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Historically Speaking: The interesting life of Valentine Mathes Tony McManus Here's a bit more about Valentine Mathes. In addition to being a co-founder of the Piscataqua Navigation Co. he was an important factor in the success of the Dover Navigation Co., an organization created in the late 1870s by some local bigwigs that led to several decades of profitable Cocheco River shipping activity and support for many of our community's commercial enterprises. In order to supply his coal business Mathes was responsible for regular shipments of product to the Dover waterfront. Back when Cocheco Str...

Historically Speaking: Harry Hough and Dover's 1899 bank scandal Fosters Daily Democrat Harry Hough left town on Sunday, June 4, 1899. A day or so prior to this, bank examiners had arrived at the Cocheco Bank, located at the northerly corner of Central Avenue and Third Street, and discovered some discrepancies.  As assistant treasurer of Cocheco Savings, Hough was responsible for the day-to-day operation of accounts, deposits, etc., and under questioning during a records review on Saturday, he acknowledged that he might have been derelict as to his duties, but promised to make amends. The ...