Miss Caroline Lowe Bequests to Town

Appleton Academy, Library and Historical Society

1961

List Bequests In New Ipswich Resident's Will NEW IPSWICH-

   Miss Caroline Lowe, who died earlier this summer, left $500 to Appleton Academy to be used for general purposes for the institution, it was announced this week. 

   She also left $500 to the New Ipswich Library and willed to the New Ipswich Historical Society a bureau made by Jonas Chickering, her great uncle. 

   Chickering, who was a native of Mason, grew up in New Ipswich where he learned the trade of cabinet making, be fore going to Boston where he founded the Chickering Piano Company. 

   This bureau, is without doubt, the only piece of furniture in this area which it can be said was definitely made by Chickering. It was reportedly a gift to his stepmother, a New Ipswich resident, when she married his father. 

   Miss Lowe was a teacher in Newton, Mass., for many years before she returned to her home here to retire.

Looking back on the life of Caroline Lowe

Photos of Caroline Lowe

One Hundred Formulas

George Carmichael donated a copy of Stephen A. Thayer’s “One Hundred Formulas” which was published in 1883. It contains recipes from everything from printing ink to pain killers. I would question whether it is a good idea to put zinc sulphate and lead acetate into your eyes.

WARNING: Please don’t try any of these “remedies”, many contain ingredients which have been shown to be harmful.

James Roger diary entry

November 14th 1908 (Saturday)

Fair clear cool day, frosty wind west to NW; W. David went to Greenville in morning got horse shod at Chandler’s. Brought grain in afternoon went on road with scraper finishing off the State Road Contract.David saw Mrs. Ralph Parker out for a short walk today. Got letter from Alice with one from Hamish enclosed. Johnnie’s arm bothering him a great deal.