John S Parmenter
New Ipswich Historical Society
One of our most popular photos. John S Parmenter (1873 -1933) died by his own hand. He is buried with his brother in Smithville Cemetery.
The Parmenter gravestone was one of the many that was cleaned by Carl Toko.
On this day - October 19, 1897
William Jurian Kaula diary
The weather is superb. My large canvas is approaching completion. The wind is removing the leaves. There are curious green bunches now visible high up in the trees as they grow bare. It is the mistletoe which is so abundant here. The English Ivy grows wild over rocks and trees and is the vine most used on the buildings. There are still roses in bloom in our garden as fresh and beautiful as if it were June. Most of the other flowering plants have succumbed to the frosts. One of the odd sights that I have noticed lately is the spider's webs in the fields. Near sundown the webs catch the sunlight and the fields have almost the appearance of water or if the grass was soaked in water. While at work near the river I have watched long threads of spider's webs some ten or more feet in length as they floated across the fields and river and settled on the ground. Sometimes I caught a glimpse of the venturous aeronaut especially when I was enveloped in webs that fell over my easle [sic].
On this day - October 19, 1908
James Roger diary entry
19th (Monday)
Cooler and air full of smoke from wood fire near “Pratts” station. I took May and the children to Depot for noon train with Mr. Bucknan’s horse and brought grain. Burned weeds in forenoon and leveled the Gordon’s old lot in afternoon.
Nice work, Carl!
With regards to the Smithville firehouse. I don't remember ever seeing it. It must have been gone by 1942. Also a strange place to have it.