herst, and pursues a winding course
and joins the Merrimack one
mile above Thornton’s Ferry.
Babboosuck Brook, issuing from
Babboosuck Pond, in Amherst,
empties into the Souhegan near its
confluence with the Merrimack.
Penichook Brook has its source
from a pond in Hollis, and forms
die southern boundary of the town.
About one mile from the mouth of
the Souhegan is the best water
power on the river. The water
falls 83 feet in three separate falls
within the space of half a mile.
It is estimated, that if the power
on these falls was properly utilized,
it would sustain a village of 4,500
inhabitants.

Villages. There are four small
villages, each with a post office,
viz., Merrimack, Reed’s Ferry,
Thornton’s Ferry, and South Mer-
rimack, on the Nashua and Wilton
railroad. The three first are on
the Concord railroad, and all have
some manufacturing. At Reed’s
Ferry there is one store, school
house, and several manufactories,
such as brick, barrels, and overalls
(on an extensive scale). At Thorn-
ton’s Ferry there is a school house
and store; also manufactories of
bricks, barrels and furniture. At
Merrimack there is one church ed-
ifice, school house, a new and com-
modious town, house, store, and
hotel; also manufactories of ex-
tension tables and woolens. At
South Merrimack there is a church
edifice, school house, and store.

Employments. Farming is the
principal employment of the in-
habitants, but manufacturing is an
important branch of business. M.
Houghton & Son manufacture
black walnut and chestnut exten-
sion tables; annual value of pro-
ductions, $ 40,000. Parker & Co.,
black walnut centre tables, orna-
mented and carved work, with
marble tops, $ 60,000. David Hen-
derson, flannel and carpets, $ 70,
000. Fessenden & Lowell, cooper
stock, $ 20,000. Nelson H. Brown
& Co,, barrels and lumber, $ 6,000.
Hosea Evans, barrels, $ 2,000; be-
sides overalls, pants and sacks,
$200,000; meal and flour, $3,500;
lumber, $8,700; also blacksmiths,
carpenters, wheelwrights, painters,
coopers, harness makers, &c. The
total value of all kinds of mechan-
ical productions, is $ 435,000 annu-
ally. Merrimack claims the first
discovery, in this region, of making
what are called Leghorn bonnets.
Misses Burnaps first made them,
several years ago, and some of
their bonnets were sold at auction
for $ 50.00 each.

Much attention is now given to
manufacturing sale sacks, pants,
and overalls. Two firms make

20,000 dozens annually, valued
at $ 200,000. The amount paid
for making this clothing is over
$24,000. Females take the goods
(cut out) from the shops, and make
them, at their respective homes.

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $94,496; mechanical labor,
$ 96,400; stocks and money at in-
terest, $25,380; deposits in savings
banks, $ 157,847; stock in trade,
$25,375; from tourists, $2,000;
professional business, $ 10,000.

The large available water power
still unimproved, together with its
railroad facilities, make the future
prospects of Merrimack look en-
couraging for seeing a large manu-
facturing town within a few years.

Churches and Schools 1st Con-
gregational, Rev. C. L. Hubbard,
pastor; number of members, 125•