fessional business, $ 50,000; depos- its in savings banks, $ 197,520; stock in trade, $ 61,875.
Churches and Schools. Congre- gational, Rev. Selah Merrill, pas- tor; Catholic, J. T. Sullivan,
priest; Episcopal, — -. There
are six school districts, and eight schools, in town; average length, for the year, thirty-one weeks; amount of money annually appro- priated for school purposes, $ 3, 354.50; average amount appropri- ated for each scholar, $ 11.11.
Banks. Salmon Falls State Bank, and Salmon Falls Savings Bank. (See tables.)
IAbrary. Salmon Falls Library,
1,000 volumes.
Hotel. Franklin House.
Boundaries. North by Somers- wortli, east by South Berwick, Maine, and south and west by Do- ver. Acres of improved land, 2,813.
Distances. Forty miles south- east from Concord, and two miles east from Dover.
Railroads. Boston and Maine, and Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroads pass through Rollinsford.
ROXBVBY.
Cheshire County. The sur- face of this small town is uneven, rising in considerable swells, and affording excellent grazing land. The soil is fertile, and, when prop- erly tilled, produces fine crops.
Streams and Ponds. The north branch of Ashuelot River, forms the boundary between this town and Keene. Roaring Brook, on which are several valuable mead- ows, waters the south part, and furnishes a few water privileges. Roaring Brook Pond is on the east side of the town. |
Quarry. One of the largest gran- ite quarries in the State is in this town. At present, it is being ex- tensively worked, and, no doubt, Avill be a valuable resource of wealth. Estimated value of stone quarried, the present year, (1873,) $ 150,000.
Employments. Aside from the quarry business, farming is the principal employment of the people.
Resources. Agricultural prod- ucts, $ 27,427; mechanical labor, $38,000; money at interest, $ 4,360; deposits in savings banks, $ 19,088.
Churches and Schools. Congre- gational, Rev. G. L. Nims, pastor. There are three schools; average length, for the year, nineteen weeks.
First Organization. Roxbury was formed of a part of Nelson, Marlborough and Keene, and in- corporated, Dec. 9, 1812. Joseph Ames, Esq., a celebrated artist, and portrait painter to the Pope of Rome, was a native of this town.
First Minister. Rev. Christo- pher Page, Congregational; in- stalled in 1816; dismissed in 1819.
Boundaries. North by Sullivan and Harrisville, east by Ilarris- ville, south by Marlborough, and Avest by Keene. Area, 6,000 acres.
Distances. Fifty miles south- west from Concord, and five east from Keene.
Railroads. It is live miles to Keene Station, on the Cheshire Railroad. The Manchester and Keene Railroad, Avhen built, Avill pass through this tOAvn.
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Gkafton County. The surface of this tOAvn is uneven, but the soil is generally fertile. There is |