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' ', '■ '■ I ;., ss,,-,..|,pttV liver a small stream having its 



,0 finv „,il.s fron. the ;''<'^"°': •" ,^' ,'' '^f ' ^ J' ' |es wi.hh. the line of New 



.oiMcU a lew n.iles with,,, the hi.e of New 



M., .Lire. Between the hiidge and the n.onil. 



,,,' il.'.-riv.-,- is the location i.iten.led for the new 

 i-itv ahi'di alluvion witliont rocks an. easily 

 ::xc;.va.e.l. Tln-cish this plain t^'-^-;"';', '=*■;"!;. 



^ —■^,- . , ... , ■„, „t,i„ ,1„. cou,>e of excavation. SpicUetlfc inti 



■„.ainst in many ,.nl,,i.s as ,l,e l"":;-'; ''■£^;; „^ ^J , ,„e distance of two miles li.rnishes a w,.- 

 .Ih.auy. Dr, Kitlied.e's team pass. (1 1 y 1;" '' ^ ^,. ,„^er which has heel, improve.l to the growth 

 <|cr,-v on Knn.lav. His ...an was stopped l'>^._"'« [ ^f,' _l',^^ ,„. „,^ |,„.^,^, ,,,„, „r ma.iulacti.r.ntr v.l 



W(!,-e hront'hl soMi.; ...... • , 



of New Hampshire, and carted over had roa(l» 

 rcqniiin^' strong wheels ami stotit oX tcan.« o at 

 h-ast three yokes. The t^nmlav law aiiainsl tiav- 

 ,.1 was then pi-oseeii1ed will, great zeal hy son.e 

 .,f the clc-gv. Snn.lay t.-avel was p.eacl.cd 

 ■againstinmanvpnlpilsasthe p.fva.huL' s.n ol 



good Deacon I'.ukcrion, who ua- h..lh an oft. 

 ofthel'iesl.,tc,ianchmcha.,da.na«is.,a.e. lie 



,„;,M^aid hc"wonld not uhjccl to tarrying ,1 the 

 k..con^^o,dd keep him. The deacon pot np h» 

 oven a.id gave him hieakfast: he went to meet- 

 Tng whihrthe man slal.l at hoine to leed and 

 watch the oxen. Dim.er over, and the hay-mows 

 ,,i,„i„i,irmg .H.dcr the hearty appetite ot the six 

 oxen-the.hivcr eating a smart din..ei as any 

 sohern.an sl.onhl npon the bidd.ath, ^fm^^ 

 ero" in the forenoon and his mng ot ciderat < in- 

 ner'^as was the practice a. Londonden-y, the .lea- 

 con conclnded Ihe.e woul.l he no more harm m 

 Ihe cattle to draw than lo eat, a.id the man to 

 d,ive tha.. ho;l, eat an.l drink out the remam.ng 

 pan of iheSahbaih, and v..hmtarily wrote him 

 out the magisliate's pass, a.i.l sent h.,n on h.s 

 way 



of o.,e of the larger class of manulactiir.ng vil- 

 la«e.s within the town of Metlinen. 



Having a considerahle po.iion ot Mom ay he- 

 fore ns, w-e .lelermiiie.l to lake a road we had not 

 l.c.foie travclle.l, li.rthe pm pose <.f visiting fealem 

 in New Hampshire, whose centre we had iiever 

 seen This cci.l.-e an.l the road we passed, did 

 not make on ns as favorahlc an impression as we 

 ,„i.rl,lhave re.-eived in some other parts of the 

 sa.ne town. The ancient centre, trom the gray 

 and .lark appearance ol its chore hes am oti c 

 hnihilngs, seems lo he fi.llmg oft prohahly lo. 

 ,|,e feiicfit of another village in the town on 

 Ppickett's liver with mills and manufactures, ot 

 which we have a faint recollection to have heard. 

 Salem village was the residence ot a lawyer emi- 

 nent enough to he a representative in Congiess 

 nearly fony years ago: we di.l not see even a 



':(m,over is e,nal to any other inteiior .wn'of '- t:;«!-lL;i:!;;:' tS tir^I^i^So^'new 



New England, in three seve.-al points -.—I- irst, it 

 is one of the hest and ...ost wealihy farming towns 

 of its dimensions-its fa.-mers have heen rich 

 and indep(?ndent men for more than a cenimy 

 past. Fron. it has gone forth sot.ie of the liest 

 population in New Hampshi.-e : only ihmk, ..ith.s 

 Wessed town of Concor.l, of a list ol one linn- 

 dred le-al voters hy the name ot Ahhot, all of 

 them, we believe, origh.ating ' '^ '" -^''^'^f '; " 

 Andover at this time presents p.-ohahly t he^laigest 

 ^nd most vahiahle animals of the cattle kin.l in 

 the Commonwealth, in the oxen owned by Mi. 

 Marland ; and we believe the largest squash ever 

 raised in this connlry to he that of the same gen- 

 tleman this year, weighing one hundred and 

 ei"htv-one pounds ! N.,'Xt, Andover on the suh- 

 iect oY classi.'al and theologioal eilncaiion, lor an 

 interior town, is equal if not .soperh.r to any oth- 

 er in this country ; an.l in the third place, no t..«n 

 has more conqifetely use.l up every part and l.ai- 

 tide of her water power in economical and use- 

 ful manufactures. 



that mav he fiivoiahle to the piosper.ty of a new 

 generation. 'I'he road from Melhuen to baleii. 

 parses over sround of thin soil, much of winch 

 seems to be worn out hy the skinning process. 

 Returning oft" the crooked old highway lo the 

 straight old tm-npikeon the way to Deny quite 

 up tS the latter village, we see few improvements 

 or amendments which indicate that a g.-eater 

 number may be supported on this ground than 

 resided there thirty years ago. fheie are a lew 

 hri'dit spots showing what may be done. At tne 

 Den-y turnpike village the fine slate ol the aca.le- 

 my bnildimis an.l the two newchu.ches bespeak 

 a inoral, religions, intelligent and wealthy popu- 

 lation suriounding them: hut the ioriner busy 

 tra.ling stores arc close.l, and the long popular 

 tavern house, in partial dilapidation is ob.-cu.-e.l 

 of the former hrighmess of its shining. Uiir 

 ol.l friend an.l Ibr.ner townsman, Capt. Moses U. 

 l>i!«hury, now residing at Derry, has a lot a.lja- 

 cent lo"his house consisting of four acres: three 

 of these acres are cultivated, the remainder bc- 

 ' '• ' '"■ 1 hese 



il manulii.'tures. ... , , ,i„,., r^,- ■. in<)-iikeii un with the buildings and ya.-d 



Ground isjust broken witlnn her ^ ^- f^;^ -^;;:':,:^;j,l,,, ,,ought to that high st. 



„ew city upoV, the Me, rin.ack with water povvei 

 ,u,.lp.ipe..sequ;d,,>D,well winch. ssiUK^d 



three acres are b.-ought to that high slate of cilf- 

 tivation, that besi.les half an ac.-e a|.proprmte.l 



i| \vh ch s Situated t. vat. on, 111. u .....-...^-.^ -•• ■■ ' ',„. ■ m ,|,p 



«n,,;eriverteni.il..ahove. 'h,eh..lionof.nsLti,h.e^ 



corporation at on.-e n.ise.l the stock in An. oyei j g.ndui ve.c^lanies^^t^ „.._i,p.ides several barrel: 



bri.lge which used to b,- passed m most ol the 



travel Iron. Coiic.rd to Huston as I h.^ nearest road 



from ei'ditv to over two liun.hcd dollars m the 



ironi eigmv u. uv.-. ..." ,. .. ,,. , 



.share. 'I'liis hridg<% three miles Ironi the cent e 

 ' ...f the town, stands over the Merrimack m the 

 npplcs of falls: just above the bridge some tvvo 

 l„,n.lre.l men are at work nigh, and day ,i. he 

 led.'es and on the shores an.l m ihe m.dst ol the 

 river to cre.'t a cofter ilani cov.-ring sonie acres, 

 ,-,s a preparation for the li.midai.on ot the main 

 pen.ian.' nt dam ; the g.-anin; .-ock to construct the 

 J.nlside of this ,lan, is dragged i,. wag.nis six- miles 

 from I'elham ill N.l!ampsl,i,-c. The .-..arser stone 

 -.^ found in ahiin. lance in the ledges about one 

 iuihi .lislant on the s..nth si.le. It is a great w.irk, 

 but is eligageil in with perfect conh.l.:nc.! ol jls 

 3UCC(-o. The stock li.'re investeil was lak.'ii u|. 

 <,n the instant— and although no divi.lei.d can he 

 <.arned for two years to com.', it stands m the 

 market at tw. ntv-fiv<> p.'r cni. above the eost.— 

 Jlere will probaiilv he a h.-w town, near whicb 

 ^illimal.dy must pass Ihe .liivcl railroail Iron. ( on- 

 <.or.l, N. H. to Host.in, shm-teiiing ih.' ihstauce (ul 

 len miles— an event which is nearly as su.-e and 

 ;.« soon to tak.' place as the factory bmldmgs are 

 to "o up wher.' ihe canal i.« now onstructing. 



Accident ri'lv— the accidental wish ol a law- 



vtrlo sneculat.'! li.r himself while he was eiri- 



■JiVnyed as ag.ml to |.mchaso ihe Inn.l ..■iiuisite lor 



iLis givat nnderlaking-has idiange.l the site <.l 



ibe new miiiiniiiclnriiig city li-om the south side 



of Ihe Merriinn,d< in A.i.h.v.'r lo the north si.le 



, J, .,be town <.f Melhu'en: il niakcs no gnat dil- 



V,t..'nc« p.-rhaps i.> .ilher mwu which sale. 1 he 



.'rtniiie le.lire in IVlliaiii is ii.'ar the iimre dnecl 



■ 'ttifcr,.«d colirs.^ lo Concord, >vhicli, lak. li at the 



Uoi-le-d .listaniM.. throng!, natu.-al viilhys lou.-.li- 



^1 jg,th« river again at ll.i.iUsell, w.mld not much 



to.iMl forty ii;ih:S. 



AilKJHi one iiiile helow Ammter bridge ciiies 



as well as for family usc-bes.d.!S several ..arrcl» 

 of gi-afted apples li-om I.ees ufion the same !M-e- 

 mises-hetook this year full mne tons of hay 

 (i-om the remaining two ami a halt acres, (^apt. 

 l> annually puts all the manu.-e made from a 

 cow and a hoi'se. composted and mnlnphed into 

 perhaps four times its original volume, npon his 

 orass ground an.l gar.len at home. Mis corn and 

 potato fields, with his pastu.-e at a distance, 

 are kepi in goo.l heart by the use of ashes,j.las- 

 ter, &c., in rotation with clover. Capt. I . is a 

 sm'dl farme.-, hut as efiedive w.th the wo.-k <jl 

 his own hands, i.. his .•eti.-.'iiient iollowmg Ins 

 cultivation by way of amusement, as he was en- 

 er'ietie an.l active for the interests ot the people 

 of^New Ha I pshire whih- .lirecling the con.'erns 

 and ihe inmates of its Stale penitentiary. Uis 

 blllo farniin- is mainly the work of Ins own 

 liaiids; ami the cleanliness ..f the swejit floors 

 of his barn a.id slable would do c.e.lit lo alniost 

 ai.v hum lady's kilidie... It is believed by Capl. 

 Piishu.-y's nl.igl.ho.-s thai his tli.-.:e acres the 

 p,.,.senryoar will give him a net profit aller pnv- 

 i„g every e.vpense of at least lo.-ly .hdlars the 



'" Pursuing our journey from this village, which 

 we ha.l passeil onlv once in the lasttwenly y.;ars, 

 now without going to that oth. r village ot the 

 town a mile ol' u.ore eastwa.-.l where is tb..' 

 l;,r..erol.l chnich and th.' bank, an.l which in 

 ohh^n till!.! in many succ.>..iliiig years used to be 

 the sc.i.e of the anmuil great Derry Fair whose 

 |-,,,n.. resoun.le.l- through the land, taking lh< 

 sin.'e roa.l lo Mnnche.ster which inriis trom the 

 turnpike one mile north, we pass in n narrow 

 and crooke.l ol.l road by a la.-gc valley ihrongl. 

 which the Massab.'sic lake .lischa.-ges lis wati'is 

 into the M.MTimack at M.M)n''s village .n lli.^ 

 lower part of Man.diester. This valley, wli.'ii in 

 I its oii-ina! forest, was covered ini.inly with those 



toweling white pines, which were the pride ot 



New Bngland-lhose originals on which the 

 Kinii's hr.md R was wont to l>e placed lor the 

 espe^'cral use of his Majesty's Navy prior lo the 

 revolution thai made us a tV.^e p.iople. Some ot 

 these magnifi.-enl trcs are slill leli. an.l over 

 much of the laiul, alter bi'lug worn ..ut.uh.m- 

 hermen's cultivati.m will, the a..l ot New I'^ng- 

 laiid rum, generallv a ski.miiig pro.-ess, llie sec- 

 ou.l growth of the noble while pme is coming 

 ,ip. One of Ihe best lots, pur.diase.l h-lh.^ Hmi^ 

 Daiii.d Webster in the speculating t.mes ol lb.ib 

 at a high price, has since heen bought up at a 

 lower rate by the Amoskeag company as a re- 

 served capilal, increasing in value, hut no ioi.n- . 

 I daiio.. for a p.-esent divi.len.l, to .supply tiuiber 

 ' when it ca.inot readily he pmchase.l on the river 

 above. We were surprised at the leasihility and 

 value of the land through this whole valley---at 

 the beamy of its natural growing Ire.^s and lo.- 

 ests, at the comiiarative ease with which beauti- 

 ful tarnung fields , night, as they nu.len.ably soon 

 will be, made lo yield in abiin.lanci-. . 



Of Manchester itself we iiee.l only say-that it 

 is .indcgoi.ig .-apid and surprising involutions. 

 When it chamied its name Iroin l>eriy->W about 

 1 thirty-five yeaVs ago, it was regardcl as the poor- 

 I est town in old Hillsbo.-ough-its best timber de- 

 iilHled, left its forests of so little value that to own 

 •,„„l he laxe.l tor ihem woul.l u.ake the owne.- 

 poor.* The Mammoth road laid out through it 

 Line twenty years ago ihrew the town uimn the 

 county as a pauper to pay for its construci.on.- 

 After the roa.l was ma.le, a village centra .i. Man- 

 chester ii-ew up of which ..nr ol.l Irien.l he late 

 Sam.iel Jackso.,, F,.-q., was many years the soul 

 an.l life. Second perhaps only to one grandson 

 ol- oldJolm Stark, the late Sherift audJn.lge in 



Hillsborough, Mr. Jackson woul.l have been the 

 first man of the town. Whhin the lastfive yeais 

 „„.., have taken up their beds and walked auay 

 from this new village, whose business has flo^.n 

 nearer lo the .-iver along with them. Here a city, 

 at this time la.-ger in population than any other 

 of the State, has grown up in six years wlios.. 

 taxable valuation is said lobe ab.n.t seventeen 

 ,nillionsof dollars! The g.-owth and prospects 

 of this place have given an i.npeius W prope.-l: , 

 an.l to the value of terra firma, and lo ,i..,ividua 

 enteriaise, that the eount.y a.oun.l may beboM 

 with w.-.ider. It draws as with strong magnet..- 

 powerihe populalio.i from the fi.rming towns 

 which suriou.ulit: melancholy tho.,gh n may 

 be that badly cnltivated farms and .Iwell.ngs in 

 Ihe I. wns a."o,ind a.-e .loserte.l, whose owners ami 

 occupants arc drawn away by the p,o.spect ot 

 more readily getting hold of the m<;ans ol living 

 where mon.'.y is pai.l as fast as service is per- 

 forme.l; yet even ibis should not d.scoiirage _U3 

 that new oVcunants in .lue lime will hiid their in- 

 terest to .lotl.e best justice to ihedese.'ied larms 

 and habitations. As Manchester grows into the 

 hiprcst l.iwn of New Fnglan.l saving only n.s 

 lueu-opolis, gradually will Ihe contiguous towns 

 withi.l twenTy miles become «vh»l the towns now 

 „re within Ihe same .listance ol Boston. ho 

 arrowing for.-sls wiihi.i ihat dist^.nce nnlo..cl.eil 

 a.-e annnally apprecialing full u-n per cent up-m 

 Ihcir present nominal value : pastures an.l helds 

 let ahii.e will s.«m gi'ow into lorcsts. 1 He 

 euhivalion, l.-ss in com,.ass, wi 1 .-""l"-";'^ ''' 

 vain.- each y.-ar: bea..iilul orchar.ls iii the ,. a. t 

 of lh.)se cm. .h.wn«ill gn.w up, ihe Irml ot 

 whi.-h will ho converte.l to a diftereiit but more 

 profiuiblo purpos.- : a.id the child.e.. now l,^■o 

 who will ,<'-e Ihe hills of l-.-.-sent rmigl. asp((^t 

 as well as the valh-ys of stenluy and nake, - 

 ness, leemin- will, such luxm-iance as may glad- 

 den the hearts of all such as delight in the pros- 

 perily of our native land. 



"^^0 mnn wlmse nulio,. it was then to alter ll.e namq 

 .,v pe Uion t.. .lie Lcg,»i«tu.e, «ho h.mse 1 "- "<;;« ' 



v-^ (KIO To lli.!ir c.ilW|iris«, winch l..i>. rep.'i' " f "™» 

 ly ,nl;"pccu »..d proepctily of lias great town. 



