Hillsborough and Peterborough
Railroad will pass through the
western part of this town, when
completed.

DERRY.

Rockingham County. Derry
is one of the best townships in the
county for agriculture. The soil
is strong, productive and well cul-
tivated. The 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.

Ponds. Beaver Pond in this
town is a fine sheet of water,
nearly surrounded by gentle rising
hills.

Employments. Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. Shoe business is car-
ried on quite extensively, nearly

190,000 pairs being annually made.
Edge tools by H. R. Underhill;
ribs for loom reeds, Benjamin
Chase; 400,000 shingles and 500,
000 feet of boards annually sawed.

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $ 141,268; mechanical labor,
$75,800; summer tourists, $8,000;
money at interest, $ 43,600; stocks
and bonds, $21,840; deposits in
savings banks, $ 150,401; stock
in trade, $24,506. The resources
of this town show that it is in a
flourishing condition in its various
branches of industrial pursuits.

Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational, Rev. Robert Haskins,
pastor; Methodist, Elder A. E.
Higgins, east. There are eleven
schools in town; average length
for the year twenty-four weeks.

Literary Institutions. Adams
Female Seminary has a fund of
$ 4,200, Miss E. L. Taylor, pre-
ceptress. Pinkerton Academy has
a fund of $ 20,000, Mr. G. T. Tut-    •

tie, principal. These Institutions
are popular and are in a flourishing
condition.

Banks. Derry National Bank;

Derry Savings Bank. (See tables.)

Hotels. Sanders’ Hotel; Rail-
way House, at the depot.

First Settlement. This town was
formerly a part of Chester and
LondondeiTy. Incorporated July
2, 1827.

Boundaries. North by Auburn
and Chester, east by Sandown and
Hampstead, south by Salem and
Windham and west by London-
derry. Area of improved land,

12,120 acres.

Distances. Eighteen miles south-    J*

west from Exeter and twenty-five
south-east from Concord.

Railroads. Manchester and
Lawrence Railroad passes through
the south-west section of the town

DIXVILYE.

Coos County. Much of this
town is in its primeval state, but
very little of it being cultivated.

The surface is somewhat rocky
and rugged, but there is some very
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 re-
markable exhibitions of natural
scenery in the State, and is hardly
surpassed in grandeur by the fa-
mous Notch, of the White Moun-