nary, 1873, equal to one volume
9,207 times. Number of persons
taking out books, 750.

Banks. Souhegan National
Bank, and Milford Five Cents
Savings Bank.

Hotel. Union Hotel. Valua-
ation, $ 10,000. Two livery sta-
bles valued at $ 11,000

First Settlers Milford was in-
corporated January II, 1794, and
included what was anciently call-
ed Mile Slip and Duxbury
School Farm. John Burns, Wil-
liam Peabody, Benjamin Hopkins,
Caleb Jones, Nathan Hutchinson,
Andrew Bradford, Elisha Town,
Captain Josiah Crosby, and Wil-
liam Wallace were the first set-
tlers. Captain Crosby was a rev-
olutionary officer.

The blood of the sons of Milford
ran freely in the war of the great
rebellion. The memorial tablet
in the Town Hall building gives
the names of sixty soldiers belong-
ing to this town who were killed
or died from the effects of the war.

First Churches and Minister. A
Congregational Church was or-
ganized in 1788, and the Baptist
organized September 5, 1809, Rev.
Humphrey Moore (Congregation-
al) was the first settled minister,
and was ordained in 1802.

Boundaries. North by Lynde-
borough Mount Vernon and Am-
herst, east by Amherst and Hollis,
south by Hollis and Brookline, and
west by Mason and Wilton. Area
15,402 acres; area of improved
land, 10,547.

Distances. Thirty-one miles
south from Concord, five south-
west from Amherst, and ten north
west of Nashua.

Railroad. Nashua and Wilton
Railroad passes through the town,
in an easterly and westerly direc-
tion.

MILLSFIELD.

Coos County. The surface of
this town is uneven, but the soil is
strong, and might produce good
grass and grain, if the cold cli-
mate and isolated location did not
debar its being settled to any ex-
tent. In 1870, there were 28 in-
habitants, 180 acres of improved
land, 4 horses, 14 cattle, 6 sheep,
and 3 swine in town. The north-
ern portion is mountainous. There
are several ponds, the largest of
which is 300 rods long and 140
wide, Clear Stream waters its
northern extremity, and Philip’s
River with several small streams
the other parts of the town.

This town was granted to Sir
Thomas Mills, George Boyd and
others, March 1, 1774.

Boundaries. North by Dixville,
east by Errol, south by Dummer,
and west by Odell and Dixville
Area, 23,200 acres.

Distances. 150 miles north from
Concord, and 36 north-east from
Lancaster.

MII/TON.

Strafford County. This is
an important town in point of
manufactories. The surface is
broken and affords excellent pas-
turage. The soil is generally good,
and, when properly tilled, pro-
duces fair crops.

Rivers. Salmon Falls River wa-
ters the eastern section of the
town. A branch of this river pass-
es through the northern part, and
unites with it at the eastern border
of the town, near the center of the
line. There is some valuable wa-
ter power, a part of which is im-