Railroads The terminus of the
Manchester and North Weare
Railroad is in this town. There
are three stations. There is also
a daily milk train runing from
North Weare to Boston, and dur-
ing the summer, Sundays; which
offers great inducements for those
who wish to follow the milk
business.

WEBSTER.

Merrimack County. Webster
was taken from the western portion
of Boscawen, and incorporated un-
der its present name, July 3, 1860.

The surface is uneven, but the
soil is strong and deep, producing
excellent crops of corn, wheat and
hay. It is noted for the fine qual-
ity and abundance of its apples.

Ponds and Rivers. Long Pond is
about two miles in length, and half
a mile in width. Blackwater Riv-
er passes through the whole extent
of the town, in a southerly direc-
tion, and furnishes some excellent
water power.

Courser Hill is quite an eleva-
tion, but is capable of cultivation
to its top, with quite a little settle-
ment on it. There is a church,
school-house, store, post-office and
about fifteen or twenty dwellings.
The views obtained from this hill,
are extensive and very fine.

Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture,
but there is some manufacturing
carried on. 6,439 bushels corn,
2,497 tons hay, 25,475 pounds but-
ter, 10,744 pounds cheese, and ap-
ples to the value of $ 6,000, are an-
nually produced; 115,000 clap-
boards, 400,000 shingles and laths,

1,225,000 feet of boards and dimen-
sion timber sawed, valued at $24,
200; besides, there are carriage and

chair stock, peg mill, grist mill,
leather board manufactory, black-
smith, carpenter, etc. Total value
of goods manufactured, is $ 64,000.    -**

Resources. Agricultural pro-
ductions, $101,628; mechanical
labor, $ 15,200; stocks, and money
at interest, $ 13,487; deposits in
savings banks, $62,766; stock in
trade, $ 4,800.

Churches and Schools. Chris-
tian, --; Congregational,

"Rev. Edward Buxton, pastor;

Methodist, George Wood, pastor.

There are eight schools in town.

Average length of schools, for the
year, eighteen weeks.

For First Settlements. See Bos-
cawen.

Boundaries. North by Salis-
bury, east by Boscawen, south by
Concord and Hopkinton, and west    *

by Warner. Area of improved
land, 11,687 acres.

Distances. Fourteen miles north
from Concord.

Railroads. Six miles to Bos-
cawen, on the Northern Railroad.

WENTWORTH.

Grafton County. The surface
is moderately uneven, but the soil
is generally good, and that in the
vicinity of the rivers is exceedingly
fertile, producing excellent crops.

Rivers and Ponds. Baker’s Riv
er flows through the town and is
the principal stream. On this riv-
er, is a fall of considerable height,
affording splendid water privileges.

The south part is watered by the
south branch of Baker’s River,
which joins the main branch near
Rumney line. Baker’s Pond, sit-
uated partly in Orford and partly
in this town, is the largest sheet
of water. Pond Brook is the out-
let which affords water sufficient