ington streets, greatly endangering the lives of his family. Another incident which did not tend to reconcile the inhabitants of Rye with the doctor's ideas, but which is remarkably characteristic of his ever-ready wit and humor, I take the liberty of quoting from Brewster's "Rambles About Portsmouth," volume II, page 135:

When the news of the treaty arrived, information went to Rye that the country was sold; that Jay had sold Rye with it, and British gold would be the cause of its ruin. Dr. Hall Jackson was on a visit in Rye at the time, and was well convinced that a poorer town could not then be found in the country-as utterly different in wealth and prosperity from what it is now as black is from white. The doctor listened to the story of being sold, and answered as follows:

"If Rye to Great Britain was really sold, As we by some great men are seriously told,

Great Britain, not Rye, was ill-treated; For if in fulfilling the known maximum of trade,

Any gold for such a poor purchase was paid, Great Britain was confoundedly cheated."

This exercise of his ready wit perhaps cost him a few panes of glass on this occasion

Doctor Jackson was eminent in the Masonic Order, being an early member of old St. John's lodge of Free Masons of Portsmouth, the second oldest lodge in New England. In 1790 the lodges of Portsmouth and Keene applied to Henry Price, Grand Master of the Free Masons of Massachusetts for permission to constitute a higher and superior lodge. The request was granted and the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was organized with Doctor Hall Jackson as Grand Master. The "Cosmopolitan

Free Masonry," page 232, relates of this incident, describing the installation and the impressive receiving of homage and congratulation by Doctor Jackson.

In appearance, Doctor Jackson was very imposing, presenting a very dignified bearing and sagacious aspect. A painting now in the possession of the Leigh family of Newbury (descendants of Doctor Jackson's youngest sister, Sarah, wife of the celebrated Tory, Dr. Stephen Little who fled to England with Governor Wentworth at the opening of the Revolution) portrays an aristocratic looking gentleman of the Colonial period, his long brown periwig setting off his fair complexion and blue eyes in a very imposing manner.

As a physician, Doctor Jackson was skilled, as a surgeon, eminent. At the time of his death he was known throughout New England. To him is credited the honor of having first successfully removed the cataract from the human eye. Among the noted persons of our country who studied under the care of Doctor Jackson, none other perhaps is so well known as General Henry Dearborn, who distinguished himself in the War of 1812. In recognition of his great service in the advancement of medical science, he was elected an honorary member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the degree of M. D. was conferred on him by Harvard College. His death, which resulted from his being thrown from his carriage, occurred September 28, 1797, in his fifty-eighth year.

MAJOR JOHN P. THOMPSON Major John Proctor Thompson, U. S. A. (retired), died at Hotel Sutter, San Francisco, California, October 13, 1914. He was born July 22, 1845, in Andover, N. H., son of Joseph C. Thompson, a prominent citizen of Andover and Merrimack County, and of Lucinda Gould (Proctor) Thompson, a native of Henniker, and a woman of unusual gifts and excellence. His grandfather, Benjamin Thompson of Woburn, Mass., had come at an early day to New Hampshire. He was cousin of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, and they were boys together in Woburn. But Major Thompson was indifferent to reflected honors, and when a friend once offered him a rare old "Life" of Count Rumford, he looked at the book a moment and then laid it down, saying, “Thank you, but I don't care about the old fellow. Give it to some one else. 19

He was a slip of a boy, in school, when the Civil War broke out-his father had died in March of that year-and he eagerly enlisted in the New Hampshire Cavalry where his superior horsemanship made him welcome in spite of his youth. He served through the war, was promoted to a lieutenancy, and when the conflict was over was admitted to the regular army, with the same rank, and served for many years in Montana and other places in the far West. All this time he was in General Sheridan's command. Sheridan, speaking of him in Chicago some time after the war, and referring to his daring and efficiency said: "He was in the van in every engagement," and, alluding to his later acquaintance with him, Sheridan added: "He is the most careless of his personal comfort of any one I ever knew. Not long ago he was with me in a ride in Wyoming. It was bitterly cold-a terrible north wind was blowing and the country was the roughest. didn't get into the Fort till late at night and I was completely knocked up. The next morning about ten o'clock I was limping across the enclosure when I saw him coming slowly towards me, and I thought to myself, now he'll have something sharp to say about our ride; but, instead of complaints, he just touched his cap, and said, 'Good morning, General,' and limped on. That was his way."

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But hardships and exposures had told on his health, and years ago he became such a sufferer from rheumatism that he asked to be retired from active service. Since then, with summers often passed in Andover, he had spent his time in California, or at Hot Springs, Arkansas, or Bermuda-wherever he could be most comfortable-and for two years past had lived in San Francisco. His circle of friends was large and many of those of the army were at his funeral, and a goodly number at the cremation which followed it. His ashes will be returned to his native town to rest amid the scenes that he loved. Major Thompson was never married. He

was rather reserved in manner except when he was entirely at home; he never exploited himself and seldom alluded to his army experiences although he always wore his Loyal Legion Button. He had a keen wit and a rich sense of humor, enjoyed books and quiet games, and was a generous, unfailing friend. He loved mountains and a free, outdoor life, and was accustomed to spend days at the Grand Canyon of Arizona on his journeys to and from California, but no mountain was ever quite so beautiful in his eyes as his native Kearsarge.

COL. RICHARD M. SCAMMON

Richard Montgomery Scammon, Bank Commissioner for the State of New Hampshire, and one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens, died, suddenly, at his home in Stratham-the old family homestead which had been held in the family since 1642-on Saturday, September 5, 1914.

Colonel Scammon was the youngest of four children of Richard and Abigail (Batchelder) Scammon, born December 6, 1859. He was educated at the Exeter High School and Cornell University, and upon the death of his father, which occurred in 1878, he came into possession of the homestead, where he continued his residence through life, though largely called away for some years past in the discharge of his public duties. A staunch Democrat in politics, he was chosen town treasurer in 1881, when only twenty-two years of age. In 1883 and 1884 he served as superintendent of schools. He was also chosen moderator in the latter year and served for ten years. He was the town's representative in the legislature in 1885-6 and chairman of the board of selectmen in 1888. He represented his district in the State Senate in 1891-2, and was his party's candidate for councillor in 1894, running much ahead of his ticket. Frequently during the last ten years he had been urged to consent to nomination for governor, by his party, but invariably declined. He gained his military title through active service in the National Guard, enlisting as a private in an Exeter Company in 1882, and winning promotion to lieutenant, captain and lieutenantcolonel, holding the latter rank from 1886 till his resignation in 1892. He was New Hampshire's representative on the staff of General Schofield at the Washington celebration in New York, and won admiration and commendation by his soldierly bearing.

His interest in agriculture was ever deep and strong, and as a member of the board of trustees of the Agricultural College at Durham, from 1899 till his death, he was a staunch advocate of the interests of that institution, ever insisting that the promotion of scientific agriculture should be the dominant policy in its management.

In March, 1904, Colonel Scammon was

appointed a member of the board of bank commissioners, of which body he was named chairman by Governor McLane in the following year, serving continuously in that capacity, until the reorganization of the department in 1913, when be was made sole commissioner, continuing until death, his entire service in this connection being marked by the highest efficiency and the most complete devotion to duty. Few New Hampshire men enjoyed the friendship and commanded the esteem of so large a number of their fellow-men as Colonel Scammon and none were ever more sincerely mourned at their departure.

January 7, 1897, he was united in marriage with Annie P. Wiggin of Stratham, by whom he is survived, as also by one sister, Miss Sarah C. Scammon of Exeter.

CHARLES H. LANE.

Charles H. Lane, one of the most prominent citizens of Pittsfield, and long a leading contractor and builder in that section of the State, died at his residence in that town, August 29, 1914.

Mr. Lane was a native of Chichester, eldest son of Moses G. and Sophia Ann (Sanborn) Lane. The family removed to Pittsfield when he was quite young and there he was reared and attended the public schools, and Pittsfield Academy, and was also for a time, at school in Concord.

Early in life he was employed for some time at Portsmouth and Norfolk Navy Yards, and later engaged in business at Pittsfield as a contractor and builder, where he erected many of the more important buildings of the place, and did a large outside business for many years. He was active in the organization of the Pittsfield Aqueduct Company and the Pittsfield Gas Company, was for many years superintendent of both, and a director of each till death. He was also an incorporator and trustee of the Farmers' Savings Bank, and for many years a director of the Pittsfield National Bank; also of the Merchants National Bank of Dover, organized by his son-in-law, Charles Carpenter Goss. Politically he was a Republican and in religion a Congregationalist, having long been a leading member of the Congregational Church of Pittsfield. He was a charter member of Corinthian Lodge A. F. & A. M., and of Suncook Lodge, I. O. O. F.

Mr. Lane was twice married, first to Almira L. Perkins and, after her decease, February 24, 1897, to Ella (Chesley) Martin, of Pittsfield, who survives him, as does a daughter by his first wife-Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss, of Dover.

WILLIAM H. NILES

William H. Niles, born in Orford, N. H., December 22, 1839, died in Lynn, Mass., September 23, 1914.

Mr. Niles was the son of Samuel W. and Eunice (Newell) Niles, who removed to Massachusetts when he was five years of age. The family finally settled in East Bridgewater, where he grew to manhood. He pursued the usual course of studies in the common schools and for two years was a private pupil under the care of Rev. R. W. Smith of East Bridgewater. He then took up a classical course in Providence Conference Seminary at East Greenwich, R. I., but left that institution in 1861 to take the position of principal of an academy in Georgia. He remained south till the latter part of 1865, when he came to Boston and engaged in mercantile busi

ness.

Soon after coming to Boston he took up the study of law under the direction of Caleb Blodgett, later judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court, was admitted to the bar in 1870, and immediately opened an office in Lynn, where he won great success and eminence in his profession. George J. Carr was for a time associated with him in practice, but for some time past he had been head of the firm of Niles, Stevens, Underwood & Mayo-the most prominent law firm in Essex County, of whose bar he was the dean.

He belonged to the Essex County andAmerican Bar Associations, being president of the former at his death, and long previously. He had long served as a member of the Lynn school board, and as a director of the Manufacturers National Bank.

September 19, 1865, he married Harriet A., the daughter of L. D. Day of Bristol, R. I., by whom he is survived, together with three daughters, Mrs. John M. Farquhar and Mrs. Florence N. Moulton of Lynn and Mrs. Charles Henderson of Reading.

PATRICK FAHEY

Patrick Fahey, a prominent Irish American citizen of Manchester, and long-time leading Democrat, died at his residence there September 21, 1914.

He was a native of Ireland, born in 1838, and coming to this country with his parents when nine years of age. In 1857 he settled in Manchester, being employed for a time in the Manchester Locomotive Works, but soon engaging in the grocery trade which he continued for many years, till he was made a post office inspector during the Cleveland administration, in 1887. Retiring from the position after the change of administration, he was for a time in business as an insurance agent, but retired some years since.

He was long active in politics, serving on the city and state committees of his party and in the legislature, and as a delegate in the Democratic National Convention in 1884. He leaves a widow and two sons, the elder being John H. Fahey, long known in journalistic and commercial circles in Boston, and William O. Fahey of Manchester.