At Stratford Hollow there is one
church, a school house, three
stores, a hotel, post office, express
office and one physician. At North
Stratford, there is one church, one
school house, five stores, of all
kinds, three hotels, a post office,
express office, and two physicians.

Churches and Schools. Metho-
dist, Rev. Leander Moulton, pas-
tor; Baptist, Rev. J. C. Sanborn,
pastor. There are nine schools in
town; average length, for the year,
eighteen weeks.

Hotels. Stratford Hollow; Strat-
ford House. At North Stratford,
American House, Willard House,
and Percy House.

First Settlement. Isaac John-
son, James Curtis, James Brown,
Josiah Lampkins, and Archippus
Blodgett commenced the first set-
tlement, some time before the com-
mencement of the war of the revo-
lution, the population being,
in 1775, 41. Thomas Burnside,
of this town, was one of Rog-
ers’ Rangers, in the French war.
He made a personal application to
Governor Wentworth, at Ports-
mouth, to be appointed a Justice
of the Peace, stating to the Gover-
nor, that his neighbor (the only in-
habitant in town, besides himself,)
was not fit to fill the office, neither
would he give satisfaction to his
townsman. His plausible argu-
ment prevailed, and he was ap-
pointed the first Justice of
Peace in this town. Stratford was
incorporated, November, 16, 1779.

Boundaries. North by Colum-
bia, east by “Odell,” or ungrant-
ed lands, south by Stark and North-
umberland and west by Vermont.
Area of improved land, 6,354 acres.

Distances. Twenty miles north
from Lancaster by railroad, and
one hundred and fifty-seven miles
north from Concord.

Railroad. The Grand Trunk
Railroad passes through this town,
on its western border.

STRATH AM.

Rockingham County. The
surface of Stratham is level, the
soil is rich and very productive,
producing excellent crops. This
town is noted for its extensive
nurseries of fruit trees. Con-
siderable attention is paid to the
raising of all kinds of fruit, and
it ranks as the third town in the
county in the value of apples pro-
duced. The farmers find a ready
market, at fair prices, for their sur-
plus productions, at Exeter and
Portsmouth. But few farming
communities are more prosperous
and wealthy than are the farmers
of Stratham. Large quantities of
peat are found in the swamps.

Elevations. Stratham Hill is the
principal elevation in town. From,
its summit an extensive prospect
is afforded of the surrounding
country, including the White
Mountains, Great Bay, and the
Ocean.

Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricul-
ture. 168,100 feet of lumber, of all
kinds, are annually produced.

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $ 111,608; mechanical labor,
$2,700; stocks and money at inter-
est, $43,500; deposits in savings
banks, $65,850; stock in trade,
$ 4,575.

Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational Church, Rev. A. B. Pea-
body, pastor; Baptist Church,
Rev. M. B. Laning, pastor;

Christian Church, ; Freewill

Baptist Church, . There are