Willmore D. Ashley
New Ipswich Historical Society
Bill Niemi added a comment about Willmore D. Ashley being a mailman, town clerk, tax collector, license issuer, former selectman, justice of the peace, overseer of the poor, trustee for the cemeteries, sextant and policer officer. However he was also on the fire department. He was a public servant.
Obituary - John U. Davis
1885
MR. JOHN U. DAVIS of Ashby has just died aged 74 years 3 months. The deceased resided for many years at New Ipswich, N. H., where he held many important offices. He was very widely respected, and his business formerly called him into all parts of the United States. He married a niece of Hon. Samuel Appleton of Boston. A widow and four children survive him.
James Roger diary entries
4th November 1912 (Monday)
Hard frost 14 degrees wind SW to W. David took Hamish to noon train. I swept hall and H and I fixed it up for election tomorrow. I went to mail and heard some speakers on a whirlwind tour for Taft. Very poor speaking. I raked leaves on John Preston’s lawn and David brought in the cabbage out the garden in afternoon.
What was a fence viewer in the Revolutionary War?
In the early days, fence viewers had power to make and enforce rulings regarding escaped or trespassing livestock, the location of fences, and, above all, maintenance of fences. With fences so crucial to keeping livestock where it belonged, loose boards and rotting posts were big concerns.
I wonder what the 'fence viewers did?