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Title
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Photography & Streographs
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Wedding Photo Cheryl Dee Whitten and James Lewis Mitchell, III Puddledock Press June 1986
Description
An account of the resource
Cheryl Dee Whltten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dean Whitten.Sr., of Farmington, and James Lewis Mitchell, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis Mitchell, Jr., of Farmington, were united in marriage on May 3, 1986, in a ceremony at the First Baptist Church in Farmington. Reverend Harold Richards officiated. The couple plans to reside in the Lee - Durham area.
These photos are stored together. They are from different periods of time. Last pulled together for possible use in May 1986.
RKL-FHS
Creator
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Photo by J. McCoy
Date
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May 3, 1986
Date Created
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May 3, 1986
family
Farmington NH
people
photo
religion
ritual
spirituality
wedding
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Title
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Media-Film, Video, Digital Representation
Description
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This collection focuses on media. Tapes, film, digital video, digital audio, or other digital media representations that do not have physical components would be examples of items from this collection.
Moving Image
A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion.
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
59:22
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Video-The Farmington NH Historical Society- Jean Davenhall-The New Hampshire 48 Four Thousand Footers
Description
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Video-The Farmington NH Historical Society- Jean Davenhall-The New Hampshire 48 Four Thousand Footers <br /><br />The June 3rd Farmington Historical Society meeting promotions read: <br /><br /><em>The feature will be Jean Davenhall, as guest speaker. Jean is a lifelong Farmington resident whose passion for hiking and the outdoors led her to recently complete climbing The NH 48 Four Thousand Footers, a list of New Hampshire's mountains reaching 4,000 feet or more in elevation.</em><br /><br /><em> Jean's interest in the outdoors includes not only hiking but skiing (alpine, Nordic and water), snowshoein</em>g<em>, kayaking, running and bicycling. Jean's adventures in the outdoors have included skiing Tuckerman s Ravine for many years with her ski buddies, snowmobiling 1,700 miles around the Gaspe Peninsula in Eastern Quebec, Canada, skiing out west as well as kayaking many NH rivers and lakes. Her first trip to the summit of Mt. Washington was in 1996 when she had the opportunity to run in the Mt. Washington Road Race. She reached the summit in 2:08! Jean also ran the Nute Ridge Half Marathon several times!</em><br /><br /><em>Jean will share her experience with an interactive talk and slideshow of her recent 20 mile day-hike through the Pemigewasset Wilderness from Twin Mountain to Lincoln with her husband Tom and their Standard Poodle, Ava, on their journey to achieve their goal of climbing all 48 NH Four Thousand Footers. Their sojourn in the wilderness began an hour before daybreak on September 18, 2010, and Jean will share the beautiful photos she took throughout the day until they reached their destination some twelve hours and twenty miles later!</em> <br /><br /><br />This is a digital file in the collection. To view the video you will need to make an appointment to view this file. RKL FHS
Creator
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Kyle Leach & Stan Freeda -Farmington Historical Society
Farmington Historical Society
film
Jean Davenhall
people
person
video
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Natural Items-Wood, Shell, Bone, Rock, Preserved Specimens
Description
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This collection focuses on items from the natural world. These items can be made of almost any substance, species, or product of nature that have not been altered greatly from their original form.. This collection includes items like: wood, shell, bone, rock, and preserved specimens.
Object
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Varney Carved Nut Baskets
Description
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The carved nut baskets are made from acorns, walnuts and chestnuts, carefully carved into tiny baskets. A few have semiprecious stones attached and all are finished with a shiny coat of shellac. They were hand made by Deke Varney. The talent and skill to make each basket is even more incredible when you know that Mr. Varney only had one arm to carve with.
The baskets won two awards at the October 1916 West Milton community fair, a large, local event that pulled participants and the general public from most of the surrounding communities. It was the second West Milton community fair.
The baskets, a photo of Mr. Varney, and both awards in our collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Creator
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Deke Varney
Date
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Circa 1916
Date Created
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Circa 1916
arts & crafts
event
fair
handmade
nature
nuts
people
Varney
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Title
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Documents, Papers, & Articles
Document
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Various Town Tax Receipts & Misc. Receipts of Stephen Bennett
Description
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Various Farmington tax receipts & misc. receipts of Stephen Bennett, dating back as far as 1856. Sizes vary, but are roughly 8"x3".
FHS-RKL
FHS-RKL
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From the Ellen Bennett Collection
Creator
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Various-
Date
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1856-1893
Bennett
business
documents
people
receipts
taxes
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Title
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Photography & Streographs
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Two Photos Likely Hodgdon Farm Circa 1900
Description
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Two Photos Likely Hodgdon Farm. Circa 1900. Both of these digital files are not in the physical museum collection.
FHS-RKL
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Unknown
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Kathy Blair( granddaughter of Maud Hodgdon
animals
clothes
farm
Farmington
Farmington NH
horses
people
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Title
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Photography & Streographs
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Two Photos 1936 Floods Farmington Downtown
Description
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Two photos of the floods in 1936 downtown Farmington.
Contributor
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From the estate of Robert and Frances Rollins. Mrs. Rollins was from Farmington. Her maiden name was Jones. Given the the Farmington Historical Society by Michael A. Griffin, their nephew.
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Unknown
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1936
1936
buildings
cars
event
flood
people
streets
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July Clearance Sale
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
July 26, 2 7 , 2 8
SILK DRESSES
Train Wreck Killif Fir
' the cab' of the rear locomotive and slow traffic at 2.30 Monday morning,
was looking back over the train as It Is estimated that the show surf;
Psbuehed **ridan at Parmlnaton. N H-. by
tbe fourth car behind tbe tender, a fered a property damage of between
CARL S. THOMAS
"Oat." reared on end and lashed 126,000 and $30,000. However, t h e
Carreapoadenca and Item* In t&e natnre of
across the roadbed, completely filling circus, train pulled out at 12.02 Mon
news are cordially eolirtted. bat inch matter
BEBtfAUTO'S GREATER. SHOW
the cut and burying one end in the day and it was announced would at-;
muft reach the office in eeaaoaable tima ta In
•are DnblicatJon In the current Uaae.
south gravel bank. He pulled the tempt to nil the Gloucester engage-,
TBAIN SUFFEBq ACCTBEHT
All Communlcatlona containing expneetosa of
Bnroute to
whistle for reverse and the engines ment as scheduled.
opinion moat be accompanied by the signature
of tha writer, and encb matter will be handled AT MEETING HOUSE CEOSSHTG and tenders slid only a few feet, Rochester it passed through "the
at tba discretion of the pabUiher.
memorable scene of the accident.
Lost Sunday registered the'worst w h i l e the grinding, spllnberlng
TRRM8 OP SUBSCRIPTION II JO m T AI
X J
The local police force, augmented by
railroad disaster this sheet everv^ias crash, as the heavy .train tore up the
t>-U> 81« Monthi
50c Three Month!
outside recruits, did efficient duty In
been called upon to cover. _ A t 11.31 roadbed and bore the-ill-fated mass
policing a very trying situation, both
standard time, the Boston «Y Maine of wood and metal Into the derailed
in the way of traffic and in handling
two freight locomotive special,'which midsection of the derailed train, nev
er will bo forgotten. Four "human a crowd of morbidly curious that
pulled out of Lakoport at 9.47, In
numbered an estimated E000 people
charge of Conductor ChnrlesE. [Came lives went out in the pall of tragedy
from ail parts ot New England.
of Dover, and bearing the .en'tiro and eight suffering victims were
The rain complicated the situation
equipment and moat of tho personnel thrown clear or extricated from the
and tho Insistence with which the
of employes and performers of B,er- wreckage during the next hour, as
tremendous crowds surged the scene
nardi's Greater Show, which con circus laborers, performers and train
from 1 p. m. until midnight testified,
cluded a week's engagement at the hands turned to the work of first
The show complement of the to the graveneea of the spectacle.
lake city Saturday night, met with a aid
During the night railroad officials,
terrible accident In "Edgerly's cut,' train was In charge of Circus Train
GE0BOE E. GOODWTS UBK&K7
among whom were the trainmaster
two miles south ot the local station. master 'Frank "Shanty" Cross of
COSSEBSTOSE TO BE LAID The train was made up ot two loco Parlmloo, Wis., and the employes of of the Dover division, Arthur Marden, General Manager J W. Smith,
FEIDAY, AUGUST 3
motives In charge of Engineers J. 0 the show were In charge of Lot
Finally, the date for the laying of Willis of Boston and Irving A. Sar Superintendent O. R. Edwards, both Superintendent A. S. Twombly of the
the cornerstone for the Ocorge H. gent or Amesbury, Mass., fourteen uf u horn are to be complimented on Portland division, and Master Me
Goodwin library has been set for 70-foot flat steei cars, three wooden having organized the first relief from chanic Smith of Boston, together
Friday afternoon. August 3, at four box cars and two coaches of the cir arming the 368 persons traveling with wrecking crews and section
show Crew Foreman men, worked by tine light of engine
o'clock. An auspicious program of cus and a Boston & Maine caboose on with the
exercises Is being arranged by the the rear Engineer Willis wus in Calmer ran to the home of Ervllle headlights and flares. Early in the
KdKerly. a quarter-mile distant, and afternoon the cause of the accident
library trustees and will be given
definitely
determined.
Tbe
x t n t out a call for help from local was
full publicity
next week. This
undertakers and doctors. Conduct link-pin in the draw-bar of No. 4
will be a date when the citizens
or Camo ordered the head engine cut clrctst car dropped out a quarter-mile
of Farmlngton should turn ont in
loose and a quick run was matfe to north of the crossing. It was found
public recognition of the generosity
Place, where a man was dropped to that the draw-bar had dropped down
of Mr Goodwin, and the hour has
telephone for the aid of Rochester at tho time and cut tbe Ues but badVj
been set with an aim toward Inter
doctors and undertakers, and the en- .bounded back into the link again
fering as little as possible with the
Farmlnston, N. H.
gln,e continued o n to Rochester to and held In place 'because the engine
commerce and Industry of the lo
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
secure the wrecking crew which was shut off for tbe crossing and down
cality
JULY 26 and 27
called From Portsmouth and supple grade and tlhe cars were crowding
Big Super Special
mented by section bands from the tbe locomotives. The bar, however,
IST MEM0B1AM
Bicfcard Barthelmess in
Rochester and Farmlngton sections. dropped down again In tho "cut'
Mrs. Mary L. Blaisdell
"THE PATENT LEATHER XH>" Undertaker Norman L. Otis of this and lodging between the ties up-end
Mrs.
Mary
Levlna
Blaisdell
Adults 300
Children 15c town responded with tha first ambu- ed No. 4 car, derailing Its four fol
passed away al the home ot her
lanco and Undertaker R. M. Edgerly lowers. Tbe performers were riding
daughter and husband, Mr and
In the two rear coaches next to the
JULY 28 of Rochester was the next to respond
Mrs. Ell F d o u g h , on the New Dur SATURDAY
and within an hour the living In caboose and were unhurt. The em
Glenn Tryon in
ham Ridge road, Tuesday afternoon,
jured were o n their way to the Roch ployes and circus houstabouts either
"HEBO. FOB A NIGHT"
The deceased had been a great suf
were riding along the sides of the
ferer during the past year. She was Our Gang Comedy, "The Old Wallop" ester hospital, w h e r e an emergency flats or sleeping on their mats un\lex
Hews Weekly
Cats and Farmer ward was opened. Rochester and
71 yean old. She was born in
the show wagons and this section of
Children lOo FaTmlngton doctors volunteered to
Stratford, the daughter of David and Adults 20o
the emergency
Associated Press .the train suffered the most severe
Hannah (Gray) Freeman, and her
representatives and newspaper re 'casualties. The Bernard! Greater
entire life had been spent In Straf MONDAY ONLY
JULY 30 porters were o n the scone from one Shows company maintains winter
ford county, where she was > known
Big Special
o'clock on. and the "News" was the quarters at Richmond, Va., and Is
and loved by all with whom she
"GB3GAG0 AFTER MIDNIGHT'
first to be recognized by those In reported to 'be financially sound, so
come in contact. In early life she
Hews Wekly,
Comedy
authority, and began the gathering it is unlikely the loss will materially
united with the Baptist church and Adults 26o
Children 10a of details tblrty minutes after the affect the future of the schedule.
remained devotedly In the faith to
The convalescent Injured at the
accident. The rescue and search for
the end. Those most heavily afflict
Mayo Wil
bodies was begun as s o o n as the In Rochester hospital are
TUESDAY, ONE- DAY ONLY
ed are tha husband, one daughter,
jured were In the bands of physi liams. 36, foreman of flying horses
SPECIAL VAUDEVILLE ACT
Mrs. 1911 F. Clough; one son, Orrfn
Princeton, K y , possibly fractured
Blaisdell of Kolllnsford; three broth Something you havenH seen In years. cians. The first body was removed skull, serious condition. Edward
from between the wreckage of the
"THE TALKING DOLLS"
ers, Stephen Freeman of Dover, John
BlUner, 21, of St. Valley, Ky , Alof Boston and Valentino of Madbury With Chas, Franklin, Ventriloquist last derailed box car, which remained rard Love, 23, known as "Lavole," of
upright, and t h e wagon debris ot a
Send the Children
Funeral will be bold from the home
flat car ahead that was partially Petersburg, Va., C. J. Roberts, 21,
News Weekly
Comedy
this Friday afternoon at 1.30, with
turned In a warped aide position. colored, ot Tlfton, Go., James OarROT. W . D. Callendor officiating.
This body some hourB later was Iden field, 36, colored, of Lewlabnrg, W.
Interment will be In the Clough
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
tified as that of George Munroe, 22, Va., Sylvlo St. Leurlont, 21. of 110
Also our regular show
family lot at Farmlngton cemetery
colored, of Baltimore, Md. This was Canal streot, Nashua, N H., Hugh
JULY 31 and AUGUST 1
the only body visible among the McNlchols. 24, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Florence Vidor in
wrecked cars and wagons when the Sprdngle Suit, 25, Marlon-, Va. The
BAY VIEW PAVILION
"DOOMSDAY"
search for the dead began Only story of 9t, Laurlent, a convalescent,
Aspects for a big mldseason pro
"BLAKE OF SCOTLAND YARD"
the shoes o n the dead man's feet patient at the Rochester hospital,
gram of amusement are looming up
"Alice, The Collegiate"
protruded and It was plain that life appears the most valuable unofficial
at Bay View Pavilion. The big suc
Special Matinee for Children
was extinct. County Medical Ref report. He was riding back to back
cess that attended the personal ap
Tuesday only.
eree Dr F L. Kcay of Rochester was with a fellow employe on the end of
pearance of "Miss America" and the
on the scene when this body was ex a flat, following the one that up
official state championship ball and
tricated and viewed the remains. ended and filled the cut. When the
Cinderella Pageant that recently
Ho remained to portorm all other crash came he was thrown clear and
have been events of culmlnatlve
autopsies until the last body was bis companion was killed and burled
achievement, havo placed Bay View
taken from t h e wreck at 7 45 Be In tbe wreckage as the Circus wagons
Pavilion in a olass by Itself, Its
Did we foed you lost Sunday or t w e e n the point whore Munroe's surged forward from the abTUpt
fame and popularity baa reached
every corner of New England and as Monday T Wo saw so many I know body was impaled and the great steel stop of the train. He states that
you must have called for a cup of
an amusement resort of par excel our good Coffee and some of our won car that filled the cut and protruded most of the circus hands were asleep
lence it has few It any contempor derful Muffins. What a terrible ac Into the right gravel bank was the under the wagons of tbelr outfit and
aries:. Bay View Is not yet ready to cident to happen to that circus train I lialf overturned car with two demol that he was dozing. He says, furth
announce its next big exploit, but We extond our sympathy in the groat ished circus wagons, then came an er,- that his section came to a quick
loss ot Ufa and property and the or
patrons may be assured that tho in- deal which they pasaed through jmpty flat, derailed but not upset. Us stop and he slid forward, striking
torlm will be filled with a little bit AH through the night and the next contents of wagons crashed Into the something. What followed was a
more than the regular Monday, day wo were open and giving our office wagon on the noxt flat, the side slower grinding, ripping noise, as
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday usual quick and clean service to the of which was eurvod into the bank. the heavy train crashed o n , by Us
army ot peoplo In town seeking food
pictures and dance programs and the Sandwiches, Cereals, Fruit, Hot Muf Following the flat that reared and weight and momentum, into the de
railed section. As this was occur
Tuesday and Thursday pictures.
fins, Baked Beans, Soups, Frankforts. tilled the cut came another flat bear
Hamburg, Ham and Eggs, and some ing the office wagon, which remained ring he was thrown clear Al
had Roast Pork, Roast Beof, Fricas partially In position. It appears though he did not know the name of
see Chicken, and those wonderful that the two wagons ,wbloh were the the fellow at his back, it was quite
Peculiar Way Deadly
Chicken Pies. We fed tbom .all
the location
HunCurare Poison Works Gee! Didn't we work; but that's all rnntents of the flat following that certain, from the wreck, thatoftho ill"Curare la the deadly poison that right Had lots of help 7 You bet at the office wagon, crashed Into this roe's body in
.tips tbe arrows of the South American we did! Know who? I'll toll you. latter and were toeacd upon the fated negro was St, Laurient's rid
Indians," (be explorer said. "A pin Some of the best fellows we ever saw bank
Here was the worst tangle of ing companion.
And say,
"News," I
ilirlck from use of their tiny and slow am going Mr. Farmlngtonnames, that the wreck, a jumbled mass of broken
Although somewhat less a day of
to tell their
moving blow-pipe srruws tipped with you may -thank them for responding wagons, twisted metals and a part spectacles than its predecessor, Mon
curure will kill a peccary, s -Jaguar or' to. oar "SOS" and coming from their of the tent equipment of the show. day, at the scene of the wrecl^was
• rutin.
homes in tbe rain to open their However, at 2 10 a body later iden a day of engineering teats, and tele
"Ou tbe Amnion one day uijf Tu stores to give ua supplies to feod
cunut killed u monkey. The piece ot these many people. Starting with tified as that of William M. Olien- graphic dperatloo. During Sunday
iimukey Unit wus served to me after S. A. Lawrence, then to Furber-Colo- Irkl 23, white, ot 2643 Orthodox night a telegraph sending and re
wtirtl happened to contain 'tbe- wound. my, then to Crank's Bakery and back Avenue, Philadelphia, was recovered ceiving connection was tied in on the
to B.
not
There It-was, tbe raised,curare-fllled forget T. Wlllson. And I must Can- from t h e mass of wreckage. Tbe re telegraph wires running beside the
our "minute men," Mr
wound made by the blow-pipe arrow. ney and Mr. Jones, who helped In mains were terribly mutilated. The brack and a rustic office improvised
I cqt that bit sway, yon bet, but s getting our supplies, and "Joe" at location of other bodies'being a mat In tbe pine woods where the end of
Tuiiinu suntshed It Up, swallowed It the telephone, who put our calls ter of mere speculation, tbe wrecker the'big steel flat tore through. The
and lituglied In my face.
through In great style, giving us a commenced work on the blockade stonewall served as the desk for the
"'How is It,' I asked him, that run chance to prove to you our claim to and two aircus wagons that laid sets and Dover Division Trainmaster
can sot wltbont barm the poison-loud give the beat in food and coffee at
ed flesh of the birds and animal* tbui times and t o all comers. Come on partly an the bank and on the wreck Arthur Marden, former chief train
you kill with four curare-tipped ar- down where you got the eats and a w e r e removed by use of the crane. dispatcher, was put on the job and
real Cup of Coffee.
On tho opinion of an employe that was one of the busiest yet most cour
rowsr*
AI Kneeland. Manncer.
the body of one of hla "buddies" was teous officials throughout a trying
"For answer—rind a very good an
swer It seemed to moptue Tocanu
burled in tho gravel bank, work was situation. His duties continued dur
took a pinch of curare from , h!»
begun and a crew o f shovelars' short ing Monday and his -instruments
pouch; enoDfih to kill a duxen per
ly unearthed the remains ot Regin were kept hot with official commundsons; ana rolling It Into a brill be"
ald Paggett, known to the show as caUon with all division terminals.
swallowed It down with bis monkey
Eddie Johnson", 22, white, of One wrecking crew and the Farm
meat and manioc
Lynchburg, Va. Paggett may have lngton section divisions were kept
• Then I understood. Curare Is •
died of suffocation, as he was under ibusy all day removing the wreckage
poison that mail, be -injected directly
five feet of sand, loose stone add of Circus, trains and, cars strewn beInto the blood. It can.be esteb and
digested with Impunity."—Springfield
'travel. His body was .not mutilat slde-theytracks, a n d . repairing the
Union.
, ,,
e d / A t 4.20 the body of Clarence track. A l l trains were* required'to
^ l l l i a m e , colored, 25. of Charles- proceed slowly through the cut as
Fbaght SlaVfholdbts
town', W. Va., was taken from the the roadbed showed a tendency to
The antlsUvery 'agitation com Bice
Full pound pkp._?o wreck between tho debris of the of- settle hy reason of the track taUaat"
menced In the United States at a very
floe^w&gon and the steel car that having been so deeply disturbed by
earl^ period of Its history: The Na Buffalo Peanut Batter 1 lb. pail 24c fliied, the cut. His body was con the wreck.
Circus Trainmaster
tional Antlsfavery,. association was' Fruit for Salad
siderably' mutilated. The location Cross remained over Monday i n
formed In 1833. In 1831 William Lloyd
Regular GOo large can 30c ot no further bodies having been de charge of the wrecked circus pToper-'
Garrison founded tbe Liberator, a
2 large cans 39c termined, and the wrecker from Con fy. Not until Wednesday' was/the
weekly periodical, which;.continued Its Tomatoes
ubllcatlon-uatll 1300, and which was B. dVX. Cod Fjih. Cakes 2cans25o cord having arrived, the undamaged scene of the accident entirely aban
part pf|the circus train was hauled doned by the curious and not until
Bvofed entirely to tbe propagation of Root.Beer Extract (Baker's)
antlslavery senUment.'Associated with
to • Uie".".Farmlngton station and the time shall cease to be will ftie mem•2 for 25c
Mr. Garrison prsrlous'to the (Sril war - Indian,
cook cafrCpUt in operation to feed the orabale .tragedy o f Edgorly's cut
were' such men- as' Wendell'Thllllps, Pott Toasties
Large pkg. 7o personnel of the show. Trainmaster cease to -cast its spell b t mysterious
Charles Samner, Gerritt Smith, and-a CoccsutntJDnnnans
Cross; , l i t Superintendent Edwards, misgivings over the. souls-who ^pass
'woman, Lncretls Mott.
Two Vi lb. pkg*. 2So Special"iAgent Holland and General through It o n ttie' w a y t o andjfTam
Shredded^Wheat.. Two pigs. 19o Manager Max Lln'derman, the last our r^erlessJWln.nlpesaulcee./es-ton...
two'of ^wh'om were recalled" while enG£ro/F« a Tight
Peaches' (Holly Brand)'
route to. Gloucester, Mass., where the
r. -:.y"-y,- .
The entire staff of Harvard univer
large can 23a show was to play this week, called
Custom, cis what ms*es^ll''so*'imsity paused In Its duties for four hours
$1.25 the-.roll/as completely as possible. propef;'f6r..e. man to s^pear, ln'comwhile professors. Instructors and ordl 6 lb. Can Corned Beef
.nary' help, gave advice on the prob Native fowl
Iamb
Veal pt'tne-,368 persons with, the show*, pany^wltb^hls xSusp^dersVshowing
lem of getting, a giraffe, u feet and Fresh Haddock
lOo lb. ' 8' were missing. Bight were at 'the and perfectiyipmier^ot; hls'-wire to
0 Inches, tall, Into the -Institution, Ma
gV around rwith her gurters'vuiible' as
Sword FUS Rochester hospital and reported
.a door that was only 6 feet blgb Kaokerel
vafoecent, four were; identified dead the SM.—^Cincinnati Enquirer.
.and 4-.fe.et wide. The slraffe, being Beet Greens
Lettnoe
Beets
anajslxtpen did not answer to their
/dead] end staffed, could Eire''no as-' Watermelons;
Cantaloupes names. '^Of the tatter nutnJ>er /.oBl- ., Fussy .Old Lady—'1 wish y o u
slstancb by bcn'dlns • his neck, Aftati
Enid ex's Catsup
cKlsfstated that possibly some^had ;»roujd;gtve.me two~good.seats In the
many maneuvers fatted b'o'was'plseed
on bis side and sep-sawed' In with Nation-wide Service Stores System l^ne'smead to Gloucester by autpino- coolest part o t the theatre,"
(he aid of 18 stoat dcad-g&tns bearers
here's
Vile"'brj.bail desertel since hreaJclns 7'Tfcketf Seller-^'Certainly,
the" stand at Laeonia. A. downpour two in Z row."—Two Bells.
ot rain set in at two o'clock and con'
Sjncialix'*<l Farming
Patient—"Doctor, what are- m
y
tinned;:into the night, and wihh
"Tho onlx'tMae that Jta 'Jcnkg, tbe
wrecking aid section crews-working chances?"
loilcet ixftotr la twelve counties, ever
Doctor—''Oh, pretty goqa, but
at^bofl£ ends ]of. tojs; wreci5 . the -cat
raise*," seiM* neighbor Kit Nolan. "Is
w f e ' e i c o j ^ ' i n d 'trsxk repaired ""for dont -start -reading siny Ions 'eo'nfin'
a hue smd cry 'wlion-AdvIsed' }o go' to'
ued stories."—Nev T o r i Stcte Ld'oa.
W H .— * M Md/.TIraaldaV
C * $X
"
THE
FAI^ONGTON NEWS
Bgbt Sent to Hospital"
was sold out, Wo: KtLyelgr.dejp&wi new
supply and will agajn'pjfor this
extrafine",extra size sheet
at the extra low prloe of
r
This Offer FRIDAY, SATURDAY Only
1
STRAND;
THE AT RE J
Included are Silk Dresses
that were priced at $5.00,
$7.95 and $9.95 daring the
season. Flat Crepes, Prints,'
White Crepe de Chine, Col
ored Honan Pongee, White
Flat Crepes, fast color, sizes
16 to 44. Only a few large
sizes, mostly 16 to 38.
i
Daring the sale you may
purchase a Silk Dress at the
price of a cotton street dress.
Only Socfy Dresses in this sale and early shop
pers will have the better selection.
s~
H.W.Pray*Co.
Phono 36
Successors to
Box 1401
WENTWORTH'S DEPT. STORE
Roohesier, N. H.
, «lt'pertalnly Pays to Trad* a t Prays."
DAN DANDV
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Raisin Bread, Whole Wheat
Bread, Mity Nice Doughnuts
and Berwicl^QakeSi
"PALS FOR YOUR* l?Al£XTE"
BERGERON BAKINfi GO.
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Rochester, N. H. ^
Look to th,e Leader fdr.jfceadership''
CORSETS
CORSETS
From an easy,comfortable C - B Bodlcette,
up through t M h e old reliable P. N. Practical
Front .Corasjt la a lone rahgo of corsets, but
we have thsrri at every price and for every
figure.
Ned L. Parker
"The Money Baqk Man"
We Sell
Gas 21c All The Time
WEEK END SPECIALS
5 Gallons of Cas
1.00
I Quart of Oil
20c
Upholstering Cleaned
50c
Car Washed
1.50
Car Polished
I, .00
NOX-ALL DINER
We also carry a full line of Standard gas
and oils, Tydol gas and Veedol oils at
company's prices.
Rickers' Cold Spring Garage
Spring St.
Farmlngton, N. H.
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and a Spoon—in genuine
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Train Wreck Kills -1928 Farmington News Article
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Farmington News article Boston & Maine detailing the wreck of the train carrying the Bernardi Carnival. The train wreck killed six and injured more. Farmington News page 2, July 27, 1928.
FHS-Kyle Leach
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1928
Boston & Maine Railroad
carnival
death
disaster
people
railroads
trains
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For description,
see " Concord," page 104.
�THE
STATISTICS
AND GAZETTEER
OF
NEW-HAMPSHIEE.
CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE
TOWNS AND VILLAGES; ALSO, BOUNDAPJES
AND AREA OF THE STATE, AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES,
COUNTIES,
WITH OVER
ONE HUNDRED PAGES OF STATISTICAL TABLES,
PERTAINING TO ITS POPULATION, WEALTH, INDUSTRIES,
CHURCHES, SCHOOL HOUSES, SOLDIERS IN THE LATE REBELLION, AND
POST OFFICES: WITH A LIST OF STATE OFFICERS, ETC.:
TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF
ITS
MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS AND POPULAR RESORTS FOR TOURISTS,
AND A GREAT VARIETY OF OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION.
Wve seen the prairies,
and their flowers
Beside their sparkling rills,
But nothing there that gladdens us
Like old New-Hampshire hills.
COMPILED BY
ALONZO
J.
CONCORD,
D. L.
FOGG.
N. H.
GUERNSEY,
BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER.
1874.
aked
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3
Tll_D£
:
Entered according to Act of Congress, December
ALONZO
J.
FOGG, Concord, N.
7th,
A. D.
1872,
H.,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
STEREOTYPED, PRINTED AND BOUND
AT CXAREMONT, N. H.,
BY THE CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
by
�TO THE
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
AND
ADOPTED CITIZENS,
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
BY THE
AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER.
ITS
THIS
VOLUME
IS
��PREFACE.
New-Hampshire
It is nearly twenty years since a Gazetteer of
was published, and although the State has not increased in population,
.-till
the change in every branch of business has been quite
as great as in
any State
in
New
We
England.
have now nearly
double the miles of railway, and three times the number of miles of
we had twenty years
telegraph wire that
The wealth
ago.
the State has increased nearly one hundred per cent.
now
there were but hamlets in 1855, there are
villages,
and the busy
We are now
hum
of
life is
of
Where
large manufacturing
heard from morning
till
night.
living in the days of fast steamboat lines, railroad
express trains, telegraphs and pneumatic tubes.
All branches of business are done with railway speed, and what
it
took years to accomplish, thirty years ago,
as
many
The
focus.
is
now performed
Time and space have been brought nearly
months.
cotton merchant in Boston can do
to
in
a
more mercantile
correspondence in one week with his bi'anch house in Liverpool,
by telegraph, than could be done
Where
time.
fifteen years
now done by telegraph, in as many minutes.
required to perform a journey by stage,
rail,
in
as
ago in a long
took months to convey intelligence by mail,
it
many
days.
it is
lifeit
is
Where weeks were
now accomplished by
In our country, a generation has been
crowded into years, years into months, months into days, and days
into hours.
The
old Farmer's clock that has stood in his kitchen
corner for more than forty years with the wise monition written
on
its
dial that " time
is
money," has seen the maxim heeded and
fully carried out in this generation.
fortunes in a day
In preparing
and sometimes
this
lose
In
this
age
them quite
work we have endeavored
men make
their
as soon.
to
keep the above
�PREFACE.
VI
much
ideas constantly in view, and to give as
pertaining to the industry of
in a brief
manner.
Our
New Hampshire
general information
we
as
possibly could
readers will find that brevity has been
our aim through the book.
But
still
we have intended
to furnish
much useful information in less than seven hundred pages as
many writers, years ago, would have required two thousand to im-
as
part the same amount of knowledge.
have
assisted us
much
Figures in a tabular form
in this respect, there being nearly
We
red pages in tables.
have intended
present standing of the State than of the past
have given but a brief history of the
ographies of eminent
men who were
first
on
left their
;
consequently we
settlements,
and no
natives of the State.
It
native homes to seek their fortunes
broad ocean, and we have reserved that task
life's
bi-
would
and daughters of New-
require volumes to do justice to the sons
Hampshire who have
one hund-
show more of the
to
some
for
future biographer.
In preparing a work like
Nearly
all is a
information,
this,
but very
little
can be original.
compilation, and, in order to obtain the necessary
we have been obliged
to
many
claim the assistance of
people in various sections of the State.
In preparing a book of this character,
ly creep in, that are beyond all
town
will
have
its critics,
many
human power
and they may
see
errors
must natural-
in the
that should be different, in some respect, relative to their
of the State.
Although we
feel
obliged to persons in
for their kindness in assisting us to
many
in
some
instances,
book
own section
many towns
facts, still, that co-opera-
tion throughout the State has not been all
and
Every
to obviate.
some things
we could have
we have been obliged
to rely
desired,
on the manu-
many statistical facts relative to manuour many friends see some errors in this
script census of 1870, for
factories.
If a few of
respect, they
may
rest assured that they
the cities and large towns in the State,
and gathered such information
citizens
have seen
fit
to give us.
were correct in 1870.
we have
All
personally visited,
as to their industries,
etc.,
as the
�PREFACE.
We
have been at considerable expense
State to
is
VII
to prepare
accompany the book, and we venture the
the most accurate
map
of
New-Hampshire that
All the counties, towns, and nearly
people.
all the principal
rivers, lakes
The map
are laid down.
is
map
is
now
of the
all
it
before the
all the post
and mountains, and
before our readers,
a
assertion, that
offices
;
the railroads
and they can judge
for themselves.
To numerous
advice in our
William
friends
efforts,
Little, Esq.,
who have
assisted
especially to the
us,
and given kindly
Hon. John H. Goodale,
D. F. Secomb, Esq., Hon. Asa Fowler,
Chief Justice J. E. Sargent, Samuel B. Page, Esq.,
mental
nearly
officials
all
at the State
all
the govern-
House, the press of the State, and
of the town clerks in the State,
we tender our
heartfelt
acknowledgments.
We
etteer,
are also indebted to Dr. Belknap's History,
"New-Hampshire As
"New-Hampshire
Register,"
It
Is,"
Hayward's Gaz-
New-Hampshire Manual,"
and the U.
S.
Census of 1870, for val-
uable information.
A.
Concord, N. H., March
2, 1874.
J. F.
��OOIsTTElSTTS.
CHAPTEE
First settlement of
I.
New-Hampshire, up
to the Revolution.
CHAPTER II.
Brief history of the War of tli Revolution, Federal Constitution, and of
the Great Rebellion, Regiments, Officers, etc.
CHAPTER
III.
Topographical history of all the cities and towns in the State, giving a
brief statement of the surface, the quality of the soil, its mountains,
lakes ponds, rivers and streams; its summer resorts, villages and
manufacturers
resources, churches, public schools, libraries, hotels,
railroads, &c.
;
CHAPTER
IV.
A statistical summary of the counties
and State, pertaining to their geographical position, value of their manufactories, farm productions,
railroads,
newspapers, national banks, savings banks, insurances,
post-oilices &c.
CHAPTER
V.
Tabular statement of the population of the
cities
and towns
in the
State, ratable polls, assessed valuation of all the towns, stock in trade,
money
at interest, deposits in savings banks, proportional tax,
town
debts, clergymen, lawyers, physicians, merchants, agricultural pro-
ductions, value of farms,
number
of farms, dwellings, and families,
value of cotton manufactories, woolen manufactories, boots and shoes,
hosiery, paper mills, lumber mills, grist mills, tanneries, total manufactories in the State, various occupations of the people in 1870, number
of each kind of manufactories, in the State, in 1870, number of deaths,
by towns, in the State, in 1870, centenarians who have died since 1822,
&c., &c.
�X
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
VI.
Public Schools, Dartmouth College, Literary Institutions, Asylum for
the Insane, College of Agriculture, Orphans Home, State Prison,
State Normal School, State Capital, Reform School, Religion &c.
CHAPTER
A
VII.
brief review of the State, its climate, its grand mountain, ocean,
lake and river scenery, geology and mineralogy, a description of its
mountains, lakes and rivers, a brief account of the aboriginals of NewHampshire, New-Hampshire compared with the Western States; a
poem on New-Hampshire,
etc.
CHAPTER VHI.
New-Hampshire
Congressional, Councillor," and SenGovernor vote of
Governors of New-Hampshire since 1680
the State in 1872 and 1873
Justices of the higher courts of New-Hampshire since 1776 Wheelwright Deed Cities and Towns in the United States of 6,000 inhabi-
Constitution of
atorial Districts
;
;
State and Legislative Officers
;
;
;
;
tants
and upwards.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Agricultural College, Hanover.
Board of Trade Building, Concord.
Burleigh's Block, Franklin.
City Library Building, Manchester.
Court House, Manchester.
Dustin Monument on Dustin's Island, Concord.
Eagle Hotel, Concord.
Gage's Circular Saw Works, Fisherville.
Kiarsarge House, North Conway.
Merchant's Exchange, Manchester.
Mount Belknap House, Gilford.
Moosehillock, from Warren.
New-Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tilton.
New-London
Institution,
State House, Concord.
New-London.
(Frontispiece.)
Normal School Building, Plymouth.
Statesman Building, Concord.
Tilden Female Seminary, West Lebanon.
State
MAP.
Map
of New-Hampshire.
�INDEX.
academies will be found under the head of Literary
form also the names of the lakes under
the head of Lakes, and rivers under the head of Rivers.
The index
for
Institutions, in alphabetical
;
514
Acres Improved Land in the State
405
Dartmouth College
Agriculture of the State
403
Deposits in Savings
Agricultural College
532
Depositors in Savings Banks,
Altitudes of Mountains
578
Description of
Amoskeag
238
Dudley, Joseph
Falls
Banks
429
Number
Towns
Dustin, Hannah, Killing Indians
....429
47 to 380
8
— 10
72
Ancient Records of the State
Andros, Edward
12
Artillery, Lafayette
37
Early Records of the State
12
Heavy
36
Federal Constitution
21
for the Insane
529
New-Hampshire Battery
First Reg. N. H. Heavy Artillery
Fish in New-nampshire
36
597
Artillery, N. EL
Asylum
8
Early Laws
5
First
36
Attorney Generals from 1776
Band, Second Brigade
635
Banks. National
Banks, Savings
Barefoot Walter
419
Franconia Mountains
575
421
Franconia Scenery
159
564
Bear Killed a Child
Bear in Alstead
Belknap Dr
262
Geology of New-Hampshire
Gorges, Fernando
38
8
51
Gove, Edward
2
8
Bradley Massacre
117
627
Governor Vote in 1S72 and 1873
Governors of New-Hampshire since 16S0..632
255
Grave of Mathew Thornton
Carr Mountains
Carrigan Mountains
577
Guards, National
576
Guards, Martin
Carter Mountains
576
Climate of New-Hampshire
556
Head, Gen. Natt
Height of Mountains
Congressional Districts
624
Hilton,
Connecticut Valley
403
Insurance Companies
433
Indians in New-Hampshire
598
Birds in N.
H
5
597
Edward
37
37
38
578
3
Constitution of N. H., History of
21
Constitution of New-Hampshire
607
Indians in Charlestown
County of Rockingham Resources
County of Strafford Resources
County of Belknap Resources
County of Carroll Resources
County of Merrimack Resources
County of Hillsborough Resources
County of Cheshire Resources
County of Sullivan Resources
County of Grafton Resources
County of Coos Resources
381
Indians in
383
Indians in Keene
385
Indians in Boscawen
387
Indians in Concord
117
388
Indians in Exeter
155
391
Indians in Pembroke
296
393
Indians in Newington
276
395
Indians in Moultonborough
262
396
Indians in Nashua
267
398
Indians in Plainfield
303
Councilor Districts
(;24
Indians in Hinsdale
195
Council Members, 1873
626
Indians in Plymouth
306
7-8
Indians in Rochester
318
Indians in Rye
322
Edward
John
Cranfield.
Cutts,
7
Durham
90
138
211
72
�XII
INDEX.
Indians in Salisbury
325
Itldiai
151
Marlborough High School
Marlow Academy
Indian
Mc Collum
Indians in Somersworth
Milford High School
Indians in Peterborough
Nashua High School
Nashua Literary Institution
New-Hampshire Conference Seminary
New-Hampshire Commercial Colle
Indians in Swanzey
347
Indians in Walpole
357
Jefferson Scenery
20G
'
since 1776
Justic
'
Kearsarge Mountain
Kiarsarge Mountains
577
520
520
Institute
New-Hampton
;
520
I
Institution
New-Ipswich Appl eton Academy
JO
520
520
521
522
522
522
577
New-London Literary
6
King Philip's War
Lakes rs New-Hampshire
Lake Connecticut
Lake Ma
Lake M
LakeNewfound
take Ossipee
Newport High School
Northwood Academy
Northwood Seminary
523
Academy
Pennacook Academy
Pinkejton Academy
523
I
580
LakeSpafford
LakeSquam
Institution
523
523
Orford
523
524
Peterborough High School
Phillips Exeter Academy
High School
Robinson Female Institute
louth
Lake Sunapee
Lake
Lake
I
523
'
524
521
525
526
526
"
Rollinsford High School
'.'
High School
627
Literary In mtutioxs
in
phi
.- ;
:'
tf.
e
510
Somersworth High School
Stevens High School
Adams Female Academy
Antrim High School
517
Atkin-
517
516
•St.
Paul's School
526
526
526
527
Beede Normal Institute
517
Bristol
High School
Charlestown High School
517
Female Seminary
Troy High School
Tuhbs Union Academy
Walpole High School
517
Manufactories in the State
Chester Academy
517
406
Manufactured Cotton G ode
406
Manufactured Woolen
106
Manufactured Boots and Shoes
Manufactured Iron and Machine Work. ...406
Manufactured Lumber
406
Manufactured Leather
407
109
Manufactured Paper
Manufactured Hosiery
407
Furniture
407
Manufactured
Manufactured Other Goods
407
Austin
517
'.
Christian Institute
518
Concord High School
518
Conwaj
•
517
Clinton Grove Seminary
518
Contoocook Academy
Conanf B
I
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth dome School
Dearborn Academy
Deering Academy
Dover High School
Dumbarton High School
Exeter High School
Fannin
School
Francestown Academy
Franklin Academy
Oil man tun
Academy
Hampton Academy
Keen
Keene High School
Kingston Academy
Kimball On
i
Lane.! -
518
514
51
510
51
I
Members
519
405
Minerals of New-Hampshire
2
37
626
Militia of N. II
519
569
40
567
519
Minerals in Lisbon
226
519
Monadnock Mountain
Monadnock Mt. in Jaffrey
577
519
r,lo
519
519
Moosilauke Mountains
Mountains in New-Hampshire
Mountains in Ossipee
Mt.
520
Imp
War Loan
National Banks
520
205
576
570
-
f,
2
576
Mt. Moriah
Municipal
tie!
-'hool
528
528
Mason, John
Martin Guards
of Co
Metals and Ores
•
Manche
52S
528
i
519
519
!
Li
Til den
National Guards
276
40
419
37
�INDEX.
New-Hampshire
New-Hampsh
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
Newspapers
Number
Asylum
for tho
Orp
584
544
Hills
579
40
Militia
415
114
id
I
1
Ashuelot
Normal School
Reform School
State
in
1
573
6
Rebellion
Officer'! killed in
Baker's
Bui k
Bellamy Bank
Beaver
Bear Camp
Black Watei
586
-13
Home
Mo tin
5
".
State Prison
Officers of the
Ossipee
Rjtess in New-Hampshire
Upper
Ammonoosuc Lower
.
State
in
Mile
Orphans'
Insane... 529
of Agricultun
XIII
Cold
577
at
.
Pat ridge William
Connecticut
"k
9
"'
Penacook Indians
Pequawket Indiana
Poem by Mrs. Abba G. Woolson
Poem on New-Hampshire, by
I
598
Dead
601
._
Pinion d
Ellis
na Dei n
Proctor
i03
Population of Cities and towns
United States,
ol
GO00 and
in
i
Goose
Stream
the
npwa ds...G44
434—442
Post Offices
5
Presidents of U. S
22
Indian Stream....,
Isinglass
....
Israel's
Press of New-Hampshire
415
John's
Professional Business
408
Lamprey
Mad
590
Mascoma
Public Schools
590
Putney Hill
Quadrupeds
596
Railroads in New-Hampshire
409
Merrimack
590
411
Mohawk
592
Moose
Nashua
592
Nash's
592
Railroads,
number of
Miles
Rebellion
22
Records of the State
12
Reform School
Regiment N. II.,
544
_
Si
cond
Newfound
24
First
Nubanusit
-
Third
25
Oliverian
Fourth
25
Oyster
592
Fifth
2.".
Ossipee
59?
Sixth
26
593
2
Seventh
26
Peabody
Pequawket
Eighth
27
Pemigewasset
593
Ninth
Tenth
28
Philips
093
29
Piscataqua
Eleventh
29
Piscataquog
Twelfth
593
A.. 593
30
Powow
594
Xhirteentl
31
Bed
594
Hill
Fourteentli
32
Fifteenth
38
Smith's
Sixteenth
34
Salmon
Seventeenth
34
Soucook
595
35
Spig
595
36
Squamscot
Eighteenth
1st.
Reg.
1st.
N.
II.
N.
It.
lery
Religion in
New-Hampshire
Cavalry
Heavy
Revolutionary
War
Falls
<'t
Artil-
.
546
.
Little
Swift
554
20
595
595
595
596
:
Resources of the State
Review of New-Hampshire
504
594
596
596
Warner
Winnipiseogee
596
�INDEX.
XIV
Manufacturers by Towns 458 to 459
328
Sandwich Mountains
421 to 428
Savings Banks
429
Number
Savings Banks Depositors,
432
Savings Banks Aggregates
429
Savings Banks Deposits
661
Scenery of New-Hampshire
Scenery in Lancaster
Towns
460 to 471
State by Counties
472 to 473
Showing number Acres of Improved Land by Counties 474
Showing Number Farms in the
474
State by Counties
508
Senatorial Districts
State by
Agricultural Productions of the
216
Scenery in Lincoln
Schools in the State
Second Brigade Band
Agricultural Productions of the
625
225
of Dwelling Houses
Number
38
474
in 1850
84
Number
Number
146
1860
474
37
Settlement of New-Hamushiro
Shakers in Canterbury
Number
Number
of Families in 1860... 474
1
Shakers in Enfield
Sharp Shooters
Smyth, Frederick, governor
38
40—44
Soldiers killed
of Families in 1S50... 474
of Dwelling Houses in
of
Dwelling Houses
474
inl870
House
State Income
State Normal School
104
Number
409
Cotton Manufactures
Woolen Manufactures
State Officers
626
State Prison
536
Boot and Shoe Manufactures... 479
481
Hosiery Manufactures
State
543
of Families in 1870. ..474
475
477
544
Paper Mills
482
State Resources
408
Lumber
483
State Senate, 1S73
626
Summary
of New-Haujpshire
4ul
Table of
Population of the State
Population by Counties
443
Grain Mills
Tanneries
Total Manufactures
448
Nativity of Population
448
Occupations of the State
Select ages and sexes
449
Mechanical Industries of New-
State
Reform School
Towns
453 to 457
Proportional Tax
Debts,
453 to 457
Town
453 to 457
Ratable Polls by Counties.... 457
Valuation by Counties
457
488
491
in
the
493
State
Classification of Population.... 450
Immigration and Emigration
451
of New-Hampshire...
Ratable Polls by Towns. 453 to 457
453 to 457
Valuation by Towns
453 to 457
Stock in Trade
Stock and Money at Interest
453to437
Savings Banks, Deposits by
Mills
498
Hampshire
Number
of Deaths in
499
tlie
State
502
in 1870
Deceased
Centenarians, since
505
1823
509
Public Schools
Table of Officers in the Rebellion
Tornado in Warner
Total Income of the State
Towns, description of
U. S. Sharp Shooters
Usher, John
Unattached Company
43
361
409
47 to 3S0
37
9
38
22
Vice Presidents U. S
Stock in Trade by Counties. ..457
Waldron, Maj. Killed by Indians
Stock and Money at Interest by
457
War, Indian
War Loan
457
War
War
Counties
Savings
Banks
Deposits
by
Counties
Proportional Tax by Counties.. 457
Clergymen by Towns
Physicians, Dentists by
lawyers, by Towns
22
20
458 to 459
Woolson, Mrs. Abba G
457
458 to 459
Towns
Merchants, by Towns... 458
to 459
40
of the Revolution
Weare, Nathaniel
Wiggin, Thomas
Wheelwright Deed
Wheelwright, John
White Mountains
Counties
—
of the Rebellion
458 to 459
Town Debts by
133
6
8
—
3
635
2—4
571
601
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CHAPTER
First Settlement of
New-Hampshire, up
In every age of the world's
history,
nacious of their religious principles
the
I.
to the Revolution.
mankind have been very
—of having the right
Supreme Ruler of the Universe agreeably
duty, and the dictates of their consciences.
to their
to
te-
worship
own views
of
This spirit of religious
freedom, was deeply imbued in the hearts of our
New England
from the land of their birth,
to seek a new home upon the rock-bound shores of New England.
The intolerance they were constantly subjected to, under the tyfathers, for years before
rannical Rulers of
they set
sail
England had a tendency
to establish a determi-
nation in their minds that they would exercise their right of religious
opinion, if they were obliged
With such determined
to seek other climes
to obtain
it.
day of September,
1620, one hundred and one men, women and children went on
board of the Mayflower, and set sail from their native shores, and
landed on Plymouth Rock on the 21st day of December, 1620.
From this little settlement, was founded New England, whose
happy homes millions to-day enjoy.
In this place it may be well enough to refer to an incident which
occurred on their voyage to the new world, to show what a brittle
thread the destiny of New England and our own happy homes hung
upon.
When midway of the ocean, a gale came on, and, through
the violence of the storm, one of the main beams in the mid-ship
was cracked and removed from its place. Accordingly, with such
danger before them, a consultation was held between the passengers
convictions, on the 6th
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2
and
officers of the ship,
A
upon the subject of returning.
passen-
ger on board had a large iron screw he had brought from Holland,
by means of which the beam was brought to its place and made
But for this simple iron screw, no doubt the whole destiny
fast.
of New England, and perhaps of our Nation, would have been
changed, and no one can believe for the better. Truly Providence
is in
the wind.
Three years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
Sir. Fernando Gorges and Captain John Mason, who had previously obtained, from the Council of Plymouth, a grant of laud which
;
they called Laconia, lying between Merrimack and
rivers, sent out
two small
parties,
Kennebeck
one of which landed on the south
shore of the Piscataqua and formed a settlement which they called
Little
Harbor and within the present
limits of
Portsmouth
—the
other party sailed up the Piscataqua, and settled at Northam, after-
wards called Dover, but by the Indians, Cocheco, or
Winni-
chahannat.
Our
fathers,
who landed
at
Plymouth
to seek a
home where
they could enjoy their religious opinions, were unlike the
tlers of
Portsmouth and Dover.
By
rying on trade with the Natives, they hoped to
return for their labor.
first
set-
and carobtain an abundant
establishing fisheries
Consequently they neglected the only
source of prosperity of any country, agriculture, and for a
num-
ber of years their progress was very slow.
Nothing of note transpired
in the colony, till
1629,
when
the
Rev. John Wheelwright, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, purchased of the Indians a large tract of land lying between the Piscataqua and Merrimack rivers.
The Indians were paid
in
what
they called a valuable consideration, such as "coats, shirts and
Wheelwright's deed was signed by PassaconaAvay, the
Sagamore of the Indian tribes in this section of New EngThis grant,
land, and also by the Chiefs of several other tribes.
from the Indians, was part of the land previously purchased by
Gorges and Mason. Wheelwright claimed that he obtained his
right of the land from the original owners, which was far better
than through any self constituted English company.
The Plymouth company, very soon after Wheelwright's purchase,
made a new grant of the same territory to Mason and it was alleged that he and Gorges had mutually agreed to divide their
original grant, called Laconia, and take out new patents.
Mason
kettles."
•-hief
;
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named
new grant
this
for the
6
county where he formerly lived
in
England, Aeiy-Hampshire.
Edward
Hilton, then living at Dover, obtained a tract of land
and
by deed, including Dover, and what is
part of Newiugton and Greenland.
A grant of land was also obtained by persons living near the mouth
of the Piscataqua, including Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, and
part of Newington and Greenfield. The Dover settlement was
called the Upper Plantation, and the Portsmouth settlement was
called the Lower Plantation.
Captain Thomas Wiggin was appointed agent of the former plantation, and Captain Walter Neil
of the latter. Disputes frequently sprung up between the two
for himself
associates,
now Durham, Stratham and a
settlements in relation to territory, but they were, as a general
thing, settled without anything serious transpiring.
Like our people in these modern days, the first settlers of New
Hampshire had what is now called the gold fever. Parties would
be formed and start through the denes forests with spade and
pickaxe on their shoulder, to seek their fortunes among the lakes
and mountains in central New Hampshire. But the yellow lucre
was not to be found, and their fond imaginations of a fortune in a
day were blasted. By such expeditions after gold, agriculture was
neglected, and the stories told them of valuable mines of wealth in
the mountains had proved fallacious.
ships were the fruits of their neglect.
England
in
Want, privations and hardBread was brought from
meal, or in grain from Virginia, and carried to Boston
be ground, there being no mill
in the Colony.
It is no wonder,
under such circumstauces, that disappointment, and consequently
discontent, should creep in and cause many to sell all their in-
to
more enterprising ones (who had remembered the
is not gold), and return to England.
In 1633, Neil and Wiggin formed an agreement with Wheelwright that his proposed settlement at Squamscot Falls should be
called Exeter. They immediately surveyed their respective grants,
and laid out the towns of Dover and Portsmouth. Hampton was
also laid out the same year, the Indian name being Winnecummet.
In 1638, Wheelwright, through persecution, was driven from the
terests
to
the
saying, All that shines
Massachusetts colonies for his religious
belief.
He
belonged
to
a
party of the Church called Antinomians, and for a time was en-
gaged
the result of which was that, with sevwas banished from any territory belonging to Mass-
in a violent contest
eral others, he
;
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Under
achusetts.
these circumstances, he proceeded at once to
establish a settlement on his grant at Exeter.
In this connection
it
may
be well enough to refer to this religous
Nearly
intolerance of the Massachusetts colonies.
all of
them had
been driven from their homes, in England, by the intolerance of
But, when they were once free from religious persetheir rulers.
cution,
own
and could worship God according
to the dictates of their
consciences, they forgot their persecutors,
and were unwilling
It is a
to accord to others what they had claimed for themselves.
lamented fact that they meted out more intolerant rigor to the
inoifensive Quakers than they ever received at the hands of their
It is claimed, by
religious persecutors in their mother country.
some, that the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock were never
connected with any of this religious intolerance. Perhaps this
Bay Company were strict
and many left England for the same
reason that our Pilgrim fathers did, and doubtless were accounta-
may
be the fact
;
but the Massachusetts
in all their religious views,
ble for a large portion of this religious persecution.
At
made his settlement at Exeter there
government in New-Hampshire wherefrom they
the time Wheelwright
was no general
could receive or claim any protection and they formed an independent government of their own. It was purely democratic in
;
They had one chief
form, and was based strictly on the Bible.
Magistrate and two associates chosen by the people, and holding
their office for one year.
These
officers
were sworn
to faithfully
discharge their dutie«, while the people were sworn to obey. All
laws were enacted through a general assembly chosen by the people.
The extensive
salt
marshes at
Hampton were
considered valuable
hay for cattle and, accordingly, the Massachusetts
colony sent Richard Dummer and John Spencer to commence
improvements there, and soon after they were followed by some
persons from the County of Norfolk in England. They were allowed to settle there, making their whole number fifty-six. The
first house erected, was known for many years as the Bound House.
for furnishing
Up
to
;
New-Hampshire had no
were separate and independent of
The hostile action of the Indians towards the colonies
1641, the four settlements of
combined government, but
each other.
all
led to a feeling of insecurity in being kept separate through their
form of government
;
and, accordingly, a proposition was
made
to
the Massachusetts colonies, to unite with them under one form of
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5
government, which they very readily accepted, having already laid
claim to a large portion of New-Hampshire.
of the towns in
New-Hampshire,
viz.
By
1642, all three
Portsmouth, Dover and
Exeter, had joined their fortunes with Massachusetts, under one
common government.
Hampton had
already been considered as
part of their province.
Considering
the prevailing
of
intolerance
the
colonies at the date of this alliance, the people of
Massachusetts
New-Hampshire
were granted one great privilege by giving them the right to act
in
any public capacity without any regard
The previous laws
to their religious belief.
in Massachusetts debarred
any person from
voting or holding a seat in the General Court, unless they were
members of
the Church.
Belknap, in his history of New-Hampshire, in speaking of the
intolerant
says:
and peculiar laws of the colonies, existing at that date,
of healths and the use of tobacco were for-
"The drinking
—the former
being considered a heathenish and idolatrous
grounded on the ancient libations the other as a species
of intoxication and a waste of time. Laws were instituted to regubidden,
practice,
late the intercourse
;
between the sexes, and the advances towards
They had a ceremony of betrothing, which preceded
Pride and levity of behavior came under the
that of marriage.
cognizance of the magistrate. Not only the richness but the mode
matrimony.
of dress, and cut of the hair, were subject to state regulations.
Women were forbidden to expose their arms or bosoms to view. It
was ordered that their sleeves should reach down to their wrists,
and that their gowns should be closed around their necks. Men
were obliged to cut short their hair, that they might not resemble
women. No person not worth two hundred pounds was allowed to
wear gold or silver lace, or silk hoods and scarfs. These pious
rulers had more in view than the political good.
They were not
only concerned for the external appearance of sobriety and good
order, but thought themselves obliged, so far as they were able, to
promote real religion and enforce the observances of the divine
precepts."
In the performance of what our forefathers regarded their duty,
none could be more conscientious than they. They had but one
single aim in view, and that was to serve God and to allow nothing
be done, where they had the power to prevent, to displease Him.
There is much in their character that claims our respect, notwith-
to
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
standing their arbitrary notions of enacting laws. They firmly
believed in thorough education, and founded a college at Cambridge, within a few years after their first settlement.
In regard to
training the youth, they believed in that true saying
'T
is
education forms the
Just as the twig
is
common mind;
bent, the tree's inclined.
Here lies one great secret of the prosperity of the people of New
England in the interest our fathers took in establishing institu-
—
tions for learning
and a general school system, which our children
to-day are reaping the benefits
of.
Many
laws they enacted, we
might consider wrong but their ideas of a true democratic form of
government were correct in the abstract, and the liberal form of
government which we are enjoying to-day originated from their
ideas of self government.
The Indians had watched the growth and prosperity of the col;
onies with a silent, jealous feeling for many years.
Their hunting
grounds they saw diminishing from day to day. They saw their
numbers gradually growing less, while their white neighbors were
They saw if the white men were not speed
would soon become sole owners of all their
constantly increasing.
ily checked, they
domain.
"With such convictions rankling in the breast of the red
man, Philip, of Mount Hope, son of the Indian chief, Massasoit, was
actuated to incite the various tribes in New Eugland against the
colonies, which brought on the great Indian war called " King
Philip's war."
New-Hampshire suffered severely—
Durham, Exeter, Hampton, Dover and Salmon Falls were attacked.
Houses were burned, cattle killed and many of the inhabitants
were murdered with horrid cruelties. The war commenced in
June, 1675, and closed, through the death of
King
Philip, in
Au-
was a short war, but bloody aud cruel.
In 1679, New-Hampshire became a royal province, after being
under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts for nearly thirty-eight
years.
The government was to be administered by a president
and council appointed by the King. Laws were enacted by an
assembly chosen by the people but the King reserved the right to
gust, 1676.
It
;
discontinue the assembly whenever he thought
it advisable.
John
merchant of Portsmouth, and highly respected,
received the appointment as President, and William Vaughan,
John Gilman and Richard Waldron received appointments to
Cutts, a wealthy
the council.
They
received their commissions January
1st,
1680,
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7
and reluctantly accepted the office, for fear that men might be apwho would have no regard for the welfare of the colony.
Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter and Hampton were the only towns in
the State that participated in the election, casting, in all, two hundred and nine votes.
The New-Hampshire Colony was constantly kept in a ferment
pointed
with the Masons,
who
ritory in the State.
him
still
laid claim to a large portion of the ter-
Mason was ever
certain favors in the colony,
from his land chums.
benefit
soliciting the
King
to
grant
whereby he might derive some
In the latter part of 1680, he came
from England empowered by the King to take a seat
His whole object, in securing that position, was
cil.
in the counto exert
an
by means of which he could compel the
people to take leases of him. They were indignant, and postively
refused to comply with his request.
The other members of the
council decided with the people
and he soon left his seat in the
council and returned to England.
Soon after Mason left the colony President Cutts died and Major Waldron succeeded him, and
influence in that body,
;
the affairs
in the various settlements in the State
moved along
about the same as they did under President Cutts.
Mason, ever on the move, again applied to the King for a change
of government in the
influence, one
Edward
New-Hampshire
colony, and, through his
Cranfield was appointed Lieutenant Govern-
or and Commander-in-Chief of
New-Hampshire. Cranfield acceptmaking money, and, evidently,
to be the tool of Mason, as he engaged to pay him one hundred
and fifty pounds annually, and mortaged the province for security
ed the office with the expectation of
to carry out the contract.
Cranfield received his commission in
May, 1682, which vested him with extraordinary powers. He had
the right to suspend members of the conncil, veto laws passed by
the assembly, dissolve the same at his pleasure, erect courts and
pardon criminals. The people soon began to see and feel the tyranny of Cranfield.
Waldron and Martyu were suspended, but
restored to their position on the meeting of the Assembly.
Know-
ing his tyrannical disposition, and the power he possessed, the
Assembly thought it advisable to vote him a present of two hundred pounds.
But
their kindness to him availed nothing to them
Soon Stileman, a member of the council, was suspended
and the Assembly dissolved for not yielding to his mercenary desires. The people of Exeter and Hampton were indignant
or the Colony.
;
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8
at his arbitrary conduct, and meetings were holden and resolutions passed declaring for " liberty and reform." Edward Gove, one
members of the dissolved Assembly, headed this revolutionary
movement, and was arrested with several others. A court was
immediately held, and he, with the rest, was convicted of treason.
With the exception of Gove, all were soon set at liberty. He was
sent to England and imprisoned in the Tower of Londun for three
of the
yeafrs,
,
It
is
when he was pardoned and
his estate restored to him.
impossible, in this limited work, to give a detailed account
f every thing pertaining to the first settlers of
but
it
may be
New-Hampshire
well enough to state, that Cranfield was the most ty-
He
rannical Governor that ever ruled the State.
carried measures
to make comKing in relation to his conduct towards the colony.
Alter long delays Weare made out his complaint in general terms,
to such lengths, that Nathaniel
Weare was appointed
plaint to the
which was referred
ing, they
made
to the
Board of Trade.
After a lengthy hear-
He
out a report censuring the course of Cranfield.
was granted leave of absence, and
sailed
for
Jamaica.
Walter
Barefoot, his deputy, succeeded him, and continued in office
till
Dudley, as President of New-England, superceded Barefoot. This
brought New-Hampshire again under the same government with
Massachusetts.
In a few months, Dudley was succeeded by Sir
Edward Andros,
and Governor-in-chief of New-England. Andros came
among the colonies of New-England, with great pretensions of honesty, and to administer to the people a liberal form of government.
as Captain
But he soon showed himself
field.
His rule was
to
be nearly as great a tyrant as Cran-
short, to the great joy of the colonies.
Wil-
when the
colonies received the news of a change, the people assembled and
immediately imprisoned Andros, and soon after sent him to Eng-
liam III ascended the throne of England
in
1688, and
land as a prisoner.
For two years the New-Hampshire colonies were left without a
government, waiting orders from the mother country, but none
came.
In 1690, they petitioned to be admitted under the jurisdic-
tion of Massachusetts,
to the
which was granted, and delegates were sent
In the
General Court of that colony for nearly two years.
meantime, Mason died, leaving
their title to
his land
claims in
New-Hamp-
John and Robert Mason. They soon sold all
Samuel Allen, of London, who was commissioned
shire to his two sons,
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9
Governor, and John Usher, as Lieutenant-Governor, with power to
act in Allen's absence.
.
This change of Government was against
the express wishes of the people of
New-Hampshire, who desired
to
ba annexed to the colony of Massachusetts.
In 1689, a new Indian war broke out, instigated, in part, by the
French who had settlements in the province of Canada. On the
evening of June 27, 1G89, through apparent friendship, certain parties
in
of Indians applied for lodgings at each of the garrison houses
When
Dover.
deep
the people had retired, and all were locked in
all the gates of the garrison were
thrown open by the Indian lodgers, and the Indians without rushed
in, and an inhuman butchery of the inmates commenced.
Major
Waldrou, then eighty years of age, was put to death in the most
cruel manner.
Major Waldron was a brave man, and for many
sleep, at
a given signal,
years the Indians had stood in fear of him.
as using
the
Indians harshly in
many
He
has been charged,
instances,
and doubtless
the tortures inflicted on him were to retaliate some wrong which
some of their tribe had received at his hands. In this attack
on Dover twenty-three persons were killed and twenty-nine taken
prisoners and carried to Canada.
In this war, people were killed
in Salmon Falls, Newiugton, Exeter, Rye, Durham and many small
In Durham, Villieu, who was in Command at Penobaccompanied by a French Priest, made the attack with two
hundred French and Indians. Nearly all the houses were burned,
settlements.
scott,
and nearly one hundred of the inhabitants were
captive to Canada.
Hampshire
From
killed or carried
this time, till 1697, the
suffered severely
people of
New-
by these frequent attacks of the
In-
by the French, who were quite as savage in their mode
of warfare; and their conduct in countenancing the killing of defenceless women and children, was a disgrace to any uation which
pertains to civilization. Among the victims who fell by those middians, led on
night attacks was the widow of President Cutts.
made an
after,
In 1696, they
attack on Portsmouth, and killed fourteen persons.
Soon
peace was declared between the English and French govern-
ments, and the Indians were informed by their French
allies that
they had no further use for them, and advised to bury the hatchet,
which they reluctantly consented to. Most of the captives were
restored, and thus ended a distressing war with a cruel and treacherous
foe.
The administration of Usher was unpopular with the
people.
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10
His manners were haughty,
of Allen,
who claimed
besides, they
knew he was
ridge, of Portsmouth, superceded
Usher
in the interest
In 1696,
the land they occupied.
One of his first acts was to restore several members of
who had been suspended by Usher. In 1698, the Earl
was appointed Governor of
New
Wm. Part-
as Lieutenant Governor.
the council
Belmont
York, Massachusetts Bay and
of
New-Hampshire.
During the year, Allen came over and assumed the rule of the
There was a continual altercation between him and the
colony.
people, originating from the claim he pretended to hold on their
In the Spring of 1699, the people were relieved from the
land.
and the Earl of Belmont assumed the government of
reinstated Partridge. Allen being disappointed and provoked at the treatment he had received at the hands of
the Earl of Bellomont, and the cool reception of the people, again attempted to gain possession of the territory he had purchased of the
rule of Allen,
New-Hampshire and
Masons.
The
courts of the colony decided against him.
He
then
applied to the King, but he could not fully convince him, of the
validity of his claim
new
suits in the
;
but he was granted permissson to commence
New-Hampshire
courts.
His sudden death pre-
vented any final decision.
Allen
left
one son, who was sole heir to his claim.
the suit, but a verdict was rendered against him.
He renewed
He then ap-
pealed to the Queen, but, before a final decision, death ended the
contest.
The controversy was
claimants, under Mason's
province.
amount of
finally terminated
by yielding
to the
grant, the unoccupied portions of the
This Mason controversy had been the source of a great
trouble to
the colonies for nearly seventy-five years.
There was scarcely a year but these claims were presented to the
either by courts or by governors appointed
people, in some form
for that purpose, in the interests of the. Masons.
In 1702, the Earl of Bellomont having died, the Queen appointed
Joseph Dudley Governor of Massachusetts and New-Hampshire.
The next year Usher was again appointed Lieutenant Governor.
Dudley, on assuming his office, fearing that the Indians had a
;
feeling of discontent, called the chiefs of several tribes together,
and
again renewed their friendship which they promised to maintain.
But
in 1703, owing to the trouble between the French and English
governments, the Indians, notwithstanding the pledges they had
made
to Governorr
Dudley but a few months
before,
were iuduced
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11
again to dig up the hatchet, and once more the horrors of the
torch, the
tomahawk and scalping
knife flashed vividly before the
This was commonly called Queen
eyes of the infant settlement.
Ann's war, and continued for nearly ten years. At Hampton village, five persons were killed by the savages, among whom was the
The
widow Mussey, a talented speaker among the Friends.
Indians were punished severely, frequently, and many killed, but
still they were not disheartened so long as the French were their proThey attacked the settlements on Lamprey and Oyster
tectors.
In
Rivers, houses were burned, and men and women were killed.
He w as a brave officer
1710, Col. Winthrop Hilton was killed.
T
Exeter and
and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Dover were visited by the Indians and deeply tasted the bitter
Peace was declared at Utrecht, in 1712, to
fruits of a savage war.
the great joy of the people, and, not long after, a formal peace was
ratified with the Indians.
We
now brought to nearly ninety years since the first setcommenced at Dover and Portsmouth, and we have en-
are
tlements
deavored to give a brief account of the most important events that
had transpired up
mentioned nearly
mentioned
—from 1702
to 1741,
We
Queen Ann's war.
to the close of
all the rulers
have
of any note up to the time before
New-Hampshire and Massachusetts
were united under one general government. Benning Wentworth
was appointed Governor of New-Hampshire in 1741, and John
Wentworth,
his
nephew,
in 1767,
and held
his office
up
to the time
of the war, of the Revolution in 1775.
For
sixty years,
up
to to the date of the Revolution, there
frequent troubles with the Indians, and
fathers
many
and mothers, of future happiness
were
fond anticipations, by
in this world,
were dashed
forever out of sight by the torch and tomahawk, in a single night.
But the first settlers of New-Hampshire were adventurous men and
women, full of energy, and not to be deterred or intimidated, by any
reverses that might befall them, from their purposes. They left the
land of their birth, across the Atlantic, for the purpose of securing
a
home
them
in the wilds of
in their
New-Hampshire, and whatever danger met
path they faced with courage and with a
full deter-
mination to succeed.
"With such determined minds,
tlers of
it
might be expected that the
New-Hampshire were annually extending
and that the red men of the
forest
set-
their boundaiies,
were constantly receding.
At
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12
the date of the
commencement of the war of the Revolution, there
fifty incorporated towns, and eighty-
were nearly one hundred and
two thousand inhabitants in the State.
Our
limited space, in this department of the work, will not per-
mit us to give an extended account of the
trials
and hardships
which our forefathers were subjected to, in securing homes for their
children and their posterity, which thousands of the happy sons and
daughters of New-Hampshire are enjoying to-day.
Considerable space
is
given to the ancient records of the State,
boundary line between Massachusetts and NewHampshire, and some of the early organizations of the towns, which
relative to the
is
an important chain of history for the future.
We append a few extracts of the Ancient Records, from the
Rev. Joseph B. Felt's Collections
Association," giving
&c, of some
" Between
the following
for the "
American
Statistical
dates of grants, settlements,
New-Hampshire.
and Massachusetts, there was a long
parts of the State of
this State
tion arose, though others of similar kind
dis-
Before this ques-
cussion relative to their individual boundaries.
had been
agitated, the
whole being chiefly caused by the Patents largely infringing upon
each other, all the settlements of New-Hampshire had put themselves
Portsmouth and
under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
Dover, by their own request and previous assignment of their proprietors,
became thus
subject,
October
9,
session of
May
10, 1643.
Exeter, having
was received at the
1641.
petitioned, Sept. 8, 1642, to be alike privileged,
Under such circumstances, Massachusetts
'On perusal of our Charter, it
passed the ensuing order in 1652:
was this day voted by the whole Court, that the extent of the line is
to be from the northernmost part of the Merrimac River and three
miles farther north, be it a hundred miles more or less from the sea,
and from thence upon a straight line east and west to each sea;
and
this
is
to
be the true interpretation of the terms of the limit
northward, granted in the Patent.' Subsequent to
employed two commissioners
to
run these
limits,
this action,
they
with the assistance
The report of this survey is as follows
At
Aqueduhtan (now Lake Village), the name of the head of the
Merrimac, where it issues out of the Lake called Winnapuseaki
(Winnipiseogee), upon the first day of August, 1652, we observed,
and by observation found, that the latitude of the place was 43°
of two surveyors.
40' 12", besides those
:
'
minutes which were to be allowed for three
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miles
13
into the Lake.'
This took place while
more north, which run
the regal government of the mother country was suspended, while
there was no probability that Parliament would allow the patent of
Mason, which was of doubtful authority, and while the colonists
were clearing themselves, as much as they could with safety, from
subjection to the English government.
inhabitants of
New-Hampshire were
It
was done,
also,
when the
desirous of remaining under
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, as a protection
from anarchy
among themselves, and from the depredations of the enemy without.
Mr. Mason renewed his suit, as soon as Charles II. ascended the
throne and began to manifest his hostility to the Bay colony for
their anti-royal sentiments
in
and
practices.
A
decision
was rendered
the favor of Mason, in 1675, at the time the inhabitants of
England were
New-
the greatest power to avert
striving with
their
threatened extermination by the Indians, under the leadership of
Edward Randolph,
Philip.
ready
a relative of the
claimant, always
our shores with unwelcome messages, came over the
to visit
He visited New-Hampshire and made known the deMr. Mason to the inhabitants. Some, as is usual in such
emergences, were forward to denounce Massachusetts, and thought
by this means to make capital for the advancement of their own
interests.
The inhabitants of Dover protested against the claim
of Mason; declared that they had bona fide purchased their lands
next year.
sires of
of the Indians
;
recognized their subjection to the government of
Massachusetts, under
and by
whom
whom
they were
now
they had lived so long and happily,
assisted in defending their estates
families against the savage enemy.
leave them unmolested.
and asked
They
Portsmouth protested
for like relief
from
in a similar
his royal highness.
The
and
King
petitioned the
to
manner,
intrigues
of the political foes of Massachusetts being favored by the King,
they succeeded with him, and, in 1680, New-Hampshire, by his
orders, became a colony.
The principal inhabitants, even then
knowing that this change was to forward other purposes than their
withdrew from Massachusetts.
Such a course encroached upon the limits of the latter colony,
by withdrawing from it the following towns. The dates annexed
benefit, with reluctance
to the towns denote their incorporation
;
italics
express their In-
and Roman letters their former English names.
"Portsmouth, 1653. Piscataquach, Strawberry Bank. Settled
under David Thompson, 1643; patronized by Sir Fernando Gorges
dian names
;
—
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14
and Capt. John Mason and
The
others.
Harbor, called Mason Hall.
Little
It
first
house was built at
was incorporated by a char-
ter of 1633.
Dover, Sept.
Cochecho and Winnichahanat, Hilton's
8, 1642.
Northam. Settled under Edward and William Hilton,
1623, by order of an association in England, denominated the
Company of Laconia. The proprietors of Dover and Portsmouth
—
Point,
assigned
June
their jurisdiction
over these places to Massachusetts,
14, 1641.
Exeter,
May
10, 1643.
Swamscot (Falls.)—Settled, 1638, by Rev.
John Wheelwright and others exiled from Massachusetts
fessing the Antinomian principles of Anne Hutchinson.
Hampton, Sept. 4, 1639. Winnacunet or Winnaeowett.
for pro-
—By
or-
der of Massachusetts, a house was erected here as a sign of possession, 1636,
It
was
by Nicholas Easton, commonly called the 'Bound
Oyster River,
ham.
house.'
settled in 1638.
May
17, 1675.
—Part
Its inhabitants petitioned to
Great Island, Oct. 15, 1679.
of Dover.
It
now Dur-
is
be a town in 1669.
—Part
of Portsmouth.
It
is
how
Newcastle..
These six towns, except Portsmouth, were incorporated by Massachusetts."
At
the time
New-Hampshire became a separate
jurisdiction,
it
appears that Oyster River was again considered a part of Dover,
and Great Island again as part of Portsmouth.
October 16, 1672,
Massachusetts, in addition, granted Portsmouth a village, about the
bounds of Dover, which
is
thought
to
have been Newington.
the time Charles II acknowledged the claim of
Mason
to
At
New-
Hampshire, he also acknowledged his claim to the tract extending
from Merrimac River to Naumkeag River, in Salem, and called
Mariana.
Wanalaset, chief sachem on the Merrimac River, sold a large
November 5, 1685, which was afterward assigned to
New-Hampshire. The purchasers, of him, were Joseph Dudly, Samuel Shrimpton and Richard Wharton.
The territory, thus purchased, extended six miles ou each side of the Merrimac River, and
from Souhegan River on one side, to Brentou's Farm, or Littleton,
on the other, up to the southerly part of Lake Winnipiseogee.
tract of land,
By
laid
order of Massachusetts, a reservation of three miles square was
out, for certain Indians.
Twenty
proprietors,
who were
to
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15
title for a company.
To effect this,
Mason a relinquishment of the claim
hold equal shares, obtained the
they acquired of Robert T.
he made to
it,
and entered into a mutual agreement, May 12,1686,
whole territory. This was called the million
for the control of the
acre purchase.
June
14, 1728, the
General Court of Massachusetts, after pro-
tracted consideration, agreed that the vote pertaining to townships
in
New-Hampshire, Dec.
13, 1727,
The
should be carried into effect.
vote was, for the better protection of the inhabitants, and to diminish
the cost of defence in war, townships, each of six miles square, be
laid out,
by committees,
in a straight line,
from the north-east
cor-
ner of Northfield, to the north-west corner of Dunstable, northward
of the said line ten miles, to the south-ward five miles, on both sides
of Merrimac River, east of said river three miles, and west of
from the north part of Dunstable
miles,
to the
it
six
south part of Con-
Jan. 15, 1736, the Legislature of Massachusetts accepted
cord.
the report of a committee.
It
proposed that, for protection and
defence, a line of towns from the north-west corner of
Rumford
or
Great Falls of Connecticut River, and from these
on the east side of said river, to Arlington, and one or two
Concord,
falls,
to the
towns, between these
falls,
and the equivalent land on the west
side of this river, be laid out.
The
demanding a further prosecution of
on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1737,
"In the House of Representatives. Whereas
the following order:
several townships, heretofore granted, are now settling, and many
inhabitants have actually got on Asheuelot River, and on a township granted to Josiah Willard, Esq., and others, lying on or near
Connecticut River, and also other people are settled on several
townships, on or near Merrimac River, which have not as yet been
laid to or declared in what county they lye, and it being necessary
that those people know in what county they be in order to have
their title recorded, the King's peace preserved, and common jusnecessity of the times
their object, the Legislature passed,
—
tice
done therein, as other
ince
;
his Majestie's subjects within this prov-
wherefore, voted that the said townships, granted to Josiah
Willard, and commonly called Arlington, the two townships on
Asheuelot River, the township granted to Sylvester and company,
the several townships to the westward of Connecticut River, the four
townships on the east side and adjoining to Connecticut River, and
also three, four, eight and nine in the line of towns, and the lands
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16
lying and being within the same, shall and are hereby declared to
lie
within and be accounted part of the county of Hampshire, and
that the several townships following, the Narragansett towns, called
number three and five, the Canada towns, granted to Capt. King
and company, the townships granted to Capt. Rayment and company the township granted to the late Capt. William Tyng and
company, that granted to John Simpson and others that granted
;
to the inhabitants of Ipswich, the township granted to Capt. Gor-
ham and company, Canada
soldiers, the
township granted to the
John Lovell and soldiers at Suncook, the township
granted to Mr. John Coffin and others, and number one, two, five,
six and seven in the line of towns, shall be and are hereby delate Capt.
clared part of and belonging to the county of Middlesex together
with the lands and farms, lying within and adjoining any other
of the said townships, and that the
Canada township granted
to
Capt. Withington and company, and the township granted to Capt.
Tilton and company, that were in the
Canada Expedition, 1690,
with the lands between these townships and others, belonging to
Worcester county, shall be and are hereby declared
to
belong to
the county of Worcester, and be accounted as part thereof for the
future.
In Council Read and Concurred.
Consented
to,
J.
BELCHER.
Soon the arrangement was interrupted. As countenance had
St. James, to the claim of Mason, a
more explicit questioning of the territory belonging to Massachubeen given, at the Court of
setts,
on Merrimac River, the agent for New-Hampshire, John
Ringe, while in England, stated the following:
setts, in
the reign of
Queen Anne, taxed
That Massachu-
the people of his colony,
who
all
resi .ed five miles north of the Merrimac, and, in 1719, claimed
land for three miles on the same side of this river, from the
mouth thereof
to its head,
which they called Winnipiseogee Lake
and, in 1731, declined to relinquish jurisdiction over the townships
that they had granted, which made their bounds eleven miles and
three quarters north of said river.
The plea made on these
grounds, by Commissioners before the
own
King
Bay
dislike for the political policy of the
to decide,
April
9,
in Council, with his
1740, far more favorably to
than they had even expected.
him
New-Hampshire
Legislature, led
This decision was, that the northern
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17
boundary of Massachusetts, be a similar curve, pursuing the course
Merrimac River at three miles distance on the north side thereof, beginning at the Atlantic Ocean, and in a straight line from
of
thence due west, until
By
ments.
est
meets with his Majestie's other govern-
it
such a determination, expressly contrary to the plain-
language of our
shire.
The subsequent marks,
towns have the following
accepted
;
mark,
New-Hamp-
the dates after these
pi'efixed to
significations,
No
J settled.
which had
charter, the ensuing towns,
first
been granted by our commonwealth, were assigned to
namely
* granted
:
;
f plat
so placed, indicates incororpation.
The Indian names of towns are printed in italics, and their former.
English names in Roman letters. New Style is used as to the
years.
Amherst, fDec. 18, 1728. (West) Souhegan, Salem NarraNo. 3. Granted for service in the Narraganset Expedition
April 26, 1733 and confirmed in 1733.
—
ganset,
Bedford, fFeb. 26, 1734.
5.
— Granted
in the
(East) Souhegan, Narraganset, No.
Benjamin Smith and
to
others, June, 1732, for service
Narraganset Expedition, 1675.
Boscawen, *Dec.
and o.thers.
Bow, | Feb.
1,
1732.
8,
Dantzick.
1737.
Settled about 1737.
Contoocook.
— Granted
— Granted
to
John
for service in
Coffin
Canada
Expedition of 1690.
No.
Charlestown, fFeb. 27, 1734.
first
4.— Took
its
name from
the
one of Sir Charles Knowles, who presented a sword to Capt
Phineas Stevens, for his brave defence of
its fort
in 1747.
Chesterfield, f Jan. 15, 1736.
No. 1.
Concord, * Jan. 17, 1726. Pennicooh,
Salem, 1663.
Irish settlers were here,
right of grant,
1725.
March
22, 1724.
Settled about 1727.
—
Rumford. Granted to
and claimed Peunicook, by
Purchased of Massachusetts
March
Incorporated
in
4, 1734.
Dunbarton, and part of Weare, "("March 20, 1736. Beverly
Canada, or Hale's Town. Stark's Town. Granted for service in
Canada Expedition of 1690.
Dunstable, * Oct. 15, 1673.— Settled about 1672.
—
—Granted
to
Joseph Green, Isaac
others, for lands in Stockbridge.
Acceptance of plat
Francestown, f July 18, 1673.
Walker and
not signed by Governor.
Goffstown, fFeb. 26, 1734.
Township.
—Granted
Narraganset No.
for service
in the
4,
Amoskeag
Falls
Narraganset Expedition
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18
A
of 1675.
committee of
proprietors dated a notice for their
its
meeting at Dighton, in 1736.
Henniker, Jan.
to
No.
15, 1736.
John Whitman and
Hillsborough, Jan. 15, 1736.
who
sold
it
to
6,
Todd's
Town.—Granted,
1735,
others.
John Hill and
—Granted
to people of
Plymouth,
others.
Fort Dummer, Bridgman's Fort,
was part of Northfield. Resettled, 1739.
(Township, 'above Northfield, was granted to John Pynchon and
others, June 18, 1685.
His petition for it that he proposed the reHinsdale, | Dec.
1,
Settled before 1683.
1736.
It
quest to prevent " ye incroachments of ye French vpon vs on Con-
who vndovbtedly, according
necticut River, above Sqvakeag,
what
intelligence* I
have met with, are designed
to
to possess yt place
at Coassit."
Parish of Dunstable.
1 1731. Nissitkset— "West
Hollis,
Powers, born at Littleton, Ms., and his wife,
Anna
Peter
Keyes, born
at Chelmsford, and their children, settled at Hollis, Jan., 1731.
Hopkinton, Jan. 15, 1736. No. 5, New Hopkinton.
Kcene, f June 21, 1734. (Upper) Ashuelot. Ordered to be laid
—
out,
June
24, 1731.
Lempster, Jan. 15, 1736.
Lyscom and
Litchfield,
about 1656.
No.
9,
Dwpplin.
—Granted
to
Samuel
others.
July
4,
1734.
Natdcott, Brenton's Farms.
Regranted, July
Londonderry, J 1719.
sachusetts, Dec. 1, 1720.
9,
—Granted
1729.
Nutfield.
—
Settlers
warned away by Mas-
—
Lyndeborough, f June 17, 1736. Salem Canada. Granted to
Samuel King and others, for services in Canada Expedition of 1690.
Merrimac, June 6, 1733. Part of Dunstable and Bedford.
New Boston, f March 20, 1736. Piscataquog, Lane's Town.
Granted to Andrew Lane, John Simpson, and others. Had sixty
houses and a meeting-house, etc., 1740.
New Ipswich, * Jan. 15, 1736. Ipswich Canada. Granted for
service in Canada Expedition of 1690 to John Wainwright and
—
—
others.
Plat accepted
Nottingham, J 1710.
March
— Part
20, 1736.
of Dunstable.
Incorporated Jan.
16, 1733.
—
Pembroke, * Aug. 6, 1728. Suncook, Lovewell's Town. Granted
men for service, under Capt. John Lovewell, at Pigwacket fight.
Peterborough, f June 16, 1738. Granted to Samuel Harwood
and others, for service in Cauada Expedition of 1690.
to
—
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19
—
Kichmond, f July 6, 1736. Sylvester's Canada. Granted for
service in Canada Expedition, 1690.
Rindge, * Feb. 3, 1737. Rowley Canada. Granted to John
Tyler, Joseph Pike, and others, for service in Canada Expedition
of 1690. Plan of it laid before General Court, Jan. 23, 1739.
—
Appropriation made for a meeting-house, 1743.
Salisbury, * Feb. 3, 1737. Baker's Town, and Stevens's Town.
Granted for service in Canada Expedition of 1690, under Captains
John March, Stephen Greenleaf, and Philip Nelson. Plat confirmed, Jan.
2,
1740.
—
(Lower) Ashuelot. Ordered to be
June 24, 1731.
Tyng's Town, |May 1, 1736. "Old Harry Town."— East of
Bow and Gofistown. Granted in 1735 for service, under Capt.
William Tyng, in 1703, by "pursuing the Indian enemy into their
own country on snow shoes," the first attempt of that kind. Soon
Swanzey, f Feb. 21, 1734.
laid out,
settled after 1738.
Walpole, Jan.
Granted
No.
2,
to
15, 1736.
John Flint and
No.
2,
Great Fall, Bellows
others, Nov., 1736.
but called No. 3 in a petition of
its
Town.—
Marked on a map
proprietors.
Warner, * 1735. New Amesbury.
Washington, Jan. 15, 1736. New Concord, Camden.
Westmoreland, Jan. 15, 1736. No. 1, Great Meadow.
Winchester, f June 21, 1733. Arlington, to its incorporation.
Granted to Josiah Willard and others. Incorporated, June 20,
1739.
" Besides these towns, Massachusetts by the decision in favor of
New-Hampshire, Guildford, granted for service under Capt. Samuel
Gallop, in Canada Expedition of 1690, and its plat accepted, Feb.
Groton Grant,
3, 1737, aud other towns subsequently of Vermont
or equivalent of 10,800 acres, for what was included by Littleton,
Major Willard and Reed's Farms, and for loss in Indian wars,
granted, April, 1735, and confirmed, Juue 15, 1736; portions of
Salisbury, Amesbury, Haverhill, Methuen, Townsend, Ashburnham, Bernardstown, Colerain, Conway, and other territory."
;
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CHAPTER
Brief history of the
War
II.
of the Revolution, Federal Constitution,
Great Rebellion, Regiments,
The war
and of the
Officers, etc.
of the Revolution originated through the persistent
determination of the mother country to tax the colonies, without
their consent.
The
and reprehad no voice in the
colonies maintained that taxation
sentation were inseparable
;
and
that, as they
The
it had no honorable right to tax them.
tax imposed, was in 1765, and called the " Stamp Act," which
English Parliament,
first
ordained that, upon
all
business documents
and newspapers, stamps
should be fixed, which the colonies were. obliged to purchase of
This Stamp Act met with such opposition that
was repealed in 1766, but Parliament at the same tima asserted
The next
the right to bind the colonies in all cases whatever.
year they imposed a tax on tea, and several other imports. Like
the Stamp Act, it was met with powerful opposition. This tyranand
nical course of England the colonies refused to assent to
when two or three cargoes of tea arrived in Boston the people were
determined that it should not be landed, and, on the night of De-
the government.
it
;
cember 16, 1773, a party, disguised as Indians, boarded the vessels
and threw three hundred and sixty-two chests of tea into the harbor.
The English government were indignant, and were determined
that the colonies should yield to their requests, and the colonies
were quite as determined not to submit to any laws they had no
part in making. At length, the troubles between the mother
country and her colonies culminated in bloodshed, on the nineteenth day of April, 1775, at Lexington, Massachusetts, and
ter-
minated by the colonies becoming a free and independent nation.
The people of New-Hampshire had always been loyal to the
mother country, but, when their liberties were at stake, they were
quite as zealous to defend their rights as those of their sister states
�FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
and furnished
pendence.
their full quota of
But our
men
to secure
21
our American inde-
limited space will not permit us to give
extended history of the war of Independence neither
;
for every reader
is
is it
any
required,
conversant with the history of the American
Revolution.
The Revolution produced, of
course,
its
own heroes
;
and New-
Hampshire, to-day, feels proud of her Langdons, Weare, Sullivan,
Stark, Scammel, Hale, and many others, who lent a helping hand
in this great struggle
for
American
liberty.
On
almost every
northern battlefield, the blood of New-Hampshire's sons ran freely.
At Bunker
Long Island, Monmouth, Bennington, Stillwater,
many other smaller battles, they assisted in sealing
Hill,
Saratoga, and in
our independence with their blood.
FORMATION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
—
At the close of the war of the revolution, our country what is
now called the United States was divided into thirteen colonies or
For five years
States, with separate, oi'ganized state governments.
—
the states lived under a national confederate compact
soon found that this compact had no strength in
a national government.
war and contract debts
;
;
but
itself to
it
was
maintain
The confederated Congress could declare
it had no power to pay those debts,
but
only to advise the several states to pay their respective shares of
debts thus contracted by Congress.
In May, 1787, delegates from the several states (with the excepRhode Island) met in Philadelphia to form a National Con-
tion of
stitution.
After a session of four months of careful consideration,
and looking
at the several interests of the respective states, the
we now live, was
and signed by the members of the Convention, September
17, 1787, and received the assent of the requisite number of states
George Washington was the unaniearly in the summer of 1788.
mous choice of the people for the first President under the new
Constitution, and was inaugurated in the city of New York, April
30, 1789, as President, and John Adams as Vice President of the
United States of America.
As the central government of the nation is part of the history of
New-Hampshire, and for future reference of our readers, we here-
Constitution of the United States, under which
drafted,
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
with append a list of all the presidents and vice presidents of the
United States up to the present time.
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THE GREAT REBELLION.
Southern States openly declared, in their
sion,
seats, the right of seces-
their intention of resigning their seats in the national
and
home to sustain it.
The first hustile demonstration made agaiust our national Government was the firing upon the steamer "Star of the West'' which
Congress, and returning
was sent with provisions
to
supply Maj. Anderson, stationed at Fort
The next was the
Sumter, in Charleston harbor, South Carolina.
bombardment of that
forces,
and
fort
its
capitulation to the Southern
April 13, 1861.
The firing on Fort Sumter created a great indignation throughout
the whole North, and, on the fifteenth day of April, the President
called for seventy-five thousand troops, to serve for three months.
Thus commenced one of the greatest rebellions that ever occurred
any civilized nation, which Continued for four years, and over
five hundred thousand men sacrificed their lives, doubtless they all
thought, for the good of their country. But this national calamity
brought forth some good fruits. African slavery, that had been
the scourge of the nation for so many years, was forever prohibited,
and to-day every person in our nation enjoys, under the law, every
blessing which his Creator intended for him.
New-Hampshire promptly responded to the call of the President,
and the first New-Hampshire Regiment of U. S. Volunteers was
armed and equipped and ready for the field, May 25, 1861. The
officers of the First New-Hampshire Regiment were Mason W.
Thomas J. Whipple, Laconia, LieuTappan, Bradford, Colonel
tenant Colonel
Aaron F. Stevens, Nashua, Major Enoch Q.
Fellows, Sandwich, Adjutant
Richard N. Batchelder, Manchester,
Quartermaster
Moses K. Hazeltou, Bradford, Paymaster Alpheus B. Crosby, Hanover, Surgeon
Henry C. Shaw, Hanover,
Assistant Surgeon and Stephen G. Abbott, Bradford, Chaplain.
in
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
Space will not permit us
The
officers.
first
to
give a full
regiment did not see
of the
Company
fighting,
but their
list
much
duties were quite as arduous, if not as dangerous.
They were on
picket duty on the Potomac, the larger portion of the time on the
Maryland
side of the river.
inarched through
House,
in
When
Col.
Tappan with
his
regiment
Pennsylvania Avenue, he passed the White
review before President Lincoln, and thence two and one-
half miles to his camp.
They had
scarcely reached their quarters,
before a messenger arrived from the President, complimenting Col.
Tappan
as
having the best and most thoroughly appointed reg-
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
iment that had thus far reached Washington.
August
New-Hampshire had
out at Concord,
in the service,
een regiments of Infantry
They were mustered
1861.
9,
through the rebellion, eight-
N. H. Battalion of New-England Cavalry
First Regiment N. H. Volunteer Cavalry
New-Hampshire
First Battery
First Regiment New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery,
eighteen hundred men
Company " E" First Regiment U. S.
;
;
;
;
;
Sharpshooters
shooters
Go's. "
;
National Guards
;
" G" Second Regiment U. S. SharpMartin Guards Lafayette Artillery;
F" and
;
;
and attached Company of New-Hampshire Volunteers. The last
four companies were stationed at Fort Constitution in Portsmouth
harbor, making in all that served against the rebellion, nearly
thirty-three thousand men.
The Second Regiment were three years men, and went into camp
Portsmouth, and arrived on the field just in time to participate
in the first battle of Bull Run.
The officers of this regiment were
Gilman Marston, Exeter, Colonel Francis S. Fisk, Keene, Lieutenant Colonel
Josiah Stevens, Jr., Concord, Major
Samuel G.
Langley, Manchester, Adjutant; John S. Godfrey, Hampton Falls,
Quartermaster; and Henry E. Parker, Concord, Chaplain.
The second regiment, being the first in the field of battle, saw
more service than any other, being nearly all the time in Virginia,
where more blood was spilt than in any other State in the Union.
The regiment had on its roll, over three thousand names. The
officers that have been commissioned for its own regiment, and other military organizations, are one Major General
two Brigadier
at
;
;
;
;
Generals
five
;
Colonels
five
;
ten Lieutenant Colonels
Surgeons; ten Assistant Surgeons;
Captains of the regular army
one First Lieutenant
the Volunteers
;
in
;
regular
;
eleven Majors
three Chaplains;
sixty Captains in the Volunteers;
army
;
ninety
first
Lieutenants in
seventy-one sec6nd Lieutenants of Volunteers
Captains and Assistant Quartermasters
missary of subsistence
;
;
three
;
two
one Captain and Com;
and three Medical Cadets.
The Second marched over six thousand miles, participated in
nearly thirty battles, and lost over one thousand men. The most
important battles they were engaged in, were the first Bull Run,
Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, and the battles around Peters-
burg.
They were mustered out of
19, 1865.
service at City Point, Va., Dec.
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25
AC.
The Third New-Hampshire Regiment was the next in the field.
Enoch Q. Fellows, Sandwich, Colonel John H. Jackson, Portsmouth, Lieut. Colonel; John Bedel, Major; A. A. Moulton, Surg.
;
This regiment did good service in South Cai'olina and Virginia.
They were
of them.
in
many
a hard-fought battle and lost heavily in some
They were
at
James
and several other
battles.
At
Wagner and its siege,
Bermuda Hundred, Deep Run,
Island, Fort
Drury's Bluff, Half-way House,
Wagner, they lost
at Deep Run,
as a brave and effi-
the battle of Fort
one hundred and four men, killed and wounded
They
ninety-three.
,
eient regiment,
July
stood high in the service
and were an honor
to the State.
;
Mustered
out,
20, 1865.
The Fourth Regiment was organized at Manchester, and mus-
—
The officers were Thomas
Whipple, Laconia, Colonel; Louis Bell, Farmiugton, Lieut.
tered into service in September, 1861.
J.
Colonel
Jeremiah D. Drew, Salem, Major
;
;
Henry W.
Fuller,
Concord, Adjutant; and John L. Kelley, Manchester, Quartermaster.
The Fourth Regiment did good service in the field. When they
New-Hampshire they went to Washington, and went into camp
left
near Bladensburg Toll-gate.
Nov. 29th, they arrived at Port
The regiment remained in South Carolina about
three months, when they sailed for Fernandina, arriving there,
March 5, 1862. They performed valuable service in the South,
Royal, S. C.
and were
Richmond. We have not the
movements of this regiment through
was considered one of New- Hampshire's best regi-
in several battles before
we could wish
records
the war, but
it
Mustered
ments.
out,
of the
Aug
23, 1865.
The Fifth Regiment was organized at Concord, and mustered
into service, October 26, 1861.
The officers were Edward E. Cross,
Lancaster, Colonel Samuel G. Langley, Manchester, Lieut. ColoWilliam W. Cook, Derry, Major; Charles Dodd, Boston,
nel
Mass., Adjutant; Edmund M. Webber, Somersworth, Quartermaster
Luther M. Knight, Franklin, Surgeon and Elijah R.
;
;
;
;
Wilkins, Lisbon, Chaplain.
Through the winter of 1861-2, the Fifth were in the vicinity of
Washington, on the Virginia side of the Potomac, doing picket
and drill duty, and perfecting themselves for the coming spring
campaign. On the fourth of April, they embarked at Alexandria
for the Peninsula,
and landed near Ship Point, Virginia, and went
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through that memorable campaign, under Gen.
Richmond,
summer
Me Clellan,
before
They were engaged in the
battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and all through the seven days'
fight before Richmond to Harrison's Landing.
From Harrison's
Landing they sailed for Washington, and arrived in time to assist
Gen. Pope, who was hard pressed by Lee's Army, and from thence
they marched to Antietam, and were engaged in that great battle.
At the battle of Fair Oaks, Col. Cross and Maj. Cook were severely
in the
of 1862.
wounded.
We have a list of the casualties of the Fifth, in their first year's
campaign
Two officers killed and 17 wounded, 60 enlisted men
killed, 240 wounded, and 16 missing, besides 69 who died in hospitals
making a total of 404 men.
Through all the subsequent years of the war, the Fifth took the
front rank.
At Fredericksburg Maj. Sturtevant was killed, and
Col. Cross was killed at the great battle of Gettysburg.
Mustered
out, June 28, 1865.
The Sixth Regiment was organized at Keene, and left for the
The officers were Nelson Converse,
seat of war, Dec. 25, 1861.
Marlborough, Colonel Simon G. Griffin, Concord, Lieut. Colonel
Phin P. Bixby, Concord,
Charles Scott, Peterborough, Major
Adjutant; Alonzo Nute, Farmington, Quartermaster; William A.
Tracy, Nashua, Surgeon; and Robert Stinson, Croydon, Chaplain.
Soon after the arrival of the Sixth at Washington, they were
assigned to Gen. Burnside's Division, and proceeded to Hatteras,
They performed some valuable service in North
Inlet, N. C.
:
—
;
;
;
Carolina, but returned to Virginia in time to participate in the
battles of
Second Bull Run, Chantilla, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, and some other battles.
In some of these engagements they lost very heavily. The Sixth was at the siege of Vicksburg and capture of Jackson, Miss., and all through the battles of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna, Bowling
Green, Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, and arrived before Petersburg, June 19, 1864.
regiment.
They were
Petersburg, where no
It
was a hard-marching and hard-fighting
mine explosion before
in the unfortunate
commanding
officer
could be, or ever has
been, found willing to take the responsibility of that needless disaster.
They did good
plainly shows.
service for their country, as their record
Mustered
out,
July 17, 1865.
The "Seventh Regiment" was organized
at Manchester, under
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
27
AC.
The
the immediate supervision of Gen. Joseph C. Abbott.
were Halderman
Putnam, Cornish, Colonel
officers
Joseph C. Abbott,
Manchester, Lieut. Colonel; Daniel Smith, Dover, Major; Thomas
A. Henderson, Dover, Adjutant Andrew H. Young, Dover, QuarS.
;
;
W
William
Brown, Manchester, Surgeon and James
C. Emerson, Fisherville, Chaplain,
The Seventh moved from Manchester to New York, Jan. 16, 1862.
Feb. 13 they sailed for Tortugas, then they went to Beaufort, then
to St. Augustine and Fernandina, Florida.
In June, 1863, they
sailed for Hilton Head. Up to this date they had done picket, garrison and fatigue duty the larger portion of the time, and being in
a malarious country, they had lost nearly two hundred men. The
first battle of any importance they were engaged in, was the unsuccessful assault on Fort Wagner, S. C. In this attack, Col. Putnam,
Capt. Brown, Lieuts. Baker, Cate, Bennett, and Brown were killed,
and four more officers died within a few days after the battle. Their
whole loss in killed and wounded was two hundred and twelve
men.
On the 20th of December, they were again ordered to Florida,
and placed under command of Gen. Seymour. February 20 the
whole of Seymour's forces moved towards Lake City. After a
march of fourteen miles they met the enemy in force at Olusta,
and a fierce battle ensued, in which the northern forces were defeated.
In this engagement the Seventh lost 209 men, in killed
wounded and missing. May first they were ordered to Virginia,
and landed at Bermuda Hundred, May 6, 1864. They were engaged in many of the battles before Richmond, mostly on the
north side of James River, and lost many valuable officers and
men. Although in not quite as many battles as some of the NewHampshire regiments, they faced the enemy with as much courage
and fought with as much determination to secure victory as any
regiment in the service. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
The Eighth Regiment went into camp at Manchester and was
mustered into service of the United States, December 23, 1861.
The officers of this Regiment were Hawks Fearing, Jr., Manchester, Colonel
Oliver W. Lull, Milford, Lieut. Colonel MorOrrin M. Head, Exeter, Adjutant
rill B. Smith, Concord, Major
Charles A. Putney, Manchester, Quartermaster Samuel G. Dearborn, Milford, Surgeon (but resigned) and Daniel P. Cilley, Farmtermaster
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
ington, Chaplain.
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The Eighth
left their
camp
in Manchester, for
dence, in Boston Harbor, Jan. 24, 1862.
all
arrived safe at ship Island, near the
camp
River, and went into
the
command
at the
of General Butler.
Fort Indepen-
March 27 the regiment
mouth of the Mississippi
upper end of the Island, under
New Orleans having fallen into
the hands of the Union forces, they were ordered to
quet,
camp ParaThrough the summer they
the vicinity of that city.
in
were performing guard and garrison duty. In October the Eighth
was part of an expedition, under General Weitzel, up the Mississippi, and were engaged in a battle near Labadieville, in which they
and forty-six wounded.
In the winter of 1862-3 they were performing camp duty in various localities in Louisiana.
The next summer they were under
lost sixteen killed
Gen. Banks at the siege of Port Hudson, and were engaged in both
which proved a failure, not, however, from any lack of
assaults
owing
valor, but
to the
impregnable position of the enemy's works.
In these two assaults the Eighth
and wounded.
in killed
They were
in the
two hundred and sixty
lost
Lieut. Colonel Lull was
Red River
among
expedition, under Gen. Banks,
considered one of the best regiments in the
Army
men
the killed.
of the Gulf.
and
In
Dec, 1863, they were changed into cavalry, and called the Second
New-Hampshire Cavalry, Finally mustered out of service, October 28,
1865.
The Ninth Regiment was recruited at Concord, and
lington
Heights, Virginia, August
Enoch Q.
25,
Fellows, Sandwich, Colonel
;
1862.
The
left for
officers
Arwere
Herbert B. Titus, Chester-
New London, Major
George H. Chandler, Concord, Adjutant; Carlton B. Hutchins,
Lisbon, Quartermaster
William A. Webster, Manchester, Surgeon and Edward M. Gushee, Dover, Chaplain.
The Ninth arrived in the vicinity of Washington about the tim
Gen. Pope was falling back, and Gen. Lee was pressing on with
They joined the Union
his victorious army, towards Maryland.
Lieut. Colonel
field,
;
George
W.
Everett,
;
;
forces under
Lee.
On
Gen. McClellan, for the purpose of checking Gen,
the fourteenth of September, only three weeks after they
New-Hampshire, they were engaged in the battle of South
On the seventeenth and eighteenth of September they
were engaged in the great battle of Antietam, and exhibited uncommon bravery. They were in the battle of Fredericksburg, and
lost heavily.
After the battle of Fredericksburg, under command
left
Mountain.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
29
&C.
of Gen. Burnside, they went to Kentucky and Tennessee, and won
an enviable reputation in the discharge of provost and garrison
From Kentucky they went down the Mississippi, and landduty.
ed near Vicksburg. They took no immediate part in the siege of
that celebrated city, but performed fatigue duty at Harris' Bluff,
twenty miles up the Yazoo River. Ou the fall of Vicksburg they
joined the column that went into the interior of the State after
Johnston's army, who had hung in the rearof the Union forces at
the siege, and participated in the battle fought near Jackson, the
12th and 13th of July, and at the capture of that city. Soon after they were again transferred to Kentucky, and assigned to provost duty at Paris.
In the spring of
tomac, and were in
through
up
1864, they again joined the
all
Army
of the Po-
House
the battles from Spottsylvania Court
to the front of Petersburg,
and
in all battles before that
mine explosion, and did good service
would take volumes where we can only spare
pages to give a true history of this popular regiment through their
various campaigns. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
The Tenth Regiment went into camp in the summer of 1862.
The officers were Michael T. Donohoe, Manchester, Colonel John
city,
to the celebrated
through the war.
It
;
Coughlin, Manchester, Lieut. Colonel
Major
ter,
;
Jesse F. Angell, Manches-
William H. Cochran, Goffstown, Adjutant Thomas
aud John Ferguson, Manches;
Sullivan, Nashua, Quartermaster
ter,
;
;
Surgeon.
AVe have not so good a history, in detail, of this brave regiment
as we have of some others. They were in the battle of Fredericksburg, and were constantly in active service, and participated in
nearly
all
say, there
the battles around Richmond.
It is not too much to
was no Regiment which left New-Hampshire that stood
any higher in the service than they, and none that New-Hampany prouder of, than the noble Tenth. Mustered out
June 21, 1865.
The Eleventh Regiment was organized at Concord, and left for
shire feels
the front Sept. 11, 1862.
Warner, Colonel
E.
W.
S.
The
Moses N.
officers
Lieutenant Colonel
James F. Briggs, Hillsborough,
Charles R. Morrison, Nashua, Adjutant;
Ross, Somersworth, Surgeon,
ton, Chaplain.
were Walter Harriman,
Collins, Exeter,
Farr, Littleton, Major;
Quartermaster;
than
;
Jona-
and Frank K. Stratton, Hamp-
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The
first battle,
of any note, the Eleventh participated in, was
They fought with unusual valor, for new
two hundred officers and men. In the spriug of
1863, they were ordered to Kentucky. They staid in various parts
of that State till June 2, when they sailed for Vieksburg, and were
eugaged in that siege till its capitulation, July 4, 1863. They took
a prominent part in the capture of Jackson, the capital of MissisFrom censippi
after which they again returned to Kentucky.
tral Kentucky, they performed a march of two hundred miles, over
that of Fredericksburg.
and
troops,
lost
;
an almost trackless mountain, to Knoxville, Tennessee. They were
engaged in that siege, under Gen. Burnside, and remained there till
Gen. Longstreet was driven out of East Tennessee and joined his
forces with
Gen. Lee in Virginia.
In the spring of 1864, the Eleventh again joined the army of
They were engaged
the Potomac in Virginia, under Gen. Grant.
in all the battles in their
march
Richmond. In the battle of the
and Colonel Harriman
very heavily in all these battles, on
to
wilderness, Lieut. Col. Collins was killed
They lost
march to the front of Petersburg. The Eleventh has seen a
There has been inscribed on their
large amount of hard service.
banner, by order from the War Department, for meritorious conwas taken prisoner.
their
duct in battle, " Fredericksburg, Jackson, East Tennessee, Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
North Anna, Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad,
Poplar Grove Church, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg.
ment was considered one of the
June 4, 1865.
On
Twelfth Regiment.
:
This Regi-
'
—mustered out
best in the service
the tenth day of August, 1862, the Gover-
nor of New-Hampshire gave permission and issued recruiting papers to raise and officer a Regiment in Belknap and Caroll counties,
it could be done in ten days.
In six days from the date of the recruiting papers, the Adjutant
General of the State was notified that ten full companies had been
raised.
They were encamped at Concord for drill, prior to their
provided
leaving for the seat of war.
The officers were Joseph H. Potter, Concord, Colonel John F.
George D. Savage, Alton,
Marsh, Hudson, Lieutenant Colonel
Major Daniel S. Beede, Meredith, Adjutant; Isaac Winch, MereH. B. Fowler, Bristol, Surgeon Charles W.
dith. Quartermaster
;
;
;
;
;
Hunt, Laconia, Assistant Surgeon, and Thomas L. Ambrose, Ossipee,
Chaplain.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
September
26, 1862, they left
Concord
31
AC.
for
Washington, and were
placed in the defence around the Capital until the seventeenth of
October, when they made a circuitous route through Maryland,
and arrived near Falmouth, Va., Nov.
They were engaged
23.
in
the bittle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, and remained in the vicinity
of that city,
till
May
April 30, 1863.
battle of Chancellorsville
and
lost
they participated in the
3,
very heavily.
shot through the leg and taken prisoner.
Col. Potter
was
Lieutenant Colonel Marsh
and Major Savage were severely wounded. They went into the
fight with twenty-eight commissioned officers, and five hundred and
forty-nine enlisted men.
Three commissioned officers were killed,
and fifteen wounded forty-two enlisted men killed, two hundred
and twelve wounded, fifty-one taken prisoners and three missing
making an aggregate loss of three hundred and eighty, or nearly
two thirds of their Regiment engaged. July 2, 1863, they commenced the battle of Gettysburg losing ninety-two officers and
enlisted men.
July 26, they were ordered to report to General Marston, then
stationed at Point Lookout, to guard prisoners.
They remained
;
April 11, when they
more active and dangerous
Bermuda Hundred, May
Space will not permit us to give any of our Regiments,
6, 1864.
the full credit that belongs to them.
The twelfth were engaged
in many of the battles around Richmond, and at the battle of Cold
Harbor, and lost, in killed and wounded, one hundred and sixty-five
men and officers. They have seen much hard fighting aud have
done honor to themselves and the State.
Mustered out, June
there
till
service before
left for
Richmond and arrived
at
21, 1865.
The Thirteenth Regiment went
into
camp
at
Concord
in the fall
were Aaron F. Stevens, Nashua, Colonel
George Bowers, Nashua, Lieutenant Colonel
Jacob I. Storer,
Portsmouth, Major
George H. Gillis, Nashua, Adjutant
Percy
of 1862.
Its
officers
;
;
;
C. Cheeney, Peterborough, Quartermaster
;
George B. Twitchell,
Keene, Surgeon, and G. C. Jones, Nashua, Chaplain.
The Thirteenth left Concord for the defences around WashingThey remained there until the first day of
ton, October 6, 1862.
December, when they moved
for
Falmouth, Va., opposite Fred-
ericksburg, arriving there three clays prior to the battle of Fredericksburg.
They were in the thickest of the fight and lost forty-
one
men and
officers.
They remained
at
Falmouth
till
February
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32
when they moved with the Ninth Array Corps to Newport
The thirteenth of March, they moved to Suffolk, to defend
position.
On the 3d of May, at the battle of Suffolk, they lost
1863,
News.
that
thirty men, killed
and wounded.
A short
time after the battle of
Suffolk they retired to the vicinity of Portsmouth, Va., and re-
mained there until the Spring of 1864, with the exception of two
Companies who were ordered to Fort Tillinghast on Arlington
Heights, and were instructed in Heavy Artillery exercises, through
the winter of 1863-4.
May
7,
<
1864, the Thirteenth
mond, being
in the
commenced
Second Brigade,
first
to
move towards Rich-
Division of the Eighteenth
Army Corps, and participated in many of the battles around Richmond. They were in the battles of Walthall Road, Swift Creek,
Kingsland Creek, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Battery 5 Petersburg, Fort Harrison, besides several smaller ones. The General
commanding the Army ordered these battles to be placed upon the
national colors of the regiment.
The Thirteenth did good
service,
and were distinguished for their daring bravery. Mustered out,
June 21, 1865.
The Fourteenth Regiment was organized at Concord, in the latter
part of the summer of 1862. The officers were Robert Wilson,
Keene, Colonel Tileston A. Barker, Westmoreland, Lieut. Colonel;
Samuel A. Duncan, Plainfield, Major Alexander Gardiner, Claremont, Adjutant
Willian A. Hurd, Sandwich, Quartermaster
William Henry Thayer, Keene, Surgeon; and Elihu T. Rowe,
;
;
;
Plainfield, Chaplain.
The Fourteenth left Concord for Washington, the latter part of
Through the fall and winter they did picket duty
on the Potomac River. In the latter part of April, 1863, they
were ordered to Washington and remained there till February,
1864, doing provost duty. They furnished guard for the old Capital Prison, Central Guard House, and ten other posts in the city.
October, 1862.
Their duties, in the
city,
were so varied, that our pages
will not
permit us to give a detailed account of them.
February
at
27, 1864, they received orders to take transportation,
New York
permit to
left
or Boston, for the department of the Gulf, with the
visit their
New York
for
homes
in
New-Hampshire
New Orleans, March
before sailing.
They
20th, in the steamer Daniel
Webster, with seven companies, and Major Gardiner, in the steamer
Liberty, with three companies.
The Webster had a long, stormy
voyage, but arrived
all safe.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
AC.
33
The Fourteenth were again ordered
New
of
Orleans
— Maj. General
6th, they were ordered to the
On
to
the
first
New
week
in July, the
to guard duty in the vicinity
Reynolds commanding. January
mouth of Red River, for camp duty.
regiment sailed down the Mississippi
Orleans, where they again sailed north to join the armies
Six companies went in the Continental, and the next
day the other four companies sailed in the steamer General Lyon.
The regiment was not united again till the nineteenth of August.
The four companies went to Washington, and the six to Bermuda
Hundred, and were in the attack at Deep Bottom. On the 31?t
in Virginia.
of July, they were ordered to Washington; and from thence, they
joined Gen. Sheridan's Army, at Berry ville, on the 18th of August.
The next day Major Gardiner rejoined the regiment with his four
companies. The Fourteenth were in the great battles of the 19th
and 22d of September and the 19th of October, at Cedar Creek.
The 19th of September they lost one hundred and fifty men. Thirteen out of twenty-one officers were killed or wounded,
Gardiner being mortally wounded.
The
duties of the
— Colonel
army
of the
Shenandoah were hard, through the fall of 1864. It was a continual marching up and down the valley, with considerable hard
fighting.
The Fourteenth was not
in as
many
battles as
some other
regiments, but was considered a reliable regiment, and performed
the duties assigned
it,
satisfactorily to its
out of service, July
8,
commanders.
Mustered
1865.
The Fifteenth Regiment was raised under the call of the President
hundred thousand men, for nine months' service, and was
for three
The officers were John
George W. Frost, Newmarket,
Lieut. Colonel
Henry W. Blair, Plymouth, Major; Edward E.
Pinkham, Laconia, Adjutant; Ira A. Moody, Dover, Quartermaster
Jeremiah F. Hall, Wolfeborough, Surgeon and Edwin M.
organized at Concord, in the
W. Kingman, Durham,
fall
Colonel
of 1862.
;
;
;
;
Wheelock, Dover, Chaplain.
13, 1862, the Fifteenth left Concord for New York
went thence across East river and encamped on the grounds
of the Union race-course, Jamaica, Long Island. They remained
there about three weeks, when they left, in three detachments, for
November
City
;
New
Orleans.
The first detachment left, Nov. 30th, and the other
two respectively, December 4th and 13th. In due time they all
arrived at Carrollton, near
December
26th.
New
They remained
Orleans, and were again united,
in that vicinity all winter, per-
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34
forming picket and provost duty. May the ninth, they received
orders to embark for Baton Rouge, and sailed on the 21st, with 26
and 546 enlisted men fit for duty. They arrived at SpringLanding, the 23d, and took up their line of march for Port
Hudson. They remained there, through the siege, till it capitu-
officers
field
and were engaged
lated to General Banks, July 9, 1863,
two assaults
made on
having nearly expired,
stores,
in the
The time of enlistment
they turned over all ordnance and camp
the enemy's works.
July 26th, and embarked, on the steamer City of Madison,
111., going thence to Chicago, by rail, and arrived in Con-
for Cairo,
Aug. 8th, and were mustered out of service, Aug. 13, 1863.
The regiment suffered much from sickness, which proved quite
From July 31st to August 13th sixteen men
as fatal as battles.
died, and of seven hundred and forty-one men and officers on the
cord,
roll,
only four hundred and eighty were
ing Port
Hudson
for
count of sickness,
No
home,
many
of
fifty
whom
for duty.
left
After leav-
on the way on
ac-
died.
regiment in the service, for nine months, was ever more shat-
by sickness than the Fifteenth.
tered
fit
men were
It
faithfully performed all duties assigned
was a good regiment and
it.
The Sixteenth Regiment were nine months men, and went into
The officers were James
at Concord, 'in the fall of 1862.
camp
Pike,
Sanbornton, Colonel
;
Henry W.
Fuller, Concord, Lieut.
Warner, Major Luther T. Townsand,
Salem, Adjutant Albert H. Drown, Fisherville, Quartermaster
Thomas Sanborn, Newport, Surgeon and R. M. Manley, NorthColonel
;
Samuel Davis,
Jr.,
;
;
;
;
field
Chaplain.
This regiment was assigned to the department of the Gulf, and
New Orleans to Port Hudson. We
have not an extended record of the service of the Sixteenth in the
leld, but it was considered a good regiment.
Like all of our regiments who went into Louisiana and Mississippi, they suffered severely from sickness, which proved fatal in many instances. In
performed guard duty from
nine months, one hundred and forty-three
They were mustered out of
service
Aug.
men and
officers died.
20, 1863.
The Seventeenth Regiment were enlisted under the
months men, in the fall and winter of 1862-3. The
call for
nine
were
Charles H. Long, Claremont,
officers
Henry O. Kent, Lancaster, Colonel
Colonel
George H. Bellows, Major
George A. Wainwright, Hanover, Adjutant
Edward H. Cummings, Quartermas;
Lieut.
;
;
;
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
35
&C.
James D. Folsom, Surgeon and George S. Barnes, Chaplain.
For some reason, never fully explained to the public, the Seventeenth was never filled up, but the men who enlisted were consolidated with the Second New-Hampshire. The officers were mustered out April 16, 1863, being in the U. S. service over three
ter
;
;
months.*
The Eighteenth Regiment was organized at Concord, in the fall of
The officers were Thofthas L. Livermore, Milford, Colonel
1864.
M. Clough, New London,
Lieut. Colonel
William I. Brown,
Major George F. Hobbs, Wakefield, Adjutant; Moses
Samuel G. Dearborn,
T. Cate, Wolfeborough, Quartermaster
Surgeon and Anthony C. Hardy, Chaplain.
The Rebellion being nearly ended the Eighteenth did not see
much service, but some companies did some hard fighting before
If the war had continued,
Petersburg in the spring of 1865.
doubtless they would have been as good a regiment as there was in
the service. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
The New- Hampshire Battalion First New England Cavalry.
The officers of this battalion were David B. Nelson, Manchester,
Major George T. Crane, Adjutant.
This battalion did good service in the field, and was organized
They were in the battles of
in the fall and winter of 1861-2,
Front Royal, Gettysburg, and many other skirmishes in their scoutJ.
Fisherville,
;
;
;
;
—
;
ing expeditions.
* In the
fall
of 1862
it
was decided by the Governor and Council
to raise
three regiments, viz,, the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth, each regiment
to be raised
from the respective Congressional
districts, the
Seventeenth com-
The records of the Adjutant General's office show
that more than the requisite number of men, in the third district, had, been
raised to fill this regiment
but the other districts failed to respond in full, and
the volunteers for the Seventeenth were, by the Adjutant General, placed in
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth, or enough to fill them up agreeably to the army
regulation.
It having been deemed unadvisable, by Gov. Berry, to execute
the State drafting law, there was no way remaining, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, but to consolidate the Seventeenth with some other regiment,
and the volunteers were ordered home for that purpose.
It is due the officers of the Seventeenth to say that the failure to fill the regiing in the Third district.
;
fill the Fifteenth and Sixteenth, was in no wise
and that they used every exertion that the regiment be
accepted for service, as a detachment, or otherwise. A special order from the
Governor, was issued, complimentary to the officers for the degree of excellence manifested by the regiment in drill and discipline.
ment, after
its
depletion to
littributable to them,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
36
The
Regiment New-Hampshire Cavalry was organized at
winter and spring of 1864.
The officers were John L. Thompson, Plymouth, Colonel Benjamin T. Hutchins, Concord, Lieut. Colonel Aaron Wyman, Manchester, Major
George W. Towle, Hooksett, Quartermaster
George W. Pierce, Winchester, Surgeon.
First
Concord
in the
;
;
;
This Cavalry regiment, for the time they were in the
much hard
They were
field,
did
Reams' Station, Winchester,
Kerueysville, Waynesboro, Kelley's Ford, Lacy Springs, and in
many skirmishes, where they lost many men in killed, wounded and
service.
taken prisoners.
from
this
at
In Andersonville Prison, Ga., twenty-eight
men
regiment died, and seven are reported as dying from
starvation.
The
larger portion of the regiment were mustered out
of service July 15, 1865.
New-Hamsphire Battery was organized at ManchesThe officers were George A. Gerrish, Captain
Edward H. Hobbs, First Lieutenant and John Wadleigh, Second
The
ter, in
First
August, 1861.
;
Lieutenant.
The
First Battery
left
Manchester, for Washington, October
They went into the Camp of Instruction and remained
one week, when they were assigned to the Army of the Potomac.
They participated in nearly all of the principal battles in Virginia.
They were in the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericks31st, 1861.
burg,
Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg,
Wilderness,
Spottsylvania,
North Anna River, Cold Harbor, and nearly all of the battles
around Richmond. Part were mustered out of service Sept. 25,
1864, and part were transferred to the New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery.
The " First Regiment New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery" was organby companies, at different dates, from July 22, 1863, to October
21, 1864, when it was formed into a Regiment of twelve companies.
The officers were Charles H. Long, Claremont, Colonel
Ira Mc'L. Barton, Newport, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Wainwright, Hanover, Major; Ezekiel Morrill, Concord, Surgeon and
C. W. Walker, Stratford, Chaplain.
ized
;
This regiment performed guard and garrison duty at the Forts
Portsmouth Harbor and around the defences at Washington in
It was a fine regiment, nearly all of its members
having seen active service in the field. But the war happily closed
in
detachments.
and they had no chance to exhibit their veteran valor.
mustered out of service, June 15, 1865.
They were
�37
REGIMENTS, OFFICERS, AC.
" U. 8. SHARP SHOOTERS."
New-Hampshire furnished three companies for this service Cos.
« E" « F» & " G". The history of the Sharp Shooters has received
;
less
than
its
share of public notice, for the reason they were not
connected with any State military organization, but were raised as
United States Sharp Shooters, and were represented by nearly every
State in the Union.
The officers of Co. "B" First U. S. regiment were Amos B.
William P. Austin, Claremont, First
Lieutenant, and William H. Gibbs, Hanover, Second Lieutenant.
The officers from this State, of the Second regiment, were Edward
T. Rowell, Concord, Major Geofge A. Marden, Mount Vernon,
Jones, Washington, Captain
;
;
Quartermaster, and William B. Kaynolds, Surgeon.^ The officers
of Co. " F ", Henry M. Caldwell, Captain James H. Hildreth,
;
First Lieutenant
;
Edward
T. Rowell, Second Lieutenant. Co.
"G",
William D. Mc'Pherson, Captain John A. Moore, First Lieutenant and Edward Dow, Second Lieutenant.
Co. "E" was mustered into the service of the United States,
Their principal duties were on skirmish line and
Sept. 9, 1861.
heavy picket duty. Companies " F " and " G" were respectively
;
;
mustered Nov. 28 and Dec. 10, 1861. These companies were in
over thirty battles, and generally in dangerous positions. Mechanicsville,
Gains' Mills, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericks-
burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Weldon Railroad and Deep Bottom were some of the
principal battles they were in.
The " National Guards" were mustered into the
U. S. service for
guard duty at Fort Constitution. This company
was mustered in May 9, 1864. The officers were James O. ChandJames R. Carr, Manchester, First Lieuler, Manchester, Captain
tenant, James G. Burns, Second Lieutenant.
The " Martin Guards" were mustered into the service of the United States for ninety days, July 25, 1864, for garrison duty at Fort
Constitution.
The officers were George E. Houghton, Manchester,
Captain
James L. Bailey, Manchester, First Lieutenant, John E.
sixty days, for
;
;
Johnson, Manchester, Second Lieutenant.
Lafayette Artillery were mustered into U. S. service for ninety
August 1, 1864, for garrison duty at Fort Constitution. The
were John H. Tarbell, Lyndeborough, Captain Eli C. Curtis, Lyndeborough, First Lieutenant, Charles H. Holt, Lyndeborough Second Lieutenant.
days,
officers
;
�NeV-HAMPSHIRE gazetteer.
38
—
Unattached company of New-Hampshire Volunteers stationed
and mustered into service, May 15, 1862. The
James B. Gove, Concord,
officers were James Davidson, Captain
First Lieutenant, and Asa T. Hutchinson, Manchester, Second
at Fort Constitution
;
Lieutenant.
"second brigade band."
This
Band was
organized at Concord, and mustered into service
Feburary 10, 1863.
The names of the members were Gustavus W. Ingalls, Concord,
Band Master Musicians, Albert Aspenwall, Lebanon James
Allison, Concord
Samuel F. Brown, Fisherville
Freman D.
Batchelder, Concord
George W. Boody, Strafford
Lorenzo M.
Currier, Fisherville; Cyrus C. Currier, Concord
John O.Davis,
New Market Albert G. Furber, New Market Nathan W. Gove,
Concord Frederick Hoffman, Concord Andrew L. Lane, Concord"; Jonathan C. Lane, Concord; George C. Perkins, Lebanon
Phinehas Parkhurst, Templeton Ms.; Francis H. Pike, Manchester
Warren S. Russell, Amherst Henry Stark, Goffstown David F.
Thompson, Amherst Charles N. Tottingham, Keene, and Samuel
:
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
D.
Trusseli, Concord.
They were
stationed at Hilton
Head,
S. C.
and sustained a high
commanding officers. We herewith append
extract from W. T. M. Burger, Assistant Adjutant General
Department. " I can assure you, that you and every mem-
reputation with their
a short
in that
ber of your Band, stands in the highest estimation of every one in
this
Department from Major General Gilmore down.
deeply regretted and by none more than myself.
to see such another as Ingall's Post
mustered
out,
July
4,
Band
Your
loss is
We never expect
here again."
They were
1865.
The larger portion of information in relation to enlistments and
movements of the various military organizations in the State, which
served in the late rebellion, we obtained in the Adjutant's General's
Office.
Too much praise cannot be accorded- to General Natt Head,
seconded by Governor Frederick Smyth, for efforts to secure
an accurate record of
in
the war.
To a
all
the regiments in the State, which served
great extent, they accomplished what they
undertook.
In the commencement of the rebellion,
officers
who had charge
of organizing the regiments in various sections of the State, apparently did not comprehend the magnitude of the war, or the fu-
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
39
AC.
ture necessity of keeping a careful record of the names of all the
soldiers, and, especially, the
names of
their places of residence, at
the time of enlistment, and apparently forgetting that there might
Up
be more than one John Brown in the State.
to 1862, tne
was very imperfect.
General Head, upon assuming the office as Adjutant General of
New-Hampshire, in March, 1864, immediately set himself to work
recor.l, as to place of residence,
to remedy, as far as could be, this imperfect record,
of vast importance to
hence.
many
General Head's version of the
sumed its
had been
duties, will give a
kept.
He
says
:
which may be
widows, twenty-five or even
"
office,
fifty
years
at the time he as-
more correct idea how the records
No
record whatever existed of thou-
sands of New-Hampshire's bravest sons who had entered the service
of the United States, in their country's hour of peril, determined to
sustain the national government, to defend our flag, to defend the
and justice, and to perpetuate those free inwhich are dear to the heart of every true American.
Hundreds of New-Hampshire's noble men, of whose names, even,
there was no record within our State, had yielded up their lives
upon the field of battle. Hundreds again had been honorably disprinciples of liberty
stitutions
charged from the service, and returned to their homes with bodies
maimed and
constitutions shattered,
and yet the State possessed no
record by which justice aud honor could be rendered these brave
men.
The
military records of our soldiers
to-day, as complete as in the
who served our
War Department at
country, are
Washington, and
Gen. Head has been complimented from that Department, that
New-Hampshire had the
eral's office of
best record of enlisted
men, of any State
This nearly perfect record, in the Adjutant Gen-
in the Union.
our State, has been accomplished through the untir-
ing energy of Gen. Head, and
when our
soldiers fully
understand
the necessity of an accurate record of their enlistment, and of their
services in the field, they will render to
he
is
him the
full credit to
which
rightfully entitled.
The
busy quiet to be seen in our
fields,
our work shops and our
mercantile streets, would hardly lead any one to believe that our
country, from centre to circumference, less than nine years ago, re-
sounded with the clash of arms, and
many
of New-Hampshire's
sons were engaged in deadly conflict, to sustain the free institutions
which to-day w e are so peacefully enjoying.
in this case, seems a fiction.
T
But
truth, apparently,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
40
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the
number of
Soldiers
which each town furnished on the
call of July,
number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
from the effects of the late Rebellion; number of Enrolled Militia in the State
in 1872 and amount of the Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
and subsequent
1862,
calls; the
BELKNAP COUNTY.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
'3
B
Atkinson
14]
Auburn
Brentwood
12
*
Candia
Chester
20
10
Danville
Deerfield
,
48
,
30
12
Derry
East Kingston.,
Epping
Exeter
Freemont
Gosport
Greenland
20
187
312
92
17
49
142
171
86
Hampstead
Hamilton
Hampton
1
80
94
111
207
144
82
231
234
73
Falls.,
KeusingtoD
83
Kingston,
Londonderry
150
126
New
107
Castle
Newington
Market
62
358
140
110
164
189
New
Newton
North Hampton
Northwood
Nottingham
91
Plaistow
Portsmouth
590
163
168
253
69
251
Raymond
Rye
Salem
Sandown
Seabrook
South Hampton
48
Newmarket.
129
71
So.
Stratham
Windham
70
Total,
3,996
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
Barrington
Dover
Durham
Farmington....
Lee
Madbury
Middleton
Milton
New Durham.
Rochester
Rolliusford
Somersworth.
Strafford
143
f$3,4 66.67
6,275.00
6,875.00
11,450.00
6,033.33
3,383.33
15.233.33
9,625 00
5,266.67
11,200.00
20,575.00
4,925 00
,900.011
5,175.00
7,014.67
8,875.00
4,450.00
6,606.67
6.600.00
8,736.11
5,533.33
2,450.00
12,583.33
6,733.33
6,400.00
11,341.67
9,306.67
4,100.00
68,983.33
10,300.00
6,233.33
10,816.67
3,458.33
11,991.67
2.933.33
6,705.55
5,575.00
5,458.33
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
41
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
number of
and subsequent
1862,
from
the
the
in 1872,-
Soldiers
which each town furnished on
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
Northfield....
Pembroke....
Pittsfield
Salisbury
Sutton
Warner
,
Webster
Wilmot.
,
Total,
3,505
5,170
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Amherst
Antrim
Bedford
Bennington..
Brookline
D'-ering
Francestown.
Goffstown
Greenfield
Hancock
Hillsborough
Hollis
Hudson
Litchfield
Lyndrborough....
Manchester
Masou
Merrimack
Milford
Mount Vernon....
Nashua
New
New
Boston
Ipswich
Pelham
Peterborough
Sharon
Temple
Weare
Wilton
Windsor
Total,
the call of July,
number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
effects of the late Rebellion ; number of Enrolled Militia in the State
and amount of the Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
calls; the
103
�42
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
1862,
from
the
and
number
of Soldiers which each town furnished on the call of July,
subsequent calls; the number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
number of Enrolled Militia in the State
Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
the effects of the late Rebellion ;
in 1872;
and amount of
the
GRAFTON COUNTY CONTINUED.
<5
Lincoln
Lisbon
Littleton....
Lyman
Lyme
Monroe
Orange
Orford
Piermont
Plymouth...
Bumuey
Thornton
...,
Warren
Waterville
..
Wentworth.
Woodstock
.,
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
Commissioned
Officers of
43
New-Hampshire Volunteers; accounted for in
aggregate.
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�TOPOGRAPHICAL PREFACE.
45
TOPOGRAPHICAL PREFACE.
In
this portion of
our work, we have intended to give as minute
and accurate descriptions of
the towns and cities in the State
all
of New-Hampshire, as our limited space would permit.
in a manufacturing
New
country like ours,
Business,
constantly changing.
is
firms are being established, buildings are being burned down,
and new ones
erected, continually
—consequently there may be some
errors that cannot be avoided.
Perhaps the readers
to
them
:
but
importance
fifty
may
or one
find passages that will be of
hundred years hence,
it
Many
to those living at that date.
may
no interest
be of vast
portions of Dr.
Belknap's History of New-Hampshire, are far more valuable to the
inhabitants of to-day, than to the people
his writing.
A country
like ours, in its
who
day of
lived in the
embryo
state,
is
making
history for the future, every day.
But
in the main,
it is
written for the general benefit of the peo-
ple living in the State in this generation, to develop the resources
of the various sections of the State, ignorance of which, has had a
tendency to deplete our population and injure the State.
chusetts
while New-Hampshire, with a
has
less
We
Massa-
counts her various histories by the hundred volumes,
life
as long, within three years,
than ten.
have personally
visited all the cities
State and learned their present standing
the smaller ones,
we have
and large towns
and
in the
business, while, as to
co-operated with some of the officers of
the town, to give us the general information required.
The Town
Clerks in eight or ten small towns have refused or neglected to
answer our inquiries, after being written to two or three times.
these few cases
we have had
In
the manuscript of the cejjsus of 1870,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
46
at our
command, and have obtained the necessary information
at
that date.
There has never been a time when New-Hampshire was making
more rapid progress
in every
department of business, than
been making for the three years past, and our only fear
the
march of improvement
is
it
is,
has
that
more rapid than our most assiduous
industry can keep pace with, but
we
shall attempt to rely
on the
candor and intelligence of a generous public.
We
have endeavored
tourists stopping
give the estimated number of
to
summer
from one week to three months in the different
towns in the State, and the value of receipts obtained from this
source,
son,
which
and
nearly
if
it is
thought will average thirty dollars to each per-
anything,
all the
it is
more than that amount.
clergymen up
to .1800,
The names of
have been given from the
settlement; and also the pastors of churches in 1872-3.
fessional business, trade
and transportation, are the
The
first
pro-
class of people
employed as clergymen, teachers, lawyers, physicians, merchants,
clerks, railroad employees, day-laborers, telegraph operators, book-
keepers, &c.
The number of
or about eight
State.
this class, in 1870,
and one-half per
We have given
all
was over 27,000,
cent, of the population of the
the valuable information relative to the
kinds of employment and resources of each town in the State*
which
will
be of any benefit for future reference.
The value of
1870.
time
;
agricultural products,
The manufactories
is
taken from the Census of
are generally taken from the present
the schools, savings banks deposits and
money
are from statements given in 1872, under the law.
at interest,
�ACWORTH.
47
DESCRIPTION OF TOWNS.
CHAPTER
Topographical history of
all
III.
the cities and towns in the State, giving a brief
statement of the surface, the quality of the
rivers
and streams;
its
summer
soil, its
mountains, lakes, ponds,
resorts, villages,
and manufactories;
re-
sources, churches, public schools, libraries, hotels, railroads, &c.
ACWORTH.
hoops, 5,000 bushels of shoe pegs,
Sullivan Co. The soil of this
town is strong and well cultivated
4,000
producing good crops of corn,
wheat, oats and hay.
Rivers and Ponds. Cold River,
which takes its rise from Cold Pond
in the north-east part of the town,
is the only stream of any note.
It
affords some good water power
which is generally improved.
and
mop
boxes of clothes pins, 15,000
handles, 56,000 hoe handles
annumanufactured. Custom shoe
work, blacksmithing &c, are car175 dozens of rakes are
ally
ried on.
There are
five stores in
town.
Resources.
Annual production
of the soil $ 90,200; mechanical
labor, $ 23,200 deposits in savings
;
somewhat celebrated on account
banks, $43,817; money on hand
or at interest, $45,807; stock in
of the large Beryls that have been
trade,
Crystals of Beryls.
found there.
One
Acworth
is
of the Beryls
was
eight inches in diameter
and was sold in the city of New
York for $ 15,000. It was placed
Cabinet at Vienna.
Employments. Agriculture is the
in the Imperial
employment of the peoAcworth is noted for the
large amount of maple sugar made
$ 8,000.
.
Churches and Schools. There are
three churches in town, viz. Congregational, N. B. Nichols, pastor Baptist, J. L. Wilson, pastor
Methodist, John L. Smith, pastor.
There are thirteen school districts
;
Average
principal
and
ple.
length of schools for the
fourteen weeks.
there.
Some
years as
many
as 80,
fifteen
First
schools.
Settlers.
year,
The town was
000 pounds have been produced.
granted to Col. Samuel Stoddard
There
and sixty-four others, September
William Keyes, Samuel
19, 1766.
Harper, and John Rogers removed
is considerable manufacturing done.
Thirty one thousand
worth of shoes are annually
manufactured, employing thirtyfive males and females.
Over
700,000 feet of lumber, 200,000
dollars
to this place in 1768.
Rev. Thomas
ordained 1789; dis-
First Ministers.
Archebald,
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missed, 1794.
Rev. John Kimball, ordained in 1797, dismissed in
meted out to them by a peculiar
disease which has afflicted their
1813.
neat stock for
North by Unity,
Boundaries.
east by Lempster, south by Marlow, and west by Langdon and
Charlestown.
Distances. Thirteen miles south
science
from Newport and forty-four west
from Concord.
against him.
Thirteen miles to
Newport depot, on the Sugar River
railroad. Stage three times a week
to Charlestown station, 7 miles, on
principal
Railroads.
the Sullivan railroad.
ALBANY.
Carroll Co.
This town is
mountainous, but in the valleys
the soil
There are some
interval lands on the
is fertile.
very fertile
borders of Swift river.
Rivers.
Swift river, passes
through this town from west to
east and connects with the Saco
at
Conway.
There
are
several
small streams which come down
through the mountain gulches, and
furnish convenient water privileges. These brooks were formerly
well stored with trout, as the writer of this can fully verify.
Mountains.
There are several
high hills and mountains. Chocorua, is the highest mountain in
town, and received its name from
an Indian who was killed by a
party of hunters in time of
peace and before that section was
settled.
There is a legend that
before he was killed, and after
they had chased him to the highest
eminence on the mountain, he
pronounced a curse upon the white
men who should ever settle in that
vicinity. Many people in that section, have the superstitious notion
that Chocorua's curse has been
many
makes
years.
its full
When
investigation
as to the cause of this malady,
it
doubtless will find that the poor
and
Indian
his
posterity
stand
guiltless of the charges preferred
Employments. Agriculture
ple.
is
the
employment of the peo-
300,000 shingles, 200,000 feet
of boards
&c, and
70,000
clap-
boards are annually sawed. 2,800
pounds of maple sugar are annually manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil $23,131;
mechanical labor,
$ 2,500 deposits in savings banks,
$911.
Churches and Scliools. Freewill
Baptist church, Rev. T. Brown
;
'
There are six schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, twelve weeks.
pastor.
This town
Clement March,
Joseph Senter and others Nov. 6,
1766, and was called Burton till
First Settlements.
was granted
to
1833.
North by Bartlett,
by Conway south by Tamworth and Madison, and west by
Waterville.
Area of improved
Boundaries.
east
land, 2,986 acres.
Distances.
Seventy-five miles
north from Concord, and twenty
north from Ossipee.
Portsmouth, Great
Railroads.
Falls
and Conway railroad passes
through
station
town, but the nearest
this
is
at
Conway, four miles.
ALEXANDRIA.
GraftonCo. Much of the soil in
town is good and when proper-
this
produces good crops.
There are about 2000 acres of valualy cultivated
�ALLENSTOWN.
hie interval land, which bears
every appearance of having been
once covered by New-found Lake.
At the depth of twenty feet can be
found stumps, trees, and traces of
beaver dams.
Lake and Rivers. A portion of
New-found Lake is within the limits of this town.
Smith's and Fowler's
Rivers are the principal
streams.
The improved horse
water power
Mountains.
is
into
Its
summit
is
Tables.)
$98,517;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$7,400; money at interest, $70,35;
deposits in savings bank, $8,000;
stock in trade, $2,850.
Churches and Schools.
Union
Distances.
Thirty-four
north-west from
south-east
mail
By
the express and
ALXEIVSTOWIV.
Merrimack Co.
A
portion of
town is light, though
there are some very fine farms.
The town was formerly covered
with a growth of fine timber, and
great quantities of lumber were,
the soil of this
down
annually taken
the river.
Suncook River is the
dividing line between Allenstown
and Pembroke, and affords some
excellent water power, which is
being improved by cotton mills,
&c. Bear Brook furnishes some
good mill sites. There are several
Rivers.
other small streams well stored
seventy
Enoch
and
four miles, on Bristol Branch Railroad.
end of
Rev.
forty
Haverhill,
train, daily to Bristol station,
thirteen weeks.
Minister.
miles
Plymouth.
length of schools during the year,
First
New
about fourteen south- westeidy from
with trout.
Mountains.
fifty
Concord,
from
members, Rev. Cha's
E. Rogers, Pastor.
There are
fifteen schools in town; average
Church,
to
Boundaries. North by Orange*
and Hebron, east by Bristol, south
by Hill, and west by Danbury. Improved land 14,382 acres.
divided
two granite peaks, which can
Rcsoicrces.
of a large tract
Chester, now Hill.
Railroads.
be seen for miles distant.
Employments. The people are
engaged, generally, in farming.
2, 100,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed. 8,500 pounds of maple sugar annually manufactured. (See
soil,
ation
229.
Cardigan Mountain
is the highest elevation, and forms
the boundary between Alexandria
and Orange. Its base is rugged
and covered with a heavy growth
of timber.
49
Catamount Hill is
At the east
the highest elevation.
this hill is a precipice of
feet,
at the foot of
nearly perpendicular,
which is a cavern of
Whipple, (Congregational) settled
some
in 1788; dismissed in 1794.
The inhabitants
of this town are largely engaged
First Organization.
Alexandria
was granted to Joseph Butterfield
and others, March 13, 1757. Jonathan, John M. and Win. Corliss,
were the first settlers, in December
1769.
its
Incorporated,
November 23,
In 1821, its territorial limwere diminished by the annex-
1782.
extent.
Employments.
in manufacturing
and trade.
One
of the largest cotton mills ever
under one roof, in this State,
town. Over 11,000,000
yards of print cloth are annually
manufactured, valued at $830,000.
30,000 pairs of sale boots and shoes
built
is
in this
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made, besides other mechanical
The
shops.
total value of
goods
annually manufactured is $881,300.
(See tables of manufactories.)
The
mills are situated in the village of Suncook, for a description
of which, see Pembroke.
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
ducts, §42,334; mechanical labor,
$
500;
money
$ 18,
deposits in Savings Banks,
192,400
;
at interest,
stock in trade, $22,800;
$55,955;
from summer tourists, $6,000.
The
and Schools.
Churches
church edifices, in which the people of Allentown worship, are situated on the opposite side of Suncook River, in Pembroke. There
are four schools in town average
;
length
of
schools
for the
year,
twenty-seven Aveeks.
Bank. "China Savings Bank,"
at
Suncook Village. (See tables.)
"Suncook Hotel."
Hotel.
John Wolcott,
First Settlers.
Andrew
Smith, Daniel Evans,
Robert Buntin, and others, were
the first settlers. In 1748, on the
west bank of Merrimack River,
nearly opposite the mouth of the
Suncook, Mr. Buntin, his son, and
James
Carr, while busily at work,
were surprised by a party of Indians.
At the first alarm, Carr
made an attempt to escape, and
was immediately shot down. Bunin and his son made no resistance
and were not harmed, but taken
through the wilderness to Canada,
and sold to a French merchant at
Montreal. They remained in captivity about eleven months, when
they made their escape, and fortunately reached home in safety.
Andrew, the son, died, in defence
of his country, at White Plains,
October
years.
aged thirty-eight
Although the first settle-
28,
1776,
ment commenced in this town prior to 1748, it was not incorporated
until July 2, 1831.
North by Epsom,
Hooksett, and west by Pembroke. Area
of improved land, 3,192 acres.
Distances.
Eleven miles from
Boundaries.
east by Deerfield, south by
Concord, south-east.
Bailroads. Suncook Valley, and
a branch of Concord Railroad pass
through this town.
ALSTJEAD.
Cheshire Co. The soil of this
town is strong and productive, and
as a general thing, the farms are
well cultivated, and
yield
good
crops.
Rivers and Ponds.
Cold River
passes through the north-west part,
and some of the branches of Ashuelot have their sources in this
town. The water power is well
improved. There are also a number of ponds. Warren's Pond, 250
rods long, and 150 wide, is the
principal one.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture
—8,388 bushels corn, 8,500 bushels
oats and barley, 41,300 lbs. butter,
38,120 lbs.
maple sugar, and .4,697
town in
tons hay, being the third
the county in
and the
first
its
in
production of hay,
maple sugar.
The
manufactories
are
important.
Leather board and straw wrapping
paper is manufactured to the value
of $ 16,600 annually. Scythe nibs
and pail handles valued at $ 13,000
carriages, $12,500
;
400,000 shingles
and laths, and 750,000 feet of boards
and dimension timber, valued at
$ 11,100, besides edge tools, plows,
chair stock, rakes, tin ware, blacksmiths, coopering, carpenters, harnesses,
&c.
The
total value of
�ALSTEAD.
goods, of
kinds, annually
nil
ufactured,
is
man-
$84,000.
There are three
the post office
villages,
under
names of Alstead,
Centre Alstead and New Alstead.
At New Alstead there are two
churches, school-house, rake shop,
Scythe nib and pail handle manufactory at the Centre, one church,
at Altown-house, school-house
stead, two churches, one large
;
;
51
respected for his upright and just
dealings with all men, and through
this course he acquired a handsome
which enabled him to pass
and quiet.
One great drawback to the progress of the first settlers was the
multitude of wild beasts which
fortune,
his last days in ease
infested
this
section,
especially
bears and wolves, which were so
$25,800; stocks and money at interest $61,988- deposits in savings
numerous as to devour their swine
and sheep, and sometimes assail
The wife of
the larger cattle.
John Beckwith took her son Richard Beckwith, then an infant, and
went to the woods to gather berShe placed her child on the
ries.
ground, and wandered through
the bushes. On her return toward
banks $57,276;
$ 19,387.
the object of her affection, judge
of her feelings as she saw a huge
graded school-house, six or eight
stores, one hotel, also manufacture
edge tools, paper, lumber, chairstock, flour, meal, &c.
Resources. Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, § 123,000
.
;
stock
in
trade,
Churches and Schools. CongreUniversalno pastor
pastor.
ist, Rev. W. J. Crosby,
Center, Congregational, no pastor.
New Alstead, Rev. Charles Packard, pastor Methodist, no pastor.
There are fourteen schools in
town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
year, seventeen weeks.
Humphrey House.
Hotel.
First Settlement. This town was
gational,
;
;
called Newtown, and
was granted to Samuel Chase and
others, August 6, 1763. In 1771,
there were twenty-five families,
originally
besides ten bachelors. This lonely
class cultivated their lands, and
attended to their own household
affairs, cooking their meals, &c.
General
Amos Shepard was one
of the most prominent citizens of
this
town from
1777 to the time of
He was
a
member of the General Court of
New-Hampshire, and president of
the Senate seven years. He was
his decease in
1812.
hear smelling and passing around
her sleeping babe, while she could
do nothing but silently wait the
result; but again judge of her unspeakable joy, when she saw this
voracious monster of the forest,
retire and leave her unconscious
boy unharmed.
Rev. Jacob
First Ministers.
Mason (Cong.), ordained in 1782,
dismissed in 1789; Rev. Samuel
Mead, ordained in 1791; dismissed
in, 1797; Rev. Levi Lankton, ordained in 1799, dismissed in 1828.
Boundaries. North by Acworth,
east by Marlow, south by Gilsum,
and west by Walpole. Area of
improved land, 17,714 acres.
Distances. Twelve miles southeast from Charlestown, fourteen
north from Keene, and fifty-six
west from Concord.
By daily stage five
Railroad.
miles to Bellows Falls, Vermont.
ALTON,
Belknap Co.
The
surface of
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hard, and
people, although the manufactures
some portions rocky, but when
are important. Over 125,000 pairs
of sale boots and shoes are annu-
Alton
in
is
uneven, the
soil
properly cultivated produces excellent crops of corn, wheat, oats and
hay. It ranks as the fourth town
in the county in the value of its
agricultural productions.
Bays, Ponds and Rivers. Merry
Meeting Bay, connected with, or a
part of, Lake Winnipiseogee, extends south, from the lake, over six
miles, where it receives the waters
There
of Merry-Meeting River.
are several ponds, the largest of
manufactured;
ally
boards,
clap-
10,000
500,000
shingles,
475,000
&c, sawed;
feet of boards,
400,-
000 bobbins, 37,000 gross of spools
turned; besides shoe boxes, and
made, and various other
kinds of mechanical works carried
on. The village of Alton is very
pleasantly located, and is the seat
staves
of considerable trade.
Resources.
which is Half-Moon Pond, between
this town and Barnstead.
It is
nearly one mile in length, and half
200;
a mile in width.
$80,072;
$173,600;
soil,
$54,700;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
$10-
at interest,
deposits in
savings
banks,
stock in trade, $20,225,
The principal elevaare Mount Major and ProsHill.
The views obtained
from summer tourists, $20,000.
Freewill
Churches and Schools.
from Prospect Hill are varied and
beautiful.
In a clear day the
ocean can be distinctly seen from
its summit.
Congregational, no pastor.
At
Freewill
Baptist
East Alton,
Church, Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor.
There are twenty schools in town,
two of which are graded average
Elevations.
tions
pect
Summer
Resort.
The
fine scen-
and the varied recreations
which are found in Alton, have
ery
rendered
it
a popular resort for
At Alton Bay is the terminus of the Dover and Winnipiseogee Raih-oad
and in warm
tourists.
;
s. amboats are waiting
on the arrival of each train from
Boston, to convey travelers to any
point on the lake. There is a fine
hotel at the Bay which is filled
with tourists through the summer.
Many permanently stop here, and
for recreation and health, frequently take a steamboat ride, visiting
the different points on the lake,
and returning at night. The number who stay here for a few weeks
or months, through the season, is
Baptist, Rev. II. Ricker, Pastor;
;
length of schools for the year, thir-
teen weeks.
Banks.
Alton Five Cents Sav-
Bank (See
ings
Tables.)
Cochecho House;
Alton Bay, Bay View House.
Hotels.
weather,
estimated at over 400.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture
is
employment of the
First Settlers.
nally called
The
first
at
Alton was origi-
New Durham
settlement was
Gore.
made by
Jacob Chamberlain and others in
1770.
It received its present
name
by one of the principal proprietors
from a town of the same name in
England.
It was incorporated,
January 15, 1796.
First Minister.
ams
Elder John Ad-
(F. B.), ordained in 1811.
Boundaries. North by Winnipiseogee
Lake,
north-east
by
Wolfeborough, east by New Durham, south by Barnstead, and west
�AMHERST.
by Gilmanton
.
Area of improve
of the finest water privileges in the
county.
Babboosuc, Little Bab-
land, 18,025 acres.
Distances.
Twenty-two miles
and Jo. English Ponds,
are the largest collections of water.
boosuc
north-east from Concord, twenty-
Summer Resorts. The fine scenery in and around Amherst, has
caused it to be a popular resort for
five miles north-west from Dover,
and about twelve south-east from
Gilford. The distance, by boat on
the lake, to Wolfeborough is ten
miles, and to Centre Harbor, about
summer
Dover and Winni-
Cochecho, Railroad
terminus in this town, at
Alton Bay.
piseogee, or
has
tourists,
who spend
their
vacation through the warm weather.
One of the finest hotels in the
State, is located in the village.
Many private residences in the
village, and in other sections of the
town, keep summer boarders.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming.
Over 90,000 gallons of milk is annually sold, and over 30,000 lbs. of
twenty-five miles.
Railroad.
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its
AIUHERST.
Hillsborough Co. This town
was formerly the full Shire town
of Hillsborough county but at the
present time, only one trial term
of the Supreme Judicial Court is
holden, which commences the first
butter made. There is one large
foundery, and several other small
manufactories.
There are about
Tuesday of May. The soil on the
river is of an excellent quality, producing abundant crops. On the
hills the soil is strong, and many
valuable farms are found under a
"Farmer's Cabinet," established
here Nov. 10, 1802, is one of the
oldest and most respectable weekly
newspapers in the State.
high state of cultivation.
For many years, Amherst was
considered the most important
town in the county, but the grow-
ducts, $146,746; mechanical labor,
;
Resources.
Agricultural
pro-
$36,800; stocks, &c, $19,900; money at interest, $21,104; deposits in
savings
ing cities of Manchester and Nashua are fast taking the prestige
which made Amherst the Metropolitan town of the county, and, like
some European nations, are dividing the power of Poland among
themselves. But this venerable
town will long be respected, both
for the eminent men who were natives or citizens there, and as being
one of the finest towns in the county, and having one of the pleasant-
The
00 mechanics of all trades.
in
tourists,
free
'
banks,
$
trade, $28,600;
$12,000.
from debt
192,086
stock
;
from summer
The town
is
at the present time,
and there are but few towns in th
State, where the inhabitants are
more prosperous and happy, than
they are in Amherst.
Churches, Pastors and Schools.
Baptist, Rev. Albert Heald Con:
Rev. J. G. Davis;
Methodist, Rev. George W. Roland. There are eleven schools;
gregational,
est villages in the State.
average, length of schools for the
Pavers and Ponds. The Souhegan River is the principal stream,
and in its course to the Merrimack
year, twenty-five weeks.
River from this town, affords some
school-houses,
Value of
$10,300;
annual
amount of money, appropriated for
school purposes, $ 2,078.56.
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Library. Amherst Social Town
Library 1000 volumes.
Hotel. " Amherst Hotel," Thom-
method of preparing it, but
it must be boiled in a
kettle or pot, in a manner similar
the
concluded
as Saunders, Proprietor.
to their boiling their liquid food.
This town was
granted by Massachusetts, in 1733,
to persons then living, and the
heirs of those not living, who had
served in the Narraganset war of
1675.
It was first named Narraganset Number Three," after-
They therefore put in a quantity of
the exotic herb, and having boiled
it till they supposed it was done,
they dipped it out and sipped of it,
First Settlers.
"
Souhegan West." The
were Samuel Waland Samuel Lampson, in
wards
settlers,
first
ton
July
1734.
January
It
was incorporated
18, 1760,
under the name
of "
to
Amherst " as complimentary
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, an En-
glish general in America, during
It became the
town of the county in 1771.
Amherst did its full duty in the
revolutionary contest. We append
a few extracts from notes of Hay-
the French war.
shire
ward's Gazetteer.
The first settlers of Amherst,
coming from the old towns in Massachusetts, brought with them the
customs which prevailed at the
time of their emigration.
They
were plain and simple in their
dress.
In living, they had few or
none of the luxuries of life. Their
fare was plain and substantial.
They used considerable liquid food,
such as milk, broths, pea and bean
porridge.
Chocolate was sometimes used, and was probably esteemed as one of their greatest
luxuries. Coffee was unknown to
them, and though tea had been
introduced into the country about
sixteen years when the town was
had not
fasted of it. The first used in the
place was sent by some Boston
settled, the first inhabitants
friends to the family of the minister,
who were unacquainted with
but doubtless found it less palatable than their favorite beverage.
Wine was a great rarity, and ardent spirits were rather regarded
for medicinal purposes than as fit
for an article of drink.
Sugar
which was known in this country
as early as 1631 was used by them
as was also molasses, but only in
small quanties. " The most common conveyance was by horses
fitted out with saddles and pillions.
Two could ride in this way the
same animal, and often times an
A few
infant was superadded.
years before the revolutionary war,
it began to be the practice to trot
horses, previously, these animals
had paced. The first or second
chaise brought into town, was
owned by Mr. Benjamin Kendrick,
and he rode in it till he was eightysix years old. As late as 1810, he
journeyed with it to Boston and its
neighborhood. It presented such
an antique appearance, that it was
often called the
First
'
Old Ark.' "
Rev. Daniel
Ministers.
Wilkins, (Cong'l) ordained in
Rev. Jeremiah
1736, died in 1781
Barnard, ordained colleague, in
1780; Rev. Nathan Lord D. D.,
President of Dartmouth College,
ordained as colleague in 1816.
;
Boundaries.
North
by
New
Boston, east by Bedford and Merrimack, south by Hollis, and west
by Milford and Mount Vernon.
Area, 22,432 acres, Improved land
12,300 acres.
�55
ANDOVER.
Distances.
Twenty-eight miles
south from Coneord, and fortyseven from Boston.
Railroad. Nashua and Wilto/i
Railroad passes through this town.
The
surface
uneven, being broken by hills
and mountains. The soil, in many
localities, is strong, and when propis
erly
cultivated,
crops.
yields
$29,500;
money
at interest, $28,401
excellent
Not more than one third
of the area of the town, or 8,456 out
of 29,883 acres, is considered capa-
depos-
stock in trade, $33,400; from sumtourists, $2,000; professional
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. Howard Moody,
pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev.
gational,
C. B.
Griffin,
extends along the north part of the
town it is an eminence but little
inferior to Kearsarge in height,
but its name fully describes it.
There are several small villages,
;
names of which are
East Andover. Potter Place, West
Andover, and Andover.
Employment.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming; but manufacturing is an
important branch of industry.
Among the most important of
goods annually produced, is paper,
$20,000, shoe pegs $20,000, Hames
'umber $19,200; grain
$28,000,
ground $19,100, cotton and woolen
hose $10,000, besides lasts, welding composition, and other small
mechanical works.
There are
also blacksmiths, wheelwrights,
carpenters, masons, painters, &c.
The total value of goods annually
produced, is $128,600. (See tables.)
Resources.
Productions from
agriculture, $66,257
mechanical
Christain,
pastor;
Martin, pastor.
There are twelve schools, of
which two are graded. Average
Rev. A.
II.
length of schools for the year,
fif-
teen weeks.
The Kearsarge House.
Hotel.
There are
several ponds, the largest of which
Its water is very
is Loon Pond.
pure, and the scenery around it is
grand and picturesque.
Ragged Mountain
Mountain.
Ponds and River.
;
;
$84,419;
mer
ble of improvement.
the post office
banks,
savings
in
its
business, $20,000.
ANBOVER.
Merrimack Co.
$17,500;
stocks,
labor,
Stages leave here on the arrival of
the cars, in warm weather, for the
Winthrop House, on Kearsarge
Mountain, four miles distant. The
scenery from the summit of this
mountain is very fine, and visitors
are largely increasing, from year
to year.
Andover was
First Settlement.
first
1746
known
it
as Emerisstown.
was granted
Brown and others,
in
as
to
In
Edward
New Britton,
New
honor of the captors of
which expedisome of the grantees were
engaged. June 25, 1779, it was incorporated under its present name.
The first inhabitant was Joseph
Fellows, who came here in 1761.
Britton, in 1745, in
tion
Among
are
the deceased citizens who
respect by
remembered with
the inhabitants, can be mentioned
Dr. Silas Barnard, the first physiHe died June 25,
cian in town.
1795.
Dr. Jacob B. Moore, a poet
of some eminence, became a resident here in 1796; died January
10, 1818.
Jonathan Weare, Esq.,
a civil magistrate, and highly respected, died in 1816. Mr. Jona-
than Noyes was respected for his
charitable disposition.
1
"Potter,"
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56
the famous juggler and necromancer, was a citizen of Andover and
The
total value of manufactured
goods annually produced is $211,300.
(See tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $92,732;
mechanical labor,
one of the railroad stations bears
his name, " Potter Place."
First Minister.
A Congregational church was established in
1782, and the Rev. Josiah Babcock
money
became the
dismissed
posits in savings banks, $120,710;
Boundaries. North by Hill, east
by Franklin, south by Salisbury,
stock in trade, $19,815; from summer tourists, $900; professional
business, $10,000.
first
pastor
;
in 1809.
and west by Wilmot.
Thirty miles northwest from Concord.
Railroad.
Northern Railroad
passes through the town, in an
easterly and westerly direction.
Distances.
ANTRIM.
^
$44,100;
&c,
stocks,
at interest,
$13,700;
$27,878;
de-
Churches and Schools.
PresbyRev. W. R. Coebran pastor; Methodist, J. A. Cooledge
pastor;
Baptist,
Rev.
E. M.
Shaw, pastor. There are twelve
schools in town
average length
of schools for the year, sixteen
terian,
;
weeks.
Hillsborough Co. The west
part of this town is hilly but af-
Library.
Antrim Library Asso-
ciation.
a fine range for grazing.'
There are some valuable tracts of
interval, and some very fine upland farms yielding fine crops.
Rivers and Ponds.
Contoocook
River passes through the easterly
part of the town.
North Branch
River originates from several
ponds in Stoddard, and furnishes
several valuable mill sites, and in
of the
some parts of its course it is bordered by fine tracts of interval.
Employments. The larger por-
friends and neighbors. The town
was incorporated March 22, 1777.
fords
tion of the inhabitants are
in agriculture
engaged
but manufacturing
is a very important branch of business in town. The annual value
of sewing silk and twist manufactured is $25,000; 100,000 apple;
hand seed sowers, and
300 horse seed sowers are annu-
parers, 500
made, valued at $100,000; besides there are cribs, cradles, bed-
ally
window shades, paste board
boxes, leather, &c, manufactured
steads,
Hotels.
Appleton House, North
Branch House.
Antrim derived
town in Ireland
same name. Deacon James
First Settlers.
its
name from
a
settled here in 1768.
No
other person moved into town for
the next four years, during which
Aiken
time he suffered many privations
and hardships for the want of
First
Minister.
Rev. Walter
Fullerton, ordained in
missed
1800,
dis-
in 1804.
Botmdaries and Area.
North
by Windsor and Hillsborough, east
by Ueering and Bennington, south
by Hancock, and west by Stoddard. Area 21,173 acres; improved land, 11,730 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles south
west from Concord, and twenty
three miles north-west from Am
;
200,000 shingles
of lumber
are
and 600,000
feet
annually sawed.
herst.
Railroad.
Seven miles by
dailj
�ATKINSON.
stage to Hillsborough Bridge,
on
;
the cultivation of the apple, and
the best fruit in the State is pro-
Farming
is
the
principal occupation of the people,
but there are about forty mechanthe larger proportion of whom
ics,
engaged in making shoes.
Thirty-six thousand pairs are annually made, and valued at $50,000.
Resources. Annual productions
are
of the soil valued at $41,476; an-
nual value of mechanical labor,
at interest, $12,-
600; stock in trade, $2,300;
;
but,
difficulty in locatit
was
set off
incorporated September 3,
1767.
Benjamin Richards, Jonathan and Edmund Page, and John
Dow
were the first settlers, and
came here about 1728.
Rev. Stephen
First Minister.
Peabody, ordained in 1772; died
in 1819.
Boundaries.
South by HaverMass., west by Salem and
Londonderry, north by Hampstead,
and east by Plaistow. Area, 6939
hill,
acres.
ing to its elevated position, and its
quiet and pleasant village, is becoming noted as a place for sum-
Thirty miles south-
Distances.
west from Portsmouth, and thirtysix south-east from Concord.
Boston & Maine.
Railroads.
If the Plaistow and Nashua Railroad is built it will pass through
Atkinson.
from
summer tourists, $6,000.
Summer Resorts. Atkinson, ow-
mer
some
and
Rockingham Co. This town
has an uneven surface but the
soil is of a superior quality, and
under a high state of cultivation.
Much attention has been given to
money
to
ing a meeting-house,
ATKINSON.
$16,287;
originally a part of Plaistow
owing
Contoocook Valley Railroad.
duced here.
Employments.
57
ASHLAND.
Grafton Co.
Ashland is a
small township taken from the
southern portion of Holderness in
1868.
The
soil is hard, but,
when
Over 200 persons
summer vacation and
properly cultivated, produces good
crops. The farmers find a ready
sale for their surplus products, in
Atkinson
one of
the thriving manufacturing village
the oldest and most respectable in-
Pemigewasset River
Rivers.
washes the extreme western part
resort.
spent their
recreation here the past year.
Schools, Libraries, &c.
Academy,
in this town, is
stitutions in the State
;
incorporat-
ed in 1791. There is a library,
connected with the academy, containing 800 volumes. The school
is now under the charge of B. H.
Weston, A. M.
Churches. Congregational, Rev.
C. F. Morse, pastor; and Universal ist Church. Valuation, $ 10,000.
This town was
First Settlers.
named in honor of Theodore Atkinson, a large land-holder and a
member
of the council.
It
was
of Ashland.
of the town. Squam River, the
outlet of Squam Lake and Squam
Pond, runs in a south-west direction, and empties into the Perni-
This river affords
gewassett.
some of the best water power in
the State, enough at all seasons of
the year, and a surplus.
power
Much
of
improved, but double
the capital could be invested on it
to good advantage.
On Squam River, and
Village.
this
is
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on the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad is situated the busy
manufacturing village of Ashland.
average length of schools for the
year, seventeen weeks.
The
business, for the size of the
village, is very extensive. There
brary.
are several large paper mills, two
hose manufactories, woolen mill,
lumber and grist mill, straw board
(see table.)
board mill, large peg
mill, glove and mitten manufacto-
was
originally a part of Holdern-
ess,
and was incorporated July
boots and shoes, besides many
other small mechanical shops.
1868.
mill, leather
ries,
Library.
Bank.
Hotel.
First
Ashland
Town
Li-
Ashland Savings Bank,
"
Squam Lake House."
Ashland
Orgauizution.
1,
stable,
Boundaries. North by Plymouth
and Holderness, east by Holderness, south by New Hampton, and
west by Bridgewater and HolderArea of improved land,
ness.
office,
3,853 acres.
There are
also
two church
edifices,
school-houses, bank, eight or ten
stores of all kinds, hotel, livery
express office, telegraph
insurance, lawyer and physician's offices, and nearly one
The
hundred dwelling houses.
scenery around Ashland is delightful, affording views wild, romantic and beautiful.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and trade are the principal employments of the
inhabitants.
Over 600,000 yards flannel,. 1,200
tons manilla paper, 140 tons leather board, 50,000 dozens cotton and
woolen hose,
175,000 shingles, 600,
Forty-four miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and six west
from Plymouth.
Bail roads. The Boston, Concord
Montreal railroad passes
through the southern section of
this town.
and
AUBURN.
Was
Rockingham Co.
ally that part of
"Long Meadow."
origin-
Chester called
It
was
incor-
000 feet boards, &c, 20,000 bushels shoe pegs, besides buck gloves
and mittens, tin ware and other
small manufactories.
The total
porated June
value of manufactured goods of
all kinds, annually produced, is
about $ 616,600. (See table.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $48,364;
mechanical labor,
$110,100;
money at interest,
deposits
$28,870;
in
savings
bank, $59,820; stock in trade,
Lakes and Streams. Massabesic
is the largest body of fresh
water in the county, comprising
an area of about fifteen hundred
acres. It is about six miles long,
and from two to four hundred rods
$
44,420.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
The
soil is
25, 1845.
is broken, but the
strong and produces good
surface
crops of corn, oats and potatoes.
Lake
in breadth.
Near the centre of
the length, the Lake is nearly
divided into two parts, but is
connected together by a strait,
Baptist, Rev. L. Malvern, pastor,
church value, $6,000; Episcopal,
some two hundred rods
LeRoy, pastor, value church,
$ 4,000. There are six school dis-
town, but there are some brooks
that furnish very good water power which is generally improved.
J.
tricts
and eight schools in town,
in length.
There are no large streams
in
�BARNSTEAD.
Employments.
The
larger por-
59
into the hill, in a northern direc-
engaged in
farming, who find a ready market
for all their surplus produce in the
City of Manchester, some five
Shoernaking and
miles distant.
lumbering are the principal me-
tion,
chanical businesses; there being
annually made about 24,000 pairs
sixty persons spent their
tion of the people are
women's boots and shoes, and
1,870,000 feet of lumber sawed.
Resources. Annnal value of the
of
productions of the soil, $ 67,843
value of mechanical labor, $ 10.400
deposits in savings bank, $50,924;
money at interest, $5,993; stock in
receipts from sum$ 3,000.
There
Churclies and Sulwols.
are two churches, Methodist, Elder
James Adams, pastor; Congregational, Rev. J. L. Gay, pastor.
There are eight schools in town,
trade,
mer
$
14,020
average length of schools for the
year, 17 weeks.
Tourists. The beautiful scenery
around the Massabesic, has atthe
attention
vacation in Auburn in 1872.
Boundaries. North by Candia,
east by Chester, south by Londonderry,
and west by Manchester.
Twenty miles south-
Distances.
from Concord, and twenty-one
west from Exeter.
east
BARNSTEAD.
well as the student of nature.
The " Cave," on the westeidy
side of " Devil's Den" Mountain,
The entrance to
Barnstead
is
one
of the most wealthy agricultural
towns in the county.
lies, principally,
in
The land
large swells,
affording excellent grazing
the soil
is
;
while
easily cultivated
and
produces fine crops of wheat, corn,
oats
and hay.
are
some very
On
the river, there
fine interval lands,
be found in the State, than Barn-
resort for the pleasure seeker, as
will interest any stranger
Belknap Co.
Auburn
becoming quite a resort for summer tourists. The "Massabesic
House " located on the shore of the
Lake, is a large and commodious
hotel, and suitably adapted for
summer boarders. The Concord
and Portsmouth railroad passes
within a few rods of the house.
Trains twice a day, each way,
arrive and depart.
The Lake is
truly a pleasing and attractive
stead.
River and Ponds.
er
is
the
principal
Suncook
riv-
stream, and
some fine water power.
There are several ponds, the largest of which are Suncook, Brindle
and Half Moon Ponds. These
waters are well stored with fish.
Plumbago and bog
Minerals.
furnishes
iron ore are found in various sections of the town.
Farming is the
employment of the inhabitants. About 100,000 pairs of
sale shoes are annually made;
Employment.
principal
who will
500,000 shingles and 400,000 feet of
cave
boards and dimension timber, are
yards
annually sawed
10,000
woolen goods manufactured, be-
this
about five feet in height, and two
and a half in width. It extends
is
summer
and valuable farms.
No more
pleasant country, for farming, can
is
it.
About
height.
in
to fifteen feet
many
of
lovers of recreation, and
visit
It is divided into numerous
apartments, several of which are
fourteen feet square, and from two
pass.
;
tourists,
tracted
about eighty feet, of sufficient
dimensions to permit a person to
;
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60
sides blacksmiths, coopers, carpenters, masons, machinists, &c.
Total
value
goods annually
is
estimated at
of
manufactured
$146,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
mechanical labor,
§152,140;
$27,700; stocks and
money
terest, $10,325; deposits in
banks,
at in-
savings
Knowlton,
freewill Baptist, ordained in 1804 died in 1809.
Boundaries. Northeast by Alton, south-east by Strafford, southwest by Pittsfield, and north-west
by Gilmanton. Area, 26,000 acres
area of improved land, 14,805
;
acres.
Distances.
Twenty miles north-
Villages.
There are two very
pleasant villages.
At Barnstead
Parade there is a church, schoolhouse, hotel, store, saw-mill, and
twenty-five or thirty dwellinghouses. Rev. Enos George was a
from Concord, and eighteen
south-east from Gilford.
Railroads. Four miles to Pittsfield Station, on Suncook Valley
Railroad.
The Suncook Valley
Extension to Alton, when built,
will pass through this town. Also
the Concord and Rochester Rail-
resident of this village for over
road.
stock
$70,179;
in trade,
$3,000.
fifty
years.
He
died about 1859.
Barnstead Centre lies on the Suncook, about two miles north of the
Parade. Here are two stores, hotel, town-house,
church, schoolhouse, mills, shoe manufactory,
several mechanical shops, of various kinds, and about fifty dwelling
Churches and Scliools.
Christian, Rev. J. H. Nutter, Rev. J. H.
Davis, pastors Congregational, at
the Parade, Rev. W. O. Carr, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. M. A.
Quinby, pastor.
;
There are
fifteen schools.
Aver-
age length of schools for the year,
nineteen weeks. (See table.)
First Settlement.
Rev. Joseph
Adams and others received a grant
of this town, May 20, 1727.
Settlements commenced 1767.
In
1775 there
town
Hotel.
;
were 250 inhabitants
in 1790, 807.
Shackford House; Cen-
tre.
A Congregachurch was organized in
1804, and the Rev. Enos George
became its pastor; Elder David
First Ministers.
tional
BARR1NGTON.
Strafford County. The surtown is broken and
face of this
rocky, the soil being principally a
gravelly loam.
What is termed
the oak ridges is of a sandy loam,
rich and productive and easily cultivated.
houses.
in
east
er
Rivers and Ponds. Isinglass rivis the principal stream, and
affords
One
some good water power.
fall in this
perpendicular.
river
is
thirty feet
There are thirteen
ponds within the limits of the
town from which flow streams,
considerable
water
furnishing
power.
Minerals. In some of the rocks,
beautiful and perfect specimens of
quartz crystals, and other tourmalin, are found.
Bog iron ore,
in considerable quantities, may be
obtained.
Cavern. About two miles from
the center of the town, there is a
remarkable cavern which is considered quite a curiosity by naturalists.
The principal room
cavern,
is
in this
sixty feet in length,
from
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BARTLETT.
twelve to
fifteen in hight,
and from
Employments.
ple,
ing
Agriculture
is
the
employment of the peo-
principal
but considerable manufacturis
carried on.
Dover
on the Boston
and Maine railroad. The Nashua
and Rochester, railroad now being
By
Railroads.
stage to
station, five miles
four to ten feet in width.
built, will pass
150,000 pairs of
through
this
town.
BARTLETT.
annually made, also
2,300,000 feet of boards &c, 685,000
shingles, and 600,000 clapboards
are annually sawed.
The value
of the potatoe crop exceeds that
at the foot of the
uneven.
The
of any
the Saco
it is
shoes
are
town
in the county.
Productions of the
$114,585; mechanical labor,
§51,525; stocks and money at inBesources.
soil,
$ 15,700
terest,
ings banks,
trade,
$
ists,
$
13,675
;
deposits in sav-
$129,176;
stock
in
from summer tour-
;
1,500.00.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Ezra Haskell, pastor; Freewill Baptist, no pastor.
There are fifteen schools in town
average length of schools for the
year, sixteen weeks
amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $ 1,658.56.
First Settlements.
This town
originally included the town of
Strafford within its limits, and
comprised an area of 54,380 acres,
but about 29, 120 acres were taken,
in 1820, to form the latter town.
Incorporated May 10, 1722. The
first settlement was made about
ten years later.
First Ministers.
Rev. Joseph
Peiree settled in 1755, dismissed in
1768 Rev. David Tenney ordained
in 1771, dismissed in 1778.
Boundaries. North by Rochester, east by Madbury and Lee,
south by Nottingham and North;
;
wood, and west by Strafford.
Area
25,200 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles
from Concord,
Dover.
five
west
east
from
This town
Carroll Co.
lies
White mounThe surface is rocky and
tains.
soil is various; on
very good, and fine
crops of corn, oats and potatoes are
produced.
Bivcr.
Saco River meanders
through the center of the town and
the principal stream.
Iron Ore. Prof. Hitchcock, in
his Geological survey report for
1871, says, that in the northern
part of Bartlett, occurs one of the
most extensive deposits of workable iron ore ever found in Newis
Hampshire. For full details, see
page
on mineralogy.
Farming is the
Employments.
principal employment, but lumbering is becoming an imporAbout
tant branch of business.
1,500,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually sawed.
Mills are being erected that will
increase their facilities to 7,000.000
feet a year.
It is also
an important point
Besources.
becoming
for tourists.
Productions of the
$68,312; mechanical labor,
$ 5,800 stocks and money at interest, $9,158; deposits in savings
stock in trade,
banks, $368;
soil,
;
$
1,450;
summer
tourists, $6,000.
Churches and ScJiools. Advent,
Rev. J. B. Dearing, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Spencer Kennison, pastor; Methodist, Kev. O.
T. Sinclair, pastor.
There are six
average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
schools,
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62
East
House,
Bartlett
Hotels.
and Pequawkett
Branch House
House..
This town
First Organization.
was incorporated June
1790,
16,
and received its name in honor of
Governor Josiah Bartlett.
Boundaries. North by Jackson,
east by Chatham, south and west
by ungranted lands. Area 13,000
acres; area of improved lands,
5,482 acres.
Seventy-five miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord and about
twenty-five miles north from Ossipee.
Railroad. Portland and Ogdensburg railroad passes through the
town.
northerly direction through the
town, thus separating the inhabitants, who find a communication
only through a single pass in the
mountain.
In several localities
Minerals.
large veins of copper ore have been
opened, which
much
appear to be of
value, if properly worked.
The
Employments.
of maple sugar are annually manA disastrous fire ocufactured.
curred in Bath village, February 1,
1872, destroying the Congregational church edifice, Bath Hotel and
several dwelling houses, none of
which have been rebuilt.* A mill
for the manufacture of wood paper has recently
Grafton Co.
pleasantly
This
situated
in
town
the
is
val-
Connecticut.
The
high mountains around completely shield it from high winds and
ley of
the
inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
200 tons of starch and 23,000 pounds
commenced
op-
eration.
Resources.
$157,838;
$9,500; stocks
soil,
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
&c, $ 32,500; mon-
About one sixth
part of the whole town is interval.
ey at interest, $ 28,000 deposits in
savings banks, $2,875; stock in
trade, $ 14,250 from summer tour-
On
ists,
long
storms.
the hills the soil
is
generally
of a reddish loam. Much improvement has been made in agriculture, and it is now considered one
of the best farming towns in the
State.
Large quantities of wheat,
and barley are annu-
corn, oats
ally raised.
Rivers
the southerly part, and furnishes
fine
;
$
600.
Churches and Schools. CongreEdward Cleveland,
gational, Rev.
pastor;
Catholic, no pastor;
Un-
ion church, at Swiftwater village,
Rev. Arnold Adams, pastor. There
twelve school districts and
averag
thirteen schools in town
length of schools for the year,
twenty-four weeks.
are
;
Mountains.
The
River passes through
and
Ammonusuc
some
;
water power.
At Bath
village a fine bridge spans the river, 372 feet in
length.
Wild Am-
September 10,
Bath was granted to Rev.
Andrew Gardner and sixty-one
First Settlements.
1761,
others.
The
conditions
of
the
at the
charter were not complied with,
and, in March 1769, it was rechart-
Gardner's
ered to John Sawyer and others.
from the confluence of the Connecticut and Ammonusuc rivers, and extends in a
John Herrimen from Haverhill,
monusuc River
Ammonusuc, in
south-west
Mountain
unites with
this
corner.
rises
town
the
* The Church was rebuilt in the season of
1873.
�BEDFORD.
Massachusetts,
first settled
here in
Moses Pike and
1765,
and
Mr.
Sawyer commenced
in 1766,
settle-
ments.
In 1778, a Presbyterian
church was formed, but in 1791, it
was dissolved and a Congregational church organized with nineteen
members.
Rev. David
First Minister.
Sutherland a native of Edinburgh,
Scotland,
was
installed in 1806.
North by Lyman,
Boundaries^
63
three ponds in town, but it is supposed they are united beneath a
which floats upon the
and rises and falls with
large bog,
surface,
the water.
The town is watered by
Merrimack and Piscataquoag
Rivers, which afford some water
Hirers.
the
power.
Minerals. Iron ore, plumbago,
hornblende, crystallized quartz,
&c, are found here in limited
east by Landaff, south by Haver-
quantities.
and west by Ryegate
Improved land, 18,639 acres.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricul-
hill,
Vt.
Ninety-eight miles
Distances.
Concord and
forty-two north-east from Hanfrom
north-west
7,000 bushels of corn, 19,000
bushels potatoes, and 3.200 tons hay
are produced, 5,000 clapboards,
ture.
over.
395,000 shingles,
The Boston, Concord
and Montreal and "White moun-
of boards,
Railroads.
tains
(N. H.)
railroad
passes
through this town.
BEDFORD.
ly.
and
&c,
and
are
1,300,000 feet
sawed annual-
There are also a wheelwright,
several other
mechanical
shops in town. Many thousands
of bricks are also manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $178,000; mechanical labor,
§ 16, 100 stock and money at interest, $24,000; deposits in savings
banks, $ 146,875 stock in trade,
'
Hillsborough Co. In
part, the surface is
soil is
the west
uneven, but the
strong and productive.
the
Merrimack are
Of
late years
much
On
rich intervals.
attention lias
been given to producing milk for
the Manchester market.
The
value of milk annually sold is
estimated at $75,000.
Bedford
ranks as the second town in the
county in the value of its agricultural productions.
Natural
Curiosities.
In the,
westerly part of the town is a gulf
and precipice, which are worthy of
a visit from all lovers of natural
Over the precipice a
small river plunges, falling two
curiosities.
;
;
$
17,812.
Churches and Schools.
Presby-
terian church, Rev. Ira C. Tyson,
pastor.
districts,
There are twelve school
and eleven schools in
town average length of schools
;
the year, twenty-two weeks.
First Settlements. In 1733
foi
Mas-
sachusetts granted Bedford to the
officers, soldiers and the surviving
heirs of those deceased,
who
served
in the Narragansett war,
under the
name of "Narragansett, No. 5, or
" Souhegan East."
The number
hundred feet in a distance of one
hundred yards. Excavations in
of grantees
solid stone are
and James S. "Walker, in 1737.
Col. John Goffe, Matthew Patten,
Esq., and Captain Samuel Patten,
ciently large
persons.
found here,
to contain
There are
suffi-
several
apparently
was
settlement was
120.
The first
made by Robert
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64
were added
to the settlement in
Several of the early settlers
emigrated from the northern part
of Ireland. Silas Barron, son of
1738.
Moses Barron, was born A. D. 1741
and was the first child born in
south from Concord, eight north-
from Amherst, and four west
from Manchester.
Concord Railroad
Railroads.
passes through this town. When
completed, the Manchester and
east
town. In 1745, James McQuade
and Robert Burns, who had been
to a neighboring town, on their return were surprised by a party of
Indians, concealed in the bushes,
McQuade was
near the path.
killed, but Burns, by running in a
zig-zag course, so confused the
enemy, that he made his escape
near Goff s Falls. On the bank of
the river is a plot of ground supposed once to have been an Indian
burying ground. Dr. Woodbury, in
company with others, in 1821, exhumed a part of three skeletons one
appeared to have been buried in a
sitting position all their heads lay
towards the south. Human bones
have been washed from the banks
of the river near these grounds.
Ashburnham Railroad
Hon. John Orr, a distinguished
citizen of this town was in the
battle of Bennington, under Gen.
Stark, and received a wound in the
early part of the engagement. He
died here in January 1823, aged
west section of Gilmanton, and
runs in a
southerly direction
through this town, discharging its
water into the Winnepiseogee River, and affording some very good
water privileges in its course. A
part of Suncook Mountains lie
:
;
seventy-five years.
Incorporated
May
pass through
also
BELMONT.
Belknap Co.
of the
towns
Belmont is one
most important farming
in the State,
ranking as the
twenty-first in value of agricultu-
The surface is broken with hills and valleys, affording
some very fine scenery. The soil
is deep, well cultivated, and produces excellent crops of corn,
wheat, oats and hay. No town in
the county, in proportion to the
number of acres cultivated, exceeds Belmont in value of agricul-
ral products.
tural products.
Streams and Mountains.
A con-
siderable stream rises in the north-
in
19, 1750.
will
it.
the north-east section of the
Rev. John
Houston, (Presby.) ordained in
1758, died in 1778; Rev. David Mc
Gregor settled in 1804. A Pres-
town.
byterian Church
ists,
First
Ministers.
was formed
in
Scenery.
The
beautiful and ro-
mantic scenery of
this
town
at-
many tourthrough the warm
tracts the attention of
who visit
it
Boundaries and Area. North by
Goffstown, east by Merrimack
River, which separates it from
season of the year. There is a
pleasant and busy village called
Factory Village.
Agricidture is
Employments.
Manchester, south by Merrimack
nnd west by Amherst and New
Boston. Area, 20,000 acres. Im-
people, although manufacturing is
carried on to a considerable extent.
1757.
proved land
Distances.
11,781 acres.
Twenty-one
the principal
employment of the
700,000 feet of boards,
miles
&c.,
and
450,000 shingles are annually pro-
�BENNINGTON.
duced, and 86,000 dozen pairs of
womens' cotton hose are annually
manufactured.
Resources.
soil,
§165,980;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$48,400; stocks
and money
terest, $22,400; deposits in
banks, $92,470
;
at in-
savings
stock in trade, $6,
from summer tourists, $10,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. J. L.
Sinclair, pastor; 2d Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. J. Davis Pastor
Christian Church, Rev. A. Kidder,
pastor. There are twelve school
districts in this town, and fourteen
schools. Average length of schools
for the year, sixteen weeks.
Hotels. Belmont House American House.
This town
First Organization.
was disannexed from Gilmanton,
June 28, 1859, and called Upper
Gilmanton, but was changed to
Belmont in July, 1869. For first
settlers see Gilmanton.
Boundaries. North-east by GilGilmanton,
ford, south-east by
south-west by Canterbury and
north-west by
Northfield, ami
Winnepiseogee River and Lake
Area of imWinnesquame.
proved land, 10,625 acres.
Twenty-four miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and four
south from Gilford.
Railroads. Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad passes through
812;
;
the north-western section of this
town.
By
daily stage to Tilton
The Franklin
and Rochester Railroad will pass
through here when completed.
Station, six miles.
BENNINGTON.
Hillsborough Co. The surtown is uneven, but
face of this
the soil is productive
when proper-
65
Bennington
cultivated.
ly
is
a
small township taken from Deering, Francestown, Greenfield and
Hancock, in 1842.
Hirers. Contoocook River passes through this town and affords
good water power which is generally improved.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in manufacturing. The manufactory of cutlery is very extensive; over 450
tons of paper are annually produced and 450,000 feet of lumber annually sawed; besides powder,
barrels, kits, &c., are made. Bennington Village is a busy and en;
ergetic place for business.
The
annual value of manufactured
goods produced in town is $161,500.
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$21,487;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$29,400; stocks,
&c, and money
deposits in
savings banks, $30,294; stock in
at interest,
$15,850;
trade, $22,450.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
Congre-
James Holmes
pas-
There are five schools in
town. Average length of schools
for the year, sixteen weeks. In
the summer of 1871 a graded
school building was erected at an
expense of $3,800. It is worthy of
notice that after the first term of
tor.
eleven weeks, with eighty scholars
in both departments, not a single
scratch upon the desks, nor a single
mark upon the walls of the school
room could be discovered.
Library. Bennington Social Library 400 vols.
—
Hotel.
Washington House.
Boundaries. North by Deering,
east by Francestown, south by
Francestown and Greenfield, and
west by Hancock and Antrim.
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66
Acres of improved land, 3,299.
Railroads. Ten miles by daily
stage to Hillsborough Bridge, on
the Contoocook Valley Railroad;
also daily stage to Wilton, fifteen
miles on the Wilton Railroad.
The Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad will pass through
Bennington when
built.
BENTON.
Grafton Co.
Pond
is
Beaver Meadow
the only considerable sheet
of water in this town. It abounds
Oliverian river, so
with trout.
called from a
into
it
Mr. Oliver, who
(Oliver
is
in
fell
"Oliverian''''),
through the south part.
Tunnel brook is in the north part,
flows
and Baker River, the Asquamchumawke, rising in a small pond
on Moosehillock, runs easterly
The centre of
into Woodstock.
the town is studded with mounSugar-loaf Mountain
tain peaks.
is very symmetrical, and Owl's
Head is most fertile in blueberries,
thousands of bushels being picked
on its summit each year. An im-
mense
precipice, called the Face,
mountain, and when the
country was first settled, a deer,
and a hound pursuing, leaped over
the brink and fell a hundred fathoms down. The deer was killed,
but the hound, save a broken leg,
»seaped uninjured. Black Mt. is
densely wooded, and Moosehillock
ranks among the highest mounis
on
this
New-Hampshire.
Benton Avas
Settlers.
granted, January 31, 1764, to Theophilus Fitch, and it was settled
in that part called High Street by
Obadiah Eastman, shortly after
the commencement of the Revolution. James Page settled soon
after on Oliverian meadows, and
tains in
First
William Whitcher was the first
settler of North Benton.
He was
the father of sixteen children who
lived to grow up, all very tall, and
" there are more than a hundred
feet
of
Whitehers in
William
Whitcher's family," was a true
and very common expression.
Dick French, a noted hunter and
wolf-killer, formerly lived at the
north part.
Name. Coventry was the first
name, but it was changed to Benton in honor of Hon. Thomas II.
Benton, Dec. 4, 1840.
Employments. There are some
good and productive farms among
the mountains, excellent crops are
raised, much maple sugar is made,
and the farmers lead pleasant
lives.
About one million feet of
lumber are annually manufactured
and sent to market.
Summer Tourists.
Moosehillock, called by the Indians Moosilauke, from mosi, bald, and auke,
a place Bald-place, has been a
noted resort for many years.
There is a tradition that Waternomee, an Indian chief, ascended
Robert Pomeroy,
it about 1685.
one of Rogers' Rangers, died on it
in 1759.
Chase Whitcher, father
of Wni. Whitcher, was the first
white settler, and Mrs. Daniel
Patch the first white woman who
climbed it. Amos F.Clough, photographer, and Prof. J. II. Huntington, of the State Geological Survey, spent the winter of 1869 and
1870 on its summit, being pioneers
of mountain heterology, and the
first men who ever achieved so
—
perilous a feat.
There are two
bridle paths leading to the top of
—
mountain one from North
Benton and one from High Street,
and from East Warren is a good
the
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67
turnpike. The Prospect House, a
small hotel, built of stone, on the
a fine opportunity for lumbering.
Rivers. The Androscoggin pass-
is kept by James
Clement, and he has hundreds of
visitors each season.
No other
es
mountain in New-Hampshire affords so grand a view. Five states,
Maine, New-Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, and New York,
with a part of Canada, are spread
out beneath. The White Mountains, the Green Mountains, and
some of the elevations in town, a
fine view of the White Mountains
highest peak,
the Adirondacks, more than a
thousand different peaks, shoot up
around.
The Connecticut, Asquamchumauke, Pemigewassett,
and Ammonoosuc rivers are at
the mountain's base. Forty lakes
and ponds are visible, and, in the
distance, on a clear day, is seen
the ocean.
Minerals.
tals, in
Perfect quartz crys-
great abundance, are
dug
through the east part, and the
Upper Ammonoosuc through the
may
be obtained. On Cate's Hill,
is a combination of minerals
rarely seen on the surface.
The
general appearance is exceedingly
promising for copper, if not for
tin
but as yet it has not been discovered where the ore is concentrated in a vein, though there are
there
;
several places
crystals of Epidote, the
best in the State, are found on
Owl's Head.
Numerous specimens of lead and copper ores
abound at High Street, and a quarry of stone, resembling Italian
marble, has been opened on Black
mountain.
Railroad Facilities. The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad passes through the south part.
The stations are Summit and Bath.
Boundaries. North by Landau"",
east by Woodstock, south by Warren and West by Haverhill.
Distances. Six miles from Haverhill, seventy from Concord.
BERLIN.
Coos Co. The surface of Berlin
broken and mountainous, there
being but 1,340 acres of improved
land in town.
There are vast
is
tracts
of timber land,
affording
where
it is
nated through the rock.
Employments. Berlin
ond town
in the State for
dissemi-
is
the sec-
manufac-
turing lumber. Over twenty-three
million feet of lumber of all kinds
are annually sawed, valued at over
$350,000.
from the ground at North Benton.
Immense
From
west part of the town.
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$
$19,800;
156,400
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
at
interest,
stock in trade, $15,550;
from summer tourists, $30,000.
$2,800;
Church and Schools.
L. H. Gordon, pastor.
Methodist,
There are
six schools in town.
Average
length of schools for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Library. W. W. Brown, private
library, over 400
Hotels.
volumes.
Mount Forest House,
and Berlin Falls House.
First Settlements.
This town
was granted December 31, 1771, to
Sir William Mayne, Bart, Robert,
Thomas, and Edward Mayne, and
others of Barbadoes, and was called Maynesborough till July 1,
1829, when it was incorporated by
its present name.
North by Milan,
by Success, south by Randolph and Gorham, and west by
Boundaries.
east
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
68
Kilkenney.
Distances.
Area,
acres.
31,000
One hundred and
from Concord,
and twenty east from Lancaster.
forty miles north
Railroad.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
road passes through the eastern
portion of the town.
BETHIEHEM,
Grafton Co.
lehem
is
The
soil
months, according to careful esti*
was four thousand."
mation,
Large boarding-houses are being
erected every season, and are filled. If the tourists average forty
dollars each in their expenses in
town, which must be a low estimate, it will amount to the large
sum
of Beth-
good, and produces fine
crops of grain, potatoes and grass.
At present, the lumber business is
extensively carried on.
Ammonoosuc
Great
and Gale Rivers are the principal
and afford abundant
streams,
Elvers.
water-power.
Mountains. The principal mountains are Mount Agassiz and Peaked Mountain.
Minerals. Specimens of magnetic and bog iron are found in various localities.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally devoted to agriculture and keeping summer boardThe town is in the vicinity
ers.
White Mountain Range,
and is the Rendezvous for travelers who wish to visit the Moun-
of $160,000 for the season.
This large influx of people through
the Summer affords the farmers a
fine opportunity to market their
surplus produce at advance rates.
The lumber business is important.
Over 1,300,000 clapboards, 1,900,
000 shingles, and 8,800,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed and give employment to over 100 men in its manu(See tables.)
facture.
Productions of the
Resources.
;
$137,602; mechanical labor,
$68,300; money at interest, $22,
500; stock in trade, $50,425; deposits in savings bank, $1,598;
from summer tourists, estimate,
soil,
$
160,000.
The
inhabitants in the northern
where there
of the
sections of the State,
on their return to take the
branch road from the
White Mountain Railroad has its
junction here, and extends six
appears to be the most enterprise,
have but little money deposited in
The rusty iron
savings banks.
chests in southern New-Hampshire, which contain Western Railroad stocks and bonds, Western
county, city, and town bonds, and
Western personal notes, secured by
tains, or
cars.
A
miles to the
in
Carroll.
Twin Mountain House
It will
be extended
coming season. The
village of Bethlehem is very pleasantly situated, and the scenery
around it is beautiful and hard to
be surpassed. A prominent resident of this town says: "The
future prospects of Bethlehem are
very flattering, owing to the great
rush of summer tourists.
The
farther the
number who stopped in the season
of 1872, from one week to three
mortgage on Western real
to the value of
more than $
estate,
12.000,
000 do not produce as much State
enterprise (which shows a practical State benefit) as does the $122,000 invested in mills, &c, and
$190,000 invested in hotels and
Bethlehem.
boarding-houses in
Ten thousand dollars properly invested in this State, will do more
good, and produce more business
�BOSCAWEN.
among
the people than a million
of dollars invested in Western Railroad stocks and bonds.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. Charles II. Smith, pas-
dist,
members, 60, Church value,
There are eleven schools
in town. Average length of schools
for the year, fifteen weeks; total
tor,
$3,000.
69
Bista?iccs.
One hundred miles
north from Concord, and thirtysix, by rail, north from Haverhill.
Railroads.
White Mountains
Railroad passes through the northern section of the town to Carroll.
The Portland and Odgensburg is
expected to pass through some
portion of the town.
value of school-houses, $7,850.
Houses.
BOSCAWEN.
and Summer Boarding
Hotels
Merrimack County.
Sinclair House, valued at
Mount Agassiz House,
$60,000;
Prospect
valued at $20,000;
White
House, valued at $ 12,000
Mountain Boarding House, valued at $9,000: Spooner Cottage,
valued at $ 7,000 Bean's Cottage,
valued at 6,500 Turner's Cottage,
$4,000, (it is being enlarged at
an expense of $5,000.) Wilder
Boarding House, $8,000; Bailey's
;
;
;
Before
Boscawen was divided and the
town of Webster taken from its
western limits, it was considered,
with one exception, the best and
farming township in the
The soil on the river is
deep and easy to cultivate, and
when properly fertilized produces
largest
county.
excellent crops of corn.
On
the
uplands the soil is strong and good
for grazing and the raising of fruit.
The average value of production
for each acre of improved land is
$ 10. 16| the average of the county
is $9.33.
This includes pasturage
and tillage land.
Some of the
finest farms in the county are in
Cottage, $ 5,000. There are other
houses where some summer tourists stop through the summer.
Livery Stables. Clark Brothers,
30 horses, valued at $ 12,000
H.
Wilder, 16 horses, $7,000; Sawyer & Wallace, 8 horses, valued
at $3,000; Thompson & Son, 8
horses, valued at $ 3,000
Bowles
& Young, 5 horses, valued at
Farm is located in the northern
part of the town near the Merri-
$2,000.
mack.
;
;
December 27, 1769;
James Turner, Thomas and John
Hatch, Nathan and Amos Wheel-
incorporated,
and others settled here in 1790.
First Church Organization. Con-
er,
Baptist,
1800;
Boscawen. The Merrimack County
Rivers and Ponds.
Bethlehem was
First Settlers.
gregational,
;
October,
15,
1802;
Freewill Baptist,
1813.
which
Great Pond,
town anr"
Long Pond,
lies partly in this
partly in Webster, and
western section of the town,
are the principal bodies of water.
in the
Merrimack River washes
its east-
ern border, while the Contoocook
waters the south-eastern corner.
The latter River furnishes some
North by Whiteby Carroll, and ungranted lands, south by Franconia and
Lisbon, and west by Littleton.
Total area, 31,154 acres; improved
fine
land, 10,955 acres.
inhabitants, although the agricul-
Boundaries.
field,
east
water power at Fisherville,
which is situated partly in this
town and partly in Concord.
Employments.
is
the principal
Manufacturing
employment of the
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
70
town is imporand on many of the farms it
There are
is lucrative business.
34 farms in town whose annual ag-
in trade, $48,975; professional
business, $ 10,000.
Fishcrville. On the Contoocook
River, and near
its
confluence with
ricultural productions are respect-
the Merrimack,
is
situated the en-
ively valued at over $1,000; 14
over $ 1,5'00; 7 over $2,000; 5 over
terprising manufacturing
and 1
3 over $3,600;
Seven farms are valued
at $ 97,000, and have a total area
of improved land of 1,700 acres.
line
amount annually paid for
labor was $4,200; and the total
most valuable water-power on the
Contoocook is at this point, the
water falling over 60 feet in a dis-
tural interest of the
tant,
of Fisherville. It
cord,
larger portion in Concord.
total
value of farm productions $ 22, 100,
or $ 13 to each acre of improved
land. These seven farms have invested in stock and farming implements, about $ 15,000, and received
from the forest production less
30,000 pairs of shoes
;
000.
made
and
tanned, $4,500; castings
and machinery to the value of
$60,000; doors, sash, and blinds
saws,
to the value of $20,000;
300;
;'
to the value
barrels valued
300,000
feet of boards
shingles,
of over
at
$ 23,
3,100,000
and dimension tim-
axe helves, besides
carriages sleighs, excelsior, doors,
ber, 2,000 doz.
;
sash, blinds, saws, bar soap, and
various other small mechanical
shops too numerous to mention.
The total horse water-power which
is
near the mill. The total value of
all goods manufactured annually
is $907,600, employing 180 males
and 104 females, Avho annually re-
improved
in this village, is over
850; capital invested in manufac-
$ 598,000 males employed,
females and children, 245;
amount annually paid for labor,
$ 248,000 value of goods annually
manufactured, $ 1,412,900.
There are fifteen or twenty
stores, of various kinds, two hotels,
four churches, two graded schoolhouses, an academy, bank, insurance, express, post, and various
other offices common to a large
tories,
;
408;
ceive for their labor, $ 129,600.
Capital invested in manufactures,
;
$310,600.
Productions of the
soil,
;
;
flour
$ 500,000
$ 10,000 336,000 bushels of wheat
and other grain ground, and over
1,000,000 feet of lumber of all kinds
sawed. There were ground 46,800
barrels of flour in 1872, and the
barrels for the flour were made
$94,273; mechanical labor,
$129,600; money at interest, $30,
725; stocks, &c, $36,000; deposits
in savings banks, $ 103,492 stock
Foundry and machine shop,
grain ground into meal
$ 65,000
leather
Resources.
The
tance of less than a mile. In this
village there are two cotton mills,
annually manufacturing 4,386,000
yards of cotton print cloth, two
woolen mills, annually producing
flannel, cassimeres, and yarn to the
value of $ 105,000 bedsteads, bureaus, sinks, teapoys, and lookingglass frames to the value of $ 173,
than $2,500; making, after deducting for labor and taxes, over
12 per cent, on the capital invested
in farming. There are 1,488,000
yards of cotton cloth annually manufactured, 345,000 yards of flannel
woven,
village
located on the
between Boscawen and Conand is nearly equally divided
between the two towns, with the
$2,800;
$4,800.
The
is
I
�The above cut
Co., Fisherville,
represents the establishment of Gage, Porter
N. H.,
every description:
other saws.
for the
viz.,
manufacturing of
circular,
mill,
cast-steel
cross-cut,
pit,
&
saws of
wood, and
Their shops are quite extensive and located near the
Northern railroad.
A side
track
is
laid
through their yard which
enables them to convey their goods to all sections of the country
without trans-shipment.
for
more than twenty
They have been
years,
in successful operation
and their business adds much
enterprise of that thrifty village.
to the
��BOSCAWEN.
village,
and about 300 dwelling-
Some
houses.
business
the
of
and
blocks, are elegant structures,
many
private residences are pleasantly located and are costly build-
There are many wealthy
ings.
men
in this village,
but less
men
71
Rev. "Win. R.
1,500 volumes;
Jewett, N. Butler, Esq., and Isaac
K. Gage, Esq., have libraries of
over 500 volumes each.
Ambrose Hotel
Hotels.
cawen
and
Plains,
at Bos-
Penacook
House, at Fisherville.
of leisure, than in any other village
of its size in the State, and less
show of aristocracy. Evei-y man is
persons, living in
equal with his neighbor, and none
that State, for a tract of land on the
so rich that he is ashamed to labor,
but still too proud to be called in-
westerly side of Merrimack river,
and a grant was obtained, Decem-
The people are an intelligent reading class, the receipts of
the post-ollice being over S 1,100
annually, showing that the inhabitants know how to read and write,
and intend to improve their spare
ber 8, 1732, by John Coffin and
eighty others, of a territory, seven
The provisions of
miles square.
this grant were, that within four
years from the date of the confirmation of the plan, they should
settle, and have on the spot eighty
families, each settler to build a
good, convenient dwelling-house,
at least eighteen feet square, and
clear, fence, and improve, at least,
four acres of land. The tract being
properly surveyed, a settlement
dolent.
moments
in those occupations.
About two miles north of Fisherville, on the Merrimack, is located
the old, but pleasant, village of
Boscawen Plains. For many years
this village
siderable
was
trade.
the seat of con-
The
principal
First Settlement.
In 1732, certain
Newbury, Mass.,
petitioned to the General Court of
street is wide, very straight, level,
was commenced
and some portions of
Nathaniel Danforth, Moses Burbank, Stephen Gerrish, Edward
it,
beautifully
shaded. The dwellings, and their
surroundings, have an antique appearance, but show an air of respectability and wealth. It still is
a very pleasant and desirable loca-
tional,
Rev.
W.
Abigail,
Congre-
feet square,
Congrega-
R. Jewett, Pastor.
There are eight school
and ten schools in town
districts,
average
length of schools for the year,
sixteen weeks
annual amount
appropriated for school purposes,
;
;
$2,583.83.
Literary Institution. Penacook
is located in this town,
Academy
at Fisherville.
Libraries.
others.
Curtice,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. Corbin
gational,
at Fisherville,
and
daughter of Nathaniel Danforth,
was the first child born in town.
The first settlers were exposed to
Indian incursions, and, for protection, they erected a log fort, 100
tion to live in.
pastor;
Emery,
early in 1734, by
Fisherville Library,
and ten
feet in height.
This fort proved a safe defence and
protection,
itants, for
for all of the
more
inhab-
than* 20 years.
The Indians made an attack on
the settlement in 1746, and killed
Thomas Cook, a
colored man, and
Jones captive, and
carried him to Canada, where he
died.
In May, 1754, Nathaniel
Melvin and family, consisting of
himself, wife, and five children,
were taken, and carried to Canada,
took Elisha
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
from whence they escaped, after
a servitude of three years. In August of the same year, they killed
the wife of Philip Call. They were
pursued by the settlers, and secreting themselves in ambush, rushed
out upon their pursuers, took Enos
Bishop prisoner, and killed Timothy Cook, who attempted to escape by plunging into the river.
Ezekiel Flanders, and Edward
Emery were killed in 1756, while
on a hunting excursion to Newfound lake.
Thirty-seven years before the
settlement was commenced
first
Boscawen, there was enacted
within the present limits of this
town, one of the most heroic deeds
to secure liberty from the hands of
a savage foe, ever recorded on the
pages of history, and which may
be appropriately mentioned here.
in
At the confluence of the Contoocook River with the Merrimack, on
the north line of Concord, is Dustin's island, over which the Northern Railroad now passes.
This
island has become justly celebrated
on account of an exploit of a lady,
whose name it bears.
On the 15th of March, 1697, the
Indians made a descent on Haverhill, Mass., where they took Mrs.
Hannah Dustin, who was confined
to her bed, with an infant only six
days old, and attended by her nurse,
Mary Xiff. They soon despatched
the infant, by dashing its head
against a tree, and proceeded up
the Merrimack. After a long and
tedious march, they arrived at this
island.
The wigwam to which
they were conducted, and which
belongs to the savage,
them
who claimed
was inhabited
by 12 persons, viz., two men, three
women and seven young Indians.
as his property,
The prisoners were Mrs. Dustin,
the nurse, and a youth they had
taken
from
Worcester,
named
Samuel Lannardson. On this island they rested for a while, intending soon to proceed on their way,
a considerable distance farther up
the river, to an Indian town,
the captives
where
were informed that
they would be compelled to run
the gauntlet through the village.
Aware
of
the
cruelties
that
awaited her, Mrs. Dustin formed a
determination to exterminate the
whole party, should an opportunity
present itself. She prevailed on her
nurse and the boy to assist her in
carrying out this bold and hazardous undertaking. On the morning
of the 31st of March, a little before
day, finding the whole company in
a sound sleep, she awoke her confederates, and with the Indians'
hatchets despatched ten of the
twelve. One of the women, whom
they thought they had killed made
her escape, and a favorite boy they
designedly left. Mrs. Dustin then
secured the provisions in die wigwam, taking the gun of her dead
master, and the tomahawk with
which she slew him, and to prevent pursuit, she scuttled all the
canoes save one. She embarked
in that, with the boy Lannardson
and the nurse, on the then high
and turbulent Merrimack, to seek
her way to Haverhill. They had
not proceeded far, however, when
Mrs. Dustin perceived they had
neglected to take the scalps. With
her companions, she returned and
took ofl* the scalps and put them in
a bag, and with these bloody witnesses of the feat, she again turned
down the river, and in a few days
arrived at Haverhill safe. On the
21st of April, she visited Boston.
�BOW.
The General Court of Massachusetts made her a grant of £50 as
a reward for her determined and
bloody strike for liberty.
Mrs. Dustin was the daughter of
Michael and Hannah Emerson, and
tne eldest of fifteen children. She
was born December 23, 1657, and
married to Thomas Dustin, December 3, 1677. She was the mother
of thirteen children and
years of age
when
was
forty
Her
captured.
descendants by the name of Dustin,
and also her family connections by
the name of Emerson, are numerous in New-Hampshire.
On
this island,
between the
rail-
road and the Merrimack, there is
being erected a handsome granite
monument (on the precise spot
where
the
memory
The
of
wigwams stood)
Hannah Dustin.
in
proprietors gave the town-
ship the
name
of Contoocook, from
the Indian name of the river, which
touches
It
its
south-eastern border.
was incorporated, and received
its present name in 1760, in honor
of Sir Edward Boscawen, an English admiral.
First Ministers.
Rev. Phineas
Stevens, ordained in 1740; died in
Rev. Robie Merrill, ordained
dismissed in 1766. Nathaniel Merrill, ordained in 1768;
dismissed in 1774.
Rev. Samuel
Wood, D. D., ordained in 1781, and
continued in charge of the church,
for more than fifty years.
He was
1755.
in
1761;
distinguished
Under
eighty
for
his
learning.
more than
young men were fitted for
his instruction,
college,
thirty-one of
came ministers of
whom
be-
the gospel.
73
west by Webster. Area of improved land, 9,274 acres.
Distances.
Eight miles from
Concord, north-west.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes along the whole western border of the town.
BOW.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
sur-
town isuneven, but the
though hard, is very producand yields abundant crops,
the surplus of which finds a ready
market in Concord, Suncook, or
Manchester. There is no town in
soil,
tive,
the State in
which the people are
better provided with this world's
goods than Bow. The soil alone
produces to each man, woman and
child, $200 annually.
They have
deposited money in the savings
banks enough to give every ratable poll in town $530 each, or to
give every person in town $175.
Ponds and Rivers. Truree Pond
is the principal body of water.
Turkey River is the principal
stream, and joins the Merrimack
at Turkey Falls.
The Merrimack
washes its eastern border. The
ruins of Bow Canal, on the Mer-
rimack, at the Falls, are about three
miles below Concord. It originally cost $13,800,
and was
built for
the passage of boats, in the days
when
the Merrimack was used in
transporting merchandise up and
down its channel. Railroads have
taken the place of canals on the
Merrimack, except when they are
used to convey water power to
move machinery.
Employments. The inhabitants
all engaged in agricul-
Boundaries. North by Salisbnry
and Franklin, east by the Merri-
are nearly
mack river, which separates it from
shingles,
Canterbury and Northfield, and
ture.
40,000 clapboards,
550,000
and 675,000, feet of
boards and dimension timber are
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
74
was
thirty-eight years
Bow
gained a victory
annually sawed, valued at $13,400,
and 25,000 bushels grain ground,
ganization
$24,200.
over Concord in
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at inter-
$153,546;
$7,000
est, $13,430;
;
deposits in savings
banks, $122,445;
stock in trade,
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. W. Walker, pastor
Baptist, Rev. Mr. Whittemore, pasThere are fourteen schools.
tor.
Average length of schools for the
year, sixteen weeks.
dist,
Bow was
Settlement.
granted by the authorities of New-
Hampshire, to Jonathan Wiggin
and others, in 1727, and was originally nine miles square, and covered nearly
all
the territory grant-
ed to Ebenezer Eastman and others, by the authorities of Massachusetts, two years previous, under the name of Pennacook (now
Concord.) Massachusetts pretended to hold authority over a large
portion of the territory of New-
Hampshire
final
for
many
years,
till
the
boundary line was estab-
lished, in 1741, giving
New-Hamp-
more territory than it had
ever claimed. These complicated
lines of the two towns coming
from two pretended authorities,
were not settled decisively, till
after the final separtion of the two
States, and, as might be expected, the government of New-Hampshire gave Bow the preference in
its grant of 1727, and did not recognize the title of the Pennacook
grantees, and in the bill, giving a
charter for the parish of Concord,
it was worded as " taking a part
of the town of Bow," &c. Although Concord was granted and
surveyed before Bow, its final orshire
still
it.
it
two-thirds of
cord,
its
was obliged
its
original title
to yield over
territory to
Con-
Pembroke and Hopkinton,
establishing their final boundary
lines at different times,
from 1759
to 1765.
$10,300.
First
after
First Minister.
A Baptist church
was organized in 1795; the Rev.
Benjamin Sargent was ordained as
pastor in 1797, resigned in 1801.
Boundaries. North by Concord,
East by Merrimack River, which
separates it from Pembroke, south
by Dunbarton, and west by HopArea
kinton. Area, 16,000 acres
its
;
of improved land, 8,101 acres.
Seven miles south
Distances.
from Concord.
Concord
Railroad.
passes along
its
Railroad
eastern border.
BRADFORD.
Merrimack
County.
Many
parts of Bradford are hilly, but
quite a portion of it lies in a valley
about three miles wide. There are
many good
farms, which yield a
good return to the farmer for his
labor. At Bradford Mills there is
There
a pleasant, busy village.
are two churches, a school house,
several stores, two hotels, and offices of various kinds. The Presby
village.
a fine building, pleasantnear the centre of the
It is becoming quite a
summer
resort for tourists.
House
is
ly located
Brad-
ford Springs, three miles from the
railroad
depot,
is
noted for
its
much
vis-
healing qualities, and
ited
is
by invalids, and lovers of
pleasure and recreation.
Ponds and Rivers. Todd's Pond,
Newbury,
is the largest body of water in
lying in Bradford and
�BRENTWOOD.
There are several floating
which are
town.
islands in this pond,
considered objects of
forms
outlet
Its
curiosity.
the
northern
Branch of Warner River.
Pleas-
Bradford Bond, lies in the
This Pond is studded
with numerous small islands,
which with the rugged descent of
the eastern bank, and the dwelant, or
east part.
and varigated fields on the
western shore, present, in the
summer season, a wild and charming scenery. Warner River is the
principal stream, and affords many
lings
excellent mill privileges.
Farming is the
employment of the peo970,000 feet of boards, &c,
Employments.
It
75
was incorporated September 27,
and included a part of Wash-
1787,
ington.
Mrst Minister. The CongregaChurch was organized in
1803.
Rev. Lemuel Bliss, first
tional
minister, ordained in March, 1805,
died in 1814.
Boundaries. Bounded north by
Newbury and
Sutton, east by
ton.
Area, 19,000 acres.
Twenty-eight miles
north from Concord; thirty-four
north-westerly from Amherst.
Bradford is situRailroads.
Distances.
Concord
principal
ated
on the
ple.
mont
Railroad.
130,000 shingles are annually
produced. 6,500 pounds of maple
sugar is annually manufactured.
(See tables.)
Agricultural proResources.
and
ducts, $106,484;
$9,000; stocks,
mechanical labor,
and .money at in-
banks,
$59,869;
stock
from
Summer
$21,200;
in
the soil
000
and
Chtirches
Schools.
Baptist,
Rev. E. Pepper, pastor; CongreThere are
gational, no pastor.
twelve school districts and thirAverage
teen schools in town.
length of schools for the year, sixteen weeks.
Library.
The Bradford Social
commenced op-
Library has just
erations.
Hotels.
Presby House, at Brad-
ford village, Spring Hotel, at Brad-
ford Springs.
First Settlement.
first settled
in 1771,
Bradford was
by Dea. Wil-
liam Presbury and family, consistins:
Rockingham
surface of this
neither
tourists,
of his wife and ten children.
Clare-
BRENTWOOD.
trade,
$6,000; professional business, $15,
&
Daily stages be-
tween Bradford, Sutton, and New
London, connect with trains to
and from Boston.
savings
terest, $27,180; deposits in
War-
by Henniker and Hillsborough, and West by Washing-
ner, south
is it
The
County.
town is not rough,
very level.
Much
of
of a good quality and
well adapted to grass and grain.
There are many fine farms under a
is
high state of cultivation, producing
excellent crops of corn and other
farm produce, which finds a good
market at Exeter or Epping. The
county farm is located here, which
proves that the land in Brentwood
is of a superior quality, and can be
obtained at market rates.
Exeter River flows
Streams.
through the entire length on the
southerly side of the town. Little
River and Deer Hill River run
within the limits of this town.
The water power is considerable
and is generally improved. At
Pickpocket there is a paper mill,
saw mill and
Minerals.
grist mill.
Iron ore has in con-
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76
siderable quantities, been discov-
Distances.
some localities; vitriol
combined in masses of sulphur has
from Exeter.
also been found.
ter
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal vocation of the inhabi-
jected line of railroad from Salis-
tants, but considerable manufacturing of various kinds is carried
bury to Epping is built, it will pass
through a portion of this town.
ered
on.
in
Wrapping paper
ue of $ 40,000
tured,
is
Railroads.
station
Maine
to the val-
$
10,000,
miles
Four miles, to Exeon the Boston and
When
railroad.
the pro-
Grafton County.
200,000
The soil of
well adapted to grazing
excelled by very few towns
this
town
dimension timber sawed, valued at
and
is
$ 9,400, besides
in the county, in this respect.
shingles, 730,000 feet of boards
and
carriages, wheels,
west
BiUDGEWAXElC,
annually manufac-
leather,
Four
is
Good
boxes, sale boots and shoes &c.
Total value of goods annually man-
crops of corn, oats and potatoes are
produced. The west part of the
ufactured $ 124,000. (See tables.)
Resources. Agricultural produc-
town
$
$ 26,500
tions,
100,472;
;
mechanical labor,
stocks and
money
at in-
$7,500; deposits in savings
banks, $45,740; stock in trade,
terst,
$
10,275.
Churches and Sclwols. Baptist,
Rev. C. D. Sweet, pastor; Congregational, Rev. W. C. Jackson, pastor.
There are
four
schools;
average length for the year, twenty-two weeks.
First Settlement.
Brentwood
was formerly a part of Exeter,
and Avas disannexed from it, and
formed into a separate town, June
26, 1742.
The early history of Exeter is the history of this town up
to its incorporation.
In
1775, it
had 1,100 inhabitants or over one
hundred more than it had in 1870.
First Ministers.
Rev. NathanTrask, Congregational, ordained
in 1752, died in 1789.
Samuel
Shephard, ordained in 1775, died
in 1816.
iel
Boundaries. North by Epping,
by Exeter, south by East
Kingston and Kingston, and west
east
by Fremont. Area 10,465 area of
improved land, 7,063 acres.
;
is watered
by Newfound
Lake, and the east part by Pemigewasset river. There are no riv-
ponds of any note.
Employments. The inhabitants
are mostly engaged in farming.
120,000 feet of lumber is annually
produced, and 5,000 pounds of
maple sugar are annually made.
ers or
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
ucts,
$
$ 56,268
1,550;
mechanical labor,
stock and
money
at inter-
stock in trade, $ 600
deposits in savings banks, $24,207.
est,
$
;
5,775
;
Churches and Schools.
There
are three churches, Congregational,
Freewill Baptist and Union
churches; eleven school districts
and nine schools; average length
of school for the year, fourteen
weeks.
First Settlers.
inally included
Bridgewater origall
the tract of
Bridgewater Hill and Bristol. It
was first settled in 1776, by ThomIncorporated,
as Crawford, Esq.
February 12, 1788.
North by PlyBoundaries.
mouth and Hebron, east by Pemigewasset river, which separates
from Holderness and New
it
Hampton, south by Bristol, and
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BRISTOL.
divides the
west by Newfound Lake, which
town from Alexandria.
Newfound
Lakes and Hirers.
Lake about seven miles long and
Improved
three wide, lies partly in Bristol
land, 7,878 acres.
Thirty miles north
from Concord, and about seven
Distances.
south-east from Plymouth.
Railroads. From the centre of
the town to Bridgewater station, on
the Montreal railroad is four miles.
surface
and in some instances the
hills are broken and rugged, presenting to the view a charming
and romantic landscape. The soil
is generally very good, and when
well cultivated, produces excellent
crops. There is a fine manufachilly
turing village in Bristol, which at
present is growing very rapidly.
There are thirty or more manufactories of various kinds in this village. There are 20,000 pounds of
axles annually manufactured two
straw board mills produce 490 tons
of straw board, one paper mill an;
nually manufactures 400 tons of
manilla paper, and there are two
woolen mills. There are annually manufactured 1,493 dozen buck
gloves, valued at $31,600; 11,900
glove leather skins tanned, valued
$ 18,200 14,000 bedsteads, valued at § 33,000 one hose manufactory, sash and blind, and various
other manufactories, too numerous
to be detailed.
There are also
from twenty-five to thirty stores
;
;
all kinds;
a printing office,
Savings Bank, one Hotel, three
of
churches, a High school building,
three Physicians and three Law-
This village is the
terminus of the Franklin and Bris-
yers offices.
tol
Branch
railroad,
Bridgewater and Hewaters are united with
in
Pemigewasset by Newfound
River about two miles long and one
hundred feet wide. Smith's River
which forms the southern bound-
town and
Hill,
unites with the Pemigewasset near
Grafton County. The
at
the
Its
ary between this
BRISTOL.
is
and partly
bron.
which con-
nects with the Northern railroad
at Franklin.
Newfound river.
Newfound and Smith's Rivers af-
the confluence of
water
valuable
ford very
which largely
ileges
assist
priv-
the
enterprising people of Bristol in
their energetic eflbrts in
manufac-
turing.
Plumbago of a supe-
Minerals.
rior quality, has
in this
been discovered
town and
in considerable
quantities.
Employments.
Manufacturing
and mercantile trade are the principal and most lucrative employments of the people. Owing to the
romantic and varied scenery in
many
Bristol,
tourists
spend their
vacations here, and many
families derive a good income
from keeping summer boarders.
There are many good farms in
town and many prosperous farmers.
The annual value of manufactured productions of all kind
summer
is
$ 570,700.
Resources.
ucts,
$
(See table).
Agricultural prod-
$ 63,690
;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
107,700; stocks
terest,
$
13,800
deposits in sav-
;
professional
ings banks, $ 37,470
stock in trade,
services, $ 15,000
;
;
$ 48,700;
from summer
tourists,
$6,000, (estimate).
CongreKetchum, paschurch valua-
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. Silas
tor ;
members
124
tion,
$
Methodist, Rev. G.
13,000
;
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
78
W.
Norris,
pastor;
number
;
;
J. Abbott, pastor
;
church valuation, $
members
10,000.
90
There
are nine school districts and twelve
schools in town; average length
of schools for the year, twenty
weeks amount of money annually appropriated for school pur;
In Bristol village
a graded school with a
building costing $ 12,000. There
are four school teachers and two
hundred and twenty-five scholars
poses, $ 1798.33.
there
is
in this building.
Libraries.
Rev. Silas Ketcham
(private), 4,000 books,
and
BROOKFIELD.
of
members, 306 church valuation,
$ 18,000 Freewill Baptist, Rev. G.
2,000
Carroll County.
this
town
produces
is
soil
fertile,
of
and
crops of corn, hay,
full
&c, when properly
cultivated.
Pavers and Ponds.
Salmon
The
deep and
Falls River has
On
\
A branch of
its
source
stream
are several valuable water privileges
which are unoccupied.
Cook's Pond is the largest body of
water in town, and is the only
pond of note, excepting a small
pond, covering about fifteen acres,
situated directly on the top of
Moose Mountain.
Employments. Agriculture is the
in Cook's Pond.
chief
this
employment of the people.
lumber is annually
pamphlets; F. H. Bartlett, 900 volumes.
Hotel. Bristol House, valued at
600,000 feet of
$25,000.
soil,
Bank.
Bristol Savings
Bank.
(See tables.)
Bristol
was
taken from Bridgewater and New
Chester (now Hill) and Incorporated June 24, 1819. Colonel Peter
Sleeper,
Productions of the
Resources.
$37,057; mechanical labor,
$3,000; stocks and money at interest, $4,740; stock in trade, $2,
First Settlements.
others
sawed.
400;
deposits
in
savings
bank,
$20,395.
Emmons and
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Methodist and Advent
denominations. There are seven
commenced a settlement
school districts and five schools.
Beujamin
here in 1770.
First Church. A Methodist society was incorporated and a
church organized in June, 1818.
Boundaries. North by Bridgewater, east by Pemigewasset River, which separates it from NewHampton, south, by Hill and west
Area 9,000 acres,
by Alexandria
area of improved land, 8,067 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles north
Baptist,
Average length of schools
First Organization.
was
Brookfield
originally a part of Middleton,
from which
it
was taken and
Durham and Wolfe-
and west by
borough.
Railroads.
Bristol Branch of
the Northern railroad has its terminus here. New-Hampshire Cen-
Forty-five
Distances.
north-east from Concord.
when
through Bristol.
built, will
pass
in-
corporated in 1794. Nicholas Austin first settled here a few years
before the town was incorporated.
North by WolfeBoundaries.
borough and Wakefield, east by
Wakefield, south by Middleton,
from Concord, and sixteen south
from Plymouth..
tral railroad,
for the
year, fourteen weeks.
miles
The Wolfeborough
Railroad.
Branch Railroad passes through
this
town.
�BROOKLINE
— CAMBRIDGE.
BROOKLINE.
79
There are two churches and four
Brookline House.
This town
formerly belonged to Massachusetts and was included in the
Dunstable grant. It was incorporated, March, 1769, under the name
of Raby but in 1778, by a legislative act, it received its present
stores.
name.
Hotel.
Hillsborough County. The
soil, in some portions of this town,
good, Mini yields fine crops, while
parts it requires great
care in cultivating ,for the farmer
is
in other
to get a fair return for his labor.
Rivers and Ponds.
Nisitissit is
the only river in this town, and
takes its rise in the north-east part
of Mason, and runs in a southerly
direction to Potanipo Pond. From
this pond it runs through the south-
west corner of Hollis,
into
the
town of Pepperell, Mass., where
Poit joins the Nashua river.
tanipo, or Tanipus Pond,
is
situ-
ated near the center of the town.
Employments. The vocations of
the people in Brookline are nearly
First
Settlement.
;
First
Rev. Lemuel
ordained in 1797;
Minister.
Wardsworth,
died in 1817.
Boundaries. North by Milford,
east by Hollis, south by Townsend
and Pepperill, Mass, and west by
Mason. Area, 12,664 acres. Area
of improved land, 1,819 acres.
Distances.
Seven miles southwest from Amherst, eight west
from Nashua, and forty south from
Concord.
Railroads.
By
daily
express
equally divided between farming
and manufacturing. The value of
train to Pepperell station, Mass.,
furniture, annually manufactured,
Nashua Railroad.
When completed,
the Lyndeborough and
is $26,300; 78,000 cask?, valued at
$30,000; 1,600,000 feet of lumber
sawed, valued at $22,000; besides
seven miles, on the Worcester and
Brookline
Railroad
through this town.
will
pass
various other small manufactories.
(See tables.)
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $26,077; from mechan-
Coos County. The surface of
this town is uneven, but a large
labor, $38,000; deposits in
savings banks, $ 60,786 money at
portion of it is covered with a
dense, heavy growth of wood.
ical
;
interest,
$10,900; stock in trade,
$26,480.
Churches and Schools.
members,
The
soil is good and a large pormight be easily cultivated.
The town is well watered by
branches of Androscoggin River,
many of which have their rise
here. Part of Lake Umbagog is
in this town. There are but few
inhabitants in town, and they are
principally engaged in agriculture.
The annual value of agricultural
tion
Congre-
gational, Rev. F. S. Sargent, pastor,
CAMBRIDGE.
65,
church value,
$3,500; Methodist, Rev. William
E. Bennett, pastor, members, 37,
church value, $3,000. There are
seven school districts, and eight
schools in town. Average length
of schools for the year, thirteen
weeks.
Library.
Brookline
Young
Men's Library, 430 volumes.
products is $3,490; total valuation of the town $33,106.
Boundaries.
North by Erroll
and Umbagog Lake, east by the
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State of Maine, south by Success
and Milan, and west by Dummer.
Area, 23,160 acres.
Granted to Naand others, in 1793.
Distances.
One hundred and
forty-three miles north-east from
Concord, and thirty-five northeast from Lancaster.
First Settlers.
thaniel Rogers
CAMPTON.
Grafton County. The surface
of Campton is uneven, having several mountainous tracts. The soil
very good, and
produces fine crops of corn, oats,
potatoes, and hay. The high lands
in the valleys
is
The
are excellent for grazing.
forests are mostly deciduous, but
there are some pine, spruce and
hemlock. Campton is quite noted
manufacturing of maple
Some years 50,000 pounds
are made.
Rivers.
Pemigewasset River
runs north and south nearly
through the centre of the town,
and receives the waters of Mad,
Beebe and Bog Brook on the
east, and West Branch on the
west. Livermore's Falls, in Pemigewasset River, near the south
part of the town, present appearances of an interesting character
The formation of
for naturalists.
the rocks in the bed of the river,
for the
sugar.
at this point, bears conclusive evi-
dence of a volcanic eruption in
some age far in the past.
Mountains. Mount Prospect situated in the southerly part, and
the Morgan mountain range in the
easterly part, are the most noted
elevations in this town. From the
summit of Mount Prospect, a delightful view of Winnipiseogee
lake is obtained, as well as a large
portion of the southern part of the
The distance from its summit to the depot at Plymouth, on
the Boston, Concord, and MonState.
Railroad,
treal
four
is
miles.
There are but few positions from
whence so fine a view of the lake
and the surrounding country can
be had, and it is worthy of a visit
from all lovers of fine natural
scenery.
Employments. The inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in agriculture.
It produces more maple sugar than
any other town in the county.
500,000 feet of lumber are annually
sawed, and considerable business
is done in the manufacture of sale
Many thousand pairs
clothing.
of pants are annually made.
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
mechanical labor,
$12,000, stocks and money at Interducts, §143,272;
est,
$7,266;
banks,
deposits
$23,546;
From summer
$10,629;
savings
in
stock
in
trade,
tourists,
$10,000.
Churclies
gational,
pastor
;
and
Rev.
Baptist,
fohools.
Congre-
Quimby Blakely
Rev. Mr. Tolman
Freewill Baptist, Rev.
Francis Morrison, pastor. There
are fourteen schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, fifteen weeks.
First Minister.
Rev. Selden
Church (Cong.), ordained in 1774,
dismissed in 1792.
Rev. John
pastor;
Webber,
settled in 1812, dismissed
in 1815.
First
Settlers.
Campton and
Rumney were
included in the
same grant to Captain Jabez Spencer, of East Haddam, Connecticut,
but his death occurred before any
settlement was made, and his
heirs and others obtained a new
charter in 1767.
Two families,
named Fox and Taylor
first set-
�CANAAN.
When
tied here, in 1765.
the pro-
two townof Campton and Itumney,
81
of Orange, and a good share from
prietors surveyed the
Dorchester and Groton comes to
ships
this place.
they built their
limits,
and from
camp within
this fact the
its
town
derived its present name. Campton
furnished her full quota in the war
of Independence, and five of her
townsmen yielded up their lives
to gain our liberties,
and
thirty
is
one
At West Canaan there
store,
sive business.
railroads,
mart
doing a very extenBefore the days of
Canaan
Street
was the
for trade of a large surround-
ing country, being situated on the
turnpike, over which the stages
and big teams used to pass, but the
West
sacrificed their lives in the late
thriving villages of East and
Rebellion, to maintain those liber-
Canaan, and Enfield, have secured
much of its former prestige. It is
a very pleasant village about two
miles from East Canaan station,
and a desirable location for any
one to reside in. It is on the bor-
ties,
bought by the blood of their
forefathers.
Hotels.
Sanborn House, and
Seymore House.
Boundaries.
Bounded north
by Thornton, east by Sandwich,
south by Holderness and Plymouth, and west by Rumney.
Area, 27,892 acres.
Distances.
Fifty
miles
north
from Concord, and fourteen from
Plymouth.
Railroads. By stage daily, from
Campton Centre to Plymouth Station, six miles, on the Boston,
Concord, and Montreal Railroad.
CANAAN.
Grafton County. The surface
of Canaan is more even than several of the adjacent towns.
The
soil is generally deep and fertile,
producing excellent crops. There
are four small villages in the town,
Canaan Street, East and West
Canaan, and Factory Village.
East Canaan, on the Northern
Railroad, is the business centre for
a large area of the surrounding
country, and is an active village.
There are four stores, three milliner's and dealers in fancy goods,
one hotel, three church edifices,
a newspaper and printing office,
besides various kinds of manufactories, offices, &c.
All the trade
ders of a beautiful lake, and consists of a single straight street, a
mile in length, lined on both sides
by magnificent shade trees, while
the residences are neat and tasty.
The town house, academy, two
churches and two stores are locaA mile beyond this is
Factory Village, also a lively place,
containing one store, and several
manufactories.
ted here.
Mascoma
River, which rises in
the north-west part of Dorchester,
winds through
some of the
this
town, affording
finest privileges in the
State, but very few of which are
improved. The principal ponds in
this town are the Heart, Goose,
Clarke, Mud and Bear Ponds.
Heart Pond, so called from its
peculiar form, is situated near
Canaan street, upon a swell of land
so elevated that at a distance, it
presents the appearance of a small
lake on a hill. There is an appar-
ently artificial
embankment nearly
around the pond, from four to five
feet high; but from frequent observations, it is found to have been
produced by the drifting of the ice
when breaking up in the Spring.
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The pond
is
500 rods in length,
and
The
largest portion of the peo-
ple are engaged in
agriculture;
although all vocations of industry
are pursued, which are usually
found in a New England village.
There are also several exten-
engaged in the lumbering
business, and 25,000 clapboards,
2,250,000 shingles and 3,550,000
sively
feet of boards,
&c,
are annually
sawed; 15,000 bushels of grain
ground, besides straw-board and
various other manufactures. The
total value of goods of all kinds,
annually manufactured is $124,900.
(See tables).
Agricultural productions, $119,
mechanical labor,
520;
money
its
$35,800;
deposstock
professional bus-
at interest, $28,050
;
in savings banks, $48,614
in trade, $34,900
;
;
iness, $10,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Methodist, Rev. Morey
Bean, pastor; Methodist at East
Canaan, Rev. S. C. Farnham, pastor.
There are twenty school dis-
no pastor
Canaan,
The
200 in width.
;
first
Connecticut, in
1761.
settlement was in the
winter of 1776, by John Scofield.
brought all the property he
possessed on a hand-sled, a distance
of fourteen miles.
George and
Joshua Norris, Samuel Jones,
He
Samuel Meacham, and Thomas
Miner came soon after. Jonathan
Dustin, a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, died here, July
aged 96 years.
He was
4,
1812,
grandson
intrepid Hannah Dustin,
who slew ten Indians on an Island
near the mouth of the Contoocook
to the
river, in 1697, to regain
so ruthlessly taken
her liberty
from her by the
savages.
A
was organized
town in 1780. Many difficulties were encountered and considerable opposition was manifestBaptist church
in this
ed in establishing this church. In
1783, Rev. Thomas Baldwin, D.D.,
was ordained and settled over it,
and remained until
removed to Boston.
1790,
when he
and twenty-two schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, seventeen weeks;
Dr. Baldwin
frequently visited Concord, on foot,
through the wilderness.
It was
on one of these solitary walks, in his
meditation on the unity of God's
people, if they faithfully followed
amount of money annually
His word, that he composed the
propriated
miliar and beautiful stanzas com-
tricts
;
for
school
appurposes,
mencing with
$2,331.16.
Literary Institution, &c. Canaan
Tnion Academy, Herbert F. Nor-
There is, at East
Library Association,
owning a Library of some 400 volumes, to which an addition of nearly 100 volumes is now annually
ris,
Principal.
Canaan, a
made.
Hotel.
is
the
fa-
The only Hotel
Union Hotel
at East
in
town
Canaan.
First Settlers.
This town was
granted to sixty-two persons (all
of whom except ten were) from
"From whence
doth this union arise?"
Boundaries. North by Dorchester, east by Orange, south by Enfield, and west by Hanover.
Area
of improved land 20,403 #cres.
Distances.
Forty miles northwest from Concord, and twentyfive south of Haverhill
Railroad.
Northern (N. H.)
railroad passes through the southern part of the town. " Canaan"
and " West Canaan" are the staMail stage from West
tions.
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— CANTERBURY.
88
Rumney, Tuesdays and Saturdays
to Canaan Street and Factory Vil-
stock in trade, $9,200
business, $10,000.
lage, daily.
David McCandia in 1743
or 174-1, and William Turner,
John Sargent and others, came
The
County.
Candia is hard of cultivabut through the energy and
Rockingham
came
to
soil of
here in 1748.
tion,
called Charmintjrf'are
industry of the inhabitants, they
get a good return for their labor.
The site of the town
elevated and commands an extensive view of the rich scenery
of the adjacent country for many
miles around, including the White
Scenery.
is
the Wachusetts, the lights
on Plum Island, and the ocean.
Two branches of the
Rivers.
Lamprey River take their rise in
this town, and afford some water
power, which is generally imhills,
proved.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
many excelfrom which much pro-
habitants, there being
lent farms,
duce
raised
is
market in the
which
finds a ready
Manchester.
manufacturing is
carried on, there being nearly two
hundred males and females employed in the various manufactories in town.
Many are engaged
in making men and women's
boots and shoes, there being over
300,000 pairs manufactured annucity of
Considerable
ally,
for
which the workmen
re-
ceive for their labor, nearly $60,000.
Five thousand cases of stock are
brought from out of the State,
all
prepared to be made into
shoes.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, valued at $117,413; annual value of mechanical labor,
$60,200
;
professional
First Settlements.
Clure
CANDIA.
principal
;
deposits in savings banks,
$128,288; value of stocks, bonds,
and money at
interest,
$7,500;
It
was
;
formei'ly
the
first vis-
being so well pleased with its
site, as a place of residence.
The
town received its present name in
itors
compliment to Governor Benning
Wentworth, who was once a prisoner on the island of Candia, in
the Mediteranean Sea.
First Miivisters.
Rev. David
Jewett settled in 1771
removed
in 1780. Rev Joseph Prince, ordained in 1782; removed in 1789
Rev. Jesse Remington, ordained
;
died in 1815.
Boundaries.
North by Deerfield, east by Raymond, south by
in 1790
;
Auburn and
Chester, and west by
Area, 17,743 acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles southeast from Concord, and about thirty miles west from Portsmouth.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Portsmouth Railroad.
Hooksett.
CANTERBURY.
Merrimack County. There are
some very fine
the Merrimack
interval farms on
river, but further
back from the river the town is
uneven, the more hilly parts afford-
The soil is
ing fine pasturage.
generally good, and produces fine
crops of corn, oats, potatoes, and
hay. Much attention, for the past
few years, has been given to agriand some of the best pracfarmers and producing farms
in the State, are to be found in
Canterbury.
Hills.
There is a high ridge of
land extending along the line beculture,
tical
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tween
which
this
town and
affords a tine
Northfield,
view of the
surrounding country.
Ponds and Streams. There are
several ponds in town, which give
rise to small streams, furnishing
some good mill sites.
Shah rs. In the south-east part
of Canterbury, is the neat and
quiet, though busy, village of the
Shakers, a sect of Christians
known
in this
first
Country about the
year 1774, when the founder, Ann
Lee, came to New York from Liverpool.
The covcnantal relation of the
was established in 1792,
society
from which covenant we extract
the following article, showing
briefly their religious
Article Four.
conscientiously
obligations.
We solemnly
and
devote
dedicate,
and give up ourselves and services,
together with all our temporal interest, to God and his people, to
be under the care and direction of
such elders, deacons or trustees as
have been, or may hereafter be established in the Church, according
to the first article of this covenant.
They subscribe
to
no sectarian
creed, but believe that as
many
as
are led by the spirit of God, will
become the children of God. The
foundation upon which they build
their faith
is
Separation from the world.
2nd, Confession of sin.
1st,
United inheritance.
4th, A virgin or pure life.
Shaker Village is situated about
twelve miles north-east from the
city of Concord.
It is built on a
high elevation of land, and com3d,
mands an extensive view
of the
surrounding country, being 440
feet higher than the ground at
the State House in Concord.
We learn from
the State Geolog-
by Dr. Charles
T. Jackson, that the latitude of
the village, by meridional altitude
of the Sun, is north 43 deg. 21 min.
ical report of 1841,
21 sec.
In the society there are
hundred and
fifty
central executive
now one
members.
The
vested in the
order of ministry, consisting of
two brethren and two sisters,
while the direct spiritual charge
of each family, however, is under
the direction of an order of Elders,
two of each sex.
Besides the various dwellings,
work-shops, barns, &c, they have
two offices or dwellings for the reception of all company not of the
order,
who
visit
is
them on business,
or to see their friends.
The meet-
ing-house, belonging to the order,
was
its
and
built in 1792,
still
retains
primitive form.
Their school
and directed
as
is
as well furnished
any
in the
town.
They own some 2,500 acres of
land, most of which is situated
near the village.
The soil, is
largely composed of Granite, is
very poor, and being abundantly
and covered with ledges and
bowlders, proves very hard for tillage. They have, however, by untiring industry and care, been able
to bring a large tract of land under excellent cultivation, so that
filled
and harrows
break their land, while the hay
the best of plows
of 300 tons or
secured by the first class
mowing machines, hay tedders,
and horse rakes, that are found in
the market.
Their largest barn is 240 feet
long, and 45 feet wide. They keep
not far from one hundred head of
cattle, a team of ten yoke of workcrop,
consisting
more,
is
�CANTERBURY.
ing oxen, fourteen horses, one
hundred and fifty sheep, three
hundred hens, and four hogs. The
Shakers, throughout the United
States, by universal consent, abandoned the use of swine's fiesh, in
its every form, as an article of
diet, as early as 1845.
The manufactures
washing machines, adapted to hotels, laundries, &c, a
mangier, consisting of a box and
weighing some
appurtenances,
1,500 pounds, for the ironing of
Both of the above are
clothes.
operated by steam. Corbett's Syrup of Sarsaparilla, bearing an
unquestionable reputation of forty
years corn brooms and brushes,
;
yarn,
and knit goods, stocking
pure oil of Wintergreen,
maple syrup, and tubs, are also
mads by them.
They have several maple orchards, from wiiich they obtain some
three or four thousand pounds of
sugar.
The assessed value
real estate
is
of their
thirty-one thousand
and their State, County,
town, and school tax, for 1672,
dollars;
was
SI, 103.58.
Eight artificial ponds or reservoirs arranged in one continuous
line, the first being placed some
three miles north of the village,
cnnipose the water power. The
mil!.-, situated on these ponds, are
lor carding and spinning wool,
weaving and coloring and dressing
cloth, grinding of grain for flour
and meal, sawing of timber and
wood, for the manufacture of tubs,
pails, broom handles, and for the
turning of wood and iron, &c, &c.
The water which supplies the
village, is
from mechanS G,000 money at inter-
of the" soil, $ 172,403
ical labor,
est,
;
;
S 9,450; deposits in savings
S 50,418; from summer
banks,
tourists, §5,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
Congrrgachurches viz.
tional, James Doldt, Pastor Free
Will Baptist, Jeremiah Clough,
Pastor; and the Shaker Church.
There are eleven schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty weeks.
First Settlers.
This town was
granted to Richard Waldron and
others in 1727. Like many of our
three
;
consist of a
series of
flannel
85
brought in an aqueduct,
a distance of nearly a mile.
Resources. Annual productions
early settlements, the inhabitants
were exposed
Indians.
to the inroads of the
A great number of horrid
murders were committed.
number
of
years,
the
For a
pioneer
cleared and tilled his land, under
the protection of a guard, while
pursuing his daily toil, uncertain
whether the seed he sowed, might
not be dampened by his blood, or
that of an enemy.
In 1738, two
men, by the names of Blanehard
and Shepherd, were ambushed, but
through determined resistance,
Shepherd succeeded in making his
escape, but Blanehard was killed.
First Ministers. Rev. Abiel Foster, ordained in 1761, dismissed in
1770. Mr. Foster, in a great degr«
possessed the confidence of the
people. He held several responsible
offices in town, and in 1783 was
elected to Congress. He was successively returned to Congress for
nearly all the time, until 1804. He
died in 1806. Rev. Frederick Parker ordained in 1791, died in 1802.
Boundaries. North-east by Bel-
mont and Gilmanton, east by Gilmanton and Loudon, south by
Loudon and Concord, west by
Merrimack river, which separates
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it
from Boscawen, and north by
Area, 26,345 acres.
Eight miles north
Distances.
from Concord. Railroad, Boston,
Concord and Montreal.
Northfield.
This town
lies
at the north-western base of the
White Mountains. Its surface presents a rugged and mountainous
appearance, and the scenery is
wild and romantic. The soil in
some parts is strong, deep and productive; but the larger portion of
still remains a dense formaple, pine, hemlock and
spruce. Large tracts of this timber
land are owned by Messrs. A. L. &
the
town
est of
G. Brown & Co., engaged in
lumber business, at Whiteheld.
Mountains and Rivers. Pondicherry Mountain is situated in the
north part, between this town and
Jefferson, and is of considerable
W.
the
elevation.
John's and Israel's rivers, have
their rise, in part, in this
town
and the head waters of the Ammonoosuc from the neighboring
mountains, unite and also pass
through here.
Summer
Resorts.
The
wild, pic-
turesque, and
romantic scenery,
which surrounds this town on every
side, has caused it to become a
popular resort for tourists.
A
branch of the Montreal railroad,
called the "Wing road" starts
from Bethlehem and now (1873)
extends six miles to the Twin
Mountain, which is eleven miles
from the base of Mount Washington. This road will be extended
towards Mount Washington next
year. For the accommodation of
travellers,
there
large hotels, viz.,
now three
Twin Mountain
are
erected upon the ashes of the old
Fabyan House, and was opened for
travellers the present season (1873).
is large and commodious, and
no doubt will meet with success.
These three houses will accommodate over seven hundred guests nt
one time. The people are largely
engaged in hotel and lumber busi-
It
CARROLL,.
Coos County.
House, White Mountain House,
and Fabyan. This house has been
ness, although in proportion to the
number
of inhabitants, farming
is
not neglected, compared with the
towns in the county. Lumber to
the value of $ 42,400 is annually
sawed and 100 tons starch, valued
at $8,200 is made.
Resources.
Productions of the
;
$ 35,997 mechanical labor,
§ 13,500 deposits in savings banks,
$ 80 from summer tourists, $ 50,
000; stock in trade, $ 12,357.
Baptist,
Churches and Sclwols.
Royal Berry, pastor. There are four
schools in town, average length
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
soil,
;
;
;
First Settlements.
originally
named
Carroll
was
''Britton Woods"
and was granted to Sir Thomas
Wentworth, Rev. Samuel Langdon
and eighty-one others in 1772. It
was incorporated, under its present
name, June 22, 1832.
Boundaries.
North by Jefferson, east by the White Mountain
territory, south by ungranted land
and west by Bethlehem and White-
Area 24,040 acres; area of
improved land, 2,915 acres.
About one hundred
Distances.
and twenty miles north from Concord, and eighteen south-east from
field.
Lancaster.
Railroads.
Wing
Railroad,
a
branch of the Montreal, extends
Also Brown's
into this town.
lumber railroad, from Whitefield.
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CENTER HARBOR.
87
railroad to Concord
Belknap County. The surface
;
thence over
the Boston, Concord and Montreal
of Center Harbor
railroad
the soil
Lake "Winnipiseogee. From thence
is
is uneven, but
very good, mostly a rich
The town is located between Winnipiseogee and Squam
loam.
The
lakes.
little
village
" Center Harbor,"
called
located
is
in
two towns, viz., Moultonborough,
and Center Harbor. The village
is delightfully situated on the bank
of the Winnipiseogee, and is surrounded by some of the finest
scenery in this country. Red hill,
in Moultonborough,
and
is
near this
easy of access from
the Hotels, where horses and carriages are in constant readiness for
village,
the
is
accommodation of
who
all
persons
are desirous of visiting
Red
Hill or the surrounding country.
Steamboats, through the warm
weather, constantly ply between
this town and Weir's Landing, near
the Montreal Railroad, Meredith,
Alton Bay, YVolfeborough, Dimond's Island, and other places of
interest around the lake.
For
delightful scenery and
varied
recreations. Centre Harbor and
its surroundings are not to be excelled by any
of
the
summer
summer
boarders
warm weather
hundred.
resort,
in
The estimated number
the State.
Thousands
who spend
here,
is
six
call at the
various hotels for a dinner, a day,
or a week, who are not included in
this
number.
Travelers, from New York, will
secure a direct route to this place,
by taking the Norwich line of
steamers on Long Island Sound at
5 o'clock P. M. thence over the
;
Norwich and Worcester railroad
Worcester; thence over the
Worcester and Nashua railroad to
Nashua thence over the Concord
to
;
to
Weir's
Landing, on
a delightful steamboat ride on the
lake, of ten miles, brings you to the
Senter, Moulton, and Lake Houses,
and to your journey's end.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally employed in farming
and keeping summer boarders.
150,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed, and 15,000 pairs of sale
shoes are made.
Productions of the
§52,325; mechanical labor,
§6,100; stocks and money at interest, $ 3,730
deposits in savings
banks, §4,627; estimated amount
Resources.
soil,
;
from summer
tourists,
§50,000;
stock in trade, § 3,150.
Churches and Schools.
churches,
Congregational
Two
and
Freewill Baptist. There are eight
schools in town; average length
for the year, sixteen weeks.
Library. Y. M. C. A. Library.
Hotels.
Senter House, Moulton
House and Lake House.
First Settlers. The first settlers
were Ebenezer Chamberlain and
Colonel Joseph Senter, who came
from Manchester (then Londonderry) via. the Merrimack river
in 1765. They constructed a boat
of such light material as to be easily transported around the Falls.
In this boat the families embarked
with their provisions, and household goods, and passed up the
river about sixty miles and arrived
at their log cabin on the shore of
the lake, in about the same time it
now takes a steamer to cross the
Atlantic.
The town derived its
name from Colonel Senter, but the
spelling was changed, probably for
its central location on the lake.
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Minister.
First
Rev.
with the Connecticut about two
miles from the north line, between
David
Smith, Congregationalism settled
here aa pastor, in 1819.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
Moultonborough, south east by
by New
Meredith, south-west
Hampton, and north-west by Holderness and Squam lake. Area,
7,5.30
acres;
improved land,
town and Claremont.
There are two villages
The north village is
in this town.
called North Charlestown, and
this
Villages.
many
ly situated
The main
lages in the State.
and four from Meredith
village on Boston, Concord and
Montreal railroad.
is
center,
quite
broad, and
street
beautifully
shaded with rows of stately elms
on each side, for nearly a mile.
Many of the dwellings are elegant
and of modern architecture, while
others have more of an antique
appearance but all have an exterior impress which shows that
wealth, luxury and prosperity
dwell within. There are several
CHARGES FOW \.
CharlesSullivan County.
town has a river line on the Con-
;
is
considered one of the best farming
towns in the state, there being but
two towns which grow as many
bushels of corn, oats and barley.
The soil of the upland is good, and
many of the farms are under a
fine residences.
Charlestown village is pleasanton a plain, about half a
mile from Connecticut river, and
is one of the most delightful vil-
One hundred and
twelve miles north-west from Boston, forty miles north from Concord and thirteen from Gilford,
Two miles from
Railroads.
necticut of thirteen miles, and
mechanical shops and
eral small
4,422
acres.
Distances.
church, school-house,
contains a
store, post-office, steam-mill, sev-
stores in the village, three hotels,
j
;
|
three church edifices, two large
shoe manufactories with various
other shops, offices, &c. A fine
j
high state of cultivation.
West
of the road leading to Walpole,
theiv are not less than fifteen hundred acres of fine interval land,
of a deep, rich and loamy soil,
suitably adapted to the growth
of nearly all kinds of grass and
Town House was
built in the sea-
an expense of nearly
$20,000. The Connecticut River
National, and Connecticut River
son of
1872, at
Savings Banks are located in this
village.
Employments. The employments
grain.
of
In Connecticut river
are three islands which are within
the limits of this town. Sartwell's
island (the largest,) containing ten
acres, is under a high cultivation.
The others contain about six acres
are nearly equally divided between
each.
of heavy boots and shoes, 6,450
pairs of brogans. 42,422 pairs of la-
Islands.
Rivers.
The town
watered by
Connecticut and Little Sugar rivers.
The latter waters the north
part of Charlestown, and unites
is
the
inhabitants,
agriculture,
at
present,
manufacturing
and
trade; 4000 pounds of tobacco are
annually produced, also 2,566 lbs.
One large shoe manufactory
annually manufactures 32,844 pairs
hops.
dies' fine,
sewed
shoes,
pairs ladies' slippers
valued at $229,878.
;
and
6,000
the whole
One other shoe
�CHARLESTOWN.
firm annually manufacture boots
and shoes to the value of $66,600.
annually sawed, 1,280,000
One cab manufactory (recently burned,) annually
manufactured children's cabs to
the value of .$18,000; 9.500 bushels
of grain is ground, and, besides,
there are various other small
The total value
manufactories.
of goods annually manufactured,
of all kinds, is estimated at $ 357,
There
is
feet lumber.
375.
(See tables.)
Productions of the
89
Eagle Hotel, Cheshire
Hotels.
Bridge House, and Connecticut
River House.
First Settlers. Charlestown was
granted by Massachusetts to sixty-three persons under the name
of " Number Four," December 31,
1735.
Several families by the
names of Parker, Farnsworth and
Sartwell, from Groton, Hastings
from Luningburg, Massachusetts,
and Stevens from Rutland were
the
first settlers.
The
first
child
$195,157; deposits in sav-
born in Charlestown was Elizabeth, the daughter of Isaac Parker. She was born in 1744, and
died in 1806. For many years af-
ings banks, $121,604 stock in trade,
ter the first settlement the inhabi-
from summer tourists,
Many tourists spend their
tants suffered severely by Indian
Resources.
soil,
$152,188;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
$143,600; stocks
terest,
;
$86,675;
$ 10,000.
summer
vacation in this pleasant
town, and it is quite a source of
revenue to the inhabitants. Professional business, $20,000.
Churches and Schools. Episcopal,
Rev. Francis Chase, Rector; numchurch
ber of communicants, 45
valuation, $6,000. Unitarian, Rev.
Eugene DeNorrnandie, pastor
number of members, 65 church
;
;
value, $6,500.
Congregationalist,
Rev. H. H. Saunderson, pastor;
number of members, 24; church
value, $4,500. Methodist, Rev. A.
L.
Kendall, pastor;
number of
members, 70 church value, $2,500.
There are fifteen schools in town,
four of which are graded. Aver;
age length of schools for the year,
seventeen weeks. Total amount
of money annually appropriated
for school purposes, $2,436.
Banks. Connecticut River NaBank, and Connecticut River Savings Bank.
Libraries. Charlestown Social
George
Library, 1500 volumes.
tional
Olcott, Esq., private library, 1200.
incursions.
In the spring of
1746,
and
Stephen Farnsworth were taken
prisoners and carried to Canada.
In May following Seth Putnam
was surprised and killed; a few
days after, Captain Paine, with a
John
Spafford, Isaac Parker
party of men, was attacked, when
Captain Phineas Stevens came to
his assistance and a sharp skir-
mish ensued. Five men were killed on each side and one white man
taken prisoner. A short time after the Indians made another assault on Captains Stevens and
Brown, when they were defeated,
losing several men, and leaving
their hatchets, spears, guns and
blankets on the ground. Captain
Stevens lost but one man. In August a man by the name of Phillips
was killed and several houses and
barns were burned. In November, 1746, owing to the continuous
attacks of the Indians, the town
deserted, excepting six men
was
who were
fort.
left
in charge of the
We append a few lines of the
most important events with the In-
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dians,
emy
men who
Capt. Stevens in possession of the
fort.
Capt. Stevens, for his gallantly on this occasion, was pre-
and sketches of some of the
participated in them.
Captain Phineas Stevens was one
The town, in
was protected by his intrepidity.
He was a native of Sudbury, Mass., from whence his father removed to Rutland. At the
age of sixteen, while his father was
making hay, he, with three little
brothers, followed him to the meadows. They were ambushed by the
Indians, who killed two of his
brothers, took him prisoner, and
were preparing to kill his youngest
of the
its
first settlers.
infancy,
brother, a child four
years
old.
He, by signs to the Indians, made
them understand if they would
spare him he would carry him on
his back and he carried him to
Canada.
They were redeemed
and both returned. He received
several commissions from Governor Shirley, and rendered im-
—
portant services in protecting the
frontiers.
In 1747, when Charles-
town was abandoned by the inhabitants he was ordered to occupy
the fort with thirty men. On the
4th of April, he was attacked by
400 French and Indians, under
Mons. Dcbeline. The assault lasted three days.
Indian stratagem
with fire applied
to everything combustible abgut
the fort, had not the desired effect.
The heroic band were not appalled.
and French
skill,
They refused
to
commanders took
Frenchman showed
At
between the
capitulate.
length, an interview
place.
The
his forces,
and
described the horrible massacre
that must ensue unless the fort surrendered. " My men are not afraid
to die," was the answer made by
Capt. Stevens. The attack contined with increased fury until the
end of the third day, when the en-
returned to Canada and
left
sented by Sir Charles Knowles
with an elegant sword and from
this circumstance, the township,
;
when
it was incorporated in 1753,
took the name of Charlestown.
In 1754 the French war began,
and the inhabitants were once more
obliged to resort to the fort for
safety.
From infancy the settlers
had been trained to scenes of hard-
ship and danger
unknown
to their
descendants. When they attended
public worship, or cultivated their
lands, they proceeded forth from
the fort
armed
for battle,
and wor-
shipped or toiled under the protection of a sentinel. In their depredatory excursions, the Indians
preferred prisoners to scalps, and
generally killed but few excepting
those who were likely to escape, or
appeared too formidable to be encountered with success. On the
29th of August, 1754, the Indians,
early in the morning, attacked the
house of James Johnson, who,
with his wife, her sister, three
children and two men, Peter Larabee and Ebenezer Farnsworth,
were taken prisoners. On the second clay of the journey, about fifteen miles from Charlestown, in
the wilderness, Mrs. Johnson was
delivered of a child, who, from the
peculiar circumstances attending
The
its birth, was named Captive.
Indians halted one day on account
of the woman, and on the next
day took up their march, carrying
litter made for that
purpose. During the march, being distressed for the want of provisions, they killed the only horse
they had. and the infant was nour-
her on a
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ished by sucking pieces of its flesh.
When they arrived at Montreal,
Johnson obtained a parole to return and solicit funds for the re-
ren were taken prisoners. After
they hadproceeded on their journey
demption of his family and himself.
He applied to the assembly
of New-Hampshire, and at length
secured £150 sterling; but the season was so far advanced that he
uneasiness,
a few miles, the Indians, finding
that the infant child gave signs of
and fearing that it
might impede their progress, took
it aside and beat out its brains.
did not return to Canada until
He was then
spring opened.
it is believed, was among the
depredations committed by
the Indians in New England. The
prisoners taken from Charlestown
charged with having broken his
were
parole, a great part of his
money
taken from him by violence and
he was shut up with his family in a
prison, where they took the smallpox but fortunately they all survived. After eighteen months, Mrs.
Johnson, with her sister and two
;
;
daughters, were sent in a cartel
ship to England, and thence re-
turned to Boston.
Johnson was still retained in
prison for three years, and then,
with his son, returned and found
His eldest
in Boston.
daughter was retained in a nunnery in Canada. The daughter born
on the journey, as related, afterwards married Colonel George
Kimball. In 1756, Lieutenant Moses Willard, the father of Mrs.
Johnson, was killed. He was at
work in sight of the fort with his
son Moses. The Indians, having
dispatched his father, pursued the
son, and wounded him with a spear.
his wife
He however made his escape, dragging the spear with him to the fort.
In 1757 the Indians again burned
the mills which had been rebuilt,
and took Sampson Colfax, David
Farnsworth and Thomas Adams
prisoners. In 1758 Ashael Stebbins
was
killed;
and
This,
last
way
conveyed
Canada, by
to
Nearly all were
sooner or later redeemed by government or by their friends.
Charlestown originally included
to the French.
part of Langdon, and
porated July
First
2,
was
incor-
1753.
Ministers.
Rev.
John
Dennis, who, on account of the Indian war, was ordained in Northfield, December 4, 1754; dismissed
Rev. Burkley Olcott, orin 1756.
dained May 28, 1761; died June
Rev. Daniel Foster acted
26, 1792.
as pastor from 1796 to 1809. Rev.
Jaaraniah Crosby ordained October 17, 1810.
Boundaries
North by Claremont, east by Unity, Acworth and
.
Langdon, south by Langdon and
Walpole, -and west by Springfield
and Rockingham, Vermont. Area,
21,400 acres; area of improved
land, 15,654 acres.
Fifty - one
miles
Distances.
west from Concord, and twenty
miles south-west by railroad from
Newport.
Sullivan Railroad
Bail roads.
passes through the western border
of this town.
CHATHAM.
his wife, Is-
aac Parker and a soldier were captured.
In September, 1760, Joseph Willard, his wife and child-
all
of Lake Champlain, and sold
Cakroll County. The
surface
town is broken and mountainous and three-fourths of the
of this
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area is covered by a heavy growth
of timber, consisting of the various
kinds of hard wood, hemlock,
Much of
spruce, and some pine.
the soft wood is being cut and
floated down the Saco River, while
the heavy growth of hard wood,
at some day not far distant, will
yield a rich reward to some of the
enterprising
men of the
State,
who
always look at the main chance.
The soil on the streams and upland
Apples
is strong and productive.
are
successfully
grown
in
this
town, and several other kinds of
There are some very fine
fruit.
farms under a high state of cultivation.
Mountains.
rises so high
Carter's
between
Mountain
town
this
prevent the
opening of a highway, and the
people of the respective towns, in
and Jackson
as to
their intercourse, are obliged to
pass through a portion of Maine.
Kiarsarge, in the south-west corner of the town, has an altitude of
Upon the summit of
3,400 feet.
this mountain is a commodious
house for the accommodation of
The views from this
mountain are grand and very exvisitors.
In the north- west corner
is Baldface Mountain, 3,600 feet
high. Teams can be driven nearly
to its summit. From the crest of
this mountain the Tip-Top House
on Mount Washington can be
tensive.
seen, also the ocean.
Ponds and Streams.
There are
several ponds in town, the princiis Mountain Pond,
with an area of about one hundred
acres, high among the mountains,
entirely surrounded by the primeval forest. Trout have been taken
from this pond weighing six
pounds.
pal of which
There are several considerable
streams, well stored with trout,
and affording abundant water
power.
Employment.
Agriculture and
lumbering are the principal occupations of the inhabitants. There
is a clothes-pin manufactory which
has just commenced business on
an extensive scale.
Agricultural proResources.
ductions, 865,661;
est,
§1,300;
money
at inter-
mechanical labor,
$3,200.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. E. B. Pike, pastor;
Methodist, Eliphalet Weeks, minThere are six schools in
ister.
town. Average length of schools
for the year, fourteen
First
Settlers.
granted
to
weeks.
Chatham was
Peter
Livins
and
February 7, 1767.
North by White
Boundaries.
Mountains, east by Maine, south
by Conway, and west by Bartlett
and Jackson. Area, 26,000 acres
improved land, 3,848 acres.
Ninety-two miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord, and forty
north from Ossipee.
others,
Railroads.
Twelve miles by
daily mail to Fryeburg, in Maine,
on the Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad.
CHESTER.
Rockingham County. Chester
formerly included the present town
Auburn which was set off in
The soil of the larger portion of this town is excellent, and
some of the large ridges are surof
1845.
fertility by but few in the
There are also some very
There are
valuable meadows.
many fine farms under high culti-
passed in
State.
vation.
�CHESTER.
There are several
Streams.
email streams, the largest of which
is a branch of Exeter River, called
the Branch.
Minerals. Plumbago, in considabundance and
93
Charles Tenney, pastor; MethoRev. James Adams, pastor.
There are ten school districts, and
eleven schools. Average length
of schools for the year, seven
dist,
of good
found here. Sulphur is
also found in small quantities.
The prevailing rock is granite and
weeks.
gneiss.
twenty-five cents quarterly.
erable
quality,
is
Employments.
Agriculture
is
employment of the
for a few years past, a
the principal
people
;
but,
few have been extensively engaged in the lumbering business.
There have been annually sawed
1,300,000 feet, valued at $20,300.
Shoe business is an important
branch of industry; J. Underbill
manufactures about 24,000 pairs
valued
at
annually,
830,000.
About 30,000 pairs of shoe stock
are brought from out of the State
to be
made
into shoes, valued at
$37,000.
Hi sources.
ricultural
Annual value of ag-
productions,
$76,604;
value of mechanical labor, $25,
300; stocks, bonds, and money at
.
interest, $17,500; deposits in sav-
ings banks,
trade, $2,800;
ists,
$47,309;
stock
in
from summer tour-
access
The pleasant
town which stands
Resorts.
village in this
on a long street, with beaudwelling houses on either
side, surrounded with spacious,
shaded grounds, has solicited the
attention of the lovers of NewHampshire summer scenery for a
number of years, and it has now
become quite a resort for summer
chiefly
tiful
tourists.
There
Churches and Schools.
are three churches in the town.
Baptist, Joseph Stores, pastor;
Congregational,
200
members,
volumes. People can have
the library by paying
to
First Settlements.
Chester is
considered one of the old towns
of the State. In 1719, about eighty
persons, chiefly from Portsmouth
and Hampton, formed an association, for the purpose of securing a
tract of land in the " Chesnut
Country," (so called) and stationed
three men upon this tract, to hold
possession until they should procure
a lawful title. After considerable
difficulty they obtained a grant of
land, ten miles square.
Immediately the settlement was
commenced by several persons
from Rye and Hampton, among
whom were Samuel Ingalls, Jonathan Goodhue, Jacob Sargent,
Ebenezer Dearborn, Robert Smith,
E. Colby and S. Robie, who contributed largely to the permanent
success of the enterprise.
of May,
On
the
township
which had hitherto been called
Cheshire, was incorporated under
its present name, and comprising
an area of over one hundred and
twenty square miles. If Chester
had retained her original area, she
would have had at the present time
a population of nearly 6,500.
In
8th
$3,000.
Summer
Library. Ladies Library Association, 400
1722
the
1750, the south-west portion of the
town, with a part of Londonderry,
was set off, and forms the present township of Derry. In 1763,
town called Charmwas incorporated by the
that part of the
ingfare,
name
of Candia.
In
1765,
anothei
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was cut off, and incorporated under the name of Raymond.
In 1822, a portion of Hooksett was
taken from Chester. In 1845, that
portion
portion of the town known as Long
Meadows, was incorporated under
Several
the name of Auburn.
garrison houses were kept in town
until 1749, to guard against Indian
depredations. In June, 1724, they
took
Thomas Smith and John Carr
made their
prisoners, but they soon
escape, and arrived safe at a garrison in Londonderry, in three days
after they were captured.
First
Hale
1730,
Ministers.
Rev.
(Presbyterian,)
removed
Moses
settled
in 1734; Rev.
in
John
Wilson, settled in 1734, died in
1779.
In 1740, a Congregational
church was incorporated, and the
Rev. Ebenezer Flagg was the first
minister; he died in 1796. Rev.
Nathan Bradstreet, was his successor, and so continued until 1818.
Boundaries.
North by Candia
and Raymond, east by Fremont,
south by Sandown and Derry, and
west by Auburn.
Distances.
Seventeen
miles
west from Exeter, and twentythree south-east from Concord.
Railroads. Six miles to Derry
station on Manchester and Law-
rence Railroad, six miles to Hampstead on Nashua and Rochester
R. R.
CHESTERFIELD.
Cheshire County. The western
border of this town is washed by
the Connecticut river for a distance
of six miles. Nearly the whole
space, the hills rise abruptly from
the river-side, affording but very
interval land. But it is considered one of the best farming
towns in the county, the uplands
little
being well adapted to grazing,
and the production of corn, oats,
It has the
barley and potatoes.
reputation of producing more fruit
than any town in the county.
Ponds and Streams. Spafford's
Lake is a beautiful sheet of water
situated in the north part of the
Its waters are remarkably
and pure, its bed being a
white sand. There is a fjeautiful
island in the lake, of an area of
town.
clear
six
acres,
retreat.
affording
On
its
a delightful
east side issues a
stream, called Patridge's Brook,
sufficiently large for a number of
manufactories. Cat's Bane Brook
many good mill sites.
Mountain. West River Mountain
(Wantastiquel) lies partly in this
town and partly in Hinsdale. It
is supposed to have been once sub-
furnishes
ject to a volcanic eruption.
Lava
can
be found near the (supposed)
crater. A trembling motion is often
felt, and a deep rumbling is heard
in the mountain, by those living
near its base. The first settlers,
believing the crater bed to be a
silver mine, made an excavation
of nearly one hundred feet, principally through a solid rock.
Villages.
Chesterfield has three
villages very plasantly situated in
different sections of the town. At
the center there is an academy,
Avhich was opened in 1794. Factory village is a busy place. There
is one store, one hotel, one tannery, two saw mills and one large
bit and auger manufactory.
Employments.
The larger portion of the people are engaged in
farming; but there is considerable manufacturing done in the
town.
The capital invested in
manufactories, is over $40,000,
in
considerable
now
quantities,
�CHICHESTER.
principally
and
bits,
augers
acres; improved land, 19,450 acres.
leather, 5,500
Distances.
Sixty-two
miles
south-west from Concord, and
eleven south-west from Keene.
Railroad. It is eleven miles to
Keene station on the Cheshire
consisting
$50,000;
in
lumber, 910,000 feet wheel
heads, 20,000 annually manufactured, and all valued at $85,000.
Annual value of
Resources.
productions of the soil, $145,200;
mechanical labor, $ 30,200 money
at interest, $20,000;
deposits in
savings banks, $43,413; stock in
trade, $14,000; professional business, $ 10,000
summer tourists,
sides
95
;
;
railroad.
CHICHESTER.
;
Merrimack County.
two other churches with no permanent pastor. There are fifteen
Chichesa good farming town, the
soil, in most parts, being rich,
abundantly repays the cultivator
for his labor. The surplus products
of the farmer find a ready market in Concord, Pittsfield and Suncook. Many farmers in this town
have become quite wealthy by
schools in town, average length
their industry.
;
2,000.
Churches and Schools.
Rev. Noble Fisk,
dist,
Methopastor;
And
Congregationalist, no pastor.
for the year, nineteen
Hotels.
House at Facand Lake House at
the center.
Chesterfield
First Settlers.
was
granted to twelve persons by the
name of Willard and fifty-two oth-
and originally
called "Number One." The first
settlers were Moses Smith and
William Thomas, who, with their
families, came up the Connecticut
ers Februai-y
11,
1752
in canoes, in the fall of 1761.
Their
chief subsistence through the winter
and spring of their
first
is
The east part
town is watered by Suncook
River, which furnishes some good
mill sites, and flows through some
Pinkfield Pond is in
fine interval.
Chichester from which flows a
River and Pond.
weeks.
Spafibrd
tory village,
ter
year in
the wilderness, consisted of salmon
of the
small stream south-west into the
Suncook.
Bear
In the north part
Hill.
town
of the
is
the highest eleva-
under a high state of
cultivation and very productive.
Indians.
On the banks of the
Suncook were the plantations of
the Penacooks, a powerful tribe of
Indians, who once resided in this
tion.
It is
and shad of which there was a
great abundance in the river, and
deer, which were numerous in the
vicinity.
forests.
principally engaged in Agriculture.
First Minister.
Wood,
Rev. Abraham
Congregationalist, ordained
axes &c, of
Chisels,
stone, are frequently discovered.
Employments.
The people
The manufactured goods
of 2,500 clapboards
;
are
consist
550,000 shin-
in 1772, died in 1823.
gles
;
270,000 feet of boards 25,000
North by Westmoreland and Keene, east by
Keene and Swanzey, south by
Winchester and Hinsdale, and
west by Brattleborough and Dummerston Vermont.
Area, 29,439
pairs
women's boots and shoes;
Boundaries.
(See tables).
Productions of the
soil annually valued at $85,000;
from mechanical labor, $ 10,700
carriages &c.
Resources.
stocks,
bonds and money at interest.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
96
$
$
17,500
;
deposits in savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 4,500.
Churches and Schools. There are
three churches; Advent, no pas60,055
;
Cpngregationaiast, Rev. Mark
Gould, pastor; Methodist, Elder
Samuel Beede, pastor. There are
six school districts and six schools
average length for the year, nine
weeks.
Langinade High School
tor
;
fund, $ 5,000.
Nathaniel Goo-
First Settlers.
kin and others obtained a grant of
town in 1727. The first settlement was commenced by Paul
this
Morrill, in 1753.
Rev. Josiah
First Ministers.
Carpenter, ordained in 1791, dismissed in
1827.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
south-east by Epsom,
Pittsfield,
south-west by Pembroke, and
north- west by Loudon and Concord,
Area
11,978 acres.
Eight miles
Distances.
east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Epsom
Suncook Valley at
Pine Ground vil-
station,
any, towns in the State which possess so many natural advantages
and striking beauties as Claremont.
Some of these are her location in
Connecticut River Valley her fertile meadows and uplands; high
hills, cultivated or grazed to their
very tops rapid and useful rivers
and brooks large and productive
farms on which are neat, substantial and capacious buildings and
good fences, surely indicating that
they are the abodes of taste, intelligence and thrift. There is an air
of plenty, comfort and prosperity
throughout the town found in but
very few places, even in New Eng;
;
;
The
land.
large village
is filled
with extensive manufacturing establishments, workshops, stores,
and public and private buildings,
unmistakable evidences of industry, enterprise and wealth.
The
internal and surrounding hills and
mountains are a continual source
of pride and pleasure to her citizens
and of admiration to visitors. The
citizen
directs the
attention
of
strangers to Green Mountain in the
lage.
(XAREMONT.
Sullivan County.
This is the
and most nourishing town
in the western pai't of the State.
except Keene. For many years,
up to about 1860, Claremont and
Keene were nearly equal in population and valuation, but, in conse-
largest
quence, probably, of her superior
Keene has now
left Claremontbehind in both these
railroad facilities,
Claremont retains her superiority as a farming
town.
It is bounded
north by
Cornish, east by Newport, south
by Unity and Charlestown, and
west by Weathersfield, Vermqnt.
There are but few, if there are
particulars, while
east. Flat
Rock and Bible
Hill in
the south, and Barbouis Mountain
and Trisback
Hill
part of the town
;
in
and
to
the west
Ascutney
Mountain at the north-west, in full
view from the village and from a
large section of surrounding coun-
which towers up in conical
form 3116 feet above Connecticut
River, covered to its top with fresh,
living green in summer, all the
try,
rich,
warm
tints of the season in
autumn, and a thick mantle of
snow, white, cold, majestic, in
winter, as one of the most picturesque and grand of the mountains
of Vermont, and claims a kind of
inheritance in its wonderful and
ever changing beauty.
�CLAREMONT.
The drives in and around Claremont, over good and well worked
roads, in almost every direction,
are varied, attractive and pleasant.
The people have been too much occupied with other pursuits to give
attention to the building of hotels
to "take in" strangers
with which
summer
boarders, yet there are
ample accommodations for ordinary travel. City visitors in considas
numbers are entertained by
private families, and many are
erable
hospitably received by their friends
during the hot season.
Few towns are more generally
healthy than Claremont. Epidemics and prevailing sicknesses of any
kind are unknown here, 'which is
accounted for by rapid streams,
exemption from fogs and
the causes of them, pure water,
and the generally comfortable
condition and regular habits of
entire
the people.
Claremont village
is
situated
about three miles due east from
Connecticut river, occupies a large
and varid area and through it runs
Sugar River. The fall of the river in the
fifty feet
town
;
is
two hundred and
in the village
hundred and
fifty feet in
it falls
a
a distance
of about half a mile. Each footof
fall is capable of turning one thou-
sand spindles.
ings
are
all
The private dAvellcomfortable, well
painted and well kept, while many
of them are large, elegant, and
surrounded by handsome yards,
and flower, fruit and vegetable gardens. This village furnishes an
abundant market for all the wood
and agricultural productions of
this and the surrounding towns,
and is quite a center of trade for
the western part of the county, and
adjacent towns in Vermont.
One
97
of the great advantages of
Claremont over other towns
is its
water-power, derived,
mainly, from Sugar River. This
river is the outletof Sunapee Lake,
which is nine and a half miles long
and from a half mile to two and a
superior
wide, and lies eight
hundred and twenty feet above
Connecticut River. By an act of
half miles
the
New-Hampshire
Legislature,
authorizing the Sunapee Dam Coi-poration, composed of mill owners
along Sugar River, this lake can be
feet, as may be required in any time of drouth
though this has never yet been
found necessary which insures an
abundant supply of water during
drawn down ten
—
seasons of the year. Sugar
River is about twenty miles long
from the Lake to Connecticut Rivall
which it empties. It is
what is called the South
Branch, which has its sources in
er,
into
fed by
Lempster, Unity and Goshen, the
North Branch, coming from Springfield, Grantham and Croydon, both
of which
it
of Newport,
receives in the town
and other smaller
streams along its course.
Employments. The inhabitants
of this town are engaged in agriculture, manfacturing, the various
mechanic arts, different branches
of trade, and the professions.
The
leading business, after agriculture,
is the manufacture of cotton goods.
Some of the larger establishments
are noticed in detail.
Monadnock
Mills.
Manufacture
cotton cloths from one to three
yards wide, Marseilles quilts, union
Capital,
and lumber.
flannels,
$200,000.
Employ 125 males and
Pay annually for la-
225 females.
bor, $115,000.
Produce 2,908,911
12,000 Mar-
square yards sheeting
;
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98
seilles quilts
;
Charles H. Eastman.
262,000 yards flannel.
Total value, $ 435,000.
Home Mill. A. Briggs
Capital, $20,000.
&
Leather
Employs 4 males.
Co.,
Pays, annually, for labor, $1,300.
Capital, $60,000.
Cotton cloth.
Employ 8 males and 20 females.
Pay annually for labor, $10,000.
Produce 500,000 yards sheeting,
valued at $ 40,000.
Sullivan Machine Co. Manufac-
Produces 100,000 lbs. leather, valued at $ 30,000.
Sugar River Mill Co. Manufacture flour, feed, and do custom
grinding. Capital, $30,000. Era-
ture
Steam Dimond
Drill
Ma-
chinery for quarrying rock, turbine
water wheels, cloth measuring machines, and do general machine and
mill work. Capital, $200,000. Employ 56 males.
labor,
$
$
30,000.
Pay annually
for
Products valued at
125,000.
Sugar River Paper Mill (Jo. Manufacture printing paper.
Capital
stock,
$
100,000.
and 20 females.
labor, $24,000.
Employ 30 males
Pay annually for
Produce 600 tons
paper, valued at $225,000.
Claremont Manufacturing Co.
Manufacture paper and books, and
do stereotyping and book and job
printing. Capital, $ 100,000. Employ 34 males and 34 females. Pay,
annually, for labor, $ 40,000. Products valued at $102,600.
Ritssell
Jarvis.
Manufactures
hanging paper. Capital, $25,000.
Employs 7 males and 2 females.
Pays, annually, for labor, $3,000.
Produces 330,000 lbs. paper, valued
$ 29,700.
John S. Farrington. Manufactures straw wrapping paper. Capital $ 7,500.
Employs 5 males and
1 female.
Pays annually for labor
$ 1,400. Produces 120 tons paper,
valued at $ 7,500.
Sullivan Mills. Geo. L. Balcom.
Manufactures
black
doeskins.
Capital, $40,000. Employs 20 males
and 18 females. Pays, annually, for
labor, $17,000.
Produces 65,000
yards doeskins, valued at $75,000.
at
Pay, annually, for
Grind 42,600 bush*
els of grain, valued at $ 52,000.
ploy 8 males.
labor, $3,120.
Saw
Mills.
Three saw
mills,
employ, a part of the
males. Pay, annually, for
Gapital, $8,000,
year, 10
labor,
$ 3,300.
Saw
950,000 feet of
lumber, valued at $ 13,000.
Blood & Woodcock. Monuments
and grave stones. Capital, $ 3,000.
Employ 8 males. Pay annually foi
labor, $ 3,500. Products valued at
$
10,000.
Houghton, Bucknam & Co. Sash,
doors and blinds. Capital, $8,000
Employ 8 males. Pay annually foi
labor, $4,500.
There are several boot and shoe
establishments in town, employing
about fifty hands, in addition to
which are carriage, blacksmith,
paint and tailors shops, printing
1
offices,
&o.
The United
States
census for 1870, gives thirty-three
manufactories of all kinds, employing 371 males and 375 females,
who annually receive for their labor, $244,100.
Banks. Claremont National, cap$150,000; Sullivan Savings
Institution, deposits over $ 700,000.
National Eagle,
Newspapers.
Northern Advocate, and The Comital,
pendium.
Hotels. Tremont House, Sullivan
House, and Junction House.
Churches. Trinity Church, Episcopal, Rev. I. G. Hubbard, D. D.,
rector 215 communicants. Property valued at $12,500,
Union
;
�CLAREMONT.
Church, Episcopal, West Claremont, Rev. W. B. T. Smith, rector,
33 communicants. Congregational, Rev. Levi Rodgers, pastor, 246
members. Property valued at §20,
000.
Baptist, Rev. C. A. Piddock,
pastor, 202 members.
Property
valued at §20,000. Methodist, Rev.
N. N. Bailey, pastor, 239 members.
Property valued at §13,000. Universalist, vacancy in pastorate, 45
members.
Property valued at
St. Mary's, Roman CathCornelius O'Sullivan, priest,
130
families,
about 800 souls.
Property valued at §15,000. Total
number of churches, 7; number of
members, 980; value of church
property, including parsonages,
where there are any, §90,500.
Schools. The town is divided
into nineteen school districts, with
twenty-five schools. Three of the
99
has been about ninety-five scholars.
Libraries.
The following are
the public and private libraries in
town, containing 400 volumes or
upwards. Fiske Free Library, 2000
vols. This was a donation to the
town by Samuel
native citizen,
to
it
life,
intends to add
from time to time, during his
and he and his wife have made
provision in their wills for a lib-
$10,000.
eral fund for its
olic,
their death.
have
districts
graded
Whole number of
average
schools.
scholars, 1216
attendance, 942; whole
of school money, §5,595.88.
amount
Value of school-houses and
lots,
$38,000.
Stevens High School.
Col.
Paran
Stevens, a native of Claremont,
donated to the town about §65,000
for the purpose of establishing and
endowing
It went inautumn of 1868.
All scholars in town who have arrived at thirteen years of age, and
this school.
to operation in the
pass the required examination, are
admitted to the school, free. The
town, in addition to its other school
money, has appropriated for the
support of this school from two to
three thousand dollars a year, the
balance of the expense being paid
from the Stevens fund. The school
building, the land on which it
stands,
225.6*f
and the furniture, cost §27,
The average attendance
P. Fiske, Esq., a
who
enlargement after
The use of the books
is
free to all citizens of the town.
Claremont Book Club, 500 volumes,
owned by about forty-five citizens.
Private libraries Otis F. R. Waite,
1550 vols. Bela Chapin, 1000; Drs.
:
;
N. & C. W. Tolles, medical and
miscellaneous, 1000; Ira Colby, Jr.,
law and miscellaneous, 700; Rev.
I. G. Hubbard, 800; W. H. H. Allen, law and miscellaneous, 700
Hon. H.
W.
Parker, law and mis-
cellaneous, 600; J. S. Walker, 550;
D. Baker, 1000; Rev. Levi
Rodgers, 400 A. J. Swain, 450 Dr.
S. G. Jarvis, 500.
Railroads.
Sullivan Railroad
connects with the Vermont Central
at Windsor, and with Cheshire,
Vermont Valley and Rutland and
Burlington at Bellows Falls, Vt.
E.
;
;
the Concord and Claremont RailConcord to Boston. The
road, via
Windsor and Forest Line Railroad,
from Windsor, Vt., to Greenfield.
X. II., to connect there with the
Wilton, has been chartered, a company organized and the route surveyed. The Claremont and White
River Junction Railroad has been
chartered, a
company organized,
and a preliminary survey made.
One hundred miles
Distances
north-west from Boston, and fifty
west from Concord.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
100
Soldiers.
Claremont did
its full
share in putting down the rebellion
of 1861. The whole number of
volunteers from the town, during
the four years of the war, was 370
drafted men who
dt afted men, 5
;
furnished substitutes, 74. Total,
449. Killed in battle, 33; died of
wounds, 14; died of disease, 20.
Total, 67. The quota required to
be sent from each town in the State
under all calls for troops, from July, 1863,
was proportioned
to the
enrolled militia. Claremont's quota was set down at 177, and she fur-
nished 206 recruits, being an excess of 29 over the number she was
required to furnish.
The
many
portions, is good fot
and potatoes. Fortytwo tons of starch and 11,500
pounds of maple sugar are annualsoil, in
grass, oats
manufactured.
ly
and Streams. Clarksville
Pond containing about two hundred
acres, and Carr Pond about thirty,
are the principal ponds in town
Po?ids
There are several small tributaries
to the Connecticut.
Resources.
of the
soil,
labor, $ 600
;
Annual productions
$32,248;
mechanical
money at interest and
stock in the public funds, $ 5,200.
Schools. There are four schools
town; average length
in
year, eleven weeks.
tlement was
burg,
incor-
porated in 1853.
Boundaries.
ses Spafford
for the
Town
First Settlement.
first set-
made in 1762, by ^loand David Lynde, and
a charter was granted Oct. 26, 1764,
to Josiah Willard, Samuel Ashley
and sixty-seven others. It received
its name from the country seat of
Lord Clive, a distinguished English general, who then had charge
of the British forces in the East
Indies.
The
first
white native of
Claremont was Elijah, son of Moses Spafford, born in 1763. The
minister of the town
was Rev. George Wheaton, of the
Congregational faith, who was ordained Feb. 19, 1772. The first minister of the Episcopal Church was
Rev. Ranna Cossitt, who took holy
orders in England in 1772, and in
the following year entered upon the
duties of his holy office. The Baptist society was formed in 1785, the
Methodist in 1809, and the Univer-
first settled
ealist in 1826.
broken and
hilly,
Area, 40,900 acres.
By stage from Colebrook to North Stratford station
on the Grand Trunk railroad,
about twenty-five miles.
Distances.
One hundred and
seventy-five miles north from Concord, forty-five north from Lancaster, and eleven north from ColePuiilroads.
brook.
COLEBROOK.
Coos County. Colebrook is one
of the most enterprising towns in
Northern New-Hampshire. Withthe past twenty years it has
nearly doubled its population and
trebled its valuation. It is the shire
town for the Northern Judicial
District of Coos County. The soil
in
town
but the
is
rich
and
easily cul-
Fine intervals of considerable extent stretch along the Connecticut and the uplands are fertile, producing good crops.
The
tivated.
Coos County. This town is in the
northern part of Coos county. The
is
Vt.
in this
CL.ARKSVIL.M3.
surface
North by Pittsby Gilmanton and
Grant, south by Stewartstown, and
west by Canaan and Hall's stream,
east
;
�COLEBROOK.
101
quantity of potatoes raised in this
labor, §36,800
town exceeds that of any town in
the State, averaging more than one
hundred and twenty thousand
bushels annually. The larger portion of these potatoes is manu-
§57,822
factured into starch. It is stated
that, within a radius of ten miles
from Colebrook Village, there are
annually producing in the aggregate over 1100
tons of starch, and are valued at
nearly §100,000. It ranks as the
twenty-sixth town in the State in
value of its agricultural products.
fifteen starch mills,
§866
;
;
money
at interest,
deposits in savings bank,
;
stock in trade, §30,200
summer
tourists,
;
from
§3000; profes-
sional business, §10.000.
Churches and ScJwols.
MethoRev. J. H. Knott, pastor;
Christian, Rev. William Morrill,
pastor Congregational, no pastor
Union, no pastor there are twelve
dist,
;
;
school districts and thirteen schools
in town average length of schools
for the year, twenty-four weeks
;
amount annually appropriated
for
school purposes, §1,609.13.
Elvers.
Colebrook is watered
by Connecticut and Mohawk riv-
Academy. Colebrook
has a considerable fund.
and Beaver brook. There is
considerable improved water pow-
Parsons House.
ers
er in town.
Hotel.
Monadnock House and
First Settlement. This
There
a beautiful
Academy
town was
erable business.
Coleburne and
was granted to Sir George Colebrook and others. It was incor-
or fifteen stores of all kinds,
porated June
mon
and Ministers. The
Church of Colebrook and vicinity was organized
by Rev. John Willard, Missionary,
Nov. 30, 1802, under the name of
Village.
is
village in this town, with consid-
There are twelve
two
hotels, three church edifices, court
house, academy, four lawyers, four
physicians, one dentist, besides various kinds of manufacturing comto a
New-Hampshire village.
The larger por-
Employments.
tion of the people are engaged in
agriculture
but there is considerable manufacturing and trade carried on in this town. The capital
;
invested in starch manufactories is
over §26,000, annually producing
between
five
and
six
hundred tons
of starch, and using over 120,000
bushels of potatoes.
Nearly all
branches of business are carried on
such as foundry, carriage shop, lumber mills, cabinet, wool carding,
jewelry, shoemaking, blacksmithing, tinware, and one woolen factory. Total value of goods annually manufactured, $158,200.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, §154,865; mechanical
originally
called
11, 1795.
First Church
Congregational
the
"Monadnock
Church."
It
There
was no preaching except Missionary labor until 1810, when Rev.
Dyer Burge became pastor until
May 5, 1815, when he was regular
ly dismissed, the church numbering 43 members. Rev. Nathan
Waldo preached from 1819 to 1822.
Rev. Andrew Rakin from 1822 to
July, 1823, when Rev. John L.
Hale took his place, and continued until 1824.
January, 1825, Rev. Orlando G.
Thiitcher became pastor and conconsisted of ten
members.
tinued until February, 1829.
Boundaries. North by Stewartstown, east by Dixville, south by
Columbia, and west by the Con-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
]02
necticut river.
Area, 25,000 acres
improved land,
14,870.
miles
by
North Stratford
sta-
Thirteen
Bail roads.
is done.
Productions of the
Besourccs.
Distances. One hundred and seventy miles north from Concord and
thirty-four north from Lancaster.
daily stage to
lumbering
considerable
on the Grand Trunk Railroad.
It is expected that the Montreal extension Railroad will pass through
Colebrook in a short time.
tion,
§115,400;
soil,
;
stock in trade, §2,500.
Churches and Schools. There ar»»
two churches, no regular pastors,
and ten schools average length of
;
schools
the
for
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Columbia House.
Hotel.
COLUMBIA.
mechanical labor,
§3,400 money at interest, $5,872
deposits in savings banks, §10;
First Settlement.
In
1770 this
Coos County. The surface of
this town is uneven, and broken by
town was granted and named
Cockburne in honor of Sir James
mountains along
Cockburn, one of the grantees.
Incorporated December 16, 1797;
received its present name in June,
The
its
southern lim-
soil is
generally strong
and productive.
In the spring
its.
large quantities of maple sugar are
1811.
made.
Boundaries. North by Colebrook,
by Dixville and ungranted
lands, south by ungranted lands
and Stratford, and west by Vermont. Area, 37,822 acres; improved land, 9,823 acres. A large
portion of the rest of the territory
consists of large tracts of heavy
wood and timber land.
Streams and Ponds. From the
mountains descend a number of
streams in a westerly direction into the Connecticut, affording
many
excellent water privileges.
There
are several ponds, the most noted
of which is Lime Pond, situated
near the line between this town
and Colebrook. It is about one
hundred and sixty rods long and
fifty rods wide.
The bottom is
covered
ly six
to
feet
the depth of nearwith perfectly white
which
formed
by the shells of the cyclas and planorbis species, of which myriads
ealcarious marl,
is
still living in the waters of the
pond, and are generally found collected under loose stones. Fish
Pond is well stored with trout of
large size.
Lime-stone, in considerable quantities, is found near
the outlet of this pond.
Employments.
Farming is the
principal occupation of the people.
are
some manufacturing carried on. One hundred tons of
starch are annually made, and
There
is
east
One hundred and six-
Distances.
from Concord
from Lancaster.
By daily stage to and
ty-six miles north
and
thirty north
Railroads.
from
North
Stratford
station,
twelve miles, on the Grand Trunk
The Boston, Concord
and Montreal Railroad, when completed, will pass through this town.
Railroad.
CONCORD.
Merrimack County.
(a city)
the
is
Concord
capital of
New-
Hampshire and shire town of the
county. The surface is uneven,
though it presents none of the abrupt acclivities, or
common
towns.
rivers,
in
deep valleys,
many New-Hampshire
It is
well watered by four
two of which are of consid-
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CONCORD.
erable magnitude, The Contoocook, a river eighty miles in length,
from Ilopkinton through
passes
the northern part of Concord and
joins the Merrimack on the line
between
this city
and Boscawen.
Merrimack
The
river
passes
eastern centre; the
Soucook river washes the southeastern border, and ilows in-
through
the
to the Merrimack, forming the
boundary line between this city
and Pembroke; while the Turkey
river, having its rise in Turkey
Ponds, waters a portion of its
southern part and empties into the
Merrinuiek in Bow. There is some
good water power on the Contoocook, at Fisherville, where there
are several large manufactories.
On
the Merrimack, through Con-
some good water
no wheel is turned
by its valuable power. There are
five ponds, the largest of which is
Turkey Pond, in the south-west;
and Long Pond (or Pennacook
Lake) in the north-west part. At
the outlet of Pennacook Lake is a
woolen mill, kit factory, &c. Turkey Pond is the source of Turkey
River, which furnishes some good
water power in its passage to the
Merrimack.
The intervals on the Merrimack
are of considerable width and very
cord, there are
privileges, but
fertile,
hut perhaps a
in extent
andbeauty
Connecticut.
little inferior
to those
Many
on the
of the inter-
duced three hundred and twentybushels of corn, two hundred
and seventy-eight bushels of oats,
anil made the annual agricultural
five
Another, valued
produced two hundred
and twenty bushels of corn and
two hundred bushels of oats. Anreceipts, §3,177.
at §15,000,
Also, annual rec'eipts, $2,500.
other valued at $15,000. Annual
A market farm,
receipts, $3,600.
containing forty acres, valued at
$ 8,000, paid for labor, $ 1 ,000 fertil;
Annual
$1,000.
izers,
receipts,
The above is sufficient to
show that farming in Concord pays,
when it is considered that farming
$5,900.
real estate increases in value, on
an average, at the rate of four per
cent, per annum.
City.
Concord, owing to its
great railroad facilities, the wealth
and enterprise of its inhabitants,
and as being the capital of the
State, has become one of the most
popular cities in New England.
The city contains about 2,500 dweling
houses,
14,000
inhabitants,
and has a constant and steady increase in population and wealth,
which makes investments in real
estate safe and sure to increase in
value, if purchased at market
rates.
Like
many
other
New
England
cities,
Concord has beea
afflicted
with
devastating
fires
Within the past twenty-two years,
hotels,
five churches, five
an
every business block on
Street, has been burned
Out of nearly two hundred stores and shops for trade
within the city precinct, all but
nine have been built since that
nearly
vals,
however, by careful husbandry, have been brought to a high
state of cultivation, and produce
some of the finest crops of corn
and hay in the State. The plains
Maine
down.
and the uplands, when properly
date (1852.)
excellent
produce
crops. The census of 1870, shows
that a farm valued at $18,000 pro-
est of the five cities in the State.
cultivated,
These fire casualties
have made Concord, apparently,
in the business portion, the young-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
104
Large and substantial business
blocks have been erected upon the
ashes of the former buildings, far
superior in architecture and beauBut few cities, of its size, exty.
cel it in its large and expensive
business
blocks,
hotels,
fine
its
and excellent concrete sidewalks. If any
broad and shaded
streets,
complaint can be made as to the
beauty of this city, it is in its
dense shaded streets, where, in
many places, the rays of the sun
A
view from
are nearly shut out.
the dome of the Capitol, in midsummer, gives the city the appearance of a large
forest,
with church
and domes peering above
tops of the trees; and a
spires
the
stranger,
who
obtained his
first
knowledge and view from this
stand point, would be loath to believe that a city, containing twelve
thousand inhabitants, nestled beneath the shade of the trees,
standing at his feet. Many of the
private residences are fine and ex-
Nashua and Acton, Worcester and
Nashua, Nashua and Wilton, at
Nashua; Manchester and North
Weare, at Manchester; and Suncook Valley at Hooksett or Suncook. It can be readily seen that
almost any section of the country
can be reached by railroad from
The
Concord.
total
number
of
miles of railroads in the city, besides side tracks, is over thirty.
The dividend from the railroad
tax exceeds that of any other
town or city in the State by over
$ 5,000.
The passenger station is a large
building and also contains the business offices of the Concord and
Northern railroads. The constant
increase of travel on the various
which centre at
lines of railroads,
station, with the change of
baggage and passengers from one
line of road to the other, requires
an enlargement of the depot, for
the convenience both of the passengers and of the employees of
this
pensive structures, and compare
favorably with fine dwellings in
other cities in New Hampshire.
The four
Railroad Facilities.
railroads which centre here together with their branches and
connecting lines, within a radius
of thirty-six miles, make it one of
the largest railway centres at one
the roads.
depot in New England. At this
station, passenger trains are made
up with special cars, for the Montreal Railroad, Northern, Bristol
Branch of the Northern, Concord
and Claremont, Contoocook Valley, Concord to Boston, via Lowell,
Concord to Boston via Lawrence,
and Concord and Portsmouth.
fully laid
which virtually makes eight railroads that centre here. Besides,
connections are made with the
some powerful convulsion, many
centuries ago. It was commenced
in 1816, and was finished and occu-
and Business Buildings.
Public
The State House is located on
Main Street. The grounds extend
east and west from Main to State
Streets,
Park
and north and south from
to Capitol
Streets,
forming
nearly a square plat of over two
acres. These grounds are beauti-
out with fine concrete
walks, ornamented with a variety
of shade trees, and the whole sur-
expensive
and
handsome iron fence.
The original building was
built
rounded
by an
of Concord granite, quarried from
the drifts which- were cleft from
the Concord granite ledges, by
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CONCORD.
pied in 1819, for the first time.
The whole cost, including grounds,
was about $85,000, and it was the
Chamber is on the east side
of the north wing, measuring 34
by 35 feet; and there are in this
most expensive edifice
wing, besides, two committee
rooms, measuring respectively 20
by 22 feet, and 16 by 22 £, together
with the stairway leading to the
chamber and Senate Gallery. In
In
in the State.
1805, the old capitol
was en-
remodeled, and enlarged at
an expense of over $ 150,000. It is
now considered one of the finest
buildings of the kind in New Eng-
tirely
The
land.
addition to the center
of the building was 28 by 50 feet,
and on each wing 28 by 38 feet,
making an additional area of
3,528
The
superficial feet.
first
floor contains the Doric Hall, or
what is sometimes called the
Rotunda, 45 by 52
of this
45 feet
is
:
feet; in the rear
the State Library, 26 by
on the
you enter,
right, as
Council Chamber,
measuring 22 £ by 24 feet, and connected with it, is the Govenor's
by 18 feet; in
private room, 11
the rear of this, is the Adjutant
is
the
first,
«b
General's Office, consisting of two
rooms connected by a double door.
The larger room is 22£ feet square,
In the south
the smaller 15 by 22 £
.
wing are the rooms of the Secretary
of State consisting of a small room
12 by 18 feet, and a larger room,
21 £ by 24 feet; next to these rooms
;
is
the Treasurer's Office 20 £ by 21£
beyond this, is the Insurance
feet;
Commissioner's and Superintendent of Public Instruction room,
measuring 16 by 20£ feet. On each
Senate
h.
the south
stairs
wing
is
at the
head of the
Sergeant-at-Arms'
the
room, 16 \ by 21 £
feet,
and next
the office of the Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture, and
beyond is the State Historian's
rooms: besides there is a wide
stairway, a hall extending across
the wing, and a stairway leading
to the Representative Hall Gallery,
and
roof
to
the Cupola.
eight
affords
The French
commodious
committee rooms, well lighted,
and averaging about twenty feet
square.
A spiral stairway leads from the
base of the dome to the top of the
cupola, 140 feet from the ground,
upon which is surmounted a colosThe view obtained
sal gilt eagle.
from the windows of the cupola is
very fine.
Doric Hall naturally claims the
It is
first attention of a stranger.
supported by ten columns or pilAgainst the walls of this
lars.
hall have been placed four large
glass cases, in
which have been
a wide stairway, the one on the north leading
to the Senate Chamber the one on
the south, to the Representatives'
Hall, and a door behind each,
opening into the yard towards
the Battle
Flags of the various military organizations of New-Hampshire,
who participated in the conflict to
sustain the Union; also a list of
battles, each regiment or battery
was engaged in, is printed in gold
State Street.
leaf
side of the library
is
;
On
the second floor the
Represen-
Hall occupies the center,
extending across the building, 80
feet long, and 45 feet wide. The
tative's
regularly
arranged
upon the
glass.
The
floor is
marble, tessellated in white and
black squares and diamonds. The
wainscoting and all the wood finishing except the stairways of this
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
106
hall,
and
the rest of the build-
all
and oak, some
beautiful in color and
ing, is of chesnut
of which
is
grain.
The State Library has between
and 13,000 volumes besides
pamphlets. It is handsomely and
appropriately arranged for an in12,000
stitution of this character.
Gov-
ernors of the State from 1786 to the
present time, handsomely painted,
and set in large gilt frames. There
are also the portraits of Matthew
Thornton, Joseph Dudley, Jonathan Belcher, William Bernett,
and Simon Bradstreet. This chamber now presents the appearance
of a handsome portrait gallery.
In the Senate Chamber, are
fourteen portraits of Senators
who
have been Presidents of the Senate.
In the Hall of Representatives
Washington
and Webster in full size also Gen.
De Graaf, Gen. John Stark, Gen.
Poor, Gen. Cilley, Gen. Scammell,
Gen. Whipple and Gen. Henry
Dearborn. All these officers, with
the exception of Gen. Poor, were
at the surrender of Burgoyne, at
are the portraits of
;
Saratoga, in 1777.
Too much
credit cannot be ac-
corded to the Hon. Benjamin F.
Prescott, Secretary of State, for his
untiring effort and zeal in securing
a large portion of the portraits in
the Council Chamber, and many
of the Generals of the revolution
placed in the Hall of Representatives.
is
end of State Street
located the
is
The
State Prison.
central part
and south wing were erected
1812; the north
wing
in 1833.
in
In
present antique appearance it
imparts no beauty to the city, nor
its
the Council Chamber, are
systematically arranged, upon the
In
walls, the portraits of all the
over §40,000, and is a fine strucIn this building is a large
hall, the city offices, court room,
At the north
and county offices.
ture.
The Court House and City Hall
located on Main Street, north
of the Capitol, and considerably
elevated from the street.
It was
erected in 1855, at an expense of
much credit to the State, in its
present condition. (For fvdl particulars see State Institutions.)
The County Jail is situated one
mile west of the State House, and
was erected in 1853. It is a beautiful edifice, built of brick, and
well arranged for the purpose it
was designed for.
Tlie
Society
New-Hampshire
is
located on
Historical
Main
Street,
and owns and occupies a large
brick building. It was established
in 1823, and now has over 6,000
volumes of valuable books, besides
pamphlets and newspapers. There
is
quite a cabinet of Indian relics
and other curiosities, many of
which are of an antique character
also,
many
valuable
paintings.
These rooms are opened daily, and
are worthy of a visit from any
stranger.
The City Library is in the City
Hall building, and has over 7,000
volumes.
Newspapers.
Monitor, daily;
Independent Statesman, weekly;
Daily Patriot; New-Hampshire
Patriot,
weekly;
The People,
Herald,
weekly
Prohibition
weekly. (See tables.)
The Asylum for the Insane is
located on Pleasant Street about
one half mile south-west from the
State House.
The buildings are
spacious, conveniently arranged,
;
and present a
fine
and imposing
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appearance.
control, but
It
under State
is
heavily endowed,
and financially established on a
basis,
without requiring
solid
much State aid. (See State Instiis
tutions.)
There are many
blocks
fine
business
the
in the city precinct,
largest of
which are
Stickney's,
Brown's, White's, Sanborn's, Board
of Trade building, Eagle, ColumExchange, Merchant's, Rum-
bian,
ford,
Durgin's, State,
Hill,
City,
Phenix,
Hill's,
James R.
Phenix Hotel,
Foster's,
Pickering's,
Central, Masonic, Statesman, and
These buildings
brick structures, from
107
There are about two hundred reand shops for trade of
tail stores,
various kinds.
stores are large,
Some
of
these
and do an annual
business of nearly §100,000. Many
of them are elegantly finished,
and present a metropolitan appearance, comparing favorably
with those of any city in the State.
There are six hotels
Hotels.
Eagle, Phenix, Elm, and Sherman
House, in the city precinct, the
Washington House, at Fisherville,
and the Birchdale House, at Birchdale Springs.
The Eagle and Phenix
are
first
Moore's blocks.
class
are large,
as fine hotels, in every respect, as
three to four stories high (with
one exception), the lower floors
being generally occupied by stores
of various kinds, while the upper
are used for public halls, offices,
and mechanical work, The Board
of Trade building is located on the
corner of Maine and School
and was commenced in
the summer of 1872, and finished
streets,
in the
autumn of
1873.
It
is
with a handsome
French roof, surmounted by a
fine dome, in which has been
three
stories,
placed a large illuminated clock,
with four
dials.
The lower
story
while the upper conBoard of Trade rooms,
Young Men's Christian Associais
for stores,
tains the
tion
rooms,
offices,
&c.
The
whole expense of the building was
about $ 45,000.
The geoMercantile Trade.
graphical position, together with
extensive railroad facilities,
has caused Concord to become the
centre of a large mercantile trade.
There are six wholesale flour and
corn stores, whose annual sales
are not less than $1,800,000.
its
houses, and are considered
are found in
New
England, out-
Boston. The Elm and
Sherman are respectable, and
good houses, and receive a fair
patronage from the traveling pubThe registers of these four
lic.
hotels show the annual arrivals to
side
of
The Eagle and Phenix
be 40,000.
14,000 each,
man
12,000.
and the Elm and SherThe register of one
of the hotels, this season (1873),
shows that it was represented by
guests
from
thirteen
States in one day.
The
different
registers
of the Eagle and Phenix frequently show daily arrivals of guests
from six
to ten different States.
Birch-Dale House is located
near Birch Dale or Concord
Springs, about four miles west
from the State House, and is a
large and commodious house built
expressly for summer boarders.
Tlie
These springs possess medical
and the water is pronounced very beneficial to invalids who are afflicted with various
properties,
diseases.
lar resort,
It has become a popuand the house is gener-
ally well filled
through the
warm
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
108
season. To show the popularity
of the Concord Spring water, it is
stated that two thousand gallons
are annually sold by the glass in
the city of New York alone. The
house and springs are owned by
Dr. Robert Hall, of Concord.
The manufacManufactories.
turing business of Concord is considerable, various, and, many of
If Conits branches, important.
cord possesses, as it is often stated, water power nearly equal to
some of her
sister cities,
it is
evi-
dent that it has not been utilized,
except at Fisherville, to any great
extent, to propel the machinery
now in use in its various manufactories; neither have they, financially received much foreign assistance, but depended upon capital belonging to the people of Concord.
The carriage business has
been an important branch of industry for many years. There are
four manufactories, the largest of
which is the Abbott, Downing Co.
This firm has acquired a worldwide reputation for its fine carriages, both for durability and
neatness of work.
In 1813 the late Mr. Lewis
Downing, then a young man of
one and twenty years, came to
Concord, from Lexington, Mass.,
and opened a wheelwright shop at
the north end of Main Street. The
capital with which he commenced
was $125, $75 of which
he invested in a good set of tools.
business
He commenced
building
common
wagons with the bodies fastened
down to the hind axle, and worked alone, finding ready sales for
carriages he could make.
After the first year his business so
increased, that he employed two
all the
hands, which
number was
after-
wards increased as the business
demanded.
In 1825 he commenced erecting
shops at the south end of Main
street, near his house.
For twelve
years he manufactured only wagons, the style of which underwent
several changes.
The first attempt
was a wooden one
reaching from the hind axle to the
rocker which was soon followed
by the leather thoroughbrace, and
at a spring
;
successive styles of eliptic springs.
The
first
and sold
chaise he
made
in 1826,
Rev. Dr. Bouton,
now residing in Concord.
In 1826 he commenced the manit
to the
ufacture of coaches, which have
since made the name of Abbott &
Downing famous the country over.
That year he went to Salem, Massachusetts, and engaged J. Stephens
Abbott, then a journeyman coachbody maker, to come to Concord
and build three-bodies. Mr. Abbott arrived in Concord, Christmas
eve., 1826, and made the first coach
body ever built in New-Hampshire.
The first coach was completed and
went out of the shop in July, 1627,
and was sold to Mr. John Shepherd.
Mr. Abbott, after completing his
job with Mr. Downing, went to
Frainingham, Mass., for the purpose of forming a business connection, but concluded otherwise, and
went to Providence, R. I., and
worked a short time, but not feeling
contented he returned to Concord
in the fall, and became a partner
with Mr. Downing, January 1, 1828.
Coach building became a leading
feature of their business, and for
the reason of the lightness, durableness, and elegance of finish of
their
their
coaches, they
way
soon found
into every part of
New
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CONCORD.
England. It is worthy of mention
that while other carriages have
undergone an infinite variety of
changes in style, the Concord coach
was so near perfection in its line,
at that early day, that it has scarcely undergone any changes in construction since.
The partnership of Downing
&
Abbott was dissolved by mutual
consent in September, 1847; Mr.
Abbott continuing business in the
ing his
and Mr. Downing, taksons as partners, removing
new
shops, nearly opposite the
old shops,
to
Phenix Hotel.
These two firms remained in
their respective places of business
until
January
2, 1865,
with no ma-
change, with the exception
of Mr. Abbott taking his son E. A.
Abbott as a partner in 1852, under
the firm name of J. S. & E. A. AbIn the winter of 1849, the
bott.
shops of Mr. Abbott were entirely
destroyed by fire but were immediately replaced with more commodious and convenient buildings.
terial
January 2, 1865, the two firms
were dissolved, and the heavy and
popular firm of Abbott, Downing
& Co., was formed, and the business continued in the shops formerly occupied by J. S. & E. A.
Abbott, Mr. Lewis Downing senretiring from the business
ior,
after active participation in it for
nearly fifty-two years. This new
January
1873,
1,
which succeeded
Downing &
Morgan & Co.,
Abbott Downing Com-
the firms of Abbott,
Co., and Harvey,
called the
pany, with a capital of §400,000.
The officers of this corporation,
are Lewis Downing, President,
Edward A. Abbott, Treasurer,
Frank L. Abbott, Secretary and
George P. Harvey, Rufus M. Morgan, J. C. Harvey, Board of control.
Thus it can be seen that the
small wheelwright shop established
nearly sixty years before, with a
capita] of $ 125, and employing but
one man, has grown to a capital
of $400,000 and employing over
250
men.
In the spring of 1870, Mr. J.
Stephens Abbott, one of the original firm, died very suddenly at
his residence in Concord, and in
Mr. Lewis Downing,
Mr. Abbott. But
few business men, in this country,
have, by their own individual ef-
March
1873,
senior, followed
as mechanics, left names
more honorable, and more worthy
forts,
to
be handed
down through
life's
great drama, for generations to
come, than Lewis Downing and J.
Stephens Abbott.
To show the constant increase
of their business, it can be stated
that when Messrs. Downing and
Abbott formed a partnership in
1828,
there were four forges in
when the partnership
again formed in 1865, there
firm continued in business until a
their shops
change was made in January, 1873.
In the meantime another large
carriage establishment had grown
up in Concord under the name of
Harvey, Morgan & Co., and for several years had been doing quite an
was
extensive business.
By previous
act of the Legislature, an incor-
the value of § 500,000.
The question is often asked why
Concord coaches and carriages
porated company was established,
;
were twenty-four forges and now
company have thirty-five.
They employ 250 men with an annual pay-roll of §168,000, and prothe
duce carriages of various kinds to
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
have such a world-wide reputation.
The
reason
principal
is
the
thoroughness of work, and always
securing the best materials, and
the best skilled labor. No paint
is ever allowed to cover any dein
fect
wood
the
or
would have a tendency
iron,
to
that
weaken
the carriage, on any consideration.
Many
parts of wheels, or other
work have been stove before
eyes of the workman, which
Mr. Downing used to say) Avas
the
(as
the
most emphatic and cheapest argument he could produce to let his
workmen know that no sham work
was allowed in their shops.
Their carriages have been sent
to
nearly every
quarter of the
no firm in
Snake Hill) commence about one
mile from the Capitol, north-west,
and extend along for over two
miles nearly parallel with the Concord and Claremont railroad.
Mr. Luther Roby, now living in
the city, (1873)
first
opened
this
ledge on the southerly base and
near what is called the " Pulpit."
The piers for the Federal bridge
came from this opening also the
stone was boated down the Merrimack, to Manchester, by Mr. Roby
;
and son, for the basement of the
Manchester depot. They sent the
first Concord granite to Lowell,
Mass. The ledge now being so
successfully worked by Mr. Hollis,
was also opened by them. But
globe, and, doubtless,
the
this country
tion with other popular quarries in
is,
at this date, as well
known as the firm of
Downing & Company,
makers, Concord N. H.
The total value of
(including
Abbott,
carriage
carriages
repairing)
annually
produced in the city is about
$ 600,000.
The Granite business is an important branch which has grown
to large proportions within the
past twenty years. Granite of the
best quality has been known to
abound in Concord for rnany years,
but was quarried from large drifts
or bowlders, which at some age in
the past, were parts of the main
ledge which had been cleft asunder
by some violent convulsion of naThese drifts from the granite
ledges in Concord have been found
as far south as Massachusetts line,
but never to any distance northward eastward or westward. From
these drifts, the stone for the Old
State House, and other buildings
ture.
was quarried.
The granite
ledges, (or Rattle
first
great successful competi-
Maine and Massachusetts, was
in
securing the contract to furnish
the granite for the Merchants'
Bank, Boston. Blocks of granite
one foot square dressed in various
forms were sent from Hallowell,
Maine, Rockport, Quincy and some
other quarries. Mr. Roby had the
apparent temerity to send his block
from the Concord quarry, and after
careful examination as to merits
of the granite from each quarry,
the contract was given to Mr.
Roby, the price hardly coming in
as competition but the quality of
the stone. It has been ascertained,
by eminent chemists and geologists, that the stone from the Concord quarries, is perfectly free
from oxides or other mineral substance, which on exposure to the
atmosphere, would mar the beauty
(if some New England granite.
The award of this contract soon
established the reputation of Concord granite, as being the then Dest
in market. When the quarry-men
�CONCORD.
at Qnincy, only six miles distant
from Boston, found that preference
was given
to granite quarried
seventy miles away, they showed
that shrewdness characteristic of
Massachusetts business men, by
securing nearly all the control of
these ledges, and the heavy contracts pertaining tbereto
and to;
day the granite business
cord,
is
in
Con-
largely controlled by peo-
ple residing in Massachusetts.
Mr
Jfcoby
for the
furnished the stone
at Ports-
Custom House,
mouth, the Brooks house at Medford, and many other buildings, besides
much
of the stone
work
in
the buildings in Concord.
Like
all new enterprises where goods
are introduced into the market,
and the competition is in the qual-
Ill
$ 125,000 employ 75 men annual
pay roll, $45,000; tan 15,500 ox
hides, valued at $ 186,000, and
manufacture 780,000 feet of belting,
of various
widths, valued
at
;
$350,000.
;
Eastman
Samuel
&
Co., belting and leather hose, cap-
$ 15,000, employ eight hands,
annual production, $ 40,000. Concord and Northern Railroad's maital,
chine shops, employ 204 men
annual pay roll, $ 138,000; receipts,
$ 290,000: Ford & Kimball, found-
employ 50 men
annual pay
$ 30,000 value of production,
$ 165,000. William P. Ford & Co.,
foundry, employ 35 hands; pay
roll, $ 20,000
annually produce
sinks, stoves, plows, harrows and
other castings valued at $ 54,000.
Dunkley & Allen, machinists
employ 24 hands, annual pay roll,
ry,
roll,
;
;
;
instead of the price, and frequently much money is expended
before actual profits are realized,
the introduction of the Concord
granite was not an exception. Mr.
Roby may have the satisfaction of
knowing he has been the means
of first introducing this granite to
ture Palmer carriage springs,
ploy 16 men;
annual pay
the country and making it the gold
mine of Concord ; but it is feared
that the credit which he is rightfully entitled to, has not been ac-
production, $429,000
Five harness shops, annual products, $ 240,
ity,
corded to him.
In 1854, there were about thirty
men employed
in the granite busi-
There are now ( 1873) in these
quarries, $ 420,000 invested, employing 491 men with an annual
pay roll of $ 364,000, and annually
producing stone in the rough, and
dressed, to the value of $ 775,000.
ness.
This stone is now used for building
purposes in nearly all the large
cities on the Atlantic slope.
Tlie Page Belting Co. tan leather
under Page's patent tanning process, for belting
;
capital invested,
production,
$12,000;
$40,000.
&
manufac-
Joseph Palmer
Co.,
emroll,
annual production, $ 50,
Four bedstead and furniture
manufactories employ 280 hands;
annual pay roll, $ 125,000 annual
$
13,200
;
000.
;
000.
W. B. Durgin, manufacturer
of pure silver spoons, forks and
napkin rings, annual value of production, $ 75,000. There are also
manufactured cotton goods, $ 235,
000 woolen goods, $ 250,300 melodeons and organs, $ 120,000 confectionery and bread, $100,000;
sale boots and shoes, $150,000;
printing, newspapers, job printing,
$ 110.000; monuments and grave
stones, $60,000; doors, sash, blinds
and window frames, $50,000;
lumber,
sawed,
planed
and
;
;
;
matched,
Blanchard
$ 99,675
churns, $ 50,000
silver plating
;
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
112
$7,000; book binding, $20,000;
picture frames, $70,000; photograph business in its various
forms, $55,000;
plaster ground,
gas,
$45,000;
meal
ground, $40,000; organ and melodeon keys, organ and melodeon
reeds, organ and piano stools, artificial limbs, mackerel kits, excelsior, cement pipe, gas and steam
fittings,
files,
$9,000;
stencil plates;
be-
are carpenters, stair
builders, slate and gravel roofers,
undertakers, upholsterers, custom
boot and shoe workmen, blacksides there
smiths, tailors, milliners, and vaThe total cap-
rious other trades.
invested in manufactories of
employing
all kinds is $ 2,276,300
2,145, men and boys, and 364 womital
;
who
annually receive for their
producing manufactured goods, to the value of
*The number of
$4,600,000.
males and females engaged in insurance, banks, stores and shops as
en,
labor,
$
1,329,500,
proprietors or clerks, hotel clerks,
book keepers &c, is estimated at
1,540.
There are 28 lawyers, 22
physicians, 5 dentists, 28 clergy-
men, besides school teachers, male
and female.
Resources.
All the resources in
relation to stocks
and bonds are
taken as are individually given to
the assessors under the law. It
is
stated that there are in this city,
over $1,000,000 personally invested
in western railroad stocks and
bonds.
Productions of the soil,
$338,068 mechanical labor, $1,329,
500, clerical and professional busi;
ness
is
estimated, at
$924,000*;
stocks and bonds, $224,000; money
deposits in
at interest, $180,180;
savings banks, $1,170,580; stock in
trade, $774,693.
Public Works. Water has been
introduced into the city precinct,
and pipes have been laid through
nearly all the streets, with hydrants placed at proper distances,
The water
to guard against fire.
is
taken
Pennacook Lake,
from
lying about three miles north-west
from the Capitol, and oyer one
hundred feet above its foundation.
The water of this pond has long
been noted for its purity, and has
the capacity to supply a city many
times larger in population than
Concord. These works have been
put in very substantially, and
great attention has been given to
have durable pipes, and of such
material as not to impregnate the
water with any mineral substance
in the least.
The whole expense
not far from $300,000.
No city
in the country stands better guarded against large, devastating fires,
than Concord does to-day, with an
abundance of water, and one of
is
the most efficient
to use
fire
departments
it.
Sewerage.
The city precinct
has been surveyed, and an extensive plan
of
sewerage
been
draughted, which, when the plans
are fully carried out, will give the
city excellent drainage.
Much of
tinn,
This includes clergymen, lawyers, phy-
sician*,
merchants, landlords, bankers,
rail-
book keepers, National,
State, County, City officials, &c Ac, Doubtless the cities and large towns have a larger
per cent, than the average through the State.
road
officials, clerks,
.,
In this view of the foregoing facts, Concord,
The censns of 1870, gave the number of
persons in New-Hampshire, engaged in professional and personal services, trade and
transportation, of ten y -Mrs of age and over,
*
at 27,042, or over 8}^ per cent, of its popula-
with scarcely any
large cotton
or woolen
manufactories, and the capital of the State,
must have
at least 11 per cent, of its popula-
tion, or 1540 persons,
vocations.
employed in the above
�CONCORD.
Ihe
work has already been done
East Concord there
with two
in
masonry and
the whole plan will be consummated within a few years. The whole
the most substantial
expense
is
estimated
There are also good school-houses,
and graded schools at West Concord and- Fisherville.
Nearly all
of these large brick houses have
been built within the past twenty
years, at an expense, including
$100,000.
There are four bridges in the
over the Merrimack, and
three over the Contoocook river.
All of these are large and expencity
sive bridges.
The Federal
grounds, of not less than $150,000.
One of the most important literary institutions in the country is
located about two miles west of
the
State
House, called
St.
Bridge,
which leads to East Concord, is of
wrought iron, and was ei-ected in
the spring of 1873, at an expense,
including
stone
work,
of
Paul's
over
School.
copal
represent
There are fifty schools
which thirty-two
But few towns or
are graded.
cities have made more rapid pro-
The
Schools.
in the city, of
in
sive
Church
'
June 8, 1859; CongregaWest Concord, September
21, 1869; Old North Congregational
Church, November 18, 1870, and
the North Congregational, June
29, 1873.
The Unitarian,- South
and West Concord, have been replaced by more substantial and
expensive edifices, and the North
thirty-one weeks; in the city
there
;
ferent
sections
of the city.
At
for
tional at
1874.
and built at an expense of from $15,
000 to $60,000 each besides there
are several smaller houses in dif-
Concord,
tional,
will
five large, brick school-houses in
Edifices.
Unitarian, November 2d, 1854;
then followed the South Congrega-
age length of schools for the year
the city precinct, from four to six
commodious school rooms each,
(See literary Insti-
worship being destroyed by fire.
The first house destroyed was the
$24,047.45,
There are
buildings are very fine, extenand expensive, and the
the past nineteen years, has suffered
severely in its houses of public
the city precinct, are primary intermediate, first and second gramThe avermar, and high school.
precinct, forty weeks.
students
of the Union.
tutions.)
In 185-1, the total amount of money appropriated for school purposes was $5,536, being $2.40J
In 1872, the
to each scholar.
is
its
grounds around them are beauti-
past twenty years, than Concord.
averaging $9.21 to each scholar.
The high school is under the instruction of J. D. Bartley, as principal.
In this department, such
branches of study are taught, that,
at the expiration of four years, a
scholar is prepared to enter any
college. The grades of schools in
all parts
fully laid out.
public schools, for the
amount expended was
under Epis-
It is
and
control,
$26,000.
gress
a fine brick
departments.
is
house,
about
at
113
be rebuilt in the season of
Where
is
now,
the old North stood,
1873,
being built a
large brick school house.
The following
and
are the churches,
denominaNorth Congregational, Rev.
F. D. Ayers South Congregationpastoi's of various
tions.
:
Rev.
Blake; IstCalvinistic
W. Faunce; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Silas Curtis;
al,
S. L.
Baptist, Rev. D.
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114
Pleasant street Baptist, Rev. H. G.
Safford; Methodist, Rev. E. A.
est of the village.
Drew; Episcopal, Rev. J. H.
Eames, D. D. Unitarian, Rev. J. F.
houses.
;
Lovering; Universalist, Rev. E. L.
Conger, pastor; Catholic, Rev.
J. E. Barry; Second Advent, Elder
At East Concord,
J. G. Hook.
Congregational.
At West Concord, Congregational, Rev. H. B.
Putnam. At Fisherville, C. Baptist,
no pastor; Catholic, Rev.
J. E. Barry; Methodist, Rev. S. P.
Heath, pastor.
There are also clergymen of the
following persuasions, residing in
Concord, viz., C. Baptist Rev.
Congregational,
Moses Gerald
Rev. Nathaniel Bouton, D. D.,
Rev. H. A. Kendall, Rev. S. Utley,
Episcopal, Rt. Rev. W. W. Niles,
Bishop of the Diocese, Rev. H. A.
Coit, D. D., Rev. J. H. Coit,
Rev. Hall Harrison, Rev. John
Hargate, and Rev. R. A. Benton;
Methodist, Rev. Elisha Adams.
The value of church property
within the city precinct is not less
than $ 225,000.
East Concord is locaVillages.
ted across the Merrimack, about
two miles from the State House.
;
Here
is
a plaster mill,
saw
mill,
brick yard, belting and leather
hose manufactory, store, post office,
graded school house,
about sixty
dwellings. West Concord is about
two miles north-west from the
Capitol. There is a woolen mill,
large, brick,
•hurch edifice, and
kit
factory,
two stores, chui'ch,
and about sixty
house,
dwellings.
school
(For Fisherville, see Boscawen.)
two miles
Millville lies about
west from the State House.
Paul's
School
and
now
is
is
located
St.
here,
the absorbing inter-
There is a mill,
and a number of fine dwelling
About one mile directly east of
the State House, across the Merrimack, by the free bridge road,
and what is called the plain, has
been commenced a pretty village.
Within the past year, thei-e have
been
erected fifteen or twenty
dwelling houses, and a fine school
house. It bids fair to be quite an
auxiliary
to the
growth and
wealth of the city precinct.
Banks. There are seven banks
First National
National State Capitol, National
Savings, New Hampshire Savings,
in the city, viz.
Merrimack County Savings, Loan
and Trust Savings in city precinct;
and Pennacook Savings Bank, at
Fisherville. Total capital in Nabanks,
tional
Total
$350,000;
in the five sav-
amount deposited
ings
banks, $3,381,081.21.
(See
tables.)
Natural and acquired Resources.
As can be
seen, the granite ledges
of Concord are a mine of Avealth,
but at present the only resource is
the pay which the quarrymen get
for labor and the farmers realize
from the sale of the land where the
ledges are located. This is valuable, but it would be better to have
the profit on the stone stop here instead of going to Boston. The supply may be considered inexhaustible, and will last for many generations yet to come.
It is stated by competent judges
that the water power in Concord
is valuable, and is excelled by but
few towns in the State in unimproved privileges. Sewall's Falls,
in the Merrimack, are about three
miles from the State House. The
width of the river at this point is
�115
CONCORD.
only two hundred and thirty feet.
The expense of a dam here has
been estimated, by competent engineers, to be about forty thousand
dollars; and by taking the water
from the west end of the dam,
through a canal, for a distance of
about three miles, to the city proper, would produce a fall of over
twenty-one feet, and a constant
flow of water in the driest time, of
twelve hundred feet per second.
This power is equal to running
twenty cotton mills of five thousand spindles each, and requiring
one hundred and twenty operatives
to each mill, or three thousand in
all.
The whole expense to prepare this power ready to place mills
on is estimated by Gov. James A.
The acquired resources are
in its
and the
completion of the Concord and
Rochester Railroad, and extension
of the Contoocook Valley Road,
from Hillsborough to Peterborgreat
center;
railroad
ough, together with the completion of the Hoosic Tunnel, will
still largely increase its railroad
It being the capital of
facilities.
induces
the State
come here
quently adds to
ulation,
many men
its
which are gradually
From
creasing.
to
and consewealth and pop-
to reside,
in-
1871 to 1872, its
ratable polls increased 361.
With
the advantages above mentioned there is no reason why Concord should not annually increase
all
in wealth
and population
for
many
two hundred and sixtyfive thousand dollars, and if all the
power was utilized, it would make
an additional population of nearly
years to come, and hold her rank
with her sister cities in the State.
ten thousand inhabitants.
It may be well to state that there
are good facilities for erecting mills
the territory of Concord, was made
by parties living in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1663, but, not complying with the provisions of the grant,
Weston
at
on the east or west side of the
er, at
the foot of the
falls,
riv-
without
the expense of a canal two or three
miles. Land for a mile square
around the
falls
can be purchased
farm land in
at the rate per acre of
that vicinity.
We quote
the words of the efficient civil engineer, Hon. James
A. Weston,
who made
the survey
of this valuable power, in 1871
" Nature seldom offers to the hand
of man a more favorable location,
or greater facilities for the creation
of a large and successful manufacturing business."
At the south-east extremity of
the city are Garven's Falls, in the
Merrimack. The power here is considered valuable, but we have no
means of knowing
its full
capacity.
First Settlements. The first petition for a grant of land comprising
they forfeited their right. Fiftyone years after the first grant they
again petitioned to have the original grant of 1663 confirmed to them.
They contended that tbe first grantees built a trading house on the
tract, forty years before, and it is
supposed
was built on the east
Merrimack.
the inhabitants of Essex
it
side of the
In 1721
County, many of them living in
Haverhill and vicinity, petitioned
the government of Massachusetts
for a grant of land called Pennacook, and conveying nearly the
same territory of the Salem grant
sixty-two years before.
Benjamin Stevens,
Ebenezer
Daniel
Kimball, Austin Mitchell, and one
Eastman, John
Osgood,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
116
hundred and fourteen others were
Not fully succeed-
the petitioners.
effort, in 1725, a
signed by the five
persons above named, who acted
as a committee for the rest of the
former petitioners, was presented,
asking the government to review
the request of their former petiThis second attempt proved
tion.
successful, with certain provisions
to be fulfilled on the part of the
ing in their
new
first
petition,
The
1801.
first grist
mill
was
built
on a small brook running through
East Concord. In 1732, a grist mill
and saw mill were built on Turkey
river, at
ville.
what is now called MillThe burying ground was
out in
laid
Prior to 1730,
1730.
the meetings of the grantees were
holden in Bradford, Mass.
The
town meeting was holden
first
at
November 10,
Henry Rolfe was chosen
the meeting house,
1730.
grantees.
moderator and Benjamin Rolfe,
was to be divided
hundred and three lots,
and one hundred persons were to
be admitted and each pay five
pounds and build a good dwelling
house, and break up and fence six
clerk.
acres of land within the space of
settled in the vicinity of Concord.
The
territory
into one
three years, after the land
The first
be made on the
was
sur-
In 1733, " Penney Cook" was incorporated by the government of
Massachusetts under the name of
Rumford.
The Pennacook
tribe of Indians
They were the most powerful and
veyed.
fifty
settlements
waidike tribe in the valley of the
to
east side of the
Merrimack, and all other tribes in
this vicinity were subservient to
them. Passaconnaway was their
first chief known to the white settlers in New-Hampshire, and always kept good faith with the
and the houses
to be built on
not more than twenty
rods apart, in a regular defensible
river,
the
home lot
Also that a good, convenient house for the worship of
God, be completely finished within the same space of time that the
first minister should have one full
share with the rest, the lot to be
laid out adjoining the meetingposition.
;
lot. One lot for the support
of schools forever, and one other,
a ministerial lot of equal value
with the rest. The survey of these
house
was deferred till May 10, 1726.
Samuel Ayer is supposed to be the
lots
man who ploughed a field in
Concord. Ebenezer Eastman and
family were the first who settled
in town, and came here in 1727.
The first white female child born
in town, was Dorcas, daughter of
E. Abbott, who died in 1797. The
first
male child was born of the
same parents in 1730, and died in
first
English.
Tradition gives
it
that
he was the chief Sagamore of
the tribes in this section of
all
New-
England, as early as 1629.
This
tribe were opposed to the Christian
religion and refused to pray to God
for assistance;
but the settlers
never received any harm from
them as a tribe, probably not as
much as was administered to the
Indians by the white men.
The
only Indian foe they feared were
the
Mohawk
tribe, living in
New-
York, on the Mohawk river. There
was a deadly feud between these
two
many
men trod
tribes for
the white
years before
the soil of
The site of an
New-England.
fort, on the east side of the
Merrimack, is pointed out where
Indian
�CONCORD.
two tribes met in deadly conand victory decided in favor
of the Pennacooks. But there was
no reporter to record the heroic
deeds of valor displayed on either
side, and tradition tells the tale.
these
flict
The
first
Indian
depredation
committed upon the settlers of Concord,
was
in 1742,
of Jonathan
when
the wife
Eastman was taken
These hostile attacks
were instigated by the French,
captive.
who
then held control of Canada,
and these Indians came from that
vicinity. In 1746, there were seven
garrisons in " Rumford" for the
protection of the inhabitants.
with
all
But
these precautions, .Mon-
August 11, 1746, they ambushed and killed Lieut. Jonathan Bradley, Samuel Bradley, John Lufkin,
day,
John Bean and Obadiah Peters;
and Alexander Roberts and William Stickney were taken prisoners.
This sad tragedy occurred about
one and one half miles west from
the State House, on the Hopkinton
road, as they were going to a fort
about half a mile beyond where
they were massacred. Four of the
Indians were killed and two were
wounded. There is no doubt but
they intended to have made an attack on Concord, as there were
over one hundred in the party
who committed these murders.
Through some source, the Indians
learned that the town had been reinforced by soldiers sent from
Exeter under Captain Ladd, only
the day before, and thus the assault
was evaded. After this ambush
of the Bradleys and others, they
made a precipitate retreat, for fear
of an attack by the soldiers and inhabitants from the forts.
In 1837, a granite monument was
erected near the scene of this trag-
117
edy, by the late Richard Bradley
(a relation of some of the victims)
of this city. After it was erected
with formal ceremonies, Mr. Brad-
ley presented the deed of convey-
ance of the monument and grounds,
to the
New-Hampshire Historical
which was received by
Society,
the
ton,
Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Bouand being duly recorded was
deposited in the society archives.
The monument stands on a
little
eminence in a pasture, by the street
leading to Millville a'nd Hopkinton, and is placed on a mass of
cobble stone, uncovered by earth
and sod, or even fenced. A more
lonely and desolate spot is not to be
found in Concord, especially when
one's mind reverts back to this
dark and bloody deed, and, as your
eye glances through bush and
brake, a nervous feeling comes
over youjhat perhaps the unerring
rifle of the red man is still pointing at the heart to draw the life
blood of his unwary victim. (For
the honor of Concord, some measure should be taken to have this
made more respectWith the exception of the
sacred spot
able.)*
no public place is
visited by strangers, being but one half mile from
St. Paul's school, which is repre
sented by nearly every state in the
State House,
more frequently
union.
Besides the foregoing deed no
serious trouble ever occurred from
the Indians, aside from killing a
&c, For many years
was a long controversy between the proprietors of Bow and
few
cattle,
there
Concord, relative to certain rights
of territory. In 1727, Bow received
*
At a meeting of the members of the His
was voted to hav*
turical Society (1*73) it
these grounds appropriately arranged.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
118
a grant of land, nine miles square,
from certain authority in NewHampshire, which covered nearly
the whole territory which was
granted to the proprietors of PenThis of course led
nacook.
to
conflicting authority
between the
respective grantees.
This trouble
was finally settled by the government of New-Hampshire's incoiporating the parish of Concord
with town rights, in 1765, and including a large portion of the land
previously claimed by Bow. Perhaps but few people are aware
how the act for the incorporation
of Concord was couched. It com-
menced
"
An
as follows
Act for setting
off a part of
town of Bow, together with
some land adjoining thereto, with
the inhabitants thereon, and make
them a Parish, investing them
with such privileges and immunities as towns in this parish have
and do enjoy." To this parish, in
the town of Bow, was given the
name of Concord, which means
harmony and agreement with onethe
another.
of the legislature, and for
a long time, Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas. He died
in 1822.
Benjamin Thompson, afterwards
as Count Rumford, was a
resident of Concord for many
years, and married a daughter of
Rev. Timothy Walker.
He held
known
various important military offices
under the British crown, and on
leaving the service, he was hon-
ored with the title of Count.
He
afterwards received the honor of
knighthood.
He died in France
in 1814.
Franklin Pierce, born in Hillsborough, but long a resident of
this city, was U. S. Senator, and
President of the United States, be-
sides filling
ble offices.
bore
their full share in furnishing
men
in the struggles of the
revolution, and the blood of her
sons helped to seal the covenant
which made us a free and inde-
pendent nation, as it did also to
defend it from being broken in
twain, in 1861.
many minor responsiHe died here, in 1869.
Isaac Hill came to Concord in
was a printer by trade was
1809
;
;
soon an editor of a political paper,
and wielded a powerful influence
in the State, for
many
years.
He
filled
the offices of State Senator,
U.
Senator, and Governor of the
S.
State.
The people of Concord
and money
member
He
died in 1850.
There are many other prominent
men, who have lived in Concord
but space will not permit us to
mention them. It is enough to
say, however, that she has furnished her full share of public men,
who have filled honorable positions, both in the State and nation.
First Ministers.
Rev. Timothy
Distinguished Men. Hon. Timothy Walker, son of the Rev. Timothy Walker, born in 1737, graduated at Harvard in 1756, filled va-
Walker was the first minister, and
came here in 1726, and was settled
town offices, and served in a
campaign under Gen. Sullivan;
member of the convention which
framed the Constitution in 1784;
ordinary intellectual powers, and
they were always used to promote
the best interests of the town, for,
unlike to-day, he did not act as
the pastor of a church, but of the
rious
afterwards, for several
years,
a
in
1730.
He
died in 1782.
Mr.
Walker was a man of more than
�119
CONWAY.
while town.
Under
his ministry,
whole
people were united, under one
congregation, and he died lamentAt the
ed by all who knew him.
time of the trouble with Bow, the
town sent Mr. Walker to England
no less than three times, relative
fifty-two
for
to
years,
the
troublesome question, as
this
their agent.
919 acres; area of improved land,
20,090 acres.
Latidude, 42 deg. 15 min. north
longitude, about 71 deg. 30
Distances. Seventy-three miles
north-west from Boston, and five
hundred and seventy-four miles
north-east by east from Washington,
Rev. Israel Evans, ordained in
Rev.
dismissed in 1797.
1789;
Asa McFarland, D. D., settled in
Dr. McFar1798, died in 1827.
land was greatly beloved by
his people, and died deeply lamented.
Concord was
sec.
west from Greenwich.
D. C.
CONWAY.
Carkoll County. The surface
town is uneven, except on
the rivers, where there is some
of this
fine interval land,
which produces
&c,
fine crops of corn, rye,
To
in-
cultivate the upland requires pa-
corporated,
crops.
trial,
The
July 6, 1849.
was adopted, on the fifth
The vote
in March, 1853.
tient labor to get a fair return of
charter
in the county, in its production of
City Charter.
then stood, 828 in favor, and 559
The mayors
against a charter.
have been, under the new charter,
1855, Rufus
1853, Joseph Low;
John Abbott;
Clement;
1856,
1859,
Moses T. Willard; 1861,
Moses Humphrey; 1863, Benjamin
F. Gale; 1865, Moses Humphrey;
1840,
4,903;
10,889;
and the fourth
first
in
its
town
total
value of agricultural productions.
Swift, PeeRivers and Ponds.
1775,
1,747;
1820,
2,838;
quawket Pond are the principal
1850,
8,584;
1860,
various decades, as follows
1790,
ranks as the
quawket, and Saco, are the princiThe Saco is about
rivers.
twelve rods wide, and two feet
It has been known to rise
deep.
over twenty-five feet in twentySwift and Peequawfour hours.
ket rivers discharge themselves
There are some
into the Saco.
valuable water privileges in this
Walker's Pond and Petown.
1866, John Abbott; 1868, Lyman
D. Stevens; 1870, Abraham G.
Jones; 1872, John Kimball.
The population has been, at the
1,052;
corn,
It
1870,12,241.
:
The popula-
pal
collections of water.
Elevations.
tion at the present time (January,
and Greene
The
18740 is estimated at 14,000.
assessed value of personal and
elevations.
real estate, in March, 1873, was
Its true value,
over §9,000,000.
no doubt, is over §12,000,000.
North by CanterBoundaries.
bury and Boscawen, east by Loudon and Pembroke, south by Bow
and Hopkinton, and west by HopArea, 40,
kinton and Boscawen.
Pine, Rattlesnake,
hills are the principal
On
the south side of
a detached block of
granite, or bowlder, which doubtless owes its present position to
some violent action of nature.
Pine Hill
is
On the bank
Medical Spring.
of Cold brook, is a spring strongIn
ly impregnated with sulphur.
some
cases, it has
cial to invalids.
proved benefi-
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120
Scenery.
Some
of
the
finest
views of the White Mountains are
obtained from North Conway.
Many tourists spend the summer
month in this beautiful mountain
scenery town. At North Conway
quite a village has grown up the
dwelling houses being principally
owned by men in some of the large
;
cities,
who remove
their families
here to remain through the warm
season of the year,
There are
also eight or ten large hotels and
boarding houses, for the accommodation of visitors who do not
wish to live in private houses.
Every inducement is offered to
make this mountain retreat a desirable location for men who have
families and do not desire their
children to be deprived of school
privileges too much.
At North.
Conway are good schools, a fine
academy, two or three churches,
and all such privileges as are
desired in cities, can be obtained
making it a desirable
opportunity to enjoy a fine mountain scenery through the summer,
which many are improving. The
number of tourists who stop permanently through the summer
months, is estimated at over 2,000
besides thousands who come and
go as they pass through the mountain region.
There are several
here, thus
manufactories at North Conway,
and eight or ten stores of various
kinds.
At Conway village there
several manufactories, of various kinds, three or four stores,
bank, three or four hotels, church
ai*e
and school house. It is a very
desirable and pleasant village to
live in, and many tourists stop here
through the summer.
Employments. Agriculture and
keeping
summer
boarders, are the
principal vocations of the people.
The farmers receive a good return
for all their products they
have to
The mechanical work is
considerable.
Over 75 tons of
sell.
straw board
is
annually
made,
12,000 sides of leather tanned; val-
ued at $84,000 375,000 feet of lumber sawed 6,800 bushels of grain
ground 75 harnesses made, besides
various other mechanical works.
The total value of goods annually
manufactured, of all kinds, is SU6,
500. (See tables.)
The town has
voted to exempt from taxation all
manufactories for a certain length
of time, provided there be $ 10,000
invested in the manufactory.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, 8 113,299; mechanical labor,
$ 19,500 money at interest, § 12,
200; deposits in savings banks,
$24,553; stock in trade, $37,200;
;
;
;
;
from summer tourists, estimate,
professional business,
$ 160,000
$ 12,000.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. Joseph Hawks, pastor.
At North Conway, Baptist, Rev.
P. J. Chapin, pastor; Congregational, Rev. D. P. Eastman, pastor
Episcopal, Rev. S. H. Hilliard,
rector. There are nineteen schools
in town
average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
" North
Literary Institution.
Conway Academy, W. H. Bates,
;
;
1
'
principal.
Hotels.
Conway House, Grove
Hotel, Pequawket House.
At North
Conway, Kiarsarge House, Sunset
Pavilion, McMillen House, Washington House,
North Conway
House, and Interval House. These
Hotels are all fine buildings, and
all do a good business through the
summer. Each proprietor tries to
excel to
make
their guests feel at
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CONWAY.
home, while under their hospitable
roof horses are always at the
command of travelers to convey
them to any of the many attractive
points in and around Conway.
—
nearly through October, but the
two great months are July and
August, when fully three thousand
people are stopping here, so that
North Conway may well be called
Hfe
KIARSARGE HOUSE.
The Kiarsarge House
and elegant
is
a
new
hotel, erected during
the year 1872, and has accommodations for three hundred guests. It
is
delightfully located in the very
heart
of the
mands
fine
A
village,
views
in
and comall
direc-
band of music is
engaged for each season, and with
a daily arrival of one hundred to
one hundred and fifty persons, a
lively and animated scene is presented at all times of the day and
tions.
fine
evening for in addition to its own
guests, it is made an exchange or
centre where guests from the other
;
hotels, are sure to
who may
meet
friends
either be stopping tem-
porarily, or passing through the
place,
on their way
to the
moun-
tains.
With
the present railroad facili-
ties for
reaching this point, there
no doubt but it must become
one of the most popular resorts in
is
Visitors begin to come
here as early as May, and remain
the State.
the Saratoga of
the mountains.
Daniel Foster
obtained a grant of this township,
October 1st, 1765, with the condition that each grantee should pay
a rent of one ear of Indian corn annually, for the space of ten years, if
demanded. The first settlements
were commenced here in 1764, '65
First Settlements.
and
'66,
by James and Benjamin
Osgood, John Dolloff, Ebenezer
Burbank and
others.
First Ministers.
iel
Rev. Nathan
Porter, D. D., Congregational,
settled here in 1778, dismissed in
1815.
North by Chatham
by the State of
Maine south by Eaton and Madison, and west by Madison and
Albany. Area 23,040 acres. Improved land, 9,965 acres.
Boundaries.
and
Bartlett, east
;
Seventy-two miles
from Concord, and
twenty-five north from Ossipee.
Railroads. "Portland and Ogdensburg, 11 and " Great Falls and
Distances.
north-east
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Conway"
to this
Railroads, are completed
the first from Port-
town
;
from Portsmouth.
These two roads, when completed,
land, the latter
will
make Conway a
great railroad
the soil
is
and bonds, $3,600
$35,016;
est,
banks,
mechan-
$172,664; from
ical labor, $8,000
;
;
money in stocks
money at inter-
deposits in savings
$26,516;
stock
in
trade,
$4,500.
center,
Churclies
CORNISH.
and
ScJwols.
churches,
four
viz.
There are
Episcopal,
W. B. T. Smith, rector;
Methodist, Elder B. P. Spaulding,
pastor. At Cornish Flat Baptist,
Rev. H. C. Leavitt, pastor Con-
This town
with the exception of that
part which lies on the river. The
soil is fertile, well cultivated, and
adapted to the growth of wheat,
Rev.
corn, oats, barley, grass and fruit.
There is but one other town in the
pastor.
county which produces as much
wheat and fruit. Capt. Chester
Pike has the best farm-house in the
year, seventeen weeks.
Sullivan County.
is hilly,
Minerals. Good lime stone occurs in various locations. Crystals
of red oxide of titanium have been
found. Jewelers value these crysthe
highly,
name
;
gregational, Rev. C.
sell them under
Venus hair stone."
and
of "
On
Bryant's brook, silver ore has
been discovered. Also, spruce-yellow paint is obtained in considerable quantities.
River and Streams.
Connecti-
cut River waters the western border of Cornish. A fine bridge spans
town
Vermont.
the river and connects this
with Windsor village,
There are several small streams
which afford some water power.
Employments. Agriculture is the
general pursuit of the people.
Several farms are under a high
There is
state of cultivation.
but very little manufacturing in
town.
(See table of manufactories.)
Resources. Cornish is one of the
most wealthy towns in the county,
and its resources are principally
derived through farming. The annual value of the productions of
M. Palmer,
There are fifteen schools
Average length for the
in town.
The Connecticut River
Hotels.
Union House.
This town was
granted to Rev. Samuel McClintock and sixty-nine others, June
House
;
at the Flat,
First
State.
tals
:
21,
Settlers.
It
1763.
was
first
settled
by
emigrants from Sutton, Massachusetts, in 1765.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
James
Welman
(Cong.) settled in 1768
dismissed in 1785. Rev. Joseph
Rowell, ordained in 1800 dismissed in 1828. Rev. Ariel Kendrick,
(Bap.) ordained in 1801. Episco;
pal society formed in 1793.
North by Plainsouth by
Claremont, and west by Windsor,
Vermont. Area, 23,160 acres.
Boundaries.
field,
east by Croydon,
Distances.
Twelve miles north-
west from Newport, and fifty miles
north-west by west from Concord.
Railroads.
Sullivan
Railroad,
seven miles from the village of
Cornish Flat, passes through the
town. The nearest depot, from
which there is a public conveyance to Cornish Flat is Claremont,
ten miles, the terminus of the Sugar River Railroad, and Lebanon,
ten miles, on the Northern (N. H.)
Railroad.
�CROYDON
CROYDON.
moist and produces valuable
crops.
Mountains. Croydon Mountain
extends across the western part of
the town, and is the highest elevation in Sullivan County.
Rivers and Ponds. The north
branch of Sugar River crosses it in
a south-westerly direction, and affords some of the best water power there is in the county, though at
the present time but very little improved. The Sugar River Railroad passes within five or six miles
of this valuable water power, and
no doubt within a few years much
of it will be improved by valuable
mills of various kinds. There are
several ponds, the largest of which
are Long Pond, Rock Pond, Gov-
and
ernor's
Some
Spectacle
of these
stored with
Ponds.
Employments. Croydon is considered a farming town, and for
years it has enjoyed the reputation
of furnishing the best qualities of
butter and cheese of any town in
the county. About 200,000 feet of
lumljer is annually sawed. Also a
mill to manufacture Excelsior.
Annual value of agme-
ricultural products, $82,475;
chanical labor, $3,000 deposits in
savings banks, $28,225.
;
Schools.
Area, 26,000 acres.
Forty - four miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord and six
from Newport.
Railroads. Six miles to the depot at Newport, on the Sugar River Railroad.
DALTOIV.
Coos County. The western and
southern part of this town is hilly.
The soil on the high land is fertile
and easy of cultivation, producing
fine crops of wheat, &c.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
and John's rivers are the principal
rivers. Fifteen Mile Falls in the
Connecticut commence in this
town and flow rapidly along its
north-western border. There are
also several large brooks; the
whole affording many
There are seven schools
town; average length for the
year, ten weeks.
First Minister. Rev. Jacob Haven ordained in 1788.
First Settler. Samuel Chase and
in
others in 1763.
Boundaries.
North by Grantham, east by Springfield and Sunapee, south by Newport and west
water
fine
Blake's Pond lies in
the south-east part, and was named
privileges.
for
one of the
is
ponds are well
fish.
Resources.
123
by Cornish.
Sullivan County. This town
is hilly, uneven and rocky, but the
soil is
DALTON.
considerable
There
first settlers.
lumber
in
this
town, of a good quality.
Employments. Agriculture is the
prevailing business of the people,
but many are extensively engaged
lumbering business. Over
lumber are annually produced, and 125 tons of
starch annually manufactured.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $80,900 from mechanin the
3,500,000 feet of
;
ical labor, $12,200;
value of stocks
in public funds, $10,300;
hand or
its
money on
at interest, $7,500
in savings banks, .$29
trade, $1,665.
Summer
;
deposstock in
;
tourists,
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, no pastor,
Nine
schools in town; average length
for the year, seven weeks.
Hotels.
Summer House,
brook House.
Rose-
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lumber are annually sawed,
and 200,000 last blocks made.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $85,226 from mechanical labor. $8,600; stocks, bonds
and money on hand or at interest,
First Settlers. Moses Blake and
Walter Bloss were the first settlers.
Blake was a noted hunter and the
moose which frequented the pond
called hy his name often fell by the
fatal ball from his unerring rifle.
The town was incorporated No-
feet of
vember 4, 1784, and received its
name from the Hon. Tristam Dal-
posits in savings banks, $41,019.
ton, a grantee.
First Minister.
North by Lancasand Whitefield, east by Whitefield, south by Littleton, and west
by Lunenburgh, Vermont. Area,
Boundaries.
ter
16,455 acres.
miles
south
through this town, crossing the
Connecticut River near the village.
Stages connect daily to and from
the
Churches and Sclwols. Baptist,
Congregational,
Christian, Rev. J. R. Phillips,,
pastor. There are ten schools in
this town average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
;
;
First
Settlement.
ment made
First
Summer House and
the depot,
all trains.
ated
June
settle-
in 1771, in the south-
east-part of the town.
Eight
from Lancaster, and one hundred
and twenty-five miles north-west
from Concord.
Railroads. The White Mountain
Railroad passes through the town.
When completed the Portland and
Ogdensburgh Railroad will pass
with
$20,350; stock in trade, $5,140; de-
;
William Hutch-
inson, settled in 1833.
Distances.
;
18, 1795.
It
Incorpor-
was a part
of Alexandria.
Boundaries. North by Grafton
and Alexandria, east by Alexandria and Hill, west by Wilmot and
Grafton, and south by Wilmot.
Area,
19,000 acres;
area of im-
proved land, 12,422 acres.
Distances.
Sixteen miles south-
west from Plymouth, and thirty
north-west from Concord.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes through the town near
south-western border. At Danbury depot the trains wait five minutes for refreshments.
its
DANliURY.
Grafton County. This town is
in the southern part of the county
and
form of a diamond.
and uneven, although
some interval. The soil
DANVILLE.
lies in the
It is
there
hilly
is
many portions is good. Fine
crops are produced, and the people
are prosperous and happy, notwithstanding other statements.
in
Rivers.
Smith's River
ly stream of any note.
is
the on-
Employments.
The people are
engaged in farming.
There is a large tannery, which
annually produces leather to the
value of $25,000; some 500,000
principally
Rockingham County.
Dan
was formerly a part of Kings
ton.
The soil is light and the
surface uneven, but in some porville
tions of the town, excellent crops
are produced.
Rivers and Ponds.
Squamscot
River passes through the northwest corner of the town; Long
and Cub Ponds, are the principal
bodies of water.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal
employment of the peo-
�DEERFIELD.
pie, or
we might
say
it
is
about
125
pine and hemlock are the
oak,
equally divided, between farming
principal kinds of wood.
and manufacturing. Over 100,000
and shoes, are annually
lumber
feet
made; 2,500,000
This town
Ponds and Rivers.
contains several ponds, well stored
sawed, besides coopering, black-
partly in this
smithing, and various other trades.
(See Tables).
Productions of the
Resources.
water.
pairs boots
soil,
$ 18,400
$24,500;
;
mechanical labor,
money
at
interest,
$7,
500; deposits in savings banks, in
the State, $3,100, out of the State,
$35,000; stock in trade, $8,500.
Churches and Schools. F. Baptist, Rev. P. S. Burbank, pastor;
Methodist, Elder Joseph Hayes,
Four schools in town,
pastor.
average length for the year, thirtyseven weeks.
Jonathan SanFirst Settlers.
Jacob Hook, and others
settled between the years 1735 and
1739.
Incorporated February 22,
born,
1760.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
John
Page, settled 1763, died in 1782.
Boundaries. North by Fremont,
east by Kingston, south by Kingston and Hampstead, and west by
Sandown. Area, 7,000 acres im;
Thirty-three
miles
south-east from Concord, and ten
south-west from Exeter.
DEERFIELD.
Rockingham Countt.
Deerfarming town in
the county. The surface is uneven,
but the soil is fertile, and there are
many fine farms under a high state
of cultivation. The orchard products are annually valued at $ 12,
000, and are exceeded by only one
town in the county, and but three
in the State. Rock maple, white
maple, beach, birch, white and red
field is the largest
Pleasant
fish.
Moulton's Pond, in the
account
is noted on
of its having no visible inlet, and
its waters are supposed to be supplied by a subterranean passage.
west
part,
The
outlets of the
pond run
finds its
way
in
One stream
opposite directions.
to the ocean
through
of the Merrimack
River, and the other through the
Piscataqua. A branch of Lamprey
river, passes south and south-east
the
channels
through the town.
Mountains. The principal eleva-
Pawtuckaway, between
town and Nottingham, Saddleback (see North wood), and Fort
Mountain, in the west part. Near
tions, are
this
Mount
Delight, in the west part of
the town, is a natural formation in
the rock, which has for over ninety
years been known as the " Indian
On the east side of the
a natural flight of stone
steps, by which persons may easily
ascend to the top of the rock.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal industrial pursuit
of the inhabitants, ranking as the
Camp."
camp,
proved land, 2,900 acres.
Distances.
Pond lies
town and partly in
Northwood. This pond is noted
for its fine, sandy shore, and clear
with
is
town
first
in
the
county,
and
fifteenth in the State, in its value
of agriculture productions.
The manufacture of boots and
shoes
is
carried on quite exten-
much
of the stock being
brought from out of the State, to be
made up. The number pairs annually made is estimated at 230,000
There
pairs, valued at $280,000.
sively,
are
large
quantities
of lumber
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126
annually
sawed—2,500,000
feet of
Thomas
moderator,
Simpson,
and Samuel Leavitt, John
Robinson, and Eliphalet Griffin,
boards, 60,000 clapboards, and 500,
000 shingles, are the annual pro-
clerk,
ductions.
Selectmen.
Among
the early set-
from summer tourists, $2,500.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. H. C. Walker, pastor; P. W.
Baptist, Rev. Ira Emery, pastor;
Congregational, no pastor. There
are fifteen school districts, and
fourteen schools in town. Average
length for the year, twenty weeks
were Josiah Prescott, John
James, Nathaniel Weare, David
Haines, Samuel Tilton, Jeremiah
Eastman, and Thomas Jenness.
This town was a favorite resort
for deer, and while the petition for
a charter was pending, a Mr.
Batchelder and Josiah Prescott
killed a fine deer, and presented
it to Gov.
Wentworth, and he
granted the charter under the
name of Deerfield. During the
French and Indian wars, the in-
amount of money annually appro-
habitants lived in garrisons, but
priated for school purposes $2, 178.
78.
F. P. James, Esq., a wealthy
no serious injury was ever experienced from the savages. It is well
authenticated that Major John
Annual production
Resources.
of the
labor,
soil, $178,518; mechanical
$ 57, 900; money at interest,
$52,600; deposits in savings banks,
$82,729; stock in trade, $7,762;
banker in New York, and a native
of this town, is at the present time
(1873,) erecting a fine and substanschool-house in his native
school district, at an expense of
over $3,000, and will endow the
tial
district
with a permanent fund
tlers,
Simpson, of this town,
fired the
gun, on the American side, at
the battle of Bunker Hill. Col.
Stark instructed the men in his
line not to fire a gun till the British had arrived at a certain point
first
be annually appropriated for the
designated by him, which was
within forty paces of the AmeriBut, when the red
can works.
coats had advanced to within the
distance the major (then a private)
called a good shot for a deer, he
could not withstand such a good
chance, and fired, and dropped his
benefit of the public schools,
man.
sufficient to give the scholars of
the district all the school advantages that can be obtained in any
town or city in the State. The
late Hon. Richard Jenness, of
Portsmouth, donated to the town
$5,000, the interest of which is to
addition to the
by law,
in
amount authorized
to be raised for the school
purposes.
Hotels.
Glenwood, Parade, Ex-
change, Centre.
First Settlers.
The
first settlers
On
this the
along the
whole
ber
The first
(town) meeting was holden
this
parish
in
Samuel Leavitt.
Cram, was chosen
at the house of
Wadleigh
1756.
commenced
line.
When
Simpson was reproved for disobeying orders, he replied, he could
not help firing when game, which
he was after, came within gun
Major Simpson died Octoshot.
were John Robinson, Jacob Smith,
Isaac Shepard
and Benjamin
Batchelder,
fii'e
28, 1825.
The names of
town,
who
18 persons,
from
died in the revolu-
tionary struggle for independence,
48 persons gave
are preserved.
up their lives, in the late re-
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DEERING.
bellion,
maintain the
to
Summer
becoming quite a resort
ists.
many
From
its
Union.
Deerfield
Resorts.
many
is
for tour-
elevations,
views of the surrounding country can be obtained.
There are but few pleasanter
farming towns in the State.
Rev. Timothy
First Minister.
tine
Upham
(Congregational), ordain-
ed in 1772; died in
1811.
A
Free-
Church was formed
will Baptist
here in 1799.
Boundaries.
;
21,846 acres.
Thirty miles north-
west from Portsmouth, twentytwo north-west from Exeter, and
eighteen miles south-east from
Concord.
Railroads.
Candia and Ray-
mond
are
larger por-
engaged in
Employments.
About
farming.
700,000 feet of
lumber are annually
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
produced.
Productions of the
$98,846;
mechanical labor,
and money
$4,100; stocks, bonds,
deposits in
savings banks, $45,569; stock in
at interest, $14,700;
trade, $4,500.
CMirches and Schools. CongreRev. Morris Holman,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. L. W.
gational,
North by Northwood, east by Nottingham, south
by Candia and Raymond, and we^t
by Epsom and Allenstown. Area,
28,254 acres area improved land,
Distances.
The
tion of the people are
the nearest points to
At the north-west
part of the town Epsom Station,
on the Suncook Railroad, would
any railroad.
be the nearest point.
DGERIIVG.
is
favorable to the
several purposes of agriculture.
Ponds and Streams.
were the
first
in
settlers,
1765.
The name was given to this town
by Hon. John Wentworth, in honwhose name, before
It was
marriage, was Deering.
incorporated Januai-y 17, 1774.
First Minister. Congregational,
established in 1789, Rev. William
Sleigh, ordained in 1801, dismissed
or of his wife,
in 1807.
Hillsborough County.
This
town is diversified with hills and
The soil is strong and
valleys.
productive, and
pastor. Deering Academy, located at Deering Centre.
There are eleven schools in town.
Average length for the year, seventeen weeks.
Appleton House.
Hotel.
Alexander
First Settlement.
Robinson and William McKean
Prescott,
Dudley's
Pecker's, and Fullon's ponds are
the principal bodies of water.
The two former are the soui'ces of
the north branch of the Piscataquog River.
The town is well
watered by small streams, which
afford some good water privileges.
Minerals. In the north part of
the town, is a mine of Plumbago.
North by HillsBoundaries.
borough and Henniker, east by
Weare, south by Francestown and
Bennington, and west by Antrim.
Improved land, 12,963 acres.
Twenty-three miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord twentytwo north-west from Amherst,
and eighteen miles north-west
from Manchester.
Railroads. Connected by stage,
three times a week, with Oil
Mills, 12 miles, on the Manchester
and North Weare Railroad Hillsborough Bridge, four miles, is the
;
;
nearest
railroad
station.
The
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128
Hillsborough and Peterborough
Railroad will pass through the
western part of this town, when
completed.
DERRY.
one of the best townships in the
county for agriculture. The soil
is strong, productive and well culis
The
tivated.
inhabitants are not-
ed for their industry, wealth and
general intelligence. Some over
a mile from Derry depot is located
Derry village on elevated ground,
and commanding a fine view of
the surrounding country. It is a
delightful village and is a great
resort for
summer
tourists.
Beaver Pond
Ponds.
in this
a fine sheet of water,
nearly surrounded by gentle rising
town
is
hills.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. Shoe business is carried on quite extensively, nearly
Employments.
made.
by H. R. Underhill;
ribs for loom reeds, Benjamin
Chase; 400,000 shingles and 500,
000 feet of boards annually sawed.
190,000 pairs being annually
Edge
$
141,268;
$75,800;
money
principal.
condition.
Banks. Derry National Bank;
Derry Savings Bank. (See tables.)
First Settlement. This town was
formerly a part of Chester and
Londonderry. Incorporated July
2, 1827.
North by Auburn
Boundaries.
and Chester, east by Sandown and
Hampstead, south by Salem and
Windham and west by LondonArea of improved land,
derry.
12,120 acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles southwest from Exeter and twenty-five
south-east from Concord.
Manchester and
Railroads.
Lawrence Railroad passes through
the south-west section of the town
DIXVILLE.
Much of this
Coos County.
town is in its primeval state, but
being cultivated.
somewhat rocky
and rugged, but there is some very
little
surface
;
;
in trade, $24,506.
The resources
town show that
it is
in a
flourishing condition in its various
branches of industrial pursuits.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Robert Haskins,
pastor; Methodist, Elder A. E.
Higgins, east.
There are eleven
schools in town; average length
for the year twenty-four weeks.
Rail-
at the depot.
The
$ 43,600 stocks
and bonds, $21,840; deposits in
stock
savings banks, $ 150,401
of this
Sanders' Hotel;
Hotels.
way House,
very
tourists, §8,000;
These Institutions
are popular and are in a flourishing
mechanical labor,
summer
E. L. Taylor, pre-
Pinkerton Academy has
a fund of $ 20,000, Mr. G. T. Tut-
Productions of the
at interest,
Adams
ceptress.
tools
Resources.
soil,
$4,200, Miss
tle,
Derry
Rockingham County.
Institutions.
Literary
Female Seminary has a fund of
of
it
is
good land.
Streams. This town is watered
by numerous streams, affording
some fine water privileges.
Dixville Notch. This Notch is a
remarkable gap, in the mountains.
It is through this pass, teams go
from Errol to Portland, and it may
be regarded as one of the most remarkable exhibitions of natural
scenery in the State, and is hardly
surpassed in grandeur by the fa-
mous Notch,
of the
White Moun-
�DORCHESTER
ains.
It is evident, that so inter-
—DOVER.
mont and
129
the course of the Con-
when more
necticut river, for several miles,
known, will draw a portion
of the numerous visitants of the
picturesque
scenery of
New-
can be distinctly seen.
Farming is the
Employments.
general occupation of the inhabi-
Hampshire.
tants.
esting a spot as this,
fully
town was
Gen. Timothy Dix of
This
Settlement.
granted to
Boscawen, in 1805. The Dixville
Notch and Dixville road were
named for him. He was father
of Gen. John A. Dix, the present
governor of the State of New- York.
Boundaries. North by Clarksville and grant to Gilmanton academy, east by Dartmouth college
grant and Wentworth's location,
south by Millsfield and Odell, and
west by Columbia, Oolebrook, and
Area, 31,023 acres.
Forty miles north
Distances.
from Lancaster, and one hundred
and seventy-six north from Con-
Stewartstown.
cord.
Grafton County. The
of Dorchester
is
districts,
surface
but the soil is strong, fertile, and
produces good crops of corn, wheat,
potatoes &c.
The
Rivers and Mountains.
south branch of Baker's River, a
Pemigewasset and
Rocky Branch Rivers, pass through
this town, affording some excellent
water power. The intervals along
tributary of the
Baker's River are very fertile,
yielding excellent crops of hay.
Church, Island, and Mc ditchers
ponds, form the head waters of the
Rocky Branch. Little, Norris, and
Smit's ponds are the headwaters of
the Mascomy. Stuart's Mountain,
lies partly in this town, and from its
summit a charming and extensive
view of the surrounding country is
obtained. The green hills of Ver-
and ten schools
in
town
average length, for the year, eleven weeks.
Benjamin Rice
First Settlers.
and Stevens March from Hanover,
This
settled here about 1772.
,
ers,
rocky and uneven,
is
2,400,000 feet of
;
boards &c, 500,000 shingles and
about 17,500 bushels charcoal are
annually produced.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $71,174;
$19,800; stock in trade, $5,935;
deposits in savings banks, $ 5,860.
ChrisChurches and Schools.
tian church, C. W. Nelson, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, G. W, Jesseman,
pastor. There are twelve school
town
DORCHESTER.
The lumber business
quite extensive
forfeited its first
by failing to
required.
The
to 72 persons,
fulfil
1,
chart-
conditions
was granted
third
May
two
1772.
Boundaries.
North by Wentworth, east by Groton, south by
Canaan, and west by Lyme. Area,
23,040
acres.
Improved
land,
9,531 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles north-
west from Concord, and twentythree south from Haverhill.
Connects twice a
Railroads.
week by mail coach at west Rumney, on the Boston Concord and
Montreal railroad.
DOVER.
Strafford County. A city and
county seat of justice. It was the
second place in New-Hampshire
where the English set their feet
permanent settlement. In
no section of the State, can be
for a
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
130
found so dense a population, with
such a variety of villages, fertile
farms and fine country scenery, as
within a radius of ten miles around
Dover. Passing through the city
or vicinity in any direction, the
traveller finds no steep and rugged
mountains, nor sterile plains, but
occasionally ascends gentle swells
of land from the height of which
the eye meets some delightful object a well cultivated field, wind-
—
ing streams, forests and picturesque villages are seen on every
In the southern part of the
side.
neck of land extending
about three miles between the
Piscataqua River on one side and
Bellamy or Back River on the
city is a
The road, from which the
land gently descends toward the
water on either side, presents an
extensive and delightful view of
other.
bays, islands,
and distant moun-
The area of
territory
is
small,
comprising less than 3,000 acres
of improved land, but the soil is
excellent, producing fine crops.
Rivers. Cocheco (or Ouocheco)
River has its source from several
small streams in New Durham,
which
unite
in
Farmington,
whence the river passes through
Rochester, receiving the Isinglass,
and thence through Dover where
joins the waters of the
Salmon
Falls River, the principal tribu-
About
mouth of the
tary of the Piscataqua.
three miles from the
Cocheco, and where the tide water
meets the fresh, is a heavy fall in
the river of thirty-two and a half
feet producing an excellent water
power which
improved
by the Cocheco Manufacturing
Company. Bellamy Bank River
takes a
Cocheco
as the
City.
town
its
Dover
Falls.
the third city or
is
in the State in the value of
manufactured productions, the
fourth in population, and the
fifth
wealth.
The city proper is
located around the Cocheco Falls,
and is the seat of extensive manufacturing and trade.
The river
in
crosses Main Street, and is spanned
by a wide and handsome bridge.
The streets are wide, and many
of them beautifully shaded, while
the private residences are built on
spacious grounds,
affording
lawns and gardens.
The
fine
City Hall
a fine brick building, and located
near the center of the city. Many
is
of the business blocks are large
tains.
it
through the city, and joins with
waters which form the Piscataqua.
There is a good- water power on
this stream, which is generally
Vessels of light burimproved.
then come up the Cocheco, as far
is
south-eastern
course
and expensive buildings, and have
a metropolitan appearance. There
are in the city forty schools, ten
churches, one academy, six banks,
five weekly newspapers, four hotels, between eighty and ninety
stores of all kinds, twelve lawyers,
thirteen physicians, five dentists,
seventeen hundred dwellings, and
about 9,500 inhabitants. There are
a number of expensive church
and the school buildings
by those of any
edifices,
are, not excelled
city in the State.
Manufactories.
Dover has been
many
years, for its ex-
noted, for
tensive
cotton print works, and
the staple or uniform quality of the
goods produced also for its extensive sale boot and shoe manu;
factories.
The Cocheco Manufacturing
Company was incorporated in 1812,
�DOVER.
amended
charter
the
and went
1821,
in
into operation in 1822.
131
and machine shops, $60,000; marand soapstone, $15,000; besides
ble
business of this company is divided into two departments. In
one is the manufacturing of cotton
print cloth, and in the other is
printing calico. The first depart-
photographers, tin workmen, harness makers, blacksmiths, carpen-
ment does not produce two thirds
of the number of yards of cloth
that is printed. The number yards
of cotton cloth wove is 16,000,000
timated at $2,051,000, employing
1484 males and 982 females and
children, who annually receive for
annually, and valued at $1,240,000.
^he number yards of cloth printed
ducing manufactured goods to the
value of $7,352,900.
Resources. Agricultural productions, $55,648; mechanical labor,
$ 1, 120,000 engaged in professional
The
is 31,340,000, valued at $3,447,400.
In 1870 they printed 18,000,000
yards at $2,000,000—this shows the
rapid increase of their business.
The number of hands employed, in
both departments, is 502 males and
687 females and children. F. A.
& J. Sawyer, woolen mills, manufacture flannels and other woolen
goods. Value of goods produced
They employ
eighty-eight males and sixty-nine
in 1870, $340,060,
females and children
There are
eleven sale boot and shoe manufactories, with a capital of $400,000,
employing 655
135
men and
boys,
women, annually making
and
1,150,
ters, painters,
masons, and various
The
other professions.
tal
total capi-
invested in manufactories
their labor,
is
es-
and pro-
$1,120,000,
;
service, trade, transportation.
855
persons,
$513,000;
&c,
stocks,
&c, $209,375; money at interest,
$190,360; stock in trade, $717,
620; deposits in savings banks,
$1,203,307.
Churches and Pastors. Freewill
Rev. I. D. Stewart; C.
Baptist, Rev. W. T. Chase Christian, Rev. J. G. T. Colby; Methodist, Rev. O. H. Jasper, Presiding
Elder of Dover District Rev. C.
W. Millen, pastor Congregational,
Rev. George Spaulding; Episcopal,
Baptist,
;
—
;
000 pairs of boots and shoes of every
description, valued at $1,580,000.
R sv.
man
The Freewill
Baptist printing establishment has a capital of $80,000,
mond,
and employs 12 males and 12 females. Value of productions in
1870, $70,519.
There are also manufactured sand paper and glue
hore.
$125,000; floor oil cloth, $60,000
clothing, $75,000
hats and caps
;
$20,000;
baker's
sash, blinds
carriages
of
bread,
$20,000
and doors, $40,000
kinds,
all
$50,000
lumber sawed, $30,000; newspaper and job printing, $35,000 meal
and flour ground, $45,000 illuminating gas, $30,000 leather tanned,
$25,000; brick, $30,000; foundry
;
;
;
J. B.
Richmond, rector; Ro-
Drum-
Catholic, Rev. C. J.
Brown
priest;
;
Unitarian, T.
W.
Universalist, Rev. J. Cre-
There are forty schools
which thirty are gradAverage length of schools for
ed.
the year, 'thirty-six weeks. There
are 907 male and 980 female scholSchools.
in town, of
ars.
Sixty-five per cent, of this
number
regularly
attend school
through the year. Total amount
of money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $20,937.29 value
of school houses and lots, $140,000.
H. P. Warren is the principal of
the High School. Franklin Acad;
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132
(See
Belknap) "sent their boats further
up the river to a neck of land called
Dover Enquirer,
Newspapers.
Dover Gazette, Morning Star, Lo-
by the Indians, Wennichahannat,
but they named it Northam, afterwards *Dover. This settlement
was commenced in 1623. For
emy
is
located in this city.
tables.)
Record,
(See tables.)
cal
in
Foster's
Democrat.
The first newspapers published
Dover were the Political Reposi-
tory and Strafford Record, commenced July 15, 1790 discontinued
;
January 19, 1792; Phenix, from
January 25, 1792, to August 29,
1795 Dover Sun, commenced September 15, 1795.
Banks. Strafford National Bank,
Dover National Bank, Cocheco
National Bank. Total capital invested, $320,000. County of Strafford for Savings, Dover Five Cent
Savings Bank, and Cocheco Savings Bank. Total amount of de;
posits in savings banks, $2,399,258.
(See banks.)
87.
American House, NewHampshire House, Kimball, and
Hotels.
Franklin House.
All these hotels
The American
and New-Hampshire are the largare good houses.
est.
First Settlements.
The
first set-
tlement of Dover was commenced
at
what
is
now known
as
Dover
Neck, a point of land extending
about three miles, between the
Piscataqua on one side, and Bellamy Bank, or Back River, on the
other; the extreme point being
about four miles from the city proper at Cocheco Falls. An English
company, styled the "Company of
Laconia," sent out an expedition to
establish a fishery around the
mouth of the Piscataqua.
A
por-
tion of this expedition landed at
or near Portsmouth, while the rest,
under command of Edward and
William Hilton, fish mongers of
London (as we quote from Dr.
many
years
it
included the princi-
pal part of the population of the
The
meeting house
and was surrounded with entrenchments and flankarts, the remains of which are not
town.
was
first
built here,
entirely obliterated.
Edward Hil-
ton obtained a deed of the land occupied by himself, and included
within the grant Dover, Durham,
Stratham, and part of Newington and Greenland.! For a number of years the town was under
no provincial authority save their
own municipal laws. In 1640 a
written instrument was drawn up,
and signed by forty-one persons,
agreeing to :ibido by the laws of
England, and those enacted by a
majority of their own number.
In 1641, the town voluntarily put
under the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts, and remained so
till 1679, when a commission was
itself
issued
New-Hampshire
and John
of Portsmouth, was the first
forming
into a royal province,
Cutts,
From
president.
this date
up
to
some contention whether this
first named Dover and afterwards
Northam, and sometimes Cocheco. It might
have been so, for there was a continual wrangle with the clergy, some of whom did not
prove themselves above reproach, and some of
these disputes were on Buch frivolous questions. This was prior to 1642.
*There
point was
f There
is
is
but
little
doubt that this
is
a
mistake
— that
part of
Durham, Stratham or Greenland; but
Hilton's purchase included no
now called Dover
and a portion of Newington
on the opposite side of Piscataqua river. The
whole of his purchase did not exceed an area
only that part of Dover
Neck
or Point,
of 3,500 acres.
See early settlements, page 3
�133
DOVER.
it was under various provingovernments, with a continual
wrangle concerning jurisdiction
and authority. In 1741 the final
boundary between Massachusetts
and New-Hampshire was estab-
1741
cial
lished, thus giving the colonies of
New-Hampshire a
distinct gov-
ernment, with Benning
worth as Governor,
Indians. This town, in
ly
settlement,
much
Wentear-
was the scene of
Indian warfare, and
many
its
ing,
June
27,
1689,
Dover was
the scene of one of the greatest
Indian massacres which ever occurred in the State.
It is stated,
this bloody deed was committed
more to revenge certain indignities, perpetrated on the Indians
by Major Waldron, who was a
resident and prominent man of
the town, some thirteen years prior.
By stratagem, he secured some
at
but,
night,
by unac-
countable negligence, no watch
was kept. The Indians were daily in town, visiting and trading
with the inhabitants, as was usual
but still they
in times of peace
had a vigilant eye on everything
;
passing, and patiently watched for
the convenient time to come to
wreak
its
inhabitants were subjected
to savage butchery, or long and
cruel captivity.
Thursday even-
of
retired
their long-pent-up revenge.
hints of this impending
storm had frequently been thrown
out by some of the squaws, but in
such a way that no one could comprehend their full meaning. Some
Some
more cautious people, howhad fears that something
wrong was intended by the savages;
but Waldron, from his
of the
ever,
long experience with them, scouted the idea. On the fatal evening,
told, by a young man, that
town was full of Indians, and
the people were much concerned.
He answered that he knew the Indians, and there was no danger.
The plan which the savages had
arranged, was, that two squaws
he was
the
two hundred Indians, who had, at
some times, exhibited some hostility towards the settlers.
Through
a form of trial, seven, who were
considered the ringleaders, were
immediately hanged, and the remainder were sold into slavery.
should go to each of the garrisons,
in the evening, and ask leave to
lodge by the fire. They were admitted to all but the younger Coffin's garrison, who took himself
for counsel, instead of Major Wal-
The
dron.
this
Indians abroad
a breach of
considered
faith,
and
against him implacable
revenge.
On the Cocheco River,
at Cocheco Falls, at the date of
the massacre, were five garrison
houses three on the north side,
viz. Otis's,Waldron's and Heard's;
on the south side, Peter Coffin's,
and his son's. These houses were
well built, and secured with stout
doors, fastened with strong iron
bars and bolts.
To these houses
the neighboring families usually
swore
—
The squaws were even
shown, at their request, by the
credulous people, how to unfasten
the doors, in case they should want
to go out in the night.
Mesandouit, one of the chiefs,
went to Waldron's garrison, and
was kindly entertained by him,
and by such acts he was lulled into
a sense of security which caused
him a horrid death.
When all had retired, and were
quietly locked in sleep, the gates
were opened, the
signal given,
and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
134
the savage horde rushed into the
respective garrisons, and com-
menced
their
of death and
work
cruelty.
Major Waldron, now advanced
in life to the age of eighty years,
awakened by the noise made by
the Indians coming into his apartment, jumped out of bed, and with
his sword, drove them through
two or three doors; but, as he
was returning for other arms, he
was stunned by a blow from a
hatchet, and dragged into the hall,
and seated in an elbow chair, and
asked " Who shall
judge Indians now?' Other cruel
indignities were inflicted on him,
such as that they passed around
him, and cut him across the belly
and breast, with their knives, each
saying "I cross out my account."
By loss of blood he soon fell to
the floor, and death ended his misinsultingly
1
After killing his son-in-law,
Lee, pillaging the house
ery.
Abraham
they took
Lee's daughter, with several oth-
and setting
ers,
and
it
on
fire,
left.
Otis's garrison shared the
He was
same
with several
others, and his wife and child
were carried away. Heard's garrison was saved by the barking of a
fate.
killed,
were entering. Elder Wentworth pushed
them out, and shut the gate, and
held it till the people within were
alarmed, and hastened to the dedog, just as the Indians
house was surprised, but as the Indians had no
enmity against him, they spared
fence.
Coffin's
life, and the lives of his family,
and contented themselves by pillaging the house. They then went
to the house of his son, who had
cautiously refused to admit the
squaws, in the evening, and
his
him
demanded
to
surrender,
promising him quarter.
He refused their offer, and determined
to defend his house, till they
brought his father before his eyes,
and threatened to murder him.
Filial affection broke his first resoBoth
lution, and he surrendered.
families were put into a deserted
house, with the intention of reserving them for prisoners, but the
Indians were so intent on plundering, they suffered
them
to
make
their escape.
In this attack twenty-three persons were killed, and twenty-nine
Five or six
were captivated.
houses, with the mills, were burned.
This surprise was so adroitly
planned, and so expeditiously carried into effect, that, before the inhabitants
in
other parts
of the
town were apprised, the Indians
had made good their escape, with
their prisoners and booty.
In 1691, a party of Indians fired
in the woods
near the settlement. The Indians
were pursued by a body of the
and nearly all were
citizens,
either killed or wounded. In 1696,
three persons were killed and
several wounded and taken prisoners, as they were returning
from church. In 1704, the people
were waylaid as they were coming
from meeting, and one Mark Giles
William Pearl and Nakilled.
upon a young man,
(
were killed in
and Jacob Garland shared
In the
the same fate in 1710.
spring of 1711 and 1712, an attack
was made on the town, and a Mr.
In August, 1723,
Tuttle killed.
Mr. Joseph Ham was killed, and
thaniel Tibbetts
1706,
three of his children carried off
It would require
by the Indians.
a large volume
to fully detail
aU
�DOVER.
the Indian murders and cruelties
which have been
inflicted
upon the
settlers of Dover, consequently want of space debars us
from the attempt.
and Church.
First Ministers
Rev. William R. Leveridge, Congregational, was the first minister
who preached here, and, probably,
the first ordained minister that
ever preached the gospel in NewHampshire. For want of adequate
early
remained but
and removed south.
He
was influenced to come here
•through Lord Say, and commenoed
his services Oct.
next was Rev.
The
1633.
10,
George Burdett,
who came among them in 1G34.
He was elected Governor and was
settled to preach in 1637, but being
detected in
some criminal
made
a precipitate
province of Maine.
acts,
he
the
flight to
A
Congrega-
was established in
1638, by one Capt. John Underhill,
and put in charge of Rev. Hantional church
serd
Knollys,
This
1639.
in
the
First
church was called
Church, being the oldest but one
New-Hampshire. He was followed by Rev. Thomas Larkman,
in 1610.
These two last men
in
proved themselves destitute of
moral character, and were forced
to leave the parish.
The church
being much oppressed by the bad
character
of
1642, called the
Maud
to
the
ministers,
in
pious Rev. Daniel
become
their
pastor.
This charge lie faithfully performed until his death, which occurred
Then followed the Rev.
in 1655.
John Reyner, settled in 1657 died
in 1669. Rev. John Reyner, his
;
son, settled in 1671
;
dismissed in
died in 1764.
Rev. Jonathan dishing, settled in 1717; dis-
ver, settled in 1711;
1715;
missed in 1764.
Rev. Jeremy
Belknap, D. D., settled in 1767;
removed to Boston in 1786, ami
was settled there in 1787.
Dr.
Belknap was the celebrated
died in 1676.
Rev. John Pike, settled in 1681;
died in 1710. Rev. Nicholas Se-
histo-
New-Hampshire. He died
Boston, June 20, 1798.
Rev
rian of
in
Robert Gray, settled
missed in 1805.
two
support,' he
years,
135
Town and
City.
in 1787
;
Dover was
dis-
in-
corporated as a town, October 22,
1641.
A city charter was granted
in June, 1855, and adopted September 1, 1855.
The following
persons have acted as mayors
1856, Andrew Pierce
1857, Thomas E. Sawyer
1858, James Bennett; 1860, Albert Bond;
1861,
Alphonzo Bickford; 1863, William F. Estes; 1866, Joshua G.
Hall; 186*, Eli V. Brewster; 1870,
William S. Stevens.
The population, at various dates,
;
:
is
as follows: in 1777, 1,666; 1790,
1820,
1,998;
1860,
8,502
;
2,871;
1850,
8,186;
Ratable
Assessed valTrue valua-
1870, 9,294.
polls in 1872, 2291.
uation, $5,917,089.
about $9,000,000.
Boundaries. North by Somersworth and Rollinsford, east by Saltion,
mon
Falls river, which separates
from Maine, south by Madbury,
and west by Rochester. Area of
improved land 2,640 acres.
Dista?ices. Forty miles east from
Concord, and sixty-six north from
it
Boston.
Railroads.
The railroad faciliDover are excellent. The
Boston and Maine Railroad which
ties of
connects Boston with Portland,
passes through the centre the Cocheco, a branch of the Boston and
;
Maine, runs to Alton bay, distant
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136
nines
twenty-five
where
in the
north-west,
it con-
warm
season,
nects with steamboats running to
all
points on the Winnipiseogee
with the Great
and Conway Railroad for the
White mountains.
The Portsmouth and Dover Railroad, built
lake, also connects
Falls
town. Average length of schools
weeks.
The Rev. Edward Sprague made a
bequest of $8,000 for the support
in
for the year, twenty-four
of public schools. He also left the
$5,000, the interest of which
town
these
to be applied to the support of
an ordained Congregational minister, who shall statedly preach in
Dublin.
eleven miles.
volumes.
the
in
season
of
1873,
connects
two old towns together,
making the distance by rail, about
DUBLIN.
Cheshire County. The surtown is uneven, but
is
Social
Library.
Library,
Settled by
First Settlers.
thew Thurston and others
Incorporated March
29,
1817
Mat-
in 1749.
1871.
It
face of this
was
the soil is strong, yielding fair
crops of corn, oats, hay, &c. The
inhabitants are noted for their
Number
Fairer, Congregational, ordained
energetic spirit in business.
June
Streams and Ponds. Dublin is
situated on the height of land between Merrimack and Connecticut
Rivers; consequently its streams
are small. Center Pond, about one
mile in diameter, is the principal
sheet of water.
Mountains. A large portion of
the grand Monadnock lies in the
south-west part of the town.
Breed's Mountain lies near the
Baptist, ordained
center.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal occupation of the people.
Three thousand, eight hundred
boxes of clothes pins are annually
manufactured.
Lumbering and
some small manufactories are carried on.
Resources.
of the soil,
From productions
$50,705; mechan-
ical labor, $12,800
est,
$21,532;
$8,400
;
Money at inter-
stocks
and bonds,
deposits in savings banks,
$108,206; stock in trade, $6,400.
;
Churches and Schools. Unitarian,
G. M. Rice, pastor; Trinitarian,
no pastor. There are ten schools
Monadnock
originally called
Three.
Ministers.
First
Rev. Joseph
Rev. Elijah Willard,
10, 1772.
June
5, 1793.
Boundaries. North by Ilarrisville, east by Peterborough, south
by Jaffrey, and west by Marlborough. A portion of Harrisville
was taken from the north part of
this
town
in July, 1870.
Distances.
Ffty miles south-west
from Concord and ten south-east
from Keene.
Railroads. Peterborough Depot,
six miles, on Monadnock Railroad.
Stage on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
.VI
.UK E£.
Coos County.
The
IDH
surface
is
rocky and uneven, but the soil is
strong, and good crops of oats,
potatoes
produced.
barley,
and
hay
are
Rivers. Androscoggin and Little
Ammonoosuc
cipal streams.
Rivers are the prinIn the latter are
the Pontook Falls.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal vocation of the inhabitants.
Over
400,000 feet of
sawed
�137
DUNBARTON.
lumber, of
6a wed.
all
duced.
rifles
are
Products of the
soil,
scythe
25,000
made.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
Resources.
§36,865;
soil,
kinds, are annually
Resources.
$91,111; mechanical labor, $5. 100
money
$1,000; stock in trade, $500.
Schools. There are six schools
stocks and
average length for the year, ten
weeks.
savings banks, $100,306; stock in
The town was
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. Samuel Woodbury, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. G. I. Bard,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. J. H. Coit,
rector. There are eleven schools
in this town; average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Libraries. Episcopal Parish Library, 500 volumes.
First Settlement.
Mark H. Wentworth,
granted to
March
cember
8,
Incorporated De-
1773.
19, 1848.
at
bonds, $3,000;
trade, $18,848.
;
North by Millsfield and Erroll, east by Cambridge, south by Milan, and west
by Stark and Odell. Area, 23,041
acres area of improved land, 2019
Boundaries.
;
The
First Settlers.
acree.
One hundred and
Distances.
deposits in
interest, $11,200;
of Dunbarton
first settlers
were principally de-
sixty miles north from Concord,
scendants of Scotch-Irish, so called
from Lancas-
from the fact that their -incestors
emigrated from Scotland to Ire-
and
thirty north-east
ter.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
1751,
The town was
land.
road, near the south-west corner
Railroads.
proprietors. It
DVNBARTON.
town," in honor of the principal
Merrimack County. There
are many hills and no mountains
in this town.
The
good.
The situation
is
is
ele-
pure and the water
soil is
granted, in
Stark, Caleb
Page, and others, by the Masonian
was called " Stark's
of the town.
vated, the air
to Archibald
of the best qual-
proprietor.
It received its present
name from Dunbarton, in Scotland. The first settlement was
made about 1749, by Joseph PutJames Rogers, William PutFoster.
The
town was incorporated August
ney,
and well adapted to the growth
of corn, wheat and fruit. Some of
the finest specimens of apples in
the Oounty are produced here.
Concord furnishes an excellent
market for all the surplus products
ney and Obadiah
of the farmers, who are generally
industrious and successful husbandmen. The people are noted
for their wealthy and prosperous
condition, as their resources will
ton and Bow, east by Bow and
Hooksett, south by Goffstown, and
plainly show.
from Concord.
ity,
Employments.
are
riculture.
of
The
inhabitants
engaged in ag700,000 feet of lumber,
principally
all
kinds, are
annually pro-
10, 1765.
First
Minister.
Rev.
Walter
Harris, ordained August 26, 1789.
Boundaries.
North by Hopkin-
west by Weare. Area 21,000 acres,
improved land, 16,533 acres.
Distances.
Railroads.
Nine miles
By
south
daily stage
to
East Weare station, three miles, on
the Manchester and North
Railroad.
Weare
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138
DIRHAH.
Strafford County. This town
favorably situated on the Piscataqua and Oyster rivers, both as to
water power and transportation,
as tide water conies up to the falls,
Oyster River a
at the village.
branch of the Piscataqua, takes its
rise in Wheelwright's pond in Lee,
and after running nearly its whole
is
course in Durham, furnishing
several good mill sites, meets the
water at Durham
tide
The
river takes
abundance
found near
of
its
its
village.
name from
the
formerly
confluence with the
oysters
quite a resort for invalids and
pleasure
seekers,
some forty
staying there through the warm
weather.
Resources. Annual value of farm
productions, 8108,133; manufactured productions, 8152,200 money
in savings banks, stock and bonds
on hand or at interest, 8139,800;
;
from summer
First
tourists,
8
1,000.
Durham
Settlers.
was
originally a part of Dover,
and
was included in Hilton's grant,*
but as the number of settlers increased, it soon became a distinct
parish by the name of Oyster River.
of the Piscataqua, runs through
Before any settlement had been
made by the white men, it was a
famous rendezvous for the Indians,
the westerly part of the town, over
several falls well adapted for mill
ment
Piscataqua.
Lamprey River, another branch
then into the town of NewMarket, and meets the tide water
at Lamprey River village in that
town.
Upon both sides of Oyster river
there is a deep, rich loam, which
is suitably adpated to the producsites,
tion of grass of
which heavy crops
is an article of
are cut, and hay
export, there being over 1,500 tons
sent to the Boston
market annu-
Good crops of corn, barley,
potatoes, &c, are also raised. The
town abounds in excellent granite,
ally.
which is a source of much profitable
employment to the inhabitants.
There is conManufactories.
siderable manufacturing in town.
One Paper
Mill annually
manu-
factures 309 tons wall paper, valued
at 869,365.
Nut and Bolt manu-
factory, annually
manufactures 250
tons of nuts and bolts, valued at
840.000, eighteen thousand pairs
of boots and shoes are annually
made, valued at 822,500.
Summer
Tourists.
Durham
is
and
for
many years
after the settle-
by
suffered exceedingly
it
Indian depredations and murders.
We append a few extracts giving
accounts of their deeds of cruelty,
which the
first settlers
suffered.
In 1694, when a large part of the
inhabitants had marched to the
westward, the Indians who were
dispersed in the woods about Oyster River, having diligently observed the number of men in one
of the garrisons, rushed upon
eighteen of them, as they were
going to their morning devotions;
and, having cut off their retreat
from the house, put them all to
death except one, who fortunately
escaped. They then attacked the
house, in which there were only
two boys, besides the women and
children. The boys kept them off
for
some
time, and
wounded
sev-
At length the Indians set fire to the house, and even
then, the boys would not surrender
till the Indians had promised to
spare their lives. The latter, however, perfidiously murdered three
eral of
them.
* See Dover.
�EAST KINGSTON.
or four of the children, one of
whom they fixed upon a sharp
stick, in the view of its mother.
The next spring, the Indians nar-
rowly watched the frontiers, to determine the safest and most vulnerable points of attack. The settlement at Oyster River was
selected for destruction.
Here
were twelve garrisoned houses,
amply sufficient for the reception
of the inhabitants but, not apprehending any danger, many of the
families remained in their unfortified houses, and those who were
;
in the garrisons,
were
indifferently
prepared for a siege, as they were
destitute of powder. The enemy
approached the place undiscovered, and halted near the Falls.
One John Dean, whose house
stood near the Falls, happening to
rise very early for a journey, before the dawn of day, was shot as he
came out
of his door.
now commenced on
The attack
all
points,
cruelties
were perpetrated, when
Major-General John Sullivan, of
was a resident of this town, and died here
the revolutionary army,
Jan.
trict
On
disasters are given in Belknap's val-
uable history of New-IIanipshire,
to which the reader is referred.
a native of
Judge of New-Hampshire.
occasions, he proved him-
all
self the firm supporter of the rights
of the country.
The Hon. Ebenezer Thompson,
Winborn Adams, and Hon.
George Frost, were also residents
of this town. The town was inCol.
corporated,
May
15, 1732.
Rev. Hugh Adams, settled in 1718, dismissed in
1739; Rev. Nicholas Gilman, ordained in 1741, died in 1748; Rev.
First Ministers.
John Adams,
settled in 1748, dis-
missed in 1778
;
Rev. Curtis Coe,
settled in 1780, dismissed in 1805.
Boundaries North by Madbury,
by Little and Great Bays,
south by New-Market, and west
by Lee. Area, 14,970 acres improved land, 9,948 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-five miles
south-east from Concord, eleven
north-west from Portsmouth and
five south from Dover
Railroads.
The Boston and
Maine Railroad passes through
this town in a northerly and
;
v
southerly direction.
the Indians, fearing that the inhabitants from the neighboring settle-
ments would collect against them,
retreated, having killed or captured between ninety and a hundred persons, and destroyed twenty houses, five of which were garrisoned. Minute accounts of these
He was
23, 1795.
Berwick, Maine, and was a distinguished commander during the
war; was President of the State
three years, and afterwards Dis-
east
where the enemy was ready. They
entered the house of a Mr. Adams,
without resistance, where they
murdered fourteen persons, whose
graves can still be traced. The
house of John Buss, the minister,
was destroyed, together with his
valuable library. He was absent
at the time, and his wife and family fled to the woods.
Many other
139
EAST KINGSTON.
Rockingham County.
surface of this
town
is
The
somewhat
uneven, but the excellent soil is
well adapted to the cultivation of
grasses and grains.
Powow River, having
source from ponds in Kingston,
passes through the south-west part
River.
its
of this town.
�NEW-HAMPSniRE GAZETTEER.
140
Employments.
Farming is the
principal occupation of the inhab-
crops of corn, potatoes, hay,
&c. The soil on the plains is a
sandy loam, and was formerly covered with an excellent growth of
fair
some of the farms being
itants,
under a high
96,000 pairs
state of cultivation.
womens
shoes are annually made. There is also quite
an extensive manufactory of stiffenings and inner soles, employing
pine.
Streams and Ponds. There are
no streams of any note in this
town. There are several ponds,
of which Snell's Pond is the prin-
twenty hands. 700,000 feet of lumber are sawed annually.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $44,611; mechanical labor,
cipal one.
Minerals.
quality
is
Iron ore of good
found here also a vein
;
$ 32,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 6,650
deposits in savings
of sulphuret of lead
banks, §3,750;
inhabitants
;
Employments.
;
stock
in
trade,
Nearly all of the
engaged in ag-
are
There
some lumber
$9,415.
riculture.
Churches and SeJiools.
Methodist, Rev. J. W. Sanborn, pastor.
There are four schools in town;
average length for the year, twenty-two weeks. Jeremiah Morrill,
business carried on.
Resources.
Agricultural
Esq.,
.$
bequeathed
to
2,000, the interest of
this
ucts,
is
;
Churches and Schools.
to
be applied for the benefit of public schools in East Kingston.
First
fin,
Incorporated,
Rev. Peter Cof-
length of schools for the year, seventeen weeks.
William
Settlers.
ordained
in
1739,
W.
and
dismissed
in 1792.
,
S.
Merrill,
Boundaries.
North by Brentwood and Exeter, east by Kensington, south by South Hampton, and
west by Kingston.
Area. 3,445 acres of improved
land.
Forty-two
miles
south-east from Concord, six south
from
Exeter and twenty miles
south-west from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine
Railroad.
EATON.
Carroll County. The surface
of this town is uneven. The soil
on the uplands
is
good, producing
pastors.
Robinson's Hotel.
Hotel.
First Settlers.
Distances.
Two Free-
will Baptists, Rev. J. Fletcher
and
There
are eleven school districts and
eight schools in town. Average
Abraham Smith.
November 17, 1738.
First Minister.
prod-
mechanical labor,
$4.500 money at interest, $3,988
deposits in savings banks, $3,441
stock in trade, $2,500.
town,
which
$92,614;
is
Eaton was grant-
ed to Clement March and sixty-five
others,
November
6,
1766.
It
included the town of
Madison, the whole with an area
of 33,637 acres.
First Church. A Baptist Church
originally
was formed
in 1800.
Boundaries. North by Conway,
east by Broomfield, Maine
South
by Freedom, and west by Madison.
Distances.
Seventy - one miles
north-east from
Concord, and
twenty-two north from Ossipee.
Railroads. The Great Falls and
Conway and Portland and Ogd ensburg Railroads form a junction at
North Conway, ten miles distant.
;
'
�EFFLNGIIAM
Conway Cor-
Six miles to depot at
ner,
on the Gt. F.
&
— ELLSWORTH.
C. R. R.
but a few years before the Revolution. Incorporated August 18,
1788.
EFFSNfillAITI.
Ministers.
First
Carroll County. The surface
of this town is uneven, there being several mountains of consider-
The
able elevation.
soil in
some
very good, and excellent
crops of wheat, corn, oats and hay
are produced.
Rivers
and Ponds. Ossipee
River and a few of its tributaries
are the only streams. Near Ossipee River is a pond four hundred
rods long, and two hundred and
seventy wide. Between Effiingham and Wakefield lies Province
Pond. There are three small villages in town, with post-offices,
viz. South, Center, and Effingham
parts
is
Falls.
Employments. Agriculture
is
the
employment of the inhabitants. There are various kinds
of manufactories in town, of which
principal
lumber, shoe pegs, bobbins, rakes,
and
grist mills are the principal
ones.
Agricultural
Resources.
ucts,
$5,000
$93,306;
:
money
prod-
mechanical labor,
at interest,
$4,459;
deposits in savings banks, $29.95;
stock in trade, $5,900.
ChrisChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. M. Colburn, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. J. P. StinchMethodist and Confield, pastor
There are
gregational,
nine schools in town; average
length for the year, fifteen weeks.
tian,
;
.
Hotel.
Green Mountain House.
Masonic
Institution.
Literary
Institute, at the Center, J.
M. Co-
Settlements.
Effingham
was formerly called Leavitt's
Town. The first settlement was
Rev. Gideon
Congregational, settled in
1803 died in 1805.
Boundaries. North by Freedom
East by Maine line; south and
Area, 30,000
west by Ossipee.
Burt,
;
acres
improved land,
;
Sixty
Distances.
east from Concord,
9,025 acres.
miles
and
north-
five
north
from Ossipee.
Railroads. Great Falls and Con-
way
ELLSWORTH.
Grafton County.
This is a
romantic hamlet situated high up
in a great basin among the hills,
isolated from the rest of the world,
and full of tarns, brooks and mountains.
Ellsworth Pond, in the
south-east part of the town, contains about one hundred acres,
and affords a fine mill stream
called West Branch brook. Moulton brook, from Warren and Buzzell brook flows into this pond.
One of the three Glen Ponds is on
the western boundary, and a portion of Stinson Pond on the south
line.
Stinson brook flows through
the west part, and in the north
part is Kineo brook and Hubbard
brook, an affluent of Hubbard
Pond, in Woodstock. Mt. Kineo,
3,557 feet high, so called from an
Indian chief, is in the center, and
Black hill, formerly a great place
for moose, is in the valley between
Mt. Kineo and Mt. Carr. In the
south part
is
a portion of Stinson
mountain.
Indians.
burn, principal.
First
141
This basin was for-
merly a noted resort of Indians who
visited
ing.
it
for the purpose of hunt-
Relics of
them have been
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
142
found on the shores of Glen ponds.
Kineo, the chief, named from Eunnawa, meaning the bear, hunted on
the mountain bearing his name.
Ellsworth was
First Settlers.
granted to Barlow Trecothiek, May
1,
1769,
and was called Trecothiek
until 1802,
ed.
It
when
was
it
was
incorporat-
settled in 1792,
by Col.
station
Rumney,
is
North by Woodby Thornton and Campton, south by Rumney and West
by Warren.
Distances. Fifty-two miles from
Concord, and eighty-four from
Portsmouth.
Boundaries.
stock, east
Shortly after, Jonathan
T. Downing, Aaron Straw, and
Craige.
Gideon
The
moved
Hill,
into
town.
inhabitants, although not very
comforts of life, and
are a contented, frugal, virtuous
rich, enjoy the
and happy people.
First Minister.
tist
society
1820,
and
A Freewill Bap-
was formed previous to
Blake was the first
Israel
Employments.
successfully
ENFIELD.
Grafton County. The
Agriculture is
carried on.
Much
maple sugar is made and considerable lumber sent to market. Clover seed in large quantities was
formerly sold.
Resources.
Agricultural products, $20,800;
mechanical labor,
$1,700; stock in trade, $900.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
Baptist, no pastor. There are two
schools in town; average length
weeks.
Summer Resorts. Ellsworth has
always been a noted summer refor the year, six
Hundreds of hunters, trappers and fishermen visit it every
year, and the basin in which Glen
sort.
ponds are situated
tourists each season.
is
alive with
There are no
spruce camp and
the lodge of green boughs answer
every purpose.
Minerals. In the neighbornood
of Stinson pond are numerous ores
and minerals, and on some of the
streams gold has been found.
Railroads. The nearest railroad
hotels, but the
town
surface
uneven, but the soil
is considered good, producing excellent crops of corn, wheat, oats,
of the
is
hay and potatoes. On many of the
and mountain sides are fine
pastures for sheep and cattle.
hills
Enfield
towns
minister.
six miles dis-
tant.
tiful
is
noted
among northern
for its diversified
scenery,
and beau-
its rivulets,
—the
valleys and hills
lakelets,
hills cult!
vated to their tops, and, in the
western part, rising into a considerable elevation, knoAvn as Mount
Calm, whose summits embosom a
pond two thirds of a mile long and
a third of a mile wide, and here
and there sink down into quiet
glens, fertilized by streamlets, and
dotted with farm houses. East,
Choate's, Jones, Shaker,
Goodhue
and George, are the names of the
principal hills, and Mascomy Lake,
East Pond or Crystal Lake, Spectacles, George, Mountain, and Mud
ponds, are the principal bodies oi
water/with mills at their outlets.
Mud Pond is mostly in Canaan.
Mascomy
River, taking its rise in
Dorchester, and running through
Canaan, is a considerable stream,
emptying into Mascomy Lake in
the north-west part. From marks
of a former shore running round
it, and logs found a dozen feet below the surface of the plain, extending about a mile south, this
�143
ENFIELD.
and
beautiful lake, four miles in length,
the Peace,
and of various breadths, would
seem to have been anciently considerably longer, and some thirty
Captain Richard Currier, whose
it now is at high
water mark, and its fall to have
been caused by a disruption and
lowering of its outlet in Lebanon.
At its head it receives a brook running from George Pond through
Centre Village, on which stream
are mills and factories. The other
principal brooks are Bicknell's,
flowing into, and Johnson's, flowing out of, East Pond, on both of
which are saw mills. At the foot
bf East Hill, about two miles easterly from the head of Mascomy
Lake, is East Pond or Crystal
Lake, with its single islet, whose
deep, clear water, about two miles
in length and three-fourths of a
mile in width, once abounded in
salmon trout weighing from two to
ten pounds, but which have been
exterminated by pickerel, introduced into the pond about half a
century ago. At the outlet of this
lake is one of the best unimproved
water privileges in the county.
feet higher than
Here was erected the first grist
mill and store in the town. The
village here was long known as
Johnson's mills, but now as East
village.
It was once the centre of
business of this and the adjoining
towns.
its
first
clothier,
house, erected before 1800, is in
possession 'of one of his grandsons.
Villages.
North Enfield* is one
of the most enterprising and important villages in the southern part
of Grafton County. It is located
on Mascomy river, about one half
mile from where it discharges its
waters into Mascomy Lake. The
river at this village produces some
very fine water power, which is
generally improved. There is one
card printing and job office, large
bedstead manufactory, two flannel
and hosiery mills, one of the largest grist mills in the State, large
tannery, lumber mill and various
other small shops. These various
manufactories employ about one
hundred males and females, who
annually receive for their labor
about $40,000, and produce goods
There are
valued at $365,000.
also six stores of all kinds, one
hotel, two churches, one large
graded school house, and about one
hundred dwelling houses.
The
Northern Railroad passes along
the southern border of the village,
where there is a depot, telegraph
and express office. At the Centre
there is quite a pretty village, with
considerable manufacturing. Here
is one hosiery manufactory, carriage and sleigh manufactory, tan-
two lumber
Here stands the mansion of
Judge Jesse Johnson, erected in
1803, and the occasional summer
nery,
x'esidence of his surviving children
two
and descendants. The old mansion house of Judge Johnson is
now owned by his son, George W.
mills, mai'ble
office,
Johnson, Esq., of Gasport, N. Y.
And here also resided two of the
town's eaidy and worthy citizens,
George Conant, Esq., Justice of
shop, grist mill, printing office and
other small shops. There are also
one good hotel, postone church, a large school
house, and about fifty dwelling
houses, some of which are very
fine dwellings. The Hon, James
TV. Johnson resides here, and has
*
stores,
The post
Eufield.
office
address of this village
is
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144
one of the finest country residences
in the State. This village lies
three miles south-east from North
Enfield depot, and is connected
with it by stage, twice, daily.
At East Enfield there is a church,
school house,
saw
mill,
two or
three small shops, and eight or ten
dwellings.
Shaker village
is
located on the
south-western shore of Mascomy
lake. This village is divided into
what is termed three
families, viz.,
North, Center or Church, and
South families. The village is located about midway between the
two extremes of the lake, and they
own all the land on the lake for
The plain
two miles.
where the village is situated is
very narrow between the lake and
neai-ly
the hill (which rises quite abruptly),
but the
productive.
is very rich and
About twenty acres
soil
of their land, they devote to the
raising of garden seeds, and botan-
medicinal herbs. The hills afford some of the finest pasturage
Every thing about
in the State.
their fai-ms has an air of neatness.
Their cattle, horses and sheep are
of the very best quality, showing,
ic
with
all
their
peculiarities,
that
they are husbandmen whom it
would be for the interest of every
New-Hampshire farmer
Their
home farm
1,500 acres.
to imitate.
contains about
Their buildings are
modestly neat, and built more for
convenience and durability, than
beauty, although some of their
buildings have an expensive appearance, which is the fact. In
1837, the middle family built a
large stone building, four stories
high, 100 feet long and 56 wide. It
surmounted by a cupola, in
which is a bell weighing 800 lbs.
is
Every stone in the building is
mented and further fastened
ceto-
gether with iron trunnels.
The
whole expense of the building was
$ 35,000. At the time of its erection, it was considered the most
expensive building in the State,
except the State House. It is deThere are
voted to family use.
some other very good buildings,
among which is a large barn, the
most convenient of any in the State.
Their manufactures are not very
extensive, but their goods are of
the very best quality. They consist
of knit
goods,
tubs,
pails,
brooms, and distilled valerian, &c.
The annual value of valerian sold
The estimated
is about $4,000.
amount of all goods sold annually,
including garden seeds, is over
$ 30,000. All of the families worship together, and are under one
general board of Trustees. Their
number is about 200. As to their
religious creed, please see Canter-
bury, and for their early settlement
in Enfield, look at the early set-
tlement of the town.
greatest tragedies
One
of the
which ever
oc-
curred among the Shakers in this
town, was the murder of Caleb M.
Dyer by one Thomas Weir, in 1864.
their chief man in
business affairs, and was
extensively known throughout the
Mr. Dyer was
all their
and noted for his business
and honesty. Weir was an
unprincipled fellow, and voluntarily placed his children under the
State,
tact,
protection of the Shakers, but after
his return from the war he wished
to regain them.
Weir was
suffer-
ed to see them once or twice, but
he still called and insisted on havAt length his
ing the children.
frequent visits became a nuisance,
and Mr. Dyer refused to let him
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ENFIELD.
see the children,* at an unseasonable hour, and as the children did
not wish to leave their benefactors.
Of course Weir was more irritated,
and the next time came prepared
to see the children or seek revenge.
before, he was refused, and
while Mr. Dyer was trying to reason with him, he drew his pistol
and shot Dyer, the wound proving
fatal in a short time.
The loss of
Mr. Dyer was deeply felt by the
As
Historical Society.
There
is
a
historical society organized in this
town.
The Town's Early History.
In
year following the conquest of Canada by England, which
put a stop to the frequent murderous raids of the French and Indians from that quarter, upon the
1761, the
outlying
New-England settlements,
preventing their extension northwards, a rush of emigration took
business circles
pleasure to know
place in that direction from Massachusetts, Connecticut and South-
expiating his crime
under a sentence of thirty years and one day.
He was 52 years of age when he
ern New-Hampshire, the Governor of the latter State, having in
that one year chartered 60 towns
west and 18 east of the Connecti-
committed the crime, which virtually makes it a life sentence.
cut and Enfield, among them,
July 4th, exactly 15 years before
the Declaration of Independence.
Shakers, and
the
all
who had
Weir
him.
is
in the State Prison
Employments.
The people are
generally employed in agriculture,
manufactures are valuable, amounting to
over $ 450,000 annually.
but, as can be seen, the
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $125,460; mechanical labor,
$54,300; stocks and bonds, $13,
900; money at interest, $49,550;
deposits in savings banks, $ 77,
520; stock in trade, $40,000.
Churjies and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. V. J. Hartshorn,
pastor;
Methodist, Rev. C. II.
Chase, pastor; Universalist, Rev.
C. Hayford, pastor;
S.
Henry Cummings,
There are
Shakers,
elder.
15 school districts
town
and
average length
for the year, 22 weeks; annual
amount appropriated for school
16 schools in
pui'poses,
Hotels.
Enfield,
$
;
2,420.73.
Granite State House at
and Mount Calm House
at the Center.
* It
on good authority, that the
wero opposed to leaving.
One still
remains with thew.
two
is
girls
stated,
Enfield, in the charter spelled
Endfield,
named
probably
Enfield in Connecticut,
after
was grant-
ed to 60 persons, all of whom,
(except 10 who were doubtless the
Governor's favorites, and resided
in or near Portsmouth), were wellto-do inhabitants of Eastern Connecticut, and most of them of
Windham
County.
The meetings
of these proprietors, were held at
inn of Amariah Storrs, at
Mansfield in that County, the first
twelve years, till December 1773,
after which they took place in Enfield or vicinity. But two or three
of the original proprietors, ever
resided in town. The book containing their proceedings from
December, 1773 to April 1781, has
the
been
lost.
The Governor
in this,
as probably in his other charters,
secured to himself the lion's share
—a select 500 acres, as marked on
the charter map — and among other
conditions, required, under penalty
of forfeiture, that the proprietors
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should " plant and cultivate " about
2,000 acres, in the first five years, a
condition that, interested as many
them were in the settlement of
of
new townships, they found
themselves unable to perform. In
other
1766, a few months before the five
years expired, they dispatched Mr.
John
from Connecticut to
Portsmouth, to apply " to the Governor and Council of New-HampSalter,
shire, for a continuation of their
charter,
and also for an addition to
and renewed their
purchase, and compromises, succeeded in extinguishing the entire
claims under the Relham charter,
thus leaving the Enfield charter
undisputed and ending the "War
of the Charters," which had disquieted the town during eleven
years and retarded its settlement.
In 1775, 14 years after it was
chartered, the population
was but
and probably there were not
over 10 male heads of families. In
the following year, only 13 male
60,
said township,"
adults signed the Declaration of
exertions to settle the township.
But it should seem both their mis-
Loyalty, none refusing.
sion and efforts substantially failed
ter difficulties, the population
had
about
100
two years afterwards, August
1768, the Governor and Council,
In 1790,
years after the close of the char-
11
for
increased
8,
families.
treating the Enfield eharter as forfeited, re-granted " all that tract
or parcel of land, known by the
name of Enfield, to be known by
the name of Relham," * to an
entirely new set of 90 proprietors,
most of whom resided in and
And now
around Portsmouth.
began the " War of the Charters."
The validity of each being stoutly
asserted on the one side, and
denied on the other, the consequence was, that titles under either
were rendered uncertain and insecure, and feuds and collisions
occured between the claimants
Tinder the one, and those under the
ther, in attempting to reduce to
possession, and occupy the same
land.
This state of things was
finally put an
end to, mainly
through the efforts of Jesse Johnson, Esq.,
who
tion with other
Enfield
in 1779, in connec-
owners under the
charter, by
equivalents,
The
to
meeting house was
and removed in 1848.
first
built in 1798,
The
first
or
750,
minister settled was the
Rev. Edward Evans, in 1799, and
dismissed in 1805.
Origin of tlie Shaker Society.
Tradition has it, that onef Wilf-
The leading men of the Shakers,
field at
sion, in
at
En-
the present time claim that this ver-
every particular,
is
not correct.
They
claim that Ebenezer Cooley and Israel Chauncy,
without
voluntarily,
Williams,
came
to
invitation
from
Hartland, Vermont, and
from thence, with one Zadock Wright, journeyed to Enfield, and called upon James Jewett, a resident of what is now called Shaker
Hill, arriving September 1st, 1782, and the
first Shaker meeting ever hebl in New-Hampshire was at the house of Asa Pattee, near
In 1793, the frame of a
Mr. .Tewett's house.
church was raised on the west shore of Mascorny Lake, which house now stands, and is
now occupied as a place for their public worship.
The Shakers were
not, in the early days,
distinguished from others in their dress, and
would not to-day,
if
the world did not yield
to the calls of fashion.
They now
dress as
every one did one hundred years ago.
nnmed, probably, after some individual, as Relham or Rellian (it is spelled both
ways) was not, at that time, the name ot any
* So
place.
They also claim they have not changed in
mode of worship, or their zeal but are
same as they were eighty years ago.
The world has changed to be more liberal in
their
just the
;
�ENFIELD.
liams, a convert to this modified
Quakerism, then living in Grafton,
a town joining Enliehl on the east,
went to New-Lebanon, N. Y., and
induced two of the preachers of
the Shaker Society there, named
Cooley and Chauncey, to return
with him. We have the fact from
a record made at the time, that on
the 6th of September, 1782, these
two men came to Joseph Flint's,
Canaan, south road, and there
preached; but gaining no adher-
went
into
Enfield,
and
ents in that town, they
adjoining
the
one,
there succeeded in
verts of
some
making con-
of the
and
mechan-
staid
respectable farmers, and
—
and their families
among
were James Jewett, Ezekiel Stevens, Asa Pattee, Benjamin
Merrill and Zadock Wright, living
on Jones Hill, and the hill afterwards called after them, Shaker
northerly side of
Hill, on the
Mascomy Lake. They remained
on these hills, gaining some new beics
whom
lievers,
about ten years,
till
about
—when, effecting an exchange
1792
of land, they removed to the more
they have ever since
occupied, with large additions, on
the southerly side of the same lake.
For the first ten years, they were
not by their garb distinguished from
the " World's People," as they
fertile spot
their views,
and are willing to allow
classes the privilege to worship
to their
own consciences.
all
God agreeably
This
is
their view
of the facts relative to the Shakers and the
world's people, as they stood eighty years ago
in Enfield, and to-day.
It
is
gratifying to have the Shakers allow
that the world
is
progressing, and
intolerant, as years ago,
any improvement
if
is
not as
they do not claim
in themselves.
We
are led
to believe, however, that they, like all civil-
ized people, have changed for the better,
have more
years ago.
liberal views
and
than they had eighty
147
termed outsiders.
Six years after
their advent, they are called in tho
town records of 1788, " Shaking
Quakers," and the selectmen are
instructed to petition the legislature, stating " their conduct, "and
the
situation
risking for a
like other
of the
remedy.
new
town, and
At the
sects, the
start,
Shakers
were exceedingly wild, enthusiastic and extravagent in their beliefs
and religious exercises. But after
a time, they gradually settled down
into the sober, temperate, and
rational people they now are and
long have been. They have always
been remarkable for honesty and
industry. Like the same sect elsewhere, they hold their property in
common, take on themselves vows
of perpetual chastity, rejecting
even the institution of marriage,
and make dancing a part of their
religious exercises.
William Wil-
liams is said to be the person who
introduced the two preachers. He
was an honest, but eccentric man,
who, after living many years in
society, left it, and continued to
reside near it with his son William,
a man of wit and worth, deputy
sheriff, land-surveyor, town clerk.
The old gent died at an advanced
age, many years ago.
Notices of Early Settlers.
Most
of the early settlers of Enfield
came from Connecticut, Haverhill
and Chibano, a point near Salem,
Mass., and Hampstead, Plaistow
and South Hampton, N". H.
Jesse Johnson, Esq.,
Johnson.
was from Hampstead.
He made
purchase in Enfield in
1778, and in the next six years became the owner of nearly a quarter of tho township under its two
charters.
He passed much of his
time in Enfield, superintending
his first
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the clearing of his land and erecting mills, from 1778 to March 1787,
when he removed his family there,
and resided there
till
March
his 68th year.
11,
1800, in
his death,
In Enfield, he was made a magistrate and Representative, and discharged the principal town offices.
Hon. Jesse Johnson, oldest son
of the foregoing hy his first marriage, was born in Hampstead,
The
1762.
subject of this notice
in 1779, in his 17th year,
walked
to
Enfield, through the wilderness, to
aid in clearing his father's lands.
The year after he became of age,
he was appointed Justice of the
Peace, an office he held 32 years,
his death; was Proprietor's
Clerk, 30 years, one of the town's
earliest land surveyors, its first
magistrate and representative, a
delegate to the convention that in
1792 formed the present State Constitution, Judge of Probate, Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas,
and in 1812, nominee of his party
till
for Congress.
He
died Sept. 23,
1816, in his 54th year.
Gile.
Johnson
Gile,
an exem-
plary man, father of the late Daniel Gile, a gentleman of intelli-
gence and worth, and grandfather
of Bbenezer Gile, who occupies
the homestead, of Dr. Aaron Gile,
and of Mrs. Lydia (Gile) Conant,
late wife of G. W. Conant, Esq.,
came to the town from Hopkinton,
with his wife and two children, in
and died there, March 14,
1790, aged 38.
Bingham. Elisha Bingham was
born in Windham County Connecticut, and settled in Enfield about
1772.
Though illiterate, he seems
to have been a man of good capa1779,
city, his
town
name
officer.
often occurring as a
He had
a large fam-
His son Elias, born Aug. 29,
was the first male child born
in the town, and his daughter
Phebe, born January 7, 1778, probIn
ably the first female child.
1787, Mr. B. removed, with his entire family, to Jay, Essex County,
N. Y.
Jonathan PaddlePaddleford.
ford who has descendants in the
town, was, if not the first, among
the very first settlers.
He came
to Enfield with an adult family of
sons and daughters, from Ashford,
Windham County, Conn., where,
as early as 1765, he purchased several pieces of land from the original proprietors under the Enfield
ily.
1772,
and removed
between that year and
to Enfield
charter,
1772.
He
erected the second grist mill in the
town, afterwards known as Fol-
Mascomy Rivnear where the Shaker Mills
now stand. He died, July 13,
lansbee's Mills, on
er,
1783.
Capt. Nathan Bick-
Bieknell.
nell
came
to the town,
with his
wife and six children, in the
spring of 1777, from Ashford,
Conn., and resided east of East
Pond, where his son Isaac after-
wards
Bicknell's
lived.
was named
after
Brook
He
died in
him
Enfield.
Jachman.
Samuel
Jackman,
the ancestor of the Endfield Jackman, was from Haverhill, Mass.,
and came to Enfield about
when he bought
1779,
there a full right
of Jesse Johnson, Esq., on George
Hill.
Sanborn.
John Sanborn, land
surveyor, joined the Shakers, left
them and committed suicide about
1788.
He
lived on George Hill.
Kidder. Thomas Kidder came
to the town, from Alstead, in 1786,
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with his wife and children, who
were all of the Shaker church.
He was the father of Jason, born
in
1781,
among
man
long a
principal
man
the Shakers, and a gentle-
of refined manners, good tal-
ents and sterling worth.
Merrill.
came
to the
Joseph Merrill, Esq.,
town about 1795, from
South Hampton, was Justice of the
Peace, deputy sheriff, representative,
&c.
He was
a
man of enter-
and much inlluence.
Other early settlers before 1800.
Archelaus Stevens, Joseph MarsJonathan Johnson, Peter
tin,
Johnson, Moses Johnson, Benjamin Merrill, Moses Rowell, Jacob
Cochran, Capt. Asa Pattee, Theophilus Clough, Moses Jones, Jacob
Choate, Levi Webster, John Johnprise
son, half brother of Jesse.
North by Canaan,
Boundaries.
husbandman
gets a good
return
for his labor, both in his crops,
and
in the increased value of his farm.
Lamprey River, flowRivers.
ing from Deerfield and Raymond,
receives the Pawtuckaway coming
from Pawtuckaway pond, and runs
through the whole length of the
town from west to east, and north-
—North
River coming from
Saddleback
near
mountain passes through Deerfield and Nottingham, and joins
the Lamprey, in the north part of
the town. The Lamprey furnishes
some good water power.
east
Northwood
Villages.
On Lamprey
River, in
the southern center of the town,
is
located the village of Epping Corner. It is the seat of considerable
Here
trade and manufacturing.
are three churches, two school
two large shoe manufactowoolen mill, saw and grist
houses,
east by Grafton, south by Gran-
ries,
tham, and west by Lebanon. Area,
acres; area of improved
four or five stores, one hotel, post,
land, 15,425 acres.
telegraph and express
24,060
Fifty-nine miles (by
Distances.
railroad)
north-west
Northern
from Concord, twelve south-east
from Dartmouth College, and one
hundred and thirty-one miles by
The
rail north-west from Boston.
original distance by stage, was 42
miles to Concord and 105 to Boston.
The Northern RailRailroad.
road passes through the north-west
corner of the town.
EPPING.
town
is
sur-
moderately
uneven, but the soil is generally
good, and produces excellent crops
of corn, oats, and hay. Many of
the
farms
much
care,
are
and
other
mechanical
shops,
office, and
hundred dwelling
houses. At West Epping are two
stores, woolen mill, saw mill, postoffice and fifteen or twenty dwelling houses. About one mile north
from Epping Corner is a fine street
where fifty or sixty years ago the
larger portion of business in tow
was done. The large mansion
houses, seen there now, plainly
show that wealth and plenty dwelt
about
one
there
sixty
years ago.
On
this
Plummers, Ladds,
and other prominent men who, in
their day, were well known to the
State, and many of them held restreet lived the
Rockingham County. The
face of this
mills,
cultivated
with
in such cases the
sponsible positions in their town.
State
and nation.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, but manufacturing is an im-
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150
portant branch of industry. Over
280,000 pairs of sale shoes and boots
are annually made, valued at
$288,000 woolen goods are manu;
factured to the value of $19,000;
58,000 shingles; 1,700,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed, valued at $19,900;
10,000 bushels grain ground, $10,
There are also hub
000.
mills,
blacksmith shops, planing mill,
Besides
wheelwright shop, &c.
distinguished citizens. He was a
of the United States Senate from 1802 to 1807, President of
member
the State Senate in 1810, and chief
magistrate of the State in 1812,
16,
and 18. William Plummer, Jr.,
was a member of Congress from
1819 to 1823. He died September
18, 1854, aged 65 years.
A CongregaFirst Ministers.
17,
was
tional society
established in
there are carpenters, painters, masons and butchers. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
Rev. Robert Cutler was ordained pastor in 1747; dismissed
in 1755 Rev. Joseph Stearns, ordained in 1758 died in 1788 Rev.
$102,064; mechanical labor,
Peter Holt, settled in 1793; dis-
soil,
$74,500;
stocks,
money
$28,300;
ings banks, $33,379
$39,125;
summer
and
at interest
deposits in sav;
stock in trade,
tourists, $2,500;
professional business, $10,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
H. Stearns,
gational, Rev. J.
100
members; value of church property,
$ 3,000
son,
rector;
;
Episcopal, H. Fergu75
communicants;
value of church property, $ 3,500
Methodist, Rev. D. W. Downs,
pastor, 100 members; value of
There
church property, $2,000.
are eight schools in
town
;
aver-
age length for the year, nineteen
weeks.
Hotel. Pawtuckaway House, val-
ued
at $5,000.
Epping was
from
which it was taken February 23,
1741.
Its first settlement comFirst
Settlement.
originally a part of Exeter,
menced with the early history of
New-Hampshire, long before it
was severed from Exeter. One
hundred years ago it had rnore inhabitants than at the present time,
having a population of over 1,500,
being the fourth town in the county and the fifth in the State.
Wil-
liam Plummer was one Qf
most
its
1747.
;
;
;
missed in 1821.
Boundaries. North by Nottingham and Lee, east by Newmarket,
South Newmarket and Exeter,
south by Brentwood and Fremont,
and west by Raymond and Nottingham. Area. 12,960 acres; area
of improved land, 8,575 acres.
Twenty-nine miles
Distances.
south-east from Concord, eighteen
west from Portsmouth, and eight
north-west from Exeter.
Railroads. Concord and Portsmouth Railroad passes through the
town, in an easterly and westerly
Nashua, Epping, and
direction.
Rochester Railroad crosses the
Concord and Portsmouth at Epping
Corner. The Salisbury, Exeter
and Epping Railroad will have its
terminus here. With the growing railroad facilities, no doubt but
Epping will increase both in
wealth and population, within the
next ten years.
EPSOM.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
town
is
sur-
generally un-
even. The soil is good and well
adapted for grazing and grain.
There are some very fine interval
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151
of
carried to Canada, from whence
she returned after the close of the
and Ponds. Great and
Suncook Rivers are the
They afford
principal streams.
some very good water privileges,
many of which are not improved
French and Indian war.
There
were never any serious depredations by them, beside killing a few
farms,
pi'oducing
fine
crops
corn, oats, hay, &c.
Rivers
Little
to
their
Chesnut,
extent.
full
Round, and Odiorne's Ponds are
the principal bodies of water in
this town.
Mountains. McCoy, Fort, Nats,
and Nottingham Mountains are
the most noted elevations.
Brown oxide, and
Minerals.
sulphuret of iron are found in various localities.
A valuable mineral for paint (Terra-sienna)
found
Arsenical
here.
argentiferous galena, and
tite,
also
is
pyrites,
hema-
associated with quartz crys-
occur in several localities.
Employments.
The larger portion of the inhabitants are engaged
tals,
in agriculture.
About
600,000 feet
The
cattle.
people,
however,
were frequently frightened, and
would flee to the garrisons in Nottingham, whenever an Indian
alarm was given.
Maj. Andrew
of this town,
Mc Clary,
was
a native
killed at the bat-
Bunker's Hill, June 17,
In this battle he displayed
great
coolness
and courage.
When news of the battle of Lexington reached him, he left his
plough in the furrough, and hastened to the battle field.
First Ministers.
Rev. John
Tucker, ordained in 1761, dismissed in 1774 Rev. Ebenezer Hazeltine, ordained in 1784, died in
tle
of
1775.
;
1813.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$6,400; stocks and bonds, $6,000;
money at interest, $ 8,250; deposits in savings banks, $63,492; stock
Boundaries.
North by Pittseast by Northwood and Deerfield, south by Allenstown, and
west by Pembroke and Chichester.
Area, 19,200 acres.
Distances.
Twelve miles east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Suncook
Valley
The Concord and
Railroad.
Railroad may pass
Rochester
through this town, east and west,
in trade, $11,900.
via Northwood.
of lumber is annually sawed.
A
considerable number of the people are engaged in making wo-
men's boots
and
shoes.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$92,492;
Churches and Schools. Christian,
Rev. B. Dickson, pastor; Congregational, Rev. F. H. Wales, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Joel
Baker, pastor.
Hotel.
Suncook Valley House.
First
Settlers.
Epsom
was
granted to Theodore Atkinson and
others, May 18, 1727. It received
its name from Epsom, in England.
Indians.
McCoy was
August
21, 1747, Mrs.
taken prisoner, and
field,
ERROL.
Coos County.
tions the
soil
is
In some porgood, and fair
crops of oats, potatoes, and hay
are produced.
Rivers and Ponds.
In this town
several considerable streams unite
with
the
Androscoggin.
this river, in Errol, a large
of
Upon
amount
money ha« been expended in
dams and clearing the
erecting
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152
channel, for the purpose of driving logs from the upper lakes to
market, through tho whole season.
There are several ponds and small
streams, which abound with trout.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal employment of the
There
inhabitants.
is
but
little
manufacturing in the town.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
Boil, $20,929;
$1,600;
money
at interest, $1,200.
Dam House,
Hotels.
House, and Aker's House.
Errol
There are four schools
Average length of
schools for the year, eight weeks.
First Settlers. Erroll was granted to Timothy Ruggles and others,
February 28, 1774.
Incorporated
Schools.
in this
town.
December
28, 1836.
Boundaries.
North by Wentworth's Location, east by Umbagog Lake and State of Maine,
south by Cambridge and Dummer,
and west by Millsfield. Improved
land, 2,123 acres.
Thirty miles north
north-east from Lancaster, and
one hundred and fifty-nine miles
north north-east from Concord.
Distances.
EXETER.
Rockingham County. Exeter
half shire town of the county,
and was the third town organized
in New-Hampshire. It is situated
on both sides of Squamscot river,
which furnishes some valuable
water power.
is
The
erally
surface of the
level,
town
is
gen-
the soil quite good
and well cultivated.
Some
of the
ing their labor, with what they
and their receipts at
valued at $ 4,000,
paid for labor $300 farm productions, $ 2,300, of which $ 300 was
hired, $ 2,500,
$
5,068. 60 acres,
;
for
lumber.
show
This
is
sufficient to
that farming, if properly at-
tended
to,
will give a fair return
for the investment,
even in New-
Hampshire.
The town is watered
Hirers.
by Exeter River, by the Indians
At the falls
called Squamscot.
the tide water is separated from
Above
the fresh.
stream assumes the
the falls the
name
of Great
River, to distinguish it from one
of its smaller branches, called
Great River and its
Little River.
branches furnish some valuable
water power, which is generally
improved.
At Squamscot falls and
Village.
at the head of navigation, and, by
the course of the river about thirty
miles from the Atlantic, is situated the large and beautiful village
of Exeter. Here, near these falls,
commenced
the
first
settlement in
town under charge of the Rev.
John Wheelwright,* over two hundred and thirty years ago; and
ever since that date, Exeter has
been making a history for herself,
the State and Nation, in her eminent men, her popular schools, her
general improvements, and her
fine and picturesque village, as
honorable and as broad as any
town of her size in America. Here
are located two of the most popular
literary
country.
best farms in the State are in this
in
the
Acade-
my was
town.
institutions
Phillips Exeter
lips,
In 1870, a farm valued at
$ 20,000 returned the annual value
of production .$2,500, paying for
labor $ 400.
One $ 25,000, reckon-
founded by Dr. John Phila resident of Exeter, and a
charter was obtained from the leg* See note in other part of this
tive to the "
Wheelwright Deeds."
work,
rela«
�EXETER.
islature of
New-Hampshire, April
being the first charter
granted by the State for an institution of learning. It has been,
and is to-day, the most popular
institution of the kind in the counThe light from this institutry.
tion has reflected through such
1781,
3,
national men, as Lewis Cass, Daniel
Webster, John A. Dix, Edward
George Bancroft, John
and scores of other stars
quite as brilliant, that we might
mention if space would permit.
Through the generous bequest of
William Robinson, Esq., a native
and former resident of this town,
Everett,
P. Hale,
but who passed his latter years
in Georgia, the Robinson Female
Seminary was established in 1867.
was opened for the reception
153
Tho
wide and
elm and
maple. Some of the most ancient
and largest elms in the State, are
itants.
streets are
beautifully shaded with the
in this village.
vate
Many
residences are
of the pri-
among
the
most expensive in the State, while
some of the business blocks have
a metropolitan appearance.
Many
men
do business in Boston fifty
miles distant, and reside here,
largely because of its superior
school advantages, and other advantages not obtained in or near a
large city. The highways leading
from Exeter to Portsmouth, Rye
beach, Hampton beach, Newburyport, Kingston, Epping and Dover
are not to be surpassed by any like
number
in
New-England.
It is
This bequest
fourteen miles to Portsmouth, ten
to Rye, nine to Hampton, fourteen
sum of
$250,000 which will make a permanent fund in all time to come.
Thus far, the school has met with
unbounded success. (See Literary
Newburyport, six to Kingston,
Epping and sixteen miles
Exeter has furnished
to Dover.
her full share of public men both
Two
in the State and Nation.
It
of pupils, in 1869.
amounted
to
the large
to
eight to
governors, covering a
Institutions.)
There are eight church
edifices,
fifteen years;
six school houses, (one a large high
court,
school building,) three banks, from
forty to fifty stores of various kinds,
Attorney
three hotels, printing
office,
court
house, county buildings, one of the
finest depots in the State, one large
cotton
factory,
one large
brass
machine shop, foundry, machine
shop, carriage factory, potters' ware
works, besides wool pulling business on an extensive scale, shoe
making, harness making, monuments and marble works, tailors,
milliners and various other trades
common to a large New-Hampshire
village.
Their are also eight law-
two dentists,
many other professions and about
three thousand five hunched inhab-
yers, six physicians,
years;
space of
six justices of the
thirty-two
generals,
years;
three
thirty-seven
six presidents of the sen-
members of the U. S.,
house of representatives, two
U. S., senators, and many other
officers, both of State and Nation.
The tide rises about six feet at
Exeter and the river admits vessels of over 200 tons burthen.
Heavy articles, such as coal &c,
generally come up the river.
Employments. The larger porate,
six
tion of the people are generally de-
voted to manufacturing, mercantile
and professional business.
The Exeter Manufacturing Co.
annually produce 3,600,000 yards
cotton sheetings, valued at
fine
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154
There are other manulumber, $ 21,100 flour and meal, $ 15,
200; foundry, $30,000; machine
shop works, $ 50,000 brass works,
$ 40,000 carriages, $ 10,000 wool
$
450,000.
factories annually producing
;
;
;
;
pulling
tin-
$250,000;
receipts,
manilla and brown
paper, $14,000; printing, $ 6,000
furniture, $5,000;
gas, $7,500;
ware, $ 14,000
;
custom boots and shoes, $
besides
milliners,
tailors,
3,000
black-
smiths, carpenters, painters and
other mechanical shops.
many
The
total value of
goods of
all
wool business,
employing 251 males,
kinds, including the
is
$
and
977,200,
135 females in its production.
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
mechanical labor,
$ 157,000; stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 195, 100
stock in
ings banks, $ 198,341
trade, $ 191,250, and professional
tions,
$ 84,000
;
;
;
Exeter, for
many years, has been considered
a wealthy town, but its citizens
have had the reputation of contribbusiness,
$100,000.
uting as much money to assist in
building western railroads and
cities, as
any town in the
State, in
wealth.
It is to
proportion to
be hoped that
its
it
has worked no
material injury to their own town;
but if it has not, it is an exception
to the general rule in such cases.
Churches and Schools. 1st. Congregational, Rev. Swift Byington,
pastor church value, $ 35,000 2d
Congregational, Rev. George E.
;
;
pastor, value,
$ 25,000
Unitarian, Rev. Benjamin F. McDaniels, pastor
value, $ 14,000
Christ church, Episcopal, Rev.
Street,
;
Henry Ferguson,
rector;
$12,000; Baptist, Rev.
Chase, pastor; value,
value,
John N.
pastor; value $8,000; St. Mary's
Roman
Catholic,
Rev. Charles
Egan, priest; value, $3,000; Advent, no pastor, $ 1,500.
There are fifteen schools in town,
twelve of which are graded;
average length of schools for the
year, twenty-eight weeks number,
;
of scholars, 409 boys, and 361 girls;
total value of school-houses, $101,
Total amount of money annufor school purposes,
$17,062.74 or $22.15 to each scholar
in town; the average amount for
each scholar in the State, is $7.38.
000.
ally
expended
The public school advantages in
Exeter are second to none in the
State, and perhaps in the United
States.
Literary Institutions.
Phillip's
Exeter Academy, Albert C. Perkins A. M., principal; Robinson
Female Seminary, Eben S. Stearns,
principal
Exeter High School,
Albin Burbank, principal.
(See
;
Literary Institution.)
Exeter Town Libravolumes Private Libraries, Golden Branch, 1,500; Soule
Branch, 500. There are twentyeight libraries in town of 500 volumes or more.
Newspapers. Exeter News LetLibraries.
ry, 3,500
ter.
;
(See tables).
Banks. National Granite State
Bank, Exeter Savings Bank, and
Union Five Cent Savings Bank.
(See tables).
and
Hotels
Eating
Houses.
Squamscot House, American House
and Hoyt's House F. II. Hervey,
;
C. E. Folsom's Eating Houses.
First Settlement. The Rev. John
Wheelwright, in 1629, (who afterwards was banished from the Colony of Massachusetts, by reason of
$10,000;
his peculiar religious belief called
Methodist, Rev. Silas E. Quimby,
Antinomian opinions; purchased
�155
EXETER.
of the Indians a tract of country
a precipitate retreat, killing one
between the Merrimack and Piscataqua, extending back some fifty
person,
The deeds of these lands
signed by Fassaconaway,
chief sagamore of the Pennacooks,
miles.
were
on
living
three
Merrimack,
the
of other
chiefs
tribes
and
in
New England. The
this section of
consideration for these lands consisted in "coats,
tles."
In
shirts,
and ket-
1633, the authorities of
Portsmouth and Dover, agreed
with Wheelwright, that his proposed town at Squamscot Falls,
should be called Exeter. No settlement was commenced however,
until April
3, 1638,
when Wheel-
wright and others formed themselves, into a body politic, chose
their magistrate, and bound themselves by vote to sacred obedience.
In 1642, Exeter was annexed to
Massachusetts and Wheelwright,
by reason of his sentence, was
compelled to flee from his new
settlement, and from his brethren
in the
same
religious faith
— some
time after this, he was restored to
his former privileges, and was ordained at Hampton, in 1647, and
preached there eleven years.
The
first
settlers
suffered
more or
another
made
in
Exeter,
by Indian
depredations for many years. In
1675 one person was killed and
less
prisoner; in 1695,
two person were killed. In 1697,
the Indians had laid their plans to
make
a general massacre of the
and a total destruction
wounding another, and
away one child. The
guns were fired to frighten a few
women and children, who had
carrying
gone into the fields after strawIn 1707, another person
was killed; and in the spring of
Stevens, William
1709, Samuel
Moody and two sons of Jeremy
Gilman were taken prisoners at
"Pickpocket mills." In 1710, the
Indians killed Colonel Winthrop
Hilton, a meritorious citizen, with
two others, and took two prisoners.
Many others were killed or taken
captives, and much property destoyed by these savage incursions.
berries.
The town
as originally surveyed,
comprised within its borders,
Epping, New-Market, South NewMarket, Brentwood, Fremont, and
All of these towns,
Stratham.
with the exception of Stratham,
were formed into separate organIts popula-
izations, prior to 1775.
tion in 1775
was
1741.
Exeter has, during
its
history,
all
contained
periods of
among
its
eminent and useful men.
Hon. Samuel Tenney, General
Nathaniel Peabody, Hon. Nicholas
Gilman, General Nathaniel Folsome, Hon. Jeremiah Smith, Hon.
John Taylor Gilman, Hon. George
Sullivan, Hon. Tristram Shaw,
Hon. John S. Wells, and Hon.
John Sullivan, have filled high
and honorable positions, both in
the State and Nation. It has its
citizens,
who
stand high in
inhabitants,
citizens to-day,
of the town. They were concealed
in the thickets near by, preparing
for a vigorous attack. They were
frightened from their designs, by
hearing the reports of several guns,
the estimation of their townsmen,
and of the people in the State.
which led them to believe they
were discovered, and they made
First
Ministers.
Wheelwright
Rev.
John
settled in 1638, left
in 1642; Rev. Samuel Dudley,
ordained in 1650, died in 1683;
Rev. John Clark, ordained in 1698,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
156
died
in
1705;
Rev. John Odlin
Rev.
settled in 1706, died in 1754
Woodbridge Odlin,
dismissed
in
;
settled in 1743,
1776;
Rev.
Isaac
Mansfield, settled in 1776, dismissed
in 1787; Rev.
William
II.
Howard
boys and youths boots, brogans
and shoes the number of pairs
made exceeding that of any town
in the State. There are 13 manuen's,
—
factories with a capital of
$ 500,000
which employ nearly 1000 males and
who
annually receive for
settled in 1790, dismissed in 1828.
females,
North by NewMarket and Stratham, east by
Stratham, Hampton and Hampton
Falls, south by Kensington and
East Kingston, and west by Brentwood and Epping. Area of improved land, 3,675 acres.
their labor about
Forty miles southand fourteen
west from Portsmouth.
The Boston and
Railroads.
Maine Railroad passes through the
town in a northerly and southerly
direction. Trains stop at the station ten minutes for refreshments.
The Epping, Exeter and Amesbury
Railroad, will pass through here,
school building, twenty-five or thir-
when
er in the place, so is poverty.
Boundaries.
Distances.
east from Concord,
constructed.
FARUIINGTON.
$ 500,000, and produce 1,300,000, pairs of boots shoes
&c. valued at $ 1,700,000. Part of
these shoes are bottomed in the adjoining towns.
There are two banks, three
church edifices, one large high
ty stores of all kinds,
ing
office,
two
one job print-
hotels, three livery
post office, express and
telegraph office, three lawyers,
three physicians offices, one denstables,
1
tist's office,
and about three hun-
dred dwelling houses.
It is a very pleasant and busy
village, and, as idleness is a strang-
Employments.
Manufacturing,
Strafford County. The surtown is broken and rugged, but the soil when properly cul-
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the inhabitants, although there are some very
fine farms, and good farmers in the
tivated yields fine crops
town.
face of this
Rivers
The Cocheco River pas-
ses through the north-east part of
the town affording some interval
lands along its banks.
Mountains. Blue Hill, or Frost
Mountain, extends in a north and
south direction neaidy through the
town.
Mount Washington, Monadnock, and hundreds of le-ss elevations, together with ships in
Portsmouth Harbor, can be seen
from its summit, in a clear day.
Village.
About one mile northwest from what is called the Dock,
is Farmington village. The inhabitants are extensively engaged in
the manufacture of men and wom-
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 504,000 stocks and bonds, .$ 10,
900; money at interest, $6,300; de
posits in savings banks, $ 143,635;
Resources.
soil,
$48,498;
;
in trade, $ 55,300
sional business, .$10,000.
stock
;
profes-
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. J. Smith, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G. W. Park,
pastor Methodist, Elder Tebbets,
pastor; Advent, Rev. J. Smith,
pastor. There are fourteen school
districts, and eighteen schools in
town. Average length of schools
for the year, twenty- four weeks.
Literary Institution.
Farminggational,
;
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FITZWILLIAM.
ton
High School,
E. J.
Goodwin,
Principal— School Fund §3,000.
Hotels and Ealing Houses. Elm
House, Mechanics Hotel; and
Bickett and Wedgewood Eating
Houses.
First
was
Farmington
Settlement.
originally a part of Rochester,
but was incorporated as a distinct
town December,
First
1798.
Minister.
.
Durham.
Area,
extensively quarried.
The
Employments.
inhabitants
of Fitzwilliam are largely engaged
in manufacturing and stone quarrying.
fifty
Nearly one hundred and
are employed in the stone
men
Over 3,000,000 feet of
lumber is annually sawed 500,000
pails and 100,000 tubs are manufactured, besides carnages, sash and
business.
;
James
Rev.
Walker, Congregational, 1818.
North by New
Boundaries.
Durham and Milton, east by Milton, State of Maine and Rochester,
south by Rochester and Strafford
and west by Strafford and New-
improved lands,
suitable for whetstones.
Granite, of a superior quality, is
stones,
21,000
acres;
5,440 acres.
miles
Thirty-five
Distances.
north-east from
Concord, and
eighteen north-west of Dover.
Cocheco Railroad
Railroads.
passes through this town in a northwesterly and south-easterly direction.
FITZWII.LIAltt.
blinds, chair stock, &c.
(See table
of manufactories.
There are two pleasVillages.
ant villages in this town, which
are the seat of considerable business. There are three church edifices, three school houses, two postoffices, savings bank, ten or fifteen
stores of various kinds, and several
The valuable stone quarhotels.
ries, the extensive manufactories,
together with the fine scenery in
various sections of the town, which
draw hither hundreds of summer
tourists, every year, makes the
future prospects of Fitzwilliam
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven, and the
very encouraging.
but suitably adapted for
grazing. There is a considerable
quantity of meadow land, which is
very pi'oductive.
Streams and Ponds. Camp and
ucts,
soil hard,
Priest Brooks
streams
are the
in town.
Rockwood's and
principal
South, Sip's,
Collin's
Ponds
are the only natural collections of
water.
Elevations.
Near the Center of
the town is a large hill, noted for
the delightful prospect it affords.
Gap Mountain, which,
a distance, appears to be a part of the
Monadnock, lies partly in this
town and partly in Troy, On its
at
summit are found various kinds of
Resources.
Agi'icultural
prod-
mechanical labor,
$53,606;
including stone
quarrying, $104,
000 ; stocks, bonds, and money at
intei-est, $19,170; deposits in savings banks, $66,640 stock in taide,
;
$15,225; from summer tourists, $8,
000; professional business, $18,000.
Library. Fitzwilliam Public Library.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. H. W. Day, pastor; Congregational, Rev. J. F. Norton, pas-
There are
Methodist,
twelve schools average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Hotels. Fitzwilliam, Cheshire,
Sip Pond House, and Monadnock
House.
tor
.
;
;
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158
First Settlers.
originally
Fitzwilliam was
" Monadnock
called
Number
Four." The first settlement was made by Brigadier General Reed, John Fassett, Benjamin
Bigelow, and others, in 1760. General Reed was a revolutionary pa-
whose merits, as an officer,
and a true man, will long be remembered. Incorporated May 19,
triot,
1773.
First Minister. Rev. Benjamin
Brigham, Cong., ordained in 1771
died in 1799. Rev. Stephen Williams, settled in 1800
;
dismisssd in
of this mountain
covered with
almost a solid
ledge, affording a very extensive
woods, the other
view of the south-west.
Minerals. In the easterly part
of this town is a quarry of free-
which has been extensively
stone,
wrought.
It is of a
color, and,
when
marble of Vermont. Specimens of rock crystal
are found in the south part, and
plumbago occurs
Near the center of this
Village.
North by Troy and
by Rindge, south by
Royalston and "Wmchendon, Mass.,
and west by Richmond. Area,
of Francestown.
26,900 acres.
Distances.
Sixty
miles
south-
west from Concord, and thirteen
south-east from Keene.
Bailroads. The Cheshire Railroad passes through this town in a
north-westerly and south-easterly
direction.
the
the very pleasant village
is
It is neatly built,
being wide, and, in
places, beautifully shaded.
streets
many
It is the center of considerable
business from the surrounding
country. There are several stores,
one savings bank, one national
bank, one hotel, &c.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. About 600,000 feet of
lumber are annually sawed also,
;
FKANCESTOWN.
Hillsborough County. The
surface of this town is uneven and,
in some parts, stony;
but the
quality of the soil is warm, moist,
and very productive.
some good interval.
Rivers and Ponds.
There
is
Haunted Pond.
The two
These two ponds
principal
fancy boxes, fancy writing desks,
kits, pails, &c, are manufactured.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$51,556;
$9,800
money
mechanical
labor,
stocks and bonds, $33,900
;
at interest, $8,300
in savings banks, $87,000
;
deposits
;
stock in
trade, $12,680; professional busi-
south branches of Piscataquoag
River have their rise in this town
the largest branch from Pleasant
Fond, and the other branch from
are the
water.
in the north part
of the town.
town
Bottndaries.
dark greyish
polished, resem-
bles the variegated
1802.
Jaffrey, east
is
is
collections
of
Mountain. Crotched Mountain
has an altitude of six hundred feet
above the common in the center
of the town. One of the summits
ness, $10,000.
Library. Home Circle Library.
Literary Institution.
Frances-
town Academy,
J. E. Vose, prin-
cipal.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. H. F. Campbell,
pastor. There are ten schools in
this town average length for the
year, twenty-one weeks.
gational,
;
Hotel.
Francestown Hotel.
Francestown de-
First Settlers.
�FEANCONIA.
rived its name from Frances, the
wife of Governor Wentworth. It
was first settled by John Carson, a
Scotchman, in 1760, and was called
New Boston Addition. It was incorporate!
June
8,
1
by
1772.
its
present
name
Mr. James Wood-
bury was a soldier in
French war, and engaged
Gen. Wolfe when he was
the siege of Quebec. He
the old
beside of
killed at
also be-
longed to the company of rangers
commanded by the immortal
Stark. He died March 3, 1823.
First Minister. Congregational,
Rev. Samuel Cotton, 1773. Rev.
Moses Bradford, settled in 1790;
dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Deering,
and Weare, east by Weare and
New Boston, south by Lyndeborough and Greenfield and west by
Greenfield and Bennington. Area,
18,760 acres.
Distances. Twenty-seven miles
south-west from Concord, and
twelve north-west from Amherst.
Railroads. Stage passes through
this
town from Hillsborough
Bridge to Milford. The Manchester and Keene Railroad will pass
through this town.
FRAA'COXIA.
Grafton County.
is
Franconia
considered one of the mountain
towns in n< >rthernNew-Hampshire.
Along some of the streams, there
is considerable interval land, which
is very fertile and productive, yielding fine crops of oats, potatoes, and
hay.
Large quantities of Maple
Sugar are annually manufactured
here.
Str< urns and Ponds.
Several
branches of the Lower Ammonoosic have their rise in the mountain-
ious tracts
on the
east.
Ferrin's
159
Pond near " Notch " is the source
of "Middle Branch," one of the
principal branches of Peniigewas-
Echo Lake, about one
mile in length and three quarters
of a mile in width, lies at tho foot
of Mount Lafayette. It is almost
set River.
entirely protected, from violent
winds.by lofty hills which surround
it on all sides.
The report of a gun
fired upon its shores may be heard
distinctly several times, thus imi-
tating
successive
discharges
of
musketry.
Scenery.
The varied scenery
in
and around Franconia is not to be
excelled in any section of the White
Mountain district. No visitor has
thoroughly finished his tour to the
Mountains until 4e visits Franconia
and views its natural curiosities.
The Franconia mountain pass, presents to the traveler some of the
wildest scenery in the country, and
must ever remain as one of Na-
where the grand
and beautiful are so perfectly blended in its wild and rugged form.
The " Old Man of the Mountain ;"
" the Basin ;" " the Flume,' are all
worthy of a visit from lovers of
grand natural scenery. For a more
particular description see "Notes
on mountains in New-Hampshire.
Summer Besort. Franconia has
ture's curiosities
1 ''
become
quite a resort for
summer
about seven hundred persons- permanently board
there
through the warm season of the
tourists,
year, besides the transient visitors
who are
ing.
constantly going and comThere are three hotels, besides
seven or eight large summer boarding houses for the accommodation
of visitors. Almost every house has
a few boarders. There has been a
large Iron Manufactory in successful operation for a number of years,
�160
NEW-HAMPSnillE GAZETTEER.
February
but at the present time it is not doing
others,
any business. The ore which has
supplied this manufactory has been
taken from a rich mine, within the
limits of the town of Lisbon. 250
tons of pig iron, and from 200, to
300 tons of bar iron were the an-
The
first
ers, in 1774.
nual productions of this establish-
ment.
Employments. Agriculture, and
keeping summer boarders are the
principal employments of the people.
280 tons of
clapboards,
starch,
150,000
410,000 shingles,
and
14,
1764.
settlement was made by Captain Artemas Knight, Samuel Barnett, Zebedee Applebee, and oth-
Boundaries. North by Bethlehem, east by ungranted lands,
south by Lincoln and Landaff, and
west by Lisbon.
Area, 32,938
acres improved land, 5,369 acres.
;
Distances.
Eighty miles (via
Plymouth) north from Concord,
and twenty-eight North-east from
Haverhill.
1,45G\000 feet of boards, &c, are an-
Railroad. White Mountain Rail-
nually produced, besides bobbins,
cabinet work, boots and shoes,
road passes through Lisbon, the
iron
work &c.
Resources.
soil,
(See tables.)
Productions of the
$68,428;
$25,500
myhanical
town adjoining on the west,
dis-
tant about five miles.
FRANKLIN.
labor,
and money
$18,675; from summer
stocks, bonds,
Merrimack County.
$19,450; deposits in savings banks,
In proportion to its population, Franklin
is the most important manufacturing town in the State.
It was
$4,165; professional business, $10,
formed from four towns, Decem-
;
at interest,
tourists, $120,000; stock in trade,
000.
ber
Churches and Schools.
Baptist,
Freewill
There are
Average length of
.
five schools.
schools for the year, ten weeks.
Hotels.
Profile, Lafayette,
and
Valley Houses. The Profile House
is the largest and the best patronized house in the White Mountain
no uncommon thing
have from four to
five hundred guests at one time.
It is enough to say that their accommodations are not suflicient
for the demands made on them in
region.
It is
for the house to
the season of summer travel to
the mountains.
The other hotels
are fine, commodious houses, with
accommodating landlords, and
have a fair patronage.
First Settlements. The town was
originally called Morristown, and
was granted to Isaac Searle and
24,
1828, viz.
a small portion
of Andover, which bordered on
south-western bank of the
Pemigewasset River, a small gore
of Sanbornton, lying between the
Pemigewasset and Winnipiseothe
gee Rivers; a portion of Northfield, bordering on the south side
of the Winnipiseogee, and the
east bank of the Merrimack River;
and a portion of Salisbury
which bordered on the western side of the Merrimack and
Pemigewasset rivers, thus cutting
off Andover from the Pemigewasset, and Sanbornton and Salisbury
from the Merrimack.
The whole area taken from
these four towns, only formed a
small township of about 9,000
acres. The soil, on the river, is
generally sandy, but produces fine
crops,
when
properly
cultivated,
�FRANKLIN.
and some of the best farms
may be found
county
The Webster farm
tion
in this
in the
town.
lies in that por-
which formerly belonged
to
The father of Daniel
Webster removed to this farm
and built the main house now
Salisbury.
There
standing.
now
is
(1873)
growing in the front yard a large
elm, which was set out by Daniel
Webster,
June
when he was a
17, 1&73,
boy.
through an invi-
given by the citizens of
Franklin to the Webster Club of
Boston, who were the old, tried
friends of Daniel Webster, and
tation
to the
Governor and Council, and
members
of
the Legislature of
New-Hampshire, and other people
in the surrounding towns, there
was a meeting
at this old
home-
stead for the purpose of calling to
mind
the days in the past,
Webster made
his
annual
for his energetic efforts to
establish this institution
it
and have
Nathaniel
Concord, Hon.
located in Franklin.
White, Esq., of
Dexter Richards, of Newport, and
many others, who will be hereafter mentioned, deserve commendation for their liberal donations
of money to this humane work.
officers of the home are making extensive improvements by
erecting new buildings, etc.
Pond.
Webster Pond is situated near the Northern Railroad, in
the Andover portion of the town.
It is a beautiful sheet of water,
and is much resorted to in the
The
summer months,
parties.
Judge Thomas, Hon. Geo.
Hon. Peter Harvey of
Boston, and Governor Straw and
John H. George, Esq., of this
State, were very interesting and
impressive, and will long be remembered by those who had the
sion by
S. Hilliard,
pleasure of hearing them.
A few years ago this farm was
purchased for the purpose of establishing an Orphans Home.
It
1
in successful
mith
visit,
The Hon. Judge Nesmith of
Franklin, presided over the ceremonies of the day, and, on taking the chair, gave a short and
touching biographical sketch of
the Webster family.
The speeches, made on this occa-
now
A. Mack as superintendent,
has been very active for its
success from the day of its inception. The citizens cannot give too
much credit to Judge G. W. Nes-
D.
who
when
with invited friends, to the place
of his birth, his boyhood haunts,
and the graves of his father and
mother.
is
161
operation,
under the immediate care of Rev.
for pic-nics
and
Near the confluence
Pemigewasset and the
Winnipiseogee rivers, thus forming the Merrimack, is the large
manufacturing village of Franklin.
But few, if any, towns in the
State have made such rapid proVillage.
of
the
gress for the past fifteen years, in
manufacturing, and
wealth it having increased in
each nearly one hundred per cent.
The water power in this village,
with one exception, is the best
population,
—
and most
The
reliable
in the State.
principal manufactories are
on the Winnepiseogee, which never fails, having as a reservoir the
Winnipiseogee and Winnesquam
There is an immense
Lakes.
power on both rivers at this point
still unimproved.
The principal manufacturers are
the Winnipiseogee Paper Company, who manufacture book and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
162
news paper, and annually produce
tons of paper, valued at
$625,000 the Franklin Mills, manufacturing fancy flannels, of the
best quality for shirtings, annually
2,496
other professions, and over three
hundred dwelling houses.
Some
;
of the business blocks are
and some of the
fine structures,
in
McCounel, belt
scenery,
;
;
$35,000;
en,
lumber
mills,
lacings, 1,100 doz-
besides
tin
carriages,
ware,
stoves,
blacksmiths, shoe shops, harness
makers, marble works, printing,
tailors, millinery, and other me-
The
chanical shops.
total capital
nvested in manufacturing in the
Number of
village is $1,145,000.
males
329.
employed, 478; females,
Annual pay roll, $333,000.
Annual production, $2,490,000.
There are four church edifices.
Two
large school houses, academy,
bank, from thirty to forty stores of
all
kinds,
stables,
two
two livery
telegraph and
six lawyers, four
hotels,
express,
printing offices,
physicians, one
dentist,
various
residences are the
private
producing 1,500,000 yards, valued
at $750,000 the Franklin Woolen
Co., manufacturing beavers, tricots, broadcloths, &c, valued at
Walter Aiken, pro$400,000;
ducing 55,000 dozen woolen hose,
vamed at $192,500; A. W. Sulloproducing 45,000 dozen
way,
Shaker socks, valued at $150,000;
Walter Aiken's machine shop,
manufacturing knitting machine
and other machinery,
needles,
valued at $50,000; Curtis & Lake's,
wool pulling establishment, annuF. H. Aiken,
al sales, $75,000.
manufactures brad awls, saw sets,
valued at $25,000;
tools, &c,
Sleeper & Hancock, door, sash,
and blinds, $25,000; Stevens &
Sanborn, machine shop, $6,000;
Taylor & Co. foundry, $15,000;
Jewell & Johnson, grist mill,
grind 35,000 bushels grain of all
kinds, valued at $30,000 Thomas
county.
the
The
best
Northern
Railroad passes along the western suburbs of the village, on a
high bank, affoi'ding a fine view
of nearly the whole village at a
glance.
Cemeteries.
etery
is
The
principal
cem-
situated on a plain about
one hundred rods easterly from
the village, considerably elevated
above it, and is truly a delightful spot for the final resting place
hold most dear. As
said, "All is quiet
yet, within the inclosure, the visitor, with a single
glance, may behold the distant and
gradually rising hills toward the
west, and the puffing locomotive,
with its almost endless train;
while, a short distance below, is the
union of the Pemigewasset with
the Winnjpiseogee, and before
of those
we
one has well
around, and
him
the busy village
with
its
—the
whole
and
variety
beauty, presenting a striking contrast to the stillness of the sacred
grounds, and forcibly reminding
him that there is but a step between the abodes of the living and
" the city of the dead." The Sanborn cemetery is one mile east,
and on a corresponding elevation,
overlooking the village and the
river. Both of these cemeteries
belong to incorporated companies,
and there are some fine and expensive monuments in their grounds.
The Webster place cemetery is the
oldest in town. In these grounds
rest the ashes of the parents of
Daniel Webster, and of others of
his kindred. Another cemetery
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FRANKLIN.
on the river road,
lies
in the north
part of the town.
The
prosperity of Franklin, like
that of Keene,
Newport, Rochester,
Lebanon, Littleton and Farmington
is
owing
largely to the enterprising
own inhabitants, who
invest their surplus capital for the
spirit of its
growth and welfare of their own
town and do not seek investments
in the West, and quietly wait for
foreign capital to come in and
build their workshops and mills
;
while they stand ready to sell their
corner lots at advanced rates. If
people wish to have their own
towns increase in wealth and population, let
them invest
their
own
surplus money in them, and foreign capital will surely come in
and
assist
them
in
enter-
their
Christian, Rev.
O. J.
Waite, pastor. There are sixteen
schools in town, seven of which
are graded average length for the
total
twenty-two weeks
year,
amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes,
pastor;
;
;
$4000.50.
Literary
Franklin
Institution.
Academy, Charles A. Jewell,
prin-
cipal.
Libraries. Franklin Library Association,
1500
volumes
Aiken
;
Library Association, 800 volumes.
Private libraries of 500 volumes
or more
Judge G. W. Nesmith,
1,500 volumes; Jonas B. Aiken,
500; David Gilchrist, 600 M. B.
Goodwin, 4,000; A. F. Pike, 2,000;
Daniel Barnard, 1,200; Rev. Dr.
Savage, 1,500; Rev. O. J. Waite,
:
;
John W. Simonds,
prise.
500;
Employments. As can be seen in
the foregoing, Franklin is a mercantile and manufacturing town;
although in proportion to the area
of improved land, its agricultural
productions are as valuable as
those of any town in the county.
The amount of lumber sawed, of
Na-
thaniel Sanborn, 600.
all
kinds,
laths,
is
600,000 shingles
and 800,000
and
feet of boards,
valued at S 1-2,000. The total value
of goods of all kinds manufactured
is
(See tables.)
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 79,000
$2,498,400.
Resources.
soil,
$334,800
;
;
stocks and
money
at in-
terest, 61,700; deposits in savings
banks, $123,057; stock in trade,
$159,450;
$
professional
business,
Franklin Savings Bank.
(See tables.)
Merrimack Jour-
Newspaper.
nal.
(See tables.)
Hotels.
Webster
Churches and Schools. First Baptist, Rev. J. F. Fielding, pastor
Freewill
Baptist, Rev.
James
Rand, pastor Methodist, Rev. J.
Dearborn, pastor; Congregational, Rev. W. T. Savage, D.D.,
;
House
and
Franklin House.
Boundaries. North by Hill and
Sanbornton, east by Sanbornton
and Northfield; south by Northfield, Boscawen and Salisbury, and
west by Salisbury and Andover.
Area, 9,200 acres; area of improved land, 7,376 acres.
Distances. Twenty miles, by rail
road, north from Concord.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes through this town,
from Concord, in a northerly and
northwesterly
80,000.
W.
Bank.
1,000;
direction.
When
from Franklin, to form a junction with the
Montreal Railroad at Tilton, and
thence to Alton Bay, their railroad
facilities will be equaled by but
few towns in the State.
the railroad
is
built
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
164
FREEDOM.
surface
uneven, but the soil is well
adapted for grazing and tillage.
Hirer and Lakes. Ossipee River
is the only stream of any imporis
some excellent
of which but very
tance.
The Ossipee
factories, see tables.)
Bank
Valley Savings
and
here,
is
are
there
money
at interest,
pro-
$
6,225
deposits in savings banks, $13,918;
stock in trade, $ 9,066
tourists,
$
;
from sum-
Mr.
town.
Stenchfield,
W.
Baptist,
pastor;
Hobbs, pas-
There are ten schools in this
Average length for the
Freedom was
formerly called North Effingham
and was taken from Effingham,
and Ossipee Gore, and incorporated
by its present name, June 16, 1831.
Boundaries.
North by Eaton
and Madison, east by Parsonsfield,
south by Effingham, and west by
Ossipee. Area of improved land,
;
7,847 acres.
Distances.
east
Sixty miles north-
from Concord, and ten north
from Ossipee.
Railroads.
several other small streams, which
some good water power.
Loon Pond, in the north part is the
principal body of water.
furnish
A
Employments.
large portion
of the inhabitants are engaged in
ufacturing
carried on,
is
manwhich
will be largely increased
now
Nashua and Rochester
railroad
the
The
the town.
of boots and shoes annu-
passes through
number
is
30,000 pairs;
and 1,500,000 feet
boards, and dimension timber is
30,000 shingles
Carroll House.
First Settlements.
and theoretical farmers in
town, and their combined practice
has proved successful and remuner-
tical
ally manufactured,
year, ten weeks.
Hotel.
the inhabitants industrious and
prosperous. There are some prac-
agriculture, but considerable
3,500.
Churches and Schools.
Christian, Rev. A.
is
River and Pond. The town is
watered by Squamscot River and
ducts, $67,402; mechanical labor,
;
The
County.
generally level, and the
soil of good quality.
As a general
thing the farms are well tilled, and
surface
ative.
Agricultural
Resources.
tor.
FREMONT.
Rockingham
several
of various kinds, doing a
fair business.
Rev.
When
completed, the Ossipee Valley
Railroad will pass through this
town.
located
stores,
mer
Falls and Conway Railroad.
It affords
water privileges,
Part of Ossipee
little is improved.
Lake lies in this town.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally engaged in agriculture. There are some very fine
farms in Freedom, under a high
(For manustate of cultivation.
$ 5,800
on the Portsmouth, Great
station,
The
Carroll County.
sawed, valued at $19,000; besides
there are spokes, hubs, shoe boxes,
and palm leaf hats produced. (See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
tions, $56,862:
$21,500;
mechanical labor,
money
at interest,
$15,
savings banks,
$5,423; stocks and bonds, $4,400;
stock in trade, $ 6,000.
865;
deposits in
MethoChurches and Schools.
and Baptist are both supplied
by transient preachers. There are
dist
By
Express team
Centre
daily, eight miles to Ossipee
four schools
in town.
Average
�GILFORD.
length of schools for the
nineteen weeks.
First Settlements.
This
was
was
formed
from
Brentwood,
w:is
originally a part of
It
was incorporated June
Exeter.
22, 1764,
the
town
and
originally called Poplin,
which
July
year,
and changed
The
8, 1854.
first
to
Fremont,
precise date of
settlement
is
not known.
Rev. Orlando Hines, was the
first
minister.
North by Epping,
Danville and Sandown, and west by
Chester and Raymond. Area, 10,
320 acres; improved land, 4,449
Boundaries.
east by Brentwood, south by
Mountains. Suncook Mountain
extends in a towering pile through
its eastern portion nearly to Lake
Winnipiseogee.
The Winnipiseogee
Villages.
River, from the outlet of the lake
to the bay, separates the
town from
Laconia. On this river, in its
course of about two miles, are situated the two growing villages of
Lake Village and Laconia (formerly called Meredith Bridge). The
rapid growth of these two villages
has nearly connected them, so that
they now form one of the largest
centres for manufacturing and mer-
These
towns of Gilford and Laconia, and are connected by bridges over the Winnipiseocantile trade in the State.
villages are in the
acres.
Twenty-four miles
Distances.
south-west from Portsmouth, ten
west from Exeter, and thirty southeast from Concord.
GILFORD.
Belknap County.
Gilford
is
the shire town of the county it
ranks in population the eleventh,
in wealth the twentieth, and in the
;
annual value of
its
productions, the fourth
agricultural
town
in the
of the town is
uneven but the soil is generally
very productive and under a high
State.
165
The surface
state of cultivation.
WinnipiseoRivers, •Ponds &c.
gee River washes its eastern border in its passage from Long to
Winnisquam Lake, for a distance
of nearly two miles, and affords
water power in
Gunstock and Miles
the State.
Rivers have their rise in Suncook
Mountain and flow in a northerly
direction into Winnipiseogee Lake.
There are two ponds, Little and
Chattleborough. There are two
some of the
finest
gee River.
Lake
village
is
pleasantly situat-
ed at the foot of Long Bay, which,
at the Wiers, forms the outlet of
Winnipiseogee Lake. In this village are several hosiery manufactories, a cotton and a woolen manufactory, the Boston Concord and
Montreal Railroad repair and Machine shop, a large foundry and
machine shop, Wardwell Needle
Manufactory, knitting machine
manufactory, Photographer, sawmill, &c. There are also twenty
or thirty stores, four churches, one
large hotel, savings bank, newspaper office, and about 2000 inhabitants.
At Laconia village near Winnisquam Lake, are located the celebrated Ranlet Car Manufactory,
several hosiery mills, woolen and
cotton mills, sash and blind, iron
foundry, machine shops, gas works
and mechanical shops of various
kinds common to a thriving
islands in the lake belonging to this
New
town.
are
England
five
village.
church
edifices,
There
sev-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
166
eral school houses, Court House,
three banks, one newspaper office,
thirty or forty stores, two hotels,
various professional offices and
about 3000 inhabitants. Some of
the public and business buildings
are fine structures, and compare
favorably with buildings of a similar character of any city or large
town in the State. The streets are
wide and lighted by gas and some
of them very pleasantly shaded by
which are many
trees, behind
splendid residences adorned with
beautiful gardens and green lawns,
and the generally thrifty appear-
value of $120,000. Men and women's cotton and worsted hose, shirts
and drawers annually manufactured, are valued at nearly $ 250,
250,000
10,000 clapboards;
000;
shingles 3,575,000 feet of boards,
together with the sash, blind and
planing of boards are annually valued at $129,000. The total value
of manufactured goods of all kinds,
annually produced, is $734,000.
(See Tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
;
soil,
$247,290; mechanical
money
labor,
&c,
$28,700;
interest, $22,600; de-
stocks,
$185,800;
at
sections ren-
posits in savings banks, $230,989;
ders this village delightful and attractive. The inhabitants of the
two villages are earnestly discuss-
stock in trade, $42,630 from tourists, $10,000; professional business,
ance to be seen in
all
ing the question of forming three
towns out of the towns of Gilford
and Laconia and having these villages the centre of two of the towns.
The arguments produced
for such
About
a change, are plausible.
four miles east from Lake Village
In
is Gilford village (or centre).
this village
store,
is
school
a church, town house,
house,
post office,
and
some small mechanical shops.
Employments. The employments
forty or fifty dwelling houses,
of the people are nearly equally divided between agriculture, on the
one side, and manufacturing, trade
and professional business on the
other.
About 3,000 bushels of
wheat, 12,000 bushels of corn, 5,000
tons of hay, &c., are annually produced. The Boston, Concord and
Montreal machine shops, annually
turn off work in repairing, manufacturing cars, &c, to the value of
$140,000.
Two iron founderies
and machine shops, annually produce loom castings, stoves, plows,
cultivators, and water wheels to the
;
$80,000.
Summer
Resorts.
The
delight-
with the fine
scenery of the surrounding country, cause many tourists to make
their home in this town through
the warm season, away from the
ful villages, together
noise, filth
and impure
air ot the
large cities.
Churches and Schools. 1st Freechurch, Rev. S. C.
Kimball, pastor number of members, 140, church value, $10,000;
2d F. W. Baptist church, Rev.
will Baptist
;
Frank Lyford, pastor; number of
members, 114, church value, $8, 000
3d F. W. Baptist church, Rev. H.
Kimball, pastor; number of
160, church value, $10,
000; Calvin Baptist, Rev. K. S.
S.
members,
Hall, pastor;
number of members,
110, church value, $15,000;
Advent,
There are
fourteen school districts, and seventeen schools in town; average
H. B. Cutter, pastor.
length of schools for the year, sixteen weeks. Total amount annually appropriated for school purposes, $3,015,55.
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GILMANTON.
MOUNT BELKNAP HOUSE.
Hotels.
Mount Belknap House,
of agricultural products exceeded
town in the State. The
Laconia Hotel and
Willard Hotel, Laconia Village.
that of any
surface
is
The
the soil
is
Lake Village.
total value of
Hotels
is
$75,
000.
This town was
originally a part of Gilmanton, and
First Settlers.
was incorporated June 16, 1812.
James Ames and S. S. Gilman
made the first settlement in 1778.
broken and uneven, but
deep and fertile, and the
farmers are well rewarded for their
with good crops of wheat,
corn, oats, hay and potatoes.
It is well
Rivers and Ponds.
watered by Suncook and Soucook
labor,
some excellent
Suncook River
has its source in a pond on the top
of one of the Suncook mountains,
The
900 feet above its base.
water of this pond falls into another at the foot of the mountain
one mile in length, and one half
rivers,
which
afford
water privileges.
Elder Richard
Martin (F. W. Baptist) settled here
in 1798. Elder Uriah Morton, ordained in 1808; died in 1817.
Boundaries.
North by "VVinnipiseogee Lake, east by Alton and
Gilmanton, south by Belmont, and
west by Long Bay and Laconia.
Area, 23,000 acres improved land,
this
18,728.
about 500
First Ministers.
;
Twenty-five miles
north of Concord.
Railroads. The Boston,
Concord and Montreal passes through
this town on its western border.
The Lake Shore Railroad, if ever
built, will pass through the northern portion of the town.
Distances.
mile in width;
it
falls into
flowing through
another, covering
acres, from which it
meanders through the town, re-
ceiving
several
streams
in
its
The Soucook River has
source from Loon, Rocky and
course.
its
Shell Camp Ponds, in the south
part of the town, which are the
only ponds of any note.
Mountains.
Suncook
Moun-
tains extending in a southerly di-
G!L,MA^TTO.\.
Belknap County.
Gilmanton
is one of the best farming towns
in the county, and before Belmont
was disannexed from it the value
are in this town.
highest peak is about 900
rection,
The
feet
above the level of the sea. Porcupine Hill, is a remarkably abrupt precipice of granite gueiss and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
168
mica
slate rock,
which form, by
overhanging strata and deep
ravines, a pleasant and favorite
resort of the students of Gilmantheir
ton Academy. Below this steep
precipice, is a deep an'd shady dell
thickly clad with dark evergreen
foliage of forest trees, while the
rocks are wreathed in rich profusion by curious and beautiful lichens or mosses.
Quartz crystals of
Minerals.
considerable size are found near
Shell
iron
Camp
Formerly bog
pond.
was taken
in large quantities
from the bottom of Lougees Pond
by means of long tongs.
Summer
Resorts.
The numer-
ous hills and valleys in Gilmanton produce considerable scenery
which is romantic and beautiful,
and has attracted the attention of
many tourists who resort here in
the warm weather, for recreation
and health.
Employments.
Farming is the
chief employment of the people
although manufacturing is carried
on to a considerable extent. 500,
000 feet of boards &c, and 420,000
shingles are annually sawed, also
90,000 pairs of boots and shoes are
annually manufactured. There is
one mill where plows and cultivators are made
one rake manu;
besides
factory,
7,500
sides of
leather annually tanned, valued at
§33,700.
$
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in-
170,670
$ 33,400
$
;
terest,
;
33,606
;
banks, $81,189;
$
$
$
deposits in savings
stock in trade,
from summer tourists,
9,000 from professional business,
6,900
spectable institutions in the State.
was incorporated October
It
13,
R. E. Avery, principal
number of students, 122; library
contains 600 volumes.
Hotels. Central House, (at iron
works).
Washington House, (at
1794
;
Academy).
First Settlements.
was granted
sons,
Gilmanton
to twenty-four per-
named Gilman, and 152 oth1727.
The settlement
May 20,
ers,
was delayed and interrupted by
frequent depredations of the In-
Benjamin and John Mudgand Orlando Weed with their
dians.
ett
families settled here in
December
Dorothy Weed, the first
white child born in town, was born
Belmont
here October 13, 1762.
was taken from this town June 28,
1761.
1859.
First Minister.
Elder Walter
Powers, ordained in 1786; dismissed in 1806. Rev. Isaac Smith,
ordained in 1774; died in 1817. A
Baptist Church was organized November 16, 1773, and the Congre-
gational
Church
November
30,
1774.
Resources.
soil,
Congregational, one Methodist,
one Friends, one Freewill Baptist,
one Calvin Baptist, and one AdEighteen schools; avervent.
age length for the year, sixteen
weeks.
Academy. Gilmanton Academy
is one of the oldest and most re-
;
;
18,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
seven churches in town, viz. two
Northeast by Giland Alton, south-east by New
Durham and Barnstead, southwest by Loudon and Canterbury,
and north-west by Belmont and
Improved land, 23,840
Gilford.
Boundaries.
ford
acres.
Twenty-five miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord, and eight
south-west from Gilford.
�GILSUM
— GOFFSTOWN.
169
money
Railroads. Ten miles, by daily
stage to Tilton, on Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, from
Gilmanton Academy; and six
$35,100;
miles by daily stage to Alton, on
the Cocheco Railroad, from Gilmanton Iron Works. When completed, the Suncook "Valley extension and Franklin and Rochester
at interest, $9,550;
gational,
Railroad will pass through this
town.
GIL,SUM.
Cheshire County.
The
sur-
generally uneven, but the
In many parts are
soil is fertile.
to be found fine arable land, free
face
is
froin stone,
and producing good
deposits in savings banks, $58,193;
stock in trade, $33,600.
Churches and Scliools. CongreRev. H. Wood, pastor
There are
Methodist,
seven schools in Gilsum average
length for the year, ten weeks.
First Settlers. This town was
granted to Joseph Osgood, Jacob
.
;
Farmer and others, under the name
of Boyle, December 8, 1752. It
was re-granted to Messrs. Gilbert,
Sumner, and others, by its present
name, July 13, 1763. The first settlers were Josiah Kilburn, Peltiah
Pease, Obadiah Wilcox, Ebenezer
Dewey, and Jonathan Adams, in
crops of grass and grain.
1764.
River and Pond. Ashuelot River
passes through this town, affording
many excellent water privileges.
Cranberry Pond, a small sheet of
Rev. Elisha
First Minister.
Fish, Congregational, installed in
water, lies in the north-east section of the town.
Vessel Rock. In this town there
is an immense bowlder which has
received the name of " Vessel
Rock." It appears to have been
stranded upon a mica slate ledge,
whither it was driven and deposited by a powerful drift current
which swept over the country in
ages long since past. In the winter of 1817, a large piece of this
rock was split off from the mass by
some external force.
Employments. The employments
of the people are nearly equally
divided between agriculture and
manufacturing.
There are two
woolen manufactories, whose manufactured goods are annually valued at nearly $100,000. 600,000
feet of lumber are annually sawed,
&c. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$52,145;
mechanical labor,
1794
;
died in 1807.
Boundaries. North by Alstead,
east by Stoddard and Sullivan,
south by Keene and west by Surry.
Distances. Forty-six miles southwest from Concord, and nine north
from Keene. Area, 9,456 acres.
Railroads. Nine miles to Keene
depot, Cheshire Railroad.
GOFFSTOWN.
Hillsborough County. Goffstown is considered one of the best
and wealthiest farming towns in
the county. The soil of the uplands is rocky in some places, but
Back
is excellent for grazing.
from the river are extensive plains
—not
so rich in soil, but easy to
cultivate,
tilled,
when
and,
producing
properly
fine crops.
Rivers. The tributary branches
of the Piscataquog River unite
near the west line of the town, and
run through the center in an easterly direction, falling into the
Mer-
what was
for-
rimack River
at
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170
merly called Piscataquog Village.
Elevations. In the south-west
part of the town are two considerable elevations, which bear the
name of "Uncannunuc."
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture. The surplus products of the
farmers find a ready sale in the
City of Manchester. Over 200,000
quarts of milk are annually sold.
There is considerable manufacturing done. 85,000 window sash and
45,000 pairs of
window
blinds are
manufactured
annually
7,000
boys sleds made also over 2,000,
000 feet of lumber sawed. The
total value of all kinds of goods
annually manufactured is §189,000.
(See manufacturing tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural prod;
1
;
mechanical labor,
$64,100; stocks and bonds, $16,600;
ucts, $160,860;
money
at interest, $7,200 deposits
in savings banks, $215,422; stock
in trade,
professional
$34,352;
;
business, $10,000. The resources
of Goftstown show the prosperous
condition of its inhabitants.
Churches and Sclwols. Congre-
missed in
Rev D.
1795.
L.
Mor-
LL. D., settled in 1802; dismissed in 1811.
Boundaries. North by Dunbarton and Hooksett; east by Hooksett and Manchester, south by Bedford, and west by New Boston and
Weare. Area, 29,170 acres. Improved land, 10,606 acres.
rill,
Distances.
Sixteen miles south
from Concord, and twelve north
from Amherst.
Railroads. The Manchester and
North Weare Railroad passes
through this town. The projected
line of railroad from Manchester
to Keene will also pass through
Goffstown.
GO R HAM.
Coos County.
Gorham
is
one
of the growing towns in Northern
New-Hampshire, having increased
in population from 224 in 1850, to
1161 in 1870, and is now the fourth
town in the county in population,
and in wealth the fifth. It is sit-
uated at the northern base of the
White Mountains, and much of
its territory is rough and unproductive.
Its prosperity
must be
Grand
gational, S. L. Gerald, pastor;
Methodist, E. Bradford, jr., pastor.
There are fourteen schools in town
Trunk Railway, which has ex-
average length for the year, eighteen weeks.
Hotels.
New-Hampshire Cen-
tensive repair shops here for the
Eastern Division of their road;
and as being one of the most pop-
and Uncannunuc.
This town was
granted to Rev. Thomas Parker
and others, by the Masonian pro-
ular resorts for
tral,
First Settlers.
prietors, in
formerly included a part of Hooksett and Manchester.
Incorporated June 16,
1748.
It
1761.
First Mi?iisters.
Currier,
ordained
Rev.
in
Joseph
1771;
attributed
the
summer
tourists
White Mountain range.
Rivers. The Androscoggin pass-
in the
es through the north-east part of
the town; Peabody Riv-r forms a
junction with the Androscoggin
near the village of Gorham.
There are many small mountain
streams well stored with trout.
dis-
missed in 1774. Rev. Cornelius
Waters, ordained in 1781; dis-
largely to
Village.
is
On
the Androscoggin
situated the thriving village of
Gorham.
The mountain scenery
�GORHAM.
around this village is not surpassed in the whole mountain region.
At
the south-east, distant but a
few miles, stand Mounts Moriah
and Carter, each about 5,000 feet
in height at the west can be seen
Mount Madison, at the north-west
;
the Pilot range, while at the east,
Androscoggin Hills, the
most prominent of which is Mount
Hayes. It is only eight miles to
the Glen House at the base of
Mount Washington. The other
places around Gorham, worthy of
a visit from tourists, are Lead
Mine Bridge in Shelburne, four
miles distant, Randolph Hill, Berlin Falls, on the Androscoggin,
and many other points of interest
are the
to
the
traveler.
House, in
The
Alpine
and one of
most popular
this village,
and
houses around the Mountains, was
The burning of
burnt in 1872.
the
largest
this
hotel
village,
made
many
is
and
it
a great loss to the
who have
summer home for
to travelers
their
years past.
gers of the
If the
mana-
Grand Trunk Railway,
Montreal Railroad, have an eye on the main
chance, and to the interests of
like those of the
their
own
road, a
new
hotel will
from the ashes of the Alpine,
with enlarged facilities for the ac-
rise
commodation of
tourists,
before
171
boarders.
It is estimated that
there are three thousand tourists
who stop here from one week to
three months through the warm
season,
mer
The
capital invested in the rail-
road shops,
is $ 125,000, employing
men, with an annual pay roll
of $ 96,000, and with an annual
production of $250,000. There are
155
also various other manufactories
in the village. There are three
churches, one large school house,
twelve stores, of various kinds,
bank, three lawyers, three physicians, one dentist, and about 900
inhabitants.
Employments.
mer
all
Over
boarders.
of lumber
is
2,850,000 feet
annually sawed, val-
ued
at $35,500; meal and flour
ground, valued at $ 9,000
machine shop, $ 250,000 starch mill,
$2,200; tannery, $ 18,800 besides
cabinet work, shoe making, black;
;
;
smiths, harnesses, carriage repairing, tin
ware,
and some
tailors,
other mechanical shops. The total
value of all goods manufactured
annually is $ 344,000. (See tables.)
Resources. Agricultural produc-
$5,000;
The Gorham House, Lary
House, Mount Washington House,
Eagle House, and Glen House, at
Mount Washington's base, are fine
hotels.
There are also five or six
boarding houses, for summer
The inhabitants
engaged in manufacturing, trade, and keeping sumare nearly
the wants of the traveling public,
desire to stop for a few weeks
or months in this delightful vil-
sum-
the village.
tions,
lage.
in the height of
weeks, there
are over one thousand stopping in
another year passes. There are a
number of good hotels still remaining, but not enough to supply
who
and
travel, for four
$ 20,920
;
mechanical labor,
$116,700; money at interest, $ 5,
deposits in savings banks,
750;
stock in trade, $39,709;
from summer tourists, (with the
Glen House) estimate, $ 130,000.
Professional business, $10,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. G. F.
CongreTewksbury,
pastor; Methodist
supplied by Rev.
seaux of Lancaster.
lic,
;
Catho-
H. NoiThere are
I.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
172
and granite are also
slate, gneiss,
average length of
three schools
schools for the year, twenty-four
found.
weeks.
Banks.
principally engaged in agriculture.
;
There are annually sawed, 40,000
(See tables.)
First Settlement.
Gorham was
originally called " Shelburne
Ad-
In 1800 there were but
It
forty-five inhabitants in town.
was incorporated under its present
dition."
name June
18, 1836.
Area
and
Randolph.
Area of im-
west by
18,146 acres.
proved land 1981 acres.
Distances. By railrord 172 miles
north from Concord, and 35 east
from Lancaster.
Railroads.
The Grand Trunk
Railroad passes through the northeastern portion of the town. This
road connects Portland with Montreal and the West.
The Boston,
Concord and Montreal forms a
junction with it at Northumberland.
GOSHEIV.
Sullivan County. The surface of Goshen is uneven and broken, but the soil,
shingles;
&c.
925,000
feet of
boards
6,000 sides of leather,
;
and
12,000 lbs. of splits are annually
tanned, valued at $25,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 60,092
$ 5,000 stocks and money at inter
deposits in savings
est, $ 26,050
banks, $ 20,618
stock in trade,
$ 8,700.
Churches and Schools.
Christain church, Rev. H. A. Stratton,
Congregational church,
pastor
Rev. John Bragdon, pastor; Baptist church, no pastor
There are
Average
five schools in town.
;
Boundaries.
North by Berlin,
east by Shelburne, south by the
northern base of the White Mountains,
The people are
Employments.
Gorham Savings Bank.
when properly culSome
tivated, produces fine crops.
of the farms are under a high state
of cultivation.
Streams and Ponds.
Several
small streams which unite in
forming Sugar River have their
source in the east part of the Sunapee mountain. Rand's Pond, in
the north-east part of the town,
is the largest body of water.
Mountain.
Sunapee Mountain
;
;
;
;
length of schools for the
nineteen weeks.
year,
Goshen was
First Settlements.
formed from Newport, Sunapee,
Newbury, Washington, Lempster,
and Unity. It was first settled by
Capt. Benjamin Rand, William
Lang and Daniel Grindle, whose
sufferings and hardships were very
great their crops were often badly
injured by early frosts, and they
were frequently obliged to go to
and Walpole for
Charlestown
:
grain. Incorporated in 1791.
A CongregaChurches.
church was organized in
1802, and a Baptist society in 1803.
Boundaries. North by Sunapee
and Newport, east by Newbury,
south by Washington, and west by
Lempster and Unity. Area 12,023
acres; area improved land, 8,513
First
tional
acres.
the
principal elevation.
miles
Forty-two
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and six
Minerals.
Plumbago is found
here in limited quantities. Mica,
south-east from Newport.
Railroad. By stage three times
lies in the eastern part,
and
is
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— GRAFTON.
173
a week to Newport station, six
miles, on the Sugar river railroad.
Lord Jesus Christ. On a certain
day, which, by their agreement,
GOSPOKT.
belonged unto the exercises of
the fishermen came to
Mr. Brock, and asked him, if they
might put by their meeting, and go
a fishing, because they had lost
many days, by reason of foul
weather. He, seeing that without
religion,
Rockingham County. An island in the Atlantic Ocean, about
twelve miles from Portsmouth, and
belongs to a cluster of islands situated mostly within the boundary
of Maine, and called the Isles of
Shoals.
It was formerly called
Appleton Island and contains about
one hundred and
fifty
acres.
The
inhabitants are principally devoted
to fishing, and attending to the
wants of summer tourists. It is
becoming one of the greatest sumresorts on the Atlantic coast.
mer
One
of the largest hotels in the
was built here in 1872, besides there were several other
State,
large houses previously erected.
Steamboats leave and return to
the wharves in Portsmouth several times daily through the warm
season for the accommodation of
the traveling public.
Owing to
Early Settlements.
the
great
facilities
island
was inhabited by the whites
for
fishing,
this
an early date.
In 1728, they
paid £ 16, as their proportion of
the province tax of £ 1,000.
at
There
one school
with twenty-eight scholars. Average length of schools, twelve
Schools.
weeks
;
number
is
of inhabitants 94.
had occasionally, but
in this respect there has been no
improvement for over two hundred
years. " As eaidy as 1650, Rev. John
Brock began to preach here. The
Preaching
is
following story
by Mather:
is
— 'Mr.
consent, they resolved upon
doing what they had asked of him,
replied, If you will go away, I say
unto you, catch fish, if you can!
But as for you that will tarry, and
worship the Lord Jesus Christ this
day, I will pray unto Him for you,
that you may take fish till you are
weary.
Thirty men went away
from the meeting, and five tarried.
The thirty which went away, with
all their skill, could catch but four
his
fishes
;
the five
who
forth afterwards,
tarried went
and they took
hundred. The fishermen, after
readily attended whatever
meetings Mr. Brock appointed
them.'"
Doubtless there is no such agreement with any minister to-day, if
there was, the people would be
quite as apt to break it.
five
this,
GRAFTON.
Grafton County. The surface
is uneven but in many sections the
soil is good, and, when properly
cultivated, produces fine crops of
corn, potatoes, and grass.
There
some
are
farms, and
tical
very well
cultivated
some of the
best prac-
farmers in the State, reside
in this town.
related of him,
Eivers and Ponds. Smith's River,
Brock brought
a tributary of the Pemigewassett,
runs through this town in a south-
the people into an agreement, that,
exclusive of the Lord's day, they
easterly direction, also branches of
Mascomy River which
would spend one day every month
the
together, in the worship of our
into the Connecticut,
falls
have their
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
174
source in the north-western section
of the town. There are five ponds,
the largest of which is called Grafton Pond, and has an area of nearTwo are
ly three hundred acres.
named "Mud Ponds."
Elevations and Minerals. In the
north-west part of the town is a
remarkable ledge, called the " PinOn the south side, the
nacle."
ground rises by a gradual ascent
to the summit; but on the north
side, it rises nearly perpendicular
over one hundred and fifty feet.
At Glass Hill, about four hundred
feet above its base, is found a
very valuable quarry of Mica.
The Mica is very clear, and colorless and, when in thick masses, has
a red tinge. This quarry is extensively worked in the warm season,
and yields nearly 100,000 lbs. of
mica annually. It is now worked
by J. W. Kelton & Co., Grafton
Centre. From the summit of this
a delightful view of the surrounding country may be obtained.
hill,
On
John's Hill an eminence about
one mile south-west from Glass
Hill, beryls of
a large
size,
are
found.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
people.
Besides the work in the
mica quarry, there is but little
manufacturing done. (See Tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural products,
$
79,934
;
mechanical labor,
$4,300; stocks and bonds, $3,200;
money at interest, $ 18,886 deposits in savings banks, $45,220; stock
;
in trade,
tourists,
$
$12,150;
from summer
1,000.
Churches and ScJwols.
Rev. Warren Applebee,
Union,
pastor;
There are ten
schools in town, average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Christian,
.
Hotels.
Pleasant Valley House.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to Ephraim Sherman and
August 14, 1761. The first
permanent settlement was made
by Captain Joseph Hoyt, and Captain Alexander Bixby in 1772. Inothers,
corporated,
November
was formed in
11, 1778.
A Baptist church
First Churches.
The Freewill
was organized in
1785.
Baptist church
1817.
North by Orange,
and Danbury,
south by Springfield, and west by
Enfield and Canaan.
Area, 21,
Boundaries.
east by Alexandria
993, acres.
Distances.
Thirty-six
miles
north-west from Concord, and sixty south-east from Haverhill.
Railroads.
There are two staNorthern
tions in this town, on the
Railroad.
GRANTHAM.
Sullivan County. The surface of this town is uneven, but
the soil is productive. There are
some farms along its southern and
western border which are well
cultivated and produce fine crops
of grain, grass, &c.
There are
many large tracts of valuable timber land, and plenty of water power to prepare it ready for market.
Ponds and Streams. There are
seven ponds, the largest of which
is Eastman's Pond of an area of
neaidy 300 acres there is another
pond near the Centre which covers
about 200 acres. On the summit
of Croydon mountain, is a natural
pond containing 70 acres. The
town is well watered by numerous
trout brooks, many of them affording excellent water privileges.
Mountains. Croydon Mountain
extends along the westerly part of
;
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GREENFIELD.
south-west
Grantham
from
north-east.
The mountain
to
sides
tham
;"
original
but
it
name
was restored
to its
in 1818.
furnish excellent pasturage, and,
at its base, grass is produced in
abundance. On the east side of
Rev.
First Minister.
Clayes, ordained in 1821.
medical
a
is
mountain,
spring supposed to possess healValetudinarians
ing qualities.
Dana
east
the
frequently visit
it,
summer
in the
North by Enfield,
by Springfield and Croydon,
south by Croydon, and west by
Boundaries.
Plainfield.
24,000 acres;
Area.
improved
land, 9,445, acres.
season.
Minerals. Large quantities are
found in this town, of a substance
which produces a paint similar to
spruce yellow when clarified, or,
being burned, produces a Spanish
Brown.
The
Employments.
inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, and lumber business more
—
annually sawed in Grantham, than in any other town in
the county, amounting to over
2,400,000,feet; 1,600,000 clothespins
are also annually manufactured.
(See Tables).
Productions of the
Resources.
lumber
Distances.
to
Newport
is
$63,100; mechanical labor,
$10,500; stocks and bonds, $6,200;
money at interest, $ 9,750 deposits
soil,
;
Via Newport,
fifty
miles north of Concord, and ten
north from Newport.
Ten miles to NewRailroads.
port station on Sugar River Railroad. The Sugar River Extension
Railroad, if ever built, will pass
through this town. A stage runs
daily.
GREENFIELD.
Hillsborough County.
The
surface of Greenfield is broken and
uneven, but the soil is deep and
and yields fine crops
fertile,
of wheat, corn, barley, and potaThe hills afford excellent
toes.
grazing,
plains
stock in
the valleys and
for grain,
favorable
&c.
Churches and Sclwols. Methodist, Elder George A. Tyrrell, pastor; Union, Rev. W. H. Eastman,
There are eight schools
pastor.
in town; average length for the
year, fifteen weeks; amount of
money appropriated for school pur-
while
are
ery,
$
in savings banks,
trade,
$
;
Summer
poses, annually,
Hotel.
15,749
5,475.
$ 748,48.
" Grantham House."
Grantham was
First Settlers.
granted July
11,
1761
but the pro-
;
prietors not fulfilling the conditions of the charter,
it
was regrant-
ed to Colonel William
Symms and
sixty-three others in
1767,
its
present name.
under
The name was
changed in 1786 to "
New
Gran-
Resorts.
The
fine scen-
pure air, and pure water have
caused many city invalids to spend
their summer vacation in GreenThe town is noted for the
field.
longevity of its inhabitants.
Contoocook
Rivers and Ponds.
River foi-ms part of the western
boundary, and separates it from
Hancock. It affords some very
good water power. There are five
ponds, the largest of which is about
one mile in length, and one third
of a mile in width.
Mountains. A part of Crotched
Mountain, rising from the north
part, and part of Lyndeborough
Mountain from the south and east
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town are the
sections of the
GREENLAND.
prin-
Rockingham Countt.
cipal elevations.
Greenone of the most pleasant
farming towns in the State. The
orchards and gardens are valuable,
yielding a good return to the farm-
Employments,
The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
360,000 feet of lumber are annuSash and blinds
ally sawed.
and wooden measures are also
land
The town
is
made.
excellent fruit,
it
Resources.
Agricultural
prod-
$57,354; mechanical labor,
$ 6,500 stocks and money at interest, $18,575; deposits in savings
ucts,
;
banks, $54,037;
$ 4,725,
stock in trade,
from summer
;
tourists,
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational church, Eev. S. H. Partridge,
There are ten
pastor.
school districts in town, and seven
schools; average length for the
year, nineteen weeks.
Dunklee House.
Hotel.
First Settlements.
was
first
Greenfield
settled by Captain Alex-
ander Parker, Major A. Whitte-
more and
others in 1771. Incorporated June 15, 1791. It received
its present name from Major Whittemore. A Congregational church
was formed
in 1791.
Rev. Timothy
Clark, ordained 1800, dismissed in
1811; Rev. John Walker, ordained
in 1812, dismissed in 1822.
Boundaries. North by Bennington and Francestown, east by
Francestown and Lyndeborough,
south by Lyndeborough and Temple, and west by Peterborough and
Hancock.
Improved land, 7,611
First Ministers.
acres.
Distances.
ers.
is
celebrated for its
being excelled in
its orchard products
by no town in the county. Some
of the most valuable and productive farms in the State, are in
this town.
Great Bay waters the northern
section of the town, and the rest is
watered by small streams.
Employments. The people are
generally engaged in agriculture.
The farmers find a ready sale for
their produce in Portsmouth, four
the value of
miles distant. About 280,000 feet
of lumber are annually sawed, and
about 18,000 pairs of sale boots and
shoes made. Owing to the pleasant location of the town, quite a
number of summer tourists spend
the
warm weather
here.
Productions of the
$119,794; mechanical labor,
Resources.
soil,
$ 6,600
;
stocks,
bonds and money
$28,470; deposits in
savings banks, $39,976; stock in
at interest,
$ 1,875; from summer tour$ 2,000.
There is no means of knowing
trade,
ists,
amount of money securities
owned by many people in this
the
town, but
it
is
very large in pro-
portion to the population.
There
Churches and Schools.
are two churches Congregational,
and
Rev. Edward Robie, pastor
Methodist, Elder F. Chandler, pas;
Thirty-eight miles
south-west from Concord, and
about fourteen north-west from
Amherst.
Railroads. The Wilton Railroad
has been extended to this town,
thence to Peterborough.
;
There is a fund of $ 5000, the
income of which is applied to the
support of a congregational minister and for missionary purposes.
There are three public schools in
tor.
�GREENVILLE.
town
;
average length of schools
for the year, thirty-three weeks.
Bracket "Hotel."
Greenland was
originally part of Portsmouth, and
was incorporated in 1703; one
hundred years ago there were
more inhabitants in the town than
Hotel.
First Settlement.
at the present time.
Rev William
First Ministers.
Allen, the first minister, was ordained July 15, 1707; died September 8, 1760; Rev. Samuel McClintock, D.D., ordained in 1756; died
in 1804. He was a chaplain in the
revolutionary army, and very active in the cause of his country.
Boundaries.
North by Great
Bay and Newington, east by Portsmouth and Rye, south by North
Hampton, and west by Stratham
area 6,360 acres; improved land,
5,839.
Distances.
Forty miles south-
east from Concord,
and
west
five
The Eastern, and
Portsmouth and Concord railroad
pass through a portion of this
town, affording excellent railroad
facilities to the inhabitants.
is a small township taken
from the northern section of Mason, and includes within its limits
ville
village."
is
The
surface of
uneven, but the soil is
productive and produces excellent
crops, the fai-mers finding a
market
at
Mason
;
ally
sawing 700,000 feet of lumfurniture manufactory annu-
making
home
village for all
The Columbian Manufac-
ries.
Company are building
another large mill which will go
into operation in a short time.
The total value of goods annually
manufactured is estimated at
turing
$ 655,800.
soil
$108,200;
banks,
The
trade,
village of Green-
situated on the
and
eight or
kinds,
hotel,
some
in
Souhegan
one of the pleasantest villages in the State.
There
are several large cotton mills, an
extensive furniture manufactory,
lumber mills, blacksmith, tin ware,
shoe shops, and various other
mechanical works.
There are
river,
office,
affords
stock
;
$42,800.
through the northwestern part of
town and
summer
from
$35,800;
tourists, $2,500
Souhegan River passes
the
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
deposits
in
savings
£37,682;
is
ten
stores
of
various
two churches, a large school
house with graded schools, bank,
their surplus productions.
Rivers.
700 sets of furniture;
besides various small manufacto-
ville is
Hillsborough County. Green-
"Mason
ally
ber
Village.
GREENVILLE.
the town
voted to exempt from taxation for
a term of years any new manufactories
Avhich may be erected.
With this inducement held out,
there is a prospect that the whole
water power will be improved
within a short time.
The people are
Employments.
largely engaged in manufacturing,
although there are many fine farms
under a high cultivation. There
are annually manufactured 3,524,
400 yards of cotton goods, valued
at $617,100; lumber mills annu-
Resources.
from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
177
fine
water power, about one-half of
which is improved. The town has
insurance,
telegraph, post
two physicians'
offices,
and
about 100 dwelling houses.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. George F. Merriam,
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178
pastor
number of members,
;
95
church value, $8,000; Baptist, Rev.
William H. Walker, pastor number of members, 100; church
;
There are live
value, $7,000.
schools in town, two of which are
graded average length of schools
;
twenty weeks.
Mason Village Savings
Bank.
Bank. (See table.)
" Columbian House,"
Hotels.
for the year,
number
of arrivals, 1,200.
See Mason. The
town was incorporated under the
First Settlers.
of Greenville in June, 1872.
North by Temple
Boundaries.
and Wilton, east by Mason and
Brookline, south by Mason, and
west by New Ipswich.
Forty-three nines
Distances.
Concord, and
southwest from
name
twenty west from Nashua.
A branch of the
Railroad.
Fitchburg railroad, formerly the
Peterborough and Shirley railroad, has its terminus at Greenville village.
soil
is
is
deep and
$ 70,367
;
money
at
interest,
$8,200; stock in trade, $4,878; deposits in savings bank, $ 14,020
mechanical labor $
6,000.
Churches and Schools. Christian
church twenty members, and Baptist church thirty members. There
are ten schools in town. Average
length of schools for the year, ten
weeks.
Organizations.
In 1776 Groton
was granted to George Abbott
and others, by the name of Cockermouth. It was incorporated De-
cember?, 1796.
The first settlers
were James Gould, Captain E.
Melvin, James Hobart, Phinehas
Bennett, and Samuel Farley, in
1770.
First Ministers.
Rev. Samuel
Perley, Congregational, ordained
in
Grafton County.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
1779,
dismissed in 1785; Rev.
Thomas Page, ordained
GROTON.
face of Groton
generally engaged in agriculture
1,035,000 feet of lumber, 90.000
clapboards and 430,000 shingles are
annually produced. (See tables.)
The
sur-
in
1790,
died in 1813.
Boundaries.
uneven, but the
Bounded north by
Wentworth and Rumney, east by
and the
reward
Hebron, south by Orange, and
west by Dorchester. Area, 16,531
fertile,
husbandman reaps
a rich
for his labor, in tine crops of corn,
acres.
buckwheat, potatoes, etc.
About 15,000 pounds of maple sugar
re annually made.
Rivers and Ponds.
This town
is well watered on its northerly
border by Baker's River, affording
some very good water privileges.
Several small streams have their
source in the southerly part, and
Forty-five
miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and ten
oats,
flow into
cle
ter.
Pond
Newfound lake.
Specta-
the largest body of waIt lies about a mile northeast
is
from Groton meeting house.
Employments.
The people are
west from Plymouth.
Railroads.
station
Six miles to
Rumney
on the Montreal railroad.
Daily stage to Bristol, twelve miles,
on the Bristol Branch railroad.
HAMB»STEAO.
Rockingham County.
town
lies partly
This
on the height of
land between the Merrimack and
Piscataqua rivers. In most sections, the soil is good, and when
�179
HAMPTON.
properly cultivated, produces fair
crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Spiggot River
flows from Wash Pond, near the
centre of the town. Angly Pond
lies in the north-east part, and is
drained by Powwow River. Island
19, 1749, and after the name of a
pleasant village, five miles north
of London in England. It included
in its grant, a portion of Kingston,
which created a long dispute between the two towns, which was
finally settled
by Hampstead's pay-
Pond contains a valuable farm of
ing one thousand pounds old tenor.
about three hundred acres. It is
an irregular shaped town its contour being varied by about thirty
Rev. Henry
First Ministers.
True, ordained in 1752, died in
1782; Rev. John Kelly, installed
angles.
in 1792.
;
The business
Employments.
is
divided between
farming and manufacturing. About
75,000 pairs of sale boots and shoes,
are annually made, and 700,000 feet
of lumber sawed, besides there are
(Several small mechanical shops.
Value of goods annually manunearly
equally
factured, $ 112,300.
Resources.
soil,
$
38,433
.§
29,200
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
;
at interest,
$ 30,500 deposits
stocks,
;
banks,
$>
44,032
;
and
in savings
stock in
Boundaries. North by Sandown
and Danville, east by Kingston
and Plaistow, south by Atkinson,
and west by Derry. Area, 8,350
acres; area of improved land,
4,725 acres.
About thirty miles
from Concord, and
twelve south-west from Exeter.
The Nashua and
Railroads.
Distances.
south-east
Rochester Railroad now (1873)
being built, will pass through the
town.
trade,
HAMPTON.
$ 9,900.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. E. W. Bullard, pastor.
There are seven schools in
town.
Average length for the
year, twenty-four weeks.
There has been a fund bequeathed
to the town, for the purpose of
establishing a high school under
provisions.
The late
Emerson made the bequest.
certain
B. D.
First Settlements.
In
1728, a
Emerson made a settlement
Mr.
in the
south part, near a brook; and at
that time only a Mr. Ford and two
Indians lived in the town. This
territory was considered a part of
Amesbury and Haverhill Massachusetts, until the division line
was
two
was granted
established between the
States,
under
in
its
1741.
It
present name, January
The
Rockingham Countt.
town is level, and
rich and productive. It is
surface of this
its soil
noted for
its
extensive marshes,
which have an area of eighteen
hundred acres, or nearly one quarter of the whole surface of the
But few towns in the
town.
State produce as much value, to
each acre of improved land, a9
Hampton being $ 21,25.
;
The
soil
well adapted to tillage and
mowing, but there is not sufficient
is
pasturage, and
many
of the
young
cattle are driven in the spring,
up to
the pasture hills in Belknap CounHampton River, is the only
ty.
stream of any note. The constant
tide, has made quite a
channel, but above tide-flow it is
nothing but a small brook. In its
wash of the
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180
passage to the Ocean, it receives
the waters of Seabrook river.
Summer Resorts. Hampton has
been celebrated for many years,
for its extensive beaches and fine
Ocean scenery. Nearly midway
of the beach, there is a high bluff,
apparently rising from the Ocean,
On the
called "Boar's Head."
land side,
its
is
a gentle acclivity to
summit, which covers a level
space of two or three acres. Upon
summit, is a large hotel called
the " Boar's Head House " kept by
this
the popular landlord, S. H. Dumas, Esq. A little south of this
house, on the side of the bluff, and
near the Ocean, is the Leavitt
House, managed by the proprietors
of the same name of the House.
This House is a new structure but
is becoming quite popular, and re;
The number
the various .hotels.
who come
here and stay
from one week to three months, is
estimated at twelve hundred, besides the thousands who stop for
a day or two.
Employments. As can be seen,
the people are largely engaged in
keeping summer boarders, and
farming is made a lucrative business by having a home market for
of tourists
all their surplus productions, at
the hotels and boarding houses.
The business of manufacturing
sale shoes is carried on to a limited
extent; also lumber business, and
various other small mechanical
shops. The total value of manufactured goods annually produced,
is
$
56,560.
Resources.
soil,
$95,447;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
share of patronage.
At the north-easterly base, is the
Granite Hotel, which is a popular
$16,600; money at interest, $7,
100; deposits in savings banks,
$19,329; stock in trade, $21,967;
House.
The views obtained from the top
of Boar's Head, are the finest on
from summer
ceives
the
its full
New-England Atlantic Coast.
Before you is the broad Atlantic,
the Isles of Sholes, the sea coast
from Cape Ann to Portsmouth, and
the white sails of the hundred
vessels
bound to some foreign land,
some long
or just returning from
voyage to their home port, make the
scene grand and interesting. The
beaches, on either side of the bluff
are
broad, and
afford
excellent
opportunity for invalids and parThere
ties of pleasure to bathe.
are several hotels near the beach,
the largest of which is the Ocean
House. It is about two miles from
Hampton railway station, on the
Eastern railroad, where coaches
are in waiting, on the arrival of
each train, to convey travelers to
tourists,
estimate,
$80,000.
Churches and Schools. Congreno pastor; Freewill Baptist, no pastor;
Methodist, Rev.
Elihu Scott, pastor.
There is a
fund of $ 12.000, the interest of
which is to be devoted to the support of a Congregational minister.
There are seven schools in town,
two of which are graded. Average length for the year, thirty-one
gational,
weeks.
Literary Institution.
Hampton
Academy.
Hotels.
Union
House,
Boar's
Head House, Ocean House, Hampton Beach House, Couch House,
Eagle House, Granite House, and
Dow House.
Hampton was
town settled in New
Hampshire, and was incorporated
First Sctttements.
the fourth
�HAMPTON FALLS.
May
181
and included within
present towns of
North Hampton, Hampton Falls,
Seabrook, Kensington and South
Hampton, having an area of about
the town, in a northerly and south-
The Indian name of
the town was " Winnicummet,"
ton Falls is very pleasantly situated
on the Atlantic. The land back
from the marshes is elevated, and
affords some delightful views of
the ocean. The soil is very fertile,
and large crops of corn, oats, potatoes and hay are produced. Some
of the best farmers to be found in
the state reside in this town.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricul-
its
22, 1639;
limits the
45,500 acres.
and at the time of its settlement
it was considered within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
The
first
settlers were
emigrants of Norfolk,
The first house was
England.
erected in 1636. Like all the early
settlements, it suffered from Indian
depredations. August 11, 1703, a
party of Indians killed five persons, among whom was a widow
Muzzey, celebrated as a preacher
among the Quakers
First Ministers. Rev. Stephen
erly direction.
HAMPTON
FALLS.
Hamp-
Rockingham County.
1,578,000 feet of boards,
ture.
&c,
annually sawed, and 90,000
pairs of shoes manufactured. Cotten batting is also manufactured.
(See tables.)
Resources. Productions of th«
are
'
Batchelder ordained in 1638; removed in 1641. Rev. Timothy Dalton, ordained in 1639; died in
1661.
Rev. John Wheelwright,
ordained in 1647; dismissed in
1658.
Rev. Seaborn Cotton, settled in 1666; died in 1686.
Rev.
John Cotton, settled in 1696 died
in 1710. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin,
settled in 1710; died in 1734. Rev.
;
Ward
Cotton, settled in 1734
;
dis-
$82,794; mechanical labor,
stocks and money at inter-
soil,
$19,500
est, *
;
$ 9,420
banks,
deposits in savings
;
$16,297;
stock
in
trade,
$2,470.
Churches and Schools.
Baptist
Church, Rev. H. H. Beamans, pastor; Christian Church, Rev. J. H.
Graves, pastor Unitarian Church,
;
settled in 1797; dismissed in 1807,
There are three
schools in town; average length
for the year, thirty-two weeks.
There was an academy here for
and died in
many
missed in 1765. Rev. Ebenezer
Thayer, settled in 1766; died in
1792.
Rev. Jesse Appleton, D.D.,
1819.
North by North
Hampton, east by the Atlantic
.
south-west by Hampton
Falls, and west by Exeter.
Area,
8, 130 acres
area of improved land,
Ocean,
;
3,908 acres.
Distances.
Fifty
miles
south-
years.
First Ministers. Rev. Theophilus
Boundaries.
Cotton settled in 1712; died in
1726.
Rev. Joseph Whipple, ordained in 1727 died in 1757. Rev.
Josiah Bagley, settled in 1757 died
in 1762. Rev. Paine Wingate, set;
;
tled
in
1763;
removed
in 1771.
from Concord, ten south-west
from Portsmouth, and seven miles
e?st from Exeter.
Rev. Samuel Langdon, D. D., setdied in 1797. Rev.
tled in 1781
Jacob Abbott, settled in 1798.
Railroad. The Eastern Railroad
passes nearly through the centre of
deposits from this town.
east
;
*
Massachusetts savings banks receive large
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
182
First
Hampton
Settlements.
was originally a part of
Hampton, and for many years
Falls
much associated with it in the variemployments of
was incorporated in
ous
It
its
people.
1712.
over twenty miles from the pond.
The village is very pleasantly
on a plain. Here are sevmechanical shops, church,
situated
eral
school house, town house, academy, several stores, hotel and fifty
Boundaries.
North - east by
Hampton, south-east by Atlantic
Ocean, south by Seabrook, and west
or sixty dwelling houses. It is a
very desirable village to live in,
by Kensington.
tourists.
Improved
Area, 7,400 acres.
land, 5,786 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles south-east
from Concord, eleven south-west
from Portsmouth, and six southeast from Exeter.
Eastern Railroad.
Hail roads.
completed, the Newburyport and Amesbury Railroad will
pass through this town.
When
quently broken by hills, and in the
west part by mountains of considerable elevation. These elevations
afford excellent pasturing, besides
On
tillage land.
the Contoocook river, which forms
eastern boundary, are
some
meadows which produce
crops of hay.
the resort of
many summer
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, and, as one has truly said, "It
emphatically one of the good old
farming towns, where any one
would be proud to point out the
home of his ancestors." There
is
are several small manufactories,
annually producing; leather, $10,
and meal, $9,200; lum$ 5,000 besides wheelwrights,
blacksmiths, harness makers, carber,
Hillsborough County. The
surface of this town is uneven, fre-
its
is
000; flour
HANCOCK.
some very good
and
fine
large
There are many
farms under a high state of
culti-
;
penters, painters, &c.
of
mechanical
all
Total value
productions,
$ 29,500.
Productions of the
$84,300; mechanical labor,
$ 10,300 stocks and money at interest, $28,325; deposits in savings
banks, $85,196; stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
$4,650.
Churches and Schools.
There are nine schools average length for the year, nineteen
weeks. Hancock Academy, A. N.
vation.
tor.
Ponds. There are several ponds,
the most important of which is
Norway Pond, near the center of
the town, and Half Moon Pond,
named from its peculiar shape.
Hardy, principal
Long pond lying partly in this
town and partly in Nelson is one of
the sources of Contoocook River.
The stream from this pond flows
through Nelson, Harrisville, and
into the
Contoocook at Peterborough; thence its mingled waters pass back on the eastern line
of Hancook, after a passage of
Congre-
gational, Rev. Askel Bigelow, pas-
Hotel.
;
(in 1870.)
Jefferson House.
First Settlement. The first settlement was commenced here by John
Grimes, in May, 1764. The town
was incorporated under the name
of Hancock, November 5, 1779. It
was named in honor of Governor
John Hancock, of Boston, who was
one of the original proprietors.
But very few towns have retained
their staid, antique customs, and
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183
former opinions of their friends
and neighbors, without regard to
hill sides in the
political views, like the people of
business.
They had one postmas-
Hancock.
ter for nearly fifty years and many
of their town officers have bad similar length of terms.
In lo71-2,
Mr. Joel Gates, over eighty years of
age, was sent from this town as its
representative in the Legislature
;
summer, indicate
that the farmers find
it
The annual
a lucrative
clip of
wool
about 50,000 pounds. As a general thing the farmers are wealthy,
prosperous and happy with ample
is
;
means ahead
down
to gently ease
them
the declivity oflife.
Rivers and Streams. Connectiis the only considerable
cut River
of this State. But few men had
influence in that body, in
stream in town. Mink, Slate, and
Goose Pond Brooks are the other
than Mr. Gates.
Rev. Reed Page,
ordained in 1791, died in 1816.
Boundaries. North by Antrim,
east by Bennington and Greenfield,
south by Peterborough and west
by Nelson and Harrisville. Area,
area of improved
19,372 acres;
principal streams, neither of
more
disc-vision,
First Minister.
land, 10,409 acres.
miles
Thirty-five
Distances.
from Concord,
twenty-two north-west from
south-west
and
Am-
herst.
Six miles by daily
Greenfleld
railroad
Railroad.
stage
to
station.
HANOVER.
Grafton County. The
of this town
sified
with
is
surface
delightfully diver-
hills
and valleys, and
the larger portion
is
suitable for
There is a small proportion of waste land, probably
less than in any other town in
Grafton County. Over one half of
the surface of the town is under
improvement. Some of the farms
are under a high state of cultivation, producing excellent crops of
wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and
hay. But one town in the county
cultivation.
produces as
Much
many
bushels of corn.
attention has been given to
the raising of sheep, and the large
flocks to be seen
on the pasture
have
sufficient
which
water for mill priv-
ileges.
In the Connecticut, there
are several small islands within
the limits of the town, the largest
of which
is
Parker's Island con-
A handtwenty acres.
some bridge over the Connecticut
connects Hanover with Norwich
Vermont.
Mountain. About five miles east
from the Connecticut, is Moose
Mountain, a considerable elevation
extending across the town from
north to south. There are many
taining
other elevations which oiler some
very fine views.
Village.
At the south-west corner of the town about a half mile
from Connecticut River and 180
feet above the level of its waters,
is located the beautiful village of
Hanover, on a level plat of ground.
The Common or Park is a square,
level area of about six acres,
shaded by rows of thrifty elms,
and surrounded by streets of considerable width.
On the north
side is a church, chapel, and sev-
on the
a street containing other
fine residences adorned with spacious
gardens, the Dartmouth
banking building &c.
On the
south is Dartmouth Hotel, several
business blocks, the gymnasium
eral beautiful residences;
west
is
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184
and many dwelling houses; and
on the east are the College grounds,
including
the
College
buildings
which with the observatory are
five in number.
A few rods north
of the Park, on College street, is
the medical building, a brick
structure some seventy feet in
by verdant meadows and well
fields,
dotted with
pleasant and
substantial
farm
mansions and still farther in the
side
cultivated
;
distance can be seen gradually rising the " Green Hills" of Vermont,
whose towering summits seem to
meet the clear blue ethereal sky,
and three stories in height.
South of the observatory and a
the whole presenting a picture of
few rods
forgotten by the
length,
buildings
the
east of the old
is
college
located "Culver Hall"
"New-Hampshire College
of
Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts." Culver Hall is pronounced,
by competent judges, one of the
finest educational structures in
New-England. Nearly the whole
basement of this building is to be
reserved for an extensive collection of agricultural implements
and models of machinery. More
than one thousand of such implements and models are already in
the building for the purpose of illustration and instruction.
This
is a State institution in connection
with Dartmouth College, and organized expressly for the promotion and "aggrandizement" of the
agricultural interests and mechanical arts of
dustries the
New-Hampshire
;
in-
most important, and,
placed before the people in their
light, the most honorable
callings a man can devote himif
true
self to.
the road leading to Lebanon,
as you ascend to the crest of a hill,
you obtain a delightful and attrac-
view of the
village
surrounding country.
feet nestles
reposing
have visited
this spot.
With
the
pleasant village, the delightful
scenery which surrounds it, with
tlie friendly acquaintances formed,
the ties broken by separating after
a collegiate
life
launch forth on
of four years, to
broad ocean,
life's
the associations formed in
Han-
over are more lasting, and their
memory more sacred in the breasts
of thousands than those of any
other town in the State.
Hanover is one of the most desirable locations, for the prosecution
of studies, in
New
England.
The
pleasant resorts, the beautiful and
romantic scenery, away from the
bustle and confusion of city life,
all contribute to render it in every
essential, a desirable seat of litera-
ture and science.
For a
full des-
cription of this popular Institution,
see another part of this volume.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricultu e, but 20.000 clapboards 55,000
;
On
tive
nature and art combined, not soon
thousands who
the
among
and the
At your
village, quietly
the stately elms
and maples, while a little farther to the west and south can be
traced the meandering course of
the Connecticut clothed on either
shingles and 200,000 feet of boards
are annually sawed, and about
6,000 bushels of grain are ground.
The
total value
articles,
of
The many
of manufactured
all kinds, is $53,200.
associated attractions
connected with the college for the
past fifty years, together with the
fine scenery afforded from the surrounding hills, make Hanover a
popular resort for tourists, who
���HANOVER.
are a source of considerable income
to the inhabitants.
Agricultural prodResources.
mechanical labor,
ucts, $153,112;
money
&c,
$10,200;
at
.
interest, $32,
$43,140; deposits
in savings banks, $120,459; stock
500; stocks
from
in trade, $37,500;
tourists,
$25,000; from College boarders
professional
estimated, $ 50,000
;
business, $60,000.
Churches and ScJiools. Baptist,
Rev. F. Merriam, pastor; Christian, Rev. J. W. Tilton, pastor;
.pastor;
1st. Congregational,
2d Congregational, Rev. S. P.
Leeds, pastor; Episcopal, Rev. J.
Haughton,
There
rector.
are
eighteen school districts, and twenty schools in town. Two of the
schools are graded. The average
length of schools for the year is
The total amount
money annually appropriated
twenty weeks.
of
is $ 2,654,97.
Second Social Library Association, 700 volumes College Library, 20.000 volumes; So-
for school purpose,
Libraries.
;
cial
Friends
Library,
9,300
vol-
umes; United Fraternity, 9,000
volumes Society of Inquiry's Library, 300 volumes Philotechnics
;
;
Society Library,
1,200
volumes.
Medical School Library, 1,100 volumes Northern Academy Library, 2,300 volumes; Thayer School
Library, 1,800 volumes; Agricultu;
ral
College
Library,
1,000
vol-
umes; Total number of volumes
in all the libraries in this town, 46,
700.
185
was formerly called Dresden, and
Was granted by charter to eleven
persons by the name of Freeman,
and fifty-two others, principally
from Connecticut, July 4, 1761.
The first settlement was made
in May, 1765, by Colonel Edmund
Freeman from Mansfield ConnecBenjamin Rice, Benjamin
ticut.
Davis, Gideon Smith, and Asa
Taiker, settled here in 1766. Dartestablished in
mouth College was
1770,
by Dr. Wheelock.
the worthy
men who
Among
finished their
earthly career in this town,
may be
Rev.
mentioned the following:
Eleazer Wheelock, who died April
24, 1779, aged sixty-nine years.
Hon. John Wheelock, LL. D.,
President of the College thirty-five
who died April 4, 1817, aged
sixty-three years. Hon, Beraleel
Woodward, who died August, 1804.
Rev. John Smith, D. D. who died
years,
April 1809. Hon. John Hubbard,
who died in September 1810. Rev.
Francis Brown, D. D., who died
July 27, 1820, aged thirty-six years.
These gentlemen were all connect-
ed with the College.
First Ministe rs. Re v Ed e n B urroughs, D.D., installed in 1772, dismissed in 1810; Rev. Samuel Collins, installed in 1788, dismissed in
.
1795;
Rev. Abel Bridgman,
set-
died in 1800. College Church, Rev. E. Wheelock, D.
D. settled in 1771, died in 1779.
tled in 1791,
Rev. Sylvanus Ripley, settled in
1787; Rev. John'
1779, died in
Smith, D. D., settled in 1786, died
Dartmouth National
Banks.
Bank, and Dartmouth Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
" Dartmouth Hotel."
Hotels.
There are two livery stables, with
in 1809.
18 horses.
acres.
First Settlers.
Hanover
Plains
Boundaries.
North by Lyme,
east by Canaan, south by Lebanon,
and west by Norwich, Vermont;
area, 27,745; improved land 21,798
Distances.
By
railroad, seven-
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186
from
from Havfive north of Lebanon.
Railroad. One half mile from
the College to Norwich station, on
the Passumpsic and Connecticut
miles
ty-three
Concord
erhill and
;
north-west
thirty south
Rivers Railroad.
H4RRISVILLE.
HarrisCheshire County.
was formed from the northern
ville
part of Dublin, and the southern
portion of Nelson, and incorporated, as a town. July
2,
The
1870.
village of Harrisville received its
name many years
from Bethuel Harris, an active and enterprising man, who, in 1820, commenced
business here without any capital save his energy and perseverance.
Mr. Milan Harris has a
large interest here in the woolen
mills, and received the honor of
being the
first
ago,
representative to
New-Hampshire
town organization. The
surface of the town is rough and
the Legislature of
after the
uneven, being situated on the
height of land between the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers, bat
the soil
crops.
is
good and yields
The water power
risville is
fine
Harstaple and as good as can
at
be found in the State. The mills
are situated on a small stream
called North Branch or Nubaunsit
River, and discharging its waters
into the Contoocook at Peterborough, nine miles distant from
'Harrisville, and in its course has a
fall of over 600 feet.
This stream
is fed by large ponds lying in the
towns of Hancock, Nelson, and
Harrisville, which have been dam-
Long Pond which is over four
Fourteen feet
miles in length.
can be drawn from Long Pond into Harris Pond which is at the
head of the river, and at HarrisWhen the gates are closed
ville.
at night scarcely a drop of water
escapes. The four mills at Harrisville, as yet, have never been able
to test the fall capacity of this valuable reservoir, by several feet
Nearly all the manufactories at
into
Peterborough are situated on this
small river.
Employments.
Harrisville
is
cidedly a manufacturing town.
Woolen
Harris
Co.,
have
de-
M,
two
mills; capital invested, $160,000;
employ 60 males, and 65 females,
who
annually receive for their laand annually produce 200,000 yards of tricot cloth,
of all colors, and Moscow beavCheshire
ers valued at $ 330,000.
mills have
$100,000 invested;
employ 40 males, and 40 females
annual pay roll $ 30,000, and produce 800,000 yards colored flannel,
bor, $48,000;
There are allumber mills, and clothes-pins,
and wooden ware are manufactured, to some extent.
valued at $ 360,000.
so
Resources. Production of the soil,
$ 35,000
;
mechanical labor, $ 84,
stock in trade, $ 43, 161 stocks
and money at interest, $22, 460;
deposits in savings banks, $57,308.
000
;
;
The
village
of Harrisville,
is
situated on elevated ground, about
1,300 feet above the ocean, and is
probably the most elevated ground
in New-England for manufactories
and now flow
There is
as extensive as these.
one store, one church edifice, one
graded school-house, post office,
several thousand acres, including
the original ponds. From Spots-
seventy-five
office,
telegraph
dwelling houses, and about 450
wood Pond
inhabitants.
med
at their outlets,
ten feet can be
drawn
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HAVERHILL.
CongreHolbrook,
pastor. At West Harrisville, Baptist, Rev.
G. S. Smith, pastor.
There are six schools in town, two
Churches and Schools.
Rev.
gational,
Amos
Average
of which are graded.
length for the year, twenty weeks
value of school-houses $5,100.
(For
first settlers
and ministers,
see Nelson and Dublin.)
North by Nelson
and Hancock, east by Hancock and
Peterborough, south by Dublin,
and west by Marlborough and
Roxbury.
Boundaries.
Distances.
Thirteen miles east
from Keene, and forty-five southwest from Concord.
Railroads. The Manchester and
Keene Railroad, when
built,
will
pass through this town.
Grafton County.
Haverhill
one of the most valuable farming
towns in the State, and the annual
value of its agricultural products
is not exceeded by any New-Hampshire town on the Connecticut
river. The soil is adapted to every
is
common
is
a
soap-
quarry which has been
partially opened, and pronounced,
by many, as being the best quarIt is about
ry now known.
miles
three
treal Railroad.
from the MonThere is a good
lime-stone quarry, also granite of
good quality. This granite is suitable for mill-stones, and good for
building purposes. Large quantistones are also
ties of scythe
On
quarried or manufactured.
the west side of Benton, bordering
town, is a bed of iron ore.
Fine specimens of crystals are also
this
found.
Haverhill is one
Villages, &c.
of the shire towns of the County.
The County buildings are located at
" Haverhill Corner," which is the
This
principal village in town.
village is located in the south-west
HAVERHILL.
species of cultivation,
There
Minerals.
stone
to
the climate. There is considerable
interval land, composed of a deep
rich loam, yielding large crops of
grass, &C:
Connecticut River
Streams.
waters its western border, while
Poole Brook runs nearly through
the town from north-east to southwest, and falls into the Connecticut, near the "Great Ox Bow,"
in Newbury, Vermont. Oliverian
Brook, having its rise in Benton,
runs through the southern section
of the town. There is considerable water power on these two
streams, which is generally improved.
angle of the town, on a plain about
one hundred and fifty feet above
the level of the Connecticut. From
the tops of the buildings, a fine view
of the adjacent country, for many
miles, north and south, and six or
seven miles east and west
obtained.
common
There
is
may be
a beautiful
in this village, laid out in
an oblong square, ornamented with
trees, and enclosed by a handsome
fence. Around this common stand
the principal buildings, several of
which are large and well constructed. There are two churches and a
court-house,
jail,
county buildan acad-
ings for county offices,
emy,
hotel, printing office, several
and shops of various kinds.
considered one of the most
delightful and pleasant villages on
stores,
This
is
In the northern
town, is another
village situated on a street nearly
a mile in length, straight and level,
the Connecticut.
section of the
�NEW- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
188
and called North Haverhill.
In
the north-west corner of the town,
at the junction of the Boston, Con-
cord and Montreal, Passurnpsic,
and White Mountain Railroads, is
the young, but growing village
of Woodsville, which bids fair to
rival the older villages in point
of business. It is connected with
the thriving village of Wells
River, in Newbury, Vermont, by a
substantial bridge across the Con-
of the most romanviews on the Connecticut, i.s
One
necticut.
tic
obtained at this point, and it is
worthy of a visit from any lover
of beautiful, and romantic scenery.
Summer Resorts. The elevated
position, and the delightful views
on the Connecticut, have caused
many summer tourists to spend
their vacation in this town, and
the time
is
not far distant
when
it
shovel handles are annually made,
valued at $ 18,640; besides various
other manufactories. (See tables.)
There is considerable mercantile
trade in this town.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $272,581; mechanical
labor, $41,000;
$ 73,922
$ 57,308
;
money
at interest,
deposits in savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 38, 1 18
business,
$25,000;
;
professional
from summer
tourists,
$
8,000.
The
future prospects of Haverhill
are
very encouraging and
offer
better inducements to the farmer
and mechanic than can be found
in any western state this side of
Let them
the Rocky Mountains.
be contented, and prosperity will
surely attend them in this fertile
and delightful town.
Churches and Schools. There is
one Congregational, Rev. E. H.
oats and barley, 70,000 bushels of
Greeley, pastor; three Methodist,
Josiah Hooper, pastor at Corner;
and one Freewill Baptist,
There are nineteen schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
The average amount of money annually expended for each school
potatoes, 36,000 lbs. of wool, 11,000
is
maple sugar, and 7,000 tons
of hay are annually produced.
Nearly 1,000, tons more hay is an-
institutions in the State.
will
become one of the most pop-
ular resorts for tourists
in
the
State.
Employments. The people are
largely engaged in agriculture.
Over 4,000 bushels of wheat, 16,000
bushels of corn, 34,000 bushels of
lbs.
;
$ 145.
Academy. The Haverhill Academy is one of the oldest literary
February
It
was
nually cut in Haverhill, than in
incorporated
any other town in the State.
There is considerable manufac-
Rev. Josiah Hooper
turing of various kinds carried on.
There are nine saw mills, annually
Library.
N. B. Felton, Esq.,
has a library of nearly six hundred
volumes.
"Smith's Hotel" at
Hotels.
producing nearly 5,000,000 feet of
lumber, five starch mills, annually
producing 160 tons of starch, three
scythe stone manufactories, annually producing 36,000 gross of scythe
stones, one paper mill, one pulp
mill, three grist mills, &c.
Also
36,000 boxes and 10,000 dozens of
is
11,
1794.
the present
Principal.
Haverhill, and "
House"
Mount Gardner
at Woodsville.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to Captain John Hazen
and seventy-four others, May, 18,
1763. Captain Hazen came here in
�189
HEBRON.
the spring of 1762, and built his
encampment on the " Little Ox
Bow," near where there was
merly an Indian
fort
for-
and burying
ground.
Several of the early setHaverhill, Massachusetts, from which place this
town derived its name. Its orig-
tlers
came from
name was "Lower Cohos."
The first court was held here in
1773.
The first newspaper was
inal
printed
was
here April
called the
and
1808,
21,
"Coos Courier."
Since that time
it
has been pub-
lished under different names.
At
no paper
Years ago, the
the present time, there
is
published in town.
courts in Haverhill called together as much legal talent as could be
found in any section of the State,
Haverhill furnishing her full share.
At the present time, the Grafton
Bar is fully up to the standard
with her sister counties in point
of
position
and
Hon.
talent.
James Woodward and Hon. Ezekiel
ed in 1799; Rev. John Smith, ordained December 21, 1802, dismissed in 1807.
North
Botmdaries and Area.
by Bath, east by Benton, south by
Piermont and west by Newbury,
Vermont. Area 34,340 acres improved land, 24,300 acres.
Thirty-one miles
Distances.
north-west from Plymouth, and
eighty-one north-west from Con;
cord.
Hon. Moses Dow, a distinHon. Charles
guished citizen
Johnston, an officer in the revoluHon.
tion and Judge of Probate
John Page former Governor of
New-Hampshire
Hon. Joseph
Bell a distinguished lawyer, and
many other prominent men, were
;
;
;
;
Passumpsic
in
Northumberland,
and extends from Portland to
Railroad,
Montreal.
HEBROX.
Ladd, Judges of the old county
courts
The
Railroads.
Railroad passes along the western
border of the town, in Vermont,
and the Boston, Concord and Montreal passes through in a direction nearly north-west, and southeast.
At Woodsville in the northwest corner of the town, the two
roads form a junction with the
White Mountain Railroad which
connects with the Grand Trunk
Grafton County.
The surHebron is broken and uneven, and although generally the
face of
soil is hard,
cultivated,
it
yet,
when
carefully
yields excellent crops
of corn, wheat, potatoes &c.
Newfound
Rivers and Lakes.
residents of this town.
Lake lies mostly in this town.
There are several small streams
It is a remarkable fact that the
sound of cannon at Bunker Hill,
was distinctly heard in Haverhill,
power.
Employments.
affording
considerable
water
Agriculture
is
the scene of action being more
than one hundred miles distant.
the chief occupation of the people.
This statement is established by the
testimony of many respectable witnesses who were alive on that
shingles are annually sawed.
memorable day.
First
Ministers.
Resources.
The
Rev.
Agricultural prod-
mechanical labor,
interest, 8 1,900
stock in trade, $ 1,800; deposits in
savings banks, § 17,090 from summer tourists, $ 3,000.
ucts, $57,049;
S 6,140
Ethan Smith, Congregational, ordained, January 25, 1792, dismiss-
and 100,000
500,000 feet of lumber,
;
money at
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
190
Churches and Schools. A Union
church, supported by persons of
the Congregational, Baptist and
Methodist persuasion, Lorenzo
Draper, pastor.
There are five
schools; average length for the
year,
There
thirteen weeks.
is
frequently a High school, which
open during the spring and
is
fall.
A
large
First Organization.
portion of Hebron was included
in the Cockerrnouth Grant, the
remainder was taken from Plymouth.
Hotels. Central House.
Boundaries. North by Rumney
and Plymouth, east by Plymouth,
south by Alexandria and Orange,
and west by Groton. Area, 13,305
acres.
Distances.
Forty miles north
from Concord, and nine west from
Plymouth.
Railroads.
Eight miles by
daily stage to Bristol station, on
the Bristol Branch Railroad.
Merrimack County.
ker
Henni-
pleasantly situated in the
valley of the Contoocook.
The
surface of the town is broken, but
is
deep, and produces excellent crops of Avheat, corn, hay,
the soil
is
&c. As an agricultural town Henniker is not inferior to any town in
Merrimack county,
or
cultivation.
either in soil
Many
of
the
farms are under a high state of
and
abundant
crops. The farmers have reaped a
rich reward for their labor, and
have carefully laid by a portion of
cultivation,
yield
and
With
prosperity
its
than
Henniker.
railroad facilities, central
aud with one of the best
water privileges on the river, it
can be made one of the largest
manufacturing towns in the State,
and that too on its own surplus resources. At the present time the
people appear to be alive to manu-
location,
Capital invested for manufacturing purposes, over a certain amount, and for
a certain length of time, is exemptfacturing interests.
ed from taxation. With this inducement, the Henniker Manufacturing Company has been formed
and is now erecting a large building
wide
ami three stories high, for the manufacture of boots and shoes. The
future prospects of Henniker, with
the present facts before us, appear
very flattering.
Rivers and Ponds. Contoocook
River passes through this town in
an easterly direction, and affords
in its course abundant water powThere are several ponds of
er.
considerable size. Situated about
one mile from the village is Long
Pond, nearly two miles long, and
sixty feet long, thirty feet
sixty rods wide.
The town
is
al-
watered
by several small
streams in different sections,
Crany Hill is the
Elevations.
so
and is of conand embraces
a large portion of the territory on
principal elevation,
siderable altitude,
the south of the town.
ly
It is
most-
under good cultivation.
Near the centre of the
Village.
town on the Contoocook is the
cords of the various savings banks
in the State are not deceptive.
pleasant village of Henniker. It is
the centre of considerable trade
and manufacturing of various
kinds. There are four stores, two
But few
church
their surplus earnings, if the re-
if
the State,
any farming towns in
show more wealth,
thrift
edifices,
academy, town
house, one large hotel, and about
�HENNIKER.
one
hundred
dwelling
The
streets are
wide and
church value, 8 1,000. There are
twelve public schools, in town, average length for the year, twenty-
houses.
in
191
many
places beautifully shaded with the
maple and elm. The dwellings are
and enclosed in spacious
yards, while the fences and houses
three
weeks
;
amount of money
annually appropriated for school
neat
purposes, 8 1,508,70. There is an
academy in the village where one
are painted in pearly white, the
whole presenting an air of neatness so much admired by every
lover of a New-England village
or two terms are annually kept.
Library. Henniker Library, 800
volumes.
home.
Twelve gen-
First Settlement.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture, but manufacturing and trade
important
are
and extensive
branches of business in town.
There are two large paper-mills,
annually manufacturing 800 tons
of manilla, news and book paper;
two saw-mills, two grist-mills, one
kit manufactory, annually
making
measure
and box-mill, making 8 5.400 worth
annually, one cabinet maker, machine shop, several blacksmith and
50,000 fish kits, one dry
T
tlemen of Portsmouth, the most
prominent of whom were John
and Mark Wentworth, and Theodore Atkinson, bought all the right
and title of lands of the heirs of
Mason, and caused it to be surveyed and laid out into townships.
This town was called " Number
Six" in the range of townships, and
was known by that name before it
was granted to the parties. The
Rev. James Scales built the first
building in 1760.
John Peters
built the next house in 1761. The
first two-story house was built in
shoe shops, &c., professional business, 8 18,000. The total value of
goods annually manufactured, is
1767 by Amos Campbell the second
two-story house was built in 1768,
$ 308,300.
and was destroyed by
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
8
8
149,877
38,400
at
;
;
mechanical labor,
bonds and money
stocks,
interest,
8
35, 140
deposits in
;
savings banks, § 177,376; stock in
8 10,500; from summer tourThe central and delightful location of Henniker, with
its varied landscape scenery, has
made it a popular resort for tourtrade,
ists
ists
the
$
3,000.
who are yearly increasing, as
summer months come around.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. S. S. Morrill, pastor;
number
of
members
150;
church value, 8 5,000 Methodist,
Rev. W. W. Smith, pastor; number of members, 100 church val;
;
ue, $3,000; Friends, 25
members;
;
Captain E.
Ham
early settlers.
ent
fire
in 1873.
was among the
It received its pres-
name from Gov. Wentworth,
honor of his friend, John Henmerchant
of London, and a member of the
in
niker, Esq., a wealthy
British Parliament.
November
Incorporated
10, 1768.
Boundaries. North by Bradford
and "Warner, east by Hopkinton,
south by Weare and Deering, and
west by Hillsborough. Area, 26,
500 acres; improved land, 18,612
acres.
Distances. Seventy miles northwest from Boston, fifteen west
from Concord, and thirty-four
north-east from Keene.
Contoopasses
cook
Valley Railroad
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192
through this town in an easterly
There
and westerly direction.
are two stations " Henniker " and
" West Henniker." At the hitter
station
a pretty village, contain-
is
ing a large paper-mill, store, postoffice, school house, and fifteen or
twenty neat dwelling houses.
Merrimack County. The
sur-
uneven, but the
soil
is
good and in some localities very
fertile. There are many fine farms
under a high state of cultivation,
producing excellent crops.
Elvers and Ponds. This town is
watered by Pemigewasset and
is
Smith's Rivers, besides there are
Eagle
several small streams.
Pond is the most noted sheet of
water.
Ragged Mountain
Mountain.
is
of considerable elevation and
but
little
From
its
inferior to Kearsarge.
summit a good view of
the surrounding country
may
be
obtained.
The
Employments.
Woodward's patent Latch Needles
manufactured to
the value of $ 8,000 annually. (See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural prod-
ucts, $53,539;
mechanical labor,
bonds and money
$
at
6,500
;
stocks,
interest,
S 7,670;
deposits
in
stock in
savings banks, $ 54,720
trade, §9,276; from summer tourists, $800.
Churches and Schools. There are
two Christian Churches Revs.
Calvin Osgood and H. A. Stratton
are their pastors. There are ten
;
—
this
average length
weeks.
September
First Settlers.
1753,
town was granted
14,
to
proprietors,
eighty-seven
(the
greater part of whom resided in
Chester), and was called " New
Chester," which name it retained
January
1837,
when
it
re-
ceived its present name, in honor
of Hon. Isaac Hill, who was Governor of the State at that time.
The first settlers were Captain
Cutting Favor, and Carr Huse,
Incorporated NoEsq., in 1768.
vember
20, 1778.
Church.
First
Congregational
church, December 11, 1816.
Boundaries. North by Danbury,
Alexandria
and
Bristol,
east
by
New-Hampton and Sanbornton,
south by Franklin and Andover,
and west by Wilmot and Danbury.
Area, 20,000 acres.
Twenty-four miles
Dista?ice.
north from Concord.
Railroad. Bristol Branch of the
Northern Railroad.
inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
There is some trade and manufacturing. About 3,000 pairs of sale
boots and shoes are annually made.
for hosiery, are
for the year, fifteen
until
HILL.
face of Hill
schools in town:
HILLSBOROUGH.
Hillsborough County.
Hills-
considered as one of
the best and most enterprising
farming towns in the county. The
surface is uneven, but the soil is
and very productive.
strong
There are some fine farms under
a high state of cultivation, producing good crops of corn, grass, &c.
Contoocook
Rivers and Ponds.
River passes through the southeast corner of the town, and affords
borough
is
power.
excellent water
Hillsboi-ough River has its source
from ponds in Washington, passes
some
through the town, and forms a
junction with the Contoocook on
the south line of the town. The
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HILLSBOROUGH.
body of water is Lyon's
Pond, about one mile in length,
and two thirds of a mile in width.
Minerals. Plumbago of a good
largest
quality
is
found.
It
occurs in nar-
which have been
wrought to some extent.
Villages.
There are four pleasant villages, the most important
of which is called Hillsborough
At this village is the
Bridge.
terminus of the Contoocook Valley
Railroad, which has caused a large
row
veins,
increase of business in almost
every branch of industry common to a thriving New-England
village.
Here are two churches,
two school-houses, a bank, ten or
fifteen stores of various kinds, one
hotel,
two hose, drawers and
shirt
a bedstead and
shovel handle manufactory, besides many other mechanical shops
For a
too numerous to mention.
busy, lively village, " Hillsborough
Bridge" is not excelled by any village of its size in New-Hampshire.
manufactories,
No man
in this village
is
consider-
ed a peer with his neighbor unless
he labors.
At the Centre Village there are
two churches, several stores, ofand several manufactories.
fices,
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants, but there is consider-
manufacturing carried on.
60,(K)0 worth of leather is
annually tanned $ 60,000 worth of
Gent's, hose, shirts and drawers
are made; over 5,000 bedsteads,
able
Over $
;
25 tons of castings, 5,000 barrels of
and 50,000 bushels of meal
annually produced; besides
lumber, shovel handles, and various other manufactures.
The
whole manufactured products annually amount to over § 350,000.
flour,
are
Productions of the
mechanical labor
$38,100; stocks and bonds, $13
760; money at interest, $28,235
deposits in savings banks, $91,659
Resources.
$ 133,496
soil,
;
stock in trade, $64,200
mer
;
from sum-
tourists, $6,000; professional
business, $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools. At Hillsborough Bridge Congregational,
Rev. John Bragdon, pastor Meth:
;
Elder L. W. Preseott, pasAt Hillsborough Centre:
tor.
Methodist, Elder S. S. Dudley,
pastor Congregational, Rev. John
odist,
;
Adams,
pastor.
een school
There are eightand seventeen
districts
schools in town; average length
of schools for the year, eighteen
weeks.
" Valley House" at the
Hotels.
Bridge, and "St. Charles" at the
Lower
Village.
First National Bank.
Banks,
A Savings Bank has been chartered.
Newspaper. Hillsborough Bridge
Messenger, Sargent & Whittemore, Editors and Proprietors.
Hillsborough
Settlers.
First
was known, originally, as " Number Seven." The first settlement
was made in 1741, by James McCalley, Samuel Gibson, Robert
McClure, James Lyon, and others.
The wife of James McCalley was
the only woman in town during
the
first
year
By reason
of the settlement.
of the Indian war, the
settlement was abandoned in 1744,
and was not resumed until near
1755.
In the mean time Col. John
Hill of Boston, received a grant of
the town from the Masonian pro-
and from Col. Hill it derived its present name. The first
children born, were John McCalprietors,
ley
and Mary Gibson, who
inter-
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194
married and received as a gift a
tract of land from the principal
proprietors.
The citizens of Hills-
borough struggled hard to secure
the independence of our country.
General Benjamin Pierce, a veteran of the Revolution, and afterwards Governor of New-Hampshire,
was a resident of
this
town.
He was
father of the late General
Franklin Pierce, who was Presi-
dent of the United States, from
March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1857.
The town was incorporated Nov.
First Church
The
and Minister.
Congregational church was
formed Oct. 12, 1769. The same
Joseph Barnes was or-
year, Rev.
dained;
Baptist
May
amounting
much
tobacco,
pounds.
Rivers.
The Connecticut extends along its western border for
nine and one-half miles.
The
Ashuelot passes through the southern portion and joins the Connecticut a short distance below the
great bend, called Cooper's Point.
to 96,850
The water
privileges on this river
through the town are numerous
and valuable. It is also watered
with many smaller streams and
springs.
There are several islands
in the Connecticut belonging to
14, 1772.
first
raised one third as
dismissed
Society
in
was
1803.
A
organized
The
intervals are ex-
Mountains and
north part
is
Hills.
In the
West River Moun-
which extends from the Connecticut across the entire width of
tain,
The highest peak
Mine mountain, and
the town.
21, 1813.
Boundaries. North by Bradford,
east by Henniker, south by Deering and Antrim, and west by
Windsor and Washington. Area,
improved land, 15,
27,320 acres;
945, acres.
Distances.
the town.
tensive and fertile.
Thirty miles south-
is
called
is
about nine hundred feet above
low water mark. Iron Ore, beds
of silicate of manganese, and other
minerals are found in several localities
about the
mountains.
South of the Ashuelot is Stebbins'
west from Concord, and twentythree north-west from Amherst.
Railroads.
Terminus Contoocook Valley Railroad. It is intended to have this road extended
Hill, a tract of excellent land,
Peterborough, where it will
connect with the Monadnock Raiload.
ticut,
to
lies
in
the
extreme
corner of the State.
is varied, containing
hills, valleys,
vals.
The
This town
south-west
The
surface
mountains,
and plains or
inter-
of the best quality, and produces excellent crops
of corn, oats, and tobacco.
In
1870, no other town in the State
soil is
of a superior quality.
On a point
of a hill, not far from the Connecare the remains of an Indian
fortification constructed before the
came here.
The village is located
Ashuelot. The valley here
first settlers
Village.
HINSDALE.
Cheshire County.
and
under a high state of cultivation.
The intervals here are broad and
on the
is narrow, the land rising abruptly
on both sides of the river, affording
but little chance for the village to
expand. The water runs rapidly,
and affords good mill sites. The
main street runs parallel with the
river, and some portions of it is
handsomely shaded with the maple.
Considerable manufacturing
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HINSDALE.
—
done here there are two woolen mills, two paper mills, mowing
is
machine
manufactory,
tool
their labor
$
125,600,
and manufac-
ture goods to the value of $ 690,
400, being the third town in the
fac-
and machine shop,
foundery, water wheels, besides
printing and several other mechanical shops.
There are three
churches, two school houses, eight
or ten stores, one hotel, and about
one hundred dwelling houses.
county in the amount annually
paid for mechanical labor, and the
fourth in the value of its manufactured productions.
Agricultural proResources.
The Ashuelot Railroad
money
tory,
bolt
gives
ductions,
it
good railroad facilities.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are about equally divided between
manufacturing, trade, and professional business, on one side, and
agriculture on the other.
The
In
manufactures are important.
1870, Haile & Co. employed 38
males and 42 females; annual
pay roll, $34,000. and annually producing 450,000 yards of
cashmerett, valued at $230,000.
Boydon & Amadon employed 23
males and 20 females annual pay
roll, $15,800; annually producing
its
stocks, $16,300;
at interest, $31,160; depos-
in savings banks,
fessional services,
trade,
in
mechanical
$118,408;
labor, $125,600,
$
$ 26,958
15,000
;
;
pro-
stock
professional
$58,820;
$ 20,000.
CongreChurches and Schools.
gational, Rev. C. C. Watson, pastor; Methodist, Rev. D. S. Dexbusiness,
ter,
pastor; Baptist,
;
Universalist Society,
There are eleven schools in town,
three of which are graded. Average length of schools for the year,
.
twenty-one weeks. Total amount
of money appropriated for school
;
John N. Beers,
purposes, $ 2,353.80.
Library. Hinsdale Library Association, 800 volumes.
tannery, annually producing leathWiler to the value of $ 72,000.
Spangled
Star
Newspapers.
Banner, monthly, and Hinsdale
230,000 yards of cashmerett, val-
ued
at .$ 110,000.
&
der
Hopkins, chisels and spoke
shaves, $ 18,500.
Newhall
&
Mirror, quarterly.
Hotel.
bins mowing machines, valued at
Paper mills, $60,000;
$52,000.
box manufactory, $ 10,000 foun;
dery,
machine shop, $ 75,
lumber
1,500,000 feet of
$
000;
14,000
;
grain ground,
$34,000;
$8,200; also bolts, shooks, boots
and shoes, water wheels, besides
sawed,
hardships,
blacksmiths, carpenters, masons,
painters, wheelwrights, harness
makers, and various other trades
and professions.
tal
The
manu-
employing
206 males, and 65 females and
factures,
children,
is
$371,900,
who
annually receive for
common
to
early settlements in
shire.
total capi-
invested in the various
(See tables.)
Ashuelot House.
This town
First Settlement.
was originally a part of Northa
field, Massachusetts, and for
number of years called Fort DuniThe first settlers encounmer.
tered all the horrors of the Indian
warfare, and struggled with other
Steb-
*
many of the
New-Hamp-
They were protected by
Fo^t Dummer, Hinsdale's Fort,
Shattuck's Fort, and Bridgeman's
Fort but, with all these precautions they were not effectually secured from savage incursions and
many cruel murders. June 17,
;
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196
1746, three men were killed, two
wounded, and two were taken
prisoners, near Bridgeman's Fort.
Daniel How, one of the captives,
killed one of the Indians in the
struggle.
Several persons were
killed and taken prisoners, and
land along Pemigewassett river.
Rivers and Ponds. This town is
well watered by the Pemigewassett
Fort
town, and partly in Ashland.
It
is two miles long, and half a mile
wide. The route from Plymouth,
through this town, to Centre Harbor and Wolfe borough, is charming, affording views, wild and romantic.
Many summer tourists
Bridgernan
June
1747.
16,
destroyed,
1748,
in
Nathan
French, Joseph Richardson, .and
John Frost were
killed,
and sev-
eral others captured, while cross-
ing from Colonel Hinsdale's to
Fort Dumnier.
In 1755, two persons were killed and Jonathan
Colby captured, while working in
the woods.
In July of the same
year, Caleb How, Hilkiah Grout,
and Benjamin Gaffield were ambushed and killed, while returning from labor.
The town was
incorporated under the name of
Hinsdale, September 3, 1763, in
honor of Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, long a highly esteemed resi-
which
river,
affords
water privileges.
some good
Squam Lake
lies in the south-easterly part,
Squam Pond
lies
and
partly in this
town through the
season of the year.
stay in this
warm
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants.
&c, and
1,200,000 feet of boards
1,100,000 shingles are an-
nually produced; 3,000 pairs of
boots and shoes, and $ 3,000 worth
of files are manufactured, and 2,000
dent here.
Boundaries. North by Chesterfield, east by Winchester, south by
Northfield, Mass., and west by
Vernon, Vermont.
Area, 14,000
acres area of improved land, 7,381
deerskins annually tanned, valued
13,900 pounds of maple
sugar are manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $118,444; mechanical labor,
$ 6,000 stocks, and money at interest, $9,470; deposits in savings
banks, $ 5,950 stock in trade, $ 1,
acres.
950;
;
Distances.
seventy-five miles
south-west from Concord, and
fifteen south-west from Keene.
Railroads. The Ashuelot Railroad passes through the southern
part of the town, and joins the
Connecticut River Railroad, at
Vernon, with the Cheshire Railroad, r L Keene.
of Holderness
is fertile,
surface
but the soil'
and produces good crops
is hilly,
of corn, barley, potatoes and hay.
There is some very fine interval
;
;
;
from summer tourists, $6,000,
Churches and Schools.
There
are three churches in town, of the
Freewill Baptist denomination,
Elders Batchelder, Balch, Stevens
and Wyatt, Pastors. There are
thirteen school districts, and eleven schools. Average length for the
year, sixteen weeks.
First
Holderness
granted to John Shepard
and others, October 10, 1751, but
the grantees failed to obey the
was
HOLDERNESS.
Grafton County. The
at $ 2,400
Settlements.
first
conditions of the charter, and it
forfeited.
It was rdgranted,
was
October
worth
24,
and
1761, to
John Went-
sixty-seven
others.
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HOLLIS.
William Piper
first settled
here in
The southwestern portion of
Holderness was disannexed, and
1763.
the town of Ashland formed, July
1,
1868.
Rev. Robert
Fowle. An Episcopal church was
established here in 1770.
Boundaries.
North by Campton, east by Squam Lake, south by
Center Harbor and New Hampton
and west by Ashland and Plymouth.
Area improved land, 10,454 acres.
First
Minister.
Distances Forty-five miles north
from Concord, and six east from
Plymouth.
Railroads.
The
nearest railroad
communication is at Ashland, four
miles, on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad, It is expected
that the New-Hampshire Central
Railroad will pass through this
town, when completed.
westerly part.
There are four
ponds, Flint's, Penichuck, Long
and Rocky Ponds. These ponds
afford an excellent field for fishing.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture.
Especially in the cultivation of
fruit, this town ranks the first in
the county. Quite an extensive
business is carried on in the pro-
duction of milk for the market.
Over 350,000 quarts are annually
sold. There'are saw mills annu-
manufacturing over 1,400,000
lumber. The manufacture
of kegs and barrels is an important
branch of business. (See tables,)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $ 133,321
mechanical labor,
ally
feet of
;
$21,500; stocks, $21,840; money
at interest, $ 19,852
deposits in
savings banks, $ 168,710; stock in
trade, $25,951; summer tourists,
;
$
HOLLIS.
1,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
Hillsborough County. 'The
surface of this town is varied,
pastor.
consisting of upland and interval.
districts in
The
of schools for the year, nineteen
interval
produces excellent
crops of corn, oats, hay, etc. The
upland is good for grazing, and
much
given to raising
cows, for the production of milk,
for the market. The farmers find
a ready sale for all their surplus
products, in the city of Nashua, at
remunerative prices. The orchard
production is more valuable than
that of any other town in the county.
Hollis is one of the wealthiest
attention
is
and everything pertaining to the farms and
farm-houses, betokens an air of
thrift and wealth.
Rivers and Ponds. The Nashua
River passes through the south-
towns
in the county,
easterly portion of the town.
The
Nisitisset flows through the south-
gational church, Rev.
James Laird,
There are fourteen school
town. Average length
weeks.
Library. Hollis Social Library,
sixteen hundred volumes.
Settlement.
This
town was
formerly a part of Dunstable and
Monson, Mass. Its original name
was Nisitisset, and it was afterward
called the West Parish of Dunstable. It received its present name
from the Duke of Newcastle,
whose name was Hollis. The first
settlement was made by Peter
Powers, in 1731. A son of his,
Peter Powers jr., was the first
child born in town. Hollis was
incorporated in 1746.
First Minister.
Rev. Daniel
Emerson, ordained in 1743, died
in 1801.
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198
North
Boundaries and Area.
by Mil ford and Amherst, east by
Nashua, south by Massachusetts
line, and west by Brookline. Area
of improved land, 10,805 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, eight miles
south from Amherst, and five west
from Nashua.
Railroad. Nashua and Worcester Railroad passes through the
south-easterly part of the town.
•
HOOKSETT.
MerriMerrimack County.
mack River passes through nearly
the centre of this town. The surface
is
uneven but the
soil is
gen-
erally good, producing fine crops.
Near the center of the town in the
Merrimack is " Hooksett Falls."
The descent
of the water is about
sixteen feet, in a distance of thirty
large ledge just above the
rods.
A
falls
divides the stream and an-
swers as a pier for the Concord
Railroad bridge which spans the
The water
river at this place.
power here is valuable. There is
one cotton factory which gives employment to seventy-five males
and one hundred and seventy-five
females.
The
rest of this priv-
remains unimproved.
From an eminence
Elevation.
called the Pinnacle on the west side
ilege
of the river, a delightful view of
the surrounding country can be
At your feet, is the
obtained.
village
of Hooksett;
pleasant
the river, on elevated
aci'oss
ground, stands the palatial residence of Gen. Natt Head, acknowledged as being one of tho
most expensive and beautiful
country residences in the State.
At the north-east, a distance of one
mile, can be seen the enterprising
village of Suncook, while the Merrimack, above and below the falls,
with its verdant banks, the cultivated fields, and the distant hills
in the back-ground, form a grand
and picturesque scene. This Pinnacle on its south-eastern side has
an abrupt altitude of two hundred
At its foot, on the west side,
a beautiful pond of water, of a
bright greenish tinge, remarkably
clear, of great depth, and having
no visible outlet. It is supposed
this pond was the bed of the pinnacle from -which the latter, by
some violent convulsion of nature,
Hooksett holds
was upturned.
out many inducements for tourists
feet.
is
spend their summer vacation,
around the falls or among the
Four trains
surrounding hills.
daily to and from Boston, leave
and arrive at the Hooksett depot.
But few towns in the State have
to
better railroad facilities.
Employments.
The employment
is about equally
divided between agriculture and
manufacturing. The farmer finds
a ready market for his surplus
of the inhabitants
products either at Manchester,
Concord, Suncook or at Hooksett
village.
The future prospects of
the farmers are flattering.
The manufacturing of brick is
extensively carried on. Over ten
millions of bricks are annually
produced, employing over one hundred men in their manufacture.
Gen. Natt Head has the most extensive yards, annually producing
over three millions of bricks. At a
large granite quarry, twenty-five
men are employed, who annually
receive for their labor over $ 10,
000. One cotton manufactory annually produces over three million
yards of cotton cloth. One har-
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HOPKINTON.
ness shop produces $ 12,000 worth
of harnesses. (For manufactories,
see tables.)
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
ucts,
$
$
mechanical labor,
118,708;
107,000
$
terest,
;
and Beech
money
Rivers.
stocks and
4,897
at in-
deposits in savings
;
banks, $112,217; stock in trade,
$
32,995.
Churches and
ScJiools.
Congre-
Methodist, Elder
There are
J. E. Robins, pastor.
seven school districts, and eight
schools in town; average length
gational,
;
for the year,
twelve weeks.
mated value of
school
Esti-
houses,
Ayer House and Stearns
Hotel.
First
Organization.
Hooksett
was taken from Chester,
Goffs-
town, and Dunbarton, and incorporated July 3, 1822.
Boundaries. North by Bow and
Allenstown, east by Candia and
Auburn, south by Goffstown and
Manchester, and west by Goffstown, Dunbarton and Bow.
miles
Sixty-two
Distances.
north-west from Boston, nine
south from Concord and eight
miles north from Manchester.
Railroads.
The Concord
Rail-
through this town.
The Suncook Valley Railroad
forms a junction with the Concord
at Hooksett depot.
road passes
HOPKINTON.
Merrimack
County.
This
one of the most important
farming towns in the county in
point of its agricultural productions, and wealth of the inhabitants and ranking as the eleventh
in the State as an agricultural
town. The intervals and meadow
lands on the rivers are very fertile,
town
is
;
Hills.
The Contoocook River
passes through the town in an
easterly and north-easterly direction. In its passage it receives the
coming from Bradand Warner, and the
Blackwater coming from Andover,
Salisbury and Webster. The Contoocook furnishes some fine water
power in this town.
Elevations. There are no moun-
Warner
river,
ford, Sutton
but three or four hills of
considerable height, and all capable of cultivation to their summits.
The most important of these eletains,
$9,100.
Hotels.
while the uplands and hills afford
excellent pasturing and tillage
land. Some of the best farms in
this town are on Putney, Uiamon,
is Putney Hill, about one
mile west of Hopkinton village,
and about five hundred feet above
vations,
it.
On
this hill
commenced some
of the first settlements the traces
of many of the original houses can
be distinctly seen by the half-filled
;
On the extreme summit
one of the first cemeteries, containing about one acre, and well
fenced. It is said that this yard is
nearly full of graves, and has
been for over sixty years. The
roughness of the ground, caused,
by indentations, and the many
cellars.
is
stones apparently set edgewise, all
go to prove the veracity of the
There are but very
statement.
few stones legible to mark the
spot of those who once lived here
and cultivated the broad fields,
and viewed the delightful scenery
upon the
crest of their
home
hills.
Among some names that can be
traced, we noticed Lieut. Aaron
30, 1760, aged
Jeremiah Kimball, died
Kimball, died July
51 years
;
in 1764, aged 57 years
;
Dr. John
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200
Clement,
years
10
;
died
in 1804,
aged 61
his son died in 1779, aged
years,
a son Phinehas
died in 1872, aged
also
who
Clement,
The Rev. James Scales,
minister of Hopkinton,
lies in this yard, but no legible
stone marks the spot.
Dr. Clement was a popular physician in
this town and the surrounding
country for many years. The cel94 years.
the
lar
first
upon which
his house stood,
can be distinctly seen but a short
distance from where his ashes
now
rest.
Northeast from the graveyard,
about thirty rods, arc the remains
of the old Putney Fort. Here the
people of the neighborhood congregrated nights, when the Indians
were lurking round for captives;
but with
these precautions, the
inhabitants suffered much from
their depredations. April 22, 1746,
all
six Indians broke into the garrison, and captured eight persons
while in their beds, and hurried
them off. April 13, 1753 they took
Abraham Kimball, the first male
child born in town, and Samuel
Putney, (whose grandson is now
living on this hill) and carried
them away. The third day after
their capture, the Indians were
surprised while encamped on a
hill west of Boscawen Plains, and
in order to escape, they left Putney behind. Kimball was rescued
through the help of a dog, which
seized an Indian, while in the act
of drawing his tomahawk to kill
him.
The views obtained from Putney
Hill, are
some of the
finest
and
most extensive to be found in the
State.
At the north can be distinctly seen Mooshillock, in Benton,
while a
little
further to the
White Face, and ChoPeak in Sandwich, Waterville and Albany.
At the northeast, the Gilmanton Mountains in
Gilford, at the east, the Catamount
in Pittsfield, and Fort Mountain in
east are the
corua's
Epsom ;
further to the south, are
high hills in Francestown
and Deering; at the southwest,
the towering summit of the Monthe
adnock
in Jaffrey, is in full
at the west, the
Sunapee
view
lifts its
lofty crest at the northwest, right
before you, stands the old Kearsarge, as the central monarch of
;
chain of mountains which
of nearly
two hundred and fifty miles while
at your feet can be seen the villages, the farm-houses, the meadows and the broad ntervals through
which meanders the Contoocook,
whose limpid waters sparkle in
this vast
make a circumference
;
i
the
summer sunbeams.
mountains and
On
this
seven
of the ten counties in the State can
be seen.
Villages.
About eight miles
west from Concord, is situated, on
elevated ground, the old but pleasant village of Hopkinton. Sevenhill,
ty years
ago,
hills in
this
village
was
the most important with the ex-
ception
of
Concord, in
central
New-Hampshire. The State Legislature convened here in 1798,
1801, in 1806. and 1807.
The decision stood on a pivot for several
years, as to having the capital of
the State here, or at Concord, but
it was finally decided in favor of
Concord, and permanently established there in 1808.
The
courts
Hillsborough county were alternately holden here and at Amherst, for nearly forty years, or until it was set off to help form Merrimack county in 1823. The main
for
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HOPKINTON.
street is "wide and beautifully shaded with the elm and maple. The
elms in this village, with the ex-
ception of Exeter, are the largest
in the State. Many of the houses
have an antique appearance, but
all are kept in good repair, and be-
token an air of wealth.
There are
eight or ten wells in the village,
from 45 to 65 feet in depth, nearly
all of which were dug over a hun-
sides
lumber
mills,
wool carding,
carriages, fish kits,* harnesses, tin
ware, black-smith's, &c. There
are three church edifices, two
school-houses, an Academy, six or
eight stores of all kinds, one hotel,
telegraph, express and post ofinsurance agent, three phyfices,
hundred
sicians, and over one
It is a very
dwelling houses.
pleasant and desirable village to
reside in, having as citizens,
dred years ago.
In the fall of
men
some
the
Perkins
House was destroyed by fire. This
hotel was a great resort for summer tourists. In the spring of 1873,
the Town House and Academy
building was burnt. It was built
sometime in the last century. In
this house the Legislature of the
State met, also the county courts.
of
For many years an Academy was
it, and became very popular
the farmers
good markets for their surplus
products at Contoocook, Concord
and Fisherville. 14,600 bushels of
corn, 8000 bushels of oats and bar-
1872, the
kept in
for the reason of there being a very
quiet and moral
The
community around
old cemetery
is near the
centre of the village, and is a lovely spot. Many interments in these
it.
grounds date back over one hundred
years. A new cemetery of fifteen
acres has been located a little east
of the village, towards Concord.
In the village are three churches,
school-house, library, one store,
and seventy or eighty dwellings.
About three miles west of Hopkinton village, on the Contoocook
river, is situated the enterprising
village
of
Contoocook.
grown up within
years,
and
is
It
has
the last thirty
the seat of considera-
and
manufacturing.
annually manufactures 120,000 yards of flannel,
valued at $ 36,000. One grist-mill
annually grinds 8,600 bushels of
grain of all kinds valued at § 8,600.
Doors, sash and blinds, $20,000, be-
ble
trade
One
flannel mill
the
wealthiest
in
The Contoocook Valley
State.
forms a junction with
Railroad
the Concord and Claremont, at this
point, thus affording excellent rail-
road
facilities for all sections
of
the country.
The
Employments.
larger por-
tion of the people are devoted to
agricultural pursuits
;
find
ley, 19,000
bushels potatoes, 1,200
bushels onions, 54,000 pounds butter, 19,000 pounds cheese, and 4,600
tons of hay are annually produced
125,000 clapboards, 450,000 shingles
and laths, 1,120,000 feet of boards,
of all kinds, are annually sawed,
valued at $ 23,600; leather tanned
to the value of $ 17,300 doors, sash
and blinds, $20,000, besides flannel,
;
;
wool carding, kits, &c. The total
value of manufactured goods, is
$ 119,800.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $186,582; mechanical
labor, $25,600; stocks and money
deposits in
savings banks, $ 192,628 stock in
at interest, $69,333;
;
trade,
$
15,720.
* Saturday night,
November
15,
1873, the
buildings containing the above manufactories
were destroyed by
fire.
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Churches and Schools.
At Hop-
kinton, Congregational, Rev. J. K.
Five," afterwards " New-Hopkinton." The settlements were com-
Young, pastor; members, 120;
church value, $8,000; Baptist,
Rev. A. Snyder, pastor members,
75; value, $7,500; St. Andrews,
Episcopal, supplied by St. Paul's
School; communicants 40; value,
$ 3,000. Contoocook Methodist,
Rev. D. Howard, pastor; mem-
menced
value, $3,000; Freewill
Baptist, Rev, J. D. Osgood, pastor;
January
;
;
bers, 22;
members, 80
;
value,
$
3,000
;
Swe-
denborgian, Rev. Charles Hardon,
members, 32; value, $2,
There are 21 schools in town
the Kimwere
settlers
and Putney's. Henry Miller and others received a new
grant of this town in 1756, which
was the occasion of long and bitfirst
ball's
regard to titles.
the population
was 1,085, and, with the exception
of Amherst, was the most populous
ter
average length for the year, eighteen weeks; total amount annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 2,499.84.
Literary Institutions.
Contoocook Academy, Charles Hardon,
Principal.
New-Hampshire Philomathic and
Antiquarian
was
1873.
Society.
established
Its
This society
November
19,
rooms are located in
Contoocook. This society is the
outgrowth of the Philomathic Club
formed in 1859, by three young
men then residing in this village.
There is now a museum of some
2,000 or 3,000 specimens of antiquities and other curiosities.
The
society desires
and
solicits the ac-
quaintance and co-operation of all
persons of antiquarian or scientific
pursuits throughout the State. The
Rev. Silas Ketchum, of Bristol, is
the Corresponding Secretary.
Libraries.
Hopkinton Public
Library, 750 volumes.
Contoocook Social Library, 650 volumes.
Hotel. Contoocook House.
Early Settlements.
Hopkinton
was granted by Massachusetts
to John Jones and others, January
16, 1735, and was called " Number
disputes in
town
pastor;
000.
by emigrants from
Among the
Mass.
in 1740,
Hopkinton,
11,
1775,
in central
New-Hampshire.
Rev. James
Ministers.
First
Scales, Congregational,
in 1757, dismissed in
Scales
was ordained
ordained
1770.
Mr.
in Putney's
on Putney's Hill. Rev. Elijah Fletcher, ordained in 1773,
died in 1789. Rev. Jacob Cram,
ordained in 1789, dismissed in 1794.
Rev. Ethan Smith, settled in 1800,
dismissed in 1817.
Boundaries. North by Warner
and Boscawen, east by Concord,
Fort,
by Bow, Dunbarton and
Weare, and west by Henniker.
Area, 26,967 acres improved land,
south
;
17,590.
Eight miles west of
Distances.
Concord.
Railroads.
Concord and Clare-
mont Railroad runs through the
northeast corner of the town. The
The
station is at Contoocook.
Contoocook Valley Railroad has
its terminus at Contoocook, and
forms a junction with the Concord
and Claremont Railroad.
HUDSON.
Hillsborough County.
The
surface of this town, back from the
Merrimack, is uneven, and the soil
is
more
turage,
suitably adapted to pas-
and the growth of wood
and timber, than
to tillage.
On
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JACKSON.
the river, there are large intervals
of a deep, fertile soil, producing
fine crops of corn, vegetables, and
hay. The surplus products of the
farmers are readily sold in the city
of Nashua, at fair prices.
River and Ponds. The western
border of Hudson, is washed by
Merrimack River. Little Massabesick and Otternick, both covering a surface of three hundred
acres, are the principal bodies of
water.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal employment of the people
who receive a good return for their
There
labor.
is
some manufac-
turing done in town, but not on an
extensive scale. Extension tables,
plane woods, &c, are manufac-
About
tured.
700,000 feet of
lum-
ber, are annually sawed.
Agricultural
Resources.
ducts,
$
133,321
;
pro-
mechanical labor,
stocks,
&c,
money at interest, $ 2,900
$20,600;
$12,500;
in savings banks,
$
;
deposits
135,775
;
stock
$ 14,483. The resources
town clearly show that the
inhabitants are prosperous, and
in trade,
of this
ought to be happy.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. S. M. Blanchard,
pastor in 1870; Methodist, Elder
Baptist,
C. A. Cressey," pastor;
Rev. A. W. Chaflin, pastor. There
are ten schools in town average
length for the year, twenty-two
weeks. Annual amount appropri;
ated for school purposes, $1,394.80.
First Settlements. This town was
included in the grant of Dunstable,
and formerly called Nottingham
West,
noV Nashua, and
settle-
ments were commenced by Messrs.
Blodgett, Winn, Lovewell, Colburn, Hill, Greeley, Cross,
ings, Pollard,
Cum-
Marsh and Merrill, in
1710.
Incorporated July
5,
1746,
name changed to Hudson in 1830.
The first settlements were commenced on the banks of the river,
where the Indians had cleared
fields for the cultivation of corn.
Near the old Indian
cornfields,
cinders have been found, similar
to those produced in blacksmiths'
works. The first inhabitants lived
in garrisons.
While the men were
fields and forests,
and children were
abroad in the
the
women
lodged in these places of security.
First Ministers. Rev. Nathaniel
Merrill, Congregational, settled in
Rev. Jabez P.
1737, died in 1796
Fisher, settled in 1796, dismissed
;
in 1807.
Boundaries. North by Litchfield
and Londonderry, east by Windham and Pelham, south by Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, and west
by Nashua. Area, 17,379 acres;
improved land, 9,443 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, and two and
one half miles east from Nashua.
Railroads. Two miles to Nashua station, on the Concord and
Nashua Railroad. The Nashua
and Rochester Railroad, now being constructed, will pass through
Hudson.
JACKSON.
Carroll County. Jackson is a
mountainous town.
Along the
streams are some very fine lands,
producing excellent crops, which
find a home market, for the reason
that
summer tourists who
this
romantic town, number about
frequent
500 annually.
Rivers and Mountains. The two
branches of Ellis River are the
principal
streams.
Thorne and
Iron Mountains are the most important elevations in town.
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Minerals.
Tin ore has been
found here in considerable quantities. In the southern part, bordering on Bartlett, and near Rocky
Branch, an affluent of Ellis River,
one of the most valuable mines
of iron ore in the United States,
with everything considered. The
is
vein
now
in Avidth,
being opened,
and
is
55 feet
175 rods in length.
It is evident the
whole mountain
intersected by numerous veins
of excellent iron ore, and will
is
furnish an inexhaustible supply.
This ore has been tested by one of
the most celebrated English iron
and steel manufacturers, who
favorably reported upon its good
qualities, as producing the finest
quality of steel.
Until recently,
been far from any
means of transportation by railway, but now the Portland and
Ogdensburg Railroad, which extends through Bartlett, will pass
within three miles of the mine,
and a branch road may be easily
built up Rocky Branch, to a point
near the shafts. (See Bartlett.)
this ore has
The
future prospects of Jackson
are very flattering.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming
and keeping summer
boarders.
are exbuilt, the coming
Some new manufactories
pected
to
be
season.
Resources.
soil,
$72,243;
$ 1,800
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money at
interest,
$
3,800
deposits in savings banks, $ 4,084
from summer
tourists,
$25,000;
stock in trade, $ 2,700,
Churches and Schools.
There
are two churches of the Freewill
Baptist denomination, Rev. Cha's.
Hurlin,
is
pastor of one of them.
There are seven public schools.
Average length of schools for the
There is an annual church and school fund of $ 400.
Hotels.
Jackson Falls Hotel,
" Thorne Mountain House," and
" Iron Mountain House.
These
Houses are full of guests, through
year, ten weeks.
1
the
summer
'
season.
Benjamin Copp,
town with his family
in 1779, and remained fourteen
years before any other person settled here. The town was incorporated by the name of Adams,
December 4, 1800. It was changed
to its present name, in 1829,
First Settlers.
came
to this
First Minister.
kins,
Rev. Daniel ElF. Baptist, settled here in
A
1809.
Freewill Baptist church
was formed
in 1803.
Boundaries. North and west by
Pinkney's Grant, east by Chatham,
and south by Bartlett. Area 31,968
acres,
improved land,
Distances.
5,496 acres.
from
90 miles north
Concord, and forty-five north from
Ossipee.
Railroad.
Two and one half
miles to railway station, on Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
JAFFREY.
Cheshire County.
The uneven surface of this town affords
numerous meadows and rich pastures, causing it to be peculiarly
adapted to raising cattle. There
are some very fine farms, however,
well cultivated, and producing ex-
cellent crops; but, like too
of
many
neighboring towns, the
farming interest is neglected the
young men being inclined to leave
their paternal home, And seek
their fortunes elsewhere.
There
are but few country towns which
offer better inducements in natural resources, for the people
the
—
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JAFFREY.
happy and prosperous, than
Its fine water power and
delightful scenery have attracted
the attention of capitalists, and
the lovers of lake and mountain
out of three of which issue streams
In the
sufficient to carry mills.
largest, which is four hundred
rods long, and one hundred wide,
The number of tourists
who spend their summer vacation
acres.
to be
Jaffrey.
scenery.
in this delightful
town
is
estimated
at over eight hundred, while thou-
sands annually visit the mountains
for a day's recreation.
With this
advantage the farmer can find a
ready sale for all the surplus products of his farm, at remunera-.
tive prices.
Mountain.
The Grand Monad-
nock, which lies mostly in this
town, has an altitude of 3718 feet
From the sumabove the ocean.
mit of this mountain, some fine
views of the surrounding country
for many miles in extent can be
obtained.
House
Monadnock Mountain
way
main road to the top of
situated about half
is
from the
the mountain, and can be easily
reached by a passable road.
The
number
of arrivals at this hotel
last year
was 12,000.
About one and one-
Spring.
half miles in a south-easterly direction from the mountain, is Mo-
nadnock Mineral Spring.
The
waters are impregnated with carbonate of iron and sulphate of
soda.
Yellow ochre collects in
considerable quantities, where the
spring issues from the earth. The
temperature of the water is so
high that
it
has never been
known
an island containing about ten
is
There is considerable wapower in the east part of the
town near the Monadnock Railter
still unimproved.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are largely engaged in manufacturing,
mercantile trade, and
keeping summer boarders, who
road,
visit this
town
in
summer
the
months, for recreation and health.
The value of cotton drills annually manufactured is $192,000; 1,000,
000 shingles, and 2,210,000 feet of
boards are annually sawed. The
Contoocook River knife works annually manufacture $ 14,000 worth
of shoe knives of all kinds. Besides these, are nest boxes, bobclothes pins,
bins,
boots, shoes,
Village.
chair
stock,
&c, produced.
East Jaffrey
pleasantest
one of
is
in the
In this village is a cotton
manufactory, knife maunufacto-
the
villages
State.
large saw and
wooden ware, boots,
ry,
grist
mill,
shoes,
&c,
ten stores, one large
hotel, two banks, three churches,
express and telegraph office, post
eight
or
office, railroad station, and about
one hundred dwelling houses.
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
mechanical labor,
$ 61,400; railroad stock and bonds,
$72,500; money at interest, $33,
tions, $67,136;
stock in trade, $39,630;
de-
to freeze over.
600;
Streams and Ponds.
Several
streams issue from the sides of the
posits in savings banks,
Monadnock, the largest of which
rises about one hundred rods from
its crest, and forms the principal
source of the Contoocook River.
There are several ponds in town,
wealth, ranks the
fourth town in the county; in
population the seventh.
from
summer
Jaffrey,
tourists,
$
134,858
$32,000.
in
Churches and Schools.
1st
Con-
gregational, Rev. Rufus Case, pas-
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206
East Jaffrey 2d CongregaRev. D. N. Goodrich, pasUnivertor Baptist,
salis!, Rev. J. M. H. Smith, pas-
tor, at
;
tional,
;
;
tor.
Congregational, 80
1st
mem-
$ 4,000 2d Congregamembers, value, $3,500;
members, value,
86
Baptist,
$ 3,000 Universalist, 20 members,
value, $ 3,000. There are thirteen
and fourteen
districts,
school
Average length
schools in town.
bers, value,
;
tional, 50
;
of schools for the year, nineteen
weeks. Value of school houses,
$
The
11,000.
Conant
High
School has placed Jaffrey in the
front rank of facilities
mon and
for
com-
missed in
tional
The Congregawas formed in
1780.
North by Dublin,
Boundaries.
by Peterborough and Sharon,
south by Rindge and Fitzwilliam,
and, west by Troy and Marlborough. Area, 28,600 acres.
miles
Distances.
Forty-six
south west from Concord, and fifteen south-east from Keene.
Railroad. Monadnock Railroad
passes through the south-east part
of the town. Railroad station at
Two miles to the
East Jaffrey.
centre of the town; conveyance
by stage.
east
high school education.
Jaffrey Social LibraEast Jaffrey, 500 volumes;
ry,
J. M. H. Smith's private library,
669 volumes.
Monadnock Savings
Banks.
Bank, East Jaffrey, and Monadnock National Bank, East Jaffrey.
1782.
Church
JEFFERSON.
Libraries.
Monadnock Mountain
Hotels.
Hotel; Centre,
Central House, Massasoit House,
and Granite State Hotel, East
House,
Jaffrey.
$62,000.
Cutter's
Total Value of hotels,
of arrivals for
number
the year at all the hotels, 19,600.
There are three livery stables
with 26 horses, which are valued
at $12,600.
This town
First Settlements.
was granted by the Masonian proprietors, to forty persons, in 1749.
In 1758, a Mr. Grant, and John
Davidson made the first settlement. It was originally called
Middle Monadnock, or Number
two.
In 1773, the town was incorporated and received its name
from George Jaffrey, Esq., of
Portsmouth.
First Minister.
Rev. Laban
Ainsworth, settled in 1778; dis-
Coos County. The surface of
this town is rough, uneven and
broken with mountains and
On
hills.
the south-west side of Pliny
Mountain, the soil is rich and productive, and furnishes several ex-
An extensive and
view of the White Mountains is obtained from this farming
neighborhood. The hills and base
of the mountains furnish some excellent grazing and tillage land.
cellent farms.
delightful
In proportion to the number of
acres of improved land, Jefferson
produces more bushels of potatoes
than any other town in the State.
Ponds and Streams. Cherry and
Safety Ponds, are the principal
Israel's River
bodies of water.
passes through the town from
south-east to north-west, and here
receives a considerable tributary.
There is some very good water
power on these streams.
Summer Resorts. The fine mountain scenery found
in Jefferson,
made it quite popular as a
summer resort. There are three
large hotels, besides many houses
has
�KEENE.
207
prepared for the reception of sum-
his
mer
Jefferson
was incorporated De-
cember
1796.
The Waumbeck,
boarders.
Mt. Adams, and Jefferson
the
Hill, are
names of the public houses.
The
scenery, at
Waumbeck
the
House of the surrounding country,
is grand.
At the rear of the house
is Star King Mountain which is
From the piazza
of the Hotel, people on the summit
of Mount Washington can be diseasily ascended.
tinctly seen with a glass.
Fine
views can be had from all the Hotels in town.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal vocation of the people. Lumber to the value of $ 46,500
four starch
is annually sawed;
escape
8,
S
75,600.
bushels
potatoes
pro-
duced, 78,467.
Resources. Agricultual productions,
S
$ 84,600
19,900
;
mechanical labor,
deposits
;
banks, $717.00;
from
84,399;
savings
in
stock
in
trade,
summer
tourists,
Churches and Schools.
MethoThere
$ 20,000.
dist, I. J.
Tebbetts, pastor.
stratagem.
Boundaries. North by Lancaster and Kilkenny, east by Randolph, south by White mountain
region and Carroll, and west by
Whitefield.
Area, 26,676 acres;
area of improved land, 6,980 acres.
Ten miles southDistances.
east from Lancaster, and by railroad and stage, one hundred and
forty-seven
miles
north from
Concoi'd.
Railroad.
ter station
Ten miles
to
Lancas-
on the Montreal Exten-
sion Railroad.
KEENE.
mills manufacture 190 tons 6tarch,
valued at $ 15,200; 11,000 bushels
meal and flour ground, § 13,800.
Total value of goods manufactured,
through
Cheshire County.
Coming
in
the cars from Bellows Falls, Ver-
mont, on the Cheshire railroad, as
you wind around the brow of a hill,
you first obtain a view of Keene,
nestling in the valley of the Ashuelot.
Before you are the meadows,
fields, the meandering Ashuelot, the farm houses, the
church spires peering through the
maple or elm, while farther in the
distance are the hills which act as
the cultivated
citadels to
guard
this
delightful
are eight schools in town; average length for the year, fourteen
vale against the chilling blasts of
a northern climate the whole
weeks.
This town
presenting a grand panoramic
view of nature and art combined,
John Goffe
rarely excelled.
First Settlements.
was granted
to Colonel
under the name of Dartmouth,
October 3, 1765; June 26, 1772, it
was regranted to Mark H. Wentworth and others. Colonel Joseph
Whipple, Samuel Hart and others,
commenced
the first settlement
about 1773. Colonel Whipple was
captured here in his house, by a
party of Indians, headed by a white
man, during the war of the revolution.
He succeeded in making
—
Keene is situated in a broad valwhich was in ages past the
ley,
bed of a primeval lake. Its alluvial deposits extend down to unknown depth, covering about one
third the surface of the town, and
varying in character from a clean
sand to pure clay, with vast deposits of peat and swamp muck composed of the vegetable accumulations of centuries.
These,
whex
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
208
properly drained, will make meadow lands that will vie in fertility
with the prairies of the West. This
valley is watered by the Ashuelot
river
and
its
tributaries,
which
run through the town, affording
several valuable mill sites, some
of which are still unoccupied. The
soil,
generally, in the valley,
is
while the hill-sides are
well adapted to grazing. Granite,
fertile,
and shoe facone glue factory, two soap
factories, four tanneries one of
erection, one boot
tory,
—
them the
—
two
two brick yards, two
mills.
grist-mills, and six saw
There are in use eight steam engines, furnishing motive power for
largest in the State
potteries,
the various occupations, in addition to several water powers in
There are from
use.
fifty to
sev-
of
enty-five stores of all kinds, three
ite,
large hotels,
town hall, court
house, seven church edifices, several school-houses, three printing of-
good quality for quarrying,
abounds in many parts of the
town. A peculiar quality of grandesignated " rotten stone,"
is
found in abundance in several localities, affording the best mateIt contains
rial for road-making.
a portion of sulphuret of iron,
which decomposes, and leaves the
rock in a very fragile condition,
easily reduced, and convenient for
use. All branches of business pursued in the place are in a very
flourishing condition. In point of
energy, enterprise, and growth, it
may be considered the leading
town in the State, with a population of about seven thousand five
hundred. The offices, depots, and
shops of the Cheshire and Ashue-
five banks, besides many
lawyers physicians', dentists', and
insurance offices.
Some of the
business blocks are the finest and
most expensive structures of the
kind in the State. Its natural refices,
1
,
sources consist
in
its
numerous
water privileges, some of which
are
still
timber,
its
wood and
fertile soil,
favorable
unoccupied,
its
for agriculture,
ries, its
ing
its
granite quar-
vast beds of clay for
brick,
mak-
peat beds, which
be utilized as fuel, or
its
in time may
prepared for fertilizing the adjacent fields. There are hundreds
lot railroads are at this place,
and
with their extensive business, find
of acres in different parts of the
town, consisting entirely of peat
employment for a large number
These buildings measure more than a mile in length,
and with their solidity and beauty,
constitute an important part of the
village. The new shops and fac-
and muck beds, which by a proper manipulation can be made into
compost that for all practical pur-
of hands.
tories, erected in different parts of
the
plac"e,
are generally substantial
and beautiful
structures, imparting
a business air to the town. There
is a flannel factory, a pail factory,
an iron foundry, two carriage mantwo chair shops, two
furniture shops, one sash and blind
factory, and another in process of
ufactories,
poses
stable
is
equal in value to ordinary
This can easily be
manure.
made available by the proprietors,
who can thus add an immense value to their cultivated lands.
The location of the town in the
great basin makes it the natural
centre of business for most of the
county and portions of the adjacent
territory, by affording means of
communication
facilties
and commercial
unsurpassed by any other
�KEENE.
209
town in the State. Its increasing
population since the close of the
war has required the erection of a
number of houses, varying from
$
seventy-five to one hundred annu-
chairs, of all kinds,
some of which, in point of
beauty and value, are not excelled
by any private residences in the
State.
These with the generally
neat appearance of the streets,
shaded with majestic elms, make
Keene one of the most beautiful
000
pails,
and
blinds,
ally,
villages
in
New-England.
The
park in the centre of the village,
with its grove and soldiers' monument, surrounded by substantial
business blocks,
makes the place
particularly attractive to visitors.
It is supplied with an abundance of
pure water from a small lake three
miles distant, of sufficient elevation to force a stream of water ov-
er the roofs of the highest build-
thus rendering the place
comparatively secure against the
ravages of fire. Its advantageous
situation, in connection with the
ings,
enterprise of
its
citizens,
and
its lo-
it a prospect
of future prosperity and continued
cal resources, gives
growth in manufactures, wealth
and population, and, ere long, it
will be ranked as one of the cities
of New-Hampshire.
Employments The inhabitants,
are principally engaged in manufacturing and mercantile trade.
It is one of the largest centres for
trade in the State. The manufactures are varied and extensive.
86,400 sides of leather and 11,500
are
annually
tanned,
valued at $ 624,000. At the Beaver Mills are annually manufactured furniture, chairs, machinery,
and other mechanical works, to
the value of $ 242,000. There are
calf-skins
made
60 tons of glue, valued at
30,000; 3,800 chamber-sets,
8
115,
soap and candles, §54,500;
5,550 cases of men's and women's
boots and shoes, $ 255,000 143,600
000;
;
$
182,866; 260,
$43,000;
doors, sash,
valued at § 125,000
brush handles, $ 14,000; machinery of
kinds, §80,000; foundry,
all
$75,000; pottery works, S 35,000;
700,000 yards of flannel of the best
quality, $315,000; 550 sleighs
150 carriages, $65,700
;
and
besides gas
works, railroad shops, carpenters,
butchers, photographers, custom
boot
and shoe manufacturers,
plumbers, organ manufacturer,
bookbinders, cloth dryers, tin ware,
marble
workers,
blacksmiths,
brick, bakery, hair work, tailors,
milliners, and various other kinds
of mechanical work too numerous
to mention.
The total amount in~
vested in manufactories is $ 1,138,
300.
1,221 males, and 109 females
are employed, who annually receive for their labor, $636,000.
Total value of manufactured goods,
$2,757,700. (See statistical table.)
Resources.
Agriculturial products, $144,134;
$636,000;
money
mechanical labor,
&c, $372,350;
stocks
at interest,
$118,910; de-
posits in savings banks, $583,338;
stock in trade, $ 426,450
from
summer
;
estimate
$ 6,000.
and professional services are estimated at $ 300,000 or
more.
Churches and Sclwols. Congre-
The
tourists,
clerical
Rev. W. O.
White, pastor; number of members, 90 church valuation, $ 30,
First Congregational, Rev.
000.
Cyrus Richardson, pastor; members, 290
church value, $ 45,000.
Second Congregational, Rev. J. A.
Leach, pastor; members, 290;
gational Unitarian,
;
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
210
Grace
church value, $33,000.
Ghurch, (Methodist) Rev. T. L.
Flood,
members,
pastor;
300;
church value, $50,000; Baptist,
RevW. H. Eaton, D. D., pastor;
members, 184; chui'ch valuation,
$ 16,000. St. James, (Episcopal,)
Rev. George W. Brown, rector;
communicants, 100 church value,
$ 40,000. St. Bernard's (Catholic,)
Rev. D. W. Murphy, priest; members, 1,600; church value, $ 10,000.
;
is now buildnew church edifice, (1873).
number of churches, 7;
number of members, 2,850 church
The
Baptist society
ing a
Total
;
There are
eleven school districts, and thirty
schools in Keene. Number of
valuation,
$223,000.
average
length
for the year, twenty-nine
weeks;
scholars,
1,190;
annual amount of money appropriated for school purposes, $ 14,978.
The schools
14.
as
high as in
town stand
any town in the
in this
;
;
volumes or moi'e, 24,150.
There are at least six Sundayschool libraries, ranging from 500
to 1000 volumes each.
Hotels.
Cheshire House, Eagle
Hotel, and American House. To400
tal
$
value of hotels in the town,
170,000
;
total
number
of arrivals
for the year, 24,300.
There are four
Livery Stables.
livery stables, with fifty-nine hors-
State.
Keene
Faulkner, Esq., 500; George
Cook, Esq., 800; J. H. Elliott,
Esq., 500 Rev. J. A. Leach, 2,700
Samuel W. Hale, 500; D. W. Gilbert, 400; I. F. Prouty, 400; Gen. S.
G. Griffin, 800; C. T. Buffum, 400;
Rev. G. W. Brown, 900; Dr. H. H.
Darling, 600 Rev. W. H. Eaton, D.
D., 900; C. C. Webster, Esq., 500;
Rev. D. W. Murphy, 400; G. H.
Tilden & Co., 600; Horatio Colony,
Esq., 800; Julius N. Morse, 500;
Hon. T. M. Edwards, 500; and
Samuel Dinsmore, 500. Total
number of volumes in libraries of
S.
Natural
History Society
valued at $ 12,000.
Banks. Cheshire National, Ash-
es,
was organized in 1872, and has
met with eminent success in col-
uelot
lecting illustrative
specimens of
the several departments pertain-
Cheshire Provident Institution for
Savings, and Keene Five Cent Sav-
ing to the natural sciences. The
interest in this enterprise is grow-
ings Bank.
ing rapidly and its members have
already a museum consisting of
numerous objects exemplifying the
Sentinel
mineral, and animal kingdoms, in
their various phases, together with
rare and curious works of art.
Libraries. Keene Public Libra-
setts,
volumes
Carpenter, M. D., (private), 800; D. H.
Woodward, Esq., 500; Rev. E, A.
Renouf, 1,000; Messrs. Wheeler
and Faulkner, Esqs., 450; G. B.
Twitchell, M. D., 1,000; Mrs. Ingersoll, 1,200; Gen. James Wilson,
700 Rev. W. O. White, 1,800 C.
ry, 3,000
;
;
A.
S.
;
National,
Keene National,
New-Hampshire
Newspapers.
Cheshire Republican.
First
;
Settlements.
originally granted
Keene was
by Massachu-
under the name of Upper
The first settlement
was commenced about the year
Ashuelot.
1734, by Jeremiah Hall, Elisha
Root, Nathaniel Rockwood, Seth
Heaton, Josiah Fisher, Nathan
Blake, and others. It was incorporated under its present name,
April 11, 1753, in honor of an Eng-
nobleman, Sir Benjamin
Keene.
From Hayward's Gazetteer, we
lish
�211
KEENE.
append a few extracts, showing
the danger, hardships, and cruelties which the first settlers of
Keene were subjected to by Indian
incursions.
"The usual scourge which attended the frontier settlements visited
this town.
In 1745, the Indians
killed Josiah Fisher, a deacon of
the church
in 1746, they attacked
;
the
fort,
marched the first detachment of men from this town, in
the war of tire revolution, and participated in the battle of Bunker
This company
(Breed's) Hill.
consisted of thirty men. The list
of the foot company in Keene, at
this time, numbered one hundred
soldier,
and twenty-six
They were, however,
discovered by Capt. Ephraim Dorman, in season to prevent their taking it. He was attacked by two
tablished
Indians, but defended himself suc-
in
cessfully against them,
An
the fort.
and reached
action ensued, in
which John Bullard was killed;
Mrs. M'Kenney, being out of the
fort, was stabbed and died; and
Nathan Blake taken prisoner and
carried to Canada, where he remained two years.
Mr. Blake
afterwards
returned
where he lived
1811,
at
till
to
the age of ninety-nine
years and five months.
was
ow
all
Keene,
his death, in
When
he
ninety-four, he married a wid-
of sixty.
The Indians burnt
the buildings in the settlement,
including the meeting house.
The inhabitants continued in the
fort until April,
1747,
when
the
In 1753,
town was abandoned.
they returned, and recommenced
In 1755, the
Indians again attacked the fort.
Their number was great, and the
onset violent, but the vigilance and
courage of Capt. Syms successAfter burning
fully defended it.
their settlements.
several
buildings, killing cattle,
&c, they withdrew.
They again
invaded the town, but with
and
influential
the alarm
the
'
1 1
Sentinel,'
at
Keene,
1799, is still living in
and
is
the
es-
"New-Hampshire
in
this
March,
town,
one of the oldest printers
Father
United States.
deposited his 74th annual vote for State and county
officers, on the 11th day of March,
1873.* Keene has been the birth
place and residence of many prominent and talented men, who have
held many honorable positions,
both in the State and Nation.
Prentiss
A
First Ministers.
was erected
fice
1736.
In
1736,
church edi-
in this
town
in
the Rev. Jacob
Bacon was ordained; left in 1747.
Rev. Ezra Carpenter settled in
1753 left in 1760. Rev. Clement
Sumner, ordained in 1761 left in
1772.
Rev. Aaron Hall, settled in
;
;
1778; died in 1814.
North by WestBoundaries.
moreland, Surry, and Gilsum, east
by Sullivan and Roxbury, south
by Swanzey, and west by ChesterArea,
field and Westmoreland.
22,040
acres;
improved
land,
11,445 acres.
Distances. Ninety miles northwest from Boston, and fifty-five
south-west from Concord.
Railroads.
The
railroad facili-
little
Since writing the above, Mr. Prentiss died,
success."
Colonel Isaac
;
Hon. John Prentiss, who
the only protection of the
inhabitants.
men
list forty-five.
Wyman, an
June 6, 1873, aged 95 years. He was
an excellent man in every relation of life, and
he died full of both years and honor.
Friday,
active
man, and a brave
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
212
town are good. Cars
" Ashuelot"
and the
on the
"Cheshire" railroads leave daily
ties of this
When the "
country.
of the
for all sections
Manchester and Keene
Railroad" is completed, thereby
giving a more direct communication with the central portion of
the State, the railroad facilities of
Keene will be nearly perfected.
Ken-
sington has generally an even surand the soil is deep and fer-
face,
and well adapted to grazing
and produces excellent
tillage,
The average value
crops.
of agri-
cultural products for each acre of
improved land is over $ 14. This
all improved land except
includes
wood
land.
The
State of Illinois
averages less than $11, or 22 per
cent less than Kensington.
The
farmers find a ready market at
Exeter, three miles distant, for
their
surplus
products,
at
fair
There are some fine farms
under a high state of cultivation.
prices.
From the summit of Fogg's or
Moulton's Hill, an extensive view
can be had of the broad Atlantic,
and many
cities
and
Productions of the
$82,794; mechanical labor.
$25,650; stocks and money at interest, $ 13, 129 deposits in savings
banks, $ 16,856
stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
;
$9,445;
$
from
summer
tourists,
1,200.
Churches and Schools.
tor
Rockingham County.
and
tannery, a plow manufac
and a wheelwright's shop.
Congre-
gational, Rev. E. D. Eldridge, pas-
KENSINGTON.
tile,
small
tory,
villages.
Many tourists stop through the
summer in this ancient and pleasant town.
Ponds. Muddy Pond is the only
body of water of any note.
It
derives its name from the turbid
appearance of its waters.
Employments. Agriculture and
shoe business is the principal employment of the people.
120,000
pairs of shoes are annually made,
valued at $ 120,000, giving employment to about 40 men. 650,000
feet of lumber, of all kinds, are
annually sawed.
There is one
;
Baptist,
salist,
;
.
Univer-
There are two
Average length
schools in town.
of schools for the year, thirty-four
weeks.
Libraries.
Kensington Ladies'
Sewing Circle Library, 500
First
Settlements.
vols.
Kensington
was
settled at a very early period,
but the exact date is not known.
It was originally
a part
of
Hampton, from which it was detached and incorporated, April 1,
1737.
First Ministers. Rev. Jeremiah
Fogg, (Congregational,) ordained
in 1737, died in 1789; Rev. Naphtali Shaw, ordained in 1793, dismissed in 1812. The Congregational society was drganized in
1737.
Boundaries.
east by
North by Exeter,
Hampton and Seabrook,
south by South Hampton, and west
by East Kingston.
Total area,
7,045 acres; improved land, 5,729
acres.
Distances.
About
forty miles
south-east from Concord and three
south from Exeter.
By
Railroads.
Newburyport
and Exeter daily stage to Exeter
station, three miles to the
and Maine Railroad.
Boston
When com-
it is expected that the Exand Salisbury Railroad will
pass through Kensington.
pleted,
eter
�KILKENNY
—KINGSTON.
KIMvI»V.
the soil being of a sandy
loam, easy to cultivate, and when
properly fertilized, produces good
crops. The plain land is rich and
very fertile. The highest elevalevel,
Coos County. Since the last
gazetteer of New-Hampshire was
issued, but little if any change has
occured in this" town. It is a rough,
rocky, and cold township. Along
the southern border of the town is a
narrow strip of land which is quite
productive and easily cultivated.
Mountains. Pilot and Willard's
mountain include a large portion
of this territory they receive the
;
tions are
from a
fact
that a hunter
called
is
Near the centre of the
located the village, on a
large plain.
is
;
contained 19 inhabitants
;
in 1856,
19, and we have no way of knowing any different census, at the
present time.
Boundaries.
North by Stark,
east by Milan, Berlin and Randolph, south by Jefferson, and
west by Jefferson and Lancaster.
Total area, 15,906 acres.
The
total value of the whole town, is
Distances.
One hundred and
twenty miles north from Concord,
and fifteen east from Lancaster.
KINGSTON.
Rockingham
surface of this
The
County.
town is generally
The carriage business
extensively
carried on here,
and, with the exception of Concord, more business is done in that
line,
than at any other point in the
State.
There are three churches, school
house, academy, three hotels, four
or five stores, of various kinds,
and about one hundred dwelling
is about two miles to the
railway station, on the Boston and
Maine Railroad, at East Kingston.
houses. It
Employments. The inhabitants
are about equally divided between
manufacturing, and mercantile
trade on one side, and farming on
the other. Carriages, to the value
of $ 126,000, are annually manufactured, leather, $ 10,000 lumber,
;
$5,000, besides sale shoes, and
other small mechanical shops.
The
total value of goods annually
manufactured, is $ 163,800.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $56,303; mechanical
labor,
$ 20,000.
and
Village.
town,
this
with his dog. On the east side of
the mountain was his camp each
day he noticed the dog left him, as
he supposed in pursuit of game,
but towards night he would return.
At last he resolved to follow him
and, on the following day, he set
out with the dog, and after three
days of hunger and fatigue, was
brought back to his camp by his
faithful guide and companion.
Organization.
This town was
granted to Jonathan Warner and
others, June 4, 1774. In 1840, it
Hill,
Ponds. There are several ponds,
the largest of which is Great Pond,
which covers about three hundred
acres.
All the ponds have an
area of eight hundred acres.
named
Willard, was once lost on
mountain, while out hunting
High
Rockrimmon.
name of Pilot and Willard's mountain
213
$ 53,600 stocks, and money
$ 12,679 deposits in
;
at interest,
;
savings banks, $13,172; stock in
trade,
ists,
$ 9,495
;
from summer tour-
$2,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. Jacob Chapman,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Joseph
gational,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
214
Hayes,
pastor;
Union,
.
died in 1795, aged sixty-five years.
There are six schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty-two weeks.
Kingston
Literary Institution.
Academy, John W. Sanborn, prin-
Rev. Ward
First Ministers.
Clark, (Congregational,) ordained
in 1725, died in 1737 Rev. Joseph
Secombe, settled in* 1737, died in
cipal.
in
Alphia House, Towle's
Hotel, and Farmer's Hotel.
First Settlements. Kingston was
granted by Lieutenant Governor
Usher, to James Prescott, Ebenezer Webster, and others from
Thayer, D.D., settled in
Hotels.
Hampton, August
6,
1694,
and
contained within its borders, East
Kingston, Danville and Sandown.
The proprietors erected garrisons, and other buildings, and
began to cultivate their lands, soon
;
1760
;
Rev.
1762,
Amos Tappan, ordained
died in
1771;
Rev.
1776,
E.
died
in 1812.
North by BrentBoundaries.
wood, east by East Kingston, south
by Newton and Plaistow, and west
Hampstead and Danville.
by
Area, 12,188 acres; area of improved land, 5,786 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south-east from Concord, and six
south from Exeter.
But they were soon attended with
By daily stage to
Railroad.
East Kingston station, on Boston
and Maine Railroad, two miles
troubles from the hostile Indians,
distant.
after they obtained their charter.
which had a discouraging effect
upon the infant settlement. In
1707, Stephen and Joel Gilman,
were ambushed between Exeter
and Kingston, but fortunately
made their escape. Again in 1712,
Stephen Gilman and a comrade,
Ebenezer Stevens, were attacked
and wounded, and Gilman taken
and put to death. Jabez Colman
and son were killed while laboring in the field, in 1724, and at the
same time four children were
taken one escaped, and the others
were redeemed. Ancient French
coins, and Indian implements of
various kinds, have been ploughed
up near the ponds. Major Ebene-
—
zer Stevens, one of the
first settlers,
was a very distinguished and useful citizen. Kingston was also the
residence of the Hon. Josiah Bartlett, who was first govei-nor of the
State,
under
its
free constitution.
He was a valuable and useful man,
both in the town and State, He
LACONIA.
Belknap County.
This town
was disannexed from the eastern
section of the town of Meredith
and incoi-porated under the name
of Laconia, in July, 1855.
small township, but the
good, and,
when
It is
a
soil
is
properly culti-
vated, yields abundant crops.
It is watered on its eastern border by Long Bay and Winnipiseogee river, which separates it from
Gilford.
A portion of Winni-
squam Lake
lies in the south-east-
ern part, near the village of Laconia. This lake is a beautiful sheet
of water, about six miles in
length, and from one half to two
miles in width. A small steamboat plies on its waters during
the warm season, to the order of
With
picnics and private parties.
these advantages for varied recreations, Laconia has become quite
popular as a resort for
summer
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LACONIA.
The Winnipiseogee
tourists.
er in
its
riv-
passage from Long Bay to
comes from any car manufactory
in New England.
Unlike most
Winnisquam lake, for the distance
of two miles, furnishes some of
the best water power in the State,
which is improved to the extent
of over 1,400 horse power in the
manufactories of this character,
their shops are so arranged, that
every part of a car, from the most
simple bolt to the wheels and
two
shops, with the exception of the
Lake
Laconia and
villages,
axle.
Village.
Lake Village, lying
this town and partly in
Villages.
partly in
Gilford,
Long
is
situated at the foot of
bay, and on Winnipiseogee
About one mile from Lake
on the Winnipiseogee,
and on the shore of Lake Winnesquam, is located the thriving vilriver.
Village,
lage of Laconia.
scription
these
of
villages,
see
Employments. Laconia is a large
manufacturing and
mercantile
town, being excelled by but one
in the State in proportion to
At Laconia village
Car Manufacturing Company. They employ
over two hundred men, who anits
is
population.
situated the Raulet
nually
receive
for
their
labor,
while the annual production of various kinds, is valued at
For many years
over $500,000.
they manufactured only baggage
cars; but for several years past
they have been increasing their
$
150,000,
facilities for
the manufacture of
passenger cars, and at the present
time (1873) they manufacture
every species of cars from common baggage, to the finest palace cars that run over our railroads. Some of the splendid palace cars seen on the Montreal,
Vermont
Central, Northern and
Concord railroads, are made by the
skilled workmen of this company.
Their work is pronounced as good
and as handsomely finished, as
made
is
their
in
own
This gives them an advan-
tage in competing with the
who purchase
ufacturers
mantheir
wheels, springs, bolts, &c, from
other shops. The annual value of
manufactured productions
has increased from $280,000 to
$500,000, within the past three
their
years.
The Belknap
For further de-
Gilford.
town
springs,
cotton and woolen
mills have the capacity of employ-
ing 90 males and over 300 females,
and annually turn out manufactured goods to the value of $ 756,000.
They are at present making some
changes in their business and consequently are not in operation.
There are five hosiery mills, usually
employing 84 males and 166
fe-
males, and annually producing 262,
000 dozens of cotton and merino
One of
not in operation.
There is an iron foundery
for loom castings, &c.
a machine
shop for mill work, shafting, and
hose, valued at $353,000.
the mills at present
is
;
machinery, grist mill, saw mills,
and various other mechanical
shops.
The
employed
tories,
total
number of hands
in the various
when
manufac-
are in operation,
all
is males, 447, females 508, and the
annual value of goods manufactured, is $ 1,814,500.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $66,157;
mechanical labor,
$351,950; stocks and money at interest, $56,150; deposits in savings
banks, $ 148,280
stock in trade,
;
$
107,000;
professional
business,
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$60,000;
from summer
tourists,
$ 2,000.
Churches and Schools.
CongreW. F. Bacon, pastor; Unitarian, Rev. C. Fowler,
pastor; Catholic, Father M. J.
Goodwin, priest; Methodist, Rev.
B. W. Chase, pastor; Freewill
gational, Rev.
H. Lyford, pasThere are eight schools in
town, five of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
Baptist, Rev. F.
tor.
year, twenty-six weeks.
amount
of
money
The
total
appropriated
for school purposes, is $2,183.60.
The Laconia
Libraries.
Libra-
ry Association has a fund to the
amount of $ 1,500 to establish a
Public Library at Laconia Village.
Hon. O. A.
library,
J.
1,200
Vaughan, private
volumes;
Judge
E. A. Hibbard, 1,200 volumes.
Newspaper
Laconia Democrat.
.
(See tables.)
warm
in the
season, steamboats
are in readiness, on the arrival of
the trains, to convey passengers to
Centre Harbor,
Wolfeborough,
Alton Bay, and other important
points in and around the lake.
LANCASTER.
Coos County.
Lancaster was
formerly the whole shire town of
Coos county. The population, after the introduction of the Grand
Trunk Railway, increased quite
rapidly in the northern section of
the county, and Colebrook was assigned as shire town for the North-
ern Judicial District.
ows and
The meadtown are
intervals in this
considered the most extensive and
finest there are in the whole valley of the Connecticut, extending
back nearly a mile
The
soil
to the uplands.
of these intervals
is
allu-
and produces excellent crops of
corn, oats and grass; while the
vial
Banks. Laconia National Bank,
Belknap Savings Bank, and Laconia Savings Bank. (See tables.)
Hotels.
Mount Belknap House,
Lake Village Laconia Hotel, and
Willard House, at Laconia Vil;
lage.
First Settlements
and First Min-
(See Meredith.)
Boundaries. North and northeast by Long Bay, east by Gilford,
south by Sanbornton, and west
and north-west by Meredith.
Area of improved land, 4,702 acres.
Distances.
Twenty-five miles
north from Concord to Gilford
Court House in Laconia Village.
Railroads.
The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad passes
along the eastern and north-eastern border of the town, through
Laconia and Lake Villages, thence
to the Weirs, landing at the outlet
of Winnipiseogee Lake, where,
uplands,
when
raise fine
pi'operly cultivated,
wheat and other crops.
The annual value of
its
agricultu-
exceeds that of any
ral products
other town in the county, and it
ranks as the twelfth town in the
State in agriculture.
There
ister.
that
is
is
no town
more
in the State
pleasantly situated for
mountain scenery than LanThe town itself is not
fine
caster.
mountainous, but towering mountains can be seen on every hand.
At the south and south-east, the
Franconia hills and the whole
range of the White Mountains are
in full
view
;
and
in the north
east the Stratford or
with
and
1
'
Percy Peaks,
many
of the Green Mountains
are distinctly visible
west; while before you
in
Vermont
to
the
is
the
with
its
meandering Connecticut
broad, cultivated intervals
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LANCASTER.
dotted with beautiful farm houses
the whole presenting a picture of
nature and art combined, worthy
of the pencil of a limner's brightest skill.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
River washes its north-western
border for about ten miles. It is
about 20 rods wide at this point,
very deep and crooked. Israel's
River passes through the town in
a north-westerly direction, and affords some valuable water power.
There are several ponds,
the largest of which is Martin
Meadow Pond, named for a hunter who frequented this locality
many years ago. This communicates with Little Pond. The Baker Pond, one mile north of the village, is a pleasant sbeet of water
and is situated so near the Connecticut that, by a short canal,
logs are run into it from that river, thus affording remarkable facilities for the steam saw mill, on
the track of the railroad, near the
inlet.
Minerals.
Limestone
is
found
in limited quantities.
Villages.
On
Israel's river
and
about one mile from the Connecticut, is located the large
and pleas-
ant village of Lancaster. The fine
country which surrounds it, the excellent roads, and pleasant drives,
together with the magnificent
mountain scenery on every side,
have rendered it very attractive as
a summer resort, for the denizens
of our large cities and villages.
From the cupola of the Lancaster
House nearly as fine a view of
river, country, and mountain scenery can be obtained as in any other
section of the State. The streets
are wide and beautifully shaded,
while the business blocks and pri-
vate residences, betoken an air of
neatness, so much admired by every lover of a village home.
The river passes through nearly
the center of the village, and is
spanned by two substantial bridges,
the one on Main street being a
In its passage
fine structure.
through the village it furnishes
some fine water power, which is
There is
generally improved.
one paper mill, two saw mills capable of sawing 4,500,000 feet of
lumber annually, one carriage factory, one of the largest grist-mills
in the State, door, sash and blind
factory, furniture
shop,
foundry,
machine shop, tannery, starch
mill,
two printing offices, shoe
shops, harness shops, blacksmith
tailors &c.
value of goods annually
manufactured in the village, including meal and flour ground, is
It is the
estimated at $300,000.
centre of a large mercantile trade.
shops,
The
marble shop,
total
There are between twenty and
thirty stores, of all kinds, with a
There
capital of over $200,000.
are also one bank, two hotels, five
church edifices, with another in
process of erection, one large graded school house, academy, court
house and jail, insurance, express,
telegraph, and post offices, twelve
lawyers, six physicians, two denThere are about three
tists, &c.
hundred dwelling houses and fifteen hundred inhabitants in the
village. At South Lancaster there
is a large steam saw mill doing an
There are
extensive business.
four large potato starch mills in
town, and an excellent fair ground
and race course where annual fairs
and races are held.
Employments. The inhabitants
in their vocation are about equal-
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between agricultural on
and manufacturing, mercantile trade and professional business on the other. 4,700 bushels
ly divided
one
side,
of corn, 2,300 bushels of wheat, 31,
000 bushels oats, 115,000 bushels
potatoes, 68,000 lbs. butter, 27,000
maple sugar, and 5,833 tons of
hay are annually produced; 115,
lbs.
000 clapboards,
1,000,000 shingles
and laths, and 8,500,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed, valued at $ 139,
000 45,000 bushels of grain of all
kinds, ground, valued at $ 60,000
350 tons of manilla and straw
wrapping paper, valued at $42,000
;
150 to 200 tons potato starch, worth
from $ 15,000 to $ 30,000 carriages
$ 20,000 sash and blinds, $ 6,000
furniture, $ 12,000 machine shop,
$ 15,000 harness-making, $ 10,000,
;
;
;
;
besides
printing,
foundry, boots
and shoes, tin ware, marble work,
and various other smaller shops.
The
value of goods of all
annually manufactured is
$ 403,200. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
total
kinds
soil, $ 181,344; mechanical labor,
$ 95,800 money at interest, $ 45,
450 deposits in savings bank, $ 10,
334 stock in trade, $ 200,000 professional business, S 80,000
from
summer tourists, $ 10,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. H. V. Emmons,
pastor Baptist, Rev. Kilburn Holt,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Otis Cole,
;
;
;
;
;
;
pastor;
Unitarian, Rev.
Clark, pastor
;
Lyman
Catholic, Father I.
H. Noiseaux, priest. The foundation for an Episcopal church edifice is now (1873) being laid. There
appropriated for school purposes,
$ 3,181. There is quite a fund for
public schools. The whole number of scholars in town is 563.
Literary Institution. Lancaster
Academy is a flourishing institution, and holds three terms a year.
Libraries. Lancaster Puplic Library,
1,600
volumes;
Judge
W.
Ladd's private library, 1,200 vols
Hiram A. Fletcher Esq., 4,000
vols;
Ossian Ray, Esq., 1,200
vols; Jacob Benton, Esq. 1,000
vols; Col. H. O. Kent, 1,000 vols.
Bank. The County of Coos Savings Bank. (See tables.)
Newspapers. The Coos Republican and the Independent Gazette.
(See tables.)
Hotels.
Lancaster House and
American House. Total number
of arrivals, for the year, 6,000.
There is a livery stable attached
to each house.
First
Settlements.
Lancaster
was granted to Captain David
Page and others, July 6, 1763. Mr.
Page with his family, and in company with Edward Buckman and
Emmons Stockwell, made the
settlement, April 19, 1764.
first
The war of the revolution impeded the progress of the settlement
for fear of Indian incursions. All
but Stockwell left the settlement
and fled for safety to older towns
S.
he determined to stay and risk the
consequences. Many others were
induced to return through his courageous example, but the town did
not increase very rapidly having
only 161 inhabitants in 1790. It
originally
called " Upper
was
are fifteen schools in town, three
of which are graded; average
length for the year, thirty-one
Coos." From 1790 Lancaster has
been advancing steadily in population and wealth, and is now one
of the most important towns in tho
weeks; annual amount of money
State.
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LANDAFF.
Rev. Joseph
First Minister.
Willard installed in July, 1794
dismissed in 1822.
Boundaries.
North by Northumberland, east by Killkenney,
south by Jefferson, Whitefield and
Dal ton, and west by Guildhall and
Area, 23,480
Lunenburg, Vt.
area of improved land, 15,
acres
;
;
394 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
miles
north of Concord.
(by railroad)
thirty-seven
this
town
in a northerly
and south-
erly direction.
Grafton County.
town
farmers
is
are
their labor.
The
soil of
very fertile, and the
well rewarded for
There are many
fine
as Landaff.
Rivers and Mountains. The wild
passes from southeast to north-west, through the
Amonoosuck
southerly part of the town, and the
Great Amonoosuck passes through
the north-westerly extremity.
These rivers afford some of the
best water privileges to be found
In the east part
is Landaff Mountain, in the centre
Cobble Hill, and in the west Bald
in the county.
which
the
are
principal
elevations.
Veins of Magnetic
Minerals.
iron ore have been discovered in
Cobble Hill.
Employments.
of the
and 450,000 clap-
880,000 shingles,
boards are annually produced.
Also 344 tons of potato starch are
annually manufactured, valued at
$44,200 using 75,000 bushels of
potatoes in its manufacture. Two
hundred tons of lime is annually
made, valued at $ 1,600 and 45,800
pounds of maple sugar manufactured.
soil,
$ 163,537
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$18,100; stocks and money at in$26,150; deposits in savstock in trade,
ings banks, $ 759
$ 16,350 professional business &c,
terest,
;
$
farms under a high state of cultivation, producing excellent crops
of wheat, corn, oats, barley and
potatoes.
But one town in the
county produces as many potatoes
Hill,
lumbering.
boards &c,
;
LANDAFF.
this
of
feet
Resources.
Railroad. The White Mountain
extension of the Boston, Concord &
Montreal Railroad passes through
and
agriculture
in
2,950,000
A
inhabitants
large portion
are
engaged
10,000.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Joseph E. Robbins, pastor Union society at Landaff centre, Rev. Albert Gordon,
pastor. There are ten schools in
town average length for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Landaff was
First Settlements.
granted January 3, 1764, to James
Avery and others, but the grantees
failing to comply with the conditions of the charter, it was declared
to be forfeited, and was then granted to Dartmouth College. After
the revolution, on the ground that
the adjudication of the forfeiture
was irregular the original grantees
set up their claims and several
dist
;
;
'
cases
were
finally the
tried
by the court, and
claims of the grantees,
were sustained.
Boundaries.
North by Lisbon,
east by Lincoln, south by Benton,
and west by Bath. Area,
acres; improved land, 14,071
29,200
acres.
miles
north-west from Concord, and
twelve north-east from Haverhill.
Distances.
Railroads.
Ninety-five
The White Moun-
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tain (N. H.,)
Railroad passes
through this town, but the nearest
station is at Lisbon, three and one
town was named in honor of Governor Langdon, and was incorporated January 11, 1787.
First
half miles.
Minister.
A
Congrega-
Church was formed in 1792
Rev. Abner Kneeland, ordained in
tional
LANGDON.
Sullivan County.
Langdon is
and
high state of cultivation, producing
dismissed in 1810.
Boundaries. North by Charlestown, east by Acworth, south by
Alstead and Walpole, and west by
Walpole and Charlestown. Area,
excellent crops of corn, oats, hay
9,891 acres.
This town, for many years,
&c.
has been noted for its large, handsome cattle, and, in fact, everything pertaining to agriculture,
bears strong marks that farming
is not a secondary business with
Distances.
Fifty miles west
from Concord and eighteen southwest from Newport.
a small town, both
The
population.
in territory
soil is
very pro-
ductive, and many farms are under a
the inhabitants.
River.
A considerable branch
of Cold River passes in a southerly
direction through this town, and
unites with the main branch, near
the south line.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming,
man
which
yields to the husband-
a rich reward.
In propor-
Langdon
the most wealthy farming town
tion to the population,
is
in the State
.
360,000 feet of boards
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
f74,800; mechanical labor,
$ 2,500 stocks and bonds, $ 6,700
money at interest, $22,626; deposResources.
soil,
;
its in savings
banks,
stock in trade, $ 3,500.
$28,098;
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. Seth Hinkley, pas-
tor
;
Universalist,
.
There
are Ave schools; average length
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
Library.
The Union Library
has about ninety volumes.
First Settlers. Seth Walker, Nathaniel Rice and Jonathan Willard settled here in 1773.
The
1805
;
Railroad.
South Charlestown,
on the Sullivan Railroad, distant
three miles. Stage runs to Cold
River depot, and Bellows Falls.
LEBANOK.
Grafton County.
the largest
Lebanon is
and most important
town in Grafton county, in point
of wealth, manufactures and population, and ranks as the fifth town
in the county in the value of its ag-
ricultural products.
It is situated
on the Connecticut, and
is the
southern town in the county, on
the river. The town is noted for
the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants, and but few towns in the
State, have made more rapid progress in its manufactures and population for the past ten years,
having increased its population
fully one thousand, and doubled its
manufactured productions. The
surface is broken with hills, which
produce fine pasturage for cattle,
sheep, and horses. Many of the
hills, however, are capable of cultivation, and produce excellent
crops of wheat, corn, potatoes and
grass, while the fine intervals on
the Connecticut and Mascomy
yield abundant crops of corn, oatg
�LEBANON.
and grass.
Some of the finest
views of the Connecticut valley
can be obtained from some of the
farm fields in this town.
Rivers.
Besides the Connecticut,
221
goods manufactured
Cole,
Bugbee
employs 35
is
$700,000.
& Co's machine shop,
men
;
annual pay
roll,
$20,000; value of production of
water wheels, circular saw mills
Martin
$70,000.
machine shop, manu-
which washes
and
castings,
it is
Buck
&
its western borders,
watered by the Mascomy River, which passes nearly through the
centre of the town, in a westerly
direction, and* affords
some of
the
water power in the bounty.
its source from Mascomy
Lake, on the eastern border of the
town. At the outlet of the lake, is
a substantial dam, which regulates
finest
It has
the supply of water, thereby
mak-
ing it a reliable stream to erect
manufactories on. In its passage
of eight miles from the lake to the
Connecticut it falls nearly four
hundred
feet.
At the
Villages.
comy
lake,
is
Mas-
outlet of
situated the pleasant
of East Lebanon. At
this village is located W. O. Has-
little village
kell's establishment, for the
ufacturing of school furniture
man;
also
a mill for wood-working machinThere are several other small
ery.
shops, school house, post office,
and
twenty or thirty dwelling houses.
About four miles from East Lebanon on the Mascomy, is situated the
large manufacturing village of
Lebanon. The river, in its descent
through the village, (less than a
mile) has a fall of over one hundred feet. In this village, is located
the
celebrated
Sturtevant
Manufacturing Company, for the
manufacture of doors, sash, blinds,
chamber furniture, and finishing
for builders and contractors. It is
the largest establishment of the
kind in New-England.
They em-
ploy over 400 men and boys, who
annually receive for their labor,
$ 168,000, while the annual value of
Co.,
planers, mortising
chines &c. and employ 8 men
ma-
facture
annual production, $25,000 .« Shepard
;
Organ Company, employs 25 men,
annual production, $42,000. Granagricultural works, annually
manufacture 550 mowing machines,
valued at $ 44,000. Mascomy Edge
Tool Company annually make 2,300
dozen scythes, valued at $25,300.
Goodrich & Baker, stair builders,
and stair rails, products, $ 10,000.
Shaw, Hurlburt & Co., grist mill,
ite
annually grind, 65,000 bushels grain
all kinds, valued at $75,000.
There are also manufactured, carof
riages, $6,000; 3,500
dozen rakes,
$7,000; 1,000 dozen snaths, $7,200;
$5,000; soap, $5,000;
besides boots and shoes, tailors,
tin-workers, blacksmiths, house
printing,
carpenters, &c.
of goods
of all
The
total value
kinds
annually
manufactured in this village, is
estimated at over $ 1,100,000.
There is a handsome common
in the centre of the village, of an
area of two acres, neatly laid out
in walks, and beautifully shaded
with the elm and maple. Around
this common are located the principal business buildings and some
very fine residences. At the north
west corner of the common, on
the opposite side of the street, the
ground has been excavated for the
purpose of laying the foundation
for one of the largest hotels in the
There are between thirty
State.
and forty stores, of all kinds, two
hotels, four church edifices, three
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school houses, twobanks,one newsoffice, telegraph and express
office, insurance offices, four lawyers, six physicians, and two den-
paper
tists,
besides various other profesThere are about
Although Leba-
Employments.
non
is
considered one of the best
farming towns in the State, still it
has to be ranked as a manufacturing and mercantile town, as the
and probusiness is more than
double that of all the farm produc-
sional businesses.
receipts for labor, trade
400 dwelling houses, and 2,500 inhabitants. West from the village,
fessional
on a
bluff, is to
be located the
new
tions in town.
The
capital invest-
cemetery.
There are some beautiful dells in these grounds, and
when they are laid out by the skillful hand of Kev. Mr. Downs, it
ed in manufactories
will be a lovely spot for the repose of the silent dead. There is
(See tables.)
Resources.
new
is $ 612,000.
employing 591 males and 45 females, and annually producing
goods to the value of $ 1,221,600.
Productions of the
$171,249; mechanical labor,
$314,800; stocks and bonds, $77,
high
school building at an expense of
$ 20,000. When all these new improvements are completed, the people of Lebanon can truly boast as
having one of the pleasantest vil-
stock in trade, $ 173,940 professional business, $95,000; from
lages in the State.
summer
being built (1873)
West Lebanon
a
village
is
situa-
ted on the Connecticut, opposite
White River Junction, and at the
terminus of the Northern (N. H.)
Railroad. It is one of the finest
little villages in
the State, and
becoming quite a resort
mer
tourists,
for
is
sum-
being near one of the
greatest railroad centres in
New-
England. A bridge over the Connecticut connects it with Hartford,
Vt. There are five or six stores,
of all varieties, one fine hotel,
church, school house, grist-mill,
lumber mill &c, and seventy-five
dwelling houses. The street, running parallel with the Connecticut
is handsomely shaded.
On a hill
back of the village, and overlooking the valley of the Connecticut
and on to the green hills of Vermont, is located Tilden Female
Seminary. No more lovely spot
for an institution of this character
can be found in this country. (See
Literary Institutions.)
soil,
900;
money
592
at interest, $94,195;
in savings
deposits
bank, $
155,
;
;
tourists,
$
2,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Congregational,
Rev. Charles
A.
Downs, pastor; Methodist, Rev.
Charles E. Hall, pastor; Baptist,
Rev. H. F. Barnes, pastor Catholic, Rev. M. J. Goodwin, priest;
Universalist, no pastor
2d Con;
;
gregational,
(at
West Lebanon,)
Rev. A. B. Rich, D. D., pastor;
There is a Unitarian Society in
town.
There are twenty-two
schools, seven of which am graded
average length for me year,
twenty-three weeks total amount
annually appropriated for school
purposes,
value of
$4,570.70;
;
;
school houses, $30,000.
Literary
Female
Tilden
Institutions.
Seminary,
Prof.
Hiram
Orcutt, Principal.
Rev. C. A.
Cabinet.
Lebanon
Downs
village has the
variety of minerals
(it is
at
largest
said) of
any cabinet in the State.
Library.
sociation.
Lebanon Library As-
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LEBANON
Granite State Free
H. Cheney, Editor. (See
Newspaper.
Press, E.
tables.)
Banks. National Bank of Lebanon, and Lebanon Savings Bank.
(See tables.)
Lafayette Hotel, HamHotels.
ilton House.
Southworth's Hotel,
West Lebanon. There are five
livery stables at
horses,
with
and two
Lebanon with 53
at West Lebanon
the
first
Lebanon was
granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth to William Dana, John
Hanks, Daniel Blodgett, Samuel
Penhallow, John Storrs and 58 othThe town was
ers, July 4th, 1761.
to be six miles square, and the conditions of the charter were that
every grantee, for every fifty acres
in his share, should plant and cultivate five acres within five years,
and reserve all the pine trees fit
for masting for the royal navy;
that from a tract of land near the
centre of the town, every grantee
should have one acre as a town lot
that if demanded, one ear of Indian
corn should be paid as annual rent
for the space of ten years the tirst
rent to be paid Dec. 25, 1762. The
Governor reserved five hundred
acres for himself, as he did in all
town grants he made. Gov. John
;
his successor, disap-
He was
male child born.
born July 11, 1766. Sarah Jones,
born December 22d, 1764, was the
Among
first female child born.
other early settlers were Oliver
Davidson, Elijah Dewey, Jairus
Jones,
came
who
with their families,
in the
autumn of
aniel Porter, Silas
18 horses.
First Settlements.
Wentworth,
and Mrs. Downer the first
white woman who spent a night
in town. Thomas Waterman was
family,
Nath-
1763.
Waterman and
eleven others followed soon after.
After the Revolution, and Vermont had petitioned to the government to be received into the
an independent
Confederacy, as
State, many of the towns on this
side of the Connecticut wished to
There
were sixteen of these towns, of
which Lebanon was one, and so
earnest were they in their opinions
be united with Vermont.
they refused
to
delegates
send
which formed the constitution of
New-Hampshire. They received
no encouragement from Congress,
and, after their delegates had taken their seats in the Vermont Assembly, they wished their towns
to be set off into a separate county
this request was not granted, and
they
left
the
Thus ended
Assembly
the
in disgust.
first
secession
movement after the Revolution.
The first settlers were principally
pointed in not having these lands
willed to him, set aside all the titles of these lands in the State,
and granted them to the actual
from Lebanon, Connecticut hence
the present name.
First Minister. Mr. Treadway
upon them. Four persons
viz., William Dana, Levi Hyde,
Paul Estabrooks and one other,
ed here a few months in 1766.
A Congregational Church was esThe Rev.
tablished in 1771.
Isaiah Potter was ordained and
settlers
spent the second winter in this
town, near the mouth of White
river. William Downer with his
wife and eight children came on
July 11, 1763. This was the first
:
was the
first
minister,
installed pastor,
He
who
August
preach-
25,
1772.
died July 2d, 1817, having been
pastor of the church forty -five
years.
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224
North by Hanover,
by Enfield, south by Plainfield
and west by Hartford, Vermont.
Area, 23,000 acres; area of improved land, 16,429 acres.
Boundaries.
east
Distances.
miles
Sixty-four
from Concord
five miles south from Dartmouth
College, and twenty-eight south
from Haverhill.
The Northern (N.
Railroad.
H.) railroad passes through this
town, in an easterly and westerly
direction.
There are three stations in town, viz., East Lebanon,
Lebanon, West Lebanon.
north-west, by
rail,
The
is
soil
hard,
but by careful cultivation, is made
very productive, and the farmers
are well rewarded for their efforts
&c.
Rivers and Ponds.
oats, bar-
ley,
It is
well
watered by Lamprey, Little, North
and Oyster Rivers. These rivers
furnish abundant water power.
Oyster River has its source from
Wheelwright Pond in the north
part.
This pond is the largest
body of water in town, covering
165 acres.
It is memorable on
account of a battle fought on its
shores, between a body of Indians
and two companies of rangers,
under Captains Floyd and Wiswell
in 1690,
Captain Wiswell and
twelve men lost their lives in this
engagement.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal
habitants.
employment of the inThere are excellent
clay beds here, for the manufacture of brick, which is carried on
pretty extensively. 725,000 feet of
boards,
&c, and
Resources.
$ 63,895
soil,
$
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in$ 28,732 deposits in savings
10,000
terest,
;
;
;
banks, $34,145; stock in trade,
$9,555; from summer tourists,
$2,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational church, Rev. J.
Congre-
W.
Lees,
Union church, Rev. A. G.
Cumings, pastor, There are seven
schools in town. Average length
pastor;
of schools for the year, nineteen
weeks.
Lee
Sunday
Hill
School Library, 700 volumes.
of Lee, in some portions,
by good crops of corn,
;
Libraries.
LEE.
Strafford County.
are annually sawed 6,000 pairs of
shoes, are annually manufactured.
160,000 shingles
Lee was origDurham, and was
First Settlements.
inally a part of
incorporated January
16, 1766.
Rev. Samuel
First Minister.
Hutchins, settled in 1792.
Boundaries. North by Barrington and Madbury, east by Durham, south by New Market and
Epping, and west by Nottingham
and Barrington.
Area, 11,625
acres
;
improved land,
8,993 acres.
Thirty-one
Distances.
miles
Concord and
twelve south-west from Dover.
Railroads. Four miles to NewMarket station. The Nashua and
Rochester Railroad, to be completed in 1874, will pass through this
south-east
from
town.
LEMFSTER,
Sullivan County. The surface
of Lempster is broken and uneven,
but the soil is fertile, and, by careful
cultivation,
is
made
to yield
good crops of wheat, corn, oats,
and potatoes.
This town
Rivers and Ponds.
is
well watered by numerous
small streams.
A branch of Su-
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LINCOLN.
gar River, and the south and -west
branches of Cold River, afford
conveniences for water machin-
Sand Pond
ery.
town and
lies partly in this
partly in
Marlow.
It is
Dodge
420 rods long and 70 wide.
Pond, near the centre, covers
about 50 acres, and, near the western boundary, is a pond 320 rods
the town is
long, and 80 wide,
very pleasantly situated, and, on
many
some
of
elevations,
its
affords
which
attracts
fine scenery,
the attention of tourists, who annually visit here, to spend a few
weeks
in the
summer.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture is
of the
&c, and
1,160,000 feet of boards,
100,000 shingles are annually
saw-
200 dozen rakes are manufac-
ed.
tured, besides there is
one wheel-
and one harness shop.
pounds of maple sugar are
annually made.
wright
20,000
Resources.
Productions of the
$50,910; mechanical labor,
$ 12,600 stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 10,225
ings banks, $21,456; stock in
soil,
;
;
trade, $3,600;
from summer tour-
$3,000.
ists,
Congre-
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
John
he-,
Methodist church,
Rev. Geo. F. Wells, pastor; Uni-
bosquet, pastor
versalist,
schools,
;
There are
Average length of
.
nine schools.
for the
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Hotel.
Forest House.
Lempster
First Settlements.
was granted to Richard Sparrow
and sixty-one others, October 5,
Emigrants from Connecti1761.
cut
,
A
1831.
settled here in 1770.
Elias
Congregational church
in
November,
1761.
Boundaries.
North by Unity,
east by Goshen and Washington,
south by Marlow, and west by AcArea
worth. Area 21,410 acres.
of improved land, 11,359 acres.
Forty-two
miles
Distances.
west from Concord, and about
nine south-east from Newport.
Railroads. Nine miles, by daily
stage, to Newport, on the Sugar
The Windsor
River Railroad.
and Forest Line Railroad, if ever
built, will pass through this town.
L,INCOl,N.
manufacturing
carried on pretty extensively.
is
Rev.
Minister.
was organized
empl^ment
although
people,
First
Fisher, ordained in 1787, died in
Grafton County.
Lincoln is
one of the mountain towns in
Northern New-Hampshire, and a
great resort for visitors who are
White
the
through
traveling
Mountain region. It is estimated
that over eight thousand people
come within its borders annually.
The
scenery, in and around the
town, is grand and romantic in the
extreme. The views obtained from
the Flume House, are not surpassed
by any hotels in the mountains.
Directly in front
is
Mount
Liberty,
with the fancied resemblance to
the profile of George Washington.
On the north is the picturesque
notch, on the south the whole valley of the Pemigewassett is brought
to view with its pleasant intervals,
and the towering hills on either
side, the whole presenting views
of nature rarely excelled in this
The soil yields small
country.
owing to the early frosts
town is subjected to.
Rivers and Ponds. The middle
crops,
the
branch of Pemigewassett River,
having its source in Ferrin's pond,
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226
in the south
part of Franconia,
town near the
passes through this
center.
Bog, Fish, and Loon
ponds are the principal bodies of
water.
The
inhabitants
are principally devoted to attend-
ing to the wants of tourists who
frequent the town in the summer.
Not over one thousand acres of the
land is improved.
Resources.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$6,878;
$ 1,500; deposits in savings banks,
soil,
from
summer
tourists,
$30,000.
There is one school in
average length for the year,
twenty-two weeks.
Hotels.
Flume House, Tuttle
House.
First
Organization.
Lincoln
was granted to James Avery, January 31, 1764.
The first settlement is not known. Incorporated
Schools.
town
and cultivated, prowhile the soil, on
the intervals and uplands is strong
and deep, affording many fine
erly fertilized
Employments.
$480;
in the value of its manufactured
productions the sixth.
The surface is uneven. The soil, on the
plain land, is light.but, when prop-
;
in 1764.
North by Franconia, east by ungranted lands, south
by Woodstock and west by LanBoundaries.
Area, 32,456 acres.
Dista?ices.
Eighty miles north
from Concord, and twenty east
from Haverhill.
Bail roads.
Nearest Railroad
daff.
is Plymouth,
by stage,
twenty-two miles, on the Boston
Concord and Montreal Railroad.
When completed, the Bristol
Branch and Montreal Railroads
will pass through this town.
station
LISBON.
Grafton County.
Lisbon is
one of the most important towns
in the county, both in point of agriculture, and as a manufacturing
town; ranking in agriculture as
the fourth
town
in the county
;
and
duces fine crops
;
farms, producing Excellent crops
of wheat, oats, potatoes and hay.
There are but two towns in the
county which produce as many
of wheat, and none as
bushels
many
potatoes.
River and Fond. Lower Ammonoosuc River runs in a south-west
direction through the whole ex-
Mink Pond
tent of the town.
in the southern part,
and, at
lies
its
some good water
outlet, furnishes
privileges.
Blueberry Mountain
Mountain.
the highest elevation.
is
Iron ore, in large
Minerals.
quantities, is found in the south-
eastern part.
Most of the ore
which supplied the Franconia furnace was mined in this locality.
Gold, in a quartz form, is found in
various localities in Lisbon and
vicinity.
There
is
now
(1873)
one
quartz mill, for gold, in operation
which
meeting with good sucunder the supervision
of Prof. J. H. Rae. There is other
is
cess.
It is
quartz in town which, when pulverized, makes an excellent fertilizer.
It
is
" Stevens'
called
Mineral Fertilizer."
Limestone,
in considerable quantities, is found
in various parts. The future prospects of Lisbon, in point of mineral wealth, look very flattering.
On the Ammonoosuc,
midway between Wells Riv-
Villages.
about
er
and
Littleton,
is
located the
busy manufacturing village of Lisbon.
The B.
C.
& M.
Railroad,
�LISBON.
passes the village, which affords
it
excellent
railroad
facilities.
Here are establishments
for the
227
tourists.
their
Over two hundred, spend
summer
vacation here.
Employments. Agriculture
is
the
employment of the peo-
manufacture of carriages, (on an
principal
extensive scale,) potato starch,
piano sounding-boards, boxes, kits,
excelsior, bobbins, shoe pegs, and
various other smaller shops, too
numerous to mention. There are
also one church, a fine school
house, fifteen or twenty stores of
various kinds, one hotel, express
and telegraph office, post office,
one lawyer, five physicians, two
dentists, three insurance agents,
ple, but, as
and some other professional busiIt is a very pleasant village,
and some of the business buildings
and private residences, are fine
ness.
structures.
Sugar Hill is a pretty, village
on a commanding -eminence of the same name, in the
eastern part of the town. Here is
one church edifice, owned jointly
by the Freewill Baptists and Adsituated
ventists, a fine
town
hall,
which
is
occupied for election purposes, by
the town, on alternate years, (a
similar hall located in Lisbon village, proper, being used half the
time) a carriage, blacksmith, and
shoe shop, a general store, one or
two
forty
and some thirty or
dwellings, with two or three
groceries,
summer boarding houses.
Summer Resorts. The village
can be seen, manufacturing and mercantile trade, is an
important
branch
of
business.
3,500 bushels of wheat, 26,000 bushels oats, 11 1,000
bushels of potatoes,
4,500 tons hay, 40,000 lbs. of but-
cheese, and 30,000
maple sugar, are annually
produced, There are also manuter, 12,000 lbs.
lbs.
factured, 200 tons of potato starch,
valued at $ 23,000; 20,000 bushels
shoe pegs, 100,000 rough bobbins,
valued at $19,000; 38,000 bushels
grain ground, valued at $55,000;
1,800,000 feet of lumber, of all
kinds, valued at $21,900; besides
carriages, piano sounding-boards,
boxes, excelsior, Stevens' mineral
fertilizer, quartz mills also blacksmith, shoe shop, tin shops, &c.
The whole amount of goods annually manufactured, is estimated
at $ 280,900.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $194,017; mechanical labor,
;
$61,000; money at interest, $57,
670; deposits in savings banks,
$8,224;
from
stock in trade, $52,770;
summer
tourists,
$8,000;
professional business, $ 50,000.
MethChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. H. Brown, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. John
Chamberlin, pastor; Advent, (Su
gar Hill) Rev. J. II. Shipman,
pastor. There are eleven schools
Average length of
in town.
schools for the year, seventeen
weeks. Total amount of money
annually appropriated for school
odist,
is
surrounded by a farming community, which is unsurpassed by
Northern New-Hampany in
shire.
It is but a short distance
from the White Mountains and
Franconia Hills; being but 15
miles to the Profile House, and 35
The
to the Crawford House.
beautiful scenery about town, and
pleasant views and drives make it
a desirable locality for summer
M
purposes, $ 1,996.64.
Library. Lisbon Village Libra-
ry Association, 1,000 volumes.
Hotel.
Ammonoosuc House.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
228
stocks and bonds, $ 21,20f
Lisbon was
First Settlements.
granted to Joseph Burt and others,
August 6, 1763, under the name of
" Concord."
November 20, 1768,
it was again granted to Leonard
$45,500
Whiting and others, under the
name of "Gunthwait." Soon after,
its former name was resumed, and
One
Churches and
Schools.
Presbyterian Church, valued at
$8,000; There are four schools;
average length for the year, thirty
weeks. There is one private Library of over 400 volumes.
First Settlement. This town was
originally a part of Nashua, and
called Natticutt or Brent* n\ F-<—i
It was incorporated by Massachusetts in 1734, and chartered by
New-Hampshire, June, 5, 1749.
The first setlement was commenced in 1720. Hon. Wyseman Clag-
retained until
ceived
its
1817,
it
re-
Elder Josiah
Minister.
First
when
present name.
Juimby was ordained in 1800.
North by Littleton
Boundaries.
and Bethlehem, east by Franconia,
south by Landaft", and west by Lyman. Area, 29,130 acres; area
improved land, 17,417 acres.
Twenty miles north-
Distances.
from Haverhill, and eightynine miles north from Concord.
Boston, Concord &
Railroads.
Montreal Railroad passes, in a
north-easterly and south-westerly
direction through the town.
east
LITCHFIKID.
Hillsborough County.
Litch-
a small but wealthy town,
situated on the east side of Merrifield is
mack
The
River.
soil is rich,
and
very productive, the farmers receiving a good return for their labor, and a ready market, in Nashua or Manchester, for their sur-
But few farming
plus products.
districts
in the State
offer
more
encouraging inducements, to the
farmer, than this town.
Employments.
Farming is the
employment of the
principal
habitants;
the
eighty
in-
men who
own, or help to cultivate the soil,
receive annually over six hundred
dollars
Aboul
all
each,
for
their
1,700,000, feet of
labor.
lumber, of
kinds, are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$ 46,527
;
mechanical labor,
money
its
;
$
at interest,
10,400
;
depos
in savings bank, $86,118; stoci
$
in trade,
tourists,
ett,
$
10,595
;
from sumuiei
2,000.
a native of England, came to
this country before the Revolution,
and died in
this
town.
He
held
several important offices, under the
crown, and was attorney-general
under the provincial and State
governments.
Rev. Joseph
First Ministers.
Tufts, Congregational; ordained
Rev.
in 1741; dismissed in 1744.
Samuel Cotton, ordained in 1765;
Rev. Enoch
dismissed in 1784.
Pillsbury, settled in 1815;
died in
1818.
North and east by
Boundaries.
Londonderry, south by Hudson,
and west by Merrimack River.
Area, 7,426, acres.
Twenty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, ten south
from Manchester, eight north from
Nashua, and eight east from Amherst.
Railroad. Concord and Nashua
Railroad runs past Litchfield on
the west side of the river.
The
railroad depot is reached at Thornton's Ferry one half mile from the
centre of the town.
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LITTLETON.
LITTLETON.
Grafton County.
Littleton
ranks in the State as the twentythird town, in wealth, and in population the fourteenth in the county
in wealth and population, the second, and value of manufactures
the third. In the value of its agricultural productions it ranks as
;
of the White Mountains Railroad,
in and through the village, it has
taken rapid strides in all branches
of business, and has now become
one of the principal marts in the
northern section of the State. The
manufactures are various and valuable, consisting of
woolen goods,
foundry,
machinery,
furniture,
and in
sash and blinds, tin ware, lumber,
leather, boots and shoes, steroscop-
on the
banks of the rivers are some very
views, carriages, starch, washing machines, churns, scythes,
photographing, printing, harnesses, and various other mechanical
the
fifth
town
in the State,
the county as the second.
The surface is uneven;
excellent interval lands, and the
soil, generally, through the town,
is
strong,
and well adapted
to
til-
lage or grazing, and produces the
various kinds of grasses and other
farm productions
in
abundance.
Many
ic
works.
and
There are between
thirty
forty stores, of all kinds,
banks, three
high school
churches, a
two
large
large
building, two
two livery stables and one
eating house. There are besides,
seven lawyers, six physicians and
of the farms indicate that
the husbandman's labor is attended with good returns in the form
hotels,
of an excellent harvest and a year-
dentists,
ly increased value of his
farm
in-
vestment.
Hivcrs.
also, telegraph, express,
and various other ofand about three hundred
It is an imdwelling houses.
insurance
fices,
The Connecticut River
washes the north-western border
of the town, for nearly thirteen
miles. Fifteen Mile Falls extend
whole distance, running in
foaming waves for miles together,
the
which renders
impossible to ascend or descend, in safety, with
boats.
The river runs for this
distance in a south-west direction.
Ammonoosuc River passes through
the southern part of the town, and
it
some fine water privileges,
many of which are utilized.
affords
Mountains.
Black, Iron, Parkand Eustace Mountains are
er's
considerable, and the principal elevations in town.
portant point for visitors to or
from the White Mountains, and,
owing to its pleasant location
among the hills, it has become a
popular resort for tourists, and
nearly five hundred spend a por
tion of the
summer months
beautiful village, and
its
in this
environs.
But few villages can boast
enterprise and business
more
than can be
seen
in
of
life
Littleton.
Many
of the stores, in quality and
value of goods, or in appearance,
will compare favorably with some
of the fine stores to be seen in
Concord, Manchester, and other
About four miles east
from the Connecticut, and on the
New-Hampshire cities. Its future
prospects look quite as flattering
as those of any of the growing
Ammonoosuc river, is situated the
large and enterprising village of
towns in the State.
The inhabitants
Employments.
Since the introduction
are nearly equally divided in their
Village.
Littleton.
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230
vocations, with agriculture on one
side
and
manufacturing,
trade
and professional business on the
other.
art-
1,100,000 yards of flannel
annually manufactured 700,000
;
clapboards, 1,500,000 shingles, and
4,220,000 feet of boards
and dimen-
sion timber sawed, $5,000 worth
of leather tanned, 300,000 stero-
scopic views made, $ 12,000 worth
of machinery, 1,500 dozen scythes,
$4,000 worth of churns, 160 tons
of starch, besides various other
mechanical
mentioned.
works
The
heretofore
total value
Rand, 550 volumes; Wm.
volumes; Charles
Hartshorn, 500 volumes James J.
Barrett, 500 volumes; Dr. H. L.
Watson, 450 volumes; Dr. T. E.
Sanger, 425 volumes; Rev. C. E.
Milliken, 400 volumes; James R.
Jackson, 400 volumes.
Newspaper.
White Mountain
Republic, G. C. Furber, Editor
and Proprietor.
Hotels.
Thayer's Hotel and
Union House; arrivals the past
season, 4,500; hotels valued at
C.
W.
J. Bellows, 550
;
of
kinds of goods annually manufactured is about $ 576,000.
$32,500.
all
Banks.
Littleton
National
Bank, and Littleton Savings Bank.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $226,145; manufacturing labor, $ 98,000
carpenters,
(See tables.)
masons, &c, $ 18,000; stocks, &c,
ton,
$65,700; money at interest, $81,
920; deposits in savings banks,
$13,876; stock in trade, $76,575;
January 18, 1770, it
was granted under the name of
Apthorp, and included Dalton. In
from summer
November, 1784, it was divided
and the towns of Littleton and
Dalton incorporated. Capt. Nathan Caswell came to Littleton
about 1774, and was the first permanent settler.
;
$ 30,000
and
tourists,
professional business,
trade
transportation, $ 100,000.
Churches and
Congre-
Scliools.
gational Church, Rev. C. E. Milliken, pastor, tuernbers, 150, church
value,
$6,000; Methodist, Rev.
George Beebe, pastor, members,
150, church value, $ 7,500 Freewill
;
Rev. E. Gilford, pastor,
members, 60, church value, $6,000.
There are twenty-one schools in
town, five of which are graded.
Baptist,
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty weeks total amount
;
annually appropriated for school
purposes, $4,052.80;
value of
school-houses and school lots, $40,
000. There is a high schoo} which
gives
the scholars of this
excellent school advantages.
town
In November,
including Little-
First Settlements.
1764, the territory
was granted under
the
name
of Chiswick.
First Church.
A
Congregational
Church was organized in 1803.
Rev. Drury Fairbanks settled here
in 1820.
Boundaries.
North-west by
Concord and Waterford, Vermont,
by Dalton, south-east
by Bethlehem, and south-west by
Lisbon, Lyman and Monroe.
Total area, 36,000 acres
area of improved lands, 17,637 acres.
Distances. One hundred miles
north-west from Concord, and
thirty north from Haverhill.
north-east
;
Railroads.
The White Moun-
Prof. F. Hutchins, Principal.
Libraries.
Littleton
Village
tain Railroad passes through the
Social
The
Library,
1,036
volumes;
south-east portion
of the
town.
inhabitants expect that
the
�LONDONDERRY.
& Ogdensburgh Railroad,
Portland
,
when
eonrpleted, will pass through
Littleton.
$
33,300
Rockingham County. There
is
waste land in this
town. There are no hills, swamps,
nor stagnant water of any extent.
money
at interest, and
$15,700; deposits in savbanks, $145,614; stock in
ings
ists,
but very
;
stocks,
$ 6,600
trade,
LO>DONDEKRY.
231
$
;
from summer tour-
$1,000; professional business,
12,000.
and very easy of cultivation. But
one town in the county excels it in
Churches and Schools. PresbyRev. "William House, pastor; number of members, 150;
Methodist, Rev. J. A. Steele, pastor number of members, 75 Baptist,
Total church valua-
the value of
tion,
The
ucts.
little
soil is
unusually productive,
its
agricultural prod-
The farms are
pleasantly lo-
cated, on gentle swells, with inter-
vening vales, which present a
beautiful farm scenery, rarely excelled by any farming country in
New-England. Located on a slight
elevation, is a pleasant village and
the center of considerable trade.
Streams and Po?ids. The prinstream in town is Beaver
River, having its source in Beaver Pond, a fine body of water,
in the form of a circle, about three
cipal
hundred rods in diameter, and
about one mile north-east from the
village.
Scoby's Upper, and Lower and Shield's Ponds, lie about
three miles north-west from Beaver Pond.
On the streams issuing
from these ponds, are some valuameadows, producing excellent
ble
crops of grass, &c.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally devoted to agriculture.
Over
8,000 bushels of corn,
and barley,
and 3,000 tons of hay are annually
produced also, over 200,000 quarts
of milk are annually sold. Con5,000 bushels of oats
;
siderable attention
is
paid to the
manufacturing of sale boots and
shoes; over 84,000 pairs are annually manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $146,704; mechanical labor,
terian,
;
;
.
$
18,000.
are eleven schools in
average length for the year,
twenty-two weeks.
Amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $1,925.20; value
of school houses, $ 5,750.
Library.
Londonderry Public
Library, 150 volumes.
Thex*e
town
;
First Settlers. Londonderry was
one of the first settled towns in the
State, and her sons and daughters,
to-day, look back with pride upon
their
first
forefathers,
who were
settlers of this
the
ancient and
noble town.
They were distinguished for their sobriety, industry, intelligent, prudent, and sound
judgment, and natural ability.
For a brief history of the first settlement, we can give none better
than a few extracts from Hayward's Gazetteer.
" Londonderry, which formerly
included the present town of Derry, was settled in 1719, by a colony
of Presbyterians, from the vicinity
of the city of Londonderry, in the
north of Ireland, to which place
their
ancestors had emigrated
about a century before, from Scotland.
They were a part of 120
chiefly from three parwho, with their religious
families,
ishes,
instructors,
land in the
came to New-Engsummer of 1718. In
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
232
October, 1718, they applied to the
James
government of Massachusetts
the grant of a township, and
for
II., A. D. 1688-9. He afterwards relinquished a military Hfe
re-
for the
ceived assurance that a grant
should be made them, when they
should select a place, for its loAfter some time spent
viewing the country, they se-
cation.
in
comtown of Londonderry,
lected the tract afterwards,
prising the
at first
known by
the
name
of
clerical
profession.
He
possessed a strong mind, marked
by a considerable degree of eccentricity.
He died January 25, 1735,
and was borne to the grave;, at his
particular request, by his former
companions in arms, of whom
was a considerable number
there
among
the early settlers of this
whom had been
from taxes throughout
the British Dominions, by King
Nuffield.
town, several of
In 1719, sixteen families, accompanied by Rev. James McGregore,
one of the clergymen who had emigrated from Ireland with them,
took possession of the tract, and,
made
on the day of their arrival, attended religious services and a sermon
under an oak on the east shore of
Beaver Pond. The inhabitants of
Londonderry, in 1720, purchased
the Indian
and, although
title;
it
was long a frontier town, they were
never molested by the Indians.*
They introduced
the culture of the
potato, a vegetable
known
till
then un-
New-England, and the
manufacture of linen cloth, which,
though long since declined, was,
for
in
many
years,
officer in
the army, and
distin-
guished himself in the defense of
city of Londonderry, when
besieged by the army of King
the
* This land was conveyed to the Rev. John
Wheelwright, May 10, 1629, by four Indian
Sagamores. It was deeded to the inhabitants
of Londonderry, by Col. John Wheelwright,
grandson of the Rev. John Wheelwright, in
1720.
William, for their bravery in that
siege.
A company of
seventy men from this town, under the command of Capt. George
Reid, were in the battle of Breed's
Hill, and about the same number
were in that at Bennington, in
which Capt. David Mc Clary, one
of their citizens, a distinguished
and brave officer, was killed.
Major General John Stark and
Colonel George Reid, officers of
the army of the Revolution, were
natives of this town.
Londonderry has produced many other
memorable
distinguished men.
The town was incorporated June
a considerable
source of their early prosperity.
A portion of this town, in 1828,
was taken to form the pleasant
town of Derry. Rev. Matthew
Clark, second minister of Londonerry, was a native of Ireland,
who had, in early life, been an
free
21, 1722.
North by Manchesand Auburn, east by Derry
and Windham, south by Hudson
and west by Litchfield. The origBoundaries.
ter
inal area of this
acres
;
but
town was
Windham,
64,000
parts
of
Manchester and Derry, have been
taken off, and formed into separate towns, and its present area
less than 25,000 acres.
The
area of improved land is 11,710
is
acres.
Twenty-four miles
Concord, six southwest from Manchester and twentythree south-west from Exeter.
Distances.
south from
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LOUDON.
The
Railroads.
and
Lawrence
Manchester
passes
Railroad
through the north-east section of
1870.
the town.
Merrimack County.
soil,
Loudon
has an uneven surface which rises
swells,
Productions of the
§186,307; mechanical labor,
$8,000; stocks and money at interest, $ 43,440 deposits in savings
banks, $94,347; stock in trade,
Resources.
LOUDON.
in
wealth and happiness, and the population has been gradually decreasing from 1638 in 1860, to 1282 in
and affords excellent
and grazing. It ranks as
the third town in the county in the
value of its agricultural products.
There are some fine farms, under a
;
tillage
$6,300.
Along
high state of cultivation.
the banks of the river are some
CongreN. Stone, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. Mr. Brooks,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. A. R.
Lunt, pastor. There are fourteen
schools, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
(See
year, twenty-three weeks
fine interval lands.
Soucook River, runRivers.
ning in a south-easterly direction
through the town, is the principal
stream, and affords some very
good water power which is im.
proved to some extent.
Employments. The inhabtiants
are generally engaged in agriculture. But two towns in the county
raise as
many
bushels
of
corn,
and none as much wheat, or as
many pounds of maple sugar.
35,000 pounds of butter are annually
produced, 40,000 shingles, 565,000
feet of boards and dimension timber annually sawed, hubs, spokes
and axe helves, $2,000; 1,800
bushels grain ground, and leathHaving Coner tanned $ 25,000.
cord for a ready market for all
the surplus productions, many of
the farmers have become quite
wealthy, and but few farming
towns in the State have a more
thrifty and prosperous appearance; but like many other NewHampshire farming towns, for
many years their sons have been
receiving that education which creates an uneasy feeling and a mistaken idea, that there are better
fields in the West to secure more
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. B.
tables.)
Hotel.
Mc Lellan
First Settlement.
House.
The
first
set-
tlement was commenced here in
1760, by Moses Ordway, Abraham
It was
and Jethro Batchelder.
formerly a part of Canterbury,
from which it was taken and incorporated under the name of
Loudon, January
First
Minister.
23, 1773.
A
Congrega-
was established in
1784; Rev. Jedediah Tucker was
settled over the Church in 1789,
tional society
dismissed in 1809.
by
North-west
Boundaries.
Canterbury, north-east by Gilmanton,
south-east by Pittsfield and
Chichester, and south-west by ConArea
cord. Area, 28,257 acres.
of improved land, 19,180 acres.
Distances. Ten miles north-east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Six miles to Pitts-
on Suncook Valley
Railroad, and ten miles to Concord
station. If the Concord and Rochfield
station,
is ever
expected to pass through
ester projected Railroad
built, it is
this
town.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
234
EYIWAN.
Grafton County. The
of this
town
is
station.
LYME.
Grafton County.
higli cultivation.
Ponds, River and Mountain.
There are several ponds, through
the largest of which flows Burnham's River. There is a considerelevation
called Lyman's
able
Mountain.
Employments.
the general
people.
16
uneven, but the
generally good, producing
fair crops of grain and grass.
Many of the farms are well tilled,
soil is
and under
Agriculture
is
employment of the
2,300 bushels wheat, 3,000
corn, 12,000 oats,
from Concord, and
north from Haverhill.
Railroad. Five miles to Lisbon
102 miles north
surface
and 42,000 bush-
The Con-
necticut River washes the west-
ern border of this town.
The
tervals are not as large as in
in-
many
other towns, on the river, but the
uplands are much better than they
average, in the river towns. Lyme
considered as one of the best
farming towns in the Connecticut
valley, in this State. It has been
is
many
celebrated for
years for
its
wheat and corn crops, and
its numerous and superior flocks
of sheep.
It is excelled by no
town in the State in its number,
and value of sheep. Considerable
annually proThere are two potato
duced.
starch mills annually manufacturing 84 tons starch, valued at $8,
400; 350,000 feet boards sawed,
besides cooper and other small
mechanical shops.
Resources.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 109,430
attention has been given by the inhabitants to the agricultural interest of the town, for a few years
past, with decided effects for the
$ 6,200 money
better.
els of potatoes are
;
$
15,500
in savings bank,
§ 251
;
deposits
at interest,
stock in trade, $ 3.870.
Churches and Schools.
Union,
Rev. A. R. Russell, pastor. There
are seven schools in town.
Aver-
age length of schools for the year,
twenty weeks.
First Settlements. The western
portion of Lyman was disannexed
and the town of Monroe constituted July 13,1854.
ed November
persons,
Lyman
10,
It
was
grant-
1761, to several
among whom
Daniel
was conspicuous, and
from him the township received
its name.
Boundaries. North by Littleton,
east by Lisbon, south by Bath, and
west by Monroe.
Area of improved land, 10,363 acres.
Distances. By cars from Lisbon,
large
There are two small
Villages.
villages;
the principal village
pleasantly situated, and
for the neatness
is
is
noted
and order which
generally prevail.
Streams and Ponds.
There are
three small streams passing through
the town and discharging into the
Connecticut. There are two small
ponds, the largest of which is call-
ed Port's Pond.
Elevations.
elevations, the
of which
is
There are several
most considerable
called Smart's
Moun-
tain.
Minerals.
Beds of lime-stone,
of the granular crystaline variety,
with which are large quantities of
garnet, with crystals of hornblende
are found in several localities.
A
very curious mixture of granular
�LYNDEBOROUGH.
quartz with carbonate of lime has
been discovered, and is valued
highly for the manufacture of plate
Specimens of
or window glass.
black tourmaline have been found
in different parts; some of the
specimens are very handsome.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture.
Over 9,000 sheep are kept;
11,000 bushels of corn and 3,000
bushels of wheat, are annually produced; and 20,000 lbs. of maple
sugar, arc made.
130,000 shingles,
1,400,000, feet of boards,
&c, and
50 tons of potato starch, are annually
One
manufactured.
mill, valued at
$
6,000,
grist-
annually
grinds 14,000 bushels of grain, val-
ued at $
16,000.
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
mechanical labor,
8 10,300 stocks and bonds, $ 3,785
money at interest, § 43,500 deposits in savings bank, $ 34,082
stock in trade, 8 21,425 from summer tourists, $ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. Congregational Church, 282 members, Rev.
Henry A. Hazen, pastor in 1870;
Baptist, Rev. L. M. Wheeler, pastor.
There are fourteen districts,
and fifteen schools average length
for the year, twenty weeks.
Library. Lyme Social Library
has 2,800 volumes.
ucts,
$
199,204
;
;
;
;
;
Hotel.
" Kent's Hotel."
Walter Fairfield,
John and William Sloan, and othFirst Settlers.
ers settled here in 1764. Incorporated July 8, 1761, and granted
to Theodore Atkinson.
First Minister.
Rev. William
Connat, Congregational, settled in
1783; died in 1810.
Boundaries. North by Orford,
east by Dorchester, south by Hanover, and west by Thetford, Ver-
235
mont. Area, 28,500 acres;
of improved land, 18,266.
acres
miles
Fifty-four
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and
twenty south from Haverhill.
Railroad.
No Railroad passes
through this town, but it is well
connected by stages four times daily with the railway at West Thetford Depot.
LYNDEBOROUGH,
Hillsborough County.
The
Lyndeborough is elevated. The soil is deep and strong.
The pasturage is unequaled by any
town in the county.
Mountain and Streams. Centre
Mountain of considerable hight,
divides the town from east to west.
situation of
The streams are small, originating mostly from springs within the
On
town.
mountain
the plain below the
in the north-east part, is
a very pleasant (though small) village, situated on the banks of Piscataquoag River.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
About 10,000 clapboards, 240,000
shingles and 625.000 feet of boards
&c., are annually sawed.
The
Lyndeborough Glass Company, obtown
from which are made, fruit jars
and all kinds of glass bottles. 50
hands are employed.
tain their quartz rock in this
Resources.
prodmechanical labor,
stocks and money at inAgricultural
ucts $113,484;
$ 26,000
$ 7,850
;
deposits in savings
bank, $29,879; stock in trade, $15,
terest,
;
from summer tourists, $ 2,500.
Summer Resorts. The elevated
075
;
position of this town, has caused
many lovers of New-Hampshire
scenery, to spend their
vacation here.
summer
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Churches and Schools.
CongreGeorge Smith, pastor; Baptist. Rev. E. J. Whittemore, pastor. There are ten public schools
average length for the
year, sixteen weeks.
Libraries. There are two public libraries, " Franklin" Library,
500 volumes South Lyndeborough
Library, 300 volumes.
First Settlements.
This town
was granted by Massachusetts to
Captain Samuel King and fifty-nine
gational, Rev.
;
;
others,
who were engaged
in the
Canada expedition in 1690.
was called " Salem Canada,"
the reason that
many
of those
It
for
who
belonged to the expedition were
Salem.
Benjamin Lynde,
Esq., purchased a large portion of
the township and adjoining lands,
from
in 1753,
and
name from
it received its present
him. It was incorpor-
ated April 23. 1764. The names
of the earliest settlers were, Put-
nam, Chamberlain and Cram.
First Ministers.
Rev.
John
Rand, (Congregational) settled in
1757, dismissed in 1763; Rev. Se-
Lyndeborough,
when completed
in the fall of 1873.
MADBritV.
Strafford County.
face
The
sur-
generally even and the soil
productive. In the valleys it consists of a portion of clay, on the
uplands, a mixture of sand and
is
loam.
Much
of this land
lent for hay, of
is
excel-
which large ciop
are annually produced.
Streams and Pond.
extreme
Its
southeasterly point extends to the
tide-water, on or near the Piscata-
Bellamy Bank River, coming from Barrington and passing
through the northeasterly part of
Madbury, is the only stream of
note; and Barbadoes Pond is the
principal body of water.
qua.
Minerals. Bog iron ore, and red
and yellow ochre, in considerable
quantities, are found in several
localities.
Employments. The people are
almost exclusively devoted to agriculture. Dover, three miles distant, affords an excellent market
wall Goodrich, settled in 1768,
died in 1809.
Boundaries.
North by Green-
for the disposal of their surplus
productions.
Francestown and New-Boston, east by Mount Vernon and
Milford, south by Milford, Wilton
and Temple, and west by Temple
and Greenfield.
Area,
20,760
tions, $50,980; stocks
and money
at interest, $14,746;
deposits in
field,
acres.
Dista?ioes.
miles
eighteen
Thirty-five
south from Concord,
north-west from Nashua, twenty
south-west from Manchester, and
ten north of west from Amherst.
Railroads.
Three and one half
miles to Wilton depot.
A daily
stage connects the railroad with
this town. The Peterborough and
Wilton Railroad will pass through
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
savings banks, $ 60,593.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
M.
Congre
Leese, pastor.
There are four schools, of which
only one averages twelve scholars
through the year. Average length
of schools through the year, nineteen weeks.
First Settlement.
Madbury was
originally a part of Dover,
and
its
connected with the
history of that ancient town.
It
was incorporated May 31, 1775,
and at that date contained a popuearly history
is
�MADISON
lation of 677.
In
—MANCHESTER.
had 408
1870, it
237
are generally engaged in agricul-
There is considerable manufacturing and trade in town, be-
ture.
inhabitants.
Rev. Samuel
Hyde commenced preaching in
1758, and remained till 1770 Rev.
Eliphaz Chapman preached from
First Ministers.
;
mining
sides the
There
interest.
are about 12,000 pairs of shoes annually manufactured, and clothing
1771 to 1773.
to the value of
Boundaries. This is a small, triangular-shaped town, and is bounded north-east by Dover, south-west
by Durham and Lee, and northwest by Barrington. Area, 7,600
$ 20,000,
made.
(See tables.)
Resources.
acres
;
improved land,
4,600 acres.
miles
Thirty -six
north-east from Concord, and three
south from Dover.
Railroad.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through the eastern part of the town in a northerly
and southerly direction.
Distances.
MADISON.
Carroll County.
The
.
surface
uneven, but the soil is generally
good, producing fine crops of corn,
is
oats
and potatoes.
Pond.
Six-Mile Pond
principal body of water.
is
the
It is four
miles long and about one mile
wide. Its waters flow into Ossipee
Lake.
Minerals. There is a zinc and
lead mine, and a lead and silver
mine in this town. The Carroll
County Lead and Zinc Mining
Company1 were extensively working these mines in 1870.
date, the
At that
company employed twen-
ty-two men.
Eleven
men were
in
mine and eleven were above
ground.
The depth of tunnel is
seventy feet. The annual amount
the
of product, 23,475 grains of silver,
1094 tons lead, and 3273 tons zinc,
valued at $ 46,360.
For some reahave ceased
son, their operations
for the present.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
ucts,
is
Agricultural prod$78,478; mechanical labor,
$ 30,800
money
;
at interest,
$
2,
banks,
$13,447; stock in trade, 85,613;
424;
deposits
from summer
Summer
quite
a
in
savings
$ 10,000.
Madison
tourists,
Resort.
resort for
all
is
lovers of
New-Hampshire summer
scenery.
There are about five hundred visitors, who spend a part Or the
whole of their vacation in this
town.
Freewill
Churches and ScJwols.
Baptist Church, Elder A. C. Peasley, pastor. There are nine schools.
Average length of schools for the
year, eighteen weeks.
Churchill House, and
Hotels.
Madison House.
Town Organization. Madwas taken from the western
portion of Eaton, and incorporated
as a town, December 17, 1852.
First
ison
Boundaries.
east by
North by Albany,
Conway and Eaton, south
by Freedom, and west by Tarnworth and Albany. Acres of improved land, 6,232.
Distances.
miles
Sixty-four
from Concord,
twenty north from Ossipee.
north-east
Railroad.
Falls and
through
Portsmouth,
Conway Railroad
this
and
Great
passes
town.
MANCHESTER.
Hillsborough County. A city,
and part shire town of the county.
But few towns in New-England or
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
238
in this nation, have made such
rapid progress in population, manufacturing and wealth, for the past
as Manchester. It
value of cotton and
cloths manufactured, as
thirty years,
i*anks, in
woolen
its
the fourth city in the United States,
New-Hampshire.
Forty years ago, where the city
now stands, there was but a hamlet, and the only noise to break
the stillness of the quiet, was the
waters of the Merrimack, as they
thundered over the falls, and for
ages had been waiting to assist
and as the
man
to
drama
first in
do
its
part in the great
of creation's
work
;
is
now
a great city of nearly thirty thousand people, and the busy hum of
life is heard through the buzz of
its
200,000 spindles, the clatter of
and the bustle of
business
through its crowded
streets, from morn till night.
Unlike Lowell, Lawrence, and many
its
5,000 looms,
other cities in the vicinity of Bos-
enough away from
that commercial metropolis, as
ton,
it
is
far
not to destroy
and there
ton,
is
its
no
mercantile trade,
city outside of Bos-
Providence and Worcester, in
the eastern section of
land,
New-Eng-
which shows the business
life
in the streets, like Manchester.
The surface is generally level,
but the soil of a considerable part
of the town is light and sandy.
The intervals on the river are limited, but of easy cultivation, and
fertile, while the swells afford
many excellent farms, under high
of the State.
It
acres
has an area of
hundred
twenty-three
—about
and
fifty
twenty-five miles in
circumference and is divided into
;
two equal parts by a narrow strait
crossed by a bridge. Each of these
is about three miles in length
by one mile in width. Lying with-
parts
in four miles of the city proper, it
has become quite a public resort
The Massabesic
for pleasure.
House, on the shore of the lake, is
a fine hotel, and receives a good
share of the public patronage.
Rivers and Streams. The Mei rimack River passes along the
western part of the city
Amos-
;
keag Falls
river.
the largest on the
is
In the ordinary stage of
fall to the foot of
the water, the
the locks
the whole
mile
is
forty-seven feet and
fall in
the space of a
is fifty-four feet.
One
of the
most substantial stone dams on
the river is built at the head of
these falls, capable, at the average
flow of water, to turn the whole
river into a spacious basin connect-
ed with the upper canal, for the
use of the mills. The Amoskeag,
or lower canal, was first constructed for navigation around the falls,
and was connected with the Middlesex in 1816, and at that date
was the most expensive canal in
New-England, with the fexception
of the Middlesex. The Hon. Samuel Blodgett, who died here many
years ago, was the founder of this
canal and expended a large fortune in its construction without
—
handsome sheet of water, with
many islands, and presenting some
reaping any benefit therefrom his
death occuring about the time of
He was a man of
its completion.
intelligence and enterprise and a
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, soon after the Revolution.
of the finest scenery in this section
The upper canal
cultivation.
Lake. Massabesic Lake, in the
eastern portion, towards Auburn,
lies partly in
this
town.
It is
a
is
4,950 feet long,
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239
forty -five feet wide, ten feet deep
Merrimack River,
and
it falls
walled throughout with
stone. The lower canal is 7,500 feet
in length, and corresponding in its
other dimensions with the upper.
The fall from the upper to the
lower canal, is twenty feet. The
water power, secured hy the dam
and two canals, is estimated to be
is
sufficient to
drive nearly 250,000
and belongs to the Amoskeag Mill and water- power
company. These falls were the respindles,
sort of the Indians in the season,
to secure fish for their year's supply.
would
Tribes
congregate
many
miles around, and
catch and dry the fish, there appearing to be no end to the supply.
The early settlers followed
here, for
in the tracks of the Indians,
this respect, for
would
many years.
in
Par-
come
with teams
freighted with salt and barrels,
fifty miles distant, and camp out,
and catch and salt down Salmon,
Shad, Alewives, Eels and other
ties
kinds
of
them
the year.
sport,
and the fishing season, at
fish,
sufficient to
It
was
last
rare
" Skeag," was looked forward to
with pleasure by the settlers, for
many weeks, before the time arrived. Dams and other obstructions have destroyed the whole run
offish, which swarmed the river
from the ocean to its source in
the White Mountain streams.
Piscataquoag River has its rise
in Francestown. Weare, Dunbarand New-Boston, passes
ton
through Goflfstown and joins the
Merrimack at the south-west part
of the town. There is some valuable water power near its mouth.
Cohas or Massabesic River is the
outlet of Massabesic Lake. In the
short passage of three miles to
at GofFs Falls,
over one hundred and twen-
Near the Merrimack
a fine water power which
ty-five feet.
there
is
is improved.
There are several
brooks in various sections of the
town.
The city proper of ManCity.
chester is located on the east side
of the Merrimack and near the
Amoskeag Falls. But few cities
can boast of more rapid growth,
enterprise, and general intelliThe Amosgence of its people.
keag Manufacturing Company was
incorporated in 1831; and purchased all the land around the falls on
the east side, and
now
where the
city
stands, including the valley
cemetery. They now own nearly
all the land to within one hundred feet of the west side of Elm
street, and own and maintain all
those streets on the west side of
Elm, running towards the canal.
is the largest, and
most powerful corporation in the
State, and while it has always
looked at the main chance (or
their own interest,) it has always
The Amoskeag
looked at the best interest of the
city.
For (what is termed) a
soul-less institution, it has been
very liberal in its donations.
They gave the land for the Valley
Cemetery, and many other lots in
various other sections.
In 1837,
went into operation,
and from that date commenced
the growth of the town which had
their first mill
increased in 1840 to 3,235 inhabiThe streets are regularly
laid out, and, in various sections of
the city, public lawns were reservtants.
ed which have been laid out into
walks and planted with shade
trees.
Some of them have beautiful artificial ponds.
These parks
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240
add much beauty to the city, and
the streets around them, and are
desirable locations for private residences.
Many of the public
and private buildings are handsome and expensive structures.
Some private
residences, including
grounds, have cost nearly $ 100,
000.
There are fourteen church
edifices,
between
thirty
and forty
halls,
eighteen
eight hotels, court house, city hall,
public library, two daily, two
weekly, and one monthly newspapers, eight banks, one hundred and
school-houses,
factories
fifty
and
mechanical
shops, of all kinds, thirty-six lawyers, ten insurance agents, thirty-
four physicians, six dentists,
(in
and
3,286 dwelling houses,
1870)
but at the present time (January,
In
1874,) it is estimated at 4,000.
1870, ward one had 419 dwellings
and 4,080 inhabitants; ward two,
253 dwellings,
ward three,
inhabitants;
2460
768 dwellings and 4,296
inhabitants;
ward
four, 615,
lings, 4,073 inhabitants;
dwel-
ward
five,
ter,
more generally respected
is
and beloved by the whole community than Mr. Wallace.
House
erected in 1839; value $ 6,500.
Franklin Street Congregational,
Rev. William J. Tucker, pastor;
church organized in 1844, as the
Second Congregational "Society.
House valued at $ 11,000. First
Baptist, Rev. A. C. Gi'aves, pastor church value, $ 60,000 organ;
;
Merrimack
ized in 1839.
Baptist, Rev.
Sherwin, pastor;
church value $ 7,000. First Freewill Baptist,
,
$ 20,000.
in 1850
tine's, Catholic,
ward seven, 237 dweland ward
habitants;
lings, 1,662 inhabitants;
eight,
100 dwellings, 541 inhabi-
tants.
Churches.
First Methodist Epis-
W.
Taylor,
1829;
house
copal Church. Rev. C.
organized
pastor;
erected 1830. St. Paul, Methodist
Episcopal, Rev. James Pike, pastor
$
;
Demar
;
cost
Augus-
St.
Rev. J. A. Cheva-
House erected in 1872
$ 45,000. St. Joseph's, Catholic,
Rev. John O'Brien, priest;
House erected in 1869. at an expense of $70,000.
The church property of Manchester is estimated to be worth $ 270,
lier, priest
;
cost
000;
the three catholic churches
1840, value,
owning nearly one half. Some of
them are the finest and most ex-
Universalist, Rev. G. S.
pensive structures, of the kind, in
church erected in
16.000.
or-
1839.
ward
dwellings, 3,300 in-
pastor;
Pine Street Freewill Baptist, Rev. N". L. Rowell,
pastor; organized in 1859. Unitarian, Rev. C. B. Ferry, pastor;
organized in 1840. Grace Church,
Episcopal, Rev. Lorenzo Sears,
rector; organized in 1841.
Christian, worship at City Hall, Rev.
Elisha H. Wright, pastor. Advent, worship at Martin's Hall,
Rev. Caleb Richardson, pastor;
St. Anne's, Catholic, Rev. William
McDonald, priest; House erected
ganized in
338 dwellings, 3,170 inhabitants;
six, 556
Street
A
church dedicated February, 1840, value $ 11,000.
1st Congregational. Rev. Cyrus W.
Wallace was pastor of this church
the State.
nearly thirty years.
He resigned his charge in 1873. No man
who has grown up with Manches-
age length for the year,
for
••-!",
pastor;
Schools.
The whole number of
schools in the city is forty-five, of
which thirty-six are graded aver;
weeks
;
total
forty
amount of money
annually appropriated for school
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MANCHESTER.
eneum was
purposes $44,683.51; or $ 12.76 to
each scholar in the city. The estimated value of school houses and
There are 1700
lots is $220,000.
male, and 1800 female children
enrolled as scholars attending the
public schools, and there are 500
children between the ages of four
and fourteen years who do not at-
January 28, 1846, the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company generously gave $ 1,000 for the purchase
March 24, of the same
of books
year, the Stark Mills gave $ 500,
thing wrong somewhere to allow
one-eighth of the children to be
brought up in ignorance, which if
allowed to continue will be sure to
;
for the
appropriates
more
its
In 1850,
the library continually increased
for nearly ten years.
In 1854 the Manchester City Li-
for school purposes in pro-
portion to
same purpose.
Manchester Print Works gave
$ 500, for the same object. There
were many donations made by
members of the Association, and
breed vice and misery in any comNo city in New-Engmunity.
land makes better provisions for
and
1844,
soon made.
part of the year are very specific.
It is evident that there is some-
schools
in
of books Avasmade in March 1840,
of six hundred and eighty-three
volumes to which additions were
New-Hamptend any school.
shire laws, obliging parents or
guardians of children, at certain
ages, to send them to school a
money
established
mainly through the exertions of
Hon. Samuel D. Bell, Hon. Daniel
Clark, Hon. Herman Foster, lion.
Moody Currier, and other prominent citizens, with the design of
founding a library, reading-room,
and museum. The first purchase
wealth and popula-
In
was incorporated, and
brary
through Hon. Frederick Smyth the
Mayor of the city, arrangements
mon-
were made with the Atheneum
ey appropriated for school purThe principoses was $3,100,
pal school houses are, High School,
on Beech Street; Training School,
Franklin
Street;
Merrimack
Lincoln
Street Grammar School
Spring
Street Grammar School
PiscataStreet Grammar School
quoag Grammar School and Am-
Association together with the consent of the principal donors, to
transfer their library to form the
tion than Manchester, but if the
children are not made to attend,
it
is
money and labor
total amount
lost.
of
1814, the
basis of a free city library.
;
;
;
;
oskeag Grammar School.
Joseph G. Edgerly is Superintendent of public instruction, William
W. Colburn principal of the High
School, and Daniel A. Clifford,
Benjamin
F.
nually for the increase of the library, besides paying incidental
expenses &c.
Grammar
Library.
Dame, William E.
schools.
The Manchester Ath-
February
Patten's building in
Buck, Allen A. Bennett, and
Charles F. Morrill, principals of
the
Sep-
tember 6, 1854, the transfer was
made, and the Manchester City Library was established, with 2,956
volumes. There was a provision
in the contract that no less than
$ 1,000 should be appropriated an-
i
5,
1856,
which the Liwas destroyed
brary was located,
by fire, and all, save 596 volumes,
were burned. The number of volumes in the library at the time of
its destruction, was not less than
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242
A new
5,446.
building has been
Amoskeag,
House and
Stearns
built expressly for the library at
Ilazeltine House.
an expense of $
The Ilazeltine House was opened in 1872, and built at an expense
of $ 100,000. The Stearns House is
a new and a fine four story build-
The
being the
kind in the
30,000,
finest structure of the
now
eonnas a
fund of $ 5,000, the interest of
which is to be expended for the
purchase of books.
In looking
State.
tains
17,300
library
volumes.
down through
with
It
the vista of the fu-
present provisions
magnitude of this
library, fifty years hence, can readily be imagined, if nothing befalls
The present officers are John
it.
P. Newell, President; Samuel N.
ture,
its
for increase, the
Bell,
Treasurer;
and C.
II.
Mar-
ing,
handsomely
furnished,
and
arranged.
City Hotel has
been built over twenty years and
still holds its rank with good ho-
well
The Manchester House was
when
Manchester was considered only a
tels.
built over thirty years ago,
growing village. It has always been
under the control of Mr. William
Shepard, and has, in the various
changes in the city, in erecting new
more modern
shall, Librarian.
hotels of
Manchester Mirror and American, daily; Manchester Mirror and Farmer, weekly; Manchester Daily Union; The
Union Democrat, weekly, and
ure,
received
New-Hampshire Journal of Music,
houses.
monthly.
respectable
Newspapers.
Among
(See tables.).
sonic of the early papers
which were published prior to 1844,
were the Manchester Democrat,
by William II. Kimb.Jl, and Joseph Kidder. Iris & Literary Souvenir by S. II. NT. B. Everett; Weekly Advertiser, by Isaac Kinsman
Manchester Gleaner, by John
Caldwell.
Amoskeag National;
Banks.
Manchester NaFirst National
ional and City National capital
Amoskeag Savstock $000,000.
;
;
Bank Manchester Savings
Bank
City Savings Bank, and
Merrimack River Savings Bank.
Total amount of deposits $ 7,541,
044.52 and more than twenty five
ings
;
;
per cent of
all
deposits in the sav-
ings banks of the State.
The Manchestev House,
City Hotel, Webster House, Merrimack House, Tremont House,
Hotels.
architect-
maintained the position of being a first-class house, and always
its full share of public
patronage. The four last named
hotels are considered first class
The other hotels are good,
houses and are well
patronized.
City Hall
Hulls.
the corner
It
streets.
is
located on
of
Elm and Market
was
built in the season
of 1845, at an expense, including
the clock, of $35,000. When it
was erected it was considered the
building of the kind in the
finest
State
;
but the
rapid change in
antique
it an
architecture gives
appearance, and
many prominent citizens are talking of a new
City Hall in keeping with the
growth and wealth of their city.
The Old Town Hall was built
on the same ground in 1841, costing $ 17,000. It was destroyed in
1844 and the City Hall took its
place.
Brown's. Merchant's Exchange,
Faneuil,
Grand
Army,
Granite,
Music,
Kennard's, Merrimack,
Smyth's and Town's Hall on Elm
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MANCHESTER.
Masonic,
Globe,
Street;
Odd
Fellow's and Pytheon on Hanover
Street, and Lafayette and Lyceum
Halls on Merrimack Street, are the
principal halls in the city. Symth's
one of the largest in the
Music Hall is a very handsome room.
Squares and Parks.
Concord,
Hanover, Merrimack, Tremont and
Hall
is
State
;
Park,
are
They are
the
all
city proper,
principal
parks.
located within the
and
offer
a pleasant
retreat in
warm weather
for the
people to
secure healthy
recrea-
tion,
and pure
air.
Cemeteries.
There are many
cemeteries in Manchester, the
most important of which will be
briefly mentioned.
Cemetery. The grounds
cemetery were generously
donated by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,
the
deed
bearing date, January 25, 1840,
and conveying nineteen and sevValley
for this
en-tenths acres, pleasantly located on Mill Brook, and bounded
north by Auburn Street, east by
Pine Street, south by Valley
Street, and west by Willow Street.
There were certain provisions in the
deed, debarring the use of money
obtained for the sale of lots, for any
other purpose than to benefit and
beautify the grounds.
The grounds
Cemetery was located in the
south part of Meeting house lot in
1759.
It was much used till 1840.
Forest Cemetery was located near
the south-west corner of ancient
Chester, and was used as early as
1735,
A dense forest has now
grown up over the graves. There
are, on the west side of the Merrimack, Piscataquoag, Amoskeag,
and the Catholic cemetery. All
tre
these grounds are pleasantly located and are capable of being made
pleasant resting places for the
dead.
.
Masonic. Trinity Commandery
No. 1; Adoniram Council, No. 3;
Mount Iloreb Royal Arch Chapter,
No. 11; Lafayette Lodge, No. 41;
Washington Lodge, No. 61.
Granite
Knights of Pythias.
Lodge, No. 3; Merrimack Lodge,
No.
/.
set
4.
WonolanWildey
0. of Odd Fellows.
Encampment, No.
Lodge,
No.
Lodge, No. 2;
2;
Hillsborough
Mechanics' Lodge,
45;
No. 13; Mount Washington Encampment, No.' 16; Odd Fellows
Mutual Relief Association. Odd
Fellows Building on Hanover
Street, is one of the finest edifices in the city. The Order owns
the building, and rents the lower
story.
Independent Order of Good TemStark Lodge, No. 4; Merrimack Lodge, No. 44 St. Paul's,
Total Abstinence Mutual Benefit
are laid out with much care and
taste, and the brook which is clear
and meandering in its course
through the grounds, adds much
beauty to this lovely spot, the
home of the dead, and the retreat
plars.
Nearly all the
lots have been sold, and another
purchase has been made, of forty
acres, and owing to the growth of
Pine which covers this lot, it is
called Pine Grove Cemetery. Cen-
Hampshire
of the mourner.
;
Union Degree Temple,
Society.
No.
20.
Tornverian.
Military.
First
Regiment New-
Volunteer Militia,
Headquarters, Grand Army Hall.
Amoskeag
Veterans,
Armory,
organized in 1854,
Head Guards, Armory in Lafayette
Hall, organized in 1865.
Sheri-
Town's block
;
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244
Armory
Muse-
Quint's,
organized in 1865.
Armory
Manchester Veterans,
in G. A. R. Hall organized 1870.
Clark Guards, Armory, Granite
Block, organized in 1867. German Brass Band rooms in Mer-
Smith's,
dan
Guards,
um
building,
in
;
;
chants' Exchange.
Mercantile Trade. The trade of
The
is extensive.
city affords a market for a good
farming country from eight to fif-
Manchester
teen miles around it, having a
population of about 15,000 inhabitants consequently many of these
farmers do their trading where
Elm
they market their produce.
is the principal street where the
mercantile houses are located, although trade is increasing on
many of the streets which are connected with Elm Street. There
are about four hundred and fifty
stores and shops for trade, of all
kinds, many of which do a large
—
Elm
business.
Street
straight,
is
one hundred feet wide,
aud paved with square blocks of
granite, while the side walks are
wide and paved with brick or conFor over one mile this
crete.
street is lined with large, mercanabout
tile
blocks, and, for that distance,
there
of
is
the
no
street in
same
New England,
length, outside of
Boston, that can show
ness life, with streets
more
teams and pedestrians,
all
their
various
busi-
with
busy in
filled
vocations.
Some
of the most important blocks are
Bradford's, Burge's,
Blodgett's,
Brown's, Central, Connor's, Emeral, Ferris's, Johnson's, Kennard's,
Kidder's, Lincoln, Marshal's,
Mu-
seum, Martin, McHugh's, Mercantile, Merchant's, Exchange, Merrimack, Methodist Church," Music
Hall,
Parsons',
Bell's,
Paddle's,
Sanborn's,
Smyth's,
Stark, Towne's,
Union,
Weeks', and Wells' blocks, are all
on Elm Street; Calley's, Globe,
Johnson's, Masonic, Odd Fellows',
and Post Office blocks, on Hanover Street, and many other mercantile buildings too numerous, to
mention. There are several large
jobbing houses, dealing in flour,
and corn. The capital invested in
trade is estimated at $ 1,813,200.
Manufactories.
The manufacturing business is very extensive
and important, being nearly equal
of Concord, Dover, and
Nashua, combined. The largest
and most important is, first, the
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. This company was incorporated in 1831, with a capital of
$ 3,000,000. The business is divided
to that
into three departments, viz.
first,
land and water power; second,
manufacturing cotton goods, and
third, machine and repair shop.
They own all the land and all the
water power used and occupied
This
by all the mills and shops.
land and power they rent to the
other mills at very low rates, the
whole amounting to less than
Their cotton
$40,000 annually.
manufactories are the largest in
the State, consisting of five large
mills.
The first went into operation in 1837.
The machine shops
manufacture machinery for cotton
and woolen mills, steam fire engines, &c.
There is a large founproducing
dery shop
various
They now ankinds of castings.
nually employ in their various
manufactories, at the rate of 1,200
males and 1,800 females and children, with an annual pay roll of
S
1,110,000,
and annually produc-
ing 24,000,000 yards, consisting of
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�MANCHESTER.
denims, tickings, and sheetings,
valued at § 4,105,000; 70 steam fire
and various
engines, castings
kinds of machinery, to the value
1,269,000, making the total production $ 5,43 1,000. Hon. Ezekiel
A. Straw has the management of
§
business,
large
this
by
assisted
competent men.
Manchester Print Works, incorporated in 1839 as the Manchester
Mills.
In 1847, its charter was
changed to Merrimack Mills, and
again in 1851, to Manchester Print
Works, with a capital of § 1,800,
000.
In 1853 a part of their Avorks
was destroyed by fire, inflicting a
It was soon reloss of § 125,000.
built, but, in 1855, they
were again
245
yards
sheeting,
4,500,000
yards
drilling, 240,000 yards duck, 1,500,
yards crash, and 1,100,000
6eamless bags; the whole valued
000
at
§2,000,000.
Phinehas Adams,
agent.
Langdon
Capital §500,
Mills.
employed, 150; women
and children. 350 annual pay roll,
producing
5,000,000
§200,000
yards sheeting of various grades,
valued at § 700,000. W. L. Killey,
000;
men
;
;
agent.
Narnaskee Mills. Capital § 680,
employ 91 males, and 145 females annual pay roll, § 102,000
annually producing 1,600,000 yards
gingham, §232,000; 500,000 yards
flannel, §135,000.
E. A. Straw,
000;
;
visited by the fiery element, which
destroyed one half of their large
agent.
mill, causing a loss of §271,000.
tal,
J. Brugger, Hosiery mill.
Capi-
laine cloth, valued at §1,440,000;
employs 55 men,
and 95 women and children; annual pay roll, §85,000; annually
produce 78,500 dozen pairs woolen
stockings, valued at §265,000.
A. P. Olzendam, Hosiery. Capemploys 37 men,
tal, §50,000;
and 58 women and children; annual pay roll, §51,000; annually
produces 60,000 dozen pairs woolen hose, valued at § 180,000.
Manchester Locomotive Works.
employs 675
Capital, § 150,000
hands annual pay roll, § 405,000
and annual product 156 locomo-
380,000 yards casimere valued at
tives, besides castings of
Their business
is
under one gen-
eral supervision, but in
two de-
partments, viz. Mills for manufacturing cotton print cloths, and
mills for
delaine cloths, &c.
printing cotton goods and delaine
cloths. They annually employ, in
both departments, 1,000 males and
1,400 females and children, who
annually receive for their labor
;
§910,000,
and annually produce
9,500,000 yards print cloth, valued
§712,500;
at
9,000,000 yards de-
making the total § 2,562,
The goods printed in the
§410,000,
500.
other departments, are valued at
§
2,750,000.
Stark Mills, capital, § 1,250.000,
were incorporated
in
1838,
and
commenced
operations in 1839.
This corporation emploj-s 400
men and 900 women and children
annual pay roll is § 450,000,
and their annual product 4,500,000
the
§50,000;
;
;
scription, valued at
§
every de-
1,560,000.
Amoskeag Ax Company.
Em-
pay roll, 40,000;
annual value of goods manufactured, § 130,000.
Lowell's Iron Foundery. Produces iron fences, lamp posts, columns, water pipes, gas pipes, &c.
employs 40 hands annual pay roll,
§ 27,000 annual productions, § 75,
ploys 60 hands;
;
:
000.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
246
In 1870 the Unconoonook Mills
employed 20 males and 8 females
pay roll, $ 15,000 manufactured
;
ing 320,000 bushels
grain, of all
kinds, valued at $290,000;
6,075,
boards and dimension
timber, valued at $ 128,000; newspapers and job printing, $ 100,000;
000
feet
paper to the value of §180,000.
Amoskeag Paper Mills employ 20
males and 20 females; pay roll,
$ 16,800 produce paper to the value of $ 300,000.
Manchester Gas Light Company.
Incorporated in 1841, with a capiIt has laid twental of $ 100,000.
ty-one miles of pipe, from two to
fourteen inches, extending through
$5,000; fliers, $25,000; ale, $50,
000; boots and shoes, $75,000;
granite and marble works, $75,
000, besides shops to manufacture
files, rolls, harnesses, straw goods,
window shades, tin ware, hair
The
restorative, cigars, confectionery,
works have the capacity to furnish
and many other shops too
numerous to mention the whole,
in the aggregate numbering nearly
150.
There are tailors, milliners,
carpenters, masons, painters, book
;
different parts of
the city.
300,000 feet of gas every twenty-
The
four hours.
partments,
is
city,
in all de-
now consuming
50,
000,000 feet annually, and, rated at
excelsior, $30,000; carriages,
and repaired, $
were consumed
all
the
;
in 1870, 30,000,000
The numher of burners
mills
houses,
is
&c,
10,000,
in
in
stores,
besides 224
Forty-five men are
9,000,
street lamps.
made
spokes,
;
binders, gas
feet.
;
belts,
$2,50 per 1,000 feet, it amounts
$ 125,000. In 1854, 8,837,000 feet
to
100,000
&c, &c.
fitters,
The
blacksmiths,
capital invested in
the manufactories
is
$9,970,000,
employing 4,290 men, and 4,966
women and children, with an annual pay roll of $3,674,000, and
producing manufactured goods to
employed, annually receiving for
the
§ 28,000.
W. W. Hubbard, doors, sash,
blinds, moldings and stair rails,
emploj-s 30 men, pay roll $ 21,000;
manufactured
productions have
increased, since 1870, nearly $5,
000,000. and the operatives about
value
land, in proportion to their popula-
their labor,
of
productions,
§42.000.
Jeremiah Hodge, window frames,
&c, employs 8 men, value of productions, $ 20,000. Bisco & Denny,
card
clothing, value of
productions, $26,000.
John Cloworth,
loom reeds, $ 8,000. B. H. Chase,
pickers, $ 6,000. J. Baldwin, bobbins, spools
and
employs
$ 24,000,
annual value of productions, 8 55,
52
men and
shuttles,
boys, pay roll,
S. C. Forsaith & Co., machine works, annual productions,
$115,000.
D. B. Varney, brass
foundry, annual value of productions, $80,000.
There are also
three grist mills, annually grind-
000.
value
1,000.
tion,
of $18,108,000.
But few
cities in
The
Xew-Eng-
have exceeded these gains in
manufactories.
Professional Services, Trade
and
This branch of
business includes all persons not
employed in farming or in manufactories and house keeping.
It
means merchants, clerks, book
keepers, bankers, men employed
on railroads, day laborers, teachers,
lawyers, clergymen, physiTransportation.
cians, dentists, &c.
The number
of persons employed in these professions is estimated at nine per
cent of its population, or 2,700.
Productions of the
Resources.
�MANCHESTER.
soil,
$148,403; mechanical labor,
$3,674,000;
professional services,
&c, $ 1,620,000; stocks, $272,120;
money at interest, $48,300; deposits in
savings banks, $3,057,676;
stock in trade, $ 1,902,080.
Manchester Water Works.
The
was
The
extinguishing
force hose
pipes, with a head of one hundred
and fifty feet, is equal to an effifacilities for
alone, through
cient
fire
cities
in
taken
which
is
from Massabesic lake,
noted for
its
purity, being
from mineral substances, and is about four miles
from the City Hall. The water is
raised into a large reservoir, about
one hundred and fifty-two feet
above Elm Street, at the City Hall,
by hydraulic power pumping. The
pumping station is located on
Cohas river, the outlet of the lake,
with an outflow of water averagvery
clear
ing not lees than forty-five million
gallons per day, which, acting on
the
fall at this point, is
equal to a
hundred horse power privilege, and lias the capacity to pump
and furnish the water for a city of
five
125,000 inhabitants.
The present
pumping machinery has a capacity
to force into the main reservoir
not less than five and one third
million
gallons
of water
evei-y
twenty-four hours, while to supply
the present wants of the city, less
than two million gallons are required.
The pipes are wrought iron, cement lined. The force main and
supply main are twenty inches in
range with
secting streets.
The water
is
and twenty
the curb stone lines of the inter-
obtained at the June session of
the Legislature, 1871.
hundred
one
gates, set invariably in
fires,
establishing these works,
bill,
over
247
department
New-England,
many
in
and,
in
connection with the excellent fire
organization in this city, nearly
excludes the risk of any devastatThe total expense of
ing fires.
the works was about $ 600,000.
Sewerage. An excellent plan of
sewerage has been surveyed, and
much of it laid, and together with
the excellent water facilities,
make Manchester a clean
healthy
must
and
city.
The fire orFire Department.
ganization consists of No. 1, Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine Company,
No. 2, Fire King Steam Fire Engine Company, No. 3, The E. W.
Harrington Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. 4, N. S. Bean; No.
No.
1, Pennacook Hose Company
Excelsior Hook and Ladder
1,
Company. Benjamin C. Kendcll,
;
Chief Engineer.
Manchester was
towns of
Chester, Londonderry, Bedford
Goffstown, and a tract of land called Harrytown. It was incorporated under the name of Derryfield,
September 3d, 1757, and changed
to Manchester in 1810. The charFirst Settlement.
originally a part of the
diameter, while the other pipes
are respectively, fourteen, twelve,
ten, eight, six and four inches; the
acter of the soil
greatest length being six inches.
large numbers,
There are over one hundred and
hydi-ants, set uniformly
on the north-west corners of the
respective intersecting streets, and
keag falls
Hampshire
was such
One hundred
fifty fire
offered poor
early
inducement
pioneers to
for
settle
that
it
for the
here in
many
years.
years ago, the Amoswere as noted in Newas they are to-day, but
for very different purposes.
To-
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248
day they are noted for the vast amount of machinery the waters
move, which give employment to
ten thousand persons, thereby
drawing a large city around them,
of nearly 30,000 souls. One hundred years ago they were noted for
quantities
large
the
of various
Manchester was the scene of one
of the most attrocious murders ever
committed in a civilized communiMr. Jonas L. Parker, a promty.
inent citizen and tax collector of
the city in 184-4, was enticed from
his place of business, late in the
man unknown to any
evening, by a
kinds of fish that were annually
caught at the falls by people from
one, save Parker, under a plea
that a lady in Janesville, wished
State. These
would move out
of the Ocean, up the Merrimack,
to deposit their spawn at or near
to
all
sections of the
the spring,
fish, in
the various sources of the river,
falls, in the spring high
water, would naturally impede
and the
their passage up the streams. Tin iy
have been known to swarm so
plenty as to affect the progress of
boats, near the canal, at the foot
The people would
of the falls.
come prepared
to
camp
and
out,
the light of the camp-fires at night,
the roar of the foaming flood, mingled with the loud laugh, and
camp-fire songs of the fishermen,
sports which they year-
were rare
ly looked
But
forward to with delight.
this
great resource of the
State afforded no material growth
In 1775 there were
to the town.
but 285 inhabitants
;
in 1790, only
and in 1820, 762.
Major General John Stark died
here May 8, 1822, aged 93 years, 8
months and 22 days. The cemetery is enclosed on his own farm,
By
overlooking the Merrimack.
362,
his grave is placed a plain granite
with the simple inscription
" MAJOR GENERAL STARK.
History gives his deeds done
shaft,
1 '
see him, on urgent business.
This little village was situated about
one mile east from the City Hall,
and at that time a small piece of
woods intervened between the two
places.
In this woods, the next
morning, the body of Mr Parker
was found with his throat cut, and
the light
snow on the ground
re-
vealed the fact that a desperate
struggle had taken place between
The
the assassin and his victim.
pocket book containing several
thousand dollars, in the side pocket of Parker's coat, was missing,
but a wallet in his pants-pocket
having sixteen hundred dollars in
it, was left.
This horrid murder
naturally created a great excitement in Manchester, and every
means was taken to ferret out the
perpetrators of this dark and
bloody deed; but to day it is still
veiled in mystery to the public.
Manchester was incorporated as
a city in June, 1846. The Mayors,
up to the present time, are as follow: 1846, Hiram Brown; 1847,
Jacob F. James; 1849, Warren L.
Lane 1850, Moses Fellows 1852,
Theo1855,
Frederick Smyth;
dore T. Abbott; 1857, Jacob F.
;
;
founder of the canal, died here in
1859
1858, Alonzo Smith
Harrington 1861, David A.
Bunton; 1863, Theodore T. Abbott 1864, Frederick Smyth 1865,
1806.
Darwin
J.
Hosley;
1867,
Hon.
Samuel
Parker Murder.
James
E.
for his country.
Blodgett,
March 27,
the
1845,
;
;
W.
;
;
;
Daniels;
1866,
Joseph B.
John
Clark;
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MANCHESTER.
Isaac
Weston;
Cheney;
1872, P. C.
to Pittsfield
II.
13,933
1860, 20, 108
the
at
1873,)
;
1870, 23,586
present time, (December
estimated at about
is
The
es in 1871,
polls
July
5,404;
pot
in 1872,
one year of 507.
;
valuation, upon the usual basis of
assessing property at two thirds
Railroads.
ities
no
not far from
of the
same
year.
The
de-
fine,
of its inhabiportends to a brighter future for tins city, in wealth, population and social position than it
has ever enjoyed in the past.
Thirty-five years ago where the
city proper now stands there were
less than 100 persons, now there
are 30,000, and contains nearly one
tenth of all the population and
wealth in the State, and produce?
one sixth part of all the manufactured goods. With the past and
present before us, by the next
decade we may expect to see
a city of 36,000 inhabitants and a
wealth of thirty million dollars.
Seven years hence, may the statistical facts exceed our prediction.
North by HookBoundaries.
east by Auburn, south by
sett,
Londonderry and Bedford and west
by Bedford and Gofi'stown. Area
enterprising spirit
The Railroad
facil-
tants, all
of Manchester are very good
less than three roads
have their
termini here, and the Concord
road passes through the depot.
The Manchester and Lawrence
Railroad, connects
a
Future Prospects. With its vast
water power, its excellent railroad
completion of its
facilities, the
public works its fine churches and
its
large commercial
schools,
trade, its rapidly growing wealth,
together with the intelligence and
assessed valuation of the city
as returned to the Legislature in
1872, to base the State proportionthe true
al tax, was $ 13,930,822
is
4,
is
the State.
The
of its actual value,
§21.000,000.
for a
brick structure, and is
the largest building of the kind in
charged for tax-
were
5,911, a g;iin in
charter
from Manchester to
Keene, has been granted, and no
doubt the road will be built within
the next live years. The Concord
Railway was first opened to this city
and tlie first train of cars run June
28, 1842, and opened for the public
it
30,000.
A
;
railroad
Bartlett;
:
;
Railroad.
ley
1873,
resigned in
February 1873; succeeded by John
P. Newell.
The population, at different
times, has been as follows 1850,
Charles
at Hooksett,
over the Suncook Val-
port and Claremont
James A. Weston; 1869;
W. Smith; 1870, James A.
1868,
Lawrence and
intervening towns with the city;
and Portsmouth RailManchester to Portsmouth; Manchester and North
Weare, Railroad, from Manchester to North Weare, and the Concord Railroad, connects Manchester south, via Nashua, with BosConcord
road, from
Worcester, New- York, Albany, Chicago, &c, North via
Concord, on the Northern Railroad, with White River Junction,
Montpelier, Burlington, St. Al-
ton,
bans, Montreal and the West; on
the Montreal Railroad, with Lit-
White Mountains, Lancasand Grand -Trunk Railroad;
on the Concord and Claremont
ii
tleton,
of improved land, 5,140 acres.
ter
Seventeen miles
Distances.
south from Concord and fifty-six
miles north-west from Boston.
Railroad, with Hillsborough,
New-
.
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250
MARLBOROUGH.
stock in trade, $21,225; from sum-
mer
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven and
frequently broken by
excellent for grazing.
hills,
being
There are
some very good forms on the
streams which produce fine crops
;
pastor; Universalist, Rev.
E. L. Senft, pastor.
Church valuation, Congregational, $ 8,000
Methodist, $ 2,000
Universalist,
of corn, oats, hay, &c.
There are
;
several ponds which are sources
$4,000.
of some of the brandies of the
The North Branch,
Ashuelot.
passing through the two villages,
is supplied by a large reservoir,
about seven miles above, and two
smaller ones, nearer, and thus furnishes some of the best water power in the county. Marlborough is
one of the growing towns of the
districts
fifteen
annually manufactured
is
$
Library.
Frost Free
has 2,300 volumes.
are also manufactured 20,000 boxes, 10,000 toy wagons,
1,500 toy
bedsteads,
chairs,
1,340,000
and 300,000
pails,
feet of
14,000
lumber.
There are ground, annually, 26,000
bushels grain, of all kinds. There
is an extensive granite
quarry
which gives employment, during
the months from April to December, to about forty men.
This
stone is of the best quality, and is
shipped to all parts of the country.
Several other brandies of mechanical business are carried on.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
ducts, $60,306;
Agricultural
pro-
mechanical, $92,
900 money at interest, $ 18,482
deposits in savings banks, $76,785;
Library,
Marlborough Hotel,
ar-
rivals last year, 2,310.
Marlborough
Timothy Dwight
First Settlements.
was granted
to
and sixty-one others, April 29,
1751.
The conditions of this charter were
150,
simeres, $ 70,000, and machineshop productions, §25,000. There
for
ton, principal.
of horse blankets
000; tricots, diagonals, fancy cas-
for the
Annual
school purposes, $ 1,149.10. Marlborough High School, C. E. Hough-
Hotel.
The value
weeks.
amount of money appropriated
Employments.
Agriculture, in
this town, is superseded by manufacturing, the people being largely
engaged in that branch of busi-
;
There are nine school
and ten schools in town.
Average length of schools
year,
State.
ness.
$ 2,250.
ard,
.
Ponds and Rivers.
tourists,
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. J. L. Merrill, pastor Methodist, Elder A. K. How-
-,
not seasonably fulfilled, by reason
of the French and Indian war, and
a second charter was granted
September 20, 1754, and called
Monadnock, No. 5. Incorporated,
December 13, 1776. The first settlers were William Barker, Abel
Woodward, Benjamin Tucker,
Daniel Goodenough, and One Mc
Colonel
Alister.
Andrew
Col-
burn, an officer killed in the Revolutionary struggle, belonged to
this
town.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
Cummings, ordained
Joseph
in 1778, dis-
missed in 1780; Rev. Holloway
Fish, ordained in 1793, died in 1824.
Boundaries. North by Roxbury,
east by Dublin and Jaffrey, south
by Troy, and west by Swanzey and
Keene.
13,000 acres; improved
Area.
land, 8,007 acres.
�MARLOW.
Five
Distances.
miles
south-
^
251
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
from Keene, live from Monadnock Mountain, and fifty-eight
south-west from Concord.
mechanical labor,
$33,500; stocks and bonds, 4,700;
Cheshire Railroad
passes through the western part of
the town.
its
east
Railroads.
MARLOW,
soil
is
productive.
On
the river, and other streams,
there are large tracts of interval
land,
an
of
quality.
excellent
Many
of the farms are under a
high state of cultivation, producing
fine crops of grain and grass.
Ashuelot River passes
River.
through almost the whole length
town in a south-westerly
There are some fine
water privileges, which are gener-
of the
direction.
ally
improved.
There is a very pleasant and lively village in Marlow,
which is the centre of considerable
trail;}.
There are several stores,
various kinds of manufactories,
about seventy-five neatly painted
dwelling houses, and four hundred
Village.
inhabitants.
Employments.
The
larger por-
tion of the people are engaged in
agriculture, but there
is
consider-
able manufacturing done.
feet of
750.000
lumber are annually sawed
100,000 trowel
pail handles,
handles,
;
2,000,000
300,000 bucket but-
100,000 tassel moulds, plant
tons,
protectors, &c., are manufactured.
One
of the largest tanneries in the
State
men
are employed,
receive
Over 40
in this town.
is
for
who
annually
their labor, $22,000.
75,000 calf skins, besides slaughter,
are annually
$275,000.
tanned,
(See tables.)
money
in
at interest, $28,775; depos-
savings
banks,
$73,736;
stock in trade, $20,100.
MethChurches and Schools.
Elder Irad Taggart, pastor;
Christian, Rev. William H. Xa-
odist,
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is generally uneven; but the
ducts, $ 05,176;
valued
at
son, pastor;
Baptist,
Universalist,
;
.
There
are eight public schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, sixteen weeks.
Academy. There is a flourishing academy, called the Marlow
Academy. Mr. Carl Allen is the
principal.
Hotels.
Forest
House,
and
1
Jones Hotel.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to William Noyes and sixty-nine others, October 7, 1761.
Joseph Tubbs, Samuel and John
Gustin, N. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Huntley, and others, were
the first settlers. The first town
meeting was held in March, 1776.
Rev. Caleb
First Ministers.
Blood, (Baptist) settled in January, 1778, dismissed in 1779; Rev.
Eleazer Beckwith succeeded, and
preached till his death, in 1809.
Boundaries. North by Acworth
and Lempster, east by Washington and Stoddard, south by Gilsum, and west by Alstead. Area,
15,937 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles south-
west from Concord, and
north from Keene.
Railroads.
No
fifteen
railroad passes
The nearest
through Marlow.
point is at Keene, 16 miles, or
Bellows Falls, the same distance.
The Windsor and Forest Lino
Railroad will pass through this
town, if ever built.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
252
MASON.
the soil
is
rich and productive,
yields good crops of
and
corn, oats,
potatoes and hay. The soil in the
valleys is exceedingly rich and
free
from early
frosts.
For
this
and
grapes
reason
excellent
Some of
peaches are produced.
the finest graperies and peach
orchards to be found in the State
are in Mason.
In 1872 the northwest part of Mason was disannexed, and the town of Greenville
formed, in which is included nearly all the water power in the old
town.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants.
1,500 pairs of shoes
are annually made.
There are
several granite quarries and the
stone being of a superior quality,
it
will soon be considered a val-
uable resource.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$
$
55,000;
14,000; stocks
terest,
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
$ 10,275; deposits in savings
banks,
S
10,000
$
$20,000;
stock in trade,
from summer
1,500.
;
tourists,
Churches and Schools.
CongreChurch, Rev. Daniel
Goodwin, pastor.
There are six
schools in town.
Average length
of schools, for the year, twentytwo weeks. Mr. John Boynton, a
native of Mason, left a fund of
§ 10,000, the interest of which is
to be devoted to public schools.
Libraries. There are two private libraries, of 500 volumes each.
gational
First Settlements.
1751.
Enoch Lawrence and
Deacon Nathan Hall made a permanent settlement, in 1752.
in
Hillsborough County. The
surface of Mason is uneven, but
Mason was
granted and known by the name
of Number One, August 26, 1768.
An effort to settle here was made
First Ministers.
Rev. Jonathan
Searle, ordained in 1772, dismissed
Rev. Ebenezer Hill, ordained in 1790. A Congregational
Church was formed in 1772, and a
Baptist Church organized in 1786.
Boundaries.
North by Greenville, east by Brookline, south by
Ashby, Mass., and west by NewIpswich. Area of improved land,
in 1782;
6,500 acres.
Distances.
Forty-three miles
south from Concord, and fifteen
south-west from Amherst.
The Peterborough
Railroads.
and Shirley branch of the Fitchburg Railroad passes through this
town.
MEREDITH.
Belknap County.
In 1855 the
town was
and formed the present
town of Laconia, and included the
thriving villages of Lake Village
and Meredith Bridge, on the west
side of the Winnipiseogee River.
Meredith is still a large and imeastern portion of this
set off
portant town, in agriculture, manufactures and trade, and as a resort
of summer tourists. As a farming
town it is surpassed by but few
in the State.
tile,
The
soil is deep, fer-
easily cultivated,
and many
of the farms beautifully situated
on the shores of Lake Winnipiseogee, which washes a large portion
of its southern and north-eastern
At Meredith Village
borders.
there is one of the best water privleges in the State, which is con-
by the Meredith MechanAssociation, with a capital of
§ 50,000. Besides the manufactories in the village, it is the centre
trolled
ics'
�MERRIMACK.
In
of a large mercantile trade,
the summer season, steamboats
leave its wharves for all important points on the lake. There are
ten or fifteen stores, 3 churches,
a savings bank, two livery stables,
and one hotel in the village. Until 1873 a portion of the village of
Centre Harbor was in this town.
It
estimated that nearly 1000
is
summer
tourists visit
There are but few
where the fu-
annually.
towns
town
the
in the State
ture prospects are more flattering
than those of Meredith.
Wauka-
Ponds and Streams.
wan
Lake, near the village, is connected with Lake Winnipiseogee
by a stream affording a large amount of water power. At the
outlet of the pond is a substantial
dam (owned by the Mechanics' Association) which forms a large wa-
Average length of
schools, for the
year, twelve weeks.
Elm House.
Meredith Village SavBank.
ings Bank.
First Settlers. Hon. Ebenezer
Smith moved into this town at an
Hotel.
early period of
its
was looked
to as
settlers for
many
settlement,
and
an adviser by the
He
years.
died,
Meredith was
originally called New-Salem. In-
August
1807.
22,
corporated Dec.
30, 1768.
First Ministers.
Rev.
Simeon
F. Williams, settled in 1792; dis-
missed in
1798.
Rev. David Smith,
settled in 1819; died in 1824.
the
Boundaries.
North by Centre
Harbor and Winnipiseogee Lake,
north and north-east by said lake,
south-east by Laconia, south by
Sanbornton, and west and northwest by New-Hampton. Number
of acres of improved land, 16,586.
Distances.
By the Montreal
in-
Railroad, thirty-seven miles north
receive a rich re-
from Concord, and nine north from
ter basin.
Employments. Agriculture
is
principal
employment of the
habitants,
who
ward
253
There
for their labor.
is
Gilford.
considerable capital invested in
manufactures. 35,000 pairs of cot-
Railroads.
The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad passes
ton hose, 4,000,000 feet of dimen-
through this town. The Meredith and Conway Railroad is a projected line which may be built at
sion lumber, 600,000 lath, and 5,000
shooks are annually manufactured,
besides chair
&c,
bobbins,
stuff,
#
&c.
Annual productions
$175,900; mechanical
labor, $ 45,000 stocks and bonds,
-
MERRIItlACE.
Resources.
of the
soil,
;
8
some future time.
(See tables.)
6.900
;
money at interest, $ 34,726
deposits in savings banks, §111,
020
;
stock in trade, § 23,557
summer
tourists,
$ 20,000.
from
;
.
.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. G. I. Bard, pastor;
Calvin Baptist,
Freewill
Baptist, Rev. Lincoln Given, pas;
There are 20 school districts
and seventeen schools in town.
tor.
HlLLSBOROUGFI COUNTY.
The
surface of this town is generally
even, broken by a few moderate
The
soil, in various places,
but there is considerable
plain land which is not very productive, without heavy fertilizing.
swells.
is fertile
;
The
intervals on the rivers, pro-
duce
fine crops of grain
and grass.
Merrimack River washes its eastern border. Souhegan
River enters the town from AmRivers.
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and pursues a winding course
and joins the Merrimack one
Parker
&
hei'st,
ductions, $40,000.
mile
black walnut centre tables, ornamented and carved work, with
marble tops, $ 60,000. David Hen-
above
Thornton's
Ferry.
Babboosuck Brook, issuing from
Babboosuck Pond, in Amherst,
empties into the Souhegan near its
confluence with the Merrimack.
Penichook Brook has its source
from a pond in Ilollis, and forms
the southern boundary of the town.
About one mile from the mouth of
the Souhegan is the best water
power on the river. The water
three separate falls
within the space of half a mile.
It is estimated, that if the power
fills 83 feet in
on these falls was properly utilized,
it would sustain a village of 4,500
inhabitants.
There are four small
each with a post office,
Reed's Ferry,
viz., Merrimack,
Thornton's Ferry, and South Merrimack, on the Nashua and Wilton
Villages.
villages,
railroad.
The three
first
the Concord railroad, and
some manufacturing.
are on
all
have
At Reed's
Ferry there is one store, school
house, and several manufactories,
such as brick, barrels, and overalls
(on an extensive scale). At Thornis a school house
and store; also manufactories of
ton's Ferry there
and furniture. At
Merrimack there is one church edifice, school house, a new and commodious town house, store, and
bricks, barrels
hotel;
also manufactories of ex-
woolens. At
South Merrimack there is a church
edifice, school house, and store.
Farming is the
Employments.
tension tables and
principal
employment of the
in-
is an
important branch of business. M.
Houghton & Son manufacture
black walnut and chestnut extension tables annual value of pro-
habitants, but manufacturing
;
Co.,
derson, flannel and carpets, $ 70,
Fessenden & Lowell, cooper
000.
Nelson H. Brown
$ 6,000.
Hosea Evans, barrels, $ 2,000 besides overalls, pants and sacks,
$ 200,000 meal and flour, $ 3,500
lumber, $8,700; also blacksmiths,
stock, $20,000.
& Co,, barrels and lumber,
;
;
carpenters, wheelwrights, painters,
coopers, harness makers, &c.
total value of all kinds of
ical productions, is
The
mechan-
$ 435,000 annu-
Merrimack claims the first
discovery, in this region, of making
what are called Leghorn bonnets.
ally.
Misses Burnaps first made them,
years ago, and some of
their bonnets were sold at auction
several
for
$ 50.00 each.
Much
attention is now given to
manufacturing sale sacks, pants,
and overalls.
Two firms make
20,000 dozens annually, valued
at 6 200,000.
The amount paid
for making this clothing is over
$ 24,000. Females take the goods
(cut out) from the shops, and make
them, at their respective homes.
Resources. Productions of the
$94,496; _mechanical labor,
$96,400; stocks and money at insoil,
terest, $25,380; deposits in savings
banks, $ 157,847 stock in trade,
$25,375; from tourists, $2,000;
;
professional business, $ 10,000.
The
still
large available water power
unimproved, together with its
railroad facilities,
make
the future
Merrimack look encouraging for seeing a large manufacturing town within a few years.
1st ConChurches and Schools
prospects of
gregational, Rev. C. L. Hubbard,
pastor
;
number
of members, 125
•
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MIDDLETON.
South Merrimack, 2d Congre-
at
to
ponder the epitaph on his head
gationalism no settled pastor, 40
stone, in the cerneteiw at Merri-
twelve
members.
Tliere
are
schools in town; average length,
biography of a
for the year, twenty-one
total
weeks;
value of school houses, $6,900.
Hotel.
Merrimack House.
This town
was pari of Dunstable (now Nashua) and originally called Souhegan East. Settlements were comFirst
Settlements.
menced as early as 1733. The first
house was erected in town, several
years before any permanent settlement was made. It was located
on the margin of the
river,
and
occupied as a place of traffic with
the Indians.
Tt was owned by
John Cromwell, of England, and
was called Cromwell's House. He
carried on a profitable trade with
the Indians, for some time, in purchasing their furs, having as a
weight on the opposite scale his
foot for their furs to
weigh down.
This deception, at length, they
found out, and they determined to
kill him for his perfidy towards
them. Cromwell heard of their
intention, through some source,
buried his furs, and made his escape. Soon after his flight a party
of the Pennacook tribe made their
appearance, and not finding him,
burned his house. The town was
incorporated April 2, 1746, and deits name from the river on
which it was situated.
Hon. Matthew Thornton, one of
rived
the signers of the Declaration of
American Independence, resided
many years in this town. The
town records show that Mr.
Thornton presided over their town
meetings, and held various town
offices.
Statesmen and eminent
old
men of to-day, who
positions of trust,
hold honorable
would do well
mack.
but a worthy
It is short,
enough
to
time.
life
It is
volumes, but all
three words, " The
fill
implied in
Honed Man:''
He
died in 1803, at
the age of eighty-nine.
The people are to-day noted
their staid integrity,
for
and general
intelligence.
First Minister.
nap settled in
Rev. Jacob Bur-
1772, died in 1821.
North by Bedford,
Nashua, and west by Amherst. Area,
area of improved
19,361 acres;
Boundaries.
east by Litchfield, south by
land, 8,798 acres.
Distances. Twenty-seven miles
south from Concord, eight north
from Nashua, and six miles east
from Amherst.
The Concord
Railroads.
Rail-
road passes along its eastern border, while the Nashua and Wilton
Railroad runs through the southern part. On the Concord road
there are stations at Reed's Ferry,
Merrimack, and Thornton's Ferry
on the Wilton road,
rimack.
at
South Mer-
MIJ»10L,ETOIV.
Straffokd County.
The
sur-
even, and in some portions rocky.
By careful cultiva-
face
is
tion, the soil
can be made to yield
fine crops.
Moose Mountain,
Mountains.
which separates this town from
Brookfield,
is
the
principal
ele-
vation,
There are no ponds nor streams
of any note, consequently there
is
but very little water power.
Employments.
The employments of the people are varied.
Some
are engaged in Agriculture,
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256
while others are employed in me75,000 shoe and
chanical labor.
carving knives are annually manufactured
;
shingles,
2,000 clapboards, 62,000
42,000
of
feet
boards
and dimension timber sawed, and
bushels of grain ground,
other small mechanical
works. The total value of manufactured goods annually produced,
6,600
besides
including grain ground, is $33,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$23,939;
$ 20,000
;
deposits in
700;
$21,792;
savings banks,
stock in trade, $2,100;
from summer
Churches
tourists,
and
$400.
Schools.
Free-
Baptist, Rev. Seth Sawyer,
will
pastor
town
mechanical labor,
at interest, $ 2.
money
;
There are four schools in
average length for the year,
sixteen weeks.
"Rollins Hotel," and
Hotels.
" Shapley House."
;
is
is
uneven, and broken.
The
soil
good, and well adapted to agri-
But few towns in the
culture.
county produce better or more
valuable crops to the acre.
Rivers and Ponds. The upper
Amonoosuek and Androscoggin
Rivers pass through this town,
flowing in nearly opposite direc-
The
tions.
latter receives several
There are
which Cedar is
tributaries in Milan.
several ponds, of
the largest.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
are mostly engaged in agriculture.
There are several saw mills, which
annually manufacture over 4,000,
000 feet of lumber, and two starch
mills manufacturing 175 tons of
starch.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $ 4,
$ 10,200
687; deposits in savings banks,
Resources.
soil,
$ 79,972
;
;
from
First Settlements. Thomas Morgan, and others came to this town
$ 324 stock
and made a settlement a few years
Boundaries.
North by Brookfield and Wakefield, east by Milton, south by Milton and New-
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. L. E. Gordon,
There are ten school
pastor.
districts in town; average length
of schools, for the year, eight
weeks.
Union Hotel.
Hotel.
This toAvn was
Settlements.
Durham and west by New Dur-
granted to Sir William
ham.
others,
before the Revolution.
corporated
First
March 4,
Minister.
It
was
In-
1778.
Rev. Nehemi-
ah Ordway settled in
1778.
Area, 9,840, acres; improved land 3,806 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles northeast from Concord, and twentyfive north-west from Dover.
Railroad Three miles to Union
station on the Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Railroad.
MILAN.
Coos County.
Although there
are no mountains of any considei*able altitude, in Milan, the surface
;
summer
in trade, $ 4,900
tourists,
$
;
4,500.
dist
Mayne and
under the name of Pauls-
burg in
1771.
It
retained
this
name until December 16, 1824,
when it was incorporated under
the name of Milan.
North
Boundaries and Area.
by hummer and Cambridge, east
by Success, south by Berlin, west
by Stark and Killkenney. Area,
31,154 acres; area of improved
land, 5,512 acres.
Distances.
fifty
One hundred and
miles north from
Concord,
�MILFORD.
twenty-two miles north-east from
Lancaster.
Railroad.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
road, passes through this town.
257
new impetus has been given to all branches of business. In
the season of 1871, the Souhegan
cotton mill was burned, which, to
some extent, has paralyzed business but the inhabitants are vigorous and industrious, and, no
doubt, will soon recover from this
disaster, and go forward with renewed zeal. Nearly all branches
of industry are pursued. There
are two meat markets, five grocery stores, four dry goods, two
clothing, two drug and medicine,
two hardware, one book, two boot
and shoe, one merchant tailor,
two stove and tin ware, one jewelry, two millinery, one furniture
and crockery store, and one fish
market.
Besides, there are two
eating houses, one hotel, two livery stables, two churches, one large
high school building, two banks,
one large social library, and about
two hundred and fifty dwelling
houses. There are also four law-
road, a
;
HlLTJSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Milford is one of the most important
towns in the State, in point of agriculture, manufactures, and trade.
It ranks in population and wealth
as the thirteenth town in the State,
and in the county, the third. It
lies on hoth sides of the Souhegan
River, which runs in an easterly
direction through the town, and
affords many valuable water privileges.
The surface is moderately
uneven.
There is some very
fine interval land on the Souhegan,
about half a mile in width, the
which is annual-
larger portion of
ly overflowed,
which causes the
be deep, black, and exceedingly fertile. The uplands, when
properly cultivated, produce excellent crops of corn, oats, &c.
Large quantities of fruit, of various kinds, are annually produced.
Much attention has been given for
a few years past, to the production
of milk for the market. Over 220,
000 gallons are annually sent to
Boston, besides what is sold in the
village. The farmers of Milford
know the valuable results obtained through " New-Hampshire"
farming; and everything about
their farms and farm buildings
soil to
indicates
that
their
knowledge
has been put into practical operation.
On
the Souhegan is located the large and thriving village
For many years it
of Milford.
Village.
has been the seat of considerable
manufacturing and trade, but since
the completion of the Wilton Rail-
yers, five physicians
and various other
One
of the finest
was
the State
pense of $
since,
dentists,
town
halls in
erected, at an ex-
45,000,
about
five years
an ornament to the
The streets are wide and
and
village.
and
offices.
is
many
of them pleasantly shaded.
In the centre of the village is a
handsome
Common,
beautifully
shaded, and around this park are
located many of the business
blocks. Many of the dwellings are
very neat, adorned with beautiful
grounds,
and
enclosed
fences.
with handsome
The
whole village bears that impress
of thrift and enterprise, which ev-
ery stranger admires, who has the
pleasure of making a visit to this
delightful town.
It is
becoming
a popular resort for tourists, and
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258
many spend
summer
their
vaca-
summer
tourists,
$
4,000
:
profes-
&c, $ 100,000.
tion here.
sional service, trades
Employments. Many of the inhabitants are devoted to agricul-
CongreGeorge Prince, Jr.,
pastor number of members, 265.
Baptist, Rev. J. Tf. Tilton, pastor.
There are thirteen schools in town
ture, but
manufacturing and trade,
are the most important branches
of business 813,000 yards of cotton goods are manufactured carpets, &c, are annually made to
;
;
the value of $ 260,000
;
153,000 lbs.
of knitting and tidy yarn valued at
$107,100; 9,000 pairs men's boots
and shoes furniture to the value
;
of $ 100,000
90,000
;
mackerel
barrels, half barrels,
90,000
kits
and
kegs; 120,000 pictui'e and mirror
frames 70,000 portable desks and
fancy boxes; printers' furniture,
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
;
classified as follows
:
three of the
primary grade, two grammar, seven mixed or ungraded, and one
high school.
Milford has taken
the advance step in education, under the public free school system.
At the June
session in 1870, the
Legislature passed an act to enable towns to abolish the district
700,000 shingles, 1,800,000
school system, and have the district embrace the whole town, under the supervision of a board of
and dimension timber sawed; 40,000 bushels grain
ground 24,000 sides upper leather
education. Under this system the
school terms are of the same length
throughout the town. At the an-
and 31,000 sides sole leather tanbesides
ned, valued at $ 306,000
nual town meeting in March, 1871.
Milford claimed the benefit of this
law, and abolished the several districts in town, and it is now comprised in one school district. No
doubt the system is a correct one,
for every scholar in town now has
the same privilege as to the length
of school terms, and grades, and
is the equal, only in distance from
school room, which cannot be ob-
;
$
10,000
;
feet of boards
;
;
piano actions, toys, extension tawindow springs, and various
other manufactured articles, too
numerous to mention. There are
also blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, marble workers, painters,
tailors, milliners, jewelers, &c.
The granite quarrying is becoming an important branch of industry. This granite is pronounced of
the best quality free from iron,
and is of easy access to the railroad.
bles,
—
men
Seventy-five
are employed on
the various ledges.
ital
The
total cap-
invested in manufactories
is
$722,300; males employed, 445,
females, 211 value of goods annu;
ally
produced
is
$
1,360,500.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$252,100; stocks &c, $59,300;
money at interest, $ 95,340 deposits in savings banks, $355,390;
Resources.
soil,
$ 162,500
;
;
stocks in trade,
$
142,688
;
from
viated.
The length of
schools for
the
weeks, divided
into three terms of twelve weeks
year
is
thirty-six
Amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 6,200. Amount of money
in length.
expended
to
build
and repair
schoolhouses the past year, (1872,)
$7,103.52 Present Board of Education, W. B. Orcutt, G. Pierce,
Jr., and D. S. Burnham.
Library. Milford Free Library.
Number of volumes, 2,005. Books
taken out for the year ending Jan-
�MILLSFIELD
uary, 1873, equal to one
Number
9,207 times.
volume
of persons
— MILTON.
in
an easterly and westerly direc-
tion.
taking out books, 750.
National
Souhegan
Banks.
Bank, and Milford Five Cents
Savings Bank.
Union Hotel. ValuaHotel.
ation,
$
10,000.
bles valued
at$
Two
livery sta-
11,000
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mi
i.viiii.i)
Coos County. The surface of
town is uneven, but the soil is
.
this
and might produce good
strong,
grass and grain, if the cold climate and isolated location did not
Milford was incorporated January 11, 1794, and
included what was anciently call-
debar
Duxbury
Mile Slip and
ed
School Farm. John Burns, William Peabody, Benjamin Hopkins,
Caleb Jones, Nathan Hutchinson,
land, 4 horses, 14 cattle, 6 sheep,
First
Settlers
Bradford, Elisha Town,
Captain Josiah Crosby, and William Wallace were the first setCaptain Crosby was a revtlers.
Andrew
olutionary officer.
The blood of the sons of Milford
ran freely in the war of the great
rebellion.
The memorial
tablet
in the Town Hall building gives
the names of sixty soldiers belong-
ing to this town who were killed
or died from the effects of the war.
First Churches and Minister. A
Congregational Church was organized in 1788, and the Baptist
oi"ganized September 5, 1809, Rev.
Humphrey Moore (Congregational)
was
the
first settled
minister,
and was ordained in 1802.
North by LyndeBoundaries.
borough Mount Vernon and Amherst, east by Amherst and Hollis,
south by Hollis and Brookline, and
west by Mason and Wilton. Area
15,402 acres; area of improved
tent.
its
being settled to any ex-
In
habitants,
1870, there
were 28 inimproved
180 acres of
The north3 swine in town.
ern portion is mountainous. There
are several ponds, the largest of
which is 300 rods long and 140
Clear Stream waters its
wide,
northern extremity, and Philip's
River with several small streams
the other parts of the town.
This town was granted to Sir
and
Thomas Mills, George Boyd and
others, March I, 1774.
North by Dixville,
by Errol, south by Dummer,
and west by Odell and Dixville
Boundaries.,
east
Area, 23,200 acres.
150 miles north from
Distances.
Concord, and 36 north-east from
Lancaster.
aiii/roN.
Strafford County. This is
an important town in point of
The surface is
manufactories.
broken and affords excellent pas-
The soil is generally
when properly tilled,
turage.
and,
duces
good,
pro-
fair crops.
Rivers.
the
Salmon
eastern
Falls River
section
wa-
of the
land, 10,547.
ters
Thirty-one miles
Distances.
south from Concord, five southwest from Amherst, and ten north
west of Nashua.
Railroad. Nashua and Wilton
Railroad passes through the town,
town. A branch of this river passes through the northern part, and
unites with it at the eastern border
of the town, near the center of the
line.
There is some valuable water power, a part of which is im-
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260
proved with valuable manufacto-
money annually appropriated
ries.
school purposes $ 1,645,85.
Literary
Institution.
-Milton
Classical Institute, Mr. J. H.
Ponds and Mountains.
Pond
Milton
the foot of Teneriffe
Mountain, a bold and rocky elevation which extends along the eastlies at
ern part of the town.
Employments. The employments
of the inhabitants are nearly equally divided between farming on the
one side and manufacturing and
trading on the other. At Milton
Mills there is considerable manufacturing one manufactory annu-
—
ally producing over $ 170,000 worth
of flannels and blankets. There
are also produced in other manufactories, 200,000 yards of felt cloth,
embossing cloth,
20,000 printing, or piano and table
Also carriages. At the
covei's.
South part there are made over
$ 100,000 worth of shoes, 15,000 clap150,000 yards of
boards, 325,000 shingles, 15,000
railroad splices, 5,000 shooks, 475,
000 feet of lumber 'besides, there
Ham,
for
pi'incipal.
Franklin House.
At
Milton Mills, Central House.
First Organization. Milton was
formerly a part of Rochester, and
was incorporated June 11, 1802.
Boundaries.
North - west by
Middleton and Wakefield, east by
Hotels.
Salmon
Falls river, which sepafrom Lebanon, Maine, and
south-west by Farmington and
rates
it
New
acres;
Durham.
area
of
Area,
25,000
improved land,
8,517 acres.
Forty miles north-
Distances.
from Concord, and twenty
north-west from Dover.
The Portsmouth,
Railroads.
Great Falls and Conway Railroad
passes through this town, nearly
north and south.
east
;
are carriage and other small mechanical shops. The total value
of goods, of all kinds, annually
manufactured in town
is
$520,000.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $68,192;
$65,000; money at interest, $5,
250; deposits in savings banks,
Resources.
'
$ 21,193.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. F. Haley, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. Joseph F.
Joy, pastor; Christian, Rev. D. E.
Goodwin. Milton Mills, Congregational, Rev. D. B. Scott, pastor;
Baptist, Rev. Caleb F.Page, pastor.
There are also Rev. J. S. Potter,
Freewill Baptist, and Elder I. J.
$
67,874; stock in trade,
Tebbits,
Methodist.
There are
Aver-
thirteen schools in town.
age length of schools, for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Amount of
ITIOIVROE.
Grafton County. The
town
surface
broken with hills
and valleys, and affords excellent
of this
grazing.
good, and,
is
The soil is generally
when properly culti-
vated, produces fine crops of grain
There is considerable
and hay.
interval on the river, and the west
slope of Gardner's mountain produces excellent grass and wheat.
River. Connecticut River washes its western border. At the narrows in this town, the river is
only five rods in width, being conThe
by walls of slate.
•fined
scenery, at this point, is grand and
Near the north -west-
picturesque.
ern extremity of the town, at the
confluence of the Connecticut and
Passumpsic rivers, the former as-
sumes the shape of a diamond,
its
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MOULTONBOROTJGH.
and affording a delightful land-
wheat, corn, potatoes, &c. The
town ranks as the sixth town in
the county, in the value of its ag-
scape.
ricultural products.
Bog iron ore, zinc
Minerals.
and copper ore are found in various localities.
Employments. The inhabitants
Red Hill
Rivers, Ponds, &c.
River, the principal stream, originates in Sandwich, and passes
are largely engaged in farming.
The lumber business is extensivebushels
on.
1,400
ly carried
wheat, 3,000 bushels corn, and
9,000 bushels of oats and barley
piseogee.
are annually produced.
town.
Red Hill, lying
Mountains.
wholly in this town, is about 2,000
feet above the level of the sea,
about one
twenty islands,
greatest width being
mile, encircling
Productions of the
$61,254; mechanical labor,
Resources.
soil,
$
15,000
money
;
deposits
976;
in
$
at interest,
19,
savings banks,
$ 20; stock in trade, $ 8,800; from
tourists, $ 3,000.
Churches and Schools. Christian,
There
Union, and Methodist.
Average
are six schools in town.
length of schools for the year,
twenty-three weeks.
Hotel.
Organization.
Monroe
was disannexed from the western
part of Lyman, and formed into a
separate town, July
13, 1854.
North by Littleton, east by Lyman, south by Bath,
and west by Barnet, Vermont.
Area of improved land, 8,246
Boundaries.
acres.
Distances.
By
railroad, ninety-
seven miles north from Concord,
and fifteen north from Haverhill.
Railroad. At Mclndoe's Falls,
on the Passumpsic Railroad, in
Vermont,
is
town into the WinniLong Pond is a beauti-
this
ful sheet of
water, and connects
by a channel sixty
Avith the lake
Squam and Winrods in length.
nipiseogee Lakes lie partly in this
and commands notice from the
east, south, and west, and extends
about three miles from east to
west, between Red Hill River on
the north, Great Squam on the
west, Great Squam and Long
Pond on the south, terminating
south-east by a neck of fine land,
extending into the Winnipiseogee.
Monroe House.
First
through
the station for
Mun-
A
number
of oval bluffs rise on
summit, from each of which
the prospect, on either hand, is
its
The
extensive and delightful.
north bluff is supposed to consist
Bog ore is
of a body of iron ore.
found in a brook descending from
This mountain is covered with soil, and is wooded
It owes its
nearly to its summit.
name to the circumstance of the
this bluff.
Uva Ursa, with which it is
covered, changing to a brilliant
Ossipee
red in the autumn.
Mountain extends its base into
leaves,
.
this
roe.
nOVLTONBOROCGH,
Carroll County. The
surface
of Moultonborough is mountainous, but the soil is deep and fertile,
and yields good crops of
town, and
is
a commanding
elevation.
Springs. On the south part of
Ossipee Mountain, in Moultonborough, is a mineral chalybeate
spring, the water strongly impregnated with iron and sulphur, and
�NEW-HAMPSHIKE GAZETTEER.
262
efficacious in cutaneous eruptions.
soil,
About a mile north
$7,600 money at interest, $3,064
deposits in savings banks, $22,
is
a spring
of pure, cold water,- sixteen feet in
diameter, through the centre of
which the water, containing a
small portion of white sand, is
constantly thrown up to the height
of two feet.
The spring furnishes
water sufficient for mills. On the
stream, nearly a mile below, is a
beautiful
water-fall
of
seventy
Descending
on the left of this fall, a cave is
found, containing charcoal and
other evidences of its having once
been a hiding place for the Infeet
perpendicular.
dians.
Indians. The Ossipee tribe of
Indians once resided in this vicinity, and some years since a tree
was standing in Moultonborough,
on which was carved in bierogliphics the history of their expe-
Many
Indian implements
have been found, indicating this to have been once their
favorite residence.
In 1820, on a
small island in Lake Winnipiseogee, was found a curious gun barrel, much worn by age and rust,
ditions.
and
relics
divested of its stock, enclosed in
the body of a pitch pine tree, sixteen inches in diameter.
On the
line of Tuftonborough, on
the
shore of the lake, at the mouth of
Molvin River, a gigantic skeleton
was found, about sixty years since,
buried in a sandy soil, apparently
that of a man more than seven
feet high, the jaw bone easily
passing over the face of a large
man.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal
people.
000 feet
employment of the
and 325,
of boards &c, are annual700,000 shingles,
ly sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
$109,622;
mechanical labor,
;
442
;
stock in trade, $ 10,401
summer
tourists,
$
;
from
3,600.
Churches and Schools.
MethoChurch, Rev. Henry Chandler, pastor. There are
seventeen school districts in this
town, and sixteen schools. Average length of schools for the year,
nineteen weeks.
Hotels. Jaclard House.
dist Episcopal
First Settlements.
Moultonborough was granted by the Masonian proprietors to Col. Jonathan
Moulton and sixty-one others, No-
vember 17, 1763.
Incorporated
November 27, 1777.
In the month of August, 1784, a
boy of Mr. Leach, eight years of
age, was sent to a pasture, towards
the close of the day, to put out a
horse and bring home the cows.
His father, being in a neighboring
field, heard a cry of distress, and
running to the fence, saw his child
lying on the ground, and a bear
standing by him.
He seized a
stake and crept along, with a view
to get between the bear and the
child.
The bear took the child by
the throat, and drew him into the
bushes.
The father pursued till
he came up, and aiming a stroke
at the bear, the stake broke in his
hand, and the bear, leaving his
prey, turned upon the parent, who,
in the anguish of his soul, was
obliged to retreat, and call for
help. Before any sufficient- help
could be obtained, the night was
so far advanced that a search was
The night was
impracticable.
passed by the family in the utmost
distress.
The neighbors assembled, and, at break of day, renewed the pursuit. The child's hat.
�MOUNT VERNON.
and the bridle, which he had dropwere found, and they tracked
ed,
his blood about forty rods,
they
discovered
The
corpse.
the
throat
when
mangled
was torn,
Whilst
and one thigh devoured.
they were standing around the
body, the bear arose from behind
a log. Three guns were tired at
him at the same instant, which
dispatched him, and a fire was
immediately kindled, in which he
was consumed.
First Ministers.
Rev. Samuel
Perley, Congregational, ordained
263
tions a fine prospect of the coun-
east and south-east, can be
obtained. On the top of one of
these elevations is situated the
try,
flourishing village of
Mount Ver-
non, which has become noted for
its fine scenery, healthy location,
literary institution, and as a summer resort for tourists from Boston,
New-York, and other large
cities.
Streams. There is but one stream
of any note. It rises in the north
part and passes into Amherst near
the eastern extremity of the plain.
miles
north
This stream was called, by the InQuohyuinaspassakessanandians,
uaquog.
Farming and
Employments.
keeping summer boarders are the
principal occupations of the inhabThe manufacture of fancy
itants.
writing desks and boxes has been
carried on quite extensively for a
number of years. The value of
these desks and boxes, annually
manufactured, is about $ 45,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$ 72,973 mechanical labor,
$21,200; money at interest, $13,
670; deposits in savings banks,
from Concord, and about
north-west from Ossipee.
fifteen
$36,739; stock in trade, $6,225;
stage to
from summer tourists, $ 6,200.
Churches and Schools. Congregational Church, Rev. Seth H.
Keeler, pastor. There are five
in 1778, died in 1779;
Rev. Jere-
miah
Shaw, ordained in 1779;
Rev. Joshua Dodge, settled in
1808.
The first house for public
worship was erected in 1773, and
blown down by a violent east
wind, in 1819. The Congregational
church was formed March 12, 1777.
Boundaries.
North by Sandwich and Tarn worth, east by Ossipee and Tuftonborough, south by
Lake Winnipiseogee, and west by
Centre Harbor and Squam Lake.
Area of
improved land,
14,265
acres.
Distances.
Fifty
By
Railroads.
Meredith
Railroad.
expected
When
that
shire Central,
Ossipee
through
on the
and Montreal
station, ten miles,
Concord,
Boston,
daily
completed,
the
it is
New-Hamp-
and Meredith and
Railroads
tliis town.
will
pass
MOUNT VERNON.
Hillsborough Count?. The
town is uneven and
surface of this
is strong and
productive, well adapted to grass
and grain. On many of the eleva-
elevated, but the soil
;
schools in town, average length for
the year, twenty weeks.
Literary Institution.
Institute
Mc Collom
was organized
D. A. Anderson
is
in
1850;
the Principal.
Mount Vernon Public
. Library.
Library, 200 volumes, and Mc Collom Institute Library, 600.
Hotels. One of the finest hotels
in the State
was burnt in this town,
and has not been
in April, 1872,
rebuilt.
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264
First Organization. Mount Vernon was originally a part of Amherst, from which it was disannexed, and incorporated, Decem-
ber
15, 1803.
First
tional
Church.
The Congrega-
Church was organized here
in 1780.
North by NewBoundaries.
Boston; east by Amherst, south by
Amherst and Milford, and west by
Lyndeborough. Area, 7,957 acres,
improved land, 6,942 acres.
Twenty-eight miles
Distances
south from Concord, -and three
north-west from Amherst.
Railroads. It is four and onehalf miles to Milford station, on
the Wilton railroad.
NASHUA.
Hillsborough County.
Nashand part shire town of
the county, is one of the most im-
ua
(a city)
portant cities in the State, being
the second in the value of its manufactories, the third in population,
and fourth in wealth. It presents
a very even surface in the eastern
portion, while the western part
is
more broken, but not mountainous. The soil is varied and easy
of cultivation, and produces good
crops, especially along the banks
of the rivers.
It is
and the Nashua River, having
source in Massachusetts, flows
in
a north-easterly
direction
through the city, and joins the
Merrimack near the principal settlement.
This river near its
mouth furnishes some excellent
der,
its
water power, which
the
called
who had
" Nashaway,'
their headquarters
on
its
banks, in the present town of LanIt was a
caster", Massachusetts.
great resort for them near the
Falls in Nashua for fishing, and,
above and below its mouth, on the
Merrimack, for cultivation. Salmon Brook is a considerable
flowing
from
stream,
Massachusetts, and joins the Merrimack
here. There is some water power, which is improved.
This city
is
noted for
its
sive Iron Mills and Cotton
factories
exten-
Manu-
and the enterprising and
public spirit of
its
inhabitants.
It
one of the largest railroad centres in the State.
No less than six
railroads have their termini here
viz. Boston, Lowell and Nashua,
Worcester and Nashua, Nashua
and Acton, Nashua and Wilton,
Concord and Nashua and RochesThese various
ter Railroads.
is
roads lead to all sections of the
country, north, east, south, and
west.
It has many fine streets, beautifully shaded, and many of the private residences are fine structures
and compare favorably with those
of any city or town in the State.
Some of the business blocks are
large and very expensive
a number of which have been built within a few years. The City Hall is
a fine brick building, having a
dome surmounted by a large
gilt eagle.
The mercantile houses
are principally located on two
streets, and contain about one
hundred and twenty-five stores
and shops for trade of various
kinds many of them being large,
with goods finely displayed. There
are eleven church edifices, twenty;
well watered by
ivers and smaller streams. The
Merrimack washes its eastern borRivers.
dians
occupied by
large Cotton Manufactories. The
river was named for a tribe of Inis
—
eight schools, three hotels, seven
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NASHUA.
houses, five banks, two
weekly and two daily newspapers,
2,100 dwelling houses and about
eating
12,000 inhabitants.
The per
cent,
of increase in wealth and population, for the past three years, has
been quite as great as that of any
city in the State.
The manufac-
Manufactories.
tures are varied and quite extensive, the
most important of which
are as follows
Nashua Manufacturing Company,
capital,
§1,000,000; employs 300
800 women and chil-
men and
dren; annual payroll §360.000;
produce 13,970,891 yards of fine
sheetings, print cloth,
and cotton
valued at $ 1,862,275.
Jackson Manufacturing Company, capital, § 600,000, employ
100 men, and 350 women and
children annual pay roll $ 150,000
produce 9,054,800 yards of cotton cloth, valued at § 1,086,576.
Vale Mills. Capital, §300,000;
employ 30 men, and 50 women
and children annual pay roll $ 24,
000, and produce 884,000 yards of
cotton cloth valued at § 97,200
Nashua Iron and Steel Company, capital, $ 500,000
employ 300
men annual pay roll § 180,000
flannels,
;
;
;
;
value of productions, §2,000,000.
This Company produces steel tire,
locomotives, cranks, heavy iron
and steel shafting, and all kinds of
Nashua Foundry, capital, § 45,
employ 70 men; annual
000.00;
pay roll, §36,000; annual sales,
§ 100,000.
Warner and Whitney. Machine
employ
Shop, capital, § 50,000
60 men pay roll § 28,000 annual
value of productions, § 100,000.
A. H, Saunders, Machinist, capanital, § 25,000 employs 10 men
nual pay roll, §8,600; production,
§ 40,000.
Flathen & Company, Machinists,
capital, § 12,000; employ 16 men;
annual pay roll §9,600; produc;
;
;
;
;
tion, §24,000.
Nashua Lock Company, capital,
employ 134 males, and
annual pay roll, § 60,
16 females
§60,000,
;
000
;
sales,
§
180,000.
American Patent Horse Clipping
Company, capital, § 10,000 patent
sales, § 10,000.
Nashua Card and Glazed Paper
Company, capital, § 100,000, employ 75 males, and 75 females, an;
nual pay roll, §57,000; annual value of productions, § 450,000.
Eaton and Ayer, bobbins, spools
and shuttles
for cotton
and woolen
employ
factories. Capital §100,000,
200 men, pay
roll,
ductions, § 175,000.
Fletcher, Webster
facturers
of
§ 84,000
& Co.,
;
pro-
manu-
black walnut
and
chestnut furniture, capital §75,000
employ 60 males and 20 females
heavy and light iron and steel work.
Their- grounds cover twenty acres.
Within their enclosure, are six
large buildings each 200 feet long,
and 75 feet wide, making the area
covered with buildings about two
annual pay-roll, §44,600; sales,
§ 120,000.
Nashua Novelty Works, manu-
acres.
Capital,
Nashua Iron Company, capital,
§60,000; employ 95 men; annual
and
pay
§ 52,800 annual value of
production, § 190,000.
roll,
;
facture bird cages, toy sleds, toy
wagons, and almost every description of toys in the juvenile line.
§ 25,000
3 females;
;
employ 15 males
annual pay-roll,
§9,600; sales, §30,000.
Gregg & Son, doors, sash and
blinds;
capital,
§65,000; employ
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266
65
men;
pay-roll, $36,000;
annual
dist,
Rev. H. L. Kelsey;
sales, $96,000.
Melendy & Co., planing and
mouldings, capital, $20,000; employ 12 men, annual pay-roll, $7,
200; business $65,000 annually;
Unitari-
Gorman; Univer-
an, Rev. T. L.
salist,
lumber $60,000, and flour and
meal ground, $ 13,400. (See tables.)
There are, also, annually produced, monuments, grave stones,
and granite cutting, $ 100,000 confectionery and baker's bread, $120,
matresses, $ 50,000 gas, $ 40,
000
000; newspaper and job printing,
;
;
;
$45,000; bedsteads, $10,000; besides soap-stone work, Underhiirs
edge
tools,
wooden boxes, paper
suspenders, and various
other mechanical shops and trades,
such as tailors, milliners, shoe
boxes,
workmen, blacksmiths, carpenters,
The total cappainters, &c, &c.
invested in manufacturing, of
every description, is $3,436,300;
number of males employed, 1690;
ital
females,
Annual amount
1380.
annual
paid for labor, $ 1,374,000
value of productions, $ 7,393,500.
Productions of the
Resources.
;
soil,
$1,374,000;
ional
mechanical labor,
engaged in profess-
$88,550;
and personal business, trade
and transportation, 1080 persons;
annual amount received for their
labor, $ 648,000 stocks and bonds,
$ 188,040, money at interest, $ 53,
098; deposits in savings banks, $ 1,
410,231 stock in trade, $ 994,000.
First
Churches and Pastors.
;
;
Congregational, Rev. F. Alvord;
Oliver St. Congregational, Rev.
J. S. Blake; Pearl Street Congregational, Rev. C. Wetherby;
First Roman Catholic, Rev. J. O'
Donnell, priest; French Roman
Catholic, Rev. J. Millette, priest;
Main
V. A.
Chestnut Street Metho-
Street Methodist, Rev.
Cooper;
Rev. L. A. Philbrook; BapRev. G. W. Nicholson; Episcopal, Rev. J. B. Goodrich, rector.
Many of these Churches have
very fine edifices.
The French
Catholic church is new and a
handsome and expensive structist,
ture.
Schools. There are twenty-eight
graded schools. Average length
of schools, for the year, thirty-nine
weeks.
2,325.
Number of scholars,
Amount of money annu-
appropriated for school pur$ 26,400.65, or $ 11.36 to each
scholar in the city. A high school
building is to be erected on the
grounds of the old cemetery, on
Spring Street, at an expense of
$ 65,000, also one at the Harborborough, costing $ 10,000.
When
these two school buildings are
completed, the value of school
houses, including lots, will be
$ 170,000. But one other city in the
State appropriates as much money
ally
poses,
The high
under the charge of
H. Hussey. The Nashua
for school purposes.
school
T.
W.
is
Literary
was estabDavid Crosby is
Institution
lished in 1835.
the principal.
(See Literary In-
stitutions.)
Libraries.
ry, 6,000
Nashua City LibraPersons own-
volumes.
ing private libraries, of 600 volumes or over, are A. H. Saunders,
Dr. E. Spaulding, William BarH. B. Atherton, Judge G. Y.
Sawyer, Hon. John H. Goodale,
W. W. Bailey, and Rev. J. O
Donnell.
New - Hampshire
Newspapers.
Telegraph, weekly; Daily Telegraph; New-Hampshire Gazette,
and Hillsborough .County Adverrett,
1
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NASHUA.
tiser,
weekly; and Nashua Daily
Nashua
Gazette.
Historical So-
First Settlements.
Nashua was
settled prior to 1673,
and was thp
settlement
in
southern
ciety is in a flourishing condition,
earliest
having a large collection of an-
October
15,
New-Hampshire.
1673, it was incorporated by Mas-
tique curiosities.
(See tables.)
First National Bank,
Banks.
Indian Head National Bank, capital, $270,000; City Savings Bank,
Nashua Savings Bank, and Metotal
chanics'
Savings Bank;
amount of deposits, $ 2,861,102.82.
(See tables.)
Indian Head House and
Hotels.
Tremont House.
Pennichuck WaWatenvorks.
terworks were constructed in 1854.
The water is taken from an artificial pond, containing from twenty
to thirty acres,
and
is
fed by
many
The water
never-failing springs.
forced into a large reservoir,
half a mile north of the City Hall,
and about one hundred and ten
is
under the name of
Dunstable, and comprised within
sachusetts,
borders, Hollis, Merrimack,
and Hudson, in New-Hampshire,
and Tyngsborough, -Dunstable,
and parts of Groton, Peperell, and
Townsend, in Massachusetts, and
Litchfield,
portions of Pelham,
Milford, and Brookline, in NewHampshire. It belonged to Mas-
its
sachusetts
till
the division line be-
tween the two provinces was setIt was incorporated
tled, in 1741,
by New-Hampshire, April 1746,
under the same name, and continued so till 1837, when it was
changed to Nashua. In 1680, there
thirty families in town.
were
above its foundation. Hydrants have been placed at convenient distances through the city
proper, to guard against devastating fires.
The water is pure,
soft and excellent for culinary
Among
use.
In 1803, a post office was established at the village of Nashua, then
feet
Future,
Its
section of
more
Few
cities in this
New-England have a
flattering future,
as to in-
crease of wealth, population, and
all other advances in civilization,
such as schools, churches, benevolent
societies,
railroads,
etc.
With
coming from
all
its
six
sections
of the country, its large iron mills,
constantly increasing in business,
extensive cotton factories, and
other important manufactories, there is no doubt but it will
increase in every resource, fifty
per cent, within the next ten years.
its
many
She yields the palm to none of her
sister cities, in the mechanical and
inventive genius of her sons.
the
first
settlers in
this
was Edward Tyng, who
came here soon after it was incorThe names of Weld,
porated.
locality,
Blanchard, Waldo,
were among the
Cummings &c.
first
settlers.
containing a few stores, hotel and
The
several dwelling houses.
canal boat was launched
first
about this time, with much parade, and christened, " The Nashua," and " Nashua Village." The
charter for the
turing
Nashua Manufac-
Company was obtained
in
and Mill No. 1 went into operation in December, 1825. In 1827,
No. 2 Mill was built, and No. 3 in
1824,
1836.
Indians.
Dunstable
was the
frontier settlement, for over fifty
and as such was exposed to
Indian attacks, and subjected to
all the cruelties and hardships of a
years,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
268
savage warfare.
war
in 1675, the
doned.
During Philip's
town was aban-
neither acted with
ty.
The
much
soldiers, so
proprie-
suddenly
in-
several persons
terrupted in their jovial entertain-
were killed. In 1702, a party of
Indians made an assault upon the
ment, found themselves called upon to fight, when entirely destitute
of arms, and incapable of obtaining any. The greater part were
panic struck, and unable to fight
Fortunately, all
or fly.
were
In
1691,
settlement, and killed several per-
among whom was
Thomas Weld.
sons,
the Rev.
On the third day of July, 1706,
a party of Indians made a descent
upon Dunstable, (now Nashua),
where they fell on a garrison that
had twenty troopers in it. The
troopers had been ranging the
woods in the vicinity, and at night
came towards the garrison appre;
hending no danger, they turned
upon the interarms and harness
the house, and began a carousal,
their horses loose
val, piled their
in
to exhilirate their spirits after the
The Indians
had lately arrived in the vicinity.
That day they had
designed
attack
to
both
Wells'
and
fatigues of the day.
One of their
number had been "stationed to
Golusha's garrisons.
watch each of these houses, to see
that no assistance approached, and
no alarm was given.
A short
time previous to the arrival of the
cavalry, the Indian stationed at
Wells' returned to his party, an d
all was safe.
At
Mr. Cummings and his
wife went out to milk their cows
and left the gate open. The Indians who had advanced undiscovered, started up, shot Mrs. Cummings dead upon the spot, and
reported that
sunset, a
wounded her
husband.
They
through the open
gate into the house, with all the
horrid yells of conquering savages, but started with amazement
at finding the room filled with solders, merrily feasting. Both parties were completely amazed, and
then rushed
not in this sad condition some six
or seven men, with chairs, clubs,
and whatever they could seize upon, furiously attacked the advancing foe. The Indians who were as
much surprised as the soldiers,
had but little more courage than
they, and immediately took to
their heels for safety, thus yielding the house, defeated by one
quarter of their number of unarmThe trumpeter, who
ed men.
was in the upper part of the house
at the time of the attack, seized
trumpet, and commenced
his
sounding an alarm, when he was
shot dead by an Indian on the
stair way.
He was the only one of
the party killed.
September 4, 1724, the Indians
again fell on Dunstable, and took
two captives in the evening. The
persons taken were Nathan Cross,
and Thomas Blanchard, who had
;
been engaged in the manufacture
of turpentine, on the north side of
the Nashua River, near where the
city of
Nashua now stands. At
were no houses nor
that time there
settlements on that side of the rivThese men had been in the
er.
habit of returning every night, to
lodge in a saw mill on the other
That night, not returning
side.
as usual, an alarm
was feared
was given.
had fallen
that they
It
in-
A
parto the hands of the Indians.
ty consisting of ten of the princi-
pal inhabitants of the place start-
�NASHUA.
ed in search of them, under the
direction of one French, a sergeant of militia. In this company
was Farwell, who was afterward
lieutenant under Lovewell. When
<
they arrived at the spot where the
men had been laboring, they
cut,
the hoops of the barrel*
and the turpentine spread up-
on
the
found
ground.
From
certain
marks upon the trees, made with
coal mixed with grease, they understood that the men were taken
In the
and carried off alive.
course of this examination, Farwell perceived that the turpentine
had not ceased spreading, and called the attention of his comrades
to this circumstance. They concluded that the Indians had been
gone but a short time, and must
still be near, and decided upon
instant pursuit. Farwell advised
them to take a circuitous route to
avoid any ambush. But, unfortunately, he and French, a short
time previous, had had a misunderstanding, and were still at variance. French imputed this advice to cowardice, and called out,
" I am going* to take the direct
path if any of you are not afraid,
let him follow me." French led the
way, and the whole party followed,
falling in
the
rear.
Farwell
Their route was up the Merrimack, towards which they bent
their course, to look for their
horses upon the interval. At the
;
Lutwyche's (now
brook, near
Thornton's Ferry,) they were wayThe Indians fired upon them
laid.
and killed the larger part instant-
A few fled, but were overtaken
French was killand destroyed.
ed about a mile from the place of
ly.
action.
Farwell, in the rear, see-
ing those before
him
fall,
sprang
269
behind a
and ran.
discharged his rifle
Indians pursued
him the chase was vigorously
maintained for some time, without gaining much advantage, till
Farwell passing through a thicket, the Indians lost sight of him,
and fearing he might have loaded
again, they desisted. Farwell wa3
the only one of the company that
escaped.
A company from the
neighborhood mustered, upon the
news of this disaster, proceeded to
the fated spot, took up the bodtree,
Two
;
ies of their friends and townsmen,
and intered them in the burying
ground.
Blanchard and Cross
were carried to Canada after remaining there some time, they
;
succeeded,
by their own
exertions,
in effecting their^edemption,
and
returned to their native town.
In 1725, John Lovewell with Josiah Farwell as lieutenant, raised
a company of volunteers, and
marched northward
in pursuit of
In their two first expeditions, they killed eleven Indians, and took some prisoners;
but in the third they met with a
disastrous defeat by incautiously
falling into an ambuscade at Lovewell's Pond, in Fryeburg, Maine.
Sixteen were killed and eleven
the enemy.
wounded.
Among
the killed were
Captain Lovewell, Lieutenant Farwell and Ensign Robins, all of
Dunstable.
The noted chief
" Pagus," was killed. This disaster was a hard blow to the settlement, but it brought peace to this
whole section of New England,
and taught the Indians that swift
retribution
was sure
to follow their
savage cruelties to the settlers.
The song of the heroes of " Lovewell Fight," was cherished, and
sung at, the evening fireside, by the
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
270
sons and daughters of the settlers,
for
many
years.
In 1842, the northern portion of
Nashua, on the north side of
Nashua river, and on the south
side as far as the Concord railroad,
was disannexed and formed into a town called Nashville, and dividing the village by the river,
leaving in the new town the Depot, the Jackson Cotton Mills,
three churches,
two
hotels, fifteen
or twenty stores and over two
thousand inhabitants. This division was caused largely on the location of the
Town Hall.
City Charter.
In
1853, the
two
towns were consolidated and chartered as the city of Nashua. The
mayors under the city charter
have been, in 1853, Joseph Baldwin; 1855, Freeman S. Rogers;
1857,
Thomas W.
bin Beard
yer;
Morrill;
Spaulding;
man;
1868,
1858, Al-
;
Aaron W. SawGeorge Bowers; 1862,
1861,
Hiram T.
Gillis
1860,
;
Edward
Virgin C.
1865,
1866,
1864,
Gilman
George Bowers
Gil-
Scripture;
1869,
;
Jona-
Otterson;
1871, Dana
1872, Seth D. Chandler;
1873, Frank A. McKean.
than D.
Sargent;
The population,
decades, has been,
1790, 632;
1800,
at the various
in
705;
1775,
862; 1810,
1,049;
1820, 1,142; 1830, 2,417; 1840, 5,960;
1850, 8,942;
1860, 10,065;
and
1870,
At no time since 1840, has
town increased in population, and business more rapidly
than it has since 1870, and the num10,541
the
ber of inhabitants is now (1874,)
estimated at 12,000—polls, 2,800.
The valuation of the city is $10,
388,693.
First Ministers. Rev. Thomas
Weld, Congregational
settled in
1685; killed by the Indians in 1702,
;
Rev. Nathaniel Prentice, settled
in 1718; died in 1737; Rev. Josiah
Swan, settled in 1738; dismissed
in 1746 Rev. Samuel Bird, settled
in 1747; dismissed in 1751; Rev.
Joseph Kidder, settled in 1767;
;
died in 1818.
• Boundaries.
North by Merrimack, east by Litchfield and Hudson, south by Tyngsborough and
Dunstable
Massachusetts,
and
west by Hollis.
Area, 18,898
acres; area of improved land, 6,
069 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-five
south from Concord, and
north of west from Boston.
miles
forty
NELSON.
Cheshire County.
Nelson is
on the height of land, between the Connecticut and Merrisituated
mack Rivers.
but affords
The
soil is
The surface is hilly
excellent pasturage.
generally hard to culti-
vate, but yields the
husbandman a
good return for his labor. Harrisville was disannexed from
its
southern part, and, with the northern portion of Dublin, formed
into a separate totvn, with the
name
of Harrisville, in 1870.
Ponds. There are several ponds
in town of which Long Pond is
the largest.
Employments.
Agriculture
is
the principal vocation of the peoAt a small village, called
ple.
Monsonville, in the north-west
section of the town, are several
manufactories. J. D. Colony &
Sons' cotton mill annually manufactures 468,000 yards cotton sheetThere
ing, valued at $58,500.
are, also, chair, lumber, and other
small mechanical shops.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$22,362;
mechanical labor,
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NEW-BOSTON.
$
16,800
terest,
banks,
$
stocks and
;
$
5,600
;
money
at in-
deposits in savings
stock in trade,
$48,781;
7,645.
Churches and Schools. CongreMark Gould, pasThere are six schools in
tor.
town. Average length of schools,
for the year, sixteen weeks.
gational, Rev.
The town was
Monadnock numwas granted by
First Settlement.
originally called
ber
six.
It
the Masonian proprietors, February 22, 1774, under the name of
Packersfield, and included a part
of Roxbury. It was changed to
its present name in June, 1814.
Breed Batchelder and Dr. Nathaniel Breed commenced the first settlement in 1767.
The Congrega-
First Minister.
be found
show
in
different localities,
that the agricultural inter-
wholly neglected.
Several
Streams and Ponds.
streams water this town, the largest of which is the south branch
of the Piscataquog River, having
its source in Pleasant Pond, in
Beard's Pond, and
Francestown.
Jo English Pond are the principal bodies of water. There are
many good water privileges.
Elevations. In the south part is
a considerable elevation, called
Jo English Hill, one side of
est is not
which
is
nearly
perpendicular.
The scenery around here partakes
of the
largely
alpine character,
with rocks piled on rocks, and hills
on hills.
Agriculture is
Employments.
Church was organized here,
Rev. Joseph
January 31, 1781.
Foster was installed as its pastor
the same year. He was dismissed
the principal vocation of the in-
in 1791.
annually produced.
There are annually manufactured, news paper, valued at $78,
tional
Boundaries. North by Stoddard,
east by Hancock, south by Harrisville, and west by Sullivan.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and eleven
north from Keene.
Railroad. By stage, three times
a week, eleven miles, to Keene
station.
NEW
BOSTON.
New
Hillsborough County.
Boston is an important farming
town, ranking as the fourth in the
county in the value of its agricultural productions.
Its surface is
uneven, consisting of fertile hills,
productive vales, and some valuable
meadows.
The
soil is favora-
ble for all the various productions
common
State,
to
this
section
and the many
fine
of
the
farms to
habitants.
1,200 bushels wheat,
pounds
and 3,600 tons of hay are
7,600 bushels corn, 36,000
butter,
300; leather, $8,400; 20,000 clap225,000 shingles and laths,
boards
;
1,500,000 feet boards
and dimension
timber, valued at $27,300; 15,000
bushels grain ground, $24,000; 900
door
piano forte cases, $ 15,000
knobs, $1,500; besides, bureaus
and fancy boxes, harnesses, boots,
shoes, &c. There are also carpenters, blacksmiths, painters, masons and other trades. The total
value of mechanical goods, annually produced, is $ 178,400.
;
The lower village, which lies in
a deep, narrow valley, and on the
Piscataquog, is the seat of considerable trade and manufacturing,
having a church, graded school,
several stores, hotel, etc.
Resources.
Productions of the
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272
soil, $ 150,057
mechanical labor,
$ 32,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 18,030
deposits in savings banks, $ 187,923
stock in
trade, $ 20,000 from summer tourists, $ 3,000 professional business,
$ 12,000.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
NEWBCRTT.
;
Merrimack County. Newbury
;
;
uneven and broken with
is
hills,
and Rev. John Atwood, pastors;
but the soil is deep and fertile,
and produces large crops of corn,
wheat, oats and potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. Todd's pond,
500 rods long, and 60 wide, is the
largest body of water in town.
This pond affords a small branch
Presbyterian, Rev. D. C. Frink,,
to
There are fifteen schools
in town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools, for the
year, eighteen weeks.
Value of
school houses, $ 8,050.
Hotel and Livery Stable.
Columbian Hotel. H. Lynch, livery
lies
;
;
;
Rev. Jesse M. Colburn,
(in 1870),
pastor.
stable.
Persons by
of Cochran, Wilson,
McNeil, Ferson and
First Settlements.
the name
Caldwell,
Smith made the
1733.
It
first
settlement, in
was granted, by Massa-
chusetts, to inhabitants of Boston,
January
years,
14,
was
Boston."
It
1736, and, for
called " Lane's
many
New-
was incorporated by
New -Hampshire,
1763, as
February 18,
New-Boston. Fifty years
ago the town contained 1,686
in-
habitants; at present, (1870) 1,241.
First Minister.
Rev. Solomon
Moor, ordained in
1768,
died in
1803.
Warner
River. Sunapee Lake
on its western border.
Employments.
The people are
generally engaged in farming. 1,
100,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed. (See tables.)
Resources.
$ 81,174;
soil,
$5,000; stocks, and money at in$13,150; stock in trade,
$ 6,375; deposits in savings banks,
terest,
$44,555.
Churches and Schools. There is
one church of the Freewill Baptist
denomination, seventy-four members no pastor, at present. There
are eleven schools in town. Average length of schools for the year,
fifteen weeks.
Hotel. Sunapee Mountain House.
This new hotel was opened, for the
;
time, in July, 1873.
first
tensive and delightful
was
Area, 26,536 acres
1778
;
area of im-
view of the
surrounding country can be
ob-
tained.
First
Organization.
Newbury
originally called Dantzic.
proved land, 15,947 acres.
field,
Twenty-two miles
south from Concord, and nine
north from Amherst.
Railroads. Railway station, at
Parker's, on the Manchester and
North Weare Railroad.
in
Distances.
It is sit-
uated near the summit of Sunapee
mountain. From this house a fine
view of Sunapee lake and an ex-
North by Weare,
and Bedford,
south by Mount Vernon
and
Lyndeborough,
and
west by
Lyndeborough and Francestown.
Boundaries.
east Dy Goffstown
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
In
took the name of Fishersand derived its present name
it
1837.
It was first settled by
Zephaniah Clark, in 1762.
North by NewBoundaries.
London, east by Sutton, south by
Bradford, and west by Goshen and
Sunapee.
�NEW-CASTLE
Distances.
— NEW-DURHAM.
Thirty miles west by
north from Concord.
Railroad. Sugar River Railroad
passes through the town.
New-
Castle is situated in Portsmouth
harbor, and was formerly called
Great Island. It is connected with
The
Portsmouth by a bridge.
town is rocky and but a small part
is fit to till.
Fort Constitution is located on
also a light-house.
this Island
;
Employments. The soil among
the rocks is of good quality and is
made
to yield abundantly. Fishing
pursued with success. About
12,000 pairs of men's and women's
'boots and shoes are annually made.
is
of years Chief Justice of the Province of New-IIampshire, Secretary
born in this town, Dec. 20, 1697,
and died, Sept. 22, 1789.
First Ministers. Rev. John Emerson, ordained in 1704, dismissed
in 1712. Rev. William Shurtleff,
settled in 1712, dismissed in 1732.
Rev. John Blunt, settled in 1732,
died in 1748. Rev. David Robinson, settled in 1748, died in
Stephen
Rev.
gational, Rev. Lucius Alden, pas-
pastor
ply.
;
H. Graves,
and Advent, transient supschool district with three
One
Chase,
1749.
settled
in
died in 1778. Rev. Oliver
Noble, settled in 1784, died in 1792.
Distances. An Island in Portsmouth harbor, about three miles
1750,
from the Eastern Railroad depot,
in Portsmouth.
Churches, Schools and Library.
There are three churches, Congretor; Christian, Rev. J.
of the latter City. Hon.
for a number
Theodore Atkinson,
and President of the Council, was
NEWCASTLE.
Rockingham County.
was part
273
NEW
DURHAIU.
Strafford County.
face
is
uneven,
The
and a
sur-
portion
The soil is moist and well
adapted to grazing. Good crops
rocky.
average length of schools
weeks. There is a
town library of 400 volumes.
of corn, oats and potatoes are pro-
for the year, 26
duced.
Summer Resorts. About one
hundred summer tourists stay in
this town through the warm weath-
five ponds,
schools
er.
;
They
find entertainment at
private residences.
veyance runs
A public
from
con-
Portsmouth
twice a day, distance three miles.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $5,160 annually; mechanical
labor,
fisheries,
$20,000;
not
known deposits in savings bank,
$33,523; stock in trade, $14,407;
summer tourists, $ 5,000.
;
First Settlers. The first settlement of New-Castle, no doubt,
commenced about as soon as that
of Dover or Portsmouth, but there
is
no positive
date, as
it
originally
Ponds and Rivers.
There are
the largest of which,
Merry Meeting Pond,
is about ten
miles in circumfei'ence. A never
failing stream issues from it and
discharges into Merry Meeting Bay
in Alton. Ellis River flows from
Coldrain Pond into Farmington,
and on it are some fine water
privileges.
The ..Cocheeo River,
also, has its source in this town.
Mountains. Mount Betty, Cropple-crown, and Straw's Mountains
are the principal eminences. On
the north-easterly side of Straw's
Mountain, is a remarkable cave,
the entrance to which is about
three feet wide and ten feet high.
The outer room is twenty feet
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
274
under
present name, Dec.
square; the inner apartments become smaller, until, at the distance
of fifty feet, they are too small to
be investigated. The sides of these
ated,
rooms are solid granite, and bear
marks of having been once united.
The south side of Rattlesnake hill
is one hundred feet high and near-
removed
Several other
hills in this town contain precipices and cavities, some of con-
east by Farmington, and west and
south-west by Alton. Area, 23,625
ly
perpendicular.
siderable extent.
is
the
employment of the people,
although there are some manufactories of importance. The Union
Powder works annually manufac49,000 gallons of acid, and
250 tons of Excelsior, valued at
ture
S
10,150.
First Minister.
Rev. Nathaniel
Porter, D. D., ordained in 1773,
(See Conway.)
North-west
by
Wolfeborough, and Alton, east by
in 1777.
Boundaries.
Brookfield and Middleton, south-
acres.
About thirty - five
from Concord,
and twenty-two north-west from
miles
north-east
Dover.
Railroad. Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad passes through the
town.
NEW-HAITIPTOIV.
There are annually sawed
4,000 clapboards; 700,000 shingles,
and
its
1762.
Distances.
Employments. Agriculture
chief
7,
Belknap County.
town
The
sur-
broken and
is remarkably
and
timber, valued at $ 22,500. There
are several other small manufac-
face of this
tories in town.
crops of grain and grass.
1,500,000 feet of boards
100,000 pairs of
shoes are annually made. There
in plenty of good water power un-
improved.
Resources.
Annual agricultural
productions, $62,233; mechanical
S 29,300 deposits in savings
banks, § 40,613 money at interest,
$ 800 stock in trade, $ 14,000.
labor,
;
;
;
Summer
Tourists.
The various
this town
is
uneven, but the soil
fertile,
and produces
excellent
Pemigewasset River,
Rivers.
which washes its western boundary, is the only stream of any note
in town.
On
the west side of
a remarkable
spring, from which issues a stream
It is
sufficient to supply mills.
never affected by rains or droughts
Springs.
Kelley's
Hill
is
tourists to visit
and empties into the river after
running one mile.
Elevation. In the south part of
is
the
natural
curiosities
in
have caused some of the summer
it. When the town
more fully known, no doubt it
will become one of their summer
resorts.
Churches and Schools. There are
two churches, Freewill Baptist and
Advents, and thirteen schools average length of schools for the
year, nine weeks.
;
First Settlers.
New-Durham was
granted to Ebenezer Smith and
others, in 1749.
It
was incorpor-
hill,
town is a high, conical-shaped
which can be seen for quite a
distance in almost any direction.
The village of NewVillage.
Hampton is pleasantly situated
among the hills and mountains,
from the crests of which a beautitiful and delightful view of the
village and the surrounding country can be obtained. There are
two churches, a literary institu-
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NEWINGTON.
tion, five or six stores, of various
some seventy or eighty
kinds, and
neat dwellings.
Employments.-
borough, of which he was one of
the
principal
The people
are
The
proprietors.
simple request of General Moulton, and he
Governor granted
this
New-Hampton,
honor
in
largely
called
there
of his native town. This "small"
gore of land contained 19,422 acres,
a part of which now constitutes
engaged in agriculture.
But some lumber is sawed, and
wheelwrights,
are
black-
smiths, tailors, etc.
Resources. Agricultural productions,
$
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $ 18,
$ 137,240
4,000
;
in savings banks,
deposits
800;
$46,479;
;
stock in trade, $6,510;
from summer
tourists,
$ 900.
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist, Rev. E. H. Prescott, pastor; Calvin Baptist, Rev. D. M.
Dearborn, pastor. There are thir-
it
Center Harbor.
Rev.
First Ministers.
Ward,
Jeremy
(Baptist,) ordained in 1782,
died in 1816; Rev. Salmon Hibbard, ordained in 1800, dismissed
in 1816.
Boundaries. North by Ashland
and Holderness, east by Center
Harbor and Meredith, south by
Sanbornton and Hill, and west by
and Bridgewater. Area,
area of improved
19,422 acres;
Average
teen schools in town.
length of schools, for the year, fif-
Bristol
teen weeks.
NewInstitution.
Literary
Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution, A. B. Meservey, princi-
land, 13,750 acres.
pal.
Railroads. The Montreal Railroad passes through the extreme
northern part of the town. Five
miles to Bristol station, on the
Bristol Branch of the Northern
The Portland and RutRailroad.
land Railroad will pass through
the town, if ever built.
Social
Libraries.
Fraternity,
3,500; Literary Adelphi, 3,000 vol-
umes, and Ladies'
volumes.
Hotel.
ue,
$
200
Wankeneto House,
val-
3,000.
First
ton
Library,
Settlement.
was formerly a
New-Hamppart of Moul-
tonborough Gore, and was called
Moultonborough addition.
The
first
settler
was Samuel Kelley,
who moved
General
here in 1775. In 1763,
Jonathan Moulton, of
Hampton, having an
1,400
ox, weighing
pounds, fattened for the pur-
Hag upon his horns,
and drove him to Portsmouth,
as a present to Governor Wentworth. The General refused any
compensation for the ox, but he
would like a charter of a small
gore of land he had discovered
adjoining the town of Moulton-
pose, hoisted a
Thirty - five miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and fifteen north-west from Gilford.
NEWINGTON.
Rockingham County.
all
Nearly
town
But
and few
of the inhabitants in this
are engaged in agriculture.
few are considered
rich,
are classed as poor, there being
but two persons dependent on the
town.
The
soil,
near the water,
is rich,
and yields good crops of grain and
grass
;
but certain portions of the
town are sandy and unproductive.
Schools. There is but one school
district in
town.
school -house
was
In
1872, a
built,
brick
costing
�276
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
NEW-IPS W1CH.
$ 5,500. The upper story is to be
used as a town hall, and the lower
The
part for school purposes.
schools are considered good, as the
people take quite an interest in
the future welfare of their children.
Indians.
In May, 1690, a party
of Indians, led by a sagamore, by
the name of Hapgood, made an
attack on Fox Point, and destroyed several houses, killed fourteen
persons and took six prisoners.
inhabitants pursued the Indians, and, after a severe action,
The
some of the captives were recovered, and part of the plunder.
The chief, Hapgood, was severely
wounded.
Annual productions
Resources.
of the soil, $59,042: deposits in
savings banks, $ 17,839 stocks,
bonds and
money
at
interest,
$7,150.
Newington was originally a
of Portsmouth and Dover.
It was called " Bloody Point," for
many years, on account of a
bloody fight in 1631, and was
settled over two hundred years
part
Incorporated in July, 1764.
Ministers.
Rev. Joseph
Adams, ordained in 1715, and died
in 1783.
Rev. Joseph Langdon,
ordained in 1788, dismissed in
ago.
First
Hillsborough County.
The
of a clayey loam, very productive, when properly cultivated.
soil is
There are many
fine farms under
a high state of cultivation.
Souhegan
Rivers and Ponds.
River is the principal stream,
and affords some valuable waThe first or second
ter power.
Cotton Manufactory, built in this
State,
was
situated on this river,
There are several
in this town.
brooks in various sections of the
town. Pratt's and Hoar's Pond's,
contain about fifty acres each.
The
Village.
is
village
principal
in the centre of the town, in a
beautiful
and
fertile valley.
Here
are several church edifices, several
bank, two hotels, Appleton
Academy, and forty or fifty dwellThe houses are neat
ing houses.
and substantial, many of them
stores,
built
in
the
style
so
among gentlemen who
common
lived in the
country forty or fifty years ago,
with spacious yards and gardens,
while others are modern cottages
but all betoken a degree of wealth
and prosperity, for which the people are distinguished.
Summer
Resorts.
location has justly
The pleasant
drawn the at-
1810.
tention of many tourists who spend
a few weeks in the summer
Boundaries. North-east by the
Piscataqua, east by Portsmouth,
The number
south by Greenland and Great
Bay, and west and north-west by
Great and Little Bays.
Area,
timated at 200.
Employments.
months
in
this
pleasant
town.
of visitors of this
class, through the summer, is es-
Distances. Forty-four miles east
south-east from Concord, and five
The people are
generally engaged in agriculture,
but their manufactories are important. A cotton factory belong-
west from Portsmouth.
Railroads. The Portsmouth and
Dover Railroad passes through
this town.
ing to the Columbian Manufacturing Company, was burned in 1871.
Chairs, ciIt has been rebuilt.
gars, boxes, bedsteads, harnesses,
5,273 acres.
�NEW-LONDON.
lumber, machine work, &c, are
manufactured, to the value of $ 72,
400 annually.
Resources.
soil,
$
$92,995;
money
19,100;
450;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
in savings
deposits
$ 85, 128 stock
from summer
;
at interest,
in trade,
tourists,
$
12,
banks,
$ 24,048
$ 6,000
277
and Mason, south by Massachuand west by Rindge. Area,
20,860 acres. Area of improved
setts,
land, 9,620 acres.
Fifty
Distances.
miles south-
west from Concord, and eighteen
south-west from Amherst.
Railroad.
By
stage, twice a day,
to Greenville station, three miles
on the Peterborough and
professional business, $ 15,000.
distant,
CongreChurches and Schools.
gational, Rev. T. S. Robie, pastor
Methodist, Rev. Jacob F. Spauld-
Shirley Railroad.
ing,
pastor;
Baptist,
no pastor;
There are thirteen schools in town
average length, for the year, twenty weeks.
New Ipswich Academy was incorporated, June 18, 1789. Appleton Academy is the name of the
institution there, at the
literary
present time.
John Herbert
is
the
ry, 1,000
New-Ipswich Libra-
volumes.
New-Ipswich Savings
Bank.
Bank. (See tables.)
Hotels. Clark's Hotel, and Appleton House.
New-IpSettlements.
First
swich was originally called Ipswich Canada, and was settled prior to 1749, by Reuben Kidder,
Archibald White, Joseph and Ebenezer Bullard, Joseph Stephens
and eighty others. In 1750 it was
granted by the Masonian proprietors, and incorporated September
The town sent sixty men
9, 1762.
Twenty-six men
to Bunker Hill.
gave up their lives in the great rebellion of 1861 to 1865.
First
tional
1750.
County.
The
principal settlements of this town
are formed on three large swells
The soil is deep and
of land.
good. In some portions of the
town, the land is rocky, but
there is very little not capable of
There are many fine
cultivation.
farms which clearly show they are
cultivated by practical farmers.
Principal.
Library.
NEW-LONDON.
Merrimack
Minister.
A
Congrega-
Church was gathered in
Rev. Stephen Farrer was
ordained in 1760, died in 1809.
North by Sharon
Boundaries.
and Temple, east by Greenville
Sunapee
Ponds and Streams.
Lake separates New-London from
the town of Sunapee. Little Sunapee Pond, one and one-half miles
in length, and three-fourths of a
mile in width, lies in the west
part, and empties into Sunapee
Near the centre of the
Lake.
town, are Harvey's and Messer's
Ponds,
which are the principal
Warner River. Pleas-
sources of
ant Pond, in the north part, is
nearly two miles long and one
There are some elevations
wide.
in this section of the town, but
they can hardly be considered
mountains. The elevated location
of the town, together with^its lake
and ponds, afford some very delightful and attractive scenery,
which has caused many tourists to
visit here, through the summer
months. One of the most flourishing institutions of learning in
the State,
is
located here.
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278
The
Employments.
inhabitants
are chiefly devoted to agriculture,
but the manufactures are considerable.
Over 4,500 dozens of
scythes are annually manufactur750,000
ed, valued at $45,000.
shingles,
and
10,000 clapboards,
&c,
150,000 feet of boards,
are an-
nually sawed; also, 8,000 bushels
grain ground, and $24,000 worth
of
Agricultural
pro-
mechanical
ductions, $ 78,678
bor.$ 20,300; stocks,
la-
&c,
$9,200;
money at interest, $ 46,990; deposin savings banks,
its
$30,488;
stock in trade, $ 30,000 from summer tourists, $3,000; professional
;
$
10,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Christian Union, Rev.
Lewis Phillips, pastor. There are
public
It is
one of the largest
literary institutions in the State.
The school property
is
valued
one hundred thousand
dollars, besides an endowment of
fifteen thousand dollars.
There
is a library connected with the
at about
containing 1,500 vol-
umes.
Seaman's House.
First Settlements.
was
NEWMARKET.
originally
market
New-
a small township, but
the soil is good, well cultivated,
and produces excellent crops,
which are readily sold in the vilis
lage at fair prices.
Rivers. Piscassick River passes
through this town in a northerly
direction. Lamprey River washes
are located the cotton mills of the
The
twenty-four weeks.
New-London Literary and Scientific Institution was incorporated
Hotel.
and Claremont Railroad.
town.
in
year,
institution,
Thirty miles north
schools, for the
schools
Average length of
in 1854.
Distances.
north-eastern boundary and
meets the tide water at Lamprey
River village, over falls of more
than twenty feet. At these falls
;
seven
land.
of west from Concord.
Railroad. Daily stage to Potter
Place station, on the northern
Railroad.
Also daily stage to
Bradford station, on the Concord
Rockingham County.
(See tables.)
Resources.
business,
Area of improved
11,100 acres.
and curried.
tanned
leather
Lake.
New-London
called
Dantzick,
and was incorporated January 25,
1779.
James Lamb and Nathaniel
Merrill were the first settlers.
First Church. A Baptist Church
was formed October 23, 1788.
Boundaries.
North and east by
Wilmot, south by Sutton and
Newbury, and west by Sunapee
its
Newmarket Manufacturing Company. Below the falls, the water,
at high tide, is of sufficient depth
for vessels of one hundred and
Coal,
twenty tons to navigate.
salt, and other heavy merchandise
are frequently freighted up the
Piscataqua, to Newmarket village.
This village is the seat of considerable trade and manufacturing.
There are three church edifices,
two school houses, three hotels,
town house, two banks, thirty-five,
stores, various professional offices,
four cotton mills, and various other manufactories.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the inhabitants.
7,500,000 yards cotton cloth,
and 24,000 pairs of boots and shoes
are annually manufactured. The
manufacture of sale clothing is an
�NEWPORT.
important branch of business.
total value of goods annually
manufactured, is $889,000. It is
the centre of trade for the surrounding towns. Those engaged
in agriculture find it remunera-
The
tive
employment.
Resources.
soil,
$64,519;
$177,000;
money
its
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
&c, $24,500;
stocks,
at interest, $22,100; depos-
savings
in
banks,
$89,894;
stock in trade, $138,375;
profes-
sional business, etc., $75,000.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
Baptist, Rev. DeWitt C. Durgin,
pastor
Congregational,
Rev.
Isaac C. White, pastor; Methodist Episcopal, Rev. A. H. Wilkins, pastor. Total number of
members, 465. Value of church
;
279
ed for her excellent qualities, and
very much esteemed by all who
knew her. She died here in 1819.
Rev. Jobn
First Ministers.
Moody, Congregational, ordained
in 1730, died in 1778. Rev. Nathaniel Ewers, settled in 1795,
died in 1832.
North by Lee and
Boundaries.
Durham,
east by Great Bay, south
by South Newmarket, and west
Area of improved
by Epping.
land, 4,844 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south of east from Concord, and
eight nortb from Exeter.
Railroads
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through this town.
NEWPORT.
This
is
the shire
town of
Owing
Sulli-
There are two
school districts and four schools
in town.
Average length of
van county.
schools for the year, twenty-four
with the business character of its
inhabitants, Newport has become
one of the most important and enterprising towns in the western
section of the State. For a number
of years it has not kept pace in
the march of improvement with
other towns in the State, inferior
property, $32,000.
weeks.
Total amount annually
appropriated for school purposes,
$2,736.
Library.
Newmarket Library
Association.
Washington
Hotels.
Newmarket
Hotel,
House,
Railroad
House.
to its central
water power,
location, its valuable
and railroad
facilities,
together
originally a part of Exeter,
in natural resources, for the lack
of railroad facilities but that obstacle has been removed by the com-
and was separated and incorporat-
pletion of the Sugar River Rail-
First Settlements.
was
ed December
portion
of
15,
its
Newmarket
1727.
territory
A
large
was
de-
tached, and the township of South
Newmarket formed June
27, 1849.
Mrs. Fanny Shute, when thirteen
months old, was taken by a party
of Indians, carried to Canada, and
sold to the French. She was educated in a nunnery, and, after re-
maining thirteen years in captivity, was redeemed and restored to
her friends.
Mrs. Shute was not-
;
road, to this town, in
and
November,
Claremont, in the fall
Since the first date, busof 1872.
iness, in every department, has
made rapid strides, and improvements are seen on every hand.
The surface of the town is generally uneven, frequently broken by
considerable elevations; but on
the borders of the Sugar River
and its branches are large tracts
1871,
of
to
interval
land,
yielding good
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280
crops of corn, grass, &c. The soil
on the uplands is strong and when
properly tilled, produces excellent
There are many valuable
farms in this town, under high
crops.
The apple producmore valuable than in any
other town in the county. Some
of the finest maple sugar orchards
cultivation.
tions are
may be found in this
Forty thousand pounds of
maple sugar are annually manuin the State,
town.
main street is more than a mile in
length, crossing the river over a
handsome bridge nearly
in the
of the village. On this
street are located four elegant
church edifices, the court and town
house, jail and county buildings,
three school-houses, two large hotels,
two banks, the Argus and
Spectator office, seven lawyers',
three insurance, and six physi-
centre
cians'
and
factured.
tween
thirty
Sugar River, the outSunapee Lake, together with
the North and South branches, are
shops for trade, of various kinds,
and over one hundred dwelling
houses.
There are many other
pleasant streets, with well built
residences on them.
The manufactories are
valuable,
being
Rivers.
let of
the
principal
Near the
streams
in
town.
the Sugar rewaters of the South
village,
ceives the
branch, which has
its source in
Lempster, Unity and Goshen
thence flowing north about two
miles, it meets the waters of the
North branch, coming from Springfield,
Grantham and Croydon,
nearly in an opposite direction,
whence it passes west through
Claremont into the Connecticut.
At the outlet of Sunapee Lake,
there is a stone dam, with gates ar-
ranged
for
drawing from the sur-
face of the lake ten feet of water.
The
full capacity of this valuable
reservoir has never been tested.
Mountains.
Bald, Coit, Blueberry ledge, and East mountains,
are
the
principal
elevations in
situated on
never
offices,
be-
forty stores
and
dentists'
and
water power which
The
in a dry time.
fails
woolen
manufactories annually
produce 1,600,000 yards of flanThe
nel,
valued at $408,000.
amount paid for labor, by these
mills, is over $ 60,000.
18,000 sides
of leather and 16,000 lbs. splits are
annually produced, valued at $77,
there is annually ground 19,
bushels of grain, valued at
$ 33,000. There are lumber mills,
carpenter shops, and various other
kinds of mechanical shops, com200
000
;
mon
to a New-England village.
The court house and town hall
building was erected in the fall of
and the spring and summer
at an expense of over
$40,000, and is one of the fin1872,
town. From the summit of these
mountains a fine view is presented
of the surrounding country.
Villages.
On Sugar River,
about six miles from Sunapee
Lake, is located the thriving village of Newport. It is considered
one of the pleasantest and most
of
enterprising villages in the State,
buildings are large and substantial structures. Richards' building
both in manufacturing and as a
centre of mercantile trade.
The
est
1873,
edifices
State.
The
of the kind in
hotels are new,
the
com-
modious, and pleasantly located.
The books
number of
over^ 12,000.
is
of the hotels
show
the
arrivals last year to be
Some
one of the
of the business
finest
mercantile
�NEWPORT.
blocks in the county. In the north
part of the village is a beautiful
common, shaded with the maple,
and capacious enough to parade a
regiment on. On either side of this
common stand some of the finest
residences in the village, adorned
with yards and gardens.
The future prospects of the inhabitants of
this
town are very
flattering
and
;
their fond anticipations of seeing
a large village, double its present
may be fully realized within
the next ten years.
About two miles north-west
from the principal village is the
small, busy, manufacturing village
of Northville. Here are annually
made, 1,600 dozens of scythes, valued at $ 17,000 500 dozens of rakes;
size,
;
13,000 butter tubs
sides, there are
5,000 pails
;
lumber
;
mills,
be-
and
Summer Resorts.
But few local-
the State offer better in-
ducements
to
summer
The
than Newport.
tourists
fine roads,
pleasant drives, and delightful
views from the crests of its many
hills, render it very attractive to
lovers of country
ural scenery in
A pleasant ride
homes and
nat-
its varied forms.
of six miles brings
you
to the romantic shores of Sunapee Lake.
This lake is about
nine miles in length, and from one
half to two miles in width. Three
miles south of NeAvport village, is
Unity Springs, which has become
quite noted for its medical qualities.
Its waters are highly charged with salts of iron, and possess
Here is a fine
tonic properties.
hotel
to
accommodate
The views from this
house, of Sunapee Lake and the surrounding
country, are some of the finest in
the State. This house is becoming
a popular summer resort.
The
number of tourists who spend
their summer vacation in Newport and vicinity, is estimated at
over five hundred.
Employments.
The employment of the inhabitants is nearly
equally divided between agriculture on the one side, and mechanical, mercantile, and official business on the other, with the preponderance in favor of the latter. The
capital invested for manufacturing
purposes is over $ 375,000 the annual value of manufactured pro;
ductions, $619,100.
Annual value of agme-
Resources.
ricultural products, $ 148, 156
chanical labor, $117,700;
other small manufactories.
ities in
281
invalids
and lovers of recreation. A ride
on the cars, or by carriage, of six
miles, carries you to the " Sunapee
Mountain House" in Newbury.
sional services,
$
105,000;
&c, $64,800; money
$ 41,724
;
professtocks,
at interest,
deposits in savings banks,
$118,282; stock in trade, $105,
from summer tourists, $ 15,
975
;
;
000.
Churches and Schools.
The Con-
gregational, Rev. G. W. R. Scott,
pastor
number of members, 248
;
church valuation, $ 50,000. Methodist, Rev. E. R. Wilkins, pastor;
members, 230 valuation, $ 13,000.
Baptist, Rev. H. C. Leavitt, pas;
tor;
members,
189;
Christian
There are
eighteen school districts, and six-
church at Northville.
teen schools; average length for
the year, twenty weeks; average
amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 2,334.
50.
It is intended to build a large
school house(with all the modern
improvements), in the village, the
coming season, (1874.)
Banks. There are two banks
in
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
town,
—the
and
National,
First
Newport Savings banks.
Libraries. Newport Social
brary, 400 volumes
;
Li-
Hon. Edmund
Burke's private library, 6,000 volumes; besides several other private libraries with over 1,000 vol-
umes
each.
Hotels.
Newport House, and
Phenix Hotel.
First Settlers.
Ezra Parmelee,
then about twenty-one years of
age, in company with Dea. Jesse
Wilcox, and his two sons, Jesse
and Phineas Samuel Hurd and
Jesse Kelsey, came, early in the
month of June, 1766 occupied the
lands to which they were entitled,
built their camps, and commenced the actual settlement of the
town.
These men were from old
Kilingworth, Connecticut.
Some
years later, John McGregory, (fath-
—
—
John McGregory, M.
Joel McGregory, and Deacon
er of the late
B.,)
Daniel Chapin, made a settlement
in the north-western section of the
town. Joel McGregory died a few
years since, aged one hundred and
one years. A son of his is now
living in town, between eighty and
ninety years of age. Newport has
been the birthplace and residence
many prominent men and women of this country, Mrs. Sarah J.
Hale, was a native of this town.
The town was incorporated Ocof
tober
6,
1761.
Hon. Benjamin
and highly
Giles, long a resident,
respected,
built
the
first
grist-
Captain Ezra Parmelee settled on the Unity road
about one mile south of the village, and built his barn soon after coming to Newport. This barn
is now (1873,) standing and in
good repair.
It is safe to say that
it has been built, and been in use,
mill, in 1768.
over one hundred years. The covering boards are fastened to the
timbers with strong wooden pins,
which
clearly shows the scarcity
of nails in those early days of the
settlement.
A few rods from the
barn, stands an apple tree, which
is quite as old.
Captain Parmelee
brought it from Connecticut, over
one hundred years ago.
First
Ministers.
Rev. John
Remelee, ordained in 1783, dismissed in 1791
Rev. Abijah
Wines, settled in 1785, dismissed
in 1816. Congregational and Baptist churches were established in
;
1779.
North by Croydon,
by Sunapee and Goshen, west
by Claremont, and south by Goshen and Unity. Ai-ea, 25,267 acres
improved land, 18,533 acres.
Boundaries.
east
Distances.
Forty miles north of
west from Concord, and about thirty-five miles north from Keene.
Railroad. Concord and Claremont Railroad passes through the
town in an easterly and westerly
direction.
NEWTON.
Rockingham County.
New-
a small township bordering
on Massachusetts. The surface is
broken but the soil is deep and fertile, and yields good crops of grain
and grass. The farmers find a
ready sale for their produce at
Haverhill, Massachusetts. Nearly
one third of Country Pond lies in
this town, and it is the only body
of water, of note.
The employEmployments.
ment of the inhabitants is about
equally divided between farming
ton
is
and mechanical labor. 1,000,000
of boards &c, and 180,000
shingles, are annually sawed and
feet
;
�NORTHFIELD.
120,000 pairs of shoes are
made.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 38,259
$30,000; money at interest, $3,
400; deposits in savings banks,*
Resources.
;
$
3,174; stock in trade,
$
11,827.
283
of land for agriculture, lies on two
ridges extending nearly through
The soil is of good
producing excellent crops
of corn, oats and grass. There are
many fine farms, under a high
the town.
quality,
Baptist
Churches and Schools.
church, Rev. B. H. Lane, pastor;
Christian, Rev. Nathaniel Day,
state of cultivation.
There are six schools in
town average length, for the year,
town, and flows into the Winnipiseogee, three miles from the junction with the Pemigewasset. Sondogardy Pond discharges its waters
Winnipisinto the Merrimack.
eogee River waters its western bor-
pastor.
;
twenty weeks.
Traveller's
Hotels
Home, and
Depot House.
Rev. John
Minister.
First
Eames, in 1791. A Baptist Society
was formed here in 1755, and it is
the oldest religious society, of that
denomination in the State.
A
Congregational Church was organized about 1759.
First Settlements. Joseph Bartlett
and others
town
in 1720.
first settled
in this
Twelve years presettlement he was
vious to his
taken captive by the Indians
at Haverhill, and conveyed to Canada where he remained four years.
North by KingsBoundaries.
by
east
ton,
Hampton,
South
Mass. and
Area, 5,250
south by Amesbury,
west by Plaistow.
acres,
Forty miles southand twentyeight south-west from Portsmouth.
Railroads. Boston and Maine,
Distances.
east from Concord,
from Tilton.
The town formerly possessed some
fine
water power, on this
river,
near
junction with the Pemigewassett, but this portion of its territory
is now embraced within the limits
of Franklin. It still holds some good
power at the village of Tilton.
Village. A portion of what is
called the village of Tilton, on the
south side of the river, lies in this
town.
On the Northfield side are
two woolen mills, annually manufacturing respectively 210,000 and
66,000 yards of repellants, valued
at $ 276,000 besides lumber mills,
its
wheel-wright shop etc.
There is
a large graded school building
and over fifty dwelling houses.
For full particulars of the village,
see Tilton.
Employments.
A
majority of
the inhabitants are engaged in ag-
pass
through
riculture,
but the
manufactories
are valuable, with fair encourage-
ment
NORTHFIELD.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
town
hills.
their
The
surplus
sur-
uneven, being
is
* Depositors in Savings
to place
it
part of the
Newton
town.
broken by
and separates
der,
Chestnut
Rivers.
lies in the east
and
Amesbury
and
Branch Railroads
this
and
Ponds
Pond
best section
Banks are induced
earnings in
chusetts Savings Institutions.
Massa-
that they will be enlarged
within a few years.
Productions of the
Resources.
$95,311; mechanical labor,
$ 46,500 stocks and money at indeposits in savings
terest, $ 9,648
soil,
;
;
banks, $50,911;
$
6,425.
stock in
trade,
.
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284
Churches and Schools,
The
churches are on the Tilton side of
the village.
There are nine
schools in town, two of which are
graded
average length, for the
year, fourteen weeks.
First Settlers.
Benjamin Blanchard and others first settled here
in 1760. It was originally a part
of Canterbury, and was incorporated June, 1780, under its present
;
name.
Boundaries.
North by Tilton
and Belmont, east by Belmont,
south by Canterbury, and west by
Franklin and Boscawen.
Area,
about 17,000 acres improved land,
;
9,638 acres.
Seventeen miles
north from Concord, by the Boston, Concord, and Montreal RailDistances.
road.
become a popular
resort for tourof the farmers make
it a special business to keep city
boarders through the summer
Many
ists.
months, and, in connection with
farms, find it a lucrative
their
business.
Employments. Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. 750,000 shingles and
350,000 feet of boards are annually
sawed, also 60,000 pairs of shoes,
are annually made.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $76,224; mechanical
labor,
$ 20,500 stocks and money at in;
terest, $9,700; deposits in
bank, $ 46,803
$1,125;
from
$
;
stock
savings
in
summer
trade,
tourists,
15,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreChurch, Rev. T. V.
Haines pastor; Baptist Church,
There are three schools
in town. Average length for the
year, thirty-one weeks.
Library. North-Hampton Social
Library, 250 volumes.
First Settlements.
This town
formerly constituted the parish
gational
NORTH HAMPTON.
.
Rockingham County.
town has an even
surface,
This
and
its
has been made very productive
by means of the large quantities of
seaweed which the farmers spread
on the ground as a fertilizer. In
proportion to the number of acres
soil
under improvement, no town in
the county, exceeds it in its value
of agricultural productions.
Rivers. Little River is the principal stream
it has its source in
the north part of the town. Meandering through it in a south-easterly direction for a couple of miles,
it empties into the Ocean, between
Great and Little Boar's head.
Winnecut River rises near the
centre of the town and flows north
west into Great Bay. These rivers
;
afford
some water
Summer
privileges.
Part of the
eastern border is washed by the
Atlantic Ocean and the town has
Resorts.
called
The
North Hill
in
Hampton.
settlement dates back to
a very early period in the history
of this State, and the early settlers
first
were much exposed
ties
of
the
were erected
to the hostili
Indians.
to
Garrison
which the inhabi
tants resorted in times of danger.
In
several
persons were
Incorporated November
1742.
(For first settlers see
1677
killed.
26,
Hampton.)
First Ministers. Rev. Nathaniel
Gookin (Congregational) ordained
in 1731, died in 1766. Rev. Joseph
Hastings
moved
in
ordained in 1767, re1774; Rev. David Mc
Clure D. D., settled in 1776, dis-
�NORTHUMBERLAND.
missed in 1784. Rev. Benjamin
Thurston settled in 1785, dismissed
in 1800. The first Congregational
Meeting house was erected in
1738.
acres.
Distances.
Forty-seven miles
south east by east from Concord
and nine south by west from
Portsmouth by Eastern Railroad.
Eastern Railroad
Railroad.
passes through this town.
is
employment of the
the principal
inhabitants but manufacturing is
an important branch of business.
At Northumberland Falls, there
are starch, straw-board and shoe
peg mills, annually manufacturing
40 tons starch, 175 tons straw
board, and 20,000 bushels shoe
pegs.
At Groveton there are
Coos County.
Connecticut,
in
this
town,
the
was
of butternut wood. The soil is
from stone and gravel, and is
easily cultivated. A large portion
of the upland is good for pasturing
and tillage. There are several
good farms, producing excellent
and barley.
ued
at
total
$
102,000
;
meal, $ 3,500 be;
But one
other town in the county raises as
many bushels of corn.
Rivers. Connecticut River washes the western border, and it is
watered by the Upper Ammonoosuc River, which passes through
the town in a south-westerly direc-
carpenters,
value
of
manufactured
in
goods,
town,
&c.
The
annually
is
$208,600;
Rail-
At Groveton, the Montreal
growth
free
corn, oats
7,000,000 feet of long timber, val-
painters,
The land on
originally covered with a
manufactories, annually producing leather, $70,000; 100,000 clapboards, 1,000,000 shingles,
and
sides blacksmiths, harness makers,
NORTHUMBERLAND.
road forms a junction with the
Grand Trunk Railroad. In this
village there
is
a post
office, tele-
graph and express office, one lawyer, one physician, church edifice,
large graded school house, five
stores, of all kinds, one hotel and
one eating house.
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $72,544; mechanical labor,
$39,800; money at interest, $5,
deposits in savings banks, $ 1,
050
;
072; stock in trade, $20,260.
Church and ScJwols. Methodist,
Groveton) Rev. G. C. Noyes,
pastor. There are ten schools in
town, two of which are graded.
(at
tion.
Near the centre of
an abrupt and rugged
elevation, called Cape Horn, of an
Elevation.
town
is
altitude of nearly 1,000 feet.
The
scenery around this mountain is
wild and beautiful. Its north base
is separated from the Connecticut
by a narrow plain, and its eastern
washed by the Upper AmThe spring freshets
monoosuc.
usually overflow the meadows, at
side
and give them the ap
pearance of a large lake.
Employments.
Agriculture
;
Boundaries. North by Greenland, east by Rye and Atlantic
Ocean, south by Hampton Falls
and Hampton and west by Stratham. Area of improved land 5,363
the
this point,
285
is
Average length of
schools, for the
year, thirteen weeks.
Hotels.
Rogers
House;
at
Ammonoosuc House.
Settlement. Thomas Burn-
Groveton,
First
side
and Daniel Spaulding, togeth-
er with their families,
the
in
commenced
settlement in this town,
1767.
North of Cape Horn
first
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286
Mountains and Hills. Saddleback Mountain, between Deerfield
and Northwood, has an altitude
of one thousand feet above the
mountain, and near the river, are
the remains of a fort, built during the war of the Revolution. It
was placed under the command
of Captain Jeremiah Eames, afterwards well known for his usefulness, wit and social disposition.
The town was incorporated November 16, 1779.
Boundaries. North by Stratford,
east by Stark, south by Lancaster,
and west by Vermont. Area of
improved land, 6,555 acres.
Distances.
By railroad, one
hundred and forty-five miles north
from Concord, and eight northeast from Lancaster.
Railroads.
Grand Trunk, and
Montreal Extension Railroads.
the east side of this
mountain are found
and
crystals
crystaline spars, of various colors.
Plumbago of superior
quality is
Brown's or Richardson's Hill, between Jenness and
Long ponds, has an abrupt elevation of three hundred feet above
also found.
The summit
the latter pond.
is
covered with 'an open growth of
oaks, affording a fine place, in
mer, for picnic parties.
sum-
From
the
top of Fogg's Hill, eight ponds can
be seen.
The main street in
Northwood, passes over what
is
called Clark's Hill, the highest cul-
NORXHWOOD,
Rockingham
On
ocean.
tivated elevation, in
Rockingham
is
county, from the top of which can
be seen the ocean, and also nearly
the whole basin of the country, at
passes
a glance.
County.
For
beautiful and varied scenery, there
no town in the State, that surNorthwood, south of the
Her
White Mountain Range.
mountains and hills, and her sparking lakelets
or
ponds, lend
Agricultural.
wood
The
soil of
North-
moist, and has been considered better adapted for grazing,
en-
chantment to her many views.
Ponds. There are seven ponds in
this town viz. Suncook, Jenness,
Long, Little Bow, Harvey, Durgin and Knowlton, or Demerritt
Ponds, besides a part of Bow Lake
and Pleasant Pond, and all covering an area of over fourteen hun-
is
than any other branch of agriculture; but there are only three
towns in the county that raise as
many bushels of corn, and but one
as many bushels of wheat. Agriculture is neglected, owing to a
large portion of the people being
engaged in shoe business; but
when the soil is properly cultivat-
;
dred acres.
Rivers.
The north branch of
Lamprey River has its source in
ed,
town, at the eastern base of
Saddleback mountain. The main
branch of Suncook River has its
rise in Jenness, Long, Little Bow,
Durgin, Harvey and Suncook
Ponds, draining nearly one half of
the area of the town, (8,500 acres,)
and furnishing nearly all of the
water power.
position of Northwood,
it
yields excellent crops.
Summer
this
Resorts.
The elevated
command-
an extensive and delightful
view of the surrounding country,
ing
has caused many summer tourists
to spend their vacation here, and
it is becoming a popular resort for
all lovers of mountains, lakes, and
The
hills.
'
and
all
Gulf,
the ponds
Brown's
Hill,
are pleasant,
�NORTHWOOD.
and interesting
287
localities for tour-
State. It still retains its high reputation in that respect, in the Har-
There is one
Manufactories.
large shoe factory in the east part
vey House, kept by the accommo-
ists to visit.
$715,000,
dating landlord, E. C. Brown, Esq.
is a daily stage to Epsom
depot, on the Suncook Valley Railroad, distance, six miles; also a
stage three times a week to Newmarket, on the Boston and Maine
Railroad, distance, eighteen miles.
First Settlements.
This town
was originally the extreme northern section of Nottingham, and
some of the inhabitants, in the win-
men
ter,
of the town, employing over one
hundred men and women, and
manufacturing annually, over 152,
000 pairs of women's boots and,
shoes, valued at $ 215,000. There
is paid for labor annually, $ 55,000.
The whole number of shoes manuannually, in
factured,
nearly
550,000
pairs,
town, is
valued at
and giving the work$ 135,
000 per annum.
for their labor over
of the
soil,
productions
Total
Resources.
$74,188; mechanical
stocks and mon-
labor,
$
ey at
interest,
140,300
;
$33,900;
deposits
in savings banks, $51,115;
in trade, $21,170;
$
tourists,
iness,
$
1,500
;
stock
from summer
professional bus-
10,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. E. C. Cogswell,
pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. L.
P. Bickford, pastor; Baptist, Rev.
A. A. Chase, pastor. There are
nine schools in town, two of which
are graded; average length, for
the year, twenty-one weeks
total amount annually appropriated
gational,
;
;
for school purposes,
Literary
$
1,405.
Institutions.
wood Academy,
North-
E. C. Cogswell,
(See Literary Institutions.)
Libraries.
Northwood
Social
volumes;
North-
1,000
wood Academy
Library, 500 vol-
umes; Rev. E. C. Cogswell's private library, 1,200 volumes.
Hotels.
The traveling public
have long appreciated the good
hotels in Northwood being excelled by no country town in the
;
would
visit this
locality for
lumbering, and they called
" north woods." Hence the
when
incorporated.
The
it
the
name
first set-
tlement was commenced, March,
25, 1763, by Moses Godfrey, John
and Increase Batchelder, and Solomon Bickford. Colonel Samuel
Johnson came, a few years after,
and the first night he was in town
he slept between two large stones
covered over by a quilt or canvass.
Within a few feet of where he rested the first night, his bones are now
taking their last rest. It was incorporated Feb. 6, 1773.
September 6, 1873, the people celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary
of the
town organization of their
town, and gave a general invita-
Principal. Northwood Seminary,
William H. Cotton, Principal.
Library,
There
tion to the sons
had
and
daughtei's,
who
native town, to join
them in the festivities of the occasion.
Over two thousand persons
met on the day appointed, and the
greetings of old friends and neighleft their
who had
not met for half a
were frequent, and the
enjoyment such as few partici-
bors,
century,
pate in in a
life
time.
Within thirty years
there have been fourteen violent
deaths in town. Ten were drowned, two were thrown from a carCasualties.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
288
one killed in a saw mill and
one, a girl thirteen years of age,
and broken with hills, but the soil
is deep and fertile, and produces
most
fine crops of
wheat, corn, barley,
potatoes, &c.
There are many
riage,
murdered by her
whose name was Evans, in
October, 1872.
Three other men
left town temporarily, and never
returned. One was thrown from
brutally
uncle,
a carriage, one killed on the railroad, and the other drowned.
and Ministers.
First Churches
The Baptist Church was organized
in 1779, and the Rev. Edmund
Pillsbury ordained the same year,
as its pastor. The Congregational
Church was formed in 1781. Rev.
Josiah Prentice was ordained in
1799.
He was pastor over forty
years.
Boundaries.
Strafford,
North-east
by
south-east by Notting-
ham, south, and south-west by
Deerfield, and north-west by Epsom and Pittsfield. Area, 17,075;
acres
area of improved land, 10,
;
389 acres.
Distances. Eighteen nules east
from Concord, twenty-six northwest from Exeter, and about
twenty miles west from Dover.
The natural reRailroads.
sources and growing business, of
this town, demand a railroad, and
if the projected Concord and Dover Railroad is built, it will pass
through it. But three towns in
the county do as much manufacturing
as
Northwood, and
there are but two towns whose
freight would be as valuable for
any raih-oad, it being a longer distance to market. The largest unbroken tract of woodland in the
county, is in this town, and con-
tains
between two and three thou-
sand acres.
NOTTINGHAM.
Rockingham
The
County.
surface of Nottingham is uneven
fine
farms under a high state of cultivation.
Rivers and Ponds.
»
Little
River
the principal stream in town,
is
and affords some very good water
power.
Several small streams
have their source in this town,
and North River passes through
it.
There are several ponds, the
largest of
which
is
Pawtuckaway.
Mountains. Pawtuckaway Mountain
the principal elevation in
is
on the line between
Nottingham and Deerfield, and
town.
It lies
consists of three distinct peaks,
abruptly,
rising
and
designat-
Upper, Middle, and
Lower Mountains. These mountains were once the haunts of the
deer, panther, and wildcat.
Minerals
Bog iron ore and
white granular quartz are found.
Nottingham Square is
Village.
a pleasant village, situated on an
elevated site, about 450 feet above
ed
the
as
the sea level, and affords a fine
view of the surrounding country.
At one time it was the seat of
considerable trade, and still retains
its
delightful views.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture
is
employment of the
96,000 pairs of shoes are
people.
annually
manufactured.
70,000
clapboards, 800,000 shingles, and
23,00,000 feet of boards, &c, are
sawed annually.
Productions of the
$72,147; mechanical labor,
$26,700; stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 22,550
Resources.
soil,
;
ings
banks,
trade,
$
ists,
$
40,785
1,500.
$22,510;
;
stock
in
from summer tour-
�ODELL
— ORANGE.
Union
Churches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Hosea Quirnby, pas-
289
mer, south by Stark, and west by
Stark, Stratford, and Columbia.
There are thirteen schools
Average length of
tor.
ORANGE.
town.
in
schools,
the
for
year,
Hotel.
First
was
The
Grafton County.
eighteen
sur-
face is uneven, being situated
weeks.
Rockingham House.
Nottingham
Settlements.
settled
by Capt. Joseph Cilley
and others, in 1727. A tribe of Indians had their rendezvous, at one
time, on the shores of a pond in
Northwood, near the line of this
town, but no serious depredations
were ever committed by them on
the inhabitants of Nottingham.
Incorporated
May
First Ministers.
10, 1722.
Rev. Stephen
Emery, Congregational, ordained
in 1742, dismissed in 1749.
Benjamin Butler,
Rev.
settled in 1758,
left in 1770.
Boundaries and Area.
North-
and Lee, south
by Epping and Raymond, and west
by Deerfield and Northwood.
Area 25,800 acres. Area improved
east by Barrington
land, 11,473 acres.
on
of land between the
the height
Connecticut and Merrimack RivThe soil, in many parts of
ers.
the town, is good, and fine crops
are produced.
Tha
Ponds.
and
Streams
streams are small, but some' of
them afford a few mill privileges,
which are improved. There is a
small pond in the south-east part
of the town, from which is taken
a species of paint, resembling
Chalk and magSpruce yellow.
nesia have been found near this
Yellow Ochre, of a qualipond.
ty superior to that imported, is
found in various localities.
Cardigan Mountain
Mountain.
lies
in the eastern
town, and
is
part
of the
of considerable ele-
vation.
The principal
Employments.
employment of the people is agri-
Twenty-five miles
south-east from Concord, fourteen
miles north-west from Exeter,
and twenty west from Ports-
000 shingles, and 450,000 feet of
dimension timber are annually
mouth.
produced.
Distances.
By stage, three times
Newmarket station, ten
culture.
Railroad.
25,000
Resources.
clapboards, 250,
Productions of the
a week, to
miles, on Boston and Maine Rail-
$
road.
deposits in savings banks, $3,139;
1,300;
money
mechanical labor,
at interest, $5,500;
from sum$ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist, Rev. J. C. Waldron, pasThere are seven schools.
tor.
Average length of schools, for the
year, seventeen weeks.
Orange was
First Settlements.
granted February 6, 1769, under
mer
In 1860, this
Coos County.
town had one white inhabitant,
but in 1870, the person had died
or moved away.
The town is
rocky, rough, and mountainous.
A large branch
of the Androscoggin has its rise here. It is bounded, north by Columbia and Dix-
by Millsfield and
$26,306;
stock in trade, $2,350
ODELL.
ville, east
soil,
Dum-
the
name
;
tourists,
Fellows,
of Cardigan, to Isaac
and
others.
The
first
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
290
settlement was made in 1773, by
Silas Harris, Benjamin Shaw, David Eames, Col. Elisha Bayne,
and Capt. Joseph Kenney. Incor-
porated July 18, 1781.
Boundaries. North by Dorchester, Groton, and Hebron, east by
Hebron and Alexandria, south by
west by Canaan.
and
Grafton,
Area
acres.
16,000
Improved
land, 5,624 acres.
.
Distances.
Sixteen miles east
Dartmouth College, ten
south-west from Plymouth, and
forty north-west from Concord.
Railroad. The Northern Rail-
road passes through the southwest corner of the town. East
Canaan depot, four miles distant,
the people take the
is where
cars.
OK FORD.
Grafton County. Orford is one
of the seven best farming towns
in the State, in respect of value
of agricultural productions, and
ranks as the third town in the
county. It is situated on the Connecticut which, through this town,
furnishes broad intervals, well
and
producing
excellent
crops of corn, oats, and hay.
uplands and
hills
The
afford fine pas-
turing and tillage lands. But one
other town in the State produces
as
many
bushels of wheat.
There are but few if any farming towns on the Connecticut that
equal Orford in its fine scenery of
and river
views. As you stand on many of
the farm hills which are cultivated
to their summits, you have a view
of the hills, and beautiful valleys
around you dotted with fine farm
houses, and well filled barns, and
a little farther you have an indismountain,
hill,
view of the
villages nestling
ring of the village school bell, all
denote that religion, education,
and
liberal
principles
harmoni-
ously dwell within; while still a
little farther, flows the winding
clothed on either
with broad intervals now
burdened with the rewards of the
Connecticut,
side
Troin
tilled
tinct
beneath the shades of the stately
elm, while the church sprre, peering through their tops, and the
vales,
husbandman's toil, and still beyond all this, are the green, cultivated hills of Vermont, and at
their base can be seen the puffing
locomotive, and the luxurious
cars, freighted with precious lives
as they glide through the vale.
and Mountains.
While the Connecticut River
washes the western border of the
Rivers, Ponds,
town, Orford Mill River passes
nearly through the centre and
furnishes some good water power.
There
are
four
or
five
ponds
Baker's
Upper Pond, lies within three or
four miles of the Connecticut and
discharges its waters into another
pond, lying partly in Wentworth,
.and the waters of both flow into
Baker's River. Indian Pond, lies
about one mile west from Baker's
Upper Pond. There are two conof
considerable
size.
siderable elevations called
Mount
Cuba, and Mount Sunday, lying
near the centre of the town,
Mount Cuba, extending east into
Wentworth.
Minerals.
On
the west side of
Cuba Mountain there are several
beds of limestone, which is granucrumble in burnSpecimens of quartz contain-
lar but does not
ing.
ing acicular crystals of oxide of titanium are also found here. Near
Sunday Mountain, is a bed of tal-
�291
ORFORD.
cose slate which answers well for
soap stone. There are many other
mineral crystals found in various
sections of the town.
Villages.
Orford village is situated on the upper banks of the
Connecticut and on the border of
the intervals and is one of the
handsomest and most quiet villages in the State.
Here are two
church edifices, large school house,
academy, five or six stores, of various kinds, one hotel, two lawyers, two physicians, one dentist,
and several small manufactories
and mechanical shops. The main
street is broad, and beautifully
shaded, while the dwelling houses
have a neat appearance and are
adorned with spacious yards, and
beautiful gardens.
Orfordville is situated about two
miles above the principal village,
and contains two chair factories,
lumber mill, and several other
small shops. Here are also one
church edifice, school house, store,
post office and several fine dwelling houses. It is a pleasant village
and a desirable place to live in.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming
but the manufactures are important.
3,900 bushels of wheat, 12,
000 bushels corn, 20,000 bushels
oats and barley, 41,000 bushels potatoes, 41,000 pounds of butter and
4,700 tons of hay are annually produced. There are annually man-
ufactured 360,000 shingles, 1,480,
000 feet boards and dimension timber, 12,000 bushels meal and floux-,
50 tons starch, and there are two
chair factories, a harness shop,
blacksmith shops, wheelwright, tin
ware, and shoe shops, also carpenters, painters, tailors, and various
other mechanical business.
The
annual value of mechanical productions is $ 68,400.
Annual production
Resources.
of the soil $204,200 mechanical
labor $ 17,700 stocks and money at
interest $ 62,243 deposits in savings banks, $ 6,727
;
stock in trade,
$39,500;
from summer
$ 2,000
$ 10,000.
professional
;
tourists
business
Churches and ScJwols. CongreFrank B. Knowlton,
gational, Rev.
Universalist,
pastor;
At
;
Congregational,
Orfordville,
Rev. N. F. Carter, pastor. There
are fourteen schools in town. Average length of schools, for the
twenty-two weeks. Total
amount annually appropriated for
year,
school purposes $ 2,229.21.
Orford
Literary Institution.
Academy, Nathan E. Stark, principal, in 1870.
Orford House.
Orford was
granted to Jonathan Moulton, and
Hotel.
Settlement.
First
1761.
GenJohn Mann,
a Mr. Caswell, and one Cross,
others September 25,
eral
Esq.,
Israel Morey,
commenced
the
first
settlement
in June, 1765.
Rev. Oliver
First Ministers.
Noble, (Congregational) ordained
in 1771; dismissed in 1777; Rev.
John Sawyer, settled in 1787 left
Rev. Sylvester Dana
in 1795
;
;
settled in 1807
;
left in 1822.
Boundaries. North by Piermont,
east
by Wentworth, south by
Lyme, and west by Fairlee, Vermont. Area 27,000 acres area of
improved land 16,315 acres.
miles
Sixty-two
Distances.
northwest from Concord and
twelve south from Haverhill. By
cars it is eighty four miles to Con;
cord.
Railroad.
One mile
to Fairlee,
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292
Vt.,
station,
on the Passumpsic
have induced many
to
OSSIPEE.
Countt. Ossipee is
town of the county. The
west and south parts of the town
are hilly and mountainous, while
the north-eastern portion is moderately uneven or nearly level.
The mountainous district affords
Carroi.t,
the shire
The soil is
excellent pasturage.
deep, and, when properly tilled,
produces fine crops of wheat, corn,
oats
tourists,
and
New-Hampshire scenery
spend their summers in this
lovers of
railroad.
and potatoes.
Lakes, Rivers and Ponds. Ossipee Lake, a beautiful sheet of
water, lies partly in this town. It
is about eight miles long and seven wide, and is quite as remarkable on account of its entire destitution of islands, and the bright,
silvery belt which surrounds it, as
is famous for
numerous islands. This lake
is shallow, and has many small
Ossipee River is
bays and inlets.
Pine and Bear Camp
its outlet.
the Winnipiseogee
its
Rivers discharge their waters into
Ossipee Lake, and ai'e the principal streams in town. There are
several ponds, of which Bear
Pond, in the south-east part, is
noted for not having any visible
outlet.
Ossipee and Green
Motmtains.
mountains are the principal eleva-
pleasant town, and enjoy the many
attractions which nature has so
lavishly bestowed
upon
it.
From
nearly
as
the
valleys or plains
fine
a home-view can be obtain-
ed as in any town in the State.
Ai'ound you are fine farms, where
waves the growing grass or
grain,
and rustle the leaves of the green
corn, fanned by the mountain air.
On the hill-side can be seen flocks
and herds, grazing on its gentle
knolls, or quietly reposing within
shade of the gorgeous oak or
maple. At the foot of the hills,
nestle the waters of the beautiful
the.
Ossipee, or
meander the spark-
To the
mountain streams.
south-east is Green Mountain,
with its icy fetters glistening in
To the
the summer sunbeam.
west is the Ossipee Mountain,
with its towering peaks, and in
ling
the
distance,
at
the
north, the
White Mountains show their
snowy summits and a little further to the west Chocorua Peak is
;
distinctly seen,
down
the precipi-
tous sides of which, tradition says,
an Indian made his last leap when
pursued by the white man.
Near
the foot of Ossipee Mountain is a
beautiful cascade, which attracts
many
visitors;
also
impregnated
a
spring,
with
sul-
tions in the vicinity of Ossipee.
slightly
The most
Near the westphuric acid gas.
ern shore of Ossipee Lake, in a
level field, is a circular mound,
about fifty feet in diameter, and
10 feet in height, supposed to be
the place where the Indians buried their dead after an encounter
with Captain Lovell. Several entire skeletons, besides hatchets,
tomahawks, etc., have been taken
lofty
peak of Ossipee
mountain has an altitude of nearabove the ocean level.
In the crevices of the rocks, on
Green Mountain, ice may be
found at all seasons of the year.
ly 2,500 feet
Summer
Resorts.
The bright
and silvery waters of Ossipee
Lake, and the beautiful mountain
scenery in and around Ossipee,
�PELHAM.
from
this
mound.
About 500
vis-
203
Area of
improved land,
spend their summer vacation in Ossipee.
There are three
hotels and many farm
houses,
where summer boarders are ac-
commodated.
way
Employments. Ossipee is one of
the best farming towns in the
17,740
acres.
excellent railroad facilities.
itors
State, many of its inhabitants being engaged in agriculture. There
is considerable money invested in
manufactories. Over 12,000 dozen
pairs of hose, over 1,250,000 feet
of boards, 100,000 clapboards, and
are annually
150,000 shingles,
manufactured, besides an extensive tannery and bedstead manufactory, annually producing 10,000
Bedsteads.
72,000 pairs of shoes
(See tables.)
are annually made.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $155,603; mechanical labor,
$ 55,950
994;
money
;
deposits
at
interest,
from summer
$41,557;
$ 3,
in savings banks,
tourists,
$25,000; Stock in trade, $ 19,980.
There
Churches and Sclwols.
are in town one Congregational,
two Methodist, and two Freewill
There are
Churches,
twenty schools in town. Average
Baptist
length of schools, for the year, ten
weeks.
Carroll
Hotels.
and
Houses, and Banks' Hotel.
Centre
Arri-
vals for the year, 7,500.
Sixty miles north-
Distances.
from Concord.
Railroad. Great Falls and Con-
east
Railroad
affords
this
town
FELHAM.
Hillsborough County. The
town is moderately
surface of this
uneven, but the uplands are excel-
and for the raising
But two towns in the
lent for grazing
of fruit.
county exceed
it
in the value of its
Over
were made
fruit productions.
rels of cider
6,000 bar-
in town,
in the fall of 1872.
Lowell and Lawrence furnish
the farmers a convenient market
surplus productions.
for
their
About sixty cans of milk are daily
to Lowell, and thirty to
Lawrence, the year round. In the
carried
eastern part of the
town are valuAbout
able quarries of granite.
twenty stone workmen are constantly employed at these quarries.
Beaver
Streams and Ponds.
River is the principal stream, and
together with its tributaries furnishes some good water power.
Gumpas, White's, and Island
Ponds are the principal bodies of
water.
Employments.
The inhabitan
Ossipee was
New Garden.
are principally devoted to agriculEvery hundred acres of
ture.
Incorporated February 22, 1785.
Rev. Samuel
First Minister.
Arnold, settled in 1829, dismissed
in 1831.
improved land in town yields the
farmer, on an average, $ 1,300 annually. This includes pasturage,
The lumber business
tillage, &c.
Boundaries.
North by Tamworth, north-east by Freedom and
Effingham, south-east by Wakefield, and west by Wolfeborough,
Tuftonborough
Moultonand
borough. Area over 55,000 acres.
is valuable, over 1,100,000 feet of
lumber, of all kinds, are annually
sawed. A frocking manufactory
annually produces $ 35,000 worth
of frocking. Stone quarried and
Besides there
dressed $15,000.
First
Settlement.
originally
called
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are five blacksmith and two wheelwright shops, two grist mills, and
about 3,400 pairs of sale shoes
made. Total value of goods annually manufactured, $96,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 109,965
;
$
19,500
;
money at
interest, stocks,
$23,190; deposits in savings
banks,* $54,698; stock in trade,
town was incorporated, July 6,
1746, and the first town meeting
was holden July 27, 1746.
First Church. The first church
edifice was erected in 1746.
A
Congregational society was formed
November 13, 1751, and the Rev.
James Hobbs was ordained as its
There are six
Berry, pastor.
schools in town. Average length
of schools, for the year, twenty-
he died in 1765; Rev.
ordained in 1765,
dismissed in 1792; Rev. J. H.
Church, D. D., settled in 1798.
North by WindBoundaries.
ham and Salem, east by Methuen
and Dracut,- Massachusetts, south
by Dracut, and west by Hudson.
six weeks.
Area of improved land,
Abel Gage, private,
over 500 volumes A. Batchelder,
private, over 500 volumes.
Thirty-seven miles
south from Concord, ten southeast from Nashua, and six north
from Lowell, Massachusetts.
Railroads. Six miles to Lowell
station, by mail carriage, three
times a week. A new railroad is
in contemplation, from Lowell,
etc.,
28,491,
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
CongreAugustus
Libraries.
;
Pelham was
First Settlements.
originally a part of Dracut, Massa-
and was formerly included in Wheelwright and Mason's
purchase.
The first permanent
settlement was made by John Butler, William Richardson, .Joseph
Hamblett, and others, in 1721, by
chusetts,
erecting a log house.
Two
years
date, a block
the above
house was built by the Mason probefore
prietors,
to
assist
those
stood ready to defend their counwhenever assailed. In the
try,
1755,
citizens sacrificed
give
nine of her
their lives, to
England Canada.
In the
Revolution, 86 of her townsmen
were enrolled on the lists of the
army; and the record shows she
furnished 98 men to assist in quelling the Rebellion of 1861. The
*
The savings banks of Massachusetts get a
large portion of the deposits of the farmers of
Pelham.
Ames Moody,
8,049 acres.
Distances.
through Pelham, to Windham depot, on the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad also one from
Nashua, through Pelham to Plaistow, on the Boston and Maine
;
Railroad.
who
might purchase, and protect them
from Indian incursions. The inhabitants of Pelham have always
French war of
pastor;
PEMBROKE.
Merrimack
County.
Pemon the eastern
side of Merrimack River, and is
one of the growing towns of the
State, both in wealth and population. The soil is various, and generally productive. The intervals
on the river are valuable, and pro-
broke
is
situated
duce excellent crops of corn, oats
and grass. From these intervals,
the land rises in large swells,
which yield abundant crops, when
properly cared
Rivers.
considerable
for.
Pembroke
stream
no
running
has
�PEMBROKE.
through it, but it is well watered
by small streams, while its borders are nearly surrounded by
The Soueook River
rivers.
washes its north-western borit
from
separates
and
ders,
Concord; the Merrimack waters
on the west, and separates the
while the Suntown from Bow
it
;
cook passes along its south-eastern
boundary, and separates it from
Allenstown.
There is a small
curve in the Suncook, at Suncook
village,
which has been made
since the town line was formed,
and brings a saw, and sash and
blind mill, into Pembroke, situated apparently on the south-east
bank of the river, in AllensThe Suncook furnishes
town.
some fine water power in Pembroke, which is well improved.
Pembroke street is
Villages.
situated on a high swell of land,
about one mile from the Merri-
mack.
The main
street runs par-
with the river, and is wide
and very pleasant. Thirty years
ago it was the principal village in
town, and the seat of considerable
trade.
At that time there were
two flourishing academies, severallel
al stores,
away
but the thriving
has taken
former prestige.
The
etc.
its
;
Suncook
of
village
Blanchard or Pembroke Academy
still remains, and meets with varied success. The views from this
village, of the surrounding country
summer, are delightful.
Suncook. Near the mouth of the
Suncook River, is situated the
in the
manufacturing village of Suncook.
The river runs through the village,
—consequently
partly
in
it
is
Allenstown,
located
but the
larger portion in Pembroke.
growth of
this village, it
The
might be
said,
295
commenced
less
than twenty
years ago, for a few years prior to
that time a destructive fire swept
over a large part of the business
portion of the village, and
ture prospects looked
its fu-
gloomy
for a
number of years. Since 1860, i
has more than doubled its population,
On
and trebled
the
its
Pembroke
wealth.
side the
Web-
Manufacturing Company em
ploys 94 males, and 225 females,
and annually manufactures 7,382,
ster
000 yards of cotton print goods,
valued at $552,000.
The Pembroke Mills employ 49 males, and
115 females, and manufacture 3,
740,000
ued
one
at
yards of print cloth, val-
$
280,000.
grist-mill,
There
grinding
is
also
20,000
bushels of grain annually, valued
at $ 23,900
700,000 feet of lumber
sawed, valued at $ 10,000 sash and
blinds, and printing cases, valued
at $ 10,000
besides bakery, foundry, boots and shoes, harnesses,
;
;
;
blacksmiths, tailors, &c. On the
Allenstown side is the China Manufacturing Company, employing
144 males and 340 females, and
manufacturing 11,122,000 yards of
cotton print cloth, valued at $ 832,
000. The total capital invested in
the various manufactories in Suncook is estimated at $ 1,650,000
employing 345 males, and 700 females, who annually receive for
their labor,
$ 384,000, and manu-
facture goods to the value of $
1,
There are two church edifices, two large graded schoolhouses, one bank, telegraph and
express office, from thirty to forty
stores, of all kinds, two hotels, and
about 2,500 inhabitants.
But few
villages in this State, have made
754,000.
more rapid progress
for the past
ten years than Suncook.
The Sun
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cook Branch of the Concord RailSuncook Valley Railroad to Pittsfleld, furnish the village with excellent railroad facilroad, and the
„
About three miles north of Suncook village, on Suncook River, is
a small village, where there are a
lumber mill, grist-mill, a cotton
twine manufactory, and several
ities.'
other small shops.
As can be seen,
become a manufac-
Employments.
Literary Institutions. Pembroke
Academy, Isaac Walker, A. M.,
Principal.
Pembroke House, and
Hotels.
Suncook House.
Bank. China Savings Bank, at
Suncook, on the Allenstown side.
This town
First Settlement.
was granted by Massachusetts to
Captain John Lovewell, and his
company of fifty-nine men. in consideration of their faithful services
of agricultural, as
The grant
was given under the Indian name,
—"Suncook,"— in May, 1727. The
years ago.
settlement
Pembroke
lias
turing and trading town, instead
it was twenty
might be said that
the agricultural products have not
decreased within that time, but
the manufactories have increased
enough to over-balance the farm
productions.
Large quantities of
It
brick are made 40,000 clapboards,
950,000 shingles and laths, and 1,
800,000 feet of boards and dimen;
sion timber, are annually sawed
besides meal, flour, cotton goods,
&c. The total value of goods an-
nually manufactured, of
is
all
kinds,
estimated at $ 1,010,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
$126,170; mechanical labor,
$ 228,600 stocks and money at interest, $ 39,750 deposits in savings
soil,
;
;
banks,
$202,102;
stock in trade,
$ 59,025 professional business &c,
$ 80,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. T. M. Goodwin, pastor Congregational, Rev. L. White, pas;
;
Methodist, Rev. James Noyes,
pastor; Catholic, Rev. I. B. Richer,
priest.
There are eleven schools
in town, six of which are graded;
average length, for the year, twentor
;
weeks
value of schoolhouses, $ 11,500; total amount of
money annually appropriated for
ty-five
;
school purposes, $ 2,230.25.
against the Indians.
many
made slow
progress for
years, for the reason of In-
dian depredations upon the property of the inhabitants.
James
Carr— killed May
the only person
the
Indians
1,
1748,
who lost
in
this
—was
his life by
town.
For
many
years the people led a life
of watching, anxiety, and fear,
which few persons in these days
know much about.
"The
death of James Carr, of
killed by the
enemy early in 1748, was attended
with a singular instance of canine
attachment and fidelity. He, with
two others, was ploughing on the
west bank of the river, within the
Topresent township of Bow.
Pembroke, who was
ward night, some Indians, who
had been concealed in a thicket
of bushes all day, watching them,
rushed upon them. His two com
panions were taken but in attempt
ing to run to the river, Carr, was
shot and fell dead on his back, with
his arms somewhat extended. As
;
the savages ran up to scalp him, his
dog, a large and fierce animal,
instantly attacked them, but was
stunned by the blow of a toma-
—
hawk, and
left for
dead.
ple at the garrison in
The peoPembroke,
�PETERBOROUGH.
being near
on an immediate pursuit, from the apprehension of falling into an ambuscade. After the departure of the
heard the
firing, but, it
night, did not venture
enemy, the dog revived, guarded
the corpse of his master through
the night, and was found the next
morning with his nose laid in its
open hand nor would the faithful
animal permit any one to remove
or even touch the body, until after
the use of much flattery and some
;
force."
This town was concerned in the
tedious controversy with the proprietors of Bow, who claimed certain lands belonging to the gran-
Some of the
grantees settled here as early as
1729.
It was incorporated under
tees in this vicinity.
its
present
name November
1,
1759.
Rev. Aaron
Whittemore, Congregational; ordained in 1737; died in 1767. Rev.
Jacob Emery, settled in 1768 left
in 1775.
Rev. Zaccheus Colby,
settled in 1786; dismissed in 1803.
Boundaries.
North-west by
First
Ministers.
;
Soucook River, which separates it
from Concord; east and northeast by Chichester and Epsom
south-east by Suncook River ; dividing the town from Allenstown
and west by the Merrimack River.
Area, 10,242 acres improved land,
;
Six miles south-east
from Concord, and ten miles north
from Manchester.
Distances.
PETERBOROUGH.
HlI.LLSBOROUGH COUNTY. The
diversified
uneven;
is
with hills, vales, meadows, broad
swells, and rills; the whole presurface
many beautiful landscapes,
worthy the pencil of a
The soil on the uplands is
and productive the hills and
mountain sides afford excellent
pasturing, while the meadows, on
the rivers, yield abundant crops of
grass.
There are many good
farms under a high state of cultivation, showing what they are capable of producing under the management of skillful husbandmen,
who intend to make farming their
business in New-Hampshire.
Rivers. The Contoocook River
artist.
rich
;
runs in a northerly direction,
through the centre of the town,
and affords some valuable water
power.
Nubanusit (or Goose
Brook) River takes its rise in
ponds in Hancock, Nelson and
Harrisville, and, after a passage
of nine miles from Harrisville,
and a fall of over 600 feet, joins
the Contoocook in the village of
Peterborough. For a description
of the valuable reservoirs, at the
head of
this river, see Harrisville.
This river furnishes nearly all of
the water power for the manufactories in Peterborough, with the
exception of a woolen mill, grist
mill, and barometer shop, and
several lumber mills. There are
excellent water privileges,
many
on both rivers, still remaining
unimproved.
Mountains. On the east side of
town is a chain of hills, called
The Grand
Pack Monadnock.
Monadnock, in Jafi'rey, lies in a
the
9,950 acres.
senting
297
skilful
south - westerly direction, about
ten miles distant. In the centre of
the town is a hill, at an elevation
of two hundred feet above the
The summit of this hill
river.
was formerly the site of a church
edifice.
Villages.
West Village
ated on Nubanusit River.
is situ-
Here
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a large cotton manufactory, employing 44 males and 87 females,
is
and manufacturing wide sheetings, from 4-4ths to ll-4ths, also
drills and print cloth; value of
manufactured goods, annually produced, $ 160,000. There are other manufactories, store, graded
school house, post office, and two
paper mills.
Peterborough Centre Village
is
situated at the confluence of the
Nubanusit with the Contoocook
rivers, and is one of the largest
and most entei-prising villages in
the State.
The Monadnock
Rail-
road was
completed about two
years ago, (June 6, 1871) between
this place and Winchendon, Massachusetts, and has given a new
impetus to the business of this village. There are two cotton manufactories, carriage manufactory,
grist mill, harness shop,
shoe
shops, piano stools, barometers,
grave stones, trusses and supporters, tailors, jewelers, and various
other mechanical shops.
There
are five church edifices, high
school building, one large graded
school house, two banks, two ho-
Peterborough Transcript oftelegraph and express office,
three lawyers, five physicians,
three dentists, between twenty-
open direct railway communicaConcord and the north-
tion with
ern section of the State
;
to Ports-
mouth, through Manchester; to
Boston and Portland,
through
Nashua, Lowell and Rochester to
;
Connecticut River, north or south,
through Keene and, on the completion of the Hoosac Tunnel, will
give this town railroad facilities
second to none in New-Hampshire. With this prospective view,
together with the large amount of
valuable water power still unimproved, the future growth and
prosperity of this village looks
very flattering.
;
Summer
The good
Tourists.
roads and delightful drives, in and
around Peterborough, and the fine
views obtained from the cre&ts of
its many hills, have rendered it a
popular resort for tourists to spend
summer vacation. The numwho stop here, through the
warm season, is estimated at 400.
their
ber
Employments.
Peterborough
is
decidedly a manufacturing and
mercantile town, as their annual
from these two sources,
exceed the value of the whole
receipts,
far
The Un-
tels,
agricultural production.
fice,
ion Manufacturing Co.,
five
and
thirty stores, of various
kinds, and about two
fifty
dwellings.
hundred and
There are many
fine buildings in the village, both
public and private, and some of
the streets and private residences
are beautifully shaded. The projected lines of railroad, being
from Hillsborough Bridge to this
village the Greenfield extension,
and the Manchester and Keene
;
roads, will, in all probability, be
built within a few years, and thus
Phoenix
Manufacturing Co., and Peterborough Manufacturing Co., annually produce cotton sheetings,
from 36 inches to 100 inches wide,
cotton drills and print cloth, to
the value of $ 383,000 J. Noone'a
Sons, woolen goods, to the value
;
of $75,000; J. Briggs, piano stools,
to the value of $50,000; foundry
and
machine
shop,
$25,000;
Charles
Wilder, thermometers
and barometers, $25,000. There
are also manufactured: leather,
$ 10,000 flour and meal, $ 35,000
wrapping paper, $ 28,000 harness;
;
�PETERBOROUGH.
custom boots and
$7,000; trusses and supporters, $8,000; monuments and
lumber,
gravestones,
$15,000;
becarriages, $6,000
$ 18,700
es,
$
10,000
;
shoes,
;
;
millinery,
sides printing,
tailors,
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Value
twenty-one weeks.
year,
of school houses, $11,200. Total
amount of money appropriated for
There
which
has been established about two
school purposes, $3,314.50.
school
is a public high
—Thomas
blacksmith, and
years
various other mechanical shops.
There are invested in manufactories, of all kinds, $525,900; employing 275 men and 216 women
and children, who annually re-
cipal.
Peterborough Town
Library.
Library has about 4,000 volumes.
Newspaper. Peterborough Tran-
$ 175.600,
and produce manufacutured goods
First National Bank
Banks.
and Peterborough Savings Bank.
J.
the value of $740,900;
Briggs, the patentee and proprie-
at
jewelry,
ceive
tin, iron,
their
for
labor,
P. Maryatt, prin-
script.
Hotels.
to
French's Hotel, valued
tor of Briggs patent piano stools,
$ 45,000 annual arrivals, 7,256.
Union Hotel, value, $ 5,000 annu-
has purchased water power on
al arrivals, 3,300.
1
Nubanusit River, and is erecting
buildings capable of employing 70
men. The increased demand for
his stools has forced
him
to
make
enlargement in his business.
Resources. Agricultural productions, $128,742; mechanical labor,
$ 175,600 stocks and money at inthis
;
terest, $112,719;
deposits in sav-
banks,
$307,382; stock in
trade, $107,306; professional busiings
from summer
$ 80,000
$ 12,000.
Churches and Schools. Catholic,
supplied by the priest in Wilton
the first Sabbath of each month
value,
300
members;
church
Congregational Unitari$ 5,000.
ness,
;
tourists,
an, Rev.
W.
A.
members,
159;
Jackson, pastor;
value,
$25,000.
First Congregational, Rev.
George
Dustan, pastor 87 members value, $ 12,000. Methodist Episcopal,
Rev. A. F. Baxter, pastor; 40
;
members;
;
value, $8,000.
First
W. O. Ayer, pastor;
Baptist, Rev.
members value, $ 4,000.
There are fourteen schools in
town, live of which are graded.
Average length of schools, for the
60
;
;
;
First
Settlements.
This town
was granted by the government of
Massachusetts to Samuel Hey wood
and others in 1738. The first settlers were Scotch Presbyterians,
from Ireland, and being unacusto clearing and cultivating
wild lands, they endured great
Their nearest gristprivations.
mill was at Townsend, Mass.,
and
twenty-five miles distant,
their road was only a line of mark-
tomed
ed trees.
It appears that as early as 1750
the
inhabitants
were
afflicted
Octowith Indian depredations.
ber 6, 1750, Alexander Robbe,
Thomas Morrison, James Mitchell, William Robbe, John White,
James Gordon, John Smith, John
Hill,
William
Scott,
and Thom-
Vender, petitioned to the
General Court of Massachusetts
to allow them to build a fort and
block houses at the expense of
this State, and, also, to have a
guard of twenty men sent them
Their exfor their protection.
cuse for calling on Massachusetts
for this assistance, was, that if
as
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they were obliged to give up the
settlement at Peterborough, Townsend, Leominster, and Lunenburg,
in that State, would be left expos-
ed to the depredations and cruel-
John Ritchie
male child born in
town. He was born February 22,
1759, and died in the defense of
ties of the savages.
was the
first
his country, at
Cambridge, in
1776.
Hugh Gregg and Samuel Stinson
were among the first settlers. The
town was incorporated January
17 ,1700.
nished
Peterborough has fur-
many eminent men, who
have adorned the bench, chair of
State, the pulpit, the bar, the halls
of Legislature and of Congress.
First Ministers.
Rev. John
Morrison, ordained in 1766, resigned in 1775; Rev. David Annan, settled in 1778, left in 1792;
Rev. Elijah Dunbar, ordained in
1799, dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Hancock
and Greenfield, east by Greenfield
and Temple, south by Temple,
Sharon, and Jaffrey, and west by
Jaffrey, Dublin, and Harrisville.
Area, 23,780 acres. Area of improved land, 15,925 acres.
Forty-two miles
south-west from Concord, and
twenty west from Amherst.
Distances.
Railroads.
road has
its
Monadnock
Rail-
terminus in this town.
PIERITIONT.
Grafton County.
The
sur-
mill stream, and affords
some good water power, which is
large
improved.
Mountains. Peaked and Black
Mountains are the principal elevations, from the summits of
which a fine view of the country
can be obtained.
Minerals.
Iron ore hill coninexhaustible supplies of
specular and magnetic iron ore of
superior quality.
vein of stone
tains
A
runs through this town, which is
peculiarly adapted for whet stones,
large quantities being annually
manufactured.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants.
150,000 shingles
and
of boards, &c, are
annually.
There is also
675,000 feet
sawed
one hub manufactory, where
12,
000 hubs are manufactured, valued
and one whet stone and
manufactory, where
1,300 gross of whet stones, and
100 gross of rifles, valued at $ 4,
300 are annually made.
at
$
2,250,
scythe
rifle
Resources.
soil,
$
127, 175
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$12,800; money at interest, $62,
300; deposits in savings banks,
$7,276; stock in trade, $ 12,114.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. A. L. Marden, pas
Methodist, Rev. Moses Shertor.
man, pastor. There are thirteen
Average length
schools in town.
of schools, for the year, twenty-
but the soil is fertile
and produces good crops of wheat,
two weeks.
potatoes and hay.
Along the banks of the Connecticut, is some good interval land.
granted to John Temple and 59
face
is hilly
corn,
The
oats,
hills afford some very fine
pasturage for sheep grazing, large
numbers being kept in town.
Streams. Eastman's Brook is a
First Settlement.
others,
first
November
settlement was
Piermont was
6,
Minister.
First
1764.
made
Rev.
The
in 1770.
John
Richards, settled in 1776, left in
Congregational Church
1802.
A
was organized
in 1771.
�PITTSBURG.
North by Haverby Warren, south by Orford, and west by Bradford, Vermont.
Total area 23,000 acres;
improved land, 16,315 acres.
Boundaries.
hill,
east
Seventy-five
Distances.
miles
and
north-west from Concord,
eight south from Haverhill.
Coos County.
est
town
in the
4,800
money
;
at interest,
tourists,
$
;
$
4,900
from sum-
5,000.
and Schools. There
is an Advent Society in town;
nine school districts, and six
Churches
is
the
far the larg-
and was
originally
called
Indian Stream
Territory.
A
portion
large
$
mer
Pittsburg
State,
tons of starch are annually
manufactured;
375,000 feet of
boards &c, and 24,000 clapboards,
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
labor,
soil, $45,289; mechanical
fifty
stock in trade, $ 10,000
PITTSBUKG.
northernmost and by
501
of
town is still covered with a
heavy growth of wood and timber,
which was principally the proper-
the
average length, for the
schools;
year, thh'teen weeks.
The exact time
Organization.
of the organization of the town
these heavy forests the Deer, Bear,
General Moody
not known.
Bedel, who rendered valuable
service in the war of 1812, John
Haines, Esq., Rev. Nathaniel Per-
Wolf, and Sable
roam, while
and ponds
abound with Trout, and Pickerel,
kins,
and along the banks, are the Otter,
Mink, and Musk-rat. The surface
of Pittsburg is broken and uneven,
ed December 10, 1840.
Hotel. Connecticut Lake House.
Boundaries. North by the highlands that separate the waters of
ty of the State, prior to 1868.
the
streams,
In
still
lakes
but the soil is well adapted to grazCorn, buckwheat, and the
ing.
English grains are successfully
produced.
Rivers and
Indian,
Lakes.
HalFs, and Perry's streams furnish
abundant water power. In the
north-east portion of the town, is
Connecticut Lake.
It is four
miles in length, and three in
width,- and is the source of Connecticut River. Four miles above
Connecticut Lake, is Second Lake,
which is connected with it by a
considerable stream. Third Lake
lies two miles above Second Lake,
has an area of 200 acres, and is
situated near the highlands, which
New-Hampshire from
Canada.
Employments.
The people are
engaged in agriculture.
About
separate
is
Jeremiah Tabor, Ebenezer
and about fifty others,
Fletcher,
settled here in 1810.
Incorporat-
the St. Lawrence from those that
fall into the Connecticut;
east by
the State of Maine, south by Connecticut River, and west by Hall's
Stream.
acres;
The area is over 200,000
area of improved land, 6,
008 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
seventy-six miles north of Concord, and forty north-east of Lancaster.
Connected by stage
North Stratford station on the
Railroads.
to
Trunk
Grand
that the
It is
about
expected
and
Quebec
Railroad,
twenty-five miles.
Montreal
Railroad, will be extended through
this tract of
develope
which
its
are,
New-Hampshire, and
valuable
resources
at the present time,
in a latent state.
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302
PITTSFIEIiD.
Mekrimack County.
is
one of the growing towns of
county,
and
its
future
have been established,
1870, there
Pittsfield
the.
prospects
three large shoe manufactories,
employing 325 hands, and annually
producing 500,000 pairs of womand shoes valued at
are very flattering. The surface
is uneven, and, in some portions,
rocky but the soil is very fertile,
en's boots
producing excellent crops of wheat,
corn, &c. But one other town in
the county raises as many bushels
of wheat, and but two sell as
and dwelling houses, with every
prospect that what has already
been done is but a foretaste of its
future business operations. There
many
many
are in the village, four church ed-
;
gallons of milk.
There are
farms under a high state
of cultivation, and many wealthy
farmers in Pittsfield.
Suncook
Rivers and Ponds.
River passes through this town in
a southerly direction, affording
many fine water privileges,
several of which are not improvfine
The new
railroad facilities
will, doubtless,
cause the utilizing
ed.
of
all
the surplus water power beBerry's and
years.
many
fore
Wild Goose ponds are the
princi-
$550,000.
There have also been
many
erected
business buildings
an academy, town
ifices,
hall,
two
banks, about twenty stores, of various kinds, one hotel,
offices,
three
numerous
professions,
of various
large shoe manufactories,
one
cotton
manufactory,
mill,
saw
and many other
shops,
and about
mechanical
two hundred
A
grist-
mill,
dwelling
houses.
disastrous fire occurred here in
the
fall
of 1872, but the people are
alive to such an emergency,
it
will soon be rebuilt with
and
more
pal bodies of water.
expensive structures, adding beau-
Mountain. " Catamount Mountain' extends across the south-east
part of the town. It has an elevation of 1,450 feet above the level
of the ocean, which can be distinctly seen from its summit, in a
clear day. Berry's Pond is on this
mountain.
Black tourmaMinerals &c.
line and magnetic iron are found
peat bogs are
in a few localities
numerous, and, when reclaimed,
produce heavy crops of grass. A
short distance north-east from the
village, is a spring impregnated
with sulphur.
Village.
In a valley on the Suncook river is situated the neat and
ty
ufactories.
flourishing
facturing
1
;
village
of Pittsfield.
Since the introduction of the railit has increased in business
and population very rapidly. Since
road,
and renewed
Pittsfield
ments
in
for
life to the village.
holds out great induce-
manufactures to locate
it.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are largely engaged in manufac-
and mercantile
though the products of the
turing
valuable. About 600,000
women's boots and shoes
trade,
soil are
pairs of
are
man-
ufactured annually, and over 2,000,
000, yards of cotton cloth, 7,000
shingles, 500,000 feet of boards and
dimension timber, and 9,000 shoe
boxes are annually produced.
There is a planing and turning
mill, and several other small man-
mill, in
The Pittsfield ManuCompany enlarged their
the summer of 1873, to the
of manufacturing
per cent, more goods.
capacity
fifty
�303
PLAINFIELD.
Agricultural produc-
Resources.
$ 97,973
tions,
$255,500;
mechanical labor,
;
stocks,
money at
&c, $30,200;
interest, $12,350; deposits
in savings banks, $ 137,248;
in trade, $43,375;
tourists,
iness,
$
3,000
&c,
;
stock
Congre-
Deering, pastor Cal. Baptist, Rev.
M. Coburn, pastor; Episcopal,
Union, Rev. Joseph Harvey, pastor Quaker, Hiram Paige,
pastor. There are ten school districts, and eleven schools in town
average length, for the year, eighteen weeks; amount of money annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 1,755.45.
Literary Institution.
Pittsfield
Academy, a prosperous institution,
is located here,
Library. Pittsfield Library As;
J.
;
;
sociation.
Newspaper. Pittsfield Star.
Hotel. " Washington House."
John Cram and
were the first settlers in
It was incorpoi ated
town.
First Settlers.
others
-
27, 1782.
Rev. ChristoFirst Minister
pher Page, (Congregational,) settled in 1789, dismissed, 1793.
North-east
Boundaries.
by
Barnstead, south-east by Strafford
nd Northwood, south-west by
Chichester and Epsom, and northArea, 14,927
west by Loudon.
acres; improved land, 10,648 acres.
Distances.
By
railroad,
twen-
ty-two miles north-east from Concord
private conveyance, fifteen
;
miles.
Pittsfield is the ter-
Railroad
minus of the Suncook Valley Railroad. Suncook Valley Extension
to Alton,
it
is
Sullivan
County.
Plainfield
one of the best farming towns
The Connecticut
in the State.
River waters its western border
where can be found some very
valuable interval. In other parts
of the town, there are many fertile
is
Churches and Schools.
this
PLAINFIELD.
professional bus-
$60,000.
The Con-
cord and Rochester Railroad passes through Pittsfield, if ever
constructed.
from summer
gational-Freewill Baptist, Rev. A.
March
built another season.
thought, will be
meadows.
The
hills furnish
some
of the best pasturage for sheep in
the county. The soil is generally
strong and
fertile,
producing ex-
cellent crops of wheat, corn, oats
and potatoes. Nearly 4,000 bushels of wheat and 18,000 bushels of
corn are annually produced.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
River waters its western part,
while a small stream whieh has its
source in Croydon mountains passes through the centre. Hart's Island, in the Connecticut, contains
nineteen acres. There are two
small ponds.
Elevation. Home Hill, on the
Connecticut, is a considerable elevation. Its summit can be seen
for a long distance, either up or
down the river, and it was named
by the Indians, who had their encampment near its base.
Lime Stone, of a good quality, is
found in the western portion of the
town.
Plainfield has a pleasant village
situated on a plain, through the
centre of which a street passes,
north and south.
On a gentle eminence, in this
town, is located the beautiful village of Meriden, upon the top of
which eminence are two churches,
a school house, two stores, a hotel,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
304
and Kimball Union Academy, being
one of the most distinguished literary institutions in the State. This
school was founded in 1813, and incorporated the same year. It was
endowed by Daniel Kimball, Esq.,
of Meriden, with the sum of $ 42,
000, and has an additional school
property of $ 18,000. Number of
alumni, about fifteen hundred.
The average expenses of each
scholar, including tuition, board
and room-rent, is $150.00 per year.
The average number of students,
per year, for the last thirty years,
has been about two hundred.
Of the income of this fund, $ 150
is annually applied towards the
support of a preacher the remainder, in aid of young men who contemplate entering upon the duties
of the ministry.
The success which has hitherto
attended this institution, is a sufficient guarantee of its present
standing and future prospects.
;
Rev. L. A. Austin, M. A.,
is
the
Churches and
There
Schools.
are five churches in Plainfield viz.
two Congregational, two Baptist
and one Methodist. Revs. C. M.
Palmer and Jacob Scales, pastors
of the Congregational
Revs. H.
G. Hubbard and E. H. Smith,
pastors of the Baptist, and Elder
David Moody, Methodist pastor.
There are sixteen school districts
and seventeen schools. Average
;
length of
schools, for the year,
twenty weeks.
Hotels. Booth House.
First Settlers. L. Nash, and J.
Russell settled here in 1764.
In-
corporated, or a grant given,
Au-
gust
14,
1761.
First Ministers.
Rev. Abraham
Cai-penter, (Congregational)
tled
in
1765; dismissed
in
set1799.
Rev. Micah Porter, settled in 1804
dismissed in 1824.
Boundaries. North by Lebanon,
east by Grantham, south by Cornish, and west by Hartland, Vermont. Area of improved land
Principal.
24,683 acres.
Farming is the
principal employment of the in-
west from
habitants.
Some of the finest farms
in the State can be found in this
north-west from Newport, and
twelve south from Dartmouth
town.
Many of the farmers keep
summer boarders through the
College.
warm
Railroad,
Lebanon on Northern
and Windsor on the
Vermont
Central, are the nearest
Employments.
weather, there being about
400 tourists who spend their summer vacation in this pleasant town.
Distances.
Railroads.
paints to railroads.
50,000 clapboards, 200,000 shingles,
and 700,000
Furniture to a
moderate extent, is manufactured.
Resources.
Agricultural products,
$
$
5,500
mechanical labor,
stocks and bonds, $ 14,000
179,075
;
;
money
its in
at interest, $37,710; depossavings banks, $ 35,826 stock
;
in trade, $54,000;
tourists,
$
PLAISTOW.
feet of boards, etc., are
annually sawed.
12,000.
from summer
Sixty miles north
Concord, seventeen
Rockingham County.
tow
Plais-
a small township with an
even surface, in the larger portion
of the town. The soil is generally
good, being a mixture of black
loam, clay,
and gravel.
The
many thrifty farms, attest as to
the quality of the soil, and to the
skill and industry of the husbandis
�PLYMOUTH.
man.
305
William Hurlin, pasThere are four schools in
town. Average length of schools,
Its proximity to the large
manufacturing city of Haverhill,
Mass., gives the farmers, a fine
tor; Baptist,
market
for the year, twenty-four
for the sale of their sur-
tor.
Hotel.
abundance near the
centre of the town, which affords
a rare opportunity for the manu-
originally
is
found in
facturing of brick.
On
Village.
Boston
the
and
Maine Railroad, near the centre
of the town, is located the pleasant
village, of Plaistow.
There are
several stores, of various kinds,
one
hotel,
two church
edifices,
school houses, post office, telegraph office, one lawyer, two physicians,
and about
houses.
If
fifty
dwelling
inducements
proper
are held out to the manufacturers
in the
hill,
now crowded
city of
Haver-
First Settlement.
of this village, can be
doubled, and the valuation trebled
within the next five years.
The inhabitants
Employme7its
are largely engaged in the manu.
facturing of brick.
It is estimat-
ed that there will be over 30,000,
made the present season (1873). Many people live in
this town, and do business in Hav-
000 of brick
erhill.
Besoui'ces.
Agricultural
pro-
ductions, $29,136; mechanical labor, $46,500;
money
at interest,
there
sion.
First
Churches and
ScJiools.
Congre-
* The Savings Banks, in Massachusetts, receive the benefit of the large deposits,
by the people of Plaistow.
made
Ministers.
Rev.
James
(Congregational)
settled in 1730 died in 1764.
Rev.
Gyles Merrill, ordained in 1765;
died in 1801.
Boundaries. North and northeast by Kingston, east by Newton,
south by Haverhill, Massachusetts,
and west by Atkinson.
Area
6,839 acres. Area improved land
dishing,
;
2,609 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles south
from Concord, eighteen south
from Exeter, and four north from
east
Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Railroad.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through this town.
PLYMOCTH.
Grafton County.
is
gational Rev. Calvin Terry, pas-
date given.
definite
were among the first settlers. It
is said that Deacon J. Harriman
was the first man in New-Hampwho embraced the Baptist persua-
;
$1,000.
no
is
Captain Charles Bartlett, Nicholas White, Esq., Deacon Benjamin Kimball, and J. Harriman
deposits
in
savings
$ 18, 900
banks in the State,* $2,800; stock
in trade, $31,590; from summer
tourists,
Plaistow was
of Haverhill
New-Hampshire, a charter was
granted Feb. 28., 1749.
Its settlements commenced early, but
18,000 pairs of shoes, are
annually manufactured, and about
350,000 feet of lumber sawed.
a part
Mass., and was part of the territory, in tbe Indian purchase of
1612.
After it became annexed to
four miles distant, the popu-
lation
weeks.
Union House.
plus productions, at remunerative
prices. Clay of the best quality
half shire
Plymouth
town of the county.
Owing
to its central position on the
great railway line of travel to the
western sections of the White
Mountains the fine natural scenery which surrounds it, and the
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
306
energy and public
spirit of its citi-
becoming one of the
most important towns in the county, and it might be said, in the
zens,
it
is
r
State.
The
own road, they have
never forgotten to lend their influence and their money, for the promotion and welfare of this village.
Thej have erected here one of the
ests of their
surface
is
generally uneven,
and finest hotels in the
which is an honor to the
town, and to New-Hampshire.
Through the warm season this
largest
but the soil is very good, especially the interval land, and, usually, the farms are well cultivated.
State,
Many
house
of the hillsides are suitably
adapted to the growing of fruit,
and there are but two towns in the
county that raise as many apples.
numerous
Besides
Rivers.
small streams, in various parts, it
watered by the Pemigewassett
on its western border, and Baker's
River, flowing through the northern section of the town, joins the
Pemigewassett in the north-eastern
part. Baker's River has its rise in
Benton and Orange, and is thirty
is
miles in length.
this river,
it is
At the mouth of
a party of men,
said,
from Haverhill, Massachusetts,
under command of Captain Baker,
attacked and defeated a party of
Indians, killing a number and securing a large
quantity
of fur;
hence the name of the river.
Village.
On the Pemigewasset,
and on the line of the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad, is
situated the beautiful and growing
village of Plymouth. It is situat3d in the midst of some of the finest scenery in the State, and this, together with the generally neat appearance of the streets and build-
makes it a desirable place to
Here is located the State
Normal School. The building is of
brick, of modern architecture,
ings,
live in.
and with every convenience
school of this character.
fice
for a
The
of the Montreal Railroad
ofis
and while the
managers have in view the inter-
also located here,
generally
is
filled
with
many
of them staying from
two weeks to three months. The
passengers on the trains north and
south dine here; and one train
guests,
from the north, and two from the
south stay over night
and with
these advantages more people
know this house than any other
;
hotel in the State.
This village
is
the centre of a large mercantile
trade,
and has
many
yeai-s, for
also
been noted,
the manufacturing
of buck and leather gloves, and,
"Plymouth Glove" is known
through the larger portion of the
Northern States. There are eleven firms in this village, engaged
in this business, with a capital of
The annual value of
$70,000.
gloves manufactured is $ 120,000.
There are two church edifices, one
large graded school house, fifteen
or twenty stores, of all kinds, two
the
hotels, express
fice,
and telegraph
of-
three lawyers, four physicians
and two dentists. Blacksmiths, tin
workmen, carpenters, painters,
and
kinds of mechanics
a thriving
NewEngland village are found here.
The number of tourists who stop
in and around this pleasant village
from one week to three months is
estimated at 500, besides the thousands who stop for dinner or for a
tailors,
common
day.
all
to
The most noted
places of in-
terest, for travellers to visit.besides
the pleasant drives in any direc-
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PORTSMOUTH.
from the village, are Walker's
Livermore Falls, and ProsNo person will be satpect Hill.
isfied with his tour through NewHampshire, until he makes a visit
tion
Hill,
town.
Employments. Mercantile trade,
business,
manufacturing, hotel
keeping summer boarders, and
to this delightful
W. Blair, William Leverett, Esq.,
Joseph Burrows, and Samuel A.
Burns.
Pemigewasset House,
Hotels.
valued at $ 75,000 and Plymouth
House, valued at $ 10,000. Each
Hotel has a livery stable attached,
with from fifteen to twenty horses
apiece.
farming is by no means neglected.
There are 6,527 bushels of corn, 9,
This town
Joseph Blanchard,
Zachaand others, July 15, 1763.
riah Parker and James Hobert
000 bushels oats, 15,000 bushels po-
commenced the
tatoes, 32,000 lbs. butter, 29,000 lbs.
August, 1764, and in the following
autumn, they were joined by Jotham Cumings, Josiah Brown,
David Webster, Stephen Webster,
professional business are the chief
occupations of the inhabitants, but
maple sugar, and 3,000 tons of hay,
annually produced; 5,740 dozen buck, and 11,000 dozen leather
gloves,
annually manufactured,
valued at $ 120,000 lumber, $ 46,
800; flour and meal, $10,300; besides various other small mechanThe total value of
ical shops.
goods, annually manufactured, is
$ 224,000. (See tables.)
;
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
ductions, $ 104,175; mechanical la-
money
bor, $57,400;
and
stocks,
$
at interest
9,125; deposits in sa-
banks, $51,154;
$36,678;
from
vings
trade,
tourists,
stock
in
summer
$ 50,000 professional bus;
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. Cyrus Richardson,
members, 149 church val$ 10,000 Methodist, Rev.
M. W. Prince, pastor; members,
220; value, $19,000.
There are
eleven schools in town, two of
which are graded average length,
for the year, twenty-two weeks.
Literary Institution. State Normal School, Silas H. Pearl, the
ued
;
at
;
;
;
popular principal of this Institution, died in July, 1873.
Libraries.
to
settlement, in
first
and Ephraim
They organized a Congregational Church in 1765.
First Ministers.
Rev. Nathan
Ward, Congregational ordained
James
Blodgett,
Weston.
;
Rev.
Fairbanks; ordained in
1800, dismissed in 1818.
In 1803,
a Methodist church was foi'med.
Boundaries. North by Rumney
and Campton, east by Holderness,
south by Bridgewater, and west by
Hebron and Rumney. Area, 16,
256 acres area of improved land,
in 1765, dismissed in 1794;
Drury
;
10,103 acres.
iness, $60,000.
pastor
Settlements.
First
was granted
Private libraries of
over 400 volumes, are Colonel H.
Distances.
Fifty-one miles north
from Concord, by railroad; and
thirty-five south-east from Haver
hill.
PORTSMOUTH.
Rockingham County.
mouth
is
Ports-
town in
half shire town
the only seaport
the State, and
is
of the county. In 1872, with the
exception of Manchester, it was
the wealthiest city in the State,
and the fourth in population.
The
first
known
white man,
to
step
who was ever
foot
on the
soil
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
308
was Captain
Martin Pring, of Bristol, England,
in 1603, who landed in the vicinity
of where the city now stands. In
1614, Captain John Smith sailed
up the Piscataqua and examined
its waters
but the regular settleof New-Hampshire,
;
ment
did not
commence until
It is situated
1623.
on the south side of
the Piscataqua, about three miles
many
of the buildings
but
there are many fine structures of
modern architecture. The Cust< >m
sequently
have an antique appearance
;
House, Athenreum, Rockingham
House, and several churches, are
nice
Many
buildings.
streets are wide, clean,
mented with shade
of
the
and orna-
trees,
while
river, at this
the residences are adorned with
fine yards and gardens, which give
point, is over one-half mile wide,
the place a pleasant and inviting
from
its
mouth.
The
and, at low water, is seventy feet
deep, with a current of over five
The tide rises
miles an hour.
about ten feet, and consequently,
with the strong current, the river
is kept clear of ice in the harbor,
and for many miles up the river.
The
river, at its mouth, is protected by head lands and islands,
thereby debarring heavy seas from
the Atlantic. The channel of the
river has never less than forty-five
feet of water, at
low
tide.
With
advantages, the harbor is
considered one of the best and
safest on the Atlantic coast. The
location of the city is very pleasant; the land gently sloping towards the harbor. There is no
pleasanter country, nor finer roads
in New-England than are seen
around Portsmouth. The country
these
is
thickly settled with good farm
them betokening an air of wealth (and it might be
houses, nearly
all
of
said luxury,) while the streets are
wide, level and beautifully shaded.
Portsmouth has not increased in
population quite as rapidly as some
of her sister cities, who have been
extensively engaged in manufacturing for the past thirty yeai-s,
but has steadily grown in wealth.
It is an old town, and was an hundred years of age before Concord
or Manchester were chartered, con-
appearance.
The proximity
to
the sea and neighboring beaches
renders it a delightful summer
resort.
Portsmouth, from 1802 to 1813,
visited with several- disastrous fires.
In 1802, one hundred
and two buildings were burned.
In December, 1806, fourteen, including St. John's church; and in
was
fifteen
1813,
town
of the
acres
were
burned over, destroying
three hundred and ninety-seven
buildings.
It
has been the seat of consider-
able mercantile trade
years,
past
it
and
for
many
number
of years
has increased quite rapidly
for a
in manufacturing.
Kearsarge Mills, employ 134
males and 237 females; annually
manufacture goods to the value of
$ 450,000 wheat and corn ground,
$ 115,000; leather tanned, $20,000;
boots, shoes and slippers, $40,000;
foundry and
clothing, $ 100,000
machinery, $ 40,000 cod liver oil,
$8,000; stone and marble work,
;
;
;
$30,000; gas, $32,000; bakery,
$31,000; ship building, $55,000;
tin
soap and candles, $ 12,000
;
ware, $18,300; printing, $55,000;
besides cigars, ale, brass foundry,
patent grapplers, anchors, furniture, doors, sash and blinds, carriages, coopering,
masts and spars,
�PORTSMOUTH.
tents and awnings, and various
other small shops. The total capital invested in manufactories is
$ 1,437,000 males employed, 624
females, 401 annual value of production, $ 2,944,500.
;
;
•
Portsmouth
business,
is
many
so situated in
its
being engaged in
309
;
W. H.
Baptist, Rev.
Alden,
ConRev. C. S. Martyn,
pastor;
Episcopal, Rev.
J. F.
Bingham, rector; Freewill Baptist, Rev. L. L. Harmon, pastor;
Methodist, Rev. A. C. Hardy, pastor; Unitarian, Rev. James Depastor;
Christian,
;
gregational,
commerce, and
Normandie, pastor
iness, that
Rev. O. Van Cise, pastor; Catholic, Rev. F. C. Walsh, priest. There
are twenty-seven schools in town,
twenty- two of which are graded
in the fishing busimpossible to give
account of the re-
it is
any accurate
sources of the city.
The
receipts,
no doubt, from these two sources,
are several hundred thousand dollars,
annually.
There is no doubt but that the
individual wealth of this city exceeds that of any other city in the
State,
with the exception of Man-
chester.
The
agricultural
valuable.
products
are
But three towns in the
county raise as many apples. The
improved land is about 2,000 acres.
The average value of crops to each
acre of improved land,
$ 45
is
;
this
includes pasturage.
The mercantile
trade is very
having an extensive territory of a rich and populous farming
country, both in Maine and NewHampshire. The number of stores,
of all kinds, is over two hundred
and fifty, with a capital invested
of over $1,000,000.
Resources. Agricultural productions $ 98,300
mechanical labor,
$ 406,000 stocks and bonds, *$ 991,
952
money at interest $ 473,442
stock in trade, § 1,436,301
deposits in savings banks, $ 1,099,
389; from professional business,
value of toll bridges,
$700,000;
$ 27,500 ferries, $ 40,000 wharves,
$ 46,734.
Churches and Schools. Advent,
large,
;
;
;
;
;
*
;
This does not include U.
It is said,
amount
S.
bonds which
to over a million of dollars.
Universalist,
;
number
of scholars, 1,974; average length of schools for the year,
forty-four weeks value of schoolhouses, $80,000; total amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $22,377.39.
There are two high schools in connection with the public schools;
viz. Girl's High School, A. M.
Payson, Principal
Boy's High
School; Lewis E. Smith, Principal. The schools of Portsmouth
are of a high order, and rank as
some of the best in the State.
Banks.
First National Bank,
capital, $300,000; National Mechanics and Traders' Bank, $ 300,
000 Rockingham National, $ 200,
New-Hampshire National,
000;
$ 150,000 Total Stock, $ 950,000
Portsmouth Savings Bank; deposits, $ 2,087,997.55
Portsmouth
Trust and Guarantee Company;
;
.
;
;
;
;
due depositors, $247,619.97; Capital, $ 100,000
unpaid dividends,
$77,60; borrowed, $2,386.27; total, $ 350,083.28
Rockingham Ten
Cents Savings Bank due deposi;
;
;
tors,
$449,425.42;
(See
tables.)
The Portsmouth National Bank
was the first bank granted by the
government, and issued the first
bank notes in' the United
States, at the time of the rebellPortsmouth Savings Bank
ion.
national
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
310
was
the
Bank
Savings
first
char-
tered in New-Hampshire, viz. in
The
1823.
capital
invested
in
National Banks is $300,000 more
than that of any other city in the
State.
Newspapers.
Portsmouth Jour-
nal, Daily Chronicle,
New-Hamp-
shire Gazette, Daily Times,
and Union.
States
and
(See tahles.)
Maritime. The number of foreign vessels entering the port of
Portsmouth, for the year ending
June 30th, 1871, was 49; tonnage,
7,306; crew, 295; American vessels, 9; tonnage, 1,446; crew, 49;
Coastwise Trade and Fisheries
Trade Steamers, 49, tonnage, 9,
713 vessels of all kinds, 540 tonnage 58,776; crew, 2,532; fisheries vessels, 306; tonnage, 5,580;
crew, 2,770.
physicians,
and
five
dentists, be-
sides various other professions, in
the city.
Early History.
We append a
few quotations of the early settlement of Portsmouth. " In the begining of the seventeenth century, some merchants
of Bristol,
England, having formed a private
company for the investigation of
this country, employed for that
service, Captain Martin Pring, of
Bristol, a skillful navigator" and
of considerable note. " They plac-
ed under his
command two
named
ves-
auspiciously
In 1872, the tonnage of the coasting trade had increased to 72,533
the
Speedwell, and the Discoverer. In
the year 1603, he set sail for
America, and was enabled to be
the first discoverer of New-Hampshire. Just 270 years ago, ( from
1873,) he entered the channel of the
Piscataqua,
and explored it for
three or four leagues. He landed,
and
and doubtless, with his compan-
;
;
;
—
fisheries
number
tonnage to
7,948.
The
of registered, enrolled and
licensed vessels, belonging to the
port of Portsmonth, was 73, with
a tonnage of 12,994. Five of these
were steamboats, with a tonnage
of 429; number of vessels built, 3;
tonnage, 1,207.
The maritime business of this
harbor is constantly increasing,
and some predict
it will nearly
iouble within the next ten years.
Hotels.
Rockingham House,
Kearsarge House, National House,
Franklin House, American House.
The Rockingham House is one of
the largest and finest furnished
hotels in the State.
All the hotels
are of the first order, and compare
favorably with the public houses
in other towns and cities in New-
England.
Lawyers and Physicians &c.
There are eleven lawyers, eleven
sels,
ions, trod the soil of this city.
The
Portsmouth therefore,
just-
city of
ly boasts of
years,
her antiquity of 270
and of being the
first soil
in
New-Hampshire that was touched
by the
feet of
1614, the
Englishmen.
celebrated
In
John Smith,
saved from death by the Indian
girl Pocahontas,
examined and
extolled the deep waters of the
Piscataquoag.
In 1623, the company of Laconia, in England, consisting of Gorges aud Mason and
many eminent and enterprising
merchants of London and other
cities,
selected
some choice per-
and sent them to establish a
plantation on this river.
They
were high minded men, who had
enlarged views of government, religion and religious
toleration.
They were not of the Puritan party, for Gorges and Mason had not
sons,
�311
PORTSMOUTH.
uated on Pleasant Street, a few
north of the Universalist
Church edifice. The Rev. Richard
the same religious views with the
Massachusetts planters.
rods
John Mason, the London merchant,
member
Gibson was the pastor, and was
of the Portsmouth
Company, for the planting, ruling
and governing of New-England,
and first governor of this province,
advanced a large sum of money,
for the welfare of this place, and,
the
|
I
may
be said to have laid the foundation of its commercial prosperiDavid Tomson, a Scotchman,
ty.
who seems to have been prominent among the planters who first
settled here, built a house on
Odiorne's Point, a few rods north
of the evident remains of an ancient
It was built the year of his
fort.
arrival here, was the first house
erected on this plantation, and
was afterwards called Mason Hall.
About eight years afterward, Humphrey Chadbourne built the Great
House, winch was situated on the
bank of the river at the corner of
It was
Court and Water streets.
afterwards occupied by Warrenton
&
Cutts."
"On
the 28th of
May
1653, the plantation, which was
accidently called Strawberry Bank,
by reaaon of a bank where strawberries were found," on petition
of Brain Pendleton, was changed
by the General Court at Boston,
and called Portsmouth," as being
a name most suitable for this
place, it being the river's mouth,
and as good as any in the land.
It
was
also the
name
of the Eng-
John Mason
The first edifice erected here, for public worship, was
an Episcopal Church.
It was
built as early as 1639, on what is
lish
City in which
was born."
now
erly
Church Street, (formChurch Lane,) northerly of
called
the Court House.
erected at the
same
A
parsonage
time,
was
sit-
first
minister settled in Ports-
The worship at this
mouth.
church was according to the ritual
Francis
of the English Church.
Williams was appointed Governor
of the plantation in 1634.
He wa
I
a sensible and accomplished man,
and popular with the people. He
collected about him many valua-
men, whose example and inwas of the best order.
These circumstances gave a high
ble
fluence
character to the town. Its reputawas so great that it was always selected in the days of colotion
government as a most desiraplace of residence, and for
many years it was the home of the
royal governors and the king's
" It has been distincouncil."
nial
ble
guished for
men
of patriotism.
Here lived William Vaughan, who
claimed to be the projector of
the siege of Louisburg, under PepDr. Cutter was a surgeon
perell.
" Colonel
in that expedition.
Meserve, and Major Hale, took an
and Samuel Langdon
was the Chaplain of the NewHampshire forces. General Whipple was one of the signers of the
active part,
Declaration
of
Independence.
Governor Langdon was always a
devoted friend to his country. H^,
with General Sullivan, seized one
hundred barrels of Gunpowder at
the
fort, in
the
mouth of
the har-
and conveyed them to Bunker
Hill, where they proved very valuable on the memorable 17th of
June. Governor Langdon had the
honor of presiding in the Senate
when General Washington was
elected President of the United
bor,
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
States,
He and John Pickering
and Pierce Long were delegates to
the Convention, for the adoption
of the Federal Constitution, and
ably sustained
it.
Portsmouth points with pride to
Sewall,
Buckminister, Haven,
Penhallow, Langdon, Cutts, Bartlett,
Webster, Brown, Alden,
Pickering, Shei'burne, Woodbury,
and the Wentworths who were natives or residents of the town.
"
Navy Yard.
The navy yard
is
I
1817
each,
owned
in 100 shares of $ 100
contains over 11,000 vol-
umes; Portsmouth Bridge,
I
ized respectively in 1789
Mc Clay
trict
in
of vessels of the largest class. It
is about three fourths of a mile
north east from the city. The territory embraced within its limits
is about 65 acres, and is nearly enclosed with permanent quay walls
of dimension split granite."
water
at the
wharves
The
of sufficient depth to float the largest
class of government ships, at the
lowest tide. There are three
is
large ship houses, seven large tim-
ber sheds, a mast house, and a rigging house machine shops and
wood shops on the most extensive
;
and improved plans. The
quarters for officers and men are
not excelled by those of any navy
station in the country. There is a
scale
oating dry dock,
for the repair
of the largest government ships.
This dock is 350 feet in length, 115
in width, 38 feet in height, and cost
$800,000.
employed
300, to
The number of hands
in this yard varies
over
from
2,000.
Old Oryanizations and Societies.
Portsmouth Aqueduct Company,
organized in 1798; Portsmouth
Marine Society, organized in 1808
Portsmouth Athenasuni, January,
Maine.
These
forts
Whales Back, New
White Island, and Boon
Castle,
the construction
1811.
protect the harbor from any foreign invasion. There are four
light-houses attached to this dis-
Piscataqua, within the limits of
Maine, and has every convenience
facility for
and
Forts and Light Houses.
Fort
Constitution is situated on Great
Island and nearly opposite to Fort
situated on the east side of the
and
1819;
Howard Benevolent Society, 1829.
The old fire societies were organ-
viz.,
Island.
Bridges.
connects
Portsmouth Bridge,
with Battery,
the city
Maine.
Incorporated
Capital
$64,000.
Bridge incorporated in
bridge connects
New
in
New
1821.
1819;
Castle
This
Castle, with
Portsmouth.
Cemeteries.
Auburn
Street
Cemetery has an area of thirteen
acres. It is situated on two gentle
swells of land at the foot of Auburn Street. In the centre of the
ground is a beautiful artificial pond
surrounded by a lawn, and ornamented with trees and shrubbery.
The grounds
are laid out in lots
divided with gravel walks, shaded
with the oak and maple. Har-
mony Grove Cemetery,
diton to
Auburn
is
an ad-
Street Cemetery.
July 4th, 1873, the sons and
daughters of Portsmouth celebrated the 250th anniversary since the
first permanent
settlement was
commenced. Almost every city and
almost every section of the country
was represented in the great meeting of the natives of this ancient
town. It was the largest and most
important gathering of people ever
held in the city of Portsmouth and
was considered a success.
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RANDOLPH.
First Ministers.
Rev. John Gib-
son, installed in 1639; Rev.
Joshua
Moody,
died in
settled
1671,
in
1697; Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, set1699, died in 1723; Rev.
Jabez Fitch, settled in 1725, died
in 1746, Rev. S. Langdon, D. D.
tled in
settled in 1747; dismissed in 1777;
Rev. Joseph Buckminister D. D.
settled
in
died
1779;
in
1812.
Rev. John
Second Church.
Em-
erson, settled in 1715, died in 1732;
Rev. William Shurtleff, settled in
Rev. Job
died in
1747;
1733,
Strong, settled
in
cord Railroad connects it with
Central New-Hampshire and the
western and northern sections of
the State.
The
Portsmouth
Railroad
set-
now
is
Dover
and
(1873,)
and will be open
the coming autumn.
built,
being
for travel
KANDOL.PH.
died in
1749,
Rev. Samuel Haven,
1751;
is reached by the Great Falls
and Conway Railroad, which forms
a junction with the P. S. and P.
about twelve miles from Portsmouth. The Portsmouth and Con-
shire
Coos County.
This town
is
tled in 1752, died in 1806.
situated at the northern base of
Boundaries.
North-west by
Newington, north-east by Piscataqua River, which separates it
from Kittery, Maine, south-east
and south by Rye, and west by
Greenland and Newington. Area
9,000 acres. Portsmouth, including Kittery, Dover, and Exeter,
was an independent republic until
1641.
It then, with Exeter, placed
itself under the jurisdiction of
the
until 1679, when
New-Hampshire was formed into a separate province.
It was
Massachusetts,
with
incorporated
limits,
May 28,
porated as a
Distances.
its
1653.
It
city,
July
present
was incor-
6,
1849.
miles
north from Boston, and four hundred and eighty-nine miles northeast from Washington, D. C.
Railroads.
Fifty-four
The
railroad facili-
Portsmouth are very good.
The Eastern New-Hampshire, has
its terminus here, and connects
the city with Boston. The Eastern connects with the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth Railroad,
which leads to Portland, and from
ties of
thence to
all sections of Maine
the eastern section of New-Hamp-
White Mountains. The suris uneven and broken with
hills, and of its area of over 26,000
acres, only 1,400 are under any
improvement. The lumber busiface
ness is an important branch of
resource to the people.
Rivers.
Branches of Moose and
Israel's Rivers are the principal
and afford some water
power.
Farming and
Employments..
lumbering is the principal employment, of the people. 1,000,000 feet
of lumber, of all kinds, are annuIn seasons of good
ally sawed.
potato crops, quite a quantity of
starch is manufactured.
Productions of the
Resources
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 18,401
$ 4,600 deposits in savings banks,
from summer tourists,
$ 111
$ 2,000.
streams,
;
;
;
Schools.
town
There are three schools
average length, for the
year, nineteen weeks.
The average attendance, in proportion to
in
the
;
number
of scholars,
is
larger
than that of any other town in
the county, viz. 81 per cent.
Hotel.
Wood's Hotel.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
314
First
was
Randolph
John Durand and
others from London, under the
name of " Durand" August 20,
1772.
It was first settled by Joseph Wilder and Stephen Gilson,
and was incorporated and received
its present name, June 16, 1824.
North by Berlin,
Boundaries.
east by Gorham, south by the
White Mountains, and west by
Total
Kilkenny.
area,
36,680
improved land, 1,400 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
twenty miles north from Concord,
and twenty south-east from Lanacres
;
caster.
Railroads.
The nearest railroad
is at Gorham sta-
communication
tion,
five
miles
distant,
on the
Grand Trunk Railroad.
RAYMOND.
The
County.
town is generally
even, but the soil is various. The
Rockingham
surface of this
meadows on
the streams are pro-
ductive but not under a high state
of cultivation, while other portions, if properly cultivated, pro-
duce
fine crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Two branches
of the Lamprey River, from Deerfield and Candia, unite in Raymond, and the waters of two
ponds fall into this river in its passage through the town. Pawtuckaway River, from Nottingham,
crosses through the north-east corner into Epping.
In the north part of the town,
about one hundred rods from the
principal road leading to Deerfield,
near the summit of a hill, is a cave
or an excavation in the ledge
about fifteen feet, which is called
the " Oven," from the appearance
of its mouth.
is called Raymond Deon the Concord and Ports-
At what
Organization.
gi'anted to
pot,
mouth Railroad, is quite a village.
Here are three church edifices,
large school house, academy, ten
or twelve stores, of all kinds, one
hotel, various kinds of mechani-
and about seventy-five
dwelling houses.
It is the centre
of a large mercantile trade, and
has a business appearance.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal employment of the
inhabitants, but the manufactures,
cal shops,
Sale
and trade are valuable.
lumber to the value of $ 9,
meal and flour, $27,400;
200;
palmleaf hats, $ 8,000
besides sugar boxes, hogshead staves, tubs,
pails, mackerel kits, and various
other small mechanical shops.
shoes,
;
Total value of goods, of all kinds,
annually manufactured, is $ 79,800.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$
$94,606;
15,700
;
mechanical labor,
money
$
at interest,
15,
deposits in savings banks,
168;
$39,194; stock in trade, $30,375;
professional business, $ 12,000.
FreeChurches and Schools.
will Baptist, Rev. Joseph Fullonton, pastor;
Congregational, Rev.
Samuel Bowker, pastor; Methodist, Rev. William Hews, and Matthew Newhall. There are ten
average length,
schools in town
;
for the year, fourteen
Literary Institution.
High School.
weeks.
Raymond
"Two Terms
in a
year."
Hotel.
Central
House;
livery
stable attached to the house.
First
was
Organization.
originally
and, for
many
Raymond
a part of Chester,
years,
was
called
"Freetown." Itwasmadeadistinct
parish in 1762.
It
was incorpor-
ated under the present name,
May
�RICHMOND
Its population,
1764.
9,
was
in
315
are generally engaged in agriculture.
200,000 heading, 75,000 pail
stuff,
440,000 staves, 1,560,000 feet
dimension timber and 75,000
revolution. Four were killed, or
died in the service. Hon. John
Dudley, a patriotof the revolution,
member of the committee of safety, speaker of the house, and judge
of the superior court, died here,
of
May
terest, $3,435;
aged eighty years.
First Minister. Rev. Jonathan
Stickney, Congregational ordained in 1800.
North by DeerBoundaries.
field and Nottingham, east by Epping and Fremont, south by Chester, and west by Chester and Candia.
Area, 16,317 acres; area of
improved land, 11,084 acres.
Distances. Twenty-eight miles
south-east from
Concord, and
twenty-five west from Portsmouth.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Railroad
passes
Portsmouth
through this town, in an easterly
21, 1803,
;
and westerly
pails, are
Resources.
there being no elevations of any
soil
produces
good
crops of rye, wheat, corn, &c.
Rivers and Ponds. Branches of
the Ashuelot and Miller's rivers,
are the principal streams in town.
There are three ponds, one of
which is one of the sources of MilRiver.
Minerals.
ler's
Soapstone,
quartz,
felspar phosphate of lime, rutile,
iron
pyrites,
$
14,945
;
money
at in-
deposits in savings
stock in
banks, $49,918;
from summer
trade,
tourists,
$400.
Churches and Schools.
and Universalist.
dist,
MethoThere are
average length,
fourteen schools
for the year, ten weeks.
Hotel.
Howe's Hotel.
;
First Settlers. This town was
granted to Joseph Blanchard and
others, February 28, 1752, and the
first settlement was made about
1758, by people from Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Rev. Maturin
First Ministers.
;
died in
Rev. Isaac Kenney, settled
1792.
formed
First
in 1768;
Baptist
Church
second, in 1776.
North by SwanTroy and Fitzwilliam,
south by Warwick and Royalston, Massachusetts, and west by
Boundaries.
zey, east by
Area, 22,725 acres.
Seventy miles southwest from Concord, and twelve
south from Keene.
Fitzwilliam Depot,
Railroad.
on Cheshire Railroad, distant
eight miles.
U. S. Mail every
Winchester.
Distances.
other day.
RINDGE.
garnets, calcareous
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven and
in some parts rocky, but the soil is
and hornblende crystals, are
found in one quarry.
Iolite, a
rare mineral of great beauty, and
highly valued, is found in the
deep
quartz.
crops
spar,
mechanical labor,
$21,000; stocks, and
in
The
Productions of the
$69,640;
soil,
1804.
RICH.TIONO.
note.
annually produced. (See
tables.)
Ballou, ordained in 1770
direction.
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is generally level,
The inhabitants
Employments.
1775,
The names
of twentyfour of its inhabitants are found
enrolled among the soldiers of the
683.
— RINDGE.
and
fertile
yielding
of hay and grain.
fair
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
316
Ponds and Streams.
thirteen ponds
let,
;
There are
Long, Grassy, Bul-
Manomonack, Emerson, and
Perley Ponds are the principal.
The three first discharge their
waters into the Contoocook, and
the three last into Miller's River.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricultural pursuits, but the town is
noted for the manufacturing of
wooden ware, of various kinds.
The different mills annually produce nest, fig, and salt boxes, valued at $ 16,800 bobbins and spools,
$22,000; 18,000 brooms, $6,000;
;
1,120,000
pails,
$
2,800,000
19,500,
and dimension timber,
$43,100, 7,000 bushels meal, and
flour $11,000; besides, boots and
shoes, are made. There are blackfeet boards
smiths, carpenters, painters,
sons,
ma-
and other tradesmen. The
$
more inhabitants
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in-
14,800
;
$23, 350; deposits in savings banks, $ 47,666 stock in trade,
;
$ 28,658.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational
Methodist
Rev. W. H. Stewart, pastor. There
are ten schools in town average
;
;
length of schools, for the year,
nineteen weeks; value of school
houses $ 8,000 amount of money
annually appropriated for school
purposes $ 1,577.50
;
Rindge House.
Rindge was
originally granted by Massachusetts,
and was called Rowley
Canada or Monadnock Number
One.
It was incorporated under
its present
name, February 11,
1768, for one of its proprietors.
Hotel.
First Settlement.
town
in 1790,
First
Ministers.
Rev.
Seth
Dean, (Congregational) ordained in 1765, left in 1780 Rev. Seth
Payson, D. D., ordained in 1782,
died in 1820 aged sixty-two years.
Dr. Payson was eminently distinguished for his many good deeds
;
in ministerial labors.
Boundaries. North by Jaffrey,
and Sharon east by New Ipswich,
south by Winchendon, Massachusetts, and west by Fitzwilliam.
Area 23,838 acres improved land
;
14,476 acres.
Distances.
Fifty-miles
south-
west from Concord, and twenty
south-east from Keene.
Bailroad.
Monadnock Railroad
passes through this town.
ROCHESTER.
Strafford County. Rochester
$ 56,395
terest,
in
than in 1870.
to-
value of goods annually manufactured is $ 150,600.
Besources.
Productions of the
tal
soil,
Jonathan Stanley, George Hewetts
and Abel Platts first made a settlement here in 1752. There were
one of the progressive towns in
the State, having, within the past
twenty years, nearly doubled its
is
population and wealth.
Its population, at the present time, (1873,)
is not far from 6,000, having on its
check-list, at the annual
town
meeting, 1,409 names. In Rochester village there have been erected, within the past three years,
two hundred dwelling houses; besides many business blocks
Its
railroad facilities are equal to
those of any town in the State.
Four railroads now come into the
town, or pass through it, viz. the
Eastern, Cocheco, Portland &
Rochester and Nashua & Rochester Railroads and the Concord &
Rochester Railroad has been chartered and, doubtless, will be built
—
—
�ROCHESTER.
The
within the next five years.
is uneven, rising in numerous swells, but the larger portion
can be cultivated. The soil is very
good and produces excellent crops
of corn, etc. There are some very
fine farms, under a high state of
cultivation.
The value of its agricultural products exceeds that
of any other town in the county.
surface
Squamanagonnick
the highest elevation, and
Elevations.
Hill
is
constitutes a considerable part of
several valuable farms.
Rivers.
Salmon Falls River
washes the eastern border of the
town Cocheco River runs through
the whole length of the town, and
;
nearly through the centre; Isinglass River crosses the southerly
corner, just before its junction
with the Cocheco River.
Both
Salmon
and Cocheco rivers
abundant water power,
Falls
furnish
which
beiDg improved, to some
is
extent.
Near the centre of the
Villages.
town on Cocheco River, stands the
principal village, foi'merly called
"Norway
thrift,
In point of
Plains."
business, wealth, and the en-
terprising spirit of
its
inhabitants,
equaled but by few villages
Its manufactures
in the State.
it is
and trade are considerable, and
very important. There are located
Norway
317
and growing
Besides,
villages.
three church edifices,
four school houses, a bank, two hotels, forty stores, of all kinds, sevthere are
eral eating houses, a
newspaper of-
fice,three express offices, telegraph,
physicians 1 ,
insurance, lawyers',
and various other offices, too numerous to mention.
Some of the
business blocks are
tial
buildings.
fine,
The
substan-
streets are
wide and in many places finely
shaded with the elm or maple
It
is a beautiful village, and all who
reside there feel proud to acknowledge it. The various lines
of railroads form a junction in this
village.
East
and
Rochester
growing
Portland
&
is
a pleasant
village,
Rochester
on
the
Railroad.
Here are three woolen mills, employing 200 males and females,
three churches,
school houses,
a post office, several stores and various kinds of mechanical shops.
Oonie Village has two woolen
mills,
employing 120 males and
fe-
males.
There are two banks,
a church, a school house, several
stores, a hotel, post office, &c. It is
a very pleasant village, and is the
residence of some of the most
prominent men in the State.
Employments.
Rochester can
justly
be'
called one of the princi-
Plains
pal manufacturing towns of the
Manufacturing Company, (three
mills) employing 350 males and
though its agricultural productions are valuable. The annual
value of woolen goods manufactured, in eight mills, is $1,142,000 over
700,000 pairs of boots and shoes are
in this village the
females
;
three shoe manufactories,
employing 450 males and females, a
large axe handle manufactory,
a door, sash and blind factory, two
carnage manufactories, a tannery,
lumber mills, also blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers, tin and the
various other kinds of mechanical
shops
common
to
enterprising
State,
;
manufactured
$ 9,000 worth of
carnages are made; 72,000 lbs.
splits, 18,600 sides sole leather, and
;
4,000 calf skins are annually pro-
duced; 200,000 shingles, 1,200,000
feet of boards,
&c,
are sawed; be-
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
and blind,
and various oher man-
sides there are door, sash
furniture,
The
town, seven of them being graded.
Average length of schools, for the
weeks value of
school houses, $ 19,950
amount
value of
goods, of all kinds, annually manufactured, is $2,275,500.00.
(See
year, twenty-five
tables.)
purposes, $6,355.55.
Library,
Banks,
ufactories.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
total
$ 139,888;
from operatives
in
the various manufactories, $463,
from carpenters, painters,
000;
masons, blacksmiths, &c, $ 90,000
interest,
at
$ 11,848;
money
deposits in
»fec., $47,600;
stock in
savings banks, $ 410,531
trade, $181,100;
from summer
professional sertourists, $ 9,000
This town is bevices, $ 150,000.
coming quite a popular resort for
summer tourists. The estimated
number who annually visit here,
for a few weeks or months, through
the summer, is three hundred.
Churches and Schools. Methodist Rev. D. J. Smith, pastor;
stocks,
;
;
number
of
valuation,
members,
$ 30,000.
church
Congrega-
300;
Rev. H. M. Stone, pastor;
150 church value, $ 20Freewill Baptist, Rev. E.
000.
True, pastor members, 40. Catholic, Rev. Father Pugh, pastor;
members, 300; church valuation,
East Rochester Meth$ 4,000.
odist, Rev. A. A. Cleveland, pasmembers, 75 church valuator
tion, $3,000. Freewill Baptist, Rev.
T. T. Kenniston, pastor; members, 80; church valuation, $9,000.
Advent Church, value, $ 800.
Two other Advent churches in the
Gonic:
town valued at $600.
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G. S. Hill,
pastor;
members, 110; church
valuation, $ 10,000.
One other
Freewill Baptist in town, Rev. P.
tional,
members,
;
;
:
;
;
Chesley,
pastor;
members,
50;
church valuation, $ 2,500.
There are twenty-six schools in
;
;
annually appropriated for school
Hotels,
Etc.
Rochester Social Library, 1,850
volumes. Gonic National Bank,
Gonic Savings Bank, and Norway
Plains Savings Bank.
Dodge's
Hotel, and "Mansion House," at
Rochester, and " Varney Hotel" at
Gonic.
Total value of hotels,
$ 75,000 number of arrivals the
;
past year, 10,750.
There are four
livery stables with 29 horses, val-
ued at $
6,200.
First Settlements. Rochester
was
granted by Massachusetts to several proprietors in one hundred and
twenty seven shares.
At that
time its area was 60,000 acres, but
at the present time the town con-
was incorThe first
permanent settler was Captain
Timothy Roberts, who moved here
with his family, December 28, 1728.
tains only 22,000.
porated
May
10,
It
1722.
Ham, Benjamin Frost,
Benjamin Tebbetts, Joseph Richards and others came soon after.
Eleazer
Rochester was one of the frontier
towns
till
Canada came
into
the possession of the English, in
1760.
The
inhabitants
suffered
much through Indian and Canadian cruelties for many years, often being obliged, for the pi*otection of their lives, to live in garri-
son houses, and with this precaution, they also kept a vigilant watch
night and day. The frequent attacks of the Indians and their
allies, caused the men to be bold
and adventurous, and their sons,
early trained to the use of arms,
soon caught the brave spirit ot
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ROLLINSFORD.
their fathers,
and they quickly he-
Forty miles
Distances.
east
enemies,
came
and the settlers did not suffer near
as much as many towns, that were
far less exposed.
In June, 1746, Joseph Heard,
John Wentworth, Joseph Rich-
from Concord, and ten north from
and Gershom Downs, were
and John Richards wounded and captured. A boy by the
name of Jonathan Door was also taken captive and carried to Canada.
One Sunday morning in May, 1748,
the wife of Jonathan Hodgdon was
ken from Somersworth, and incor-
killed by the Indians for not willing-
any town in the county. The farmers find a good market for their
a terror
to
their
ards,
killed,
ly consenting to accompany
them to
Canada.
Her husband married
again, and was the father of twen-
He died
ty-one children in all.
in 1815, aged ninety years.
In the Revolutionary struggle,
of the inhabitants took an
active part. The deeds of Cap-
many
tain
John
Brewer and David
John McDuffee and
Dover.
ROLXINSFOKD.
Strafford County.
ford
is
Rollins-
a very small township, ta-
porated July
3,
1849.
The
soil is
of the best quality, and produces
excellent crops of various kinds of
grain, grass, etc. With one exception, the orchard productions,
are more valuable than those of
surplus products at
Salmon Falls,
At Sal-
Dover, or Great Falls.
mon Falls, in this town,
manufacturing village.
is
a large
In this
churches, two
banks, ten or fifteen stores, of vaFalls
rious kinds, the Salmon
Manufacturing Works, and two or
village are three
Place, Colonel
three hundred dwellings.
memory of
the people of Rochester for many
Twenty-one men
years to come.
The Salmon Falls RivRivers.
er washes the eastern border of
the town, and affords excellent
others will live in the
from
this
town were
killed or died
in that great contest for
liberty.
Many men who have
held distinguished positions, both in the State
and nation, were natives or residents of this town.
Ministers.
First
Rev. Amos
Main, Congregational, settled in
Rev. Samuel
1737, died in 1760.
Hill, ordained in 1760, died in 1764.
Rev. Avery Hall, settled in 1766,
and dismissed in 1775. Rev. Joseph Haven, settled in 1775, and
dismissed in 1825.
Boundaries North-east by Berwick, Maine, south-east by Somersworth and Dover, south-west
by Barrington, and north-west by
Farrnington.
Area of improved
land, 11,368 acres.
water privileges.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the people,
although in proportion to its territory, there is not a better farming
district, in the State.
The Salmon
Manufacturing Company,
have a capital of $ 600,000. They
employ about 150 males, and 430
Falls
females,
who
annually receive for
They
$ 160,000.
manufacture about 6,000,000 yards
of cotton cloth, valued at $ 768,337.
There are several other small
their labor, over
manufactories.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $60,500;
mechanical labor,
$186,359; stocks etc., $25,000;
money at interest, $ 16,507 pro;
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320
fessional business,
•?
$
197,520;
Congre-
gational, Rev. Sclah Merrill, pas-
Catholic,
J.
Sullivan,
T.
There
Episcopal,
are six school districts,' and eight
priest
.
;
schools, in
for
town
;
average length,
the year, thirty-one
amount
of
ite
weeks;
money annually appro-
One
of the largest gran-
quarries in the State
At
town.
stock in trade, $ 61,875.
Churches and Schools.
tor;
Quarry.
50,000; depos-
savings banks,
in
its
present,
in this
is
being ex-
it is
tensively worked, and, no doubt,
will be a valuable
resource of
wealth. Estimated value of stone
quarried, the present year, (1873,)
$
150,000.
Employments. Aside from the
quarry business, farming is the
employment
principal
priated for school purposes, $ 3,
354.50; average amount appropri-
ated for each scholar, $11.11.
ucts,
of
the
people.
Banks.
Salmon Falls State
Bank, and Salmon Falls Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
Salmon
Library.
Falls Library,
volumes.
Hotel.
Franklin House.
Boundaries.
North by Somersworth, east by South Berwick,
Maine, and south and west by Dover. Acres of improved land, 2,813.
Distances.
Forty miles southeast from Concord, and two miles
east from Dover.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine,
and Portsmouth, Great Falls and
Conway Railroads pass through
1,000
Rollinsford.
ROXBVRY.
Cheshire County. The surtown is uneven,
face of this small
rising in considerable swells,
and
affording excellent grazing land.
The
soil is fertile,
and,
when prop-
erly tilled, produces fine crops.
Agricultural
Resources.
prod-
mechanical labor,
$ 38,000 money at interest, $ 4,360
deposits in savings banks, $ 19,088.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. G. L. Ninas, pastor.
There are three schools average
$ 27,427;
;
;
length,
the
for
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Roxbury
First Organization.
was formed of a part of Nelson,
Marlborough and Keene, and incorporated, Dec. 9, 1812. Joseph
Ames, Esq., a celebrated artist,
and portrait painter to the Pope of
Rome, was a native of this town.
Rev. ChristoCongregational; installed in 1816; dismissed in 1819.
North by Sullivan
Boundaries.
and Harrisville, east by Harrisville, south by Marlborough, and
west by Keene. Area, 6,000 acres.
Fifty miles southDistances.
west from Concord, and five east
First
pher
Minister.
Page,
from Keene.
Railroads.
It is
five
miles to
Streams and Ponds. The north
branch of Ashuelot River, forms
Keene
town
and Keene. Roaring Brook, on
which are several valuable meadows, waters the south part, and
furnishes a few water privileges.
Roaring Brook Pond is on the east
Keene Railroad, when built, will
pass through this town.
the boundary between this
side of the town.
on the Cheshire
The Manchester and
Station,
Railroad.
RCTUIIVEY.
Grafton County.
The
surface
of this town is uneven, but the soil
There is
fertile.
is generally
�RUMNEY.
much good
fai-mingland, and
some
very line farms. There is also a
large quantity of good timber,
which finds a ready market in
Boston, through the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad.
Streams and Ponds. Baker's
River and Stinson's Brook, the latter of which flows from Stinson's
Pond are the principal streams.
Stinson's
Pond
four hundred
is
rods long, and two hundred and
eighty wide. Part of Loon Pond
is on the east line of the town.
Mountains. The principal elevations are Stinson's Mountain,
Webber and Rattlesnake MounStinson's Mountain receivtain.
ed its name from Daniel Stinson,
who, while on a hunting excursion
with General Stark and two others,
in April,
was attacked
1752,
by a party of ten Indians, commanded
by Francis Titigaw.
Stark was taken prisoner, and
This sad event
Stinson slain.
will long perpetuate the
name
of
mountain,
pond and brook, which bear his
name.
There is a very pleasVillage.
ant village in this town, and the
Stinson, through
of
seat
the
considerable
business.
There are two churches, several
stores, a hotel, express and telegraph office, manufactories, of
various kinds, and about seventydwelling houses.
Employments. The larger portion of the people, are engaged in
five
There is considerable manufacturing of which lumagriculture.
ber
is
the principal;
700,000 shin-
and 2^975,000 feet of dimension
timber are annually sawed. Some
gles
years, 60,000 lbs.
of
camphor
is
valued at over $21,000;
10,000 truss pads are also made.
refined,
321
Gloves to the value of
meal
rakes, 500 dozens,
are
els
annually
$
14,700
8,900 bush-
produced, be-
sides, there are various other shops,
(See tables.)
Agricultural prod-
etc.
Resources.
ucts,
$ 115,234; mechanical labor,
$39,400;
money
at interest,
etc.,
$15,834; deposits in savings banks,
from summer
$25,983;
tourists,
$10,000; stock in' trade, $33,892;
professional business, $ 25,000.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. J. B. Breed, pastor; members, 126; church value, $5,000.
Baker's River, Baptist, Rev. G. A.
pastor;
Glines,
members, 81;
church value, $,3,000. Methodist,
Elder N. P. Philbrook, pastor;
church value, $2,000; number of
members, 120.
There are ten
schools in this town; average
length, for the year, twelve weeks.
Hotel.
3,000,
$
Stinson House arrivals,
annually;
hotel
value,
;
10,000.
First
and
This town
Daniel Brainard
Settlement.
was granted
to
March
others,
18, 1767.
The
were Captain Jonathan Cummings, Moses Smart,
Daniel Brainard, James Heath
and others, in 1765.
First Churches and Ministers. A
Congregational Church was estabfirst settlers
lished,
Thomas
October
in 1788;
tled in
21,
1767;
Niles, pastor;
Rev.
dismissed
Rev. Ezra Wilmarth setdismissed in 1811.
1779,
A Baptist
Church was formed
in
1780.
Boundaries.
North by Ellsworth, east by Campton, south by
Plymouth, Hebron and Groton,
and west by Wentworth. Area,
22,574 acres.
Distances.
north-west
Fifty-nine
from
Concord,
miles
and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
322
eight north-west from Plymouth.
The Boston, Concord
Railroad.
both pleasant and large towns.
was estimated
It
that fifteen hundred
and Montreal Railroad passes
through the southern part of this
tourists stayed in Rye, through the
town.
five large
warm weather
viz.,
RITE.
in 1873. There are
and commodious hotels
the Farragut, Atlantic,
Sea-
View, Washington and Ocean*.
Rockixgham County. Nearly
one third of the sea-coast of the
State, is in this town, extending
The number of
for six miles along the Atlantic.
to
On
Churches and Schools. There are
four churches in town viz., Congregational, Christian, Methodist,
There are four
and Advent.
schools average length, for the
year, twenty-six weeks.
the shore, are three pleasant
beaches, viz. Sandy, Jenness, and
Wallis. Near Goss' Mills, there
is a small harbor, into which ves-
burden may enter
sels of 80 tons
at high water.
but
is
in a
The
soil is hard,
high state of cidtivation,
and yields good crops.
Employments.
But very little
manufacturing is done. Nearly all
the people are engaged in farming,
and, in the
summer
warm
season, keeping
Nearly every
farm house is a boarding house,
and their own tables furnish a
good market for their farm prodboarders.
ucts, at first-class prices.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $76,296; mechanical
labor,
$ 10,500;
fisheries,
not
known deposits in savings banks,
.$ 130,660
stocks, bonds, and money at interest, $ 32,910; from sum;
;
mer
at boarding houses,
guests at hotels, $ 75,000,
tourists,
8 60,000
;
Summer
Tourists.
coming widely noted
Rye
as a
is
be-
summer
resort for invalids, lovers of seaside views, and those who are de-
lighted by the music of the ocean
The beaches are large and
for bathing. The roads are
hotels last
People
who
come
arrivals at all the
were 10,000.
Rye once are apt
season
visit
again.
;
First Settlements.
Rye was
or-
a part of Portsmouth,
Greenland, Hampton and NewCastle. Settlements commenced
within the present limits of the
town, as early as 1635, but it was not
incorporated till 1719. The inhabitants suffered much in early times
from frequent attacks by the Indians.
In 1694, John Locke was
killed while reaping grain in his
Twenty-one persons were
field.
killed or captured, at one time, at
Sandy Beach in 1696. In this invasion, in 1696, the Indians had
been down to the sea-shore for the
purpose of fishing, and, returning,
they encamped upon the top of a
hill.
While preparing their breakfast, they were surprised by a party of rangers, and captured.
This
hill has ever since, been called
iginally
"Breakfast
First
Hill.
1 '
Ministers.
Rev. Nathan-
wave.
iel
safe
in 1733.
Rev. Samuel Parsons,
ordained in 1736; died in 1739.
good, and the drives delightful.
in
No finer country can be found
New England than in the vi-
cinity of Rye.
Portsmouth,
*
Morrill, ordained in 1726; left
The Ocean House was burnt
in the season
was one of the largest, and most
expensive hotels on the New-England coast,
of 1873.
miles to
and nine to Exeter,
It is six
It
costing nearly $ 100,000.
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SALEM.
At North Salem there
Rev. Huntington Porter, D. D.,
fice, etc.
settled in 1784.
a church,
North and northBoundaries.
west by Portsmouth, north-east by
Little Harbor, east by the Atlantic
Ocean, south by Xorth-Hampton,
and west by Greenland.
Distances. Six miles south from
Portsmouth, and fifty south-east
from Concord.
Railroads.
The Eastern Rail-
woolen
At the June Session,
road.
1872,
school
house,
is
three
mills, a lumber mill, two
and a post office. At Depot Village are two churches, a
school house, shoe factory, lumber
stores,
wheel-wright shop,
mill,
five
six stores, of various kinds,
or
and a
post office.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are about equally divided between
forming on one side, and manufacand mercantile trade on
the other. Woolen goods, such
a charter was granted for a railroad to run through Rye, to be
called the Eastern Branch Rail-
tories
road.
and woolen yarn are manufactured, to the value of $ 260,000 annu-
SALEM.
town
is
The
uneven,
af-
fording a fair proportion of interThe soil is good,
val and upland.
and well
cultivated, producing ex-
cellent crops of corn,
grain and
proximity to the large
city of Lawrence, Mass., affords a
fine market for the farmers to sell
grass.
their
Its
productions.
surplus
four other towns in
sell as
much garden
But
the county
Pavers.
;
ferent sections of the town, viz. Salem, North Salem and Depot Village. At Salem village are two
churches, a school house, shoe
factor^*,
woolen
mill,
lumber
mill,
small mechanical shops,
three stores, one hotel, a post ofseveral
and
shoes, valued at
made
$
179,000 are
800,000 feet of lumber, val-
;
are sawed, and
small mechanical
shops. The total value of goods,
annually manufactured, is $460,
ued
at
$
there are
11,500,
many
(See tables.)
000.
Resources.
Annual agricultural
mechan-
productions, $100,137;
ical labor, $85,400;
terest,
ings
produce.
There are
several ponds, the largest of which
is Policy Pond, partly in this town
and partly in Windham World's
End and Captain Ponds are the
Spiggott River passes
principal.
through this town in a southerly
direction, and receives in its course
many branches, which afford good
water power.
There are three villages, in difPonds and
163,000 pairs of sale boots
ally;
Rockingham County.
surface of this
as flannels, frocking, water-proof,
$
12,400
banks,*
money
at in-
;
deposits in sav-
$
13,174;
stock in
trade, $31,635; professional business,
$ 35,000.
Churches and, Softools. Salem:
Methodist, Rev. H. Dow, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. A. M. Gates,
pastor. North Salem Methodist,
Rev. S. J. Robinson pastor. DeRev. J. H.
Methodist,
pot:
Baptist,
Rev.
Haines, pastor;
There are
Mr. Eaton, pastor.
eleven schools in town, two of
which are graded average length
of schools, for the year, twenty-six
:
;
weeks;
total
amoimt of money
annually appropriated for school
*
A
large portion of the surplus earnings
of the people, finds
its
way
banks in Massachusetts.
into the savings,
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324
purposes,
value
$1,967.14;
of
Salem House and Chee-
Hotels.
ney House.
First Settlements.
Salem was orig-
a part of Methuen, Mass.,
inally,
but came into New-Hampshire in
the State division in 1741.
It
was
incorporated May 11, 1750. The
town contained, as early as 1775,
Hon. Silas
man, died
inhabitants.
1,084
Belton, a distinguished
here in 1822.
Rev
Ministers.
First
Abner
Bagley, ordained in 1740; died in
1798. Rev. John Smith, D. D., ordained in 1797; dismissed in 1816.
North by Londonby Atkinson,
east and south by Methuen, Mass.,
south-west by Pelham, and west
by Windham.
Boundaries.
derry,
north-east
Distances.
Forty miles south
from Concord, and twenty southwest from Exeter.
Railroad. The Manchester and
Lawrence Railroad passes through
the town, in a northerly and southerly direction.
SALISBURY,
Merrimack County.
Salisbury
one of the best farming towns
in the county, and is especially
noted for its excellent apple orchards. But two towns in the
is
State equal this town in
production. The surface
ally,
uneven.
The
deep, and loamy.
River
land.
ford
its
is
apple
gener-
soil is strong,
On Blackwater
some very fertile interval
The more hilly portions af-
is
most excellent
pasturage,
however, some very
fine tillage land, producing good
crops of wheat, corn, potatoes etc.
16,000 lbs. of wool is produced annually. But very few towns in the
but there
is,
State hold out better inducements
husbandmen, than Salisbury.
There are two very pleasant villages located on rising ground
about one mile apart, and situated
on what was originally called
the Fourth New-Hampshire Turnto
school houses, $ 8,850,
pike.
River. It is watered by Blackwater River, which flows nearly
through the centre of the town.
Mountain.
Kearsarge ranges
within the bounds of Salisbm-y,
the north-west corner of which extends nearly to its summit.
Employments.
inhabitants.
little
The
to
Agriculture
is
employment of the
There is but very
the principal
manufacturing in the town.
had a tendency
railroads have
injure
which
mercantile trade,
ago was very
the
thirty years
extensive.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 10,400 stocks and bonds, $ 12,
500; money at intei-est, $17,500;
deposits in savings banks, $62,445;
stock in trade, $ 8,250.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. J. B. Cook, pastor;
Baptist,
Christian, Rev. A.
There are
H. Martin, pastor.
eleven schools; average length,
for the year, fifteen weeks.
Hotel. Elm House.
Resources.
soil,
$
129,914;
;
;
Salisbury
First Settlers.
was
granted by the Masonian proprietors under the name of Stevenstown, October 25. 1749, and included within its grant part of
It was
the town of Franklin.
settled in 1750, by Philip Call, Nathanial Meloon, Benjamin Pettingill,
John and Ebenezer "Webster,
Andrew Bohonon, Edward
man and
Kingston.
It
East-
from
was incorporated,
others,
mostly
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SANBORNTON.
by
present name,
its
March
1,
Ebenezer
Hon.
Men.
Noted
Webster was one of the
first set-
He was
a patriot of the
revolution, an officer of the militia, and held responsible offices
in the State, such as Senator in
the Legislature, and Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas. He died
He was the father of the
in 1806.
Hon. Ezekiel and Daniel Webster,
names well known throughout the
tlers.
Hon Ichabod Bartlett,
Hon. Thomas H. Pettingill, and
Hon. Charles Haddock were nacountry.
tives of this town.
Indians.
suffered
The
first
inhabitants
much from the inroads of
On the 16th of May,
the Indians.
1753,
Nathaniel Maloon, living in
the west part of the town, was captured, together with his wife, and
three children viz. Sarah, Rachel
They were taken
and Daniel.
Canada, where, himself and
wife were sold to the French in
Montreal. The children were retained with the Indians, one of
whom returned, after an absence
to
of nine years.
After the parents
had resided
year and a
Montreal about
in
a-
they had a son
baptized by a
French friar, by the name of Joseph Marq. Mr. Maloon returned
from captivity after four years and
born,
half,
who was
a half, to his farm in Salisbury.
Sarah died with the Indians. No
record
son.
Rev.
Thomas Worcester, ordained
dismissed in 1823.
Boundaries. North by Wilmot,
Andover and Franklin, east by
Franklin, south by Webster, Bosin 1791
1768.
is given of the mother and
In August, 1753, the wife of
was killed, and on the
Samuel Scribner, and
Robert Barker were captured, and
;
cawen and Warner, and west by
Area, 26,000 acres.
Sixteen miles northwest from Concord.
Five miles from
Railroads.
North Boscawen depot on NorthThe Blackwater
ern Railroad.
Railroad, when built, will pass directly through this town.
Sutton.
Distances.
S
VNIIOBSMON.
Belknap County. In 1828, the
southern corner of Sanbornton, lying between the Pemigewasset and
Winnipiseogee rivers, was taken
to help form the town of Franklin,
and thereby taking valuable water
power on both rivers. But it still
retained enough territory and water
power, to make it the best farming
town, in the State, and to have a
flourishing manufacturing village.
In July, 1869, the south-eastern
portion of the town, bordering on
the Winnipiseogee River, was dis-
annexed, and incoi'porated into a
town, under the name of Tilton.
This last depletory movement,
severed from its territory, 8,600
acres of improved land, nearly all
of its water power, and a thriving
manufacturing village. If the territory of the
town was the same
as
forty-six years ago, the value of its
agricultural
productions,
now be over $ 340,000
would
annually, by
any town in the
manufactured goods
would be valued at nearly $2,000,
000, and it would have a population
Philip Call
far the largest of
same
State:
day,
taken to Canada.
First
Ministers.
Rev. Jonathan Searle, (Congregational,) ordained in 1773; dismissed in 1791.
and
its
of nearly 4,000.
But notwithstanding this large
draft
on
its territory, it is still
one
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326
of the most important farming
towns in the State, ranking as the
fifth in the value of its agricultural productions.
is
generally
The
uneven,
mountainous, nearly
surface
but
all the
not
high-
est hills are suitable for cultiva-
Much
tion.
attention has
been
given to the growing of the apple,
and the value of its productions exceeds that of any other town in the
State.
Salmon
Streams and Ponds.
Brook rises in Salmon Pond, in the
north part of the town, and flows
nearly through the centre, in a
southerly direction, into Franklin,
and discharges its waters into the
Pemigewasset. In its passage, it
furnishes
some water power
for
small mills, and is the only stream
of note. Lake Winnisquam washes
its
eastern border.
Sanbornton Square was the first
settled part of the town, and at one
was the
seat of considerable
but Tilton, and Laconia,
have taken nearly all of its former
prestige, as to trade and other business. There are two church edi-
time,
trade,
fices,
office,
a school house, store, postand several dwelling houses.
Employments Nearly all of the
inhabitants are engaged in agriculture.
There are a few saw mills,
and some mechanThere are annualshops.
$ 2,257 from summer tour$ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Baptist, Rev. A. Rankin, pastor; 2d
Baptist, Rev. V. B. Bunker, pastor; Congregational, Rev. M. T.
Runnels, pastor; F. Baptist,
trade,
;
ists,
.
There are fourteen schools in
town; average length, for the year,
eighteen weeks.
Sanbornton
First Settlements.
was granted by the Masonian proprietors, in 1748, to several persons
by the name of Sanborn, and was
by John Sanborn,
Andrew Rowen, David Duston
and others. It was incorporated,
settled in 1765,
March
1,
First
1770.
Minister.
Woodman,
dained in 1771
first
Baptist
lyproduced, 1,500 bushels of wheat,
11,500 of corn, and 25,000 bushels
potatoes; apples to the value of
$14,000; besides 51,000 lbs butter,
14,000 lbs. cheese and 5,200 tons
of hay.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $215,204; mechanical labor,
$5,000; stocks and money at interest, $18,575; deposits in savings banks, $93,466; stock in
Joseph
died in 1807.
;
The
Church was foraged
in 1793.
North by Neweast by
Lake Winnisquam, south by Tilton and Franklin, and west by
Acres,
Hill and New-Hampton.
of improved laud 20,935.
Twenty-one miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and six west
from Gilford.
Railroad. Three miles to Tilton, on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad.
Boundaries.
Hampton and Meredith,
grist-mills,
ical
Rev.
(Congregational,) or-
SANDOW1V.
Rockingham
surface of this
the soil
is
County.
The
town is uneven, but
well
adapted to the
growing of grain or grass.
Ponds and Rivers. There are
several ponds, the largest of which
is Philip's Pond, lying in the south
part of the town, about 340 rods
Angle Pond
long, and 200 wide.
in the south-east part, is about 200
rods long, and 100 wide.
Squam-
�SANDWICH.
River flows from Philip's
Pond, and unites with another
stream of about the same size,
about one half mile from the pond.
are the principal
These two
streams in town.
Employments.
In the summer
months, the larger portion of the
people are engaged in agriculture,
but many in the winter are engaged in shoe making and lumbering.
bottomed,
is
brought, principally,
from Haverhill, and Lynn, Mass.
There are annually sawed, 1,000,000
feet of
lumber, valued at $13,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
annually, $ 30,694 from mechanical labor, $22,200; deposits
in savings banks, $8,345; money at
stock in trade,
interest, $ 10,625
soil,
;
;
$
11,437.
There
Churches and Schools.
are two churches, viz. Methodist,
Methodist.
and Congregational.
W. H. H.
The
Collins, pastor.
students furnish the Congregational.
There are four schools aver;
age length, for the year, eighteen
weeks.
First Settlers. This town was
originally a part of Kingston.
Moses Tucker, Israel and James
Huse, and others, settled here in
1736.
It was incorporated April
6,
Rev. Joseph
Cotton, ordained in 1759; died in
1780.
Rev. Samuel Collins settled
in 1781
;
Webber,
left in 1788.
Rev. John
settled in 1795:
removed
in 1800.
Boundaries.
North by Chester
and Fremont, east by Danville,
south by Hampstead, and west by
Area, 8,522
Chester and Derry.
acres.
miles
south-east from Concord, twenty-
from Portsmouth,
and thirteen from Exeter.
Railroads. Eight miles to Plaistow, on the Boston and Maine
Railroad. The Nashua and Roch-
six south-west
ester Railroad,
now
being
built,
will pass through this town.
SANDWICH.
Carroll County.
The
surface
uneven, but the soil is deep,
strong, and produces excellent
crops of wheat, corn, oats and hay.
Sandwich is situated in a basin,
being nearly surrounded by mountains, and affording some of the
finest and most picturesque scenery in the whole mountain region
is
of New-Hampshire.
In the summer months, nearly
every farm-house is filled with city
visitors, who spend their summer
quiet town,
in this
vacation,
among the hills, and beside the
mountain streams. It is estimated that nearly one thousand persons, from all sections of the country,
spend their
summer
vacation
Sandwich is the best farming town in the county. Its mountain pastures are excellent, and
seldom affected by drouth. The
town is noted for its fine horses
and cattle, and the farmer finds a
here.
ready sale for
1756.
First Ministers.
Thirty-one
Distances.
scot
About 120,000 pairs of shoes are
made. The stock, ready fitted to be
327
all his
surplus prod-
home.
There are
Rivers and Ponds.
numerous streams, many of which
are well stored with trout.. Bear
Camp, Swift, and Red Hill Rivers,
ucts at
The waters
are the principal.
of the Bear Camp and Swift,
their way to the ocean,
find
through the Saco, the Red Hill,
—
About
through the Merrimack.
one fourth of Squam Lake, lies in
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Employments.
the south-west corner of the town,
and
this
and Bear Camp and Red
The people are
generally, engaged in farming,
summer
and
boarders, from
Hill Ponds, are the principal bod-
keeping
water.
Sandwich MounMountains.
tains are a lofty range, extending
in a north-easterly course, and
terminating at Cochorua Peak in
Part of Ossipee MounAlbany.
which they receive good returns for
their labor. About 30,000 pairs of
shoes are annually made, and 300,
000, shingles, and 500.000 feet of
tain lies in the south-easterly part
of excelsior and salt boxes, has
commenced
operations.
(See
ies of
of the town.
Squam Mountain ex-
&c, annually produced.
boards
A
large mill for the manufacture
tends from Holderness, through a
corner of Campton into Sandwich.
There are many elevations which
tables.)
would be
$
called mountains, with
geographical names, in many localities of the State, but here, un-
der the towering Whiteface, they
are considered only hills. In October, 1820, after a long drouth, a
heavy rain set in, and continued
for a number of days, causing a
from Whiteface Mouncutting a deep ravine in its
heavy
tain,
slide
sides, for several miles in extent,
and sweeping rocks and trees in
promiscuous confusion into the
meadows, at its base. The traces
of this slide, on the side of the
mountain, can be distinctly seen,
for nearly forty miles from the
base of the mountain. As in those
days when Cochorua and his tribe,
roamed through this trackless
waste, the sides of these mountains, and the ravines among them,
are shaded with deep, dark forests,
and are still the haunts of the bear,
panther, and
deer.
But the
whiz of the red man's arrow, which
often pierced the heart of the inocent fawn has long since ceased.
Village. There is a very pleasant village, in this town, at a point
called Hoyt's Corner.
Here are
several stores, one hotel, offices of
various kinds, three churches, an
academy and about
60 dwellings.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks, bonds, and money
Resources.
soil,
$181,475;
12,500
;
at intei-est, $13,688;
deposits
in
savings banks, $ 10,964
stock in
trade $ 12,450; from summer tourists, $ 30,000.
Some persons, who
reside here, are considered very
wealthy, but the town does not
;
have the honor of showing
paper.
it
on
Churches and Schools. There are
one Congregational, two Quakei,
two Freewill Baptist, and two
Methodist churches. Elder G. N.
Bryant, Methodist;
Rev. C. L.
Tappan, Congregational and Rev.
L. B. Tasker. and H. R. Beede,
are pastors.
There are twentythree school districts, and twentyone schools: average length, for
the year, eighteen weeks. Amount
of money annually appropriated
;
for school purposes, $2,420.53.
Literary Institution. Beede's Literary Institute.
(See Literary In-
stitutions.)
Banks.
There are two banks in
town. Carroll County National
Bank, and the Sandwich Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
Hotel. Eagle Hotel.
This town
First Settlements.
was originally granted by Gover-
nor Benning Wentworth, in 1763,
and comprised six miles square.
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SEABROOK.
On September 5, 1764, the grantees,
having represented that the north
and west sides of their grant were
rocky and mountainous, received
an additional grant of territoiw, on
the east and
" Sandwich
incorporated,
south side, called
Addition. 11
It was
October
1768.
25,
Hon. Daniel Beechef, a useful
zen, resided here
many
cit-
years.
Early Minister.
Rev. Daniel
Smith, settled in 1827; dismissed
in 1832.
North by WateirBoundaries.
east by Albany and Tamworth, south by Moultonborough,
and west by Holderness, Campton
and Thornton. Area, 64,000 acres
ville,
improved land, 23, 900
miles
Fifty-two
Distances.
north from Concord, and twentytwo north-west from Ossipee.
Railroads. It is sixteen miles
to Meredith railway station, on
the Montreal Railroad. A stage
runs to this station six times a
In the summer, this stage
week.
connects with the boats, at Centre
The Portland, Rutland
Harbor.
built,
will pass through Sandwich.
SEABROOK.
every
town, and in its passage affords a
few water privileges of moderate
power.
Several small streams
rise in this and adjacent towns,
and form the Seabrook River, in
the marshes. In its course, it
unites with the Hampton River,
and thence, in a few miles, joins
the ocean.
The beach is a favorthe
ite resort in
partly
Grape
warm
season.
Titcomb's
Elevations.
Hill,
town and
South-Hampton, and
lies partly in this
in
Hill, in the
south-west part
of the town, and partly in Massachusetts, are the principal elevations.
From
the
summit of these
an extensive and delightful
view of the surrounding country
can be obtained.
Employments. Agriculture is a
valuable occupation of the people,
but the manufacturing of women's
and children's boots and shoes, is
the most extensive branch of busihills
ness.
Rockingham County.
to
acre under improvement, while
the average in the whole State is
only $ 9.32.
Streams. Cam's Brook has its
rise in Salisbury, Mass., and flows
through the south-east part of the
which
acres.
and Otsego Railroad, when
The land averages $ 20.90
The
stock
is
cut out and
Seabrook is one of the ocean towns,
of the State, and has extensive
plains of salt marsh. The middle
and eastern portions of the town
are comparatively level, being in
many sections gentle swells, The
soil is light, easy of cultivation,
and productive. The farmers find
a good market for their farm produce in Newburyport, Mass., five
prepared for bottoming, and put
miles distant. But few towns in
the State, in proportion to the
number of acres under improvement, produce as valuable crops.
ous sections of the town, which are
There are
filled with workmen.
over 1,000,000 pairs of boots and
shoes annually made, giving em-
into cases of 60 pairs each, in
Lynn
and Haverhill, Mass., and sent
the
workmen
in Seabrook,
to
to
be
There are
shoe manufactories
having machines, and employing
finished into shoes.
three
65
large
men and
These
boys,
three
and
15
factories
women.
annually
make over 300,000 pairs. There
are many shoe shops, in vari-
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330
ployment to over 250 men and
women. Many thousand pairs of
shoe uppers are sent to Seabrook,
which gives employ-
to be fitted,
ment
number of females.
It is estimated that there
are over 200 sewing machines, in
town.
Quite a number of men
are engaged in making boats.
The lumber business is importo a
large
and 1,100,
of boords and dimension
70,000 shingles,
tant.
000 feet
timber are annually sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $69,370; mechanical
labor
$
124,250
700;
money
;
at interest,
$
1,
deposits in savings banks,*
stock in trade $ 10,500;
$3,115;
from summer tourists, $ 5,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. Win. Rand, pastor;
Baptist, Rev. H. H. Buman, pas-
W. C. BartCongregational of
tor; Methodist, Elder
lett,
pastor;
Seabrook and Hampton Falls.
There are five schools in town;
average length, for the year, twenty-five weeks.
Academy.
Dearborn Academy
is located in this town, and was
founded in 1854, being endowed with $ 15.000 by Edward
Dearborn, an
eminent
physician, and a distinguished
citizen of Seabrook.
in the
It is situated
pleasant village
commands a
brook, and
of Seafine
view
of the ocean, and the neighboring
Dr. Dearborn, also left
income of which is
to be used for the support of the
Gospel.
villages.
$4,000, the
Hotel.
*
Washington House.
The Savings Banks of Massachusetts get
the surplus earnings of the people of
mouey was
this
NewHampshire Savings Banks, the town would
town.
If the
deposited in
annually get from the State, over $ 1,000.
First Settlers.
Christopher Hus-
Dow, and Thomas
Philbrick, were among the first
settlers.
It was originally a part
of Hampton, afterwards Hampsey,
Joseph
ton
Falls,
were
first
The
and the settlements
commenced about
1638,
inhabitants suffered consider-
bly by Indian depredations, and
many prominent citizens were cruelly massacred.
On one of their
attacks, they killed the widow
Mussey, a prominent member of
the society of Friends. She was
noted on account of her talent as a
public speaker. They also killed
Thomas
Lancaster,
Jonathan
Green, a child of widow Benjamin
Brown,
and Nicholas
Bond.
These murders were committed
in the most horrible and cruel
manner.
It
is
Weare
believed that Meshech
first chief magistrate
the
of New-Hampshire, settled within
the limits of this town.
Nathaniel
Weare was an agent
of the colony
to prosecute the complaints against
the royal governor, Edward Cranfield,
land.
and spent some time in EngHis son, Nathaniel Weare,
and father of Meshech Weare was
a prominent public business man.
Both lived within the limits of
Seabrook. Edward Gove, a member of the assembly which Cranhimby his opposition to the Cranfield government.
He was arrested and convicted of high treason,
sent to England and confined in
the Tower of London. After remaining there three years, he was
pardoned and returned to his
home. Seabrook was granted to
Jonathan Weare and others in
field dissolved, distinguished
self
1768.
First
Ministers. Rev.
Samuel
�SHARON
—SHELBURNE.
Perley, ordained in 1765 removed
in 1775; Rev. Elias Hull, settled
;
in 1779; died in 1822.
North by Hampton
by the Atlantic, south
by Salisbury, Massachusetts, and
west by South Hampton and Kensington. Area of improved land,
Boundaries.
Falls, east
3,320 acres.
Fifteen miles south
Distances.
from Portsmouth, eight south-east
from Exeter and forty south-east
from Concord.
The Eastern
Railroads.
Rail-
road passes through the easterly
section of the
town
and southerly
direction.
in a northerly
SHARON.
Hillsborough Countt.
surface of Sharon
is
uneven and
is
suitably adapted to grazing
than to grain, though there are
some excellent farms under high
cultivation. In the south-easterly
part of the town, is a medical
spring, which is frequently visited
by invalids. This spring is strongly
impregnated with iron and sulphur, and is noted for its healing
qualities.
Farming is the
employment of the peo600,000 feet of lumber is an-
Employments.
principal
;
nually sawed.
Resources.
soil,
$
$
3,000
terest,
135
;
18,572
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and
;
$
money
at in-
3,300; stock in trade, $3,
deposits in savings banks, $10,
855; from
Schools.
in
;
town
;
summer
tourists, $2,000.
There are three schools
average length, for the
year, fifteen weeks.
Organization.
originally
Slip.
It
24, 1791.
North by PeterBoundaries.
borough, east by Temple, south by
New Ipswich and Rindge and west
by Jaffrey.
Forty-eight
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and
eighteen west from Amherst.
Railroads. The nearest railroad
communication is at Barker's station, on the Monadnock Railroad.
SHELBURNE,
Coos County.
Shelburne
is
of grand mountain scenery,
not to be excelled by any town in
the State. The soil, on both sides
of the Androscoggin, is excellent,
producing abundant crops of grain
full
and grass.
The
more
ple
331
This town was
Peterborough
called
was incorporated, June
Androscoggin River
Rivers.
passes through the center of this
town into which fall the waters of
Rattle River and some smaller
streams.
Mountains. Moriah is the most
noted elevation, and has an altitude of nearly 4,800 feet. From
the top of this mountain, some of
the best mountain views in the
" Moses
State can be obtained.
Rock" is on the south side of the
river, near the center of the town.
It is about sixty feet high and
ninety feet long, very smooth and
rising at an angle of neai-ly 50°.
Minerals. Lead and zinc have
been found in considerable quanThe lead mine has been
tities.
worked with apparent success, but
at present nothing is done.
Shelburne presents
Scenery.
much wild and beautiful scenery,
and many tourists spend their
summer vacation here. Mount
Moriah, Lead Mine Bridge, and
Moses' Rock are interesting localities to visit.
Employment.
The inhabitants
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332
are generally employed in farming.
There is not a town in the State
where farming pays any greater
of
proportion to the number of its inhabitants, than Shelburne. The annual value of farm
products will average over $ 160 to
each person in town, while the average in the whole State is about
$70.
Resources. Farm products, $41,
State, in manufactures.
profits, in
money
922;
at
interest,
mechanical labor, $
mer
1,800
$7,850;
;
$ 10,000.
Churches and Schools.
sum-
tourists,
Two
churches, viz. Congregational and
Methodist. There are five schools
average length, for the year, nine
weeks.
Hotel. Winthrop House.
First Settlers.
Benjamin and
David Ingalls commenced a settlein 1775,
In August
ment here
1781,
a party of Indians visited
the town, killed one man, captured another, and returned to
Canada with
improved land,
3,170
acres.
Distances.
One hundred and
thirty-three miles north
River and
Salmon
Village.
Falls River passes along
northeastern border, which separates it
from Maine, and is the only stream
of note in town.
its
The village of Great Falls is situated on this river, where centres
all the manufacturing and trade in
town.
The Great Falls Manufacturing
Company
power
controls all the water
which
at this point,
is
rated
power.
This Confpany has a capital of
$ 1,500,000 and employs 775 men,
at 3,200 horse
;
women, and
775
250 children,
who
annually receive for their labor,
$533,000,
and manufacture
19,728,
000 yards of sheetings etc., valued at
$2,446,000. The improvements of
machinery have largely increased
their productions, but not the help
The Somersworth Machine Com-
their prisoner.
Boundaries. North by Success,
east by Riley and Gilead, Maine,
south by White Mountain region,
and west by Gorham.
Area,
18,140 acres;
its manufactured productions
and trade, in the county, and ranks
as the fifth town, or city, in the
from Con-
cord and about thirty south-east
from Lancaster.
Railroad.
Grand Trunk Railroad passes through the town.
SOMEKSWORTH.
pany, iron founders and machinists, manufacture cooking,
office
and parlor stoves, hollow wai-e,
also, all kinds of castings for mills,
gas work, cast iron, steam, gas and
water pipes, retorts, hydrants, &o:
Capital invested, $100,000; employ 100 hands
annual pay roll,
;
$60,000 and producing goods, of various kinds, to the value of $ 200,
000.
Great Falls Woolen Company
manufacture fancy cassimeres, 6-4
goods. Capital, $ 100,000 employ
60 males 30 females pay roll, $ 36,
annual productions, $ 300,
000
;
Strafford County.
Somersworth is a small township, and the
people are almost exclusively devoted to manufacturing, mercantile trade and professional business. Next to Dover, it is the
most important town, in the value
;
;
000.
Wright
&
Company;
flour
and
meal; capital, $30,000; annually produce 1,000 barrels of flour
and 168,000 bushels meal, valued
�SOMERSWORTH.
at
$
181,000,*
ufactured,
There are also manand spools,
bobbins
$35,000; harnesses, $9,500; 300,
800 pairs of sale boots and shoes,
valued at $ 325,000. There are no
shoe manufactories in town, but
the stock, ready cut and put up in
cases, is brought from out of the
State to be made into boots and
shoes. Perhaps a few cases come
from the adjoining towns. There
are bakers, confectioners, custom
boot and shoe workmen, carpen-
marble
ters blacksmiths, painters,
workers, masons, photographers,
printers, tailors, and various other
trades
there are six church edi;
two large school houses, two
banks, between sixty and seventy
stores, of all kinds, two hotels, seven lawyers, nine physicians and
fices,
various other professions.
This
village is located in a remarkably
romantic part of the country.
Nearly opposite the office of the
Great Falls Manufacturing Company, and in the centre of the vilis a handsome public grove,
on ground, sloping towards the
lage,
mills.
This
grove
is
a
great
resort for the inhabitants, in the
warm
season of the year.
Nearly
of trees are to be found
here, such as the maple, oak, elm,
chestnut, pine, etc. Many of the
streets are beautifully shaded, and
all varieties
lined on either side with fine resi-
dences and adorned with spacious
yards.
The cemetery
about one mile
from the village, and has many
expensive monuments and headstones. It is a beautiful and attractive spot for mourners to spend
a silent hour near those they once
is
* The business of the manufactories was taken from the census of 1S70, not receiving any
returns from them of their present business.
333
held dear, but who now lie slumbering in the dust.
Employments. As can be seen,
Somersworth is a manufacturing
and mercantile town.
There are
some very fine farms under a high
state of cultivation, and the country around here is an excellent
farming
The
district.
manufacmales employed, 1,053; females and children,
1,089; annual pay roll, $715,000;
tories
capital invested in
$
is
1,884,000
;
value of productions, $3,594,000.
Resources.
Annual productions
of the soil, $39,980; mechanical
labor,
$ 715,000; stocks and money
$ 157,400 deposits in
at interest,
;
savings banks, $361,046; stock in
trade, $344,214; summer tourists,
professional
services,
$ 10,000
;
$
125,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Rev. S. W. Webb, pastor
Methodist, High street, Rev. J.
W. Adams,
pastor;
Main
Rev. F. Ryder, pastor;
no pastor;
pastor;
street,
Baptist,
Freewill Baptist, no
Roman
Catholic,
Rev.
Patrick Canovan, priest.
There are fourteen schools, eleven of which are graded
average
length of schools, for the year, thirty-four weeks;
value of schoolhouses and lots, $20,500; annu
;
al
amount
of
money
appropriated
$ 6,783.50. The
public schools have stood high in
for school purposes,
this town for many years.
The
law which provides for the union
of several
districts to
establish
graded schools, originated through
the citizens of this town in securing a law for this purpose, now
called the " Somersworth Act."
The High School is under the
James W. Dixon,
struction of
Principal.
in-
as
�OO J.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Great Falls Manuand Village Library, 6,
000 volumes
Agricultural Library, 1,000 volumes;
A. Twing's
prominent men.
private library, 1,000 volumes.
Hon. John Wentworth, was born
in this town July 14, 1745, and
graduated at Harvard College,
Libraries.
facturers,
;
Banks.
Great Falls National
Bank, Somersworth Savings Bank,
and Somersworth National Bank.
(See tables.)
Newspaper.
nal.
Great Falls Jour-
(See tables.)
Great Falls Hotel, and
Hotels.
William WentJohn Hall and William
First Settlement.
worth,
commenced
settlement
within the limits of thi" town, between 1650 and 1675, but the exact
date is not known.
Since 1823, the village of Great
Falls has been nearly all built.
At that date the Great Falls Manufacturing
'
a
Company was
tered, with a capital of
prior to that time there
char-
$ 500,000
was only
a saw and grist-mill and two
Somersworth
dwelling houses.
was taken from Dover, and incorporated April 23, 1754.
Many
of the
first settlers
were
killed or taken captive by the In-
George and Matthew Ricker were ambushed and killed near
Varney's Hill, Oct, 7, 1675.
A
Quaker by the name of Ebenezer
Downs was taken captive and cardians.
ried to
insulted
fused to
tives
Canada in 1724. He was
and abused because he redance with the other cap-
amusement of the
The following year he
for the
savages.
1768.
He was a member of the
Continental Congress in the Revolution, and died January 10, 1787.
Hon. Thomas Wallingford was
born in Bradford, Mass., in 1697.
He came
Granite State House.
Styles
Nicholas Pike,
author of the popular system ol
arithmetic, was born here Oct. 6,
1745; John Wentworth, son of the
was redeemed.
to
energetic
town
in the
and, being
business, from
this
early part of his
in
life,
his
a small beginning, became
of the most wealthy
men
one
in the
province.
Ichabod Rollins was born here
He was Judge of Probate
for the county of Strafford, and
died January 31, 1800.
Ministers.
Rev. James
First
Pike, ordained in 1730; died in
1792.
Rev. Pearson Thurston,
dismissed in
ordained in 1792
in 1721.
;
1812.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
South Berwick, Maine, south by
Rollinsford, south-west by Dover,
and north-west by Rochester area
;
of improved land, 2,294 acres.
Distances.
Forty-five miles east
from Concord, four north-east
from Dover, and twelve north-east
from Portsmouth.
The
Railroads.
ties
railroad facili-
of Somersworth
The Boston
tends to this
are
good.
&
Maine branch exvillage, and the East-
ern, Great Falls
& Conway
passes
In the summer
of 1710, Jabez Garland was killed
and the next year Gershom Downs
fella victim to their savage cruelties between Varney's and Otis
Hill.
This town has been the
along the north-eastern border
with the station at the village.
It is expected that the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad will be
extended to this town, forming a
junction with the Great Falls and
birthplace and residence of
Conway
many
Railroad.
�SOUTH HAMPTON
—SOUTH
SOUTH HAMPTON.
Rockingham
surface of this
The
County.
town is uneven, but
not rough, the land rising in gentle
swells, and affords exellent pasturing and tillage. The inhabitants
are noted for their proficiency in
agriculture; and their enterprise,
industry, and success in this department, entitles them to more
credit than they claim. Amesbury
and Newburyport, Mass. furnish
the farmers with a good market
for all their surplus products.
River.
Powow River passes
through the western part of the
town. The former water power
on it, in this town, is nearly flowed
out by the Salisbury Mills Company, at
Amesbury.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
About 350,000 feet of lumber, of
various dimensions, are annually
produced, and 2,000 pairs of sale
shoes manufactured.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $47,430; mechanical labor,
$ 3,200 stocks, and money at inter;
$3,275; deposits in savings
banks,* $46; stock in trade, $450.
Churches and Schools.
Baptist,
est,
Rev. J.
W.
There
Average length
Searle, pastor.
are three schools.
cf schools, for the year, thirty-one
weeks.
The Barnard Academy
was founded through a bequest of
the late Hon. Benjamin Barnai'd,
with a fund of $ 4,200.
Hotel. " Central House."
First
Settlers.
Hon.
Phillips
a member of the
old congress, a councilor in 1792
and 1793, and for many years judge
White,
*A
who was
large portion of the surplus funds of the
inhabitants, in the towns bordering on Massachusetts, finds
of that State.
its
way
into the Savings
Banks
NEWMARKET.
335
of probate, died June 24, 1811, aged
eighty-two. The town was formed
from parts of Hampton and Kingston and incorporated May 25, 1742.
First Ministers.
Rev. William
Parsons, Congregational, ordained
1743, dismissed in 1762; Rev.
Nathaniel Noyes, settled in 1763,
dismissed in 1800.
Boundaries.
North by East
Kingston and Kensington, east by
Seabrook, south by Amesbury,
Massachusetts, and west by Newton. Acres of improved land, 3,899.
Distances.
Fifty miles southeast from Concord, six south from
Exeter, and eighteen south-west
from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
Three miles to the
station at Amesbury, on the Eastern Railroad, and four to East
Kingston on Boston and Maine
Railroad. The Exeter and Amesbury Railroad, when completed,
will pass through the town.
in
SOUTH NEW-MARKET.
Rockingham County.
New-Market
is
South
a small township,
taken from New-Market, June 27,
1849.
The surface is uneven, but
the soil is strong, and, when properly
tilled,
produces excellent
crops. Many of the farms are under a high state of cultivation.
Rivers.
Swamscot and
Piscassic
Rivers are the principal streams.
The Swamscot is navigable for
vessels of considerable burthen at
high tide. The Piscassic affords
some water power.
Village.
On a slight elevation
from the Swamscot, and on the
Boston and Maine Railroad, is located the pleasant and busy village
of South New-Market.
But few
villages of its size, in the State,
produce more valuable manufac-
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336
tured goods. The Swamscot Machine Company, is located in this
175 men.
village, and employs
There is also one other small
machine shop, which does a fine
business. There are four stores,
two hotels, two churches, one large
school house and about 100 dwellings.
The main
street is wide,
and the buildings are neat, and
some of them costly structures.
Employments. South New-Market can justly be called a manufacturing town. There are annually
produced 25 engines, 1,500,000 feet
of gas pipe, 90 tons of brass and
iron fittings, 48 steam boilers, 750
tons of iron castings, and 13 tons
of brass and copper castings, besides other miscellaneous machine
works, the whole being valued at
There are also
over $310,000.
sawed 200,000 feet of lumber, besides blacksmith and other mechanical work. The total value of
goods annually manufactured is
$ 319,000.
Agricultural
Resources.
ucts,
$
prod-
mechanical labor,
stocks, and money at
$38,140;
109,000
interest,
;
$
17,934; deposits in sav-
ings banks, $ 46,871
;
stock in trade,
$8,400.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. H. A. Mattison, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. Joseph Bart-
dist,
lett,
pastor
;
Universalist,
;
Father Egan, priest.
Catholic,
There are four schools in town,
three of which are graded. Average length of schools, for the year,
thirty-one
weeks amount of mon;
ey annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 1,285.31.
Hotels.
"
"Shute House," and
Elm House."
First Settlement
ter.
See Exeter.
and First Minis-
Boundaries.
North by NewMarket, east by Stratham, south
by Exeter, and west by Epping.
Area, about 6,000 acres; area of
improved land,
Distances.
3,330 acres.
Thirty-six
miles
south-east from Concord, twelve
west from Portsmouth, and four
north from Exeter.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through the town
in a northerly and southerly direction, and the Portsmouth and Concord in an easterly and westerly
direction.
SPRINGFIELD.
Sullivan County. The soil of
town is strong and produces
this
good crops of corn, oats and potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. It is watered
by branches of Black water and
Sugar Rivers, affording some very
good water privileges. There are
several ponds, viz., Station Pond,
Cilley Pond, Star, Stony and Morgan Ponds. Station Pond is the
largest body of water, and is 250
rods long and about 140 wide.
The people are
Employments.
principally engaged in agriculture.
550,000 shingles and 350,000 feet of
&c,
are annually sawed.
(See tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
boards,
$72,552; mechanical labor,
$1,200; stock in trade, "$2,700;
deposits in savings banks, $ 19,
soil,
667.
Churches and Schools. Christian
Church, Rev. Lorenzo Bailey, pastor.
There are thirteen school
and eleven schools. Aver-
districts
age length of schools, for the year,
sixteen weeks.
First
Israel
Settlers.
Clifford,
Israel Clifford,
jr.,
Nathaniel
�STARK
— STEWAIITSTOWN.
Clark, and Samuel Stevens settled
here in 1772.
Early Minister. Rev. Job Cnshsettled here in 1825, dismis-
man,
sed in 1828.
38 miles north-west
Distances.
from Concord, and 13 north-east
from Newport.
Boundaries. North by Grafton,
east by Wilmot, south-east by New
London, south by Sunapee and
Croydon, and west by Croydon
and Grantham. Area, 28,300 acres.
The nearest railroad
West Andover, on the
Northern (N. H.) Railroad. The
Railroads.
station
is
at
public conveyance to this depot
is
by stage.
STARK.
The
ucts,
860,038;
S 26,200
868;
$
;
mechanical labor,
at interest, § 15,
money
;
deposits
1,650
337
in
savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 20,700.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Elder Amos Merrill, pastor.
There are seven schools. Average
length of schools, for the year,
twelve weeks.
dist,
Caleb and
First Settlements.
Benjamin Smith settled here in
1788.
This town was originally
called "Piercey,'''' and incorporated
by that name January 9, 1795, but
was changed to its present name
to compliment the memory of
General John Stark, who died May
The town was incorpo8, 1822.
rated, Dec. 28, 1832.
the soil is rich and productive,
yielding good crops of grain and
Boundaries. North by Stratford
and Odell, east by Dummer and
Milan, south by Kilkenney, and
west by Northumberland. Area
grass.
20,000 acres.
Coos Couxty.
broken and
hilly.
surface
is
In the valleys
In the north-east part
of the town, the north and south
branches of the Ammonoosuc River form a junction. Nash's stream,
flowing from Stratford, falls into
this river in the north part of the
town. Piercey's Pond is in the
Rivers.
Distances.
caster.
Railroad.
Mill Mountain
Stark, also a part of Pilot
in
Moun-
Near Mill Mountain
Rail-
STEWARTSTOWX.
is
a
singular ledge called the " DeviVs
Sliding place." On the south side,
it breaks
abruptly into a precipice of nearly three hundred feet,
while on the north, cattle may be
driven to its top.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal business of the people.
There are several very extensive lumber mills in town, annually producing five or six millions feet of lumber of all kinds.
Resources.
Agricultural prod-
tain.
Grand Trunk
road passes through the north portion of the town.
east part.
Mountains.
One hundred and
miles north from Concord, and ten north-east from Lan-
forty-five
is
Coos County.
The
surface of
Stewartstown is uneven and broken with hills, but the soil is deep
and fertile, and produces giod
crops of barley, rye, potatoes and
hay.
Rivers
and Ponds.
It is
well
watered by Bishop's Brook. Deadwater and Mohawk Rivers furnish
Hall's
excellent water power.
Stream unites with the Connecticut
river, at this place,
which passes
western border.
Great
and Little Diamond Ponds, are the
along
its
largest bodies of water.
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338
Employments. Agriculture
principal
ple,
is
the
employment of the peo-
although manufacturing
is
car-
ried on to a considerable extent.
150 tons potato starch are annually
made,
6,000 yards of full cloth,
yards of flannel and 2,000
yards of tweed, are annually manufactured, 100,000 clapboards, 250,
000 shingles, and 1,940,000 feet of
boards, &c, are sawed annually.
7,000 bushels of grain ground, besides other mechanical shops. The
total value of goods manufactured,
3,000
is
$
11,665 acres.
Distances.
By
stage
Besources.
Productions of the
$60,638; mechanical labor,
§13,300; money at interest, $21,
800; deposits in savings banks,
$ 109 stock in trade, $ 9,750.
Churches and Schools. Christian
soil,
;
Church, Rev. George Leach, pastor: Congregational Church, at
West Stewartstown, Rev. W. F.
Morrill, pastor. There are eleven
school districts and ten schools
Average length of
in town.
schools for the year, eighteen
weeks.
Hotel. Coos House.
First Settlements.
The
original
Stewartstown were
Sir George Cockburn, Sir George
Colman, John Stewart, and John
of
and
cars,
one hundred and seventy-six miles
north from Concord, and forty
north-east from Lancaster.
By stage twice a
Railroads.
week to North Stratford station,
nineteen miles, on the Grand
Trunk
Railroad.
STOOD AliD.
Cheshire County.
face of Stoddard
59,400.
grantees
west by Canaan, Vermont. Area,
23,040 acres, area improved land,
The
is hilly,
sur-
but the
soil is deep and fertile, and yields
good crops of corn, barley, potatoes
and hay.
This town is situated on the
height of land, between the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers.
The
location of
some houses is
on one
such, that the rain falling
side of the house, falls into
the
Connecticut, while that falling on
the other, runs into the Merri-
mack
river.
Bivers and Ponds. The south
branch of Ashuelot River is the
principal stream and has its source
near the center of the town.
Branch River is a considerable
stream, and the two rivers afford
some excellent water power. Is-
The first settlement was
commenced prior to the revolution,
but, after the war broke out, it was
abandoned.
During the war of
1812, a block house, or fort, was
land Pond, studded with small islands, covers about three hundred
acres, and is the largest body of
water in town. Long Pond, lying
partly in this
town and
erected for the defence of a com-
Washington,
is
and was occupied
was origanlly called
Stewart, but was incorpoi'ated under its present name, December
of water.
Nelson.
pany of
till
militia,
1814.
It
24, 1799.
Boundaries and Area.
North by
Pittsburg and Clarksville, east by
Dixville, south by Colebrook, and
Employments.
the principal
partly in
a beautiful sheet
Agriculture
is
employment of the
people, although manufacturing is
carried on quite extensively.
30,
000 shingles and 700,000 feet of
boards &c, are sawed annually.
Glass bottles to the value of % 40,
�STRAFFORD.
000 are manufacturer!.*
and
and
80,000 tubs
boxes of
clothes pins are annually made.
Also nearly 11,000 pounds of maple sugar are manufactured. Granite of a fine quality is wrought to a
pails,
17,000
considerable extent.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $46,404;
$ 30,600 stocks, and money at interest, § 16,904; deposits in savings
;
banks, $38,937;
$
stock
trade,
in
11,865.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, Rev. F. Jones,
339
1803; died July
man
ers,
9,
1854.
He was
a
powand of untiring energy and
of remarkable mental
perseverance.
A Congregational
Church was organized Sept. 4, 1787.
Boundaries and Area. North by
Washington, east by Windsor and
Antrim, south by Nelson, and west
by Sullivan, Gilsum and Marlow.
Area, 25,925 acres
area of im
proved land 12,897 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and fifteen
north-east from Keene.
;
Railroads.
By
stage,
sixteen
pastor.
miles, to Peterborough station,
tricts
the
There are nine school disand seven schools in town
average
length,
year,
the
for
eighteen weeks.
Stoddard Town LiLibrary.
brary, 500 volumes.
Central House,
and
Hotels.
Week's Hotel.
town
and
to Colonel Samson
Stoddard and others, and received
its present name from Colonel
Stoddard. It was first settled by
John Taggard, Reuben Walton,
Alexander Scott, James Mitchell,
The privaand others, in 1769.
tions and hardships of John Taggard and his family were severe.
Their grain was procured at PeFirst
This
Settlements.
was formerly
was granted
wilderness.
At one time,
for six
days, they had nothing but the flesh
of the Moose to subsist on.
porated Nov. 4, 1774.
Incor-
Rev. Abishai
dismissed
Rev. Isaac Robinson, D.
First Ministers.
Colton, settled in 1793
;
STRAFFORD.
Stkafford County.
face of Strafford
is
The
sur-
broken and un-
and the north-west part
mountainous, but the soil is deep
and fertile and yields large crops
of corn, oats wheat, barley, and
even,
potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. Bow Pond,
the largest body of water in town,
lies in the south-west part, is 650
rods long, and 400 wide, and is the
source of the principal branch of
Isinglass River, which furnishes
abundant water power.
Wild
Goose Pond lies between this town
and Pittsfield, and Trout Pond
west of the Blue Hills.
Mountains.
The range of moun-
in
which have a considerable
altitude,
known as the "Blue
These works are not in operation at the
Hills," lies in the north-west part
in 1795.
D., (Congregational,) settled
*
Cheshire Railroad, and twelve to
Hillsborough Bridge station, on
the Contoocook Valley Railroad.
When completed, the Greenfield
and Forest Line Railroad will pass
through this town.
called Limerick,
terborough, a distance of about
twenty miles, and carried by him
on his back through the pathless
on
Monadnock Railroad; fifteen
miles to Keene station, on the
present time.
tains
of the town.
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340
Employments
»
The
inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in agriculture.
Considerable attention is paid to
and
town. 600,000 shingles and 475,
000 feet of boards &c, are annually produced, and about 35,000 pairs
of sale shoes annually made.
Resources. Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 123.672;
$28,900;
700;
$
stocks and
6,975
at in-
;
from summer
$63,175;
$
money
stock in trade, $ 4,
deposits in savings banks,
terest,
tourists,
2,000.
Churches and
There
Schools.
are four churches in town.
will Baptist, Rev.
C. C.
FreeFoster,
pastor; Rev. N. C. Lathrope, Rev.
William Rogers, Rev. D. S.
Quint, residents.
Austin
Academy at Centre Strafford, is a
fine and prosperous institution for
learning.
G. C. McClellan is the
Principal,
School year begins
February 27.
School Library 50
volumes.
First Minister. Rev. "William
Sanders, ordained in 1822.
Literary
Institution.
Organization.
Strafford
originally a part of
was
Barrington,
and was incorporated June
17,
1820,
Hotel.
Bow Lake
House.
Boundaries.
Bounded northeast by Farmington, south-east by
Barrington, south-west by Northwood and Pittsfleld, and northwest by Barnstead. Area, 29,000
acres; improved land, 14,911 acres.
Distances. Thirty miles north-
from Concord, and fifteen
north-west from Dover.
Railroads.
Ten miles to Rochester station on the Portland and
Rochester Railroad. The Concord
east
when
Railroad,
town.
STRATFORD.
the raising of stock, and some very
fine horses and cattle are found in
this
Rochester
completed,' will pass through this
Coos County.
This town ex-
tends along the Connecticut River
for a distance of ten miles. The
interval varies from one quarter,
to a mile in width, and is very fertile, producing fine crops of corn,
The soil on the upoats and hay.
lands is rocky, and more suitable
for pasturage than tillage.
Streams. Besides the Connecticut, which washes its western border, is Nash's Stream which waters the south-east part, and discharges its waters into the Ammonoosuc and Bog Brook the
western part, and runs into the
;
Connecticut.
Elevations. In the south-east
part of the town, are two mountains, of a conical form, called
" Stratford or
Pearcy Peaks."
These peaks are seen as
far south
as Dalton, nearly thirty miles distant.
Employments.
Agriculture
is
the general vocation of the inhab-
but there are some manuThere are three lumber
mills, annually sawing 1,000,000
feet of boards and dimension timber, valued at $ 12,000; two starch
mills producing 65 tons of starch,
$ 5,800 clothes pins $ 14,000 meal,
$ 8,000 bobbins, $ 4,000 besides
blacksmiths, shoe workmen, harness maker, machinist, millinery,
&c. Total value of goods, annually manufactured, $ 55,900.
Productions of the
Resources.
"mechanical labor,
soil, $ 70,534
itants,
factories.
;
;
;
;
;
$
14,600
;
money
at interest
$
25,
599; stock in trade, $25,612; deposits
in
savings banks,
from summer
tourists,
$
$ 235
8,000.
�341
STRATHAM.
At Stratford Hollow there is one
church, a school house, three
stores, a hotel, post office, express
office and one physician. At North
Stratford, there is one church, one
school house, five stores, of all
three hotels, a post office,
express office, and two physicians.
one hundred and fifty-seven miles
north from Concord.
The Grand Trunk
Railroad.
Railroad passes through this town,
on its western border.
STR AT HAITI.
kinds,
Churches and Schools. Methodist, Rev. Leander Moulton, pastor; Baptist, Rev. J. C. Sanborn,
pastor. There are nine schools in
town average length, for the year,
eighteen weeks.
;
Hollow StratAt North Stratford,
Hotels. Stratford
ford House.
;
American House, Willard House,
and Percy House.
Isaac JohnFirst Settlement.
son, James Curtis, James Brown,
Josiah Lampkins, and Archippus
Blodgett commenced the first settlement, some time before the commencement of the war of the revobeing,
lution,
the population
Thonias Burnside,
in 1775, 41.
of this town, was one" of Rogers Rangers, in the French war.
He made a personal application to
1
Governor Wentworth, at Portsmouth, to be appointed a Justice
of the Peace, stating to the Governor, that his neighbor (the only in-
habitant in town, besides himself,)
was not fit to till the office, neither
would he give satisfaction to his
His plausible argutownsman.
ment prevailed, and he was appointed
Peace in
the
this
incoi'porated,
first
town.
of
Justice
Stratford
November,
16,
was
1779.
Boundaries. North by Colum11
or ungrantbia, east by "Odell,
ed lands, south by Stark and Northumberland and west by Vermont.
Area of improved land, 6,354 acres.
Distances. Twenty miles north
from Lancaster by railroad, and
Rockingham
County.
surface of Stratham
The
level, the
is
is rich and very productive,
producing excellent crops. This
town is noted for its extensive
Connurseries of fruit trees.
siderable attention is paid to the
raising of all kinds of fruit, and
it ranks as the third town in the
county in the value of apples produced. The farmers find a ready
market, at fair prices, for their surplus productions, at Exeter and
Portsmouth.
But few farming
communities are more prosperous
and wealthy than are the farmers
of Stratham. Large quantities of
peat are found in the swamps.
Elevations. Stratham Hill is the
principal elevation in town. From
its summit an extensive prospect
is
afforded of the surrounding
soil
country,
including
the
White
Mountains, Great Bay, and the
Ocean.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture.
168, 100 feet of lumber, of all
kinds, are annually produced.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, S 111,608; mechanical labor,
$ 2,700 stocks and money at inter;
$43,500; deposits in savings
banks, $65,850; stock in trade,
est,
$4,575.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, Rev. A. B. Peabody, pastor; Baptist Church,
Rev.
M.
B.
Laning,
Christian Church,
Baptist Church,
;
.
pastor;
Freewill
There aro
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
342
four
in
schools
length,
for
town;
the year,
average
thirty-two
weeks.
was
granted
others,
Benjamin
to
February
12,
Population, in 1870, five.
Distances. 143 miles north-east
from Concord, and 30 east from
Lancaster.
1773.
First Settlements. The exact time
of the settlement of Stratham, is not
known, but
it
contained thirty-five
families in 1697,
and was
incor-
porated March 20, 1716, it was
formerly a part of Swamscot Patent, or Hilton's Purchase.
Rev. Henry
First Ministers.
Rust, ordained in 1718; died in
1749.
Rev. Joseph Adams, settled
in 1756 died in 1783. Rev. James
Miltemore, settled in 1786; left
;
in 1807.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
Greenland, east by Greenland and
North-Hampton, south by Exeter,
and west by Exeter and South
Newmarket. Area, 10,120 acres;
area of improved land, 7,151 acres.
Distances.
Forty-three miles
south-east from
Concord, and
three east-north-east from Exeter.
Railroad.
Concord and Ports-
mouth Railroad passes through
this
It
Mackay, and
town.
This
Cheshire County. The soil of
town is good, well cultivated,
and very productive. The inhab-
this
itants are intelligent, industrious
and prosperous.
River and Ponds. Ashuelot River waters the south-east part of
the town. Bolster and Chapman's
Ponds are the principal bodies of
water. There is a reservoir of an
area of over one hundred acres, and
twelve feet deep, which furnishes
some fine water power. There are
other good water privileges still
unimproved.
Employments. The inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in farming.
Keene furnishes a good market for
their products.
About
600,000 feet
of dimension timber is annually
There are some small
sawed.
SUCCESS.
Coos County.
SULLIVAN.
is
a cold,
rugged township, lying north of
the White mountains. In 1870,
there were but forty acres of improved land, four horses, seven
cattle, and fourteen sheep in town.
The soil is hard to cultivate and
the only redeeming quality is the
lumber, which may some day be
brought to market.
The south
part of the town is mountainous.
Rivers. Narmarcungawuck and
Live Rivers rise here, and pass
westerly into the Androscoggin.
Boundaries.
North by Cambridge, east by Maine, south by
Shelburne and west by Berlin and
Milan. Area, 30,000 acres.
manufactories, where chair stock,
flour buckets, hoops, &c. are pro-
duced. (See tables.)
Agricultural prodResources.
$56,088; mechanical labor,
$6,000; money at interest, $32,
144; deposits in savings banks,
ucts,
$ 46,741
;
stock in trade,
$ 5,152.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Joseph Fassett, pas-
There are five school districts
and four schools in this town.
Average length of schools, for the
tor.
year, eighteen weeks.
First
Town
van received
Organization.
its
name from
Sulli-
Presi-
dent Sullivan, the chief Magistrate
of New-Hampshire, at the time of
its
incorporation, (Sept. 27, 1787.)
�SUNAPEE.
343
Boundaries. North by Gilsum
and Stoddard, east by Stoddard
Nelson, and Harrisville, south by
Roxbury and Keene, and west
by Keene and Gilsum. Area, 15,
666 acres; improved land, 7,514
There are three small ponds having an area of 300 acres.
Employments. A majority of the
people are engaged in farming,
acres.
bor, about
Forty-six
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and six
north-west from Keene.
Railroad.
Keene station, on
Cheshire Railroad.
from the railway station, is a fine
manufacturing village, and the
principal settlement in town. In
this village, with a few mills in
SUNAPEE.
Sullivan County.
sur-
soil in
some
when
is
uneven, the
erable and valuable.
other sections of the town, are annually manufactured 950 dozen
1,500 dozen fork and hoe
handles, 6,000 gross of clothes pins,
10,000 bushels of shoe pegs, 46 tons
of starch. Machine shop receipts,
properly cultivated, yields excelGranite of the best
found in abundance in
ue of $
two paster shops produce
$6,500,
lent crops.
quality
is
various sections of the town. It is
quarried, in considerable quantities, to supply the market in this
section of the State.
Lake, Streams and Ponds.
far the largest portion of
Lake
By
Sunapee
within the limits of this
surface of the lake,
contains about 4,100 acres, of
which 2,720 acres are in Sunapee.
town.
At the Hartwo and a half miles
hames,
The
parts rocky, but strong, and,
face
but the manufactories are consid-
lies
The
At Sunapee Harbor is the outlet
of the lake, which is the principal
source of Sugar River, which flows
inner-soles and stiffeners to the val19,500.
Also 1,050,000 shin-
and 750,000 feet of boards and
dimension timber, 8,000 sides of
leather, 7,000 of splits and 2,500
bushels of meal and flour are angles,
nually produced.
are
The
Besides, there
small manufactories.
total value of manufactured
other
goods,
is
$
117,500.
There are
also,
in the village, four or five stores
of various kinds, one hotel, two
churches, school-house, post-office,
and about fifty dwelling houses.
At George's mills, there is quite a
through the centre of the town.
little
The
Productions of the
$56,475; labor, $28,300; money at interest, $ 15,726 deposits in
savings banks, $29,989; stock in
outlet of the lake
is
controlled
by a stone dam, and regulated by
gates, capable of holding or with-
drawing ten
water on the
surface of the lake. It has never
been found necessary to test the
full
feet of
capacity of this valuable reser-
From the lake, for a distance of nearly two miles, the river
has a rapid descent and furnishes
voir.
some of the finest water power in
the State, part of which is utilized
with valuable manufactories, but
much remains
still
unimproved.
settlement.
Resources.
soil,
;
trade,
$
6,462.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. John H. Hillman, pas-
There are two Union ChurchThere are nine schools in
town. Average length of schools,
for the year, sixteen weeks.
" Lake House."
Hotel.
First Setlleme?its. The town was
originally granted by the name of
tor.
es.
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344
Seville to
John Sprague and others,
It was incor7, 1768.
November
porated under the
name
of
Wen-
honor of one of the principal proprietors, John Wendell,
April, 4, 1781. It was changed to
dell, in
Sunapee, (the name of the lake
and mountain,) in June, 1850. The
first
came from Rhode
settlers
Island in 1772.
First Church. A Congregational
Church was incorporated, June 24,
1819.
Rev. A. Woodward was the
first
minister.
Boundaries. North by Springfield, east by New London and
Newbury, southerly by Goshen,
and west by Newport and Croydon. Area, 15,000 acres improved
;
land, 8,627 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-seven miles
north-west from Concord, and six
east from
Newport.
valued at $ 10,300. There are two
blacksmiths and one wheelwright
shop also one store, a hotel, and
;
two churches.
MethoChurches and Schools.
dist, Rev. Mr. Parker, pastor UniThere are
versalist,
:
.
four schools, average length, for
the year, twenty weeks.
Hotel.
at
Carpenter House, valued
$ 5,000.
Productions of the
$46,375; mechanical labor,
$3,900; stocks and money at interest, $ 12,320
deposits in savings banks, $30,160; stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
$ 6,428.
First
Settlement,
Surry was
severed from Gilsum and Westmoreland, and incorporated under
its present name, May 9th, 1769.
Peter Haywood commenced the
first
settlement, in 1764.
He
be-
The Sugar River
gan clearing and cultivating his
Railroad passes through the southern section of the town.
land the year previous, making his
Railroads.
is
Keene, At
were hostile
and lurking through the woods in
at the
fort,
in
that time, the Indians
SURRY.
Cheshire County.
home
This town
the vicinity; but he passed daily
small, both in territoi'y and pop-
from the fort to his farm, having
for his guard his trusty gun and
his faithful dog: he acted as mon-
but the inhabitants are
prosperous and many of them are
quite wealthy, for a farming community. The intervals on the Ashuelot River are fertile and very
valuable, extending nearly through
the town, from north to south. On
the east side of the river is an abrupt mountain, of considerable
height, upon the top of which is a
pond, having an area of three
acres, and a depth of about twentyulation,
five feet.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture. About 138,000 shingles and
550,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually sawed,
itor to give the
alarm, whenever
the wiley savage dared approach.
First Ministers.
Rev.
David,
Darling, (Congregational) ordain-
ed in 1779, dismissed in 1783.
Rev. Perley Howe, ordained in
1795.
Boundaries. North by Walpole
and Alstead, east by Gilsum, south
by Keene, and west by Westmoreland and Walpole. Area, 12,212
acres; area of improved land,
6,300 acres.
Fifty - two
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and six
north-west from Keene.
�SUTTON.
Railroad. By stage three times
a week, to Keene railway station.
SUTTON".
fied
with
soil in
hills
many
is
Agriculture
is
sur-
5,200 bushels of grain is ground,
and
valleys.
portions of the
The
town
Ponds and Rivers.
There are
several ponds; the largest is Ke-
Pond about
church, school house
uneven, diversi-
being fertile. Considerable interval land may be found along the
branches of Warner and Blackwater rivers which produce grass
and grain in abundance.
zar's
tories, stores,
and post office.
Employments.
the principal pursuit of the people,
but there is some manufacturing.
Merrimack County. The
face of Sutton
345
190 rods square
and Long Pond which is one mile
long and seventy rods wide. The
south branch of Warner River enters the town on the south, and
the northerly branch passes nearly
through the center from north to
south, and furnishes good water
power.
There is some fine interval on this branch.
A large
branch of Blackwater has its
source along the western base of
Kearsarge mountain.
Mountain.
A large portion of
Kearsarge Mountain lies in this
town.
Hundreds visit it in the
summer months, and climb to its
summit to view the fine and varied scenery, which it affords.
King's Hill is situated in the west
part. The most elevated part of
this hill, rises within a few feet
as high as Kearsarge, and affords
some delightful and extensive
landscape views.
Minerals. Granite of an excellent quality is found here. Plumbago is obtained in considerable
quantities.
At the foot of King's
clay of superior quality is
found.
There are several small
villages in different sections of the
hill,
town, having each some manufac-
60,000 clapboards, 200,000 shingles
and
laths,
and
570,000
feet
of
boards are annually sawed, valued
at $ 9,200. There are also an excelsior mill, blacksmith and shoe
shops, carpenters, painters, &c.
The total amount of goods of all
kinds annually manufactured, is
valued at $37,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $68,532;
mechanical labor,
$ 12,400; stocks, and money at indeposits in sav$ 26,976
ings banks, $ 37,464
stock in
trade, $ 11,275.
Churches and Schools.
Advent,
Rev. Frank Nelson, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Edwin Smith,
pastor;
South Sutton, Rev. I.
Smith, pastor; Universalist,
terest,
;
;
.
There are fourteen schools
average length for the year, seventeen weeks.
First Settlement.
Sutton was
granted by the Masonian proprieIt was called Perrystown, from Obadiah Perry, one of
Daniel
the original proprietors.
Peaslee first settled here in 1767,
and was followed by others soon
after.
The first settlers found sufficient evidence to show that it
was once the haunt of the red man.
Hearths skillfully laid with stone,
gun barrels, stone pestles, mortars,
tomahawks, arrow heads &c, were
frequently found. On the bank of
Kezar's pond, an Indian burial
tors in 1749.
was also discovered. The
town was incorporated, April 13,
place
1784.
First
Minister.
Rev. Samuel
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
346
Ambros, (Bap.) ordained
in
1782,
siderable extent, the facilities for
branch of industry being su-
dismissed in 1795.
Boundaries.
North by NewLondon and Wilniot, east by Wilmot and Warner, south by Warner and Bradford, and west by
Newbury. Area, 24,300 acres; of
this
improved land,
manufacture,
annually,
76,400
yards beaver cloth. * A blanket
factory, manufacturing 28,000 yards
blanket cloth, a matress factory,
8,673 acres.
By
and
rail-
road, thirty miles north from
Con-
Distances.
stage
cord.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Claremont Railroad passes through
the southern border of the town
near Warner. Five miles to Bradford station.
SWANZEV.
Cheshire County.
face of this town is
consisting
of
hills,
swells of upland.
The
sur-
diversified,
and
valleys
The
soil
conabout
of three varities, in
equal proportions, interval plain
and upland.
The first named
yields excellent crops of grass the
plains produce corn, rye and other
grains in abundance, and the
strong and deep soil of the upland
affords good pasturage, orcharding
sists
;
and woodland.
Rivers and Ponds.
a good prospect of
the enlargements of old, as well
as the erection of new manufac-
perior, with
tories.
The
Stratton
Mills
Company
making $
15,000 worth matresses.
Also 210,000 packing and candy
boxes, 32,400 buckets, 305,000 pails,
39,600 toy pails, and various other
small articles, are annually made.
Total value of goods, annually
manufactured, $ 351,000.
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $93,081; mechanical labor,
$ 88,400
terest, $
;
stocks,
17,750
;
and money
at in-
deposits in savings
banks, $98,038;
stock in
trade,
$ 13,100; from summer tourists,
$ 800 professional services, $ 25,
;
000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist
Church, Rev. E. J. Emery, pastor; Congregational Church, Rev.
Charles Willey, pastor; Universalist, Church,
There are
average
thirteen schools in town
length, for the year, nineteen
weeks value of school houses $ 10,
.
Ashuelot
River, the principal stream, passes
through Swanzey in a south-west
direction, and empties into the
Connecticut at Hinsdale.
The
South Branch River unites with
the Ashuelot about a mile north
from the center of the town. Great
;
;
400.
Library.
School District LibraNo. 9, 450 volumes.
ry, in district
Hotels.
West Swanzey
Hotel,
and Elm House.
principal bodies of water.
Pond and Lock's Pond are tho
Hypon-
first
Massachusetts
granted Swanzey, in 1733, to
First Settlements.
eco Brook formerly afforded ex-
sixty-four persons.
cellent trout fishing.
visional line being settled,
Employments. Agriculture is a
lucrative employment, the excellent soil affording the farmers am-
granted by New-Hampshire, July
Until its being granted
2, 1753.
ple returns for their labor. Manufactures are carried on to a con-
by the
*
The
latter State, it
state di-
was
it
was
called
Recently burnt, but will probably be
rebuilt.
�TAMWOKTH.
Lower Ashuelot, from the Indian
name Ashaelock. The inhabitants
from Indian
suffered severely
depredations from 1741 to 1747.
Several were killed and many
were taken prisoners. During this
trying period, Massachusetts, un-
Swanzey
der whose jurisdiction,
347
TAMWORTH.
Carroll County. The surface of Tamworth is uneven, and
broken with hills and valleys, but
the soil is deep and fertile, and suitably adapted to grazing and tillage.
Tamworth is undoubtedly one of
the best grazing and fruit towns
had been
for thirteen years, with-
drew her
tlers were
protection,
sixth
left
value of
and the setdefenceless, and ex-
posed to the fury of the savages.
It being necessary to abandon the
in the
State.
town
and the
its
It
in
ranks as the
the
county,
in
agricultural products,
first
in
its
pro-
fruit
But one other town in
ductions.
many
settlement, the inhabitants collect-
.
the
ed together their furniture and
household goods, and concealed
them in the ground. We can
hardly conceive the emotions of
pounds of maple sugar as Tamworth.
There are many fine
farms under a high state of culti-
were compelled to leave behind those happy
homes; scarcely had they begun
their wearisome and perilous jour-
The scenery in and around Tamworth is grand, beautiful and romantic and it is fast becoming one of
these pioneers as they
ney,
when
the Indians set fire to
the houses, and with one exception
After a periall were destroyed.
county
produces
as
vation.
the fashionable resorts for
tourists.
summer
It is estimated that
500 tourists spend a few
months, in the
warm
over
weeks or
season of the
od of three years, the settlers returned, and the arduous task of rebuilding was commenced.
First Ministers.
Rev. Timo-
camp River, which passes through
the town in an easterly direction,
thy Harrington, (Congregational,)
and empties into Ossipee Lake.
Rev.
Swift River rises in the north-west
corner, and meanders through the
center, and discharges its waters into those of Bearcamp
and
Conway River proceeding from
Conway Pond, in Albany, passes
through the south-east coi'ner of
the town, and mingles its waters
with those of the Bearcamp River.
These are the principal streams
and afford some excellent water
power which is impx*oved to some
extent.
Mountains. There are no mountains lying wholly in the limits of
this town, but on the northern bor der are the mountains of Albany,
and part of Ossipee Mountains are
settled in 1741
;
left in 1747.
Ezra Carpenter,
settled in
1753;
Rev. Edward
Goddard, settled in 1769 dismissed in 1798. Rev. Clark Brown,
dismissed in 1769.
;
settled in 1810; dismissed in 1815.
Boundaries and Area.
North
by Keene, east by Marlborough
and Troy, south by Richmond,
and west by Winchester and Chesterfield.
Area, 28,057 acres; improved land, 11,259 acres.
Distances.
Sixty miles south-
west from Concord, and six south
from Keene.
Railroad.
Ashuelot Railroad
passes through this town, in a
northerly and southerly direction.
year, in this pleasant town.
Rivers. It
is
well watered by Bear-
;
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348
included within
southern bor-
its
Lead ore and argen-
Minerals.
tiferous galena are found in several localities, in
small quantities.
There are three small
Villages.
villages in different sections of the
town, with a
stores,
which destroyed almost all
and nearly reduced
them to starvation. "But they
were like all the early pioneers of
Old New-Hampshire, a brave, hardy
enterprising people, and amidst all
their trouble and discouragement,
they firmly resolved not to abandon
the settlement. They frequently
killed a deer, bear, or some other
wild animal and thus they were
enabled to sustain themselves and
frosts
their crops,
der.
post-office,
one or two
a school house and
some
mechanical shops.
Agriculture
Employments.
is
employment of the
the principal
people, although manufacturing
is
families until
carried on quite extensively.
1,
permanent
135,000 feet of lumber, of all kinds,
is annually sawed
$ 32,600 worth
of spools, 2,000 dozens of rakes,
300 dozens fork handles, 3,000
sides of leather, and marble work
to the value of $ 5,000 are annually
produced.
The total value of
goods, annually manufactured, is
;
$81,375.
Annual production
Resources.
of the soil $
106, 199
labor $ 16,000
;
interest,
$
mechanical
stocks and money at
15,975;
;
deposits in sav-
ings banks, $8,553; stock in trade,
$
$
13,057
;
from summer
tourists
10,000.
Churches and Schools.
CongreH. Riddle, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. J. S. Run-
gational, Rev. S.
nals, pastor
;
Methodist,
.
There are nineteen school districts
and seventeen schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, twelve weeks.
Hotel
Gilman House.
First Settlement.
Tamworth was
granted to John Webster, Jonathan Moulton and others, October 14. 1766. It was first settled
by Richard Jackman, Jonathan
Choate, David Philbrick and William Eastman, in 1771. The early
settlers endured great hardships
and privations occasioned by early
they could secure
relief.
The town was
incorporated October 14, 1766.
First Church. A Congregational
Church was organized and Rev.
Samuel Hidden ordained as its
pastor,
September
12,
1792.
He
was greatly beloved and esteemed
by the people of Tamworth and
the surrounding towns.
He was
ordained on a large flat rock, capable of seating fifty people. A witness of this novel ordination says
"Early in the morning the people
assembled around the rock, men,
women, boys and girls, together
with dogs and other domestic animals.
It was an entire forest
about the rock. The scenery was
wild. On the north is a high hill,
and north of this is Chocorua's lofty
peak, which seemingly touches the
heavens. On the south, and in all
directions are mountains, steep and
rugged.
I had expected to have
heard the howling of the wolf, and
the screeching of the owl but instead of these, were heard the melting notes of the robin, and the
chirping of the sparrow and other
;
birds, that
the forest seem
Mr. Hidden died
1837, and in the forty-
make
like Paradise."
February
13,
sixth year of his ministry.
Boundaries. North by Albany,
by Madison, south by Ossipee,
east
*
�TEMPLE
—THORNTON.
and west by Sandwich. Total area,
improved land, 15,304 acres.
28,917;
north
miles
Sixty
Distances.
from Concord, and six north from
Ossipee.
Great
Railroads.
Conway Railroad
Falls
and
passes through
one corner of the town, but the
nearest station is by daily stage to
West Ossipee station, four miles,
on the Great Falls and Conway
Railroad.
When completed it is
expected that the Meredith and
Conway, and Portland and Rutland
Railroads will pass through some
portion of
349
gational, Rev. S. D. Clark, pastor.
There are four schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, twenty one weeks.
"Central House."
Hotel.
First
Temple
Organization.
was formed from
the
easterly
portion of what was originally
It
called "Peterborough Slip."
was
incorpoi'ated,
First Ministers.
August 26, 1768.
Rev. Samuel
Webster, (Congregational,) ordained in 1771 died in 1778. Rev.
Noah Miles, ordained in 1782; died
;
in 1831.
North by Greenand Lyndeborough, east by
Lyndeboi'ough and Wilton, south
by Greenville and New-Ipswich,
and west by Sharon and PeterborBoundaries.
Tamworth.
field
TEMPLE.
Hillsborough County. The
town is uneven, but
surface of this
is of a good quality, and,
properly cultivated, returns
fine crops to the husbandman.
Mountains and Streams. Temple Mountains extend along the
the soil
when
western and north-western border
of the town. From the summit of
these mountains an extensive and
delightful view of the surrounding
From
country can be obtained.
the highest point of elevation, in a
clear atmosphere, over twenty
church edifices may be seen by the
naked eye. The several streams
Area, 13,400 acres.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and twelve
ough.
Distances.
west from Amherst.
Mail conve}*ance to
Railroad.
Wilton railway station; distance,
Peterborough and
seven miles.
Shirley railroad, four miles.
THOK.vrOlV.
Grafton County.
The
surface
broken and uneven,
but the soil is deep and fertile, and,
when properly cultivated, produces
of Thornton
is
riv-
fine crops of corn, barley, potatoes
Wilton, have their rise
among these mountains.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally engaged in agricul-
&c. Along the rivers are some
good interval lands.
Rivers and Ponds. This town is
watered by the Pemigewassett river, which passes in a southerly direction through the town, also, by
Mad river, passing through the
which flow
er,
into the
Souhegan
at
ture.
About
200.000 feet of
lumber
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $71,721;
$
1,700
;
stocks,
bonds and money
deposits in
interest, $7,950;
savings banks, $54,519; stock in
at
trade,
$
1,500.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
south-easterly corner into Campwhere it joins the Pemige-
ton,
wassett, and by several other small
streams, which afford some good
water power. On Mill Brook is a
beautiful cascade, the water fall-
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350
ing off a rock forty-two feet per-
Farming is the
employment of the peoOver 32,000 pounds of ma-
Employments.
principal
ple.
ple sugar
annually manufactur-
gewassett Valley Railroad
pass through this town.
will
15,000 clapboards, 90,000 shin-
ed.
gles
is
Ten miles by stage
Plymouth station on the Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad.
When completed, the PemiRailroads.
to
pendicularly.
and 250,000
soil, $
$ 3,600
104,527
;
feet of boards, etc.,
Belknap County.
are sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
;
mechanical labor,
stocks and
money
at inter-
$2,300; deposits in savings
banks, $ 3,086 stock in trade, $ 6,
est,
;
105;
from summer
tourists,
$8,
000.
Churches and Schools. Christian
Church, Rev. D. A. Smith, pastor;
Freewill Baptist Church, Rev.
John
Pettengill,
pastor.
There
are eleven schools in town. Average length of schools, for the year,
twelve weeks.
Grafton House, Union
Hotels.
House.
First Settlements.
Thornton was
granted to Matthew, James and
Andrew Thornton, and others,
July 6, 1763. It was first settled
by Benjamin Hoit, in 1770. Incorporated November 8, 1781.
Rev. ExperiFirst Ministers.
ence Esterbrooks, settled 1780,
dismissed 1781. Rev. Noah Worcester, D. D., ordained 1787, dismissed
1810.
A Congregational Church
was organized August 10, 1780.
NorthBoundaries and Area.
by ungranted lands and
east
Waterville, south-east by Watersouth by
ville and Sandwich,
Campton, west by Ellsworth and
north-west by Woodstock and Lincoln.
Area, 28,490 acres; improved land, 13,462 acres.
miles
Distances.
Fifty-eight
north from Concord, and twelve
north from Plymouth,
Tilton
was
disannexed from Sanbornton and
incorporated into a separate town,
in July, 1869. The surface is generally uneven, being diversified
with hills and valleys. Some of
the hills are quite elevations, but
nearly all of them can be cultivated to their summits. The soil,
throughout the town, is good, producing excellent crops of corn,
oats
and hay.
River.
Winnipiseogee
River
runs along its eastern and southern limits, and furnishes in its
passage some valuable waterpower, a portion of which is
improved. Part of Lake Winnisquam lies in the northern
section; also Little Bay on the
eastern side of the town.
Indians. At the head of Little
Bay, on the Winnipiseogee, are to
be seen the remains of what is
supposed to have been an Indian
fort.
It consisted of six walls
one extending along the river and
across the point into the bay, and
the others in right
angles, connected by a circular wall in the
rear.
When
the
first settlers
came
were breast-high,
and large oaks were growing
within their enclosure. Most of
the stones which composed this
wall, have been removed to build
a dam thrown across the river at
here, these walls
this place.
Numerous Indian
rel-
have been found within this
fort; which shows conclusively
ics
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TILTON.
once resided, in this
powerful tribe of Indians, of whose former existence
all traces will soon be obliterated,
by time and the progress of civi-
was
lization.
many
there
that
vicinity, a
On
the Winnipiseoforms the boundai'j
Villages.
gee,
line
where it
between this town and North-
field, is
ton
situated the village of Tilcalled " Sanborn-
—formerly
ton Bridge". This village is on
both sides of the river, and is connected by several bridges. Here
are three woolen mills, one cotton
mill, a saw and a grist mill, two
church edifices, two school-houses
New-Hampshire
(one graded),
Conference Seminary and Female
College, two banks, twelve or fifteen stores, of various kinds, one
hotel, various mechanical shops,
two lawyers, five physicians and
about one hundred and twentyThe mills
five dwelling houses.
do the
in this village respectively
following amount of business, viz.
Tilton Mills employ 39 males, 16
females annually produce tweeds
;
Win-
to the value of $ 175,000.
nipiseogee Mills employ 40 males,
80 females
ton
$
annually produce cotto the value of
;
sheeting
On
167,000.
the Northfield side,
Granite Mills employ 26 males, 54
females produce repellents valued
;
at
$
210,000.
Elm
256.
It has a library of 1,183
volumes, and a valuable cabinet
especially relating to mineralogy.
(See Literary Institutions.) It is a
lively business village, and has
pleasant residences. With
valuable unimproved waterpower, it has every encouragement to double its business and
population within the next ten
years. It is the center of a large
mercantile trade, which is a very
important branch of business. At
East Tilton, is an excelsior factory,
its
saw and
grist mill,
two church
school house, store, and
edifices,
twenty dwelling houses
Employments. The vocations of
fifteen or
the inhabitants are nearly equally
divided with farming on the one
side, and the various trades on the
There are annually proother.
duced 6,000 bushels of corn, 27,000
pounds of butter, and 2,500 tons of
hay. The annual value of manufactured
of
goods,
all
kinds,
is
$ 445,000.
Hesources.
tions,
$ 69,300
$
trade,
$
mechanical labor,
18,675
banks,
ings
;
and money
stocks
;
interest,
19,675
ness, $ 42,000
ists,
Agricultural produc-
$ 108,915
;
;
at
deposits in sav-
stock in
$64,037;
professional busi;
from summer tour-
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Mills employ 7
produce repel-
pastor;
CongreTheodore Pratt,
Rev.
gational,
The
Rev. ^\IarD. D., rector.
At East Tilton, Methodist, Rev. J.
W. Bean, pastor Freewill Baptist,
Rev. Gilman Sanborn, pastor.
There are six schools in town;
average length, for the year, thirtysix weeks.
number of
Hampshire Conference Seminary
and Female College.
males, 14 females
lents valued at
$
nual pay-roll for
;
66,000.
all
The an-
the mills
is
The New-Hampshire
Conference Seminary and Female
$103,600.
College
is
one of the most popular
literary institutions in the
State.
buildings are fine structures,
and cost over $ 40,000. It has an
endowment of $12,000, and the
students, the past year,
Episcopal,
cellus A. Herrick,
;
Literary
Institution.
New-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
352
Libraries.
Conference Seminary Library, 1,183 volumes; Til ton
Social Library.
Banks. Citizens National Bank,
(See
and Iona Savings Bank.
1
tables.)
" Dexter House."
Hotel.
first
Area of improved
land,
8,612
acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles north
from Concord, and seven south
from Gilford.
Boston,
Concord
Railroads.
and Montreal Railroad passes
;
banks, $ 59,803
deposits in savings
;
stock in trade,
$ 27,270.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. Jonathan Herrick, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. L. Bingham,
pastor.
settlement and first
ministers, see Sanbornton.
Boundaries. North by Sanbornton, east by Belmont, south by
Northfield, and west by Franklin.
For
$ 17,500
terest,
There are six schools,
average length, for the year, twenty-one weeks. Troy High School,
Mrs. L. B. Wright, preceptress.
Hotel. Monadnock House.
The village in this town is very
pleasant, and has a business appearance so common to the small
manufacturing villages in Cheshire County.
First Town Organization. Troy
was taken from Marlborough and
Fitzwilliam, and incorporated Jan-
along the eastern border of the
town. Stations at Tilton and East
uary
Tilton.
installed
23, 1815.
First Minister.
in
1815,
Ezekiel Rich,
dismissed in
1818.'
TROY.
Cheshire County.
Troy
is
a
6mall township and now ranks as
a manufacturing town. The surface is uneven, but the soil yields
fair crops, when properly cultivated.
Manufacturing
Employments.
is
the most prominent business in
town, although there are some
very good farms well tilled. There
is one blanket manufactory, annually producing 60,000 horse blankTubs and
ets, valued at $ 112,000.
pails are made to the value of $ 40,
000, meal and flour to the value of
$
Lumber, $ 4,400
6,000.
;
besides,
leather boots and shoes, nest box-
Boundaries. North by Marlborough, east by Jaffrey, south by
Fitzwilliam, and west by Richmond and Swanzey. Area of improved land 5,666 acres.
Distances.
Fifty-four
miles
south-west from Concord, and
twelve south-east from Keene.
Railroad.
The Cheshire Railroad passes through nearly the
center of the town, in a northerly
and southerly direction.
I'llFTONBOROCGH.
Carroll County.
The soil of
town is various; the surface
in some parts is even, in others
more rough. There are some very
this
es,
finely cultivated farms, pleasantly
The
located near
blacksmiths and other trades.
total value of goods of all
kinds annually manufactured is
$245,000.
Resources.
soil,
$31,875;
$ 48,300
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
stocks,
Lake Winnipiseogee.
Several arms of the lake reach far
into the interior, and from the crest
of the hills, present a succession
of beautiful views to the spectator,
some of which are unsurpassed in
�UNITY.
Tuftonborough has
sum-
this region.
many natural
mer resort.
attractions as a
The
Employments.
About
inhabitants
18,000 pairs of
made
in this
boots and
town, annu-
some
350,000 feet of lumber
(See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
ally
;
sawed.
is
mechanical labor,
and money
$89,860;
soil,
$4,500;
stocks, bonds,
deposits in
at interest, $5,350;
savings banks, $24,557; stock in
from summer tour-
trade, $2,350;
ists,
$
2,000.
Churches and Schools.
Advent,
W. Piper, pastor 2d Christian,
J. Whitney, D. A. Wiggin, pastors; F. Baptist, S. F. Bean, pastor; Methodist, James Cowley,
pastor. There are eleven schools
T.
;
average length, for the year, ten
weeks.
Hotel. Melvin House.
Tuftonborough
First Settlers.
was originally granted to J. Tufton Mason. The first settlers were
Benjamin Bean, Phinehas Graves
and Joseph Peavey, in 1780 incorporated in 1795.
;
Rev.
First Minister.
Kellum, (Cong.) in
Joseph
1800.
pee, south-east by Wolfeborough,
Lake
Winnipiseogee, and north-west by Moultonborough.
by
Improved
land,
12,
635 acres.
Distances.
The sur
broken, and uneven, but the soil is rich, very productive, and is highly favorable
for grazing.
Good crops of wheat,
corn, barley and potatoes are annually produced. It ranks as the
sixth town in the county, in the
value of its agricultural products.
There are many fine farms under a high state of cultivation.
Considerable attention has been
given to the raising of neat stock,
and some of the finest cattle in the
State, can be found in this town.
Rivers and Ponds. Little Sugar
River, a considerable stream, lias
its source in Wortleberry and Beaver Meadow Ponds, in the north
part, and passes through the centre and empties into the Connecticut at Charlestown. A branch of
Sugar River, flowing through
Newport, has its source in Gilman's Pond, in the east part of the
town; these streams afford some
water power. Wortleberry, Beaver Meadow and Gilman Ponds
are the principal bodies of water.
Fifty miles east-by-
from Concord, and about
eight west from Ossipee.
t
Railroad. Wolfeborough depot,
north
is
Cold Pond lies partly in this town
and is the head of Cold River.
Mountains.
Perry's Mountain,
in the south-west part, lying partin
ly
North-east by Ossi-
Boundaries.
south-west
TT1VITY.
Sullivan County.
face of Unity
are generally employed in the cultivation of the soil, and are industrious,
prosperous, and happy.
shoes are
353
this
town and
Charlestown,
is
in
vation.
Springs.
In the eastern part of
town and about three miles
from Newport Village, is a strong
chalybeate spring, which is becomthe
ing celebrated
properties.
for its
medicinal
A large hotel is locat-
ed here for the accomodation of
invalids.
seven miles. A stage runs every
other day in the winter, in the
consists of Gneiss
summer,
overlaid by strata of
daily.
partly
the principal ele-
Minerals.
The rock formation
and Granite,
micaceous,
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354
hornblende, and chlorite slate.
in small quantities, is
Near
found in various localities.
Little Sugar River is a mine of
copper and iron pyrites. Near the
mine is also found Iolite, a fine,
delicate, blue-colored stone, which
alis highly valued by jewelers
so titanium, valued in the art of
Porcelain Painting, and the manmineral teeth, is
ufacture of
found in considerable quantities.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricul-
Bog iron ore,
;
1
aral pursuits.
of maple sugar,
factured.
of
all
Over 28,000 pounds
is annually manu-
is
Productions of the
$109,418; mechanical labor,
$1,000; stocks and money at interest, $9,360; deposits in savings
Sesources.
from
39,093;
summer
14.437.
Distances. Fifty miles west by
north from Concord, and nine
south from Newport.
Railroads.
Nearest railroad
communication, from center of
the
town
is
at
Claremont
station,
on the Concord & Claremont Railroad. When completed,
the Forest Line Railroad will pass
through Unity.
five miles,
WAKEFIELD.
sawed annually.
6oil,
.$
;
ed land,
450,000 feet of lumber,
kinds,
banks,
North by Clareeast by Goshen, south by Lempster and Acworth, and west by Chariestown.
Area, 24,447 acres area of improvBoundaries.
mont and Newport,
Cakkoll County.
Wakefield
point of wealth, the
fourth, and, in mechanical business, the third town in the county,
ranks,
and
toursts, $2,000.
The
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Silas Quimby,
pastor; Baptist Church,
Methodist Church at West Unity,
There are twelve school
districts and nine schools in town
average length, for the year, nineteen weeks.
Hotel.
Unity Spring Hotel.
Unity was
First Settlements.
granted to Theodore Atkinson,
soil
Meshech Weare,
in
at present is
growing rapidly.
lies
dist
;
.
thers in
ses
1764.
Thurston,
and
forty-five
John Ladd, MoCharles Huntoon,
Esq., and Joseph Perkins
tled here in 1769.
first set-
The town
re-
present name on account
of a friendly adjustment of a dispute which had existed for a long
time, between certain parties in
Hampstead and Kingston, each
ceived
its
party claiming the same territory
Incorunder different grants.
porated July
13, 1764.
surface
is
is
uneven, but the
generally good, and well
There are
adapted to grazing.
some fine farms highly cultivated,
which produce excellent crops of
wheat, corn, oats, and hay.
Pine River
Rivers and Ponds.
has its source in a pond of the same
name. The principal branch of
Piscataqua River takes its rise
from East Pond, in the south-east
part of the town. Pumice Pond
between this town and Effingham, and is 450 rods long and 400
wide. Lovewell's Pond, lying in
the south part of the town, is 700
rods long and 275 wide. This
pond received its name from Captain John Lovewell, who surprised and destroyed a party of Indians, near its eastern shore, FebThere are several
ruary 20, 1725.
valuable water privileges, and,
along the streams, there is considerable interval, which is well
�WALPOLE.
and very productive.
Employments. A majority of the
people are engaged in farming,
but manufacturing and mercantile
trade are becoming important
branches of business. Some 30,000
pairs of boots and shoes are annucultivated,
ally
made;
11,000 clapboards, 800,
000 shingles, 1,250,000 feet of boards
and dimension timber sawed. The
manufacturing of sale clothing is
becoming quite an extensive business. One firm at Wolfeborough
make
Junction,
per.
000
4,000 pairs of pants
month, and several others 1,
month. There are
pairs per
several other small manufactories
in town; the whole, including the
manufacturing of clothing, makes
the annual value of manufactured products $211,400.
There are several villages,
pleasantly located, each trying
to vie with the other, in bus-
The number of
iness.
beauti-
ponds in town, together with
the fine drives, and delightful
views, have caused many summer
tourists to spend their summer vacation here, there being over two
hundred last season, and the numful
ber is increasing every year.
Two
have been erected, the
past year, for the accommodation
fine hotels
of visitors.
Resources.
soil,
$
100,605
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$51,100; stocks and
money
at in-
$ 26,034 deposits in savings
banks, $ 49,701
stock in trade,
from summer tourists,
$ 15,795
$8,000; from professional business &c., $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools.
Four
churches
Congregational, Advent, Baptist, and Methodist. Rev.
S. Clark is pastor of the Congregational Church.
There are eleven
terest,
;
;
;
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town
average length,
twenty-one weeks;
amount of money annually
schools in
;
for the year,
tatal
appropriated for school purposes,
$
1,562.52.
Union Library,
Library.
at
Un-
ion Village.
Hotels.
Union Hotel, Sanborn
House, National House and DaValue of hotel propervis Hotel.
ty, $ 30,000. Hotel arrivals, for the
year, 8,000.
Livery Stables.
There are four
livery stables, with fifteen horses
each.
Town Organization. Wakewas originally called " East
Town, " and was incorporated August 30, 1774. Mr. Robert MackFirst
field
born in Scotland, and distinguished for longevity; died here
in 1787, at the age of 115 years.
First Minister. Rev. Asa Piper,
ordained
in
(Congregational,)
1785 dismissed in 1810.
Boundaries. North-west by Ossipee and Effingham, east by Newfield, Maine, south-east by Milton,
and south-west by Middleton and
Area, of improved
Brookfield.
lin,
;
land, 11,871 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles
north-
from Concord, and ten southeast from Ossipee.
Railroads.
Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Division of the
Eastern Railroad, and the Wolfeborough Branch of the Eastern
Railroad. There are five Railway
Union,
stations in town,
viz.
Wolfeborough Junction, Wakefield, East Wakefield, and North
east
Wakefield.
WALPOLE.
;
Cheshire
County.
Walpole
ranks, as an agricultural town, the
third in the State in the value of its
�NEW- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Vo6
The
productions.
is
town
face of the
beautifully diversified by hills
and
The
vales.
soil is deep,
and
similar to that of other towns on
The
the Connecticut River.
vals are extensive
cellent tillage
;
and
inter-
afford ex-
while the uplands
are inferior to none in the State.
Many
of the farms are highly cul-
and very productive.
tivated,
River
Connecticut
Rivers.
washes the western border of the
town. Cold River passes through
north part, affording some
water power, and unites with the
Connecticut, about one mile south
of Bellows Falls. Near these falls
is a cragged mountain abruptly
the
rising 800 feet above the surface of
The road from Charlestown to Walpole passes along
between this mountain and the
falls, and at this point presents a
wild and picturesque scenery to
the river.
On the opposite side
of the river, in Vermont, is the
thriving village of Bellows Fnlls.
At this point four railroads have
their termini viz. Rutland, Sullivan, Cheshire and Connecticut
the traveler.
—
T
River A alley Railroads.
Village.
About four miles south
Falls, is situated the
pleasant village of Walpole, on a
main
above the
river.
The
and south,
and is broad and beautifully shaded
with grand old elms and maples.
Bordering on either side are the
houses, stores, shops and churches.
Many
and
street runs north
of the residences are elegant
costly,
a handsome
is
neatly laid out and
with beautiful shade
common
furnishes
common,
ornamented
trees.
a
This
delightful
promenade
for the quiet villagers,
or their visitors, on the pleasant
summer evenings, just as the sun
below the horizon and regolden beams on the
western sky, or upon the crest of
the towering mountains beyond the
Connecticut, the whole presenting
a picture far beyond the most
settles
flects
its
drapery of human imThe general neatness
and quiet which prevail, together
with the beautiful scenery of the
surrounding country, render this
one of the most delightful and
splendid
agination.
New-HampMany summer tourists
attractive villages in
shire.
spend their vacation in this village,
and it is becoming quite a summer
resort. It is the centre of a large
mercantile trade, and many of the
stores have a metropolitan appearance.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally devoted to agriculture.
38,000 bushels of corn, large
and 39,000
wool are annually produced.
quantities of tobacco,
from Bellows
plain, high
There
and adorned with spa-
cious and beautiful yards, carpeted
with green grass, and made fragrant by blooming flowers while
other dwellings have a rich, antique appearance which are sugpast.
gestive of
days in the
;
lbs.
The number of bushels of
corn, an-
nually raised, exceeds that of any
other town in the State by over
13,
The manufacturing is
considerable. The value of shirts
000 bushels.
and collars annually manufactured,
is
$71,000; 1,100,000 feet of boards,
and 220,000 shingles are annually sawed; 30,000 bushels grain,
ground, 1,000.000 pill boxes made,
besides leather, towel racks, etc.,
are produced. The total value of
manufactured productions,
600.
Drewsville
is
is
$
131,
a village of
some trade and considerable manufacturing.
It is
romantically
sit-
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WALPOLE.
uated near the falls, and contains
a hotel, post-office and church.
Agricultural proBesources.
mechanical
ductions,
$254,095;
labor, §34,200; stocks, etc., $36,
600;
money
at interest, $60,620;
stock in trade, $25,725 deposits in
savings banks, $43,960; from summer tourists, $4,000; professional
;
sources, etc., $ 60,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
Congregational,
Rev. W. E. Dickenson, pastor;
Unitarian, Christian, Episcopal,
and Catholic. There are fourteen
school districts, and fifteen schools
in town
average length, for the
year, twenty-two weeks. Amount
annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 3,386.64. Walpole has
been distinguished for its efforts to
promote the interests of education.
There is a school fund of $ 1,577.50.
The Walpole High School is a popular institution. Mr. C. R. Crowell is the principal.
Library. Walpole town library
has 1,500 volumes. The town appropriates annually $ 75 for expenses, and, for the purchase of
books, $ 100.
five churches, viz.
;
Hotels.
Wentworth House, and
at Drewsville, Cold River House.
Livery Stable. W. A. Maynard,
14 horses, valued at $ 2,000.
First Settlers.
granted, by the
Walpole was
government of
New-Hampshire,
February 16,
1752, to Colonel Benjamin Bellows
and sixty-one others. It was first
settled by John Kilburn and his
Colonel Bellows
settled here in 1757. His descendants are numerous and highly respected. The late Hon. Henry A.
Bellows, Chief Justice of NewHampshire, and one of the most
estimable men in the State, was a
family, in 1749.
native of this town. He died suddenly at his residence in Concord,
March
11,
was
Walpole
1873.
originally called " Great Falls," or
" Bellows
years of
Town." During the
its
first
settlement, the inhab-
were subjected to some of
the savage cruelties of the Indians
itants
and Canadians. The indomitable
bravery of Colonel Bellows and
John Kilburn, with the men under
their command, soon convinced the
Indians and their French allies,
own personal safety,
they had better give Walpole a
wide birth, in their vandal excur-
that, for their
We give
sions.
a few extracts in
relation to the troubles of the
first
with the savage hordes
sent upon them, by men who pretended to respect civilized warTo-day the French nation
fare.
are reaping their just reward, for
settlers
which
on the
of New-England.
the
cruelties
fathers inflicted
"
An
Philip,
their
fore-
first settlers
Indian by the name of
who had acquired sufficient
English to be understood, visited
the house of Mr. Kilburn in the
town of Walpole, in the spring of
1755, pretending to be on a hunting
excursion, and in want of food.
treated with kindness, and
flints, flour and other things were
He was
furnished him. After he had been
gone a short time, it was ascertained that the same Indian had
visited all the settlements on the
Connecticut river, about the same
time, and with the
same plausible
Kilburn being somewhat acquainted with Indian stratagem, suspected, (as it afterward
proved,) Philip to be a wolf in
Soon after, a
sheep's clothing.
friendly Indian, sent from Albany
by Governor Shirley, communica-
pretensions.
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ted the startling intelligence, that
four or five hundred Indians were
the assistance and encouragement
of their companions, and, at the
collected in Canada, whose purpose it was to massacre all the
white inhabitants in Connecticut
valley. We will leave it for the
reader to imagine the terror in
the feeble white settlements, when
they learned of the impending calamity.
To forsake their homes,
their crops of grain, and their cattle, would be giving up
all for
which they had so diligently
toiled, and to oppose the savage
horde from Canada, was a hope-
same time, kept watch upon the
movements of the enemy.
In
But, accustomed to
less resort.
and dangers of
they determined to
protect themselves, or die in the
the
privations
frontier
life,
Kilburn and his men, with
cause.
their rude implements, strength-
ened their position with
fortifica-
tions, consisting of a palisado of
stakes driven into the ground.
"At the fort, about a mile south
of Ivilburn's house, were about
thirty
armed men, under command
of Col. Benjamin Bellows but he
could afford no protection to Kilburn while attending to his cattle
;
and
crops.
"The time
of the attack of the
Indians, no one could foresee nor
prevent, although the inhabitants
were
daily expecting their appear-
ance.
August
17, 1755,
as Kilburn,
young man of
eighteen, a man named Peak, and
his son, were returning from their
work, they discovered their expected and savage foes in an alder
his son John, then a
swamp.
They speedily ran
to the
house, secured the door, and made
preparations for an obstinate resis-
There Avere at this time in
the house, besides these four men,
Kilburn's wife and his daughter
tance.
Hitty,
who
contributed greatly to
about fifteen minutes the Indians
were seen crawling up a bank,
east of the house, and one hundred and ninety-seven were counted, as they crossed a footpath, one
by one; about the same number
remained in ambush near the
mouth of Cold river.
"The Indians thought it would
be best to way-lay and capture Col.
Benjamin Bellows and his men,
who, they had learned, were at
work in a mill about a mile east,
before attacking those who had
sought shelter in the log house.
As Bellows and his men, about
thirty, were returning home, each
with a bag of meal on his back,
their dogs began to bark and
show signs of the approach of the
enemy.
Bellows well knew the
intrigue of the Indians, and the
language of his dogs. Believing
that the Indians intended to form
an ambuscade, he acted accordingly.
The men were ordered to
throw down their meal, advance to
the rise, crawl up the bank, give
one whoop, and instantly drop into
This stratagem
the sweet fern.
resulted as he had expected. As
soon as the Indians heard the
whoop, they arose from their ambush, and formed a semi-circle
around the path Bellows was to
follow.
"His men
instantly
improved
the splendid opportunity afforded
them
for a shot.
This so thwarted
the plans and expectations of the
Indians, that they hastily fled to
the bushes, without firing a gun.
Bellows, judging them to be too
numerous for him. ordered his
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men
to retreat to the fort.
the Indians
made
Soon
their appearance
on the eminence east of Kilburn's
house, and Philip came forward,
and sheltering himself behind a
tree, summoned those in the house
to surrender, offering
them quar-
Quarter shouted the older
Kilburn, with a voice of thunder
that rang through every Indian
heart,
you black rascals, begone,
or we ll quarter you.' Philip then
returned to his companions, who
commenced the war-whoop, after a
ter
!'
'
;
'
1
few moments consultation. Kilburn was fortunate in obtaining
the first fire, before the smoke from
the enemy's guns obstructed his
aim. An Indian was seen to fall,
and Kilburn, judging from his size
and appearance, supposed him to
be Philip. The Indians kept up
359
velocity.
were
A number
made
to
of attempts
force
open
the
doors but the bullets within compelled them to abandon the rash
undertaking.
The manner in
which the Indians fought evidently evinced that they were not
insensible to the effect of Kil
burn's bullets.
"For the remainder of the day
until nearly sundown, the fight
was kept
up, but as the sun disappeared behind the western hills
war-whoop and the
sound of the guns died away in
the cry of the
By
silence.
this day's encounter,
the Indians were induced to return
Canada, and thus an effectual
check was put to the expedition,
and it is reasonable to conclude
that hundreds of the settlers were
saved from the horrors of an Indian
to
the work of destruction; some
were busily engaged in destroying
the hay and grain, and others fell
tylassacre".
to butchering the cattle, while a
in 1763
shower of
settled in 1767, died in 1813.
bullets continually rat-
tled against the house.
mated
It is esti-
that not less than four hun-
dred bullets were lodged in the
house at the first fire.
Kilbnrn
and his men were not idle. For
convenience in loading, their powder was poured into hats, and they
were prepared for a successful resistance or a glorious death. Although they had several guns in
the house, they were kept hot by
incessant firing; and having no
First Ministers.
grew
When
short, the
suspended
blankets from the roof of the
house, to catch the bullets of the
enemy, these were run into bullets and loaded by them, and sent
back to the Indians with equal
Rev. Thomas Fessenden,
mont.
Area, 24,331 acres.
Sixty miles southwest from Concord, and fourteen
north-west from Keene.
Railroad.
Cheshire Railroad
passes through this town in a
northerly and southerly direction.
Distances,
WARNER.
Merkimack County.
their stock of lead
women
;
Boundaries. North by Charlestown and Langdon, east by Alstead
and Surry, south by Surry and
Westmoreland, and west by Westminster and Rockingham, Ver-
ammunition to waste, special aim
was taken to have every bullet
count.
Rev. Jonathan
Leavitt settled in 1761, dismissed
Warner
one of the most important towns
in the county, both in agriculture
and manufactures.
The surface
is broken by hills, but the soil is
excellent, producing good crops
of wheat, corn, hay, &c. On some
is
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360
located on
Warner
River, while
of the hills are large orchards and
is
line pastures.
tower far
above the spires of the village
the
River and Ponds. This town is
watered by Warner River, a
pleasant and rapid stream which
in Sunapee MounNewbury. From New-
takes
its rise
tains,
in
bury it passes through Bradford,
and enters Warner at the northwest corner, thonce running in a
south-easterly direction through
the town, separating it in nearly
two equal parts, and uniting with
the Contoocook River, in Hopkinton. In its passage through Warner,
it
stream,
a
receives
coming
considerable
from
Sutton.
This river produces many good
water privileges. There are four
ponds, viz. Tom, Bear, Bagley
and Pleasant Ponds.
Pleasant
Pond has no visible outlet or inlet,
though its banks are overflowed
in the driest season.
Its waters
are clear, deep, cold and abound
with a great variety of fish.
Elevations.
Kearsarge Moun-
hills,
on either
side,
churches. The main street extends along the upper bank of the
river for nearly a mile, and is well
shaded by the beautiful rock maple.
On this street are located
the churches,
schools,
stores,
banks, hotel, and many fine dwelling houses. Everything around
betokens an air of neatness, thrift
and the wealth of its inhabitants.
For a few years past, this village,
with the surroundings, have attracted the attention of many sum-
mer
tourists.
It is only about five
miles to the summit of Kearsarge,
which affords some of the finest
scenery in New-Hampshire. The
Kearsarge Mountain Road Company have constructed a new road
from the village nearly to the
summit, on the south-east side
of the mountain. About one half
mile from the summit, is a beautiful site for a Hotel, winch doubt-
mostly within the limits of the
town. Its sides are covered with
deep forests, while its summit is
be built ere long. From
very fine view of the
southern portion of the State, can
be obtained. When all these pro-
naked rock.
jected improvements are finished,
Minerals, &c. The rocks in this
town are gneiss and mica slate;
the latter containing beds of soap
of the important points in the State
tain, a lofty elevation, is situated
and lime stone.
The quarry
of
soap-stone is large and valuable.
The gneiss contains finely colored
pyrope garnets. There are several
peat bogs, one of which contains
twenty-two acres, and
is
twenty-
deep.
From this bog
have been dug, from various
depths, plainly showing imprints
five
feet
sticks
of beavers' teeth.
Summer
lage
Resorts.
Warner
Vil-
is one of the pleasantest in
the central portion of the State. It
less will
this point a
no doubt but Warner
for
summer
will be
one
tourists to visit.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally employed in farming; but manufacturing
portant and gi-owing
is
an im-
interest.
Warner River affords abundant
water-power in its passage through
the town. The different manufacturers have bought up the Blaisdell Pond flowage which will give
a large increase of staple waterpower. There is one woolen mill,
one straw-board mill, whose annual production is $ 75,000. 60,000
�WARNER.
clapboards, 650,000 shingles, and
1,375,000 feet of boards are annually
sawed; besides there are ex-
celsior mills, chair factories, grist
mill, tannery, bedsteads,
wooden
ware, card board, and carriage
hub manufactories. A large building has been erected this Summer
(1873) for the manufacturing of
and shoes. The total
of manufactured goods,
361
Ground was broken for the High
School building, in May, 1871, and
was dedicated the following
it
December. The first term opened,
December 4, under the instruction
of
Edmund C.
cipal,
Cole, A. B., as prin-
and Miss Helen E. Gilbert,
as preceptress.
Libraries.
Warner Social LiWarner High
volumes
sale boots
brary, 200
value
annually produced, is $212,000.
(See Tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $164,172; mechanical labor,
$41,100; stocks, &c,
$53,400;
money at interest, $35,616; deposits in savings bank,
$ 131,225;
School Librai'y,150 volumes; and
Lemuel Willis' Library, over 400
volumes.
Kearsarge National
Baulcs.
Bank.
The Kearsarge Savings
Bank has been chartered. (See
stock
in
summer
trade,
tourists,
$ 28,593
$ 3,000
from
from
;
;
professional business, trade, etc.,
$
60,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreM. A. Gates, pastor
Methodist,
Baptist,
There are twentytwo school-districts and twentyfour schools.
Average length
of schools, for the year, sixteen weeks.
The late Franklin
Simonds, Esq., bequeathed to this
town, $ 20,000, for the endowment
of a High School. To this endowment, his widow, Mrs. Abigail K.
Simonds, subsequently added $5,
000.
For the erection of the High
School building, she also gave $ 5,
000; Messrs. Gilman A. Bean and
gational, Rev.
;
;
.
Samuel H. Dow, $2,098.52, each,
George Jones, C. G. Mc Alpine
and John E. Robinson, $ 250, each,
Reuben Clough, $20., Leonidas
Harriman and John C. Bean, $ 10.
each, and William K. Morrill,
$ 5. Several of the citizens gave
work amounting to $ 73.75, making
the whole expense of the building,
including
the
lot,
$9,992.04.
;
tables.)
Hotel.
Warner
Hotel.
First Settlement.
Warner was
granted by the government of
Massachusetts to deacon Thomas
Stevens and sixty-two others, in
1735, under the name of Number
One, and then New Amesbury. It
was afterwards regranted to sixty-
two persons, by the Masonian profrom which a controversy
arose, which was not finally settled
prietors,
1773.
The first settlement
was commenced in 1762, by David
Annis and his son-in-law, Reuben
Kimball.
It was
incorporated
until
under the present name, September 3, 1774.
On Sunday, SeptemTornado.
ber 9, 1821, at five o'clock P. M.,
one of the most terrific tornadoes
which ever occured in New-Hampshire, swept through the town,
leaving in its track, desolation and
death.
In this calamity, four
houses and seven barns, besides
out buildings, were totally demolished; five persons were killed,
and ten or fifteen severely wounded. Every tree, bush, stone wall
or board fence in its way, was
leveled with the ground.
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362
First Ministers.
Rev. William
Kelly, Congregational, ordained in
1772; dismissed in 1801.
heads, gouges, and other
have been found there.
First Settlers.
relics
Warren was chai*-
North by Sutton,
Wilmot, Andover and Salisbury,
east by Salisbury and Webster,
south by Hopkinton and Henniker,
and west by Bradford and Sutton.
Area, 31,851 acres; improved land,
Joseph Patch,
a hunter, built his camp by Hurricane Brook, in 1767, and John
Mills, James Aiken, Joshua Copp,
and Ephraim True, with their fam-
20,792.
These men,
Boundaries.
Seventeen miles
Distances.
north of west from Concord.
Concord and Clarepasses through this
an easterly and westerly
Railroad.
mont Railroad
town, in
direction.
WARREJV.
Grafton County.
er,
Baker Riv-
called by the Indians the As-
quamchumauk, flows through this
town from north to south. Black
Brook, the Mikaseota, Berry, Merrill East Branch, Batchelder and
Patch Brooks are considerable
Glen
streams running into it.
ponds, Kelley pond, Wachipaukca
or Meader pond and Tarleton lake
are situated upon the boundaries.
These streams and ponds abound
in trout, and more than 50,000 in
number are caught yearly.
Warren is surrounded by lofty
Moosehillock, Indian
Moosilauke, on the north, being about 5,000 feet high. They
are all heavily wooded and wild
mountains.
name
game
is
plenty.
Many deer, bears,
wild cats, sables, minks, and foxes
are captured each year.
An Indian trail, the
Indians.
principal route of the Indians from
Merrimack valley to Coos and
Canada, followed up Black Brook,
and captives, in early provincial
times, often travelled it. In the
valley of Runaway Pond, was once
and arrow
an Indian village;
the
tered, July 14, 1763.
moved
town in 1768.
few years
got their supplies from Haverhill
and Plymouth, bringing them
ilies,
into
for the first
twenty miles home through the
woods on their backs.
Wild
beasts annoyed them very much,
and on winter nights wolves frequently put their noses against the
window pane of John Mills' cabin,
and looked in on the family seated
by the open fire place. Moose were
plenty, and Joseph Patch often
had twenty-five barrels of Moose
meat
in the cellar at once.
The
took an active part in
the revolution. Three of them,
first settlers
Capt. John Mills, jr. Capt. William Tarleton, and Capt. James
Aiken, commanding companies,
and in all about eighteen men, in
a population of less than one hundred served in the army. Joshua
Copp, jr. was this first child born
in town, John Marston was the
first man married, and John Mills
the first who died, he being killed
by the fall of a tree in 1779.
First Ministers.
Rev. Peter
Powers preached the first sermon
in Warren, but no minister was
settled until after 1799, when the
Methodists established a church.
The principal
Employments.
employment is agriculture, but
about six million feet of lumber
are annually manufactured and
sent to market. Window shades,
bobbins, and potato starch are
made, in large quantities.
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Summer Tourists. Many famtake summer boarders. The
ilies
Moosehillock House, kept by D.
G. Marsh, accommodating a large
number. An excellent turnpike,
by Daniel Q. Clement, runs
to the Prospect House on Moosehillock, and hundreds of people
built
visit
the
summit every season.
For many years James Clement
has been the landlord there, and
from his house is seen one of the
grandest mountain views on this
side of the
American continent.
Mines. On Ore hill is the Warren silver mine. Lead, copper and
zinc also abound, and gold in small
particles is found in all the streams.
Church and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. Wm, Eakins, pastor.
There are eleven schools, of which
two are graded. Average length
of schools, for the year, fifteen
weeks.
Railroad Facilities. The B., C.
& M. Railroad runs through the
town.
There are two stations,
Warren and Summit.
Boundaries.
North by Benton
and Woodstock, east by Woodstock
and Ellsworth, south by Wentworth, and west by Piermont.
Distances. Twelve miles from
Haverhill, sixty from Concord and
ninety from Portsmouth.
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academy,
WASHINGTON.
church, school house, post-office,
manufactories,
grist mill, lumber mills, black-
bobbin and rake
smith shop, etc.
Rivers and Ponds. A branch of
Ashuelot River has its source in
Ashuelot Pond, also a branch of
Contoocook River has its source
from several small ponds in the
eastern part of the town. These
streams afford some very good
water power. There are sixteen
ponds the largest and most prom;
inent of which are Island, Half-
moon, Ashuelot, and Brockway's
Long Pond lying partly in
this town and partly in Stoddard,
is the largest body of water.
ponds.
.
deep, moist, and
but the
fertile,
soil is
and when
properly cultivated, produces fine
crops. Clay of superior quality is
found, also peat is plenty in the
swamps.
Villages.
Washington
Lovewell's
Mountains.
tain, so called
Moun-
on account of Cap-
tain Lovewell's killing several In-
dians near
its
summit,
lies in
the
southerly part of the town, and
is
the principal elevation.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants, although manufacturing
on quite extensively.
dozen men's socks are manufactured, valued at $ 34,500 5,000
is
carried
10,000
;
350,000
hills,
man-
clapboards, 200,000 shingles, and
Sullivan Countt. The surface
of Washington is uneven and
broken with
post-office, hosiery
lumber mills, improved
turbine water wheel, and several
other small shops. At East Washington are two or three stores,
ufactory,
village is
pleasantly located. In this village
are several stores, hotel, church,
feet
of boards
&c,
are
sawed annually
4,000 boxes of
clothes pins, and 300 dozen rakes
are manufactured. An improved
;
turbine water-wheel
is
made here
also there are various other small
manufactories.
The total value
of manufactured goods, annually
produced, is $ 85,700. (See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$57,319;
% 25,300
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor
stocks,
and money at
�NEW- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
364
interest,
$
15,958; deposits in sav-
banks,
ings
$ 37,548
;
stock
in
trade, $12,517; professional busi-
ness,
$
15,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational Church, Rev. H. H. Colburn, pastor; at East Washington,
Meththe Baptist Church,
There are
odist Church,
Average
ten schools in town.
length of schools, for the year, sixteen weeks.
;
.
is
Shed Free Library,
Library.
600 volumes.
Lovel House.
"Washington
was granted by the Masonian proHotel.
Settlement.
First
prietors to
a dense forest of pine,
hemlock, maple, and birch and it is
one of the best regions for hunting
and fishing in the State. In her
forests now dwell the bear, deer,
and wild-cat, and in her crystal
streams, swim the spotted trout.
Rivers and Ponds.
Swift and
Mad rivers are the principal
streams.
There are two ponda
and several elevations.
Reuben Kidder,
In
Scenery.
many
parts of
Esq.,
Wa-
grand and
terville the scenery is
located here.
It is
now mostly
Tubbs Union Acad-
Academy.
emy
towns of New-Hampshire.
sublime.
All lovers of natural
scenery, in its true primitive state,
which man has never defaced, will
town hard to be excelled
New-Hampshire. Over three
hundred summer tourists annually
visit here.
They find a welcome
home at the Greeley House, where
every want is supplied, in shape
find this
in
and originally called Camden. It
was first settled by the grantee in
1768.
Incorporated under its present name, December 13, 1776.
First Minister.
Rev. George
of food for the inner man horses
guns, and fishing tackle for the
Leslie, (Congregational,) installed
sport.
in 1780
;
;
Boundaries and Area. North by
Goshen, east by Bradford, Hillsborough and Windsor, south by Stoddard, and west by Marlow and
Lempster.
Area,
30,765 acres
area of improved land, 11,964
acres.
Thirty-five
south-east from Newport.
By stage three times
Railroad.
a week to Hillsborough Bridge
station, twelve miles, on the Contoocook Valley Railroad. When
completed, the Windsor and Forest
Line Railroad, will pass
through this town.
$ 600
;
from
First Settlers.
granted
mechanical labor,
summer
tourists,
This town was
to Josiah
Foss, jr.,
and
Moses
June 29,
" Gillis and
Gillis,
others,
and was known as
Foss Grant." It was incorporated
July 1, 1829.
Boundaries. North by ungranted lands, east by Albany, south by
Sandwich, and west by Thornton.
Distances.
Sixty-eight miles
north from Concord, and eighteen
north-east from Plymouth.
Montreal Railroad,
Plymouth, thence by stage.
Railroad.
at
WEABE.
Grafton County.
Waterville
one of the wild mountainous
;
2,870
$6,000.
WATERVILLE.
is
$
tions,
1819,
miles
west from Concord, and sixteen
Distances.
Agricultural produc-
Resources.
died in 1800.
Hillsborough County. Weare
is
one of the most important and
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365
wealthy
farming towns in the
The
county.
The
goods, annually produced,
deep, and
is
strong and
generally well culsoil
is
and suitably adapted to
tivated
various productions usually
grown in the State. It exceeds
any town in the county, in the
quantity of corn and wheat raised
and but one other produces as
many apples. The locality of the
town is such that the inhabitants
are divided into precincts or
central points, consequently, there
are five post offices, for their
mail conveniences.
There are
the
many fine farms under
total
amount of manufactured
is
val-
There are eight
$ 290,300.
stores in town. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $192,399; mechanical labor,
$ 56,850 stocks, and bonds, $ 5, 100
ued
at
;
money
at interest, $16,950; depos-
in savings banks, $239,191;
stock in trade $41,168; from summer tourists, $ 6,000. There are
its
but few towns which show such
large resources, in proportion to
their population.
Churches and Schools.
There are
a high state
of cultivation, producing excellent
four Baptist, one Universalist, and
crops of corn, hay etc.
Rivers. The principal stream
sixteen schools; average length,
for the year, twenty-one weeks;
annual amount of money appropri-
is
two Friends churches.
There are
the north-west branch of the Piscataquoag River, which meanders
through the northerly and easterly section of the town, and affords
excellent water power, which is
ated for school purposes, $2,716.
" Clinton Grove Seminary"
is in this town
C. H. Jones is the
principal. There is one small pub-
generally impi oved
lic
-
by mills, of
93.
;
Slimmer Tourists. The surface
is broken with hills and vales, and
in
many
Library.
Collins
Hotels.
various kinds.
sections there
is
some
House,
and
Deai-born House.
First
Settlements.
The Maso-
nian proprietors granted this town
about two hundred
from various sections of
the country, stop here through the
Ichabod Robie and others,
September 20, 1749. It was originally called Halestown, but was
incorporated September 21, 1764,
and received its present name in
honor of Hon. Meshech Weave.
First Minister. Rev. John Clay-
warm
ford settled in 1802
very
fine
scenery,
which has
at-
tracted the attention of tourists,
who spend
their
summer
in this thriving town.
mated
vacation
It is esti-
that
tourists,
season of the year.
Employmcjits.
The inhabitants
are generally devoted to the cultivation of the soil, but the
manu-
factures are quite important, and
valuable resources, as to the prosThere are
the town.
one cotton mill, one woolen mill,
two shoe manufactories, one organ
box manufactory, one furniture
manufactory, wheel-wright shop,
tannery, grist and saw mills &c.
perity of
to
;
dismissed in
1808.
Boundaries. North by Hennikev and Hopkinton, east by Dunbavton and Goffstown, south by
New-Boston, and west by Francestown and Deering. Area, 33,648
area of improved land, 23,
acres
;
392 acres.
Distances.
Fifteen miles south-
west from Concord, and eighteen
north-west from Manchester.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
366
The terminus of the
and North Weare
Rtiilroads
Manchester
chair stock, peg mill, grist mill,
leather board manufactory, black-
Railroad is in this town. There
are three stations. There is also
a daily milk train riming from
North Weare to Boston, and during the summer, Sundays; which
offers great inducements for those
who wish to follow the milk
smith, carpenter, etc.
business.
trade,
WEBSTER.
Merrimack County. Webster
was taken from the western portion
Total value
of goods manufactured, is $64,000.
Agricultural proResources.
mechanical
ductions, $101,628;
labor,
$
15,200
at interest,
and money
stocks,
;
$
13,487;
deposits in
savings banks, $62,766;
$
Churches and
tian,
Edward
ChrisCongregational,
Buxton, pastor;
Schools.
;
Rev.
stock in
4,800.
of Boscawen, and incorporated under its present name, July 3, 1860.
The surface is uneven, but the
soil is strong and deep, producing
Methodist, George Wood, pastor.
There are eight schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, eighteen weeks.
For First Settlements. See Bos-
excellent crops of corn, wheat and
cawen.
hay.
It is
Boundaries.
noted for the fine qual-
by
North
Salis-
and abundance of its apples.
Ponds and Rivers. Long Pond is
about two miles in length, and half
a mile in width. Blackwater River passes through the whole extent
bury, east by Boscawen, south by
of the town, in a southerly direc-
from Concord.
and furnishes some excellent
water power.
Courser Hill is quite an elevation, but is capable of cultivation
to its top, with quite a little settlement on it. There is a church,
school-house, store, post-office and
about fifteen or twenty dwellings.
The views obtained from this hill,
are extensive and very fine.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture,
but there is some manufacturing
Railroads.
Six miles to Boscawen, on the Northern Railroad.
ity
tion,
carried
on.
6,439 bushels corn,
pounds butpounds cheese, and apples to the value of $ 6,000, are annually produced;
115,000 clapboards, 400,000 shingles and laths,
1,225,000 feet of boards and dimension timber sawed, valued at $24,
200 besides, there are carriage and
2,497 tons hay, 25,475
ter, 10,744
;
Concord and Hopkinton, and west
by Warner. Area of improved
land, 11,687 acres.
Distances.
Fourteen miles north
WEJITWORTH.
Grafton County. The surface
is
is
moderately uneven, but the soil
generally good, and that in the
is exceedingly
producing excellent crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Baker's River flows through the town and is
vicinity of the rivers
fertile,
the principal stream.
a
On
this riv-
of considerable height,
affording splendid water privileges.
The south part is watered by the
south branch of Baker's River,
er, is
fall
which joins the main branch near
Rumney
Baker's Pond, sitline.
uated partly in Orford and partly
in this town, is the largest sheet
of water. Pond Brook is the outlet
which
affords
water
sufficient
�WENTWORTn'S LOCATION
several valuable mill sites.
Mountains. Part of Carr's Moun-
for
tain
is
situated in the easterly part,
while a portion of Mount Cuba
rises in the westerly section of the
town.
The
Minerals.
named
last
mountain contains inexhaustible
quantities of the best limestone.
Granite of a fine quality is found
at the base of Carr's mountain, also
Iron ore is found in various parts
of the town.
The
falls,
situated
village,
near the
contains several stores, postand is a thriving and
office etc.,
industrious place.
Employments.
Most of the
in-
habitants are engaged in agriculture. The lumber business is carried on quite extensively. 25,000
clapboards, 965,000 shingles, and
5,900,000 feet of boards are
ally
sawed;
also gloves
40,000 cigars
annumade,
and mittens are man-
ufactured in considerable quantiTotal value of manufactured
ties.
production $ 97,700.
Productions of the
Resources.
$ 83,645 mechanical labor,
$ 25,000 stocks, and money at interest, $ 6,070 deposits in savings
soil,
;
—-WESTMORELAND.
367
North
Boundaries and Area.
by Warren, east by Rumney, south
by Dorchester, and west by Orford.
Area, 23,040 acres improved land,
;
10,307 acres.
By
Distances.
railroad, fifteen
miles north-west from Plymouth,
and about sixty-five miles northnorth-west from Concord.
The Boston, ConRalroads.
cord and Montreal Railroad passes
through the town.
WESTWORTH'S LOCATION
Coos County. This location is
bounded north by Dixville and
ungranted lands, east by Maine
line and Umbagog Lake, south by
Umbagog Lake and Errol and west
by Dixville.
In 1870, there were 38 inhabitants, 575 acres of improved land,
5 horses, 67 cattle, 28 sheep and 6
swine. The value of agricultural
productions was $6,098.
The Margallaway River passes
through the eastern portion of the
In some parts the soil
location.
is good, producing fair crops of
corn, potatoes and hay.
VESTmORELAND.
;
;
banks, $20,723;
$19,755; from
stock
summer
trade,
in
tourists, $8,
000; professional business, $12,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
Congre-
David
S.
There are thirteen school districts in town aver-
Hibbard, pastor.
;
age length, for the year, twelve
weeks.
Hotel. " Union House."
This town
John Page, a few
years prior to the Revolution, and
incorporated November 1, 1776.
First
Settlements.
was granted
First
to
Minister.
Rev.
S. Davis, settled in 1833.
Increase
Cheshire County.
Westmore-
land is considered one of the best
farming towns in the State. The
surface is less varied by hills, valleys and mountains, than that of
On the
the neighboring towns.
Connecticut there are some very
The soil of
fine interval farms.
the uplands"
is
good, and
easily
cultivated.
Streams.
The town
is
well
watered by small streams which
empty
The
into the Connecticut.
one which
rises in Spafford
in Chesterfield, affords
Lake,
some of the
best water privileges, in town.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
368
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants,
ward
who
receive a rich re-
for their labor.
No
class of
people in the State are more prosperous and happy than the farmers
of Westmoreland. There are several small manufactories.
About
200,000 shingles,
and 500,000
feet
annually sawed,
chair stuff to the value of $14,000
is annually sawed out.
(See tables
of manufactories.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $148,139; mechanical labor,
$12,600; stocks and bonds, $15,
400; money at interst, $66,371;
deposits in savings banks, $ 145,
boards are
of
581;
stock in trade $ 17,600
summer
tourists,
fessional business,
Summer
;
$4,000;
$
from
pro-
12,000.
Owing
Resorts.
to its
on the beautiful Connecticut, this town is drawing quite
a number of tourists to spend their
fine situation
summer
vacation among its hills
City people, who wish
to retire from the bustle and noise
of our great cities for quiet recreation and rest in the country, to
breathe its free, fresh air for a
and
vales.
few weeks, will find that Westmoreland will offer as many inducements for truly hospitable
country life, as any other town in
the county.
Churches and Schools. First and
second Congregational, Revs. L.
Fowler and
J.
Barber, pastors;
Christian, Rev. J. Clafflin, pastor
Rev. Joseph Barber,
There are thirteen schools
in town. Average length, for the
was called Greawas incorporated un
present name, February 11,
afterwards
Mfeadow.
der
its
1752.
it
It
First settled
by four fami-
lies in 1741.
Indians.
The Indians several
times attacked the early settlers.
In one of their visits, William
Phips, the first husband of Jemima How, was killed; on another
time Jeremiah Phips, father of her
first husband, was taken captive
and carried
into
Canada, where he
died.
First Ministers.
Rev. William
Goddard, ordained in 1764; dismissed in 1775 Rev. Allen Pratt,
;
dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Walpole,
east by Surry and Keene, south by
Chesterfield, and west by Putney,
settled in 1790;
Vermont.
Area
Distances.
22,466 acres.
Sixty miles
south-
west from Concord, and ten west
from Keene.
Railroad.
The Cheshire Railroad passes through the north-east
portion of the town, where there is
a station.
WHITEFIELD.
Coos County.
No town in
the county has made more rapid
progress, for the past four years, in
business, wealth and population,
than Whitefield. The surface is
uneven, and broken by hills, but the
soil is good, producing excellent
crops of corn, oats, barley, potatoes and hay. Some of the best
farms in the county are here.
agricultural products, to each
acre of improved land in town,
are valued at $ 13.80; the average
in the county is $ 10.77.
Ponds and River. Blake's, Long,
Round, and Little River Ponds,
Unitarian
hill
pastor.
The
year, sixteen weeks.
Hotel.
First
was
Valley Hotel.
Settlers.
Westmoreland
granted by Massachusetts
under the name of Number Two;
first
are the principal bodies of water.
�WHITEFIELD
John's River has its rise in Jefferson and Carroll and passes through
this town in a westerly direction,
thence west through Dalton, and
discharges its waters into the Connecticut. In its passage, it furnishes some good water power.
L.
369
& W.
planing,
G.
Brown &
Co., lumber,
matching and grooving,
situated
$370,000; Messrs. Brown & Co.
have the largest lumber establishment in the State. Their mill has
two roofs, but the buildings are all
open, and connected
it is about
250 feet long, and 160 feet wide.
on John's River, and on the line
of the White Mountain Extension
of the Montreal Railroad. It is
growing quite rapidly, and is the
Their motive power is three locomotives of 200-horse power, and
one water wheel with 140-horse
power. When there is sufficient
Village.
seat
of
The
village
is
business.
considerable
There are two church
large graded
one
with
edifices,
school-house,
three departments, two grist-mills,
two lumber mills, one sash and
blind shop, one pail mill, wool
carding and planing mill, printing
office, ten or twelve stores, of all
kinds, one good hotel, one lawyer,
three physicians, about 125 dwelling houses, and 700 inhabitants.
There are some nice private resiand, twenty-five years
dences,
hence, many of the streets will be
The views,
beautifully shaded.
from this village, of the mountains
in Carroll and Jefferson, are very
fine:
The
Employments.
;
water, this wheel will carry nearly all of the
The
machinery
in the mill.
railroad passes along by the
side of the mill,
where the lumber
loaded on to the cars to be transported to Boston, or to other secis
and to their
lumber sheds, which are three in
number, and each 150 feet in
tions of the country,
length.
In and around the mill, they employ about 120 hands. There are
two large circular saws, for sawing boards and timber, one gate
saw for sawing long timber three
shingle machines, two power edgers, one large planer for matching
and grooving, three small planers,
;
inhabitants
one Daniels
are largely engaged in lumber
business, although farming is an
important branch. Three potato
large timber,
starch mills annually manufacture
starch to the value of $ 19,400 one
job print'ng office, $1,000; Snow &
Pillsbury, doors, sash and blinds,
$10,000; Libbey & White, wool
carding, $2,000; Smith & Walker,
grist-mill, flour and meal, $ 20,300
A. L. & W. G.Brown & Co., meal,
$ 6,000 Quimby & AUard, lumber,
G. W. & N. W. Libbey,
$ 12,000
lumber, $ 16,000 L. D. & L. T. Hazen, lumber, $ 25,000
Burns &
Brooks, lumber, $ 35,000
Charles
Libbey & Co., lumber, $ 50,000 A.
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
1
planer for dressing
two saws for cutting
off logs, two trimming saws for
trimming boards and planks, and
two slab saws. This mill is now
(1873,) daily sawing 40,000 feet of
long timber, 14,000 shingles, 1,000
clapboards, 35,000 laths, and planing and matching 10,000 feet of
long timber, making the annual
production 12,000,000 feet long
timber
4,200,000 shingles, 300,000
clapboards, and 10,500,000 laths;
the whole being valued at $350,
;
They also annually cut and
masts and spars to the value of
$ 20,000. The labor is all done on a
systematic plan, and everything
000.
sell
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
370
connected with the mill, from the
rolling of the logs into the pond, to
the loading the lumber on the cars
moves
like clock work. Every man knows
for
his
its
final
destination,
place and duty,
responsible
for
and
doing
is
his
held
part
of the work when offered to him,
and delivering it to the next man,
when required. The two men
who have charge of the two large
circular saws, and wield their
cant-hooks as skilfully as the marriner moves his tiller, which
safely guides his bark along our
rock bound coast, are the pendulums which move the work of the
whole mill. If they neglect to do a
good day's work, every man in the
establishment falls short accordingly. Messrs. Browns fully appreciate the services of such men,
and, doubtless, no men in NewHampshire, for doing rough and
heavy work, receive larger pay,
and no men more richly deserve it.
In order to keep the machinery
of this establishment constantly in
repair, there is, connected with it,
a wood shop, machine shop and
blacksmith shop. To guard against
fire,
there
is
a large force pump,
one of the No. 1 Amoskeag steam
fire engines, and 1,500 feet of hose.
The timber fields which feed
their establishment,
are situated
principally in the towns of Carroll
and Jefferson, in one unbroken
lot and contain 26,000 acres. They
have a railroad extending from
their mill into their lumber lands,
eleven miles. The rolling stock
of this road is two first class engines and thirty-two cars, made
expressly for their business. Besides the help of their railroad, in
the winter they employ two hundred men, forty pairs of oxen, and
ten spans of horses. They have a
grist-miil to grind their meal, and
have now on hand over 7,000 bushels of corn.
The timber on their
lot is about one third pine, and the
larger portion of the remainder
spruce.
is
It will require
years
forty
to
clear
about
this
lot
once over, at their present rate
of doing business. At their mills,
lumber lots, building railand erecting dwellings for
their emploj'ees, they employ, on
an average, about two hundred
and fifty men, who annually receive
for their labor § 131,000. The capin the
roads,
invested in their business, including lumber lots, is about
ital
$ 300,000.
The total amount of long timber
annually sawed in town is 19,900,
000 feet. The value of this timber,
together with the planing, matching and grooving, clapboards, shingles
and
laths, is $472,500.
town (including the
tures in the
lumber
The
manufac-
total capital invested in
business)
$440,000;
is
number of hands employed,
325;
annual pay roll, $ 171,350, with an
annual value of manufactured
production of $ 554,000.
Agricultural
Resources.
ductions,
•$
102 750
labor, § 171,350;
$
est,
17,250
banks, $ 750
;
;
money
deposits
pro-
mechanical
at inter-
in savings
stock in trade, $ 49,
from summer tourists, S 4,000;
professional business $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist,
Rev. William C. Tanson,
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G.
pastor
H. Pinkham, pastor. There are
850
;
;
;
ten schools in town, two of which
are graded; average length, for
the year, sixteen weeks.
Whitefield Library
Library.
Association, 400 volumes.
�WILMOT.
Hotels.
Whitefield House, and
The latter is kept
Dodge House.
open only in the Summer.
First Settlements.
The
first set-
tlement was commenced here
ahout 1774, by Major Burns and
The town was
December 1, 1804.
others.
ated
incorpor-
371
Springfield, and affords many good
water privileges in AVilmot.
Mountain. The summit of Kearsarge Mountain forms the southern boundary.
The Winslow
House, on this mountain, and the
most popular summer hotel in
New-Hampshire,
central
is
located
in this town.
North by Lancaster, east by Jefferson and Carroll,
south by Carroll and Bethlehem,
and west by Dalton and Lancaster.
Area, 20,800 acres area of improv-
Minerals.
Felspar, of an excel-
lent quality,
and which has been
ed land, 7,450 acres.
beryls and crystals of mica.
Distances.
One hundred and
twenty-five miles north from Con-
is
.
Boundaries.
;
and twelve south-east from
Lancaster.
Besides the MonRailroads.
which passes
treal Extension,
through the town, it is expected
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, when completed, will also
pass through.
cord,
wiohot.
Merrimack
County.
This
town is composed of hills and
valleys and presents a rough surface. The pasturage is suitable
The Ullage land is
rocky, but, when properly cultivated, produces fair crops.
The
Fourth New-Hampshire Turnpike,
for sheep.
from Concord to Hanover, passed
through this town, and before the
days of railroads, was the great
thoroughfare for travel, from the
Connecticut River, through Concord, to Boston. But the times of
the rattling stage coaches and the
dull click of six and eight horse
baggage wagons, as they moved
through Wilmot, are far in the
past, and stories of those days are
as a romance to the youth of to-day.
The Blackwater River
Rivers.
has its sources in this town and
successfully used in the manufac-
ture of teeth,
found hero, also
is
At Wilmot Flat there
quite a business and pleasant
Village.
There is a post office,
one church edifice, a large school
house, two stores, a large tannery
one hosiery manufactory, lumber
mills, tailor, carpenter, blacksmith
shops, etc., besides some fifty dwelvillage.
ling houses.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants, although the
manufac-
considerable and valuaThe value of woolen hose
ble.
and other woolen goods, annually
turing
is
made, is over $30,000; leather
tanned, $ 40,000 100,000 shingles,
and 1,500,000 boards and dimension timber sawed, besides various
other small shops.
The value of
goods, of all kinds, annually man;
mactured,
is
about $96,300.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
tions, $97,278;
$
15,
450;
100
;
money
deposits
mechanical labor,
at interest, $ 15,
in
banks,
savings
$ 36.970; stock in trade, $ 13,125.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. C. B. Tracy, pastor;
Methodist, Elder C. E. Trussell,
pastor; Union,
Freewill Baptist. Rev. J. A. Knowles,
pastor. There are fifteen schools
;
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in town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
East
year, eleven weeks.
large manufacturing village.
Hotel.
First
Winslow House.
Settlement. This town was
originally called
Kearsarge,
and
was granted to Joseph Minot, Matthew Thornton and others, in 1775.
received its present name from
Dr. Wilmot, an Englishman, who,
at one time, was considered a popular author. It was incorporated
It
June
18, 1807.
Boundaries. North-east by Dan-
by Andover,
Warner and Sutton,
south-west by New-London, and
Area
north-west by Springfield.
of improved land, 15,775 acres.
bury and
south by
Hill, east
Thirty miles north-
Distances.
grown
Wilton, where there has
up, within a few years, a
Here
are three woolen manufactories,
large tannery, fancy boxes, and
portable desk factory, furniture
shop, boot and shoe factory, large
lumber and grist mill, besides
shops for the manufacture of wooden ware and toys, custom boots
and shoes, clothing &c. For the
past three years, East Wilton has
met with several financial reverses,
caused by flood,
and mis-
fire,
management in some of its manufactories. About three years ago,
a flood on the Souhegan carried
away a
mill, valued at $40,000;
a year later, the Wilton Manufacturing Co. lost their mill by fire
and the Newell Manufacturing
Co., are not in operation at pres-
west from Concord.
Railroad. The Northern Railroad passes through the eastern
corner of the town. It is two and
ent, (August 1873).
New mills are
being erected on the site of those
one-half miles to Potter Place sta-
burnt, the financial affairs of the
tion, in
Andover.
other mill are being adjusted, and
before another year, the manufacturing facilities of this village,
WILTON.
Hillsborough County.
surface
is
The
generally uneven, but
not mountainous.
The soil is
strong and of an excellent quality,
producing fine crops of grain and
hay.
The Hillsborough county
farm is located here, which proves
that the town contains soil of a superior grade. Clay of a good quality is found in abundance.
River and Village. Souhegan is
the
principal
river.
Its
main
be far ahead of what they
were prior to the flood and fire.
With these explanations, we shall
give the manufactories of Wilton
as they were rendered in the census of 1870
and no doubt within
one year from date, their manufacwill
;
tured productions will exceed that
of 1870 by more than S 100,000.
There are in this village from fifteen
to
twenty stores of
hotels, a bank,
all kinds, two
two churches, large
branch enters Wilton near the
school house, post
south-west corner, and flows in
and express
a north-east course, till it forms
a junction with several streams
running from Temple and Lyndeborough. Thence it flows through
the north part, and furnishes
some valuable water power at
two dentists, and
about one hundred and fifty dwelling houses. At West Wilton, there
are two stores, one hotel, school
house, post office, knob factory
and a number of dwelling houses.
office,
office,
three physicians,
telegraph
one
lawyer,
�WILTON.
The business is
Employments.
nearly equally divided between
agriculture
and manufacturing.
With the exception of Bedford, the
milk exceeds that of any
sale of
town
being over 200,
A milk car
starts from this town for Boston,
every morning, under the management of D. Whiting and Sons.
The manufactories of various
kinds, annually produce goods, as
follows
Newell Manufacturing
Co., 300,000 pounds woolen yarn for
carpets, valued at $ 150,000 Wilton
Manufacturing Co.; 486,500 pounds,
$232,700; Robert Dawson, carpets,
in the State,
000 gallons annually.
:
;
$
189,600 yards,
80,000.
Wilton
al-
so annually produces 27,000 bush-
meal and flour, $ 35,000
carts, and wagons, $ 5,200
els
;
toys,
;
furni-
8 50,000 A. J. Putnam & Co.,
upper leather and splits, $ 35,000
125,000 shingles and 1,100,000, feet
ture,
;
American Silex
cheese factory,
sale boots and shoes,
$2,500;
$25,000; besides blacksmiths, tin
ware, coopering, tailors, milliners,
boards, $23,300;
$25,000;
Co.,
carpenters, masons, painters, and
other kinds of trade. The capital
invested in manufactories is $319,
employing 178 males, and
and annually producing goods to the value of
$ 695,300.
500;
116
females,
Resources.
tions,
$
Agricultural produc-
132,392;
mechanical labor,
$112,760; stocks and money at interest^ 20,750 deposits in savings
banks, $ 154,960
stock in trade,
;
;
$ 52,750
professional
;
$75,000;
from summer
business,
tourists,
This town has become
quite popular as a summer resort
for tourists. The Whiting House,
one of the largest hotels in the
$
15,000.
State,
was
built
largely for
the
373
purpose
of
summer
keeping
boarders.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. S. C. Fletcher, pastor; Congregational, Rev. D. F. Adams,
pastor; Unitarian, Rev. I. S. Lincoln, A. M. Pendleton, pastors.
There are thirteen schools in town,
four of which are graded average
length, for the year, twenty-four
weeks total value of school housannual amount apes, $ 10,505
;
;
;
propriated
school
for
purposes,
$3,117.39.
Wilton Public Libravolumes.
Wilton Savings Bank.
Bank.
Library.
ry, 1,200
(See tables.)
Hotels.
road House
House.
Whiting House, Railat West Wilton, Fry
;
First Settlement,
The
first
set-
tlement was made as early as
1738,
by three families from
Danvers, Mass. two by the name
of Putnam, and one by the name
Hannah, the daughof Dale.
ter of Ephraim Putnam, was the
Septemfirst child born in town.
ber 7, 1773, while the people were
attempting to raise their second
church edifice, the frame fell, and
:
men were instantly killed;
two died of their wounds soon afterward, and a number of others
were badly injured. July 20, 1804,
the same building was consideraIn
bly shattered by lightning.
Samuel Abbott
1815, Ezra and
three
erected the first potato starch mill
here, and the first ever built in the
State. Their first town Fair or
was holden about
was something new, and
Cattle Show,
1826.
It
was well represented by people
from
all
Among
as
the
adjoining
towns.
the visitors were such
men
Hon. C. G. Atherton, Gov. Ben-
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jarnin
Pierce,
and other
President
dignitaries.
Pierce,
The town
June 25, 1762,
and derived its name from Wilton,
a manufacturing district in Eng-
Avas incorporated,
land.
First Ministers.
The
first
church
organization was effected, and the
Rev. Jonathan Livermore was ordained, as its pastor, in 1763. He
was dismissed in 1777, and died in
Rev. Abel Fisk settled in
Rev. Thomas
Beede settled in 1803 dismissed in
1809.
1778; died in 1802.
;
Boundaries.
North by Lyndeborough, east by Lyndeborough and
Milford, south by Mason, and west
by Temple. Area, 15,2S0 acres
area of improved land, 10,391 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, nine south-
west from Amherst, and fifteen
miles from Nashua.
Railroads. The Wilton Railroad
extends from Nashua to this town.
This season, (1873) a railroad is
being built from this road to Greenfield, and thence being extended to
Peterborough to form a junction
with the Monadnock Railroad.
These extensions will open railroad communications with the
southwestern section of the State.
WINCHESTER.
Cheshire County. Winchester
ranks in population, wealth, and
in the value of manufactured productions, as the second town in the
The
surface
is
various.
In the southern part it is quite level, while other portions are more
uneven.
On either side of the
intervals,
Ashuelot are broad
which are very fertile, producing
grass in abundance.
The soil on
the uplands is generally good,
when
til-
Ponds and Rivers. Humphrey's
Pond, in the north-east part of the
town, is 300 rods long and 80 rods
wide, and the largest body of water.
The Ashuelot River passes
through the town, in a south-westerly direction. In its passage, it
furnishes very extensive water
power, much of it being improved.
It receives the waters of Muddy
and Broad brooks, and several
smaller streams.
Villages.
1829.
county.
yeilding excellent crops,
led properly.
There are two vilon the Ashue-
lages, both situated
doing considerable business,
lot,
Ashuelot and
Winchester.
is the smallest, but is extensively engaged in manufacturviz.
Ashuelot
ing.
There are two
stores, school
and about
dwelling houses. Winchester
Village is very pleasant, with
wide, shaded streets and many fine
dwelling houses. There are three
churches, one large graded school
house, two banks, lawyers, physician and dentist offices, and over
one hundred dwelling houses,
Employments. The inhabitants
are nearly equally divided behouse, post
office, hotel,
fifty
tween manufacturing and agriculIt ranks in its agricultural
productions as the fifth town in
the county.
There are three
woolen manufactories, winch annually manufacture 278,000 yards
Union Beaver and other woolen
cloths valued at §368,800; 43,000
grey horse blankets, §118,000; six
ture.
lumber
mills,
manufacturing
boards, staves, shingles and trun-
valued at §72,600; one tantwo fancy box
§ 75,000
mills, § 28,000 one box mill, § 10,
000 grist mill, § 14,000 bedsteads,
nels,
nery,
;
;
;
;
§6,000; carriages, §5,000; machine
�WINDHAM.
besides blacksmith
shop, §4,000;
and shoe shops, harnesses, photographers, tailors, carpenters,
sons,
and a few other
The
397,000,
of
all
kinds
is
employing 252 males and
who
annually receive
for their labor, §158,000. and annually
manufactured
produce
goods to the value of $741,400.
There are two lawyers, five physicians, one dentist, and various oth105 females,
er professions.
Resources.
soil,
$
§5
136,784;
name
the
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
158.000; stocks
July
of Arlington.
2,
was granted by NewHampshire to Josiah Willard, who
1753,
it
settled here in 1732.
trades.
Capital invested in
total
manufactories
$
ma-
375
In
1746, the
town was sacked by the Indians,
and the church edifice was burned,
with all the private residences,
and the inhabitants were obliged
to seek safety in older and moie
They did not
secure settlements.
return to resume the settlement
In the sumfor nearly five years.
mer of 1756, Josiah Foster and his
family were taken prisoners by
the Indians,
Efforts
to.
were made at one time
Dartmouth College in
locate
§84,598; deposits in savbanks. §65,135;
stock in
trade, §81,142; professional busi-
this
ings
town, but the project was
abandoned, owing to the powerful
opposition made by Josiah Wil-
ness, §42,000.
lard, the principal landholder.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Elijah Harmon,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Anson C.
Coult, pastor; Universalist, Rev.
Ashley, Congregational, ordained
in 1736, dismissed in 1747; Rev.
Micah Lawrence, ordained in 1764,
terest,
Mr. Foster, pastor; Catholic,
There are twenty-three
schools, three of which are graded. Average length of schools, for
.
the year, eighteen weeks.
Num-
—
ber of scholars girls, 301; boys,
Total value of school houses,
§ 18,300. Total amount annually
appropriated for school purposes,
There is a public high
§ 3.338.65.
school, having two terms a year.
The town appropriates § 1,000 annually for this purpose.
Washington Library
Library.
Association, 1,200 volumes.
Banks.
Winchester National
Bank, and the Ashuelot Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
290.
Winchester House and
Ashuelot House.
Winchester
First Settlements.
was originally granted by the Government of Massachusetts under
First Ministers.
.
Rev.
Joseph
dismissed in 1777; Rev. Ezra Conant, settled in 1788, dismissed in
1806.
North by Chester*
and Swanzey, east by Swanzey and Richmond, south by Warwick, Massachusetts, and west by
Boundaries.
field
Area,
Hinsdale.
Area of improved
33,534
acres.
land,
13,964
acres.
Distances.
Sixty-five
miles
south-west from Concord, and
thirteen south-west from Keene.
Railroad. The Ashuelot Railroad passes through the town, in a
south-westerly and north-easterly
direction, giving it good railroad
facilities.
WIJiBHAM.
Hotels.
Rockingham County. The soil
generally good, yielding fair
crops of corn, oats and hay.
Rivers and Ponds. Beaver River
is
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376
is
the principal stream,
there
is
and
Golden
Cabot's,
Policy,
Mitchel's ponds are the principal
collections of water.
The larger porEmployments.
tion of the people are
engaged in
The value
of shoes
annually manufactured is $35,000.
There is a small woolen mill in
town, and 1,500,000 feet of lumber
are sawed, annually.
Annual productions
Resources.
of the soil, §65,619; from mechanagriculture.
ical labor,
ings
$
10,300
banks,
hand or
deposits in sav-
;
$31,422;
money on
$ 19,060; stock
$ 14,012.
Churches and Schools. The Presbyterian Church, formed in 1747,
is the only one ever organized in
town. The church edifice is valued at $ 10,000. There are seven
at interest,
in trade,
Average
schools.
schools,
for
the
length
year,
of
twenty
Libraries.
The Nesmith Libra-
was established
in 1871,
and
now
Has 1,835 volumes. Sunday School
Library has 300 volumes.
First
was
Hillsborouh County.
sor
Wind-
a small township of less than
is
100 inhabitants.
The surface is
varied with hills and vales. The
soil is deep, strong and well adapted to grain, grass, &c.
P<yid and Streams. Black Pond
is
the principal collection of water
There are no streams of
any note.
Employment.
Farming is the
in town.
principal
habitants,
employment of the
who
in-
are as prosperous
and happy as any farming community in the State.
Agricultural
Resources.
uct,
$15,304;
$ 5,588
money
mechanical labor, $
;
prod-
at interest,
1,000
deposits in savings banks, $3,837;
stock in trade, $ 450.
There
School.
school
in
this
is one
public
town. Average
length of school, for the year, sixteen weeks.
Organization.
Windsor
originally called " Campbell's
First
weeks.
ry
WINDSOR.
upon which
meadow land.
considerable
Settlements.
Windham
originally a part of
derry, from
which
it
London-
was severed,
and incorporated in 1739.
Boundaries. North by Londonderry, east by Salem, south by Pelham, and west by Hudson and LonArea, 15,744 acres.
Thirty-three miles
south from Concord, and twenty
south-west from Exeter.
donderry.
Distatices.
Railroads.
Manchester
was
Gore," and was incorporated under
present name, Dec. 27, 1798.
Boundaries.
North-east and
east by Hillsborough, south by
Antrim, west by Stoddard, and
north-west by Washington. Area
its
of improved land, 2,604 acres.
Distances.
Railroad.
and
WOLFEBOSiODGil.
Lawrence Railroad
depot is 2£
miles from the center of the town-;
The Nashua and Rochester Railroad, now being built, passes
through the town also the Nashua
and Plaistow, if built.
;
Thirty miles south-
west from Concord, and twentyseven north-west from Amherst.
Railroad. Six miles by stage to
Hillsborough Bridge railway station, on the Contoocook Valley
Carroll County.
rough
is
the largest and
Wolfebomost im-
portant town in Carroll county,
both in wealth and population. It
ranks in wealth, as the twentieth,
—
�WOLFEBOROUGH.
and
377
Village.
Wolfeborough village
pleasantly situated on two beautiful slopes of land, rising gently
in population, as the twentyeighth town in the State. It is
pleasantly situated on the south-
is
ern part of Lake Winnipiseogee,
which touches its south-western
border, while the lofty mountains
from the lake.
Between these
slopes, and nearly in the centre of
the village, Smith's River passes
of Ossipee, and the rugged hills of
Tuftonborough appear to form, in
into the lake.
the rear, walls of a gigantic for-
whole presenting a view
of sublime and picturesque sceneThe town is six miles square,
ry.
tress, the
and nearly one third of its surface
is
is
covered with water.
somewhat hard
The
to cultivate,
soil
but
strong and very productive. The
farmers find a ready market for
nearly
ucts,
all
of their surplus prod-
own town, at good
Much attention has been
in their
prices,
The
river
connects the
principal
hotels in the State.
It is elegant-
fully entitled to the
is
and summer boarding houses in
don House was
the village.
is
the
Lake
at
Wolfeborough Bridge.
this river, from
In the passage of
the pond to the lake, within a dis-
tance of one half mile, may be
found some of the best water power in the State,
which
is
sufficient
machinery
which could be placed between
the pond and the lake. At South
"Wolfeborough is another good
power, the source of which is Rust
Pond. Nearly all this power is improved by the Wolfeborough Woolen Manufacturing Company. There
to propel
are a
which
all
of
the
number of smaller streams
afford power for lumber and
shingle mills.
and
rank of a
open only
ly furnished, well conducted,
through the Summer.
Smith's,
in
On this street are located
nearly all of the churches, school
houses, the academy, banks, hotels, fifteen or twenty stores, of all
kinds, and many dwelling houses.
The Pavilion is one of the largest
first-class
and Streams.
street
river.
ing garden produce, for the hotels
Ponds
span-
the village on either side of the
given, for a few years past, to rais-
Crooked, Rust, Beach, Barton's,
and Sargent's Ponds, are the principal bodies of water.
Smith's
Pond is six miles in length and is
the source of Smith's River, which
flows through Crooked Pond into
is
ned 'by a substantial bridge about
twenty-five feet in length, which
hotel.
It is
The Glen-
built in 1873,
and
also a first-class hotel, finely lo-
cated, having
commanding views
of the lake and mountain scenery;
has all the modern improvements,
and
for architectural beauty, neat-
ness,
and accommodation,
it
is
equal to the best in the country,
and is kept open throughout the
year.
The Belvue House
is
a fine ho-
and beautifully situated on the
shores of the lake. The Lake HoThere
tel is the oldest in town.
are some twenty boarding houses,
for the purpose of accommodating
tel,
summer
tourists,
who
beautiful village in the
visit
this
warm
sea-
son of the year. Mill Village,
about one half mile from the lake,
has considerable manufacturing,
three stores, one church, and the
best school house in the county.
At South Wolfeborough is located the
Wolfeborough Woolen
Manufacturing Company, several
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
378
stores one church, a school-house,
and a number of dwellings,
Summer
The
Resorts.
pleas-
ant location on the lake, the many
fine views of natural scenery, the
excellent roads, and the extensive provisions made for the accommodation of travelers, together with the varied recreations
amid mountain, lake, and country scenery, have caused Wolfeborough to be one of the most important points for
summer
New-Hampshire.
tourists, in
Those seeking
health or pleasure, will find this
town one of the most healthful and
delightful resorts in the country.
The evening excursions on the
lake, by
Steamboats, are delightful, and the views obtained
from the deck(especially by moonlight) of the glistening waters ,
the islands, shores, and distant
mountains, through the shades
of a summer evening, are grand,
and not soon forgotten by the beholder.
Six miles east of the village
Copple Crown Mountain,
2,
is
100 feet
From its summit an extenview of the surrounding coun-
brings you to two mineral springs,
the waters of which contain medicinal
properties.
These springs
are visited by all classes.
carriages, boats
Horses,
and attendants can
always be obtained at the hotels.
Wolfeborough can be reached
from Boston by three public routes,
viz. direct, byrail, over the Eastern
Railroad by cars on the Boston &
Maine Railroad to Dover, thence
over the Cocheco to Alton Bay,
thence (in warm weather) by
Steamboats, ten miles, to Wolfeborough or over the Boston and
Lowell, Lowell and Nashua, Nashua and Concord, and Concord and
Montreal Railroads to the Weirs;
thence, by boat on the lake, twenty
miles, to Wolfeborough. At the
;
;
present
day,
visitoi's
Hampshire never make
to
New-
their tour
complete, without they spend a
in this pleasant lake
town. The estimated number of
tourists who spent their vacation
here, or made a brief visit last
year, (1873) was ten thousand.
Employments.
The people are
few days
try can be obtained.
engaged in agriculture, manufacturing, trade, hotel and boarding
house keeping. The manufactur-
clear day,
ing
high.
sive
Here, in a
spread before the eye
of the beholder, the Ocean, Mt.
is
Washington, the Winnipiseogee
and its islands, numerous ponds,
forests, and cultivated fields, all
affording a grand panoramic view
of nature and all its varied fornix.
To
"
business
is
very important.
The value of woolen blankets annually manufactured, is $180,000;
value of leather annually tanned,
$ 108,700. There are 125,000 pairs
of sale shoes manufactured, and
300,000 shingles,
and
1,850,000 feet
Tumble
The view
Sash and
of boards &c, sawed.
blind and various other kinds of
from its summit is similar to that
of Copple Crown, but it is easier
of ascent. Seven miles in a southeasterly direction, is Devils' Den,
a natural curiosity, worthy of a visit from any admirer of nature.
A
ride of four miles from the village,
mechanical business are carried
on.
The annual value of manu-
the
north-east
is
Down Dick Mountain."
factured productions, of all kinds,
is
$522,500.
nets,
$
(See tables.)
Agricultural
prod
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $13,
Resources.
146,600;
$71,300;
�WOODSTOCK.
014; stocks
&c, $42,900;
in savings banks,
deposits
$ 229,835 estimated amount received from summer tourists, $ 125,000 professional business, $ 100,000.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. T. H. Emerson, pas;
;
tor? 2d Congregational
;
Christian,
Rev. Lewis Philips, pastor; 1st
Freewill Baptist, Rev. A. 1). Fairbanks, pastor; 2d F. W. Baptist,
Christian and Methodist, united;
total value of all church property,
There are sixteen schools
town; average length, for the
total amount
year, twenty weeks
S
20,000.
in
;
money
appropriated annually
for school purposes, $2,505.14.
Institution.
WolfeLiterary
borough Christian Institute is a
prosperous Institution, and has a
fund of $ 10,000, J. W. Simonds,
A. M., is the principal.
of
Wolfeborough PubLibrary, 750 volumes; Charles
Libraries.
lic
H. Parker,
volumes.
private
library,
500
"Wolfeborough Savings Bank. (See
tables.)
Pavilion, Glendon, Bel-
vue, Lake and Franklin Houses.
Value of Hotel property, $ 175,000.
Livery Stables. There are two
Livery Stables, with twenty-nine
horses.
First Settlers.
cas,
Rev. Ebenezer
First Minister.
Allen (Congregational,) ordained
in 1792 died in 1806.
Boundaries. Northeast by Ossipee, south-east by Brookfield, south;
west by Winnipiseogee Lake and
Alton, and north-west by Tuftonborough. Area, 28,680 acres improved land, 16,694 acres.
;
Distances.
Forty-five
miles
north-east from Concord, and eight
miles south-west from Ossipee.
Railroads. The Wolfeborough
Branch of the Eastern, Great Falls
and Conway Railroad has its terminus in this town, on the shores
of the lake. In the summer season, steamboats arrive and depart
from the wharves at the village,
several times daily, from and to
all important points in and around
the lake.
WOODSTOCK.
Grafton County.
The
of this large township
is
James Lary,
B. Blake, J. LuJ. Fullerton
others first settled here.
and
The town
was named for Gen. Wolfe, an
officer who was killed in the battle
before Quebec, Canada, -September
and
on the rivers
is good, and produces excellent
crops of corn, grain, and hay.
Much of the town is still a dense
forest, and the extensive drives of
mountains.
The
soil
logs we see floating down the Merrimack in the spring, come largely
from this town.
Rivers.
The Pemigewassett
River passes through the eastern
section, and receives large branches in its passage, which furnish
good water power.
Mountains.
The
Incorporated July 9th,
in the north-west,
tain in the west.
1770.
principal ele-
vations are Cushman's Mountain
in the south-west, Black Mountain
Gov. John Wentworth
erected a splendid mansion in this
town, about five miles east of
Wolfeborough village.
13th, 1759.
surface
uneven,
diversified with hills, valleys,
Lake National Bank,
Carrol] County Savings Bank and
Banks.
Hotels.
379
and Blue Moun-
Among
these
mountains, branches of the wild
Ammonoosuck, and Baker's River,
and Moosehillock Brook, have
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
380
On the last stream
a beautiful cascade, where the
waters glide smoothly on a glassy
surface of rocks or tumble in a
foaming cataract a distance of two
hundred feet
Grafton mineral
their sources.
Churches and Schools.
is
spring is in this town and its waters are strongly impregnated with
sulphur and other mineral substances.
The scenery in Woodis very tine.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are employed in farming, in the
summer, and lumbering in the
winter. There is one large tannery, which produces leather to
the value of $75,000 annually.
Nearly all the lumber cut in town
stock
down the river in the
Clapboards, shingles, and
boards are sawed, to the value of
$ 4,800 annually.
Resources.
Agricultural prodis
floated
logs.
$44,008;
ucts,
$
10,500
terest,
;
$
stocks,
5,500
banks, $ 644
000
;
;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
deposits in savings
stock in trade, $ 19,
;
from summer
tourists,
$
1,000.
;
Baptist,
Advent,
Rev. T. B.
Eastman, pastor; Freewill Baptist,
There are five schools
average length, for the year, eleven weeks.
First Settlement. This town was
granted to Eli Demeritt, September 23, 1763, under the name of
Peeling.
It was
subsequently
called Fairfield, and again changed
to Peeling.
In 1804, it took the
name of Woodstock. John Riant
and others commenced the
first
settlement in 1773.
Boundaries. North by Lincoln,
east by Thornton, south by Thornton and Ellsworth, and west by
Warren, Benton and Ellsworth.
Area, 33,359 acres;
area of im-
proved land, 2,540 acres.
Distances.
Seventy-three miles
north from Concord, and twentyone north from Plymouth.
Railroad. Eight miles to Warren station, on the Montreal Rail-
road.
�KOCKINGHAM.
381
COUNTIES OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
CHAPTER
A
summary
statistical
ical
of the counties
position, value
and
IV.
State, pertaining to their geograph-
of their manufactories,
farm productions, railroads,
newspapers, national banks, savings banks, insurance, post-offices &c.
ROCKINGHAM.
This county has the only territory which borders on the Atlantic
Ocean,
being about seventeen miles in extent.
it
It
is
bounded
north by Strafford County, east by the Atlantic, from the
mouth
of the Piscataqua to the line of Massachusetts, south by Massachusetts,
and west by Hillsborough and Merrimack Counties.
The principal rivers are Piscataqua, Lamprey, SquamPawtuckaway and Spiggot.
The total horse water power
Rivers.
6cot,
now used
is
3,364.
Mountains.
Pawtuckaway,
in
Nottingham and Deerfield, and
Saddleback, in Deerfield and Northwood are the principal
ele-
vations.
Area.
There are thirty-eight towns
there were incorporated
— in
in
the County, of which
the reign of Charles
I.,
two
;
in the
William and Mary, two
two in the reign of Queen Anne
seven, George L; thirteen,
George II.; eight in the reign of George III.; and three by NewHampshire. It was incorporated, March 19, 1771, and named in
honor of Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham,
by Governor Benniug Wentworth. Its greatest length is thirtyreign of Charles
II.,
one
;
in the reign of
;
four miles
;
greatest breadth, thirty miles.
Shire towns, Exeter
and Portsmouth.
With the exception of Strafford County, the surface
broken than that of any county in the State, and much of the
land is well adapted to the raising of corn, oats, and hay, but the
rust injures the wheat. In 1870, there were produced 18,596 bushAgriculture.
is less
els
wheat, 165.682 bushels corn, 72,976 bushels oats and barley,
484,000 bushels potatoes.
Orchard productions, $126,000.
745,
�382
ROCKINGHAM.
000 pounds butter, 73,000 pounds cheese, 66,000 tons hay, and
The total value of agricultural
6,128 pounds maple sugar.
productions, of all kinds, was $2,640,000.
The manufactures of the County are varied and
Manufactories.
important, of which men's and women's boot and shoe manufacturing
much the largest branch. The stock for many of the boots and
made in the county, comes from the large shoe manufactories
in Lynn and Haverhill, Massachusetts, ready cut out and generally
is
shoes,
put up in sixty pair
tions, to
cases,
and sent by cars
be bound and bottomed.
workmen, the same
as if
were in the
it
to their various destina-
This stock
leather,
is
charged
to the
consequently, this
and
amount of the production, while, heretofore, Massachusetts has
claimed the workmen, amount puid them, and the sale.
This
may duplicate New-England business, but it rightfully belongs to
New-Hampshire. In 1870, the census gave the county as capital
State should have the credit of the benefit of the betterments,
the
invested in the boot and shoe business, $ 194,000, employing 701
workmen, with annual amount of wages, $ 230,284, value of productions, $ 941,912. There is now invested in shoe business, $ 264,
000, employing 623 hands, annual pay-roll, $ 276,500, and producing 930,000 pairs of boots and shoes, valued at $ 1,059,000. There
are also employed on shoes, the stock of which was put up in cases,
and brought from out of the State, 1,269 hands, annual pay-roll,
$ 522,600, and producing 2,937,000 pairs of boots and shoes, valued
This credit of over $ 500,000, the receipts for
at $ 3,167,000.
the labor of over 1,200 workmen, has been given to Massachusetts,
by what tangible
as part of her resources, but
right,
we
are unable
to explain.
Cotton Goods.
This branch of business,
is
gradually increasing.
15,100,000 yards of cotton cloth of various widths, are annually
manufactured, valued at $ 1,645,000
618,000 yards woolen goods,
valued at $ 214,000
95,000 pairs hose, $ 152,000; 245,000 clap;
;
and 29,667,000 feet boarda
6,355,000 shingles and laths
and dimension lumber sawed, valued at $ 474,300 234,500 bushboards
;
;
;
grain ground, $ 267,700, besides various other manufactories.
els
The
000
pay
total capital invested in manufactories of all kinds,
;
men employed,
roll,
3,840
;
women and
$ 3,926,
is
children, 1,362
;
annual
$ 2,008,500, and value of productions, $ 11,005,000.
(See
tables.)
Valuation and Taxes.
The
total assessed value of the county, in
�383
STRAFFORD.
1872, was $ 24,253,032
the true value, (as assessed on two thirds
;
The
of the actual value) was $ 36,379,548.
total
State, county,
town and school tax assessed was $ 421,329.28, or seventeen mills
on the dollar the true per cent., eleven mills and one half.
—
Whole number
Churches.
of churches, 113, edifices, 112, seating
capacity, 33,910, (or nearly 72 per cent, of all the inhabitants,)
church value, $ 564,000.
Total number schools, 264, number graded schools, 52
average attendance, 7,187 or 72
Schools.
number
;
boys, 5,106, girls, 4,792
per cent
;
average length of schools for the year, twenty-five and
value of school houses and lots, $ 315,185 annual
;
one half weeks
;
;
amount appropriated
for school purposes, $ 86,922.34,
averaging
to each scholar, $ 8.27.
The
Railroads.
railroad facilities in this county are very good,
especially in the lower section.
There are but six or seven towns
but a railroad passes through some portions of
in the county,
it.
The Manchester and Lawreuce extends from Londonderry to Methuen, Massachusetts Concord and Portsmouth, from Auburn to
;
Boston and Maine, from Plaistow to Durham in
Portsmouth
Strafford County Eastern, from Seabrook to Kittery, Maine Portsmouth and Dover, from Portsmouth to Piscataqua bridge The
Nashua and Rochester, from Windham to Lee. The whole length
;
;
;
;
of railroads in the county,
Miscellaneous.
is
about 130 miles.
Total population, 47,297
—male, 22,853,
24,440; foreign, 2,819; colored, in 1860, 97,
number paupers
— native, white, 262, black,
for the year, $ 47,000
female,
1870, 153;
4, foreign,
29
;
— white,
— males, 315,
criminals convicted during the year
;
Whole number persons
number died over 80 years
25, foreign, 3.
died, 659
males, 344
83, or 12 J per cent.;
;
whole
expenses
;
fe-
num-
ber died with lung disease 149, or 22# per cent.
STRAFFORD.
This
The
is
the second county in the State in point of manufactures.
surface
is
generally level, having no mountains of any magni-
tude, the Blue Hills in Strafford having the highest altitude, or per-
haps Frost Mountain,
Dover
is
Rivers and Bays.
Cocheco,
in
Farmington,
is
of about the same elevation.
the shire town.
Salmon Falls River, on
Lamprey and
its
north-eastern border,
Isinglass rivers, are the principal streams,
and, in their passages, furnish some valuable water power.
Great
�384
STRAFFORD.
Bay and
county from Rockingham
These streams and their tributaries, now fur-
the Piscataqua, divide the
county, on the east.
nish 7,523 improved horse power.
Boundaries &c.
It contains thirteen
incorporated in the reign of Charles
towns, of which one was
in the reign of George I.,
and seven under the State government.
Bounded north by Carroll County, east by State of Maine and
Great Bay, south by Rockingham County, and west by Belknap
and Carroll Counties. It was incorporated, March 19, 1771, and
named in honor of William Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
two;
George
II.,
and
is
three,
This county
Agriculture.
land
I.;
small in territory, but
is
much
of the
valuable for farming purposes, raising good corn, oats, hay
The
potatoes.
total
number of
Manufactories.
In proportion to
of improved land
acres
94,650; annual value of productions, of
its
all kinds,
is
$ 1,146,464.
population and wealth,
its
manufactured productions, and the amount paid for mechanical
labor, exceed that of any county in the State.
The value of cotton
cloth annually manufactured is $ 4,474,000; of calico goods, $ 3,447,
000.
At
This cotton print business has increased rapidly since 1870.
that date, only printing 19,000,000 yards, while the present year,
There are sixty-one shoe
over 31,000,000 yards.
ital
firms, with a cap-
of $ 1,237,000, employing 2,101 males, and 356 females, with an
annual pay
roll of $
1,264,000 producing 3,837,000 pairs of men's,
women's, and youth's boots and shoes, valued at $ 4,937,000 4,628,
000 yards woolen goods, valued at $ 2,055,000
flour and meal,
;
;
$ 292,000
also lumber, leather, oil cloth, glue
;
The
carriages, machinery, bobbins &c.
manufactories
children,
is
3,201
;
men employed,
$6,373,000;
annual pay
The
on the dollar
assessed,
the product
(See tables.)
The
county
total State,
is
county,
was $ 273,517.20, or eighteen mills
— the true per cent. 11
There are
Churches.
in
women and
total assessed value of the
$14,899,029; -true value, $22,348,544.
town and school tax
4,491,
$ 3,403,000, and
roll,
$16,916,000 worth of manufactured goods.
Valuation and Taxes.
and sand paper,
total capital invested
fifty-six
J mills.
church
edifices, seating
capacity,
19,550 (or 64£ per cent, of all the inhabitants in the county.)
Value of the
Schools.
edifices,
$ 290,000.
There are 176 schools, of which 58 are graded;
num-
ber of boys attending school, 3,446
number of girls, 3,278 average attendance, 4,120 or 61 per cent.; average length, for the
;
;
�BELKNAP.
385
value of school houses and lots, $ 238,375
annual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 54,327.80
average amount to each scholar, $ 8.08.
year, twenty-five weeks
;
;
;
With
Rqilroads.
the exception of Strafford, nearly every town
by railroad cars. The Boston and Maine
Berwick in Maine Great Falls and Conway,
from Maine line to Wakefield Cocheco, from Dover to New Durham and Portsmouth and Dover Railroad, from Piscataqua River
in the county
runs from
is
visited
Durham
to
;
;
;
to
Dover
city
;
Nashua and Rochester, from Lee
Total length of railroads in the county
females, 15,795
convicted
foreign,
;
foreign, 3,885
;
colored, 44.
—white,
95
;
to
Rochester.
about 79 miles.
Total population of the county, 30,243
Miscellaneous.
14,448,
is
— males,
Criminals
—
native, 125, foreign, 180; paupers
native, 195,
expense for the year, $ 18,973. Whole number of
deaths for the year 1870, 307
;
—males, 151, females, 153
;
died at eighty years of age and over, 26 or 8 J per cent.;
number
number
died with lung disease, 67, or 22 per cent.
BELKNAP.
This county was originally a part of Strafford county, and was
The surface is broken by mounand lakes, producing some beautiful scenery.
The soil is good, and is well adapted to grazing, and the various
kinds of productions, common to the latitude. Gilmanton Mounincorporated December 22, 1840.
tains, hills, valleys
tain
is
the principal elevation.
Lakes, Bays
ty
is
and
Rivers.
The north-eastern portion of the coun-
watered by Winnipiseogee Lake, and Alton Bay, an arm of
the lake extending about six miles into Alton.
River
is
Winnipiseogee
the principal stream, and furnishes some of the best water
The horse water power is 2,899.
North by Carroll County and Lake Winnipiseogee, east by Strafford County, south-west by Merrimack County,
and west by Grafton County. Area, of improved land, 155,421
power
in the State.
Boundaries.
acres.
There are eleven towns, of which two were incorporated
George I., two in the reign of George III., and seven
by the State government.
The county was named in honor of Dr. Belknap, the Historian
of New-Hampshire. Shire town, Gilford.
Towns.
in the reign of
Agriculture.
There are annually raised 20,000 bushels of wheat.
�386
BELKNAP.
91,000 bushels corn, 270,000 bushels potatoes,
81,000
ter,
lbs.
;
438,000
lbs. but-
of cheese, 40,000 lbs. maple sugar, 39,000 tons of
The
total value
The manufactures of the county are
considera-
hay, and $ 391,000 worth of cattle
of farm productions,
Manufactories.
is
fit
for slaughter.
$ 1,637,000.
(See tables.)
and rapidly increasing, the most important of which are cotton
goods, $ 923,000 cotton and woolen hose, $ 750,000 woolen goods,
flour and meal, $ 168,000; passen$183,000; lumber, $ 274,000
ger and freight cars, and repairs, $ 700,000
besides other important mechanical works.
The total capital invested in manufactories, is $ 1,424,500, employing 1,212 males, and 892 females, with
annual pay roll of $743,200. and producing $3,499,400. (See
ble,
;
;
;
;
tables.)
Valuation and
Taxes.
1872, was $ 6,107.000
Total assessed value of the county, in
The
true value, $ 9,081,500,
;
total
amount
of State, county, town and school tax collected was $131,058.34,
or twenty-one and one half mills to the dollar, true per cent, fourteen and a half mills.
Whole number
Churches.
$158,500.
Schools.
of church edifices, 47
seating capac-
;
(or 68 per cent, of the population;) church
12,135;
ity,
value,
(See tables.)
Total
number of
schools, 154, of
which seventeen are
graded; number of male scholars attending school, 1,892; females,
1,654; average length of schools for the year, seventeen weeks;
amount of money annually appropriated
total
$ 18,159.45, or $ 5.30 to each scholar
for school purposes,
value of school
;
lots
and
school houses, $87,545.
Railroads.
the county.
Railroads pass through seven of the eleven towns in
The Boston and Montreal Railroad extends from
ton to Ashland;
Bay. The
two miles.
and the Cocheco, from New-Durham
total length of railroads, in the county, is
Miscellaneous.
Total population of the county,
8,508, females, 9,093.
white natives, 52,
Crime
Foreign, 687
colored, 8,
—number convicted,
colored,
;
foreign, 18
for the year
;
;
122
cent
number died over eighty
;
;
about thirty-
17,681
41.
Til-
Alton
— males,
Paupers
—
annual expense, 5,000.
white, 3.
of deaths in the county, for the year, 223
to
Whole number
—males,
101, females,
years of age, 31, or nearly 15 per
died with lung disease, 52, or over 23 per cent.
�387
CARROLL.
CARROLL.
is one of the mountain and lake counNew-Hampshire, having some of the finest natural scenery
It is broken by mountains and hills, but
the United States.
This
Ossipee, shire town.
ties in
in
much
of the
soil is
productive.
Elvers and Lakes.
Saco, Pine, Bearcamp, Ossipee, and branches
This counof the Salmon Falls River, are the principal streams.
ty being the source of many considerable streams, they are, consequently, not large enough within itsterritory to furnish a perma-
nent supply of water power for large manufacturing establishments
however,
it
is
very valuable, and turns
many water
wheels.
;
The
improved horse water power is 1812. Winnipiseogee and Ossipee
Lakes are the principal bodies of water. Tourists, in the summer,
find pleasant recreation at many points on their shores.
Mountains. Ossipee, Red Hill, Chocurua, Whiteface and CarMountains are the highest elevations.
North by Grafton and Coos counties, east by the
State of Maine, south by Strafford County, and south-west and
west by Lake Winnipiseogee and Grafton County. Area of imter
Boundaries.
proved land, 175,319 acres. It was originally a part of Strafford
County, and was incorporated December 22, 1840. It contains seventeen towns, eight of which were incorporated during the reign of
George the III., and nine under the State government.
Some of the land is cold, but excellent for grazing.
Agriculture.
In 1870, 17,000 bushels of wheat. 108,000 bushels corn, 328,000
bushels potatoes orchard productions, $ 68,000 505,000 lbs. butter
16,000 lbs. cheese, 176,000 lbs. maple sugar, 50,000 tons of
;
;
;
hay
;
and
cattle sold,
ready for slaughter, $ 286,000.
The
total
farm productions was $ 1,808,000.
The manufacture of men's and women's boots
Manufactures
value of
all
in value any other manufactured production,
employing 182 hands, with annual pay roll of $ 64-
and shoes exceeds
in the county,
000,
and producing boots and shoes
Woolen goods are produced
to
the
to the
value of $ 400,000
value of $ 185,000, men's
flour
leather tanned, $ 306,000
and women's hose, $ 45,500
The total capital inand meal, $ 74,200, and lumber, $ 161,000.
vested in manufactories, of all kinds, is $ 583,000; employing 764
;
;
males,
and 107 females
;
annual pay
roll,
$ 295,800, and product of
goods valued at $ 1,459,100.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
assessed valuation of the county, in
�MERRIMACK.
388
1872,
was $ 5,228,812— true valuation, 8 7,843,218.
The total
and school tax assessed, was $ 123,679.22, or
State, county, town,
twenty-three mills to the dollar
ity,
10,830, (or 63
Churches valued
cent, sixteen mills.
the county, 46
;
per cent, of the inhabitants of
seating capacthe.
county.)
at $ 65,500.
Whole number
Schools.
—the true per
Number of churches in
Churches.
— 2,476, female, 1,925
of schools, 187
;
number
of male schol-
average attendance, 3,113, or 71 percent
number
average length of schools, for the year, seventeen weeks
of graded schools, four amount of money annually appropriated for
ars
;
;
;
;
school purposes,
J^ailroads.
Conway
;
•$
20,342.56, or $ 4.60 to each scholar in the county.
Great Falls and Conway, from Middleton to North
Portland and Ogdensburg from Maine State line to
Wolfeborough Railroad,
Conway, through to Upper Bartlett
from the shore of Lake Winnipiseogee in Wolfeborough, to WakeThe total length
field, on the Great Falls and Conway Railroad.
of railroads, in the county, is about fifty three miles.
;
Miscellaneous.
Population of the county, 17,333
females 8,575; foreign, 176, colored, 13.
year, 1870
— 142 males,
and 159 females.
years and over, 36, or nearly 12 per cent
— males, 8,758,
Number of deaths in the
Number died at eighty
;
died with lung disease,
70, or 23 per cent.
MERRIMACK.
Concord
With
is
theshire town of the county, and capital of the State.
the exception of Belknap, this
is
the only county in the State
a portion of the border of which does not touch some other State.
Its surface is broken by mountains, hills, and valleys, dotted with
lakes and ponds,
The
and
lined with
numerous
rivers
and streams.
on the rivers and streams, is very productive, while the
and mountain sides, are good for grazing.
soil
hills
A
portion of Sunapee Lake lies within its borLakes and Rivers.
and it and Webster Lake, in Franklin, are the principal bodies
of water. Merrimack, Pemigewasset, Winnipiseogee, Contoocook,
Soucook, Suncook, Warner and Black water rivers are the principal streams. The total improved horse, water power is 8,740.
Kearsarge, Ragged, Rattlesnake and Fort mounElevations.
ders,
tains, are the principal elevations.
Boundaries. North by Grafton and Belknap counties, east by
Rockingham County, south by Hillsborough County, and west by
�389
MERRIxMACK.
Sullivan County.
It contains
twenty -six towns, four of which were
incorporated in the reign of George
government.
ham and
was originally a part of the counties of Rocking-
It
Hillsborough, and was incorporated July 23, 1823.
The number of manufactories, of various
Manufactories.
is
two in the reign of George
I.,
seven in the reign of George III., and thirteen under the State
II.,
kinds,
Amount
number of men
446, steam horse power 764, water horse power, 8,740.
of capital invested in manufactories, $ 6,654,000
;
amount annually
employed, 4,567, women and children, 1,957
paid for labor, $ 2,777,000. The value of manufactured products,
;
in sixteen towns,
is
respectively over $ 50,000, ten over $ 200,000,
and
annually produced, of manufactured
goods, of all kinds, in value, $ 12,771,000 worth, the most important
of which are 33,634,000 yards of cotton cloth, valued at $ 2,609,000
There
six over $ 500,000.
is
;
2,561,000 yards woolen cloths, of
all
kinds, valued at $ 1,801,000
;
121,000 dozen pairs cotton and woolen hose, of various kinds,
$ 381,000; 3,521 tons paper, of
all kinds,
$ 843,000
;
also lumber,
and meal, $ 788,000
leather tanned, $ 354,000
foundries,
carriages, of all kinds, $ 650 000
furniture, $ 400,000
$280,000; railroad repair shops, $ 290,000; boots and shoes, 930,
leather hose and belting, $ 390,000 organs and melodeons,
000
$120,000; harnesses, $270,000; and granite and marble dressed
$ 411,000
flour
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
or quarried, $ 800,000
besides other manufactories of lesser note
;
but important.
Agricultural.
county
is
The number of acres of improved land,
number of horses, 4,939, cattle, 28,828,
317,344;
32,447, swine, 3,819
;
the
sheep,
bushels of wheat annually produced, 28,215,
rye, 5,166, corn, 184,662, peas
tons of hay,72,467,
in
and beans,
number of pounds of
5,631, potatoes, 429,650,
wool, 138,079, butter, 705,
516, cheese, 167,903, maple sugar, 89,802, honey, 6,630; gallons
of milk sold, 147,215, maple molasses, 1,079. Estimated value of
live stock, $1,886,649,
ucts
sold, $ 22,363
;
orchard products, $100,345; garden prod-
animals slaugh450,000
Estimated value of farm products, in-
forest products, $
tered, or sold, $ 575,055.
;
cluding betterments $ 3.103,071.
Money and
$ 2,864,361
;
Stocks.
$ 50,000 deposited.
est,
$ 687,062.
Total amount of deposits in savings banks,
eight towns have over $ 100,000,
Total amount of
and seventeen, over
money on hand
or at inter-
Total value of shares in corporations, and stocks
in public funds, $ 552,388.
Assessed value of stock in trade, in
�MERRIMACK.
390
True value
1872, $ 961,012.
tual value) $ 1,441,568.
on two thirds of the ac-
(as assessed
Total assessed value of the county, $ 21,
True value, $ 32,084,189.
389,459.
State tax, $81,408
Taxes.
tax, $224,281.66
on the dollar
county tax, $ 37.000
;
town and
;
city
total tax assessed, $342,689.66, or sixteen mills
:
— true per
cent. 10.7 mills.
Total number of districts, 308
number of schools, 334
number boys, 4,477 girls, 4 419
number of graded schools, 46
number of male teachers, 90 female teachers, 444 annual amount
Schools.
;
;
;
;
;
expended
for school purposes, $ 58,564.56
school-houses and
for schools,
52
Churches.
ity,
lots,
$ 231,760
academies, 5
;
Number
;
;
;
estimated value of
number of school-houses
;
—male
unfit
pupils, 310, female, 274.
of churches, 76; edifices, 75
25,083, (nearly 60 per cent, of all
;
seating capac-
the inhabitants)
value,
;
8 501,500.
The
Merrimack County, exceed
The Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad extends from Concord, through Canterbury and
Railroads.
railroad facilities of
those of any other county in the State.
Northfield, to Tilton
;
Northern extends from Concord through
Boscawen, Franklin, Andover, Wilmot, to Danbury
Branch extends from Franklin through Hill to Bristol
Bristol
;
Concord
;
and Claremont extends from Concord, through Hopkinton, Warner,
and Sutton to Bradford; Sugar River Railroad extends from BradContoocook Valley Railroad
ford through Newbury to, Sunapee
extends from Hopkinton through Hopkinton, Henniker to HillsConcord and Nashua extends from Concord through
borough
Bow and Hooksett, to Manchester; Concord Railroad, (east side of
Merrimack River) extends from Concord, through Pembroke and
Allenstown to Hooksett; Suncook Valley extends from Allenstown
;
;
through Epsom to
The
Pittsfield.
total
number of miles of
roads in the county, not including side tracks,
railroad passes through
the county.
No
is
rail-
A
about 160.
some portion of the twenty-six towns
railroad passes the borders of Salisbury,
in
New-
London, Webster, Dunbarton, Loudon and Chichester.
Miscellaneous.
males, 21,433
;
population, 42,151
Total
colored, 96
whole number paupers, 244
ses,
$ 27,837.
year, 146
;
— natives, 200,
Whole number
—natives,
;
20,718,
foreigners,
foreigners,
44
;
fe-
3,949
;
expen-
of criminals convicted, during the
Whole number died, 575
number died over eighty years of age,
48, foreign, 98.
males, 281, females, 294
— males,
natives, 38,202,
�HILLSBOROUGH.
71, or 12 1-3 per cent, or nearly
28 i per cent.
years
one in every eight lived
Number
years of age and over.
Forty died
391
in the
till
eighty
died with lung diseases, 166, or
town of Hopkinton, 10 over 80
21 over 70 years and 27 over 50 years of age.
;
HILLSBOROUGH.
This
is
the largest and most important county in the State, in
The
wealth, population, and manufactures.
surface
is
varied, por-
and mountains On the Merrimack,
it is more level.
There are no high mountains in the county
the mountains in Lyndeborough, Greenfield, Peterborough,
Hancock and Francestown having the greatest altitude.
Rivers and Ponds. It is well watered by numerous streams, the
most important of which are the Merrimack River, passing through
the eastern part of the county, from north to south the Contoocock
River, running through the western section, from south to north
The Souhegan, passing through the southern portion, from east to
west the Nashua, coming from Massachusetts, passing through part
and the Piscataquog, in the northern secof Hollis and Nashua
These rivers, together with their
tion, flowing from west to east.
tributaries, furnish good water privileges through the county.
The
horse water power improved is 18,770, or nearly double that of any
There is much good power which still recounty in the State.
mains unimproved, in all sections of the county. A portion of
tions being
broken by
hills
;
;
;
;
;
Massabesic Lake
lies in
the eastern section of the county, while
there are considerable ponds in Hancock, Hollis, Brookline, Fran-
cestown, and Amherst.
Boundaries.
It contains thirty-one towns, ten of
corporated in the reign of George
II.,
which were
in-
twelve, in the reign of
and the remainder by the government of New-Hampbounded north by Merrimack County, east by Rockingham County, south by Massachusetts, and west by Cheshire and
Area of improved land, 287,451 acres. IncorSullivan Counties.
porated March 19, 1771, and received its name from the Earl of
Hillsborough, one of the privy council of George III. Shire towns,
County Records, kept at
Amherst, Manchester, and Nashua.
George
III.,
shire.
It
is
Nashua.
Agriculture.
Much
of the territory
is
well adapted to the various
crops usually raised in this section of the country.
the
number of acres
In proportion to
cultivated, (with the exception of Grafton
and
�392
HILLSBOROUGH.
Coos Counties,) the value of
any county of the
in
Manufactories.
State,
done
is
000
;
Nearly one third of
is
equal to that of those
all
the manufacturing in the
The number yards
in this county.
annually manufactured,
all kinds,
crops
its
(See tables.)
State.
cotton goods, of
112,025,000, valued at $ 16,800,
is
woolen goods 1,952,000 yards, valued at $ 1,098,000
dozen pairs woolen hose, valued at $ 440,000
of all varieties, $1,054,000;
144,000
;
2,040 tons paper,
;
154,500 pairs of men's and women's
boots and shoes, $258,000; 35,148,000 feet of lumber, $619,000;
746,000 bushels flour and meal ground, $ 819,000
The
;
leather tanned,
and machine-shop business, such
manufacturing locomotives, and all classes of machine work,
$ 432,000.
twice as
much
iron foundry
as
is
as that of all the rest of the counties in the State,
The total capital invested in
number of manufacturing estab-
being over $ 5,000,000 annually.
manufactories
is
588
lishments,
amount paid
;
$ 15,990,000
;
males employed, 8,270, fema'es, 7,460 annual
value of manufactured goods,
;
for labor, $ 6,323,000
;
$ 31,464,000.
Valuation and Taxes.
$ 37,115,441
;—true
The
town and school tax assessed
16 mills on the dollar
ChureJies.
total assessed value of the
value, $55,673,016.
in
The
county
total State,
is
county,
1872, was $ 588,065.05, or about
—the true per
cent., 10J mills.
There are 90 churches, and 72 church
edifices,
capa-
ble of seating 36,736 persons, or 57 per cent, of the population of
Value of church property, $ 819,500.
There are 374 schools, of which 93 are graded. Numaverage attendance
ber boys attending school, 6,624, girls, 6,405
for the year, 8,992 or 67 per cent.; average length of schools, for
the year, 25 weeks value of school houses and lots, $481,680 anthe county.
Schools.
;
;
;
nual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 121,961.94
;
aver-
age amount to each scholar, $ 10.14.
There are over one hundred and twelve miles of railThe Concord railroad extends from Hooksett line to Nashua; Manchester and Lawrence, runs from ManchesConcord and Portsmouth, from Manchester to
ter to Londonderry
Railroads.
way
track in the county.
;
Auburn Manchester and North Weare, from Manchester to Weare
Wilton, from Nashua to East Wilton; thence by the Peterbor-
;
;
ough, through Lyndeborough, and Greenfield,
to
Peterborough
;
Nashua and Lowell, to State line; Worcester and Nashua, to
State line
Nashua and Acton, to State line Peterborough and
;
;
�CHESHIRE.
Shirley, from State line to Greenville
to
Peterborough
;
393
Monadnock, from
;
Contoocook Valley, from Henniker
Jaffrey,
line to Hills-
borough Bridge.
Population of the county, 64,238
Miscellaneous.
females, 34,217; foreign, 11,472;
colored, 124;
—males, 30,021,
criminals convict-
—
—
ed natives, 124, foreign, 201; paupers natives, 171, foreign, 95
pauper expenses for the year, % 47,735. Whole number of deaths
for the year, 918
males, 458, females, 460; number died over
eighty years, 82, or 10 per cent.; number died with lung disease,
;
—
262, or over 28 per cent.
CHESHIRE.
This
is
State in
becoming one of the most enterprising counties
its
variety of manufactories.
of the county
uneven, but
is
much
The
of the
surface in
soil is
in the
many
parts
productive, yield-
ing fine crops, especially in those towns bordering on the Connecticut river.
The Connecticut washes
Rivers.
gether with
power
its
western border, the Ashue-
through the county in a south-westerly direction, and
lot flows
its
tributaries, furnishes the larger portion of the
Cold
in the county.
Rver
passes through
to-
water
north-west
its
corner, and branches of the Contoocook water three or four towns
on
eastern border, affording
its
some
proved horse water power of the county
Monadnock Mountain,
Mountains.
county,
is
is
The im-
water power.
6,310.
in the
eastern
part of the
the highest elevation in the middle and southern sec-
West River Mountain
tion of the State.
is
fine
in the south-west part,
quite an elevation.
Boundaries.
towns, of which eight
George II., ten, in the reign of
George III., and five under the government of New-Hampshire.
Bcunded north by Sullivan County, east by Hillsborough County,
south by Massachusetts, and west by Vermont. Its greatest length
is
contains twenty-three
It
were incorporated
in the reign of
thirty-one miles, greatest breadth, twenty-six miles.
porated
Keene
March
is
19, 1771,
and was named
after
It
was incor-
a county in England.
the Shire town.
Ai/rictdiure.
this county.
Some
Much
of the best farming towns in the State are in
attention
is
given to the raising of tobacco, on
the Connecticut and the lower part of the Ashuelot rivers.
ly two
hundred thousand pounds are annually produced.
Near-
The
�CHESHIKE.
394
number
acres of improved land
is
This county
Manufactories.
Woolen
manufactured.
260,517
;
annual value of agri-
(See tables.)
cultural productions, $1,887,856.
noted for
is
its
variety of goods
goods, consisting of beaver cloths, tricots,
&c,
diagonals, flannels, horse blankets
are annually produced to
the value of $ 2,369,000, exceeding that of any county in the State;
cotton goods, $250,500;
er tanned, $ 1,297,000
and
all
shoes, $ 190,000
paid
boots
;
besides their are chairs, tubs, pails, toys of
of manufactories of every description,
vested, S 3,325,000
amount
leath-
;
and meal ground, $ 251,000
machine work, granite dressing &c, &c.
kinds, paper,
number
;
24,028,000 feet lumber, $ 441,000
flour
;
is
371
males employed, 3,241, females, 702
;
labor,
for
value
$1,737,000;
The
capital in-
;
;
annual
productions,
of
$7,911000.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
assessed valuation of the county, in
1872, was % 14,956,599; true valuation, % 22,434,898.
The State
county, town aud school tax, was $ 239,367.48, or 16 mills on the
dollar
— true per cent. 10 mills.
Churches.
Number
churches, and church edifices, 62, capahle of
seating 25,083 persons, or 92 per cent, of the population of the coun-
Value of church property, $425,680, far exceeding that of any
county in the State, in proportion to wealth and population.
There are 259 schools, of which 49 are graded; numSchools.
ty.
ber of scholars
;
boys, 3,236
;
girls,
2,964;
through the year, 4,711, or 76 per cent
;
average attendance,
average length of schools,
for the year, 19 weeks; value of school houses
and
lots,
$ 161,120
annual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 43,823, or $
;
7.
05 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads. There are twelve towns in the county, in which a
The Cheshire Railroad,
railroad passes through some part of it.
from Bellows Falls in Vermont to Massachusetts line, 42| miles
the Ashuelot, from Keene to Vermont Hue, 231 miles Monadnock,
from Massachusetts line to Peterborough line, about 11 miles.
;
;
Miscellaneous. Population in 1870,
27,265— males,13,653;
females,
22 persons convicted of
natives, 24; annual exnatives, 7, foreign, 15; paupers
cr i me
Whole number of deaths for the year, 338 males,
penses, $ 6,700.
number died over eighty years of age, 52, or
females, 166
172,
14 per cent.; number died with disease of the lungs, 81, or 24 per
13,612
;
foreign, 1,802, colored, 15
in 1870,
—
—
;
cent.
;
—
�395
SULLIVAN.
SULLIVAN.
One
of the Connecticut River counties
;
the surface
is
broken by
many
and river valleys,
It is an excellent county for
and interesting.
portions, very
grazing, and nearly 40,000 sheep roam over its hills, and on its
Croydon and Green mountains, in the northern
mountain sides.
mountains,
making the
hills
scenery, in
fine
and western section of the county, are the highest elevations.
Lake and Rivers. Suuapee Lake lies principally in this county
on its extreme eastern border, and is the largest body of water. Sugar River has its source in Sunapee Lake, and, together with its
Little Sugar
branches, waters over three fourths of the county.
t
flows
from east
to west
ers
have their
rise in
its southern limits, and joins the
Branches of Cold and Ashuelot riv-
through
Connecticut in Charlestown.
the southern section of the
these streams furnish good water privileges, about
couuty.
All of
half of which
Improved horse water power, in the county, 3,737.
North by Grafton County, east by Merrimack and
Hillsborough Counties, south by Cheshire County, and west by
Area of improved land, 220,517 acres. It contains
Vermont.
fifteen towns, one of which was incorporated in the reign of George
II., nine in the reign of George III., and five under the State government. Incorporated July 5, 1827, named in honor of Hon.
John Sullivan, one of the presidents under the new constitution.
are improved.
Boundaries.
Shire town, Newport.
Agriculture.
the soil
is
very
Along the streams, particularly the Connecticut,
and the uplands are generally productive.
fertile,
The county has been
noted, for
many
years, for the large quantity
and excellent quality of butter and cheese it produces, amounting
The annual
to about 600,000 lbs. butter and 100,000 lbs. cheese.
value of agricultural productions
is
$ 1,559,177.
(See tables.)
There are only four towns in the county which
have manufactories to any extent, or an annual value of productions amounting to over $100,000.
The most important manufacManufactories.
tures are paper, $ 400,000
leather, $ 217,000
;
woolen, $ 61 1,000
cotton, $ 464,000
lumber, $ 164,000 boots and shoes, $ 422,000
;
;
;
;
;
men's and women's hose, $ 35,000. The total value of manufactured goods, annually produced, is $ 2,663,000. (See tables.)
Valuation and Taxes. The assessed valuation, in 1872, was $8,
929,030—true
valuation,
$ 13,393,546.
The
State, county,
town
�GRAFTON.
396
and school
was $ 105,144.95, or 13 mills on the dollar
tax,
—true
per cent, about 8 mills.
There are 54 church
Churches.
425 persons, or 85 per
capable of seating 15,
edifices,
cent, of its population
;
value of church prop-
erty, $ 180,700.
There are 172
Schools.
ber of scholars
schools, of
— boys, 2,080
girls,
;
which 16 are graded; numaverage attendance,
1,725
;
through the year, 2,589, or 67 per cent.; average length of schools,
for the year, 20 weeks; value of school houses and lots, $82,025;
amount of money annually appropriated
for school purposes, $ 29,
525.52, or $ 7.52 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads.
Railroads pass through only five towns in the coun-
The Sugar River Railroad
ty.
port,
Claremont where
to
passes through
Sunapee and New-
forms a junction, with the Sullivan
it
County Railroad, which extends from Windsor Vermont through
Cornish, Claremont and Charlestown to Bellows Falls. The length
of railroads in the county
8,830,
females, 9,228
victed of crime
is
about 46 miles.
Population of the county, in 1870, 18,058
Miscellaneous.
colored, 43
foreign, 1,015,
;
— natives, 10,
— males,
persons con-
;
number of paupers, na-
foreign, 6,
annual expense, $13,402.38.
Whole
number of deaths for the year males, 112, females 138 num-
180;
tives,
foreign,
12;
—
;
ber died over eighty years of age, 25, or 10 per cent
;
number died
with disease of the lungs, 77, or 30 per cent.
GRAFTON.
This
is
in point
The
one of the largest and most important counties in the State,
of territory,
population, and
surfoce, in the eastern portion,
agricultural
broken by
is
productions.
hills
and
lofty
mountains, and affords some of the grandest scenery in America.
Its western portion borders
on the Connecticut, extending for a
The soil, on the rivers, is of
distance of nine towns, on that river.
the best quality, and, together with the
abundant crops of
grass, grain,
and
hilly portion, produces
all the fruits
common
to the
climate.
Mountains.
to the
In the northern sections, are mountains belonging
White Mountain range, Franconia Mountains and
gan Mountain; a
little to
the south-west
while at the east and south-east
terville,
is
is
Carrri-
Moosehillock, in Benton,
a part of the Whiteface, in
and the Campton Mountains,
in
Campton, and
Wa-
vicinity.
�GRAFTON.
Rivers and Lakes.
Connecticut and
its
rivers, in the
the county.
of
in
Mascomy
branches
in the
water the
Squam Lake,
in the
the southern section,
and
in the south-western section of the county, are the
bodies of water.
principal
its
Part of
Newfound Lake
south-eastern section,
Mascomy Lake
northern part,
The Pernigewasset and
portions
it is watered by the
which are Lower and
section,
tributaries, the largest of
Wild Arnmonoosuc
southern section.
central
In the western
397
The streams furnish abundant water
power, while the lakes prove excellent reservoirs for a constant
The improved horse water
power of the county is 11,6-40.
Boundaries.
North by Coos County, east by Coos, Carroll, and
Belknap counties, south by Merrimack and Sullivan counties,
and west by Vermont. There are thirty-eight towns, of which
twenty-three were incorporated under the reign of George III.,
and fifteen under the State government. Incorporated March 19,
1771, and received its name in honor of Augustus Henry
Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton.
Shire towns, Plymouth and Haverhill.
supply of water through droughts.
is
the agricultural county of the State.
It contains 442,738 acres of
improved land, and 230,300 acres of
farming
has 12,748 cows, 6,685 working oxen,
Grafton
Agriculture.
wood
land.
Its
farms are valued at over $ 12,100,000
implements, $ 646,000.
It
14,562 other cattle, 7,135 horses, and 86,681 sheep.
;
annually
It
produces 57,800 bushels wheat, 198,165 bushels corn, 433,000 bushels oats
and barley, 1,078,000 bushels potatoes, 140,000 tons hay
446,000
lbs.
000
maple sugar
lbs.
;
wool, 1,100,000 lbs. butter, 190,000 lbs. cheese, 650,
value of orchard productions, $115,000; val-
;
ue of slaughtered animals, 8 600,000, and total value of all agricultural productions annually raised, $ 4,034,900.
Some of the
finest
farming country
in the
United
States, is to be
found in the
Connecticut valley, in this county.
Manufactories.
manufactures are varied and important, but
Its
not as extensive as in some of the southern counties in the State.
There are annually produced, furniture, doors,
er
wood work
to the value of $ 1,000,000
;
and
sash, blinds
oth-
woolen goods, $694,
men's and women's hose, t 213,000 lumber,
and meal, $ 583,000 leather, $ 319,000 starch,
bebuck and leather gloves and mittens, $ 140,000
$ 150,000
sides, machine shop work, and other manufactures too numerous to
mention.
There are 658 manufactories, of all kinds, representing
000
;
paper, $330,000
$ 948,800
;
;
flour
;
;
;
;
;
�398
coos.
a capital of $ 2,771,000, employing 2,635 males and 417 females,
with an annual pay roll of $ 1,232,000, and producing goods to the
value of $ 5,775,900.
Railroads. There are twenty towns in the county through some
There are also five
which a railroad passes.
towns on the Connecticut River, which are well accommodated with
railroad facilities by the Passumpsic Railroad, passing alon^ on
portion of
Length of
the opposite side of the river, in Vermont.
railroads,
about 128 miles.
There are 72 churches, and 77 church
Churches.
edifices
num-
;
ber of sittings, 24,631, or 63 per cent, of the whole population of
the county
;
graded
;
value of church property, $ 248,700.
Number
Schools.
of schools in the county, 415, of which 33 are
number of
scholars
—boys,
4,977, girls, 4,391
attendance, for the year, 5,786, or 66 per cent
schools, for the year, 18
$ 189,925
weeks
value of school houses and
;
amount of money annually appropriated
;
average
;
average length of
;
for
lots,
school
purposes, $ 51,684.22, or $ 5.52 to each scholar.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
valuation, as assessed in 1872, was
8 15,037,880— true valuation,
The
$22,556,820.
State,
county
town, and school tax, was $ 288,238.62, or 19 mills on the dollar
true per cent. 12| mills.
Miscellaneous.
males, 19,287
foreign, 17
;
;
Population, in 1870, 39,103
foreign, 2,256
—males,
19,816,
fe-
— natives, 319,
convicted of crime —na-
colored, 41; paupers
;
expenses, $ 30,208
;
persons
Whole number of deaths, through the year
males, 237, females, 244; number died over eighty years of age, 60,
number died with lung disease, 153, or 32
or about 12? per cent
tives, 11, foreign, 3.
;
per cent.
COOS.
This county
and
is
lies in
the extreme northern part of New-Hampshire,
the largest county in the State, extending north and south
76 miles, and averaging, east and west, 20 miles, and having an
area of nearly 1,000,000 acres.
by
lofty mountains,
lies
and
Much
of
its
territory
is
broken
In the southern part
unfit for cultivation.
the larger portion of the White Mountain range, covering an area
of nearly 200 square miles, or 128,000 acres
;
on the west side are
the Stratford Peaks, while near the centre of the county
ebrated Dixville Notch.
is
the cel-
There are many other mountains, which,
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coos.
if located in
grand and
the southern portion of the State, would
lofty,
but the towering peak of
be called
Mount Washington
magnitude in this locality.
Mountainous regions, in any country, are generally considered no
more than a barren waste, but these are an exception to the general
For nearly three months, through the sumrule in this country.
mer, nearly every mountain pass is teeming with human life. Here
among these mountains have been reared some of the largest hotels
in the country, which, in elegance of finish and magnitude, would
Here are represented all the style
vie with any city on the globe.
and fashion of society, from the belles of New- York and Boston,
eclipses their
to the tidy waiter girls of Coos,
who
pass
them
their savory dishes
;
from the millionaire and man of fashion to the simple fisherman,
with his basket on his shoulders, and rod in hand, or the bold
mountaineer with his braded staff and hook ready to scale the
and brave the dangers of the lofty mountain sides. The numwho visit these mountains and vicinity, through the
season, is estimated at not less than 20,000, making a constant
population, including help, of 8,000 from two to three months.
The amount derived from this source alone is not less than $ 1,
000,000, and these mountains are of more value to the county, than
are the rich meadow lands on the Connecticut.
Most of the ungranted lands are within the limits of the county,
viz. Dartmouth College, Gilmanton and Atkinson Academies
Wentworth's Location, Crawford's Grant; also Carlisle No. 1,
Webster No. 2, and Hubbard's No. 3.
Rivers and Lakes. The Androscoggin and its tributaries water
its north-eastern portion
the Connecticut and its branches, the
most important of which are Hall's, Indian, Mohawk, Upper Ammonoosuc, Israel's and John's rivers, water the western portion,
while branches of the Saco and Lower Ammonoosuc water the
steeps
ber of people
;
southern part.
A large portion of Umbagog Lake lies
in the east-
ern section, and the chain of Connecticut Lakes lies in the northern section of the county, and they are the most important bodies
Much of the water power remains unimproved. The
improved horse water power is 4,449.
Boundaries. North-west and north by Canada, east by Maine,
south by Carroll and Grafton counties, and west by Vermont. It
contains 26 towns, five of which were incorporated in the reign of
George III., and the remainder by the State government.
Incorof water.
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coos.
porated December 24, 1803, under the
name
of Coos, which
is
the
Indian name of the Connecticut, and signifies crooked. The Shire
towns are Colebrook, in the northern judicial district, and Lancaster, in the southern.
Agriculture. It
but
it is
is
a
little
too far north for the raising of much fruit,
the best county in the State for grass and grain, and
attention
given to the growing of livestock.
is
Some
much
of the fiuest
can be found in Whitefield, and in the
The total value of farm pioductions, is $1,395,063 annually; improved land, 120,000 acres, or
$ 11.62 to each acre. In Illinois it is $ 10.87 to the acre.
farm lands
in the State,
river towns, on the Connecticut.
The manufacturing
of lumber is the most extenmore than half of the manufactured products
in the county. 2,634,000 clapboards, 21,176,000 shingles and laths,
and 86,650,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually
sawed, and valued at $ 1,427,800. There is flour and meal, % 169-
Manufactories.
sive business, being
000, leather, $101,000, paper, $40,000, woolens, $ 12,000, starch,
$ 143,000, besides, carriages, machine shop and foundry work, and
mechanical work, annually produced, the total amounting to over
$ 2,582,000.
(See tables.)
Valuation and Taxation. Assessed valuation, in 1872, $ 4,946,910
— true
value, $ 7,420,365.
The
State, county,
was $98,272.95, or 19f mills on the dollar
town and school tax
—true
per cent. 13£
mills.
Churches.
There are 24 churches, and 23 church
ber of seatings, 5,050, or 35 per cent, of
its
edifices
population
;
num-
—value of
church property, $ 49,500.
There are 148
Schools.
of scholars
— boys, 1,954,
schools, 11 of
girls,
1,749
;
which are graded
;
number
average attendance at schools
through the year, 2,151, or 60 per cent.; average length of schools
value of school houses and lots, $ 48,125
for the year, 16 weeks,
;
annual amount of money appropriated for school purposes, $ 17,
779, or $ 4.78 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads. The White Mountains Eailroad extends from Beth-
lehem to Northumberland, and forms a junction with the Atlantic
and St. Lawrence Railroad which extends from Maine line to Vermont line. These lines of roads will convey persons direct to almost any section of the country
county 75.
;
number
miles of railroads in the
(See tables.)
Miscellaneous.
Population in 1870,
14,932
—males,
7,955, fe-
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
males, 6.977; foreign, 1,015
crime
—
natives, 2
support, $ 14,560.
;
paupers
;
colored, 10
—natives, 80
Number
persons convicted
;
foreign, 60
;
of deaths for the year,
cent.;
;
of
expense of
— 83 males, and
number died over 80 years of age, 7,
number died with disease of the lungs, 52,
79 females
401
;
or over 4 per
or over 32 per
cent, of all the deaths.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE
STATE.
New-Hampshire is bounded north by Canada East, east by Maine,
by the Atlantic Ocean and Massachusetts, south by
Massachusetts, and west and north-west by Vermont and Canada
East.
It is situated between 42° 40' and 45° 16' north latitude,
and 70° 35' and 72° 27' longitude west from Greenwich, or 5° 30'
and 6° 15 longitude east from Washington. Its extreme length
running north and south is 168 miles.
Greatest width, measuring
south-east
v
from the easternmost point in the town of Rye due west to the
Connecticut River, is 90 miles. North of latitude 43° it gradually decreases in width, and at its northern extremity is only 19
miles wide.
The area
is
9,280 square miles, or 5,939,200 acres, of
which about 100,000 are covered with water.
The
State
is
divided into ten counties and 236 towns and
besides several grants in Carroll, Grafton
and Coos
the towns three were incorporated in the reign of Charles
during the reign of Gharles
II.,
two under William
der Queene Anne, fifteen under George
George
86 under George
I.,
cities,
counties.
III.,
I.,
Of
one
two ununder
thirty-seven
and 90 under State government.
hills, valleys and
plains, dotted with silver lakes and lined with sparkling streams.
The soil is varied, some being of the best quality, and some more
sterile and requirnig more cultivation, but the advantages of a home
market largely make up for some of its hard and rough soil, and
The
II.,
surface
is
III.,
diversified with mountains,
there are but few States in the Union, which produce larger crops
than New-Hampshire.
Its mountain streams furnish
some of the best water power in the world, which has built up
manufacturing cities and large villages in every section of the
to the acre
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
402
Around these villages are fine farms and thrifty farmers,
who always find a ready market for all their surplus productions,
Their sons and daughters, who do not prefer
at advanced rates.
agriculture, can find other employments near their own homes,
State.
either in teaching, mercantile or mechanical
to suit the diverse genius of all classes.
It
work of every variety
is
a noted fact that the
any country with mountains, hills valleys,
more diversified
plains, lakes and rivers, the more diversified are the people who
Nature never designed that
live there in their occupations of life.
the gifts or ingenuity of all men should be alike, any more than it
designed that they should look alike, and if they are placed in a
position where there is no chance to receive the rudiments to develop their natural genius, it must always remain latent, and they
or the world will never receive any benefit from the gifts which nature has bestowed upon them. The employments af the people of
is
New-Hampshire
which they
;
are as varied as the surface of the country in
While New-Hampshire manufactures 148
live.
differ-
ent kinds of goods, Georgia, with three times the population, pro-
duces only 65
;
Illinois,
tants, produces 210,
with eight times the number of inhabi-
and Massachusetts 325.
If a person's genius
not adapted to the profession which he pursues through life, one
half of his time is thrown away. Two men are brought up on farms
is
in Illinois
— one
is
a natural farmer, while the other
machinist, but he does not
know
it,
and
in those
is
a natural
broad prairies
no chance to find it out, so he leads an indolent life all his
and is called lazy by his neighbors, while the other man is
days,
prosperous and happy. If this natural machinist had lived in
New England, he would have found out his calling and followed
The greater the variety of labor in any country, the more rapid
it.
there
is
the accumulation of wealth and the more general the diffusion of
among
the people.
If Illinois, in proportion to
its
it
population,
had as many men and women employed as New-Hampshire, it
would set 26,360 males and 76,690 females at work who are now
lying idle, and are consumers instead of producers, and if paid
the same wages as others receive who work in that State, they
would earn enough in five years to build and equip all the railroads now running through Illinois. This is enough to show that
hills and mountains in any country are no curse to the inhabitants,
•but rather a blessing and far preferable to continuous broad plains,
if they are fertile and productive.
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
403
Agriculture.
As we have said, much of the territory of NewHampshire is unfit for cultivation, being broken in the northern
section by lofty mountains, while in the southern portion a large
majority of the inhabitants are engaged in manufacturing.
The
best farming district of the State, or where
more of the peo-
ple are engaged in agriculture than all the other professions,
is
in
the Connecticut River valley, or the towns bordering on that river,
being twenty-five in number, and extending from Hinsdale,
Massachusetts
line, to
Clarksville in Coos County.
on
Six of these
towns, respectively, do a manufacturing business of over $ 350,000,
annually, two of them amounting to over $1,200,000 each; but
the main business
is
agriculture, through this valley.
In 1870 these
twenty-five towns contained a population of 40,4:63 inhabitants,
and the area of improved land, including pastures, was 375,820
acres.
The intervals and meadows are very rich and productive,
but in many places are narrow, and the widest points do not extend more than one mile from the river to the hills, which generally rise quite abrupt,
The
first fifteen
making
the finest pastures in the country.
towns, from Massachusetts up as far as Bath, pro-
duce large crops of corn, but the towns above that point, are too
make it a lucrative business. These fifteen towns an-
far north to
nually produce over 247,000 bushels of corn, or more than onefifth
of the corn produced in the State.
cellent for sheep,
and
The
hill
pastures are ex-
this valley contains two-fifths of all the
sheep
grown in the State, viz. 94,923, the whole number being 248,760.
The total value of all kinds of agricultural products annually
raised,
It
is
$ 3,759,203, or $ 92.90 to each inhabitant of the valley.
this is one of the best farming
must be remembered, although
districts in the State or country, still there is a large
manufacturing done, but
State.
Many men who
less
amount of
in proportion than the rest of the
are rated as farmers do considerable me-
The whole amount paid
chanical work during the year.
chanical labor, annually,
is
for
me-
$1,327,000, or about $32.84 to each
The number of persons engaged in professional services, trade, and transportation, is 2,500, earning $ 1,500,
000 annually, or $ 37.00 to each person. The total amount annuperson in the
district.
ally received for labor, including
or $ 162.79 to every man,
New-Hampshire
farm productions,
woman and
is
$6,581,203,
child in the valley, on. the
side of the river.
Probably there are but few
districts of
this
area of territory,
�404
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
where farming
which can equal
is
occupation of the inhabitants
the principal
For the information
New-Hampshire farmers a few comparisons will be given of
other rich farming districts in this country, to show that there are
but few localities where the people earn more money than in the
Connecticut Valley, and if possible to dispel this false idea that
more money can be earned in the West than in New England.
Madison County, in Illinois, which contains the city of Alton, is
considered and is one of the best farming districts in the State.
In 1870 there were 44,131 inhabitants in the county, and 357,000
this district in its resources.
of the
acres of improved land, annually producing 1,207,181 bushels winter wheat,
corn, being six times the amount
number bushels of corn raised in
of New-Hampshire.
The total value of agricul-
and 2,127,540 bushels
of wheat and nearly double the
the whole State
tural
productions of all varieties was $3,727,000, or $84.41 to
each person in the county,
it
annually pays for mechanical labor
1586,591, or $ 13.29 to each inhabitant. The number of people en-
gaged
in professional services, trade
and transportation
is
2,700,
and
annually earning $ 1,620,000, or $ 36.^2 to each person. The total
amount annually received for labor of all professions and including agricultural productions,
$ 5,913,789, or 813-4.52 to every in-
is
habitant, and being $ 28.27 less for each person in the county than
in the twenty-five towns in the Connecticut Valley.
of Madison county
now have a
surplus
left
If the people
over their expenditures,
and their receipts were as large as in the New-Hampshire district,
w ould annually increase this surplus $1,247,583, or enough to
build and equip forty miles of railroad. These statements are no
fiction, but are taken from official statistics and show conclusively
that the great farming districts in Illinois do not compare with
it
7
the agricultural district in the Connecticut Valley, in
its
resources
from labor.
Windsor County,
in the State.
in
Vermont,
is
the largest agricultural county
It contains a population of 36,063,
and has 398,106
acres of improved laud, with an annual production of $ 3,479,098,
or $ 96.18 to each person.
There
is
annually paid for mechanical
labor, $ 655,495, or $ 18.19 to each person.
2,200 are engaged in
and transportation, who annually receive for their services, $ 1,320,000, or $36.90 to every inhabitant
in the county.
The total amount annually received for labor, induing farm productions, was $ 5,454,593, or $ 151.28 to each person
professional business, trade
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
and $ 11.51
than the Connecticut
less
district in
405
New-Hampshire.
This valley has the capacity of maintaining a population of 100,
000, when the inhabitants are fully aware that they have the best
A
railroad passes
and finest farming district in the Union.
through or near every town except three in the district. In 1872
the people gave in under the law, $ 1,714,607 as money on hand or
'
at interest,
and
in stocks,
and the State treasurer returned to their
banks in the
credit $ 1,246,199 as deposited in the various savings
The towns belonging to the Connecticut valley in New
Hampshire, are Hinsdale, Chesterfield, Westmoreland and Walpole in Cheshire County Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish and
Lebanon, Hanover, Lyme Orford,
Plaintield in Sullivan County
Piermont, Haverhill, Bath, Monroe, and Littleton in Grafton
County Dalton, Lancaster, Northumberland, Stratford, Columbia,
Colebrook, Stewartstowu, and Clarksville in Coos County.
State.
:
;
;
There are other fine larming districts in the State, but none as
There are ten or twelve towns in the vicinity of Win-
extensive.
nipiseogee Lake, the larger portion of the
it
One
which are good agricultural towns.
ton) in proportion to
State, being
population,
its
is
number lying south
of
of these towns, (San born-
the best tarming town in the
§ 172. to each person in town, in
its
agricultural pro-
ductions.
The number
of acres of improved land, in the State,
is
2,334,483
;
wood-land, 1,047,690 acres; value of farms, $ 80,589,313; farming
implements, $ 3,459,943
;
total
amount annually paid
the farms, including board, $2,319,164;
on
farm
lor labor
total value of all
productions, including betterments, $ 22,473,547, or $ 70.67 to each
inhabitant in the State.
The number of persons from
ten years of
age and upwards, engaged in farming,
is
54
fuller details, see
to
each person thus employed.
For
46,593, averaging $482.
agricul-
tural tables.
Manufactories.
As has been
seen in the foregoing pages, the
people are largely engaged in manufacturing, and
it
is
increasing
rapidly in all sections of the State.
It should be remembered that in looking over the value of goods
annually produced in the various towns and manufactories, the
amount of receipts vary largely from the sum paid for labor, whol-
ly through the value of the
raw material before it is wo.ked. In
about one sixth the value of the whole goods
after they are manufactured, boots and shoes over one quarter,
cotton goods, labor
is
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
406
woolen, nearly one sixth, furniture and carriages, one third, leather tanned, one ninth, lumber, one fourth, flour
and meal, one
thir-
ty-second part, stone dressed, over one half, and cotton prints, one
twentieth.
For
factories in
instance, they
pay
in the cotton
and print manu-
Dover, for labor, $ 570,000, and annually produce
goods viz. prints and cotton cloths, to the value of $ 4,687,000 in the
stone yards and ledges at Concord, they pay $ 350,000 for help,
;
and
sell
stone to the
towns where
grist
amount of $ 700,000.
It will also
be seen, in
and lumber mills are the principal manufacto-
that the pay is rated small, for the reason that men are not
employed through the season, or all the time, consequently, they
ries,
are only paid for labor done.
Cotton Manufactories.
The manufacturing
of cotton goods, of
various kinds, exceeds that of any other business in the State, the
sales
amounting
to
242,955,000 yards valued at $ 30,612,000.
The
value of goods manufactured, has increased over $ 8,000,0000 within four years.
(See tables.)
Boots and Shoes.
State.
This branch
is
the next largest business in the
4,867 males, and 846 females are employed,
who annually
receive for their labor, $ 2,721,000 and manufacture 9,588,000 pairs
men's and women's boots, shoes and brogans, valued at $ 11,706,
000.
Much
of the stock for these shoes
is
cut out in the large bout
and shoe manufacturing establishments in Massachusetts, and sent
The larginto New-Hampshire to be worked into boots and shoes.
er portion of those, made in Rockingham County, come from these
(See Rockingham County, also tables.)
manufactories.
Woolen Goods. Woolen goods come next in the amount of re$ 9,222,000, annually. All kinds of woolen fabrics are
manufactured, such as carpets, horse blankets, beavers, tricots, cassimeres, flannels, of all varieties, delaines &c. In Franklin are manceipts, viz.
ufactured fancy shirting flannels, of the finest quality, there being
The above cotton and
do not include cotton and woolen hose manufacwoolen goods
nearly thirty different styles or patterns.
tured.
Iron and Machine Work.
Next
in order is
the iron and ma-
chine work, which amounts to over $ 7,500,000 annually.
This
branch of business has increased very rapidly since 1870, especially in Manchester and Nashua.
Lumber. This business is an important branch, and is increasing from year to year, but the worst feature of
it is,
that the raw
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
material
exhaustive, aud
is
statistics are
hard
pared for market.
in
many
the labor and the lumber pre-
In some instances the labor
down of
the cutting
the
other cases,
it
commences
The
reckoned from
is
ready for the market, while
tree,- till it is
the expense of the labor.
The lumber
disappearing.
fast
is
sum up between
to
407
at the mill,
which
per thousand,
price
not half
is
lumber
for
standing, (especially in the northern section of the State,)
is
nominal, compared with that of the sawed timber, ready for
the whole increase
is
and
in labor, capital,
given in as $ 1,209,600 annually,
merely
sale,
and
The labor here
profit.
no doubt, more than
There are 762 saw mills in the
State, representing a capital of $ 3,272,000, employing 3,392 hands,
a part, or whole of the year, who are represented, as annually receiving for their labor, $ 1,209,600, and sawing 6,528,000 clapboards,
69,508,000 shingles and laths, and 305,048,000 feet of boards and
falls short,
$ 1,000,000 of the true amount.
dimension timber valued at $ 5,174,900.
This amount includes
lumber sawed, planed, and grooved.
The next important
Tanneries.
The number
ed, $ 927,000
year,
is
693
;
of tanneries
;
business
the State,
is
tanning leather.
is
71
capital invest-
;
number of hands employed, the whole
or part of the
annual pay-roll, $347,500; value of leather tanned,
The currying
$ 3,265,100.
in
business
and dressed
skins,
is
about
$ 1,720,000 annually.
The paper manufactures have increased their business
The receipts, at that time, were
Paper.
over
fifty
per cent since 1870.
$ 1,913,635
at the present time
;
it is
nearly $ 3,000,000 annually.
The number of persons employed
Hosiery.
in this business, is
295 males, and 880 females; value of goods manufactured, $ 2,016,
There are but three States in the Union which exceed New000.
Hampshire
in this
branch of industry.
Furniture, Chairs, &c.
The
(See tables.)
receipts
from
this business, are
over
$ 2,000,000 annually.
The above are some of
but there are
many
the most important branches of industry
others that are important, such as flour
and
sash, blinds, and doors, $ 700,000
meal productions, $ 3,563,400
carriages, of all kinds,
freight and passenger cars, $ 650,000
;
;
$ 1,100,000
;
potato starch, $ 400,000
dressed, $ 1,000,000
;
;
harnesses, 3 500,000
musical instruments, $ 200,000
;
;
granite
agricultural
implements, $ 275,000 &c.
The
total
number
of manufactories, of all kinds, in the State,
is
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
408
The steam horse power is now rated at 9,262 the improv3,389.
ed water power, 69,254; capital invested, $ 42,562,900
males em;
;
ployed, 31,409
$ 19,945,500
value of
;
annual amount paid for labor,
goods manufactured, $ 95,995,500. This
females, 16,667
;
all
;
an increase, in vajue of goods, of over § 24,000,000, since 1870.
Productions of the soil. $ 22,473,547 mechanical laResources.
debor $ 19,995,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 10,454,187
is
;
;
;
posits in savings banks, in the State, * § 22,132,399
;
stock in trade,
The
$8,362,586.
assessed valuation of the State, in 1872, was
These assessments are made on a basis of two-thirds
$ 153,187,177.
For instance, a town
having savings bank deposits of $ 150,000, was only placed at
S 100,000 in assigning the proportional tax, which belonged to the
of the actual value of the property assessed.
several towns to
pay
as their share of the State tax, on every one
thousand dollars raised. This
is
expressly against the law, provided
for in the assessment of property for taxes, but a constant
ing practice goes far ahead of any
The
919;
total
total
768,582.73
75
number
in 1873,
;
of ratable polls, in the State, in 1872, was 82,
town debts
;
total
it
in the State, over available assets,
;
engaged
;
the total State debt, in 1872,
in 1873, $ 4,132,160.82.
Professional Business, &c.
shire,
was $4,
tax committed to the collectors was $ 2,610,263.
was S 2,376,495.03
was $ 4,138,124.26
and grow-
New-Hampshire Statute Law.
in professional
In 1870, there were in
business,
New-Hamp-
trade and transportation,
27,046 persons, or 85 per cent, of the population. This class consists
of clergymen, physicians, lawyers, bankers, teachers, of every pro-
merchants, peddlers, soldiers of U. S. army, hotel keepers,
fession,
clerks, booi-c-keepers,
day laborers, hucksters, railroad and express
managers, and their employees, telegraph operators,
a basis, call their pay each at S 600 per annum, and
to $ 16,227,600.
if
This
is
is
&c.
As
would amount
much higher,
The stock and money at in-
a low estimate, and might be
the actual figures could be obtained.
terest
sailors,
it
probably over $ 20,000.000, for
it
depends wholly on the
statement of those persons holding them, and they use the argu-
ment that other people are not taxed on the
full
value of their
property.
New-Hampshire have over $ 10,000,000 deposited in the
This takes out of New-Hampshire $100,000 as taxes,
anil places $75,000 in the treasury of Massachusetts.
The people of New-Hampshire have always catered to the interests of the Bay State.
*
It
is
estimated, that the people of
TBrious savings banks in Massachusetts.
�RAILROADS.
The
Total Income.
(including
farm
$ 19,995,500
;
total
income of
productions,
409
people in the State,
all the
$ 22,473,547
mechanical
;
deposits in savings banks, S 1,328,000
;
labor,
on
on deposits in savings banks
professional services, etc., $ 16,227,600
;
interest
on stocks, bonds, and money at
out of the State, $ 60 ^,000
;
interest, $ 1,200,000
$ 61,824,644, or % 200 to each person in
is
)
;
interest
the State, and over $ 748 to eyery ratable poll.
No
State west of the Alleghany Mountains has as large a re-
source, in proportion to
its
population, as New-Hampshire, by over
$ 15 to each inhabitant, and the great commercial State of
York
is
cities
of
lars to
The
no better.
New-
resources of New-Jersey, between the
New- York and Philadelphia,
fall
short
more than ten
two
dol-
each person in the State.
RAILROADS.
Thirty-five years ago there was not a length of railway track in
New-Hampshire.
way
At
that date no iron horse
had ever wound
its
beside her river banks or through her mountain passes, and his
had never echoed through her deep, dark forests but
day nearly every hamlet in the State can hear the clarion sound
of the locomotive and see the white, curling smoke as it hovers o'er
shrill whistle
;
to
the track of the swift passing train.
New-Hampshire has now,
1874, over 890 miles of railroad, owned by thirty-two corporate
companies, and built at an expense of over S 30,000,000.
As a
the
general thing, the railroads of this State have been undei
management of
respectable and business men,
who have
not
pocketed the stock nor profits of the roads, at the expense of the
stock-holders.
It
may
be true that some roads have been built at
a greater expense than what the business on them will pay, and the
may have depreciated in value, but the only parties that have
made any money by it are the public, and the people in the towns
stocks
through which such roads pass.
There have never been any such
bare-faced swindles in this State, in rail-road speculations, as those
perpetrated on the noted, staid, and industrious people of Vermont,
where the whole expense of the
first
construction of their roads,
�410
RAILROADS.
has been squandered, or found
its
way
into the pockets of
better fitted to grace the cells of a State's prison than the
men
manage-
ment of auy railroad.
The following gives the standing and number of miles of rail-road
and the towns through which they pass or touch. There may be
some errors in stating all the towns, for in many instances it touches
the town but a few rods, while in others it lacks but that distance.
Ashuelot Railroad. This road extends from Keene to South Vernon, Vermont. It leaves Keene and passes through Swanzey, Winchester and Hinsdale.
Distance in New-Hampshire, 23 miles.
Miles annually run by passenger trains, 15,995 by freight trains,
;
32,150 miles.
This road is leased to the
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway.
Grand Trunk Railway, of Canada, for the term of 999 years; and
leads from Portland, Maine, to Montreal, Canada.
It passes in
New-Hampshire through the towns of Shelburn, Gorham, Berlin,
south-east corner of Dummer, Stark, Northumberland and Stratford
on the Connecticut river. Whole distance in the State, 52 miles.
Miles run by
all trains,
885,313 annually.
Extends from Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad.
to
South
Berwick, Maine, 74 miles, thence on the Boston and Maine Extension to Portland.
In this State, it passes through the towns of Atkinson, Plaistow, Newton, Kingston, East Kingston, Exeter, South
Newmarket, Newmarket, Durham, Madbury, Dover, Rollinsford
Great Falls branch,
and Somersworth, distance about 35 miles.
3 miles.
Annual receipts from passengers, $ 1,092,600, freight,
—
$ 813,000, mails, $ 14,000, rents, $ 43,000.
R
Extends from Concord,
Boston, Concord and Montreal
tilroad.
through Canterbury, Northfield, Tilton, Belmont, Laconia, Gilford,
Meredith, New-Hampton, Ashland, north corner of Bridgewater,
Plymouth, south-west corner of Campton, Rumney, Wentworth,
Warren, south-west corner of Benton, Haverhill to Wells River,
Vermont, distance, 93
miles.
This
is
road, under one control, in the State,
the longest continued line of
and
Receipts— from passengers, $231,000,
is
well managed.
freight,
$417,000, mails,
$ 10,000, express, $ 8,000.
Extends from Bellows Falls, in Vermont,
Westmoreland, south-west corner of Surry,
Cheshire Railroad.
through Walpole,
Keene,
Rindge
Marlborough, Troy, Fitzwilliam,
to
Winchendon, Mass.
Whole
south-west corner of
length of road, 53 miles;
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KAILROADS.
in
New-Hampshire, about 42 J
This road
miles.
is
the connecting
link between Burlington (through Rutland) and Boston.
The num-
ber of passengers carried one mile on this road, in 1872, was 6,139,
685
tons of freight, one mile, 22,909,589.
;
year, from all sources, $824,763.34
Concord Railroad.
sett,
;
Total receipts, for the
total expenses, $ 640,912.16.
Extends from Concord, through Bow, Hook
Manchester, Bedford, Merrimack to Nashua, 35 miles.
road has two tracks, and
is
Thi&
one of the best lines in the country for
the distance, the annual receipts amounting to over $ 1,040,000, and
the expenses, $ 688,226.
The number of passengers
carried one
mile, 13,333,060.
Contoocook River Railroad.
Henniker
to
Extends from Hopkinton, through
Hillsborough Bridge, distance, 15 miles.
Receipts,
$ 44,000, expenses, % 30,000.
Concord and Portsmouth Railroad.
Extends from Concord,
through Pembroke, Allenstown, Hooksett, Manchester, Auburn,
Candia, Raymond, Epping, South Newmarket, Stratham, Green-
land and Portsmouth, distance, 58 miles.
This road is run in conand under the management of the Concord Railroad,
and its cars are run over their track through Hooksett.
Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad. Extends from Dover, through
Rochester, Farmington, New-Durham to Alton Bay, where it connects with Steamboats to various points on Lake Winnispeogee.
The whole length of road is 28J miles. It is under the
management of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Eastern Railroad, in New-Hampshire. This, with the Eastern
Railroad of Massachusetts, and the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth,
connects Boston with Portland, distance, 107 miles, That portion
in New-Hampshire is 16 miles, and extends through Seabrook,
Hampton Falls, Hampton, North Hampton, Greeuland, west corner of Rye, and Portsmouth.
nection, with
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad. The length of this road, in
New-Hampshire, is about 91 miles, and extends from Massachusetts
line through Mason, south border of Wilton to Greenville.
It is
managed by the Fitchburg Railroad.
Manchester and Lawrence Railroad. Extends from Manchester,
through Londonderry, Derry, Windham, Salem, to Lawrence, MasThe distance in this State, is about 22£
sachusetts
26 miles.
—
miles.
Receipts of the road, $ 177,000
managed by
the Concord Railroad.
;
expenses, $ 76,000.
It is
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RAILROADS.
Manchester and North Weare Railroad.
Extends from Manchesto Weare,
19 miles. It is under the management of the Concord Railroad.
Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad. Extends from Concord, through Hopkinton, Warner, the southern portion of Sutton
through Goffstown, north-east corner of New-Boston,
ter,
to Bradford, 27 miles.
It
is
managed by
Receipts, $ 131,000
the Northern Railroad.
;
expenses, $ 101,000.
This road together with
the Sugar River, and
Contoocook Valley Railroad, have been
formed into one corporation, called the Concord and Claremont
(N. H.) Railroad.
Monadnock Railroad.
Extends from Winchendon, Mass., to
Its length, in New-Hampshire, is 13J
miles, and extends through Rindge, Jaffrey and Peterborough.
This is a new road with no through connection on any of the great
lines, but it now pays more than the running expenses.
Mount Washington Railroad.
This road extends from the base
of the White Mountains, to the summit of Mount Washington,
Peterborough, 15| miles.
It has been built at
about three miles.
000, and
like
now pays more than running
any other road
of a visit to the mountains.
is
Fare
is
un-
its
track in the
itself and worthy
up and down, $ 4.
This is a new road, and the
a novelty in
— up, $
Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad.
cars went over
The track
in the world, and, together with the invention
of the brakes to hold the train,
first
an expense of nearly $ 200,
expenses.
summer
3.
of 1873.
It
forms a con-
necting link, which gives a direct railroad communication between
northern and central New-Hampshire, with Providence, New-Bedford and other cities in that section of Massachusetts and
Island.
in
It
is
New-Hampshire.
Nashua and Lowell.
a quarter of which
double track and
is
is
It
may
Extends
to Lowell, fourteen miles, five
from Nashua to Massachusetts
line.
and
It has a
one of the best managed roads in the State.
Cost of road, $ 737,000
% 521,000.
Rhode
nearly twenty miles in length, about five of which are
;
annual
receipts,
be necessary to
$ 603,000
state, that the
;
expenditures
Wilton, Stony
Brook, Salem and Lowell, and Lowell and Lawrence railroads are
managed by the Nashua and Lowell, and the above is the total receipts
and expenditures, of
Nashua and
Rochester.
all these roads.
A
new road now
being built, and
It
extends from Nashua, through Hudson, north-
ern part of Pelham,
Windham, Deny, Hampstead, Saudown, Fre-
nearly finished.
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RAILROADS.
mout, Epping, Lee, Barrington to Rochester, about
forty-eight
miles.
Northern Railroad. Extends from Concord, through Boscawen,
Franklin, Andover, Wilmot, Danbury, Grafton, south-west corner of
Orange, Canaan, north-west corner of Enfield and Lebanon to White
Vermont length of road, 69£ miles.
owned by the Northern, extends from FrankAnnual receipts,
through Hill to Bristol, thirteen miles.
River Junction,
The
lin,
8 706,000
748
in
Hartford,
;
Bristol Branch,
;
expenses, $ 545,000.
Passengers carried one mile, 8,060,
freight carried one mile, 25,057,849 lbs.
;
Extends from East Wilton, through
Peterborough Railroad.
Lyndeborough and Greenfield to Peterborough, about 16J miles.
It is now being built, and nearly completed.
Portland and Ogdensburg. Extends from Portland, Maine, and
cars run to Upper Bartlett, seventy-two miles, of which twenty-two
are in New-Hampshire, running from Maine line, through Conway
to Bartlett.
When completed it will extend through the White
Mountain passes, through Carroll, Whitefield and Dalton to the
Connecticut River.
Portland and Rochester.
Extends from Portland
to Rochester,
only three miles of the road being within the limits of
New-Hamp-
shire.
Portsmouth and Dover.
ed
;
Is
now being
built,
and nearly complet-
extends from Portsmouth, through Newington to Dover, eleven
miles.
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Con-way.
Extends from the Great
Falls Junction, on the Eastern Railroad, in Maine, to North Conway. In New-Hampshire it runs from Great Falls, through Rochester,
Milton, Wakefield, Ossipee, Madison to North Conway, six-
ty-five miles.
Suncook Valley Railroad.
Extends from Hooksett, through Al17* miles.
The road is under
the management of the Concord Railroad.
Sugar River Railroad.
Extends from Bradford, through Newbury, Sunapee and Newport to Claremont Junction, on the Sullivan Railroad, 29 miles. It is managed by the Northern Railroad.
lenstown and
Epsom
to Pittsfield,
Extends from Windsor, Vt., through. CornClaremont and Charlestown to Bellows Falls, Vt., 26 miles. It
operated by the Central Vermont Railroad Co., at an annual rent
Sullivan Railroad.
ish,
is
of $ 25,000.
Receipts, $210,000
;
expenses, $ 151,000.
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RAILROADS.
Extends from Woodville, in Haverthrough Bath, Lisbon, Littleton, Bethlehem, Whitefield, Dal-
White Mountain Railroad.
hill,
ton and Lancaster to Northumberland, and forms a junction with
The length of the road,
managed by the Boston, Concord
the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad.
completed,
is
42 miles.
It
is
and Montreal Railroad.
Wilton Railroad. Extends from Nashua, through the southwest corner of Merrimack, southern part of Amherst and Milford to
East Wilton, 15£ miles. The road is under the control of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad.
Extends from Wolfeborough,
Woljeborough Branch Railroad.
through Brookfield to Wakefield, and forms a junction with the
Great Falls and Conway Railroad. The length of the road is 12
The cars commiles, and it is managed by the Eastern Railroad.
menced running over the track in 1872.
Worcester and Nashua. This road extends from Worcester to
Nashua, and is the connecting line from Central New-Hampshire
It is forty-six miles
to New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, &c.
in length, of which about six and one half miles, are in New-Hamprunning through the south-east corner of Hollis, to Nashua.
shire
;
The length
of all the Railroads in the State finished, or nearly
completed, in January, 1874,
is
Ashuelot,
Atlantic &
131
52
Lawrence,
Boston, Concord & Montreal, .. 93
Boston & Maine with Gt. F. B.* 38
St.
Ports., Gt. Falls
28£
Suncook Valley,
Sugar River,
48
.
. .
&
Conway,
.82£
9£
164
22
3
11
.
.
.65
17£
22£
Sullivan County,
19
White Mountain,
29
26
42
27
Wilton,
15£
131
Wolfeborough,
Worcester & Nashua,
12
16
Eastern,
& Lawrence,
& North Weare,
Merrimack & Conn. River,
Manchester
Manchester
Monadnock,
Mount Washington,
Nashua & Acton,
Nashua & Lowell,
is
Rochester,
58
35
line,
&
15
421
Concord,
Contoocook,
Concord & Portsmouth,
Dover & Winnipiseogee,
* This road
Nashua
Northern & Bristol Branch,
Peterborough & Shirley,
Peterborough,
Portland & Ogdensburg,
Portland & Rochester
Portsmouth & Dover,
Cheshire,
Maine
nearly as follows,
officially called as
only twenty-five miles.
.
.
3
6£
41
5£
893
running in New-Hampshire, from Massachusetts line
It is about thirty-five miles.
to
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
415
THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
Daniel Fowle, the
printer in
first
Boston to Portsmouth
day, October
7,
1756.
;
number bearing date ThursThis paper when laid open measured seven-
New-Hampshire Gazette, the
the
New-Hampshire, came from
October and established
in 1756, early in
by ten.
Mr. Fowle had deeply
first
teen inches
first
felt
the pangs of a stifled press
editorial breathed forth that
ple are entitled
to,
his
—
liberty in a free country,
if
and
all peo-
and which the newspaper press of this country
He says: "As the press always claims
enjoying to-day.
is
;
freedom of speech, which
it is
presumed, that none will be offended,
the paper discovers that spirit of freedom which so remarkably
prevails in the English Nation."
From
this small
paper commenced the foundation upon which
In 1850, there were puband periodicals with a circulation of 19,700, and annually issuing 1,024,400 copies in i860
the number of papers, &c, had increased to thirty-eight, with a
circulation of 60,236, and issuing annually, 3,067,552 copies, in
the press of this State stands to-day.
lished in the State, twenty newspapers
;
1870, there were fifty-one papers
and annually
&c, with a
in this State keeps far ahead in
the
circulation of 173,919,
This shows that the press
issuing, 7,237,588 copies.
march of progress and im-
provement, compared with other branches of industry.
The
circulation of newspapers
&c,
in
New-Hampshire, is equal
United States
to one for every person in the State, while in the
it is
only equal to one for every two persons.
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE STATE.
Amherst— Farmer's
Cabinet, published every Wednesday. EstabE. D. Boylston, Publisher and Editor.
Canaan East—The Canaan Reporter, published every Friday. C. O
Barney, Editor and Proprietor.
CLAREMONT-^The National Eagle, published every Saturday. Established in 1834 T. J. Lasier, Publisher and Editor.
lished in 1802
;
;
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
416
Claremont—Northern Advocate,
lished in 1840; J.
published every Tuesday.
Estab-
Weber, Publisher and Editor.
Claremont—The Compendium, published Bi-weekly.
Established
H. Story, Publisher and Editor.
Colebrook Northern Sentinel, published every Friday. Established in 1870; Albert Barker, Publisher and Editor.
Concord Concord Daily Monitor, published every evening, except
Sunday, and Independent Statesman, published every Thursday. Monin 1870; S.
—
—
.
Statesman Building.
xtor Established
in 1863;
lican Press Association
;
Weekly,
in 1823,
Published by The Repub-
Edward A. Jenks, Manager.
Concord—The Daily Patriot, published every evening, except Sunday.
New-Hampshire Patriot, published every Wednesday. Established
Daily in 1839
Weekly,
C
Published by E.
and G. G. Bailey.
every Thursday. Established in
1868; Charles C. Pearson & Co., Editors and Proprietors.
Concord Prohibition Herald, published every Tuesday. Established in 1870; Rev. O. H. Jasper, Editor. Published by C. L. Millen.
Dover Dover Enquirer, published every Thursday. Established in
1827; J. R. Varney J. T. S. Libbey, Editors; Libbey & Co., Publishers.
Dover Foster's Democrat, published every Saturday. Established
in 1871; J. L. Foster Editor; George J. Foster, &*Co. Publishers.
Dover Dover Gazette, published every Friday. Established in
1826; Edwin A. Hill, Publisher and Editor.
Dover The Morning Star, published every Wednesday. Established in 1826; George E. Day, Editor; I. D. Stewart, Publisher.
Dover Dover Local Record, published monthly. Established in
1870 E. O. Foss, Publisher and Editor.
Exeter Exeter News- Letter, published every Friday. Established
in 1881 Hon. Charles H. Bell, Editor; Charles Marseille*, Publisher and
;
Concord—The
in 1809.
People, published
—
—
—
;
—
—
—
—
;
;
Proprietor.
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
'
v
417
W«*u
Journal Office,
in Burleigh's Block.
Franklin— Merrimack Journal, published every Thursday.
M. B.
Goodwin, Editor.
Gkeat Falls Great Falls Journal, published every Saturday. Established in 1867 Edwin Fernald, Publisher and Editor.
Hanover The Anvil, published every Thursday. Established in
1873; Edited by members of Junior Class, Dartmouth.
—
;
—
Hillsborough — Hillsborough Bridge Messenger, published every
Established in 1869; William M. Sargent, Publisher and
Thursday.
Editor.
Hinsdale
—
Star Spangled Banner, published monthly. Established
H. E. Hunter, Editor, Hunter & Co., Publishers.
Hinsdale Hinsdale Mirror, published quarterly. Martin & Co.,
Editors and Proprietors.
in 1863:
—
—
—
Keene Cheshire Republican, published every Saturday. Established in 1827; Julius N. Morse, Publisher and Editor.
Keene New-Hampshire Sentinel, published every Thursday. Established in 1799; T. C. Rand, Editor; Sentinel Printing Company,
Proprietors; C. J. Woodward, Treasurer.
Keene The United States, published every Saturday. Established
in 1873; H. C. Bartlett, Publisher.
Laconia Laconia Democrat, published every Thursday. Established in 1849; O. A. J. Vaughan, Publisher and Editor.
Lake Village Lake Village Times, published every Saturday. Established in 1868; Martin A. Haynes, Publisher and Editor.
Lancaster Coos Republican, published every Tuesday. Established in 1855; Coos Republican Association, Publishers and Editors.
Lancaster Independent Gazette, published every Wednesday. Established in 1871; Emerson, Hartshorn & Co., Publishers and Editors.
Lebanon Granite State Free Press, published every Friday. Established in 1844 E. H. Cheney, Publisher and Editor.
Littleton White Mountain Republic, published every Thursd'y. Established in 1867
Furber, Publisher and Editor.
Geo.
—
—
—
—
—
;
—
;
C
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
418
Loudon Ridge—Household Messenger,
Isaac S. French,
lished in 1867;
M.
published monthly.
D., Editor;
Estab-
Messenger Association,
Publishers.
Loudon Ridge—National
in 1866;
&
Smith
Gazette, published quarterly. Established
an advertising sheet.
Co., Publishers and Editors;
Manchester. Manchester Mirror and American, published every
evening, except Sunday and Mirror and Farmer, published every Sat
urday. John B. Clai-ke, Publisher and Editor.
Manchester Manchester Union, published every evening, except
Sunday; and Union Democrat, published every Tuesday. Established
;
—
Daily
in 1863
Weekly,
;
in 1850
;
Campbell and Hanscom, Publishers and
Editors.
Manchester— "New-Hampshire Journal
of Music, published monthly.
Established in 1871 I. S. Whitney, Publisher and Editor.
Established December 30, 1873;
Mieford Milford Enterprise.
George E. Foster, Editor and Proprietor.
Nashua. Nashua Telegraph, published every evening, except Sunday and New-Hampshire Telegraph, published every Saturday. Es
tablished Daily in 1869; Weekly in 1832; Moore and Langley, Publish;
—
;
ers
and Editors.
NAsnuA— Nashua
Gazettee and Hillsboro Co. Advertiser, published
Established in 1826; B. B. and F. P. Whittemore,
every Thursday.
Publishers and Editors. Also Daily.
Newport New-Hampshire Argus and Spectator, published every
Friday. Established in 1824 Carlton and Harvey, Publishers and Ed-
—
;
itors,
Peterborough—Peterborough Transcript, published every Thursday
Farnum and Scott, Publishers and Editors.
Pittsfield Weekly Star, published every Saturday. Established in
Established in 1848;
—
—
John C. Cashman, Publisher and Editor.
Portsmouth Portsmouth Chronicle, published every morning, except Sunday, and New-Hampshire Gazette, published every Thursday.
Established Daily in 1852; Weekly in 1756; Marston and Freeman, Pub1872;
lishers
and Editors.
Portsmouth — Portsmouth Times, published every evening, except
Sunday, and States and Union, published every Friday. Established Daily in 1868 Weekly in 1863 Thayer and Guppy, Publishers and
;
;
Editors.
Portsmouth—Portsmouth
Journal, published every Saturday. EsBrewster, Publisher and Editor.
Rochester Rochester Courier, published every Friday. Established in 1864; Charles W. Folsom, Publisher and Editor.
Rochester Monthly Miscellany and Monthly Echo.
Strafford Corner Monthly Miscellany, published monthly. Established in 1866; George G. Berry, Publisher and Editor.
Woi.feborough Granite State News, published every Monday. Established in 1860; Charles H. Parker, Publisher and Editor
tablished in 1793; Lewis
—
—
—
—
W.
�419
NATIONAL BANKS.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The
first
National Banks established since the commencement of
the rebellion of 1861, were in 1863.
In October, 1863, there were 66 National Banks; in 1864, 508;
in 1865, 1,513; in 1866, 1,644;
in 1867, 1,642; in 1868, 1,644; in
1869,1,617; in 1870,1,615; in 1871, 1,767; in 1872,1,919. In
1863, the loans and discounts were $5,466,088; in 1872, it had
swelled to the large
amount
in all the banks, in 1872,
The law provided
of $872,520,164.
The
capital invested
was $479,629,000.
to establish these
National Banks
is
that the
United States Treasury a certain amount of United States bonds, and the government
will issue to them, 90 per cent, of the amount deposited, in paper
bank notes, and guarantee to the public the faithful redemption of
The banks receive the inthe notes thus issued, whenever required.
terest specified on the bonds besides what they receive from the
paper currency, which they loan to the public; and this, together
with what they receive on money deposited for safe keeping, makes
parties desiring such bank, shall deposit in the
a very lucrative business, considering the actual capital invested.
This national banking business, is managed by the United States
Comptroller of the Currency.
�420
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the
names of National Banks in New- Hampshire,
Capital.
TOWNS.
Charlestown,
their Officers
and
�SAVINGS BANKS.
421
SAVINGS BANKS.
Considerable space has been devoted relative to the standing
of the several savings banks in the State, as to their present condition
and
banks,
There are no money institutions
their officers.
which
State, in
so
many
in the
people have an interest, as in the savings
now numbering over 95,000
depositors, with $29,671,114.18
on deposit. They have increased from twenty-one banks, in 1858, to
sixty-one, in 1873, having at the first date, 23,463 depositors, with
$ 3,588,658.23 on deposit. They were first established as beneficent
institutions, to protect the small funds of
the earnings of farmers and laborers,
who
widows and orphans, and
receive a trifle more than
These savings banks fully establish the
they expend.
theory
of cooperation, and what can be done
by it in any branch of busiNo private money monopoly can stand for a
ness in the State.
moment beside these banks, controled by, 95,000 persons, who own
this vast amount of money, nearly all of which has been accumulated within the past fifteen years, and enough to build, and stock,
all the cotton factories in
the State.
Properly conducted savings banks, are an immense advantage to
They aggregate small and idle sums, and help
up towns in the vicinity where they are located,
the spare change is collected, and sent out of the State,
the community.
largely to build
but
if all
there
is
a question about the practical benefit of such institutions.
It should
be remembered that high usury, for money loaned, incurs
greater risks.
ALTON SAVINGS BANK—ALTON.
Charter expires
Incorporated 1869.
1889.
President Henry Hurd.
Treasurer Amos L. Rollins; salary, not fixed; bond, $25,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
AMOSKEAG SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
Incorporated 1852.
President
Treasurer
Charter perpetual.
Moody Currier.
Moody Currier
salary, $3,800; bond, $ 150,000— a copy
on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks— George B. Chandler, Cashier; C. M. Currier, Teller; G. L.
of which
;
is
Hadley, Book-keeper.
ASHLAND SAVINGS BANK—ASHLAND.
Incorporated 1872. Charter perpetual.
President -Nathaniel Batchelder.
Secretary Jonathan F. Keyes salary, $ 200 bond, $25,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
;
—a copy
�SAVINGS BANKS.
422
ASHUELOT SAVINGS BANK—WINCHESTER.
Charter expires 1875.
Incorporated 1855.
President—Everson Cook.
Treasurer—ElleryAlbee; salary, $200; bond, $50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
BELKNAP SAVINGS BANK—LACONIA.
Charter, 20 years.
Incorporated 1868.
President— John L. Perley,
Treasurer—Benjamin P. Gale; salary, $800; bond, $40,000— a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
CARROLL COUNTY SAVINGS BANK—WOLFEBOROUGH.
Charter expires 1877.
Incorporated 1857.
President—Blake Folsom.
Treasurer John M. Brackett; salary, $1,300; bond, $45,000
copy of which is on file in Office of Secretary of State.
—
CHESHIRE PROVIDENT INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS—KEENE.
Incorporated 1833. Charter expires 1893.
President— Wm. P. Wheeler.
Treasurer—Geo. Tilden; salary, $1,500; bond, $100,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
BANK—MANCHESTER.
CITY SAVINGS
Incorporated 1859.
Charter pei'petual.
Joseph Kidder.
Treasurer—E. W. Harrington;
salary, $2,000; bond,
President
of which
Clerks
is
on
file
$50,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
—Daniel W. Lane, E. W. Harrington,
CITY SAVINGS
jr.,
paid by treasurei.
BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1863.
Charter expires 1883.
President—E. P. Emerson.
Treasurer E. H. Spaulding; salary, $2,500; bond, $
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk— L. Farnsworth; salary, $ 1,500.
—
—a copy
100,000
CONNECTICUT RIVER SAVINGS BANK—CHARLESTOWN.
Incorporated 1831.
Samuel Webber.
George Olcott
President
Treasurer
which
is
;
on
file
Charter perpetual.
salary,
$ 700
;
—a copy of
bond, $ 35,000
in office of Secretary of State.
CHINA SAVINGS BANK— SUNCOOK.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter expires 1889.
Natt Head.
President
—a copy
Treasurer— C. F. P. Hildreth; salary, $300; bond, $25,000
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
of which
CONWAY SAVINGS BANK— CONWAY.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter perpetual.
—J. B. Shackford.
President
Treasurer—Leavitt H. Eastman; salary, $150; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
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SAVINGS BANKS.
COCHECO SAVINGS BANK— DOVER.
Incorporated 1872. Charter expires 1892.
President—William B. Wiggins.
Treasurer—John C. Plumek; salary to be fixed; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks Harrison Haley, Henry H. Hough.
—
DARTMOUTH SAVINGS BANK—HANOVER.
Charter expires 1880.
Incorporated 1860.
Daniel Blaisdell.
Treasurer—N. S. Huntington
President
;
of which
is
on
file
salary,
$900; bond, $35,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
DERRY SAVINGS BANK— DERRY.
Incorporated 1870.
President?—J.
Charter expires 1890.
W. Noyes.
Treasurer—David Currier salary, $250; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
DOVER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK—DOVER.
Incorporated 1856.
Charter expires
1876.
Oliver Wyatt.
Treasurer— Calvin Hale; salary, $1,100; bond, $40,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
—Isaac F. Abbot — no bonds.
Clerk
EXETER SAVINGS BANK—EXETER.
Incorporated 1851.
Woodbridge Odlin.
—N. Appleton Shute,
President
Treasurer
of which
Clerk
is
on
file
Charter perpetual.
—a copy
(absconded;) bond, $ 25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
—Nathaniel Shute.
FARMINGTON SAVINGS BANK— FARMINGTON.
Incorporated 1868. Charter twenty years.
President— G. M. Herring.
Treasurer—Thomas F.Cooke; salary $600; bond, $25,000—a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
FRANCESTOWN SAVINGS BANK— FRANCESTOWN
Incorporated 1868.
President
Treasurer
Charter expires
George S. Peavy.
Thomas B. Bradford;
copy of which
is
on
file
1888.
salary, $500; bond, $25,000
—
in office of Secretary of State.
FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK— FRANKLIN.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter expires 1889.
Austin F. Pike.
Treasurer—N. H. Sanborn salary, $ 1,000
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
;
;
bond, $ 35,000—a copy of
FITZWILLIAM SAVINGS BANK—FITZWILLIAM.
Incorporated 1871. Charter perpetual.
President Stephen Batcheller.
Treasurer Milton Chaplin; salary not fixed; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
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SAVINGS BANKS.
GONIC SAYINGS BANK—ROCHESTER.
—
Incorporated 1864. Charter expires 1884.
President Charles A. Foss.
Treasurer Nicholas V. Whitehouse; salary, $200; bond, $25,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
GORHAM FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK— GORHAM.
Incorporated 1872.
Charter expires 1892.
Warren
Noyes.
Treasurer—R. F. Ingalls; salary, $100; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
IONA SAVINGS BANK—TILTON.
Incorporated 1870.
Asa P. Cate.
Treasurer— William T. Cass;
Charter perpetual.
President
of which
is
on
file
bond, $25,000—a copy
salary, $300;
in office of Seeretai-y of State.
KEENE FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK—KEENE.
Incorporated 1868. Charter perpetual.
President Samuel Woodward.
Treasurer -O. G. Dort; salary, $900; bond, $50,000— a copy of which
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
LACONIA SAVINGS BANK— LACONIA
Incorporated 1831. Charter perpetual.
President Albert G. Folsom.
Treasurer Woodbury L. Melcher; salary, $1,000; bond, $40,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
LAKE VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK— LAKE VILLAGE.
Incorporated 1864.
Chartered for twenty years.
Benjamin Cole.
President
Treasurer—Thomas Ham; salary, $300; bond, $25,000—a copy, of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
LEBANON SAVINGS BANK— LEBANON.
Incorporated 1869.
President
Treasurer
William
S.
Charter expires 1889.
Ela.
—
Edward A. Kendrick; salary, $1,000; bond, $55,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Amelia L. Foster.
—
LITTLETON SAVINGS BANK— LITTLETON.
Incorpoi'ated 1868.
John Farr.
Treasurer— Oscar C. Hatch;
Charter expires
1888.
President
of which
is
on
file
bond, $25,000— a copy
salary, $300;
in office of Secretary of State.
LOAN AND TRUST SAVINGS BANK—CONCORD.
Incorporated 1872. Charter perpetual.
President Jonathan E. Sargent.
Treasurer John V. Barron salary not fixed bond, $50,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks Henry J. Crippen, Geo. A. Fernald.
;
—
;
—a copy
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SAVINGS BANKS.
MANCHESTER SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1846.
Newell.
Treasurer— Nathan Parker; salary,
William
President
of which
on
is
file
P.
$3,800; bond, $ 125,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks— Charles E. Balch, E. H. Paine,
W. M.
Parker, paid by
Treasurer.
MASON VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK—MASON.
Charter expires 1890.
Incorporated 1870.
Samuel Haines.
Treasurer— Frank B. Heald;
President
of which
is
on
file
salary,
bond, $25,000— a copy
;
in office of Secretary of State.
MECHANIC'S SAVINGS BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1869. Charter expires 1889.
President Henry Parkinson.
Treasurer Cornelius V.Dearborn; salary, $1,200; bond, $50,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Frederick A. Eaton, paid by Treasurer.
—
—
MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK—MEREDITH.
Incorporated 1869. Charter for twenty years.
President Joseph W. Lang.
Treasurer Seneca A. Ladd; salary, $300, including office room }
bond, $25,000 a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
MERRIMACK COUNTY SAVINGS BANK—CONCORD.
Incorporated 1867. Charter expires 1887.
President Lyman D. Stevens.
Treasurer John Kimp.all salary not fixed bond, $ 50,000
of which is on file in office of Secretai'y of State.
Clerk Frank P. Andrews, salary, $40 per month.
—a
;
;
copy
—
MERRIMACK RIVER SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
President
Incorporated 1858.
Smith.
Charter expires
1878.
Waterman
Treasurer— Frederick Smyth salary, $4,000 bond, $ 100,000
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
W. R. Walker, Joshua S. Morrill, paid by Treasurer.
;
;
— a copy
of which
Clerks
—
MILFORD FIVE CENTS SAVINGS INSTITUTION—MILFORD.
Incorporated 1859. Charter expires 1879.
President William B. Towne.
Treasurer Gilbert Wadleigh salary, $800; bond, $45,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—a copy
;
MONADNOCK SAVINGS BANK—EAST JAFFREY.
Incorporated 1869.
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
Charter perpetual.
Oscar S. Bradley.
Peter Upton; salary, $100; bond,
file
$25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
NASHUA SAVINGS BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1854.
Charter perpetual.
—a copy
of
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SAVINGS BANKS.
President^-ISAAC Spalding.
Treasurer Edward Spalding; salary, $4,000; bond, $75,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk G. F. Andrews, $ 1,500 included in treasurer's salary.
—
—
NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK— CONCORD.
Incorporated 1867.
Charter expires 1887.
George A. Pillsbury.
Treasurer—William W. StorrS;
President
copy of which
is
on
file
bond, $ 100,000—
salary, $3,000;
in office of Secretai-y of State.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SAVINGS BANK— CONCORD.
Charter perpetual.
Incoi-porated 1830.
Joseph B. Walker.
Treasurer— Charles W. Sargent salary, $ 1,500
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—William P. Fiske salary, $ 400.
President
;
bond, $80,000—
;
;
NEW
IPSWICH SAVINGS BANK— NEW IPSWICH.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1849.
President
James Chandler.
Treasurer—W. A. Preston; salary, $300; bond, $ 30,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
NEWMARKET SAVINGS BANK—NEWMARKET.
Perpetual charter.
Incoi-porated 1832.
President— George W. Kittredge.
Treasurer—David Murrat salary, $ 150 bond, $ 25,090
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
;
—a copy of
NEWPORT SAVINGS BANK—NEWPORT.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter expires 1888.
Dexter Richards.
Treasurer— Frederick W. Lewis;
President
bond, $50,000—
salary, $1,000;
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk John Towne, paid by treasurer.
—
NORWAY PLAINS SAVINGS BANK—ROCHESTER.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1851.
John Mc Duffee.
Treasurer— Franklin Mc Duffee
President
;
salary, $1,500;
—
bond, $50,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk George Mc Duffee, paid by treasurer.
—
OSSIPEE VALLEY TEN CENTS SAVINGS
Incorporated 1868.
BANK—FREEDOM.
Charter expires 1888.
President—Josiah Thurston.
Treasurer—Elias Towt le; salary, $125; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
PETERBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK—PETERBOROUGH.
Incorporated 1843.
Charter perpetual.
President Albert Smith.
Treasurer Mortier L. Morrison; salary, $1,000; bond, $75,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
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SAVINGS BANKS.
PENACOOK SAVINGS BANK—FISHERVILLE.
Charter expires 1889.
Incorporated 1869.
President—Henry H. Brown.
Treasurer Samuel F. Brown salary, $800; bond, $40,000—a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
PITTSFIELD SAVINGS
Incorporated 1855.
BANK—PITTSFIELD.
Charter expires 1875.
President—Reuben L. French.
Thomas H. Thorndike
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Treasurer
;
bond, $ 30,000
—a
copy of which
—John L. French.
Assistant Treasurer
PORTSMOUTH SAVINGS BANK—PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1823.
Charter perpetual.
William Simes.
Treasurer—James F. Shores;
President
salary, $2,500; bond, $130,000— a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk A. C. Hoyt, without bonds.
—
PORTSMOUTH TRUST AND GUARANTEE COMPANY,
PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1871.
President
Treasurer
on
file
Perpetual charter.
George L. Tread well.
Charles H. Rollins; bond,
$35,000
in office of Secretary of State.
—a copy of which
—
—
is
ROCKINGHAM TEN 'CENTS' SAVINGS BANK—PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1867.
Aaron Hill.
Treasurer— John Christie;
Charter expires 1887.
President
salary, $1,800; bond, $25,000
—a
copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—Howard N. Durgin, with salary of $1,200, and bond of
$6,000.
ROLLINSFORD SAVINGS BANK—ROLLINSFORD.
Incorporated 1850.
President
Charter perpetual.
—H. R. Roberts.
Treasurer— W. H. Morton; salary, $1,500; bond, $ 50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
THE COUNTY OF COOS SAVINGS BANK—LANCASTER.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter, twenty years.
Hiram A. Fletcher.
Treasurer—Henry O. Kent; salary,
President
which
is
on
file
$200; bond, $25,000— a copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
SAVINGS BANK FOR COUNTY OF STRAFFORD— DOVER.
Incorporated 1824.
Charter perpetual.
Daniel M. Christie.
Treasurer— Charles Woodman;
President
salary, $1,500; bond, $120,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—Albert Mathes, with salary of $ 1,500, and bond of $5,000.
SALMON FALLS STATE BANK—ROLLINSFORD.
Incorporated 1851.
Renewed
1871.
Charter expires 1891.
�SAVINGS BANKS.
428
—
Paesident H. R. Roberts.
Treasurer—W. H. Morton; salary, $200; bonds, $50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
SANDWICH SAVINGS BANK— SANDWICH.
Incorporated 1872.
President
Treasurer
file
Charter perpetual.
Moulton H. Marston.
William A. Heard bond,
;
$25,000
—a copy of which
is
on
in office of Secretary of State.
SOMERSWORTH. SAVINGS BANK— SOMERSWORTH.
Charter expires 1885.
Incorportaed 1845.
—M. C. Burleigh.
—J. A. Stickney;
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
file
salary, $700; bond, $50.000
—a
copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
SULLIVAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION— CLAREMONT.
Incorporated 1838. Charter expires 1878.
President Daniel W. Johnson.
Treasurer John L. Farwell; salary, $2,700; bond, $70,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Albert Rossiter, paid by treasurer.
—a copy
—
UNION FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK— EXETER.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter expires 1888.
William B. Morrill.
Treasurer— George E. Lane; salary, $300; bond,
President
which
is
on
file
$25,000
—a copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
WOLFEBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK—WOLFEBORO UGH.
Incorporated 1871.
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
Stephen Durgin.
Joseph L. Avery
file
;
Charter perpetual.
—a copy of
salary, $600; bond, 25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
WILTON SAVINGS BANK—WILTON.
Incorporated 1864.
Charter unlimited.
Joseph Newell.
Treasurer— Moses Clark; salary, $500; bond, $25,000 a copy of
which is on file in office of Setretary of State.
President
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
Numbei
amount
Banks in
of Deposits,
of Depositors,
the State
~
up
and total liabilities of
to May, 1873.
3
,5no $ 2,9S2,454 48
102,740 00
67 5j
2 Ashnelot,...
3 Alton,
4 Ashland
!
5
104
112
775
Belknap
2,600
County,
Cheshire Provident Institution. 5,860
1,900
City, Manchester,
2,80(1
City, Nashua,
1,162
Connecticut River,
150
Cocheco,
6 Carroll
7
China
Conway
Dartmouth,
~
Derry,
Dover Five Cents,
2,041
1.500
Exeter,...
Farmingtou,
Francestown,
Franklin,
Fitzwilliam,
Gouic,
i
Gorham,
341
2.042
3,06
1,005
Laconia
Cents,...
Lebanon,
366
550
357
Littleton,
Lake Village,
Loan and Trust,
Manchester,
Mason
860
442
700
50
168
147
Ioua,
Keeue Five
312
221
1,500
16s
5,002
160
823
Village,
Mechanics,
Meredith Village
395
Merrimack County,..
Merrimack River,. ..
Millord
Munadnock
New-IIamnshire,
Nashua,
3,151
4,232
National,
Newmarket,
New Ipswich,
44|Newport,
665
3,950
1,442
265
3,410
,
579
320
919
1,500
45 Norway Plains,
247
46|Ossipee Valley
Peterborough,
1,717
47
48 Penacook,.
1,281
9,ooo
49 Portsmouth
50 Ports'h Trust & Guarantee Co.,
600
51 Pittsfield
1,62'
52 Rollinsford
3,096
53 Rockingham,
148
54 Sandwich,
285
55 Savings Bank, Coos County,....
56 Savings B. for Co. of Strafford.. 4,643
57 Somersworth,
2,100
58 Sullivan Savings Institution,.. 2,142
69 Union Five Cents
622
60 Wilton,
553
61 Wolfeborough,
94
1
Savings
2J= a
®
HAmoskeag,.
all
7,603
12,191
336,912
491,349
1,672,849
562,068
1,016,377
52
51
77
41
32
40
S-JN9.956
6,250
1,861
12,191
66,911
44,067
:;.".
36
92
51
60
83
119,193 82
31,168 50
70
24-1,800 39
17,592
44,649
51,894
303,218
36,558
393,521
402,517
149,392
107,976
209,732
5,569
40,101
.3
61
89
47
85
33
56
20
81
37
60
51
75
61
61
13,6S1
17,592
23,928
26,103
37,302
8,596
18,f04
42,286
19,282
3,810
90.331
5,569
06
12
39
67
88
22
39
30
51
38
5,467 39
98,744 67
533.411 51
41>i.888 31
305.979 44
63,008 20
101,567 7!
6'
141.391
2,326.079 5:
18.252 56
325,242 42
79,922 66
192,772 90
1,346,896 75
458,818 69
74,204 71
1.088,985 93
1.440.779 13
1,579,829 06
40,434 39
103.882 18
213,348 07
573.536 33
52,964 12
566,001 75
198.192 65
1.937,899 10
349,975 31
128.594 59
636,510 16
425,348 39
26.286 15
27,717 78
1,866,069 90
581.478 84
764.325 03
56,336 10
92,261 67
28.860 91
5,467 39
31,816
58,480
127.574
127,936
47,732
36,124
141,391
215 209
13,054
124.276
26.803
60,029
9,522
44,669
35,171
106,493
215.642
149,636
94
50
89
38
60
75
67
07
40
07
35
65
99
39
79
5S
78
27
3,567 54
3.077 13
60,736 57
17,12"
13,554 00
49,960
214,729
183 136
34,954
125,020
68,526
25.286
91
29
81
59
32
40
15
8,648 78
221,923 12
11,340 71
100,198 47
6,804 85
625 24
28,860 91
$183,742
3,520
879
630
11,169
36,757
21,571
14,915
32,495
5,324
349
61
88
09
22
84
96
39
24
56
23
82
256 26
4,508 22
13,994 13
735 40
16,153 78
4,167
2,476
17,530
18
3,167
184
6,401
38,809
7,577
8.898
3,063
6,416
6,117
119,494
581
14,222
2.598
7,984
55,393
26,894
1,125
100,996
31,925
64.261
31
37
06
98
54
46
53
95
69
87
86
12
37
46
59
56
09
88
01
73
61
37
71
54
26
62
43
15
69
99
93
34
20
12
74
76
49
92
85
20
46
00
81
06
87
04
99
IS. 834 45
41
239.404 98
82.521 07
03
15
92
200,756 93
1,402,289 90
485,713 61
75,-330
39
59
45
1,189.892
1.472,704
1,633,093
41,004
106,010
224,239
593.424
54,581
587.318
52
58
81
970 50
2,127 82
10,891 90
19,S88
1,617 14
21,316
11,798
150,098
107
4,296
39,630
24,077
849
1,066
105,570
31,772
$3,166,197
106,260
8,282
12,821
348,082
528,107
1,694,420
576,983
1,048,873
250,124
17,943
44,906
56,322
317,212
37,294
409,675
414,517
166,360
110,392
227.262
5,588
43.268
5,651
105,146
572.221
426,466
314,877
66,072
107,983
147,509
2,445.573
66
24
45
97
09
87
03
25
33
21
36
739 33
931 98
74
1,070 62
209,990
2,087,997
350,083
132,890
675.141
449.425
27,135
28,784
1,971,640
613,251
765,064
57,268
92,836
29,931
87
89
00
97
79
26
41
89
55
28
68
03
42
40
11
11
20
36
08
46
53
94967 $28,462,539 98'$3,814,321 40 $1,296,242 29 $29,671,114 18
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TABULAR STATEMENT.
Exhibiting the Number, Condition and Progress of the Savings Banks of NewHampshire, in each year, from 1860 to 1873. inclusive,
TEAR.
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INSURANCE.
INSURANCE.
There are
Town Fire Insurance Companies.
fifteen organizations
in the State, viz., in Barnstead, Candia, Canterbury,
Dunbarton,
Lyndeborough, Milford, Northwood, Pembroke, Piermont,
The number
Strafford, Sutton, Unity, Weare, and Windham.
Hollis,
of polices
now
losses for the
in operation,
is
;
amount of
risk,
$2,136,460;
expenses, $ 845.28.
This would
2,292,
year 1872, $ 2,116
be about $1.90 per year on $1,000 worth of property insured, or
less than one per cent, for every five years.
Some Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. The Commissioner says
" It
must be apparent to the most casual
them are' dragging out the last thread
of a weak and precarious existence. One or two considerable fires,
to which they are hourly exposed, must inevitably crush them out."
New-Hampshire Fire Insurance Company. E. A. Straw, PresActual Cash Capital, $ 200,
ident, John C. French, Secretary.
Whole number of polices in force, in 1872, 9,200 amount of
000.
risk, $ 10,217,200; amount of loss by fires, and other expenses, $ 60,
They
557.31 amount of receipts in the same time, $ 65,904.49.
The whole
lost by the Boston Fire, in November 1872, $ 8,500.
amount of joint stock or guaranteed capital authorized, is $500,000.
Foreign Fire Insurance Companies. There are about fifty companies doing business under the laws of the State.
The total
amount of premium receipts, for 1872, was $432,571.63. The
amount of losses by fire, and marine disaster, was $ 269,914.78,
leaving a balance of $ 162,556.85, for expenses and interest on
of these Companies
:
observer, that a majority of
;
;
Capital.
At
the
first
glance this large surplus looks like the
in the contribution
and
five
more
box one
man
placing
cent, for the benefit of the heathen,
to defray the expenses in administering the benefit
of the cent to him.
But
guard against devastating
these large
fires,
But if
Hampshire were burned down, the
within the past two years.
«,
premiums are exacted
to
such as visited Chicago and Boston,
all
the cities and towns in
New-
would not be much larger,
than the loss caused by the great fire in Boston. No doubt but
the premium on risks in large cities like Boston and New York,
should be much higher than in the smaller cities and towns in the
country, and it appears a little hard for people living in these small
cities and towns to be charged to pay these heavy premiums, to
loss
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POST OFFICES.
save the various Fire Insurance Companies from loss caused by such
occurred in Chicago and Boston.
fires as
Zdfe Insurance Companies.
The number of
life
insurance com-
panies licensed to
do business in New-Hampshire,
They have grown
to large proportions in this State,
stantly increasing through the
heavy outlay in
is
thirty-two.
and are conadvertising, and
the untiring zeal of their agents.
The whole number of
life
polices,
now
in force in this State,
is
amount of premiums received, for the year 1872, $ 703,510.37 amount paid on losses and endowments, $161,123.71, leaving a balance of $542,386.66. The
10,000; amount of risks, $ 14,754,725
;
;
expense of agents with their clerks,
is
about $54,000, annually, which
makes the large sum of nearly $ 500,000 that is sent out of the
State, more than what is received through loss of life, and interest
on premiums. The amount of money which is sent out of the State
annually, through fire and life insurance business, is over $600,000
more than what is received from fire and life risks. This allows
over $ 100,000 for expenses to manage the business in this State
This large amount of money would pay the annual interestalone.
on the whole State debt, and defray the expenses of the State government every year.
It
is
to
be hoped that the people of this State will look at this
question candidly, and establish and sustain institutions of this character belonging to their
money
No
at home.
own
State,
and retain
this vast
amount of
one doubts the practical benefit of both of
and their necessity, but we are loth to believe
any need of annually sending out of the State, $ 600,000
these institutions,
there
is
more money than is received, to secure the blessings of these institutions, which can be sustained in our own State, through the efficient agents now working for these foreign Companies.
NAMES OF ALL THE POST OFFICES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
TOGETHER WITH LAWS REGULATING MATTER SENT BY
MAIL.
New-Hampshire
is
one of the nine States, in which the receipts
exceed the expenditures, the balance being $ 32,500.39, in favor of
the State, in 1872.
The length
of mail route,
and eight miles
is
is
1,828 miles, of which one hundred
by Steamboat, and
five
hundred and forty by
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POST OFFICES.
Railroad, and the rest by various conveyances.
Post-offices
is
The number of
four hundred and twenty-nine, as follows
Acworth—Acworth,
East Acworth, South Acworth.
Albany— Conway, and North Conway.
Alexandria—Alexandria.
Allenstown— Allenstown, Suncook.
Alstead— Alstead, Centre Alstead, New-Alstead.
Alton—Alton, Alton Bay, West Alton.
Amherst Amherst.
Andover—Andover, East Andover, West Andover, Potter Place.
Antrim—Antrim, North Branch.
Ashland Ashland.
Atkinson—Atkinson, Atkinson Depot.
Auburn—Auburn
Barnstead Barnstead, Barnstead Centre, South Barnstead, North
—
—
—
Barnstead.
Barrington—Barrington, North Barrington.
Bartlett—Bartlett, Lower Bartlett.
Bath— Bath.
—
Bedford Bedford.
Belmont— Belmont.
Bennington— Bennington.
Benton—Benton.
Berlin
—Berlin Falls.
Bethlehem—Bethlehem.
Boscawen—Boscawen, North Boscawen,
Fishersville.
Bow—Bow.
—
—
Bradford Bradford.
Brentwood Brentwood.
Bridgewater—Bridgewater.
—Bristol.
—
—
—
—
Village, West Campton.
Canaan— Canaan, East Canaan.
Candia — Candia, Candia Village.
Bristol
Brookfield Brookfield
Brookline Brookline.
Cambridge Milan.
Campton Campton, Campton
Canterbury— Canterbury, Shaker Village.
Carroll— Carroll, Twin Mountain House, White Mountain House.
CentAe Harbor— Centre Harbor.
Charlestown—Charlestown, North
Chatham—
Charlestown, South Charlestown.
P. O. Stowe, Maine.
—
Chester Chester.
Chesterfield— Chesterfield, West Chesterfield, Factory
Chichester— Chichester, North Chichester.
Claremont— Claremont, West Claremont.
Clarksville— Clarksville.
Village.
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POST OFFICES.
—
Colebbook Colebrook.
Columbia— Columbia, South Columbia.
Concobd Concord, East Concord, West Concord, Mast Yard,
—
Fishers-
ville.
Conway— Conway, Conway Centre,
North Conway.
—Cornish.
Croydon— Croydon, Croydon Flat.
Dalton—Dalton.
D anbury— Danbury, South Danbury.
Danville—Danville.
Deerfield—Deerfield, Deerfield Centre, South Deerfield.
Deerinq—Deering, East Deering, West Deering.
Derry— Derry, Derry Depot, East Derry.
Dorchester— Dorchester, North Dorchester.
Dover— Dover.
Dublin— Dublin
Dummer—Milan, P. O.
Dunbarton— Dunbarton, North Dunbarton.
Durham—Durham.
East-Kingston—East Kingston.
Eaton—Eaton.
Cornish
Effingham—Effingham, South
ham Falls.
Ellsworth —Ellsworth.
Effingham, Effingham Centre, Effing-
—
Enfield Enfield, West Enfield, Enfield Centre.
Epping Epping, West Epping.
Epsom—Epsom, Short Falls.
—
Erroll—Err oil
Exeter—Exeter.
Farmington—Farmington.
—Fitzwilliam,
Fitzwilliam
Fitzwilliam Depot.
Francestown— Francestown.
Franconia— Franconia.
Franklin—Frankl in
Freedom—Freedom.
Fremont—Fremont.
—
Gilford Gilford, Lake Village.
Gilmanton Gilmanton, Lower Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works.
Gilsum Gilsum
—
—
Goffstown— Goflstown.
Gorham— Gorham.
Gosport— Gosport.
Goshen Goshen, Mill
Grafton Grafton
—
—
Village.
Grantham— Grantham, North Grantham.
—Greenfield.
Greenfield
Greenland— Greenland, Eastern Depot, Concord Depot.
Green ville— Greenville
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POST OFFICES.
Groton— Groton, North Groton.
Hampstead— Hampstead, East Hampstead, West Hampstead.
Hampton—Hampton
Hampton Falls—Hampton Falls.
Hancock—Hancock.
Hanover— Hanover, Hanover Centre.
—
Harrisville Harrisville, West
Hart's Location Bartlett.
Harrisville.
—
Haverhill— Haverhill, East Haverhill, North
Hebron—Hebron
Henniker—Henniker, West Henniker.
Hill—Hill.
—
Haverhill, Woodsville.
Hillsborough Hillsborough, Hillsboro' Centre,
Hinsdale Hinsdale
Holderness Ashland or Plymouth.
—
Hillsboro' Bridge.
—
—Hollis.
Hooksett—Hooksett.
Hopkinton—Hopkinton, West Hopkinton, Contoocook.
Hudson—Hudson.
Jackson—Jackson.
Jaffrey—Jaffrey, East Jaffrey.
Jefferson—Jefferson
Keene— Keene.
Kensington— Kensington.
Kingston— Kin gs ton
Laconia—Laconia, Weir's Landing.
Lancaster—Lancaster.
Landaff— Landaff, East Landaff.
Langdon—Langdon.
Lebanon—Lebanon, East Lebanon, West Lebanon.
Lee— Lee, Wadley's Falls.
Lempster—Lempster, East Lempster.
Lincoln— Lincoln.
Lisbon— Lisbon, Sugar Hill.
Litchfield—Thornton's Ferry.
Littleton—Littleton, North Littleton.
Hollis
Londonderry— Londonderry, North Londonderry, Wilson's Crossing.
Loudon— Loudon, Loudon Centre, Loudon Ridge.
Lyman—Lyman.
Lyme— Lyme, Lyme Centre.
Lyndeborough—North Lyndeborough, Lyndeborough Centre, South
Lyndeborough.
at Dover.
Madison Madison, East Madison.
Manchester—Manchester, Amoskeag, GoflTs Falls.
Marlborough—Marlborough, Marlborough Depot.
Marlow Marlow.
Mason Mason.
Madbury—Post-office
—
—
—
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POST OFFICES..
Meredith—Meredith
Center, Meredith Village.
Reed's Ferry, South Merrimack, Thornton's
Merrimack—Merrimack,
Ferry.
Middleton—Middleton Corner.
Milan—Milan, West Milan.
Milford Milford.
Milton—Milton, South Milton, West Milton, Milton
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon.
—
Mills.
—
Monroe—Monroe, North Monroe.
Moultonborough—Moultonborough.
Nashua— Nashua.
—
Nelson Nelson, Munsonville.
New-Boston New-Boston
—
South Newbury, Chandlersyille.
Newcastle— Newcastle.
New-Durham— New-Durham.
New-Hampton—New- Hampton.
New-Ipswich— New- Ipswich.
New-London— New-London, Scytheville.
Newington— Newington.
Newmarket— Newmarket.
Newport— Newport.
Newton— Newton, Newton Depot.
Northfield—Northfield, and at Tilton, P. O.
North Hampton— North Hampton.
Northumberland—Northumberland, Groveton.
Northwood— Northwood Narrows, Northwood Center,
Newbury— Newbury,
wood.
Nottingham—Nottingham, West Nottingham.
Orange East Canaan.
East North-
—
—Orford, Orfordville.
Ossipee—Ossipee, Moultonville, Ossipee Centre, Water Village, Leighton's Corner, West Ossipee.
Pelh am—Pelham
Orford
Pembroke.— Pembroke, East Pembroke, Suncook.
Peterborough— Peterborough, West Peterborough.
Piermont
—Piermont.
—
Pittsburg Pittsburg, Connecticut Lake.
Pittsfield Pittsfield.
—
—
Plainfield—Plainfield, East Plainfield.
Plaistow Plaistow, Atkinson Depot.
Plymouth—Plymouth, West Plymouth.
Portsmouth— Portsmouth.
Randolph— Gorham, P. O.
Raymond—Raymond.
Richmond— Richmond, North Richmond.
Rindge— Rindge, West Rindge.
Rochester—Rochester, East Rochester, Gonic.
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POST OFFICES.
—Rollingsford.
Rollingsford
Roxbury—Keene, P. O.
Rumney—Rumney, West Rumney, Rumney Depot.
Rye— Rye.
Salem— Salem, Salem
Depot, North Salem.
—Salisbury, West Salisbury.
Sanbornton—Sanbornton, North Sanbornton.
Sandown— Sandown.
Sandwich— Sandwich, North Sandwich, East
Salisbury
Sandwich, Sandwich
Centre.
Seabrook.
—
P. O. and Temple P. O.
Shelburne— Shelburne.
Somersworth — Great Falls P. O.
South Hampton—South Hampton.
South Newmarket— South Newmarket.
Springfield—Springfield, East Springfield, West Springfield.
Stark—Stark.
Stewartstown—Stewartstown, West Stewartstown.
Stoddard— Stoddard, South Stoddard.
Strafford—Strafford Corner, North Strafford, Blue Hill, Strafford CenBow Lake.
Stratford— Stratford Hollow, North Stratford.
Strath am—Stratham
Sullivan— Sullivan. East Sullivan.
Sunapee— Sunapee, South Sunapee, George's Mills.
Surry—Surry.
Sutton— Sutton, North Sutton, South Sutton.
Swanzey —Swanzey, Westport, West Swanzey.
Tamworth —Tarn worth, South Tamworth, Tarn worth Iron Works.
Temple—Temple.
Thornton—Thornton, West Thornton.
Seabrook
Sharon— New-Ipswich
ter,
Tilton—Tilton, East
Tilton.
Troy—Troy.
Tuftonborough— Tuftonborough
Corner, Melvin Village, Mackerel
Village.
—Unity, East Unity.
Unity
Wakefield— Wakefield, East
Wakefield, Sanborn's, Union.
Walpole—Walpole, Drewsville.
Warner— Warner, Roby's Corner.
Warren—Warren.
Washington—Washington, East Washington.
Waterville— Campton P. O.
Weare—Weare,
East Weare, Oil Mill, North Weare, South Weare.
Webster— Webster.
Wentworth —Wentworth.
Wentworth's Location— Wentworth's Location.
[Depot.
Westmoreland—Westmoreland, East Wetsmoreland, Westmoreland
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440
—Whitefield.
Whitefield
Wilmot—Wilmot,
Wilniot Flat.
Wilton, West Wilton.
Winchester Winchester, Ashuelot.
Windham Windham, Windham Depot, West Windham.
Windsor Hillsborough Lower Village, P. O.
Wolfeborough Wolfe borough, North Wolfeborough, South Wolfeborough.
Wilton— East
—
—
—
—
Woodstock—Woodstock, North Woodstock.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters by mail from one post
office to another, for
each half ounce
or fraction thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, 3 cents.
Drop or Local Letters
at letter-carrier offices, for
or fraction thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, 2 cents.
letter-carrier offices,
1
each half ounce
At other than
cent.
Postal Cards, with postage stamps impressed upon them, 1 cent.
For Newspapers and Periodicals issued once a week or more frequently, with postage paid quarterly or yearly in advance, and sent to
actual subscribers, from a
known
office of publication, the rates
are
Newspapers and periodicals each Quarterly rates—
Not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, sent to any part of the United
:
States
— weekly,
5 cents; semi-weekly, 10 cents;
six times a week, 30 cents
;
tri-weekly, 15 cents;
daily, 35 cents.
—
Exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding 8 ounces weekly, 10 cents;
6emi- weekly, 20 cents tri-weekly, 30 cents six times a week, 60 cents
;
;
daily, 70 cents.
—
Exceeding 8 ounces and not exceeding 12 ounces weekly, 15 cents;
semi-weekly, 30 cents; tri-weekly, 45 cents; six times a week, 90 cents;
daily, $1.05.
—
Exceeding 12 ounces and not exceeding 16 ounces weekly, 20 cents
semi-weekly, 40 cents; tri-weekly, 60 cents; six times a week $1.20;
daily,
$
1.40.
Letters addressed to initials or to a box, without personal address, are
lot deliverable under the rulings of the Department.
Printed cards, containing no writing except the address may be sent
through the mails prepaid by a one-cent postage stamp, if under two
ounces in weight.
Writing on a circular, in addition to the address, subjects it to letter
postage.
—
Two postal cards joined together one containing an inquiry and the
other in blank for a reply cannot be sent by mail.
In such a case it
would be the duty of the postmaster at the mailing office to cancel both,
thus rendering the one intended for reply worthless.
Postage must be paid before delivery on newspapers and other periodicals sent from a known office of publication to subscribers, for not
—
less
than one quarter, nor more than one year, at either the
office
of
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RATES OF POSTAGE.
—
mailing or delivery commencing at any time, and to be accounted for
in the quarter in which it is received.
No law was passed by Congress compelling subscribers to regular
newspapers, etc., to pay quarterly postage in the mailing office in advance, after July 1, 1873. They may pay at either office after July 1, as
now.
When a subscriber to a paper or periodical shows a receipt for postage paid at his former residence for one or more quarters in advance,
the publication should be delivered to him for the unexpired time paid
for, provided it is mailed direct from the office of publication and not
remailed from his former residence. If remailed from his former residence (without prepayment of postage), double transient rates must be
collected on delivery.
size, issued less frequently than once a week,
be sent in packages to one address at the rate of one cent for each
package not exceeding four ounces in weight. The postage to be paid
quarterly or yearly in advance.
When packages of newspapers are received at a post-office directed to
one address and the names of the subscribers to whom they belong,
with the postage for a quarter in advance, is handed to a postmaster, he
should deliver them accordingly, provided they are properly folded.
Newspapers having writing on their margins are subject to letter
postage, and postmasters should collect postage at letter rates on all papers having writing on them when found in the mails.
The following are the quarterly rates of postage, when paid quarterly
or yearly in advance, on newspapers and periodicals issued less frequently than once a week, and sent to actual subscribers from a known
Newspapers of small
may
office of publication
Newspapers, magazines, and other periodical publications, each:
Not exceeding four ounces in weight, sent to any part of the United
States semi-monthly, 6 cents monthly, 3 cents quarterly, 1 cent.
Exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding 8 ounces semi-monthly, 12
cents monthly, 6 cents quarterly, 2 cents.
Exceeding 8 ounces and not exceeding 12 ounces semi-monthly, 18
cents monthly, 9 cents quarterly, 3 cents.
Pamphlets, occasional publications, transient newspapers, maga-
—
;
;
;
;
;
—
—
;
zines, hand-bills, posters, unsealed circulars, prospectuses,
scripts,
book-manu-
proof sheets, corrected proof-sheets, maps, prints, engravings,
blanks, flexible patterns, sample cards, phonographic paper, letter en-
and wrappers, cards, plain and ornamental
paper, photographic representations of different types, seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions, and all other matter, which may be declared mailvelopes, postal envelopes
able by law, and all other articles not above the weight prescribed
by law, which are not, from their form or nature, liable to destroy, deface, or
otherwise injure the contents of the mail-bag, or the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, may be sent by mail, prepaid by
stamps at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, but books, samples of metals, ores, minerals and merchandise,
�MONEY ORDER POST
442
OFFICES.
two cents for each two ounces, or fracAll liquids, poisons, glass, explosive materials,
and obscene books, shall be excluded from the mails. All matter, excepting books and other printed matter, book manuscripts, proof-sheets,
must be prepaid
at the rate of
tional part thereof.
and corrected proof-sheets, shall not exceed twelve ounces in weight.
Samples of metals, ores, and mineralogical specimens shall not exceed
twelve ounces in weight.
Packages of woolen, cotton, or linen clothing, not exceeding two
pounds in weight, may be sent through the mail to any non-commissioned officer or private in the army of the United States, if prepaid, at
the rate of one cent for each one ounce, or fraction thereof, subject to
6uch regulation as the Postmaster General may prescribe.
No package weighing more than four pounds shall be received for
conveyance by mail, except books published or circulated by order of
Congress.
Money-orders, for sums not exceeding $50 on one order, will be issued on deposits with the Postmaster, at any money-order post office,
payable at any one of the designated money-order offices, being the
larger cities and towns in the United States, on payment of the followOn orders not exceeding $ 10, five cents over $ 10 and not
ing fees
exceeding $20, ten cents; over $20 and not exceeding $30, fifteen
cents over $ 30 and not exceeding $ 40, twenty cents exceeding $ 40,
:
;
;
;
twenty-five cents.
MONEY-ORDER POST-OFFICES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Ashland,
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHAPTER
V.
Tabular Statement of the population of the
cities
and towns
in the State,
ratable polls, assessed valuation of all the towns, stock in trade,
interest, deposits in savings banks, proportional tax,
town
money
at
debts, clergymen,
lawyers, physicians, merchants, agricultural productions, value of farms,
number of farms, dwellings and families, value of cotton manufactories,
woolen manufactories, boots and shoes, hosiery, paper mills, lumber mills,
grist mills, tanneries, total manufactories in the State, various occupations
of the people in 1870,
in 1870,
number
number
of each kind of manufactories, in the State,
deaths, by towns, in the State, in 1870, centenarians
have died since 1822, &c, &c.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
who
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New-Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
445
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
447
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of
New -Hampshire
in 1870, 1860
and
1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
Selected Ages, with Sex, by Counties.
449
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
Classification of Population of
New- Hampshire by Age and Sex
1870 and 1860.
suses of
1870.
at the
Cen~
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
451
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The following statement shows the number of persons, in 1870,
who were born in New-Hampshire, also the
number living here who were natives of other States and countries.
living in other States,
New -Hampshire
in Account vrilh oilier States
lation, as
and
Territories in regard to
by Census Returns in 1860 and 1870.
i*
Popu-
�IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
452
of 172, and probably without a parallel in any State or nation,
have, in California, 176 more persons
this side of Ireland.
We
than in 1860
255
in Illinois,
;
Massachusetts, 7,204
Iowa, 1731
in
;
in Minnesota,
;
841
;
in Kansas,
;
658
561
in Missouri,
in
;
in
;
"While in
and in District of Columbia, 295.
Alabama there are 45 less Louisiana, 64 Georgia, 54 Maryland,
48 Mississippi, 48 North Carolina, 45 South Carolina, 57 TenMaine, 2,612 Vermont, 4,029 New-York, 3,740 and
nessee, 41
New-Jersey, 666
;
;
;
;
This shows conclusively, that New-Hampshire has not
Ohio, 844.
many
;
;
;
so
;
;
;
;
;
men
carpet-baggers (as
are
now termed who go south
to
by several hundred, as before the war.
In 1860, New-Hampshire had in its population, of foreign born,
reside) in the South,
20,939
in 1870, 29,611
;
In 1870,
a gain in ten years of 8,672.
;
and
there were 40,820 persons in the State having a foreign father
foreign mother
;
42,862 having a foreign father, and 42,550 having
Of the
a foreign mother.
ca
2 in Asia
;
;
Islands; 9 in Austria
13 Indians in Canada
514
Cuba
States
;
11 in
;
55
Holland
in
4 in Bohemia
239
;
22
specified)
;
;
in the
;
3 in
1 in
;
Central America
60 in France
436
;
12,190 in Ireland
;
Hungary
7 in India
;
2 in Poland
;
Sandwich Islands
11 in Switzerland
12
;
in
;
;
892
9 in
;
Turkey
;
11 in
West
number of colored people
in
1 in
;
;
;
Scotland
Greece
1 in
42
;
in
5
German
;
;
5
Mexico
4 iu
Sweden
2 in Russia
;
;
in Brit-
5 in China
;
9 in Italy
Portugal
225
;
in all the
9 in South America: 9 in Spain
;
Newfoundland
in
Prince Edward's Island
;
in Afri-
Australasian
11,901 white, 2 colored, and
New-Brunswick 6
in
in
Denmark
;
14
107 in Great Britian (not specified)
;
Norway
The
;
2,679 in England
27 in Wales
in
Scotia;
America (not
ish
in
Nova
in
foreign population, 4 were born
8 in the Atlantic Islands
;
;
India, and 11 at sea.
was
Portsmouth had the largest number in 1870, viz. 56
Manchester, 50
Exeter, 54
Concord 36
Dover, 33, and Nashua 25. In 1790, there were 158
580
;
total
in 1860,
520
;
and
in the State, in 1870,
in 1810, 970.
;
;
;
;
slaves in the State
in 1800, 8
in 1830, 3, and in 1840, 1.
There were 3 Indians in Carroll County 13 in Coos 5 in Hillsborough 1 in Rockingham, and 1 in Sullivan making in all 23.
;
;
;
;
The census shows that
ances, had, born
;
;
this State, in 1870,
in other States
and foreign
in striking the balcountries, 8,500
more
people than in 1860, and still our population decreased 7,473 in
the last decade.
It does not solve this problem, and it will be hard
to induce people to believe that for the past ten years 15,000
more
�453
STATISTICAL TABLES.
people have died in the State, or moved into foreign countries, than
have been born for the past ten years, if we do take into account
the fearful loss of
life in
If this
the late rebellion.
is
the fact,
worthy of the serious consideration of every thoughtful
State.
The
natives of
New-Hampshire can
man
it is
in the
truly be classed with
the lone Indian, for with a loss at the same ratio, for the next fifty
years, not a vestige of pure, original,
left,
New-Hampshire blood
will be
that ran in the veins of our forefathers one hundred years ago.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing
the.
Ratable
Polls, Assessed Valuation,
True Valuation. Stock in Trade, Stocks, and Money at Interest, Savings Banks
Deposits, Proportion on $ 1,000
KOCKINCHAM
CO.
and Town Debts
over available Assets.
�454
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Ratable Polls, Assessed Value, &c.
STRAFFORD
CO.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
•
By
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Eatable
MERRIMACI
455
Polls,
Assessed Value, &c.
�456
STATISTICAL TABLES.
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Ratable Polls, Assessed Value,
TABULAR STATEMENT,
SULLIVAN CO.
<&c.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
457
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Eatable
COOS CO.
Polls, Assessed Value, &c.
s
�458
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULARSTATEMENT,
Showing number of Clergymen, Physicians,
Dentists,
and Manufacturers, by Towns, arranged
Lawyers, Merchants,
alphabetically.
�459
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing number of Clergymen, Physicians,
Dentists,
and Manufacturers, by Towns, arranged
Lawyers, Merchants
alphabetically.
TOWNS.
TOWNS.
>.=
Loudon
Rochester
Lyman
Lyme
Rollinsford
.
Roxbury
Itumney
Kye
Salem
Lynileborough
Madbury
Madison
Manchester
Marlborough
Salisbury
Sanbornton
Sandown
Marlow
Mason
Sandwich
Seabrook
Sharon
Meredith
Merrimack
Middleton
Milan
Shelburne
'
Somersworth
South Hampton
South Newmarket
Milford
Milton
.
Mount Vernon
Springfield
Monroe
Stark
Stewartstown
Stoddard
Moultonborou;
Nashua
13
Nelson
New-Boston
Strafford
Stratford
Newbury
Stratham
New-Castle
Sullivan
New-Durham
New-Hampton
Sunapee
Surry
Newington
New-Ipswich
New-Londou
New-Market
Newport
Sutton
Newton
Northfleld
Tilton
Orford
Ossipee
Pel ham
.
Plaistow
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Kandolph
Richmond
Rindge
.
.
Walpole
3
Plainfield
Raymond
Wakefield
10
.
Peterborough
Piermont
Pittsburg
Pittsfield
.
Troy
Tuftonborough
Unity
.
North Hampton
Northumberlant
North-wood
Nottingham
Orange
Pembroke
.
.
Swanzey
Tarn worth
Temple
Thornton
21
35
3
2u
2
7
22
220
12
9
11
Warner
Warren
Washington
Waterville
Weare
.
Webster
Wentworth
Westmoreland
Whitefield
Wilmot"
Wilton
Winchester
.
Windham
.
Windsor
Wolfeborough
Woodstock
�460
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR
Relative to the Agricultural Productions of the State,
ROCKINGHAM
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
STATEMENT.
As per Census
county.
a
n
of 1870.
461
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463
�464
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GRAFTON
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�470
STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS
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COUNTY.
471
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TABULAR STATEMENT,
and unimproved land, value of farms and
farming implements, and amount of wages annually paid for farm labor.
Showing number
acres of improved
Unimproved.
S-g
(=5 *-*
73
Counties.
> -
o
2
5
Rockingham
Strafford
235,605
102,412
155,421
176,191
335,882
283,874
260,180
221,310
442,738
120,870
Carroll
Merrimack
..
Hillsborough.
Cheshire
Sullivan
Grafton
Coos
Totals
24,127
6.119
2,597
120,659
2,282
21,606
8,327
2,336
31,052
5,030
$13,418,030
2,334,487
.
....
Belknap
2,
=
97,105
49,739
53,544
151,164
124,211
92,084
72,073
64,332
230,300
112,529
1,047,690
224,417
Counties.
the
number
of farms,
2*0
<s
a
1H
$277,305
5,127,390
4,934,900
4,963,413
12,096,577
11,073,395
7,151,499
6,069,230
12,106,924
3,647,955
$ 464.255
190.226
184,548
177,522
442,380
530,81
323,446
313,971
646.343
186,435
$80,589,313
$3,459,943
$2,319,164
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
^
a *
3
and number
of acres in each.
149,640
99,797
93,282
286,916
332,813
206,416
209,592
485.108
178,295
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE,
Relative to the Cotton Manufactories in
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
New- Hampshire.
475
�476
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to the
Woolen Mills in New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
477
�478
STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
479
TABLE
Relative to the Manufacturing of sale Boots, Shoes, Brogans &c.,in
New-Hamp-
shire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
Hands employed.
t.
•-
TOWNS.
~
s o
Atkinson
Auburn
Brentwood
$4,000
7
12
15
Candia
Candia
4,000
6,000
11,000
43,000
6,000
18,000
7,500
33,000
60,000
25,000
48,000
8,000
3,000
25.000
15,000
20,000
24,000
6,000
26,000
5,000
25,000
6,000
1,000
55,000
75,000
19,000
5,000
20,000
6,000
44,000
20,000
120,000
6,000 ,
25
111
25
Chester
Danville
40
Peerfield
Deerfield
20,1)00
6
50,000
75
120
40
4n,(l00
Derry
East Kingston
121
..
Epping
Fremont
2d
Greenland
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton
12.000
6,00(1
40
35
Falls..
4(
Kensington
Kingston
Londonderry....
is
New
50
4(
in
50
12
3
110
Castle
Newton
Newmarket ....
North Hampton
Northwood
Northwood
Nottingham
170
....
4i
Plaistow
Portsmoutl
12
40
Raymond
17
Salem
62
45
225
20
Sandown
Seabrook
Windham
Totals
JoT3
o
<0
II
&.„ 3
u * 1
14
#'J64.(i(in
2;
-
2 = 2
c
25,000
24,000
28,000
34,000
—
$ 30,000
28.000
30,000
37,000
313,000
35,000
125,000
41,000
240,000
200,000
300,00(1
30,000
120,000
30,000
200,000
160,000
96,000
244,000
30,000
18.000
72,000
48,000
90,000
120,000
24,000
88,000
20,000
120,000
24,000
6,000
152,000
400,000
56,000
18,000
90.000
25,000
190,000
120,000
800,000
25,000
110,
238,000
32,000
20,000
84,000
44,000
100,000
130,000
26,000
98,000
25,000
135,000
28,000
7,000
215.000
500,000
100,000
20,000100,000
30,000
200,000
125,000
750,000
30,000
$ 799,000
3,867,000
>4,226,000
60
660
750
10
23
452
100
36
$30,000
410,000
500.000
3.000
12,000
242,000
5,000
17,000
150,000
1,150,000
1,500,000
10,000
101.000
726,000
300,000
100,000
160,000
1,580,000
1,700,000
12,000
125,000
920,000
325,000
115,000
2,101
356 $1,264,000
3,837,000
1,632
STRAFFuRD COUNTY.
Barrington*
Dover
...
Farmington
Lee*
...
451,000
500,000
Milton
Rochester
Somersworth
15,000
372,000
*.
Strafford*
.?
1,237,0(10
BELKNAP COUNTY.
>
4,937,000
�480
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to Hosiery Mills in
New- Hampshire.
481
�482
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to Paper Mills in
New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
ABSTRACT STATEMENT
of the Paper Manufactories.
483
�484
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
485
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
Lumber annually sawed.
TOWNS.
a
.2
-3
02
a
a
<*
2
fc,
llopkinton...
Loudon
Newbury....
13,000
7,000
5,000
2,000
6,000
9,000
10,n00
,
New-London.,
Northfield
..,
Pembroke...
Pittsfield
Salisbury ....
Sutton
3,01)0
2,000
4,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
4,000
8,000
1,000
4,000
5,000
21,000
9,000
60,00
Warner
Webster
Wilmot
Total
82
$245,000
235
$73,500
125,000
10,000
40,000
20,000
60,000
3
O
§.9 a
250,000
40,000
300,000
750,000
200,000
950,000
750,000
120,000
200.000
450,000
400,000
100,000
510,000 8,725.001)
1,122,000
565,000
1,100,000
100,000
650,000
1,800,009
400,000
315,000
570,000
1,375,000
1,225,000
1,500,000
24.000
10,000
13,000
5,000
8,000
31,000
12,000
5,000
9,000
21,000
24,000
19,000
22,497,000 S 411,000
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Amherst
Antrim
$1
§3,000
,000
11 ,000
Bennington
Brookline .
Deering
Francestown
Goffstown
4,000
5,000
1,000
9,000
1,500
3,000
5,000
19 .MUM
8 000
30 Ml HI
8, MMM
2. 000
13 ,000
Bedford
...
. .
Greenfield
Greenville
3,,000
Hancock
3 ,000
5 ,000
6
Hillsborough...
Hollis
Hudson
Lyndeborough
Manchester ....
Mason
Merrimack
2,000
2,000
1,200
3,000
2 ,000
3 ,000
Nashua
Boston....
Ipswich...
Pelham
Peterborough
Sharon
..
6,000
2.000
8,000
2,500
1,000
4,000
4.000
3,000
MMM
500
1,400
,000
7,00ft
!,000
102
,
S 337,000
308?
106,301
CHESHIRE COUNTY.
Alstead
& 13,000
Chesterfield
.
Dublin
Fitzwilliam
.
Harrisville...
Hinsdale
Jaffrey
Keene
Marlborough.
Marlow
Nelson
Richmond
Rindge
Roxbury
14,' km
5.000
29,000
3O0(
Gilsum
...
200,000
8
10
7
34
3
4,000
13,000
20,000
24,000
3,000
9,000
4,000
30.000
31,000
72
29
500
1
5
14
16
13
3
12
7
700,000
600,000
2,273,000
360,000
1,400,000
400,000
10,000
240,000
700,i
00
50,000
2,000
225
IKK)
2*0,0
10
1,0<XI
1,
Wilton
Windsor
10,000
601
ijOOO
Temple
Weare
800,000
600
18 000
5 000
50 000
12. HUM
4, 000
17 000
18, HMO
3, 000
Milford
925,000
600,000
1,300.000
400,000
1,600,1X10
3,001
2,500
1,000
18,000
20 000
Mount Vernon.
125.0«X
100,000
395,000
500
10
5 ,000
.
Total
II
13 ,000
5 OHM
13 ,000
Litchfield
New
New
I
5,01X1
5,000
21,000
9,000
10,000
15,000
25,000
62,000 3,165,000
1,000,000
1,400,000
700,000
1,700,000
625,000
6,075,000
300,000
550,000
1,700,000
420,000
2,500,000
1,500,000
350,000
1,100,000
1,500,000
600,000
120,000
920,000
1,100,000
400,000
$ 17,000
9,000
26.000
5,000
22,000
9,000
9,000
46,000
4,000
20,000
5,000
17,000
21,000
10,000
34,000
12,000
128,000
4,000
9,000
33,000
6,000
60,000
27,000
6,000
19,000
19,000
8,000
2,000
14,000
22,000
5,000
35,148,000! S 619,000
�486
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
487
�488
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
New- Hampshire.
Relative to Grist Mills in
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
a °
TOWNS.
JO.
E S
tc
Eitst
King-ton..
>
600
Epping
4,00(1
3,000
Hampton
2,01 Ml
Hamjiton Falls
Nortliwood
North Hampton
Nottingham ....
.
Plaistow
Portsmouth
Raymond
Rye
Seab rook
Stratham
Total.
500
1,000
600
1,000
2 000
18.000
3.000
1,000
4,noo
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
M<
234..-IIHI
$ 267,700
1,600
2,0ii0
$44,600
5,500
10,000
20,000
2,000
6,000
1,700
2,500
800
1.000
16.000
106,000
21.000
11.000
24 000
7,000
$ 6,000
800
400
900
600
2,000
Exeter
Greenland
400
600
800
200
400
200
200
100
200
600
$
S S
II
|
11,000
21,000
2,500
7,000
2.000
3,000
1,000
1,200
19,000
120,000
25,000
13,000
27,000
9,000
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
489
�490
STATISTICAL TABLES.
GRAFTON COUNTY.
TOWNS.
Ashland
Bath
Bethlehem
S 2,000
Bristol
Campton
Canaan
Danbnry
Enfield
Franconia
Grafton
Groton
Hanover
,
Haverhill
Lebaa n
Lisbon
Littleton
Lyme
Monroe
Orford
Piermont
Plymouth
Kninney
Warren
Went worth
Totals
Berlin
Colebrook
Columbia
En nl
Gorham
Jefferson
Lancaster
Milan
Northumberland
Pittsburg
Stratford
Stewartstown
Wakefield
Total
.
,
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative
to
Tanneries in
New- Hampshire.
491
�492
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to the total Manufactories in
New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
I
�494
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
495
�496
STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Number
Hands
of
employed.
horse power,
TOWNS.
— -3
S-S
12
36
Cornish
1,364
11
.
270
240
136
Acworth....
Charlestown
Claremont
84
Croydon
Goshen
Grantham
70
80
285
40
225
610
120
62
292
40
269
..
Langdon....
Lempster .
Newport...
.
Plainfield ..
Springfield .
Sunapee....
Unity
Washington
240
Total
3,951
$ 46,000
156,000
750,000
14,000
2,000
16,000
22,1X10
5,000
11,000
375,000
11,000
5,000
66,000
3,000
34,000
1 1,506,000
75
225
$ 23,000
146,000
248,000
8,000
4,500
5,000
10,000
2,500
13 000
118,000
4, nun
1.000
28,000
3,000
25,000
871
25
14
19
34
7
40
197
10
7
52
10
1,123|
524
Ashland
Bath
Benton
Bethlehem
13
,
39
13
7
..,
Bridgewater.
Bristol
Campton
Canaan
Banbury
16
3
31
12
25
9
Borchester...
Ellsworth....
Enfield
Franeonia
Grafton
Groton
7
2
38
22
4
11
Hanover
10
Haverhill
Hebron'.
48
5
Holderness...
8
28
48
Landaff
Lebanon
Lincoln
Lisbon
1
35
37
9
23
Littleton
Lyman
Lyme
Monroe
1
Orange
4
23
Orford
Piermont
11
Plymouth....
39
Rumney
31
Thornton
,
Warren
Wentworth...
Woodstock...
Total
4
23
13
5
357,000
1,250,000
25.000
7.000
48,000
33,000
5,000
26,000
619,000
17,000
4,000
117,000
10.000
85,000
$639,000 $2,703,000
GRAFTON COUNTY.
Alexandria..
$ 100,000
$
7.000
110,000
10,000
3,000
58,000
1,500
108,000
12,000
36,000
9,000
20,000
700
54,000
23,000
3,000
6,000
10,000
34,000
6,000
6,000
18,000
315,000
1,000
61,000
99,000
6,000
10,000
1,000
1,000
18,000
17,000
51,000
39,000
4,000
28,000
25,000
10,000
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS COUNTY.
497
�498
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the various Occupations of the people of
New- Hampshire,
in 1870.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
499
�500
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Mechanical and Mancf'iro Industries.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
Mechanical and Mandf'inq Industbies.
501
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
502
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
towns, showing
number of deaths in
the State in 1870.
BELKNAP COUNTY.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
TOWNS.
TOWNS.
Alton
Barnstead
Atkinson
Auburn
Brentwood
Belmont
Candia
Chester
Centre Harbor..
Gilmanton
County Farm
Gilford
Deerfleld
,
Derry
East Kingston
New Hampton.
,
Sanbornton....
,
TUtou
Eppiug
Exeter
Fremont
Gosport
Greenland
101
122
CARROLL COUNTY.
Albany
Bartlett
Falls. ..
Brookfield
Kensington
Kingston
Londonderry
New
31
Total
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton
,
Laconia
Meredith
Danville
Chatham
Conway
Eaton
Effingham
Castle
Newington
Freedom
Jack9on
Madison
Moultonborough
Newmarket
Newton
North Hampton...
Northwood
Nottingham
Sandwich
Plaistow
Tamworth
Portsmouth
Raymond
Tuftonborough.
Wakefield
Rye
Wofeborough
.,
Salem.-
Sandown
159
Total
Seabrook
South Newmarket.
South Hampton...
Stratham
MERRIMACK COUNTY.
Allenstown
.
Andover
Boscawen
Windham
Sow
Bradford
Canterbury
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
Barrington
Dover
.
Chichester
. .
Concord
Dunbarton
.
. .
Durham
Epsom
Farniington..
Franklin...
Lee
Henniker
Madlmry
Hill
Middleton....
Milton
Hooksett.. ..
Hopkinton...
Loudon
New Durham
i
Newbury
Rochester....
New London
Rollinsford. ..
Somersworth.
Northfleld
Strafford.
Pembroke...
..,
Pittsfield ...
Total
.
....
26
154
153
Salisbury
. .
70
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
503
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
�504
STATISTICAL TABLES.
GRAFTON COUNTY CONTINUED.
�DECEASED CENTENARIANS.
505
demic, but this scourge, consumption, creates no fear with the peo-
and they pass heedlessly and carelessly along without taking any
its flattering premonitory symptoms.
If the inhabitants at the north were as guarded as the people in
Virginia, or other southern States, in their clothing and exposure to
inclement weather, this mortality, caused by lung affection, could
be reduced at least fifty per cent.
ple,
precaution to guard against
DECEASED CENTENARIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE SINCE
1822.
Through the courtesy of Dea. Daniel F. Secomb of Concord,
we are enabled to give the number of persons who have died since
1822, at one hundred years of age and upwards.
The reader
will perceive that people live quite as long at the
present day, as
fifty
years ago, notwithstanding the sayings of older
people to the contrary, who are led to believe that the vanities of dress,
and the general style of
is
living, has a
no doubt but the generation of
to
tendency to shorten
day has a
life.
There
lease of life at least
ten years longer than the generation of seventy-five years ago.
The census
of
New-Hampshire
in 1870,
when compared with
that
of 1860, reveals some curious facts which are worthy of careful consideration.
age,
The number
was 67,578
34,460
;
;
of children in 1860, under ten years of
in 1870, 47,817
in 1870, 31,578
;
;
fifteen
forty years
and under twenty, in 1860,
and under fifty, in 1860,
33,613; in 1870, 39,355; seventy and under eighty, in 1860, 9,941
eighty and under ninety years, in 1860, 3,030
in 1870, 16,647
in
It
;
;
and under one hundred years, in 1860, 364
1870, 337 one hundred years and over, in 1860, 7 in 1870, 18.
also shows that in 1860, there were living in New-Hampshire
in 1870, 3,555
;
ninety
;
;
266,952 persons under
;
fifty
years of age; of the same age in 1870,
235,998, or 30,954 less than in 1860.
fifty
The number of persons of
years of age and upwards in 1860, was 59,120
;
in 1870, 82,
more than in 1860. It is evident that the principal
cause of this great change in the population of the State, as to age,
is in the younger class leaving the State to seek employment elsewhere, and leaving the older persons at home. If this young class
with their wives and children would return to New-Hampshire, who
have left it within the past ten years, it would no doubt increase the
population at least 40,000. The war had something to do with this
302, or 23,182
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
506
depletion of middle aged persons.
Over 5,000 gave up
their lives
in the contest for the cause of the Union.
The
tables herewith annexed, are very interesting for the reader
to ponder.
Names
of persons
who have died
at one
Hew -Hampshire,
hundred years of age and
since 1822.
over,
in
�507
STATISTICAL TABLES.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO DIED FROM
1853
TO
1864.
�PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
508
CHAPTER VI.
)
Giving a statement of
all
the public Schools in the State, Dartmouth College,
Literary Institutions, State Institutions, such as
New-Hampshire
Asylum
for the
Insane,
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Orphan's
State Prison, State
Normal
School, State Capitol,
Home,
Reform School and Relig-
ious Denominations in the State.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The founders of New-Hampshire believed in universal education.
They believed, too, that the idea of a republic was the idea of a
people governing themselves.
This implied that the people should
amount of intelligence and virtue, which are essential
self-government.
Our early legislators enacted laws providing
possess that
to
for a system of free
Our
common
schools.
present free educational institutions are of the highest val-
ue to the State. The maintenance of them involves a great expense and much care, but it is a wise outlay.
Knowledge is less
Ignorance is a dangerous and costly
any form of government, and under a republican, des-
expensive than ignorance.
factor under
tructive.
The
poses.
several towns are sub -divided into districts for school pur-
In the sparsely settled
districts,
the schools are ungraded.
and several of the larger villages, a system of graded
schools has been established, embracing Primary, Intermediate,
Grammar and High School Departments, with rooms, furniture,
books, apparatus and teachers suited to the peculiar wants of each
grade. The best graded schools are found in Manchester, Nashua,
Great Falls, Dover, Littleton, Concord, Portsmouth, Milford and
In the
cities
Claremont.
Towns and
cities are required,
by law,
to raise annually,
support of public schools, three hundred and
fifty dollars for
for
each
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
dollar of the apportionment of State tax
districts
The
towns,
cities
and school
can raise larger sums by vote.
school authority of the State
tion, consisting of the
Governor,
of public instruction.
The
stitutes
;
509
is
vested in a Board of Educa-
Councilors and Superintendent
latter is required to hold Teacher's In-
annually, in each county, prepare and distribute school
blanks and registers, and present an annual report to the General
Court, upon the condition and progress of the schools.
The
following tables will exhibit the standing of schools in the
various
cities
and towns
in the State.
TABLE
Of Schools in New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
<2
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
510
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
1-
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
511
�512
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS COUNTY.
513
�DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
614
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
Dartmouth College, the fourth of the New-England Colleges
—preceded
in chro-
by Harvard, Yale and
Brown, and but little behind the last named sprang from a noteworthy
germ of christian philanthropy. It was an off-shoot of Moor's charityschool, an institution for the education of Indian youth, established in
Lebanon, Conn., in the year 1754. The school was subsequently removed to Hanover, N. H., a charter for a college, to be connected with it
This
and yet a distinct institution, having been previously obtained.
charter was issued Dec. 13, 1769, by the Hon. John Wentworth, the last
of the royal governors of the Province of New-Hampshire. The founnological order
in that respect only
—
der of the charity-school was named in it as the first President of the
college and, in view of the interest taken in the school by Lord Dartmouth, an excellent English nobleman, and of his benefactions to it, his
name was appropriately given to the college.
One of the most signal events in the history of the Institution is the
controversy, out of which arose the famous Dartmouth College case.
The legislature of New-Hampshire, influenced by considerations which
need not here be detailed, claimed the right to "amend" the royal charThey passed an act to that effect, in 1816, changing the name of the
ter.
institution to " Dartmouth University," and embracing other important
modifications. To this act the trustees were opposed and, with the design of testing its constitutionality, they brought an action before the
;
;
Supreme Court of the
By
State.
this tribunal the legislature
was
sus-
and an appeal was taken by the trustees to the Supreme Court of
the United States, John Marshall being then chief justice. The cause of
the college was there argued by Daniel Webster, and other able counsel,
and fully sustained by the court.
With such occasional ebbs and eddies as pertain to all like institutions, but with remarkable steadiness on the whole, the college has
gone onward from its small beginnings to its present condition of enThe whole number of its alumni, as given
largement and prosperity.
in the last " Triennial," is three thousand, nine hundred and seven.
These have come from all parts of the land and, as graduates, have
been scattered as widely. While a considerable number have entered
from the cities and large towns, the great majority have come from rural places. The average age of admission has been somewhat above
and to the maturity thus secured has been
that of many other colleges
tained
;
;
;
From these
added, in many cases, the stimulus of self-dependence.
and other causes, Dartmouth students, as a class, have been characterized by a spirit of earnestness, energy, and general manliness, of the
Most of them have gone, not into
'happiest omen as to their life-work.
the more lucrative lines of business, but into what may be called the
working professions. To the ministry, the college has given more than
nine hundred of her sons. Dr. Chapman says, in his " Sketches of the
Alumni :" "There have been thirty-one judges of the United States and
State
Supreme Courts
;
fifteen senators in
Congress
;
and sixty-one rep-
�DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
resentatives
;
515
two United States cabinet ministers; four ambassadors
fourteen governors of
one post-master-general
twenty-five presidents of colleges one
and one of a Territory
hundred and four professors of academical, medical, or theological colleges.
From the last Triennial Catalogue, this list might be considerably enlarged. Perhaps the two professions that have drawn most largely upon the institution have been those of teaching and the law.
We
recall a single class, that of 1828, one-fourth of whose members have
to foreign courts
;
;
States,
1
;
;
'
been either college presidents or professors.
Dr.
Chapman
states, that
were residing in Boston, Mass., no less than seven
sons of the college, " who were justly regarded as ranking among the
brightest luminaries of the law. They were Samuel Sumner Wilde,
at one time there
1789; Daniel Webster, 1801; Richard Fletcher, 1806; Joseph Bell, 1807;
Joel Parker, 1811
Rufus Choate, 1819; and Charles Bishop Goodrich,
;
1822.
Dartmouth has aimed, in all her history, at that true conservatism
which blends felicitously the old and the new. She believes in the anFor the last seven years,
has been expended on the scientific appointments of the institution than on the classical and other improvements are contemplated in the same direction. Though she adheres to the old college, as has
been said, yet around that she has already grouped though with no
ambitious fancy for the name of a university a number of collateral or
post-graduate institutions offering diversified opportunities of general
and special culture. The various departments, as they now exist, are
cient classics, but she favors science also,
much more
;
—
as follows
1.
The
—
:
old Academic Department, with
its
1
four years curriculum, in-
cluding the privilege of a partial course, and a
number of
particular
options.
2.
The Chandler
Scientific
Department, with a regular course, chro-
nologically parallel to that of the Academic, and having with the option
of a partial course through
all the years, several elective lines of study
Latin and Greek are omitted, French and German included, and scientific branches are made most prominent.
3.
The' Agricultural Department, so called, or the New-Hampshire
College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
This is based on the
Congressional land-grant. It has a regular three years course, with an
in the last year.
1
option, after the first year,
between an agricultural and mechanical
line
See in the next ai'ticle, a more particular account of it.
4.
The Engineering Department, or the Thayer School of Civil Engineering.
This is substantially, though not foraially, a post-graduate
or professional department, with a two years course.
The requisites
for admission are in some important branches, even more than a college
curriculum commonly embraces and it is designed to carry the study
of civil engineering to the highest point.
5.
The Medical Department, or the old New-Hampshire Medical College. This was established in 1797, has had a long and prosperous career, and ranks now with the best medical institutions in the country.
of study.
1
;
�LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
516
There
is
connected with
it,
in addition to the lectures, a
good course of
private medical instruction.
6.
Moor's Charity- School. This has now no distinct organic existence; but there is a small fund which is appropriated, under the direction of the President of Dartmouth College, to the education of Indian
youths, in any department for which they are prepared.
During the late war, the college, in common with most others in our
country, was somewhat depressed but it has since been resuming, and
The last catalogue embraces a faceven surpassing, its former status.
ulty of instruction, thirty-six in number, and, in all the different courses
;
of study, four hundred and twenty-one students. As an indication of the
national relations of the college, it may be remarked that these students
come from twenty-five different States and Territories, at home and
abroad; and that, of the ungraduates, more than one-fifth are from
AVhile the insitution is still in need of adplaces out of New England.
ditional funds for various purposes, it lias been prospered financially.
"Within the past ten years, not less than five hundred thousand dollars
Three new buildings
have been secured for the different departments.
have been erected, making the whole number ten, and two of the old
ones have been enlarged and renovated and funds have been obtained,
;
in part, for a
new
Library Building.
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
There may be some schools which we have failed to notice, but have
endeavored to give all a notice according to information received.
We gladly would have given a more extended account of these important institutions of our State if we could have obtained the facts relative
We requested the immediate managers of their respective
to them.
schools to be kind enough to forward us the facts, also stating why we
In many instances our request has been attended with
desired them.
success, and the gentlemen receive our sincere thanks for their courtesy,
and we trust that the benefit derived therefrom, will be mutual both to
In other cases, our solicitations have not
their school and the State.
been responded to, and if people in some towns see that their Academies
have not received that notice which they merit, they can attribute it to
the faculty
who
refused or neglected to give us the necessary informa-
tion.
Adams Female Academy is located at East Derry, and was incorporated in 1823, being the oldest female academy in New-Hampshire. Besides convenient school buildings, it has a fund of % 3,200, donated by
Jacob Adams of Derry. There is a boarding house connected with the
institution to accommodate young ladies from abroad.
It has always maintained a popular reputation as an institution worthy the patronage of young ladies who wish to acquire a first class education. It is situated in one of the most beautiful New-England villages, peculiarly free from injurious influences, and embracing scenery
�517
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
which, for simple beauty,
is
not often surpassed.
The place
is
easily
on the line of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad.
This institution is under the immediate charge of Miss Emma L. Taylor, who has attained a high character among the most distinguished
schools in the country, for thorough, systematic, and refined education.
There are three terms, of thirteen weeks each, every year, with an
accessible, being
average attendance of fifty females.
Antrim High School—James E. Vose, Principal.
Atkinson Academy is pleasantly located in the town of Atkinson,
about three miles from the city of Haverhill, Mass., and two from the
Boston and Maine Railroad.
This institution is one of the oldest in the State, being founded in
The building is located on elevated
1790.
It has a fund of $ 6,000.
It has a library, philosophical and
ground, and contains six rooms.
chemical apparatus, cabinet &c. all in a fine condition. It has been successful and maintained a high reputation as being a first class literary
H. B. WesIts pi esent number of scholars is about sixty.
institution.
ton, A. M., Principal. Rev. Jesse Page, President of the Trustees.
-
Austin Academy
is
situated at Strafford Centre.
G. C. McClellan, Principal.
Normal Institute. This institution
It
was incorporat-
ed in 1834.
Beede
Sandwich Centre, and was established
in 1839,
is
pleasantly located at
by Daniel G. Beede,
to
supply the pressing want, at that date, of more well qualified teachers.
This school has never been endowed, and now is under the management of Mr. Beede, as principal. The school buildings were built entirely by himself, and the institution has been sustained through his unaided effort. The expense of the recitation-hall and boarding house
was about eight thousand
The number of
have
filled
dollars.
who have
received instruction here, is nearly
teachers, while others
hono able positions of trust, with credit to themselves, and
four thousand
pupils
—many of them
making popular
But few men in New-Hampshire have, by their
individual efforts in the past thirty years, imparted more useful
knowledge, to the young men and women of this State than Mr. Beed«.
to their instructor.
own
He now
fills
the responsible office of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
New-Hampshire.
Bristol High School, Bristol. Miss Alice French, Principal.
Charlestown High School. Mrs. Alice Pitts, Principal.
Chester Academy Chester. Miss E. S. Gale, Principal.
Christian Institute This school, at present located at Wolfeborough, was incorporated and established at Andover, where, in February, 1857, it was opened for the instruction of students. In 1866, the
Institute was transfered to its present location, having been discontinued one year at the time of its removal.
tion in
—
The
—
school year consists of thirty-eight weeks, divided into three
During its fourteen school years, the institute has had an average
annual attendance of 200 students. It has four established courses of
Business course of three years; 'Academic, four; College
study, viz.
terms.
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Preparatory, three and Young Ladies Graduating of four years. Students completng either course, and passing satisfactory examination,
receive diplomas.
;
This
is
New-England maintained and conducted by
the only school in
the Christian Connection.
It rejects all
sectarianism and bigotry, and
well disposed youth. The teachers and
officers constantly aim to promote thorough and accurate scholarship,
refinement of manners, a high moral sense and a pure religious life.
The institute possesses a fair Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus,
cordially opens
its
doors to
all
and has an endowment fund of $
made
10,000.
The officers have recently
provision to reconstruct the school, another year, upon an en-
larged and broader basis, and permanently establish
it.
Principals. John W. Simonds, 1857; Kev. S. W. Whitney, 1859;
Rev. John W. Haley. A. B., 1860; Rev. Thomas Bartlett, 1861; Edwin
Moulton, A. M., 1866; John II. Lary, A, M. 1868; George A. Chase, A.
B., I860; John W. Simonds, A. M., 1870-74.
Officers. Rev. II. M. Eaton, Westerly, R. I.. President; Rev. S. A.
Hutchinson, Kittery, Me., Secretary; N. A. Moulton, Esq., Newburyport, Treasurer.
Trustees Rev. J. A. Perry, Providence, R. I., W.
II. Cate, Esq., Manchester, Rev. L>. A. Wiggin, Tuftonboro, Rev. C. P.
Smith, West Randolph, Vt..
Mr. I. K. Gage, Esq., Fisherville; Rev.
J. W. Tilton, Hanover; Rev. O. J. Wait, Franklin; Mr. P. C. Shaw,
Hill John W. Simonds, Franklin.
Clinton Grove Seminary is located in Weare, about three miles
from North Weare Railway Station.
This school is founded on strict moral principles, and the pupil knows
in the commencement what is before him as to his conduct out of school.
In the prospectus it expressly says, no fire-arms nor tobacco is allowed to
be used on any consideration that they must come prepared with thick
shoes and rubbers, for daily exercise in the open air, which must be
attended to, as well as books in the school-room.
There is a large and commodious Boarding House, connected with
the school, which is under the immediate care of the Principal. Charles
A. Jones, Principal.
Concord High School, Concord. J. D. Bartley, Principal.
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;
;
;
;
Conway Academy, Conway. W. W. Bates, Principal.
Contoocook Academy, at Contoocookville, Hopkinton.
Rev.
Charles Hardon, Principal.
Conant High School. This school is situated at Jaffrey, on the
Monadnock Railroad. It has a fund of 8 7,000, through the bequest of
the late Hon. John Conant, a resident of the town.
The town has' built a school house at an expense of $12,000. The
school
is
well managed, and
is
at present
under the instruction of Elial
S. Ball, Principal.
Dartmouth Home School, for Young Ladies,
ver,
and has been
is
situated in
Hano-
in successful operation for eight years, or since 1865.
This school has all the advantages for furnishing young ladies with an
education, in classical as well as in all branches of English literature.
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'
The
school year includes thirty-nine weeks, and is divided into three
terms of equal length. Miss L. J. Sherman is Principal, with three as-
sistant teachers.
Dearborn Academy, is located in Seabrook, and was founded in 1854,
through an endowment of $ 15,000, by the late Dr. Edward Dearborn, an
eminent physician, and distinguished citizen of Seabrook. It is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, and commands a tine view of the
Ocean. J. O. Emerson, Principal.
Deeking Academy, is located at Deerin'g Centre.
Dover High School, Dover. H. P. Warrenj Principal.
Dunuarton High School, Dunbarton. John B. Mills, Principal.
Exeter High School, Exeter. Eben S. Stearns, Principal.
Farmington High School, Farmington. E. J. Goodwin, Principal.
Fkancestown Academy
is
located in the pleasant village of Fran-
cestown.
The
High School in town was established in a public school-house
and was attended by Levi Woodbury, Moses Wilson, Mary
Woodbury and others, who became prominent men and women, in their
day. The high schools met with varied success, until June24, 1819, when
first
in 1800,
the present
academy was incorporated.
Among
the eighty-four schol-
who attended the first term after its incorporation, was Franklin
Pierce, who completed here his education, prior to entering college at
ars,
Bowdoin.
Mr. S. Ingersoll Bard was the first Principal, but the next year, (1821)
Mr. Isaac O. Barnes was employed. Mr. Barnes married the daughter
of Hon. Peter Woodbury, practiced law, and in time, moved to Boston,
where he received appointments as Naval Officer, U. S. Marshal, and
Pension Agent, which latter office he held at the time of his death,
some ten years ago. He was the most eccentric man in Boston, and his
reputation was wide-spread by the many good stories told about him, of
which he was either the author, or hero of the exploit.
Francestown Academy is a popular Institution, and receives its full
share of public patronage. J. E. Vose, A. M., Principal.
Franklin Academy, Franklin. Charles A. Jewell, Principal.
Fkeedom High School, Freedom. John Villiken, Principal.
Fran klin Academy, Dover, incorporated
in 1805.
John
Scales,
Principal.
Gilmanton Academy is pleasantly situated in Gilmanton, and is one
of the oldest literary institutions in the State, being incorporated in
1794.
It has always maintained a popular reputation, and has, at the
present time, its share of the public patronage. Its buildings are large
and convenient.
li.
There
is
a library of 500 volumes connected with
it.
E. Avery, Principal.
Hampton Academy, Hampton,
incorporated in 1810. Miss Lucy E.
Henniker Academy, Miss S. C. Eastman.
Keene Academy, Keene. Mrs. T. H. Leverett, Principal.
Keene High School, Keene. S. II. Brackett, Principal.
Kingston Academy, Kingston Plains. John W. Sanborn, Principal.
Dow,
Principal.
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Kimball Union Academy
of the
is
pleasantly
situated
on commanding
in the beautiful village of Meriden, within the present limits
ground
town of
Plainfield.
It
was incorporated
in 1813,
and organized
in 1815.
receives scholars whose parents are of other
incorporated in its charter that the trustees and
instructors of the Union Academy, shall be professors of the Christian
religion, and each shall be a regular member of some Congregational or
It is sectarian,
religious belief.
but
still
It is
Presbyterian Church.
This school has always held a high position among its contemporaries.
It has given instruction to over 7,000 pupils, and has aided over three
hundred young men for the ministry, at an expense of over $25,000.
At the commencement of the Institution, the Hon. Daniel Kimball
donated $ 6,000 as a permanent fund, which was afterwards increased
to $ 30,000, and the whole fund is now over $ 50,000. Efforts are now being
made to secure an additional endowment of $ 100,000. which will establish it on a solid basis.
In 1824, the building, together with a valuable library, was burned.
The second building, now the wing of the new edifice, was completed
in 1825.
The main building was finished in the autumn of 1839. The
natural decay of the buildings, and the imperative demands of the times,
require larger accommodations, which no doubt will be furnished, within a few years. In these days of progress, in every department of education, this Institution must not only hold its own, but it should keep
pace with the general advance in the educational world.
Rev. Charles A. Downs, Lebanon, President of Trustees. Rev. L. A.
Austin, Principal.
Lancaster Academy. Lancaster.
Landaff High School, Landaff. H. H. Clark. Principal.
Littleton Graded School, Littleton. F. D. Hutching, Principal.
Manchester High School, Manchester. W. W. Colburn, Principal.
Marlborough High School, Marlborough. Charles E. Houghton,
Principal.
Marlow Academy
nearly forty years.
ly as to teachers,
McCollom
located in Marlow, and has been organized
has met with varied success, depending large-
is
It
&c.
Institute
>
is
located in
Mount Vernon, and was
a popular Institution, and well conducted.
a library of 600 volumes connected with the school. George
rated in 1850. It
is
incorpo-
There is
W. Todd,
Principal.
Milford High School, See Milford. George French, Principal.
Nashua High School, Nashua. T. W. H. Hussey, Principal.
Nashua Literahy Institution is located in the city of Nashua, and
was commenced in April, 1835, under the name of the " Nashua High
G. S. Brown, and David Crosby, Instructors.
In 1840, it was incorporated under its present name, and has been under the immediate management of Mr. Crosby ever since.
The building is two stories, the upper being used as school room, with
School."
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90 seatings, while in the
lower story
521
a recitation room, and apparatus
is
room.
This Institution
is
liberally patronized,
ty to seventy scholars.
At
and each term has from
thir-
the September term, 1873, there were forty-
nine scholars.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE SEMINARY AND
FEMALE COLLEGE.
This Institution is located at Tilton. N. H., on the Boston, Concord &
Montreal Railroad, eighteen miles north of Concord, near the outlet of
Winnipiseogee Lake. The site is elevated, and commands a view of
natural scenery that, in extent, variety and beauty, is seldom equalled; and in healthfulness it cannot be surpassed.
On the third day of July, 1845, the first meeting of the Trustees of the
" New-Hampshire Conference Seminary" was held at the Brick Church,
in the town of Northfield. The preliminary meeting, which ordered
this, had been held at Winchester, June second.
On the 9th of November, 1852, initiatory steps were taken to enlarge the charter of the Seminary so as to comprehend, also, a Female College. This arrangement
was consummated December 29, 1852.
On the 7th day of November, 1862, the stately edifice of the Institution
was consumed by fire. Immediately, however, the trustees planned the
erection, of an edifice and a new site was procured on the Sanbornton side
of the river now Tilton. Three commodious buildings were erected on
the new campus, and by an act of the Legislature, approved June 24,
1863, the change and removal were legalized.
By the efforts of friends,
—
the resources and conveniences have gradually enlarged to date. Gradual prosperity has attended the Institution from its opening day until
now.
and grounds are worth
thousand dollars. It has an
last year its students numbered 256. In the current years of its existence, it has had 8,600 students.
The library has 1,183 volumes; the cabinet is
It has graduated 225.
quite large, especially that of Mineralogy. There are four flourishing
Literary Societies. It combines Seminary and College.
It has three
regular courses a Classical and a Belles Lettres for ladies, and a College Preparatory for gentlemen. It has also six special courses, viz.
Music, Book-keeping, Penmanship, Painting and Drawing, Normal Department, Theological Department. Its students from abroad generally
Its buildings
endowment
forty
of about twelve thousand.
;
The
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522
board in the Halls of the Institution. The present Board of Instruction
are Rev. John B. Robinson, A. M., President; Sylvester Dixon, A.M.,
R. E. Avery, A. M., Charles M. Glines, Julia E. Bullard, Preceptress;
Mary E. Harriman, A. M. Lizzie A. Herrick, M. L. A.
New-Hampshire Commercial College. This Institution is located
in the city of Manchester, and is a branch of a chain of colleges established in all the large cities in the United States, under the name of
;
,
Bryant and Stratton Business College.
It is designed to educate and prepare young men and women for all
clerical branches of business, such as writing, book-keeping, telegraphing &c. The number of scholars who have attended this college, the
last year, is over three hundred, coming from all sections of the State.
The length of term, thirteen weeks tuition for gentlemen, $25 a term;
—
ladies, $20.
college is now under the immediate charge of Prof. G. A. Gaswith competent assistants.
New-Hampton Institution is located in the town of New-Hampton,
and through the many changes it has undergone from its foundation, it
has sustained the reputation of being one of the best Institutions in the
The
kell,
State.
The New-Hampton Academy was first opened in September, 1821. Its
John K. Simpson, a native of New-Hampton, but
principal patron, Avas
merchant
at that time a
in Boston.
into the control of the State Br.ptist Convenand became known as the " New-Hampton Academical and Theological Institution," and was the first Baptist Seminary ever established
in New-England. It remained under the care of the Baptists until the
fall of 1852, when on account of financial difficulties, they deserted the
ground.
January, 1853, it was established under a new charter, and styled
"The New-Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution," and re-opened
Col. R. G.
under the direction of the Freewill Baptist Denomination.
Lewis, of New-Hampton, was the principal leader in this movement, and
In 1825, the school
fell
tion,
donated $ 15,600.
The average annual attendance, for the past fifty years, has been over
three hundred. There are six school buildings, valued at $30,000;
three literary societies, each having a library and reading room, besides
the general school library, amounting, in the aggregate, to 3,000 volumes.
There is a classical department, for both sexes, also an English department. This Institution claims that its department of natural sci
ence is superior to all institutions in the State, except the Scientific
School at Hanover. Their Commercial course is pronounced the best
in the State. The invested fund of the school is $ 15,000.
In 1870, the Theological Department, long connected with the school,
was removed to Lewiston, Muine Rev. A. B. Meservey, A. M. Ph. D.,
Principal. There are eight assistant teachers.
New-Ipswich Appleton Academy
Ipswich.
It
was incorporated
iu 1789,
is
town of Newyears maintained
located in the
and
for
many
�MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, MANCHESTER.
LOCATION OF GASKELL'S BRYANT
&
STRATTON BUSINESS COLLEGE.
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the position as being one of the best Academies in the State. It still
has many friends, and is well sustained. There is a library of 500 volumes connected with the academy. John Herbert, Principal.
New-London Literary and Scientific Institution—The location of
this Institution
is
delightful, healthful,
and
retired,
amidst the
hills
and
hikes of New-Hampshire. It was founded at New-London in 1853. In
1873, a new academy building and boarding house were completed, with
all the modern improvements for school purposes, at an expense of
nearly $ 100,000, and,
in
it
now
has one of the tinest sets of school buildings
New-England.
It has a Board of twenty-four Trustees, and a
nent teachers.
Provision
is
made
faculty of eight
perma-
in the Institution for three distinct
—
the Scientific, College Preparatory, and Ladies'
most liberal endowment was from Mrs. James B. Colgate of New-York, a native of New-London. There are two scholarships viz. Smith's scholarship of $> 1,150, and Simond's scholarship of
$ 1,000. The income of these is annually applied to aid young men who
need and deserve assistance. The average attendance of students, for
courses of study, viz.
Collegiate.
Its
—
the past twenty years,
The Presidents
1853; Rev. G. B.
is
132;
number
of alumni, 281.
of the school have been, Rev. G.
Gow,
A. M., 1861; Rev. A.
W.
W. Gardner, D. D.,
Sawyer, D. D., 1864;
H. M. Willard, A. M., 1870, and L. E. Warren, A. M., 1872.
Present Officers Rev. E. E. Cummings. 1). D., President; Rev.
II. G. Safford, A. M. .Secretary; N. T. Greenwood, Esq., Treasurer.
Newport High SchooI, Newport. George R. Brown, Principal.
Northwood Academy is situated at Northwood Centre, near the
shore of Harvey Lake. But few towns in the State offer better inducements, for literary institutions, than this town.
The scenery in and
around Northwood is unsurpassed for beauty, in southern New-Hampshire, ami everything that surrounds the youth tends to a healthy and
moral influence, combined with a thorough and practical system of in-
—
struction.
It was incorporated in 1866, and since that time has been under the
immediate management of Rev. E. C. Cogswell as Principal. The
school has a library of 500 volumes.
Northwood Seminary is located in Northwood, on Clark's Hill,
about two miles south-east from Northwood Centre, and commands the most extensive and finest scenery in that section of the
State.
From this point, at a glance, can be seen, nearly the whole
basin of Rockingham County, the ocean and its numerous islands near
the coast.
It was incorporated in 1867, and gives the scholar a privilege of acquiring a thorough academical education. It has a library of 750 volumes. William H. Cotton Principal.
Orford Academy is located in Orford village, on the Connecticut,
and is well sustained. It was incorporated in 1853, and, has a library of
800 volumes. N. E. Stark, Principal.
Pennacook Academy—This popular
Institution
is
situated
in the
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healthy and flourishing village of Fisherville, on the Northern Railroad,
six miles north of the city of Concord.
The
buildings are of brick, and contain as elegant a suite of school-
rooms and boarding apartments as may be found in any New-England academy, with ample grounds, beautifully ornamented and in the
quiet part of the village, remote from the business streets. This academy lias been established at a large expense, and is supplied with the
most approved fixtures common to a first class literary institution. E.
C. Allen, Principal.
N. Butler, Henry H.
mittee.
Brown and Rev. W. R.
Jewett, Executive
Peterborough High School, Peterborough.
Com-
Tliomas P. Maryatt,
Principal.
Pinkerton Academy
is
located in Derry.
Incorporated in 1814.
George T. Tuttle, Principal.
Phillips Exeter Academt is located in the ancient and beautiful
town of Exeter, and is one of the oldest and most popular, endowed,
classical schools in New-England.
The founder of this Institution, Dr. John
Phillips,
who was
a native of
Andover, Massachusetts, but for many years a resident of Exeter, is believed, by many, to have been the most liberal benefactor, in proportion
to his earthly means, among our countrymen of the last century.
In
1778, he founded Phillips Academy, at Andover, Mass., giving $ 31.000.
about one third of this sum being bestowed at its commencement, and
the other two thirds- inl790.
He also endowed a professorship of
theology in Dartmouth College, serving as one of its trustees for twenty
years, and made liberal gifts to Princeton College, New-Jersey.
The foundation and endowments of Phillips Exeter Academy, Dr.
Phillips regarded as his own individual effort in which he required no
coadjutor, and sought no pecuniary aid. From the Legislature, he obtained a charter, dated April
3,
1781.
It is the oldest institution
of learn-
by State law, in New-Hampshire, Dartmouth College
being chartered by royal grant, in 1769.
The constitution and laws governing this school were drafted by his
own hand, and the foresight in its draft manifests a profound and
practical wisdom which fully equals his generosity. His ideas were libel al and catholic, and the sentiments embodied in this constitution, are
worthy to be handed down to this generation, and to generations for ages to
come. "Above all," he says, "it is expected that the attention of instructors to the disposition of the minds and morals of the youth under
their charge will exceed every other care well considering that though
goodness without knowledge is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous, and that both united form the noblest character, and lay the. surest foundation of usefulness to mankind. "
And
" it is again declared, that the first and principal design of this Institution is the promoting of virtue and true piety, useful knowledge being
ing, established
;
—
subservient thereto." The school was opened for instruction, May 1st
1783, and from that date up to the present time its popularity as a first
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been maintained against the tide of
changes which has swept over our country in every decade, not even
excepting literary institutions. The same rules are now enforced, as to
what is required of students, as were in the student days of Lewis Cass,
Daniel Webster, and many others over three quarters of a century ago.
Wealth and aristocracy have never found a foot-hold in this Institution,
whereby poverty should be trampled, neither are the faculty allowed to
cater to it, on any consideration, and without any regard to either, scholarship and deportment take the prize. The motto before the student is
" Whatever you can rationally desire others should do to you,
this
class institution for learning, has
—
them in the kindest manner."
portion of the academy funds, from the first, has been set apart for
the special aid of a certain number oi youths of merit who lack the means
of support, that number now being about twenty. They receive nearly
Some of the
enough to pay for their b. ard while attending school.
brightest literary stars in the country have received this beneficiary
that do for
A
and among the many who could be mentioned are the Honorable
George Bancroft and Jared Sparks. It can be said that honest poverty,
yearning for knowledge, can truly find a friend in this Institution.
Mr. Phillip's endowments were made at several dates, and together
with his last bequest, at the time of his death, April 21, 1795, amounted
to at least $> 65,000. The present fund of the academy is about $ 125,000.
Abbott Hall was erected about twenty years ago, at an expense of $20,
000, and is used for a study, and as a students' joint stock boarding house.
In the early part of 1873, the Swamscot Hotel was purchased, and has
been arranged for the same purpose. December 18, 1870, the old acadeaid,
my
building
tique in
its
was burnt
to the ground.
It
was a wooden
structure, an-
architecture, but having a venerable appearance.
brick building has been erected upon its ashes, which
modious and convenient. It was dedicated June 19, 1872.
is
A new
more com-
Special Endowments. There are two endowments worthy of mention,
coming as they did from men who had been befriended by this academy
in their youthful days, to complete their education. The first is called
the " Bancroft Scholarship." The income of this scholarship, founded by Hon. George Bancroft, present minister to Berlin, amounts to
$ 140, and is given to a meritorious scholar, selected by the Trustees.
Sibley Book Fund. This fund is about $ 15,000, the income of which
—
appropriated for the purchase of text books for indigent students.
The whole mimber of students who have entered this Institution up
to the present rime is over 4,000 the present number is about 200.
Instructors. Albert C. Perkins, A. M., Principal; George A. Went-
is
;
—
worth, A. M., Professor of Mathematics; Bradbury L. Cilley, A. M.,
Professor of Ancient Languages; R. F. Penned, A. B., Instructor in Latin; Professsor Gideon L. Soule, LL. D., was principal of this Institution from 1838 to 1873, and instructor from 1822, to 1838.
He
retired in
a service of fifty-one years.
Portsmouth High School. This school was formerly in two departments, the boys occupying one department and the girls the other.
June,
1873, after
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now in one department.
Robinson' Female Seminary The Robinson Female Seminary, in
Exeter, was founded by the wise liberality of William Robinson, Esq.,
a native and early resident of that town, who passed his latter years in
the State of Georgia. By his last will, after providing amply for his
widow and near relatives, and endowing a school in the town where
he resided, he bequeathed the residue of his large estate to the town of
his nativity, to establish a female seminary, in which he directed that
" the course of instruction should be such as would tend to make female scholars equal to all the practical duties of life
such a course
of education as will enable them to compete, and successfully, too, with
their brothers throughout the world, when they take their part in the
actual duties of life." He further provided, that in admitting applicants
to the seminary, " all other things being equal, the preference should
always be given to the poor and the orphan."
The town of Exeter accepted the bequest, and adopted a code of regulations for the management of the contemplated institution, which was
sanctioned by a legislative enactment. The sum of more than a quarter of a million of dollars, principal and income, was realized from the
bequest, and a female seminary was at once organized on a scale commensurate with the design of the founder and the magnitude of his gift.
In 1867, the institution was opened for the reception of pupils, and in
1869 it was fully organized and established in the new and elegant buildThis has been changed, and both sexes are
—
;
ing erected for
—
it.
The seminary receives, free of charge, female pupils belonging to the
town of Exeter, who must be at least nine years of age and qualified for
Grammar
all other pupils a moderate
omitted in all suitable cases,
upon proper application.
The entire course of study is comprised in
three departments the Preparatory, Academic, and Collegiate which
are designed to embrace a thorough course of instruction, up to the most
admission to the
sum
for tuition is required,
schools;
though
from
this
is
—
—
advanced studies.
The number of students has averaged from 225 to 275, of whom much
number belong in Exeter. The immediate government of
the Robinson Female Seminary is vested in Eben S. Stearns, M. A.,
the greater
Principal, with ten assistants
who
are
all ladies.
—
The Board of Trustees are as follows Charles H. Bell, President Abnei Merrill, Joshua Gitchell, Noah Hooper, William P. Moulton, John
;
E. Gardner, Samuel' W. Leavitt.
Rochester High School, Rochester.
Rollinsford High School, Rollinsfoi'd.
Milton C. Hyde, Princi-
pal.
Simoxds Free High School, See Warner.
So.mersworth High School, Somersworth.
W.
H. Farrer, Princi-
pal.
Stevens High School, Claremont. This popular Institution was
founded through the liberal endowments of Paran Stevens, Esq., of NewYork, a former resident of this town. These endowments amounted to
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527
68,000, S 15,000 of which was appropriated to assist the town in
erecting suitable buildings, and$ 50,000 as a permanent fund to support
the school. By the will of the late Mrs. E. B. Alden, $3,000 was also en-
$
dowed for the benefit of the school.
The school, though established and endowed,
nificence, is entirely public in
its
character.
largely,
Any
by private mu-
child living in the
town, who is twelve years of age and can pass the required examination,
can be admitted to all its privileges. The committee having the school
in charge is elected annually in open town meeting as other town officers are, any one member or all the members being subject to change
with the will of the voters.
The building, located upon a principal street, on an ample lot enclosed
by an iron fence, is of brick, two stories high, placed over a fine cemented basement which contains the furnace, and surmounted by a slated
mansard roof, in which is an ample hall the whole size of the building, used
for the assembly of the school for devotion, musical exercises, lecturing,
examinations &c. The central stories are divided into four large schoolrooms capable of accommodating two hundred scholars, while the average attendance, since the first year, has not exceeded half that number. The expense of this fine building was over S 27,000. It was finished and opened for the first school, in September, 1868. Arthur J.
Swain, is the present Principal.
Mr. Stevens died in May, 1872. He has placed a monument in Claremont, of which the name written on its tablet will ever be cherished by
the generations to come
a monument more honorable to his memory
and more lasting than one of marble, towering high to meet the starry
heavens, far above the shaft of Bunker Hill.
St. Paul's School is in the city of Concord, about two miles west of
the State House, and was first opened on Thursday, April 3, 1856, for the
admission of pupils. The act of incorporation by the Legislature is dated June 29, 1855. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held
September 5, 1855. The design with which it was founded is sufficiently expressed in these words, from the deed of gift: "The founder is de;
endowing a school of the highest class, for boys, in which they
education which shall fit them either for College or busi-
sirous of
may obtain an
ness; including thorough intellectual training in the various branche3
of learning; gymnastic and manly exercises adapted to preserve health
and strengthen the physical condition such aesthetic culture and accomplishments as shall tend to refine the manners and elevate the taste, together with careful moral and religious instruction."
The full course of instruction is designed to cover seven years, and to
prepare for admission to the Freshman or Sophomore class in our best
;
Colleges.
The religious instruction is in accordance with the Liturgy and other
Formularies of the Protestant Episcopal church, There are about 160
students and twelve instructors.
The Rev. Henry A. Coit, D. D., is the Rector. The Right Rev. Bishop
iules
is
the President of the Corporation.
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528
TILDEN SEMINARY.
West Lebanon.
Tilden Female Seminary was erected in
1854, as recorded on the
over the front door.
Among the early contributors to this noble enterprise were William
Tilden, Esq., and Richard B. Kimball, Esq., of New- York; Prof.
Charles B. Haddock, Mr. Allen II. Weld, and Mr. Joseph Wood. Mr.
Tilden was the largest contributor, and hence the seminary took his
marble block
in the wall
name.
During the first ten years, three principals Prof. A. H. Weld, James
Means, and V. H. Dean in this order, had charge of the school. Vary-
—
—
ing fortune attended their efforts.
In the spring of 1865, Mr. Hiram Orcutt, the present Principal, leased
the property and re-opened the sc hool, having in charge, also, for the three
following years, Glenwood Ladies Seminary, at Brattleboro, Vt. In the
fall of 1868, Mr. William Tilden, the original founder, decided to enlarge
the building, by erecting two spacious wings, which were completed the
following spring, at an expense of over $ 20,000.
In June of 1869, a new charter was secured from the legislature, and
a new Board of Trustees appointed.
The
hall,
building, as completed, contains a spacious
rooms
gymnasium, dining-
for the family of the principal, studio, a reading, historical,
and library room, and some fifty pleasant rooms for boarders.
The out-fit has cost some $ 50,000. The school has been in successful
operation during these years, and at present (1873) has pupils from seventeen different States of our Union.
—
Expenses For board and tuition in the English course, for the Academic year, $ 225 for board and regular instruction in all departments
of the school, for three successive sessions, $ 300.
Troy High School, Troy.— Mrs. Louisa B. Wright, Principal.
Tubbs Union Academy is pleasantly located in the town of Washington. It is a popular Institution in the vicinity of its location, and is
well sustained, under the supervison of its present teachers Misses
Beede and Sanborn. It has a fund which relieves part of the expenses
;
—
of managing the school.
Walpole High School,
Walpole.
Curtis R. Crowe!!, Principal.
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PUBLIC STATE INSTITUTIONS.
PUBLIC STATE INSTITUTIONS.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
This popular Institution is located in the city of Concord, about
one half mile south-west from the State House. It is situated on
Pleasant Street, on elevated ground, overlooking the southern portion of the City
and an extensive range of country towards the
south and south-east.
This
From
Asylum was
created by an act of the Legislature, in 1838.
was expended in the organization,
and erecting necessary buildings, which consisted of a center structure, forty-six by fifty-one feet, four stories high, two wings
extending in opposite directions, each being thirty-six by ninety
this date, to 1842, the time
location,
feet,
and three
stories high.
The
center was devoted to business
purposes, while the wings afforded accommodations
patients of each sex.
It
was opened
for forty-five
for the reception of patients,
October 28, 1842.
In 1845, it was found necessary to erect a separate building, to
accommodate the more disturbed class of the insane, remote from
the quiet portion in the main buildings.
In 1849-50, another wing was added, which gives accommodations for fifty more patients.
In 1854-5, a fourth extension was
made, on the same side, thirty-four by sixty feet, and three stories
high.
This last building was also used for the accommodation of
the disturbed class, to the number of twenty-one. In 1856, another
wing was erected, on the opposite side, thirty-six by one hundred
and forty-six feet, and three stories high, adding room for about
sixty women.
In 1856-7, another extension was made, on the same
side, giving additional room for thirty patients.
In 1868-69 was
added a building in the rear of the original center for a bakery,
kitchen, ordinary, dining rooms and chapel in the second story.
As now constructed, the Asylum will give accommodations for
two hundred and sixty patients, and the buildings, together with
the land for the location, has cost the State one hundred and ninetyfour thousand dollars ($ 194,000).
State to provide buildings
at
It has
been the policy of the
the public expense, and require a
charge for board sufficient to cover the necessary running expenses
of the institution, and the Trustees have always sought to fix the
rate as low as consistent with the maintenance of a
first
class
hospital.
The Asylum
is
under the management of twelve Trustees, ap-
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530
pointed and commissioned by the Governor and Council, for a term
of four years, three retiring from the board, and three appointed
These Trustees receive no compensation for their
expenses alone being allowed.
every year.
ser-
vices, actual traveling
The Governor and
of the House are,
Council, President of the Senate, and Speaker
ex-officio, constituted
a visiting committee, with
power to examine into the condition and affairs of the Institution, and see that its benevolent designs are being fully carried out.
"With these wise precautions, it does seem that the New-Hampshire
Asylum for the Insane should be far above suspicion of any irregufull
larities,
which are now resting upon similar
States
and while
;
ments,
lum
it
economy
is
institutions, in
practiced in all of
its
other
arrange-
has always been the policy of the Managers of this Asy-
make
to
strict
it
respects a curative Institution.
in all
Thirty-four
hundred (3400) persons have received its care and treatment from
the beginning; and of this number over fourteen hundred (1400)
have been restored to their mental health.
By
Statute, the
appropriated to
sum
assist
of six thousand dollars ($ 6,000)
is
annually
the indigent insane in the payment of their
support at the Asylum, to be appropriated by the Governor
sum being
over one third of this
In addition
the
;
not
credited to their support by towns.
to this State aid, the indigent insane receive, annually,
sum of eight thousand
dollars ($ 8,000), derived from the inter-
by various benevolent persons
These two charities so greatly lighten the burden
est of legacies left
benefit of the
for their benefit.
as to bring the
Hospital within the reach of those of very small
means.
The permanent funds of
Adams
the Institution are derived as follows;
Conant fund, 16,000 Chandler fund, $25,
Kimball fund,
000; Fisk fund, 811,699; Kent fund, $ 150,000
$6,753; Rumford fund, $15,000 Sherman fund, $5,000; making
a total of $ 221,552. It is expected that this amount will be increased $ 20,000 by a legacy from Miss Arabella Rice, of Portsfund, $ 1,200
;
;
;
;
mouth.
The
number of patients in this Institution in June, 1873,
men and 137 women 23 men and 10 women have
died within the year number recovered in the same time, 61.
total
was 276
— 139
;
;
Although the Asylum,
for the past thirty years,
still
its
has been con-
and convenience,
architectural beauty has always been kept in view, and as
stantly undergoing exterior changes, both in size
�OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION.
now arranged,
531
the buildings present a fine and imposing appear-
ance, excelled by few like institutions in this country.
There
is
connected with this Institution, one of the best farms in
the State.
The farm, together with
the
Asylum grounds,
an area of one hundred and twenty-five acres.
ture,
There
is
contains
also a pas-
about one mile south-west from the home farm, which con-
tains
fifty-four
acres.
In
1871,
Legislature appropriated
the
$ 7,000 to remove the old, and erect a
new farm barn.
The
buildings, as repaired and improved, cost $ 10,940, and consisted of
a farm barn, horse barn, carriage house, barn sheds, carpenter and
machine shop, &c. The barn is 110 feet
A driveway goes through the
long, 45 feet wide
feet post.
pass through without difficulty.
In
aud 22
teams can
appointments it is a
center, so that
all its
There are twenty-six cows, eight horses, twenty-eight
fatting hogs and some thirty others of different ages.
Some of the
model barn.
most important products, one year with another, are 80 tons of hay,
400 bushels of corn (in the ear), 300 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of
potatoes, 9,500 gallons of milk, 30 pigs sold, 15 calves sold, 9,000
pounds of pork, 400 heads of cabbage, 92 bushels of tomatoes, 80
bushels of onions, 500 bushels of apples, &c. Everything around
the farm and farm buildings indicates that it is under the manage-
ment of husbandmen who understand their business, and the examshown here is worthy to be imitated by hundreds of farmers in
this State who idle away one half of their time, complaining of
ple
the hard lot of a farmer's
life.
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION.
Board of
Visitors.
(Ex-officio.)
His Excellency Ezekiel A.
Dow, Hon. John J. Morrill, Hon. William
P. Newell, Hon. Dexter Richards, Hon. Joseph Powers, Hon
Charles H. Campbell, President of the Senate, Hon Asa Fowler
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Board of Trustees. Hon. Isaac Spaulding, Nashua, Presi
dent, Joseph B. Walker, Esq., Concord, Secretary, Hon. Charles A
Tufts, Dover, George B. Twitchell, M. D., Keene, Hon. John
Sanborn, Wakefield, Hon. E. A. Hibbard, Laconia, William G
Perry, M. D., Exeter, Hon. Denison R. Burnhara, Plymouth
Waterman Smith, Esq., Manchester, Hon. Dexter Richards, New
port, George W. Haven, Esq., Portsmouth, Henry Colony, Esq.,
Straw, Hon. Samuel P.
W
Keene.
Resident Officers.
J. P. Bancroft,
M.
D., Sup't,
Treasurer
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532
and Physician; J. P. Brown, M. D., Assistant Physician; J. C.
Cockbum, M. D., Second Assistant and Apothecary; Mr. W. T.
Mc Lam, Steward; ^NJiss H. W. Moore, Matron.
XEW-HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE
MECHANIC ARTS.
This college
is
a State Institution, established expressly for the
promotion of the industrial interests of New-Hampshire.
In July, 1862, Congress passed an act to establish colleges of agriculture
and the mechanic
and made a
any such institution
arts in the several States,
liberal grant of public land for the support of
which might be established.
In June, 1866, the legislature of this State accepted the provisions of the congressional act, and established the College of Agriculture, to be located at
cial
Hanover, and
to
be connected, by a spe-
arrangement, with Dartmouth College.
The
college
is
under the direction of nine
trustees, of
whom
five
by the governor with advice of the council, and four
by the trustees of Dartmouth College. The fund of the college derived from the sale of 150,000 acres of land, amounts to S 80,000
and is securely invested in six per cent. New-Ham;>shire bonds.
Under the law passed by Congress, no part of this fund could be
expended in the erection of any buildings. About this time the
late David Culver bequeathed to Dartmouth College fifteen thousand dollars for the promotion of agricultural science. This bequest the trustees of Dartmouth College offered to contribute, with
an additional sum of ten thousand dollars, of their own funds, bequeathed to them by Mrs. David Culver, together with a fine lot
are appointed
for the erection of a suitable building, provided the State of
Hampshire would increase the fund
generous
offer the legislature
to forty
thousand dollars.
of 1869, accepted, and
NewThis
the college
building called "Culver Hall" was erected.
It is pronounced by
competent judges one of the finest educational structures in NewEngland. It is a plain, imposing brick structure of four stories,
having a length of one hundred and a breadth of sixty feet, cover-
ed with a lofty Mansard roof. The basement is to be reserved for
an extensive collection of agricultural implements and models of
machinery. The other stories afford rooms for lecture, recitation,
library, museum, weighing room, and laboratory, furnished with
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS' HOME.
modern appliances
all the
533
for the practical study of chemistry, &c.
is a farm of nearly 400 acres, 162
and presented to the institution by
the late Hon. John Conant, of Jaffrey. This farm will afford the
student an opportunity of seeing the practical application of the
theoretical knowledge which he is acquiring in the college.
There are two terms in the year, covering the time from the 1st
In connection with the college
acres of which was purchased
of September, to the 19th of April, excepting a vacation of four
weeks
The tuition is $ 15 per
in mid-winter.
It has a course
term.
of study covering a period of three years, in which science and
application to agriculture and other
manual
industries are
its
made
especially prominent.
Twelve
free scholarships,
one for each senatorial
district, estab-
lished in connection with the congressional grant, are designed to
young men of limited means in educating themselves for the
During the past year a scholarship has
life.
been established by the Hon. John Conant for each town of Chesaid
practical avocations of
Young men
hire County.
make
desiring a State scholarship, should
application to the senators of their respective districts
;
those
desiring one of the town scholarships, should apply to the selectmen
of the town in which they reside.
There are other scholarships
available to worthy applicants from any part of the State.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS' HOME.
The New-Hampshire Orphans' Home and School of
a benevolent institution, chartered by the State, but
upon the voluntary contributions of the people
essary to meet the expenses of
and belongs equally
to all
its
Methodists,
Universalists, Christians, Freewill Baptist,
sented,
upon
its
Board of Trustees
is
for the funds nec-
establishment and maintenance
denominations who aid
Congregationalist,
tributions.
Industry
relies entirely
it
by
Baptist,
their con-
Unitarians,
and Friends are repre-
as visitors.
It receives as its beneficiaries all
promising children of want,
without regard to social status, complexion or nationality.
It
is
for
orphans and those that are worse than orphans, render-
ed so by the dissolute character and poverty of their parents.
The
is to extend the hand of sympathy to
upon the rough sea of life, who have been deprived of
good homes either by misfortune or neglect, and instead of leaving
object of the institute
those waifs
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS* HOME.
534
them
to
graduate in crime, draw them to comfort and safety, and
send them on their way to true success, to a rational happiness and a
useful life.
While the children remain at the institution, they are
he well cared
to
for,
morally, intellectually and physically, a
school beiug in session, through the year, for their special benefit,
also on
Sunday Divine
Service,
and a Sunday
school.
When
plac-
ed in families, the parties that receive them are bound to exercise
—
over them a kind and' paternal care 1st by furnishing them with
proper food and clothing, in sickness and in health, 2d. by securing
them the advantages of a good common school education, and at
times using their influence, both by precept and example, to
train them to habits of industry, economy, self-reliance, temperance
and morality, that they may be fitted, in due time, to take their
The boys as well as the
places as honorable members of society.
girls are to receive, when eighteen years of age, their time, an extra
suit of clothing and such compensation in money as they may
to
all
reasonably deserve.
The
Location.
location of the
Home
is
England, rich in historical associations
one of the
— where
finest in
New-
was brought
to
maturity one of the greatest intellects America, or even the world,
has ever produced.
The "Webster Farm," upon which
this insti-
two and a half miles below 4he flourishing village of Franklin, and about sixteen miles above the city of Concord, on the right bank of the Merrimack, on the line of the Northern Railway, and presents a home view of as fine country scenery as
tution
is
located,
can be found
"
is
in the central portion of this State.
Webster Farm," Webster and
his
Relative to the
mother the poet has well
said.
"What
hallowed memories arise
Within our hearts and dim our eyes.
We think of him without a peer,
Who spent his happy boyhood here,
And with his brother brave and true,
Ate honest bread and earned it too.
We call to mind that mother dear,
Whose precious dust lies buried near
Her record is preserved on high,
In characters that cannot die."
New-Hampshire has the honor of establishing the first Orphans'
Home, outside of city limits, in New-England. The first voluntary
State Convention ever held in the United States, for this purpose, was
held in Eagle Hall in the city of Concord, February 21, A. D.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS' HOME.
1871, and resulted in the inauguration of the
535
New-Hampshire Or-
phans' Home. It was dedicated with appropriate and impressive
ceremonies, October 19, 1871, and on the third day of November
following, the
first
beneficiary was received.
Since that date, sev-
enty-one children of want have come under the sheltering care of
this institution, representing
land,
Scotland,
seven nationalities, viz. France, Ire-
Ten
Germany, Africa, America and England.
are orphan children of soldiers.
The financial condition
During the first year of
of the
its
Home
to
November
1st
A. D. 1873.
existence, the institution fed, clothed,
furnished medical attendance and instruction to fifty-six orphan
and homeless children paid for fitting up the Home, and furnishing the farm with tools and stock, and laid aside a fund of $ 5,000,
and had twenty-six hundred dollars in the treasury at the close of
;
the year.
During the second year of
1,
its
active existence, which ended
A. D., 1873,
It kept its permanent fund good, using nothing but
its
Nov.
interest,
raised a building fund of over ten thousand dollars, paid out over
$ 700. for personal property for the institution, increased the
num-
ber of children to 71, met all of the current expenses, which were
increased by sickness, and
exchequer.
belonging to
still
finds itself
—with an
unexhausted
And we take pleasure in adding that the Real Estate
the Home and free from debt has increased in value
thousand dollars.
There has been paid to the Treasurer at Concord, N. H., $ 31,061.37
To the Hon George W. Nesmith in Franklin, N. H.,
5,000.00
Donations in bedding, clothing, furniture &c.,
1,500.00
In the Treasury and on subscription
2,500.00
ten
$40,061.37
Assets of the Institution.
The Webster
Home, ManFarm House, out-buildings, and 180 acres
of land, with the new building, partly completed
$ 25,000.00
Furniture of the Home, stock, farming tools and produce.
5,500.00
Estate, including the ancestral
sion House,
.
Permanent fund invested
.
for the Institution
5,000.00
$ 35,500.00
The following are the
individuals and churches,
who have
gener-
ously donated 8 500 and over, for the establishment and mainten-
ance of this benevolent institution
Space will not permit us to
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
536
who have bestowed their
and who doubtless are quite as deserving of reward
give the names of hundreds of others,
lesser
gifts,
as those
who
are blessed with larger worldly means.
The Hon. George W. Nesmith, of Franklin
Mrs. Betsey Whitehouse, Pembroke
Levi Lyman, Esq., Walpole
$
1,000.00
1,100.00
1,000.00
Nathaniel White, Esq., and Family, of Concord
H. II. Ladd, Esq., and Mother, of Portsmouth
1,000.00
680.00
Hon. Frank Jones, of Portsmouth
600.00
Nashua
Hon. Dexter Richards, Newport
John C. Morrison, of Fisherville
Churches.
Franklin St. Congregational Church Sunday School ManJ. G. Graves,
M.
D.,
chester
500.00
500.00
500.00
1,1
South Congregational Church, Sunday School and Orphan
Helpers, Concord
Hanover St. Congregational Church and Sunday School,
Manchester
First Congregational Church, Portsmouth, nearly
First Congregational Church, Sunday School, Nashua, over
Olive St. Congregational Church Sunday School, Nashua.
10.00
1,000.00
700.00
700.00
600,00
nearly
Mrs. Frances M. Farley, Bradford, N.
Unitarian Society and Sabbath School, Keene
Congregational Church and Society of Amherst, over
Churches and citizens of Peterborough, over
Churches and citizens of Rochester, over
500.00
Churches and citizens of Littleton, nearly
Churches and citizens of the city of Dover
Churches and citizens of Lebanon
Churches and citizens of Franklin
Middle St. Baptist Church, Portsmouth
500.00
H
500.00
519.00
500.00
500.00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
550.00
Officers of the Home.
Nesmith, Franklin, President; Hon, O. W. Fowler,
Hon. John Kimball, Concord, Treasurer; Rev.
D. A. Mack, Franklin, Superintendent; Mrs. A. R. Mack, Matron; Miss
Jennie Mack, Teacher.
Hon. George
W.
Bristol, "Vice President;
NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
This Institution
is
situated in Concord,
and located on State
Street about one third of a mile north of the State House.
The
dark, heavy, stone walls, together with the antique architecture of
this
building, do not present a very imposing appearance from
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
537
»
the Street, and, in imagination, remind one of an old French Basor an ancient Englishman's castle, built more as a defence to
guard against attacks from without, than for any beauty or taste,
which in these days are frequently combined with strength.
The central part and south wing of the prison were built in 1812,
at which time the Institution went into operation, having one prisIn 1833, the
oner, the number in 1813 being increased to twelve.
with the improvements of the
north wing was added, to correspond
tile,
In
age.
this building is
a hall with 120
cells for
the convicts.
It
and warmed by steam, but all men of humane
judgment who have visited this prison hall, acknowledge that the
cells are one third too small for human beings to sleep in, and enjoy good health, without great inconvenience to the overseers, and
by
lighted
is
gas,
The individual
continuous watchful care as to sanitary regulations.
convenience of convicts should never be consulted only as to their
physical health, but no law, formed either by legislative act or long
continued practice, has any moral right to
punishment on
inflict
any person, however great his crime, that will impair his health,
The
especially when a fair day's work is demanded at his hands.
whole number of convicts in the prison, April 30, 1873, was 88
white males 78 black males 6, and 4 females. 16 were under 20
20 between
years of age when committed 40 between 20 and 30
and 50, and only 7 over 50 years. Of
30 and 40 5 between 40
28 convicts claimed
this number, 23 were married and 65 single.
to be temperate men in their habits before their commitment, while
60 acknowledged themselves to have been intemperate, and were
under the influence of wine when they committed the deeds for
which they are now paying the penalty. 77 can read and write
7 can only read, and 4 can neither read nor write. 6 were committed
for murder, 3 for murder in the second degree, and one for man;
;
;
The
slaughter.
rest
were convicted of various crimes, but the
larger portion for stealing in different forms, but in such small
sums, as not to be in keeping with the moral sentiments of the day
in relation to stealing.
Rockingham County
8
;
Strafford, 11
borough, 29
The
;
;
furnishes of the present
Belknap, 2
Cheshire, 8
;
Carroll, 3
Sullivan, 1
;
;
Within
number
of convicts,
Merrimack, 14
is
;
Hills-
and Coos, 5.
inclosed on three
Grafton, 7
prison yard including about two acres,
;
this inclosure,
is
one of the
brick work shops in the State, and no doubt
is
the saving
sides by a heavy granite wall.
finest
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
538
grace for the dilapidated prison buildings at the present time. The
manufacturing of bedsteads is the only mechanical employment of
the convicts,
is
doubtful
turn
who
are let under contract to George T. Comius.
if there is
It
an equal number of men in the State, who
more work than the convicts in this bedstead shop. 10,000
lumber of various kinds are daily cut up for bedsteads.
oft"
feet of
The
discipline is very strict but not cruel.
A vigilant
eye
is
kept on the convicts every moment, and they are soon fully convinced that no chance will be offered them to
make
their escape.
Consequently they are more contented and cheerful than a lax
Their food is wholesome and ample.
cipline cau make them.
dis-
No
brown bread can be made than the bread furnished for these convicts. Their cots and cells are kept clean, well
The State went to
aired, and are as large as the State furnishes.
expense of sending Mr. Allen Folger to the International Prison
the
Congress, held in London in July 1872, as commissioner from NewHampshire, and in his report made to Governor Straw, he says the
cells in the English prisons, compared to New-Hampshire State's
better wheat and
Prison cells are very large, being seven feet wide by eight feet long,
and eight
This
feet high.
is
quite a contrast to cells less than four
It is to be hoped that
feet wide, seven long and seven feet high.
the expense of sending Mr. Folger to London, will not be wholly
lost to the best iuterest of the State.
A
six inch
main water pipe has been
laid the entire length of
yard, with two hydrants set at convenient distances, and having
two hundred
this
feet of hose to
guard against
fire.
management of the Warden, J. C.
Prison has become a paying institution, instead of a
Under
the present
pense to the State.
Pillsbury,
bill
of ex-
In the three years that Mr. Pillsbury has had
charge of the Prison,
it
has earned over and above all expenses, in-
cluding repairs &c, $20,035.11.
This amount has been passed to
the credit of the Prison account with the State, and eventually will
be used to make extensive repairs of the old buildings or erect new
ones.
There
is
a library of fifteen hundred volumes connected with the
Prison, for the use of the convicts.
Within a few
all
years, a law has been established which orders that
persons convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed, shall
less than one year prior to the
which shall take place within the walls of
be confined in the State Prison not
day of
their execution,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
539
the prison, the sheriff of the county in which the deed was commit.
ted acting as executioner.
Since this law, one person has been executed, and another
under sentence
The
first
to
is
be hung the third Tuesday of February, 1874.
victim of his crime was Josiah L. Pike, thirty-one years
was
of age, a native of Portsmouth, but at the time of the deed,
making his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Mr. Thomas
Brown and wife were an aged couple, residing in Hampton Falls,
and living on a small farm with other sufficient means for their
maintenance. Josiah L. Pike was a young man, of loose habits,
and frequently assisted Mr. Brown on his farm, always receiving
fair
many
compensation for his services; besides he was
times the
object of charity from the motherly hands of Mrs. Brown.
when he
In the
was paid the
full amount for his labor and also received, as a gift from Mrs.
Brown, a pair of new woolen feetiugs. Through the following
winter he led a dissolute life, frequently being under the influence
of liquor. This conduct naturally brought him into straitened
circumstances, by spring, and very much in want of money.
Through some source he learned that Mr. Brown had sold a yoke
fall
of 1867, he assisted Mr. Brown, and
left
of oxen and had received his pay for them in money.
night of
May
7,
On
the
Brown
many times
1867, he went secretly to the house of Mr.
and inhumanly murdered him and his wife, who had so
befriended him in time of need. For this dark and bloody deed,
Pike was arrested, and in clue time, convicted of the murder. He
paid the penalty of his crime by being hung in the south-west corner of the prison hall,
November
9,
1869, Joseph P. Morse, of
Portsmouth, acting as his executioner.
Franklin B. Evans is a native of Strafford, and at the date of the
crime for which he stands convicted, and sentenced, was living in
Northwood, and sixty one years of age. Georgianna Lovering, a
and only fourteen years of
niece of Evans,
grandparents, in North wood near the Strafford
Evans
for
many
years
had
age, lived with her
line.
lived a wandering
life,
sometimes
traveling through the country as a physician, pretending to
wonderful cures while at other times he would be dressed
;
effect
in
a
sanctimonious garb and assume the profession and duties of an
itinerant preacher, but through all his various professions there
never was a more evil designing and hypocritical heart, than beat
He had long watched Georin the breast of Franklin B. Evans.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
540
gianna with evil intent, and deeply laid his plans whereby he could
God know
ruin her, and no one but himself and his
Near the
it.
abode of Georgianna was the edge of a deep forest, and the largest
tract of wood-land in Rockingham County, covering an area of
nearly 2000 acres. In these woods Evans had placed some snares
with the pretension of catching partridges, but doubtless, for no
other purpose than to lure his victim into his lecherous grasp.
After these plans had been consummated, he commenced his
sophistry with Georgianna by telling her simple stories about snar-
ing these beautiful birds, which naturally attracted her childish
and one morning she accompanied him to the traps, but
In this visit, Evans had finished his
second act in this great tragedy. He had shown the innocent
girl where these snares were concealed, so that she could go alone
into the forest and find them.
A few mornings after this advencuriosity,
no birds had been secured.
ture,
October 25, 1872, he requested her to accommodate him by
visiting the snares, that morning, alone, as
he was obliged
another way and be absent nearly the whole day.
to go
She hesitated
comply with
about going, but at length, reluctantly, consented to
his request, and he started* apparently, on his way
to
fulfil
his
day's engagement, but, doubtless, went directly and concealed him-
woods to watch the movements of his intended victim.
She put on her shawl and hat, kissed her grandmother good bye,
and started out of doors to go to the forest as she had promised her
uncle, which was the- last time that Georgianna Lovering was ever
seen alive by any human being, save Evans.
Her prolonged absence from the house caused her grandfather
to go to the forest and call for her
but no response came. He
returned to the house, and he and the mother of the child went
again to the woods for a more thorough search, and, in a short time,
self near the
;
found the
girl's
apron, and,
still
farther in the deep forest,
brush fence, they found her comb
;
but
the whereabouts of the child were
at once alarmed,
all
lost.
The neighborhood was
and a general search was made that day and night
and through the next day, but
all their efforts
Suspicion, at once, strongly pointed to
thing about. the loss of Georgianna, as
had not been, that day, where he
in
near a
other traces relative to
were of no
Evans
it
as
avail.
knowing some-
was ascertained that he
was going,- but
told the girl he
an opposite direction, and, further, could give no account of
He was arrested and tried
himself for several hours of that day.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
541
before a justice court, and the evidence being so strong against him,
he was bound over to the higher court to be holden at Exeter.
Evans, seeing his critical situation, made a partial confession, but
He acknowledged
his statements, in detail, were base falsehoods.
he knew where she was, but said she had been carried away by a
man
living in Kingston or vicinity.
statements to be
knew
all
false,
about the whereabouts of the
resort to stratagem to induce
accordingly
made Evans
harmless
he would
With
The
if
this assurance,
Sheriff soon found these
but he was more fully convinced that Evans
tell
to
him
to
girl,
make a
and he determined
true confession.
to
He
understand that he would save him
the truth where the girl could be found.
on Thursday, about midnight, six days after
her disappearance, he told the Sheriff he would go with him and
show where the girl was. Through this dark forest, at midnight,
they silently pursued their way, over rocks and decayed logs,
through swamps and glades, and there, in the recess of this deep
wood, beneath the roots of an upturned tree, this worse than criminal pointed to a pile of dried leaves, and coolly said " there she is ".
The Sheriff gently moved away the leaves and by the dim light
of his lantern were revealed the mutilated remains of Georgianna Lovering, who came to her end by deeds too revolting in
character to be recorded and too inhuman to be committed by any
person born and brought up beneath the shades of the granite hills
of New-Hampshire.
For this foul and bloody deed, worse than murder, Evans has
been convicted and sentenced to be hung, within the walls of the
State's Prison, the third Tuesday in February, 1874.
If Evans
lives, there is no doubt but the sentence will be executed.
�542
STATISTICAL TABLE.
TABLE
Showing
the
deceased,
Number
and
of Convicts in the P/'ison, committed, discharged, pardoned,
escaped, in each year, since the establishment of the Institution,
1812.
_•
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543
The foregoing table reveals some curious facts for moralists to
who are continually advocating that the world is growing
more wicked instead of better.
At the commencement of the war in 1861, there were 119 convicts within the walls of the prison, and 42 commitments, the largIn 1865, at the close of
est number in one year up to that date.
the war, there were but 70 in prison and only nine commitments
for the year.
The next year (1866) the number of convicts had
increased to 111, and the commitments were 60, being 14 more
than ever were committed to prison in a single year. The largest
number ever in the prison at a single time was 135, in 1868 and
the same year 46 were committed. Since the latter date the number has been gradually diminishing, and in 1873 there were but
ponder,
;
88, with our cities constantly increasing in population.
One
of two things
is
evident
either our laws are executed with
;
and the county work-houses absorb the small criminals
or the mass of the people are growing better as the world grows
less rigor
;
wiser.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Board of Instruction.
—Horatio 0.
Abbie H. Holton, Preceptress:
Ladd, A. M., Principal;
Wal-
Carrie E. Hall, William E.
ker, Assistants.
Board of Trustees.
ram
— George
Orcutt, A. M., Secretary,
Day, President, Dover
HiHon. Ezekiel A.
David G. Beede, Superintendent,
T.
West Lebanon
Straw, Governor, Manchester
Sandwich, with thirteen others.
;
;
;
M. AVhittier, Treasurer, Plymouth.
Terms begin February 25, and September 11, 1874.
Expenses. Board, $3 to $4 per week. Tuition, $8
C.
—
to
$10
per term.
.
Number of Graduates — Fall
1871, 9
;
Fall Term, 1872, 28
;
Term, 1871, 6
;
Spring Term,
Spring Term, 1873, 32; Fall Term,
1873, 26.
Establishment and Purposes of the School.
tion
was established by act of the Legislature,
to obtain a better training of teachers for the
in
—This
Institu-
June, A. D., 1870,
common
schools of
was located at Plymouth, and its first term of eight weeks
was held there during the spring of 1871, under the management
of Amos Hadley, A. M.
the State
;
�STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
514
Before the Fall term
H.
1871, Silas
Pearl, A. M.,
was elected
Principal, remaining in charge until his decease in August, 1873,
when the Trustees employed the present Principal.
Terms op Admission, and Course of Study.
— Candidates
—
must pass examination in the fundamental rules in arithmetic the
natural and political divisions of the earth, and the general geography of this State, in geography; and the first principles of grammar and analysis.
There are two courses of study the first including the common
—
English branches
;
Graduates of the
the second, the higher.
first
course are entitled to teach in this State, without further requisi-
and for the second course,
tions, for three years,
Location and Buildings.
— Plymouth
is
five years.
near the geographical
center of the State, at the confluence of Baker's River and the
Pemigewasset, on the line of the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad, about
fifty
miles fro
>
Concord.
The
buildings are mod-
ern in style and convenience, the school buildings having cost nearly 6 20,000,
and the boarding house being situated just above
on one of the most beautiful
sites in
the village
— overlooking
it,
the
and with a fine view of the mountain region at
charming summer resort stands. See engrav-
valleys of both rivers
whose gateway
this
ing of building on page 306.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
— Hon.
David
Pres., Portsmouth
Hon. William P. Wheeler, Keene, Hon.
Daniel Clark, Sec, Manchester, D. C. Churchill, Esq., Lyme, Hon.
L. P. Cooper, Croydon, Edward Ingham, Sup't. and Treasurer.
The New-Hampshire State Reform School was chartered in 1855,
and one hundred acres of the Gen. John Stark farm, lying on the
east bank of the Merrimack River, in the city of Manchester, one
and one-half miles from the City Hall, was, the same year, purTrustees.
Gillis,
Daniel Marcv,
;
Esq., Nashua,
chased for
ten acres
its
more
cost of one
location, at a cost
land, from the
often thousand dollars
— to which
same farm, have been added,
at a
thousand dollars.
Buildings, suited to the design of the Institution, were immediately erected, at a cost of three thousand dollars, and, in 1858, it
was opened for the reception of " Juvenile and Female Offenders
against the laws," under the
title
which was subsequently changed
of
"The House
to its present
of Reformation
name.
",
�STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
545
To this date, Oct. 14, 1873, 742 children, including both sexes,
have been committed to its care, all of whom have been more or
less benefitted by being subjected to its restraints and discipline,
and a large proportion have come to be of average character with
other citizens of the State.
The
Institution
than penal, and
is
is
regarded and managed as reformatory rather
supported by an annual appropriation of six
thousand dollars from the State, which, with the amount collected
for the maintenance of the inmates
two dollars per week togeth-
—
er with their earnings,
amply
—
meet the ordinary expenses.
It has a fund of ten thousand dollars
bequeathed to it
before it had a being even
by a former citizen of Manchester, the
late James Mc'K. Wilkins, Esq., and also, of three thousand dollars, donated by Moody Kent, Esq., late of Pittsfield, both of
which are kept intact in principal.
The whole number in the school, during the year 1872, has been
is
sufficient to
—
—
139
number
of these, 17 have been discharged
10 have been honorably discharged by
the Trustees, for good conduct 5 have had homes found them by
the
;
received, 47
at expiration of sentence
;
;
;
the Superintendent, and 1 has been sent to his alternate sentence.
Five have escaped, leaving 101
in the school.
Average time of
detention of the children discharged, 2 years and 6 months.
Of the whole number 47 are Americans; 77 Irish 9 French
German 1 English 4 Mixed (African); and were committed
;
I
;
;
;
by Supreme Judicial Court, 31 Manchester Police Court, 41
Dover Police Court, 7 Concord Police Court, 7 Nashua Police
;
;
;
Court, 6; Portsmouth Police Court, 6
1
Farmington
;
Police Court, 1
;
Somersworth Police Court,
Great Falls Police Court, 1
;
;
Justices of the Peace, 38.
For the term of minority, 45
14
;
4 years, 8
;
3 years, 21
;
payment of fine and costs.
For the offence of stealing, 61
ing, 27
10
;
;
night walking, 1
truancy, 11
At
;
;
forgery,
12 years, 14
;
;
1
;
6 years, 3
;
4
;
;
5 years,
and
year, 25,
firing buildings,
stubbornness, 24
;
1
till
house break-
idleness or vagrancy,
1.
the age of 7 years, 3
II years, 12
7 years. 4
;
2 years, 18
;
;
8 years, 5
;
13 years, 14
26; 16 years, 22; 17 years, 1.
There is a chair shop attached
9 years, 11
;
;
10 years, 12
14 years, 19
to the school in
dren have earned, the past year, $6,222.26.
;
;
15 years,
which the
chil-
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RELIGION.
RELIGION.
The
constitution of
New-Hampshire guarantees
ual the right to worship
God according
to
every individ-
to the dictates of his
own
conscience, provided he does not disturb the 'public peace, nor dis-
In July 1819, the memorawas passed by the legislature of
New-Hampshire, which provides that no person shall be compelled
to join, or support, or be classed with, or associated to any church or
religious society, without his express consent first had been obtained,
and that any person may withdraw from a society of which he is a
member, by leaving a written notice with the clerk of the same.
turb others in their religious worship.
ble act called the toleration law,
The following
notes comprise accounts of all the principal de-
nominations found within the limits of our State.
ORTHODOX.
—
GWgregationalists. * The organization of the first CongreNew-Hampshire was in 1638, 18 years subse-
gational Church in
to the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, at Plymouth.
It
an unsettled question whether the first church was that at
Exeter, of which the celebrated John Wheelwright was pastor, or
that at Hampton of which the Rev. Stephen Bachilor was pastor.
Both doubtless were formed in 1638 the latter in the fall of that
quent
is
—
year.
Settlements had previously been begun
mouth.
fit
Dover and
Ports-
In the former place, a meeting-house was erected as early
and William Leverich, " a worthy and able puritan minwas engaged as a preacher. To him succeeded one Burditt,
and then Hanserd Knollys, or Knowles. But a church was not
formed in Dover till 1639, and no pastor was regularly settled till
1642.
However it may be a question whether Wheelwright, of Exeter, or Bachilor of Hampton was first in the order of New-Hampshire pastors, it should be acknowledged that the oldest church
now in existence in the State, is that of Hampton, the first Exeter
church being dispersed on the removal of Wheelwright, about four
as 1633,
ister,"
years afterwards, to Wells, in Maine.
The only towns
in the prov-
ince in which ministers had been settled, previous to 1670, a half
century from the landing of Pilgrims, were Hampton, Exeter, and
Dover.
Of the seven
that had been pastors in those towns, only two
were then
in office, viz.,
Cotton, of
Hampton.
*
From
historical discourse
Samuel Dudley, of Exeter, and Seaborn
In 1671, a church was organized, and Rev.
by Rev. Nathaniel Boutou,
D. D.
�547
RELIGION".
Joshua Moody settled the same day, the first minister of Portsmouth, though he had preached there since 1658, and occasional
preaching had been enjoyed since 1G40.
The fifth church organized was at Dunstable, under the jurisdic-
now the
tion of Massachusetts,
coast, as
New
and Rye, had
made
first
church in Nashua, and a minis-
Subsequently other towns bordering on the sea
ter settled in 1685.
Newington, Stratham, Durham, Kingston
Thence, very gradually, settlements were
Castle,
ministers.
and ministers
Londonderry, (1719)
Pembroke, Hudson and
Keene. In the latter place, Rev. Jacob Bacon was settled in 1738,
a century after the settlements at Exeter and Hampton. He was
in the interior,
Concord,
(1730)
Chester,
settled in
Winchester,
the fifty-fifth, pastor in order, settled in the State.
But at the forma-
tion of the convention in 1747, there were only about thirty ministers living.
The
progress of settlements continued slow, extend-
ing into the interior,
averaging
till
after the revolutionary
only about four annually
in the
growth was more rapid.
The number of
whole State
;
war
but subsequently the
pastors living at different
periods in the history of the denomination
is
as follows:
In 1670,2; 1700,5; 1747,3); 1776,65; 1800,76; 1820, 90;
1847, 117.
In 1870, there were in the State 169 churches, and 169 church
capable of seating 67,951 persons, and valued at $ 1,150,
In 1860, there were 179 churches, capable of seating 70,45 1
edifices,
380.
persons,
and valued
at 6 637, 200.
This shows a
loss in ten
years of
ten churches, and an increase in valuation of church property of
over $ 500,000.
Baptists
first
—The
first
Baptist church in this State
— indeed,
the
north of Boston, was organized in Newton, Rockingham Coun-
ty, in 1755.
The members were separatists for " conscience's sake"
from the Congregational church and were the fruit of the " great
awakening" under Whitefield and others in 1740. Walter Powers
became pastor at its organization.
The first Baptist communicant known in the State was Rachel
Thurbur of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, who became Mrs. Scammon,
and moved to Stratham, 1720. It was the result of her labors that
Dr. Samuel Sheperd became connected with the denomination in
1770, under whose indefatigable labors the Brentwood church
and its branches were organized, in connection with which he lived
to introduce more than six hundred members.
�RELIGION.
548
before any Baptist church existed in this
Hanserd Knoll ys came to Dover and afterwards became
an eminent Baptist. Mr. Knollys was a graduate at Cambridge
College, England, and ordained by the Bishop of Peterborough in
Becoming afterwards a Puritan minister, he came to this
1629.
He organized the first Congregacountry, and to Dover in 1638.
More than a century
State,
tional church in Dover, being the second in the State.
In 1641, he
returned to England and organized a Baptist church in London,
where he remained
The number
9
;
1800, 26
;
his death in 1691.
till
of Baptist churches in this State in 1755, 1
1853, 96
1860, 92
;
;
and
in 1870, 102.
;
1780,
Church
or-
ganizations, ninety church edifices, capable of seating 31,935 persons, with
church property valued
at $
492,200
;
in 1860, its proper-
ty was only valued at $ 246,500.
—
Christians. Number of churches in 1850, 25; in 1860, there
were thirty-three churches and church edifices, capable of seating
in 1870
8,934 persons, with church property valued at $ 43,150
;
there were nineteen churches and church edifices, capable of seat-
ing 4,600, with church property valued at $ 42,400.
Episcopalians.
— This
denomination was among the
earliest es-
A church
was erected at Portsmouth prior
to 1638, and Rev. Richard Gibson was the first minister, who remained until 1642.
In 1860, there were seventeen church edifices, capable of holding
820, with church property valued at $112,700 in 1870 there were
twenty-one churches and twenty-two church edifices, capable of seattablished in the State.
;
ing 7,475, with church property valued at $ 203,800.
Freew ill
t
Baptists.
—The
firs:
church of
this
denomination in
New-Hampshire, was founded at New Durham, in 1780, by Elder
Benjamin Randall. This denomination was recognized as a distinct sect by an act of the legislature, December 7, 1804.
In 1860, there were ninety-seven church edifices, capable of seating 27,324 persons and church property, valued at $ 162,600 in
187Q, there were eighty-two churches and church edifices capable
;
;
of seating 19,900 persons, with church property, valued at $ 167,300.
—
Friends or Quakers. The Friends made their appearance in
New-Hampshire at a very early date, and at first suffered severe
persecution.
A society
was formed at Seabrook as early as 1701.
was 15 in I860, there were twelve
of seating 4,200 persons, with church propcapable
Number of churches,
church
edifices,
in 1850,
;
�RELIGION.
549
were thirteen church edi-
erty,
valued at $ 11,700;
fices,
capable of seating 4,585 persons, with church property valued
in 1870, there
at 815,500.
—
Methodists. In July 1791, Jesse Lee preached the first methsermon in New-Hampshire, at Portsmouth. On the 26th of August, of the same year, he preached in a private house in Greenland.
odist
Two weeks
after this time, he again preached in Portsmouth, stand-
ing upon the Court
House
He
steps.
also visited, the
same
year,
Eindge, Marlborough, Chesterfield, Dublin and some other towns.
In 1794, Joshua Hall was appointed to preach in New-Hampshire,
but the following year the appointment was withheld. On the first
of January, 1795, Mr. Lee again visited Portsmouth, and preached
to
an audience of four persons.
The
first
Methodist society in New-Hampshire was organized at
Chesterfield, in the latter part of 1795.
this
At
the Conference of 1796
members and became 'a regular
first stationed preacher, and reports
reported sixty-eight
Philip
Wager was
the
circuit.
his cir-
more than fifty miles square.
The New-Hampshire Conference was organized and held its
first session at Barre, Vermont, June 23, 1830.
The Vermont
Conference was separated from the New-Hampshire Conference in
1845.
The New-Hampshire Conference is divided into three districts, viz
Dover, Concord and Claremont districts. O. H. Jasper
Presiding Elder of Dover district; residence at Dover; S. G. Kellogg, Presiding Elder Concord district; residence at Tilton; M. T.
Cilly, Presiding Elder, Claremont district.
The New-Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tilton. (See Literary
cuit
:
Institutions.)
The number of members reported in the State, in 1798, was '122.
The Methodist were recognized by law as a distinct religious sect
June 15, 1807.
In 1850, there were 103 church
edifices,
capable of seating 32,600
persons, with church property valued at $175,500.
In 1860 there
were 117 church edifices, capable of seating 36,050 persons, with
church property valued at $232,200, and in 1870 there were 118
churches, and church edifices capable of seating 36,351 persons
with church property valued at $475,000.
Presbyterian.
— In 1850, the Presbyterian Regular church had
thirteen church edifices eapable
of seating 6,500
church property valued at $ 71,000
;
in 1860, there
persons,
with
were sixteen
"
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RELIGION.
church
edifices,
capable of seating
6,980 persons, with
church
property, valued at $ 83,462; in 1870, there were seven churches,
capable of seating 3,470 persons, with church property, valued at
$ 65,000.
Roman
Catholic.
This
religious
denomination has
made
rapid progress in this State in the past twenty years, both in
lowers,
number of churches and
two church
edifices,
;
1860, there were
in
capable of seating 7,600 persons, with
valued at $ 97,450
;
fol-
were
capable of seating 1,450 persons, with church
property valued at $ 20,000
edifices,
In 1850, there
wealth.
in 1870, there
twelve church
church property
were sixteen church
edifices,
capable of seating 9,950 persons, with church property valued at
8 267,500.
Shakers.
—New-Hampshire contains two
societies of those inter-
esting people, called Shakers or United Believers; one
Enfield, on the shores of
Masooma Lake,
is
located in
the other in Canterbury,
on a considerable elevation affording an extensive view of the sur-
rounding country.
These two
societies contain
about two hundred
members each.
The founders of the Shaker sect in America, were Ann Lee,
William Lee, and James Whittaker, who, with six others, emigrated
from England and landed in New- York, August 6, 1774. In 1782,
the leaders sent out two missionaries, viz. Ebenezer Cooley and
Israel Chauncy, who visited Hartland, Vermont, where resided one
Zadock Wright, a member of their church. He with Cooley and
Chauncy then journeyed to Enfield, and called upon one James
Jewett, arriving September 1, 1782.
The first Shaker meeting
ever held in New-Hampshire was holdon at the house of Asa
Pattee, about the above date.
at
Canterbury the same Fall.
This Shaker doctrine was preached
Although this society with others iu
the vicinity embraced their faith in the year 1782-'3, they did not
form a compact body or church until the year 1792, about ten
years after they
first
embraced the
faith.
In the beginning of the
year 1792, the members of the society adopted the order of a joint
union, and an equal interest
in all
they possessed, being governed
by no other spirit or influence than that which governed the primitive Christians at the
day of Pentecost.
Their church government
in
may
be called Episcopal, being vested
Bishops and Elders, after the form of the primitive church.
The
central or leading authority in this country devolves
upon a
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551
succession of ministry or order of bishops residing alternately at
New-Lebanon and Watervliet, in the State of New-York. The
New-Hampshire are under the Episcopal jurisdiction
societies in
of a succession of ministry alternately resdiug at Canterbury and
Enfield.
We quote
a few extracts of their religious
faith.
First that the
composed of two great and fundamental essences, viz.
power and wisdom, or male and female principles. For proof of
Deity
is
they quote Rom. I. 20.
" That Christ has made not only his
this,
ing.
That these are both
ual manifestations
;
the
to
first
through
Ann
Through
Lee.
but his second appearspirit-
and through the mission of
seen in the same manifesta-
as seen in
Jesus of Nazareth, and the second as
tions
first,
be considered as emphatically
these two manifestations, they
recognize a spiritual parentage, or the father and mother of the
new
creation.
"
That the object of these two appearings of Christ, first in the
male, and secondly in the female was to make an end of sin, and
bring in everlasting righteousness to make an end of the world,
or order of the flesh perfected in the first Adam and Eve, that all
who would, might come into the order or dispensation of the new
—
;
creation,
through regeneration, or the spiritual parentage of the
Adam
and Eve. Through this agency tbey believe a new
heaven and a new earth are being instituted, as seen in their order.
Hence celibacy is rigidly and tenaciously observed, in every
second
instance.
"That the resurrection concerns the soul or spiritual body only,
and can have nothing to do with the natural.
In short the above leading points of doctrine would seem to indicate a foundation, with no borrowed material, since Christ, or the
declension of the primitive church.
As
in respect to their peculiar style of dress,
they were not
dis-
tinguished from other people in the early days of their organization,
nor would they be to-day only as they have retained the old style
of dress in puritan days, w hich everybody else has changed.
r
They have been noted
punctuality in
all their
for
many
years for their honesty, and
business transactions, and by
means of their
industry and frugal habits, they have accumulated a respectable
property, besides bestowing
While we are not a
much
for charitable purposes.
full believer in the
Shaker
faith,
nor in their
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RELIGION.
peculiar style of living, in every respect,
every day
life
still
which would be well worthy
in every phase of business
Second Advents.
to
there
much
is
in their
be imitated by people
life.
—This
peculiar sect of people believe that
the Bible fully states the time by mathematical demonstrations, the
consummation and destruction of all things on earth, and produce plenty of figures and facts which they obtain from the Bible
to prove their statements, and which no person can deny, but still
final
very few believe.
Up
to the present
time their calculations as to
destructions of the earth have not proved correct, but
faith
is
quite as strong, their zeal has not cooled,
believe that the day of their deliverance
In 1850, their were four church
is
edifices,
edifices,
edifices,
still
capable of seating 1100
in 1860, there
capable of seating 2,265 persons, with
church property valued at $ 7,600, and
church
their
near at hand.
persons with church property valued at $3,000;
were ten church
still
and they
in 1870, there
were twenty
capable of seating 4,400 persons, with church prop-
erty valued at $ 25,000.
—
Unitarian. This
and are
Christianity,
religious sect are
liberal
in their belief of
steadily increasing.
In 1850, there were thirteen church edifices, capable of seating
8,380 persons, with church property, valued at $72,800; in 1860,
there were fifteen church edifices, capable of seating 7,260 per-
church property valued at 1 125,800 and in 1870, there
were twenty-two church edifices, eapable of seating 7,830 persons,
with church property valued at $ 207,000.
sons, with
;
—
Universalists. The first society of this denomination was
formed at Portsmouth as early as 1781, and they were recognized
by law
as a distinct religious sect
June
13, 1805.
In 1850, there were thirty-eight church
edifices,
capable of seat-
ing 14,280 persons, with church property valued at $83,100;
in
1860, there were forty-two church edifices capable of seating 14,938
persons, with church property, valued at $112,550;
and
in
1870,
there were twenty-three church edifices, capable of seating 8,800
persons, with church property valued at $ 154,200.
Union Church.
—There were sixteen Union churches
in
1870
in
various sections of the State, and are formed in communities where
there are not enough persons to form a church of their
own
relig-
ious faith but join with others for the purpose of sustaining the
gospel.
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RELIGION.
There is also one local Mission school and one
(Swedenborgian) church located in the State.
New
Jerusalem,
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
total
number of Religious Denominations in New -Hampshire.
COUNTIES.
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554
GENERAL VIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
CHAPTER
A
brief review of the State,
river scenery, geology
and rivers
;
ita
climate,
its
VII.
grand mountain, ocean, lake and
and mineralogy, a description
a brief account of the aboriginals of
Hampshire compared with the Western States
;
A
of
its
mountains, lakes
NewNew-Hampshire
Poem on New-Hampshire,
;
etc.
REVIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The last period in the history of New-Hampshire, it might be said,
commenced at or near 1840, or thirty-three years ago.
December 23, 1838, the first regular train of cars that ever ran
into New-Hampshire, for public business, came from Boston through
Lowell to Nashua, and, from that date commenced anew history in
the business and prosperity of the State
oldest States in the
in
every section, have been nearly as
The
States.
which
By
v.
six
Although it is one of the
and population
great as in any of her sister
Union, the changes
miles of railroad to
as operated
till
in business
Nashua was the only
line
after 1840.
the foregoing statement, in connection with other important
facts, it
might be well enough
to take a retrospective view, in brief,
of the standing of the State relative to
its
industries,
and every-
thing pertaining to a civilized and prosperous people in 1810, and
1850, compared with the present time.
In 1840, New-Hampshire contained a population of 284,574
in
Portsmouth, in 1840, was the largest town in the
;
1870, 318,320.
State,
Dover was the next
in size, 6,558;
then followed
Nashua
Somersworth, 3,383 and the town of
Manchester, 3,335 inhabitants, and employing in her trade and
manufactories 1,052 persons.
Manchester is now a large city of
with 6,054; Concord, 4,897;
;
30,000 people, and employs in her various industries over 12,000
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555
persons, with five lines of railway diverging from her depot to all
sections of the State
and country.
In 1840, there were but six miles of finished railroad in the State.
There are now over 890 miles of railway track stretching through
two thirds of the towns
in the State,
Mount Washington amid
and up the towering summit of
There is now one mile of
the clouds.
railroad track to every 400 persons in the State, while in
Europe
These railroads have been
built at an expense of not less than $ 32,000,000.
Thirty years ago
the electric fluid flashed its deadly shaft through the air, unguid-
there
is
only one mile to every 7,500.
ed by man, like the dreaded missiles hurled from the cannon's
over the
field
To day
of battle.
it
mouth
harmlessly flashes over 2,000
miles of wire, conveying messages of peace instead of destruction and
death.
In 1840, our cotton manufactories annually produced goods
to the value of $ 4,142,000
now they produce over $
;
30,000,000.
In 1840, the value of woolen goods produced was $ 795,000 to day
in 1840, less than 500,000 pairs of sale boots
it is over $9,000,000
;
;
and shoes were made
;
to-day, over 8,000,000 pairs are manufactur-
In 1840, there were
ed.
less
than 12,000 persons employed in
all
the manufactories in the State, and annually producing goods to the
value of about $ 13,000,000; to-day over 46,000 persons are employed,
and producing goods
to the value of over $ 95,000,000.
In 1840,
the 78,000 persons engaged in farming respectively received for agricultural productions $ 320
;
in 1870, the 46,573 inhabitants en-
gaged in the same business receive $ 483 each for the same labor.
Twenty- four years ago, there was deposited in the ten savings
banks in the State, $1,564,000, owned by 12,082 depositors, now
(1873) there are deposited in the sixty-one savings banks, $29,671,
In 1850, there were twenty
000, and owned by 94,967 depositors.
newspapers, with an annual issue of 1,024,424 copies;
in 1873,
there were 62 papers, with an issue of 7,237,588 copies.
In 1850,
there were no regular daily papers in the State
;
in 1870, there
were
seven, with a daily circulation of 6,100, or an annual issue of
1,
In 1850, the value of church property in the
In 1850, there were
State was $ 1,561,610— in 1870, $ 3,303,780.
$ 221,146, annually appropriated for public schools in 1870, $ 574
900,000 copies.
;
In 1850, the true valuation of personal property and real
in 1870 it was valued at nearly
estate was $ 103,652,835
898.
;
$ 250,000,000.
Like the railway speed of travel,
all
branches of industry for the
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556
past thirty years in New-Hampshire, have increased at the same
But with our natural facilities for every department of induswhich are not equaled by any State in the Union, with our fine
water power, excellent market for agricultural products, the best
rate.
try,
commercial harbor
mountain scenery
ally
make
in the country,
and the grandest
its
cities,
money thus
and
have been
tales of west-
with paper corner
together with inducements held out to invest
railroad bonds
to
The fairy
present value.
ern farming, and adventures in western
lots,
ought
their visits the wealth of the State
8 100,000,000 in excess of
river, lake
with over 30,000 tourists who annu-
in the world,
money
in western
at the inflated usurious rates of ten per cent, for
invested,
when
the road could not pay
ning expenses, have been the greatest injuries as
more than run-
to the prosperity of
There is no doubt but the lessons so dearly
New-Hampshire.
bought by many persons in this State, will be of lasting benefit to
the generation to come, both to their happiness and wealth.
CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Like
shire
is
all
other
New-England
States, the climate of
New-Hamp-
exceedingly various as to heat and cold, and attended with
sudden changes.
.
The extreme varation
of temperature
is
from twenty
to thirty de-
grees below zero, to ninety-eight or one hundred above, but these
extremes do not often occur.
The
extensive ice-bergs in the north-
ern sea, together with the various currents of air cause cool breezes
and in the summer the
and upon the heavy
Thunforests create a moisture which produces frequent showers.
der showers are frequent through the hottest portion of the season,
but never as violent as in the Western or Southern States, and
seldom attended with high winds. Whirlwinds and tornadoes are
to pass over the hills
and through the
valleys,
hot rays of the sun, on these cool currents of
very rare, yet not unknown.
pee,
A
New London and Warner,
ever known
air,
whirlwind that passed over BunaSept. 9, 1821,
in this section of the country.
was the most severe
The
lofty elevations in
various sections of the State break the clouds so that
it is
Dearly
impossible for long sweeps of wind, as on the prairies in the West.
Summej- showers are also broken by the high hills and mountains,
and move through the valleys between the mountains. Very often
�CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
557
there will be a heavy shower on one side of a mountain, while a
few miles distant, on the other
thunder,
is
side,
within hearing of the rumbling
Owing
bright sunshine.
breaking up
to the continual
of the clouds through the summer, showers are frequent, and the
ground
is
seldom parched by continuous droughts, or saturated
Storms on the eastern and southern
with protracted rain storms.
slope of
New-Hampshire usually come from the
in the Connecticut valley,
north-east, while
which runs nearly north and south, the
storms are oftener from the south-east.
continues four days, and they are oftener
storm that
It is a long
Owing
less.
to the
many
and mountains, the streams rise rapidly, but their usually high
banks generally keep the water within the channel of the streams,
and there are no such devastating floods as occur in the West or
hills
South, neither are the storms, on an average, more than two thirds
as long.
The amount of rain falling, one year with another, generally
more than five or six inches. Within the past fifteen
varies not
was 27$ inches, in 1859;
was 46& inches, in 1863. The extreme hot clays
are usually followed by cool nights, and, within a few days, by re-
years, the smallest quantity of rain falling
and the
largest
freshing showers.
The warm rays of the
sun, followed by fine
irrigating showers, cause the various productions
common
to this
climate to ripen in from sixty to one hundred and twenty days from
the time that the seed
is
put into the ground.
The season
for
planting varies in different sections of the State from ten to twenty
Merrimack
County and the northwinds usually blow from the
days, the earliest being in the southern valleys of the
and Connecticut
rivers, the latest in Carroll
ern portion of the State.
west and north-west.
storms
;
The
fair
eastern and north-eastern winds denote
tended storms
blast all
The
Southern winds indicate short,
;
more
warm
cool
rain
and ex-
but our lofty mountains, frequently, in a dry time,
human
calculations as to rain.
of snow
is not as even from year to year as rain, varying
from one third to one half. In 1858, the amount of snow falling
through the year was four feet and nine inches in 1859, there fell
eight feet and one inch; in 1871, the snow fall was only four feet
fall
;
and nine inches
inches.
;
while, in 1872, there were seven feet
Then again
:
snow
surface of the ground as rain
and eight
not so evenly distributed over the
is
;
falling
much
deeper on the height
of land which separates the basins of the large rivers, and in that
�CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
558
White Mountains.
section of the State north of the
It does not
necessarily follow that the falling of large quantities of
snow pro-
duces the best and largest amount of sleighing through the winter.
From the first to the middle of January, there is generally a mode-
by the name of the " January
Thaw." This mild weather frequently produces rain which carries
away all the snow, breaks up the ice in the large streams, and
sometimes produces devastating floods by the ice damming the
streams and flowing the water back over the country. If the snow
ration in the weather, which goes
escapes this rain-thaw, there
but, if otherwise, there
sun runs so high
it is
is
is
generally a fine winter for sleighing;
but
snow
little
soon melted away.
in succession, of the best quality,
March and then
till
the
Sleighing for two months
frequently on less than eight
is
inches of snow, but good lumber sledding requires larger quantities
to
make
it
a successful business.
Sleighing in northern
four months
;
New-Hampshire frequently continues over
in the central part of the State,
about three months
while ten miles south of the city of Manchester there
is
seldom over
and oftener less. Livery stable keepers in Manchester,
frequently, for four weeks in succession, if their team is going five
sixty days,
or ten miles south of the city, harness their horse into a wagon,
while
is
if
they are going north, east or west any distance, a sleigh
provided.
Many
people in the Southern States have the im-
pression that the deep snows of
prosperity.
Deep snows
New-Hampshire
generally large crops follow deep winter snows.
State consider
it
are a barrier to
the farmer's
are called
its
and
fertilizer,
The people of this
a calamity to have a winter without sleighing.
Aside from cars, the sled and sleigh with sufficient snow are the
On a
best and pleasantest mode of conveyance ever invented.
clear, cool winter day, with good sleighing, together with a fine
horse and sleigh, with sufficient robes to keep warm, gliding over
the glistening snow at a ten mile gait,
ride through six inches of Southern
is
mud
far preferable to a carriage
in
mid
winter, at the rate
of one mile an hour, as the writer fully knows by experience.
The deepest snows fall with a north-east wind, while snow commencing with a southern wind usually changes to rain. Frequently
it
will rain
snow
;
four hours,
time,
in the valleys, while
also, in the
snow
and
will
on the higher elevations
southern section of the State,
in the vicinity of the
fall
to
it
it
will
will rain twenty-
White Mountains
the depth of fifteen inches.
at the
One
same
foot of
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559
snow, when melted, on an average, produces one inch of water.
In 1872, rain fell on 88 days, and suow 32 days. In this state-
ment
it
must be considered that many days were
fair with the ex-
ception of a pleasant shower, while on the other hand, there have
been cloudy days but no rain. Over two thirds of the days in the
year the sun can be seen some part of the day. There are, frequently,
heavy fogs on the streams in August and September,
morning, which are followed by a
fair day, the fog
in the
being dispersed
by the sun by nine or ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Our most pleasant months are June, September and October.
Often the first two, and not unfrequently the first three weeks in
September, are, however, very warm. From the 20th of September to the 20th of October, the weather
is
delightful.
The temper-
and the sky singularly bright and
beautiful.
This is the period denominated the Indian summer.
Some persons think June to be a more pleasant month than either
September or October. In June, there are usually a few days of
ature
is
mild, the air
intense heat.
In
is
sweet,
other respects, except the brilliancy and beau-
all
month must be confessed to have the superiThe progress of vegetation is wonderful and
it seems as if the creative hand was, in a literal sense, renewing
its original plastic efforts, to adorn the world with richness and
splendor.
All things are alive and gay. " The little hills rejoice
on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks. The valleys
ty of the heavens, this
ority over all others.
;
are also covered with corn, and shout for joy."
same time
chilled by
The
prevails in a peculiar degree..
easterly winds,
winter months,
when
Health at the
The spring
is
and rendered uncomfortable by
the earth
is
clad with
its
often
rains.
mautle of snow
the season for relaxation and pleasure.
Then come the evening parties for the old, the dance for the young, and the merry
sleigh rides for all, which no one knows how to appreciate unless
he has lived mid the saow-capt hills of New-England.
We are indebted to the Hon. William L. Foster of Concord for
is
the following meteorological observations for the year 1872, and
statements relative thereto.
THE WEATHER OF THE YEAR 1872
has been, upon the whole, considerably warmer than the average
temperature, of the last 17 years.
The mercury
rose above 90° sixteen times, four times in June,
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560
The warmwhen the mean temThe highest temperature was June 21, 98°.
seven in July, four in August, and once in September.
est
days in the year were June 30 and July
perature was 84?°.
The mercury
fell
below zero on 23 days, once
times in February, four times in
ber.
The
coldest
—
1,
day
in the
in
January, seven
March and eleven times in Decemyear was March 5, when the mean
—
The lowest temperature was Dec. 25, 20°.
Rain has fallen on §8 days, snow on 33 days.
The whole amount of rain is 37.17 inches, being 2.95 inches
more than the average rain-fall of 1871, and 3.58 inches more than
temperature was
9°.
the annual rain-fall in the last 17 years.
The following
inches
;
combined, in
as the
amount of snow in feet and
and hundredths and rain and melted snow
inches and hundredths (estimating one inch of water
table indicates the
rain in inches
;
product of one foot of snow), during the
last
16 years.
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
inches
fell in
March and 10
ing after February
is
561
The average quantity
in April.
fall-
18 inches.
Sleighing began Nov. 29, and has been uninterrupted.
The whole quantity of
rain this winter (since Dec. 1)
is
2.95
an inch more than the average quantity
during the winter months.
The coldest day this winter was Dec. 25, when the mercury was,
inches, being about half
min. 20° max. 8°
mean 6°.
The coldest morning and lowest temperature was Jan. 30, 26°.
The warmest day of the winter was Jan. 4, when the mercury
recorded, min. 31° max. 44° mean 37J Q
The highest temperature recorded during the winter was Feb.
.
17, 50°.
Range of temperature during the
winter, 76°.
SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
There
is
no doubt but the scenery of New- Hampshire
is
more
varied and beautiful than can be found in any other State in the
Union.
The ocean scenery along her narrow
miles,
is
coast of less than eighteen
pronounced the grandest on the western Atlantic shore.
The Hon. Edmund Burke, of Newport, when
in Congress,
than thirty years ago, while in debate, in defending
more
New-Hamp-
an attack from a southern member of Congress,
speaking of her natural scenery, blended with civilization, well and
shire against
eloquently said
hills.
She
is
:
"New-Hampshire
is
among the
Her mountains point
indeed throned
the Switzerland of America.
high up among the clouds, where eagles take their
unrestrained the freedom of the skies.
She
is
flight
and enjoy
a land
Of mountain and of flood,
Of green heath and shaggy wood.
Her
cloud-capt hills, even in mid-summer, glisten with the frosts
and snows of winter. The terrific avalanche springs from her summits and thunders down their sides.
But she is a land of crystal
streams, of glassy lakes, embosomed among her hills, and of beautiful valleys and meadows, dotted with neat and pretty villages,
teeming with fertility, the hum of industry and all the evidences of
wealth and prosperity. She has more of those noble temples of
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
562
liberty,
more of
common schools, more village spires pointing to Heaven, and
the monuments which mark a high and advanced state of
civilization
than any other State of this Union, with, perhaps, one
If she
or two exceptions.
for her
advancement
is
indebted to any cause under
in prosperity, wealth
her lofty mountains, and her beautiful and
Our description of the mountains
Whose snowy
Among
in
and
Heaven
civilization, it is to
fertile valleys."
New-Hampshire,
tops
the clouds are towering high,
And seem to meet
Amid the starry
the heavens
sky
Her hundred
glassy lakes, and
Like brilliant diamonds
Set in emerald green,
Add beauty
To her mountain scene
And her sparkling, winding rivers,
That feed her glassy lakes,
Or meet the briny ocean's tide,
Are like the golden chains
Which hold the diamond to the maiden's
They stretching back their silver arms,
Clasp them to the mountain crests
Are
breast;
the sequel to the beautiful scenery to be found in almost ev-
ery section of the State, and with the exception of a few remarks
made by Dr. Moses
F. Morrison on
New-Hampshire
bearing upon industry and civilization, will be
its
tion given of
its
all
scenery,
grand ocean, mountain, lake and river scenery.
In many respects the White and Green mouutain ranges
perhaps from
and
the descrip-
all others in the
known
differ
They are purely of
thrown up through the tran-
world.
primitive origin, while most others are
secondary or tertiary strata.
We have not even the organic
remains of the transition period, and hence the search for coal,
which is now known to be in every instance vegetable matter, acted
sition,
upon by the united agency of heat and pressure, is equally futile
and hopeless. But primitive rocks contain the most valuable ores,
and in our instance their surface is covered almost to the summits
of our highest mountains with a productive soil and with a beauti-
The world produces not a spot where the
more pure, the water more clear and limpid, and the scenery
more wild and beautiful, where the human foot can move with
more boldness and less danger. The wolf and lammermuir of the
fully varied vegetation.
air
is
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
563
Alps, the tiger and condor of the Andes, the cougUr and rattlesnake of the Alleganiea are not here. The associations of childhood and youth become a part of our being, and it is only when
they are disruptured by transition, that we realize their existence.
Place a mountaineer upon the
ry of his youth
prairies,
and he longs
for the scene-
he returns to behold with rapture the beauties
;
of landscape which before he had passed with careless indifference.
We have passed the magnificient gorge of the White Hills, and
viewed with enthusiasm the wild sublimity around us. We have
entered the defile of Francouia, and beheld with astonishment and
Man of the Mountain and his wild domain.
have scaled the summit of Mount Washington, and at one time
beheld the thunder cloud, hundreds of feet below us, the lightning
admiration the Old
We
and a brilliant sun irradiating the sky.
summit the valley of the Connecticut
spread out like a map before us; the rays of ight, reflected by a
dark cloud that hung upon the Green Mountains, brought into displaying over
surface,
its
Again we viewed from
tinct
its
view the streams, the cottages, the
fields,
the villages, the
and valleys, the waving forests and vast amphitheatre of
mountains supporting the blue vault around and above us
we
felt that the beautiful and sublime were here mingled upon a scale
never to be surpassed, and hallowed by a thousand associated ideas
of fond remembrances never to be forgotten.
We have stood on the shores of the ocean and contemplated the
vast and almost illimitable world of waters before us, and viewed
in imagination the innumerable ships and vast navies that float upon
her bosom. We have sailed upon the waters of Ontario, when the
departing sunbeams cast their gorgeous shades of green and gold
hills
;
over
its
surface
— transcendently
beautiful
splendid drapery of the imagination.
—
far
beyond the most
Finally, descending into the
awful chasm of Niagara, we have approached in a
tremendous cataract of the Western
rolling surges of
its
abyss,
seas,
we were warned
until
frail
boat the
repelled
by the
that nearer approxima-
might be death. No person can describe the sublimity of this
its grandeur is overwhelming, and the vast display of magnificence and power presented at a single glance to our view shows
tion
scene
—
how puny
of God.
are the efforts of man compared with the omnipotence
But with the ocean, with the lake and with the cataract
were associated
in
our minds the ideas of loneliness, of solitude
most of desolation.
We
longed for the early visions of
—
life,
al-
for
�GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
564
that play of fight and shade upon the mountain scenery of our na-
We
had learned that the impress of external objects
upon the heart and shaped the
visions of ideality in the brain; and that the cultivation of the intellectual faculties of the mind and the physical energies of the
body alone were wanting to make us the happiest of the free.
And now permit us to ask, where shall we find a soil more productive, with a climate equally salubrious? where shall we breathe
an atmosphere more invigorating, or drink of fountains more pure ?
where shall we behold scenery more sublime, beautiful and good,
tive hind.
had stamped
their seal of loveliness
surrounded with
less evils or
moral and physical
evils
exposed to fewer dangers
we do
—
suffer,
?
Of
the
few are consequent upon
—
some are contingent but many are created by our vices
and perpetuated by our ignorance.
We constantly violate the
and shall we complain that the degeneracy
laws of organic life
of the species and the ill health and early dissolution of the individual should be the consequence? or shall we value less the numberless blessings which surround us because the harmony of the
locality
;
intellectual with the physical world
is
comparatively unknown?
GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
No
portion of the
American
continent, except the Laurentian
Hills of Canada, exhibits a more ancient surface of dry land than
New-Hampshire.
nitic,
The
face of the entire State
is
essentially gra-
the only exceptions being the patches of limestone and clay
slate lying along the
The
upper part of the Connecticut river valley.
New-Hampshire
of the Rocky Mountains.
surface of
State east
more uneven than any other
is
A large portion of
its
northern
and upwards above the
ocean level. The primitive rock underlying the whole region has
a remarkable induration, having taken its form, coherence and
hardness at a period antedating the introduction of life upon the
globe, or, at least, at so early a period that subsequent exposure and
internal changes have obliterated nearly every trace of organized
counties has an elevation of a thousand feet
existence.
This extreme hardness of the rocks has so far resisted
the abrading action of the waters in the river-beds that the streams
of New-Hampshire abound with
a vast amount of water power.
falls
and
rapids,
and hence
afford
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In a large portion of the territory of the United States, nearly
every square mile abounds with marine and vegetable
fossils.
Hampshire shows
life
less
of these remains of organized
With
other State of the Union.
the exception of a few obscure
traces of the Silurian age at Littleton
have ever been found within the
The
New-
than any
and Shelburne, no
fossils
limits of this State.
is strongly marked by the effects of the
That great flood of waters swept over the entire region, except the summit of Mt. Washington.
The comparative
nakedness or denudation of the ledges on the nortnern side of our
hills, is an evidence of the force and depth of the vast current
which for ages drifted, in a nearly southward direction, over the
State.
A still more impressive testimony is the immense quantity
of bowlders strewn over every township by these uorthern currents,
and which vary in size from a small pebble to those of a thousand
surface of the State
Drift epoch.
Rounded masses of
tons' weight.
ter,
like
granite, often ten feet in diame-
upon the tops of the highest hills. In some towns,
Hillsborough, Washington, Stoddard and Sunapee, they are
were
left
so thickly strown as to cover, on
of the surface.
Many
many
farms, a considerable portion
of the ledges upon the highlands are
by furrows and scratches made by the
marked
drifting bowlders of that
Often the rocks found from fifty to one hundred feet beperiod.
low the surface are well-rounded bowlders.
For a long geological period the surface of this State must have
had a widely different configuration from that of to-day.
The
Northern railroad, in its route from Concord to Lebanon, crosses
the height of land between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers
in the
worn
At
town of Orange.
than eight hundred
feet
in the solid granite,
One
the point of greatest altitude,
above the bed of these
more
rivers, are pot holes
having a depth of from oue
to
nearly
them is eleven feet deep with a diameter of
The stream which
four feet at the top and two feet at the bottom.
formed them must have been large and swift, and have flowed for a
four yards.
long time.
of
Similar holes in the solid gneiss are found at the Sun-
apee summit, in Newbury, near the track of the Sugar River
rail-
road.
ITS
EFFECTS ON CIVILIZATION.
The geological character
tility
of a country largely determines
shire are granitic
— those
its
fer-
The rocks of New-Hampof Vermont are calcareous. The decompo-
and the occupations of
its
people.
�GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
56G
sition of the
one gives a light, sandy surface
heavy, productive
soil.
Hence the
— of the
fertility
other, a rich,
of Vermont, and the
according to the census of 1870, she largely leads NewHampshire in every department of agricultural production.
The valley of the Connecticut is often mentioned as the garden of
Its fertility greatly surpasses that of the Merrimack.
this State.
The alluvial deposit of limestone, worn from the scattered ledges
fact that,
along the eastern border of the Connecticut valley has contributed
largely to the productive capacity of the towns along the borders
of that river, and given to Colebrook, Lancaster, Haverhill, Lebanon and Walpole, an agricultural importance above Boscawen,
Manchester, Nashua, and the other towns bordering on the Merrimack.
But the granite ledges of the Merrimack valley amply compensate for the thin soil of that region.
In a purely limestone coun-
have worn their channels to a great depth, and
whatever falls there may have been are graded down to a plane of
descent so extended and uniform as to make any available waterpower an impossibility.
The banks are also yielding and unreliable for dams.
On the other hand, granite and gneiss have not only
try the streams
New-Hampshire crop out
hardness, but in
in
irregular
ledges,
with their lines of stratification at right angles to the courses of
our rapidly-sloping rivers. These out-cropping ridges of the strata
running across the streams, produce pitches and sudden descents,
which, according to the steepness and volume of water, take the
falls or cataracts.
The water powers of the Merrimack, Winnipisaukee, Contoocook, Suncook, and Cocheco are referable to this origin.
With the adjoining banks and river-bottoms
form of rapids,
dams can be
of granite,
currents and the
built proof against the corrosion of under-
momentum
of freshets.
SURFACE ASPECT OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The southern half
nipisaukee
of this State— that portion below
Lake Win-
— has a degree of unevenness above the undulating
and
which Thoreau has given the name of
summits have a marked altitude and celebrity
below the mountainous,
" hilliness."
Two
to
—
Monadnock and Kearsarge. Both attract a large number of summer visitors, and afford a magnificent view of the central portion
of
New
England.
The northern part of New-Hampshire has a mountain scenery
�MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
which
567
for half a century has received the constantly increasing at-
and tourists. The passage of the Saco through
White Mountains forms a gorge equal in depth and abrupt-
tention of scientists
the
ness to the canons of California
Mountain, and Dixville Notches
per's Ferry, the only
;
are,
while the Franconia, White
with the exception of Har-
mountain passes of surpassing grandeur
east
of the Rocky Mountains.
The
beautiful scenery, healthy air, and pure waters of the north-
ern section of this State, will always attract thousands of visitors,
during the summer season,
MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Though New-Hampshire
is
destitute of fossils,
and nearly want-
ing in that class of calcareous minerals whose varied form of crys-
and coloring give them an important place in mineraland of silicious minerals this
State has a large and varied family, specimens of which are to be
found in public and private collections throughout the country.
First, we will designate those which are valuable for their utility
talization
ogical collections, yet of the ores
rather than their rarity.
Granite, the prevailing
rock, furnishes excellent quarries in
The increased facilities for transportathem very valuable. The oldest and best
every section of the State.
tion
have made some of
known
Concord, two miles north of the State
Those of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam and Troy, on the Cheshire
The quarries at
railroad, are equally valuable and accessible.
Mason, Milford, Hooksett and Rumney, are located near railroads,
and are extensively worked. Those of Sunapee, Lisbon and New
quarries are at
House.
London
are of superior quality, but are not so convenient for trans-
portation as to be largely quarried.
ries
Altogether, the granite quar-
of the State are an important element of industry, employing
some twelve hundred men.
Steatite, or soapstone, is a valuable material for certain purThere are three quarries in the State at Francestown, Orposes.
The Francestown ledge was discovered in
ford and Canterbury.
1794, and has been worked ever since. It is the most valuable
soapstone quarry in the United States, and its products are very extensively used for stoves, sinks, wash and bath tubs, moulding taIt employs one hundred hands.
bles, and a variety of other uses.
—
�MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
568
Mica, one of the component parts of
granite,
is
rarely found in
transparent sheets of sufficient size to be of commercial value.
Quarries have been worked at Grafton, Alstead and Acworth.
last are exhausted, but the Grafton quarry is still valua-
The two
ble, yielding
The best
makes it valu-
twenty-five tons of sheet mica annually.
quality brings ten dollars per pound.
Its elasticity
able for lights where glass cannot be used.
Felspar, another of the component parts of
granite,
is
found in
large masses, at times semi-crystalized, at Grafton, Acworth, Alstead and Manchester.
At Grafton and Acworth
fine
specimens
of albite are found, and at Manchester the flesh-colored variety.
It
is
used in the manufacture of porcelain and artificial teeth.
Clay Slate
quarries have been opened in Littleton, Lebanon,
Dalton, Unity, Piermont and Claremont, but none of them have
The one at Lebanon is extensive,
proved remunerative.
but too soft and brittle to furnish a good material for roofing or
yet
paving.
Limestone deposits are found in Haverhill, Lisbou, Columbia,
Lyme, Orford and Cornish. At East Haverhill and East Lisbon
lime
is
manufactured, annually, in sufficient quantities to supply
the vicinity.
Graphite
occurs in abundance in Nelson, Goshen,
and Antrim.
In the
first
named
locality
it is
Campton
ground and sent
to
the Boston market.
Of
the ornamental minerals found in New-Hampshire, the
fol-
lowing occur more frequently.
Quartz crystals are found in North Benton and East Campton.
From both of these localities many beautiful specimens have been
obtained for cabinets, but, though not exhausted they are
much more
cured with
Beryl
is
found in Grafton, Orange, Acworth and
but good specimens cannot
blasting.
The
now
se-
labor than formerly.
New London,
now be obtained without
considerable
have been obtained
Grafton and
best specimens
in
Acworth.
Garnets occur in Lisbon, "Warren, Springfield and Hanover.
At Lisbon they are found in great quantities in the pastures around
Mink pond. At Warren some of the specimens are very rtire, and
are of the cinnamon variety. At Springfield they are abundant,
with perfect faces, but of common quality. There are exhausted
localities at
North Haverhill and Amherst.
�METALS AND ORES.
Epidote, massive and
and Warren.
Tourmaline
found
is
569
Ore
in crystals, occurs at
in
Hill, Lisbon
Piermont, Springfield and Orford.
It
imbedded in milk quartz, and great care is needed to save tbe
crystals from fracture.
Staurotides, single and double crystals, occur in very great
abundance at Mink pond, Lisbon.
Tremolite, of a wbite and finely radiated variety, is abundant
is
at
Warren.
THE METALS AND
Gold,
minute
in
particles,
was
first
1854, at Plainfield, and soon after at
1864
it
was found
in
Lyman, and
was much excitement
ORES.
discovered in this State in
Lebanon and Hanover.
In
There
the next year in Lisbon.
in both of these towns, for several years fol-
lowing, attended with considerable expense in excavations and the
erection of a large crushing mill.
The gold
Lyman,
At
four miles from Lisbon village.
is
of fine quality, and
The
some $12,000 worth have been extracted.
best mines are in
intervals, the
working
of these mines has ceased, but, at this time (Oct. 1873,) two of them
are being developed with a yield of moderate profit.
Silver
if
is
found in the lead ores of Madison and Shelburne, and
it would warrant the extraction of the
the galena was abundant,
silver.
Galena
so largely
occurs in Madison in considerable quantities but it is
mixed with the ores of zinc and copper that the working
;
of these mines has been abandoned.
Zinc ores are found
The former
in great
abundance
at
Madison and Warren.
affords fine specimens of yellow blende, or thesulphuret
of zinc; and the latter of black blende, or the oxide of zinc.
them is worked at the present time.
Copper. The sulphuret of copper is found
Nei-
ther of
this State.
and Unity
Lyman, Bath,
Iron
ore
many towns of
Warren, Croydon,
in
afford fine specimens of this kind of ore.
these localities have been
unfavorable
Littleton, Dalton,
more or
less
worked, but, as
Most of
yet,
with
results.
is
found at ore Hill, Lisbon, Piermont, Bartlett, Tam-
worth, and Littleton in considerable quantities.
At Lisbon
the
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
570
vein
is
began
the granular, magnetic oxide of iron.
men were employed, and 500
tons
quality, were annually produced.
ed,
It
For many
of pig and bar
be worked as early as 1805.
to
Of late
is
very
rich,
and
years, twenty-five
of the best
iron,
years the work has ceas-
from the increased depth of the vein, and the greater cost of
fuel.
In the north part of Bartlett, and east of Rocky Branch River,
occurs the most extensive deposit of workable iron ever found in
New-Hampshire.
Fifty tons of this ore has been sent to one of the best iron and
steel
manufactories in England, and they pronounced
quality, especially for the
manufacturing of
it
of the best
steel.
The Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, which extends through
Bartlett, will pass within three miles of these
and a branch can be
easily built
mountains of iron,
up Rocky Branch, near
to these
valuable mines.
Tin
is
found
tin mine, but, as
Manganese
Hinsdale.
Jackson, but the vein
in
quantity small.
very narrow and the
to
develop this
found in Littleton, Gilmanton, Winchester and
is
It occurs in the
Molybdenum
is
Over S 4,000 have been expended
yet, no favorable report.
is
form of the black oxide.
found in comparative abundance in Westmore-
land and Newport.
MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The Mountains
in
New-Hampshire are noted
for their lofty ele-
vation and the wild and romantic scenery obtained from their summits.
In this State are found some of the highest elevations in
New-England, and with one exception, the highest in the United
States this side of the
The
Rocky Mountains.
crystal waters, spouting from its
thousand springs, together with the clear, cool, bracing mountain
air, has attracted the attention of invalids and lovers of mountain
fine
scenery, for
scenery, the pure
many
years from
all sections
of the country, and with
the constantly increasing railroad facilities in
the
number of
visitors
all
parts of the Union,
has been largely augmented, and
it
is
esti-
mated that over 30,000 persons annually visit the mountains of
New-Hampshire.
But few people, even of those living in this
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW- HAMPSHIRE.
aware of the number, of mountains and
lofty elevations
State, are
571
that have beeu surveyed and their altitude obtained.
There are
in the State seven
mountain peaks over one mile
twenty-two peaks between four and
fourths of a mile high
thousand
five
thousand
feet,
hi<di
;
or over three-
twenty -six peaks between three and four
;
or over one-half mile high
and twenty-five peaks
There are many
other mountains between one and four thousand feet high, but no
feet,
between two and three thousand
;
feet in height.
record of their altitude has ever been obtained.
tilled farms,
Like well
and large manufacturing establishments,
now
considered a resource instead of a barren
these mountains are
waste.
At
the bases and on the summits of
been erected
fine hotels
many mountains, have
which, in magnitude, will vie with the large
hotels in Boston and New- York.
In the summer mouths, these
large houses are filled with the wealth and fashion coming from all
sections of the
We
will
United States.
mention a few of the principal mountains, and rank
them according
to their altitude,
White Mountains.
commencing with the
This range of mountains
located in the
is
southern section of Coos county and the northern portion of Grafton and Carroll counties.
They extend northerly about twenty
and with the Franconia range have an area of over 200,000
acres.
Water from their sides flows into four of the largest rivers
in New-England viz. the Androscoggin on the north, Saco on the
east and south-east, Merrimack south and south-west, and the Conmiles,
Some
necticut on the west.
of the peaks are the highest in
New-
England, and, with one exception, the highest east of the Rocky
mountains.
The Indian name of
was Agiocochook.
these mountains, according to Dr. Belknap,
Among
the savages
who frequented
moun-
this
tain region a tradition prevailed that a deluge once overspread
the land and destroyed every
and
his wife,
who fled
human being
to these lofty elevations
the race from extermination.
except a single
Powow
and thereby preserved
Perhaps the vouchers
in detail as to
the veracity of the statement of the poor Indian, are not as good nor
as reliable as those relative to the remarkable preservation of
and
his family
Noah
on a certain Mount in Asia, but their version,
gether with Bible history and the science of geology,
stantiate the statement that at one time, far
back
all
to-
go to sub-
in the past, the
whole earth was covered with waters, with the exception of the
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
572
highest elevations.
had a venerable
Through
these traditions, the savages always
and never attempted
deeming the undertaking dangerous, and suc-
respect for these mountains,
to ascend the summit,
cess impossible.
President Alden states that the White Mountains were called by
one of the eastern tribes Waumbekketmethna
Waumbekket
;
signi-
methna mountains. Their great elevation has always rendered them exceedingly interesting, both to the aboriginal
inhabitants and to our ancestors. They were visited by Neil, Joclyn, and Field as early as 1632
they gave romantic accounts of
their adventure, and the extent and sublimity of the mountains.
They gave them the name of Crystol Hills.
There are six summits belonging to tb.3 White Mountain range
that are over one mile high and are respectively named Mount
Washington, having an altitude of 6,293 feet Mount Adams, 5,794
fies
white and
;
;
feet;
Mount
Jefferson,
5,714;
Mount
Clay, 5,553 feet;
Mount
Monroe, 5,384 feet and Mount Madison, 5,365 feet. Mount Washington is known by its superior elevation, and although sixty-five miles
distant from the ocean, in a clear day its snow white summit can be
distinctly seen fifty miles at sea
And like the father of our nation's, land,
He stands as beacon of his mountain chain,
To guide the bark upon the stormy main
To friendly port surrounded by the strand.
Mount Adams
is
known by
its
the second north of Washington.
two; Madison
is
sharp terminating peak and being
Jefferson
is
situated between the
the eastern peak of the range;
Monroe
is
the
first
south of Washington, and Clay north of Washington.
White Mountains never consider their
Mount Washington and view
the grandest mountain scenery on the American Continent.
A
traveller has well described the view obtained from Mount WashTravellers visiting the
tour completed, unless they ascend
ington.
" From the summit, if the day be clear, is afforded a view unequalled on the eastern side of the American Continent. Around
you, in every direction, are confused masses of mountains, bearing
the appearance of a sea of moulten lava suddenly cooled whilst its
ponderous waves were yet in commotion.
On the south-eastern
horizon gleams a rim of silver light it is the Atlantic Ocean sixty;
five miles distant, laving the shores of
Maine.
Lakes of
all sizes,
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
573
from Lake Winnipiseogee to mere mountain ponds, and mountains
beneath you, gleam misty and wide.
At the west the Green
Mountains in Vermont are distinctly seen at the south and southwest are Mount Monadnock and Kearsarge in full view, while the
intervening space is filled up with every variety of landscape."
The ascent of Mount Washington is by two routes one is from
;
—
Gorham, on the north
side of the
mountains
to the
Glen House,
eight miles distant, and thence by carriage road, eight miles, to the
The road is a chartered corporation, and was commenced
and finished and opened for travel in the season of 1861.
The whole work is a complete triumph of engineering skill, and is
summit.
in 1855,
The other
the best finished road in the whole mountain region.
route
is
at the western base of the mountain,
by
This
rail.
rail-
road was commenced in 1866, under the superintendence of Sylvester
Marsh, the inventor of
three years.
description
It
is
used to
and completed
in
about
any
of the mechanism of this road, and other machinery
connected therewith, and
is
this novel plan,
needless in this place, to attempt to give
make
it
it is
enough to say that every precaution
and descend. The road is nearly
safe to ascend
three miles long and ascends 3,628 feet in going that distance, start-
ing from a point 2,669 feet above tide water.
including equipment,
road up
to the
mountains.
is
summit,
On
the
is
The whole expense,
not far from $ 200,000.
A
ride
worth the whole expense of a
on
this
trip to the
summit of Mount Washington has been
erect-
ed a large and convenient hotel, which answers also for a depot.
This house has all the comforts of hotels in the city, and can ac-
There is a telcommodate about one hundred guests, over night.
egraph office, with wires coming from different quarters of the
country, and the house, in the summer, has become quite an " exchange," parties arriving over the various routes, can despatch
by telegraph (over 6000 feet above the ocean) to their places of busOne object of guests staying over
iness hundreds of miles away.
night is to obtain an evening and morning view of the setting and
the rising sun, the beauty and grandeur of which is far beyond any
human
attempt to describe.
These mountains are now reached by railroad from all sections
of the country, and at all points near their base. On the north
side, at
Gorham, via Grand Trunk Railroad, coming from the north-
western States, Canada, and city of Montreal, or the other way,
from Portland and other points
in
Maine.
On
the south and south-
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
574
west side, through the Notch at
Upper
Bartlett,
by the Portland
from Portland, or coming from
ii
over the Eastern railroad to North Conway, thence over
the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad to Upper Bartlett, or from
Boston over the Boston and Maine railroad to Great Falls Junc-
and Ogdensburg
tion,
railroad, either
On
thence over Eastern railroad to North Conway, &c.
west side, at the
Twin Mountain House,
in Carroll,
the
by the Boston,
Concord and Montreal railroad, from every section of the country
their connections with all the lines of railroad being nearly perfect.
Many
of the towns in the vicinity of the mountains are becoming
quite a resort for these mountain tourists, especially, where the
mountains are
in full view,
that distance lends
ham,
and
it
enchantment
can be truly said, at
to
At
the view.
many
points,
Lancaster, Gor-
Jefferson, Dalton, Whitefield, Littleton, Bethlehem, Lisbon,
Conway,' Bartlett, Jackson, Franconia, there are large
and summer boarding houses built expressly for the accommodation of these tourists.
The Notch is the name applied to a very narrow defile, between
two huge cliffs rent asunder by some powerful convulsion of nature,
seemingly to admit the waters of the Saco, which passes between
Carroll,
hotels
these walls for a distance of two miles.
At
the northern extremity
of the Notch, the distance between the perpendicular rocks on
either side of the
chasm
is
only twenty-two
feet.
Through
this
narrow chasm passes the foaming Saco, and the road leading from
In this notch was situated the
Bartlett to the Crawford House.
celebrated Willey house, directly under the Willey Mountain.
This house was built as early as 1821, for a public house, and was
kept by a Mr. Hill for several years. In the autumn of 1825, a
Mr. Willey, with his family, took possession, and lived comfortably
through the winter. In June there was a slide from the mountain,
and although they were somewhat frightened, it did them no mateFrom this incident, Mr. Willey anticipated worse
rial injury.
results
from similar
slides,
and had taken the precaution
to prepare
a place of refuge in case there was another slide from the mountain.
August 28, 1826, there was a violent storm around the Notch, and
a vast amount of rock and earth was precipitated into the valley
below, Leaving the Willey house again unharmed; but the Willey
family was swept away, leaving not one to
is
tell
the awful
tale.
It,
supposed they heard the danger approaching, and attempted to
flee (as
they thought) to their
new
shelter of safety, but were over-
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
575
taken and destroyed, or they might have arrived at their cabin and
then been swept away, as not a vestige was
left to
mark
the spot.
would require a volume to give a detailed account of all the
places of interest around these mountains, and, with the present
railroad facilities among them, our readers will be far better satisfied with a personal visit, than to read these apparently fairy tales
It
relative to them.
Franconia Mountains.
— The
Franconia range comes next in
This range lies about
order of lofty elevations in New-Hampshire.
twenty miles south-west from the base of Mount Washington, and
them by cars
the nearest point to reach
at Littleton; the
is
moun-
from the depot, where stages are
waiting on the arrival of each train through the season
tains being twelve miles south-east
always
in
of travel.
ette,
5,290
attractions
The highest elevations in
and Mount Lincoln,
feet,
this
around these mountains which
every season.
The
House
Profile
is
range are Mount Lafay-
5,101
feet.
call
There are many
many
visitors hither
one of the largest hotels
in the
and in the height of the season is filled to its utmost capacity.
To show its magnitude, it is only necessary to say that the main
parlor is 50 by 100 feet, and the house can accommodate over five
hundred guests at one time. There are other fine hotels, but this
State,
is
the largest.
Among
the places worthy of a visit
Mountain, one of the greatest natural
wonderful profile of the
human
face,
Man
of the
curiosities in the State.
This
is, first,
The Old
wearing from age to age the
same undisturbed expression of dignity and wisdom, and surveying
in calm majesty the wild and varied region around, is seen on a
bold and nearly perpendicular part of the rock which terminates
one of the projecting
thousand
The
feet.
cliffs
of
profile
is
Mount Jackson,
at the height of one
produced by a peculiar combination
of the surfaces and angles of five huge granite blocks.
" Great as thou
art,
And
and paralleled by none,
Admired by all, still art thou drear and lone
The moon looks down upon thine exiled height
The stars, so mildly, spiritually bright,
On wings of morning gladly flit away,
To mix with their more genial, mighty ray."
!
The Flume
side
;
it
is
is
a deep chasm, having precipices of granite on each
about three fourths of a mile from the main road, on
the right-hand as you go towards Franconia Notch.
A
mountain
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
576
its
loose masses of rocks.
It is not practicable to
the
Flume during
One
in the
good foot-path.
Flume
block of granite, which hangs a few
is
an immense
feet
supported merely by small surfaces of contact against
To
bed of
summer; but
and the bottom of the river
of the most remarkable objects in the
rounded
walk
the spring freshets and in early
late in the season but little water flows,
affords a
and
midst, falling over precipitous crags
torrent rushes through
the traveler passing in
the bed of the stream
neath this huge block, the appearance
is
that
it
overhead,
its
sides.
and under-
must instantly
fall
upon him.
Moosilauke or Moosehillock, in Benton,
is
the next highest moun-
and has an altitude of 4,991 feet. The nearest point
by cars is Warren. The distance from the depot to the base of the
mountain is four miles and thence by carriage road four miles to
the summit. It is becoming a popular resort for mountain tourists,
and Prof. A. Guyot says in respect to the scenery from the crest of
this mountain, " The panorama which is before your eyes at the
summit of Moosilauke is neai'ly the most extensive I have found
in New-England, not excepting even that from M'ts. Washington
tain in range,
;
and Lafayette, over which it possesses many advantages. This is
due to the insulated position of that mountain outside of the group
of the White Mountains proper, combined with its great elevation
which surpasses by 1000 feet to 1500 feet the surrounding heights,
while it is less than 500 feet below the summit of Lafayette. The
eye thus embraces at a single glance in the north and northeast, all
the chains of the White Mountain group from Lafayette and M't
Washington to the highest peaks of the central, southern and eastTowards the south and east
ern chains in Sandwich and Conway.
the whole State of New-Hampshire, with its innumerable scattered
hills and lakes, among which Winnipiseogee is conspicuous, and a
part of Maine, complete the grand, instructive, raised map which
is opened before the beholder."
See Benton and Warren.
Carrigan is located in the Upper Pemigewasset valley, a little
south-east from the Franconia range, and is 4,678 feet in height.
Mount Iinji and Mount Moriah are located in Bean's Purchase
and are situated about four miles south south-east from Gorham
village.
Their altitudes are respectively 4,702, and 4,653 feet.
Carter Mountain, also in Bean's Purchase, but further south,
4,830 feet high.
The views from
their
summits are grand, but
is
their
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
577
add much to the fine scenery around
Gorham.
Monadnock commonly called the Grand Monadnock, situated in
the towus of Jaffrey and Dublin in Cheshire county, is the highest
elevation in the southern and central section of the State and has
an altitude 'of 3,718 feet. The principal ascent is made from the
lofty elevations in themselves
Jaffrey side.
The scenery obtained from
country for
many
its
summit
with numerous villages and ponds.
Mount
from
its
Carr, in
crest
is
Pegnaivket or
is
exceedingly
The
fine.
miles around appears like a vast plain studded
See Jaffrey.
Wentworth, has a height of 3,652
feet.
The view
extensive.
Ki irsarge
partly in Chatham,
Mountain8,lies partly in Bartlett and
3,358 feet high.
It is about three miles
from North Conway, one of the greatest points for summer tourists
The view from the summit of this mountain
in New-Hampshire.
is very fine and extensive.
Table Mountain, is in Conway and has an altitude of 3,305 feet.
Prospect Mountain, is situated in Holderne-s and Campton,
is
about four miles from Plymouth depot.
It
is
about 2,963
feet in
and a view from its summit, is of the most diversified character.
A good carriage road has been built to its very top, and is
much travelled by visitors stopping in Plymouth.
height,
Kearsarr/e Mountain,
er,
is
situated in the towns of Salisbury, "Warn-
Sutton and Wilmot in Merrimack county, and has an elevation
of 2,742 feet above
Northern railroad
tide water.
at
It
is
approached by the cars on the
the Potter Place depot in Andover, being
only four miles to the Winslow House on the side of the mountain,
and within one fourth of a mile from its summit. This fine hotel
within the limits of Wilmot.
It is reached on its southern Bide,
by the Concord and Claremont Railroad, at Warner. A carriage
road has been built on this side of the mountain nearly to the
summit. The views from this mountain are the finest in the State.
(See Warner and Andover.)
Ossipee Mountain has no connecting chain with other
Ossipee.
mountains, but is a separate mound, about six miles in diameter
and is located within the limits of the towns Sandwich, Tamworth,
It is over 2,300
Ossipee, Tuftonborough and Moultonborough.
feet high, and presents a grand and imposing appearance, from all
is
the towns surrounding
it.
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MOUNTAINS
578
There are many other mountains in the State worthy of mention, and through the courtesy of William Little Esq., of Manches-
we are enabled to give the altitude of a large number of the
the names of the towns or
in New-Hampshire an
This will be valuable and ingrants in which they are located.
ter,
mountains
1
teresting for future reference.
ALTITUDES.
Heights of Mountains,
New- Hampshire, above
in
Tide Water
JUeas-
MeasWliere situated,
Mt
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
ur,
<1
Where
by
Washington, White Mountains, Guyot,
Adams,
5,71
Clay,
5 os
(
Stark,
l
Franconia,
Lafa] ette,
Lincoln,
While Hits.
Bean's Purcliase,
Pemigewassi it.
Bean's Purcluise,
Pemigi wassett,
Mi. Pleasant,
Mt.
Imp
Mt. larrigain
(
Mt. Moriah,
Mt. Hancock,
Cone Mt.
i
.
Mt.
Mi.
(
11
Whi
il
"
"
"
"
"
WhiteMts.
Jit. Kinsman,
Bald Knob,
Zandaff,
Pemigewassett,
Face Mt.
"
"
Mt. .larks, n,
White Mts.
Pemigewassett,
Tripyramid,
Mt. Passaconaway,
Sa odwich Dome,
Chatham,
Mt. Koj.se,
Franconia,
Mt. Cannon,
! iriissi tf,
I',
Brick House Mt.,
'•
"
"
III 1.
Mt. Monadnock
Mt. Carmel,
Mt. Black,
Chen \
Mount
Jaffrey,
Pittsburg,
Carrol,
Wentworth,
Ellsworth,
.Mini 11
i
(.mm
stairs,
Ml. IH -liliiall
Mt. Resolution,
[ghtt of
"
the
3,557
40
1
Pond,
.Mt.,
Pawtm kaway
Hanover,
Mt., Deerfield,
"
1,388
1,415
1,072
1,000
"
S92
Sunapee Mountain, Newbury, starting from
"
3,4oli
1,600
the shores ol Snnapee Lake is about
3,400
There are more than one hundred other
Guyot 3,400 mountains in New-Hampshire from 1,000 to
393 1,
leet high, but as their altitude lias never
it
been ascertained they are not inserted in this list.
:;
.,
.;
3.3o7
Lakes and Ponds of Neiv- Hampshire above Tide Water.
Feel
Lake of the Clouds,
Moose
1,887
1,151
'•
Benton,
some of
•
"
II llitr Mis.
I', migevtasselt
Bear Mt.,
Ti eraont Park,
Pi |u.i\'. ket,
Bartlett & Clmtham,
!!•
:;
Quimby.
Temple,
Dr. Jackson,
Pitsfield,
oaks. Goffstown,
Guyot, 3,701 Qncan
Quimby,
"
3,670 Blue Mt.,
Milton,
Dr. Jackson,
"
"
Saddleback Mt., Northwood,
11.
Pemigewassett,
Woodstock,
Owl's Head,
Guyot, 2,958
Ur. Paris 3,71
Barrett Mt.,
3,711 Catamount Mt.,
Wells,
Benton,
Mt.,
Carr,
Mt. Kineo,
Ihororna,
Pemigewassett,
Camtpon, Huntington 2,879
Warner, Ca.pt l'artridge,2..1i2.
Huntington, 2,608
702 G irdner Mt
Lyman,
4 157S Crown Mon'nt, Cor.Me.tf. H.d-Ca., Wells, 2,569
6
Dr. Jackson, 2,470
Gilford,
Mt. Belknap,
4,42i> Mi. Deception,
Guyot,
2,449
White Mts.
Temple,
Quimby, 2,385
4 400 Pack Monadnock,
Huntington, 2,378
4,397 Mt. Mist,
Warren,
4.370 Ossipee Mts.,
Ossipee,
Dr. Jackson, 2,361
"
2,340
4,350 Mt. Cube,
Orjord,
Guyot, 2,320
4,330 Webster Slide Mt., Warren,
Huntington, 2,254
4 320 Smart's Mt.,
Dorchester,
4.2
Quimby, 2,223
Francestown,
Srotched Mt.,
Gw/ot,
2,209
Warren,
4,100 Mt. Sentinel,
4.100 Stoddard Mt.,
Quimby, 2,200
Stoddard,
4,100 Pieruiont Mt.,
Huntington, 2,167
Piermont,
"
4,086 Squam Mt„
2,162
Hbldemess,
4,030 Gunstock Mt.,
Gilford,
Dr. Jackson, 2,062
"
3.969 Bald Top Mt.,
2,050
Wentworth,
"
3,910 Red Hill,
2,025
MouUonborough,
Huntington, 2,000
Bartlett,
Iron Mt,,
"
2,000
3 550 Ragged Mt.,
Andover,
I
.
"
in ton,
Jackson,
Boldemess, Huntington, 2,9(53
"
2,960
Rumney.
i
Woodst'Ck,
White Mts.
Pemigewassett,
Cat Mt.,
Mt. Willey,
White Mts.
3,305
3 200
3,170
3,152
3,134
3,120
4,704] Mt. Kearsai ge,
i-.;eola,
Bltfe,
\\ ild
1
Dr. Jackson, 3,350
Huntington, 3,336
Conway,
Table Mt.,
Mote "Sit.,
Pemigewassett,
Guyot,
Echo Mt.,
Woodstock,
365 Mt. Waternomes,
5
Madison,
I
5,290 Mt. Crawford,
5.101 Double Head Mt.
Benti a. Huntington, 1,941 Mt. Prospect,
Moo ilauke,
Guyot, l. n 2(l|Stinson Mt.,
Twin Mountain, Pemir/e.wasset,
1,904 Green's' Cliff,
Write Mts.
Mt. franklin,
4,830 Campton Mt.,
Bean's Purchase,
Mt. Carter,
Ml
ured by
5,553
Monroe,
Orange,
:;
lardigan,
5,794 Percy Peak,
.if It'erson,
situated,
White Mts.,
5,009
Mi Lafayette,
Deer Lake,
Moosilauke,
Pond, lonrceof the MagaUoway,
lake,
Franconia Notch
Connecticut Lake,
4,1
,
4,090
2,917
1,926
l.olU
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIKE.
579
Heights of some of the Notches or Passes, of New- Hampshire, above Tide Water.
Feet.
Water shod between Swift
river
and the
Pemigewassett,
Pinkham Notch,
Franconia Notch,
White Mts. Notch,
Stoddard Summit,
Feet
Milan Summit, O. T. R. R.,
2,618 HarriSTille Summit, M. & K. R. R.,
2,018 Oliveriau Notch,
2,014 Whiteneld Summit, B. C. & M. R. R.,
1,903 Orange Summit, N . R. R.,
1,555
NEW-HAMPSHIRE
],luO
1,084
1,078
1,072
990
HILLS.
We've stood beside Niagara's flood,
And mused on Nature's skill,
But nothing there His genius shows
Like a New-Hampshire hill.
We've
sailed
God calms
upon broad ocean's wave
it if
He
wills
But nothing there shows quiet peace
Like old New-Hampshire hills.
We've been within
the nation's dome,
Stood gazing with a thrill
But nothing there inspires such awe
As a New-Hampshire hill.
Within the banker's
safe
Steel chests his lucre
we've stood
fills
But nothing there shows half the wealth
Of old New-Hampshire hills.
We've seen
prairies
and
their flowers,
Beside their sparkling rills,
But nothing there looks half so fair
As
old
When
New-Hampshire
hills.
hand upon us 's laid,
blood he chills,
Then gently lower us to our graves,
'Mid old New-Hampshire hills.
And
death's cold
life's
warm
LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In a country where the surface is broken by hills and lofty
be deep gorges and valleys, which afford
basins where the streams from the hill, and mountain sides are
mountains, there will
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
580
drained, thus producing
many
lakes and ponds,
and frequently
pre-
senting a natural painting of mountain, lake and river scenery,
here and there touched with the brush held by the skilled hand of
and
civilization
blended in one grand and magnificent view of
all
nature and art combined.
In
New-Hampshire is not an exception. Her many
among her mountains and hills have justly entitled
name of the Switzerland of America, and much of the
this respect,
lakes and ponds
her to the
scenery around her lakes
is
not excelled in beauty, even by the
lake scenery in Switzerland.
Connecticut Lake,
county, and
is
necticut river.
It
a half in width.
scenery on
lake
its
the northern section of the State in Coos
lies in
the source of one of the principal branches of Conis
five
and a half miles
banks
is
A
very beautiful.
a smaller body of water, and
is
in length,
The lake contains an abundance of
still
and two and
fish and the
few miles above this
farther north another
These three bodies of water are distinguished as First, Second and Third Lakes, the latter being about five miles from Canada line.
lake.
Many
travellers annually visit these northern lakes for fishing
and pleasure recreation
And, when the
firey horse,
Upon the
Shall move
gaudy train
Along
iron track,
his
their grassy banks,
Freighted with precious life
Then, will nature yield a half to art.
And blended beauty quicken the eye of man.
Mascoma) Lake. (See Enfield.)
(See Auburn.)
Newfound Lake is pleasantly located in the towns of BridgeIt is about seven miles long and three
water, Bristol and Hebron.
wide, and empties into Pemigcwassett river, at Bristol, by Newfound
Mascomy
{or
Massabedck Lake.
river.
Ossipee Lake.
Stafford's Lake.
(See Ossipee.)
(See Chesterfield.)
the counties of Grafton, Belknap and
and on the towns of Holderness, Sandwich, Moultonborough and Center Harbor. It is about six miles long, and, in its
Squam Lake borders on
Carroll
;
widest part, three miles in width.
It
is
a splendid sheet of water,
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
581
studded with a succession of romantic islands.
Its outlet is Squani
River which discharges into the Pemigewasset River, in Ashland.
Sunapee Lake is situated nearly on the height of land between
the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers, and
feet
above tide water.
elevated about 1,000
is
on the eastern part of Sullivan,
It borders
and western part of Merrimack Couuties, and is in the towns of
London, Newbury and Sunapee.
It is about ten miles in
length and from one half to one and one half miles in width and is
noted for the fine, picturesque scenery which surrounds it. Sugar
River is its outlet, which flows westerly into the Connecticut, at
New
Claremont.
Umbagog Lake, but
Lake Winnipiseogee,
little inferior in size to
and extends along the eastern part
of Erroll and Cambridge, in New-Hampshire.
It is irregularly
shaped, is about eighteen miles long and, in some parts, ten wide.
The scenery around this lake is wild and romantic, and it is a great
resort for hunting and fishing, for lovers of those sports.
Its outlet
is on the west side, in Erroll, its waters flowing west, about two
miles, where it joins the Magalloway, after which it is called the
Androscoggin River.
is
situated mostly in Maine,
Winnipiseogee Lake.
However romantic and
travellers, appears, in
depth,
its
its
This
beautiful
its
Lake possesses singular charms.
Lake George, the charmer of all
elevation, the
purity of
mountain scenery,
historic fame,
it
its
mineralogy
fish, its
still,
;
the present
mode of
spelling
Winnepesocke.
and Carroll.
Its
form
it is
This
is
Lake
;
;
its
width from one
length
is
this lake,
in the counties of
is
At
on the north
end there are three others.
west to south east
ries in
but
its
but
Winnipiseogee, pronounced Wini-
very irregular.
vided into three large bays
east
in all
its
bosom,
its
has a rival at the east, in the Winnipiseogee of
New-Hampshire.
There are various ways of spelling the name of
jrisoky or
waters,
its
rapid outlet, the 365 islands which bespangle
Its
the west end
is
Belknap
it
general course
is
from north-
about twenty-five miles and
to ten miles.
is di-
a fourth, and at the
This lake
is
it
va-
environed by the
pleasant towns of Moultonborough, Tuftonborough, Wolfeborough,
Center Harbor, Meredith, Gilford and Alton, and overlooked by
other delightful towns.
The waters
said
to
be
are remarkably pure, and
unfathomable.
Its
its
sources
depth, in some places,
are
principally
is
from
�RIVERS IN NEW- HAMPSHIRE.
582
springs within
name.
its
bosom.
Its height,
Its outlet
is
the rapid river of
above the level of the
stored with a great variety of excellent
sea,
is
472
it
its
waters,
presents an icy expansion of great
own
It is
In the summer
fish.
son steamboats, sloops, and smaller vessels ply on
in the winter season
its
feet.
sea-
and
useful-
ness and beauty.
It
is
said to contain 365 islands, several of
which compose farms
of from 200 to 500 acres.
Of
the scenery of this lake
Edward Everett has
left
this testi-
" I
mony, in a speech made in New- Hampshire some years ago
have been something of a traveler in our own country, though less
than I could wish, and in Europe have seen all that is attractive,
from the Highlands of Scotland to the Golden Horn of Constantinople from the summit of the Hartz Mountains to the fountains
of Vauclure but my eye has yet to rest on a lovelier scene than
that which smiles around yo as you sail from Wier's Landing to
Center Harbor." What is true of this trip is true of that from
Wolfeborough to Wier's, and in fact of all the trips to be taken
upon the lake. The most'experien.vd call them equally fine.
:
—
;
i
In the warm season the two splendid steamers, Lady of the
Lake, and Mt. Washington, both new, ply upon the lake; two
points at which it may be approached from the south, and two
points of departure for the mountains.
The former runs between
the Wier's, Centre Harbor, and Wolfeborough, and the latter be-
tween Alton Bay, Wolfeborough, and Centre Harbor. The Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad connects with the former at
Wier's, and the Boston and
Maine with the
latter, at
Alton Bay.
At Wolfeborough there is a rail connection with the Eastern Railroad by the Wolf borough branch, at Wolfeborough Junction, in
Wakefield.
There are many other small lakes aud ponds
in various sections
of the State, all having their peculiar charms, of which mention
has been
made
in describing the
towns in which they are located-
RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Owing
to the mountainous and elevated position of the
and the proximity to the ocean, the streams are necessarily
State,
short,
with rapid currents, and produce some of the best water power in
the country.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
583
The scenery along many of its river banks is not excelled, for
beauty and grandeur, by any river scenery on the globe. The
waters of its thousand rivulets find their way to the ocean through
different channels,
the Connecticut River drains the
Androscoggin River the north-eastern
portion, north of the White Mountains
Saco River the southern
portion of the White Mountains, and the eastern part of the State,
five
viz.,
western section of the State
;
;
as far west and south as the highlands which separate its waters
from those of the Merrimack and Piscataqua the Piscataqua the
south-eastern section of the State and the Merrimack River which
;
;
drains the south-western section of the White Mountains and the
whole central portion of New-Hampshire from east to west, to Massachusetts line. A few towns on the coast may have their drainage
directly into the ocean.
Our knowledge
of
its
are not as perfect as
hydraulical resources for moving machinery
we would
like.
appointed by the Governor, in 1872, to
as to
its
Three commissioners were
make
a survey of the State
hydraulic powers, but neglected to attend to their duties
was not sufficient to make a
and most important resource
for the reason that the appropriation
satisfactory report of this valuable
Ten thousand
of the State.
dollars could not be better appro-
priated than for a thorough survey of the water power of
New-
Hampshire.
The
total
amount of water power, now improved,
is about 69,000
forming reservoirs to retain the water, and
By
horse power.
throwing dams across
rivers,
and excavating canals,
it is
said this
capacity could be nearly doubled.
Ammonoosuc Upper.
the south, has
its
—Upper
Ammonoosuc
River, coming from
source in the northern part of Randolph, and
passes north, through Berlin
and western part of Milan, thence
a westerly direction through Stark and Northumberland, where
empties into the Connecticut.
in
it
Its principal tributaries are Phillips
River, coming from the north through Odell, western part of Millsfield
and Dummer, and joining the Ammonoosuc in Stark; and Nash's
Stream, coming from the eastern portion of Columbia and Strafford,
and passing
berland.
into the
Its
Ammonoosuc
whole length
is
of 150,000 acres or 234 square miles
is
the northern part of Northum-
in
about
;
fifty miles.
and
its
It waters a basin
improved water power
about 900 horse power.
Ammonoosuc Lower.
— Lower Ammonoosuc River
has
its
source
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
584
on the western side of the White Mountains
;
thence passing west
through the southern portion of Carroll and northern part of Bethlehem to Littleton thence, in a southerly direction, through the
;
easterly part of Littleton, the westerly part of Lisbon, diagonally
through Bath, and joining the Connecticut near the westerly corner
of Haverhill. A considerable stream coming from Lincoln and
Franconia passes in a north-westerly direction and joins the Ammonoosuc iu Lisbon. Two miles from its mouth, it receives the
Wild Ammonoosuc, coming from the northerly part of Benton
through LandafF. The Lower Ammonoosuc is noted for its romantic falls in the vicinity of the White Mountains.
It is said to be
the wildest and most rapid stream in New-Hampshire, having a
fall of over 5,000 feet in its meandering course of about fifty miles.
It drains a surface of over 220,000 acres or 344 square miles of territory.
Its improved horse water power is about 2,700, with three
times that capacity unimproved.
Androscoggin River is formed principally from the waters of
Uinbagog Lake and Magalloway River which unite about two
miles below the lake.
The Magalloway, which is its principal tributary, has its source and principal course in Maine, and
crosses the State line at Wentworth's Location, thence southerly
through the Location and forms the Androscoggin in Erroll.
The Magalloway receives the water of Dimond River, coming
from the eastern part of Stewartstown, easterly, through Dixville
and Dartmouth College Grant, and joining it across the line
in
Maine.
From
Errol the Androscoggin flows in a southerly direction
through the north-westerly corner of Cambridge, south-easterly
corner of'Dummer, easterly part of Milan and Berlin to the centre
of
Gorham, whence
it
flows in an easterly direction through Shel-
burne into Maine; thence,
southerly, about one
tide
In
in a meandering course, easterly and
hundred and twenty miles, where it meets the
water at Brunswick.
its
Stream,
passage
in
in Erroll,
Peabody River,
passes near the
this State,
is
in
New-Hampshire it receives the waters of Clear
coming from Dixville and Millsfield
and
Gorham, coming through the White Mountain
;
head waters of Ellis River.
about sixty miles, and
500,000 acres or 787 square miles.
it
Its
whole course,
in
drains a territory of about
The Androscoggin
stream, and at Berlin Falls, in New-Hampshire,
is
1,035
is
a rapid
feet
above
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
and the north-west head of Magalloway River
Improved power, 700
tide water
feet.
585
;
Ashuelot River
is
one of the most important streams, of
is
2,917
its size,
Its principal
improved water power.
source is from ponds in Washington, and flowing thence, in a southwesterly direction, through Marlow, Gilsum, Surry, Keene, Swan-
in the State, in point of
zey, Winchester,
Massachusetts
it
empties into the Connecticut, at Hinsdale, near
Its principal
line.
branches are a stream coming
from Stoddard, through the north-west corner of Nelson, southeast corner of Sullivan and north-west corner of Roxbury, to Keene
and one from Dublin, through Marlborough, to South-Keene,
Also a stream
where it joins the stream coming from Stoddard.
comes from Troy, through the south-west corner of MarlboNearly all of these
rough, and joins the Ashuelot in Swauzey.
;
sources are from ponds which have "been
dammed, thus producing
aud affording constant water power to the manufactories on the streams below.
The length of the river is about forty miles, and it drains a basin of 240,000 acres, or 375 square
miles.
Its improved horse water power is about 3,600, with much
large reservoirs
still
unimproved.
of nearly 1,000
From
its
source to the Connecticut
has a
it
fall
feet.
Baker's River is an important stream in Grafton County, and is
formed by two branches uniting in Wentworth. The north branch
has its source near Moosehillock, in Benton, whence it runs, in a
southerly course, through Warren, to Wentworth, receiving in
its
passage a considerable stream issuing from Baker's Upper Pond, in
the east part of Orford. The south branch rises in Orange, thence
flowing north through the easterly part of Dorchester, and uniting
with the north branch at the easterly part of Wentworth thence it
pursues a south-east and easterly course, through the southerly
part of Rumney and northerly part of Plymouth, where it forms a
;
with the Pemigewasset, just above Plymouth Village.
Gen. John Stark was captured by the Indians on this river, in the
Captaiu Baker at one time,
township of Rumney, April 28, 1752
also, attacked a party of Indians and defeated them at its mouth.
juuction
(See Plymouth.)
It drains a part or the whole of twelve towns, comprising an area
of about 150,000 acres, and has an improved horse water power of
about 1,250.
Back
River, or Bellamy
Bank, has
its rise
in
Chesley Pond, in
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE^
586
Barrington, and from a stream coming from Vnv and marshy land
These two streams unite hi Madbury, and, after
winding through the town the stream thus formed falls into the Pisin the vicinity.
cataqua, on the west side of Dover Neck.
water power in Dover, where there
is
It has
some valuable
a large woolen manufactory,
situated about one half mile from the City Hall.
principal source in Beaver Pond, in Lonpond it passes south, through Pelham, and
the Merrimack, in Dracut, Massachusetts.
Its waters
Beaver River has
donderry.
falls into
From
its
this
flow from the whole or part of six towns.
Bear Camp River has its source from several streams flowing
from the south side of the Sandwich and Albany Mountains. It
passes through Tamworth in an easterly direction and receives a
considerable stream, coming from Albany, in Ossipee, and falls into
Ossipee Lake, on
its
western border.
Black Water River.
Cold River has
corner of Lempster
Langdon and
(See Contoocook River.)
(See Androscoggin River.)
Clear River.
its
source in
thence
;
Unity, Acworth and south-west
passes through the southerly part of
it
the north-westerly corner of Alstead
and mingles with
the waters of the Connecticut, in the northerly part of Walpole.
It
drains a basin of nearly 60,000 acres, and has an improved horse
water power of 650.
and most important River in Newof soil, and fine and beautiful scenery, the Connecticut valley is not surpassed by any valley
in this country.
From its mouth nearly to its source its banks, on
either side, are dotted with large and substantial farm houses and
beautiful cities and villages.
Connecticut River
England.
For
is
the largest
richness
Its principal source
is
and
fertility
among
the highlands in the northern part
name, in the Indian language, is said to signify
Long River, or as some render it, the River of Pines, and pronounced Quonektacwt. Its general course is north and south, and its
western bank forms the boundary line between New-Hampshire and
of the State.
Vermont
;
Its
thence
it
crosses the western part of Massachusetts, passes
through the State of Connecticut, nearly in the center, and, after a
fall of 1,600 feet from its head, it empties into Long Island Sound in
latitude 41° 16', having traversed, by a meandering course, a distance of nearly 450 miles.
Before the days of railroads, by means of canals and other im-
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
proveinents, the River was
Falls, in the
its
mouth.
made navigable
587
for boats to Fifteen
Mile
town of Monroe, N. H., being nearly 350 miles from
The locks and canals are all going to decay, as rail-
roads have supplanted their usefulness.
The most considerable
rapids in the river, in New-Hampshire, are Bellows' Falls, at Walpole,
Queechy, at
Plainfield, White River,
below Hanover, and Fif-
teen Mile Falls.
Its principal tributaries, in this State, are Hall's
stream at Stew-
Upper Ammonoosuc at Northumberland, Israel's, at Lancaster, John's, at Dalton, Lower Ammonoosuc, at Bath, Mascomy,
at Lebanon, Sugar and Little Sugar, at (Jlaremont, Cold, at Walpole, and Ashuelut, at Hinsdale.
The basin of the Connecticut, in New-Hampshire, is narrow,
artstown,
extending back from one
to four towns,
whole of about ninety towns,
and
it
drains part or the
having an area of
nearly 2,300,000 acres or 3,600 square miles. The water power of
the tributaries of the Connecticut is valuable, and the improved
For the agricultural facilities of the
horse water power is 19,800.
in
the
State,
Connecticut valley please see page 403.
The
total area of the basin
of the Connecticut
is
estimated at
12,000 square miles.
Cuntoocook River, a stream of considerable length and importance, waters most of the towns in the west part of Hillsborough
It has its rise from severel ponds in Rindge and Jaffrey
extreme southern source being near Massachusetts line. It re
ceives, in its course north, numerous streams flowing from Sharon,
County.
its
Dublin, Peterborough, Greenfield, Hancock, Deering, Bennington,
Antrim, Washington, Stoddard, Windsor, and Hillsborough. In
Hillsborough it takes a northeasterly and easterly direction, and
passes through Henniker to Hopkinton, where it receives " War-
From Hopkinton it pursues a
meandering course through Concord, and unites with the Merrimack
between Concord and Boscawen, nearly sixty miles north of the
The whole
line between New-Hampshire and Massachusetts.
length of the Contoocook, in its meandering course, is about eighty
ner" and "Blackwater" rivers.
miles.
rise
Its
itself at
tlte
its
is
in Nelson, Harrisville
Peterborough.
river" has
Nuhanusit river, having its
and Dublin, and discharging
water power is valuable. " Branch
most important tributary
from ponds
Its
source from ponds in Stoddard, and passes through
northern section of Antrim into Hillsborough, and empties into
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
588
the Contoocook near the line between the latter town and Antrim.
Warner river, a considerable stream, becomes a tributary of the
Contoocook in Hopkintou, and flows from New London, Sutton,
Newbury, Bradford, Warner and Hopkintou. Two miles farther
east it receives the waters of the Blackwater, having its source in
the towns of Springfield, Wilmot, Daubury and New London, and
in its course receives numerous streams flowing from Andover,
Salisbury, Webster and Boscawen.
The waters which form the Cmtoocook flow from a part or whole
of thirty-two different towns, parts of five different counties, and
drain a surface of territory comprising an area of nearly 470,000
acres, or
734 square miles.
With
tributaries
its
its
waters turn
about 270 water-wheels, having a horse power of 5^976.
one half of
its
available water power
highest source, at Harrisville, to
eight
hundred
its
unimproved.
is still
mouth
it
Nearly
From
its
has a desceut of over
feet.
dustin's island.
mouth of the Contoocook is Dustin's Island, celebrated
where Mrs. Hannah Dustin, in March, 1697, destroyed
ten Indians.
A fine and expensive granite monument is being
erected here to the memory of Mrs. Dustiu aud her valorous deed.
Near
the
as the spot
Cocheco Elver takes
Durham which
in
rise
its
several small streams in
unite in Farmington, whence
it
flows in
New
an easterly
and southerly direction through Rochester, there receiving as a
Long pond in Barrington
and Bow lake in Strafford thence passing through Dover it joins
the Salmon Falls river, the principal branch of the Piscataqua.
Its waters come from parts of nine towns, and together with its
tributaries, it furnishes some excellent water power, amounting to
tributary the Isinglass river flowing from
;
about 1,500 improved horse power.
—
Dead River. See Dimond River.
Dimond River has its principal source
easterly part of Stewartstown
;
Dixville and Dartmoutli College Grant
several tributaries,
it
joins
Dead
in
Dimond pond,
in the
thence flowing easterly through
river
;
receiving, in
and
crosses
its
Maine
passage,
line into
the Magalloway.
Ellis River has its rise on the eastern and southern side of the
White Mountains, and, passing southerly through Jackson, it falls
into the Saco, in Bartlett.
In Jackson
it
receives several considr
�DUSTIN.
is to be erected on the island
of the Contooeook river, near and in sight of the Northern
Railroad, and on the precise spot where the wigwams stood when Mrs.
Dustin dealt the death-blows on her cruel captors. The base of the
monument is eight by nine feet square, and, including the statue (which
is seven feet), is twenty-four feet high.
This
at the
monument
month
is
of solid granite, and
��RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
589
erable tributaries the largest of which is Wildcat river, coming
from the mountain passes and near the head waters of Peabody
river, running into the Androscoggin.
;
Sail's Stream or River rises in the highlands which separate this
State from the British dominions, and forms the north-west bound-
ary between New-Hampshire and Canada from
its
source to
its
junction with the Connecticut, at Stewartstown.
Indian Stream
in
is
of the Connecticut
limits of the State,
Coos county and
rises
it
;
an
1
is
the most northerly source
highlands near the north-west
in the
flows in a south-westerly direction
till
it
joins that river in Clarksville.
Isinglass River.
—See Cocheco River.
formed by the waters which descend in cataracts
from the summits of Mounts Adams and Jefferson. It flows in a
north-westerly direction through Jefferson, and passes into the Connecticut at Lancaster village.
This beautiful mountain stream
receives its name fro'n Israel Glines, who, with his brother, frequented this region for hunting, long before any settlement in this
It furnishes some valuable water power in
part of the country.
IsraePs River
Jefferson
is
and Lancaster, which
is
generally improved.
pond in the
town of Jefferson. Its southerly branch rises in Carroll and unites
with the main branch in Whitefield whence it flows through Dalton and into the Connecticut river. Its proximity to steep and
high mountains makes it a fearful river in time of freshets, but
mild enough in dry weather.
Lamprey River is formed by two sources, called the North and
South branches, which form a junction in Epping. The source
of the North branch is on the north side of Saddleback mountain, in Northwood
thence passing westerly around the base
John's River has
its
principal source in Pondicherry
;
;
of the mountain into Deerfield
;
thence in a southerly direction
through Nottingham into the north-east corner of Epping, where
it meets the waters of the South branch coming from the northeasterly part of Candia
and southerly portion of Deerfield, through
Raymond, into the westerly part of Epping, where it receives the
waters of Pautuckaway river, flowing from Pautuckaway pond in
Nottingham
its
;
thence
it
pursues an easterly and northerly course to
confluence with the North River branch.
takes a northerly course through Lee
Durham, where
it
;
From
the junction
it
thence south-easterly through
meets the tide water, at Lamprey River village,
�RIVERS IN NEW-IIAMrSHIRE.
590
after a
miles,
meandering course, from its extreme source, of over thirty
and a descent of over 1,000 feet. Its water power is valua-
now improved.
among the mountains
being over 1,500 horse power,
ble,
Mad
River takes
its
rise
in Waterville,
thence flowing southerly through the north-westerly part of Sandwich, the south-easterly part of Thornton, into Campton, where
it
joins the Pemigewasset River.
Mascomy
(or
Mascoma) River has
flowing southerly through Canaan,
in Enfield
;
from thence
it
its
rise in
it falls
Dorchester, thence
into the
Mascomy Lake
runs a westerly course through Leba-
and discharges into the Connecticut, opposite Hartford,
Vermont. The water power is valuable before it reaches the lake,
which has been dammed, and affords a fine reservoir for manufactories along the river from the outlet of the lake.
Its course is about twenty-five miles, and it waters a territory of
over 100,000 acres. From its source to its mouth, it has a fall of
over 600 feet, and an improved horse water power of 2,743.
non,
Magalloway River. See Androscoggin River.
Merrimack River. This is one of the most important
New
England, and
it is
said that
it,
together with
its
rivers in
tributaries,
It is
turns more machinery than any river in the world.
formed by the junction of the Pemigewasset and Winnipiseogee
rivers, at Franklin.
The Pemigewasset has its source in the White
and Franconia Mountains, and
towns
of Lincoln,
Holderness, Ashland,
Sanbornton,
to
passes through, cr
borders the
Woodstock, Thornton, Campton, Plymouth,
New Hampton,
Franklin.
Its
Bridgewater, Bristol, Hill,
most important tributaries are Ba-
Mad, Newfound, Squam, and Smith's Rivers.
It drains the
whole or part of thirty-three towns, covering an area of over 632,
ker's,
000
acres, or nearly
gee River
is
one thousand square miles.
the outlet to Winnipiseogee Lake.
The WinnipiseoIt flows
(and
is
the dividing line) between Laconia and Gilford, and passes into
Lake Winnisquam; from thence between
Tilton and Belmont,
and
through the north-east corner of Northfield, and Southern part of
Tilton, to Franklin.
It waters part or the
whole of sixteen towns,
and, together with the lake, drains a territory of nearly 360,000
acres, or
562 square miles.
the Pemigewasset
it
From
the lake to
its
confluence with
has a rapid descent of about 232
feet,
some of the best and most permanent water power
Hampshire.
nishes
and
in
fur-
New-
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
From Franklin
the
5<Jl
Merrimack runs through
or
touches the
towns of Northfield, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Bow, Pembroke, Hooksett, Gofistown, Manchester, Bedford, Londonderry,
Merrimack, Litchfield,
Hudson and Nashua,
to
Massachusetts
seventy-eight miles; thence, in a north-easterly course, thirtyfive miles, to the Atlantic, at Newburyport.
line,
principal tributaries, in
Its
which discharges
its
New-Hampshire, are Contoocook,
waters on the north line of Concord
between Concord and Pembroke
;
Soucook,
Turkey River, in Bow Suncook,
Piscataquog, in Manchester the Souhegan in Merat Pembroke
rimack and the Nashua, at Nashua.
The large- basin of this river extends from the gorges of the
white and Franconia Mountains, on the north, through the centre
of the State, to its southerly boundary, and reaches nearly to the
eastern and western limits of the State.
It drains, in New-Hamp;
;
;
;
;
about 2,293,000 acres, or 3,582 square miles, the waters com-
shire,
As it has been said,
abundantly with fertile
ing from a part or the whole of 130 towns.
while nature has not endowed this basin
and precious minerals, she has lifted its surface into succesand in places, into lofty peaks, which condense
the vapor of the atmosphere into clouds, and cause them to yield
frequent and copious showers.
These numerous hills with their
interlying valleys, and broad lakes, elevated above the ocean, are
the gatherers and dispensers, continuously, of unmeasured powers
which the skill of man may put in place of animal strength and
muscle, and make subservient to the comfort and wealth of the
community.
soils
sions of hills,
The
utilized -water
amounts
basin
is
power of the Merrimack and its tributaries
and although the area of this
to over 37,500 horse power,
only a
little
over one third of the State,
it
contains over
Not any
more than one half of the available water power is now used.
There are fine privileges on the Merrimack, at Hooksett, Garven's
Falls, between Bow and Pembroke, and Sewell's Falls, in Concord
Babboosuc Falls, on the Souhegan, in the town of Merrimack in
Hillsborough and Henniker, on the Contoocook
at Franklin,
Northfield, Tilton, and Gilford, on the Winnipiseogee, besides
many other powers, on its various tributaries, too numerous to
mention. There are, on the banks of this beautiful river, the cities
of Concord, Manchester, and Nashua, in New-Hampshire, and
170,000 inhabitants, or over one half
its
population.
;
;
;
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
592
Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, and Newburyport in Massachusetts,
containing, in the aggregate, a population of 141,849.
Mohawk River
has
its
source in the mountains in Dixville, pass-
through Colebrook and
es west,
land bordering this river
is
falls into
noted for
The
the Counecticut.
its fertility.
Moose River has its rise on the north side of the White Mounnear the town of Randolph, through which it passes, and
tains,
joins the Androscoggin, in Shelburn.
Nashua River has
its
source in Massachusetts, whence
ders in a south-easterly direction, thence
it
mean-
it
takes a northern course
and passes into New-Hampshire, at Hollis, and, thence, through
Nashua, into the Merrimack. Its water power is valuable, at
Nashua, and is generally improved.
Nash's River
thence flowing south, through the
rises in Odell,
western section of Stratford,
it
passes into Northumberland,
Upper Ammonoosuc.
New Found River is the outlet of New Found Lake, and
falls into
and
the
a passage of two miles,
into the
falls
after
Pemigewasset, in Bristol.
Some of
the best water power in the State, is on this river.
Nubanusit River, or Goose Brook, has its source in a pond located in the west part of Hancock and eastern section of Nelson
from thence it flows in a southerly and easterly direction, through
;
several ponds, which have been
At
sive dams.
risville (over
made
large reservoirs, by expen-
the outlet of the last pond, in the village of Har-
twelve hundred feet above tide water), have been
erected four large woolen mills, capable of doing a business of
over $750,000 annually.
From
Harrisville, the river pursues a
south-easterly course, to Peterborough Village, where
the Contoocook,
Nearly
all
feet, in
it
falls into
nine miles.
the manufactories in Peterborough, are on this stream,
which never
in this
making a descent of over 500
a drought.
fails in
Probably no stream, of
its
country (which can be utilized for machinery), has as
valuable and permanent water power, as this river, from
its
size,
much
conflu-
ence, to Harrisville.
Oliver ian River
is
formed of two branches both having their
source in the town of Benton
;
the east branch from the west side of
Moosehillock Mountain, and the north branch from Owl's
Mountain.
Head
These branches unite near the east line of Haverhill,
and thence the main stream passes through the south part of the
town and falls into the Connecticut.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Oyster River has
its
after running nearly
593
source in Wheelwright's Pond, in Lee;
whole course through Durham,
its
it
and
meets the
tide water at Durham village, and joins the Piscataqua, near Piscataqua Bridge. At high tides, vessels of considerable burthen can
come up to Durham village. There'are some very good mill-sites
on this river.
Ossipee River has
its rise in
Ossipee Lake, and flows east between
Effingham and Freedom, passes
with Saco River.
Peabody River.
A large
in
Maine and forms a junction
(See Androscoggin River.)
Peqwaivket River, an Indian
two ponds
into
name
of a small river flowing from
Eaton, north into Conway, where
it
joins the Saco.
tract of territory in the vicinity of this river,
Peqwawket many years
Pemigewassct River.
(See
Phillip's River.
w^a called
ago.
(See Merrimack River.)
Upper A^tnmonoosuc.)
Piscataqua River the only large river whose entire course (after
it
receives
its
name)
New-Hampshire, is formed by the juncand deep bed, hollowed out
and partly by the flow of the tide.
in
is
tion of several smaller rivers in a wide
partly by these rivers
The names of these streams, beginning at the north-east, are
Salmon Falls, Cocheco, Bellamy Bank, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscot, and Winnicut Rivers.
The five last unite their waters in a
The waters of this
large bay between Durham and Greenland.
bay, meet those of Salmon Falls and Cocheco at Hilton's Point, a
few miles below Dover, and after
line
this junction,
proceed in a direct
about ten miles to the Ocean, three miles below Portsmouth.
Few
rivers in their passage of ten miles,
cent appearance.
strong current, so
The
much
river
so,
is
make a more
magnifi-
broad, very deep and moves with a
that in this frigid zone,
it
seldom freezes
banks on either side are moderately high and spread
over with fertile farms and dotted with beautiful farm houses and
other buildings. At Portsmouth, it affords one of the best harbors
over.
Its
on the Continent.
With
its
tributaries,
it
drains a territory, in this
State, of nearly 500,000 acres, comprising a part or
whole of forty-
one towns, in four different counties. Its whole water drainage, including the portion drained in the State of Maine, is over 000,000
acres.
Its
improved water power
is
very valuable, amounting to
9,600 horse power.
Piscataquog River has
its
principal source in the southern part of
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
594
Henniker and north-westerly part of Deering, whence it passes eastand southerly, through Weare, into Gotfstown, where it receives
a considerable tributary coming from Lyndeborough and Frances-
erly
New Boston thence it pursues a south-easterly
and joins the Merrimack in the south-westerly part of Man-
town, through
course,
;
chester, at a point formerly called Piscataquog village.
and
id stream,
Powow River
It is a rap-
some valuable water power.
affords
takes
its
principal source
Great and County
in
ponds, in Kingston, and passes over the south-west part of East
Kingston into South Hampton, thence into Amesbury, Massachusetts, and falls into the Merrimack betweeeu Salisbury and AmesIt furnishes
bury.
Red
some valuable water power at Amesbury Mills.
its source in a pond in the town of Sandwich,
Hill River has
thence running southerly
it
falls into
the Winnipiseogee lake, in
Moultonborough.
Saco River ranks as one of the hfrgest in New-England, but its
rapid descent from the Mountains to the Ocean, renders it not navigable to any extent.
Mountains
It
springs from three sources in the
White
the branch issuing from the south-west side of the
;
mountains, near the old Crawford House, and passing through the
notch,
is
House,
Next
considered the main stream.
to
The Saco
at the
Crawford
nearly 1,903 feet above tide water at Biddeford, Maine.
is
this
is
branch called
the middle or
Ellis'
branch (or Saco)
in Bartlett
to the western part of
aud passes
discharges
Rocky Branch, and beyond
;
thence
it
Conway, thence
the
pursues a southerly course
easterly through
into Maine, thence south-easterly
its
is
These two branches join the main
River.
the towu,
through Maine, and
waters into Saco Bay, after a course of 1GU miles.
It
coming from Waterville, through
Alliany to Conway, and Ossipee River, flowing from Ossipee Lake
nto Maine, near Hiram. As it passes out of the State, it is from
receives the waters of Swift River,
ten to twelve rods wide, with
rush of waters
a rapid
down the mountain
cm rent. Owing
time of heavy rain
known
to rise thirty feet in
Storms this river, in Conway, has been
twenty-four hours.
il
i\\-
It drains
to the rapid
steeps, in
a basin of nearly oS0,000 acres, which
from the whole or part of fifteen towns and locations.
Smith's River rises from several ponds
in
Grafton and Orange;
thence pursuing an easterly course through Danbury, the southern
part of Alexandria and passes into the Pemigewasset, between Bristol
and Hill.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
505
Salmon Falls or Newichawannock River, the principal branch
its rise in ponds in Wakefield, and forms
the eastern boundary of New-Hampshire, from the north-east corner
of the Piscataqua, takes
of Milton to
its
confluence with the Piscataqua, at Hilton's Point.
on the towns of Milton, Farmington, Rochester, Somersworth, Rollinsfbrd and Dover.
Its waters flow from the whole or
It borders
part of twelve towns, in New-Hampshire, and
Some
over 130,000 acres.
ments
it drains a surface of
of the largest manufacturing establish-
in the State are located
on
this river,
which has an improved
horse water power of over 4,200.
Soucook River has
its
erly part of Gilmanton,
source in three ponds, lying in the south-
whence
it
flows,
in
a southerly course,
through Loudon, receiving several branches, and forms the boundary line between Concord and Pembroke, falling into the Merrimack River below Garvin's Falls.
Souhegan River has its principal source from a pond in Ashburnham, Massachusetts thence it passes through Ashby into New
;
Ipswich, through the north-west corner of Greenville, in a northerly course, thence in an easterly course, through Wilton, Milford,
Amherst, and Merrimack, falling into the Merrimack River.
Babboosuc Brook, flowing from a pond of the same name in Amherst, becomes a tributary, in Merrimack.
It drains a part or the
whole of eleven towns, comprising an area of about 150,000 acres,
having an improved water power of 2,300. (See Merrimack.)
Spiggot River takes its rise in Hampstead, and the south-east part
of Derry, whence it flows southerly, through Salem and Methuen,
Massachusetts, and joins the Merrimack in the city of Lawrence.
Squamscot River.
Suncook River
(See Exeter.)
a pond between Gilford and Gilmanton,
near the summit of one of the Suncook Mountains, elevated 900
feet above its base.
The water from this pond, passes through two
rises in
others at the foot of the mountains, thence
it
flows a southerly
course, through the north easterly part of Gilmanton, to Barnstead
Center
;
thence westerly, through Pittsfield, edge of Chichester,
Epsom, and between the towns of Allenstown and Pembroke, and
falls into the Merrimack, near Suncook village.
It is about thirty
miles in length, and its waters flow from thirteen towns, and drain
a surface of over 130,000 acres. Its improved water power is about
Little Suncook has its source in Northwood and Deerfield,
2,975.
from seven ponds and flows west, through Epsom, into the Suncook.
�QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
596
Sugar River. Sunapee Lake is the principal source of Sugar
Flowing from the Lake, in a westerly direction, through
Sunapee into Newport, it receives the waters of the South Branch,
thence flowing in a
coming from Lempster, Goshen, and Unity
northerly direction, by the course of the river, about three miles,
it unites with the North Branch, having its source in the towns of
Springfield, Grantham and Croydon thence turning and running
River.
;
;
westerly thirteen miles, through
into the Connecticut.
From
Newport and Claremont,
it
empties
the lake to the Connecticut, by the
meandering course of the river, is about twenty-five miles, with a
The Sugar, with its tributaries, turns over 120
fall of over 500 feet.
water wheels, and has an improved horse water power, of nearly
any more than half of its power improved. With
its water power is considered as permavaluable, in proportion to its size, as that of any river
3,000, with not
the reservoir of the lake,
nent and as
in the State.
It drains a surface of over
180,000 acres, and
its
waters flow from
part or the whole of twelve towns.
Sugar,
(See town of Charlestown.)
Little.
Stvift River.
(See Saco Paver.)
Warner River.
(See Contoocook River.)
Winnipiseogee River.
(See Merrimack.)
QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
"When our forefathers first commenced to settle this State, the
abounded with numerous wild animals, both large and small,
of which the black and brown bear, catamount, wild-cat and large
grey wolf were the most ferocious. With the exception, occasionforests
ally, of
a straggling wild cat none of these animals are
in the southern portion of the State
heavy
;
but the bears
still
now found
hold pos-
mountain ranges, reaching from the Ossipce Mountains north to Canada line, and appear
Bordering these heavy forests,
quite as plenty as forty years ago.
the farmers find it not very lucrative business to raise sheep, by
session of the
tracts of forests of the
reason of bears devouring parts of their flocks and scattering the
remainder.
A few
wolves
still
wander through the extreme north-
ern section of the State.
In the early settlement, the moose and red deer were quite plenty
�QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
The moose are now found,
in all sections of the State.
Umbagog Lake, and
numbers, north of
The beaver and
gions.
otter
so,
around ponds isolated from settlements.
still
quite as pleuty as
The
roost.
— the former
re-
are
only a few being found
The mink,
ferret and red
convenient for the farmer's hen-
raccoon, muskrat, wood-chuck, grey, red, flying, and
striped squirrel, polecat
and rabbit
The porcupine
the State.
is
in small
deer in the mountain
were once numerous
extinct; while the latter are nearly
fox are
597
still
abound
in all sections of
found in the northern portion of the
State in indeciduous tracts of forests.
The raccoon and squirrels
generally have their haunts near human habitations, to feast upon
is
the farmers' cornfields and apple orchards
while the woodchuck
and plucks the young clover
and tender vegetables of the farm and garden.
The eagle, hawk, red and cat owl are the principal birds of prey,
and- the husbandman's chicks and lambs frequently serve them for
a dinner, or a midnight meal. The crow, blue jay and chickadee
are omniverous birds, and many of them stay here through the
winter.
Many species of ducks swarm our lakes, ponds and rivers
through the summer. The loon usually stays near the ocean, but
burrows in the
in the
summer
fields
and
;
pastures,
way to ponds inland eighty
The night-hawk and whippoorwill can be
almost any summer evening. The song of
frequently find their
miles from the sea coast.
heard, in the country,
the whippoorwill
is
hardly ever heard
in the
Partridges and pigeons are
the State.
but the quail are not as common.
and many are
killed every season.
still
northern counties of
plenty in the forests,
Woodcock and
snipe abound,
Various kinds of woodpeckers
still numerous.
Like some of the denizens in our large cities, who visit our mountains, lakes and streams every season, for recreation and health,
the robin, bobolink, sparrow, brown thrush and wood thrush, black-
are
and many other species make their annual
and orchards, and make our wood and mountaiu
bird, pewit, blue bird
visits to
dells
our
fields
resound with their sweet, melodious songs,
to
gladden the
heart of every lover of nature.
Our
lakes,
ponds and streams are
still
well stored with
many
pond perch, horn-pouts, dace and barvel
The mountain ponds and
(or suckers) are the most numerous.
abound with trout, and millions are annually caught
streams still
Much attention has
to serve the tables of the mountain hotels.
kinds of
fish.
Pickerel,
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
598
to stock
our ponds and rivers
Dams, thrown
across our large rivers
been given, for the past few years,
with black bass and salmon.
leading to the ocean, have obstructed the passage of ocean fish up
who annually go to deposit their spawn. Fish ways
the streams,
so as to enable the salmon, shad, etc., to again
have been arranged
make
their
annual
visits to the
source of our rivers, and
hoped that ere long our streams
salmon and shad.
will once
to
it is
be
more swarm with the
INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
At the time the first settlements were commenced at Portsmouth, in 1623, the estimated number of Indians, then living
within the present limits of New-Hampshire, was 5,000.
small
A
tribe
was planted in the vicinity of Exeter
named Rowls, near Dover
;
another, under a chief,
and a third, the Piscataquas, on -the
banks of the river of that name. The Ossipees lived on the north;
east side of Winnipiseogee,
and around Ossipee Lake, and the Pe-
quawkets, on the upper branches of the Saco River.
The
large
Penacooks occupied the lands on the Merrimack, making Concord and Amoskeag their chief places of resort.
There
tribe of the
wnc
several small tribes, or large communities, which belonged to
the Penacooks, but
river,
At
<
this time, all
ks, or
these
up and down the
lived in various localities,
from Pawtucket Falls, at Lowell, to Winnipiseogee Lake.
the above tribes were subservient to the Pena-
their chief
limits, for
The
sachem, Passaconaway.
protection
against the
Mohawks
tribes
within
of New-York,
formed themselves into a confederacy, distinguished by the name' of
Pawtuckets, of which Passaconaway was the chief head.
In the Connecticut River valley, there were some small tribes,
whose names were unknown, with the exception of the Coos Indians, whose hunting grounds extended over a large portion of Grafion and Coos counties.
These
tribes,
for over fifty years,
tained peaceful relations with the early settlers
quietly passed
roamed
in
away; and
all
;
the evidence that ever the red
the valley of the Connecticut,
is
main-
but they have
all
men
shown by the farmer's
plow turning out portions of their bones, or arrow heads, stone
pestles, and hatchets.
King
Philip's
war commenced
serious trouble the settlers ever
in June, 1675, and was the first
had with the Indians.
With the
�INDIANS IN NEW-nAMPSHIRE.
599
exception of the short Pequot "War in Connecticut, the colonists
had lived with them half a century in profound peace.
In the
minds of the Indians, suspicions and jealousies began to operate
they saw the English settlements extending on every side
their
own hunting grounds were narrowed and they began to be apprehensive they might be eventually dispossessed. Philip, sachem of
;
;
the Wampanoags, who resided at Mount Hope, in Khode Island,
an ambitious, shrewd, and bold man, was the most active instigator of the impending war.
Though Belknap supposes he was hur
ried into
his
is
own
rather by the rash ardor of his young warriors than by
it
preponderance of historical evidence
inclinations, yet the
certainly on the side of the former opinion.
fluence, not only in his
New
own
tribe,
England, he resolved to
deemed
He
intruders.
but
free his
among
Possessing great inall
the Indians in
whom
country from those
he
and had
sent his runners in all directions,
the address to engage in the enterprise most of the tribes in the
region.
who
The Penacooks, on
resisted his. solicitations
the Merrimack, were the only tribe
—
their sachem,
Wonolanset, not hav-
ing forgotten the charge of his father, Passaconaway,
now
dead, to
cultivate the friendship of the white men.
The Ossipees, in Strafford County, and the Pequawkets, on the
Saco River, both included in the name of Northern Indians, ardently engaged in the hostile confederacy. Of the Eastern Indians, as those of
Maine were
called, almost the
whole body came
into the plan with readiness, and, as truth compels us to add, not
without serious provocation,
as,
not long before, the wife of Squan-
Pequawket sachem, was passing on Saco River, with
her infant child in her frail bark canoe, some rude sailors, who
had heard that Indian children could swim as naturally as the
young of brutes, met her and wantonly overset her canoe.
The
child sunk
the mother instantly dived and recovered it but the
do, a noted
;
;
child dying soon after, not only Squando, but the Indians in general,
ascribed
its
death to this brutal treatment.
Their discontents
were inflamed by other provocations received from the eastern
some of whom
set-
must be acknowledged, were unprincipled
men. Philip engaged as his allies most of the tribes in MassachuAn artful plan to enlist the Mohawks in
setts and Rhode Island.
the war proved not only abortive but pernicious to himself.
He
had murdered, it has been said, some of this tribe and left their
bodies unburied in the woods, imagining their brethren would astlers,
it
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
600
cribe the deed to the English,
eracy against them
and be provoked
to join the confed-
but one of the number, who had been
;
left for
dead, unexpectedly recovered, and disclosed to his countrymen the
perfidy of Philip
—a circumstance which
made them
his implaca-
ble enemies.
For some time had the
colonists been apprehensive of hostile de-
signs on the part of the Indians.
by
Their suspicions were confirmed
Sansaman, a Christian Indian,
the following occurence.
whom
Philip suspected of giving intelligence of his plots to the English,
was murdered at
his instigation,
and
his
This act was considered as equivalent
But the
body thrown
to
of this Suite did not suffer as
first settlers
into a pond.
a declaration of war.
much
as in wars
brought on by the French and Canada Indians, years afterwards.
the Merrimack were the Nashuas occupying the
Nashua and the intervals upon the Merrimack, oppomouth of the river, and for some distance along its banks.
The Tribes on
lands on the
site the
The Souhegans,
lived on the Souhegan, occupying the rich inter-
and below the mouth of the SouheThese Indians were often called Natacooks or Nacooks, meaning a clearing, as much of their lands was clea ed. The Namoskeags lived near the falls of the Merrimack, now called Amoskeag,
at the city of Manchester.
vals on the Merrimack, above
gan.
The Penacooks occupied the rich intervals on the Merrimack,
Penacook,* now including Bow, Boscawen, and Concord.
The Winnipesaukies occupied the land in the vicinity of the
Lake of that name.
The Weares, at the outlet of the Lake, was a noted fishing place
at
for the Indians, thence the
The
cooks,
name.
four tribes above mentioned, were subservient to the Penna-
who by
living
upon
fertile soil,
and long under control of a
became the
wise chief (Passaconnaway,) were more intelligent, and
head of a powerful confederacy.
The Falls, from the mouth of the Souhegan, to the mouth of the
Contoocook, proved great fishing grounds for the Indians, at the
right season of the year.
The Namoskeag
doubtless more
Falls, were far the best for securing fish,
fish
were caught here, than at
north of the Pawtucket
* Tin-
word wae formerly
fall,
spelt
all
and
the other falls
at Lowell.
Pennacook, but,
at
tli»>
present time,
it
is
usually spolt
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
601
1
PENACOOK INDIANS.
The Penacook
Indians, as a tribe, always kept good faith with
Passaconaway was the first Sagamore of whom
had any account. The Wheelwright purchase of
land, between the Piscataqua and Merrimack rivers, it is said,
was conveyed, and the deed signed by him.
If that be the fact,
he was a chief Sagamore of all the tribes in this section of New
England as early as 1629. By Hubbard's narrative, he made his
farewell speech to his children and people in 1660, and advised
them to keep good faith with the English.*
Wonolanset succeeded his father, and observed his dying advice
The Penacooks were a warlike tribe, and set in their notions,
and strenuously opposed to the introduction of Christianity among
them, and obstinately refused to pray to God after the manner of
the White Christians.
Before 1670, a party of the Penacooks
went down the river and built a fort at Pawtucket Falls, MassaThey also erected a fort on the east side of the Meirichusetts.
the early settlers.
the English
mack, on Sugar Ball heights,
The
in
Concord.
following interesting lines are part of a beautiful poem,
written and delivered by Mrs.
Abba Woolsou,
at the dedication of
the Board of Trade Rooms, in Concord, Oct. 20, 1873, which related to the
Penacook
tribe
;
Passaconaway, their chief;
the
Mo-
hawks, their deadly foe; Mrs. Dustm's heroic deed, on Dustin's
Island, at the mouth of the Contoocook River,
and the Bradley Monument.
What
in
March, 1697,
haunts beloved stretch beyond!
The sedgy shores of Horseshoe Pond,
And Wattanummun's sluggish brook,
Where once the savage Penacook
Took deadly aim at beast and bird,
And all the silent valley heard
His whizzing arrow, where to-day
Whistles the engine on its way.
How proudly
in this woodland shade
Dwelt the wise chief his tribe obeyed,
How
r
gaily by the river's side
A sachem wed their royal bride,
No
later
muse
shall dare rehearse,
It lives in Whittier's classic verse.
* It
is
stated, in history, that
at the time of his death.
Passaconaway was about one hundred and twenty years of age
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
60?
«
Not always thus with rousing cheer
Of feast and bridal passed their year!
Foes sought the vale of Penacook,
there within the sheltered nook
Sugar-Ball, thick arrows sped,
And hostile Mohawks scalped their dead.
And
Of
No
terms of half-forgotten lore
Were these sweet Indian names of yore
To men who built our meadow-town,
With dusky faces looking down
From wooded heights, to matron's pale
Who
spied the savage in the vale,
And trembled
On
lest the
moon
homesteads blazing
In vain their
should rise
to the skies.
fears, that shaft will tell
Whose granite shows us where they fell
And yonder isle that bears the name
Of her who to its margin came
A pale-faced
captive, nerving there
Her valiant soul to do and dare
The utmost, if its fearful cost
Might give once more her loved and
lost.
There by the stream whose waters flow
As when she heard them long ago,
Listening in terror for a sound
From startled warriors, while the ground
Echoed each foot-fall, and her breath
Seemed warning them of coming death,
There may her sculptured statue rise,
Bearing its witness to the skies,
That courage knows no narrow ban
But brave endeavors to be free
Strong arms ami stronger will should be
Honored in woman as in man.
[The following beautiful poem was written
for,
and read on the occa-
commemoration of the Bi-Centennial Settlement of the
of New-Hampshire, by the New-Hampshire Historical Society, at
sion of the
State
the State Capitol, Concord,
May
22, 1873.]
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
603
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.
"A goodly realm!" said Captain Smith,
Scanning the coast by the Isles of Shoals,
While the wind blew fair, as in Indian myth
Blows the breeze from the Land of Souls
Blew from the marshes of Hampton spread
Level and green that summer day,
And over the brow of Great Boar's Head,
From the pines that stretched to the west away;
And sunset died on the rippling sea,
Ere to the south, with the wind, sailed he.
But he told the story in London streets,
And again to court and Prince and king.
"A
truce,"
The north
men
is
cried " to Virginia heats
;
the land of hope and spring!"
And
in sixteen hundred and twenty-three,
For Dover meadows and Portsmouth river,
Bold and earnest they crossed the sea,
And the realm was theirs and ours forever!
Up from
the floods of Piscataqua,
Slowly, slowly they
made
their
way
Back to the Merrimack's eager tide,
Poured through its meadows rich and wide;
And
the river that runs like a joyous brook
Monadnock's darling, the Contoocook;
And westward turned for the warmer gales
And
And
the wealth of Connecticut's intervales;
Winnipesaukee's tranquil sea,
in hills and bright with isles
Where the alder grows and the dark pine tree,
And the tired wind sleeps and the sunlight smiles
Up and on to the mountains piled,
Peak o'er peak, in the northern air,
Home of streams and of winds that wild
Torrent and tempest vale-ward bear,
Where the Great Stone Face looms changeless, calm
As the Sphinx that couches on Egypt's sands,
And the fir and the sassafras yield their balm
to
Bosomed
Sweet as the odors of Morning lands.
Where
While
And
the eagle floats in the
his
comrade clouds
the waters
fill
summer
noon,
drift, silent, by,
with a mystic tune
The
fane the difts have built to the sky!
And, beyond, to the woods where the huge moose browsed,
And
the
dun deer drank
at the rill
unroused
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
604
By hound
or horn, anrl the partridge brood
Was alone in the leafy solitude
And the lake where the beaver housed her young,
And the loon's shrill cry from the border rung,
The Lake whence
the Beauteous River flows,
by Canadian snows.
What were the Labors of Hercules
To the toils of Heroes such as these?
Guarding their homes from Savage foes
Cruel as fiends in craft and scorn
Felling the forest with mighty blows;
Planting the meadow plots with corn
Hunting the hungry wolf to his lair
Trapping the panther and prowling bear;
Bridging the river; building the mill
Where the stream had leapt at its frolic will
Rearing, in faith, by sorrow tried,
The church and the school-house, side by side
Fighting the French on the long frontier,
From Louisburg, set in the sea's domains,
To proud Quebec and the woods that hear
Its fountains fed
Ohio glide
to the sunset plains;
And when
rest
Risking their
and comfort they yearned to
all to
see,
be nobly free
Honor and love for the valiant dead!
With reverent breath let their names be
read,
Hiltons, Pepperels, Sullivans, Weares,
Broad is the scroll the list that bears
Of men
As ever
and brave, and true
knew,
And women of pure and glowing lives,
Meet to be hei-oes' mothers and wives!
For not alone for the golden maize,
And the fishers' spoils from the teeming bays,
And the treasures of forest, and hill, and mine
They gave their barks to the stormy brine,
as ardent,
land, in
its peril,
Liberty, Learning, righteous
Shone
Of
the
in the vision they
Age
Law
dimly saw
come and
the Land to be
Heaven, fervently
They labored and longed through the dawning gray
For tin' blessed break of that larger day!
to
And. looking
When
Came
to
the wail of
Harvard
in sore distress
to their ears
through the wilderness,
Harvard, the hope of the Colonies twain
Planted with prayers by the lonely mainIt
was
loyal, struggling,
Portsmouth town
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
605
That sent this gracious message down
" Wishing our gratitude to prove,
And the country and General Court to move
For the infant College beset with fears,
(Its loss an omen of ill would be!)
We promise to pay it, for seven years,
Sixty pounds sterling, an annual sum,
Trusting that fuller aid will come,
And the Court and the country heard their plea,
And the sapling grew to the wide-bowed tree.
And when a century had fled,
And the war for freedom thrilled with dread
Yet welcome summons every home,
By the lire-lit hearth, 'neath the starry dome,
1 '
They vowed
that never their love should wane
For the holy cause they burned to gain,
Till right should rule, and the strife be done!
List to the generous deed of one
In the Revolution's darkest days
The Legislature at Exeter met;
Money and men they fain would raise,
And despair on every face was set
As news of the army's need was read
Then, in the hush, John Langdon said
" Three thousand dollars have I in gold;
For as much I will pledge the plate I hold;
Eighty casks of Tobago rum
All is the country's. The time will come,
If we conquer, when amply the debt she'll pay
If we fail, our property's worthless." A ray
Of hope cheered the gloom, while the Governor said
" For a regiment now, with Stark at its head!"
And the boon we gained through the noble lender
Was the Bennington Day and Burgoyne's Surrender!"
:
;
and weary quest,
Hid in their hallowed graves they rest;
Nor the voice of love, nor the cannon's roar
Wins them to field or fireside more
Did the glory go from the hills with them?
Conflict over
Nay
And
!
for the sons are true to the sires
gems they have set in our diadem
Burn with as rare and brilliant tires
And the woodland streams and the mountain
Sing of the father's fame with theirs!
One, in the shadow of lone Kearsarge
the
Nurtured
Of
for
power, like the fabled charge
the Gods, by Pelion's
woody marge
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So lofty his eloquence, stately his mien,
That could lie have walked the Olympian plain
The worshiping, wondering crowds had seen
Jove descend o'er the feast to reign!
And One, with a brow as Balder's fair,
And his life the grandeur of love and peace;
Easing the burdens the race must bear,
Toiling for good he might not share,
Till his white soul found its glad release!
And one— a
tall
Corinthian column,
Of the Temple of Justice prop and pride
The judge unstained, the patriot tried,
Gone to the bar supernal, solemn,
Nor left his peer by Themis side
Ah! when the Old World counts her Kings,
1
And from
splendor of castle and palace brings
The
dainty Lords her Monarchies mould,
We'll turn to the hills and say, " Behold
Webster, and Greeley, and Chase, for three
Princes of our Democracy!"
Land of
the cliff, the stream, the pine,
Blessing and honor and peace be thine!
Still may thy giant mountains rise,
Lifting their snows to the blue of June,
And the south wind breathe its tenderest sighs
Over thy fields in the harvest moon
And the river of rivers, Merrimack,
Whose current never shall faint nor lack
!
While the lakes and the crystal springs remain,
Welcome the myriad brooks and rills
Winding through meadows, leaping from hills
To brim
That
its
thrill
banks
and fly
waiting wheels
dash and roar
for the
to its
Till the rocks are passed,
Over
its
tide
and the sea-fog
steals
by Newbury's shore!
For the river of rivers is Merrimack,
Whether it foams with the mountain rain.
Or toils in the mill race, deep and black,
Or, conqueror, rolls to the ocean plain!
And
still
may
the
hill,
the vale, the glen,
Give thee the might of heroic men,
And the grace of women pure and fair
As the Mayflower's bloom when the woods are bare;
And Truth and Freedom aye find in thee
Their surest warrant of victory!
Land of fame and of high endeavor,
Strength and glory be thine forever
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New-Hampshire Congressional, Councilor, and Senatorial
and Legislative Officers Governor vote of the State in
1872 and 1873; Governors of New-Hampshire since 1680; Justices of the
higher Courts of New-Hampshire, since 1776; Wheelwright Deeds; Cities
and Towns in the United States of 6,000 inhabitants and upwards.
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Tlie Constitution of Neiv-Hampshire, as altered and amended by a convention of delegates held at Concord, in said State, by adjournment, on the
second Wednesday of February, 1792.
PART
FIRST.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
Article 1. All men are born equally free and independent; theregovernment of right originates from the people, is founded in
fore, all
consent, and instituted for the general good.
Art. 2. All men have certain natural, essential and inherent rights;
among which are the enjoying and defending lift* and liberty acquiring,
possessing and protecting property and, in a word, of seeking and obtaining happiness.
Art. 3. When men enter into a state of society they surrender some
of their natural rights to that society, in order to insure the protection
of others; and without such an equivalent the surrender is void.
Art, 4. Among the natural rights, some are in their very nature unalienable, because no equivalent can be given or received for them. Of
this kind are the rights of conscience.
Art. 5. Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and reason and
no subject shall be hurt, molested or restrained in his person, liberty or
estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to
the dictates of his own conscience, or for his religious profession, sentiments or pei-suasion provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or
disturb others in their religious worship.
Art. 6. As morality and piety, rightly grounded on evangelical prin-'
ciples, will give the best and greatest security to government, and will
lay in the hearts of men the strongest obligations to due subjection; and
as the knowledge of these is most likely to he propagated through a
society by the institution of the public worship of the Deity, and of
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public instruction in morality and religion therefore, to promote those
important purposes, the people of this State have a right to empower,
and do hereby fully empower, the Legislature to authorize^ from time
to time, the several towns, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies within this Slate, to make adequate provision, at their own expense, for the support ami maintenance of public, protestant teachers of
piety, religion and morality:
Provided, notwithstanding, That the several towns, parishes, bodies
corporate, or religious societies, shall at, all times have the exclusive
right of electing their own public teachers, and of contracting with them
for their support and maintenance. And no person, of any one particular religious sect or denomination, shall ever be compelled to pay
towards the support of the teacher or teachers of another persuasion,
sect, or denomination.
And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves quietly,
and as good subjects of the State, shall be equally under the protection
of the law and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to
another shall ever be established by law.
And nothing herein shall be understood to affect any former contracts
made for the support of the ministry but all such contracts shall remain and be in the same state as if this constitution had not been made.
Akt. 7. The people of tins State have the sole and exclusive right of
governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent State, and
do, and forever hereafter shall exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction and right pertaining thereto, which is not or may not hereafter
be by them expressly delegated to the United States of America, in
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Congress assembled.
Akt. 8. All power residing originally
in, and being derived from the
people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them.
Art. 9. Jfo office or place whatsoever in government shall be hereditary
the abilities and integrity requisite in all not being transmissible
to posterity or relations.
Akt. 10. Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the whole community, and not for the private
interest or emolument of any one man, family or class of men
therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty
manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual,
the people may. and of right ought to, reform the old or establish a. new
government. The doctrine <>f non-resistance against arbitrary power
and oppression is absurb, slavish, and destructive of the good and
happiness of mankind.
Akt. 11. All elections ought to be free, and every inhabitant of the
State, having the proper qualifications, has equal right to elect and be
elected into office.
Akt. 12. Every member of the community has a right to be protected
by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property. He is therefore
bound to contribute hi- -hare in the expense of such protection, and to
yield his personal service when necessary, or an equivalent.
Bui no
part of a man's property shall be taken from him or applied to public
OSes, without his own consent, or thai of the representative body of the
people.
Nor are the inhabitants of this State controllable by any other
laws than those to which they, or their representative body, have given
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ART. 1.'!. No person who is conscientiously scrupulous about the lawfulness of hearing arms, shall he compelled thereto, provided he will
pa\ an equivalent.
Art. 14. Every subject of this State is entitled to a certain remedy,
by having recourse to the laws for all injuries he may receive in his
person, property or character, to obtain right and justice freely, without
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being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial;
promptly, and without any delay; conformably to the laws.
AitT. 15. No subject shall be held to answer for any crime or offense
until the same is fully and plainly, substantially and formally described
to him; or be compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself.
And every subject shall have a right to product; all proofs that may 1x3
favorable to himself; to meet the witnesses against him face to race,
and to be fully heard in his defense by himself and counsel. And no
subject shall be arrested, imprisoned, despoiled, or deprived of his
property, immunities or privileges, put out of the protection of the law,
exiled or deprived of his life, liberty or estate, but by the judgment of
law of the land.
subject shall be liable to be tried, after an acqnital, for
the same crime or offense. Nor shall the Legislature make any law
that shall subject any person to a capital punishment (excepting for the
government of the army and navy, and militia in actual service) without trial by jury.
Art. 17. In criminal prosecutions, the trial of the facts in the vicinity
where they happen is so essential to the security of the life, liberty and
estate of the citizen, that no crime or offense ought to be tried in any
other county than that in which it is committed; except, in cases of
general insurrection in any particular county, when it shall appear to
the judge of the superior court that an impartial trial can not be had in
the county where the offense may* be committed, and upon their report,
the Legislature shall think proper to direct the trial in the nearest county in which an impartial trial can be obtained.
Art. 18. All penalties ought to be proportioned to the nature of the
offense.
No wise Legislature will affix the same punishment to the
crimes of theft, forgery, and the like, which they do to those of murder
Where the same undistinguishing severity is exerted
and treason.
against all offenses, the people are led to forget the real distinction
in the crimes themselves, and to commit the most flagrant witb as
little compunction as they do the lightest offenses.
For the same
reason a multitude of sanguinary laws is both impolitic and unjust;
the true design of all punishments being to reform, not to exterminate
his peers, or the
Art.
16.
No
mankind.
Art. 19. Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable
searches and seizures of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his
possessions. Therefore, all warrants to search suspected places, or arrest
a person for examination or trial, in prosecutions for criminal matters,
are contrary to this right if the cause or foundation of them be not preand if the order, in a warviously supported by oath or affirmation
rant to a civil officer, to make search in suspected places, or to arrest
one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not accompanied with a special designation of the persons or object of search,
and no warrant ought to be issued but in cases and
arrest or seizure
with the formalities prescribed by law.
Art. 20. In all controversies concerning property, and in all suits
between two or more persons, except in cases in which it has been
heretofore otherwise used and practiced, the parties have a right to trial
by jury; and this method of procedure shall be held sacred unless, in
cases arising on the high seas, and such as relate to mariners' wages,
the Legislature shall think it necessary hereafter to alter it.
Art721. In order to reap the fullest advantage of the inestimable
privilege of the trial by jury, great care ought to be taken that none but
?ualitied persons should be appointed to serve; and such ought to [be]
ally compensated for their travel, time, and attendance.
Art. 12. The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom
in a State; it ought, therefore, to be inviolably preserved.
Art. 23. Retrospective laws are highly injurious, oppressive and un;
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No
just.
such laws, therefore, should be made, either for the decision
of civil causes, or the punishment of offenses.
Art. 24. A well regulated milithh is the proper, natural and sure defense of a State.
Art. 25. Standing armies are dangerous to liberty, and ought not to
be raised or kept up, without the consent of the Legislature.
Aht. 26. In all cases, and at all times, the military ought to be undei
strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Art. 27. No soldier, in time of peace, shall be quartered in any house
without the consent of the owner; and in time of war such quarters
ought not to be made but by the civil magistrate, in a manner ordained
by the Legislature.
Art. 28r No subsidy, charge, tax, impost or duty shall be established,
fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent
of the people, or their representatives in the Legislature, or authority
derived from that body.
Art. 29. The power of suspending the laws, or the execution of them,
ought never to be exercised but by the Legislature, or by authority derived therefrom, to be exercised in such particular cases only as the
Legislature shall expressly provide for.
Art. 30. The freedom of deliberation, speech and debate, in either
house of the Legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that
it can not be the foundation of any action, complaint or prosecution, in
any other court or place whatsoever.
Art. 31. The Legislature shall assemble for the redress of public
grievances, and for making such laws as the public good may require.
Art. 32. The people have a right, in an orderly and peaceable manner, to assemble and consult upon the common good, give instructions to
their representatives, and to request of the legislative body, by way of
petition or remonstrance, redress of the wrongs done them, and the
grievances they Buffer.
Akt. 33. No magistrate or court of law shall demand excessive bail or
sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel or unusual punishment.
Aut. 34. No person can in any case be subjected to law-martial or
to any pains or penalties by virtue of that law, except those employed in
the army or navy, and except the militia in actual service, but by authority of the Legislature.
Akt. 35. It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty property, and character, that there be an imparIt is the
tial interpretation of the laws and administration of justice.
right of every citizen to be tried by judges as impartial as the lot of
humanity will admit. It is, therefore, not only the best policy, but for
the security of the rights of the people, that the judges of the supreme
judicial court should hold their offices so long as they behave well;
subject, however, to such limitations pn account of age as may be provided by the constitution of the State; and that they should have honorable salaries, ascertained and established by standing laws.
Aut. 3fi. Economy being a most essential virtue in all States, especially in a young one, no pension should be granted but in considei
of actual Services; and such pension ought to be granted with great
caution by the Legislature, and never for more than one year at a time.
Ai;r. :*7. In the government of this state, the three essential powers
thereof, to wit, the legislal ive, executive and judicial, ought to be kept,
as separate from, and independenl of each other, as the nature of a free
government will admit, or as is consistent with that chain of connection that binds the whole fabric of the constitution in one indissoluble
bond of union and amity.
Akt. 38. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the
constitution, and a constanl adherence, to justice, moderation, temperance, industry, frugality, and all the social virtues, are indispensably
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necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty and good government.
ought, therefore, to have a particular regard to all those
principles in the choice of their officers and representatives: and they
nave a right to require of their law-givers and magistrates an exact ana
constant observance of them in the formation and execution of the laws
necessary for the good administration of government.
The people
PART SECOND.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The people
inhabiting the territory formerly called the Provineo
of New-Hampshire, do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each
other to form themselves into a free, sovereign and independent body
politic, or State, by the name of The State of New-Hampshire.
1.
2.
GENERA! COURT.
The supreme legislative power within the State shall be vested in
Senate and House of Representatives, each of which shall have a
the
negative on the other.
3.
The Senate and House shall assemble every year, on the first Wednesday of June, and at such other times as they may judge necessary, and
shall dissolve and be dissolved seven days next preceding the said
first Wednesday of June, and shall be styled The General Court of
Nt ic-Hampshire.
4.
The General Court shall forever have full power and authority to
erect and constitute judicatories and courts of record, or other courts, to
be holden in the name of the State, for the hearing, trying and determining all manner of crimes, offenses, pleas, processes, plaints, actions,
causes, matters and things whatsoever, arising or happening within this
State, or between or concerning persons inhabiting, or residing, or
brought within the same, whether the same be criminal or civil, or
"whether the crimes be capital or not capital, and whether the said pleas
be real, personal, or mixed, and for the awarding and issuing execution
thereon. To which courts and judicatories are hereby given and granted
full power and authority, from time to time, to administer oaths or affirmations for the better discovery of truth in any matter in controversy,
or depending before them.
5.
And farther, full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the said General Court, from time to time, to make, ordain and
establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes,
ordinances, directions, and instructions, either with penalties or without,
so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this Constitution, as they
may judge for the benefit and welfare of this State, and for the governing
and ordering thereof, and of the»subjects of the same, for the necessary
support and defense of the government thereof, and to name and settle
annually, or provide by fixed laws, for the naming and settling of all
civil officers within this State; such officers excepted, the election and
appointment of whom are hereafter in this form of government otherwise provided for; and to set forth the several duties, powers and limits of the several civil and military officers of this State, and the forms
of such oaths or affirmations as shall be respectively administered unto
them for the execution of their several offices and places, so as the same
and also_ to impose
be not repugnant or contrary to this Constitution
and to impose and
fines, mulcts, imprisonments, and other punishments
levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes upon all
the inhabitants of, and residents within the said State; and upon all estates within the same; to be issued and disposed of by warrant under
the hand of the Governor of this State for the time being, with the advice and consent of the Council, for the public service, in the necessa;
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ry defense and support of the Government of this State, and the protection and preservation of the subjects thereof, according to such acts as are
or shall be in force within the same.
6.
And while the public charges of government, or any part thereof
shall be assessed on polls and estates in the manner that has heretofore
een practiced; in order that such assessments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of the estates within the State, taken anew
once in every five years at least, and as much oftener as the General
1
Court
shall order.
No member
of the General Court shall take fees, be of counsel, or
act as advocate in any cause before either branch of the Legislature; and
upon due proof thereof such member shall forfeit his seat in the Legis7.
lature.
8.
The doors of the galleries of each House of the Legislature shall be
kept open to all persons who behave decently, except when the welfare
of the State, in the opinion of either branch, shall require secrecy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
There
shall be in the Legislature of this State a repi*esentation of the
people, annually elected, and founded upon principles of equality; and
in order that such representation may be as equal as circumstances will
admit, every town, parish, or place entitled to town privileges, having
9.
one hundred and fifty ratable male polls, of twenty-one years of age and
upward, may elect one representative; if four hundred and fifty ratable
polls, may elect two representatives
and so proceeding in that proportion, making three hundred such ratable polls the mean increasing num;
ber for every additional representative.
10.
Such towns, parishes, or places as have less than one hundred and
ratable polls shall be classed by the General Court for the purpose of
choosing a representative, and seasonably notified thereof. And in every
class formed for the above mentioned purpose, the first annual meeting
shall be held in the town, parish or place wherein most of the ratable polls
eside and afterward in that which has the next highest number, and so
on annually by rotation, through the several towns, parishes or places
forming the district.
11.
Whenever any town, parish or place entitled to town privileges
as aforesaid, shall not have one hundred and fifty ratable polls, and be
so situated as to rentier classing thereof with any other town, parish or
place very inconvenient, the General Court may, upon application of a
majority of the voters in such town, parish or place issue a writ for
their electing and sending a representative to the General Court.
12.
The members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen annually, in the month of March, and shall be the second branch of the
Legislature.
13.
All persons qualified to vote in the election of senators shall be
entitled to vote within the district where they dwell, in the choice of
representatives.
II.
Every member of the House of Representatives shall be chosen
fifty
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and fortwoyears atleastnext preceding his election, shall
havebeen an inhabitant of this State, [shall have an estate within the
district which he may lie chosen to represent, of the value of one hundred
pounds, one half of which to be a free hold, whereof he is seized in his
own
right]* shall be at the time of his election an inhabitant of the
town, parish or place he may be chosen to represent; shall be of the Prareligion, and shall cease to represent such town or parish or placo
immediately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.
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The members of both Houses of the Legislature shall be compensated for their services out of the treasury of the State, by a law made
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such members attending seasonably, and not departing
All intermediate vacancies in the House of Representatives may
from time to time, in the same manner as annual election- a
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made.
17.
State,
The House of Representatives shall be the grand inquest of the
and all impeachments made by them shall be heard and tried by
the Senate.
18.
All money bills shall originate in the House of Representatives,
but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on oth< r
bills,
19.
The House
selves, but
of Representatives shall have power
no longer than two days at a time.
to adjourn
them-
20.
A majority of the members of the House of Representatives shall
be a quorum for doing business; but when less than two thirds of Hi
representatives elected shall be present, the assent of two thirds OfthoE
members shall be necessary to render their acts and proceedings valid.
21.
No member of the House of Representatives or Senate shall be
arrested or held to bail on mesne process, during his going to, returning from, or attendance upon, the Court.
22.
The House of Representatives shall choose their own Speaker,
appoint their own officers, and settle the rules of the proceedings in their
own House; and shall be judge of the returns, elections and qualifications of its members, as pointed out in tins constitution. They shall
have authority to punish by imprisonment every person who shall be
guilty of disrespect to the House in its presence by any disorderly and
contemptuous behavior, or by threatening or ill treating any of its members; or by obstructing its deliberations; every person guilty of a breach
of its privileges in making arrests for debt, or by assaulting any membi r
during his attendance at any session in assaulting or disturbing any
one of its officers in the execution of any order or procedure of the
House; in assaulting any witness or other person ordered to attend, by
and during his attendance of the House, or in securing any person arrested by order of the House, knowing them to be such.
23.
The Senate, Governor aud Council, shall have the same powers in
like cases; provided that no imprisonment by either, for any offense exceed ten days.
24.
The journals of the proceedings, and all public acts of both houses
of the Legislature, shall be printed and published immediately after every adjournment or prorogation; and upon motion made by any one
member, the yeas and nays upon any question shall be entered on the
journal; and any member of the Senate or House of Representatives
shall have aright, on motion made at the same time for that purpose,
to have his protest or dissent, with the reasons, against any vote, resolve
or bill passed, entered on the journal.
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25.
The Senate shall consist of twelve members, who shall hold tin ir
office for one year from the first Wednesday of June, next ensuing their
election.
26.
And that the State may be equally represented in the Senate, the
Legislature shall from time to time, divide the State into twelve districts, as nearly equal as may be, without dividing towns and unincorporated places; and in making this division they shall govern themselves by the proportion of direct taxes paid by the said districts, and
timely make known to the inhabitants of the State the limits of each
district.
27.
The free holders
as in this constitution is
a senator, at some
and other inhabitants of each district, qualified
provided, shall annually give in their votes for
meeting holden in the month of March.
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28.
The Senate shall be the first branch of the Legislature, and the
Senators shall be chosen in the following manner: namely, every
male inhabitant of each town and parish with town privileges, and
places unincorporated, in this State, of twenty-one years of age and
upward, excepting paupers and persons excused from paying taxes at
their own request, shall have a right, at the annual or other meetings
of the inhabitants of said towns and parishes, to be duly warned and
holden annually forever in the month of March, to vote in the town or
parish wherein he dwells, for the senator in the district whereof he is a
member.
29.
Provided nevertheless, That no person shall be capable of being
elected a senator who is not of the Protestant religion [anil seized of a
freehold estate in his own right of the value of two hundred pounds, lying within the State]* who is not of the age of thirty years, and who shall
not have been an inhabitant of this State for seven years, immediately
preceding his election, and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant
of the district for which he shall be chosen.
30.
And every person qualified as the constitution provides, shall be
considered an inhabitant, for the purpose of electing and being elected
into any office or place within this State, in the town, parish and plantation where he dwelleth and hath his home.
31. And the inhabitants of plantations and places unincorporated, qualified as tins constitution provides, who are or shall be required to assess
taxes upon themselves toward the support of government, or shall be
ta xed therefor shall have the same privilage of voting for senators in the
plantations and places wherein they reside, as the inhabitants of the respective towns and parishes aforesaid have. And the meetings of such
plantations and places for that purpose shall be holden annually in the
month of March, at such places respectively therein as the assessors
thereof shall direct which assessors shall have like authority for notifying the electors, collecting and returning the votes as the selectmen
and town-clerks have in their several towns by this constitution.
''•2.
The meetings for the choice of Governor, Council, and Senators,
shall be warned by warrant from the selectmen, and governed by a
moderator, who shall in the presence of the selectmen (whose duty it
shall be to attend), in open meeting, receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns and parishes present, and qualified to vote for senators
ami shall in said meetings, in presence of the said selectmen and
of the town-clerk in said meetings, sort and count the said votes, and
make a public declaratian thereof, with the name of every person voted
for, and the number of votes for each person; and the town-clerk shall
make a fair record of the same at large, in the town book, ami shall
make out a, fair attested copy thereof, to be by him sealed up and directed io the Secretary of the State, with a, superscription expressing the
purporl thereof; and the said town-clerk shall cause such attested copy
1" be delivered to the sheriff of the county in which said town or parish
shall lie, thirty days at least before the first Wednesday of June, or to
the Secretary of the Slate at least twenty days before the Said first
Wednesday of June; and the sheriff of each county, or bis deputy, shall
deliver all such certificates by him received into the Secretary's office,
at least twenty days before the first Wednesday of June.
And that there may be a, due meeting of senators on the first
Wednesday of June annually, the Governor, and a majority of the
Council for the time being, shall, as soon as may be, examine tile returned copies of Mich records, and fourteen days before the first
Wednesday of June, he shall issue his summons to such persons as appear to be chosen senators by a majority of votes, to attend and take
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their seats on that day; Provided, nevertheless, that for the first year the
said returned copies shall be examined by the President and the majority of tile Council then in office; and the said President shall in like
manner notify the persons elected to attend and take their seats accordingly.
34. And in case there shall not appear to be a senator elected by a
majority of votes for any district, the deficiency shall be supplied in the
following manner: namely, the members of the House of Representatives, and such senators as shall be declared elected, shall take the
names of the two persons having the highest number of votes in the
district, ami out of them shall elect, by joint ballot, the senator wanted
for such district; and in this manner all such vacancies shall he filled
in every district of the State; and in like manner all vacancies in the
Senate, arising by death, removal out of the Slate, or otherwise, shall
be supplied as soon as may be, after such vacancies happen.
35.
The Senate shall be final judges of the elections, returns, and
qualifications of their own members, as pointed out in this constitution.
36. The Senate shall have power to adjourn themselves, provided
such adjournment do not exceed two days at a time.
Provided, nevertheless, That whenever they shall sit on the trial of
any impeachment, they may adjourn to such time ami place as they
may think proper, although the Legislature be not assembled on such
day. or at such place.
37. The Senate shall appoint their president and other officers, and
determine their own rules of proceedings. And not less than --veil
members of the Senate shall make a quorum for doing business;
and when less than eight senators shall be present, the assent of
five, at least, shall be necessary to render their acts and proceedings
valid.
38. The Senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to
hear, try and determine all impeachments made by the House of Representatives against amy officer or officers of the State, for bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or mal-administration in office; with full power
to issue summons or compulsory process for convening witnesses before
them; but previous to the trial of any such impeachment, the members
of the Senate shall respectively be sworn truly and impartially to try
And
and determine the charge in question, according to evidence.
every officer impeached tor bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or malattested copy of the
administration in office, shall be served with an
impeachment, and order of Senate thereon, with such citation as the
Senate may direct, setting forth the time and place of their sitting to
try the impeachment; which service shall be made by the sheriff, or
such other sworn officer as the Senate may appoint, at least fourteen
days previous to the time of trial; and such citation being duly served
and returned, the Senate may proceed in the hearing of the impeachment, giving the person impeached, if he shall appear, full liberty of
producing witnesses and proofs, and of making his defense by himself
and counsel; and may, also, upon his refusing, or neglecting to appear,
hear the proofs in support of the impeachment, and render judgment
and such judgment
thereon, his non-appearance notwithstanding;
shall have the same force and effect as if the person impeached had appeared and pleaded in the trial.
39. Their judgment, however, shall not extend farther than removal
from office, disqualification to hold or enjoy any place of honor, trust,
or profit, under this State: but the party so convicted shall nevertheless
be liable to indictment,
the laws of the land.
trial,
judgment and punishment, according
to
40. Whenever the Governor shall be impeached, the chief justice of
the supreme judicial court shall, during the trial, preside in the Senate,
but have no vote therein.
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GOVERNOR.
There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be
and whose title shall
stjied Governor of the State of New-Hampshire
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be His Excellency.
42. The Governor shall be chosen annually in the month of March
and the votes for Governor shall be received, sorted, counted, certified,
and returned, in the same manner as the votes for Senators and the
Secretary shall lay the same before the Senate and House of Representatives, on the first Wednesday of June, to be by them examined; and
in ease of an election by a majority of votes through the State, the
choice shall be by them declared and published. And the qualifications of electors of the Governor shall be the same as those for senators
and if no person shall have a majority of votes, the Senate and House
of Representatives shall, by a joint ballot, elect one of the two persons
having the highest number of votes, who shall be declared Governor.
aikI no person shall be eligible to this office unless, at the time of his
election he shall have been an inhabitant of this State for seven years
next preceding, and unless he shall be of the age of thirty years [arid
unless he-shall at the same time have an estate of the value of five hundred pounds, one half of which shall consist of a freehold of his own
right within this State],* and unless he shall be of the Protestant re;
ligion.
43. In cases of disagreement between the two houses with regard to
the time or place of adjournment or prorogation, the Governor, with
advice of Council, shall have a right to adjourn or prorogue the General
Court, not exceeding ninety days at any one time, as he may determine
the public good may require and he shall dissolve the same seven days
before the said first Wednesday of June. And in case of any infectious
distemper prevailing in the place where the said Court at any time is to
convene, or any other cause whereby dangers may arise to the health or
lives of the members from their attendance, the Governor may direct
tin- session to be holden at some other, the most convenient place within
the State.
11. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the General
Court, shall, before it became a law, be presented to the Governor; if
he approve, lie shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall
enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider
it.
If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree
to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with such objections, to the
other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all
such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays; and the names of the persons voting for or against the hill shall
be entered on the journal of each Bouse respectively. If any bill shall
not lie returned by the rovernor within five days (Sunday excepted) after
it
-hall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if lie had Signed if unless the Legislature, by their adjournment,
pre\ enl its return, in which case it shall not he a law.
45. Every resolve shall he presented to the Governor, and, before the
same shall take effect, shall lie approved by him or, being disapproved
by him, shall be re-passed by the Senate and House of Representatives,
according to the rules aud limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
-hi.
All judicial officers, the attorney-general, solicitors, all sheriffs,
coroners, registers of probate, and all officers of the navy, and general
and field officer's of the militia, shall be nominated and appointed by the
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and every such nomination shall be made at
appointment; and no appointment shall
least three days prior to such
take place unless a majority of the Council agree thereto.
47. The Governor and Council shall have a negative on each other,
both in the nominations and appointments. Every nomination and appointment shall be signed by the Governor and Council, and every
negative shall be also signed by the Governor or Council, who made the
same..
48. The captains and subalterns in the respective regiments shall be
nominated and recommended by the field officers to the Governor, who
is to issue their commissions immediately on receipt of such recommendation.
49. Whenever the chair of the Governor shall become vacant by reason of his death, absence from the State, or otherwise, the President of
the Senate shall, during such vacancy, have and exercise all the powers
and authorities which, by this constitution, the Governor is vested with
when
personally present but when the President of the Senate shall
exercise the office of Governor, he shall not hold his office in the Senate.
50. The Governor, with advice of Council, shall have full power. and
authority, in recess of the General Court, to prorogue the same from
time to time, not exceeding ninety days in any one l'ecess of said court;
and, during the sessions of said Court, to adjourn or prorogue it to any
time the two Houses may desire, and to call it together sooner than the
time to which it may be adjourned or prorogued, if the welfare of the
State should require the same.
51. The Governor of this State, for the time being, shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and all the military forces of
the State by sea and land; and shall have full power by himself or by
any chief commander, or other officer or officers, from time to time to
train, instruct, exercise and govern the militia and navy and for the
special defense and safety of this State, to assemble in martial array,
and put in warlike posture the inhabitants thereof, and to lead and conduct them, and with them to encounter, repulse, repel, resist and pursue
by force of arms, as well by sea as by land, within and without the
limits of this State.; and also to kill, slay, destroy, if necessary, and
conquer by all fitting ways, enterprise and means, all and every such
person and persons as shall at any time hereafter, in a hostile manner,
attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or annoyance
of this State and to use and exercise over the army and navy, and
over the militia in actual service, the law-martial in time of war, invasion, and also in rebellion declared by the Legislature to exist, as occasion shall necessarily require; and surprise, by all ways and means
whatsoever, all and every such person and persons, with their ships,
arms, ammunition, and other goods, as shall in a hostile manner invade
or attempt the invading, conquering or annoying this State; and in fine,
the Governor hereby is intrusted with all other powers incident to the
office of captain-general and commander-in-chief and admiral, to be exercised agreeably to the rules and regulations of the constitution and the
laws of the land Provided, That the Governor shall not at any time
hereafter, by virtue of any power by this constitution granted, or hereafter to be granted to him by the Legislature, transport any of the inhabitants of this State, or oblige them to march out of the limits of the
same, without their free and voluntary consent, or the consent of the
General Court, nor grant commissions for exercising the law-martial in
any case, without the advice and consent of the Council.
52. The power of pardoning offenses, except such as persons may be
convicted of before the Senate, by impeachment of the House, shall be
in the Governor, by and with the advice of Council but no charter of
pardon, granted by the Governoi-, with advice of Council, before conviction, shall avail the party pleading the same, notwithstanding any
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genera] or particular expressions contained therein, descriptive of the
offense or offenses intended to be pardoned.
53. No officer, duly commissioned to command in the militia, shall
be removed from his office but by the address of both Houses to the
Gevernor, or by fair trial in court-martial, pursuant to the laws of the
State for the time being.
54.
The commanding officers of the regiments shall appoint their adjutants and quartermasters; the brigadiers, their brigade major*; the
major-generals, their aids; the captains and subalterns their non-com-
missioned
officers.
The
division of the militia into brigades, regiments, and compamade, in pursuance of the militia laws- now in force, shall be
considered as the proper division of the militia of this State, until the
same, shall be altered by some future law.
56. No moneys shall be issued out of the treasury of this State, and disposed of (except such sums as may be appropriated for the redemption
of bills of credit or Treasurer's notes, or for the payment of interest arising thereon), but by warrant under the hand of the Governor for the
time being, by and with the advice and consent of the Council, for the
necessary support and defense of this State, and for the necessary protection and preservation of the inhabitants thereof, agreeably to the acts
and resolves of the General Court.
All public boards, the commissary-general, all superintending offi57.
cers of public magazines and stores belonging to this State, and all commanding officers of forts and garrisons within the same, shall, once in
every three months, officially, and without requisition, and at other times
when required by the Governor, deliver to him an account of all goods,
stores, provisions, ammunition, cannon with their appendages, and all
small arms with their accouterments, and all other public property under their care respectively; distinguishing the quantity and kind of each
as particularly as may he; together with the condition of such forts and
garrisons; and the commanding officer shall exhibit to the Governor,
whenrequired by him, true and exact plans of such forts, and of the laud
and mm. or harbor or harbors adjacent.
58.
The Governor and Council shall lie compensated for their services,
from time to time, by such grants as the General Court shall think rea55.
nies,
son aide.
59.
Permanent and honorable
salaries shall be established
by law for
the justices of the superior court.
COUNCIL.
There shall be annually elected by ballot live councilors, for advising the Governor in the executive part of government. The freeholders and other inhabitants in each county, qualified to vote for senators,
shall, Mime time in the month of March, give in their votes foronecouncilor; which vote shall lie received, sorted, counted, certified and re60.
the Secretary's office, in '.he same, manner as the votes for senby the Secretary laid before the Senate and House of Representatives on tic first Wednesday of June.
01.
And the person having a majority of votes in any county shall be
considered as duly elected a councilor; but if no person shall have a
majority of votes in any county, the Senate and House of Representatives -hall take the n allies of the two persons who have the highest number of votes in each county, and not elected, and out of those two shall
elect byjoinl ballot the councilor wanted for each county; and the qualifications for councilor -hall lie the same as for senator.
62,
[f any person thus chosen a councilor shall he elected Governor,
ember df either branch of the Legislature, and shall accept the trust
fir
or if any person elected a councilor shall refuse to accept the office or in
the case of tin; death, resignation, or removal of any councilor out of the
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State] the Governor may issue a precept for the election of a now councilor in that county where such vacancy shall happen; and the choice
shall he in the same manner as before directed; and the Governor shall
have full tower ami authority to convene the Council, from time to time
at his discretion and with them, or the majority of them, may and Bhall,
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from time
to time, hold a council for ordering and directing the affairs of
State according to the laws of the land.
63.
The members of the Council may be impeached by the Bouse,
and tried by the Senate for bribery, corruption, mal-practice or mal-administration.
64.
The resolutions and advice of the Council shall be recorded by
the Secretary in a register, and signed by all the members present, agreeing thereto; and this record may be called for at anytime by either
house of the Legislature, and any member of the Council may enter his
opinion contrary to the resolution of the majority, with the reasons for
such opinion.
65.
The Legislature may. if the public good shall hereafter require it,
divide the State into five districts, as nearly equal as may be, governing themselves by the number of ratable polls and proportion of public
taxes; each district to elect a councilor; and in case of such division,
the manner of the choice shall be conformable to the present modi- of
elecrfcm in counties.
66.
And whereas the elections appointed to be made by this constitution on the first Wednesday of June annually by the two houses of the
Legislature, may not be completed on that day, the said elections may
be adjourned from day to day until the same be completed. And the order of the elections shall be as follows: The vacancies in the Senate, if
any. shall be first filled: the Governor shall then be elected, provided
there should be no choice of him by the people, and afterward the two
houses shall proceed to fill the vacancy, if any. in the Council.
tliis
SECRETARY, TREASURER, COMMISSARY-GENERAL, ETC.
secretary, treasurer and commissary-general shall be chosen
by joint ballot of the senators and representatives assembled in one
room.
68.
The records of the State shall be kept in the office of the Secretary and he shall attend the Governor and Council, the Senate and Representatives, in person or by deputy, as they may require.
69.
The Secretary of the State shall at all times have a deputy, to be
by him appointed; for whose conduct in office he shall be responsible;
and in case of the death, removal or inability of the Secretary, his deputy
67.
The
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shall exercise all the duties of the office of Secretai-y of the State until
another shall be appointed.
70.
The
Secretary, before he enters
upon the business of
shall give bond, with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable
of the State, for the punctual performance of his trust.
sum
his office,
for the use
COUNTY TREASURERS &C.
The county
treasurers and registers of deeds shall be elected by
the inhabitants of the several towns in the several counties in the State,
according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the State Provided nevertheless the Legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes and the mode of electing those officers, but
not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing
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them.
72. And the Legislature, on the application of the major part of the
inhabitants of any county, shall have authority to divide the same into
two districts for registering deeds, if to them it shall appear necessary;
each district to elect a register of deeds and before they enter upon
the business of their offices, shall be respectively sworn faithfully to
discharge the duties thereof, and shall severally give bond, with suffi;
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cient sureties, in a reasonable sum, for the use of the county, for the
punctual performance of their respective trusts.
JUDICIARY POWER.
commissioned officers shall have by law in
their offices shall be expressed in their respective commissions. All
judicial officers, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, shall hold
their offices during good behavior, excepting those concerning
there is a different provision made in this constitution Provided, nevertheless, the President,* with consent of the Council, may remove them
upon the address of both houses of the Legislature.
74. Each branch of the Legislature, as well as the Governor and Council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the superior court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions.
75. In order that the people may not suffer from the long continuance
in place of any justice of the peace, who shall fail in discharging the
important duties of his office with ability and fidelity, all commissions
of justices of the peace shall become void at the expiration of five years
from their respective dates; and, upon the expiration of any commis73.
The tenure
that all
whom
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sion, the same may, if necessary, be renewed, or another person appointed, as shall most conduce to the well-being of the State.
76. All causes of marriage, divorce and alimony, and all appeal»from
the respective judges of probate, shall be heard and tried by the superior court, until the Legislature shall by law make other provision.
77. The General Court are empowered to give to justices of the peace
jurisdiction in civil causes, when the damages demanded shall not exceed four pounds, and title of real estate is not concerned but with
right of appeal to either party to some other court, so that a trial by
jury, in the last resort, may be had.
78. No person shall hold the office of judge of any court, or judge of
probate, or sheriff of any county, after he has attained the age of seven:
ty years.
79.
No judge of any court, or justice of the peace, shall act as attorney,
or be of'counsel to any party, or originate any civil suit, in mailers
which shall come or be brought before him as judge or justice of the
peace.
80. All matters relating to the probate of wills and granting letters of
administration shall be exercised by the judges of probate, in such
manner as the Legislature have directed, or may hereafter direct; and
the judges of probate shall hold their courts at such place or places, on
such axed days as the conveniency of the people may require, and the
Legislature, from time to time appoint.
81. No judge or register of probate shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate busi
ne-- which is pending or may be brought into any court of probate in
the county of which he is judge or register.
CLERKS OP COURTS.
The judges
of the courts (those of probate excepted) shall appoint
their respective clerks, to hold their office during pleasure; and no
such clerk shall act as an attorney, or be of counsel in any cause in the
court of which he is clerk, nor shall he draw any writ originating a
82.
civil action.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE.
learning, generally diffused through a communibeing essential to the preservation of a free government; and spreading
tiie opportunities and advantages of education through the various parts
83.
Knowledge and
ty,
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of the country being highly conducive to promote this end, it shall bo
the duty of the legislators and magistrates, in all future periods of this
government, to cherish the interest of literature and the sciences, and all
seminaries and public schools; to encourage private and public institutions, rewai-ds anil immunities for the promotion of agriculture, arts,
commerce, trades, manufactures and natural history of the
country; to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and
general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and economy,
honesty and punctuality, sincerity, and all social affections and generous sentiments among the people.
sciences,
OATH AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
EXCLUSION FROM OFFICES; COMMISSIONS;
WRITS; CONFIRMATION OF LAWS; HABEAS CORPUS; THE ENACTING
STYLE; CONTINUANCE OF OFFICERS; PROVISION FOR A FUTURE REVIS
ION OF THE CONSTITUTION, &C.
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84.
Any person chosen governor, councilor, senator or representative, military or civil officer (town officers excepted), accepting the
trust, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties of his office make
and subscribe the following declaration; namely.
I, A, B., do solemnly swear that I will bear faith and true allegiance
to the State of New-Hampshire, and will support the constitutionthere
So help me God.
A. B., do solemnly and sincerely swear and affirm that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
according to the best of my abilities; agreeably to
on me as
the rules and regulations of this constitution and the laws of the State
of New-Hampshire. So help me God.
Any person having taken and subscribed the oath of allegiance, and
the same being filed in the Secretary's office he shall not be obliged to
take said oath again.
Provided, always, When any person, chosen or appointed as aforesaid
shall be of the denomination called Quakers, or shall be scrupulous of
swearing, and shall decline taking the said oaths such person shall take
and subscribe them, omitting the word " swear, " and likewise the
words, " So help me God.'''' subjoining instead thereof, " This I do under
the pains and penalties of perjury."
85.
And the oaths of affirmation shall be taken and subscribed by the
Governor, before the President of the Senate, in presence of both houses of
the Legislature, and by the senators and representaves first elected under
this constitution, as altered and amended, before the President of the
State and a majority of the Council then in office, and for ever afterward
and by all other
before the Governor and Council for the time being
officers, before such persons and in such manner as the Legislature
shall from time to time appoint.
86. All commissions shall be in the name of The State of NewHampshire, signed by the Governor, and attested by the Secretary, or
his deputy, and shall have the great seal of the State affixed thereto.
87. All writs issuing out of the clerk's office in any of the courts of
law, shall be in the name of The State of New-Hampshire shall be
under the seal of the court whence they issue, and bear teste of the
chief, first or senior justice of the court; but when such justice shall be
interested, then the writ shall bear teste of some other justice of the
court, to which the same shall be returnable and be signed by the clerk
of such court.
88. All indictments, presentments and informations shaD conclude,
Against the peace and dignity of the State.
89. The estate of such persons as may destroy their own lives shall
not for that offense be forfeited, but descend or ascend in the same manner as if such person had died in a natural way. Nor shall any article
which shall accidentally occasion the death of any person be henceforth
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deemed a deodand, or
in
any wise
forfeited
on account of such mis-
fortune.
90. All the laws
which have heretofore been adopted, used and approved in the province, colony or State of STew-Hampshire, and usually
practiced on in the courts of law, shall remain and be in full force until
altered and repealed by the Legislature; such parts thereof only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this
constitution: provided that nothing herein contained, when compared
with the twenty-third article in the bill of rights, shall be construed to
affect the laws already made respecting the persons or estates of
absentees.
91. The privilege and benefit of the habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in
this State, in the most free, easy, cheap, expeditious and ample manner,
and shall not be suspended by the Legislature except upon the most
urgent and pressing occasions, and for a time not exceeding three months.
92. The enacting style in making and passing acts, statutes and laws,
shall be, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in
General Court convened.
93. No governor or judge of the supreme judicial court shall hold any
office or place under the authorities of this State, except such as hy this
constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that the judges of the said
court may hold the offices of justices of the peace throughout the State;
nor shall they hold any place or office, or receive any pension or salary
from any other State government or power whatever.
94. No person shall be capable of exercising at the same time more
than one of the following offices in this State namely, judge of probate,
sheriff, register of deeds; and never more than two offices of profit,
which may be held by appointment of the Governor, or Governor and
Council, or Senate and House of Representatives, or superior or inferior
courts; military offices and offices of justices of the peace excepted.
95. No person holding the office of judge of any court, except special
judges, Secretary, Treasurer of the State, Attorney-General, Commisary-General, military officers receiving pay from the continent or
this State, excepting officers of the militia, occasionally called forth on
an emergency, register of deeds, sheriff, or officers of the customs, including naval officers, collectors, of excise and State and continental
taxes, hereafter appointed, and not having settled their accounts with
the respective officers with whom it is their duty to settle such accounts,
members of Congress, or any person holding any office under the United
States, shall at the same time hold the office of Governor, or have a
seat in the Senate or House of Representatives, or Council; but his
being chosen and appointed to and accepting the same, shall operate as
a resignation of their seat in the Chair, Senate, or House of Representatives, or Council, and the place so vacated shall be filled.
No member of fche Council shall have a seat in the Senate or House of
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Representatives.
96. No person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in the Legislature,
or any office of trust or importance under this government, who in the
due course of law, has been convicted of bribery or corruption in
obtaining an election or appointment.
97. In all cases when; sums of money are mentioned in this constitution, the value thereof shall be computed in silver at six shillings and
eighl pence per ounce.
98. To the end that there maybe no failure of justice or danger to the
State, by the altera! inns and amendments made in the Constitution, the
General Court is hereby fully authorized and directed to fix the time,
when the alteration and amendments shall take effect, and make the
nece-.-ary arrangements accordingly.*
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99. It shall be the duty of the selectmen and assessors of the several
towns and places in this State, in warning the first annual meetings for
the choice of senators, after the expiration of seven years from the
adoption of this constitution as amended, to insert expressly in the warrant this purpose among the others for the meeting; to wit. to take the
sense of the qualified voters on the subject of a revision of the constitution; and the meeting being warned accordingly, and not otherwise, the
moderator shall take the sense of the qualified voters present as to the
necessity of a revision and a return of the number of votes for and against
such necessity shall be made by the clerk, sealed up and directed to the
General Court at their then next session; and if it shall appear to the
General Court by such return, that the sense of the people of the State
has been taken, and that in the opinion of the majority of the qualified
voters in the State, present and voting at said meetings, there is a
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necessity for a revision of the constitution, it shall be the duty of the
General Court to call a convention for that purpose; otherwise the
General Court shall direct the sense of the people to be taken, and lien
proceed in the manner before mentioned; the delegates to he chosen in
the same manner and proportioned as the representatives to the General
Com*t; provided that no alterations shall he made in this constitution
before the same shall be laid before the towns and unincorporated places,
and approved by two thirds of the qualified voters present and voting
on the subject.
100. And the same method of taking the sense of the people as to a
revision of the constitution, and calling a convention for that purpose,
shall be observed afterward, at the expiration of every seven years.
101.
This form of government shall be enrolled on parchment, and
deposited in the Secretary's office, and be a part of the laws of the land
and printed copies thereof shall be prefixed to the books containing the
laws of this State, in all future editions thereof.
I
IN CONVENTION,
HELD AT CONCORD THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
ANNO DOMINI 1792.
The returns from the several towns and unincorporated places being
examined, and it appearing that the foregoing Bill of Rights and Form
of Government, as amended by the convention, were approved by more
than two thirds of the qualified voters present in town meetings, and
voting upon the question, the same are agreed on and established by the
delegates of the people in convention and declared to be the civil Constitution of the State of
New-Hampshire.
SAMUEL LIVERMORE,
President of the Convention.
Attest
John Calfe,
Secretary.
AMENDMENTS.
PROCLAMATION.
Executive Department,
Concord Sept. 16th, 1852.
Be it known, that I, Noah Martin, Governor of the State of NewHampshire, in obedience to the request of the Constitutional Convention, do hereby proclaim to the people of this State, that the const itution of the same is amended by striking from it in part 2d, section
14th, the words, "shall have an estate within the district where he may be
chosen to represent of the value of one hundred pounds, one half of which to
�62-4
CONGRESSIONAL AND COUNCILOR DISTRICTS IN 1873.
a freehold whereof he is seized in his own right ;" and from section 29th
the words, " and seized of a freehold estate in his own right of the value
of a hundred pounds, In ing a- i thin this State;" and section 43d the words,
a?id unless he shall at the same time have an estate of the value offive hundred pounds, one half of which shall consist of a freehold in his own right
within this State.''''
The foregoing property qualifications are stricken out, and the constitution is thus amended by the suffrages of more than two thirds of the
legal voters present in town meeting and voting upon the questions.
[l. S.] Given under my hand, and the seal of the State affixed, at the
Council ( 'haniher. September the sixteenth, A. D., 1852, and of
the independence of the United States of America the seventyseventh.
be
NOAH MARTIN.
By
the Governor
John
L.
Hadley,
Secretary of State.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office,
Concord, January 21th, 1853.
A true copy of the original
Attest
:
John
L.
Hadley,
)
J
Secretary of State.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN
1873.
New-Hampshire is entitled to three membei-s in the National House
of Representatives, and the State is divided into three districts, as follow:
District
Number One—Rockingham,
Strafford, Belknap,
and Car-
roll counties.
District
District
Number Two—Merrimack and Hillsborough counties.
Number Three— Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton, and Coos
counties.
COUNCILOR DISTRICTS IN
1873.
divided into five Councilor districts, each of which may
The
choose one Councilor annually.
Council District Number One contains the county of Rockingham,
except the city of Portsmouth and the towns of Gosport. Greenland,
State
is
Hampton, Newcastle, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Rye,
South Newmarket, and Stratliam, and the county of Merrimack, except
the towns of Bradford, Newbury, New-London, Sutton, Warner and
Wilmot.
Council District Number Two contains the county of Strafford, the
county of Belknap, except the towns of New Hampton, Sanbornton, and
Tilton, and the city of Portsmouth, and the towns of Gosport, Greenland Hampton, Newcastle, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton,
Rye, South Newmarket, and Stratham, in the county of Rockingham.
Council District Number Three contains the county of Ilillsbo
�SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
G25
rough, except the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Deering, Francestown,
Greenfield, Hancock, Hillsborough, New Boston, and Windsor.
Council District Number Four contains the counties of Cheshire and
Sullivan, the towns of Bradford, Newbury, New Loudon, Sutton, Warner and Wilmot in the county of Merrimack, the towns of Antriu,
Bennington, Deering, Greenfield, Francestown, Hancock, Hillsborough,
New Boston, and Windsor, in the county of Hillsborough, and the town
of Lebanon, in the county of Grafton.
Council District Number Five contains the counties of Coos and Carroll, the county of Grafton, except the town of Lebanon, and the towns
of New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Tilton, in the county of Belknap.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
The
divided into twelve Senatorial Districts, each of which
may elect one Senator to the legislature annually.
Senatorial District Number One contains Durham, Gosport, Green
land, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Newcastle, New ington, \ewmaiket,
North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, South Newmarket, and Stratham.
Senatorial District Number Two contains Atkinson, Auburn Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Hampstead, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, Newton, Northwood, Nottingham, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond,
Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, and Windham.
Senatorial District Number Three contains the city of Manchester.
Senatorial District Number Four contains Allenstown, Bow, Chichester, Concord, Dumbarton, Epsom, Hooksett, Loudon, Pembroke and
State
is
Pittsfield.
Senatorial District
ington, Lee,
Number Five
contains Barrington, Dover, Farni-
Madbury, Rochester, Rollinsford, and Somersworth.
Senatorial District Number Six contains Alton, Barnstead, Belmont.
Brookfield, Canterbury, Center Harbor, Effingham, Gilford, Gilmanton,
Holderness, Laconia, Madison, Meredith, Middleton, Milton, Moulton-
borough, New Durham, New Hampton, Northfield, Ossipee, SanbomSandwich, Strafford, Tamworth, Tilton, Tuftonborough, Wakefield,
and Wolfeborough.
ton,
Senatorial District Number Seven contains Brookline, Fitzwilliam,
Greenville, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Mason, Nashua, New Ipswich,
Rindge, Sharon, Temple, and Wilton.
Senatorial District Number Eight contains Amherst, Bedford. Bennington, Bradford, Deering, Francestown, Goffstown, Greenfield. HenHopkinton, Litchfield, Lyndeboi*ough, Merrimack, Milford,
niker,
Mount Vernon, New Boston, Peterborough, Warner and Weare.
Senatorial District Number Nine, contains Antrim, Chesterfield, Dublin, Gilsum, Hancock, Harrisville, Hillsborough, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, Richmond, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Westmoreland, Winchester and Windsor.
Senatorial District Number Ten contains Acworth. Alstead, Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Langdon. Leb-
�STATE OFFICERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE, 1873
626
—
4.
anon, Lempster, Harlow, Newport, Plainfield, Springfield, Sunapee,
Unity, Walpole, and Washington.
Senatorial District Number Eleven contains Alexandria, Andover,
Ashland, Boscawen, Bridgewater, Bristol, Carnpton, Canaan, Danbury,
Lyme, New London, Newbury, Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Salisbury, Sutton,
Webster, and Wilmot.
Enfield, Franklin, Grafton, Hanover, Hebron, Hill,
Number Twelve
contains all the towns and places
and the towns of Albany, Bartlett, Bath, Benton,
Bethlehem, Chatham, Conway, Dorchester, Eaton, Ellsworth, Franconia, Freedom, Groton, Hart's Location, Haverhill, Jackson, Landaff,
Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, Rumney, Thornton, Warren, Waterville, Wentworth, and Woodstock.
The Election for the choice of Governor, Councilors, Senators, Representatives to the General Court, and members of Congress, is holden
on the second Tuesday in March, in all the respective towns and voting
Senatorial District
in the county of Coos,
places in the State.
STATE OFFICERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
1873—4.
Ezekiel A. Straw, Manchester, Governor; Benjamin F. Prescott,
Epping, Secretary of State ; Ai B. Thompson, Concord, Dep. Secretary
of State; Solon A. Carter, Keene, Treasurer; Edward A. Jenks,
Concord, State Printer; John M. Haines, Concord, Adjutant General;
John C. Pilesbury, Concord, Warden of State Prison; John W. Symonds, Franklin, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Nathaniel
Bouton, Concord, State Historian; William H. Kimball, Concord,
State Librarian.
COUNCIL,
District
Number
1,
2,
"
"
"
"
3,
•
1873—4.
Samuel P. Dow, Epping.
John J. Morrill, Gilford.
William P. Newell. Manchester.
Bolivar Lovell, Alstead.
Nathan R. Perkins, Jefferson.
4,
5,
Janitor of State House, Lewis L.
Mower, Concord.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, IN
District
Number
2,
"
3,
Austin F. Pike, Franklin.
Hosea
Parker, Claremont.
W
.
STATE SENATE FOR
President,
Clerk,
1873.
William B. Small, Newmarket.
1,
1873.
David A. Warde, Concord.
Luther
S. Morrill,
Concord.
Assistant Clerk, Tyler Westgate, Haverhill.
Boor-Keeper, Zelotus Stevens, Concord.
District
Number
1,
2,
3,
Warren Brown, Hampton
Falls.
Charles Sanborn, Sandown.
George Foster, Bedford.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
District
"
Number
"
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
"
"
9,
10,
11,
"
"
12,
627
David A. Warde, Concord.
Edwin Wallace. Rochester.
Otis G. Hatch, Tamworth.
Charles H. Burns, Wilton.
William H. Gove, Weare.
Henry Abbott, Winchester.
Henry A. Hitchcock, Walpole.
Warren F. Daniell, Franklin.
Eleazer B. Parker, Franconia.
ORGANIZATION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1873.
James W. Emery, Portsmouth.
Samuel C. Clark, Gilford.
Speaker,
Clerk,
Assistant Clerk, Charles C. Danforth, Concord.
Chaplain, Rev. Charles L. Hubbard, Merrimack.
Engrossing Clerk, Charles A. Hoitt, Dover.
Sergeant at Arms, Charles H. Roberts, Concord.
} Charles H. Long, Claremont.
Door-Keepers, > Frank G. Moody. Concord.
} Augustus B. Farmer, Bow.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR, MARCH,
1873,
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
i
AND MARCH,
1872.
�628
STATISTICAL TABLES.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
629
CARROLL COUNTY CONTINUED
1873.
18T2.
TOWNS.
169
Wolfeborough
.
Total..
187
191
130
253
213
1,772
Wakefield
2M
213
193
67
123
266
Sandwich
Tain worth
Tuftonliorough.
2,098
MO
1
82
14
144
295
233
58
40
238
21 16
143
153
1«6
2T7
1,825
2,043
239
171
140
189
124
14S
3
MERRIMACK COUNTY.
Aliens town
42
70
132
42
102
165
95
121
129
84
1,517
Andover
Boscawen
1,150
1,652
1,228
119
200
66
99
401
356
342
188
123
15
89
169
Bow
Bradford
Canterbury
12'
Chichester
Concord
(ag. vote).
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
67
203
140
119
166
111
1
1
2
1
3
94
346
4
5
6
341
323
170
106
99
344
172
7
Dunbarton
Epsom
Franklin
Henniker..
Hill
9(
Hooksett
Hopkinton
142
202
116
Loudon
Newbury
25
New London
124
86
Northfield
89
236
198
257
123
88
121
304
158
68
112
239
198
100
75
129
167
231
113
131
225
Pembroke
147
Pittsfield
205
107
120
153
99
105
4,6221
4.758
Sutton
Warner
Webster
Wilmot
Total.
188
117
113
Amherst
Antrim
191
Bedford
Bennington
Brookline
Deering
Fraucesto wn
Goffstown
Greenfield
Greenville
,
,
,
Hancock
Hillsborough
Hollis
Hudson
,
Litchfield
Lyndeborough
Manchester (ag. vote)
Ward
Ward
1
2
5,132|
5,2701
95
361
179
109
158
241
133
35
147
79
185
204
115
159
57
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
13'
92
157
328
169
91
122
243
203
128
83
148
203
249
115
147
249
64
165
121
154
Salisbury
87
255
197
272
2'
126
28
�630
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY CONTINUED.
G31
�632
GOVERNORS OF NEW-HAMrSHIRE, SINCE 1680.
COOS COUNTY
�JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS, SINCE 1776.
633
chief magistrates, the Governors being residents of the province. Bewhen the Governor was resident in Massachusetts, the Lt.
fore that,
Governors claimed to be chief magistrates, and often acted as such
the Governor was out of the province.
when
In May, 1775, the Royal Governor withdrew, and the province was
governed by a convention, of which Matthew Thornton was President;
and in January, 1776, a temporary Constitution was adopted under which
Meshech Weare was unanimously elected President of tho Council, and
Chairman of the Committee of
2.
Safety,
till
June, 1784.
Presidents under the Constitution of 1784.
Meshech Weare, Hamp. Falls,. 1784 John Langdon,
John Langdon, Portsmouth, ... 1785 John Sullivan,
John Sullivan, Durham,
1786 Josiah Bartlett, Kingston,
3.
Governors under
the Constitution
1788
1789
1790
of 1792.
Josiah Bartlett,
1792| John Bell, Chester,
John Taylor, Gilman, Exeter, 1794 Benjamin Pierce
John Langdon,
1805'Matthew Harvey* Hopkinton,
1809 Samuel Dinsmoor, Keene,
Jeremiah Smith, Exeter,
1810 William Badger, Gilmanton,
John Langdon,
1812 Isaac Hill, Concord
William Plainer, Epping
1813 John Page, Haverhill,
John Taylor, Gilman
1816 Henry Hubbard Charlestown,
William 'Plumer
.
1828
1829
1830
1831
1834
1836
1839
1842
John H. Steele, Peterboro',
1844
Anthony Colby, N. London,. .1346
Jared W. Williams, Lancaster, 1847
Samuel Dinsmoor, Keene,
1849
. .
.
.
Samuel
Bell, Chester,
1819
Levi Woodbury, Portsmouth,. .1823
David L. Morril, Goifstown,
Benjamin Pierce, Hillsboro',..
. .
4.
1824
.1827
.
.
.
.
Governors under Amendment of Constitution of 1852.
Noah Martin, Dover,
1852! Frederick Smyth, Manchester,
Nathaniel B. Baker, Concord, 1854| Walter Harriman, Warner,
1855,Onslow Stearns, Concord,
Ralph Metcalf, Newport,
18571 James A. Weston, Manchester,
William Haile, Hinsdale,
Ichabod Goodwin, Portsmouth, 1859|Ezekiel A. Straw, Manchester,
Nathaniel S. Berry, Hebron,. .1861jEzekiel A. Straw, Manchester,
Joseph A. Gilmore, Concord, 1863|
.
.
.
.
1865
1867
1869
1871
1872
1873
.
JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
SINCE 1776.
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE
Meshech Weare, C.
J.,
Hampton
— 1776 TO 1813.
Falls, Jan. 27, 1776, to
June
19, 1782.
Leverett Hubbard, Portsmouth, Jan, 27, 1776, to 1785.
Matthew Thornton, Londonderry, Jan. 27, 1776, to 1782.
John Wentworth, Salmon Falls, Jan. 27, 1776, to May 17, 1781.
Samuel Livermore, C. J., Holderness, June 21, 1782, to 1790.
Woodbury Langdon, Portsmouth, June 22, 1782, to 1783; Feb., 1786, to
Jan. 1791.
Josiah Bartlett, Kingston, Nov. 14, 1782, to 1790; C. J., Jan. 15, 1790,
to June, 1790.
William Whipple, Portsmouth, June 20, 1783, to 1785.
John Dudley, Raymond, Dec. 1784, to Feb. 1, 1797.
John Pickering, C. J., Portsmouth, July 7, 1790, to Feb. 1795.
�JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS SINCE 1776.
634
Simeon
March
Olcott, Charlestown, Jan. 25, 1790, to 1795; C. J.,
28,
1795, to 1802.
Timothy Farrar, New-Ipswich, March 18, 1791,
Ebenezer Thompson, Durham, April 3, 1795, to
Daniel Newcomb, Keene, April 6, 1796, to 1798.
Edward St. Loe Livermore. Portsmouth, Feb 6,
Paine Wingate, Stratham, April
4, 1798,
to
January
1803.
1796.
1797, to 1799.
to 1809.
Jeremiah Smith, C. J., Exeter, May 17, 1802, to May, 1809.
Arthur Livermore, Holderness. Dec. 21, 1799, to Sept. 19, 1809; C.
Sept.
19, 1809,
J.,
to June, 1813.
William King, Atkinson, Dover, April 26, 1803, to 1805.
Richard Evans, Portsmouth. June 5, 1809, to 1813.
Jonathan Steele, Durham. Feb. 19, 1810 to 1812.
Clifton Claggett. Litchfield, August 10, 1812 to 1813.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT 1813 TO 1816.
Jeremiah Smith. C. J., Exeter, July 12, 1813, to June 1816.
Caleb Ellis, Claremont, July 12, 1813, to June, 1816.
Arthur Livermore, Holderness, July 12, 1813, to June, 1816.
—
SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE— 1816 TO
"William Merchant Richardson, C. J., Chester, July
1855.
5,
1816 to
March
23, 1838.
Samuel Bell, Chester, July 5, 1816, to June, 1819.
Levi Woodbury, Francestown, Dec. 9, 1816, to 1823.
Samuel Green, Concord, June 26, 1819, to 1840.
John Harris, Hopkinton, Oct. 6. 1823. to Jan. 5, 1833,
Joel Parker, Keene, Jan. 8, 1833, to June 25, 1838; C.
J.,
June 24, 1848.
Nathaniel Gookin Upham, Concord, Jan.
1,
June
25,
1838, to
Dec.
8,
1833 to Dec.
aged 68.
Leonard Wilcox, Orford, June
1842;
Died
11, 1869.
25, 1838, to Sept. 29, 1840 June 26,
June 18, 1850.
John James Gilchrist. Charlestown, March 17, 1840, to June 26, 1848
C. J., June 26, 1848, to March 16, 1855.
Andrew Salter Woods, Bath, Oct. 2, 1840, to March 30, 1855; C. J.,
;
1848, to
March
30, 1855, to August, 17, 1855.
Ira Allen Eastman, Gilmanton, Aug. 31. 1849, to Aug.
Samuel Dana Bell, Manchester, Aug. 31, 1849, to Aug.
Ira Perley, Concord, June 28, 1850, to October 1, 1852.
17, 1855.
17, 1855.
— 1855 TO 1870.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
Ira Perley, Concord, born Nov. 2. 1799; ap. C. J., July 20, 1855, to
Oct. 1, 1859; reappointed Aug. 1, 1864, to Oct. 1, 1869.
Ira Allen Eastman, Concord, July 20, 1855, to Dec. 1, 1859.
Asa Fowler. Concord, July
20, 1855, to February 23, 1861.
George Y. Sawyer, Nashua, July 20, 1855. November 1, 1859.
Samuel Dana Bell, Manchester, July 20, 1855, to Sept. 23, 1859; C. J.,
Sept. 23, 1859, to August 1, 1864; died Aug. 1, 1868.
J. Everett Sargent, Wentworth, born Oct. 23, 1816; ap. July 5, 1859.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
635
Henry A. Bellows, Concord, born Oct. 25, 1803; ap. Sept. 23, 1859;
appointed C. J., Oct. 1, 1869. Died March 11, 1873.
Charles Doe, Dover, born April 11, 1830; appointed Sept. 23, 1859.
George W. Nesmith, Franklin, born Oct. 23, 1800; Dec. 31, 1859, to
Oct. 31, 1870.
William H. Bartlett, Concord, Feb. 23, 1861 died Sept. 24, 1867.
Jeremiah Smith, Dover, born July 14, 1837; appointed Oct. 16, 1867.
Resigned Jan. 1874.
William L. Foster, Concord, born June 1, 1823, ap. Oct. 1, 1869.
William S. Ladd, Lancaster, born Sept. 5, 1830; ap. Oct. 31, 1870.
Ellery A. Hibbard, Laconia, born July 31, 1826; ap. March 17, 1873.
Isaac W. Smith, Manchester; ap. in Feb. 1874.
;
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
1874.
Jonathan Everett Sargent, Concord.
Associate Justices, Charles Doe, Dover William Lawrence Foster, Concord; William Spencer Ladd, Lancaster; Ellery Albee
Chief Justice,
;
Hibbard, Laconia
Isaac
;
Attorney General,
State Reporter.
W.
Smith, Manchester.
Lewis Whitehouse Clark, Manchester.
John Major Shirley, Andover.
ATTORNEY GENERALS FROM
1776
1778
1781
1782
1786
1786
1787
1793
1801
1802
1805
Wyseman
1776.
1806 Samuel Bell, Chester.
1807 William K. Atkinson.
Samuel Livermore.
Wyseman Claggett.
1812 Daniel French, Chester.
1815 George Sullivan.
John Sullivan.
1835 Charles F. Gove, Goffstown.
John Pickering.
1843 Lyman B. Walker, Gilford.
Benjamin West.
John Prentice, Londonderry. 1848 John S. Wells, Exeter.
1848 John Sullivan, Exeter.
Joshua Atherton.
William Gordon.
1863
C. Clark, Manchester.
Mason, Portsmouth. 1872 Lewis W. Clark, Manchester.
Jeremiah
George Sullivan, Exeter.
Claggett.
Wm.
THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
deed was considered a
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
This deed pui'ported to have been given to the Rev. John Wheelwright, by four Indian Sagamores in May, 1629, conveying certain territory located in the south-eastern portion of the State, and embracing within its borders the towns of New Market, Exeter, Londonderry, Derry and
For over one hundred years, or up
valid instrument by people both in
to 1800, this
New
other towns. It is the foundation for the early history of the settlements of more than one third of the State prior to 1750.
Since 1800, certain parties in Massachusetts have convinced themselves, that the deed was a forgery, and it is so established by the Massachusetts Historical Society. If their statements are true, that part of
the early history of New Hampshire covered by this deed is a blank,
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
636
and Exeter, the third
settled
town
in the State, has never
had her true
early history written.
Our
was a
limited information does not warrant us to assert that this deed
valid document, but it stands recorded in the Rockingham
County Records as being a legal instrument. Some persons in this State
have embraced the same views advanced by Dr. Savage, former President of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
In the following article we have advanced a few reasons
may
deed
why
this
nof be valid, notwithstanding other statements to the con-
trary.
Was the deed of four Indian Sagamores to Rev. John Wheelwright,
and others, 17th May 1629, a forgery ?
Hon. James Savage, former President of the Massachusetts Historical
Society says " Before June 13, 1820, I had no more suspicion of the
truth of the deed to Wheelwright and four others of 17 May 1629, than
;
of the charter of 4th March 1628-29, for the coloney of Massachusetts
Bay or any other disputed document."
After 1820, it appears that Mr. Savage became fully convinced that
was a base forgery, and in the appendix
of Winthrop's History of New England, Vol. 1, sets forth his reasons for
thus believing.
In his first argument he says, " No Indian deed, in my knowledge,
the Wheelwright deed of 1629,
have examined many, was ever drawn so long, formal and pre" This deed was, it will be said, drawn by one of the grantees.
But who could have done it in so clerk-like length and beauty, more
than a year before any lawyer, except Thomas Morton of Merry Mount
and
I
cise. "
came to this country " ?
The Rev. John Wheelwright, was
a
man of rare talants
in
any age, had
speculative and liberal ideas believing that church and State should have
noconnection
— which belief cost him his rights as a citizen, within the ju-
Gorges and Mason, had then made a purPlymouth council, of certain territory lying between the
Kennebeck, and Merrimack rivers, August 22, 1622, and the next year,
sent out people to form a colony on the Piscataqua river. Like the
risdiction of Massachusetts.
chase, of the
Plymouth, no doubt but the early settlers in New-Hampwould be more secure to have a permit, in some form,
from the original lords of the soil, and there is little doubt but that the
agents of Mason at the Dover settlement consented and were willing to
have a formal consent from the Indians, of territory already acquired
through grants from the Plymouth Council.
At the date of Wheelwright's deed, there were three small tribes of
Indians living on the banks of the Piscataqua or its branches. Passaconaway was a sagamore of the Pennacook tribe, and lived on the banks
of the Merrimack, near where the city of Concord now stands. The
valley of the Merrimack, at that time, was under the control of the
Penacooks as hunting grounds, &c. As (is termed in these days) a war
first settlers
at
shire thought they
measure for their better protection against the incursions of the Mohawks, a powerful tribe of Indians living on the banks of the Hudson
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
637
and Mohawk rivers these tribes, with others, formed themselves into
a confederacy under the name of Pawtucket or Pentucket, and Passaconaway was the chief Sagamore. The Weelwright deed contained land
belonging to all these tribes. The Pentucket tribe, of which Runnaawit
;
was chief at the signing of the deed, resided in the vicinity of Lowell,
but was doubtless more under the control of Passaconaway than the
other tribes and no doubt it soon, or was at that time, nearly blended
with the Pennacook tribe, as they had built a fort at Pawtucket Falls,
This clears the objection of Mr. Savage about the Pawtucket
never being heard of after his signing the Wheelwright deed, and
the reason why Passaconaway consented to the sale of Pautucket in the
deed of Haverhill, Mass., in 1642.
Nine years after, when Mr. Wheelwright and followers settled at
Squamscot Falls agreeably to the provisions of the deed, he skilfully
drew up a compact forming the settlers into a body politic and bylaws governing them, and who can doubt his ability to draft that deed,
when they see the judgment he exercised in penning the laws governLowell.
chief's
first settlers of Exeter,
In speaking of the provisions of the deed, Mr. Savage asks " Why
should the Indians require that their grantees shall, within ten years, begin
a plantation at Squamscot Falls, and to avoid contentions amongst them,
should be subjected to the colony of Massachusetts!" As has been said,
the Indians were jealous that their rights of land might be infringed upon, and probably the grantees were asked why they wanted this large
If other
tract, and were obliged to tell what they intended to do with it.
persons should come and settle within the jurisdiction of this grant, this
deed showed they must be amenable to the colony of Massachusetts, and
any one can plainly see that it was not the grantors who required these
provisions; but the grantees. Again Mr. Savage says " The grantees,
five in number, wei'e not heard of for five years." This may be true, but
Many men
it does not invalidate the deed on that account in the least.
in New-Hampshire, to-day, hold deeds of lands in the West who were
never there, and probably never will be
Mr. Savage places great
stress about the witnesses, nine in number, who saw the deed signed,
sealed and delivered. Signed, sealed and delivered does not follow that
the grantors must deliver the deed to the grantees, but to any one who
is considered an agent or attorney for the grantee. Another query is, how
could so many be gathered at Squamscot Falls so far from any settlement in those early days ? If there was one sachem, three witnesses,
and one man to act for the grantees, the deed would be valid, because
there were nine witnesses, and they could have been at Dover, and the
other six saw it signed and delivered by the three other chiefs, but
thoughtlessly kept the same date, which, as Mr. Savage says, was the Sabbath. This may be true, for in these days we have known men who
piously observe the Sabbath day, but forget the day till they are reminded of it by seeing people passing on the way to church. Another
reason why the deed was a forgery is, that Wheelwright was not in this
country till 1636, or seven years after the date of the deed. He might
ing the
—
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638
have been in Asia through the whole time, but if he had taken possession
at the time stated in the deed it would not have been vititated.
But
" Mrs. Pierson, daughter of
here is what he says on that matter.
" Wheelwright told Cotton Mather, that her father's coming over with
"his family was in the same ship with Mr. Samuel Whiting, the min" ister of Lynn, and others, and he adds of them " who we are all sure
11
This statement may all be true, but it does not necessarily follow that he did not come at another time before his family.
Because there is no record of his being here before 1636, (as Mr. Savage
says there is none) it does not prove that he did not come, but rather the
circumstances in connection with this deed, prove that records in those
days were not kept correct which can be substantiated in hundreds of
In this connection it is only necessary to say that Mr.
other instances.
Savage's principal evidence, Cotton Mather, believed the Wheelwright
deed to be correct, if he did bring his family in 1636,
The next bold statement Mr. Savage makes is this " Of the nine Eng" lish witnesses in whose presence this deed is attested to be signed, seal" ed and delivered the 17th of May, 1629, I believe we may entertain
*'
very strong doubts whether more than one was then in this country."
This is a presumptuous statement, nearly all founded on negative evidence and probabilities, which can always be produced when required,
or predicated on neighborhood gossip, and brought in as proof after all
the men have been dead more than one hundred years.
The only
true facts of any reliance are, that they were here in 1639, and the deed
makes them here in 1629 Here are a few of the grounds upon which he
bases this statement. First, John Oldham came in theAnn, in 1623, to
Plymouth. John Oldham and Richard Vines of which livery of seizin
was given in 1630, in which grant their undertaking to transport fifty
persons thither must imply their presence in England." In those days,
as now, firms have their agents and the man may be in China, still
his business is transacted through his house as if he was in London
and letters may speak as if they had seen the man in London when in
fact, he was in this country at the time.
The above is the way all the
witnesses of this deed are explained away. In 1870, there were living
in other States in this Union, 125,000 persons who were natives of NewHampshire, and what reliance can be placed by letters of the date of
one hundreth part of these people when they left this State, one hundred and fifty years hence and this is the kind of evidence that Mr.
Savage produces to prove that these eight witnesses were in England
when it is said they were here to sign this deed. It is a brittle thread
of evidence to throw away one third of all the early history of NewHampshire that stood undisputed for nearly one hundred years, and
men must have more courage than we allow to ourselves even to
attempt it.
Another strong evidence why this deed is a forgery is, that the Indian
sachem Wehanownowit who signed the deed in 1629, give Wheelwright
and Story another deed of part of the same territory, April 3, 1638. Mr.
Savage asks "why did he give this new deed of this land previously
came
in 1636."
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There
639
nothing strange in this, especially in those early
to grow uneasy about white intrusions on
their territory and doubtless Wheelwright and his people thought they
would be more secure to take a new grant from this Chief, as he pretended to hold control of all that Wild land. These deeds, under the law,
were never considered worth the paper they were written on, except as
evidences of priority of occupation of territory, which was important in
deciding who first occupied certain territory claimed by the Masonian
granted?
is
The Indians had begun
days.
;
heirs.
Gorges and Mason had a grant of this same
territory, as can be seen, in
they applied for a new grant of the same
territory they had purchased in 1622, as they also did of territory now
comprising the land from Naumkeag River at Salem, Mass., and the
whole of Cape Ann. With much more propriety could the question be
asked, Why did Gorges and Mason require new grants of land purchased seven years before? In the first volume of the New-Hampshire Provincial Records, in speaking of these grants, it says, " the inference is
that all the other grants had failed through some defect; especially was
this the case of the grant of August 10, 1622." Was not the Wheelwright
deed, made six months previous, the cause of their investigations as to
the validity of their deed of Aug. 10, 1622?
The Wheelwright deed first came before the courts and the public in
the case of Allen vs. Waldron, in 1707, and 1708. The heirs of John
Wheelwright, at that time, were living in York County, Maine, and this
deed was doubtless in their possession. How long it was in their hands
before it was placed on file in the York County records is not known, but
a certified copy of this deed was used as evidence in this case but still it
was not recorded till 1713, in this county, and in the Rockingham Records in 1714. Mr. Savage requires to know, why the original deed was
not produced instead of a certified copy? In all of our early settlements,
legal papers were placed on tile; as no books were provided at that early
date to record them in, and copies of these files were suffered to go out
of the office, but not the originals. Doubtless this must be the case of
this deed, for it was not recorded in the books till five years after the
copy was used in the courts. By inquiry any person will find this to bo
true of the early provincial records of New-Hampshire.
In reference to the signatures of the grantors of this deed, Mr. Savage
" But the signing is a remarkable point.
All the six marks are
says.
" different yet not one is an Indian mark. These who are conversant
" with the habits of the aboriginees in this particular know their pride
" is exhibited by animal or other devices on the same principal of human
" nature that led civilized men to the "bost of heraldry" to put family,
" or fancy arms and mottoes on their seals."
In this respect Mr. Savage again makes a presumptuous statement, not
warranted by the true facts in the case. The original deed and the legal copies did or do have the animal or other devices affixed to the respective signatures of the grantors, notwithstanding other statements to
1622,
but
November
17, 1629,
;
the contrary.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
640
But the most important evidence introduced by Mr. Savage and other
opponents of the Wheelwright deed, is a letter purporting to have been
written by Walter Neal and Thomas Wiggin to John Mason. This letter is dated at Northam, August 13, 1633, and is relative to surveying
lands in Exeter, Hampton and Portsmouth.
There is another letter
speaking of the same land, nearly word for word, but dated August 13,
1632.
The letter in 1633. is put on file first, but for what reason no one
knows or why two letters are written alike, or why the date should be
one year different.
It appears that these letters may be forged, but no reason can be assigned why such letters were written or what ends can be answered by
them. The dates of these letters indicate that they were written seven
known as Northam six years before Winnecuniwas known as Hampton, and twenty years before Strawberry Bank
was known as Portsmouth, yet these letters speak about the towns of
Hampton, Northam and Portsmouth. It also speaks about Wheelwright
and Exeter. There is evidently something wrong about these letters, but
we are unable to see what connection they have with the validity of the
Wheelwright deed any more than with Dover or Portsmouth. Mr. Savyears before Dover was
;
et
age and other parties aver that
if
these letters are forgeries, the deed
They carry the idea that they were written for
the purpose of sustaining the Wheelwright deed. If these letters had
must
also be a forgery.
ever been introduced in any legal form to prove the authenticity of this
deed by parties in its interest, there would be some grounds for these
statements. But who can honestly believe that persons wishing to sustain the validity of this deed would concoct such blundering letters as
these, for the principal evidence to prove it to be a genuine instrument.
The parties who wrote those letters doubtless knew the history of those
towns quite as well as Mr. Savage, and purposely placed Portsmouth twenty, Northam seven, and Hampton six years before they were ever thought
of, to make it appear ridiculous in the eyes of the public.
Now we ask
in all candor in view of the foregoing facts on this point, if it does not
look more rational that the enemies of the Wheelwright claims drafted
these letters? If there was a purpose in writing these letters to connect
them with the deed, there is no doubt but they were written for the purpose of defeating, rather than sustaining it.
The other arguments advanced by Mr. Savage to destroy the authenticity
of the deed are in form atheistical and deistical, viz. reasoning and interrogatories, and are put on the same grounds that Infidels use to discredit the authenticity of the Bible
such as did Cain marry his sister or how
could he build the city of Enoch in the land of Nod, with no one but himself, wife and son to inhabit it.
Such questions and reasoning without
any common Bense, consideration would entirely destroy, in the minds
—
of the people, the truth of the Bible.
;
They are questions that cannot be
because they are not given. So with any ancient history, it is condensed at every new edition to make room for some of
more modern date. So with the Wheelwright deed. When the question is asked " how could so many witnesses, grantors and grantees be
answered
in detail
�TIIE
WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
641
gathered at Squamscot Falls, so for in the wilderness without roads, &c,
it is better fitting to come from a child or a Bible infidel then from an
acknowledged intelligent man. All we have is this
which has been on record for nearly one hundred and
;
there
fifty
is
years,
a deed
show-
ing that certain grantors give to certain grantees a large tract of land in
Buckingham County.* History has handed down in brief that nearly
mentioned
deed lived at its date, but the full dedays of earthly enjoyment, and
their many hours of deep affliction, no biographer has ever penned.
In summing up all the reasons and arguments of Mr. Savage and others
why the deed is a forgery, in connection with other facts which are sugall the parties
tails
of
in that
all their social relations, their
gested as to
its validity,
we
are led to the following reasoning.
Mr. Savage carries the idea, in the commencement, that the parties
who drafted that deed were men of more than ordinary ability, owing to
its beauty, clerklike length, and its provisional details.
But after this,
his whole arguments go to prove, that the parties connected with this
forged deed (as he calls it) are the most imbecile set of men who ever
made any pretensions to transact business, or to common intelligence.
This deed (as he proves it) was a continuous set of blunders from its
beginning to the end, as to dates and historical facts. He proves satisfactorily to himself that at the purported date of the deed, there was no
man in the country with the talent to draft it, no grantors that could be
present, and that the other twelve persons were not in this country at
the date of
The
its
execution.
time this deed was ever brought into court was in the case
of Allen vs. Waldron, in 1707, and over one hundred years before any attempt was made to prove that it was a forgery. Now if it was a forged deed
it was executed near that date, and for that trial, for at prior trials relative to similar claims it was not produced. If it was a forgery who were
the parties to this rascality?
John Pickering and Charles Story were
the Counsel. Allow that both were base enough to lend their hands to such
iniquity, would they show such ignorance at that date as to the history of
the parties connected with this deed? Would they naturally have had
nothing right and everything wrong? The true facts are, that Mr. Pickering and Mr. Story were well versed in the history of the early settlers
in that section at the date of this trial, and they both had seen many per»sons who lived in the days of Wheelwright and other parties mentioned
in the deed. We ask in all candor and reason, if any unprejudiced person cun fully believe, that these men, knowing the wary counsel they had
first
In 1737-38 when the boundary line was pending between Massachusetts and New-Hainp(which was finally established in 1741,) the authorities of Massachusetts introduced the
Wheelwright deed as evidence to prove that the division line between the two States should
be so established as to include all the territory embraced in this deed, as it mentioned in its provisions that persons living within the limits stated, should be under the jurisdiction of Massa*
Bhire,
chuestts.
These papers are now preserved in the Capitol at Concord, and are pronounced as forgeries by
who once produced them to secure nearly one half million acres of land now owned by
the State,
the State of New-Hampshire.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
642
who watched every movement
would have shown such imbecility as to have draft-
to contend with, also the learned court
as the cause progressed
ed a deed and to have all the parties connected with it to be in such a
position as to be impossible to be present when it was executed. They
showed they had some faint history about some of the persons connected
with this deed, for there is no doubt but all of them were once alive, and
lived in New-Hampshire at some date. They must also have known
about Wheelwright at the time of this court, for he was not an obscure
the early history of New-Hampshire or New-England— the oppocounsel knew him well for his name figured in this case. Under
these circumstances does it look reasonable, that Mr. Pickering would
write it himself or allow such a deed to be brought into court as evidence, when the opposite counsel were liable to know it was a forgery?
Men who concoct forgery or counterfeit weigh the matter in all its
bearings, before they commence, and intend it will imitate and appear
genuine. It is seldom they ever make more than one mistake, and that
Mr. Savage attempts to prove that
is generally in the mechanical part.
man in
site
is a total mistake in every respect, and not right
appears like some trials in court where all the evidence
on one side, is so positive on every point that their case becomes weak.
If he had brought sufficient evidence to prove one or two important
points relative to the authenticity of the deed, it might have looked rational, but instead, he proves that there were no grantors, no grantees,
and but one witness out of the nine in this country and that one would not
have signed it that no person had the talent to have written such a deed,
and to cap the climax the 17th day of May was the Sabbath day. There
never was on record, or ever heard of, such a total mistake, and not one
thing right, where deception was intended to be used, as the forgery of
the Wheelwright deed—and the great mystery is that people living over
one hundred years after the transaction, can find out the true dates better than those living at or near the time it is said the forgery was com-
this
Wheelwright deed
in any.
To
us
it
;
mitted.
This deed has been sustained by the cohrts of the State, by Dr. Belknap, by Governor William Plumer, first President of the New-Hampshire Historical Society, Nathaniel Adams, and many others who could
In 1720, the people who settled in Londonderry purbe mentioned.
chased their right of Colonel John Wheelwright who had claim to thi3,
land through this Wheelwright deed, and it now stands recorded as a
legal document. We candidly ask are a majority of the people of Newto lend their hands to have this deed expunged from
the legal records of Rockingham County as a forgery? For over one
hundred years this deed has been considered a genuine document, and
has been an important connecting link in the early history of southern
New-Hampshire. From this deed starts the first history of Exeter, Lon-
Hampshire prepared
donderry, Chester Epping and many other towns in that section of the
State, and it has been sustained by our courts and all our historians up to
1800.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
643
—
It may be a forgery as stated by Mr. Savage but before it is fully
dropped from New-Hampshire's early history, there should be stronger
evidence and more conclusive arguments adduced than have yet appeared, in our opinion, for any son of New Hampshire to lend his aid to its
obliteration.*
Since writing the foregoing, relative to the Wheelwright Deed, the
Rev. Dr. Bouton, State Historian, has carefully prepared a paper on this
important subject, and after weighing all the points touching this deed,
he has become fully convinced that it must be a forgery.
We make no issue with Dr. Bouton, for his historical research is far
beyond what we can ever hope to attain. But our only regret is, that
this conclusion has been deferred to so late a period, and that it has not
been placed in the Provincial Records where it rightfully belongs.
* It is to be hoped that before another history of New-Hampshire is written, prominent men
connected with the New-Hampshire Historical Society will fully investigate this question and
decide whether the people of this State can live under this deed, or to have it expunged from the
early records of
New-Hampshire.
�644
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing
the population of all the towns
and
cities
6,000 and upwards.
ALABAMA.
in the United States, of
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MASSACHUSETTS CONTINUED.
POP.
Gloucester
Haverhill
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Lawrence
Lynn
Marblehead
Newbury port
Pea body
Salem
Chicopee
Holyoke
,
12,595
7.343
24.11'
Hampden
..
Hampden.
..
Springfield
Hampden...
Westfield
Hampden
Northampton
Cambridge
Charlestuwn
Lowell
Natick
Newton
Somerville
Waltham
Woburn
BroQkliue
Dedham
Quincy
"West
..
Hampshire.
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Maiden
Marlborough
Roxbury
Weymouth
Plymouth
No. Bridgewater... Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Abiugton
..
..
..
Boston.
Suffolk
Fiteubiirg
Milford
Worcester..
Worcester..
Worcester..
Worcester
15,389
13,092
28,921
28.233
7,7d3
9,60
10,733
26,703
6.519
10,160
39,634
28,323
40,928
7,367
8,474
6.404
12,825
14,68,
9,065
8,560
6,650
7,34:
7,44:
8,683
9,010
9,308
8,007
6,238
250,526
11,200
9,890
41,105
MICHIGAN.
Branch
Calhoun
Calhoun
Genesee
Coidwater
Battle Creek...
Marshall
Flint
Lansing
Jackson
Ingham
,
Kalamazoo ....
Grand Rapids.
Adrian
Ishptmiug
Jackson
Kalamazoo..
Kent
Lenawee
Marquette...
Monroe
Muskegon
Monroe
Muskegon
Pontiac
East Saginaw..
Oakland
Saginaw
Saginaw
Saginaw
Port
Huron
Ann Arbor
Tpsilanti
Detroit
...
St. Clair
Washtenaw.
Washtenaw
Wayne
M 1 N N ESOTA.
St.
Joseph.
Buchanan
Jefferson City
Cole
Kansas City....
Lexington
Hannibal
Jackson
....
Lafayette..
Marion
5,906
7,026
5,909
7,528
6,064
11,447
10,44
18,15
8,438
6,103
6,089
6,403
5.942
11 350
8,464
6,805
8,746
7,032
79,57
645
�646
STATISTICAL TABLES.
NEW-YORK CONTINUED.
COO.NTIES.
Warwick
Orange,
Barre
i
Oswego
Tolney
h leans
Flashing
Hampstead
Newton
North Hampstead
Oyster Bay
Queens
Queens
Queens
Queens
Greenbush
Lansingburgb
Trov
Renssalaer
Renssalaer
Renssalaer
New-Brighton
Middletown
.
...
20.91(1
6J665
Ross
Scioto
Stark
Chiilicothe...
Portsmouth
Canton
,
OREGON.
Richmond
Richmond
.
..
6,804
. .
—
..
Riciimond
...
.
6,2
<-
..
Allegheny
46,4415
9,504
7,495
7,589
5,949
6,412
6,810
8,537
7,516
..
Pittsburgh
Beks
Cambria
Carbon
...
Loi khaven
Meailvil'e
Citnaville
Carlisle
Clinton
Crawford. ...
Crawford.. ..
Cumberland.
Dauphin
Harrisburgh
Chester
7.771
Delaware....
Eric
Erie
luffolk
6,13.
Lancaster
South
Suffolk
6,71.
New Castle.
Owego
Tioga
9,442
Lebanon
Ithaca
Ithaca
Kingston
Tompkins
Tompkins
10.159
10,704
...
...
Wawarsing
Ulster
Ulster
Ulster
Clster
Qneensl ury
Warren
Cortlan.lt
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester
Westchester
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester
Westchester.
Westchester
East Chester
Greenburgb
Peekskill
Morrisania
0s6iuing
West) bester
West Farms
Yonkers
.
..
Berne
Raleigh
.,
New Hanover.
Craven
Wake
Williamsp.il
,
7 41)1
..
.
6,561
Philadelphia.
Butler
Mahanoy
Springfield
Cleveland.
..
Newburgh.
..
.
.
|
aign...
Clark
tayahoga...
i
Cuyahoga..
Delaware
.
Delaware
Sandusky
...
Erie
Columbus
...
Franklin ....
2
'iiia
Cincinnati...
Bpringneld
..
Bteubenville.
Newark
Toledo
Greene
Hamilton
Hamilton
Pottsville ....
Cornplanter
13,440
5,840
10,149
.
York
Warwick
Newport
North
Piqua
Dayton
.
-Miami
Zanesville. ..
Circleville...
Mansfield....
Pr..\ i.l.n.
iYo\ idence
.•.
Providence
Providence
Providence
11,081
6,103
6.227
6,861
St. Helena.
Charleston
St. .billies
...
ry
Hontgo
Mnskingnm..
Pickaway....
Richland ....
Beaufort
<
.
.
.
lha rleston
,
Colombia.
Fourth ....
TENNESSEE.
Nashville
li.it tanooga.
Knoxville ...
i
Memphis
...
.[Davidson
Hamilton
.
Knox
.
|
....
Shelby...
TEXAS.
San Antonio.
Galveston ...
'Galveston
Sherman
10 ray son.
Houston
....
....
.
,
6,96'
80,478
10,011
6,922
8,029
,
Charleston
Charleston
Richland ..
Richland ...
.
Johns
81,274
8,631
216,23
6,548
8,107
6,698
81,684
10,837
.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
15 632
92,-829
I
.
Licking
Lucas
Mahoning
Venango
fork
RHODE ISLAND.
Kent
New port ..
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
13.011
Jeffei son
Youngstuwn
Philadelphia..
Schuylkill
Schuylkill
Schuylkill
Schuylkill....
,
....
Tamaqua
18.83!
.
Northampton.
,
Providence
Butler
Cham
Montgomery
Monioiir
Easton
19,609
7,798
7,150
6,015
9,372
....
Mercer
Danville
10,79i
..
....
Lycoming
t
Hickory
Nor ris town..
11,694
OHIO.
Hamilton
Urhana
Luzerne
Luzerne
Luzerne
Luzerne
.
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
...
.
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Pitts ton
NORTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington
New
Franklin
Lancaster
Lancaster
...
.....
Allentown..
Carbondale
8,464
21,943
10,114
10,455
8,151
8,387
.
Rye
Chambersburg.
Columbia
10,10;
...'....
Blair
Mauch Chunk
6,502
.
Allegheny...
Allegheny...
Allegheny...
Reading
Altoona
Johnstown
11,020
6,236
6 014
10,076
\]le;Jieny
Biniingham
E. Birmingham.
Suffolk
Suffolk
Sau^erties
7,965
6,654
10,59.")
Brookhaven
Huntington
Southampton
Komiout
loom;
Washington.
Wayne
Wooster.
20,274
6,540
Rockland....
Orangetown
Rockland. ...
Baratoga Springs.. Saratoga .....
Saratoga Springs.. Saratoga ....
Schenectady
Schenectady.
Bath
Steuben
Corning
Steuben
Canton
St. Lawrence.
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence.
Potsdam
St. Lawrence.
lid
8,920
10,592
8,060
,
,
Summit
Akron
14,060 Marietta
,
Richmond
Nqrthfield
Havei -tiaw
COUNTIES.
TOWN'S.
5,736
6.756
Oswego
Oswego
Queens
Castletoii
OHIO CONTINUED.
POP.
I
Bexar
Harris
....
,
....
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
VERMONT.
TOWNS.
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��NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
649
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
The following
a list of persons from fifty-eight cities and towns in
subscribed for the Gazetteer prior to its publication.
Many of these towns have been only partially canvassed, but the sale
has been far beyond our most sanguine expectation. Other names will
follow as soon as received.
the State,
is
who have
ALSTEAD.
Barns, L. A.
Chapin, Rev. Geo. F.
Huntley, E. A.
Kidder, E. P.
Mayo, Geo. A.
Prouty, S. W.
Scott, S.
BATH.
Bedel, Gen. John
Child, Dr. Wni.
Hutchinson, C. C.
Leonard, Geo. C.
Noyes, J. C.
Prescott, A. P.
,
Physician.
Tin & Stove Dealer.
Hadley, E. H.
Bean, Edwin 0.
Blaisdell, Rev. Geo. B.
Clark, Chas. C.
Folsom, Joseph
Gale, N. B.
Hall, Joseph A.
Hall, Josiah
Hill, Solon F.
Kilborn, Fred S.
•
Knowles, Joseph M.
Lamprey, Samuel
Moody, Chas. E.
Morrill, Josiah B.
Morrill, Levi W.
Norris, Chas. H.
Philbrick, Monroe
Ranlet, James E. p.
Sanborn, Frank W.
Sanborn, Geo. H.
Sanborn, Lowell
Young, Herbert T.
Young, Ira
BRADFORD.
Abbott, Mrs. Sarah M.
Bailey, J. C. Undertaker.
Farmer.
Baldwin, Geo. E. R. R. Contractor.
Bates, Samuel Manufacturer.
Bates, R. Horse Dealer.
Blood, H. L. Mechanic.
Buswell, J. F. Merchant Tailor.
Butman, D. D. Farmer.
Brown, C. W. Carpenter.
Carr, Daniel Merchant.
Cheney, Fred Farmer.
Cheney, Chas. M. Farmer.
Clark, N. if. Physician.
Colby, Silas Merchant.
Colby, Harvey
Cressey, Geo. W.
John M.
French, J. E.
BELMONT.
Eugene
Eaton, John H. Farmer.
Eaton, Geo. W. Farmer.
Eaton Joshua Farmer.
Farmer.
Fifield, Wm. B.
Fitts,
Whitcomb, Horace
Bailey,
Cressey, Addison S. Farmer.
Cressy, Charles Farmer.
Durell, Mrs. David
Davis, Chas. F. Farmer.
Dunfield, Geo. T. Farmer.
Eaton, Ira K. Farmer.
Eaton, Marshall Painter.
Eaton, E. H. Farmer.
Farmer.
Blacksmith.
Hall, Isaac E. Farmer.
Hall, Mary
Produce Dealer.
Hall, Oi.
Hartshorn, David H. Farmer.
Hastings, A. J. Book Agent.
Holmes, Susanna
Hurd J. Carl Medicine Manufacturer.
Jameson, Leonard Farmer.
Jameson, Ozias Butcher.
Jones, J. C. Overseer.
Jones, Timothy P. Lumber Dealer.
Jones. T. A. J. Manufacturer.
Marshall, Geo. H. Painter.
Marshall, J. P. Manufng Agent, and Glass
Ware Dealer.
Morgan, Geo. S. Produce.
Morse, Jobn W. Merchant.
Muzzey, Daniel F. Mechanic.
Newton, Sereno
Nichols, George
Shoemaker.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Peaslee, D. G. Lumber Dealer.
Pierce, Caroline
Russell, John E. Jeweler.
Sawyer, Geo. M. Farmer.
Sawyer, Geo. 0. Merchant.
Smith, J. A. Carriage Mancfacturer.
Osborn, A.
J.
Steele, G. H. Farmer.
Tappan, Mason W. Attorney at Law.
Whitcomb, Parker S. Mechanic.
Woods, John A. Mechanic.
CANAAN.
Barney, A. 0. Merchant.
Carter, Barron Farmer.
Clement, 0. F. Carpenter.
Day, Charles Lumber Dealer.
Fogg, Harrison Farmer.
Fogg, Wallace G. Farmer.
George, A. H. Paper Manufacturer.
Hoit, W. E. Merchant.
Nichols, B. P. Merchant.
Plummer, E. W. Railroad Laborer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
650
Smith, Elijah Lumber Dealer.
Smith, L. W. Lively and Boarding Stable.
Stocker, P. H. Carriage Maker.
Lumber
Story, Otis J.
Dealer.
Physician.
Tucker. E. M.
Weeks,
J.
Lawyer
D.
'
\\ illia, Nathan
Caipenter.
Woodbury, E. J. Merchant.
Worcester, Hazen F.
r
CANTERBURY.
Ames,
L.
Ayers, B. F.
Battes, A. A.
Battes, L. F.
Battes, Orrin
Boyuton, Rufus
Chandler, J. K.
Cogswell, W. M.
Colby, James
Colby, Lewis
Colby, Leonard
James
Oilman, Mary H.
Glines, Charles
John
Hanaford, A. L.
Heath, Joseph
Higgins, Rev. J. B.
M.
J. 0.
Board of Agriculture.
City Collector.
Sec. of
Wm. H.
W. E. Clerk.
Clough, George
Cogswell, P. B. Editor.
Colby, James B. Conductor C. R. R.
Coming, Charles H. Law Student.
Conger, Everett Clergyman.
Cook, C. L. Insurance Agent.
Cooper, J. A.
Crosby, A. H. Physician.
Curley, Timothy Butcher.
.
Ludlow, Wbitten
Daniel, T. D.
Monmouth, Mrs. Lizzie
Moore, Mathias
Moody, Delbert
Morrill, J. 6.
Osgood, Edward
Parker. J. G.
Pickard, S. C.
Smith. B. II.
Taylor, J. K.
Tilt. .11, Mrs. Ellen E.
Webster, Lucy M.
L.
CHARLESTOWN.
Albee, L. W. Dentist, South Charlestown.
Bai .1. Geo. S.
]i..wker, Geo. H.
Brigge & Co.
Chase Francis
Hubbard, Geo.
Olcott, Geo.
Banderson, S. H.
Wood,
Editor.
Henry A.
Closson,
Kaine, J. S.
Kimball, J. E.
Lougee, Edmund
Wnidden, Thomas
York, 0. W.
Editor.
Ayer, A. R. Dealer in Carpets and Crockery.
Bartley, Joseph D. Prin. of High School.
Batchelder, N. S.
Bean, P. C. Clerk.
Beede, Daniel G. Supt. Public Instruction.
Bixby, P. P. Clerk to State Treasurer.
Blake, S. L. Clergyman.
Booth, W. D. Telegraph.
Brown, John F. Dealer in Books & Stationery
Campbell, H. Register of Deeds.
Carr, N. G. Statesman Block. Jeweller.
Chase, Wm. M. Attorney at Law.
Chesly, James Mason.
Clark, Warren Attorney at Law.
Cleeves, George P. Manufacturer.
Foster, Moody
Foster, N. K.
Mc
J.
CONCORD.
Adams,
Allison,
Dyball, Doc E. P.
Elkius, James S.
Foster, Lyman B.
Hill, Samuel
Ingalls, Daniel
Thomas
Weber, Joseph
Daw,
Glines
Lasier,
Nevers. Henry A.
Parker, H. W. Attorney and M. C.
Robinson, J. W. Insurance Agent.
Rowell, Granville
Roys, Henry
Smith, S. P.
Smith, Wm. M. Dentist.
Physician.
Tolles, N.
Tutherly, W. E.
Wait, G. W. Jeweller.
Waite, Otis F. R. Author.
Way, 0. B. Physician.
Willard,
Currier, \V. M. H.
Davis, S. S.
Daw, Levi
P. W.
Doldt, Rev.
Dutton, N. T.
Graves, L. G. Physician.
Hapgood, E. L. Postmaster.
Jarvis, Samuel G. Physician.
Kempton, L. M. Manufacturer.
Ladd, William
C.
CLAREMONT.
W. H. II. Judge of Probate.
Back. J
Dentist.
Baiby, Win. Grocer.
Baker, Edward D. Attorney at Law.
Allen,
Blgley, W. Henry
Briggs, F. A. Manuf r.
Colby, Ira Jr. Attorney at Law.
Dart. Thomas
Cm rier,
D. Clerk.
Curtis, Silas Clergyman.
Danforth, C. C. Insurance Agent.
Merchant.
Dodge, Frank L. Sheriff.
Davis, C. C.
Dow, Edward
Drake, Alfred
Architect.
Engineer.
Drew, George W.
Sewing Machine Agent.
Farnliam, C. E.
Farrington, Hiram Farmer.
Faunce, D. W. Clergyman.
Foster, William L. Justice of S. J. C.
Fowler, A^a Attorney at Law, 2 copies.
Gale, A. J. Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
Gallanger, J. H. Physician.
Oilman, Wm. Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
Gilmore, Win. H. Editor.
Haines, Geo. P. Book-keeper.
Haines, J. M. Adj. General.
Hall, R.
Proprietor Birch Dale House.
Hall, Samuel B.
Farmer.
Harriman, Walter Navy Agent.
Harris, A. G. Merchant.
Haseltlne, Fred
R. R.
Thomas P. Leather Dealer. 4
P. 0. Clerk.
S. W.
Humphrey, Stillman Hardware Dealer.
Jenks, E. A. Mannger N. II. Statesman.
Hill,
Book,
Johnson, G. B.
Wholesale Shoe Dealer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Mechanic.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Butcher.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Kelley, Geo. F.
Kilburn, G. T.
Kilburn, J. C.
Kilburu, J. C.
Kimball, Wm.
Kimball, Wm.
Chase,
Chase,
Chase,
Colby,
State Librarian.
II.
For State Library.
Merchant.
Lancaster, A. C. Clerk in Bank.
Lane, S. G. Attorney at Law.
Lang, J. E. Insurance Agent.
Lawrence, G. E. Manufacturer.
Lovering, J. F.
Clergyman.
Mace, F. P. Clerk.
Marshall, Auson S. Attorney at Law.
McFarland, Asa Former Editor N. H. States-
Knowlton,
II.
E. L.
man.
Moore, C. W. Insurance Agent.
Moore, J. C. Editor.
Mower,
Odlin,
State
L. L.
Nutter, E.
House
Jaintor.
S.
W.
Page, Samuel B. Attorney at Law. 2 Cop.
Parkhurst, Pbin Musician.
Pearson, C. C. Editor.
Pearson, J. II.
Perkins, H. E. Attorney at Law.
Pettengill, C. B. jr. Mechanic.
Pierce, A. C.
Bank.
Mudgett, F. J. Blacksmith.
Osgood, J. C. Clergyman.
Putnam, Rufus
Pillsbury, Oliver
Pillsbury, T. A.
Pond, John
Insurance Commissioner.
Deputy Warden State Prison.
'Mechanic.
Secretary of State.
S.
Prescott. B. F.
Band, H. B. Mason.
Band, H. J. Mechanic.
Rand, J. B. Real Estate Agent.
Richardson,
K.
II.
Webber,
Granite, 4 copies.
Rolle, II. P.
Attorney at Law.
Sanborn, Peter
Sanders, F. L
Mechanic.
Sargent, C. W. Treasurer.
Sargent, Everett J. C. J. S. J. Court, 2 copies.
Scribner, F. B. Cleric.
Seconib, D. F. Melodeon Manufacturer.
Shaw, N. G. Mechanic.
Stevens, James Real Estate Agent.
Stevens, W. E. Editor.
Stevens, Zelotes Marble Worker.
Storrs, Wm. W.
Wm.
Cashier First National Bank.
Thompson, A. B. Deputy Secretary State.
Wales, Geo. W. Horse man.
Walker, J. B. Farmer.
F*.
Warde, D. A. Hardware Dealer.
Webber, B. G. CI rk First National Bank.
Webster, I). S. Job teamster and dealer
wood and lumber.
Tailor.
Woodbury, F. D. Printer.
Wright, W. H. Dealer in Gloves.
CONTOOCOOK.
Bacon, John H. Mason.
Barnes, Geo. A. Farmer.
Barnard, Joseph Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
Batchelder, Sarah
Blaisdell, G. C.
Blake, Charles
Farmer.
J. L.
Physician.
Farmer.
Farmer.
II.
CROYDON.
Austin, Hiram
Barton, Fred
Bartou, W. N. Physician.
Cooper, Lemuel P. Farmer.
Cutting. Alford Farmer.
Davis, James W.
Dodge, Frank
Durkee, Ruel
Farmer.
Fletcher, Geo. K.
Hall, Daniel R.
Hall, Worthen
Hurd, John
Reed, Alonzo Farmer.
Rowell, Emily F.
Rowell, Eugene A.
Ryder, Daniel Farmer.
Warren, Mary E.
DOVER.
in
Wheeler, Giles Architect.
Wiggin, A. H. Periodical Dealer.
Alfred
Farmer.
Richardson, Thomas B. School Teacher.
Sleeper, N. D. Clergyman.
Straw, G.J. R. R. Man.
Taggart, J. L. Farmer.
Tuttle, Jacob S. Farmer.
Upton, Edson Wheelwright.
Mechanic.
Roby, Luther
Woodman,
H. D. Farmer.
Nathaniel C. R. R. Shop.
Orrin Railroad Man.
Geo. W. J. Sash and blinds.
Corliss, Elbridge. Carpenter.
Currier, Amos II. Farmer.
Curtice, G. A. Merchant.
Cutler, Hiram. Farmer.
Danforth, Chas. H. Farmer.
Downs, John H. Carpenter.
Dwinuells, Mrs. Carrie M
Dwinnells, Warren P. Farmer.
Fellows, H. A. Merchant.
Flanders, R. P
Merchant.
Heath, J. A. Jeweler.
Howard, Lewis Clergyman.
Jackman, G. W. Farmer.
Jones, Thomas B. Farmer.
Kelley, Fred'k H. Merchant.
Kempton, Warren Kit Manufacturer.
Kimball, Hannah
Libby Geo. A. Carpenter.
McAlpine, Mrs. Hannah Farmer.
Montgomery, Charles Carpenter.
Montgomery, George Farmer.
Morrill, Ebenezer F'armer.
Morrill, Jacob M. Carpenter.
Morrill, Jonathan M. Dyer.
Pierce, Frank H. Attorney at Law.
Pillsburv, Geo. A. Piesident First National
Thayer,
651
Bedell, Joseph House painter,
paints, oils, &c.
Brigham, E. T. Photographer.
and dealer
in
Brown, Thomas. Clergymau.
Burrough, C. L. Book Binder.
Canney, Enoch Blacksmith.
Caswell, G. W. Job Team
Chamberlain, Edw. B. Pressman at Star Office.
Chamberlain, G. W. Attorney at Law.
Cnapin, D. W. Dining Rooms, fruits and confectionery.
Clarke, G.
W.
Star Office.
Dame, Samuel II. Clerk.
Durkan, John D. Wine Dealer.
Brown, Rodney
Burnham, E. T. Lumber Dealer.
Burnham, J. F. Lumber Dealer.
Burnham, J. M. Lumber Dealer.
Davis D. W. Shoe Finisher.
Drew, Isaac M. Grocer.
Eglin, Adam Carriage Trimmer.
Station Agent.
Emmer.-on, Smith
Burt, Hermon
Chase, Cyrus F.
F'arrar, 0.
R. R. Man.
W. Hoop
Farron, Joseph
Skirts,
Laborer.
Fancy Goods. Ac.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
652
Folsum, G. L. Paints, Oil, Glass.
Foote & Snell, Hardware Dealers.
Ford, Daniel Georgia Ale and BeerManuf r.
Foss, Everett 0. Insurance Agent.
Foster George J. Democrat Office.
Gray,
H.
Jeweler.
Green Thomas I. Upholsterer and Furniture
J.
Dealer.
G rover, F W. Fancy Goods.
Guppy. Geo. Fox Dry Goods.
Guppy. .James Blacksmith.
Haley, Harrison Cash. Cocheco National Bank.
Horse Shoers.
Hall, W. T. & Son
Ham, John R Physician.
Hauscom,
S. 0.
Hayes. Samuel C. Shoe Mauuf'r.
Physician.
Hill, Levi G.
Ilobbs, F. Attorney at Law.
Hodgdon, Lyman Market.
Home,
Jas. A. Jeweler.
Horsch, Carl, F. C. Physician.
Horton, Chas. Book Binder.
Jackson, .James II. Clerk.
Libby,J. T. S. Publisher.
Malvern, Lewis Clergyman.
Mayor.
McDonald, James Grocer.
Mclsaac, John Carriage Manufacturer.
Moulton ACate Stoves, Tin Ware, and Plumbing,
Franklin Square.
Murphy, Charles W. Dentist.
Murray, Frank Saloon.
Nealey, B. Frank Dry Goods,
Page, Jerome B. Book and Job Printer.
Pray, T. J.
Quimby,
W.
Physician.
Cigar Manufacturer.
E. H.
George R. Foster's Dem. Office.
Rndlette, J. H. Carriage and Sleigh ManTr.
Sanders, Arthur K. Clerk.
Sawyer, F. A. & J. M'l'rs of Fancy Woolens.
Sawyer. Thos. B. Attorney at Law.
Smith. C. E. Kimball House.
Smith, John A. New Eng and House.
Spaulding, George B. Clergyman.
Radcliff,
Stackpole, P. A. Physician.
Stewart, I. D. Agent F. Bap. Printing Estab.
Tarr, W. H.
Blacksmith.
IV h, George W. Trader.
Tasker, Charles W. Dentist.
Thurston, James Clergyman.
Webster, H. F. Clerk at C. H. Ricker's.
Wendell, Daniel II. Gen'l Insurance Agent.,
corner Main and School streets.
Wendell, G. W. Auctioneer and Commission
Merchant,
Wiggin, IJ. C. American House.
Wyatt, Oliver Merchant.
ENFIELD.
Bradford, John Elder Church Family.
Bryant, J. F. Merchant.
Burnhani, Silas Farmer.
Clark, D. W.
Hotel Keeper.
Colby, Thomas J. Farmer.
Cox, A. A. Lumber Dealer.
Cummings, D. M. Machinist
Commings, Henry Elder North Family.
Davis. D. L. Hosiery, etc. Manufacturer.
Day. Ezra Farmer.
Dodge, J. W. Hosiery, etc. Manufacturer.
Emerson, A. S. Farmer.
Foster, B. F.
Farmer.
Gates, Esther
Guild, J. E
Parmer.
Huntley, W. G. Blacksmith.
Huse,
E. B.
Hue,
BE.
Johnson,
Johnson,
M hi.
ili
E.
II.
Merchant.
Wood Turner.
H.
J. W.
Wool Broker.
a i,, V. A. L.
Physician.
Nelson, J. M.
Butcher.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Pillsbury, T. E.
Plummer, A. P.
Purmort, C. W.
Job Printer.
Seabriug, Mary Ann
Shattuce, 0. V. Wheelwright.
Smith. W. F. Farmer.
Stanley, H. B. Jeweler.
Stevens, Ann E.
Stevens, John II. Farmer.
Stevens, J. N. Butcher.
Talbot, Leander U. S. Mail Carrier.
Wells, E. Stone Cutter.
White, Henry Farmer.
Williams. S. Laborer.
Wilson, Wm. Elder 2d Family.
Worthen,
C. S.
Yeaton, Geo. H.
Farmer.
Optician.
EPSOM.
Ayer, D. C. Butcher.
Baker, Rev. J. Clergyman.
Bickford, A. P. Farmer.
Bickloid, M. D. Lumber.
Brown, Oliver Farmer.
Brown, Samuel Farmer.
Brown, Samuel, 2d Farmer.
i, Geo. H.
Shoemaker.
Eastman, Lowell Carpenter.
Evans, Andrew J. Farmer.
Fowler, William Farmer.
Knowles, D. M. Farmer.
Knox, Henry Station Agent, S. V. R. R.
Leigh ton, Z. Farmer.
Martin, Samuel Farmer.
Norris, Mrs. M. J.
Page, S. T. Farmer.
Robinson, J. F. Merchant.
Silver, A. J.
Merchant.
Cnapma
Stewart, Mrs. Mary A.
Taylor, S. A. Physician.
Tenuant.
J. B.
Trippe, Warren Farmer.
Wells. H. 0. Farmer.
Worth, G. R. Shoemaker.
EXETER.
Bachelder, N. T.
Mason.
Bar tie tt, Ezra
Physician.
Blake, A. P. Landlord.
Brown, John B. Jr. Carpenter.
Burleigh, Charles Florist.
Caswell, John K.
Chadwick, John
Teacher.
Conner, Alfred Iron Founder.
Conner, C. G. Clerk of Court.
Conner, William Farmer.
Crockett. F. S. Trader.
Crummett, S. K. Laborer.
Cilley, B. L.
Cutts, George S.
Trailer.
Dow, B. Boot and Shoe Dealer.
Dow, George Farmer.
Earl, George B. Trader.
Elkins, J. P. Trader.
Finn, John Laborer.
Flood, John
Laborer.
Fogg, F. M.
French, Sperry
Teacher.
Joshua Hardware.
Oilman, John Farmer.
Oilman, N. O. Farmer.
Hayes, D. Frank Florist and Farmer.
Hayes, John F. Carpenter.
Hooper, N. Clergyman.
James, Elisha Jr. Millwright.
Keat, Henry Manufacturer.
Kennard, T. L. Inventor and Pattern maker.
Getcholl,
Lamson, Asa
B.
Potter.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Lane, Charles A. Mill Furnishing.
Ward Carriage Trimmer.
Lord, C. II. Paiuter.
Lovering, J. M. Custom House, Boston.
Mace, Daniel S. Farmer.
Mallon, .1. M. Paiuter.
Marseilles, Charles Pub. of News Letter.
Merrill, A. & Sons Dealers in Wood.
Moses, John F. Dealer in Wool and Shoe
Leavitt, J.
Linings.
Odlin. Charles C. Physician.
Odlin, J. W. Sheriff.
O'Niel, Peter Laborer.
Perkins, S. J. Farmer.
Perry, W. G. Physician.
Puriugton, J. T. Painter.
Ranlet, Daniel W. Merchant.
Shute, Nathaniel
Smith, David Machinist.
Smith, Geo. W. Carpenter.
Smith, John L. Carpenter.
Smith, J. R. Provision Dealer.
Stearnes, Eben L. Teacher.
Stickney, W. W. Lawyer.
Street, George E. Clergyman.
Towle, Levi G. Landlord.
Young, Charles W. Carpenter.
Wadleigh, John W. Farmer.
Watson, Irving Jailor.
Webster, Abby R. P.
Weston, George W. Register of Deeds.
Wetherell, George W. Carpenter.
Wiggin, George W. Insurance Agent.
FISHERVILLE.
Amsden, Abby F.
Amsden, Chas. H.
Furniture Manufacturer.
Bonney, H. Hotel.
Brown, David A. Bookeeper.
Brown, II. II. & Sons. Cotton Manufacturers.
Brown, J. S. Cotton Manufacturer.
Butler, N. Attorney at Law.
Cary M. W. Milkman.
Colburn, John A. Harness Maker.
Gage, Isaac Saw Manufacturer.
Gage, John C. Manufacturer of Lumber.
Hall, L. K. Merchant.
Hardy, Martha B.
Hastings, J. F. Harness Maker.
Holmes, J. S. Land Surveyor.
Thomas Furniture.
Jewett, W. M. R. Clergyman.
Kimball. D. F.
Igo,
Lamprey, M. S. Photographer.
Linnaham, John C. Grocer.
Moore,
Noyes,
J. II.
Machinist.
S. G.
Merchant.
Trainer, P. II. Carpenter.
Wilmar, Fred
Miller.
FRANCESTOWN.
Barrett, Cyrus Wheelwright.
Belcher, Lyman
Bixhy, J. T. Desk Manufacturer.
Bradford, P. B. Pres. First National Bank.
Byxbv, D. P. Box Manufacturer.
Campbell, II. F. Clergyman.
Coehrau, R. J. Farmer.
Colburn, E. W. Builder and Draftsman.
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Colburn, J. L. Clerk.
Dinsmore, S. M. Physician.
Downs, Amasa Merchant
Downs, George E. Trader.
Downs, S. T. Merchant.
Epps. Geo. T.
Blacksmith.
Hotel Keeper.
II.
Hardy. Luther Farmer.
Manahan, Horace Miller.
Patch, Hiram Fanner.
Farnbam, W.
653
Pettee, George F.
Farmer.
Roper, E.
P.
Machinist.
Scalding. II. W. Blacksmith.
Vose, J. E. Prin. Francestown Academy.
FRANKLIN.
Adams, Belle
Aikeu, Charles L.
Aiken, F. II. Brad awls.
Aiken, Walter Manufacturer.
Avery, J. F.
Barnard, Daniel Lawyer.
Batchelder, C. P.
Blodgett, Isaac N. Lawyer.
Beau, S. 1».
Benson, Samuel
Burleigh, R. G. Merchant.
Burleigh, Wallace Merchant.
(.'alley,
CO.
Carleton, J. G. Blacksmith.
Chase & Co. Merchants.
Clark, Charles H.
Daniel, F. II. Insurance Agent.
Daniel, Warren F. Paper Manuf'r.
Ilav.nport, L. D.
Davis, 0. B.
Webster House.
Davis, R. M. Merchant.
Dearborn, Annie L.
Dimond, Moses G.
Drake, G. W.
Firth, James H.
A. C.
Fortier, Wm. J.
Fit/.,
French, Oliver
Gerrish, Milton
Gilchrist, D. Merchant.
Gile, A. A.
Goodwin, M. B. Editor.
Gorman, Cyrus
Gunthier, Joseph
Hall,
W.
S.
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Heath, C. M.
Jtulkins,
Kelley,
C.
Ed
John
L.
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Kennedy, D.
L.
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Kimball, Isaac B.
Lewis. William
Littlehale, Mrs. A. P.
Lord, G. W.
Lowell, Alonzo
Mack, Rev. D. A.
Marsh, James
Marr, P. J.
Mc Connel, Thomas
Messer, Alonzo
Neal, George
Nesniith, Geo. W. Attorney at Law.
Nichols, C. B.
Nichols, George
Page, Susie A.
Pike, Austin F. Attorney at
Prescott, Howard S.
Richardson, Levi
Sanborn. E. B. S.
Sawyer, <".. W.
Sawyer, Wesley
Attorney at Law.
Simoinls, J. VV. Teacher.
Sleeper, L. B.
Smith, D. F.
Stearns, Silas C.
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Sturtevant, E. II.
Sulloway, A. W. Woolen
Sweet, Joseph
Law.
Hose Manufactory.
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654
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Cnrrier, Samuel
Wadsworth, G. G.
Dearborn, Win. R.
Walker, Walter
GILSUM.
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Bingham,
S.
W.
C.
Britton, B. H.
Clark, Thomas T.
& Sons
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Tsham, J. J.
Isham, W. L.
Laiselle,
HANOVER.
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Balch, A. N. Railroad Contractor.
Mark
Lang, John
II.
Benton. Charles
Lapham, Edward
W.
C.
Assistant Prof, of Classics.
Carpenter.
Carpenter, E. D. Tailor.
Brown, Asa
F.
Minor, Francis C.
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Nash, Eugene P.
Newman, Geo.
Nichols, K.
Pierce, Hattie
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Restaurant Keeper.
Clark, Win. A. jr. Jeweler.
W
Nancy
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Porter,
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Filian,
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W.
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Hooper, John B.
HARRISVILLE.
Firm of William & Atwood,
Wooden Ware Manufactory.
Atwood,
John
E.
Farmer.
Maxhen, Stephen D.
in, John
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Messer, Alvin J. Farmer.
Meager, John Farmer.
Nelson, Hial
Pay, Rev. Mr.
Pike, Eliae W.,
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Rogers, Increase S.
Rogers, James W.
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Tandy, Samuel
Tandy, William
Trow, .buries M.
Trow, Perkins
GRANTHAM.
Austin, E. F. Laborer in Saw Mill.
E.
Farmer.
Bii8well, Oliver B.
Farmer.
Clark, John Lumber Dealer.
Brown, Henry
Colburn,
Emma J.
Silas
Bemis, Charles A.
Farwell, Henry J.
Lowell, Geo. 0.
McLaughlin, David
Mc Laugh
Laborer
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Parker, H. E. Instructor.
Rand, E. W. Furniture Dealer.
Smith, Asa, D. Pres. of Dartmouth College.
Smith, E. K. Farmer.
Sherman, Frank A. Prof, of Mathematics.
Tenney, R. A. Farmer.
Whitcomb, P. H. Prop'tor Dartmouth Presa.
Woodward, Laura E. Teacher.
Cutts, Charles
Henry
George
Hale B. W. Book seller.
Maxham, A. E. Tinman.
Boothe, Oliver
Boothe, Sylvester
Maxfii'ld,
Merchant.
Fletcher, Robert. Prof, of Civil Engineering.
Frost, C. P.
Prof, of Theory and Practice.
GOSHEN.
Lear,
W.
Carpenter.
Prof, of Chemistry.
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Emerson, Charles L. Assist. Prof, of Natural
Philosophy.
Field, C. A.
Insurance and Postmaster.
T.
Webster, Wilber
Wilder, William
Wood, Horace
Wright, Daniel
0.
S.
Cummings, Ely
Diinond, E. W.
Rawson, G. B.
Stevens, George A.
Turner, Frank E.
Webster, Frank D.
Webster. K. D.
Emery,
Farmer.
Blanfield, R. T.
Mansfield. C. L.
Mark,
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Farmer.
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Eastman, W. H. Clergyman.
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Goss, Benjamin S. Farmer.
Hall, A. Farmer.
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Farmer.
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Hastings, P. H.
Hemphill, J. Farmer.
Leavitt, Wm. B. Farmer.
Teacher.
Mechanic.
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Harris, Milan
Hazen, Francis M.
Holbrook, Amos Clergyman.
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Newhall, C. Clergyman.
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Tarbox, George M. Farmer.
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Tufts, Geo. F. Blacksmith.
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W. n.
Atwood,
L. F.
Mechanic.
Book-keeper.
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Bacon, C. R.
Baker, Miss Mary E.
Barnes, Wm. B. Cattle Broker.
Brown, Thomas
Farmer.
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W.
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Wm. Blacksmith.
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Crooker, Q. Currier.
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Wood Turner.
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wooden
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Smith, Watson W. Clergyman.
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Webster, Jesse Merchant Tailor.
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Editor.
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Wilson, Erastus Lumber Dealer.
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S.
Dow
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S.
W.
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Emery,
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Lewis F.
Eastman, Clarence
Farley, J.
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J. G.
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Andrew
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J.
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««„„-,Vaughan, 0. A. J. Editor Laconia Democrat,
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Webster, George M.
Weeks, Hazen
Whipple, Thomas Attorney at Law.
Young, S. E.
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Law.
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S.
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Whidden,
LEMPSTER.
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P.
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Cheney,
S.
H.
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ston.
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S.
Downing, Daniel
Geer,
Edward R.
Honey, H. E.
Hnntley, E. G.
Jones. John Q.
Joslin,
Andrew
T.
Morrison, Geo. T.
Nason, (ieo. A.
MERRIMACK.
Bnrtlett,
M.
Doloff, S. S.
Eaton, W.
S.
Ela, B.
Ferguson,
Hubbard,
Kitten-.)
J.
W.
Russell, G.
Wilkins, J. G.
MILFORD.
Averill, C. S.
|.;
W,
Attorney at law.
Barnard, H. L. Hotel.
Blanchard, J. M. Printer.
Burnham, D. S. Merchant.
Emerson, L. B. Manuf r Extension Tables.
Foster, B. F. Photographer.
Fuller, Andrew L. G. F. Manufr.
Gilson, A. A. Miller.
Goss, Samuel
Gray, J. E. Extension Table Manufacturer
Gutterson, E. F. Grocer.
Hatch, C. G. Livery Stable.
Heald, David Furniture Mannfacturcr.
Kaley, T. Manufacturer of Tidy Yarn.
Kuowlton, Win. Manufacturer.
Lancaster, H. K. Grocer.
Lewis, James Tanner.
Moulton, J. B. Tanner.
Powers, John A. Tinner.
Rich, John L.
Robinson, A. H. Merchant.
Saw.ver, F. T.
Cash. First Nat. Bank.
Towne, Wm. B. Pres. First Nat. Bank.
Tuttle. Charles B. Merchant.
Wadleigh, B. Attorney at Law.
Wac Heigh, George Attorney at Law,
Worcester, G. A. Student.
NASHUA.
Andrews, Abner
Andrews, G. F.
A ndrews, J. F.
Bailey, J. F.
Barker,
Barrett,
J.
N.
Wm. A.
Beard, Albert
Black, J. S.
Blunt, J. G.
Blown, E. P.
Brown, W. 0.
Bui k. N.
W.
Case, Levi,
Chandler, S. D.
Cbeever, W. H.
Clark, Betsey C.
Collins. A. S.
Cook, W. H.
Coygin & Farley.
Craige, J. H.
Crombie. D. D.
Critchet, C. E.
Currier, G. W.
Dane, H. F.
Dauforth, C. P.
Dearborn, C. V.
Deveron, J. A.
Dodge, Oliver.
Dodge, Sabra 0.
Downs, Lovicy A.
Dunlap, A. H.
Eaton & Aver
Eaton, II. H.
Emerson, S. D.
Evars, C. G. A.
Farwell, L.
Fields,
C. L.
,..
Kitteredge, J.
Lund, D.
McWilkins, A.
Parker, L. W.
Parker, Thos.
Parkhurst, E. P.
Reed, J. L.
II.
Fisk, David B.
Fletcher, Benjamin
Fletcher, Claru A.
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S.
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Gordon, A. C.
Greenwood, H. E.
Greenwood, N.
Gregg & Son Doors, Sash and Blinds.
Hardy, G.
Hastings, G.
Healey, R. H.
Hills, A. M.
Holt, Henry.
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Hyde, J. W.
Jaqueth, J. E.
Kelsea, C.
Kendrick, B. F.
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Knowlton, A. B.
Maloon, C. L.
Marshall, D. R.
Mclntire, E. P.
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McMillin, W. H.
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McQuestion, George M.
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Monroe, F.
Moore, G. W.
Moore, 0. C.
H
S.
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Murray, 0. D.
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Otis, D. A.
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Public, Library,
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Reed, A. G.
Russell, E. S.
Reed, John
Reed, Williard 0. R. R. Conductor ,B. L.
N. R. R.
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Roby, L. A.
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Sargent, A.
Shattuck, C. W.
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Spaulding, E.
Spaulding, J. A.
Spaulding, S.
Squires, W. H.
Stearns, A. J.
Stevens, D.
Sullivan, D.
Swallow,
S.
Thomas, H.
Tilton,
Wood, T. H.
Woodward, Q. A.
Worcester, K. F.
Worcester, Samuel
Godfrey, Alfred
Goodale, John H.
Mordotgh,
659
Whitemarsh, J. F.
Whittemore, B. B.
John
Tolles, C. F.
Tolles, C. F.
TJnderhill, G. A.
Wellman. S. K.
Weston, W. S.
Wheeler, H. B.
NEW-HAMPTON.
,
Dustin, S.
Evans, Geo. C. Student
Fiske, E. Clergyman.
Gordon, Miss Abby A.
Gordon, James
Gordon, Wm. P. Carriage Maker
Healey, Miss Carrie M.
Merrow, M. H.
Meservey, A. B. Prin. of Institute.
Piper, J. S.
Prescott, E. A. Clergyman.
Prescott, John F. Farmer.
Rich, W. E. C. Teacher.
Wallace, Joseph C.
Mason.
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Burton, George T.
Clark, Peter H. Clark's Hotel.
Farwe'l, Daniel
Farwell, Russell
Fox, George
Heywood. S. B.
Perry, J. P.
Preston, Will A.
Thayer, S. A.
Townsend, A. N.
Wheeler, Charles
Whitney, C. A.
Wilson, C. F.
NEW
LONDON.
Abbott, T. B. & Son
Warren
Bickford,
Cloui;u, J.
Lumber
Dealers.
Mechanic.
Farmer.
Merchant.
E
Burpee,
P.
Burpee, J. H.
M.
S.
V. S. Mail
Cooper, Solon
Agent
Farmer.
Currier, H. J.
Artist.
Dickey, R.
Scythe Welder.
S.
Elkins, J. S. Farmer.
Everett, C. A.
Fiske, M. H. Teacher.
Fletcher, Rev. S. C. ClergymanHerrick, Geo. W.
Howe,
Clergyman.
S.
Jones, Edwin A. Tanner and Cnrrier.
Knight, Ephraim Teacher.
Littlefield,
Loverin,
Seth
A. E.
Farmer.
Trader.
McCutchin8, Luther Farmer.
Messer, Curtis Farmer.
Phillips, Lewis Clergyman.
Phillips, C. C.
Scythe Manufacturers—
")
Folson, C. E.
SSuccessors to Phillips,
Greenwood, N. T. J
Messer & Colby,
Pingry, N. D. Farmer.
Merchant.
Merchant.
Seamans, H. W. Jeweler.
Smith, E.G. Mechanic.
Smith, Elhaman Scythe Finisher.
Russell, 0. K.
Sargent. C. S.
Swett, S. B.
Todd, Henry M.
Currier.
Warren, L. E. Pres. of Institute.
Whitcomb, Ruel
Williams, E. V.
Currier.
Williams, Roger Mechanic.
Woodward, George Merchant.
NEW-MARKET.
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Bickford, John F. Carpenter.
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J. W.
Burke, L. Physician.
Caswell, A. B. Second Hand in Mill.
Cleighton, S. E. W.
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Dennett, Benjamin F. Tailor.
DeMerritt, J. F. Overseer in Cloth-room.
•
Doe, C. V. Merchant Tailor.
Doeg, I. W. Machinist.
Maker.
Eastman, J. D. Carriage
Edgerly, J. B. Mechanic.
Elkins, J. L. Physician.
Folsom, Lewis B. Munufr and Dealer in Con-
Brown,
and retail.
Butcher and Grocer.
fectionery, wholesale
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Green, Samuel H. Physician.
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Haley, S. A. National Bank.
Machinist.
Hall, D. C.
Hall, Gilman Grocer.
Hall, Lafayette
Ham, John F., Jr. Butcher.
Hanson,
Hanson.
J. J.
L. F.
Grocer.
Physician.
Hodgedon, John R. House Painter.
Haskell, H. B.
Mechanic.
Hurd, Fred
W.
Kitteredge, G.
Physician.
Leavitt, George K. Grocer.
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Dealer in Horses, Carriages
and Sleighs.
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Mathews, Jr. Benj. Grocer.
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Mc Pherson,
L. T.
Foremaa
in Doe's shop.
Moses, C. C. P.
Noyes, Fred W.
Pike, Fred F.
Pinder, James S.
Farmer.
Pinkham & Wingate, Publishers.
Richardson, Edward Grocer.
Roach, W. S. Foreman, with B. F. Haley.
Savage. H. F.
Scott, 0.
W.
Mechanic.
Clergyman.
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Shackfunl, W. A. Police Justice.
Small, Wm. B. Attorney at Law
Smart, Charles H. Granite worker.
Smart, George K. Grocer.
Smith, Almun P. Farmer.
Smith, Charles H. Lawyer.
Smith, N. C. Expressman from Newmarket
to Boston.
Stackpole, F. E.
Manuf'r of xxx Laundry and
Btott, J. D.
Chemical Soap.
Tuttle, Thomas Blacksmith.
Waterson, A. J. Mechanic.
White, Isaac C. Clergyman.
Wiggin, A. D. Dry Gouds.
Wiggin, J. W. Stable Keeper.
Millinery and Fancy
Wood, Mrs. M. A.
Goods.
Young, Jere
NEWPORT.
Abbott, Oilman P. Jobber.
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Badger, II. W. Carpenter.
Bailey, L. D.
Tailor.
Barney, Ahira
Track Layer.
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I
Burke, Edmund Lawyer.
Burke, M. W. Merchant.
Call, Hial Farmer.
Carr, David H. Farmer.
Chuudler, Ira F. Lumber Dealer.
Chase, Ashley A. Carder.
Chase, A. B. Clerk.
Chase, E. S. & Son
Claggett, Rufus P.
Shoe Dealers.
Sheriff.
Manufacturer.
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Manufacturer.
Coffin, Silas C.
Comstock, Geo. H. Farmer.
Converse, E. C. Merchant.
Crain, Harvey B. Farmer.
Currier, D. M. Physician.
Cutts, Lorenzo L. Farmer.
Dame, A. M. Farmer.
Dame, Geo. E. Farmer.
Darling, Wm. W. Physician.
Dewey,
Wm.
H.
Farmer.
Handle Maker.
F.
Dow, W. A. Carpenter.
Dow, Wallace, L. Contractor and Builder.
Dodge, L.
Merchant.
Emerson, Jonathan jr. Blacksmith.
Emery, S. A. Farmer.
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Fairbanks, Geo. H. Merchant.
Edes, Geo. 0.
Fairbanks, John E.
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Forsaith,
Stone Cutter.
Farmer.
Edward
Gardner, P. K. Farmer.
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Ingram, H. M. Jack Spinner.
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Kenersou, J. M. Hosiery Manufacturer.
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Leavitt, II. C. Clergyman.
Lewis, F.
W.
Cashier 1st Nat. Bank.
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Newton, D. A. Farmer.
Nuurse, Geo. W. Postmaster.
Page, Nathaniel 0. Rake Manufacturer.
Parker, Dexter Farmer.
»
Patch, Daniel F. Shoe Dealer.
Perry,
Wm. II.
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Powers, E. Farmer.
and Trunk Dealec
Reed, Erastus Farmer.
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Rounsevel, Lyman Tanner.
Sanborn, Thomas Physician.
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Staniels, Hiram Farmer.
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Swett, J. L. Physician.
Thompson, R. H.
Farmer.
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Tasker, Ezra Farmer.
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Towle, S. N. Shoe Workman.
Tilton, John P. Weaver.
Tilton, R. W, Farmer.
Lawyer.
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Walling, C. E. Stone Cutter.
Wellcome, A. P. Lumber and Farmer.
Wheeler, Edmund Mechanic.
Whipple, Orsamus Farmer.
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Whitney, 0. Farmer.
Whittier, M. L. Carpenter.
Wilcox, J. E. Farmer.
Wilkins E. R. Clergyman.
Wilmarth, George E. Auctioneer and Farmer.
Wait, A.
S.
NORTHFIELD*
Blake, C. C.
Cate, Asa P. Judge of Probate.
Cate, Miss Mary E.
Chase, Francis R. Attorney at Law.
Coffran, Benjamin.
Corliss, Geo.
W.
Cross, Daniel J.
Cross, 0. L.
Dearborn, Miss Laura R,
Dow, Sumner A.
Downing, E«lgar O.
Forrest, James N.
Glines, Mrs. Annie L.
Glines, Edward R.
Glines, Westerly M.
Gould, C. R.
Haines, Benjamin
Haines, Samuel
Healy, Isaac H.
Eenniston, Alpheus
Kenniston, Fred
Kenniston, John
i
Knowle-, Westerly
Lambert, S. H.
Langee, Oilman
Payson, Miss Sarah T.
Plummer, A. F.
Plummer, W. H.
Rand, J. D.
Riley, George
M.
Roberts, John
Robertson, C. H.
Slader, Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Smith, W. H.
Stevens, Francis
Watson, John P.
Weeks, Geo. W.
Wyatt, Otis C.
Yeaton, John B.
N0RTHW00D.
Brown, E.
C.
Proprietor Harvey House.
Bryant, Ella M.
Dow, Eben C. Farmer.
Durgin, W. M. Shoe Freighter.
Clark, B. W. Shoe Workman.
Cogswell, E. C. Clergyman.
Edmond, W. H. Farmer.
Emerson, D. G. Shoe Workman.
Greenleaf, A. M. Shoe Workman.
Farmer.
Merchant.
Farmer.
Mead, John G. Merchant.
Miller, Henry Shoe Workman.
Perry, C. M. Blacksmith.
Pillsbury, A. J. Shoe Manufacturer.
James,
S. S.
Lancaster, J. P.
Lbcke, James C.
661
PEMBROKE AND SUNCOOK.
Abbott, Richard L.
Alexander, Enoch
Appleton, George P.
Austin, David
Cilley, Charles W.
George P.
Coffrin,
Corbin, J. M.
Dodge,
S.
Edgerly, Calvin E.
George Daniel
J.
Hildreth, Dr. C. F. P.
Jewell, D. L.
Jones, D. S.
Knox,
S.
W.
Larabee, G. H.
Morse, Charles P.
Moulton, C. 0.
Noyes, N. R.
Osgood, A. L.
Osgood. A. N.
Paine, R. H.
Rowe, A. J.
Sanborn, John W.
Sargent, Warren
Simpson, George N.
Sullivan, John H.
Truesdell, E. E.
Vose, G. S.
Walker, Isaac
White, Rev. L.
Whitemore, A.
Woods, F. N.
PETERBOROUGH.
Ames, Albert A. Butcher.
Ames, George W. Harness Maker.
Ames, J. M. Mechanic.
Ames, Timothy K. Oldest Sheriff in N. H.
Bashaw, Charles Harness Maker.
Batchelder, F. S. Boarding Master.
A. F. Clergyman.
Beckwith, Thomas L.
Overseer.
Blair, George W.
Cotton Spinner.
Blair, James P.
Briggs, Joshua Piano Stool Manufr.
Bruce, Charles C.
B ixter.
Chase, W. D. Physician.
Cheever, M. V. Billiard Hall.
Collins, J.
M.
Farmer.
Cragin, John Farmer.
Cross, Levi Cotton Manufr.
Culter, Daniel B. Physician.
Physician.
Cutler, John H.
Dadman, Wm. E. Boot Maker.
Dodge, Edward B. Lumber, and Contractor.
Dustin, George Clergyman.
Eaton, Nathan T. Meat and Provision Dealer.
Farmer, Charles W.
Farnum &
Printers.
Scott,
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Felt, G. P.
Carpenter.
Felt, Jonathan
Carpenter.
Field, Henry
Fisher, J. Merchant.
Fletcher, E. A. Painter.
Fletcher, George A. Butcher.
Forbush, Nathan C.
Frost, Albert Undertaker.
Fuller, A. Stoves and tin ware.
Gorman, John
Lumber and Wool
Gould, D. W. Clerk.
Hamilton, George A.
Dealer.
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Hatch, R. B.
Hill, E. B.
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Howe,
Truss Manufacturer.
E.
Hunt, Norton
Jaquith, Cliarles E. Manuf'r and Builder.
Kimball, A. H. Wool Carder, Cloth Dresser
and Dyer.
Langley, George H. Proprietor of Bakery.
Lee. Frank E.
Livingston, J. Cotton Manuf'r.
Livingston, Wm. G. Merchant.
Loveland, Sylvester D. Machinist.
Macumber, J. W. Stone Mason.
Mara, Charles
Marble, Robert C. Carriage Maker.
Mc Coy, Charles Largest Farmer and Stock
Grower in Peterborough.
Mc Langhlin, Patrick Watchman.
Mears, Franklin
Morse, L. Carpenter.
Nagley, C. H. Machinist.
Nickless, John H. Overseer.
Nooen's, Joseph
Son's. Woolen Manuf'rs.
Patterson, C. N. Overseer.
Preston, Charles A. Machinist.
Preston, Isaac F'. Machinist.
Proctor, A. J. Soap Manuf'r.
Rice, W. F. Machinist.
Robbe, Avarado.
Robinson, Charles E.
Proprietor of French's
Hotel.
Rourk, John
Livery Stable.
Lawyer.
Scott, Albert S.
Scott, Charles
High
Scripture, George II.
Sheriff.
Photographer.
Simous, S. Spinner.
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Smith, E. M. Lawyer.
Steele, John H.
Stationer.
Straw, Mi-8 E. Worsted Wreath and Bonnet
Manufactdrer.
Sweatt, Mrs. Maria B.
Tarbell, Solon Carriage Maker.
Templeton, H. H. Merchant Tailw.
Thoruing, C. A. Overseer.
Towne, E. A. Basket ManuPr.
Upton, Albert Trader.
Tose, Samuel I. Auctioneer.
Wheeler, C. A.
Slide Yoke Dairy Thermometer Manufacturer.
White, I. D
Farmer.
Wilder, Charles Manuf'r of Barometers and
Thermometers.
Wilder, George
Williams, Charles A. Loom Fixer.
Williams, John A. Second Overseer.
Wilson, L. P.
PITTSFIELD.
Adams, D. B. a
Aiken, Edward J. Tailor.
Bartlett, A. W.
Lawyer.
Bu/./.'ll, J. C.
Cashman, John C. Editor.
Cram, Chas. T. F'armer.
Cram, Frank E. Brick Maker.
Drake, N.
S.
Expressman.
Fosb, Jeremiah C. Carpenter.
Elliot. P. S.
F'oss & VVablron
Grain Dealers.
Foster, D. K. Teacher.
Ferrin, Charles E.
French, John C. Agent.
Muchmore, D. L.
Page, A. L. Machinist.
Saltmarsh, 0. C.
Sanborn, J. B. Painter,
Shaw, William
Farmer.
Smith, John
Tibbetts, Miles B.
Tibbetts, W. H. Mail Carrier.
True, Porter C. F'armer.
Tucker, John M.
Tuttle, Hiram A.
Mechanic.
Merchant.
Wadsworth, A. B.
Carpenter.
Webster, C. H.
PORTSMOUTH.
Alden, W. H.,D. D. Clergyman.
Alton, William Grocer and Provisions.
Akerman, Joseph
D.
Store.
Bailey, John H. Merchant.
Balch, E. H. Stable Keeper.
Barnard, ,1. G. Sash and Blinds.
Barris, Mrs. B.
Beachman, R. H. Stable Keeper.
Ar Showe, Johu Tea
W. Publisher.
Flour and Grain.
Joiner.
Buflord, M. City Clerk.
Butler, James D. Lawyer.
Burleigh, J. B. Picture Frames.
Buzzell, H. B. &, Son
Books and Stationery.
Call, Thomas E.
Caswell, J. W. Fish Dealer.
Brewster, Lewis
Brooks, J. & Co.'
Brown,
F. S.
Charlesworth, Eml. Confectionery and Oyster
Saloon, Cor. Bridge and Congress Streets.
Clark, George W. Stoves and House Furuisuing Goods.
Clark, H. M.
Coffin,
Edward
Coleman,
D.
Painter.
Merchant.
J. L. D.
Curtis, Beuj. W. Physician.
Curtis, Joseph R. 61, Pleasant Street.
Dearborn, F. E. Hats, Caps and Furs.
Donaldson, S. J. Physician.
Dixon, Charles H. Carpenter.
Dixon, John
Downs,
Wm. &
Eldredge, M.
Son
Grocers.
Brewer.
W. Carriage Maker.
Elwyn, John
Elliot, S.
Elwyn, R. A. Clergyman.
Emery, George T. Miller, North
Mills.
Fernald, A. A. Lumber Dealer.
Feruald, A. R. H.
Paymaster, Kearsarge
Miils.
Flint, Edward
Folsom, Chaning
Teacher.
James Hiller Book Seller.
S. H.
Lawyer.
F'rizzell, John
F'rye, Horace
Express Agent.
F'oster,
Frink, J
Gates, S. II.
Gerrish, J. N. Saloon Keeper.
Gilbert, Sylvester Proprietor Liver Lozenges.
Goodall.E. B. Dentist.
Goodall & Marston Lawyers.
Ooodwin, Hon. Ichabod Merchant.
John A. Clergyman.
Goss,
Gould, C. W.
Grogan, W. M.
Giippy, Geo.
W.
Saloon Keeper.
Publisher.
Hackett, W. H. Y.
Lawyer.
Hall, George W. Billiard Hall.
Hall, J. P., M. D.
Physician.
Ham, J. E. & Co. Merchant Tailors.
Hanson, Geo. E. Druggist.
Hardy, A. C. Clergyman.
Harriman, George L. Stone Cutter.
Barman, L. L. Clergyman.
Hartnett, Richard Joiner and carriages.
Hegamen, Jos. Foreman Browery.
Hodgdon, George D. Lawyer.
Hooper, Samuel G. Grocer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Howard, A.
F.
Collector.
Hoyt, Martin Barber.
Huntress, Geo. M. Carriage Manufacturer.
IUsley, Wingate Insurance Agent.
Jenkins, D. E. Joiner.
Johnson, L. A. Dentist.
Jones, Frank Brewer & Malster.
Keeef, P. J. Cooper.
Kimball. R. P. Cashier First Nat. Bank.
Ladd. A. H. Merchant.
Laighton, L. M.
Lang, Dennis.
Locke, Woodbury Stable Keeper.
Lomhard, Henry Saloon Keeper.
Sea View House, Rye
Lougee, George G.
Beach.
Tailor and Agent L. E.
Mallsbender, John
Laritz veg. Wool Manf r & Preparation.
Manson, Herman. House Painter.
Marcy, Hon. Daniel Commercial man.
Marden, Gee A.
Marden, Levi W. Painter.
Marsh, George M.
Marston & Fernald. Publishers.
Martin, W. K. Mast Maker.
Marvin, X. E. 0. City Mayor.
Mc Donough, Richard Painter.
Melcher, G. F.
Jeweler.
Miller, Israel P. Editor.
Mills, John S.
Saloon Keeper.
Mills, S. U. Carriage Builder.
Mitchell, John Saloon Keeper.
Moat, W. J.
Morre, John Tinman.
Morrison, J. H.
Moses, John G. Ship Owner.
Moses, John W. Tailor and Draper.
Moses, Thos. P. Artist and Music Teacher.
Myers, Chas. E. Merchant Tailor.
Newton, W.
C.
Thompson, J. H. Wood and Coal Dealer.
Thompson, J. H. & Son Confectiouers.
Thompson, Samuel R. Machinist.
Thorndike, B. F. Job Printer.
Tibbetts, J. M. Millinery.
Tiffaney & Sou Contractors and Builders
of
Tiffaney Gas Works.
Treadwwll, Samuel P. Cabinet Maker.
Trefethen, Andrew J. Hair Dresser.
Tucker, S. A
Carnage and Wood Worker.
Vaughau, D. J. U. S. Pension Agent.
Walden, Richard Grocer.
Walkler, Wm. P. Merchant Tailor.
Ward,
Wm.
Ward well.
Distiller.
Groceries and Provisions.
T.
Wendell, Henry F. Auctioneer and Appr.
West, E. B.
Whitehouse, George T. Saloon Keeper.
Whitteer, S. C. M. D. Physician.
Horse Shoers.
Wiirgin, Thomas & Son
Wilson, Andrew Hackle Maker.
Winbarton, H. A. Foreman Distiller.
Woodman, S. B. Rockingham House.
Woods, Charles
RAYMOND.
Fernanda E. Shoemaker.
Frank G. Landlord.
Gordon Candy.
Mrs. Joseph Candy.
Blake, Wm. B. Merchant.
Brown, John D. Miller.
Fullington. Joseph Clergyman.
Fiske, Joseph W. Farmer.
Green, William B. Shoemaker.
Harriman, S. W. Farmer.
Higley, Hayden Merchant.
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
W.
Blacksmith.
D. Shoe Manufacturer.
F'remont Shoemaker.
Pecker, Geo. A. Landlord.
Ladd,
Ladd,
J.
Wm.
Littlefieli,
Grocer.
Grocer.
Norton, James
Norton, C. A. Homeopathic Physician.
Nutter, Wm. H. City Farm.
Owen, Eleazar Clergyman.
Oxford & Johnson Grocers.
Parsons, J. W., M. D. Physician.
Peirce, Albert 8. Rockingham House.
Peirce, D. H.
Peirce. E. G., Jr. Postmaster.
Pendexter, Oeo. W. Builder.
Perry, Cooledge
Plummer, Cyrus Baker.
Rand, A. H. HI. Market
663
St.
Randall, R. L. Fish Dealer.
Rice, B. F. Shipsmith.
Rix, A. W. Machinist.
Rix, George L.
Roberts, Richard Eldredge's Brewery.
Robinson, C. Merchant.
Roche, Edward B. Pedler.
Rollins, William H. Lawyer.
Rowe, Samuel Merchant.
Rugg, James A. Box Manufacturer.
Rugg, lvah M. Box Manufacturer.
Russell, Wm. F. Grocer.
Sanborn, James
George Market St. Hotel.
Agricultural Implements
J. L.
Seymore, Ira C. Blacksmith.
Sheehan, Thomas J. Grocer.
Simpson, Charles E. Merchant Tailor.
Slatter, John H. Groceries, Boots and Shoes.
Smith, Lewis E. Teacher.
Smith, Geo. W.
Sowesby, Jane W. Baker.
Scott,
Seavey,
ROLLINSFORD.
Beedle, Rufus
Painter.
Cheney, Charles Farm r.
Cook, John R. R. Service.
Dame, H. C. Farmer.
Decatur, Samuel H. Farmer.
Garvin, James H. Farmer.
Garvin, Wm. R. Farmer.
Guppy, Wm. H. Farmer.
Ham, Morris Farmer.
Ham, Samuel Farmer.
Pinkham, Mary E.
Aaron Farmer.
Roberts,
Roberts,
Roberts,
Roberts,
Farmer.
Farmer.
Farmer and Ex-Judge.
Rollins, Joshua U. Carpenter.
Rollins, Thomas Farmer.
Spencer Alphonzo H.
Stackpole. Lorenzo Farmer and Milk Dealer
Wentworth, Gustavus Farmer.
Wentworth, Seleucus Farmer.
Charles C.
J. D.
H. R.
SALMON FALLS.
Abbott, Ichabod Moulder.
Allen, Charles D. Overseer iu Cloth Room.
Bradford, W. P. Carpenter.
Converse, Joshua Agent of Manufg Co.
Cunningham, Hugh Moulder.
Duffy, Luke
Edmonds, Joseph Blacksmith.
Farnham, Edw. P. Carpenter.
Stevens, A. P., D. D. S. Dentist.
Stott, John W. Grocer.
Taylor, George Oyster Saloon.
Fernald, R. C. Grocer.
Ham, W. A. Butcher.
Herbert, William Clergyman.
Horr, W. H. Physician.
Lin-cott, J. B. Painter.
Thatcher, J. H.
Morton, Albert
Mechanic.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
66±
W. H. Cash. Salmon Falls Bank.
Pinkhaiu. Leonard II. Butcher.
Wheeler, Isaiah
Whitcouib, James 0.
Russell, Luke R. Machinist.
Speed, C. D. Machinist.
Stevens, Edw. A. Foreman Iron
Wilkinson, F. B. Barber.
Willey, J. P. Machinist.
Woodward, James
TILTON.
Brown, B. W. Lumber Dealer.
Cass, W. T.
Iona Savings Bank.
Cate, Asa P. (Nortbtield,) Judge of
Gilmore, John L. Book-keeper.
Morton,
Foundry.
SONAPEE.
Abbott, A. S. Harne Maker.
Angell, C. B. Farmer.
Angell, John Farmer.
Batchelder, H. Station Agent.
Chase, James A. Sawyer.
Colburn, Lyman Farmer.
Eastman, H. P. Hame Maker.
Emery. D. F. Lumber Dealer.
Emery, S. F. Farmer.
Emory, C. II. Hame Maker.
Hurd, J. B. Farmer.
Hurd, S. F. Farmer.
Osboru, G. A. Hame Maker.
Osborn. 0. 0. Hame Maker.
Page, Frank Clothes Pin Maker.
Piper, John
Hame Maker.
Sargeant, M. G. Farmer.
Smith, James B. Painter and Furniture
Whitker, G. Farmer.
Young, Abiather Peg Manuf'r.
Young, Wm. Farmer.
P.
Lord, A. C. Jeweler.
Noyes, J. B. Manufacturer.
Perkins, J. L.
Thorpe
Tilton Druggists.
Towns, T. M. Manufacturer.
Wardwell, P. G. Physician.
Blaisdell,
Moses
S.
Pratt, H. L. Cotton Manufacturer.
Pratt, Theo. 0. Clergyman.
Taylor, J. F. Trader.
<fe
WARNER.
Adams, Henry G. Mechanic.
Andrews, John M. Farmer.
Andrews, Joseph P. Farmer.
D'lr.
SUTTON.
Lumber Dealer.
Blauchard, Samuel
Brownsou, Austin S. Physician.
Cheney, A.
Cheney, Gilbert J.
Cressey, A. Dealer in Stoves and Tin Ware.
Eastmau, Rev. T. B. Clergyman.
Eaton, Geo. C. Farmer.
Flint, Calvin Clock and Watch Repairer.
Fowler, Charles A.
Fuller, Geo. C.
Physician.
Johnson, Benj. Trader.
Hoyt, Wm. C. Painter and Paper Hanger.
Marshall, W. H. Wheelwright.
Nelson, J. A.
Nye, Newell J. Harness Maker.
Page, Enoch Farmer.
Peaslee, James M.
Peaslee, Isaac Clergyman.
Pillsbury, Benj. P.
Prescott, James D. Farmer.
Simley, James R. Physician.
Wadleigh, Thomas Farmer.
Watkins. Jason II. Farmer.
Wells. Elliott Farmer.
Wheeler, Leonard Farmer.
TEMPLE.
Bacon,
Wm.
P.
Brown. Nathan A.
Burton, James E.
t'hilds, Nathan
Dillon,
Thomas
L.
Durgin. Thomas
Edwards, S. W.
Farrar, Barnard
Farrar, Danforth
Fisk, Jeremiah
Fisk, M. H.
GiddiiiL's,
John
Giddings, Isaac Jr.
Haywood, Charles P.
Hidden, L.
Howard, Artemus M.
Kendall, Charles 0.
Mansfield, Solon
Sheldon, Nathan H.
Watson, Charles
Bartlett Bros., Excelsior Manuf'rs.
Bartlett, Frank Farmer.
Bartlett, Nathaniel C. F'armer.
Bartlett, 0. H. P. Mechanic.
Belknap. Hamlet Clerk in Hotel.
Benton, C. A. Tailor.
Watson, Blaisdell H. Box Manufacturers,
Lumber Dealers.
and
Buswell, H.
Postmaster.
Brown, W. A. Carpenter.
Burbank. David S. Farmer.
Burrell, Warren A. Mechanic.
Carroll, A. C. Merchant
Clark, A. A. Mechanic.
Clement, L. J. Farmer.
Clough, Reuben Farmer.
Colby, Charles H. Farmer.
Colby, Fred Myron Student.
Colby, Samuel F'armer.
Cole, E. C. High School Teacher.
Collins, Lemuel W. F'armer.
Davis, A. P
Sheriff and Insurance Agent.
Davis, E. H. Machinist.
Davis, Henry H. Farmer.
Davis, Lawrence E. Farmer.
Davis & Sawyer, Farmers and Grocers.
Davis, W. M. W. Speculator
Dow, Mrs. S. H.
Dowlin, J. H. Farmer.
Dunbar, M. & W. C. Farmers.
Edmunds, S. A.
Ela, James G. Merchant.
Ewins, John H. F.rmer.
George, John Attorney at Law.
George, John 2d Teacher.
Graves, F. W. Physician.
Hardy, Bartlett
Farmer.
Ilarrimau, A. W. Farmer.
Harriman, II. H. Engineer.
Hemphill, George A. Carpenter.
Hutchinson, Obadiah Farmer.
Mc Dole, David F'armer.
Morgan, John II. F'armer.
Morrill, J. H.
Osgood, John
Jeweler.
Shoemaker.
Pierce, Daniel Mechanic.
Paige, James D. Mechanic.
Palmer, E. W. Shoemaker.
Pattee, S. 0. F'armer.
Quimby, G. F.
Rand, George Mechanic.
Reddington, C. W. Mechanic.
Rix, J. M.
Physician.
Robertson, J. E.
Rogers, John Jr. Mechanic.
Rogers, J. S. Harness Maker.
Sargent, A. W.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Sargent, Frank M. Farmer.
Savory, George Farmer.
Savory, Wm. D. Farmer.
Sawyer, Charles P. Farmer.
Scobey, Mrs. Rosella
Smith, Charley W. Mechanic.
Stevens, H. C. Farmer.
Turner, F B. Blacksmith.
Wadleigh, James A. Mechanic.
Watson, George Carpenter.
Watson, Humphrey S.
Wheeler, M. D. Blacksmith.
Whitcomb, Clark Mechanic.
Willis, Lemuel Clergyman.
WASHINGTON.
Atwood, Horace Cooper.
Bailey, Oilman Farmer.
Carr, M. U. Mechanic.
Colburn, H. H. Clergyman.
Cram. 0. T. Blacksmith.
Dole, M. H. Farmer.
Dresser, Woodbury Farmer.
Fowler, Frank A. Machinist.
John H. Mechanic.
Gordon. Freeman S. Mechanic.
Hadley, Mark M. Merchant.
Harthorn, L. Hosiery and Flannels.
Hurd, Fred Mechanic.
Lull, N. A. Merchant.
Frazer,
Mcllvien&Son
Wood, Sylvester
Butchers.
Physician.
WILTON.
Adams, Rev. D. D.
Clergyman 2d Congre-
gational Church.
Ames, Henry Station Agent, B. L.
& N. R. R.
Rodney, Cabinet Maker.
Batchelder, C. M. Farmer.
Blanchard, Gardner Breeder of Prime Fowls.
Blanchard, Sumner Boot Maker.
Bumpus, G.G. Supt. County Farm.
Burns, C. H. Lawyer.
Clark, Moses Treas. Wilton Savings Bank.
Cragin, Daniel Wooden Ware Manuf r.
Cram, T. B. R. R. Service.
Dascomb, Geo. L. Laborer.
Ball,
Dascomb, Joseph Farmer.
Emerson, H. L. Carpenter.
Emerson, Wm. Carpenter.
Epps, Henry D.
Express Messenger.
Fitch, A. P. Druggist.
Foster, Waldo, Farmer.
H.llahan, P. Catholic Priest.
Haselton, Charles Mason.
Holt, Henry A. Desk Manufacturer.
Jaques, Alfred E. Merchant.
Livermore, H. H.
Lynch, Edward
Stable Keeper Whiting
House.
May, Charles P. 0. Farmer.
Mc Oregor, John A.
Mc
Kay. John S.
Merchant.
Parkhurst, George Farmer.
Peavey. F. M. Dentist.
Preston, Samuel A.
Procter, D. E. Merchant.
Putnam, P. H. Furniture Manufacturer.
Neville, Geo. S.
Savage,
Wm. J.
Wm. E.
Putnam,
Ridout,
665
Cabinet Maker.
Undertaker.
Russel, Tlieron
Tarbell, Charles L.
Merchant.
Whiting, H. A. Milk, Grain and
Abbott, H.
Albee, Ellery
Atherton, Samnel
Bemis, Charles S.
Bryant, M. D.
Buffom, S. W.
Burnap, James T.
Chandler, Wm.
Colburn, Wm. P.
Colony, J. C.
Colt, A. C.
Currier,
John
Dickerson, Capt. Ansel
Felch, Wm. L. R.
Forbes, E. M.
Fosgate, W. Barrett
Guernsey, W. H.
Harmon,
E.
Holeman, J. 0.
Howard, A. M.
Lewis,
Wm.
H.
Lyman, Henry
Maxfield, A. L.
Morse, S. M.
Pierce, H.
Pratt, Charles
Pratt, H. M.
Pratt, H. W.
Sabin, D. T.
W.
Shampuey. Fred E.
Shrigley, Wm.
Stearn, D. C.
Stevens, N. E.
Stimpson, Edw. F.
Swain, D. S.
Swan, H. B.
Taft, H. A.
Town, Henry A.
Turner, A. B.
Wilson, R. R.
Woodbury, Andrew
Woodbury, A. B.
DORCHESTER.
Musician.
Blodgett, Eben J. Farmer.
Blodgett, Franklin Farmer.
Blodgett, John S. Farmer.
Blaisdell, Pettingill
Bowen, Warren W. Farmer.
Brooks, John W. Farmer.
Clough, Cliarles Farmer.
Follansbee, George Farmer.
Hopkins, Eldbridge Carpenter.
Leavitt, Albert Farmer.
Norris, Benj. R. Farmer.
Norris, John A.
Norris. Ira B. Farmer.
Merrill, John A. Farmer.
Reed, E. R. Farmer.
Wheeler, Amos P. Farmer.
Woodward, Henry H.
Civil Engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS NAMES FROM VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
Mc Daniels, Chas., Farmer, W.
Thomas, Merchant, Athol.
Hastings, Lyman B., Mechanic, Athol.
Duuckley, Henry H., Proprietor Hotel, Greenfield.
Fairbanks, Chester, Machinist, Lebanon.
Missou, John T Carpenter, Lebanon.
Bean, Henry A., Farmer, Lebanon.
Eastman, Edward, Mason, E. Lebanon.
,
Lumber.
WINCHESTER.
Springfield.
Pickering, C. H., Conductor B., L., & N. R. R.,
Boston.
Little, N. & Co., Blank Book Manufacturers,
Boston.
Parker, James, Ex. Messenger, Cambridgeport, Mass.
Shirland, W. E., New York City
�eee
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Streeter, G. W., Esq., 63 Wall St. N. Y. City.
Parmelee, J. W., New York City.
Parmelee, Ezra. Physician, St. Lawrence Co.,
N. Y.
Johnson, G. W., Attorney at Law. Gosport,
N. Y.
Clement, E. B., Paper Maker, Ashland, N. H.
Mason, C. P., Buda, N. Y.
Odel, J. W., M. D., Greenland.
Junkins, N. 0., Physician, Greenland.
Stone, Ed. B., Worcester.
Marshall, John, Engraver, Boston.
Atkinson, Benj., Merchant, Plymouth, N. H.
Avery, J. £.. Farmer, Plymouth.
Moulton, C. C, Artist, Plymouth.
Yeaton, J. S.. Farmer. Plymouth.
Jackman, G. W\, Hotel, Haverhill, N. H.
Gale, F. B., Haverhill, N. H.
George, J. W., Haverhill.
Hutchinson, Z. N.. Haverhill.
Metcalf, P.. Haverhill.
Merrill, Henry, Haverhill.
Smith, C. G.. Proprietor Hotel, Haverhill.
Swazey, N.M., Haverhill.
Weeks", C. W., Haverhill.
Putnam, G. P., Attorney at Law, Warren.
Hackmer, John, Sandwich.
Drake, Beth 0., Sandwich.
Given, L., Kev., Meredith Tillage.
Ladd, S. A., Meredith Village.
Leavitt, L. R., Teacher, Meredith.
Richardson, Edward, Hancock.
Barker, E. B., Merchant, Franconia.
Richardson, R.
E.,
Lumber
Dealer, Bethel.
Brown, Thomas W., Clergyman, Dover.
Horton, Charles
Book-keeper, Dover.
Spalding, G. B., Clergyman, Dover.
Wyatt, Oliver, Merchant, Dover.
Foster, George M., Printer, Dover.
Malvern, L., Clergyman, Dover
Thurston, James, Clergyman, Dover.
Stewart, J. T., Clergyman, Dover.
Chamberlain, G. W., Attorney at Law, Dover.
Libbey, J. T. 0., Publisher, Dover.
Couch, H. H., Farmer, Salisbury.
Paige, C. A., Farmer, Salisbury.
Gilman, G. W., Farmer, Salisbury.
Walker, J. H., Farmer, Wilmot Flat.
Til ton, N. H., Tanner, Wilmot Flat.
Pierce, Charles W., Tanner, Wilmot Flat.
Pierce, Rufus P., Mechanic, Dublin.
Wields, Willard A., Mechanic, Hancock.
Melville, J. H., Farmer, Nelson.
Atwood, C. C, Merchant, Nelson.
Gould, M., Clergyman, Nelson.
Atwood, 0. P. & Sons, Clothes Pin Manuf rs,
Nelson.
Morse, Jewett, Farmer, Nelson.
Taylor, F., Chair Dealer, Munsonville.
Burgett, George L., Chairs, Trunks, &c, MunII.,
Bonville.
Kimball, J. L., Canvasser, Nelson.
Hersey, Elizabeth Mrs., Bennington.
Bryant, Daniel, Litchfield.
S., Litchfield.
Hill, A. G., Litchfield.
Daniel, S.
�ADDITIONAL NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
ACWORTH.
CANDIA.
Barnard, L. P.
ANDOVER.
#
"White, C. J.
Farmer.
ANDOVER CENTRE.
Chase, H. J.
„
„
Chase, N. S. At Peg Manufactory.
Cochran, C. A. „
„
foster, Jacob, R. Peg Manufacturer.
Moody, M. G. Tinman.
Morgan, G. A. Manufacturer.
•
Morrill, C. A. Mechanic.
Palmer, Leonard,
Farmer.
Procter, John,
Woodbury, G. W. Mechanic.
Woodbury, Wm. D. Carpenter.
ANTRIM.
W.
Adams, James Cle.-g\ man.
Bachelder, James R. Carponter.
Brown, John A. Farmer.
Brown, Frank P.
Buswell, S. Augustine Shoemaker.
Gate, John W. Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Dearborn, George J.
Dolber, Mrs. M. .*. Teacher.
Dudley, Woodbury J. Merchant.
Edgerly, Andrew J. Farmer.
Emerson, D. F.
Fisk, Albin W.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Shoemaker.
French, John P. Farmer.
Heath, Aaron Shoemaker.
Langford, Joseph C.
Lothrop, N. C. Clergyman.
Lovejoy, <;. E. Clergyman.
Marden, John E. Shoemaker.
Marden. George W. Farmer.
Partridge, William Shoemaker.
Patten, A. F'rank Farmer.
Patten, Rufus E. Farmer.
Insurance Agent.
Bass, Eben Farmer and Auctioneer.
Brackett, II. T. Farmer.
Brooks, Levi II. Stone Mason.
Bryer, John R. Blacksmith.
Carr, W. K. Farmer.
Carr, Wm. R. Farmer.
Christie, Morris Physician.
Cochran, Warren R. Clergyman.
Dodge, Brothers Furniture Manufacturers.
Duncan, John M. Builder.
Dustin. B. F. Farmer.
Farmer.
J. H.
Watson, Joseph Stone Mason.
Weeks, Geo. Forrest Clergyman.
Wentworth, Samuel G. Farmer.
Willey, George W. Shoemaker.
Trader.
Gilmore, W. II. Wheelwright.
Man'fr. of Cutlery
Goodell, D. H.
Currier, Albert L.
Baker, E.
Reynolds, Wm. 0. Shoemaker.
Kobinson, George F. Union Hotel.
Smith, Levi D. Shoemaker.
Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Trnell. Asa T.
Trussell, Warren M. Stone Cutter.
Wason,
Fairfield, A.
CHESTER.
& Apple
Parers.
Hadley, John S. Farmer.
Ilerrick, N. B. Farmer.
Holmes, Ira Farmer.
Loveren, Josiah Lumber Dealer.
Parmenter, O. F. Farmer.
Bwett, Daniel Farmer.
Tuttle. Wm. N. Mason.
Whittemore, Reede P. Farmer.
AUBURN.
Sanborn, H.
C.
Farmer.
BENNINGTON.
W. Manufacturer.
W. S. Contractor.
Burns, G.
Carkin.
Hotel Keeper.
Cheney, Luther,
Dodge, J. C. Farmer.
Eaton, William. Carpenter.
Felch, Benj. D. Farmer.
Gilmore, Wm. H. Wheelwright.
Griswold, Geo. P. Butcher.
Mechanic.
Ilackett, Michael.
Holmes, James. Clergyman.
Holt, Henry D. Mechanic.
Farmer.
CONCORD.
Abbott, Downing Co. Carriage M'frs., 2 copies.
Abbott. J. H.
Abbott, F. D. Clerk.
Adams, C. G. Dealer in Ales.
Adams, G. H. Dealer in Ales wholesale.
Allen, D. C. Machinist.
—
Asvlum
for the Insane.
Bailey, E. C. Editor.
Dalian & Curtice, Man'frs Organs
Batchelder^J. T. Grocer.
Biddle, B. Depot Restaurant.
& Melodeons
Blanchard, J. S. Dry Goods.
Blauchard, G. S. Attorney at Law.
Blanchard, Geo. A. Blauchard Churn.
Boynton, C. M. Clerk.
Grocer.
Butterfield, Sam.
Call, Horace Dealer in Lumber.
Carroll, L. II. Dining Rooms.
Carter, S. Ion State Treasurer.
Carter, Andrew B. Grocer.
Carter, Oren T. Grocer.
Chase,
J.
II.
Clifford, J. E.
Stoves and Tinware.
Boots and Shoes.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
668
Clough,
Coffin,
Wm.
A.
CONTOOCOOK.
Book-keeper.
Frank Wholesale Flour Dealer.
John City Marshal,
Connell,
Corning, Charles II., Law Student, Concord.
Corning,
II.
Ilair Dresser.
Crockett, Geo. W. Confectioner.
Crocker, J. R. Prop. Phoenix Hotel.
Crowell, Robert T. Druggist.
Cumniings Geo. A. Marble Worker.
Duilge, Howard A. Wholesale Hardware Deal.
W
Dow,
.
C0NT0C00KVILLB.
Hardon, Rev. Charles.
Jeweller.
C. J.
DEERFIELD.
Downing. A. Carriage Manufr.
Drew, A. E. Clergyman.
Durgin,
Brown, 0. W. Carpenter.
Dustin, Mark G. Commercial Agent.
Gray, Geo. A. Merchant.
Osborn, A. J. Carpenter.
Seavey, Daniel Carpenter.
W.
B.
Silver
Chase, Alden B. Blacksmith.
Chase, Wm. F. Farmer.
Ware ManuPr,
Dutton, J S. Prop. Elm House.
Eastman, Chas. S. Druggist.
Eastman, E. C. Books and Stationery.
Cram,
Edgerly, J. W. & Co. Grocers.
Emery, Geo. H. '-Concord Harness."
Danforth, Dea.
Farley, <ieo. B. Marble Worker.
Ferrin, II. L. Grocer.
Hill,
John
Geo.
Merchant
II.
W.
Hoit, J. Frank
Tailor.
Clerk.
Grocer.
Humphrey, Moses Kit Manufacturer.
Hutchins, Abel Wholesale Flour Dealer.
Johnson, J. D. Harnesses and Trunks.
Jones, Seth K.
Jones, D. B. Millinery Goods.
Jones, A. G. Farmer.
Kilburn, Mrs. E. G.
Kimball, John Mayor.
Kimball, W. G. C. Photographer.
Knight, Jeweller.
Knee, E. J. Hair Dresser.
Ladd, W. D. Iron Dealer.
Lang, T. M., 2d. Clerk in Pension Office,
Lock, J. 8.
Mayers, R.
Merrill, J.
ball, D.
IS.
Billiard
-
Rooms.
Livery Stable.
Bros.
Clothing.
v
lb. we Machine Co. By R. Ramedell, General Agent, 161 Maine St., State office
the Elias Howe Sewing Machine.
Tilton, C. F. Picture Frames.
Todd, Geo, B. Bnpt of Northern R. R.
of
Underbill, F. B.
Dry Goods.
Merchant Tailor.
Upton, J. H.
Walker, Gost. Wholesale Hardware Dealer.
W lute, Nathaniel U. S. & Canada Express.
White John If. Prop. Eagle Hotel.
M bit, her, B. 0. Wholesale Flour and Grain.
Young, Geo. B. Iron Fence.
Dpham, W.
Civil Engineer."
•
Mechanics.
Mill.
F"armer.
Farmer.
Undertaker.
Prescott, S. jr. Farmer.
Prescott, George P. Farmer.
Robinson, Gilbert Farmer &
Dining Rooms.
Owen, Frank Dealer in Wines, &c.
Prescott, A. J. Organ Manufacturer.
Prescott, E. P. Wholesale Flour and Grain.
Robinson, A. U. Physician.
Saflbrd, H. G. Clergyman.
B oborn, Chas. P.
Attorney at Law.
Sargent, Frank A. Piano Maker.
Bhaw, W. D. Hats and Clothing.
Shaw, J. D. Artist.
Sinclair, H. M. Eating Rooms.
Shirley, John M. State Reporter.
Stevens, Frank M. Dealer in Wines, 4c.
Stewart, T. W. Merchant Tailor.
The
W.
Merchant.
Drew, Rufus Farmer.
Fifleld, H. L. Shoemaker.
Fogg, Franklin Farmer.
Freese, Wm. G. Farmer.
Furnald, D. S. Farmer.
Gerrish, B. & E. F. Shoemakers.
Giles, C. N. Farmer.
Haines, Samuel G. Farmer.
Hoag, Joseph Farmer.
Hoitt, Horace M. Shoemaker.
James, C. L. Farmer.
King, W. E. Music and School Teacher.
Ladd, Lewis A. Insurance Agent.
Ladd, David B.« Farmer.
Morrison, Isaac H. Farmer.
Moulton, Daniel I'. Farmer and Cooper.
Norris, L. B.
Moore. Chas. P.
Moore, James & Sons, Wholesale Hardware.
Moore, II. P. Silver Types.
Murphy, Eugene 0. Harness Maker.
National State Capitol Bank.
New
Geo.
S. C.
Osgood, J. S.
Prei-cott, J. F.
Wood, Coal and Ice.
Dry Goods.
S. Carriage Manufr.
Norton, W. K.
Noyes, George
W. &
Dow, John A. Portable Steam Saw
Fogg, Geo. G.
Ford & Kimball, Iron Foundry.
Groves, W. H. F. Gold and Silver Engraver.
Hadley, Amos Supt. Pub. Sch. in Concord.
Hill,
Music Teacher and Agent.
J. C,
Currier, T.
Lumber Dealer.
Robinson, J. J. Farmer.
Robinson, Simeon A. Farmer.
Rogers, A., Deerfield & Danville
Shooks.
Ring, I. & E. S. Shoemakers.
Sanborn, T. W. Mason.
Sanborn, B. J. Merchant.
Sanborn, R. J. Farmer.
Shore, William Blacksmith.
Smith, J. S
Farmer.
Stevens, Daniel M. Farmer.
Stone, Joseph Mechanic.
Stearns,
John
Thompson, Wm.
Tilton,
II.
J.
Towle, G. H.
Lumber
G.
Tucker, Chas. C.
Lumber and
Dealer.
Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Farmer.
Farmer.
jr.
Physician.
M. V. B. Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Walker, H. C. Clergyman.
Whittier, Addison S. Farmer.
Whittier, Daniel L. Farmer.
Tilton,
DEERING.
Chase, Dennis R.
Farmer.
Codman, Mendal, Farmer.
Cressey, Horace B. Farmer.
Dow, E. C. Blacksmith.
Kll is, John E. Carpenter.
Ellinwood, James S. Farmer.
Gilmore, Frank, B. Farmer.
Wm. II. Wheelwright.
Gove, Joseph N. Farmer.
Gove, J. G. Carriage Manufacturer.
Goodall. Lewis, Attorney at Law.
BUI, Gilbert P. Shoe Maker
Holton, Edwin C. Student.
Loveren, Warren, Farmer.
Morrill, J. G. Farmer.
Muzzey, Ervin D. Farmer.
Giltnore,
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Putney, Almon, Farmer.
Sears, Geo. H. Farmer.
Clergyman.
S. C.
Morrill, J. J. Farmer.
Sanborn, C. A.
Smith, J. P.
Thompson, W. Le.
Kimball,
Smith, Isaac, Farmer.
Varney, Albert L. Student.
Whitaker, Hiram H. Farmer.
DORCHESTER.
GILMANTON.
Burnham, Nathaniel,
Farmer.
Burpee, Marshall, Farmer.
Cheever. Sam'l, Farmer.
Fitts, John M. Merchant.
Reed, Hiram, Farmer.
Streeter, L. M.
Farmer.
Allen, L. B. Teacher in Penmanship.
Blake, Joseph. Clergyman.
Brown, Joseph. Merchant.
Buswell, Samuel, Farmer.
Farmer and Lumber
EAST ANDOVER.
Durgan, Clark. Mechanic.
Emery, E. (1. Fanner.
Hersey, F. G. Lumberman and Farmer.
Kilborn, Henry W. Farmer.
Moody, Rev. II. Clergyman.
Severance, T. Farmer.
Farmer.
Newell, Albert N. Farmer.
Noose, John B. Insurance Agent.
Page, AsaT. Farmer.
Page, Luther E.
Peasley, Henry W.
Peasley, Zaccheus. Farmer.
Potter, Thomas G. F'armer
Ross, George W. Undertaker and Painter.
Sanborn, Alvan E. Student.
Sanborn, G. W. Farmer.
Smith, A. A. Blacksmith.
Bean, John P. Farmer.
Bussell, Samuel, Farmer.
FRANCESTOWN.
Barrett, Cyrus A. Wheelwright.
Belcher, Lyman, Blacksmith.
Bradford, T. B.
Merchant.
Bank
Treasurer.
Bryant, Chas. P. Farmer.
Campbell, II. F. Clergyman.
Cochran, R. 0. Farmer.
Cochran, Win. Farmer.
Colburn, James L. Trader's Clerk.
Downes, S. D. Trader.
Dunklee, F. II. Miller.
Duncklee, Geo. A. Farmer.
Eaton, Sam. W. Farmer.
Emerson. K. W. Farmer.
Epps, Geo. D. Blacksmith.
Farnuin, W. H. Hotel Keeper.
Fisher, Moses B. Farmer.
Farmer.
Hill, Edmund N.
Holt, Stephen, Farmer.
Joslyn, Samuel 0. Farmer.
Langdell. Elzaphan, Farmer.
Lord, Wm. A. Farmer.
Manahan, Horace M. Miller.
Morse, John G. Farmer.
Patch, Hiram, Farmer.
Farmer.
Pettee, Geo. F.
Roper, E. F. Machinist.
Simpson, Henry Y. Physician.
Taylor, T. E. Teamster.
Wilson, Chas. E. Student.
Woodward, Abner B. Farmer.
Varney, Edwin. Merchant.
Wright, Nahum. Physician.
GREENFIELD.
Blanchard, Henry W. Farmer.
Brooks, John S. Butcher.
Dunklee, Henry II. Hotel Keeper.
Farrington, Isaac, Farmer.
Hopkins Bros. Lumber and Grain Dealers.
Peavev, Geo. S. Cattle Dealer.
Partridge. S. II. Phyiscian ami Clergyman.
Wallace, Chas. D. Shoemaker,
GROTON
HANCOCK.
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FRANCONIA.
Davis,
Noah
Barber, Alfred, Gardener.
Carlton, J. Carpenter.
Dane, John B. Stage Agent.
Davis, Joseph, Farmer.
Hill. John P.
Little, J. L.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Matthews, Samuel, Farmer.
Nesmith, Jonathan, Farmer.
Patten David, Hotel Keeper.
HENNIKER.
Clement, Edwin B.
Eastman, Geo. A.
Wood, Geo. D.
V. B.
Farmer.
HOOKSET.
Docham, J. N.
W.
Paper Maker.
Farmer.
HILLSBOROUGH.
Farmer.
GILFORD VILLAGE.
Eaton,
Tanner and Currier.
Foster, A.J.
L.
Sanbon, Alvah 0.
Farmer.
Swett, George L.
Parker, E. B., Merchant, Franconia.
GILFORD.
Gilmanton Academy. Library.
Haynes, Wm. & Son. Rake Manufacturers.
Hill, Charles W. Farmer.
Hill, J. P., Farmer.
Hutchinson, F. Watches and Clocks.
Jenkins, Lewis. Farmer.
Jones, John W. Blacksmith.
Lougee, Stephen G. Former.
Marsh, J. & E. Propr's. Washington House.
Merrill, Chas. E.
EAST WILMOT.
Bixby, Thomas E.
Farmer.
French, Warren B.
Alley, J. Farmer.
Bussitt, H.M. Mechanic.
Durgan, F B. Mechanic.
Stevens, Sylvester.
Augusta E.
Colcord, Richard R. Shoe workman.
Collins, 0. F. & F. T.
Connell, John. Merchant.
Edgerly, Etta M. Teacher.
Foss, Alvah. Farmer,
Farmer.
i'rench, Merwin E.
Collin,
DOVER.
Prescott, Capt. Sam'l
Dealer.
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Hunter H.
Gile, Benj. J.
Harness Maker.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
670
Gifford, 0. G.
Gordon, W. O.
Hanson, R. R.
Saw Mill.
Saw Mill.
Haselton, George W.
Jones, Walter.
Jordou, James.
Nutting, Elien H.
Peaslee, Daniel W. Carpenter.
Reumley, Albert.
LACONIA.
Blaisdell,
W.
M.
Farmer.
Bla sdell, John C. Farmer.
BlaisdelL Wm. P.
Greene, E C. Carpenter and Builder.
Johnson, Charles H. Blacksmith.
Lougee, Curtis J. Painter.
Richardson, Chas. F. Farmer.
Robinson, Prank I. Farmer.
Robinson, John II. Farmer.
Sanborn, Jacob Farmer.
Webster, Jacob G.
Whittier, Moses J. Carriage Maker.
Woodman,
Ella.
LACONIA TILLAGE.
Attorney at Law.
Croggan Andrew.
Dow, Fred. Spinner.
Copp, Gustavus A.
Elkins, C. II.
Baker.
Frye, Joseph F. Carpenter.
Fullerton, C. H. Druggist.
Gilman, David.
Gove, Mary J.
Jewett, Samuel.
Oram, Charles E. Machinist.
Paige, Asa F. Painter.
Pearson, II. C. Spinner.
Taylor, Fred. Spinner.
Weeks, G. W., of Weeks Bros.
II.
Dry Goods.
Machinist.
Merchant.
Aldricl), I. M.
Merchant.
Appleton. William Jr. Hosiery.
Bailey, Mrs. Sarah J.
Baker, T. D.
Berry & Merrill.
Bowler, Thomas.
Brown, C. F. Merchant.
Brown, Levi 13. Stable Keeper.
Bugbee, II. 0. Merchant.
Bnrnham, W. I. Moulder.
Buzzell,G. M. Hair Dresser.
Clark. J. II. Clergyman.
Clark, S. C. Attorney at Law.
M
Machinist.
Treas. Cole Mannf g Co.
Cole, 15. J.
Cole, Kimball
Moulder.
Cole, S. B. Capt. Steamer,
Co'ik, J.
Cox,
I>.
M.
W.
S.
M.
"Stocking Trimmer."
S.inboru, David.
Aldrich, Johsi
E.
Hoit,
Houston, W. G. Barber.
Huntress, N. C. At J. Pepper's Mill.
Jewell, B. F. Merchant.
Kennedy, Geo. L. Frame work Knitter.
"
Kennedy, Robert
Leavett. Christopher Overseer in Appleton's
Hosiery Mills.
Leavett, James Knitting.
Lougee. Frank W. Blacksmith.
Mitchel, R. W. Conductor.
Moore, J. C. Physician.
Morse, Lizzie.
Moulton. 0. M. Machinist.
Murphy, M. T. Overseer at Pepper's Mill.
Oakes, Simeon S. Machinist.
Odell, J.L. Druggist.
Olin, J. T. Iron Melter.
Ryan, Edward
Ryder, C. M.
Adams, Williams
Clough,
Gerald, Laura.
Gilman, Mrs. Abbie M.
Gordon, J. E.
Gray, John Farmer.
Hall, K. S. Clergyman.
Haynes, A. C. Conductor on R. R. Cars.
Haynes, M. A. Editor of Lake Village Times.
Hendley. John B. Merchant.
Hodgdon. Sam. Hosiery Manuf r.
Machinist.
Peaslee, B. F.
Pepper, John Hosiery Manufr.
Pepper, W. H. Machinist.
Robie, C. D. & Co. Merchants.
Rublee, II. F. Blacksmith.
LAKE VILLAGE.
Abel, William
Chief Engineer on Steamer
Folsom, Josiah
" Ladv of the Lake."
Foss, D. B.
George, Otis Carder at J. Pepper's Mill.
"Lady of the Lake."
Wheelwright and Machinist.
Machinist.
Carrier, J. E. Blacksmith.
dishing, R. B. Dentist.
Dames, Dorethy.
Daniels, J. F.
Latch Needle Mauufr.
Darke. D.G.
Davis, John.
Dearborn, John n. Printer.
Dearborn, R. EL Railroad Employee.
Dodge, M. E.
Sanborn. Machinist.
Shackford, N.
Sheeper, Chas. M. Farmer.
Shute, Fannie D.
Simnuns, H. Bleacher.
Simpson. James A. Mechanic.
Smith, A. V. Moulder.
Smith, Ruins.
Sprey, John Stocking Trimmer.
Steele, Joseph.
Story, D. B. Belknap House.
Sturtevant, George Teamster.
Swain, John II. Clerk in Drug store.
Swazy, H. W. Job Teaming and Wood dealer
Taylor, Miles Station Agent.
Taylor, 0. C. Carder.
Tilton, Bettie.
Tucker, Arthur Machinist.
Ward, E D. Photographer.
WardweUl C. P. S. Needle ManuPr.
Webster, John.
Wheeler, E. H. Railroad.
Whittier, J. P. Traveling Salesman.
Whitten, S. Needle Manufr.
Whitman, F. C. Railroad Shop.
Whitting, Annie S.
Wilcomb, Edgar
Wilder. Geo. A.
Woodworth, W.
II.
Merchant, Gen'l Assortment
Needle Manufr.
E.
LEBANON.
Donevan, J. G.
Durrell,.!. M. Machinist.
Barber, Lovell F. Farmer.
Barker, Daniel Farmer.
Bean, Henry A. Farmer.
Bennett, G. Merchant.
Benton, C. C.
M. R. Car Builder
Ellsworth.
Fergesou, David Conduct, on Passenger cars
Billings, II. S. Farmer.
Bixliy, A.
Foundry.
Blaisdell, Edson U. Farmer.
ElkiiiB,
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NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
English, John AY. Farmer.
Farr, Evarts AY. Attorney at Law.
Farr, George. Proprietor Oak Hill House.
Farr, Nelson C. Merchant.
Farr, Noah. Farmer.
Mechanic.
Bliss, Philetus
Farmer.
Bliss, II. E.
Blodgett, G' orge Farmer.
Bowles, W. S. Dentist.
Breck, John T. Farmer.
Bridgeman, M. C. Auctioneer.
Buck, J. H. Farmer.
Calley, F.
M.
Chandler, J.
Fisher, H. J. Furniture Dealer.
Flanders, Nathaniel. Farmer.
Furber, George C. Editor of Republic.
Printer.
Mechanic.
Graham,
Editor.
Shop * Foundry.
Farmer.
Dunbar, II. B. Poultry Dealer.
Durant. E. J. Merchant.
Eastman, Edward Mason.
Fairbanks, Chester Machinist.
Freeman, C. F. Farmer.
Gallop, Mrs. Susan E.
Farmer.
Gile, A. R.
Deming, N.
Goodrich, H. P. Stair Builder.
Hall, A. A. Prop. Lafayette Hotel.
Harvey, H.
Heath, E. M. Farmer.
Hildrith, C. M. Hardware, Cutlery
Farmer.
Hatch, 0. C.
Holmes, Arial. Lumber Dealer.
Hntchins, F. D. Teacher.
Kilburn Brothers. Photographers.
Lovejoy, Chas. H. Doors. Sash and Blind
R. Re-'t., Hotels, etc
Marsh, Sylvester.
Mclntire, Alex. Lumber Dealer.
Farmer.
Mills, A. H.
Paddleford, P. H. Millwright and Machinist.
Parker, D. C.
Parker, Ira. Glove Manufacturer.
Parker, L. II. Hair Dresser.
Parker, Silas & Co. Tanners and Curriers.
Printer for Kilburn Bros.
Peavey, Jas. 8
Quimby, John C. Farmer.
Rand, Jane II.
Livery Stable and FarRichardson, Henry.
&
mer.
,
Sanborn, L. D. & Co. Furniture Dealers.
Sawyer, S. C. Dentist.
Stoves.
Hoytt, Mary B.
Kelsey, H. S. Soap Manafr.
Keniston, M. L. Farmer.
KeLney, L. P. Farmer.
Kecdrick, E. A. Cashier of Bank.
Kendrick, F. B. Watch-maker.
Knight, E. A. Physician.
Lathrop, Geo. H. Farmer.
Liscomb, E. P. Postmaster.
Mahan, C. B. Machinist.
Miller, J. A. Farmer.
Miner, John T. Carpenter.
Orcutt, Hiram Prin. Tilden Female Seminary.
Packard, C. W. Farmer.
Lumber
Stevens, T. M. Jeweler.
Thayer, H. L. Proprietor Thayers Hotel.
Towne, H. G. Farmer.
AYatson, H. L. Physician.
AYeeks, Alonzo. Boot & Shoe Dealer & Mannt
AYhitney, F. G. Edge Too! Maker.
AYoodward. Edge Tool Maker.
Young, Cyrus. Livery Stable.
MANCHESTER.
Abbott, E.O. Fruit, Confectionery 4 Fancy
Goods.
Allen & Flanders Civil Engineers.
Baldwin, James & Co. Bobbins and Shuttles.
Blodgett, AY. C. Carpenter.
Dealer.
Farmer.
Farmer.
M. F. Mechanic.
Bichardson,
Kice, L. M. Farmer.
Ross, D. M. Mechanic.
Boioe, F. M.,
Restaurant.
Mechanic.
Sawyer,
Sayer, Frank Livery Stable.
Simmons, N. S. Mechanic.
Spring, J. L. Attorney at Law.
Stone, B. F. Engineer.
Stowell, Alfred Mechanic.
Templeton, Lucy L.
Thomas. Edward Farmer.
Truman, Mrs. S.
S.
ics
Denney, & Bisco, Card Clothing Manufaeturers. Mechanics Row.
Dinsmore, A. & C. Lumber Dealers and Box
Manufacturers.
Mechanic.
Edgerly, Clarence M.
Elm
Insurance.
091
Fahey, Patrick
Fitzgerald, Martin Marble Worker.
Follansbee, H. A. Grocer.
Gerrish & Boutwell, Druggists.
Haddock, C.F. Shoe Manufacturer.
Hardy, E. T. Wholesale Dealer in Confectionery.
& Cigars.
Heselton, H. AV. Shoemaker.
Book Binder, Blank Book
Hoitt. Geo. C.
Manufacturer and Paper Ruler.
Hunkins, A. D. Cigar Dealer.
Kennedy, Edwin Clothing.
Kinne, M. Ar B. Carpenter & Lumber Dealer
Lamso'n & Marden, Granite Workers.
.
Depot Store.
Dealer.
Fire
Street.
Ales, AYines, Ac.
Charlton, John M. Farmer.
Chase, Chester P. Printer.
Cudworth, E. Lumber Dealer.
Dodge, Marshall C. Farmer.
Dunn, E. D. Contractor and Builder.
Lumber
Row.
Druggist.
II. G.
Daniels & Co., Hardware.
AYm. H. Book Keeper.
Darling,
Conner,
Bailoy, A. E.
Barrett. J. J. & AY. G. Insurance Agents.
Batchelder, A. S. Law Student.
Bingham, Geo. A. Lawyer.
Bishop, R. M. Contractor on Railroads.
Brooks, Ezra, Jr. Tailor.
Bugbee, R. Jr. Physician.
C. F.
8
Chandler, P. B., & Co. Clothing
Chevalier, J. Aug. Catholic Pastor.
Cleworth, John, Reed Manufacturer .Mechan-
LITTLETON.
Eaton, Charles.
Mechanic
Buck, AVm. E. Teacher.
Cassidy, AY. H. Carpenter and Builder.
Abbott, G. F. Druggist.
Aldrich, AVatson. Farmer.
Allen. Abijah. Farmer.
Eastman,
Groceries.
Druggists.
Roll Coverer.
Row.
AY. B.
Enos
Co.
Bradley, Charles B.
P.
Weeks,
&
Boutwell & Gerrish.
Sargent, A. AY.
AYhite,
P. S.
Cashier Littleton Nat'l Bank.
Clark, Asa
Cole, Bugbee & Co. Machine
Colby, Lucy A.
Con-tantine, M. Farmer.
Davis, W. F. Dentist.
Pattee, L. C.
Perley, M. P.
Pierce, F. AY.
Machinist.
Griggs, Alvin.
S.
Cheney, E. H.
I
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NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Lane, John G. Insurance. Plumer's Building
Leighton, Geo. A. Machinist.
Lowell, A. II. Iron Foundry, Castings of all
PETERBORO.
Gilligan, Daniel
Martin, R. W. Carriage Painter.
McCrillis & Son,
Carriage Man'frs.
Cor.
Bridge and Wilson sts.
Cody',
Boots and Shoes.
Messier, Octavius L. Groceries & Provisions.
Mooar, John Watches and Jewelry.
McDonald &
Morrill, N. E.
Insurance. 871
Catholic Pastor.
O'Brien. J.
Elm
Glass, Agricultural Tools, Seeds, etc.
A. W.
Carriage Manu'fr. 1168
Sanborn,
st.
Shelters & Lewis, Boot & Shoe Dealers.
Slayton, E. M. Wholesale Dealer in CountryProd iice, 494 Chesnnt St.
Sleeper, & Co. W. F. Grocers & Provision
Dealers.
Smith. J. A. V. Flier Manufacturer. Mechan
Row.
Smith. & Co. J. L. Box Manufacturers, Plane
ing Mill & Lumber.
ie's
Dealer in Nuts.
Tv.i-s, II. B.
VickerA Co
II. M.
Maufacturers of White
Spruce Beer. Ginger Ale & Soda.
Watts & Holmes Flour & Grain, wholesale.
Weeks, B. B. Druggist.
Williams, George G. Merchant Tailor. Globe
Block.
Wilson, Julius E.
Fire Insurance.
MASON.
Hammond,
Farmer.
Goodwin, Daniel, Clergyman.
Whittaker, George, Fruit Grower.
Elliot, J.
MEREDITH VILLAGE.
Bean, F. T.
Clergyman.
Burleigh, C. M. Hotel Druggist.
Cotton, A vah, Canvasser.
I
Dow, M.
E.
Lang, J. M. Merchant.
Moulton, II. II.
Xorris, Daniel, Undertaker.
Rollins, L.
W.
Stevens, Eben.
Thurston, 8. D. Farmer.
Wadleigh, Charles, Farmer.
Wndleigh, M. L. Farmer,
Wadleigh, S. T. Farmer.
NEW
BOSTON.
Butterficld, D. N. Manufacturer of Toy Bureaus, Iron Water Wheels and Machinery.
NEWMARKET.
Burley, Harrison G. Farmer.
Ervin, William Machinist.
Haines, ('. p. Batting Manufacturer.
Jenncss, Charles V. Pattern Maker.
Langlands, William Gardener.
Pendergost, Edmund B. Farmer.
Senter, N. F. Carriage Maker.
Smith, Cyrus G. Farmer.
Wiggin, Edwin
Wiggins, James
F.
S.
Farmer.
Merchant.
Weave Room.
Dodge, E. B. Lumberman.
Eastman, 0. G. Mechanic.
Flanders, 0. S. D. Mechanic.
Seavey, A. G. Miller.
Seavey, James. Mechanic.
RAYMOND.
Street.
Parmelee, J. II. Dentist.
Pike & Heald, Ranges, Furnaces, Plumbing.
Raymond, Wm. H. Stable Keeper.
Robie, John H.
Rockwell, A. L. Custom Boots & Shoes. 21
Stark Block.
Rogers, William C.
Hardware, Paints, Oils,
Elm
Overseer in
POTTER PLACE.
kinds.
Scribner, John Farmer.
Scribner, Charles W. Farmer.
RDMNEY.
Manfr. of Truss Pads.
Abbott Jos. Merchant.
Adams S. Carriage & Sleigh Manfr.
Ames, G. H. Glove Cutter.
Abbott, Daniel,
Ames, Frank P. Painter.
Atwood, Fre A. Farmer.
Avery, S. W. Ladder Mnfr.
i
D.
Hotel Keeper.
J. 0.
Teamster.
Blodgett, S. F. Shoe Workman.
Burnham, J. C. Mechanic.
Baker.
Blake,
S.
Bnrnham,
J.
W.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Buzzell, Abial,
Buzzell, Fred M. Ladder Manfr.
Chapman Chas. C. Ladder Manfr.
(base, J. W. Agt. Steam Washer for Grafton
County.
Colburn, J. A. Farmer.
Collins. George W.
Craig, B. M. Farmer.
Craig, C. C. Blacksmith.
Currier, W. P. Farmer.
Davis. Jacob, Brick Maker.
Doe, O. D. Farmer.
Elliot, Climera F. Miss.
Teacher.
Lumber Mnfr.
Elliot' C. H.
Lumber Manfr.
Elliot. E. H, & Brother,
Farnsworth, Miss. Belle C. Teacher.
Fifield, Dana,
Painter & Glazier.
Fletcher, George W. Buck Glove Manfr.
Ford, II. R. Painter & Manfr. Caskets & Coffins.
French, C. N. Farmer.
French, George P. Glove Cutter.
French, S.
Farmer.
George, A. R. Butcher.
George, Mrs. Thomas.
Gillet, C.
Farmer.
Greeley, Guy E. Buck Glove Manfr.
Hall, A. C.
Hall. B. A.
Physician.
Farmer & Butcher.
Hardy, B. P. Manfr. of Wood Handles Ac.
Ilavnes, J. H.
Farmer.
Herbert, C. W. Farmer.
Holden, Milton. )
„ . en . „ 011 "'
Ho,
Holden,Cha S
.
.A.L
|2
2
Spaulding. Q. C. j Cai »P h °r Refiners.
Jeffers, E. W.
Shoe Workman.
Kenniston, D. D
Farmer.
Keys, Henry, Farmer.
Keys, J. P. Bobbin Manfr.
Keys, Frank A. Student.
Marston, A. R. Farmer.
Marstou, A. Farmer.
Merrill, Frank H.
Ladder Manfr.
Merrill, S. E. Lumber Manfr.
Morrill, A. R. Machine Broker.
Palmer, Chas. C. Ladder Manfr.
Pa} ne, Mrs. G. W. Milliner.
Pease, Charles,
Peppard, J.
W.
Perkins Mrs.
S.
Farmer.
Manfr. Ladders, Steps, Clipper Sleds,
M.
Snow
Shovels, Ac.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Hoyt, Hiram
Person, Abbott W. Teamster.
Pillsbury, D. R. Mechanic.
Preston, Clinton F. Farmer.
Quincy, Hon. Josiali
Quincy, S. H. Merchant.
Robinson, George H. Lumber Manfr.
Simmons, Jag. S. Ladder Manfr.
Simpson, C, B. Merchant.
Simpson, D. L. Physician
Simpson, T. S. Lumber Dealer.
Smart. C. C. Brick Manfr.
Spalter, Rev. A. D. Teacher
Spaulding, Chas. Manfr. of Lumber, Brick
& Charcoal
Spaulding, E. 0. Charcoal Manfr.
Spaulding, Leverett, Farmer.
Spaulding, Luella H.
Stevens, Henry B.
Stevens, 0. L. Ladder Manfr.
Swain, Miss. Eva J. Teacher.
Swain, J. R. Station Agt.
Tilton, J. D. Clergyman
RTE.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Foss, Robert S.
Garland, Chas. D. Farmer.
David, Farmer.
Jenne>s,
Jenness, Emery C. Farmer.
Jenness, G. H. Chairman School Committee.
Johnson, Gilman W. Farmer.
Jones, Mrs. Parry.
Morrill, Alva H. Clergyman.
Odiorne, Sylvester D. farmer.
Philbrick, John. Farmer.
Philbrook, 0. B. Mason.
Rand, Henry S. Mason.
Rand, Obed. Farmer.
SULLIVAN.
Nahum Shoemaker.
Currier.
Lyman
Blacksmith.
Atwell C, Farmer.
Goodwin, L. H. & D. W. Manuf rs and
ber and Chair Stock Dealers.
Nims, Augustus F. Farmer.
Stevens, J. G. Tanner and Currier.
White, Samuel S. Farmer.
Winchester, Elliot C. Farmer.
Davis,
Ellis,
UNITY.
D
ealer in Grain and
Lumber
Dealer in Lumber.
T.
Laborer.
Cummings, John
Farmer.
Goodwin, David L. Farmer.
J.icobs, George F. Teamster.
Libby, Horatio R. Farmer.
Libby, Nathaniel & Ez. Farmers.
Merrill. Asa B. Farmer.
Noves. Fred E. Laborer.
Weeks, H. W. Lumber Dealer.
Weeks^ Ira M. Merchant.
Whicher, Levi C. Farmer.
Willey, Alexander. Farmer.
WASHINGTON.
Crane, 0. T.
Abbott, C. Henrv, Hotel Keeper,
Aldrich, C. E. Farmer & Summer Boarding
House,
Lumber Dealer,
Aldrich, D. M.
Aldrich, Ira M. Summer Boarding House.
Allard, Sam'l, Firm, Gordon Allard & Co.
Lumber Dealers.
Amadon. Geo. M. Fngineer for Wbiteneld
Lumber Co,
F. Farmer.
Jeweller & Druggist.
S,
Bond, J. Farmer.
Farmer.
S. L.
Bray,
Briggs, 0, S. Farmer.
Brown, A. L. I Lumber Merchants of the Firm
Brown, W. G. j of A. L. & W. G. Brown & Co.
Brown, Frank P. Merchant.
Burns, C. W. Lumber Dealer.
Byrne, Wm, Lawyer.
Carleton, Mrs. E,
Chase. A. M. Farmer & Real Estate Agt.
Colby, C. J. Harness Maker.
Colby, J. S. Farmer.
Cole, G.
W. Farmer &
Cowing, C.
Hazen.
A
W. Engineer
Hazen.
Dodge, Leonard
L.
D. &
Lumber Sawyer,
Cummings, J.W.
& Co.
Darling, G.
Cattle Dealer.
Mechanics for
W.
C.
for L. D.
Teamster. G.
I*.
F.
Libbey
&
L. T.
W. Libby *
Co.
Dodge, M. B. Carpenter & Joiner.
Dodge, Wm. F. Proprietor of Mountain View
House.
Donovan, Wm. J. Teamster for Brown & Co,
Dustin, J. E. Mechanic for Brown & Co,
Enstmau, Ben. Farmer nd Teamster.
Eastman, Chas. Firm, Fasiman & Perkins,
Meat & Groceries.
Eastman, J. K. Livery Stable.
Teamster.
S. A.
Surveyor of Lumber, at
Fearoh, Fred C.
Brown's,
Fearon, G. Head Edger.
Lumber Dealer at War.
Fiske, Hazen W,
cester Mass.
Elmer,
Fiske, J. Sullivan,
WARREN.
Davis, Chas. S.
Gale. Chas. M.
Depot Master,
WHITEFIELD.
.-
Lum-
Glidden, Elisha.
Glidden, Ezra J.
Bixby, Jas. M.
WEST ANDOVER.
Brown, W. R.
Blood, 0.
Aldrich, J. K.
Cram, Frank
Farmer.
I.
Lincoln, F. B, Painter.
Proctor, Israel D. Rake Manuf 'r.
Proctor, Mary B.
Severance, John Farmer.
Bell.Wm.
Weeks, A T. Farmer,
Willoughby, J. F. Farmer.
Wyatt, Rev. T. jr. Pastor of North Holderness Church.
Bridge,
678
Farmer & Summer Board
ing House,
Fowler, A. J. Boot Manufacturer,
Goodwin, J, A. Carpenter.
Gordon, M. H. Firm, Gordon Allard
* Lole
Lumber
Dealers,
Gould, C. B, Farmer & Cattle Dealer.
Gould, L. R. Moulder.
Gove, George S, Physician,
Gove, Ira S. M. General Collection Agent.
Harmon, Wm. M. Clergyman,
Harriman, Geo, Teamster, G, W. Libby & UQ,
Hayes, Orange S. Boarding House Keeper
for
Brown &
niggins, M.
Co.
House Painter,
George W. Farmer,
Holmes, V. R. Board Sawyer,
Holmes, Willis, Lumberman,
Howland, 0. S. Farmer & Stlldeflt.
Huntoon, Amasa, Farmer,
Hutcuins, J. M. Farmer.
Iiildreth,
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
G74
Hutching, M. W. Farmer.
Hutching, W. B. Clerk Insurance Agent.
Jenkins, 0. E. Board Sawyer, C. Libby & Co.
Johnson, J. W. Mountain Stage Driver.
'
l.
Millwright and If achiuist.
King, C. E. Farmer.
Lambert, Louis, Lawyer.
Lane, A. W. Clerk. C. Libby & Co.
Lane, 1! F. Farmer.
Learned, Henry, Board Sawyer, G. W. Libby
&Co.
Learned, J. M. Saw Filer, 0. W. Libby & Co.
Libbey, n. C. Lumber Dealer.
Libbey, J. U A. Grain Mill.
Lumber Dealer.
Libby, Charles,
Libby, II. W. Lumberman, C. Libby & Co.
Libby, J. C. Millwripht.
Marden, E. F. Farmer.
Mc. Gregor. J. L. Student Agricultural College, Uanover.
Edger, C. Libby & Co.
0.
Mc Leod,
Miner, J. L. Farmer.
Morey, George E. Clerk at Brown's Store.
Morrison, Mrs. L, .Milliner, Dress Maker &
Fancy Hoods.
Morse, John, Engineer, G. W. Libby & Co.
Mason.
U
ton, G. P.
Newel, II. S. Farmer.
Nou^se, Eugene, Saw Filer for L. D. & L. T.
Uazen.
Palmer, C. J. Machinist for Brown & Co.
Parker, Daniel, Farmer.
Parker, L. D. Shingle Sawyer, G. W. Libby
A Co.
Perkins, J. S. Firm, of Eastmam & Perkins.
Meals & Groceries.
Pillsbury. Geo. II. Sash & Blind Manufacturer A Builder.
Piukham, G. II. Clergyman.
Priest, .1. B. Boarding Mouse, C. Libby & Co.
Pushee. E. P. Engineer for Brown & Co.
Putney, Alvin E.
Qnimby, A. II. Machinist, C. Libby k Co.
Quimby. Wm. K. Merchant.
Robinson, Geo. Laborer.
S mipson, Jennie E.
At Amoskeag Mills
Manchester.
V
ii
Sanders, John
II.
Teamster
for L. D.
&
L. T.
Uazen.
Snow, D. S. Builder & Sash & Blind Manfr
Snow, E. M. Builder of Houes.
Stalbird, Aaron, H. Carpenter.
Tague, Phill, Chopper for Brown
Farmer.
Taylor, John T.
Thomas, L.
Walker, F.
Warner, A.
I
Sm
>.
th, Lewis F.
Blacksmith for L. D. & L. T.
Uazen.
Smith, 0. P. Carpenter.
&,
Co.
Filer.
Stone Worker.
Farmer.
Blacksmith.
P.
B.
Wells, Isaac,
Wentworth, E. Mill Man at Brown's
Weston, E. II. Station Agent.
Win'. hi, Charles E. Millwright at Brown's
Whedon, W. J. Stone Mason.
Whitcher, L. D. G. f W. he S. f.
WILMOT CENTRE.
Brown, Joseph C.
Farmer.
Clough, Franklin C. Farmer.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Langley, W. F. Farmer.
Messer, P. Farmer.
Fisk, Calvin.
Goodhen, Seth.
Stevens, Aim is. Farmer.
Stearns, Minot. Farmer.
Thompson, C. H. Farmer.
Trussell, Charles. Clergyman.
Woodward, Geo. E. Manufacturer.
WILMOT FLAT.
Jones, Otis, Tanner & Currier.
Nelson, Win. G. F'armer.
Thompson, Samuel.
Withington, Cyrus.
Farmer.
Farmer.
WILTON.
Carlton, C.C.
Keyes, Geo. D.
WOOLEN MILL.
.
Chase, Thomas.
Lawyer.
Hardy, Willis F. Clerk.
Morey, M. M. Spinner.
Morey, W. C. Carder.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Marshall,
Boston.
Plummer,
Part well, J. m.
Merchant.
Sheaban, John 11. Shoe Maker.
Small M.N. Sawyer at Brown's .
Smith, L. \V. Board Sawyer, C. W. Brown &
Saw
S.
John W., Mechanical Engineer,
S. B., 55
Elm
Street, Boston.
ERRATA.
The following names were incorrectly printed in the former list.
Ford, Daniel, Dover, Ginger Ale and Beer
Maufacturer.
Longley, Geo. H. Peterboro, Proprietor of
Bakery.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
ADDITIONAL,
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS
FOR FIFTH
ACWORTIL
Ainsworth, J. Clergyman.
Beryl, Geo. H. Mountain House.
Barnard, S. P.
Chenev, S. W.
Clark, D.
Dickey, J. W.
Tin lay, B. C.
Kingsbury, E. A.
Kemp, John
675
D.
Morrison, E. R. Teacher.
Richardson, J. T. Merchant.
Spatildiug, E. Blacksmith.
BARNSTEAD.
EDITION".
Hunt. W. A.
Depot Station Agent.
Ilamet, Mrs. E.
H.irtnet,
James
Shoemaker.
Jones, P. A.
Jenney, H. H. Farmer.
Johnson, II. C. Saw Miller.
Livingston, Colborn Wood Turner.
Shoemaker.
Lanv;, John S.
Lenad, M. M. Needle Maker.
Lane, L. & L. Farmers.
Madigan, Thomas Shoemaker.
Metcalf, Horace F'armer.
Mahan, Miss M. M.
Moore, H. E. Mechanic.
Mayhen, V. S. Shoe Stock Fitter.
Putnam, W. D. Shoe Manufacturer.
Avery, Walter M. Trader.
Babcock, J. 51. Proprietor of Card Mill.
W.
F'armer.
Perry James E.
Farmer.
Blaisdell, J. P. Shoemaker.
Carr, W. 0. Clergyman.
Perry, A. Farmer.
Perry, Edward R. Farmer.
Copp, Reuben
Blacksmith.
Park's, D. W.
Richardson, Jas. Shoe Cutter.
Rogers, Charles E. Clergyman.
Rockwood, A. P. Boot Cutter.
Reed. A. C. Carpenter and Builder.
Rust, A. Custom Shoemaker.
Sanders. Charles A. Shoe liottonier.
II.
Farmer.
Chesley, W. A. Farmer and Poultry Dealer.
Clark, I. H. Shoemaker.
Emerson, Timothy Blacksmith.
Emerson, Geo. W. Dentist.
George, Chas. S. Farmer.
Jenkins Charles E. Farmer.
Jenkins, John II. Carpenter.
Jenkins. W. A. Farmer.
Langley, Mrs. T. D.
Marshall, I. D. Farmer.
Palmer, Frank E. Carpenter.
Thyng, Charles E. Farmer.
Waldo, John Carpenter.
Wheeler, Mrs. Dr.
Young, II. P. Carpenter.
CHARLESTOWN.
Bailey, Eliphalet Farmer.
Bailey, Mrs. M. W.
Putnam,
Ii.
Wood Tumor and Rake
Thomas
Maker.
Swau, William Gardener.
Spooner, Stephen A. Carpenter and Builder.
Harness Maker, Carriage
Sparrow, Chas.
Trimmer and Upholsterer.
Saker, Fred, Tinman.
Snow, G. A. Shoemaker.
Sanders. C. L. Shoemaker.
Sannderson, II. II. Clergyman.
Slavin,
Smith,
Thomas
T.
Farmer.
Tidd, E. II.
Taylor, John W. Farmer.
Bond, George S. Stoves and Tin ware.
Bowman, J. M. Saloon Keeper.
Baker, Mrs. H.M.
Chapin, W. 0. Farmer.
Chubb, A. W. Shoe Cutter.
Callahan, Miss M. C. Shoe Stitcher
Cobb, Josiah Carpenter and Joiner.
Cashing, Edmund L. Attorney at Law.
DeNormandie, Eugene Clergyman.
Evans, Henry K. Boot Cutter.
Easter, II C." Shoemaker.
Eusworth, Geo. W. Carpenter and Joiner.
Lumber Dealer and Steaui Mill
Fish. John S.
Livery and Boarding Stable.
Vial!, II. B.
Williams C. IT. Shoemaker.
White, Geo. A. Farmer.
Proprietor.
Foster, S. C.
Finlay, Chas. A. Eagle Hotel.
Fletcher, Ellen L. Watchmaker ami Jeweler.
Shoe Cutter, and Pattern
Goodrich. M. N.
Perry, Kittrcdge
Draftsman.
Hamlin. I). S. Shoe Dealer.
Hamlin, Win. Fanner.
Hamlin, Geo. W. General Merchant.
Hubbard, E. F. Farmer.
Whit taker, J. M. Physician.
Walker, Cephas Carriage Manufacturer, and
Grain Dealer.
Willard, L. B. White
Washer and Kalsominer.
CLAREMONT.
Prouty, E.
W.
Millwright.
CONCORD.
Drugs and Medicines.
C0NT00C00KVILLE.
Elliott,
Mrs.
J. R.
Dow, Joseph Farmer.
Farmer.
Jones, John P.
Libbee,
Wm.
T.
Carpenter.
I'o-tniaster.
Patterson. Joab
White, Frauk F'armer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
676
Harness Maker and Car.
Hartford, Jas. W.
riage Trimmer.
Lamos, Horace A. Broprietor of Point Cot-
CORNISH.
Blood, E. P. Mechanic.
Blood, Ed. B. Farmer.
Ballock, Wm. Farmer.
Buckman, George
tage.
Metcalf, II.
Democrat
II.
Press.
Overseer of Spinning.
Manock, David
Farmer.
O'Neil, W. F. Farmer.
Peel, Charles F. Overseer Weave Room.
Scales, John Principal of Franklin Academy.
Brown, Helen R.
Churchill, B. B. Carpenter.
Cole, Seth, Capt.
Sea Captaiu.
Cole, Geo. L. Farmer.
Fitch, Lyman Farmer.
Foss, Walter H.
Farmer.
Fogs, A. P. Farmer.
Fisher, J. R. Farmer.
Second hand Card Room.
Twombly, E. II. Register of Deeds.
Tasker, John C, & Co. Groceries, Belknap St.
Taylor, Edward Farmer.
Smith, Albion A.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Towle, Levi
Witham, John E.
Parmer.
Haven, A. L. Mechanic.
Johnson, E. C. Farmer.
Kenyon, B. C. Farmer.
Martindale, Lemuel Sheriff.
Bowers, L. Farmer.
Bowers. Orlando Wool Dealer.
Baget, J. L. Farmer.
Bohinson, A. T. Farmer.
Spaulding, A. K. Blacksmith.
Smith. W. B. Mechanic.
Thrasher, B. F. Farmer.
Tracy, S. A. Farmer.
Walker, M. L. Farmer.
White, John Farmer.
Walker, Henry W. Farmer.
Walker, G. B. Farmer.
Wilder, J. J. Farmer.
Fit. h, E. B.
Shoecutter.
Webster, C. E.
DUNBARTON.
Bailey, Oliver Farmer.
Barnard, Samuel Farmer.
Clark, A. C. Farmer.
Farmer.
Clifford, I. P.
Holmes, Daniel Farmer.
Ireland J. B. Farmer.
Lord, John Farmer.
Merrill, J. 0.
Farmer.
Mills, J. C.
Farmer.
Twist, Page Farmer.
DURHAM.
Coleman, Mrs. Mahitable.
FRANCESTOWN.
BERRY.
Bixby, Augustus H. Civil Engineer.
Dodge, Miss, Julia A. Book-keeper.
Fisher, Theron P. Farmer.
Adams, Charles Store Keeper.
barker, John F. Farmer.
Lawyer.
Bartlett, G. C.
HAMPTON.
Crowell, W. II. Shoemaker.
Currier. David Banker, Depot.
Conch, 0. D. Lumber Mau'fr. and Farmer.
Carter, Alba B.Rev.
Clark, Leonard Farmer.
bustin, J. A. Deputy Sheriff.
Brown, Warren
Ware, Edwin
Evans, James Blacksmith.
Humphrey, H. Ii. Farmer.
Ha-kins. Rev. It. W. Cong.
Leonard, A. G. Merchant.
HENNIKER.
LANCASTER.
Ames, Asa Machinist.
Bugbee, Frank Physician.
Farmer.
Btrotlg, Richard R.
Pillslniry. H.
Carpenter, East Derry.
ttpton, C. P.
Underbill,
Ii.
Brooks, C. C. Farmer.
Corning, B. H. Prop' of Lancaster House.
Cobleigh, E. V. Stoves' Tin, Copper & Agent
for Fairbank's Scales.
Colby, Joseph Cooper.
Drew, Irving W. Lawyer.
Guernsey, Aaron Farmer.
Hartford, M. E. Carpenter.
Holton, H. P. I. Farmer.
Hunt, Win. P. Laborer.
Hartford. W. A. Tanning & Carding.
Hart lord, George A. Farmer.
Hopkins, J. M. Prop, of Williams House.
Heywood, William Lawyer.
Kent & Griswold, Dry Goods, Clothing and
Postmaster.
Reed Maker
Edge Tool Maker.
R.
DORCHESTER.
Biimham, Nathaniel. Farmer.
Farmer.
Bilrpee, Mar-hall
Cheever, Samuel Parmer.
Fiit-., John M.
Merchant.
Btreeter, \,. It,
Parmer.
Reed Hiram
Farmer.
DOVER.
Drdmi
F
its.
mi.
id
Tailoring.
Overseer Card Room.
Proprietor of Circus.
lachman.
Bracket, John H.
dishing. Joseph
Jame
llei
yman.
Book-Keeper,
I
James M.
\
Color Mak'-r, Cocheco Print
Gtrlme, William
Works.
Haw. nth. John Machine Printer.
'Hidden. Charles A. Shoe Cutter.
i*
isar, B. H.
fc
Son,
Manufacturers
Beav)
ii
i
i
ii.niaisous.
Farmer.
Colby, Rachael, Mrs.
Seavey, David Contoakville.
Boor, W. W. Miller.
Reed, Orison Blacksmith.
Sargent, C. II. Farmer.
Parker, Franklin
Farmer
HANCOCK.
Kent, Edward R. Merchant.
McGibnee, James Clerk.
Mitchell, Ezra Physician.
Monehan, .lames Blacksmith.
Moody, (I. w. File Manufacturer.
Morse, Charles E. Fanner.
Nutter, Charles A. Stationery & Gen'l Merchandise.
Olcott,
of
I'..
T.
Dentist.
Porter Brothers,
chandise.
Dry Goods & Gen'l Mer-
�NAMES OP SUBSCRIBERS.
Rhodes, Freedom M. Lawyer.
Reed. J. C. Millwright.
Rhodes, Tener M. Farmer & Starch Man'fr.
Richardson, Nathaniel II. Furniture, Paper
Hangings, Coffins & Caskets.
Smith, Frank & Co. Flour, Corn & Feed Store.
Twitchell, Hiram Boarding House.
Thompson, A.
Machinist.
White, Wm. A
Agent.
Whitcorab, Col. Horace & Son, Harness
Makers.
Weeks, James M. Jr. Starch Manufacturer.
Woodward, J. H. Farmer.
Costello,
677
Mike
Mill
Man.
Dickon, Thomas Jobber.
Dexter, L. Sawyer.
Eames, John Farmer.
Fisk, Wm. Farmer.
Gotham, Asa H. Farmer.
Hatch, Asa Farmer.
Howe, R. S. J. Farmer.
Hanaford, J. R. Farmer.
Henson, Charles Laborer.
Hutson, Thomas Laborer.
Butter, J. V.
Putman. Charles
Hanks, B. N. Laborer.
Hutson, Edward Farmer.
Hayes, Wm. Baggage Mister.
Proprietor Hall House.
Hanson, Mrs. Sybil
Jones. James B. Boarding House.
Knight, Edwin Sawyer.
Wheeler, John
Lucas,
LEMPSTER.
I
LONDONDERRY.
Annis, Daniel G.
Farmer, North Londonderry P. 0.
Boyce, Geo. W. Farmer, N. Londonderry P.O
"
"
"
"
Boyce, Samuel
"
"
"
"
Boys, Walter
"
"
"
"
Corning, S. R.
Clark, Freemont Pump Manufacturer.
Clark, Win. Farmer.
Ela, Edward P. "
Derry Depot P. 0.
"
"
"
Hardy, Aaron P. "
Hartshorn, Geo. R. Farmer. Derry Depot P.O.
"
Holmes, Mathew
North Londonderry P. 0,
"
Mc. Allester, .Tona.
"
Mack, Robert C.
Derry P. 0.
Mc Gregor, Alexander "
*'
"
Depot
Morse, A. J.
P.O.
"
N. Londonderry
"
N. Londonderry
"
Pettengill, J.
P.O.
Perkins, Washington
Farmer.
Rotary Filler Sawyer.
Merriam, Miss Abbie B. Teacher.
Moore, D. S. Foreman Tanner.
McFarland, Charles Farmer.
McFarland, Cester
Martin, Charles N.
McMann, Wm. Planing.
Morffet, John D. Jobber.
Gardner.
Pike, Mrs. C. T.
Pool, Mrs. S. C.
Rickey, Horace H. Farmer.
Richardson, F. F. Mechanic.
Sargent, J. H. Planing and Saw Mill.
Sheridan, Dommick Job Teaming.
Spredbury, Charles C. Mason.
Spredbury, Wm. Farmer.
John Farmer.
Tookey, P. J. Hotel Keeper.
Willson, David Stone Cutter.
Wood, Franklin E. Farmer.
Whitney, J. T. W. Farmer.
Young, Antipas House Carpenter.
Toll ens.
N. Londonderry
P.O.
Plummer, Nathan
Hiram Carpenter.
Montgommery, Geo. W. Lath Sawyer.
Mc'Intire Henry Farmer.
McKelleps, Geo. M. Foreman Tool's Mill.
PELHAM
P.O.
Richardson,
Wm.
Londonderry
Lumber Dealer,
P.
P. 0.
North
Peabody, J. W. Farmer.
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N. Londonderry P.
Nesmith, J. Y.
Smith, Daniel D. Blacksmith, N. Londonderry
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NORTHUMBERLAND.
John M. Laborer.
Brown, R. J. Student.
Blake, Mrs. Mary J. Farmer.
Civil Engineer and
Buckman, Edward F.
Land Surveyor.
Astle,
PLAINFIELD.
Austin, George
W.
Farmer.
Buckman, Henry
Bailey, L. L.
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Upholstery.
Bryant, Henry
Dunkley, C. H.
Farmer.
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Eastman, Ora V.
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French, A. W.
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Hall, Will Merchant.
Student.
Lewin, B. F. Butcher.
Monlton, Fred Poultry Dealer.
Newton, John Stone Mason.
Porter, Jabez Farmer.
Pickernel, Charles "
NEWPORT.
Freight Conductor on C.
Burt, 0. G.
R. R.
Royce, Philip Merchant.
Pastor Free Will Baptist
Church.
Roney, John Granite Worker.
Young, Edward Farmer and Stone Cutter.
[abbey, E. D.
MANCHESTER.
Colburn, A. L. Scale Business.
Doolittle, J. S. Conductor M.
Foss, Rev. Tobias
Sanderson, L. Stone Mason.
Btickney, II. II. Carpenter & Farmer.
Sticknev, II. Farmer.
Smith, E. II. Clergyman. (Wat.)
Spauldlng, L. D. Farmer.
Stroug, S. C. Mechanic.
Watson. Mary A.
Westgate, E. \V. Butcher & Farmer.
RAYMOND.
Browne, J.
F.
Gunsmith.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
678
Manson, B. S. Clergyman.
Moiilton, George M. Farmer.
Cabinet.
Poor, J. L.
KI'MXEY.
Teacher.
Farnsworth. Belle C.
George, Thomas, Mrs.
Farmer.
Preston, Clinton F.
SALEM.
Abbott, N. G. Shoe Shop.
Abbott. 8. K. Reporter for Essex Eagle.
Adams, George M. Parmer.
Armor, Albert L. Proprietor of Salem House.
Kimball, S. H. Farmer.
Kroyd, Samuel A. Jack Spinner.
Long, Mrs. Martha
Lord. David Farmer.
Lowell, Mrs. Lizzie Milliner and Dress-Maker.
Farmer.
Merrill, Daniel
Mirick, Mrs. Hattie N. Weaver.
Mirick, Miss Florence A. Weaver.
Harness Manufacturer.
Parrish, T. D.
Palmer, Joseph P. Shoe Shop.
Page, A. M. Meat Market.
Paul. George M. Farmer.
Pat
Mary
tin-. Mis.-,
Pendergast, Daniel Supt. North Shoddy Mill.
Peabody, E. A. Contractor and Builder.
Austin, Mrs. Abb] B
Aver, Win. 1!. Carpenter.
Poole, Sirs. It. F.
Prescott, A. J. Farmer.
Shoe Manufacturer.
Bailey, Loren E. Carpenter.
Parmer.
Ballad, Jonathan A.
Reynolds, John F.
Richards, L. P. E. Real Estate Broker.
Robinson, B. A. Billiard Saloon.
Ayer,
J.
i
Carriage Painter.
Pastor Congregational
C. A.
.
Rockwood, William
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Bodwell, Mrs.
Bowser, Rev. Samuel
L.
Carpenter.
Bradford, Joseph 1J. Farmer & Shoemaker.
Brad lord, Jesse W. Parmer.
Burns. J. W. Shoe Manufacturer.
Buxton, Joseph Shoe Factory.
Butler, James J. Farmer.
Carey, Joel C. Merchant.
Clark, Alburton W. Stone Cutter.
Clotlgh,
.1.
Fanner.
l>.
Parmer.
fluff J. W.
Parmer.
Cluff, Levi
Clutf, Josiah Q.
Old
Cluff. B.C.
Colby, Fred
Colby, Wm.
Line Market.
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.Mrs. A. II.
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John
Corliss,
Parmer,
D.
tone Cutter.
Crowell, Win. G. Parmer.
Dorr, Rev. Henry Clergyman.
John Machinist.
Duston, Mrs. Abbie M. Weaver.
.
Duston
Kllingwood, J. N. Carpenter.
Emerson, Robert Parmer.
Swings, Clinton Pai
Henry
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Painter.
Fellows Theodore W. Parmer.
Farmer.
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I.
Manufai turer.
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Carpenter.
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.
Woodbury,
Bhop.
I'.
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Parmer
A.
F.
Silv.-r. C. L.
Shoe Shop.
Smith, Charles Painter.
Smith, J V. Farmer ami Insurance Agent.
Smith. W. M. Designer and Engraver.
Smith. Win. W. Shoe Shop.
Staunton. Wiliiam Farmer.
Blacksmith.
Stott, William B.
Stuart. Rev. Wm. H.
Pastor M. E. Church,
Taylor Richard Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
Taylor,M. N. Manufacturer.
Taylor, L.W. Merch int.
Taylor, Win. Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
horn, D. M. Fai mer.
Thorn, Isaac Fanner,
Farmer.
Tilton, Joseph M.
Villain. Orrin E.
Farmer.
Webster, T. C. Farmer.
Webster, G. II. Painter and Grainer.
Webster, Amos N. Farmer,
Webster, Joseph Shoe Manufacturer.
Wilier, .b.hn Stone Cutter and Farmer.
Welch, Joseph M. Merchant.
w heeler, J. It. Shoe Manufacturer.
Fanner.
W
ler, John A.
Whittemore, Rev. Elisha J. Pastor Baptist
Church.
Wilson, A. G. Farmer.
Woo James Engraver.
Woodbury, George Public Boarding House.
'I
Mason.
Carder and Spinner.
W.
Boss, E.
Rowel I, W.
Church.
Brown. James
Goodhue, Mr-. Laura J. Teacher.
Goodwin, Eugene A. Carpenter.
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in, Mi - Mary J.
Goodwin, Milton Mechanic.
Rev. .1. A.
Pastor M. E. Church.
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Hall, i
Hall, Ezra B.
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Pai out.
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Shoemaker.
Hihlreth, J. 0.
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Farmer.
T.
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Parmer.
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Jennings, Samuel P. Shoemaker.
turer.
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Kelly, Oilman D,
Kelly, Charles 0.
mon
C.
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Kimball. Cbarles
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Shoemaker.
R.
Mason.
Parmer,
II.
Farmer.
W
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York, Mrs. Eliza.
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Isaiah
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Hawk
Farmer.
Rowell.Mrs. M. M.
Merchant.
Dow diver I.. Farmer
Silas
Dinsm
Parmer.
Dai i-. Oilman W. Merchant.
i
Farmer.
Esty, Solon
Mel, ure, Isabel le Post Mistress.
i'
ictor,
Hosea
Parmer and Produce Dealer,
Richardson, leorge Farmer.
Fanner.
Stacy, Oilman
Farmer.
Shoultes, William II.
Fanner.
ittemore, Joel F.
Wei,),, li. N.
Hotel Keeper.
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L.
Hardy, E. R.
Foreman
of Section
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WARREN.
Colton, D. B. Farmer.
Hardy, E. R. Foreman of Section.
Whitcher, Adouiron Butcher.
WASHINGTON.
Mentzer, Walter C.
Lovewell House,
WEBSTER.
Burbank, F. L. Lumber Dealer.
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Bnrbank, W. W.
Buxton, Rev. Edward Clergyman.
Colby, James L. Farmer.
Courser,
Thomas
J.
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Couch. Miss Nancy E.
Duncklee, Calvin, T.
Elliott, Miss Priscilla A.
Teacher.
Flanders, John A. Farmer and Carpenter.
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lime, Charles F.
II.
Farmer.
George A.
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Little, Caleb P.
Pearson, J. C.
Tiltoii,
Mrs. Julia A.
Oilman, Mary
B.
m. Carpenter and Joiner.
Qoodell, Frank
Farmer.
Kimball, Mis. II. M.
Moore, W. H. Esq. Farmer.
Merrill, Chas. M. Carpenter.
Philbrick, A. S. Farmer.
Plnmmer, Geo. Farmer.
Page, A.
Tinsmith, Dealer in Stoves and
Hollow-ware.
Smart, .lames Farmer.
Stanyan, Newell Merchant.
Simpson, John M.
Smith, S. II. Mechanic.
Smith, David Farmer.
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Tenney, Edward G. Teacher.
White, Mrs. Charlotte j).
Whitniore, John, M. D.
Whitcher, L. P. Farmer.
Wells, Henry P. Farmer.
Hutchinson, Charles
Tiirill,
James
WENTWORTH.
Blodgott, Jeremiah Esq.
Blood, II. C. Carpenter.
WILMOT.
Johnston, Green
Woolen Manufacturer.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Machinist, with A.
Messer, John A.
Depot Master at Messer's.
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
Brown, W. A.
Coll. urn, Jas.
Farmer.
Currier, S. G. Esq.
Durkey, F. A. Esq. M. D.
Downing, J. L. Esq. Farmer.
Elliott, J. F.
Brown.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
B.
Boyd, F. 0.
Davis, J. a.
Davis, W. II.
Teacher,
QilmanJEnoch Mrs.
Gove,
WEST STEWARTSTOWN.
Farmer's wife.
Brown, W. W.
Boardman, Eldri.lge Esq.
L. & W. G. Brown.
679
Fletcher, T. M. Purveyor of Lumber.
Foster, John Farmer.
Merchant.
Merchant.
Teamster, with A. L. & W. G.
•
Eaton, Franklin,
Eaton, Davis & Co., Mer-
chants.
Hon. Moses H. Eastman, Judge of the Courts
METHUEN, MASS.
Copp, M. G. House Carpenter.
Emerson, Jacob Cashier of Bank.
F.sher, Albert V.
Trader's Clerk.
Fulton, James Farmer.
Gordon, J. Haskell Provision Dealer
BETHLEHEM.
Bian.lin, J. S.
Bunker, C. E.
Postmaster.
Proprietor Mt. Agassiz House.
Bunker, William G. "
"
Bethlehem
"
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Bean, Wilson H.
Sunset
Blandin, A. W. Farmer.
Durgin, J. A. Sinclair House.
Gallaher, Hugh. Farmer.
Gordon, Dan. P. Farmer.
Hatch, Alpha. Farmer.
Hildreth, T. T. Boots, Shoes and Groceries.
McGregory, W. A. Lumber and Starch M'f'r.
"
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Kidder, James M.
Quimby, I. J. Justice of Peace, and Notary
Plummor, Joseph. Proprietor Cottage Boarding House.
Richardson, I. E. Farmer and Lumber Deal'r
Spooner, B. C. Proprietor of Stage Line from
Bethlehem to Littleton.
Turner, J. N. Proprietor Turner House.
Wildor, H. W. Proprietor Maple Cottage and
L. M. Mrs.
Farwell, J. L.
Bradbury, Albert. Mechanic and Sawyer.
Bui lard, James. Insurance Agent.
Balcom, George L. Woolen Manufacturer.
Belknap, Darius. Overseer Weave Room.
Clark, William. Flour and Grain.
Millinery Goods.
Uermon.
Attorney at Law.
Harris, Thomas J. Insurance Agent.
Ib.lt.
Haul. rich, F. Clothing, Hats, etc.
Hunter. Lewis M. Cloth Dresser.
Benj. F.
Propr. Junction House.
Jewett, J. W. W. I. G
Is and Groceries.
I. one. Charles II.
Station Agent.
Ormsby, II. II. Diuing Rooms.
Parks, C. E.
Proutv, E. W. Millwright.
Hemenway,
Redfield, S. F.
Merchant
Richardson,
Clareraont File Works.
Flour and Groceries.
II.
Tailor.
S. Jr.
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Stowell, G. H. Hardware Ac.
Stockwell, George T. Carpenter.
Straw. O. C. Spinner.
Walker, J. S.
Clergyman.
Vanghan, Edwin. U.S. Consul, Coaticook, P.Q.
Webb, Hiram. Supt. Sullivan Mill.
Sullivan, C. 0.
Livery Stable.
CLAREMONT.
Clerk.
Teacher.
S. C.
Dow,
8,
Public.
Town
Pelham,C.
Sanborn,
CONCORD.
Hazelton, James.
Millinery.
PITTSFIELD.
Bachelder, J. M.
Jeweller.
Coburn, J. M. Clergyman.
Drake, S. J. Farmer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
680
Emery, N. W. Merchant.
French, K. W. Farmer.
Foss, G. W. Farmer.
Hill. s.
I.
.
Hill. J. T.
Dentist.
Merchant.
Lane, I!. 0. Farmer.
Ring, S. F. Farmer.
King, S. S. Farmer.
STRATFORD.
Aiken, II. Engineer.
Atherton, Miss Mary A.
Alger, .1. B.
Merchant.
Blodgett, Win. H. Farmer.
Brown, Branch, Farmer.
Brown, S. F. Fanner.
Brown, S. F. Farmer.
Brown, Wellington. Farmer.
Blodgett, F. A. Farmer.
Blodgett, Charles D. Farmer.
Bennett, Oliver, Farmer.
Buhlwin, J. M. Farmer.
Brown, George A. Farmer.
Blodgett, A. S. Teamster.
Bean, Gh II. Farmer.
Booth, Henry A. Laborer.
l; iss, 1.. I>.
Farmer.
Boyle, John 0. G. T. R. R. Employee.
Baldwin, W. L. Lumberman.
Baldwin. E, A. Milwn'ght.
Boyle, Dennis,
Lumberman.
Corliss, Win.
Farmer.
P.
Farmer.
Curtis, E. W. Farmer.
Clark. Thomas H. Sawyer.
Dowd, Michael, Farmer.
Dunn, Joseph, Farmer.
Day, Samuel A. Farmer.
Dimick. Henry, G. T. R. R. Employee.
Douglass, William, Farmer.
Drew, B. F. Farmer.
English, Mrs. E. J.
Flinii. Franklin,
Jobber.
Conery, Simon
Fuller, Mrs. C. C.
Fay, Win. Laborer.
Gould, Ira I,. Farmer.
Qambsby, Russell, F'armer.
Hapgood, Richard F. Farmer.
Hartshorn, George C. Farmer.
Howell, Wm. G. T. R. R. Employee.
Hinman, U. B.
Hotel-Keeper.
Johnson, Timothy B. Board Sawyer.
Johnson, M. D. Land Surveyor.
Jorden, Abel, Farmer.
Kenney, Fred L. Joiner and Board Surveyor.
Kingsley, A. Jobber.
Laflure, Lewis, Laborer.
Laroche, Jerry, Blacksmith.
McMay, Charles, Farmer.
Horse, Edward, Blacksmith.
Martin, John J. Farmer.
Marshall, Melvin, Merchant.
Marguire, Miss Ellen,
Marden. Mrs. R. B.
Norcott, C. F. Carriage Maker.
Ockinglon, H. A. Mechanic.
Ockington, B. B. Mechanic.
Parnell. Peter, Farmer.
Stone, Miss Ellsie,
Scruton, Wm. H. G. Tr. Agent.
Silver, E. M.
Sawyer.
Stride, Alfred R.
Farmer.
Spiller, G. D.
Farmer.
Stone, John G. Farmer.
Wright, J. V. Mechanic.
Watters, C. D. Mechanic
CONCORD.
Plummer, Mrs. Alice E.
NEWBURY.
Bailey,
Mary
J.
Housewife.
Blodgett, Isaac F. Blacksmith.
Brock way, V. C. Station Agent:
Clark, Asa B. Farmer.
Collins, L. A.
Housewife.
Foster, Silas E. Section Hand.
Fowler, John W. Mechanic.
George, Darius H. Farmer.
Gillingham J. King, Farmer.
Gillinghain, J. L. Farmer.
Gove, Warren C. Farmer.
Johnson, N. S. Mt. Sunapee House.
Marshall, Jesse, Farmer.
Morse, Jeremiah, Postmaster.
Morse, S. A. Farmer.
Muzzey, Wm. W. Carpenter and Mason.
Muzzey, Samuel 2d, Farmer.
Muzzev, John, Farmer.
Pike, S. K. Merchant.
Ring, E. C. Farmer.
Thomson, S. B. Farmer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
PERRY.
Palmer,
Engineer.
Alexander, Alvah. Farmer and Provision
Aldxich, C. E.
Merchant.
1*.
J.
695
Plummer, Alley, LondondeiTy.
Farmer
and Mail Carrier.
Priest James.
Station A
Richai'ds, reorge.
Blacksmith.
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Fanner.
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\V.
Farmer.
Hemphill, Joseph. Fanner.
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Klein, Joseph, Fruit Grower.
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Gilchrist,
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Shute, Mrs. E. G.
Shute, George. Farmer.
Mrs. Mary.
Walker, Mosi a A. Blacksmith.
r, Nathaniel.
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Wheeler, Thaddeus. Fanner.
White, W. !>. Me reliant .m:i! Lumberman.
Wilson, Samuel. Pi ach Grower.
Woolley, John D. Farmer.
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Low, John
Lewi--.,
S. P.
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Prop'r Sanders's Hotel.
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Lumber Business.
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Corwin, J. F. T. Milk Dealer.
Dana, .Mrs. Nelli A.
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Sargent,
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i.
Farmer.
Robert.
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Clough, L.\
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Homer
Teacher.
Mack, Miss L.C. Dr ^ssmaker.
MacGregor, D. Merchant.
M( den, Robert. Farmi r.
Merriam, Mai shall. Farmer.
Shoe Business.
Messer, Geor
Montgom
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Fruit Grower.
P.
h.
Fanner.
Morrison, John B. Shoemaker.
Nowell, Samui 1. Fanner.
Novell, James. Farmer.
M. F.
Labo
Sumner. George R. Carriage Maker.
Little,
Rowell, J. R. Travelling Optician.
Southworth, M. E. Far
A. F. Morrill.
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Boswell, T.
W
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Lumber
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Novelty Manufacturer
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J ^ o ' ^ a i r T f l T n l o r t b e Fittest.
FARMDJ&TON TO CELEBRATE
It m a k e s
w o r k of a h e a v y w a s h
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 26, 1896.
I'UBI ISHFU
K>r.ol
riUlUT
MOUNtNO
light
T O ITT
PLENTY OF ENTHU8IA8M,
M O N E Y AND BRAINS.
does
Sunlight Soap
COMMITTEE:si
B U S Y
TBBE8XIMO
A R R A N G I N G
FEAT V
FIELD
WITHOUT
AN ERKOE
AMD B A T T R E M E N D O U S L Y
Farmington won its first game In tho
Cocheoo League at Burget Pork, Satur
day, defeating tho Somerswortbs In the
most approved fashion.
They have a
clean error column, and the w a y thoy
batted the somewhat famous Hobbs
caused a scar and blighting frost to strike
tbe young mau's adherents among the
three hundred spectators present. Nedeau had four slick base hits up bis sleeve
and Card slipped three olean ones Out ot
bis Inside pocket. Bunker pitched in flue
form, and the work of Raymond behind
tho bat for "neatness and dispatch" was
equal to that ot Mark Hanna at a politi
cal convention.
The Somersworths hod on off day oyl
dnntly, but It may be said of them that
they are a gentlemanly lot of players. In
this respect models for any team, and
that doesn't mean that they lack ability
or pluck to stand up for their rights.
They know the game all right.
The Fanulngtou's lleldlng was as slick
as creamery butter. Congratulations to
Manager Sanders and bis team of stal
wart braves. T h e score.
I
BBS
At K&ra>tagtJ)D,N H bT
Stomach, sometimes calledSvaterbrtuh,
and
burning pain, distress, nansca,
dyspepsia, arc cured by Hood's Sawaparilla. This it accomplishes becaun
with Its wonderful power as a blooi
purifier, Hood's Sareaparilla ge-ntl)
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite, gives refreshing
sleop, and raises tho heulUi tone
In
coses of dyspepaiu and indigestion it
seems to have " a magic touch."
" For over 12 years I Battered from soar
•l^monB the manr remedies that bave from
/ ^ r i i o i o time bate brousht to thenoUco ot tho
ffliBJbUo'f.ortbo eure of backache and all kid
ney iroublea, noae baa stood the test like Dr.
BaVeV s Sidney Pllla. Evon that dreaded
"Brishfs Dlsoaso." which has heretofore
baffled the world's moat eminent medical
aklll has violdad to Bukert Pllla Mr. W 8.
Parks, druggist of Houlton. Mo., says " In
my forty Tears of lite aa a dnunrlst. I have
sold many gross ot Bilker's Etdnoy Pills, and
honestly think thoy have done more good to
my oustomers than all tbe other remedies of
tho kind, on my shelves. 1 alwayB seek them
when the caso la left to myiadgment" A
book about It freo of Baker Pill Co.. Bangor
Mo. Pills coo. at all druggists, ot Bent By
mail on receipt of srlee.
The meeting at t h e town hall Friday
night, to discuss a Fourth o f July cele
bration, was a d i s t i n c t i v e l y business
Homes
gathering of young m e n of t h e town.
1 hr i-rnlon* o f the W e s t are silver
Lo»sf Bra* Ltd.,
A IIsrrlsaB B U . RMT York.
Everywhere
It organized by c h o o s i n g A I Nute,
tungued
chairman , Eugene B H a v e s , secretary;
h retting over the beat only adds to
W J Evans, treasurer, and the affair
its effect
of celebrating Independence Day was
H E R E AND T H E B E .
have not only a larger salary than hereD A N A ' S Sarsaparllla Is not only the
discussed in an o f f hand way
It was
T h e s w e e t girl graduate is the only ri
I tofore, but broader
opportunities in announced that m o n e y enough had been
best of all remedies for the Nerves.Llver,
val of the June roses.
Kidneys, Stomach, and Blood, but If no
One might smile, perhaps, If we say I many ways. T h e cJomerville Journal pledged to assure a start in the project,
S
t
o
m
a
c
h
benefit, you can get your money bock.
French engineers
now make sub that the important e v e n t in F a r m i n g - S p e a k s in warm terms of the popularity so it was suggested that a committee
The same guarantee applies to Dana's
w i t h severe pains across my s h o u l d e r s ,
marine boats which can be made to ton in the days between June 13 and of our townsman of other years, and
Pills. Cough Syrup and Plasters. For
a n d g r e a t distress. I had violent nausea
stay any desired depth below the sur June 20 was the "commencement" of regrets his removal, while congratulat
sale by G F Jones. Agent, New Dur
w h i c h w o u l d leave mo very w e a k and ham, N II
U-3m
face
What a delightful summer resort the season, whose exercises took place ing h i m upon the invitation mentioned,
\ i n t , difficult to g e t m y breath. These
Mrs Beede w a s
one of those boats would make
in the opera house on Thursday evening which nt accepted
S O C I A L AND P E U S O N A L
clla came ofteoer a n d more severe I
of last week, but when we recollect that Miss Carrie Coan, with whose family
not receive a n y lasting benefit from
Mrs
Ma B . Knox is Improving
A fellow has perfected an invention public schools are a ntrong force in the Strafford county has pleaaant acquain
physicI&DB, b a t f o u n d such happy eflecte
whereby a housekeeper may buy a little building and maintenance it not otil) u lance
Hosea L Blckford has returned home
from a trial of H o o d ' s Sarsaparllla, that 1
from ( ulifoiiiia,
cylinder, turn its little crank, and have general civilization, but of also the
T h e world out of doors was so beauPAItMINUTONS.
took several bottles and mean to always
John Berry of Concord was present at
a little chunk o f ice. T h i s process, United State* as a nation , when we | tiful on Tuesday morning that I had to
ab
bh tb po
keep It In the house. I am n o w a b l e to
Neatleau If
tin: graduating exorclxes.
t i t
with a few chemicals, will produce ice keep in mind the possibilities of the wonder (after my melancholy
habit
do all m y own w o r k , w h i c h for six years
Card rf
S 3 1
Mr and Mrs Will Sanders have moved
Banker p..
enough for a family for a year at a cost future, which may be affected by eleven which I make haste to own before some
3 5 0
I b a v e been u n a b l e to do. M y husband
Lee as
Into a residence on Maple street.
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of 91 40, so says the inventor
and son have also been greatly bene
young Americans of N e w Kogland one accuses me of i t . ) why we could not
O'LaoghUn 2t>
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Mr and Mrs Henry B Home of Roch
Lelgbbju Ib
S 5 M
fited by Hood's Saraaparllla — for pains In
birth, when we bethink us of eleven every one of us, have the freedom from
Klklns c f
ester were In town Sunday
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tbe b a c k , and after the g r i p . I gladly
Karmouil c
The Und has been full o f oratory for souls about to approach the business of anxious care, which is requisite for per
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Prof aud Mrs. A B Allen will spend
Jonnsou, 3b
1
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recommend this g r a n d blood medicine."
the past few days, not only that which life, their season of childhood having fect enjoyment o f a creation so marve
their vacation In Maine.
M B B . P K T K B B U R B Y , Leominster, M a s s .
SB 16 It 10
bears the' political stamp, but that passed,—we may believe that the grad lous and so charming. One hardly feels
Mrs
Frank I ) Hussey and Eugene
before college graduates and the grad uation of the class of ' y 6 , Farmington like rising to a state of " ecstatic j o y "
Hussey are occupying their cottage on
BOMEBSWOBTH
The Bluffs at Alton Bay
ab r bb tb
uates of our public schools
One can high school, was of a character to be re and then, turning himself about, drop
I>rlBcoll, ss rf
6
1
This I , "Sill
l i e Marti"! the Fourth of July Uastangaay r
And ping to a handicapped fight with fate
.Mrs P A.Shackford Is visiting friends
hardly say that oratory in A m e r i c a is garded seriously by every citizen
5
celobraUon project,
, responsive |eulbufll
Klrby, 3b
In osslpee, and will returu to visit with
in its decadence, when w e have such it is a very clever class, as all will say and heredity, and fellow mortals, into asm, land IB at the 1,.
nf the roinmlllee of Varuev, eb
Dr ami Mrs. J S Klklns later on
arrangements
Ball. If
who
listended to the exercises m e n which he n-ay have been thrust
notable examples as the oration of
All
Hobbs, p.
Miss Eva Browne was In BOSUJU over
Prof Elmer H Capen of Tufts College tioned, the training too has been ear the same there are exquisite mornings
Liberty cf
>unday, the guest of friends
of which the president, secretary and Leavltt. rf. ss
nest in effort and of value proven That and evenings in June
4JI0
at the unveiling of the John Boyle
Langller, lb.
Will Whitney of the N E W S office starts
Is the (Ine True Blood Purifier All drugirULi t l
treasurer should be members, should be
O'Reilly memorial in Boston, or nearer the school shall become one between
A few words about Miss K a t e Field
»_
cure all I.lver Ills and in on his annual two-weeks vacation on
T h e following names were
Totals.
86 I
home that o f H o n E P . Jewell at the which and the most strict college exam may bave interest for those who have appointed
f l O O d 8 F l I l S Sick Headache
flcei»»
Monday
Innings
I •> 3
added
8. A L e a n i t . Kred Hanson. F
ination there need be no year of prepar- heard her lecture or have been acquain
A l t o n centennial
Mr« (• A Vute of Brighton, Mass ,
Farmington
3 0 8
I
0—16
Wben Mr Pea— with that big hoe
H Roberta, John - llaynea and Her Homerswortn
tory study, can not fail to be desired by ted with ber other work
4 1 o
and Miss Emma Hatch of Tiover.are vis
To threaten did begin.
" F o r more
man J
Pike
This committee is to
To see them scramble for tlu'lr seats
T w o base lilts - ( )'I,aughlln, Drlscoll, Klrby
Our A l t o n friends appreciated the all of us as by the board of education
iting at.I F Wcbster'B.
than thirty years she was one of the
Is where Uie laugh conies In
1-angller Struck o u t - b y Hobbs. 6, by Bunkir.
efforts of T H E N E W S to give a full re
Mrs Currier teacher of the High-street
and the teachers, and it is expected that most interesting figures before the pub appoint sub-committees where neces 5 barrloce hlts-IJunker.O'l.auKhiln Lmplrra.
( I f course the deaenn meant no barm.
sary
T h e members got together at Kngarty. Pike. T i m e , I JO.
primary will pass a part o( her vacation
port of their fine centennial celebration ,the remarks of the R e v J S Harring
He thought the roses freo.
lie, and was sought by the choicest peo
In Rochester
once and the following appointments
'Till that female fair raised her voice
Though several dailies were in the field ton in behalf of his associates on the
ple of the day
Many generous and
And son! out Peabotl toe
Ob*err aliens
Mr and Mrs. I * w l s Fernald nf Mel
were m a d e : On advertising, Messrs
with specials and artists, more than 280 board, and in the interests of them
delicate deeds were known only to them
I >o so some m o r e '
rose have been visiting In town (or a few
I^eavitt and Hanson, sports, Messrs.
N E W S were told there, and the edition who are yet to be graduated from the
Pure Paris Green at KERNAL1V8
dnyft
whom she a i d e d , she bated shams and
The Hocliesters lead the league
Haynes and P i k e , on speaker for horri
was exhausted before the demand was school, will be considered generously
STOKE.
her sincerity was carried to an excep
( I I.aughlln'8 fielding takes the pampas
Rev
A ' L . Hill Is canvassing for a
bles, A I N u t e ; trade teams and horri
supplied
A letter received from that and with a true public spirit, by the
( l.iHl H Life of Christ, and other books.
plume.
tional degree
H e r faults lay on the
ALTON.
bles, Haynes , musir K I I Roberts
town says
" Everybody says T H E people.
The former Is beautifully printed with
surface, but the basis of ber character
The Fatal' ard will again be on deck
The committee is busy at work upon
N E W S ' report takes the biscuit, for ac
Mrs I S Nute Is very III from tl
f large i leiir type.and superbly lllustrn'od
T w o qualities must be present
m was that of exceptional genuineness and a program which shall include a parade, Saturday
1'hc Kev W I Swoet will sail fur Eu
feels ot eating tmnnnas
I)r Pinker id
curacy it is far ahead of any published.
The FarmlngtonH play at Kast KiK-hcs- Farinlngion Is attending her
rope on the Anchor line steamer Anchogood teaching , the one, ripe scholarship, nobility^ H e r life, including much of athletic sports, such as bicycle, foot,
tcr, Saturday
The Congre
Prof Allen of Faruiingtoii imule u« n rlu a week from Saturday
W e have had a few hot days, bul the other, power of inspiring the pupil greatness, not a little fame, and some
potato and and other races, a greased
gational church has given Mr Hweet nn
The Hocliesters defeated Dover. Satur pleasant call Wednesday
It is believed what of happiness, was yet in a degree pig, etc. Prizes m i l be offered for host
the growlers should remember that for with a wish to learn
day, 13 to 7 The llovers made eleven
extra month's vacation and lie will spend
()o account of the 111 health of the ten July and August In Europe. Mr Sweet
the success of farm crops, hot weather that these have marked the work of a spiritual tragedy Sensitive to a fault, team and single foot passenger in parade errors
cher Miss ( arrle M o r s , the primary will meet his brother, Dr H. \
Hweet,
is just what is needed. W e have had them who have indicated the way delicate, generous,intense in energy and of horribles
There will doubtless be
Card Is an earnest and conscientious school will close one week earlier that and wife, who are at present In England
in the past few weeks plenty o f rain, from the mother's knee, through the purpose,and beating often vainly against an expert tight-rope walker who will
layer
He also has tills good quality— usual
The three will probably wheel through
e never IUBCS heart
but a deficiency of heat and sunshine. earlier years of study, to the stage a wall of adverse circumstances and con give exhibitions at intervals during the
A Hiulson (ireeti will be at the touso England Scotland, Ireland France, Ger
N o w this lack is being made up. Crops whence our young fnends entertained diuons, such a life is one o f unrest A l day
The Cadet Hand has been en
A nine from Rochester played the Farm rial rooms of < S Bassett this summer many and Switzerland, but tho plans
<
ways did she tare forth in search of
us last week
It
are reported aa doing well almost every
gnged for a aeries o f concerts, and there ington Blues here Saturday foreuoon
Everybody I * pleaded with the Kauu have not heon definitely settled yet. — Pas
saic ( \ J ) Dally News
where in N e w England and warm sun
And we can not now say that we light and truth, and the riddle of pro will be two games o f ball between tbe was a hot contest between these lads,and INOTON N E W S ' report of our centennial
at the close of the ninth Inning the Farm Editor (^ate desert es ami receives pntlsi
gress haunted ber eager mind.
Her
shine and high humidity will give them have no male quartet
Rnche8ters and Farmingtons.
ington scorer made the tallies 9 to H, In for giving the most accurate and elabo
energy, exquisite taste, and her noble
All F r e e .
a lift forward.
Among visitors in town in com
favor ot the Blues, while the Koohe^ter rate account of any paper vtho attempt
A sum of mone) has been set aside
nd generous aspirations
leave their
Iliosc who have used Dr King's New
accountant Insisted that It stood 10 to M ed to give the proceedings of the day
mencement w e e k , and later,were Super
N a t i v e strawberries are yielding
Discovery know Its value, and those who
as a gratuitous gift fur the athletic club In favor of Rochester
lasting impress "
Both sides olalin- Our school board also deserve much cnilgood crop, and they are unusually large intendent C E. Hussey of Wakefield
have not, have now the opportunity to
of tbe high school to give an exhibition ed the victory
It for the spirit Into which they entered try It free. Call on the advertised drug
T h e y say that we must shout next during the day. O f course this pro
and luscious,and the same may be said o f and Reading, Mass , schools, who had
The AI tons came down Saturday after Into the spirit of the occasion
gist and got a trial bottle freo. Send
a special Interest in Miss Klvah M . week, in practice for a howling old
the wild berry.
Large quantities of
gram will be alters.I and amended and noon and played the Mascots (second
The Alton Masons were royally enter your nume and address to H E. Bucklen
It seems too doubtless interesting features added to nine) at the ball grounds. There wore
field strawberries have been picked in Hayes and the school of which he is an fashioned Fourth of July
tained und banqueted at Fariniiiglon on it I o Chicago, and get a sample box
alumnus , M r and Mrs. Locke of Ports bad to burn so much currency, but if
this section, and those w h o ba-ve not
it, and that there will be a display of barrels of fun to every square yard of Mondav night. We were pleased to meet ol Dr Klug'n New Life Pills free, as well
eaten of these do not know this fruit at mouth, with whom Mr Israel Hayt.s "you pays your money, ynu lakes your fireworks in the evening is a matter of the game, and llrst one side was to the our old friend of twenty-seven years ago as a copy of Guide to Health and House
fore and then the other
Tbe Fatal Card Frank ( Nutter, as Muster of Fraternal hold Instructor Free. A l l of which Is
lis best
A p p l e s promise w e l l , but corn and M r . Percival I I Safibrd spent Sun choice "
course
T h e r e w i l l be half tare on the pitched for llltee Innings, when an Injury
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
day , the
family of Principal E
J
needs the warm weather most o f all.
T h e funeral of Mrs Khoda I^igbton Boston & Maine K. K if matters can Co his knee, a deep cut from falling on Lodge, who conferred the third degree nothing
It/ihcrts A Peuvey's ( 4 )
on t w o candidates In a roost Interesting
Goodwin of N e w t o n , Mass , M r and Looney of M i l t o n , the widow of the late
be so arranged
Take it all in all the some sharp substance, caused blra to quit manner. The work throughout was per
Lewis C Fernald of Melrose, and Francis I,ooney formerly of England,
W e believe the idea that is sometimes Mrs
tbe pitcher's box, Marston finishing the formed A 1. and our nveptlon will be American Instltua Of Instmcllon W i l l
outlook is rosy for a splendid celebra
game In good shape. Umpire Bundy's cherished for a life time The cosy hall
advanced that money put into a Fourth Mrs. W . M H o m e nee Barker, of Mai took place at the home of her son the
Again Sleet Amid T b e laaplrlag
tion and general good time.
iy and debonair air disappeared alter Is a model of neatness In nil Its depart
of July celebration Is so much good den, M a s s . , M r George W o o d the well Hon.
Dloo.ntB.lne
C. H
L o o n e y , on Wednesday
10 fourth Inning nnd he retired to the mouls, In fact a gem
money burned up, is a mistaken one. known artist, also o f the Bay S t a t e . A m o n g relations present were M r J V
shade of a sombre pine to reflect upon
A B o o k For Y o u n g M e n .
The h of I* 't attended chunh nt the
Suppose two handled dollars are raised, and with all these were many others Hussey and bis daughter Mrs Ned I , An linrncjisurnble
I he r>6th annual convention of the
amount nf suffering the ingratitude, of base ball players In
Baptist church to get their annual gospel
who have near friends in this neighbor-1 Parker o f this town
but very little o f it goes out o f town
and ln|ur> to the hutiiun race, is dun to generui and of the players of the Mascot
American Institute of Instruction, which
feast
Kev \ A A v e t y delivered n ver)
nine In particular
M r Chesley took
It goes to that worthy institution the hood or were resident formerly of Farm
The
son o f M r s . K. 8
Haines of tfie Ignorant violation of physiological his place.and all was smooth sailing un interesting and eloquent sermon
After is to be held at Bethlehem, N H July
Ruinous
Cadet Band, our young men in prizes, ington, while the circle of returning Cambridge Mass , and a nephew of laws b y the j outh of our land
the memorial services at the cemetery, a '.I, 10, 11 and 13. will offer one of the
practices are Indulged In, through Ignor* til the Inst half of the ninth when auburn
our merchants for bunting and flags or students, graduates, and educators is a Mrs
George Card o f this town has ance of the lne\ itable Injury to ''ountltu- haired Kobin Brown, who was hearing delegation went to HUninntou and held a grandest i pportumties for a pleasant
Bhort service at l'lnowood < cinetery
for an extra good dinner,
lu brings wide one
and instructive summer outing that the
received the decree of M
D
from tlon and health which surely follows, down on second base under every stitch
The Odd Fellows of ttllmanton Iron present vacation season is likely to
ieople here and each spend more or
Captain W
8 . Edgerly arrived on the Harvard
college medical school, by every young man, the divine injunc of available canvas was called out on a
tion, ' K n o w Thyself." should be well palpably wrong decision, when the Mas Works hold a memorial service at the afford
T h e convention itself will be
ess money. I t shows people that w e Monday in season to bid good bye to class o f '96
A r w
heeded
T o assist such in acquiring a cots had a good chance of winning the. Congregational church and wcro address
as a town are alive, and advertises it in his sister, Mrs. Cooke, who began on
It one of the most important educational
knowledge nt themselves and of how to game. Tho decision wag, such that oven ed by Joseph Kidder of Manchester
a desirable w a y , and T H E N E W S
firmly Tuesday her journey to Violor in Colo
and gatherings of the ) r a r . and it is hard to
TUB
COll-TV
preserve health, and to shun those per- the pine trees sighed wearily and the de Is a young lodge—only a year old
Dlsctous and most destructive proctlces.to pression In right field looked more de Is In a prosperous condition
decide which will outweigh in attrac
believes it pays to advertise.
A g a i n rado, with the pleasant companionship
T h e body of Mrs Charles D o r e , who which so many fall victims, as well as to pressed than ever. The already threat
tiveness—the
program itself or the
with the boy on the farm, w e believe of Mrs N F Roberts, as far as routes
Dana's Sarsaparllla Is not only the best
ened waters were Immediately aroused
reclaim and point out tile means of rollef
scenic beauties of th- glorious temple of
that all work and no play makes Jaok permit, and of Mrs. Gates Pinkbam, died at Sanford, was taken to Alton for
and cure to any who may unwittingly to tempestuous fury, and the white of all remedies f o r the Nerves, I.lver
a dull boy
I t will be a noisy day no these ladies going to Minnesota and burial last week. She was the eldest have violated Nature's laws, and are squall for a few moments threatened to Kidneys, Stomach, and Blood, hut tf no Nature in the midst of which the meet
child o f M r and M r s . Charles Adams already suffering tbe dire consequences, strew the grounds with base boll wreck benefit, you can get your money tnu-k
ings will be held
doubt, but it was noisy day when the N o r t h Dakota, respectively
'Ilin same guarantee applies to Dann's
of N e w Durham
The game however was declared a
an association of medical gentlemen havo a g e
American colonies deolared their Inde
Miss Genevieve Cilley came on Mon
Of tbe out door attractions oi famous
Foi
tie 21 to ai.and tho Altons pocketed their Pills, Cough Uysup and Plasters
The old cemetery on the Sheepboro carefully prepared a little book which Is
pendence.
Aside from every sordid day from Westborough, Mass , and the
Keihlehem itself it is hardly necessary
hard earned stipend and departed. A s to sale by VV P Emerson, Agent.
road in Rochester is being repaired The replete with useful Information t o every the playing, It was good and bad In
consideration it is a day above all other family of her uncle, H
C Waldron,
to speak
N o place in the White
young man
It will bo sent to any ad
days dear to the heart of every patriot. superintendent of schools in the same city is to be asked to put a stone at the dress, securely seated from observation streaks. Bantam-weight Dave Plnkhani S T A T E OK O H I O , C I T Y O F T O I . K I K I 1
Mountain region lias more health giving
A n y money spent to bring the day Into town, will spend the long vacation in head of a revolutionary soldier who is In a plnln envelope, by the World's DIs- was as llvoly as a cricket on the coachl.t C A B C O U N T Y
/
invigorating air, more delightful scenery
line, and Currier at scooud put up a good
F R A N K J C H E N E Y makes oath Hint he
buried there.
prominence before our young people, Farmington
ensary Medical Association of 603 Main game, and Carroll pitched well. Brown
and better hoiel and
boarding bouse
even though the day be full o f sport, is
Col. W a l t e r 8. Scruton, pleasantly
trcet, Buffalo N Y , on receipt of ten at short and Tanner at third did the best Is tho seolor partner of the Arm of F
HesideB us own high
Miss Grace Perkins came from Bates
Cheney & Co., doing business In the city a~comiMlationB
not money wasted by any means.
It
remembered in Farmington as a gentle, cents In stamps (tor pontage.). If enclosed fielding
Ed. Barker umpired for Farm of Toledo, county and slate aforesaid S'irrounding hills and glorious vistas, it
College on Saturday, Miss Iris D a m e
ington
pays to celebrate.
manly ball player and_ royal g o o d fellow with this notice.
nnd that said firm will pay the sum nf is within a few hours of the summit ot
arrived on Wednesday and M r Johnson,
ONE
I I l ' N D R K D D O L L A R S for each Mt Washington, tbe Profile, Kranconta
is candidate
for sheriff in Hillsboro
NORTH
BARN8TEAD.
also of the college named, is in town
and every ease of Catarrh that cannot h"
TDK
STATE.
CHIPS' CONTRIBUTIOH
connty.
H e will get there t o o , as be
Dr. Annie S K . Patch is in town to
cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure and (Vawfor i notch, and t e hundred
I/ester J Clark was In town, Sunday
deserves to.
and one other noted feature* of tbe
FRANK J CHENEY
have a short vacation before entering
Mlaa Ines (,ll w visited Miss Abble Page
Rumor savs that a man who Is running
Hon
Frank Jones has recently re
Conductor Dan Bracket had quite an lost week.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In mountain region
upon the practice of medicine in Bos
the engine at the pumping station at A l
turned from a trip abroad.
exciting experience with tramps near
ray presence, this 6th day of Occcmber,
ton Bay had qftlte a circus lost week. Of
ton. I t is the custom for senior classes
Ed Locke has been painting for M \
N o trip could be a more pleasurable
course Charles has bad but little experi A. D 1880
The Coon club will be the guests of to seleet some one aa their honorary Rochester Friday. T h e tramps were B . Nutter the past week
one, and the fact that it is made over
ence as yet, and when that loose- bolt
Dr J A . Greene at H o t e l W e i r s , June member, and D r . Patch had the pleas trying to steal a ride in a box car of hU
Mrs. Townes and daughter, ol Snlcm, worked out causing a sudden escaping of
the Boston At Maine Railroad la a suffi
A W OLKASON
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27
ure of escorting, aa her compamon at freight and wben ordered off the train, viBltcd at C. E Walker's last week
steam, which filled tho room with flying
cient guarantee that it will be at com
Notary Public
refused to go and commenced to throw
The band and Qraogo will hold n pic iapor and other light materials, be thou't
Somers worth, Rochester and Strafford the class dinner, Dr. Benjamin Tenney
fortable one, physically
Special rates
In the fight the nic In Albion Foss' grove, 4th o ( July
t was time to get, and get he did. Those Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally have been made for t b e convention by
the honorary member of the class of '96 coal at Brackett.
are .each to have celebrations, July 4th
tramps g o t decidedly the worst of it Tables will be spiead In the g r o v e .
who saw him say that no clown ever and acts directly on the blood and
Tufts
college medical school, and a
It seems to be contagions.
both t h e railroad and t h e hotels, and all
Send
Charlie T a t t l e attended the croquet par made a bettor showing. B e piled out of mucous surfaces of the system
and were shut up in the car until an
persons interested in educational matters
Plenty of deer are seen In towns ID member also of the faculty
officer could be summoned, who took ty given by tbe Misses Bessie and Inn that "consarn" and took refuge behind a for testimonials, free.
whether teachers or others, are eligible
the Northern part of the State.
The
Mrs
8 C. Waldron went on T u e s
Tuttlo.last Thursday evening Ice-cream tree expecting every moment t o bea r
F. J I H E N K Y A Co., Toledo, O.
them into captivity.
something "drap." The darn thing did S © - S o l d by Druggists, 76c
and cake were served.
to membership in th > Institute and to
law
passed to protect
these animals day to her cottage at Ocean Park. Mrs
not burst- and after the steam went down
participation in the reduced rates.
Belknap County Pomona Grange held
seems to have worked admirably.
T a l p e y will g o to the same resort early
If a Btnall bottle of Shaker Digestive
b e peeped out from behind the tree, and
A H O T SUNDAY
Cordial does y o n no g o o d , don't buy a a meeting with Barnsteod Orange the went back to Investigate matters, and
T w o yonng Littleton b o y s , while in, in July
If it required on annual outlay of 1)100.
17th. Thirty-five came on the train from
found that he was more soared than harj.
It Is seldom w e bave inj June so to Insure a family against any serious
Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Roberts attend large o n e .
a pasture near the reservoir in that)
Laconla and vicinity, while others came
' • P r o v e • all things: bold fast that
Tho engine was soon repaired, and Chas. warm a day as that of Sunda) Though consequences from un attack of bowel
ed on Sunday the funeral of deacon
by teams. Wo.wcro.vory muoh interest
town recently, w e r e attacked by a l a r g e
wlilch la g o o d . " I t ' s not good ( o r every
Is now master of the situation. T h e only
Enoch W Plumer of M i l t o n , who was body, only for the thin, pale, sick, weak ed by an essay on the three methods o f fear Is that he will be oroas-eyed, as he the thermometer did not show a heal compluiirt du lug tbe year there are
eagle, and only escaped Injury by
many who would feel It their duty to
gathering a ream, written and read by A .
a oitlzen truly well known.
and w e a r y . F o r those who are starving
keeps one eye on that engine and the oth greater than 92 degrees everage, yet the pay I t , that they could not afford to risk
vigorous use of both arms and legs.
T . Pendergnat, a successful young form
There is to be held by the Y P . 8 for want of digested food. F o r those er, and ono who takes great Interest In er on tho door ready to get at any mo heat clung about the nineties nntll late their lives, and those of their family for
Or. J Herbert Stevens o f Rochester,
ment.
In the afternoon, whon showers for a such an amount. Anyone can g e t this
C. E . a lawn party in the grounds of who cannot g e t fat or strong, because butter-making.
baa enlisted In the Cuban cause, and is
their stomachs do not work as they ought
Our neighbor, F r e d LIttlefleld. has a short space brought relief to suffering Insurance for 25 cents, that being the
the Congregational parsonage, on this to.
reported to bave arrived safely on the
Proe PlileT
price of a bottle of Chainberlaln'sCollc
very fine crop of peaq, potatos and other and perspiring humanity
Thursday evening, 6 cents admission
These aro'tiie people, millions of them
island, with one o f the expeditions
< 'holers and Diarrhoea Remedy, In al
Send your address to H . E . Bucklcn & vegetables g r o w i n g , showing what ha
The showers proved quite disastrous most every neighborhood some one has
and 10 cents for Ice cream and cake, whom Shaker Digestive Cordial will Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box could do In the farming line.
whlob landed there.
in some sections o f our state.
A t died from an attack o f bowel complaint
the proceeds of which will go toward cure.
of Dr. King's N e w Llfo P^lls. A trial
John M . Perkins, who hag seen 71 cold
Food makes strengb. muscle, brain, w i l l convince you o f their merits. These
A wedding which took p l a c e at H a n the sending of a delegate to the big
winters, tolls us that he shoveled twenty- Nashua the wind almost reached the before medicine could b e procured or a
over the present week recalled one of! convention in Washington D C. July blood, energy—after It Is digested. U pills are easy In action and are particu five tons of coal in eight hours, Tuesday velocity of a tornado and did considera physician (summoned. One or two doses
not digested. It will,' do you no good at l a r l y effective In tbe cure ot constipation
the moat tragio occurrences which e v e r 8, 13. The pastot of the Congrega
For a boy of your age, John, we think ble damage. A t Haverhill and Lowell of this remedy will cure any ordinary
all.
case. I t never falls. Can yon aflord to
and sick headache. . F o r malaria and
took place in this state, the brutal m a r . tional church will attend the meetings
at Portland and Bangor, the electric take tbe risk for so small an amount?
Shaker Digestive Cordial helps your l i v e r troubles they have been proved In yon did well.
The deacon and the barber
der of Christie W a r d e n by F r a n k A l m y of the convention
stomach to digest y o u r food and cures valuable. T h e y are guaranteed to be
storm was unusually severe. T h e storm For sale at Parker's Pharmacy.
Bode out the other day.
Indigestion permanently. W h e n you've p e r f e c t l y free from every deleterious
who afterward g a v e up his worthless
With other members of uMeraR,
played especial havoc with electric
The
windows In the brick church tried a small bottle you dan t e l l .
Who Ure near A l t o s B a y .
substance and to be purely vegetable.
life on the scaffold in expiation of his
roads, and localities in proximity to
have been in use for over twenty years
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle 10 eta. T h e y d o dot weaken b y their, action, hut
W i n d o w and door screens at FEBThey started f o r o n r quiet terra
crime.
M U s Fannie
W a r d e n , who,
trolley lines in these different cities were
of New Hampshire weather, and need
_ With teams l a grand array,
1th
in
b y g i v i n g tone to stomach and bowels
NAIiD'S S T O R E .
'
courageously faced the raffain and his
H a r t s * 8 » » I k s Celaaration.
t
Bat the deacon tEo't they ought to have
particularly damaged by lightning.
g r e a t l y Invigorate the system. Regular
some
improvement
of
condition
A buttonhole bonqtuc
pistol at the t i m e o f the murder, and
Boom the celebration 1
size 25c. per b o x . Sold b y Roberts &
measures have been taken to bring
When he esplod -some roses red
Charles E. H e w i t t , the
Dartmouth
Mr. James Perdao, an old soldier
Let
the trades' procession be more P e a v e y , druggists.
this about, and the society will hear
That f m r beside their way,
residing at Monroe, Mich., wns severely
student who remained on the h a y m o w
"Come,John,"sayshe «now lithe time
reports concerning them, on this Friday than a -mile l o n g .
& Wilson
aflUctecf with rheumatism but received W h e e l e r
DEXTER.
To secure a A s s bontraet."
and exchanged shots with the murderer
L e t our neighbors know that what
evening, at the vestry. A fall meeting
prompt relief from pain by using Cham
Bat as he reached to p l u c k s rose,
after everyone else had fled, w e r e the
was once the liveliest t o w n in the
Mr. and Mrs. A . J. Chamberlln spent
New No. 9 , Family
berlain's Pain Balm. B e s a y s : " A t
la desired.
A voice not faraway
contracting
parties.
H e w i t t , who
Bang ont in tones botn lond and thrill.
county, has plenty of g i n g e r and snap the 8abbath at Wolfeboro' with Frank
times my back would ache so badly that
8ewing Machines,
The Saratoga chapter of the D . A . R.
" D o n t carry those awayi"
L l b b e y and w i f e .
since bis graduation from Dartmouth
I could hardly raise np. I f I had not
yet.
George, he was pleased to see lbs fan.
Hotary Motion and
has taken a post-gradaate course in and the citizens of Saratoga Springs
otten relief I would not be hero t o w r i t e
Mrs. Phebe Stevens has recently taken
Get out yonr flags and bunting and
And tamed ha foes sway,
her goods from tbe farm formerly owned
lese f e w lines.
Chamberlain's Pain BaUBelJrtiigB
civil engineering at Cornell university, have invited members of the Sons and decorate yonr booses.
That he might not be reoognUed,
by George Chamberlin. T h e place Is now
Balm has done me a great deal o f good Malce T h e m
8hoold tbsy meet anotbtr day.
is now in business at K e w b u r g h , N . Y . Daughters of the Revolution, by cards,
Our neighbors are invited to come for sale again.
and I feel very thankful for i t . " F o r
to a reception on July 8 at the United
sale at Parker's Pharmacy.
Easy running, quick, rapid and durable.
Mrs. Wendell 8. Gray who has been
States Hotel. I t it will be a delightful early and Stay late; we'll g i v e them
Prices according to style and finish
sick Is now s l o w l y Improving In health.
occasion; and there is more than one one and all their m o n e y ' s worth.
B E C K L K N ' S ABRJ1UA 8 A I . Y B .
Easy payments, liberal discounts, for
Let the eagle^scream I
A n y one wishing rooms at Ocean Park
Glory McWhirk who can"not be in it."
cash, or"part cash!
The best Salvo In tne w o r l d f o r cuts,
can Inquire o f M i s - L . M . Chamberlin,
Former pupils and other friends of
braises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevor
-So-old midlines taken la exchange.
w h o will be there after June 20th.
I B Uills' aed pnla .
8"res, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, Mr. Frank H . Beede, master of the
H e n r y E . Chamberlin and S.Orrin J o y
Dr. Glidden's Rheumatic Ours will
corns) and all skin eruptions and positive English high school, Somenrille Mass.,
be a boon to you If suffering with rheu a r e each putting In ados. T h o y are farmly cTjjtcs piles, o r n o pay required. I t l i
C.¥.HABSTOK,m{MST
will be glad to know that he has .been matism, for it absolutely cures every era w h o propose t o be up with the times.
i-THEONLYjaOLD MEDAL
Is warranteed t o g i v e perfect satisfaction;
AOfiHT.
E r r i n g Llbbey is again out from medi
or money refunded. Prloo 25 cents p e r called to be'principal-of the Watsrtown
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box.
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Talking About Independence Day Farmington News, Page2, 1896-06-26
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A Farmington News article talking about Independence Day. This is page 2, of the June 26th 1896 issue.<br /><br />The piece about independence Day reads: <br /><br /><em>FARMINGTON TO CELEBRATE</em><br /><em> PLENTY OF ENTHUSIASM,</em><br /><em> MONEY AND BRAINS.</em><br /><br /><em>COMMITTEES BUSY ARRANGING IN</em><br /><em> TERESTING FEATURES</em><br /><br /><em> The meeting at the town hall Friday night to discuss a Fourth of July cele- bration, was a distinctively business gathering of young men of thee town. It organized by choosing A I Nute, chairman, Eugene B Hayes, secretary; W J Evans, treasurer, and the affair celebrating Independence Day was discussed in an of hand way It was announced that money enough had been pledged to assure a start in the project, so it was suggested that a committee</em><br /><br /><p><em>of which the president, secretary and</em><br /><em>treasurer should be members, should be,</em><br /><em>appointed The following names were</em><br /><em>added S. Leavitt, Fred Hanson F</em><br /><em>H Roberts, John S Hayes and Her</em><br /><em>man J Pike This committee is to</em><br /><em>appoint sub-committee where neces-</em><br /><em>sary The members got together at</em><br /><em>once and the following appointments</em><br /><em>were made: On advertising, Messrs</em><br /><em>Leavitt and Hanson, sports, Messrs.</em><br /><em>Haynes and Pike, on speaker for horri-</em><br /><em>bles, A J Nute. trade teams and horri-</em><br /><em>bles, Haynes, music F H Roberts.</em></p>
<p><em>The committee is busy at work upon</em><br /><em>a program which shall include a parade,</em><br /><em>athletic sports, such as bicycle, foot,</em><br /><em>potato and other races, a greased</em><br /><em>pig, etc. Prizes will be offered for best</em><br /><em>team and single foot passenger in parade</em><br /><em>of horribles There will doubtless be</em><br /><em>an expert tight-rope walker who will</em><br /><em>give exhibitions at intervals during the</em><br /><em>day The Cadet .Band has beea en-</em><br /><em>gaged for a series of concerts, and there</em><br /><em>will be two games of ball between the</em><br /><em>Rochesters and Farmingtons.<br /><br /></em><em>A sum of money has been set aside</em><br /><em>as a gratuitous gift for the athletic club</em></p>
<p><em>of the high school to give an exhibition</em><br /><em>during the day. Of course this pro-</em><br /><em>gram will be altered and amended and</em><br /><em>doubtless interesting features added to</em><br /><em>it, and that there will be a display of</em><br /><em>fireworks in the evening is a matter of</em><br /><em>course There will half fare on the</em></p>
<p><em>Boston and Maine R R if matters can</em><br /><em>be so arranged. Take it all in all the</em><br /><em>outlook is rosy for a splendid celebra-</em><br /><em>tion and general good time.</em></p>
<br />Caption of the photo reads:<br /><br /><em>This is Sid. He started the Fourth of July celebration project, found a responsive enthusi asm and is at the head of the committee of arrangements</em><br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach
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ERrPAT,
DALLY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
TO BEGIN MONDAY
The fourth annual Dally Vacation
Bible s c h o o l of F a r m l n g t o n will
open M o n d a y m o r n i n g . J u l y 7. un
der t h e united direction o f the AdTent. Baptist
and
Congregational
c h u r c h e s . T h e school
w i l l meet
dally f r o m » to 11 a m Ave days of
the w e e k for threo w e e k .
The s c h o o l will be d i v i d e d Into
three u n i t s
T h e b e g i n n e r s ' school
I n c l u d i n g all those u n d e r e i g h t years
years o f a g e , w i l l meet a t t h e School
street s c h o o l ,
the p r i m a r y school,
w h i c h w i l l Include all
t h o s e be
tween t h e a g e s of e i g h t
and
ten,
meeting; at the Baptist c h u r c h , and
the J u n i o r s c h o o l . I n c l u d i n g those
over t e n , m e e t i n g at t h e Congrega
tlonal c h u r c h . T h e c h i l d r e n will
report
to these s c h o o l s Monday
m o r n i n g at nine o ' c l o c k
FEATS TOLL PACK YOTO WEES-SUB BAQ FOE THE
FOURTH. HEBE YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING THAT YOU
WILL OBOWS INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEK-END.
New Dresses
At Very Special Prices! $ 1 QQ 4-gx ? C fift
For Your Fourth!
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T h e w o r k o f the s c h o o l a s In the
past, w i l l consist o f Bible- stories
memory
work, dramatization
of
stories, s e w i n g , reed w o r k , basket
ry, c a l i s t h e n i c s , doll m a k i n g , soap
carving, wood-work, etc
On
Fri
day o f oaoh w e e k an a s s e m b l y will
be h e l d In w h i c h the e n t i r e school
will g a t h e r for a special program.
The
t e a c h i n g staff o f t h e school
Includes a number o f t e a c h e r s from
each o f the throe c h u r c h e s , with
Mr
H o p p e r o f the
Congregational
c h u r c h , as principal. T h e r e are
still a f e w teachers noSded.
The
w o r k or the s c h o o l through
out t h e next three w e e k s w i l l move
r a p i d l y t o w a r d the a n n u a l exhibi
tion n i g h t , to be h o l d F r i d a y even
ing. J u l y 26
T o t h i s exhibition,
p a r e n t s a n d friends w i l l b e invited,
the w o r k o f the school w i l l bo on
d i s p l a y , a n d a p r o g r a m by the chil
dren w i l l be presented
DANCING—Printed or Plain Chiffon*, Pastel Georgettes.
SPOBTS—Silk Piqne, Rajah, Rayon Stripe*, Bflk Crepe.
TOWH—Silk Crepei, Printed or Plain.
HORNING WEAR—Neatly ityled, colorful Dimities,
Toilet, Print*.
For the Waves and the Sands
LOW BACKED BATHING SUITS for Snn Tan
BATHING OAFS, in all styles
WHITE DUCK PANTS for Beach Lounger*
BATHING SHOES to match rait* and cap*
$2.08
25o and 60o
$1.00
fiOo
pair
An Exceptional Value!
BLOUSES OF VOILE, BAYON, SILK CREPE
$1.00 to $3.95
SCARFS to flatter on Sport Outfits, all color* $1.00 • $1.50
HANDBAGS, roomy, convenient, of Tapestry Leather $2.98
COSTUME JEWELRY for travel wear, sport
or evening wear
50c to $2.98
Hosiery
Ladies'
Ladies'
Ladies'
Ladies'
AUTO ACCIDENT BEINGS PAIB
BEFORE COURT
Full-fashioned, Service Weight
$1.00 - $1.60
Full-fashioned, Chiffon
$1.20 • $1.95
Full-fashioned, Semi-Chiffon
88o - $1.00
Semi-fashioned, "Bare Leg" Hose
$1.00 pair
(In all the Leading Summer Shades)
HOSIERY FOR KEN
HEN'S GOLF HOSE
HEN'S SILK TIES
-
W h e n a B u i c k a u t o m o b i l e operat
ed b y Harry S p u d o w l t x o f Boston,
accompanied
by A . I. Cohen o f
B r o o k l l n e , Mass., s t r u k e a n d broke
off a t e l e p h o n e pole n e a r t h e Coun
try c l u b golf course M o n d a y after
noon, w a s the b e g i n n i n g o f an ac
c i d e n t t h a t subsequently landed the
two y o u n g men In
court
several
hours lator, w h e r e t h e y
pleaded
guilty.
S p u d o w i t z a n s w e r e d to the
c h a r g e o f b e i n g under the Influence
of I n t o x i c a t i n g l i q u o r a n d reckless
d r i v i n g , and Cohen p l e a d e d guilty
to t h e c h a r g e o f i n t o x i c a t i o n , and
they p a i d respective fines o f $100
and c o s t s o f 16.70 a n d tio and costs
of $ 6 7 0 , T h e i n t o x i c a t i o n charge
was p r o s e c u t e d toy C h i e f o f Police
W B. D a m e , and the r e c k l e s s driving
c h a r g e b y State M o t o r o y c l e Officer
R a l p h - E m e r s o n , In- Imposing- »»n-j
tences. J u d g e A . H. W l g g l n soveroly
r e p r i m a n d e d t h e offenders.
25o, 39o, 50o pair
75o pair
39o eaoh
HISSES' SPORT HOSE
39o, fiOo pair
17c pair, 3 pair* 60o
"SISTER SUE" Three-quarter Length
CBHiDREN'S.SOOKS AND ANRXETTES, Silk Rayon 25o pair
Silk Rayon Underwear
INCLUDING BLOOMERS, FRENCH PANTIES, STEP-INS
Specially Priced at 59c each
HLW. P R A Y & CO.
'
Rochester, N. H.
WB
COMPLIMENTS O F
f
COMPLIMENTS OF
RBOOMMBND
The Farmington
Insurance Agency
Tri;St«te Express
G. F. Mooney 8c Son
Fast Seaboard and Inland
Motor Transportation
I
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev
B. L i n c o l n B l g e l o w , pastor
of t h e N u t e R i d g e c h u r o h , w i l l sup
ply t h e p u l p i t Sunday, J u l y 6
M i d w e e k services w i l l b e discon
tinued d u r i n g July.
WOOD TURNERS
Providing etoady employment to
W e are e q u i p p e d t o r e n d e r
B o s t o n Office:
G8 B r o a d S t r e e t
J': townspeople for over 14 year*.
c o m p l e t e Insurance s e r v i c e .
V
A local Institution.
Phone Han-8870
W r i t e or telephone today
(.Of Course We Believe in Farmingtom F a r m l n g t o n : P h o n e s 8 7 - 3 an&J!7-S
P h o n e 17
ilMnln Btroot
Phone 104
Of Coarse We Believe in Famington Of C o u r s e We B e l i e v e i n F a r m l n g t o n
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COMPLIMENTS O F
Geo. B. Leavitt Go.
Manufacturer* of
••BUTTERFLY" FOOTWEAR
•Of Ooni'ia We Believe in Famingtoa
M a i n Street
j~
Phone
108
We Believe in Farmington—
Do You?
WE ASK THE PEOPLE OF FARVJNOT0N AND VICINITY TO
COOPERATE WITH THESE MERCHANTS BY PATRONIZ
ING THEM. WHEN YOU DO, THEY WILL BELIEVE THAT
"YOU BELIEVE IN FARMINGTON."
;| Twin State Gai ft Elao. Go.
THE STORY OF FARMINGTON
K
Herring Farmlngton with
Light! Heat and Power
for over ten yean.
Service — Satisfaction — Xfflolener
of Couise We Believe in Fanaintton
'Farmlngton, N. H.
Phohe 114-1
( C o n t i n u e d from l a s t w e e k )
s s
The
of
|^ ,
COMPUMBNTS O F
Fred A. Giles
*,
Lumber Dealer
;• Xuwbtr arid Building Supplies
^ Estimates cheerfully furnished.
Of Ceuxse We Believe in Famingtoa
X»«t Grove Street
Phone 71-1
p u b l i c l i b r a r y dates b a c k t o 186S, w h e n a g r o u p
prominent men united
sociation.
in forming; t h e Social L i b r a r y A s
T h e l i b r a r y g r e w consistently tor many y e a r s
un
disaster
through
the
generosity of
m a n y friends and t h e ambition of t h e association a n d
interested.
new
S T R A N D T
THEATRE
Farmlngton, N. H.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
JULY 4 and 6
Special Holiday Show
Will Sogers in his latest
"80 THIS 18 LONDON"
With Irene Rich
NEWS
Pabutbod Friday, at Fmnnlaztoa. N. H.. br
CAKL 8. THOMAS
Corrwpondraca and Itema in the nature of
oewi aao cordjaUr aolid tad, but sneb matter
mart reach the ofaca In a^a&onablo
to Intare publication In the current Issuo.
All Communication* containing expresslone of
opinion must be accompanied br the eljcnatnre
of tbe writer, and inch matter wol ho tnn* -1
at the dlacretlon of tne pnbUanar.
t1l
TSRHB OF SUBSCRIPTION. SIM rat r
tLOOSU alontba
50o Three Montha
Also
"BRATS"
Laurel and Hardy Comedy
Funniest
Picture
Made.
News Weekly
Matpiee Saturday at 2.30
MONDAY and TUESDAY
JULY 7 and 8
All Talking Picture
"CLANCY IN WALL STREET"
J U L Y FOTJBTH
The " N e w s " g o e s t o press
this
week o n t h e o r e o f t h e great A m e r l
with
can h o l i d a y . I n d e p e n d e n c e d a y , July
Charles Murray
Lucien Littlefield 4th, w h i c h o c c u r s o n F r i d a y . It
Now
InuRh picture, funnier than
will b e t h e 164th a n n i v e r s a r y o t t b e
"McFadden's Flats."
Declaration of Independence
and
Also
that "tfhe spirit o f ' 7 6 " still
sur
Short Subjeots
vives n o t merely Is a tradition but
So Matinee Monday at 2.30
as o n e o f the g r e a t e s t
American
a c h i e v e m e n t s , t h e r e is p l e n t y o f
manifest e v i d e n c e w i t h i n
our
na
NOTICE:
tional b o u n d a r i e s
a n d all
United
This theatre will be olosed on
s t a t e s possessions. Business w i n be
Wednesdays and Thursdays
{suspended g e n e r a l l y a n d the A m e r l
until farther notice.
can c o l o r s will p r e d o m i n a t e . W h i l e
F a r m l n g t o n has c o n t e m p l a t e d n o or
dered p r o g r a m f o r t h e
day's
cele
bration, there w i l l be n o t h i n g lack
(Political A d v e r t i s e m e n t )
ing In t h e spirit
o f tbe o c c a s i o n .
From t h e small c h i l d up, t h e r e w i l l
an a r d e n t display o f A m e r i c a n pride.
If not w i t h a p a r t i c i p a t i o n
in
the
revelry and t h e
enchantment of
a d d i n g to the g e n e r a l racket, there
HAVING BEEN URGED BY MY will b e an o r d e r e d p r e s e r v a t i o n of
peace a n d p r o s p e r i t y that has been
FBIENDS AND INFLUENCES
ia preparation
f o r many w e e k s .
0F>THE
The g r o o m i n g o f residential p r o p e r
ty and places o f business has been
in preparation f o r m i d s u m m e r and
tbe 4th of July f o r m a n y w e e k s and
TO BECOME A
tbe a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s are Impressed
upon a n y and all o b s e r v e r s w h o care
to s u r v e y the g e n e r a l aspect
with
thoughtful consideration. Wherever
FOR THE OFFICE O F
a p i e c e ,of p r o p e r t y o f w h a t e v e r na
ture h a s , a n o u t s t a n d i n g p r o m i n e n c e
there h a v e been
no
reservations
In m a k i n g it p r e s e n t a b l e
to tbe
gaze w l t b c l e a n l i n e s s and features
of beautfy more o r loss
abundant.
Beautiful
gardens,
green,
wellcropped lawns a n d fresh paint fore
I COBDIALLY SOLICIT THE cast t h e g l a m o u r a n d r e d o l e n c e o f a
SUPPORT OP MY PARTY .AT thrifty and w e l l - o r d e r e d c o m m u n i t y
THE PRIMARY POLLS IN SEP The preservation o f the c i t i z e n r y
TEMBER. IF NOMINATED AND and t h e property o f suoh a c o m p o s
ELECTED I SHALL GIVE THE ite s t r u c t u r e is a m o n g o u r first re
gards.
Especially a t such t i m e s SB
BEST OP MY ABILITY AND l^he-Fonrth of-Ju4y-. •when -the'-barfl--of
J
hRESOUR(JES^"THE"EAITBTUL | restraint are let d o w n w h i l e a great
PERFORMANCE OF MY DUTIES. ovont o f universal m o m e n t Is b e i n g
celebrated, there is l i k e l y to b e , w l t b
no i n t e n t i o n at lawlessness, a c o m
mon
r e l a x a t i o n t o w a r d destruction
On Bucb o c c a s i o n s a s the F o u r t h of
July,
the
real
patriot,
whether
youth o r adult, Is
tbe
individual
who r e g a r d s w i t h
scrupulous
care
SOMERSWORTH, N. H.
the r i g h t s of othorB and Joins his
fellows In tbe w i l d e s t o f c e l e b r a t i o n
without abandon
In Buch a spirit
of c e l e b r a t i o n e v e r y b o d y has
the
s y m p a t h y and e n c o u r a g e m e n t o f the
C O M P L I M E N T S OF
community
T h o s e w h o use
the
c r o w d e d h i g h w a y s a t this s e a s o n a r e
Farmington National Bank
especially c a u t i o n e d t o a v o i d c o l l i
Chocking A c c o u n t s
sion a n d d e s t r u c t i o n to t h e m s e l v e s
Bate Deposit Boxes
and o t h e r s .
H e r e i n lies o n e o f the
Interest paid at t h e rate of 4 %
greatest elements o f danger a n d It
on Savings A c c o u n t s .
L a r g e enough to s e r v o y o u — s m a l l is s i n c e r e l y hoped t h a t the " N e w s '
e n o u g h to know y o u — s t r o n g e n o u g h will h a v e f e w , if a n y , local casualties
to r e p o r t after t h e h o l i d a y la passed.
to p r o t e c t you.
Of Course We Believe in Farmington To ImpreBs the g r e a t e l e m e n t o f
d a n g e r t h a t is a b r o a d a t t h i s time,
Phone 60
Insurance s t a t i s t i c s e h o w t h a t m o r e
people b u y a u t o m o b i l e Insurance o n
or p r i o r t o this h o l i d a y than a t a n y
other h o l i d a y Benson o f t h e
year.
To Bhow that t h e a p p r e h e n s i o n is
well f o u n d e d , t h e
Insurance
com
C O M P L I M E N T S OF
panies r e p o r t t h a t f o r o n e d a y m o r e
claims a r e paid t h a n for a n y o t h e r
Paul J. Richard Co., Ino.
day In t h e year e x c e p t L a b o r d a y
M a n u f a c t u r e r s of
Goodyear Shoes for Men and Women We c e r t a i n l y u r g e o u r c i t i z e n s to
Of Course We Believe in Farmington c e l e b r a t e t h e F o u r t h and to I n d u l g e
in nil t h e r e a s o n a b l e pastimes, b u t to
Farmlngton
P h o n e 1 1 1 - 2 a n d 111-3
exercise e x t r e m e c a r e In the preser
vation o t their o w n safety a n d t h e
safety o f others.
T h e h a n d l i n g of
fireworks
and e x p l o s i v e s s h o u l d at
all t i m e s b o i n t r u s t e d t o
mature
Judgment and w e s i n c e r e l y
hope
WB RECOMMEND
that w h e r e v e r c h i l d r e n are a l l o w e d
to
handle
these
Instruments
It
P a i n t s a n d Oils, H a r d w a r e , R o o t i n g . will b e u n d e r
the
supervision of
Stores, K i t c h e n W a r e , Sheet M e t a l , their e l d e r s . F r o m
Thursday
at
Plumbing and Heating
m i d n i g h t until F r i d a y a t m i d n i g h t
W e sell H a r d w a r e that
the t o w n w i l l b e u n d e r e x t r a p o l i c e
stands h a r d w e a r .
s u r v e i l l a n c e and a l l l i n e s o f l a w a n d
H o m e comfort a n d g o o d h e a l t h
order- w i l l b e d r a w n tight.
Traffic
depend on sanitary plumbing.
rules m u s t b e o b s e r v e d a n d e x t r e m e
fire.
Of Course We Believe in Farmington p r e c a u t i o n be t a k e n a g a i n s t
With' t h e s e s u g g e s t i o n s In m i n d , n o t
We deliver.
6 South Main Stroet
P h o n e 73-2 to s p o i l o r d e t r a c t f r o m a n y b o d y ' s
good t i m e , but r a t h e r t o Insure t h e
r e s u m p t i o n of o u r p e a c e , p r o s p e r i t y
and p u r s u i t o t h a p p i n e s s a f t e r t h e
WB RECOMMEND
,
"Glorious Fourth"
h a s passed, t h e
N e w s " extends its best wishes tor
Eleotrical Contractor
every b o u n t y t h a t t h e h o l i d a y m a y
Radios
Frigidsire
afford.
Announcement
REPUBLICAN PARTY
County
Commissioner
l
C H A R L E S P.
KINSMAN
A t t h e t i m e o f the d e d i c a t i o n
o f the
Plan your home completely wired;
electrio conveniences never get tired.
Complete line of electric appliances.
Use
E a s t m a n F i l m s t o r beat r e
Our prices won't shock you.
s u l t s ; a l l sites a t
Roberts'
Drug
Of Course We Believe in Farmington Store.
others
beautiful
b u i l d i n g o n M a i n street, made p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h t h e g i f t
of t h e late George H . Goodwin, t h e r e w e r e books, periodicals
a h d ' o t h e r m a t e r i a l s u f l o l e n t to e q u i p t h e library in a
Phone 2S-2
E x t r a sisos i n H o s i e r y . D r e s s e s ,
U n d e r t h l n g s , e t c , ttre f o u n d a t N e d
Parker's.
manner
of w h i c h to be p r o u d .
COMPLIMENTS O F
; F « r m i n < t o n Wood Heel Go.
A; 7. *Vt>o%tin. « i 4 0. 0. Fare, Props.'
\
Vwolaeturer* of*
BigV-gxade Wooi. Keel*
fin»ppy_Heislg
for Snappy Shoee"
Of Coarse. "W« Belters itt y*rjniitgt<>a
South. >c»ln B U e e t
Phone 9
The
h i g h s o h o o l , grown n a t u r a l l y from the
o f t h e . first a o h o o l h o u a e In town i n 1791,
RECOMMEND
The Farmington Cafe
Bpecial Dinners Served Daily,
The
o r i g i n a l b u i l d i n g h a a b e e n altered r e c e n t l y t o c o n f o r m
with
t h e e d u c a t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e p r e s e n t d a y .
\
WB RECOMMEND
f Dot* A Waldroo Shoe C o ,
building
" f i f t i e s , " w i t h D r . H e n r y R . Parker t h e first p r i n c i p a l .
(Continued nest
iUOUPJAMKHTS OF
WB
w a s o r g a n i s e d In t h e
People'a Market
Funcj Qroc«rI«i,'aiid. Provisions
All H o m e C o o k i n g
E v e r y meal a p l e a s a n t memory.
Of Course We Believe in Farmington
C e n t r a l Street
Farmtnston
week)
WE
WB RECOMMEND
Weymouth*! Battery Station
Batttry and. JgniUon Work
RECOMMEND
George R. Emerson
Grundin's Growing Mash.
M a k e s c h i c k e n s g r o w fftst..^ ...
100% AUtnlte 'Lubrication
tx—\
X««f»
yJ«h
ft
The pla.ee to go when
T«><lef«x>t.Stoclc S p r a y ; v
Novelty KeXajr Shoes
W» dallvar nn/'oreVr ot-.ll or OYtr.
your b*tUry Is low.
R i d s s t o c k and. p r e m i s e s o f h l £ * and.
' A . ' L o c a l 'Institution
You. Trill Snd. li. u p r o A U n U
ixi9 Atceaeorlee
Yuleajihlns
insects. O f i l i t f s . c a n tofl»r.
Of Oaarte We Believe'in F a r B i a f t o a .
to trad* a i r e aa H le Pi—— nt.
;aUniir«r,iur»n
N o r t e keala'SHrwet
•
oC
P a o o a 7 7-1
Of Coarse .We Believe in.' Faxmiagtos
( > e l r e l . 8 t r i » « ,'
si
PS>oaa,.lU
Of ConjWWe BelieV* in. lamiagton.
CltQTe Slt««t
l^nn
tl-X
aouoBH" A * I I T V B » ^ T . : W 4 _ . .
MX
JOB) K M . A > £ * T 0 T O * ^
The
distinction, l ^ i ^ c o n a e i ' f r o m
60 y e a r s o f liapplly •wadded'aud-eoc
cesaful marrletTlives it ^ h « $ ; h o o o r
t h a t t i m e has 'bestowed upon Kr,
a n d M r s . A l l i s o n B . T u t t l e , w h o ob
s e r v e d their 6 0 t h w e d d i n g a n n i v e r
s a r y a t their h o m e o n U o n d a y , Juno
SO.
T h e fact t h a t there w e r e no
planned ceremonies precluded
the
p u b l i c and a h o s t o f f r i e n d s
from
p a y i n g tributes t h a t w e r e e m i n e n t l y
due t h e o c c a s i o n . H o w e v e r , their
c h i l d r e n were determined t h a t the
n o t e w o r t h y e v e n t should a t least b e
r e c o r d e d In t h e f a m i l y a n n a l s with
a reunion, hence the
presence of
t h e i r t w o sons', G. A . T u t t l e o f
W a t e r t o w n , Mass., a n d E u g e n e Tut
tle o f P r o v i d e n c e , R . L , w i t h their
f a m i l i e s . W h i l e n o c e r e m o n y was
I n d u l g e d In, m a n y tokens o f kindred
a f f e c t i o n were b e s t o w e d u p o n Mr.
a n d M r s . T u t t l e a n d a m o n g o t h e r re
m i n d e r s o t t h e e v e n t w e r e m a n y let
ters a n d cards a n d the g i f t o f the
c u s t o m a r y flfty d o l l a r s In g o l d . Mr.
a n d M r s . Tuttle w e r e m a r r i e d
in
Lewlstcm, M e . , J u n e SO, 1 8 8 0 , and
for m a n y years M r . T u t t l e s e r v e d the
t e a c h i n g profession a s a h i g h school
p r i n c i p a l , his last office
In
that
c a p a c i t y h a v i n g been the administra
t i o n o f t h e B e l l o w s Falls, V t „ h i g h
s c h o o l , from w h i c h he r e t i r e d a b o u t
five y e a r s a g o t o inhabit h i s ances
tral borne on C e n t r a l street. Since
his r e t u r n t o F a r m l n g t o n he has l o
c a l i z e d his a c t i v e and
Influential
Interest In p u b l i c affairs,
m o s t of
his n o t e w o r t h y u n d e r t a k i n g s having
been c o n n e c t e d w i t h public b u i l d i n g
b o a r d s , matters o f the s c h o o l s and
representative t o t h e g e n e r a l court
d u r i n g t h e last t w o terms. I n every
p h a s e o f success t h a t has c o m e t o
these g o o d p e o p l e d u r i n g t h e i r 60
y e a r s o f married
life t h e y
have
s h a r e d with m u t u a l s y m p a t h y and
u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d their r e w a r d Is
r e t i r e m e n t and t b e unspoiled respect
and friendship o f their f e l l o w citi
zens.
J
CANDIDATE
William J. Vlckers
til It s u f f e r e d loss b y A r e white l o c a t e d in t h e o p e r a h o u s e .
It r e c o v e r e d f r o m t h i s
THE F A R M I N G T O N
19*3
Bragg's Hardware Store
§ §s
COMPUMBNTS O F
JVIX4,
F l o u r — C t i l n — S"j«5" *
Central Street
Phone 7 0 - :
STATE OF MEW HAMFSH3BE
Strafford, ss.
Court of Probate.
T o t h e heirs a t l a w o t t h e estate
ot W i l l i a m D l m m o c k , late o t F a r m
l n g t o n , In said c o u n t y , d e c e a s e d . In
t e s t a t e , a n d to a l l o t h e r s Interested
therein:
W h e r e a s Grace M . D l m m o c k , ad
m i n i s t r a t r i x o f t h e estate o f
said
d e c e a s e d , has filed In t h e P r o b a t e
Office f o r said c o u n t y t h e a c c o u n t
ot h e r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f said e s t a t e :
Ton are hereby c l t o d to appear at
t C o u r t o t Probata- t o he h o l d a n a t
D o v e r , In eatd c o u n t y , o n t h e fifth
d a y o t A u g u s t n e x t , t o s h o w causa,
It a n y y o u have, 'why t h e eame
s h o u l d n o t he a l l o w e d .
Suld a d m i n i s t r a t r i x Is o r d e r e d t o
aorvo t h i s c i t a t i o n h y c a u s i n g tie,
same t o h e published o n c e each v t s l c
for t h r e o ,suceeaslTa >-eek3 I n
the
l"ariainglOA irNe-ws, .a. n a v a r ^ e r
printed s.t.. Jfaxmbigloii, In
»tu.
county, t h e l*st publication t o be a l
leant seYett days
fceforo
Court:
"Glrpn. aL Dover, l a said county,
thls'-fUsi. day ot J u l y , A . B., 'J,»3Q. "
"' .Bj .'order o't iHe Court,
•William W . M a i tin, •Regiaia.r.
nr HEH0BIAH
Idrs. Francis F. Wadleigh
T H E S Y M B O L O F INDEPENDENCE .
0U2 FXAQ—A COMMON BOND OF UNITY—A SYMBOL OF
INDEPENDENCE—A BEMTNDEB. OF THE STBTOGLES
AND HEB0ISHS THAT WON FOB US THE FBEED0X WE
ENJOY TODAY.
STAND UP AND SALUTE Y0UB FLAG—BE PBOUD TO
CALL IT YOUB OWN. TEACH YOUX CHUDEEN TO
HONOB AND RESPECT IT. LET FATBIOTISK BEGIN AT
HOME AND WE WILL FOBEVEB HAVE OUB HOKE AND
INDEPENDENCE.
THIS STORE CLOSED
FRIDAY, THE 4TH
Ned L. Parker
The Money-Back Man
Free Movie Tickets
AT THE
Country Club
Garage
The s y m p a t h y o f this c o m m u n i t y
Is expressed f o r M r s . Harry A . Nute
a n d f a m i l y in t h e death o f her
m o t h e r , Mrs. M a r y J. W a d l e i g h ,
w i f e o f F r a n c i s J. W a d l e l g b , w h i c h
o c c u r r e d at h e r h o m e In U n i o n vil
l a g e late M o n d a y e v e n i n g , J u n e 30.
T h a e n d c a m e after a protraoted at
tack o f p n e u m o n i a preceded b y sev
eral yeara o t steadily falling health.
The
deceased w a s 76 years o t age
a n d w a s a native o f S p r i n g h l l l , N S.
She w a s the s e c o n d d a u g h t e r In a
f a m i l y o f o l g h t c h i l d r e n * b o r n to
James"" antr"Francis "^HcKfinVGlPl
m o u r a n d w a s t h e lost s u r v i v o r of
t h i s family
g r o u p . M c a n d Mrs.
W a d l e i g h w e r e united In marriage
48 y e a r s a g o a n d 43 years o f this
h a p p y and prosperous* m a r r i e d lite
"THE FLYING YANKEE"
w e r e spent In U n i o n , w l i e r e
they
A green a n d g o l d l o c o m o t i v e , r e
m i n g l e d freely a n d helpfully with
cylin
t h e a s s o c i a t i o n s o f the c o m m u n i t y splendent w i t h n i c k e l - p l a t e d
Mrs.
Wadleigh was a
m e m b e r o t d e r heads a n d c a r r y i n g a brass plate
U n i t y Chapter,' O. B. 8., a n d a con reading " T h e F l y i n g Y a n k e e " a t her
s t a n t a t t e n d a n t and a c t i v e worker front, will, s o m e t l m o this w e e k , a d d
In the C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h
and to the d i s t i n c t i v e n e s s of the B o s t o n
L a d i e s ' Aid s o c i e t y . She g a v e the & Maine r a i l r o a d ' s c r a c k , n o n - s t o p
influence o f a great-hearted
and express as It r a c e s t h r o u g h Massa
n o b l e w o m a n , a devoted w i f e and chusetts, N e w H a m p s h i r e a n d M a i n e
faithful m o t h e r t o
every
c o n t a c t on Its dally run in both d i r e c t i o n s
w i t h life by w h i c h these w o n d e r f u l b e t w e e n B o s t o n a n d P o r t l a n d .
The
" F l y i n g IYankee," hauled by
e s t a t e s are e n n o b l e d .
Industrious,
p a t i e n t , a c h a m p i o n o r r i g h t and a a l o c o m o t i v e p a i n t e d In t h e c o n v e n
c h a l l e n g e r o f w r o n g , she
set ex t i o n a l b l a c k has, s i n c e A p r i l 2 8 ,
e m p l a r y precepts before a l l w h o 1929, been m a k i n g a dally r u n that
fore
c a r e d t o observe a n d c h e r i s h
the has b r o u g h t t h e train to t h e
best.
She Is s u r v i v e d b y h e r hus a m o n g the fastest In the c o u n t r y ,
b a n d , four d a u g h t e r s , Miss Frances a v e r a g i n g 51 m i l e s an -hour o n Its
a n d Miss C h a r l o t t e
W a d l e i g h of e n t i r e trip.
The n e w l y n a m e d l o c o m o t i v e , o n
Union,
Mrs. H a r r y
A . N u t e of
F a r m l n g t o n a n d Mrs. E d w l n a W a d w h i c h t w o t o n e s o f green, b r o k e n b y
l e i g h o f L y n n , Mass., and
four t h e gold s t r i p e s a n d s h i n i n g n i c k e l ,
be
g r a n d c h i l d r e n , J o s e p h W a d l e i g h of r e p l a c e the s o m b r e black, w i l l
L y n n , E u g e n e , Charlotte a n d Rhoda seen at v a r i o u s p o i n t s on t h e B o s t o n
Nute o f Farmlngton.
F u n e r a l ser & Maine s y s t e m d u r i n g the n e x t f e w
v i c e s w i l l b e held from the h o m e In days, as s h e Is b r o k e n In d u r i n g p r e
U n i o n a t t w o o ' c l o c k Saturday af liminary r u n s p r i o r to t a k i n g u p t h e
t e r n o o n , w i t h R e v . N e w t o n , pastor m o r e s t r e n u o u s t a s k of h a u l i n g t h e
ot t h e
C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h u r c h of steel P u l l m a n s a n d c o a c h e s o f t h e
F l y i n g Y a n k e e " over
the
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N e w t o n officiating, and r e m a i n s will
be t a k e n to P i n e Hill c e m e t e r y for miles b e t w e e n B o s t o n a n d P o r t l a n d
I n t e r m e n t , w i t h c o m m i t t a l services In t h e fast t i m e o t t w o h o u r s a n d 15
minutes.
performed by R e v . Newton.
A. H. Davis, prop.
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The bult a n d b l u e o f t b e l o c o m o
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D a w e s , Jr.," w h i c h haul the " M i n u t e
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C h i c a g o e x p r e s s o f t h o Boston*
8tora.
& Maine, p a l e in c o m p a r i s o n w i t h
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a b o x o f Qreen Seal Choco t h e new m o t i v e p o w e r o f t h e " F l y
lates, 3 0 pieces, at 26c, a t
Knox i n g Y a n k e e ^ '
Pharmacy.
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jacket, surmounted
b y die
steel
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and
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a n d the l o c o m o t i v e bell, is p a i n t e d a
Store.
g r e e n , m a t c h i n g t h e grass o n N e w
K E E P trespassers f r o m . p i c k i n g E n g l a n d ' s h l U s . B e l o w t h a t ,
the
y o u r berries. H a v e " N o Trespass'" r u n n i n g e a r Is a d a r k e r g r e e n , t h e
s i g n s printed a t the " N e w s " Office.
color of the pines. Both are striped
w i t h gold. A stripe of gold marks
A N T I Q U E S W a n t e d : Old hooked t h e r u n n i n g b o a r d the o n t i r e l e n g t h
r u g s , furniture, g l a s s w a r e , pictures,
s i l v e r , p e w t e r , e t c . M r s . Isabella A . "of the e n g i n e , a n d t h e tender, p a l n t E v a n s , 7. B c h o o l Street, T a r m l n g - -ed t h e d a r k e r g r e e n , bears t h e B o s
ton. Telephone I S .
ton & Maine railroad
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in
gold. The wheels are tinged with
silver paint.
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dow also in l e t t e r s o f g o l d . Is p a i n t e d
"The
Flying Yankee."
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Bordeaux Xixlura
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to the B r o n z e a g e . T h e carvlngsl are
made" with flint, a n d show- a vessel
a b o u t forty-three Inches In length, with
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supposed t o b o f r o m 1000 t o 600 B . O.
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Talking About Independence Day Farmington News, Page 2 Friday, July 4th, 1930
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A Farmington News article talking about Independence Day. This is Page 2 of the Friday, July 4th, 1930 issue.<br /><br />The piece about independence Day reads: <br /><br /><em>JULY FOURTH</em><br /><br /><em><em> The 'News goes to print this week on the eve of the great American holiday. Independence day. July 4th which occurs on Friday. It will be the 154th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and chat ' the spirit of 76”still sur- vives not merely as a tradition but as one of the greatest American achievements, there is plenty of manifest evidence within our na- tional boundaries and all United States possessions Business will be suspended generally and the Ameri- can colors will predominate. While Farming-ton has contemplated no or dered program for the day'’s cele- bration. there will be nothing- lack- log in the spirit of the occasion From the small child up there will an ardent display of American pride If not with a participation the revelry and the enchantment of adding; to the general racket, there will be an ordered preservation of peace and prosperity that has been in preparation for many weeks. The grooming of residential proper- ty and places of business has been in preparation for midsummer and the 4th of July tor many weeks and the 4th of July for many weeks and the accomplishments are impressed upon any and all observers who cure to survey the general aspect with thoughtful consideration. Wherever a piece,of property of whatever na- ture has .an outstanding prominence there have been no reservations in making it presentable to the gaze with cleanliness and features of beauty more or less abundant. Beautiful gardens, green, well- cropped lawns and fresh paint fore- cast the glamour and redolence of a thrifty and well-ordered community The preservation of the citizenry and the property of such a compos- ite structure is among our first re- gards. Especially at such times as the Fourth of July when-the bars of restraint are let down while a great event of universal moment is being celebrated, there is likely to be. with with no intention at lawlessness, a com- mon relaxation toward destruction On such occasions as the Fourth of July, the real patriot, whether youth or adult, is the individual who regards with scrupulous care the rights of others and joins his fellows in the wildest of celebration without abandon In such a spirit of celebration everybody has the sympathy and encouragement of the community Those who use the crowded highways at this season are especially cautioned to avoid colli- sion and destruction to themselves and others. Herein lies one of the greatest elements of danger and it is sincerely hoped that the "News" will have few, if any, local casualties to report after the holiday has passed. To impress the great element of danger that that is abroad at this time, insurance statistics show that more people buy automobile insurance on or prior to this holiday than at any other holiday season of the year. To show that the apprehension is well founded, the insurance com- panies report that for one day more claims are paid than for any other day In the year except Labor day We certainly urge our citizens to </em></em><em>celebrate the Fourth and to Indulge </em><em>in all the reasonable pastimes, but to </em><em>exercise extreme care In the preser-</em><em>vation of their own safety and the </em><em>safety of others. The handling of </em><em>fireworks and explosives should at </em><em>all times be entrusted to mature </em><em>judgment and we sincerely hope </em><em>that wherever children are allowed </em><em>to handle these instruments it </em><em>will be under the supervision of </em><em>their elders. From Thursday at </em><em>midnight until Friday at midnight </em><em>the town will be under extra, police </em><em>surveillance and all lines of law and </em><em>order- will be drawn tight. Traffic </em><em>rules must be observed and extreme </em><em>precaution be taken against fire. </em><em>With' these suggestions In mind, not </em><em>to spoil or detract from anybody's </em><em>good time, but rather to Insure the </em><em>resumption of our peace, prosperity </em><em>and pursuit of -happiness after the </em><em>"Glorious Fourth'* has passed, the </em><em>"News" extends its best wishes for </em><em>every bounty that the holiday may </em><em>afford.</em>
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<em>FHS-Kyle Leach</em>
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