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188 Hills, and no one stands higher as a man, a citizen, and a gentleman, among his friends and intimates.

He was married December 25, 1870, to Lizzie I. Merrill, and their home is graced by three daughters, the oldest fourteen years of age. Mr. Pitman was one of the projectors of the North Conway & Mt. Kearsarge Railroad, is one of the directors, and is clerk of the corporation.

During the last session of the Legislature Hon. Harry Bingham represented the district in the Senate, receiving 3,074 votes, a plurality of 697 over his Republican antagonist, Joseph M. Jackman, so we may naturally infer that Mr. Pitman's chances of election are well assured. Mr. Pitman is a genial, whole souled citizen, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias.

Hosea B. Carter, Democratic candidate for State Senator in District Number 21, is a resident of Harapstead, where he was born September 5, 1834. His education was obtained at the common schools, and he was master of a good trade when he came of age. Tiring of home life he got employment as a canvasser, meeting with fair success. During the war he was active in helping towns fill their quotas, and in 1862 was keeping a hotel at Camp Stanton, Boxford, Mass. Thence he went to Canada in the interests of the secret service, and had the pleasure of attending the Peace Conference at the Clifton House in 1864. He was at Montreal and St. Johns during the rebel raid into Vermont, the following year was an important witness in the Mrs. Surratt trial in Washington. From 1865 to 1870 he was superintendent of agencies for New England for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. In 1872 he opened a store for a short time in Concord, and that same year he became a disciple of Ruel Durkee, obtaining active employment in the lobby. In 1876 he divided the State into councillor and senatorial Districts, giving the Republican party four of the five councillors and eight of the twelve senators. In 1879 he drew up the apportionment bill, displaying his statesmanship on that occasion, for the bill gives the Democratic towns a vote in the legislature in off years, while the Republican towns are fully represented when a United States Senator is to be chosen. He was also the author of the bill dividing the State into 24 Districts, giving the Republicans sixteen senators. In 1880 he was chairman of the Committee on Credentials in the Republican State Convention, and the next day held the same office in the Democratic State Convention. He was postmaster at Hampstead from 1874 to 1879, railroad commissioner for the Boston & Maine Railroad from 1876 to 1880. He is married and has two children and four grandchildren. His wife was Kate E. Martin, of Malone, N. Y. He was publishing in Haverhill in 1880 when he was burned out by the great fire; since then he has represented a St. Louis Safe Co. He is remarkable for his knowledge of men and figures, and if elected to the Senate will be a heavy weight.