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Nearly a century later....
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Tragic Scene: Fellows' Last Loss
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The final "Sentence" of Moses Fellows' Trials
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The subject of our story
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To relate to the story here told, one must consider the life as we know it, of Moses Fellows. The historical record, based largely on the report of Lynne Emerson Monroe, 1994, tells of a man who experienced both great achievement, and great loss. This portrait by Henry Herrick, shows the man at about age 47. Moses Fellows was a man of humble upbringing from Brentwood N.H. Born in 1803, he bought property here in Goffes Falls from the heirs of Samuel Moore, sometime about 1835, and established a shoe mill and store. His financial gain from this enterprise allowed him to build his house upon the former site of Russell Moore's homestead between 1846 and 1850. Here he lived; proprieter and manager of a mill of 175 workers, husband, and father, and elected early Mayor of Manchester (1850-1852). Though these all seem to be great accolades, like many in his time of this settlement, he met great challenges too. In 1852, he suffered financial reverses, and closed his shoe factory. His daughter, an only child, died in 1853 at a young age, and his wife Nancy Bartlett in the 1860's. 1867 was the year Moses was forced to sell all his property to Herman Foster, though here he lived until his death in 1879. It seems fitting to state, that the razing of the Moses Fellows House in December of 2002, is the end of the second generation for this plot of land, and.... the last loss of Moses Fellows.
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Stripped of all valuables
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At 2978 Brown Ave (Formerly the "River Rd.) on December the 19th of 2002, the original 6/6 double-hung sash, wide floor boards, portico, pillars and interior banister were removed for their resale value. This view from the east side of Brown Ave, during a lunch break for the demolition crew of "All-Ways Wrecking". The home, once standing as a proud monument to a successful man, seemed to be cast in a ghostly light on its final day.
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Demolition underway
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The excavator looms in the foreground about to continue erasing 150+ years.
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Evidence of a later building campaign?
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Having read the historical report of the NHDHR, it seemed a great opportunity to see behind the siding, confirmation of the belief that the northern-most portion of this building, was added later than the original barn. The northern-most boards of the wall were smoother and more uniform in their breadth than the southern portion. About 1897, the final building campaign was completed and a storefront added. This served through the next century as a grocery, Post Office, restaurant, laundry and the "Video Clinic"- the last business to operate in the village of Goffe's Falls.
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