5,446. A new building has been
built expressly for the library at
an expense of $ 30,000, being the
finest structure of the kind in the
State. The library now con-
tains 17,300 volumes. It nas a
fund of $ 5,000, the interest of
which is to be expended for the
purchase of books. In looking
down through the vista of the fu-
ture, with its present provisions
for increase, the magnitude of this
library, fifty years hence, can read-
ily be imagined, if nothing befalls
it. The present officers are John
P. Newell, President; Samuel N.
Bell, Treasurer; and C. II. Mar-
shall, Librarian.

Newspapers. Manchester Mir-
ror and American, daily; Man-
chester Mirror and Farmer, week-
ly ; Manchester Daily Union; The
Union Democrat, weekly, and
New-Hampshire Journal of Music,
monthly. (See tables.)

Among some of the early papers
which were published prior to 1844,
were the Manchester Democrat,
by William II. Kimball, and Jo-
seph Kidder. Iris & Literary Souv-
enir by S. II. N. B. Everett; Week-
ly Advertiser, by Isaac Kinsman;
Manchester Gleaner, by John
Caldwell.

Banks. Amoskeag National;
First National; Manchester Na-
ional and City National; capital
stock $ 600,000. Amoskeag Sav-
ings Bank; Manchester Savings
Bank; City Savings Bank, and
Merrimack River Savings Bank.
Total amount of deposits $ 7,541,
044.52 and more than twenty five
per cent of all deposits in the sav-
ings banks of the State.

Hotels. The Manchester House,
City Hotel, Webster House, Mer-
rimack House, Tremont House,

Amoskeag, Stearns House and
Ilazeltine House.

The Ilazeltine House was open-
ed in 1872, and built at an expense
of $ 100,000. The Stearns House is
a new and a fine four story build-
ing, handsomely furnished, and
well arranged. City Hotel has
been built over twenty years and
still holds its rank with good ho-
tels. The Manchester House was
built over thirty years ago, when
Manchester was considered only a
growing village. It has always been
under the control of Mr. William
Shepard, and has, in the various
changes in the city, in erecting new
hotels of more modern architect-
ure, maintained the position of be-
ing a first-class house, and always
received its full share of public
patronage. The four last named
hotels are considered first class
houses. The other hotels are good,
respectable houses and are well
patronized.

Halls. City Hall is located on
the corner of Elm and Market
streets. It was built in the season
of 1845, at an expense, including
the clock, of $35,000. When it
was erected it was considered the
finest building of the kind in the
State; but the rapid change in
architecture gives it an antique
appearance, and many promi-
nent citizens are talking of a new
City Hall in keeping with the
growth and wealth of their city.

The Old Town Hall was built
on the same ground in 1841, cost-
ing $ 17,000. It was destroyed in
1844 and the City Hall took its
place.

Brown’s, Merchant’s Exchange,
Faneuil, Grand Army, Granite,
Kennard’s, Merrimack, Music,
Smyth’s and Town’s Hall on Elm