cose slate which answers well for
soap stone. There are many other
mineral crystals found in various
sections of the town.

Villages. Orford village is sit-
uated on the upper banks of the
Connecticut and on the border of
the intervals and is one of the
handsomest and most quiet vil-
lages in the State. Here are two
church edifices, large school house,
academy, five or six stores, of va-
rious kinds, one hotel, two law-
yers, two physicians, one dentist,
and several small manufactories
and mechanical shops. The main
street is broad, and beautifully
shaded, while the dwelling houses
have a neat appearance and are
adorned with spacious yards, and
beautiful gardens.

Orfordville is situated about two
miles above the principal village,
and contains two chair factories,
lumber mill, and several other
small shops. Here are also one
church edifice, school house, store,
post ofiice and several fine dwell-
ing houses. It is a pleasant village
and a desirable place to live in.

Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming;
but the manufactures are impor-
tant. 3,900 bushels of wheat, 12,
000 bushels corn, 20,000 bushels
oats and barley, 41,000 bushels po-
tatoes, 41,000 pounds of butter and
4,700 tons of hay are annually pro-
duced. There are annually man-
ufactured 360,000 shingles, 1,480,
000 feet boards and dimension tim-
ber, 12,000 bushels meal and flour,
50 tons starch, and there are two
chair factories, a harness shop,
blacksmith shops, wheelwright, tin
ware, and shoe shops, also carpen-
ters, painters, tailors, and various
other mechanical business. The
annual value of mechanical pro-
ductions is $ 68,400.

Resources. Annual production
of the soil $204,200 mechanical
labor $ 17,700 stocks and money at
interest $ 62,243 deposits in sav-
ings banks, $ 6,727; stock in trade,
$ 39,500; from "summer tourists
$ 2,000; professional business
$ 10,000.

Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational, Rev. Frank B. Knowlton,

pastor", Universalist, -  ;

At Orfordville, Congregational,
Rev. N. F. Carter, pastor. There
are fourteen schools in town. Av-
erage length of schools, for the
year, twenty-two weeks. Total
amount annually appropriated for
school purposes $ 2,229.21.

Literary Institution. Orford
Academy, Nathan E. Stark, princi-
pal, in 1870.

Hotel. Orford House.

First Settlement. Orford was
granted to Jonathan Moulton, and
others September 25, 1761. Gen-
eral Israel Morey, John Mann,
Esq., a Mr. Caswell, and one Cross,
commenced the first settlement
in June, 1765.

First Ministers. Rev. Oliver
Noble, (Congregational) ordained
in 1771; dismissed in 1777; Rev.
John Sawyer, settled in 1787; left
in 1795; Rev. Sylvester Dana,
settled in 1807; left in 1822.

Boundaries. North by Piermont,
east by Wentworth, south by
Lyme, and west by Fairlee, Ver-
mont. Area 27,000 acres; area of
improved land 16,315 acres.

Distances. Sixty-two miles
northwest from Concord and
twelve south from Haverhill. By
cars it is eighty four miles to Con-
cord.

Railroad. One mile to Fairlee,