lation of 677. In 1870, it had 408
inhabitants.

First Ministers. Rev. Samuel
Hyde commenced preaching in
1758, and remained till 1770; Rev.
Eliphaz Chapman preached from
1771 to 1773.

Boundaries. This is a small, tri-
angular-shaped town, and is bound-
ed north-east by Dover, south-west
by Durham and Lee, and north-
west by Barrington. Area, 7,600
acres; improved land, 4,600 acres.

Distances.    Thirty-six miles

north-east from Concord, and three
south from Dover.

Railroad. Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through the east-
ern part of the town in a northerly
and southerly direction.

MADISON.

Carroll County. The surface
is uneven, hut the soil is generally
good, producing fine crops of cox-n,
oats and potatoes.

Pond. Six-Mile Pond is the
principal body of water. 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
Company were extensively work-
ing these mines in 1870. At that
date, the company employed twen-
ty-two men. Eleven men were in
the mine and eleven were above
ground. The depth of tunnel is
seventy feet. The annual amount
of product, 23,475 grains of silver,
109£ tons lead, and 327| tons zinc,
valued at $ 46,360. For some rea-
son, their operations have ceased
for the present.

Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricul-
ture. There is considerable man-
ufacturing and trade in town, be-
sides the mining interest. There
are about 12,000 pairs of shoes an-
nually manufactured, and clothing
to the value of $ 20,000, is made.
(See tables.)

Resources. Agricultural prod-
ucts, $78,478; mechanical labor,
$ 30,800; money at interest, $ 2,
424; deposits in savings banks,
$ 13,447; stock in trade, $5,613;
from summer tourists, $ 10,00Q.

Slimmer Resort. Madison is
quite a resort for all lovers of
New-Hampshire summer scenery.
There are about five hundred vis-
itors, who spend a part or the
whole of their vacation in this
town.

Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist Church, Elder A. C. Peas-
ley, pastor. There are nine schools.
Average length of schools for the
year, eighteen weeks.

Hotels. Churchill House, and
Madison House.

First Town Organization. Mad-
ison was taken from the western
portion of Eaton, and incorporated
as a town, December 17, 1852.

Boundaries. North by Albany,
east by Conway and Eaton, south
by Freedom, and west by Tam-
worth and Albany. Acres of im-
proved land, 6,232.

Distances.    Sixty-four    miles

north-east from Concord, and
twenty north from Ossipee.

Railroad. Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Railroad passes
through this town.

MANCHESTER.

Hillsborough County. A city,
and part shire town of the county.'
But few towns in New-England oi