is one of the prettiest in the county. The surface
is gently undulating, with Pine and Breakneck
Hills, just high enough to give a fair view of the
delightful country surrounding them. The soil
is a strong, gravelly loam, rich, well cultivated,
and productive of all the fruits common to a
New England climate. Sudbury Biver passes
the southern border of this town. Stony and
Angle Brooks, and some smaller streams, afford
the town an ample water power for domestic use,
and some to spare. Southboro'- Centre and Fry-
ville are neat and pleasant villages. The Centre
village is about 5 miles from the Worcester Bail-
road depot at Westboro', from which to Worces-
ter is 12 miles W., and to Boston 32 E. N. E.

Southbridge, Ms., Worcester co. Incorporated
in 1816. It was taken mostly from Sturbridge,
but considerable portions from Charlton and
Dudley. It was formerly called Honest Town.
The land is generally uneven and hilly, but of
good quality for grain, fruit, pasturage, &c.
Quinebaug Biver, an excellent and permanent
mill stream, passes through the centre and prin-
cipal parts of this town, uniting with French Biv-
er, and other streams, to form a branch of the
Thames. The town has a good, productive soil,
with pleasant, attractive, and flourishing villages.
54 miles S. W. from Boston.

South Bristol, N. Y., Ontario co. Watered by
Mud Creek and some small streams flowing into
Canandaigua Lake. Surface hilly ; soil tolerably
good clay loam. 12 miles S. from Canandaigua,
and 205 W. from Albany.

South Brunswick, N. J., Middlesex co. Drained
by Lawrence's Brook and tributaries of Mill-
stone Biver. Surface somewhat hilly on the W.,
but elsewhere level; soil fertile sandy loam and
red shale. 12 miles S. W. from New Bruns-
wick.

Southbury, Ct., New Haven co. The principal
village in this town is pleasantly situated on the
Pampcraug, a fine mill stream, which passes
through the town.

The village of South Britain is about 4 miles
S. W. from the principal or central village ; it is
a flourishing place. This village is surrounded
by high hills and precipices, and has a romantic
and picturesque appearance. The surface of the
town is generally uneven; there is some good
meadow land on" Housatonic, Pamperaug, and
Snepaug Bivers, and the uplands are warm and
productive. Some traces of coal have been dis-
covered.

The northern part of the town is called “ White
Oak,'' from an oak tree under which the first per-
sons who explored the town encamped. 20 miles
N. W. from New Haven.

Southeast, N. Y., Putnam co. Watered by
Croton Biver. A hilly town, with a rich soil,
yielding large crops of grass and grain. 5 miles
E. from Carmel, and 113 S. from Albany.

Southfield, N. Y., Eichmond co. Bounded on
the S. E. by the Narrows and the Lower New
York Bay. Surface hilly on the N. and level on
the S., comprising some large salt marshes. On
the E. are situated Forts Tompkins and Bich-
mond, and some batteries for the protection of
New York Harbor. 2 miles E. from Eichmond,
and 155 S. from Albany.

South Hadley, Ms., Hampshire co. This town
was formerly the second parish of Hadley, and
was first settled about the year 1721. It lies on
the E. side of Connecticut Biver, and has a good
and productive soil. The surface is varied, from
that of the rich and lovely meadows on the Con-
necticut, to the lofty summit of Mount Holyoke.
The village in the centre of the town is very
pleasant; it lies about 3 miles N. of the village
at the falls. Hockanum is a small village nearly
opposite to Northampton, where we cross over to
visit Mount Holyoke. There is a canal in this
town, 2 miles long, on the E. side of Connecticut
Biver, and a dam across the river of 1100 feet,
which is constructed to overcome a fall in the
river of 50 feet. This dam produces a water
power of great extent. The canal has 5 locks,
and a cut through solid rock of 40 feet in depth,
and 300 in length. 5 miles S. by E. from North-
ampton.