boston and no change of cars is required. The Maine offers two routes. By the Eastern division we g o through Lynn, Salem, Newburyport, Portsmouth, Great Falls, etc., passing also the noted summer resorts of Swampscott, Beverly and the Hamptons. Trains usually leave at 9.30 A. M. and 1.30 p. M., though this may be varied slightly from year to year. The former is known as the " Flying Mountaineer " and reaches Intervale about 2.10. p. M. By the Western division passengers go through Lawrence, Haverhill, Exeter, and Dover, and join the Eastern division trains at Great Falls. The trip may be made over the Boston and Maine to Portland and thence by the Ogdensburg. A somewhat longer but not less interesting route is that over the Boston and Lowell to Fabyan's, thence down through the Notch by the Ogdensburg. The Portland and Ogdensburg railroad is one of the masterpieces of nineteenth century engineering. From Portland to Glen Station it passes through a beautiful rural section. Beyond Glen Station it. lies along a mountainous region, cutting into the flinty spurs, spanning chasms, deep and wide, and frequently crossing rushing rivers. One of the most enjoyable routes to the mountains is by the boat from Boston to Portland, thence over the Ogdensburg. The steamers of the night line run every night, leaving India wharf, Boston, at seven o'clock in summer, and at five the rest of the year. Usually, the boats of this line run day trips for a month or two of summer leaving at 8 A. M. The boats of this line are finely appointed. The steamers of the International line leave Commercial wharf Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8.30 A. M. for Portland and St. John, in summer. They reach Portland at 4 p. M., in time to take the evening train for Intervale. A day trip from Boston to Portland on the boat on a pleasant day is one of unsurpassed attractiveness among all our local ocean travel. The Ogdensburg road connects at Portland with the Maine Central to Mt. Desert and St. John, and people leaving Intervale in the forenoon can be at Bar Harbor for supper. At Bangor, the Bangor and Piscataquis road branches off for Moosehead Lake, the great New England fishing ground. intervale To Top Menu To Top Menu Here are a couple short stories about Bartlett people sent in by Brian Knight: George Lincoln Knight (my great-grandfather) of Bartlett worked for the railroad for over fifty years. He never missed even one day of work. Paul Warren Knight (my uncle) of Bartlett was a member of the Bartlett Baseball Team prior to World War II. He could pitch, mostly played 1st base, and could catch a fly ball behind his back when he played in the outfield. Uncle Paul now rests in the peaceful ether of eternity at the Arlington National Cemetery. He was part of a torpedo bomber crew during World War II and is New Hampshire's most decorated World War II veteran. Submitted by Brian A. Knight, June 2009 knight Pictured here are... left to right...Edward Boynton Knight...George Lincoln Knight...Baby is Brian Aston Knight...and Charles Edward Knight. Charles worked as signal repairman in the Bartlett train yard. Charles also worked as watchman at the Peg Mill. I also heard from a close source..that good old Charles peddled booze during prohibition. Photo courtesy of Robert Girouard who received it from Brian Knight. We were recently asked how COOK'S CROSSING came to be named. Norm Head just happened to know the answer. I grew up and still live just up the road from your house (assuming it’s the first shingle style cottage going down the West Side) and am quite familiar with it. The Cook family once owned all of the land that now surrounds your cottage as well as the acreage where The Seasons Condominiums are now. The last Cook family member I knew was Roland Cook who lived in an old farmhouse in the middle of what is now The Seasons Property. I remember his house was reached by a long driveway and was surrounded by pine trees. Mr. Cook worked at Mt. Cranmore and was killed one day on his way to work. The accident happened near the present location of Milford Flooring in Intervale. As you know, there presently is an overpass over the railroad tracks, but the overpass was not always there. Before my time, the road used to just go over the tracks without the benefit of an overpass and vehicles proceeding W or E on Route 302 would have to stop for train traffic. The tracks would thus “cross” the road. Since the Cook family owned most of the land around there and Yankees like to give locations local names, it became known as Cook’s Crossing. The name still shows on many maps and locals still know the reference. It retains its name but I suppose as time goes by, the name may fade away. Another example of a named crossing is where the tracks cross the road just west of Attitash. That is known as Rogers’ Crossing after Harry Rogers and the Rogers family who used to have a farmhouse just over the tracks on the right. Sadly, that house burned flat (and quickly) on a cold and very windy morning. That land as well as the adjoining land where the former town dump was located is now owned by Joe Berry. Hope this helps, glad to try to answer any other questions you might have. Hard to believe that I may be becoming one of those “old timers” that we used to refer to. Indian Chief 'Two Eagles' was asked by a white government official, 'You have observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his technological advances. You've seen his progress, and the damage he's done.' The Chief nodded in agreement. The official continued, 'Considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?' The Chief stared at the government official for over a minute and then calmly replied. 'When white man find land, Indians running it, no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, clean water. Women did all the work, Medicine man free. Indian man spend all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex.' Then the chief leaned back and smiled. 'Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. From the town column in the April 4, 1895 issue of the North Conway Reporter: A little warmer at the present writing. E.A. and Daniel Dinsmore, who have been representing the Chicago Portait Co., returned home Saturday night. G.F. Garland and Frank Locke are working for Walter Pitman. Mr. and Mrs. Nute are staying with Mr. and Mrs. James Garland this spring. There was an unknown man slept in Charles Gray's barn, one night last week. Mrs. E.M. Dinsmore visited her sons at Thorn Hill, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Lower Bartlett, are stopping at F.E. Littlefield's. Mr. and Mrs. W.H.H. Pitman visited at Chatham, last week. Rumor says that I.W. Hodge of Bartlett, will soon move his family back to his old home. Mrs. Catherine Andrews Hodge, wife of James H. Hodge, was born in Chatham, and died at her home here, the 15th of February. Mrs. Hodge had a shock two weeks before her death from which she never rallied. She was a great suffer to the end. The funeral was held the 17th, Rev. Andrews of Intervale, officiating; also the Intervale Choir was in attendance. Several beautiful wreaths of flowers were furnished by relatives. Mrs. Hodge was a very quiet woman, never going around much. She will be much missed in the neighborhood. She leaves a husband and two children, Mrs. Fred E. Littlefield of this place, and John W. Hodge of Bartlett. We extend sympathy to the relatives Connecticut Yankee retold by S. E. Schlosser Now, here in the South, we all do not approve of your so-called Connecticut Yankee peddlers. So when one appeared in the yard of my tavern, I was not of a mind to give him room for the night. He was a scrawny fellow with a mop of white hair and a withered face. He did not seem like a crafty Yankee peddler. He looked more like a grandfather on his last legs. Surely this Connecticut Yankee had no harm in him! Curiosity being my downfall, as my wife would be the first to tell you, I was keen to see a real Yankee trick. So I told him that he might have lodgings for the night if he would play a Yankee trick before he left. Well, he promised me the trick, but said he was tired and went directly to bed. The next morning, everything went wrong. My yard boy never showed up. I was forced to care for the horses myself while my wife cooked breakfast. When I finally got inside, my wife was leaning over a table full of the peddler's wares. She was fingering a coverlet which matched the ones we had upstairs. The peddler named a ridiculously low price and my wife nodded eagerly. Just then one of our other customers called me to his table to pay his bill, so I did not see the peddler finalize the sale. It was only after the peddler had called for his buggy, paid for his room, and begun to drive away that I suddenly remembered his promise. "Peddler!" I called. "What about the Yankee trick your promised? I did not see any trick!" "You will," he said, whipping up his horse. Just then, my wife stuck her head out from one of the rooms upstairs. "Harry!" she cried. "That sneaky Yankee just sold me the coverlet from off his bed!" "Used with permission of S.E. Schlosser and AmericanFolklore.net. Copyright 200__. All rights reserved." More Tall Tales from this Source AND YOU THINK YOUR LIFE IS TOUGH ? From the book, "Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains": In December of 1783 Richard Garland was one of only five inhabitants of this location and there were but few inhabitants within 36 miles. Dover was the closest town for purchasing provisions. At one point Mr Garland had a small farm cultivated and one of his neighbors offered him a team of horses if he could find a plow. Mr Garland then went 7 miles and borrowed the nearest one. He carried it home on his back, plowed all day and into the night, then carried the plow back. During this same day he went 2 miles to buy a 50 pound bale of hay, which he also carried home on his back. When Bartlett was incorporated in 1790 Mr Garland was the town's first constable and collector of taxes. Mr Garland also helped Captain Rosebrook in his endeavors to found a highway through the notch by bringing the first load of supplies (rum) through the notch to prove it could be done. Business Directory 1875 cooks crossing gossip CT Yankee two eagle garland directory To Top Menu To Top Menu To Top Menu To Top Menu merry THRIVING CLUB OF "MERRY WIDOWS" Un-dated. The town of Bartlett, N.H. has the distinction of having more widows in proportion to its size than any town in America yet heard from.The population of the town is less than 1000, about one-third of which are women. At least one-quarter of this number of women are widows, and the most interesting thing about the Bartlett widows is that they are all self-supporting. Widows do every conceivable kind of work in Bartlett. They manage farms, milk cows, team, raise strawberries, and in the berry season pick blueberries and blackberries on the mountains for sale in the large cities. They crate their own berries, do their own gardening, and work side by side with men in the sawmill of the town bunching shingles. They form the majority of the workers in the woodworkers mill, the largest of its kind in New England. They also do woman's own work, such as dressmaking, millinery, nursing and school teaching, while the Bartlett cooks are noted.The summer boarding houses there, which during the vacation are filled with city visitors, are run by widows, and the boarding houses for the sawmill men and the railroad men are managed by widows.It is interesting to observe that few of the Bartlett widows were widowed there, and it is rare indeed that a widow marries in Bartlett.A widow plays the church organ in the leading church of the village. A widow is the town school principal. All the choir singers are widows. There are widows on every street in Bartlett. Every other house on every street contains a widow.In age these theoretically lone women vary from the sunny side of 30 to the shady side of 60.Widows are leaders of society in Bartlett, and the majority of them can handle a six-footer like a man. Indeed, some compete with the men in shooting matches. Numerically so strong are the widows in Bartlett that they have recently formed a novel society, "The Merry Widows' Club." This boasts nearly 100 members. The president, Mrs. John Mersereau, is called "the Queen of the Bartlett Widows," perhaps 50, as spry and jolly as a girl, and famed through the country as its best cook. The secretary, Mrs. Lulu Wilson, is the youngest widow of the society, and a school teacher; the treasurer, Mrs. Susan Foster, is a nurse. At one time she managed a millinery store. She is a mother of a fine family of children, and has a cozy home.Mrs. Jane Stewart, chairman of the executive committee and vice president of the Widow's society, works in the woodworking mill, and owns a pretty little cottage in the center of Bartlett. She has an adopted child, a waif she took from an orphan asylum. Mrs. Isabel Muir, another member of the executive committee, boards railroad men, and Mrs. Jane Wasson, another member, is a successful nurse and housekeeper."Why shouldn't we be merry widow?" said Mrs. Mersereau, the society president. "We can take care of ourselves; we are healthy, and have all the work we need; we are a community where we have plenty of honest admirers. We have no reason to be sorrowful, and every reason to be merry." To Top Menu A few thoughts inspired by Carl Sagan: We present day humans tend to vastly over emphasize our importance both in terms of this planet and the universe as a whole. Man-kinds entire existence of about 2 million years is little more than a quick flash of light when put in a timeline of the first life form 10 billion years ago and the universe, which is estimated to be 13.8 billion years. The span of recorded history is a mere 5000 years. For many of us the events that happened in the past 500 years are relevant yet the stories from one generation to the next seem to be forgotten unless someone wrote them down. There have been, perhaps, 30,000 generations that came before us. If one can trace his own lineage back 5 or 6 generations he is doing well. Our time stamp in the big picture of things is truly trivial and history demonstrates that the earth will be fine for at least another billion years, with or without mankind playing a role. xxx Contributed by Clayton Smith, April 2011: There are places in the Bartlett area that without being shared will be forgotten and disappear. I have heard of two places in the experimental forest that my uncles, cousins, and other local old timers went to for hunting. Hearing stories of hikes to these places, and good times spent with fathers teaching their sons the honored traditions of self sufficiency, hunting, fishing, survival, and becoming a man. One was the Hermit's Shelter. The details of the story of the hermit are fuzzy. I've heard slightly different accounts. But, here's what I've heard: "There was a hermit who lived in the upper Bear Notch area sometime in the early nineteen hundreds up to possibly the World War Two era who lived off of the land. He was self sufficient, and by definition, lived like a hermit. He poached game as he needed food and perhaps hides to use and sell. The game wardens of the day (or whatever tile they had, maybe a special task of the CCCs?) searched for his cabin/home/camp, found it and burned it to get rid of him. He then being a stubborn man with Yankee ingenuity relocated his base to a shelter which could not be burned; a massive boulder with the potential of hospitality for one. This boulder had a crack which ran vertical through the ceiling, enough to put a chimney for a wood stove. The ending of what I know of the history of the hermit" Sounding somewhat as a treasure story one would tell their children before bedtime, mention of a buried keg of silver dollars has rung in my ears for many years. Who knows? Maybe you? The other place is Pert's camp: "Pert's camp was a hunting camp with a more solid history. Not there anymore due to being burned, some say that they could recognize the remains if they could get in the area again." Yes, there is more to these stories. I forget my bank account number, phone numbers, and even names of people I met days before, but I remember every detail of these stories as they were told. If you have any stories about these type of places, or perhaps info missing to my stories, for the heritage of Bartlett please share. sagan smith Here is an interesting story we received by e-mail. It sounded like Mr. Morton would like us to share it with you: Hi to all in Bartlett , From Sanbornton I attended the Bartlett village school from 1947 to 1952. Lucille Garland, rest her soul, would let me sleep everyday after lunch. This went on until the Christmas Vacation of first grade when my mother managed to adjust my sleeping habits. I imagine there was more than a little embarrassment on the part of my father Raymond who was the high school principal. Bert, my father would give me 5cents each day at noon so I could go to your fathers store to buy The Boston Post. The paper cost 3 cents and each day I was allowed to keep the change. In later years my father called the two cents change transportation charges. But it didn't end there. After I had saved enough to do serious damage to the candy supply at the store it all came back to Franklin George. Oh what memories I have of Bartlett . I remember getting in trouble at Newton Howards store when I picked up an orange and put it in my pocket. No one saw it happen, but my mother found it in my coat and I was back to the store in a hurry with that orange. That was about the time of the big Brinks robbery in Boston and I was somehow headed for a big time career in crime in my mothers mind. A .few years later Newton died in the house that was behind the Bartlett Hotel. A Mr. Lane lived in the house and ran the hotel. His grandson is John Chandler, a cousin of Gene and nephew of Alice Davis. I was invited to spend the night there with John as he was up from Massachusetts to visit for a few days. When bedtime came I was shown to a room upstairs and was in bed when I made a remark about the huge four poster bed. It was then that I was told that I was in the bed used by Newton Howard. I only vaguely remember going down the stairs, but I was headed home in my night clothes.I could tell my memories for several pages, but I thought you might get a laugh about some contemporary Bartlett history. My main purpose in this Email is to correct some mis-information written by a Jeremy Saxe with regard to Livermore and the Sawyer River Railroad.According to the account in your website which is the same as the account on abandoned railroads.com, the village of Livermore was wiped off the face of the earth starting in 1935 and completed two years later. Now we know that is not true, because I remember going there as a kid with my Dad to fish in the river and looking into the house owned by the Saunders family. We went to an auction there I believe in 1952. Jimmie Clemons bought a lot of stuff including the interior of the Post Office .Maybe he bought the whole building. At the time of the auction there were two men who lived in Livermore . They did not speak to each other so the story went. The NH Legislature voted to allow the town to revert to a status whereby it no longer existed as a legal entity in 1952. I dont write to be a nit picker rather to set the record straight. Soon the people who remember Livermore will be gone and misinformation will become reality and history. Do you remember Fred Washburn? He lived up the road about halfway between Franklins store and the crossing. He worked for the railroad and was also a plumber around the village. I remember Wayland Cook, who was my neighbor, telling me when I was an adult that Fred brought the last locomotive out of Livermore . The year was about 1936 which fits the timeline of the Federal takeover Thanks for taking the time to hear me out. Time to get ready for that storm coming tonight. Ellsworth Morton PS: I inadvertently used the name of Newton Howard when I should have used G.K Howard as the man who owned the store and the Bartlett Hotel. It did not seem right to me at the time but overnight I figured out my mistake. I believe Newton was a son or nephew of G.K. Thank you Ellsworth Morton morton To Top Menu Feb 2019: BARTLETT — Local residents are disputing a story posted as a piece of internet click bait that dubbed Bartlett as “the most boring” town in New Hampshire. People counter that Bartlett offers a lot of fun stuff to do from Story Land to Attitash. The story, by Alex Daniel, was posted on bestlifeonline.com and was later picked up by MSN on Feb. 20. BestLife describes itself as “a site for men who want to live to the fullest. It’s the definitive resource for health tips, advice on accumulating wealth, food tips and tricks, notes on sex and style — everything you need to get you the body and the life you want.” The story was illustrated with a photo of Bartlett showing pumpkin people posed by some old farm equipment and hay bales. The Bartlett Covered Bridge Gift Shoppe is in the background. Daniels wrote: “Drawing on data from the U.S. Census and American Community Survey, we examined which places in each state have the highest median ages, fewest number of things to do, and lowest population density – making it a decent chance you’ll have trouble finding tons and tons of fun.” He found that Bartlett, with a population of 2,788, has a density of 37.03 people per square mile, a median age of 50.1, a percentage of population over 65 of 22.7 percent, a percent of family house holds of 58.3, six entertainment spots and 31 hotels and restaurants. Maine’s most boring town was reported as Dover-Foxcroft. It has a population of 4,077, a density of about 57 people per square mile and a median age of 49.5. Dover-Foxcroft has three entertainment spots and eight restaurants. Bartlett police blew the whistle on the offending story on Tuesday. Cpl. Ian MacMillan on Facebook tried to tag every “business and attraction” in Bartlett, but Facebook limited him to 50. “I don’t care if you are Left, Right or somewhere in between, but this lovely bit from MSN is just plain, Fake News,” said MacMillan. “Boring? Not. One. Bit. I’ll gladly offer up Hart’s Location in exchange. There is just so much to do here, even if you aren’t a flatlander.” The Sun took comments from the business community and others. Perhaps no one hit back harder than Janice Crawford, executive director of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. She said MSN is wrong and the story tarnishes its credibility. “Obviously, their criteria did not take into consideration Bartlett’s low property tax rate, stellar school, delicious restaurants, ski area and Nordic centers, access to the white mountain national forest, scenic rides, swimming holes, lodging choices and the people,” said Crawford. “Where else can you find a restaurant with a caboose, a model train running around the top tier of the wall, a historical society refurbishing an old church, forward-thinking citizens developing a community gathering place for the future, Story Land and an aquarium, a florist who survived a lightning hit, entrepreneurs who survived bankruptcy and fires, and keep on growing? The best red berry-picking for winter bouquets, sap houses and turns into the north pole when necessary. “Not to mention the rich and famous who shall remain nameless because we respect our people unlike MSN.” Story Land’s Lauren Hawkins said not only is Story Land is geared to children 2-12 and their families, there’s plenty of other activities to do in town like hiking, skiing and kayaking. MSN doesn’t realize how much there is to do in this area,” she said. Rep. Anita Burroughs (D-Bartlett) also pushed back in an email to the Sun. “Bartlett boring?? Never,” said Burroughs. The reasons she listed: Some of the best cross-country skiing in the state, downhill skiing at Attitash, kayaking and tubing. The White Mountain National Forest, Story Land, Diana’s Baths, hiking and snowshoeing. And home to some of the most interesting people in the state. “It’s perplexing how anyone who has spent time here would consider Bartlett to be boring. There’s actually too much great activity to choose from!” she said. However, Bartlett Selectman and former Speaker of the House Gene Chandler was fine with keeping the town’s interesting status a secret. “That’s fine, life is kind of laid back here,” he said. boring OscarBrown DEATH OF OSCAR BROWN. State Of New Hampshire. In Board Of Railroad Commissioners. Concord, N. H., December 3, 1906. Investigation at Lancaster, October 2, 1906. Witnesses: Frank V. Campbell, freight conductor, Portland, Me.; William P. Hodge, brakeman, Lancaster, N. H.; George L. Knight, car inspector, Bartlett, N. H. A man about thirty years of age, giving his name as Oscar Brown, and claiming that his home was in Haverhill, Mass., was fatally injured by falling from a freight train, upon which he was stealing a ride, near Sawyer's River, a station in Hart's Location on the Maine Central Railroad, September 20, 1906. Freight train No. 176, running between Portland and Lancaster, left the former city September 19 on schedule time in charge of Conductor Frank V. Campbell. When the train reached West Baldwin, Me., a station thirty-three miles out of Portland, two sheriffs boarded the train in search of three men, wanted for breaking and entering the Bridgton post office, who, it was claimed, had been seen about the station a few minutes before the arrival of the train. A thorough examination of the train was made, but the men in some way eluded the officers at this point. When the train reached Fryeburg, Brakeman Hodge discovered three men stealing a ride, who answered the descriptions given by the officers. Upon the arrival of the train at Bartlett at 1.55 A. M., Car Inspector George L. Knight, who was also a constable, was informed of the facts, and he at once began to lay plans to arrest the men on suspicion. The train did not leave Bartlett until 2.40 A. M., and although diligent search was made while the train remained here, the suspicions characters under the cover of darkness managed to escape the vigilant constable. When the freight pulled out of Bartlett, the constable, with assistants, boarded it, and at once began a thorough search, which resulted in locating this man Brown riding on a flat car loaded with granite. The engineer had made the first application of the brake as the train approached Sawyer's River station, when Brown apparently apprehended that he was being surrounded by the officers and his assistants and attempted to escape by jumping. According to the testimony of those nearest to him, he placed one hand on the flat car upon which he was riding and with the other hand tried to seize hold of the next car, which was a box car, and missing his hold fell between the cars. Both legs and one arm were cut off. Medical aid was summoned and everything possible was done to relieve the suffering of the injured man. He was tenderly placed in a special train, which had been sent up from Bartlett, and was being taken to a hospital, but died before reaching it. His death occurred about four hours after the accident. No man can be chargeable with this fatality except the unfortunate man who was killed, and he was the victim of his own follv. GEORGE E. BALES, For the Board. CONTENT THIS PAGE A Case of Inhospitable Hospitality The Desert House-Customer is always right You're at the Wrong Office First snowmobile invented in Wisconsin Drunk Driver Fatal Accident Mt Washington 1880 1886 Economic Impact from Tourism 1908 The Great Fire on Mt Washington How to Get to Intervale in 1887 Bartlett, Most Boring Town? Brian Knight Remembers Relatives How did Cooks Crossing Get Named? Bartlett Town Gossip 1895 Ct Yankee Pulls a Fast One on Innkeeper Indian Chief Two Eagles and Gov't Man And You Think Your Life is Tough; Try a Richard Garland Day in 1783 1875 Bartlett Business Directory Bartlett's Merry Widows Put Yourself in Perspective - Carl Sagan Clayton Smith - Pert's Camp/Hermits Shelter Ellsworth Morton Recalls Life in Bartlet t

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Section - C - BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE From the UNH Magazine Publication, Obituary: Earle Chandler Earle Chandler '35 of Wilmot, N.H., died on March 12, 2005. At UNH, Chandler was captain of the ski team and earned a B.S. degree in business. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service, later returning to run the family farm in Bartlett, N.H., and to work in the forestry and lumber business on his own. He continued his recreational pursuits as a volunteer ski coach at Laconia High School, served as a selectman and was elected to the first of four House terms in 1955. Chandler moved to Wilmot in the early '60s when he was hired to design and oversee the construction of the Ragged Mountain Ski Area. He remained active as a selectman there for 27 years and continued to combine his interests in skiing, farming and politics. He is survived by his wife, Alice; sons Earle Jr., Charles '68 and Gene Chandler; daughters Dorothy Prats and Mikell Perry '72; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Earle W. Chandler, 91, of Kearsarge Mountain, Wilmot, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the New London Hospital after a long illness. He was born at Chandler Farm in Bartlett, NH on September 6, 1913, son of Walter and Helen (Archibald) Chandler. His father was a dairy farmer and his mother a school teacher. He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1931 and earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of NH in 1935. At UNH he was Captain of the ski team and retained his enthusiasm for skiing, competitively, recreationally and in business. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. In later years he enjoyed golf at the Lake Sunapee Country Club and with the NH and Profile Seniors. His work experience was varied. He worked seven years for the US Forest Service out of college, returning to manage the family farm in Bartlett and to work in forestry and lumber business on his own, at the North Conway Lumber Company and later retiring as general manager of the New England Lumber Company in Ossipee. Through the years, he continued farming and his recreational pursuits as volunteer Ski Coach at Laconia High School and New Hampton School, as manager of the Belknap Recreation Area and ski jumping program and later designed the trails at several ski areas including Wilderness and Ragged Mountain. Mr. Chandler was community spirited and devoted 12 years to the Town of Bartlett and later 27 years to the Town of Wilmot as Selectman. His father and grandfather served as Selectmen in previous years. He also served in the NH House as Representative from Bartlett in 1955-1961, as Majority Leader and Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee and later served four terms from Wilmot on the Finance Committee. He attended two Constitutional Conventions. He was a member of The Wilmot Baptist Church, an inactive member of the New London Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow, past President of the Country Squires of New London, a member of the Mt. Washington Lodge #87 F & AM, the North Conway BPOE, past member of the Board of Trustees of the New London Hospital, and member of many farm, forestry and skiing organizations as well as organizations of interest to Wilmot people. Family members include his wife Alice Baldwin (Raynor) Chandler of 45 years of Wilmot, NH; three sons, Earle W. "Rusty" Chandler, Jr. of Wilmot, NH, Charles W. Chandler of Warren and Tilton, NH, Gene G. Chandler of Bartlett, NH; two daughters, Dorothy C. Prats of Rockville, MD and Wilmot, NH and Mikell C. Perry of Fryeburg, ME; a special niece, Susan Monnier of Winthrop, ME; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, John Maurice Chandler, a sister, Alice Chandler Davis, and two grandsons . A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at The Wilmot Baptist Church with The Rev. Dr. Allen Koop, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmot Community Association Building Fund, P.O. Box 23, Wilmot, NH 03287. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is in charge of arrangements. For more information please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com . ---------------------------------------------- Earle W. “Rusty” Chandler, Jr., 73, died on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home of North Haverhill, NH. Rusty was born on December 28, 1941 in Laconia, NH, to Earle W. and Selima (Kennedy) Chandler, Sr. He was a graduate of Laconia High School and of the University of Colorado-Boulder. Rusty was an elite athlete. He was an all state selection for football, track, and skiing at Laconia High where he participated on multiple state championship teams. This athletic prowess led him to a scholarship to the University of Colorado where his ski jumping skill led to two national championships. Two years ago, Rusty was inducted into the CU Hall of Fame as a “Living Legend.” This athletic drive served him well as he battled Parkinson’s Disease for the last 35 years. Before his disease seriously advanced, he lived in Steamboat Springs, CO and Wilmot, NH and directed ski schools at both the Steamboat Ski Area and King Ridge in New London, NH. Throughout his life, Rusty was a consummate outdoorsman, hunting and fishing from the Rockies to the Whites. The manner in which he battled Parkinson’s was his greatest athletic achievement and an inspiration to many. He is survived by two sisters, Dorothy Chandler Pratts of Rockville, MD and Mikell Chandler Perry of Lewiston, ME; two brothers, Charles Chandler and wife Nancy of Warren, NH and Gene Chandler of Bartlett, NH; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. His extended family includes the children of his former companion, Priscilla Fauver, Alysson Fauver of Montana and Jonathan Fauver of Switzerland. Calling hours will be on Thursday, December 10, from 2-3:30 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A private burial will be observed by Rusty’s family at Garland Ridge Cemetery in Bartlett at a later time. The family extends their heartfelt thanks to everyone at Grafton County Nursing Home for their loving care of Rusty. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grafton County Nursing Home Activities Fund, 3855 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774. ------------------------------------------------------ Alice Raynor Baldwin Chandler died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the New London Hospital. She was born in Cypress Hills, New York on April 1, 1919, the daughter of Benjamin and Lillian (Germain) Raynor. She graduated from Richmond Hill High School at the age of 15, attended Delehanty Business School and NYU. She had an extensive business career in NYC as officer and director of three corporations. She worked as Export Traffic Manager for Holland American Merchants Corporation and later as corporate manager of Bartolucci Arts and Interim, Inc. During World War II she was married to the late Major Peter Baldwin, US Army Air Corp. In 1960 she married Earle W. Chandler and shared his interest in farming and sports for 45 years. Earle predeceased her in 2005. At Chandler Farm, she and her husband raised Hereford cattle, hay and vegetables. During her farming days, she worked 32 years part-time for National Association of State Depts of Agriculture (USDA) visiting New England farms and hiring, training and supervising enumerators in the six New England states. In 1976, she was honored nationally by USDA as one of the Women of the Year in Agriculture. She loved animals and the out of doors and was an avid Red Sox fan. She was Overseer of the Poor for Wilmot for 30 years and ran many programs for people in need including a Food Pantry at the town office. She delighted in helping others, especially the people she called “The forgotten ones. She and her husband enjoyed golf and skiing at home, out West and in Europe. She was interested in teaching children to ski, taught in the North Conway school program, at Ragged Mt. where she organized a school program and later at King Ridge ski area. For fourteen years she chaired the Tina Cricenti Golf Tournament for women, a fundraiser for the New London Hospital. Survivors include her beloved corgi, Delia, stepchildren; Dorothy Chandler Prats of Rockville, Maryland and Wilmot, NH, Earle W. (Rusty) Chandler, Jr. of Warren, NH, Charles W. Chandler of Warren, NH, Gene G. Chandler of Bartlett, NH, Mikell Chandler Perry of Madison, NH, her special niece, Susan Durlach Monnier of Winthrop, Maine and Wilmot, NH, nieces; Joan Benson Quaile of North Carolina, Nancy Durlach Eisele of Andes, NY, nephews; Gary Griffin of Defiance Missouri, Peter Benson of Connecticut, Joseph Durlach of Kalamazoo, Michigan, many Raynor and Germain cousins and a host of grandchildren, grandnieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters; Gladys Raynor Barton of St. Louis, MO, Lillian Raynor Benson of Lakewood, NJ, and Mabel Raynor Durlach of Stamford, CT. To end her life as she lived it, she requests a simple service with a gathering of loved ones and friends. Burial will be held at the Bartlett Village Cemetery in the spring. A gathering will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 from 3pm to 5pm at the Wilmot Community Association, 64 Village Rd., Wilmot, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Wilmot Flat Baptist Church, PO Box 101, Wilmot, NH 03287. Rodney B. Chase, 66, of Bartlett, died April 14, 2012 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Born in North Conway, the son of Arnold and Beatrice (Hoyt) Chase, he was a lifelong resident of Bartlett. Rodney graduated from Kennett High School in Conway and was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time in the woods. The family includes: two brothers, Jerald H. Chase of Sebring, FL and Lawrence A. Chase of Conway and several nieces. Graveside services will be held in the Garland Ridge Cemetery in Bartlett on Friday April 20, 2012 at 11 a.m. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be made to the Bartlett Union Congregational Church, P.O. Box 132, Bartlett, NH 03812 in memory of the Chase family. The Furber and White Funeral Home, in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.- Alice Raynor Baldwin Chandler died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the New London Hospital. She was born in Cypress Hills, New York on April 1, 1919, the daughter of Benjamin and Lillian (Germain) Raynor. She graduated from Richmond Hill High School at the age of 15, attended Delehanty Business School and NYU. She had an extensive business career in NYC as officer and director of three corporations. She worked as Export Traffic Manager for Holland American Merchants Corporation and later as corporate manager of Bartolucci Arts and Interim, Inc. During World War II she was married to the late Major Peter Baldwin, US Army Air Corp. In 1960 she married Earle W. Chandler and shared his interest in farming and sports for 45 years. Earle predeceased her in 2005. At Chandler Farm, she and her husband raised Hereford cattle, hay and vegetables. During her farming days, she worked 32 years part-time for National Association of State Depts of Agriculture (USDA) visiting New England farms and hiring, training and supervising enumerators in the six New England states. In 1976, she was honored nationally by USDA as one of the Women of the Year in Agriculture. She loved animals and the out of doors and was an avid Red Sox fan. She was Overseer of the Poor for Wilmot for 30 years and ran many programs for people in need including a Food Pantry at the town office. She delighted in helping others, especially the people she called “The forgotten ones. She and her husband enjoyed golf and skiing at home, out West and in Europe. She was interested in teaching children to ski, taught in the North Conway school program, at Ragged Mt. where she organized a school program and later at King Ridge ski area. For fourteen years she chaired the Tina Cricenti Golf Tournament for women, a fundraiser for the New London Hospital. Survivors include her beloved corgi, Delia, stepchildren; Dorothy Chandler Prats of Rockville, Maryland and Wilmot, NH, Earle W. (Rusty) Chandler, Jr. of Warren, NH, Charles W. Chandler of Warren, NH, Gene G. Chandler of Bartlett, NH, Mikell Chandler Perry of Madison, NH, her special niece, Susan Durlach Monnier of Winthrop, Maine and Wilmot, NH, nieces; Joan Benson Quaile of North Carolina, Nancy Durlach Eisele of Andes, NY, nephews; Gary Griffin of Defiance Missouri, Peter Benson of Connecticut, Joseph Durlach of Kalamazoo, Michigan, many Raynor and Germain cousins and a host of grandchildren, grandnieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters; Gladys Raynor Barton of St. Louis, MO, Lillian Raynor Benson of Lakewood, NJ, and Mabel Raynor Durlach of Stamford, CT. To end her life as she lived it, she requests a simple service with a gathering of loved ones and friends. Burial will be held at the Bartlett Village Cemetery in the spring. A gathering will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 from 3pm to 5pm at the Wilmot Community Association, 64 Village Rd., Wilmot, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Wilmot Flat Baptist Church, PO Box 101, Wilmot, NH 03287. Donald Harland Clemons, 88, of North Conway, died July 31, 2009. Born in Bartlett, New Hampshire, son of Elwin and Laura (Trecarten) Clemons. He was a Chief in the US Navy and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was the plant service manager for New England Telephone & Telegraph until he retired at 55 to become a ski bum. In addition to skiing, he loved being with his family, traveling and being outdoors. He graduated from Bartlett High School and also attended the University of New Hampshire. He is survived by son Paul Clemons and his wife Donna of Charlestown, NH, his daughter Pamela Clemons-Keith and her husband Barry of Freedom, NH, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, his brother James Clemons of Bartlett and many nieces and nephews. His son James predeceased him. The memorial service will be held at the Bartlett Congregational Church Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2 p.m. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be made to the Bartlett Historical Society and the NH Association for the Blind. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.- Albert E. Carter Jr., 94, of Bartlett, died Dec. 26, 2010 at Mineral Springs in North Conway. Born in Pitman, N.J. on June 13, 1916, the son of Albert and Reba (Smith) Carter, as a young man he worked in a butcher shop, delivered coal and lumber and worked for a local undertaker. Mr. Carter served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Hawaii from 1934 to 1938. He had been employed with the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for thirty years as a electrician, worked at the Clover Motel in North Conway for fi ve years, worked at the former Heritage New Hampshire in Glen for 20 years and had been the Santa Claus for the Conway Scenic Railroad. Albert enjoyed making stained glass items and traveling across America, Alaska and Canada. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Junior Zepp, of Glen; a son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Joyce Carter, of Toms River, N.J.; four granddaughters, Pam Carpenter, of Center Conway, Stephanie Skidmore, of Lakeland, Fla., Beth MacDowall and Amy Fernandes, both of Toms River, N.J. and fi ve greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Ruth (Braddock) Carter, on Oct. 11, 2010. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. Roberta Rose Cassell, 70, of Bartlett, died on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine after a long illness. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, May 17, 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Bartlett. Service will include the burial of Roberta's husband, Henry J. Cassell, who passed away in 1987. Refreshments will be served at Scarecrow Pub in Intervale after the service. . EarlChandler ChandlerRusty AliceChandler Rodney Chase AliceChandler DonnaldH Clemons AlbertCarterJR Cassell BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Christine Chandler, 73 of Silver Lake died peacefully at her home on Nov. 23, 2010. Born on Dec. 25, 1936 in Perth, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of the late Hazel (Muckler) and Chester Davidson, she moved to Bangor Maine at a young age and worked as a waitress where she met and married her husband of 46 years, Donald Chandler. They moved their family to Bartlett and built and operated their own business, The Hansel & Gretel Restaurant for 20 plus years. They sold the business and moved to Silver Lake. Chris was a valued employee of Shop N’ Save (Hannaford) for many years and managed the fish market and was well known as “The Fish Lady.” Chris had a love of people and enjoyed life to the fullest. She was a hard worker and dedicated devoted wife and mother. She will be truly missed. She loved to garden and cook, she loved the outdoors and to go camping and she had a great love of life, and a wonderful spirit. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Donald Chandler, of Silver Lake; a daughter, Stephanie Chandler, of Silver Lake; a son, Marc Chandler, of Aurora Colo.; two brothers, George Davidson and wife, Ruth, of Perth, New Brunswick Canada, and Clement Davidson, of Moncton, Canada and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. in the Bartlett Village Cemetery, with the Rev. Sean Dunker-Bindigo, officiating, where she will be at home once again. At her request there will be no visiting hours. Donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care Services of Northern Carroll County, P.O. Box 432, North Conway, NH, 03860. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. James R. Clemons Sr., 86, husband, father, brother, friend, outdoorsman, hunter, carpenter, and all around great guy, passed away in his home, on Feb. 20, 2012. Jim was born and raised in Bartlett, and lived there his entire life. He was the last surviving sibling of 14 children born to Elwin and Laura Clemons. He was married to his loving wife Janet for 53 years, and lived next door to the house he grew up in. He was adored by his family, and particularly by his close nieces and nephews. His career with the U.S. Forest Service spanned 32 years. He was the sign coordinator in the 1960s and 1970s, responsible for making all of the signs in the White Mountain, Green Mountain, and Allegheny National Forests, maybe 2000 signs a season. Additionally responsible for the maintenance of WMNF campgrounds, such as making all the picnic tables and structures. He also spent many years as a trail inspector (lucky guy), logging hundreds of miles on the hiking the trails and peaks of the Whites to measure and inspect them, and to direct the maintenance of them. His favorite part of the job was the occasional helicopter flight required to bring materials to the job. After retiring, he and his wife, Jan, spent many good years in each others company, many times camping while crisscrossing the country. In later years, he was content to sit on his back porch and watch the birds, or put a few cord of wood in each year, right up until his final days. He leaves his wife, Janet; his sons, James and his wife, Lucy, Doug, and Dana; his grandchildren, Teresa Papavlo and Shannon Allain and her husband, Keith Allain; his great grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and great neices/nephews too numerous to list. His daughter, Barbara, predeceased him in 2010. Visiting hours will be 7 to 9 p.m, Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Church services will be held at the Bartlett Union Congregational Church on Monday, Feb. 27. at 11 a.m. In lieu of Flowers, donations can be given to the local Hospice Services or the Bartlett Union Congregational Church. Donald William Chandler, 86, of Madison, N.H., passed away of natural causes on March 11, 2019. Born in Bartlett, N.H., Don was the son of Philip and Katherine (Sinclair) Chandler. He was predeceased by wife, Christine Chandler and brother, Raymond Chandler. He is survived by partner, Janet Satcher of Madison, N.H.; son, Marc Chandler of Aurora, Colo.; stepdaughter, Stephanie Chandler of Laconia, N.H.; sister, Rhonda Chandler of Littleton, N.H. Don joined the Army in 1950 and served for three years in the Korean War. He was one of the Chosin Few (Chosin Reservoir) he received Purple Hearts, a Korean Service Metal with five Bronze Service Stars, UN Service Metal, ROK Presidential Unit Citation and Combat Infantry Badge. After he served in the military, Don worked as a apprentice for W.E. Carbonneau and learned his trade as a cabinet maker under the G.I. bill. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post 46, Conway, N.H. Don married Chris in 1964 and later opened a restaurant in Bartlett called Hansel and Gretel. In 1985, they sold the restaurant and moved to Madison. Many will remember his harmonica playing and friendly personality. He always enjoyed working in his woodshop, fishing, hunting, camping, guns, motorcycles and flea markets. Don will be missed by his family and many close friends who were blessed to have known him. Graveside services will be held in the Bartlett Village Cemetery later in the spring. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. To send a message of condolence or for more information, go to furberandwhite.com . Elaine Edith Henry Copp, 86, of Bartlett, N.H., passed away on July 26, 2020. She was Born on May 28, 1934, in Bartlett to Elwood (Shine) Henry and Ethel Chase Henry. She married her husband Donald Copp on Aug. 15,1957, in North Conway, N.H., where they lived in Bartlett for 16 years, and before moving to North Hampton, N.H., where they lived for 33 years before settling in Montrose, Colo. After Donald’s passing, she moved back to the valley which always held her heart no matter where she lived. Elaine always called Bartlett home. Elaine was a compassionate person always willing to help and care for those who needed it. She loved animals and enjoyed spending time in nature, she especially loved bird watching.She loved her community, and was a member of the Bartlett Union Congregational Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Kathie Clemons and Ralph of Raleigh, N.C.; and Donna Clemons and Paul of Pearland, Texas; her son Jeffery Copp and Brenda of Ridgway, Colo.; and her sister Elois Sullivan and George Howard of Jackson, N.H.; and seven grandchildren as well as five great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Donald; her son Jamie Copp; and her brother Ernest Henry. A private service will be held on Aug. 8 at Bartlett Cemetery. Donations can be given in Elaine’s memory to Jen’s Friends. Arrangements are being handled by the Furber and White Funeral Home. ChrisChandler JimClemonsSR DonChandler CoppElaine BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE CrouseIsabel Isabel G. Crouse was born Oct. 20, 1920, in Glen, N.H., she passed away on Oct. 31, 2020, in her home with family by her side. She was the oldest living native at 100 years of age in Bartlett, N.H. She was well known for her many hobbies from cooking, sewing, painting and stenciling to name a few. She was loved by many and has loved many in her life. She always looked on the bright side of things in life as she always knew that tomorrow might not be. She lived every day like it was her last. She lived life to the fullest, loved deeply and cherished her family and all the memories life had given her. She wouldn’t want people to be sad that she is no longer on this earth, she would want us to be kind to each other as tomorrow might not come. She was well-known for working at White Trellis along with many private residential cleanings. She is survived by her beloved dog, Lady, and her cat, Smokey; children, Rita Gordon (deceased Haven Gordon); Roberta Stanley (deceased Arthur Stanley); and Richard Crouse (Julie Eastman). She was proud of all of her grandchildren, Haven Gordon, Mitchell Gordon, Randall Gordon, Fred Holt, Cheryl Beaupre, Heather Stanley, Darlene Fenstermaker, Jennifer Smart, Richard Crouse and Heidi Crouse; 11 great-grandchildren (she was very proud of her great-grandson Richard D. Crouse for becoming part of N.H. Fish and Game); six great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She enjoyed Mia Kiesmans visits every week along with Brooklyn and Emma Flagg. A graveside service will be held at the glen cemetery for family and friends in the spring of 2021. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Gibson Center in North Conway N.H Doris M. Chadbourne, 93, of Bartlett died August 29, 2018 at Mineral Springs in North Conway following a long illness. Born November 19, 1924 in North Conway, the daughter of Leon and Lillian (Abbott) Sanborn, and was a lifelong resident of Bartlett. She was a graduate of Bartlett High School. She was married to the late Col. James F. Chadbourne, Jr., and left New Hampshire in 1942 on a train to Miami, Florida to wait for her husband who was returning from World War II. After the War Doris was a spotter, worked in a factory and was a housekeeper and cook for a Navy admiral. She was also a guide at the Washington International Center to show dignitaries around Washington, DC. After her husbands retirement she worked at Heritage New Hampshire and various local charities. The family includes: her daughter, Bonnie M. Cross of Glen; two grandchildren, Presley Cross and Kelly Rosas; four great grandchildren, Danica Cross, Dominique Cross, Cassandra Rosas and Armando Rosas.; two sisters, Evelyn Hayes and Ellen Hayes, both of Bartlett and a brother, Henry Sanborn of Rhode Island. She was predeceased by her son, James F. Chadbourne III and three brothers, Kenneth Sanborn, Carroll Sanborn and Carl Sanborn. There will be no visiting hours. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. To send a message of condolence, or for more information visit www.furberandwhite.com Nancy Katherine Sheehan Chandler Taught in local schools — Nancy Katherine Sheehan Chandler, 61, of Bartlett, died peacefully at home on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2003. With her at the time of her passing were her husband Gene, their sons and members of the family. Nancy was born in Beverly, Mass., to Elizabeth Welch Sheehan and Maurice Sheehan. She lived in Salem and graduated from Salem High School and Salem State College. After college, Nancy went to Africa to serve in the Peace Corps. When she returned to the States, she and friends came to teach in the Mt. Washington Valley. Nancy taught at the Edward Fenn School in Gorham, the John Fuller School in North Conway and the Conway Elementary School in Conway. Between teaching assignments, Nancy took time to raise her sons; however, during those years, she started the first Attitash nursery and oversaw its growth from a home-based facility to its move to Attitash where she helped it become an important part of the ski experience for young families. After retiring from teaching, she led snowshoe tours and nature hikes, becoming one of the valley’s respected and loved naturalists. She also sold nature photos and greeting cards through her business “Nancy’s Nature.” Nancy is also remembered for selling apples an hot spiced apple cider at the family’s roadside stand, for her love, music, all things Irish, and for being “the butterfly lady.” Nancy is survived by her husband Gene G. Chandler, of Bartlett; son Erik G. Chandler, daughter-in-law Lori and granddaughter Ella Rose, of Intervale; son Justin D. Chandler and fiancee Corie Ewers, of Telluride, Colo.; her brother and his wife Robert and Leslie Sheehan, of Merrimack; her sister Ellen Sheehan, of Salem, Mass.; beloved nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends. Visiting hours were Friday, Sept. 19 at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 20 at Our Lady of the Mountains in North Conway. Those wishing to do so may bring a flower from their garden or a wildflower to create a natural bouquet in her memory. Vases will be available at the wake and funeral. Donations may be made to the Nancy Chandler-Brett Beyerle Memorial Fund, RR1, Box 100, Intervale, NH 03845. The funds will provide financial assistance to students in the Mt. Washington Valley who are involved with athletics or interested in nature studies.==-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOUGLAS DAVID CHAPPEE: insisted on no obit ... let alone funeral.. so his wishes were honored. He was born on Nov. 27, 1959 and passed on June 16, 2019. After surviving double-lung transplant for 14 months. He had masters degree in accounting ... and ran Valley Ice in Bartlett for 31 years. Roger Clemons of Bartlett, N.H., passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 13, 2021, on his way to his 200th sky dive. Roger was born on July 14, 1948, to Mary (Willoughby) and Bruce Clemons of Bartlett. He graduated from Kennett High School in 1966 and Plymouth State University in 1970. Roger married Connie Dean, and they welcomed son Jason and made their home in Jackson, N.H., for many years. Roger worked at Story Land for two years running the steam engine and this led to his working on the Cog Railway for a stint. His extensive knowledge of trains made him well-known and respected in the rail-fan community. Roger was for many years the valley coordinator for Odyssey of the Mind and later Destination Imagination. He coached many Jackson/Bartlett student teams to the state level. In 2003, Roger attended the auditions for Resort Players’ “A Christmas Carol”with dear family friends Melinda and Marissa to watch them audition. While there he was convinced to audition himself and he was then smitten. Over the next 18 years, he was involved repeatedly with all of the local theater groups either onstage, backstage, designing sets, creating props, writing plays, or directing performances with the theater company he brought to life, Picket Fence Theater. Well in to his 60s, Roger discovered skydiving and was hooked. He completed 199 tandem dives at Sky Dive New England and many days could be found there watching and cheering others during their jumps as well. In 2016, Roger became a fierce supporter of the transgender community in the fight for nondiscrimination. His work on the sidelines empowered many people to be who they were meant to be. Roger leaves behind his son Jason of Biddeford, Maine; his sister Marilyn Ruggles and her husband, John (with whom Roger worked on the Cog) of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and his former wife and good friend Connie Dean of Jackson.Left behind as well are many cousins,many friends and hundreds of former OM members, DI members,and theater kids that have become amazing human beings due to knowing Roger in one aspect or another. Roger also leaves behind thousands of books as he never met a book he didn’t like. He considered Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Dr. Seuss as personal friends. A celebration of life will be held Oct.23 at noon at the Eastern Slope Playhouse in North Conway, N.H. Marilyn Elaine Hill-Chappee, 91, of Bartlett, N.H., passed away Feb. 7, 2021, at her home of complications from an earlier stroke. She was born July 14, 1929, in North Conway, N.H., the daughter of Neal and Mary Reba (Reynolds) Crouse. She grew up in Intervale, N.H., and attended Kennett High School in Conway. Marilyn lived the remainder of her life in Jackson and then Bartlett. She loved working with the public and had many fond memories of places like the Jackson Drug Store, Wildcat Country Store, Carroll County Hardware, Carroll Reed and Lucy Hardware. Marilyn enjoyed family gatherings with her children and grandchildren. She had a heart of gold and will be greatly missed. Members of Marilyn’s family include daughter, Marcia Bailey of Intervale; son Raymond Hill of Glen, N.H.; and son Timothy Hill and his wife, Ann, of Glen; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild as well as several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by Lester Hill and Louis (George) Chappee; her son Earl Hill and son-in-law Vincent Bailey. Walk through visiting hours will be Friday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Furber Funeral Home in North Conway. Graveside services will be later in the spring. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be sent to Jenn’s Friends. Donna L. Chappee, age 83 of Bowling Green, Kentucky, passed away on November 30th at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. She was born October 24, 1939 in Bartlett, New Hampshire the daughter of the late Virginia O. Chappee. She was a resident of Mount Washington Valley until she relocated in 2007. Donna had an undying love for animals and helped her youngest daughter, Charlene with the rescue of many animals over the last 25 years. She also loved to read, was a bit of a rockhound in her younger years in New Hampshire, loved sewing - making many beautiful pillows over the years, as well as many of the outdoor activities that living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire allowed. She was preceded in death by her beloved mother, Virginia Chappee in 2000 and her grandson, Kainan Provost in 2021. She is survived by her three daughters, Charlene Chappee of Bowling Green, KY, Janine Holdrige (Doug) of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Maureen Hussey of Summerville, SC and her three grandchildren, Alyssa Hussey and Brian Hussey both of Winchester, VA and Kaleb Provost of Willsboro, NY. A special thanks to Robin Hop and family of Morgantown, KY for their friendship and care of Donna in her time of need. We will be forever grateful. There will be no services at this time. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to the Butler County Animal Shelter in Morgantown, KY or to any animal rescue of your choice in her name. Editors Note: Donna graduated from Bartlett High School where she was active in sports and was crowned "Miss Sky Valley" at a 4th of July beauty contest. Delia H. Clemons On Thursday afternoon, June 2nd,1927 at six o’clock, Mrs. Delia H. Clemons, wife of Oscar W. Clemons of Bartlett passed into the great beyond. Mrs. Clemons was in good health until Monday, May 30th when she took to her bed. Mrs. Clemons was the daughter of William and and Jennie Tripp of Topsham, Maine and was born in Doakstown, New Brunswick, Oct. 8th 1895. Since her marriage to Mr. Clemons they have made their home at Bartlett most of the time Eight children were bom to them, seven boys and One girl. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Croston of Topsham, Me., and Miss Arlene Tripp of Topsham, Me. She was a member of Harmony Temple, Pythian Sisters She was a loving wife and a devoted mother and a kind neighbor and her death will be deeply felt. The funeral services wert held at the Congregational Church at 2.30 Sunday afternon. The Pythian Sisters attended in a body. -- PERCY CHANDLER : Glen— Percy W. Chandler '' died Friday, August 23,1974 at the Memorial Hospital, North Conway, after a long illness. He was bom May 25, 1904 in ' Bartlett and had been a life -long resident He was a retired, foreman for the Maine Central Railroad, and a member of the Glen Community 'Baptist Church. the family survivors are , wife, Mrs. Roxanne Chandler { of Glen; a daughter, Mrs. : Beatrice Allen, Glen; a brother, Philip Chandler, Bethrlehem; three sisters, Mrs. ; Rose Divine, Mrs. Beulah Barry, and Mabel Robertson, all of Portland, Maine; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The funeral service was Monday afternoon at the Glen Community Baptist Church die Rev. Peter Terletzky officiating. Burial in the Glen Cemetery. There were no visiting hours. The Furber Funeral Home, North Conway, had charge of arrangements. Anne ‘Shultzie’ Cotter A life well-lived. Please join us for a memorial service to celebrate the life of Anne “Shultzie” Cotter. We will gather together on Saturday, July 8, at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration, Route 302, Bretton Woods, to remember our wonderful friend who will be greatly missed. Reception to follow at The New England Inn & Lodge in Intervale, N.H. Please bring your fondest memories of Anne to share with family and friends. More information is available online at Everloved/Anne Cotter. Anne’s love and the warmth she shared whether you knew her as Mom, Aunt Annie, Schultzie, Oma Anne or Gigi will be remembered by all those who knew and loved her. Anne was born in Nashua, N.H., Oct. 18, 1929, the daughter of Francis and Josephine Schultz. Anne attended grade school in Hollis, N.H., and graduated from Hollis High School in 1947. A proud graduate of The University of New Hampshire, Anne was an active student serving as her class secretary, writing articles for the UNH magazine and graduating with a degree in economics in 1951. She remained very close and gathered annually with her college friends. Anne would spend summers as a child with her family in Lancaster, N.H. She fell in love with the White Mountains at an early age, a place she would eventually call home and raise a family. Moving to the Mount Washington valley in the late ‘60s, Anne worked several jobs but found her niche in the restaurant industry. Finding jobs as a hostess at Yesterday’s and later managing at the Wildcat Tavern, Anne would go on to leave her stamp on the Valley as the owner of several popular and successful businesses. First opening the restaurant, ‘Ye Yankee Chef and Shultzies An Elegant Saloon, Anne brought an amazing menu and a memorable experience to her guests both as the executive chef and consummate host. Anne had amazing grace with an impeccable taste in food; a skill set that would make her the perfect person to own and run her next business, The Riverside, An Elegant Inn. This was a place that would give Anne the opportunity to let her personality and immense kindness forge so many wonderful friendships with guests that she would host from around the country and world. Countless guests would become “regulars” and then good friends. One of Anne’s favorite parts of owning the Inn was the ability it gave her to cook alongside her son, Sandy McReel and developing deep and life lasting friendships with her employees. It also afforded her the ability to have her beloved German shepherds on the property at all times. If you saw Anne, her shepherds weren’t far behind. After years of running the Inn, Anne decided to move on to her next adventures which included traveling overseas and spending more quality time with her family and friends. Time away from the Inn allowed Anne to enjoy some of her favorite things more often like listening to classical music, reading historical books and ocean day trips with her “kitchen cabinet” friends. Never to sit still, Anne continued to stay busy by running the sandwich grill and souvenir store at The Grand Summit. Anne’s empathy and compassion for other people cannot be overstated. She had an amazing ability to make everyone she came in contact with feel special and loved. If she was your friend, she was your friend for life. Anne has touched and has had such a tremendous influence on so many lives. She was always there for her family and friends and not just during good times but more importantly when people were struggling. Her light was always on and her door was always open. Anne’s generosity was endless, often lending free rooms at the Inn to friends and family that may be going through difficult times. Anne had unwavering beliefs and was an active member of her church where she found great comfort during difficult periods of her life. She was a loving relative, a doting grandmother to seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and a fierce friend. Gigi’s bright smile, words of wisdom and bear hugs will be forever missed. There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in our hearts. Anne was predeceased by her son Albert “Sandy” McReel; her parents, Francis and Josephine Schultz; her sister Emily “Buzz” Schultz; her brother Spaulding “Spud” Schultz. She is survived by her son, Patrick Caskin and his wife Janet Caskin of Maine and their children Katie, Marisa Mora, and Patrick Caskin Jr., daughter Anne “Saucy” Wilion of Plymouth, Conn., and her children, Samuel and Elliot Wilion, daughterin- law, Kelly McReel, of Conway, N.H.; and her children, Nicholas McReel, Justin McReel, and his children, Harmony, Maximus and Jacob McReel. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire. Arrangements are under the care of Wood Funeral Home at 9 Warren St. in Fryeburg, Maine. Online condolences may be shared at woodfuneralhome.org.-- ChadbourneDoris NancyChandler DougChappee RogerClemons MarilynChappee DonnaChappee DeliaClemons PercyChandler CotterShultzie BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Clemons, Ralph Sr, Rita. Floris Orin Cook BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE

History Bartlett NH - Harts Location and Crawford Notch Share BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Village Area of Bartlett Page 5 "Street Scenes" Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Sawyer's Rock Sawyer's Rock was once a very visible landmark on Route 302 going west out of Bartlett Village. Currently, (2024) if you don't know where to look, and even if you do, there is not much left to see. Driving past this spot today you will note that Sawyer's Rock has been nearly obliterated to make way for people who want to get where they are going a little bit faster. About all that is left of historic Sawyer's Rock is this little chunk of it now located in the Upper Bartlett park, which is also the site of the historic Bartlett Hotel that once occupied this site. Rte 302 looking east. Sawyer's Rock would be just around the bend. Saco River on left. Probably about 1900. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Sawyers rock Rte 302 looking west. Mountain Home Cabins in the distance. Silver Spring Cottage is on the right. The Village is about a half mile in the opposite direction. Date is about 1920. chapel In Upper Bartlett is a neat little edifice, known as the " Chapel of the Hills," (picture below) built through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Souther among the people of the place, aided with a handsome contribution of three hundred dollars from a Mrs. Snow; who, however, died a short time before this object of her pious munificence was attained. The house was dedicated January 21, 1854, the interesting occasion calling together a large attendance, notwithstanding the deep snows of the mountain roads. Source: http://genealogytrails.com/newham/carroll/history.html Another consideration as you try to figure out this picture: Perhaps when the picture was produced from its original negative it may have been reversed; To correct that, imagine if the chapel building appeared on the right side and the other buildings would be on the left. Main Street dated 1896, looking west at Mt Carrigain. That much is a definite fact. We have had some friendly debate about how the church fits into this picture. This editor has found that it was called "The Chapel of the Hills" . At the time of this photo it was on the front lawn of today's school. It was later moved across the street where it remains to this day (2019) but without the Bell Tower. About 1800 Obed Hall's Tavern was said to be in this area. Obed was one of the early prominent pioneers, arriving in Bartlett Village in 1793. His Tavern was in this area. The large building on the right is in the area where the Cave Mountain House was located, and one of those buildings is probably it. It was built in 1890 and burned in 1905. Source Material, "The Latchstring Was Always Out" Aileen M. Carroll - 1994 Page 12 Albany Avenue, 1920; looking north. The photographer would have been standing near the railroad tracks Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Main Street 1909 - Looking West. This is the corner of Main and River Street. The horse watering trough is still there, Main Street looking West Main Street Looking West Caption says "Main Street Looking North". I'd guess they meant "Looking West". What Not Shop and Mobil Gas on the left. The George house is on the right behind the trees, The red roof is.>>________?________ Albany Ave from Railroad Square, Congregational Church stairs visible on left, Building on right is the Post Office and the Howard Hotel. dated 1915. Main Street 1909 - Looking West. This is the corner of Main and River Street. The horse watering trough is still there, Main Street 1945 - Sign says "Howard Hotel" Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Main Street near Woodbine Cottage Inn, Looking east. Who are those two young kids standing by the street? Also, note the method of hanging streetlights back then... River Street Bridge, Dated 1909. On the larger version (click) there is a drainage pipe of some sort on the right, emptying into the river...it is still there today. What does it drain? Route 302 looking west in the vicinity of today's North Colony Motel. Late 1940's fIRE1893 Concord Evening Monitor 1893 (1896)? Fire Sunday Destroys Entire Business District in Bartlett Total damage will approximate $100,000 At 5 o’clock a fire was discovered at rear of H. L. Towle’s grocery store and as there was no fire department in the village, it spread with lightening like rapidity. Word was telegraphed to North Conway for aid and at 7 o’clock a special train left for the scene. The ten mile run was made in a little over ten minutes. When the special arrived the business portion of the town was in ashes. The most strenuous efforts of the town’s people, assisted by the willing guests of the hotels availed to nothing. Within 2-½ hours but one store was left in the place. Fourteen families had been burned out and the Maine Central Railway Station, restaurant, and freight depot, together with the post office were destroyed. The total damage will be in the neighborhood of $100,000. Following are the principal losses: -Maine Central Railway about $10,000, insured -Mr. & Mrs. Foster, general store, buildings, stock $25,000, insured for $7,500 -P.J. Martin, general store, $15,000, insured $9,000 -F. Garland, drugs and jewelry, $2,500, insurance $1,500 -E.O. Garland, building, contents, $15,000 insured $7,000 -J. Emery, house and furnishings, $3,000 insured $1,500 -J. Head house $1,500 -H.E. Brooks (?) grocery store, $2,500 insured $1,000 -H.L. Towle’s building, $3,000, insured $1,000 -A.L. Meserve building and stock, $6,000 insured $2,800 -Miss Emily A. Merserve tenement block, $2000, insured $1,500 -Miss Bates, millinery $500 The town has an ordinary population of 2,000 but this is swelled in summer to three or four times this number. It is situated in the White Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad and the ride over this road from North Conway through Bartlett to the Crawford Notch is one of the finest in the eastern part of the country. -From the history files at the Bartlett Public Library 1893FireVillage chappee ClemonsBondChappee Drown Bond Left to Right, George Chappee, Sammy Drown (son of Myrtle Drown), Jim Clemons, Sr ; Girl in front is Ona Bond. This appears to be the late 1950's. The location would be in front of the old Garlands Restaurant . Chippanock Inn back left, the little building next to it was moved from another location. It was the oldest building in the Village at the time. It was torn down in the early 1960's. Notice the Shell Station on the right. You can't quite see it, but Mr. Clemons has a shirt with the Shell Logo , so we could presume he worked there. That location had a Gulf Station in the mid 1960's operated by a Mr. George Flynn. Mr Flynn and his family rented the Dot Stewart house down by Sky Valley. Flynn moved to Rochester, NH in 1968 and operated a much larger Gulf Station there, right in the center of town. As to the Bartlett Gulf Station, it sat idle for a time, in the early 1970's Mr. Richard Jones operated a restaurant called Fat Cats in the same building. It only survived for a year or two. It is currently the location of the Rogerson Construction Company . Photo courtesy of Maureen Hussey Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Flynn dot FatCats rogerson

Library History Bartlett, N.H. Jean Garland, The Face of the Library for 55 years, 1953 to 2008 These articles appeared in the Conway Daily Sun. Click their logo to read the article at their website. The story is reproduced here since story links sometimes get moved and no longer link correctly, if at all. Kathy Van Deursen has been leading the way since 2009 Conway Daily Sun, December 2021: By Richard Chrenko and Kathy Van Deursen, special to The Conway Daily Sun BARTLETT — While reading the book "Bartlett, New Hampshire — In the Valley of the Saco," by Aileen Carroll, we came upon the information that the Bartlett Free Public Library was established in 1896. As you will learn in this article, the library has had its “ups and downs.” The “downs” were when it was situated in two different basements. The “up” occurred when the library finally got to the first floor of the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School. In addition to these moves, over the period of about 100 years, the library moved vertically up 10 feet and horizontally about a quarter of a mile. This article has information from three main sources; the Bartlett history book mentioned above, a history of the library written by Jean Garland on her many years as librarian and comments by our present librarian, Kathy Van Deursen. The Bartlett book mentions that a Conway and Bartlett Social Library was incorporated in 1802, and by 1820 had 175 volumes. In 1896, the Bartlett Free Public Library was established in the basement of the Congregational Church, located at the blinking-light intersection of Bear Notch Road and Route 302 in Bartlett Village. We now go forward 50 years to 1946, when Jean Garland became a “fill-in” librarian when Mrs. Amadon, the town librarian at the time, was unable to be there. At that time, Jean was still attending high school, which was then located where the Bartlett school is today. The library was still in the basement of the Congregational Church and now had about 1,000 books. In winter, the library depended on a wood stove for heat. Jean became librarian in 1953 and book circulation was slightly over 2,300. A few years later, the first move came when the church put in a cement floor and central heating. It was nice to just turn up a thermostat to keep warm. In 1959, Bartlett began to send high school students to Kennett and the library moved to the basement of the school. It took some time and effort to turn the old woodworking room into a library. Jean’s desk was sometimes so overloaded with books that she had to use a grocery cart from Grant’s to handle the overflow. Low winter temperatures in the basement between 50 and 60 degrees meant wearing a winter coat while in the library. In 1964, Jean achieved a personal goal of hers, when the town appropriation for the library exceeded the town appropriation for the dump! Also in 1964, the Bartlett Public Library received the award “Outstanding New Hampshire Library.” Other programs were started, such as the Summer Reading Program. In 1968, a “4000 Footer” Reading club was the theme of the summer program. A member would receive a 1,000-foot credit for every book read. At the end of the summer the children were taken up some 4,000 foot peaks. Summer film nights were also conducted for the children. Starting in the 1960s, the public library also served as the school library and Jean was hired as a school aide. She continued her education over the years and in 1985 earned a bachelor's degree in library management. In 1985, the school and public library made an agreement to become a combined public/school library and separate budgets were established for each. In 1988 , during major school construction, the entire library of over 8,000 books had to be moved to the first-floor first grade classroom for the summer. In that location, some makeshift shelves collapsed, and books hit the floor. This was the first time the library was on the first floor, if only temporarily. At the end of the summer the library was moved back to the basement despite Jean’s concerns about the possibility of flooding during heavy rainstorms. This location also offered limited access for the community and the disabled. Jean’s fears came true when during a huge rainstorm the library was completely flooded. Attempts to remove the water and moisture and turning the heat up to 90 degrees never really eliminated the moisture problem and the library began to smell, or as Jean said, more appropriately, STINK. The smell permeated the whole school, eventually the entire library, books, furniture and shelves had to be moved again — this time to the school hallway while new carpeting was installed and then back to the basement. The library was again partially flooded a few years later. In the late 1980’s there was another school building project so the entire library was moved yet again, to the first floor room used by the preschool, involving over 10,000 volumes. Then back to the basement. In 1990, the library was moved in to a new spacious location on the first floor of the school where it exists today and where the public can enter directly without going into the school. Jean titled her history of the library, “Bartlett Public Library on the Move” which title seems very appropriate. Jean retired in 2008, and Kathy Van Deursen took over. At the time of Jean’s retirement, the library collection was nearly 23,000. Kathy took over directorship in January 2009. Her favorite story of her hiring was when Jean shared the information as to why she was chosen ahead of the other candidates. Jean said simply, “Because you were obviously a lover of the library, I have been seeing you and your children here in the library for years.” After an informal training session with Jean, Kathy took over. We use the term informal because having been the Librarian for 55 years, there was no precedent for training successors. It was a bit of trial by fire, Jean stored all her knowledge and experience in her memory and shared it through wonderful stories while keeping herself very available for support, it wasn’t easy for her to let go of her “baby.” In 2010, Elizabeth Kelsea was hired by the trustees as assistant librarian. After 10-plus years in the position, Elizabeth is a familiar face and a fixture in the library. An avid reader herself, she is always happy to talk books and introduce new authors. At the time of Kathy’s hiring the trustees were actively pursuing the establishment of a new, free-standing public library. This was always a dream of Jean’s to solve parking issues at the school, have more space for a growing collection as well as allow programming during the restricted school hours. The community was split on the project, separation of public and school, and split again on location — some wanted Glen some wanted to keep it in the village. The trustees continued to raise funds to support this move, but it quickly became clear that raising the necessary funds seemed an insurmountable challenge. At about the same time, the school offered the public library some adjacent space that allowed for expansion in the current location. The school also reconfigured the parking lot creating additional parking spaces and created a space within the building, a community room, which is available for hosting larger events. In this way many of Jean’s concerns were addressed. In addition, the library has undergone renovations over the past couple of years with the last major one taking place this past summer (2021). Once again, the library was on the move, everything traveled down the hall to a couple of classrooms while carpeting was replaced, walls were painted and the sagging book shelves were replaced. The library also purchased two new computers and a new book drop was purchased with funds from an ALA grant. As the finishing touches on the renovation take place the establishment of the Jean Garland History Collection, a special collection of New Hampshire and Bartlett history, has been given special recognition and location within the library. In 2006 ,The Friends of the Bartlett Public Library, a 501(c)(3), was established to promote and support the library with fund-raising (an annual used book/bake sale), special projects and programming. The volunteer Friends group continues in this capacity, facilitating a monthly book discussion as well as a number of New Hampshire Humanities programs, a newsletter, the Summer Reading Program for Children and the purchase of museum passes. The combined school/public library has worked well over the years and is one of only a few in the state. The location is in the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, hours and additional information regarding the library can be found at bartlettpubliclibrary.org; by calling (603) 374-2755; or emailing bartlettpubliclibrary@roadrunner.com . Patrons have access to public computers, Wi-Fi, copiers and a fax machine as well as online access to Overdrive, and don’t forget all the books and periodicals. History Detectives: How did the Bartlett Library get to be 125? | Local News | conwaydailysun.com JANUARY 2005 LIBRARY NEEDS MORE SPACE: Jean Garland, who has been the town librarian since 1953, met with selectmen last month as well to explain the space plight. The town has had a library since 1896, when it started out in the Union Congregational Church basement in Bartlett Village. In 1953, when Garland came to preside over the periodicals, the library had 1,100 books and one encyclopedia dated 1898. By the late 1950s, the library had exhausted this space."In 1959," Garland said, "Bartlett High School closed, sending its students to Kennett High School. One of the trustees, Flora Jones, suggested we look into moving into the school basement where the school industrial arts shop had been located. The school board approved, and a newly formed Friends of the Library, library trustees and the librarian cleaned the many years of coal dust from the exposed pipes, and painted the walls. New shelving was installed, and over the next few years this space was adequate. We once again ran out of space, and over the next couple of years we expanded our space in the basement twice.Garland said the library has undergone many changes since 1979 due to construction and flooding, among other issues. "In 1980," she said, "we were in a completely renovated library; unfortunately, it was in the basement, was not easily accessible to the public and prone to flooding. Garland also recounted the school's major building project of 1989, which meant tearing down the 1930s structure and constructing a new building to meet the needs of Josiah Bartlett Elementary School into the '90s and beyond."We now had a totally new combined library finally at ground level with handicap accessibility, a public library entrance, and for a time, adequate shelving," said Garland. "The library served both the community and the school well during most of the '90s. We were, however, once again running out of shelving space, storage space and meeting space. We often had inadequate and sometimes no parking spaces for the public library patrons."Garland said space has become a huge issue over the 1/19/25, 11:24 PM Librarian said public/school library is running out of space | News | conwaydailysun.com https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/librarian-said-public-school-library-is-running-out-of-space/article_7a2fd78a-5f2a-5666-b85d-0d37b095c9b1.html 1/2 past year. The library currently has 18,850 materials with the town collection being 12,984 books and 5,903 in the school collection. This does not include encyclopedias and some reference materials."As it appears there is no room for further expansion in the school it is now time for the public library to start planning how to meet our community's needs," said Garland. "Knowing this will take considerable time and funding the trustees feel it is time to begin the process now."Garland also informed selectmen that library officials are asking the town to set up a capital reserve fund for an expansion. NOT HISTORY YET; Library Trustees: January 2025 Christine Crowe – Christine is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees, she stepped into this role when Leo Sullivan stepped down. Jacky Egan – Jacky took over the position of Treasurer at a crucial time which included the normal operating budget and the construction/renovation budget. Laura Schoen – Laura is the Secretary for the Board. Cathy Konicki – joined our board and provides valuable input on all matters especially financial ones! Deborah Eskedahl – Please welcome our newest Trustee, we are so happy to have Deb join the Board. Current Library Director Kathy Van Deursen attends every Trustee Meeting so that all problems, concerns and plans are known to all. CURRENT LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Library Reports from 1938; 1912 and 1896 BARTLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY 1938 Report Receipts Balance forward $ 46 61 Received from town 75 O00 Received from precinct 100 00 Fines 4 46 Total Receipts $226 07 Paid Out Lewis Garland $1.00 Bert Gore 4 00 Hazel Amadon 39.53 Burham Garland 1 00 Porteous, Mitchell & Braun 20.83 Hunting Co. 49 27 H. W. Wilson es Insurance 14 28 Books and material 27 89 H. R. Hunting Co. Zen O 22.81 Total Paid Out 184.36 Balance, Feb. 15, 1938 41.71 Circulation of Bartlett Library, March l, 1937 to March 1, 1938, 3575 volumes FRED L. GARLAND, Treasurer. Report of Library Trustees. 1911-1912 Balance on hand March 1, 1911, $34 74 Received from fines, : $3.00 Received from Town Appropriation; $47.80 Total Receipts $85 54 DISBURSEMENTS. Miss George, Librarian, $15 00 Express, .60 Books, 10 24 Total $25 84 Balance on hand, March 1912 $59 70 Total number of volumes in Library, 1,030 L. A. DUNBAR, C. H. GEORGE, H. R. WITHEE, Library Trustees. Report of Library Trustees. 1896-97 To the citizens of the town of Bartlett: Your library trustees would respectfully submit the following report: FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 1896. Apr. 1, Cash on hand, $ 5 42 Insurance on case, 25 00 From Town Treas., 39 30 $69 72 1896, Aug. 1, Premium on insurance for '95, $ 3 50 Dec. 1, E. L. Lowell for case, 13 00 , Printing cards, 1. 71 Money order, .08 1897. Feb. 1, Premium on insurance for ’97 3.32 Librarian, services to July 21, ’96, 15.00 Librarian, services from Dec. 1, "96, to March 1, 97, 3 75 Balance on hand, 29 36 $69 72 The library was among the sufferers by the fire that occurred last summer**, and we have collected the insurance, as you will see by the financial statement. With a view of making it possible for all the townspeople to share in the pleasure and profit of the library we have submitted a proposition to the people of the lower end, through Mr. A. B. Pratt, having for its “object the establishment of a branch at such place as they may determine. Your trustees sincerely hope that favorable action may be taken in the matter at an early date. The amount of cash on hand will be expended for books, the addition of which way make about 300 volumes. Db. A. DUNE AE B. C. SMITH, L. J. FRINK. Library Trustees. **Editor's Note: The above mentioned fire is probably referring to the fire that destroyed the entire business district at about that point in time. Fire destroys Business District 1893 GO Maybe someone has something to add? Tell me at the email link below.

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The Intervale Area Hotels & Lodging Intervale is an un-incorporated area of the Town of Bartlett Photo credits: Alan Eliason, Top and Steve Morrill below. BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5 This 1952 photograph shows the northern end of what is now Rte 16A. Todays Rte 16 continues to the left, about where the little brook can be seen. The large house in the center was the Crystal Hills Lodge and Ski Dorm and later The House of Color operated by Les and Meg Brown. The little cottage complex (upper right) was known as Castner's Camps. Todays Dunkin Donuts is located approximately in the upper center area. chinese AERIAL PHOTO DETAIL: Our earliest knowledge of the smaller farm house near the upper center is that it was part of the Charles Farm. "The Chinese Shop" is picture at right. It is located in the vicinity of the Dundee Road on Rte 16A, know today as the 1755 House. Steve Morrill of Madison tells me that this was his Grandparents shop in 1924. His Grandmother, Gertrude, lived in China from 1913 to 1918 and his Uncle Stephen was born there. Stephen was a Captain in the OSS working alone behind enemy lines in Northern Italy during WW2. His mission was to blow up Brenner Pass to stop Nazi supply lines. Executed in 1945 The Chinese Shop in Intervale BOOK REFERENCE: The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II Kindle Edition Like a scene from Where Eagles Dare, a small team of American spies parachutes into Italy behind enemy lines. Their orders: link up with local partisans and sabotage the well-guarded Brenner Pass—the Nazis' crucial supply route through the Alps—thereby bringing the German war effort in Italy to a grinding halt. Brown Crystal Hills Lodge and ski dorm; later the house of color Wendy Brown Bridgewater, (Les Brown's daughter) who lived at the House of Color in the 1950-1960 era told me the house across the street from Crystal Hills Lodge (shown on aerial photo above) was occupied by May Young who had some affiliation with the Glen Baptist Church Choir. She was later affectionately known as "the cat lady" when she moved up the road a bit to a trailer with about 40 cats. When the Rte 16 by-pass was built I'm supposing the house was in the way and was eliminated. Below is Carl, Les, Meg and Wendy Brown perhaps 1956 or there-a-bouts'. They operated both the Lodge/Ski Dorm and later transitioned to The House of Color, a massive gift shop with thousands of items. They also featured a large display of native minerals and was a popular advice center for visiting "rock hounds" which was a popular past-time at the time. house of color Estimated date 1900: This Photo is near the Intervale Scenic Vista. White Horse and Cathedral Ledges. The large white building in the center was the Intervale House. The little white house towards the right side is Today's 1785 Inn - back when this photo was taken it was the Idlewild Inn. The building at the upper far left was the Clarendon Inn, which was destroyed by fire. The barns all belonged to the Cannell Family, both then and now although one was demolished to make way for the Vista Auto Shop which is there today (2020). The long barn at left was a bowling alley. The white building on the right was the Intervale Inn. The zoomed image below is part of the above picture to show the detail of the Clarendon Inn, The Intervale House and the Idlewild Inn. The picture below is the same area, but dated 1925. The Ernest and Jessie Hatch House - Thorn Hill Road Circa 1900 Photo and Story Courtesy of William Marvel and the Conway Daily Sun. In the late 1840s, John Hatch decided to give up his farm in Chocorua and move to a new one in Bartlett. He bought a homestead just below Benjamin Pitman’s place on the eastern slope of what was then known as Thorn Mountain, moving with his wife and two sons into a house that may have been built by the previous owner, Noah Sinclair. It would remain in the Hatch family for more than a century. Thorn Mountain Road was little more than a trail, which may have made the farm a bargain. Hatch and his sons, Ivory and Lorenzo, found Ben Pitman an accommodating neighbor, as neighbors often are in isolated communities, and he let them use part of his pasture until they cleared their own. Read the rest of this story at the original source. Conway Daily Sun PumpkinHollow Pumpkin Hollow - 1909: This is on today's Rte 16A and the house is still there. (2023) Fairview The Fairview Farm and Inn Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map The Fairview Hotel was built in 1854 by Cyrus Tasker who both managed and owned the property which he purchased from John Pendexter, Jr. Cy rus expanded the property when he bought the adjoining lot and homestead from the Reverand James McMillan. Cyrus died in 1888 and left the Hotel and 1800 acres to his son William. Prior to Cyrus's death William had focused his attention on the farm but as Cyrus aged William also managed the Hotel. Mary Todd Lincoln was an overnight guest here when she came to ascend Mt. Washington and President Franklin Pierce spent two weeks one year, . In 1896 the original Fairview was destroyed by fire, was rebuilt but only survived until 1919 when it was again the victim of fire. In 1920 the farmhouse on the property was enlarged and became the Tasker family house until 1933. In 1945 Peg and Ted Weeden purchased the property and 60 acres along with the house next to the barn (now Limmers). The Weeden's used that second house as a country store, gift shop and gas station. The barn became a dance hall, Harmony Acres (Intervale Playground). The main house and seven cabins behind it were opened to tourists and Mrs Weeden provided breakfast and dinner. A later owner was Dallas Verry who sold it to Joe and Evelyn Rivers in 1979. During the late 1980's the cabins were demolished and replaced with a number of Townhouse type dwellings that occupy the property to this day (2020). Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5

LIVERMORE, NH - A TOWN LOST TO TIME There is no better place to get a sense of life at Livermore than by perusing the Doctoral thesis written by Peter Crane. We have received his permission to present this book to you here on these pages. "Glimpses of Livermore: Life and Lore of an Abandoned White Mountain Woods Community". Find it HERE (or find it later in the "Livermore Menu" at the top right of each Livermore page). BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 603 374 5037 Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces AN INTRODUCTION TO LIVERMORE: Cellar holes and pottery shards hint at once-thriving communities By Fred Durso, Jr. The roar of the Sawyer River nearly drowns out Karl Roenke’s voice. While he walks along the water’s bank, the morning sun peeks through the birch and spruce trees and casts light on a world that has lain dormant for decades. The waterway seems to be the only constant in the area; once occupied by nearly 200 people, the land is now heavily wooded. It’s hard to believe that people—not just trees—once dominated this area. Yet Roenke knows a closer look will reveal pieces of the past. He takes a few more steps—and disappears into the brush. “We walk on this land now and the regrowth is just phenomenal,” says Roenke, a heritage resource program leader for the White Mountain National Forest, speaking above the river’s gush. “People don’t know the vibrant history of it all.” Roenke notices a gleam in the mud and points out a white ceramic piece. A few feet away near a fallen trunk, he discovers a black, glasslike shard that fits in the palm of his hand. “It was probably part of a vase or whiskey bottle,” he deduces before placing it back on the ground. The most easily discerned sign of life is a few yards in front of him. The 61-year-old leads the way to a nearby clearing, site of a building foundation where a grocery store once stood. A black cast-iron safe sits within the foundation’s perimeter, another artifact that tells a story of life here long ago. Time has concealed many signs of human activity. Situated in the south end of New Hampshire’s Crawford Notch (directly off of Route 302), the mill town of Livermore was shaped by the surrounding timber industry—its lifeblood—and the former Sawyer River Railroad. The town was officially dissolved in 1951, and Mother Nature has since moved in. But it’s hard to forget or ignore the past. While towns like Livermore have gradually died, Roenke and likeminded individuals with a passion for such hidden, historicalgems believe their stories are worth resurrecting. These advocates are discussing how to highlight historical sites in the White Mountains of New Hampshire such as Livermore and Thornton Gore, a former farming community. Though in its infancy, their “interpretive plan” could lead to the installation of informative signs at the sites. In the meantime, curious hikers can take their own trips through time, once they know where to look. “All of these abandoned towns have a tremendous story to tell,” Roenke says. “Livermore is one of the better ones.” Driving onto Sawyer River Road from Route 302, Rick Russack is surrounded by lands that have become, in his words, his obsession. The 68-year-old curator of the Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society has researched and gathered more than 8,000 photos of about eight former towns in the Granite State. He eagerly approaches the path leading to Livermore, about 2 miles up Sawyer River Road on the left. “These places talk to me,” says Russack as he walks past the former grocery store foundation on his way to the Sawyer River. “If we don’t tell their story, it’s gone.” Next to the river are two slender concrete beams 6 feet high. Skinny copper tubing—once enclosed within the concrete—is now partially exposed. The dilapidated structures once served as a water piping system for the town. Russack accesses Livermore’s other life source—its lumber mill—by making a right into the brush. Hidden within the dense forest is the mill’s foundation, 150 feet by 30 feet. Scattered bricks covered in moss and shrubbery fill the center. “Brick says powerhouse,” Russack explains, also noting that the mill housed steam engines. The mill was the last of three within the town; previous mills burned in 1876 and 1920 and were rebuilt. Logging was the predominant activity when Livermore was incorporated in the late 1800s, and its railroad spurred new life into the region. Lumbermen, who used waterways to transport logs from forests to mills, saw the potential of the new transportation system. But they had one hurdle—land ownership. Much of the North Country and White Mountains region was state land. According to C. Francis Belcher’s book, Logging Railroads of the White Mountains, New Hampshire Gov. Walter Harriman passed a law in 1867 that “sold and disposed of public lands” for practically nothing. The powerful Saunders family incorporated the Grafton County Lumber Co. and in 1877 began construction of the 8-mile Sawyer River Railroad, one of the smaller routes of the time since it stretched only from the Sawyer River Valley above Bartlett to the south end of Crawford Notch. Livermore became the Saunders’ part-time home; the family owned 30,000 of the town’s 75,000 acres, as well as a lavish, 26-room mansion. The town’s population increased over the years (census records report 160 residents in 1890), but the Saunders kept close tab on its occupants; their family’s permission was needed before any individual could reside there. Today, the area shows few signs of the 2 1/2 story houses with porches that lined the river. Yet Russack can tell where land was altered. Following the river downstream, he notices non-native flora. “The lilac bushes would say to me, ‘This was a cultivated area,’” he says. Birch trees, found near the mill site, also offer clues of habitation, since they grow in disturbed areas. An icehouse, engine house, blacksmith shop, grocery store, boarding house, school, and large barn dotted the area. (The school’s foundation is still present a mile past Livermore’s main site on the right side of Sawyer River Road.) Some of the mill workers lived on the opposite side of the river in the area dubbed “Little Canada.” “Very little is known about Little Canada,” says Peter Crane, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Livermore and is director of programs for the Mount Washington Observatory. “There are no company records that have been uncovered. The earliest mill workers, loggers, etc., were from the Northeast and New Hampshire. As the decades went on, more came from Canada and overseas and changed the demographics of Northern New England.” Though Livermore’s inhabitants lacked the amenities of city life, they made the most of their surroundings. “Times were tough,” says Crane, who interviewed nearly 15 former residents for his dissertation, completed in 1993. “It was a hard life. They were in a very remote area, had very limited medical care, and had many discomforts. But many looked fondly back on growing up in the area, their families, and being close to nature.” According to a 1982 article in The Reporter, a now-defunct newspaper based in North Conway, N.H., some workers weren’t comfortable with the hard labor of the logging camps and sawmill. Unable to tolerate the homesickness and physical exertion, they fled—that is, until the company hired a man named Sidney White to keep the recruits from escaping. During one incident, White shot an escapee in the leg, which resulted in a court case and a $3,000 fine to the lumber company. Other residents recounted rosier experiences. James F. Morrow recalled in a 1969 Yankee Magazine article “sliding in the moonlight down the hill on Main Street without worrying about the traffic, the big thrill of riding with my mother on the cow-catcher of ‘Peggy,’ the old locomotive of the line, into the woods to visit my father.” Some local people explored the surrounding area through AMC-sponsored trips, including one to Mount Carrigain documented in an 1879 Appalachia article. Using the already established railroad line, passengers would ride in flat cars with wooden benches during these excursions. However, the railroad was predominantly used to boost the lumber company’s bottom line. The Saunders carefully husbanded their timber resources: Though clearcutting was a common practice of the day, Livermore’s operation used “selective cutting.” “Striking down trees of a certain size was more conservative,” Crane explains. “It helped prevent forest fires because not a lot of slash was left behind, and it helped retain water better than areas that have been wiped clean. The Saunders represented the new age that was dawning—some greater sensitivity to the environment and looking toward sustainable yields, which is similar to the [USFS] forest management philosophy.” The mill was a prosperous operation. (Belcher notes that loggers were able to cut over the area three times.) But a series of devastating events sealed the town’s fate. After a 1920 fire that burned the mill (which was later rebuilt), a heavy flood in 1927 damaged parts of the railroad bed and bridges. “Looking at census records, Livermore was well on the decline by the time the flood hit,” Crane says. The mill officially closed in 1928. Many of the dwellings were sold for salvage, destroyed, or left to rot. The mansion burned down in 1965. The land, part of the White Mountain National Forest, is now under USFS control and uses include timber harvesting, recreation, and wildlife and watershed management. Only one private residence remains. For Russack, Livermore’s history lies not only in personal accounts and crucial dates, but also in the landscape itself. “You can read a book about Livermore, but to get out here and step on the spot, it’s a different experience,” he says. “Each time you visit, you see something you didn’t see before.” SOURCE MATERIAL: AMC Outdoors, October 2008 Livermore Main Street in the late 1800's. The Sawyer River would be flowing along behind these houses. The Saunder's Mansion is at the top of the hill. GENEALOGY OF LIVERMORE, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE - ---------------------------- ---- Information located at www . nh . searchroots. com On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties TRA NSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN ---- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ====== SOURCE: Gazeteer of Grafton County NH, 1709-1886, compiled and published by Hamilton Child; Syracuse NY, The Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, June 1886 page 511 LIVERMORE is a large wilderness township located in the northeastern part of the county, in lat. 44 degrees 5 minutes, and long 71 degrees 30' bounded north by Bethlehem and a part of the county line, east by the county line, south by Waterville, and west by Thornton, Lincoln and Franconia. It was incorporated in 1876. The surface of the township is rough, wild and picturesque, many of its solitudes even apprroaching the sublime. Among its mountain valleys spring the headwaters of the East and Hancock branches of the Pemigewasset river, flowing a westerly course through the township, Mad river, flowing south, and Sawyer river, flowing east. Upon this latter stream is located the lumber mills of the Saunders Brothers, of Massachusetts, the only industry carried on in the township, and who own the larger part of the territory. At present Livermore's only value is derived from its forests, the land being uncleared, and even if it was would doubtless prove too rough for purposes of cultivation. DESCRIPTION OF LIVERMORE NH in 1885: In 1880 Livermore had a population of 153 souls. In 1885 the town had one school district and one common school. Its school-house was valued, including furniture, etc. at $151.00. There were twenty-eight children attending school, taught during the year by two female teachers, at an average monthly salary of $26.00. The entire amount raised for school purposes during the year was $145.12, while the expenditures were $130.00, with W. G. Hull and O.P. Gilman, committee. VILLAGES Livermore (p.o.) is the name given the little village clustered about the lumber mills on the Sawyer river. In 1877 a track was laid from about four miles beyond this point to the Portland & Ogdensburg road, for the purpose of transporting lumber and timber. It is known as the Sawyer River railroad. The village has about twenty dwellings. William G. Hull is the postmaster and manager of the company store. BUSINESSES THE GRAFTON LUMBER CO.--The first mill was built by the Saunders Brothers in 1876, and was destroyed by fire the same year. In 1877 they put up the present structure, which is operated by a 150 horse power engine, for which steam is generated in five boilers. It cuts from 3,000,000 to 11,000,000 feet of lumber per annum. C.W. Saunders is the company's agent here. (end) Livermore in 1921. In the early days it was common practice to roll the travelled ways as opposed to the current method of plowing the toads. Pictures of Livermore in August 1963 provided by Ted Houghton. We appreciate getting these photos. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore as it looked in August of 1963. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore, August 1963. Unfortunately, due to increasing vandalism, the mansion was burned to the ground in 1965 by it's new owner, Mr. Shackford. A view out an upstairs window at the Saunder's Mansion in Livermore, August 1963. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore as it appeared in April of 1964. All four photos courtesy of Ted Houghton. Website Editors Note: I have endeavored to collect as much information as is available about Livermore, NH. To that end, I believe this section to be amongst the most complete collection of material about Livermore to be found all in one place. Some of the information is provided by links to other websites and in all cases I have provided Source data for the information. Some items that have been "copied and pasted" from other websites were done in that method only because I have found often times the original material either gets moved or deleted and links to the information "go bad" overtime. If I have "stepped on any toes" that was not my intention. Another favorite website is White Mountain History dot Org. They also have an array of information and pictures of Livermore. I encourage you to check out that site: (it opens in a new window) https://whitemountainhistory.org/Livermore.html If you have any information you would like to contribute please contact me. group photo camp2 Here's a rough looking bunch at Logging Camp #2, all seem to be wearing their toughest faces on this day. Note the guy at right with puppy and guy in back row left with a pet chipmunk. Do YOU know any of these men? We would love to hear from you! Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces Camping gear: Chipmunks 🐶Puppy Hat

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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Wrecks and Disasters 1922 - Wreck of the 380 - at Bemis - Washburn Wreck of the 380 1927 - Wreck of the 505 - Morse - Clemons Wreck of the 505 1952 - Wreck at Dismal Pool Wreck at Dismal Pool

Historic Lodging Intervale Area- Page 4 The material for this page was taken from "The Latchstring Was Always Out" by Aileen M. Carroll - Published by Peter E. Randall for The Bartlett Public Library 1994 Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5 BITS & PIECES ConcordCoach How did folks get around back then if not on horseback or a train? The Concord Coach of Course. The one pictured here was owned by the Pittman brothers of the East Branch House. One of the most significant horse-drawn vehicles developed in America is the famous Concord coach, first built in the late 1820s in Concord, New Hampshire. The sturdy suspension system was well suited to travel on rugged terrain. Its strength, durability and comfort established the company's reputation and the vehicles were shipped to all parts of the U.S. and abroad with an average price of $1000. The Henry Ford Museum has the Concord Coach that was ordered new from the Concord Coach Company here in New Hampshire in 1891 by the Pitman brothers who owned the East Branch House. Also, check out the history of Concord Coach #80 , which is on display at The Concord Group Insurance Agency at 4 Bouton St. in Concord. Just over the bridge spanning the East Branch was the East Branch House. It was established about 1870 and was substantially larger than the other Intervale Hotels with a capacity of 125. Its rates were comparable to its rivals at $7. to $10.50 per week. Its guests could actually hear the sound of the stream from their bedroom windows. Its owners were two brothers, William and Winthrop M. Pitman, great grandsons of Joseph and Alice (Pendexter) Pitman. Having grown-up in Intervale they were no strangers to the Hotel business as many of their ancestors and relatives were also Innkeepers in the Intervale area. The Pitman name was evident in Bartlett's history from the very beginning. The Hotel they built and operated was a great success with a loyal following. In 1898 the hotel burned in what was described as an awesome spectacle to those viewing it. There is more information on the Intervale Hotels and the various generations of Pitman's in the book cited at the top of this page, "The Latchstring Was Always Out". READ ALL ABOUT THE PITMAN FAMILY AND THEIR RESORTS AT THIS LINK: East branch The Holiday Inn holidayInn Who owns the Holiday Inn Tradename? The Courts started getting involved in the 1950's and a decision was reached. Find out what happened HERE 2023 UPDATE: These Links Were Provided More Than 10 Years Ago. This pdf booklet tells a remarkable history of the Holiday Inn from the very beginning in 1918 all the way to 2010 or there-abouts. www.wxtoad.com/images/nh/Holiday_Inn_Booklet.pdf Ted also offers us his story about "Growing-Up in a Country Inn" 2023 Update: This link seems to work and well worth a look ! https://wxtoad.com/index.php/our-travels/new-england/growing-up-in-a-country-inn This building was first known as Carletons' Inn, The Forest. In 1918 it was purchased by John and Gertrude Fernald and became Fernald's Cottage. By 1930 it had new owners who renamed it Rest-a-Bit and, unusual for the time, operated the Inn year round. It had one more owner before 1946 when the Burgess's purchased the property and renamed it the Holiday Inn. By the 1960's the Houghtons' owned the property and there was a legal battle with the bigger chain brand name, Holiday Inn, but it continued with its name until 1984 when the Clough's purchased it and renamed it back to its historic beginnings, The Forest. 2014 addition: Ted Houghton sent us a copy of his sister Pat Houghton Marr's history of the building along with pictures and memorabilia. You can view it here: HOLIDAY INN. _________________________________________ OK, The Clarendon is really located in North Conway but seems close enough to be related to the Intervale family of Inns and Hotels. Inside the Clarendon, Intervale, NH Lodging Intervale -- pg 3 Clarendon Inn Destroyed by Fire in 1963. The Bellview occupied this spot before the Clarendon, it also burned. The story from "the SIGNAL" newspaper is shown below. embership & Current Info Contact & Guestboo K INDEX & Beginning S People Places Things Railroads S Clarendon Inn: 1908 Photo above and 1930's photo below. It burned 1963 in what was described as "a spectacular fire". The Bellvue occupied this spot before the Clarendon. The Bellvue also burned. Clarendon Fire Clarendon The New Fosscroft Inn appears in an undated ad. The vehicles appear to be 1930's era and the name Henry J. Murphy is shown with a phone number. It does appear substantially remodeled. The Fosscroft Inn - Intervale Built by Ernest Foss in 1925 at a time when the era of big hotels was coming to an end. It was built on the site of the former Langdon Hotel. As train travel decreased, its time as a hotel was brief and by 1950 it was home to Ray Houle's Yankee Peddler, an antique shop . A reliable source told this editor that when Ray Houle bought the building he moved it across Rt 16 to its final resting spot, just west of todays scenic vista. In 1973 Daniel C Bianchino moved to this building and managed it as the Choo-Choo Inn. His occupancy did not last long as the building was destroyed by fire later in that same year. Mr. Bianchino removed to Dundee and died in North Conway in 2020. fosscroft Houle YankeePed bianchino headlands RayHoule The Headlands - Intervale This editor has found very little information about Headlands Inn except for a couple of post cards (below). Susan May (1947-2020) was nice to point out that Headlands, The Pequaket House and Smith Tavern were different names for the same building over the years. It was just north of today's Perry's Rest and burned in the 1960's. Does anyone know more? Tell Me smithTavern Smith Tavern Smith Tavern, Intervale, NH Early 1930's (formerly the Pequawket Inn) I bet you know right where this spot is. Next time you go by this spot remember Smith Tavern was once there and before that it was known as the Pequawket Inn . After the Smith's, Jerry and Carolyn Graves ran it as the Pequawket House. Pequawket Inn Pequawket The Pequawket Inn was built in 1854 by Hazen Pitman whose wife managed both the Inn and the farm. Like many others, it was destroyed by fire in the 1960's. Mrs. Harriet Vickery's Pequawket House first operated as an Inn beginning in 1845 by Hazen Pitman, Vickery's father. "Hattie" operated the Inn from about 1880 until her death in the early 1900's. The Inn accommodated about 70 people and was considered to appeal to the budget conscience traveller. After her death the Inn was purchased by a Mrs C.C. Small who operated it until 1927; at which time it was purchased by Newell and Gladys Smith who renamed it the Smith Tavern. The next owners were Jerry and Carolyn Graves who renamed it to the Pequawket House. Unfortunately the building was destroyed by fire in the early 1960's. HazenPit vickery graves Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5

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Glen - Jackson Station More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad built the first station here, originally named Glen in the spring of 1873. It and today's station are located 64.73 miles from Portland. I could find no pictures of the original building. The only proof it existed is in the P&O Stockholders Report of 1874. In 1889, one year after the Maine Central Railroad leased the P&O, a new station with a restaurant, ticket office, western union office, and men and ladies waiting rooms were constructed. The sidings opposite the platform side of the depot and including one spur out beside the east end of the station had a capacity of 83 cars. Logs were brought in 2-3 times a day from the Rocky Branch Logging Railroad from 1908-1914.and were transferred to Maine Central log cars. The Station was closed on January 22, 1950. Today, the Glen and Jackson station survives but does not serve a Railroad. It is owned by the Hickory Hawks Ski Club of Melrose, Massachusetts. Scotty Mallett has researched and written the information on this page. Intervale Station Glen Jackson Station 1912 looking southeast. Photo courtesy Jane English Source: History of Carroll County - Georgia Drew Merrill - 1889 This video is mis-labeled. Apparently the video-guy thought he was in Intervale but this is actually taken at the Glen - Jackson Station looking west. There are many more pictures at the Facebook Page "MEC RR MT DIVISION". Mountain Division at Facebook More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right...

Holiday Inn - Rest a Bit - The Forest - Glen Oaks Inn The Holiday Inn story begins long before the "Holiday Inn" as most of us think about it now. It started in the 1850's as a private residence and later a store. It began its life as an Inn in 1890 with Daniel and Mary Carlton as it's Innkeepers. The story continues and is told very effectively by Patsy Houghton Marr, a daughter of the owners during the 1950's. Their son, Ted, has provided a couple of links that provide a remarkable quantity of pictures and information. The links are provided at the bottom of this page. HOLIDAY INN HISTORY Written by Patsy Houghton Marr The inn was not always an inn. In fact, it was not always one building. Years ago, buildings were moved and merged as needs arose, and this building was no exception. The section of the living-room nearest New England Inn was built about 1835 and originally a general store. (The wide board floors under the current flooring are original.) Its original location was close to the present New England Inn pool. The other section of the living-room was a home and was built about 1850. Both properties were owned by Harry Mauran, who according to one of a Carlton granddaughter, had a stage name of “Bloodgood”. In the early 1880's, Mr. Mauran gave the small home to Daniel Dinsmore Carlton, who then purchased the store building and moved it to the current location and joined it to the home already there to make a home large enough for his and his wife Mary’s family, which home became known to all as the “Little Red House”. In 1890, after adding the third story and the classic Victorian mansard roof, he opened the building as an inn called "The Forest". The Carletons operated the inn as a summer vacation destination. There they raised their family (four children - twins Rose Mary and Mary Rose, Jeannette, and Ruth). Mr. Carlton was a stone mason who, in addition to laying the foundation for his own home and later inn, laid foundations for the Crawford House, the old covered bridge in Glen, and the Hampshire House across the street which was razed about 2000. The granite for the foundations came from the Redstone Quarry. About 1918, John and Gertrude Furnald purchased the inn. According to Ruth, then ninety-three years old, Mrs. Furnald said to Mr. Carleton, “Well, I’d like to purchase The Forest... how much do you want?” Mr. Carleton replied, “What will you offer me, Gert?” She said “I’ll give you $8000", and he said “Sold!”. The Furnalds renamed the inn "Rest-a-Bit". They are reported to be the first owners to open the inn during the winter months. In 1938, the Furnalds sold the inn to Warren & Bess Stanley from Beverly MA, who renamed the inn "Stanley's". They operated the inn during the war years with the challenge of finding enough ration stamps to obtain enough food for feeding the guests of the inn. He even allowed guests to pay their bills with ration stamps. In 1946, the Stanleys sold the inn to George and Charlotte Burgess. It was the Burgesses, who, inspired by the movie "White Christmas", changed the name to "Holiday Inn" which was retained until 1984. George was a ski instructor, which helped to supplement the income of the inn. George and Charlotte were the perfect hosts - both to their guests and to their circle of local friends. In 1950, the Burgesses sold the inn to Ed and Winnie Houghton. Ed was also a skier. In fact, it was his love of skiing that had driven his decision to give up the business world and become an innkeeper. He was torn between the two major ski kingdoms of the east - Stowe, Vermont, and North Conway, NH. (One of his best skiing friends, Hal Shelton, nearly simultaneously purchased the Golden Eagle in Stowe.) Patsy and Ted Houghton were the first children to grow up in the inn since the original Carlton family. The era of the Houghtons was the heyday of the skiers arriving by snow train and summer guests arriving by train. In the earlier years, there was a train station in Intervale, and trains ran twice a day. Guests were dependent on inn-keeper transportation and enjoyed three meals a day. Summer guests were treated to day-long outings with the Houghton family. Skier guests were transported to and from the slopes. The primary ski area was Cranmore Mountain, home of the famous Skimobile, which was a track with individual open cars pulled along the track by a cable. It was the days of the Alberg skiing technique made famous by the Austrian Hans Schneider . In the late 1960's, due to the demise of the snow trains and the proliferation of the automobile, lunch-time meals were dropped from the inn schedule. The Houghtons, like the Burgesses before them, entertained their guests and created a home-like atmosphere that caused long-time friendships to develop between them and their guests and among various groups of guests. In winter, the adults hovered by the fire entertained by Winnie as late as they liked. In summer, the activity focused on the screened front porch filled with comfortable wicker rockers and chaises interrupted only by wild croquet and badminton games. There were always raucous card games underway, and music flowed often from the hands of Winnie on the piano in the early years and later on the organ which replaced it. Ed occasionally joined her on his sax. (The baritone sax was the favorite.) For years Holiday Inn offered a winter attraction for area visitors and even made the Boston newspapers for a winter ice show over 50 feet in height next to the stone cottage. The structure was actually the result of a well-directed hose serving as a “bleeder line” to prevent frozen pipes during the coldest sub-zero days of winter. In August of 1954, the Houghtons purchased the stone cottage and the acreage behind it from Everett and Anginette Weatherbee, who had spent many summers there. The cottage had been built by Marion Weston Cottle, one of the first NH lady lawyers. She came from Buffalo NY and had practiced law in New York City and Boston before moving to Intervale. She was known for being an enthusiastic lecturer on suffrage matters as well as other legal matters. Later the cottage became a gift shop known as “The Arrow” run by Cedelia Cox. The Houghtons' added heat and divided the cottage into two units. On 15 March, 1956, Ed Houghton’s parents purchased the house on the hill behind the inn, along with several acres. They spent many summers there, while the “Holiday Chalet”, as it was named, housed the overflow skier groups in winter. Finally, the senior Houghtons made this their permanent home until Mrs. Houghton, now a widow, could no longer live there alone. It was then that the little cottage at the rear of the inn was added as her residence. The “Chalet” became part of the inn property, and, after her death, the cottage became another guest unit. The original owner of the chalet, then known as “Sylva of the Pines”, was Attorney Marion Cottle. She lived there during the years that she practiced law in the stone cottage. In 1976, Bob & Lois Gregory bought the inn. Under the pressure of changing times, they began the transformation from the group baths (two on the first floor and one on the 3rd floor) to private baths. This reduced the former 12-room inn to 7-rooms. Meanwhile, the “Holiday Chalet” became the permanent home of the Houghtons where they lived until 199__. In 1984, Jim and Lynne Clough purchased the inn. It was they who decided to return to the original name of “The Forest”. Holiday Inn had been a wonderful name for many years, but the proliferation of the Holiday Inn chain had greatly complicated guest inquiries and reservations. In the 1960's the Houghtons' had succeeded in legally blocking the chain from building in Carroll County, but the Cloughs decided to make the name change anyway. In the late 1980’s, Ken and Rae Wyman purchased the inn. They were the first to dub the inn as a B&B and advertise it as such. Rae Wyman made many decorative changes to restore the rooms to a more Victorian decor. She also served afternoon tea to her guests on an assortment of English fine china. (Ken Wyman Obituary) In 1996, Bill and Lisa Guppy acquired the inn. They ran it as a B&B until 2004, when sale was necessitated by Bill’s rapidly declining health. He died the day after the sale in January of 2005. The newest owners are Mitch Scher and Linda Trask, who renamed the inn “The Glen Oaks Inn”, which became official at a special Open House on June 1, 2005. The new history belongs to them. What's Happened Since 2005? This editor has lost track of the goings-on there however a 2025 Google Search brings up no current results. A Quick 180 year Summation: 1835 Mr Mauran operated a General Store here. 1890: An Inn called The Forest 1918: An Inn called The Rest-a-Bit 1938: An Inn called Stanley's 1946: An Inn called Holiday Inn 1984: An Inn called The Forest 2005: An Inn called The Glen Oaks 2025: No information found... "The Other Holiday Inn" A story of Tradename Infringement. Click Picture for a larger "Pop-Up" More about George Burgess in an Eastern Slope Signal Article about his career move in 1963; a picture of him too. READ IT HERE CHALET Ted Houghton provided these PDF files that are Authored by Patsy Houghton Marr. They incorporates the history shown at left along with pictures, old brochures and other memorabilia. Ted offers the caveat "That this is a very large file and it may take a minute to download onto your computer screen..." This editor found it well worth the wait...but they both downloaded in only a few seconds for me. _______________________________________ 2025 UPDATE: These Links Were Provided in 2013, twelve Years Ago. As of January 2025 the links are still working. __________________________________________________ www.wxtoad.com/images/nh/Holiday_Inn_Booklet.pdf Ted also offers us his story about "Growing- Up in a Country Inn" _____________________________________ 2023 Update: This link seems to work and well worth a look ! https://wxtoad.com/index.php/our-travels/new-england/growing-up-in-a-country-inn