missed, 1794. Rev. John Kim-
ball, ordained in 1797, dismissed in
1813.

Boundaries. North by Unity,
east by Lempster, south by Mar-
low, and west by Langdon and
Charlestown.

Distances. Thirteen miles south
from Newport and forty-four west
from Concord.

Railroads. Thirteen miles to
Newport depot, on the Sugar River
railroad. Stage three times a week
to Charlestown station, 7 miles, on
the Sullivan railroad.

ALBANY.

Carroll Co. This town is
mountainous, but in the valleys
the soil is fertile. There are some
very fertile interval lands on the
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 privi-
leges. These brooks were formerly
well stored with trout, as the writ-
er of this can fully verify.

Mountains. There are several
high hills and mountains. Choco-
rua, 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 sec-
tion, have the superstitious notion
that Chocorua's curse has been
meted out to them by a peculiar
disease which has afflicted their
neat stock for many years. When
science makes its full investigation
as to the cause of this malady, it
doubtless will find that the poor
Indian and his posterity stand
guiltless of the charges preferred
against him.

Employments. Agriculture is the
principal employment of the peo-
ple. 300,000 shingles, 200,000 feet
of boards &e., and 70,000 clap-
boards are annually sawed. 2,800
pounds of maple sugar are annu-
ally manufactured.

Resources. Productions of the
soil $23,131; mechanical labor,
$ 2,500; deposits in savings banks,
$911.

Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist church, Rev. T. Brown
pastor. There are six schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, twelve weeks.

First SettlementThis town
was granted to Clement March,
Joseph Senter and others Nov. 6,
1766, and was called Burton till
1833.

Boundaries. North by Bartlett,
east by Conway south by Tam-
worth and Madison, and west by
Waterville.    Area of improved

land, 2,986 acres.

Distances. Seventy-five miles
north from Concord, and twenty
north from Ossipee.

Railroads. Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway railroad passes
through this town, but the nearest
station is at Conway, four miles.

ALEXANDRIA.

Grafton Co. Much of the soil in
this town is good and when proper-
ly cultivated produces good crops.
There are about2000 acres of valua-