Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational, Rev. Amos Holbrook,
pastor- At West Harrisville, Bap-
tist, Rev. G. S. Smith, pastor.

^    There    are    six    schools    in    town, two

of which are graded. Average
length for the year, twenty weeks;
value of school-houses $5,100.

(For first settlers and ministers,
see Nelson and Dublin.)

Boundaries. North by Nelson
and Hancock, east by Hancock and
Peterborough, south by Dublin,
and west by Marlborough and
Roxbury.

Distances. Thirteen miles east
from Keene, and forty-five south-
west from Concord.

Railroads. The Manchester and
Keene Railroad, when built, will
pass through this town.

HAVERHILL.

Gkafton County. Haverhill
is one of the most valuable farming
towns in the State, and the annual
value of its agricultural products
is not exceeded by any New-Hamp-
shire town on the Connecticut
river. The soil is adapted to every
species of cultivation, common to
the climate. There is considerable
interval land, composed of a deep
rich loam, yielding large crops of
grass, &c.

Streams. Connecticut River
waters its western border, while
Poole Brook runs nearly through
the town from north-east to south-
■TS    west,    and    falls    into    the    Connec-

ticut, 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 consider-
able water power on these two
streams, which is generally im-
proved.

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Minerals. There is a soap-
stone quarry which has been
partially opened, and pronounced,
by many, as being the best quar-
ry now known. It is about
three miles from the Mon-
treal Railroad. There is a good
lime-stone quarry, also granite of
good quality. This granite is suit-    :

able for mill-stones, and good for
building purposes. Large quanti-
ties of scythe stones are also
quarried or manufactured. On
the west side of Benton, bordering
this town, is a bed of iron ore.    !

Fine specimens of crystals are also    I

found.

Villages, &e. Haverhill is one
of the shire towns of the County.    j

The County buildings are located at    j

“Haverhill Corner,” which is the    ;

principal village in town. This    !

village is located in the south-west    j

angle of the town, on a plain about    j

one hundred and fifty feet above    [

the level of the Connecticut. From
the tops of the buildings, a fine view    I

of the adjacent country, for many    j

miles, north and south, and six or
seven miles east and west may be    i

obtained. There is a beautiful    |

common in this village, laid out in    [

an oblong square, ornamented with    j

trees, and enclosed by a handsome    !

fence. Around this common stand
the principal buildings, several of    <

which are large and well construct-    .

ed. There are two churches and a    ‘

court-house, jail, county build-    f

ings for county offices, an aead-    !

emy, hotel, printing office, several    !

stores, and shops of various kinds.    i

This is considered one of the most
delightful and pleasant villages on    ;

the Connecticut. In the northern    \

section of the town, is another    1

village situated on a street nearly    }

a mile in length, straight and level,    1