SOME OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE BURIAL PLACES. 119
had a regular pitched battle with one of them, and then he failed to kill him. The Hon. William Pillsbury, of Londonderry, has offered a reward of five dollars for the carcass of this snake.
The Morrisons are buried here. I saw the grave-stone of Samuel Morrison, who came from Ireland, and settled in Londonderry some seven or eight years after its /irs/ setdement.
The last place I visited is on the Derry Road, and is called the " Senter P.urying Ground." There are only a few buried here beside the Senter family. I copy the most interesting inscriptions : —
[Coffin.] . [Heart.]
" HERE LIES THE BODY OF M"^ JEAN SENTER WIFE TO MR JOHN SENTER SHE DIED JULY 10 1765 AGED 67 YEARS
��Another :-
��ON EARTH WAS A TENDER MOTHER
AND WIFE, BUT NOW HAS GONE TO
SING REDEEMING LOVE AND PRAISE WITH
JESUS CHRIST.
'BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, THAT
DIE IN THE LORD.' "
��" A tendrr father & motlieis dear And thrt'f beloved dau,a;liters lie here When Christ returns to call Ihem forth The rising day will show their worth"
��MEMORY OF
MRS HANNAH HOBBS
WIFE OE
MR JOSEPH HOBBS
WHO DIED MARCH 16 I 781 AGED 27 YEARS & 2 M
" Retire my friends, dry up your tears Here I will lie till Chrift appear "
��Two more which are different from any I ever saw elsewhere : —
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��HAN KID
��AGED 84
��I suppose these surnames were Kidder, and the last one must be Hannah Kidder.
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