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190. The upper section is reached by means of a narrow balcony provided with a hand rail. All of the officers and clerks of the Company have desks in this room, each department of the business being arranged by itself. The desk at which the local business of the Company is transacted occupies a space upon the north side of the building, and the other desks are ranged in order in the south side of the room. The office is finished in whitewood with cherry trimmings, and the desks are of solid black walnut. The third story room is reached from the main office, and will be used by the Company for the storing of records, etc. This room is 54 feet in depth.

The plans for the building were prepared by Col. J. T. Fanning, and the building has been constructed under the personal direction of the architect. Head & Dowst were the contractors. The building is heated thoroughly by steam from a large boiler located in the basement. The work throughout is of a character to reflect the utmost credit upon those by whom it was performed. The building in its manner of construction is a new departure for the city and State, being the first absolutely fire-proof structure of the kind to be erected. It will undoubtedly mark a new era in the construction of the better class of mercantile blocks in New Hampshire. Here in their new home the Company solicit increased business and will gladly welcome agents, patrons, members of the insurance fraternity, and all who will make a friendly call.

Nathaniel E. Martin, Democratic candidate for Solicitor of Merrimack county, is a widely and favorably known young lawyer of Concord, whose energy, solid legal attainments and faithfulness to the interests of his clients have been rapidly advancing him in the estimation of the business men of the State. He has already built up a very extensive and lucrative practice, and commands the respect of the whole community. His paternal ancestors were among the first settlers of Londonderry. Nathaniel Martin and his son, William Martin, migrated from the north of Ireland and settled in Londonderry in the early part of the eighteenth century. James Martin, the son of William Martin, was a soldier in the Continental army during the Revolution, and settled on Buck Street, in the town of Pembroke. Gov. Noah Martin was a descendant of his. Nathaniel Martin, a son of James Martin and grandfather of Nathaniel E. Martin settled in Loudon in 1808.

Nathaniel E. Martin, son of Theophilus B. and Sarah L. (Rowell) Martin, was born in Loudon, August 9, 1855; was educated in the common schools of his native town and in the Concord High School, his family having moved to Concord in 1870; read law with Tappan & Albin, and was admitted to the bar in 1879.

From the first he has been a persevering and industrious lawyer, winning many friends and keeping them. By his brother lawyers he is considered well read, and he has one of the finest private legal libraries in the State. He has been called upon to settle many estates, and with his partner, John H. Albin, Esquire, he enjoys his share of the