heard the firing, but, it being near
night, did not venture on an im-
mediate pursuit, from the appre-
hension of falling into an ambus-
cade. After the departure of the
enemy, the dog revived, guarded
the corpse of his master through
the night, and was found the next
morning with his nose laid in its
open hand; nor would the faithful
animal permit any one to remove
or even touch the body, until after
the use of much flattery and some
force.”

This town was concerned in the
tedious controversy with the pro-
prietors of Bow, who claimed cer-
tain lands belonging to the gran-
tees in this vicinity. Some of the
grantees settled here as early as
1729. It was incorporated under
its present name November 1,1759.

First Ministers. Rev. Aaron
Whittemore, Congregational; or-
dained in 1737; died in 1767. Rev.
Jacob Emery, settled in 1768; left
in 1775. Rev. Zaccheus Colby,
settled in 1786; dismissed in 1803.

Boundaries. North-west by
Soucook River, which separates it
from Concord; east and north-
east by Chichester and Epsom;
south-east by Suncook River, di-
viding the town from Allenstown;
and west by the Merrimack River.
Area, 10,242 acres; improved land,
9,950 acres.

Distances. Six miles south-east
from Concord, and ten miles north
from Manchester.

PETERBOROUGH!.

IIlLLLSBOKOUGH COUNTY. The
surface is uneven; diversified
with hills, vales, meadows, broad
swells, and rills; the whole pre-
senting many beautiful landscapes,
worthy the pencil of a skilful
artist. The soil on the uplands is
rich and productive; the hills and
mountain sides afford excellent
pasturing, while the meadows, on
the rivers, yield abundant crops of
grass. There are many good
farms under a high state of culti-
vation, showing what they are ca-
pable of producing under the man-
agement of skillful husbandmen,
who intend to make farming their
business in New-Hampshire.

Rivers. The Contoocook River
runs in a northerly direction,
through ..the centre of the town,
and affords some valuable water
power. Nubanusit (or Goose
Brook) River takes its rise in
ponds in Hancock, Nelson and
Harrisville, and, after a passage
of nine miles from Harrisville,
and a fall of over 600 feet, joins
the Contoocook in the village of
Peterborough. For a description
of the valuable reservoirs, at the
head of this river, see Harrisville.
This river furnishes nearly all of
the water power for the manufac-
tories in Peterborough, with the
exception of a woolen mill, grist
mill, and barometer shop, and
several lumber mills. There are
many excellent water privileges,
on both rivers, still remaining
unimproved.

Mountains. On the east side of
the town is a chain of hills, called
Pack Monadnock. The Grand
Monadnock, in Jaffrey, lies in a
south - westerly direction, about
ten miles distant. In the centre of
the town is a hill, at an elevation
of two hundred feet above the
river. The summit of this hill
was formerly the site of a church
edifice.

Villages. West Village is situ-
ated on Nubanusit River. Here