Nyman Farm Buildings Fire
1931
July 20, 1931
NEW IPSWICH, N. H., July 20 The farm buildings owned by John Nyman and situated about a mile and a half from High Bridge, on the old turnpike road leading from High Bridge to Mason, were destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The family were all away, picking blueberries, and the fire started in the barn, which was consumed before help arrived. Some furniture was removed. The house was a large two-story building, made for two tenements and the barn also was large. For many years this place was owned and occupied by Charles M. Wheeler. It is near the site of the old Wheeler tavern, which was burned some time ago. The buildings were insured for $5000 and there was insurance on the furniture and tools. A new tractor was burned.
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.
George also donated some bottles of cough medicine and horse liniment, a gift from Eleanor Castonaguay.
Thank you for these donations.
James Roger diary entry
October 6th 1908 (Tuesday)
Frost warm bright day. wind S. David at Ashburnham. I brought on the Gordon lot all day. Peacock and wife and Mrs. Corbett also Chas & Mrs. Wheeler sorting church for Fair tomorrow. Mrs. Sampson and a Miss Reed called today..
They didn’t mention any animals in the barn fire. Hope there were none in there that perished. The other stuff can be replaced though with hardship perhaps.
Now about that tar and wild cherry throat/larynx/lung preparation. If you poured that stuff down your throat for any reason you’d probably have two problems instead of one.
The Wheeler tavern location mentioned here is close to the location I guessed at in a previous email, i.e., near the junction of Rt124 and Rt 31. On the bottle of liniment the location of the company is Bank Village. Wonder where in Bank Village? I suspect the tar containing liniment was not meant to be swallowed.