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embracing the youth of both sexes, and worked for the cause until the day o' his death. On the 4th day of July before he died, he took part in the exer- cises, delivering an address which is remembered to this day.

After the unsuccessful attempt against Quebec, in which the gallant and lamented Montgomery lost his life, many of the American soldiers deserted, and endeavored to find their way home through the forests of Canada. Twelve of these soldiers succeeded in finding their way to Shelburne late in the fall of 1776, where they were discovered by a negro in the employ of Capt. Rindge, nearly exhausted. After becoming recruited they gave an account of their sufferings from the time they left Quebec. They followed the Chaudiere river for a long distance, crossed the highlands, and came to the Magalloway river, down which they passed to its confluence with Clear Stream, at Errol. Here theg left one of their number — named Plall — too weak to proceed farther. Capt. Rindge and Moses Ingalls immediately started in quest of him, and, after a long search he was found lying across his gun, near where his comrades left him. He had dragged himself to jhe bank to drink, and, his head hang- ing over a little descent, he was unable to raise it from weakness, and so drowned. They buried him on the bank, and, as a memorial, changed the river's name from Clear to Hall's Stream.

��JOHN ALLD DANA, M. D.

��JOHN A. Dana, son of Rev. Simeon Dana, of New Hampton, N. H., was born in New Hampton, May 3, 1S13, and was of the sixth generation in in direct descent from Richard Dana, who came from England to Cambridge, Mass., in the year 1640, and who was the ancestor of all the Danas in the country. His mother was Jane Bean, cousin of the Hon. Benning M. Bean, her family being among the pioneers of the State.

John Alld was the eldest of ten children. His preparatory education was obtained at New Hampton Literary Listitale, which he entered at the age of nine years, walking daily to and fro a distance of three miles. Li cooperation with Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago, and others, he was one of the founders of the " Social Fraternity " of the above institution.

He commenced the study of medicine with his father, who was a practicing physician ; entered the medical department of Dartmouth College ; and grad- uated in the class of 1834. He settled and commenced practice in the village of New Hampton ; but a growing desire for more light on his chosen work led him to Philadelphia, where, during the winter of 1840-41, in com- pany with his brother. Dr. Simeon Dana, afterward of Manchester, N. H., he attended the lectures of " The Jefferson Med. College."

In 1843 ^^ removed to Holderness, — now Ashland, — where the remainder of his life was spent.

In i860 he was delegate to the National American Convention, and favored the nomination of John C. Fremont for President; in the years 1867 and 1868 he represented his town in the legislature, and was one of the originators of the movement for the establishment of the new town of Ashland.

Dr. Dana ever exhibited a lively interest in the cause of education, and was for many consecutive years the sujierintending school committee. He was also one of the original members of the N. H. State Musical Association, and for the first thirteen years aiieudcd the annual conventions, being present at

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