"The Lancaster Gazette." Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire. Tuesday, March 2, 1886. Four page newspaper published weekly, with articles and advertising. Motto: "Every man, every woman, every boy, every girl is competent to write a news item." Measures 18.25 x 23.75 with two folds. Shipped loosely rolled. Frequent weekly features appearing in the Gazette include: Directory, Poet's Corner, Selected Story (Fiction and Humor), Business Cards, Local News, Items of Interest, State News, Farm Notes, Household Notes, Children's Corner, Lady's Chit Chat, Recipes, Correspondence, Stolen Goods (Jokes and anecdotes), plus individual reports from the nearby towns and villages. Condition: Complete and intact. Very good condition. Comments: Explore typical New Hampshire life as it existed over 125 years ago. The 1880 Census of Lancaster, the county seat of Coos County, reported 2,721 residents. The entire county at that time had a population of 18,580. The town was named in honor of the city of Lancaster in England, although some consider it a tip of the hat to Lancaster, Massachusetts. Many water-powered mills have come and gone in the town, including sawmills, several potato starch mills, one of the largest gristmills in the state, and carriage factories. A granite quarry operated in the Kilkenny Range. With fertile meadows beside the Connecticut River, Lancaster was in 1874 the twelfth most productive agricultural town in the state. An extension of the Boston, Concord Montreal Railroad shipped products to market, and brought tourists to the grand hotels in the area.