Selectmen approve memorial for officer Augustus B. Farmer killed in the line of duty in 1893
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The board approved placement of a granite memorial at the public safety center honoring Officer Augustus B. Farmer, who died after being fatally struck while attempting an arrest in 1893. The police association will pay for the plaque and the town expects little or no cost for placement.
The Board of Selectmen voted to approve placement of a small granite memorial for Officer Augustus B. Farmer at the town public safety center. Police told the board Farmer was killed June 15, 1893, during an arrest attempt and died three days later; department members and the town's historical sources reviewed newspaper clippings and court paperwork supporting the account.
The chief said the police association will pay for a plaque and that the town's cost would be minimal; the proposed granite marker would be placed near the flagpole in front of the safety center. The chief also reported outreach to the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial and to the National Law Enforcement Memorial; the Town's research showed Farmer listed on the officer-down memorial page in Washington, D.C., and the state memorial was reviewing the submission.
The board made the motion, seconded it, and voted unanimously to approve placement of the memorial.