The Annual 4-H
Cookie and Candy Bar Sale is held during the month of October.
Several varieties are NOW available for only $3.75 per package.
Candy Bars are $1.00 each. Your support to the 4-H youth in your
community is greatly appreciated. If a 4-H member has not contacted
you, please call 4-H leaders, Corine Miller, 435-84-97; Pamela
Clattenburg, 269-7291; Pauline Wheeler, 435-8752 or Mark Riel,
435-6346.
The final Library Book Sale for this year is coming up on October
18. If you have been meaning to donate a box of books to the sale,
now is the time. Books can be brought to the library during open
hours. Then set aside some time on October 18 from 8 to 1 to go up
and purchase some books for your winter reading pleasure.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, October 15, at 7 p.m.
upstairs in the Grange Hall.
Happy Birthday to Skip Jarvis on October 8 and Brianne Stone on
October 9.
The Conservation Commission is active in monitoring conservation
easements, reviewing wetland applications, land acquisition, wetland
studies, and partnering with the Recreation Commission to develop
the Recreational Master Plan for the community. Is Conservation an
interest of yours? If so, contact the Town Offices and volunteer for
this committee.
The next meeting of the Chichester Youth Assocition will be on
10-12-08 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall in
the Selectman’s Conference Room and is open to all Chichester
residents.
Chichester Grange
Chichester Grange met on Wednesday, October 1, with Master Anne
Boisvert presiding. The Dictionary Project Committee reported that
class counts have been procured, funding is being collected from
sponsors, and the dictionaries will be ordered soon. The Fair
Committee reported a blue ribbon on their exhibit at Deerfield Fair.
Wildlife sightings included deer, squirrels, turkey buzzards, wild
turkeys, Canada geese, and flickers.
The materials concerning the State Grange Annual Meeting have been
received from the State Secretary. Anne and Marty Boisvert will be
representing Chichester Grange on October 23 to 26 at the Nashua
Marriott. The October 15 meeting of Chichester Grange will be
devoted to reviewing resolutions and preparing the delegate
paperwork. October 15 is also the due date for donating linens,
laundry products, personal hygiene items, and calendars for the
various State Grange projects. The program, presented by Lecturer
Hannah West, was based on the letters used to spell the word
“October”. Members sang the “Opening Ode,” took a general knowledge
quiz to see how Clever they were, shared facts about Tomatoes,
discussed Outdoor activities, sang Happy Birthday to the three
people in the room with October birthdays, participated in a simple
yoga pose for Exercise, and concluded with a Grange song mentioning
Ruth from the Bible.
Walter Sanborn shared information about a trip he had taken with his
son Peter and others to view stage curtains and other historic items
in the area around Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT. The day included a
stop at the Blow-Me-Down Grange Hall in Meriden.
Members
are reminded that the Yankee Candle Fund Raiser packets and money
are due at the next meeting on October 15th.
Chichester Town Library
The
Chichester Town Library is pleased to announce a beautiful
multi-artist show which will be up for the entire month of October.
The students of Kim Roth, from The Kimball Jenkins School of Art are
exhibiting their beautiful paintings. The artists reception will be
on Saturday, Oct. 18th at 7:00. Please come if you can or drop in
during the month. Our hours are Mon. and Wed., 2:30-8:30; Tues. and
Thurs., 10-1:30; Friday, 1:30- 4:30; and Sat., 9-12.
For the kids, The Lovers of the Library are hosting a Letterboxing
Workshop. Letterboxing is a worldwide treasure hunt. Not only will
you learn how you can get involved in this growing activity, but you
will have a chance to help put a letterbox right here at the
library. The workshop will be on Wednesday at the library at 6:00.
Call the library to register, 798-5613.
Out Of
Your Attic Thrift Shop News
By Ruthi
True
Blooming Deals
Does clothing your family seem like Mission Impossible? It doesn’t
have too. If you’re like many folks now, you’re trying to stretch
those $$$$. Don’t struggle and waste your gas hunting for great buys
out in the big cities when right here in Chichester you have a nice
little thrift shop at Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop at 345 Suncook
Valley Road, Chichester.
We have many great clothing buys and offer a different special each
and every day we’re open. The great thing about us is you don’t have
to empty your wallet to shop here . You will still go home with an
armful. So come visit us and treat yourself to a fun shopping trip.
Most folks who come, find something and tell us it was fun shopping
with us. Most folks tell us they find us cheaper then their daily
coffee breaks.
The shaky economy is helping us get new customers trying to stretch
their hard earned dollars. We keep our prices geared with the local
communities in mind keeping them low.
Everyone wins at a thrift shop. The donator gets rid of what he no
longer wants or needs. It keeps out of the landfill. The person who
buys it gets a great price on something he wants or needs and the
Non Profit organization gets to help those less fortunate . If
you’re a very fortunate person isn’t it only nice if you help
someone out?? From our weekly drawing we can tell we have folks
coming from Manchester, Concord, Farmington, Alton, Bow, Loudon,
Pittsfield, Chichester, Epsom, and Northwood, and they come weekly
because we don’t charge an arm and a leg for items.
Wishlist:
1) Screwtop canning jars - especially pints and jelly jars.
2) Dog door (that you put on a house) Pittsfield couple.
3) Children’s snow shoes for Epsom lady.
Tractor Supply Company Names Riedy Manager Of New Chichester
Store
Dan Riedy
has been named store manager at the Chichester, N.H., Tractor Supply
Company store that is under construction, according to District
Manager Brian Parker.
Tractor Supply Company is the largest retail farm and ranch supply
store chain in the United States.
Riedy joined Tractor Supply Company as a manager trainee in
Merrimack in October 2007. Before joining Tractor Supply Company, he
worked as a store manager at PETCO for eight years.
“We are excited to have Dan on our leadership team,” said Parker.
“His experience will be a great asset to this store.”
In his new position, Riedy will oversee all store operations,
including receiving, inventory control and merchandising, as well as
customer relations and team member relations.
The new Chichester Tractor Supply Company store is at 307 Dover
Road. The store will open for business in early November.
Tractor Supply Company, listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange as TSCO,
operates more than 791 stores in 43 states. Tractor Supply Company
stores are focused on supplying the lifestyle needs of recreational
farmers and ranchers. The company also serves the maintenance needs
of those who enjoy the rural lifestyle, as well as tradesmen and
small businesses. Tractor Supply Company stores are located in the
outlying towns in major metropolitan markets and in rural
communities. The company offers a comprehensive selection of
merchandise for the health, care, growth and containment of horses,
livestock and pets; a broad selection of agricultural products; and
tools and hardware selected for our customers’ needs. In addition,
the company sells light truck equipment, work clothing for the
entire family, and an extensive line of seasonal products including
lawn and garden power equipment products. For more information on
Tractor Supply, access the website at:
www.TractorSupply.com.
Chichester Historical Society
Pleasant Street Part II
By Walter Sanborn
In my last article on Pleasant Street, I stated that some of the
proprietors in the northern section of Chichester filed a petition
with the selectmen to call a town meeting in Chichester to act upon
the petition to divide the town and form a separate town or parish
in itself. I included a copy of the notice given by the selectmen
dated December 12, 1781, to call the meeting to act upon this
petition at a special meeting to be held December 26, 1781, at the
schoolhouse on Gilmanton Road.
Up until this time all town meetings were held in Hampton. As
Hampton was about 35 miles and the only means to get there was by
foot or horseback, probably; the few town officials were the only
ones attending these meetings.
This warrant called for the meeting to be held at the schoolhouse on
Gilmanton Road.
According to Chichester history, the town voted to build four
schoolhouses in 1789, one of which was the Kelley’s Corner School on
the Gilmanton Road. This leaves a question of what was the
schoolhouse for this meeting in December 26, 1781.
This petition calls for setting off all of the second section of
land NE of the Suncook River and all the land in the third section
NW of the Suncook River in Chichester as a separate town. In the
third section of land there are six ranges of which Pleasant Street
lays in the six range and will become part of the new town.
I have included a map of Chichester with this article, but it has
been reduced in size to be printed in this paper. I have outlined
darkly what is to be taken away from the original town leaving in
about one third of its original grant.
You will also note the division of the town most of the Suncook
River and four ponds, as well, will be in the new town.
Included here is a true copy of the action taken at the December 25
Town Meeting of 1781 and signed by Dwyer Hook Town Clerk.
“State of New Hampshire
Rockingham, fs
Chichester, December the 26, 1781
at a legal meeting of the
inhabitance of the town of Chichester met according to Notification
state of warrant December th 12, 1781.
1 Ly voted that John Cram Esquire be a moderator to govern Said
meeting
2 Ly voted that there be a committee chosen on both Sides of the
Town to Divide Said Town voted that William Chase John Cram Esquire
Joseph Morrill Simeon Hilvard Captain Dwyer Hook Elijah Ring Captain
Jonathan Leavitt to be a committee to divide the Town of Chichester
voted that the meeting be adjourned for half an hour at the barn of
Letnt John Hillyard and for the above Committee to make a report of
their doings. Met according to a jurnement at the barn of Letnant
John Hillyard.
2 Ly Gut to vote to see if the town will accept of what the committee
hath agreed upon and signed in dividing of the town and passed as a
vote - whereas, the committee has agreed that that the town Should
be divided according to the petition and a goal being demanded of
seven men and was granted and voted in the negative.
3 Ly Voted that the Second division of land be too Suncook River in
Said Chichester with that Part of the third division be too Said
River in the Six northerly Ranges in said third division above said
Suncook River with all the privileges and Preparation of Public
lands becoming to said division my be incorporated into a or parish
be themselves and invested with all town privileges as other town in
the state.
4 Ly voted that there may be three months Liberty allowed for any
person or persons to Pool themselves and their Estates either side
of the dividing line that way they shall see best after the centers
are perfix each side of the dividing line.
5 Ly voted that John Cram Esquire, William Chase, and Captain
Jonathan Leavitt be a committee to prepare a petition to the Penanal
of said State to confirm the above vote.
6 Ly By vote to choose a committee of three men to devise the plan of
government in behalf of the town and return when it is returnable
vote that William Chase, Elijah Ring and James Cram be a committee
to pursue the plan of Government.
Vote that the Quakers Society shall be free from any cost or charge
in building a congregational meeting house in said town.
Vote that the town will act something concerning come that way out
standing in John Eaton and Daniel Eatons hands last year
Voted to se if the town will insist upon John Eaton and Daniel Eaton
shall pay the com outstanding in their hand last year and passed in
the negative
Dwyer Hook Town Clerk”
Next week will be more on the settling of Pleasant Street.