The Chichester
Central School PTO Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April
3rd, at 10 a.m., sharp. Children from Pre K - 5th grade are invited to bring
your Easter basket, collect Easter eggs, and visit with the Easter Bunny!
This event will take place rain or shine in the Chichester Central School
Yard.
The
Chichester Parks and Recreation Commission will be holding a
Carpenter Park Visioning Meeting on Saturday morning April 10th from
10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Carpenter Park Pavilion. The primary
purpose of this informal gathering is to solicit the ideas and
desires of the community to aid in the development of a
comprehensive master plan for Carpenter Park. The Commission is
looking to gather information on how the Park may be improved and
enhanced to serve all segments of the Town’s population and what new
facilities, programs, and activities could be developed.
It is
anticipated that with the development of a specific Carpenter Park
Master Plan the Parks & Recreation Commission will be applying for
Federal/State Grant monies to aid in any new or upgraded
enhancements to the Park. Coffee and donuts will be served.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, April 7, upstairs in the
Grange Hall. The evening will begin with a turkey supper at 6 p.m.
to raise money for donations to the NH State Grange Youth causes. A
business meeting will follow at 7 p.m. The Youth Night program will
be presented by Mary West.
The
Chichester Library has set their 2010 book sale dates: May 8th, June
12th, July 17th, August 14th, September 11th, and October 9th.
Please mark your calendars. All book sales are from 8 to 1, rain or
shine. Hope to see you there this year to drop by and take
home a bag of enjoyment.
Happy Birthday to Avonne Jarvis on April 1 and to Angela Millette on
April 7.
Chichester Historical Society Pound Road
Submitted
By Walter Sanborn
Pound Road
is the road running off Main Street at the top of Langmaid’s Hill and
continuing behind the Chichester Town Library, formerly the old Town Hall,
and ending at Center Road.
This road
is a range road about a mile long and never had any houses on it until
recent years with two new houses on the end near the library.
Why this
road was built is a mystery to me. The only purpose of building this
road may be that it was a short cut for the residents of Bear Hill to access
travel to town affairs at the Town Hall.
The
Chichester Library was originally the Town Hall which was the first meeting
house built by the early settlers.
Being first
a meeting house and later a Town Hall it was one of the early
meeting places and frequently used for public meetings. It certainly
would shorten the distance to travel from Bear Hill down Center Road to
Pound Road and thence to the Town Hall rather than traveling from Bear Hill
down to North Chichester and then up Main Street to the hall.
The last
record I have found that the town repaired the road was in 1872.
The New
England Telephone Company had a trunk line from Concord to Pittsfield that
went across country and crossed Pound Road at about mid point and was an
access to service this telephone line.
The last
use of this road was used by Edgar Reed to get to a sawmill and shingle mill
which he used in later years.
This road
was of course named because it was the road upon which the Chichester Town
Pound was located.
Although
the exact location of the town pound is not known it is believed to be on
the North side of Pound Road behind the former town hall, now
the Chichester Library where the home of Shirley Brown is now located.
This is the
last town road that I will report of the history of town roads.
The only
road that remains unsolved is where the name Granny Howe Road originated
from and will probably remain so until her resurrection and we can ask her
where she lived.
An article
about the town pound will be my next historical subject to follow.
Out of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol
Hendee
When you
enter the store, be sure and Look Up and Look Down! By looking up at the
shelves, you will find items such as: Handmade afghans, crib bumpers,
blankets, bed spreads, baby items such as bath tubs, potty seats - also a
produce scale, lamps, and various appliances - such as a bread maker,
popcorn popper, toaster oven and humidifiers and foot baths. Look Down and
see items such as pictures and frames, material, shoes for children and
adults, and new items weekly, such as an inflatable bed! Please visit us on
Tues., Wed., and Thurs., 8-4, and Sat., 10-4 on Route 28 North in
Chichester.
