This contains a transcription of the Gilsum, New Hampshire entries in Part Second, Business Directory of Cheshire County, N. H. 1884-85, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY.
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(Postoffice address is Gilsum unless otherwise designated in parenthesis.)
Adams Herbert E., clerk Gilsum Mfg. Co., h Main.
Adams William B., town auditor, saw-mill, manuf. of lumber in Marlow with S. W. Dart, farmer 20, h off Main.
Alexander George B., r 5, hostler at Ashuelot House.
ASHUELOT HOUSE, M. C. Sullivan, prop., livery connected, Main.
Atwood William C., weaver Collins mill.
BANKS ELMER D., r 4, 3d selectman and farmer 100.
Banks William, r 4, shoemaker, aged 82.
Baraby Frank, r 3, weaver, Collins mill.
Barrett Levi, farmer 2, Marlow.
Barry Thomas L., r 2, farmer 7.
Bates Adeline, r 4, widow of Martin, farm 12.
Bates Charles A., r 6, teamster.
Bates Clemment M., r 5, sawyer, stone mason and farmer 4.
Bates Daniel W., r 5, spinner and farmer 9.
Bates Francis F., r 8, painter.
Bates Elmer, son of C. W. [Note: No C. W. Bates listed]
Bates George, r 8, farm 300.
Bates James L., r 5, farmer 14.
Bates Jotham, r 6, teamster and farmer.
Bean Peter, r 4, laborer.
Beckwith Henry S., weaver Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., Main.
Beckwith Francis, resident, h off Main.
Beckwith Rhuama, widow of Joseph, off Main.
Bignell Charles P., works in Collins mill, Marlow.
Bill Daniel W., r 22, farmer about 700.
Bill David, r 22, retired farmer.
Bill Willard, cor r 13 and 19, retired farmer about 300.
Bilsan Albert, weaver Cheshire Woolen Mfg. Co.’s mill, High.
Bingham Franklin, r 2, works for C. W. Rawson.
Bingham Henry, farmer about 100.
Bingham Joseph S., carpenter, Marlow.
Bourret Louis, r 18, farmer about 2.
Bowker Fred P., clerk for J. A. Smith, Marlow.
Bridge John E., (Keene) r 19, farmer with Ora D.
Bridge Ora D., (Keene) r 19, farmer 124.
Britton Benjamin H., (Keene) r 22 cor 20, farmer 100.
CARPENTER GEORGE H., r 14, manuf. sleds, and general repairer and farmer 222.
Carroll John H., r 13 cor 17, farm 3.
CARTER HENRY H., r 15, lumberman, dairy 8 cows, sugar orchard 1,300 trees and farmer 300.
Chandler Calvin, farmer about 56, and in Alstead about 175, Main.
Chapin Alpheus, farmer 82, Main.
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Chapin Dirmuis, r 11 cor 16, widow of J. M.
Charmborg Thomas, spinner Cheshire Woolen Mfg. Co.’s mill, High.
COLLINS JOHN S., r 10, State senator, prop. Collins mills and farmer 80.
COLLINS MILLS, r 10, John S. Collins, prop., manuf. of cassimeres, worsted suitings, beavers, tricots, &c.
Colwell Joseph, r 15, farm laborer.
Comstock Martin M., r 6, farmer 75.
Corey Edward O., r 11 cor 13, farm laborer.
Corey Woodbury, r 8, farmer about 75.
Corey Jane, (Mrs. Albert) resident Main.
Cross Enos, r 15, farmer 50.
Cuthburt Alexander, treas. Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., h Main.
Cuthburt Margaret, widow of Robert, Main.
Cuthburt Robert, r 18, works in saw-mill.
DART SAMUEL W., prop. saw, planning and grist-mill, manuf. of coarse and dressed lumber, shingles, lath, eve gutters, bucket hoops, turning stock, etc., and farmer 50, also owns of pasture in Marlow, with Jesse Dart, of Keene, 200; also owns one-third of saw-mill in Marlow, with William Adams, h High.
Davis Lucius D., r 8, farmer 20.
Dean Nancy S. Mrs., r 13, farm about 40.
Dinsmore Leonard, (Keene) r 20, farmer about 140.
Dinsmore Wesley F., (Keene) r 20, farmer.
Driscoll Jerry, carpenter and joiner, bds Ashuelot House.
Dupray Lewis, r 3, laborer.
English George, works in tannery, Marlow.
Ferguson Joseph E., laborer, h Main.
Fleming George H., sawyer, Marlboro.
Foster Olive W., r 11 cor 18, widow of Benjamin.
Gates Herbert C., r 10, tray maker.
GATES ELSA B., r 13 cor 17, widow of Levi.
GATES SIDNEY C., clerk for M. C. Sullivan.
Gibson Arthur W., r 10, boss carder at Collins’s mill.
GILSUM WOOLEN MFG. CO., F. C. Minor, president; Alexander Cuthbert, treasurer; Herbert E. Adams, clerk; Gustave Polzer, superintendent, manuf. of cassimers, worsted, suitings, etc., Main.
Grant Henry, r 2, spinner, Collins’s mill.
Gravlin Lawrence A., r 4, farmer.
Guillow Albert, r 6, farmer.
Guillow Arthur M., r 18 cor 19, farmer.
Guillow Benjamin E., r 4, teamster.
Guillow Charles R., r 4, mechanic.
Guillow Gilbert, r 8, farmer.
Guillow John C., r 4, lumberman, and farmer 200.
Guillow Josiah, r 6, farmer 86.
GUILLOW LUCIUS R., r 4, representative, carpenter and joiner, wheel-wright, blacksmith, machinist and general mechanic, also owns of pasture and timber land 70.
Guillow Luther H., r 8, carpenter and joiner.
Guillow Mason, cor r 18 and 19, farmer 85.
Guillow Rufus E., r 15, tray maker.
Guillow Sylvanus S., r 5, engineer.
Gunn Elijah, (Keene) r 23, farmer.
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Gunn Nelson, (Keene) r 23, sugar orchard 900 trees, farmer 200, and in Keene 100.
Guyett Augustus, laborer, h High.
Hamblin Wilbur, works in tannery, Marlow.
HAMMOND AARON D., town treasurer, State justice, dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, boots and shoes, crockery, glassware, meal, flour, patent medicines, etc., also farms 75 acres for John, Main, h do.
Hammond John, retired farmer, aged 86.
Howard Rizpah M., widow of Andrew J., h Marlow st.
Hayward Allen, carpenter and joiner, and farmer 85, h Main.
Hayward Claudius B., r 3, farmer 175.
Hayward Edwin D., clerk for J. A. Smith, bds Main.
HAYWARD NAHUM O., state justice, auctioneer, dealer in lumber, cattle, sheep and horses, farmer about 325, in Alstead 150, and in Sullivan 73, and of timber and pasture land in Gilsum and Ashland 700, and in Marlow 500, and of pasture in Keene 40, h Main.
HEATH JUSTUS, r 5, farm laborer.
Horton Benjamin H., r 10, loom fixer Collins mill, and farmer 20. (Died Jan. 17, 1885.)
Horton Stephen D., son of Benjamin H.
Howard Ephraim A., r 6, farmer about 8.
HOWARD FRANCIS A., state justice, carpenter and joiner, sugar orchard 300 trees, and farmer 52, Ashuelot.
HOWARD FRANK B., general blacksmithing, Marlow st.
Howard Frank M., farmer, with Rizpah M., Marlow.
Howard Henry W., r 6, blacksmith, and farmer about 5.
Howard Solomon M., r 5 cor 10, works in factory, farmer 20.
Howard William B., r 5 cor 10, spinner.
Hubbard Albert H., farmer 25, bds Ashuelot House.
HUBBARD GEORGE C., r 2, state justice, supt. school committee, and farmer 130, and in Keene 10.
Hubbard Osmon H., r 2, medical student.
Hudson Samuel C., r 10, painter and paper hanger.
Isham James C., r 15, farmer 30.
Isham John J., r 11 cor 18, carpenter and joiner, and farmer 110.
ISHAM JOHN E., r 11 cor 18, clerk for A. D. Hammond.
ISHAM SAMUEL D., r 11 cor 18, farm laborer.
Isham William L., r 15, farmer about 150.
Johnson Ezra G., clerk for G. H. Messer, Main.
Keefe Dennis, r 1, farmer 91.
Kennedy George H., weaver Collins mill, bds Ashuelot House.
Kingsbury Abijah W., boot and shoemaker, and farmer with Merrill 10, Main.
Kingsbury Merrill, farmer, with Abijah W. 10, and with Samuel L 40, Main.
Kingsbury Otis H., r 1, farmer, with William.
Kingsbury Samuel L., tax collector, highway surveyor, shoemaker, and farmer with Abijah, and with Merrill 40.
Kingsbury William, r 1, farmer 250.
Knight Frank V., r 17, farmer.
Knight Isaac, r 17, farmer 135.
Lang John H., works in tannery, Marlow.
Leach George H., teamster for J. S. Collins.
Leroy George, resident, Main.
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Loiselle Edward, r 21, farmer 65.
Loveland Isaac, r 2, retired wheelwright, and farmer 4, 92 years of age, the oldest man in town.
Loveland Israel A., physician and surgeon, Main.
Loveland Sarah, r 10, widow of Israel.
LUND BYRON B., r 12, sugar orchard 700 trees, and farmer 62.
Mack Adeline K., (Marlow) widow of Solomon, farm 100.
Mack Elmina B., r 5, widow of Chilion.
Maloney Joseph, works Collins mill, bds Ashuelot House.
Mansfield Clement L., r 1, farmer with Levi 100.
Mansfield Levi, r 1, farmer with Clement L. 100.
MANSFIELD WILLIAM S., r 22, carpenter and joiner, sugar orchard 500 trees, farmer 37, also farms unsettled estate of Geo. W. 80.
MARK LUTHER W. F., town clerk, state justice, dealer in light groceries, teas, spices, stationary, confectionary, small wares, patent medicines, &c., agent for Bradley fertilizers, &c., farm 50, also owns one half of 100 in Acworth, Sullivan Co., with Nathan Adams, of Acworth, also owns Gilsum circulating library, Main, h do.
Mark Fanny, resident, h Main.
Mark Mary, widow of Luther, Main.
McCoy George H., livery stable, manuf. of chopping trays, carpenter and joiner, Main.
McCoy Miranda, widow of Osman, Main.
McDonald James A., r 10, agent for J. S. Collins.
Miller Harvey, off r 3, farmer.
Miller Daniel A., r 6, son of Harvey.
Miller Gilmore W., r 6, farmer.
Miller Lucius M., r 6, laborer.
Minor Elmer E., son of F. C.
Minor Francis C., pres. Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., farmer 60, h Main.
Miinch Frantz, weaver Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., bds Ashuelot House.
Murray William H., weaver in Collins mills, bds Ashuelot House.
Nash Delbert B., r 8, farmer 7.
Nash Joel, r 8, farm laborer.
Nash Stillman, r 6, laborer.
Nash Sylvester L., r 8, farmer 100.
Nevers Franklin G., r 8, laborer.
Newell George E., r 3, works in tannery.
Newman Charles D., general blacksmith.
Newman Fay L., r 2, son of George W.
NEWMAN GEORGE W., r 2, carpenter and builder, prop. saw and planning mill, manuf. of coarse lumber, lath, shingle, turning stock, etc., and farmer 200, and of timber land 300, also owns 4 houses and lots in Gilsum, and two in Keene.
Nichols Charles A., teamster, Marlow.
Nichols James A., r 10, dresser in Collins mills.
Nichols Kendall, r 2, farmer 100, and in Alstead 60.
PICKERING JOHN Q., r 1, carpenter and joiner, and farmer 140.
Pletzner John, off r 10, weaver, and farmer about 100.
Polley Jacob, r 15, farmer 60.
Polley Varnum, r 4, fireman in tannery, and farmer 7-1/2.
Polzer Gustave, supt. Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., h Main.
Polzer Joseph, weaver Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co.’s mill, bds Ashuelot House.
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Polzer Robert, boss weaver Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co., h High.
Poquett William, r15, laborer.
Porter Darius, r 1, farmer 100.
Porter Wallace M., r 1, farmer, son of Darius.
Pradel Lewis, r 10, weaver at Collins mills.
Pratt Elbert C., works in Collins mills.
Pratt George M., weaver at Collins mills.
Pratt Leander, laborer, Marlow.
Quinn Timothy, weaver in Collins mills, Marlow.
Rawley Thomas, boss weaver at Collins mills, Marlow.
RAWSON CHARLES W., r 12, dealer in cattle, sugar orchard 700 trees, and farmer about 230.
Rawson George B., (Rice, Rawson & Co.) town representative, h Main.
Rawson George W., medical student, Marlow st.
Rawson Hervey E., works in tannery, and farmer 3, Marlow.
Rice, Rawson & Co., (George B. Rawson, of Gilsum, and Thomas Rice, and C. O. Green, Jr. and Shrewsbury, Mass.) proprs. of tannery, Ashuelot.
Rogers George W., pastor of Congregational church, Ashuelot.
Roundy David A., r 13 cor 1, carpenter and joiner, and farmer about 60.
Roundy Fred L,, r 13, carpenter and joiner, and farmer about 35.
Russell George W., laborer.
Russell Maria Mrs., r 5, resident.
Smith Arthur, off r 13, farmer, son of Elbridge.
SMITH DANIEL, dealer in horses, sugar orchard 800 trees, and farmer 200, Main.
Smith Elbridge, off r 13, farmer about 140.
Smith Frederick S., r 17, farmer 100.
Smith Henry D., works in tannery, Ashuelot.
SMITH JOHN A., postmaster, dealer in dry goods, groceries, clothing, hardware, boots and shoes, flour, grain, fertilizers, patent medicines, and general merchandise, Main.
Stearns Milton, r 13, farmer 140.
Stevens Urbanah M., widow of George, h Marlow.
Stone Bradley, r 15, farmer about 80.
Strong Herbert E., clerk for A. D. Hammond, bds Main.
SULLIVAN MICHAEL C., prop. of the Ashuelot House and livery, and farmer 26, Main.
Taylor Frank, loom fixer Collins mill, leader of the brass band, bds Ashuelot House.
TAYLOR GEORGE W., r 10, manuf. of Taylor mop holders and farmer 140.
Tully George H., weaver Collins mills, bds Ashuelot House.
Waldron Albert H., off r 4, carpenter and joiner and farmer, leases of Mrs. Mack.
Ward Abel T., boss finisher Gilsum Woolen Mfg. Co.’s mill, Marlow.
Webster Kimball D., allo. physician and surgeon and farmer 4-1/2 and in Alstead 1, Main.
Welch Larkin, (Keene) r 22, farmer 25.
Weston Fred, r 12, teamster and farmer, leases of Charles Eveleth, of Keene, about 100.
White Jehial, r 18, farmer about 150.
White Ira, laborer.
White Lowell, r 18, farm 2.
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Wilder J. Frank, r 10, weaver in Collins mills.
Wilder Lansing W., (Keene) r 19, farmer 180.
Wilder William A., (Keene) r 20, farmer about 200.
Willey John P., school teacher, h Main.
Willson Oscar J., r 15, State justice and farmer 260.
Wright Calvin, (Keene) r 20, farmer 26.
Kright Daniel, off r 1, farmer about 175.
Wright George, off 13, farmer 60.