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and diadem are eighty-six small diamonds. The King of Denmark, at this time, was Frederick VII.
For a period of twelve or fifteen years he wrote in almost every letter that in one or two years, he hoped to revisit the United States; but his business was so large and so exacting in all respects, that he could find no one, for a long time, sufficiently acquainted with the details, and at the same time possessing the necessary executive ability to carry on the business in his absence. Several times he thought he had found the right man, but in each case some accident or fail- ure in some important requirement prevented his con- fiding the important interests to other hands.
His letters were always cheerful, however, and fre- quently, indeed, contained numerous pleasantries. After an absence of more than twenty years he com- pares himself to Rip Van Winkle, and gives a very interesting description of his personal appearance.
His simplicity of character is seen in his constant references to the surroundings of his early days, and in his deep interest concerning every member of his family and every change in his native town.
Not a word of impatience, or of unkind criticism concerning any one, is to be found in his letters, and yet, judging from his oft-repeated anticipations of re- visiting his family in his native land, his disappoint- ments must have been many. His letters, also, are distinguished for their reverent and tender spirit, and the impression left by them, individually and collec-
tively, is that they were written by a man of marked nobility of character.
His anticipation of a return to the United States were not realized until the summer of 1859, when after suffering several months from asthma, he com- pleted arrangements for embarking on board ship to London and thence to New York.
When about to sail he wrote: "I am very anxious to be with you as soon as possible. As the time of my departure draws near, I feel that every day I am de- tained here is encroaching on the time I should spend with you." He arrived in New York September 27, 1859, and proceeded as soon as possible to Hopkinton, where he received a cordial greeting on all sides. He was much amused on the journey from Concord to Hopkinton, by the manifest curiosity with which the people along the road regarded him. He was obliged by his business to be in New York much of the time during the winter, but was anticipating much pleasure in traveling over the country during the next sum- mer.
Early in March, however, he was taken down with the measles in Hopkinton, and after less than a week's illness died suddenly on the morning of March 13, 1860.
During a very successful business career of a quarter of a century, he had accumulated a large property which was equally divided among the three surviving members of his family, his brother and two sisters.
HISTORY OF NEWBURY.
BY NATHANIEL C. LEAR.
CHAPTER I.
NEWBURY is bounded on the north by New Lon- don, east by Sutton, south by Bradford and west by Goshen and Sunapee. Its area is 19,332 acres. Dis- tance from Concord, the connty-seat, thirty-four miles. This town was first settled in 1762 by Zephaniah Clark, in that part of the town now called Chandler- ville, Deacon Joseph Chandler being his first neigh- bor in town. The township was granted by the Ma- sonian proprietors, February, 1772, to John Fisher, of Portsmouth, and called Dantziek 1 until November 27, 1778. The population in 1775 was one hundred and thirty.
In 1778, February 3d, the inhabitants of Dantzick petitioned the General Conrt for an incorporation of the town. The names of the petitioners were as follows : Joseph Chandler, Charles Emerson, Eliphalet Chand- ler, Zephaniah Clark, Ephraim Bradbury, William Emery, John Clark, James Muchmore, William Em- ery, Jr., Jonas Hastings, Oliver Emerson, George Hadley, Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Nicholas Dodge.
The act of incorporation was passed November 27, 1778, and the town took the name of Fishersfield from John Fisher, above named, and was annexed to Hillsborough County.
Zephaniah Clark was the first town recorder, being authorized by the General Court to call the first town- meeting, the annual town-meetings being held on the third Monday of March until 1803, when they were changed to the second Tuesday of March.
CIVIL HISTORY.
1778. - The first town-meeting was held in 1778. Jonas IIastings was chosen town clerk ; Zeph. Clark and Jonas Hastings, selectmen.
1779 .- On the third Monday in March, 1779, Zeph. Clark, town clerk ; Jonas Hastings, Zeph. Clark, Joseph Chandler, selectmen.
1780 .- John Russ, town clerk ; John Lane, Joseph Webster, Cornelius Bean, selectmien. At this meeting the town " Voted to work at the high- way for fifteen dollars per day each man." At a subsequent meeting " Voted to recind the above vote, and voted to work at the highway for fifty dollars per day each man."
1781 .- Paul Towls, town clerk ; Timothy Clement, William Gunnison, Paul Towle, selectmen.
1782 .- Paul Towle, towo clerk ; John Harvey, Joseph Webster, William Dodge, selectmen.
1 Dantzick is also said to have been the original name of New London. See " History of Now London."
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1783 .- Paul Towle, town clerk ; Zebulon Getchel, John Cutler, William Dodge, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen.
1784 .- David Webster, town clerk ; Jouas Hastings, William Dodge, Joseph Webster, selectmen.
1785 .- William Dodge, town clerk ; selectmen not changed. William Dodge held the office of town clerk to 1794.
1786 .- William Dodge, William Gunnison, Thomas McWilliams, select- meo; Zephaniah Clark, representative ; the first sent by this town.
1787 .- Jonas Hastings, William Gunnison, William Dodge, select- men.
1788 .- Jonas Hastings, William Dodge, Paul Towle, selectmen.
1789 .- Samuel Gunnison, Joseph Webster, David Webster, selectmen.
1790 .- William Dodge, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen. Pop- ulation in this year was three hundred and thirty-one.
1791 .- Bond Little, William Leach, Joseph Chandler, selectmen.
1792 .- William Dodge, Joseph Webster, Panl Towle, selectmen.
1793 .- Jolın Hogg, Bond Little, Phineas Batchelder, selectmen.
1794 .- Paul Towle, town clerk (Mr. Towle held this office until 1810, being elected annually) ; Joseph Webster, Bond Little, Paul Towle, select- men. This year there were eighty-seven persons paying a poll tax to the town.
1795 .- Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Joseph Webster, selectiuen.
1796 .- Timothy Morse, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen.
1797 .- Samuel Gunnisoo, Timothy Morse, Phineas Batchelder, select- men.
1798 .- John Buros, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen.
1799 .- Samuel Gunnison, John Burns, Timothy Morse, selectuien ; John Burns, representative.
1800 .- Samnel Gunnison, Timothy Morse, Paul Towle, selectmen. In this year seventy polls were taxed.
1801 .- Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Jonas Hastings, selectuien ; Jolin Burns, representative.
1802 .- Paul Towle, William Gunnison, Samnel Gunnison, selectmen.
1803 .- Paul Towle, William Gunuison, John Baker, selectmen ; Samuel Gunnison, representative.
1804 .- William Gunnison, William Leach, William Rowe, select- men.
1805. - Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Timothy Morse, selectmen ; Samuel Gunnison, representative.
1806 and 1807 .- Paul Towle, John Baker, John Morse, selectmen ; Enoch Iloyt, representative in 1807.
1808 .- Paul Towle, John Baker, Daniel Cheney, selectmen. From 1786 to 1808 this town was clussed with l'errystown (now Sutton) and Bradford in choosing representatives to the General Court.
1809 .- Paul Towle, William Gunnison, Daniel Cheney, selectmen ; Sammel Gunnison, representative.
1810 .- John Buker, town clerk from 1810 to 1815 ; Samuel Gunnison, Elijah Peaslee, James Gillingham, solectmien ; Samuel Gunnison, repre- sentative.
1811 .- Elijah Peaslee, Jacob Carr, Daniel Cheney, selectmen ; Samuel Gunnison, representative.
1812 .- Elijah Peaslee, Jarub Carr, William Gunnison, selectmen ; Jacob Carr, representative. Number of polls taxed, one hundred and two.
At a special meeting in July the town " Voted ten dollars per month in addition to the Soldiers' wages while in actual service." " Voted to appropriate eight dollars as a hounty to those who have enlisted." The following are the names of a part of the enlisted men from this town in the War of 1812 : Authornial Cross (lost one arm at l'latteburg, N. Y.,
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Moses H. Ring, Daniel Morse, Alpheus Cross, Israel Merrill, Edmund P. Dodge, John Eaton, Jonathan Collins, Samuel Morgan, Obadiah Wells, John Stevena, Amos Emery, Hezekiah Thissell. Total number, eighteen ; the names of the others I am unable to furnish.
1813 .- John Baker, Paul Towle, William Gunnisou, selectmen ; Samuel Gunnison, representative.
1814 .- John Baker, Daniel Gillingham, Jonathan Perkins, select- men ; no representative sent this year.
1815 .- Ebenezer Chase, town clerk ; Timothy Morse, Daniel Gilling- ham, Jonathan Perkins, selectmen ; Timothy Morse, representative.
1816 .- The same as in 1815.
1817 .- Simon Ayer was elected town clerk and held the office for twenty years, until 1837 ; Timothy Morse, Elijah Peaslee, Simon Ayer, select- men ; T. Morse, representative.
1818 .- Timothy Morse, Daniel Gillingham, Ebenezer Chase, selectmen ; T. Morse, representative.
1819 .- Daniel Gillingham, Jonathan Perkins, John Baker, selectmen ; John Baker, representative.
1820 .- Daniel Gillingham, Elijah Peaslee, Caleb Twiss, selectmen ; Timothy Morse, representative. Polle taxed this year were one hundred and twenty-one ; population eight hundred and seventy-four.
1821 .- Daniel Gillingham, John Baker, James Gillingham, selectmen ; Timothy Morse, representative.
1822 .- Elijah Peaslee, Daniel Morse, Simon Ayer, selectmen ; Elijah Peaslee, representative.
1823 .- Elijah Peaslee, 'Jonathan P. Dodge, John Stevens, selectmen ; Elijah Peaslee, representative.
1824 .- Jonathan P. Dodge, James Gillingham, Cyrus Bailey, select- men ; no representative.
1825 .- J. P. Dodge, Cyrus Bailey, Daniel Morse, selectmen ; J. P. Dodge, representative.
1826 .- Elijah Peaslee, Joseph Marshall, Simeon Stevens, selectmen ; Elijah Peaslee, representative.
1827 .- Jonathan P. Dodge, Joseph Marshall, Nathan Baker, Jr., select- men ; Jonathan P. Dodge, representative.
1828-John Baker, Cyrus Bailey, Nathaniel Chandler, selectmen ; Israel Putnam, representative.
1829 .- John Baker, Cyrus Bailey, Joseph Marshall, selectmen ; Israel Putnam, representative.
1830,-Nathan Baker, Joseph Marshall, Moses Bly, selectmen ; Israel Putnam, representative ; one hundred and fifty-one polls taxed. Popu- lation at this time was seven hundred and ninety-eight.
1831 .- Nathan Baker, Moses Bly, Jeremiah Morse, selectmen ; Israel Putnam, representative.
1832 .- Jonathan P. Dodge, Jeremiah Morse, Stephen B. Peaslee, select- men ; Israel Putnam, representative.
1833,-Officers the same as previous year except representative, who was Jeremiah Morse.
1834-Selectmen same as previous year ; Simeon Stevens, representative. 1835 .- Selectmen the same ; Simeon Stevens, representative. The town voted not to be annexed to Sullivan County.
1836 .- Jonathan P. Dodge, Moses Eatoo, Joseph Farmer, selectmen ; Jeremiah Morse, representative.
1837 .- Ezra Cilley, town clerk, and held the office three years ; select- men same as in 1836; Jonathan P. Dodge, representative. The town " Voted to petition the Legislature for a new name." " Voted the name be Madison," but it was finally called Newbury.
1838 .- Jonathan P. Dodge, Joseph Farmer, Isaiah Bailey, selectmen ; Simeon Stevens, representative. This year the town " Voted to make town clerk's register of deeds: yeas, one hundred and twenty-one ; nay8 geven.
1839 .- Daniel Morse, Isaiah Bailey, Nathan Baker, selectmen ; Simeon Stevena, representative.
1840 .- Eli Dodge was elected town clerk ; held the office three years ; Jonathan P. Dodge, Moses Bly, Jesse Carr, selectmen ; Simeon Stevens, representative.
1841 .- Selectmen same as ahove ; Jacob Gibson, representative.
1842 .- Moses Bly, Jesse Carr, Moody Gillingham, selectmen ; Jacob Gibson, representative.
1843 .- Lucas Nelson, town clerk ; Jesse Carr, Paul Sawyer, Cyrus B. Leach, aelectmen ; Stephen B. Peaslee, representative.
1844 .- Lucas Nelson, town clerk ; Jeremiah Morse, Joseph Farmer, Joseph Morse, selectmen ; S. B. Peaslee, representative.
1845 .- Arnold Ellis was elected town clerk, and continued in that office for seven years; Jeremiah Morse, Joseph Morse, S. B. Peaslee, selectmen ; Jacob Gibson, representative.
1846 .- John Cutler, Reuben G. Andrew, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Jesse Carr, representative.
1847 .- Officers same as previous year.
1848 .- John Cutler, Eli Dodge, Jesse Carr, selectmen ; Reuben G. Andrews, representative.
1849 .- Jesse Carr, Moses Purington, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Eli Dodge, representative.
1850 .- Moody Gilliogham, Moses Purington, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Joseph Morse, representative. Population at this time was seven hun- dred and thirty-eight, and one hundred and aeventy-two paid poll- tax.
1851 .- Moody Gillingham, Eli Dodge, Benjamio Chandler, selectmen ;" Joseph Morse, representative.
1852 .- John W. Morse, town clerk ; Benjamin Chandler, Giles Bartlett, Curtis Messer, selectmen ; Jesse Carr, representative.
1853 .- J. W. Morse, town clerk ; Curtis Messer, John Cutler, James M. Cilley, selectmen ; Moses Purington, representative.
1854 .- J. W. Morse, town clerk ; Eli Dodge, William H. Sawyer, 08- man Bailey, selectmen ; Moses Purington, representative.
1855 .- Lyman Colburn, town clerk ; Osman Bailey, William H. Saw- yer, Nathaniel C. Savory, selectmen ; Eli Dodge, representative.
1856 .- Lymau Colburn, town clerk ; Nathaniel C. Savory, Silas W. Dana, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Eli Dodge, representative.
1857 .- Sprague A. Morse, town clerk (and holds the office at the pres- ent time, having been elected annually for twenty-eight years) ; Silas W. Dana, James M. Sawyer, Curtis Messer, selectmen ; Giles Bartlett, · representative.
1858,-J. M. Sawyer, Curtis Messer, Joseph Bean, aelectmen ; Giles Bartlett, representative.
1859 .- S. W. Dana, N. C. Savory, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Benjamin Chandler, representative.
1860 .- N. C. Savory, S. W. Dana, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; Benjamin Chandler, representative.
1861 .- Benjamin Chandler, Ezra Cilley (second), Joshua H. Blodgett, selectmen ; William H. Sawyer, representative.
1862 .- Ezra Cilley (second), S. W. Dana, Giles Bartlett, selectmen ; William H. Sawyer, representative.
1863 .- Ezra Cilley (second), Giles Bartlett, Joshua H. Blodgett, select- men ; Silas W. Dana, representative.
1864 .- Ezra Cilley (second), Joshua H. Blodgett, Harvey C. Morse, selectmen ; Silas W. Dana, representative.
1865 .- Curtis Messer, Harvey C. Morse, J. H. Blodgett, selectmen ; Nathaniel C. Savory, representative.
1866 .- Silas W. Dava, James M. Sawyer, Frederick S. Muzzey, select- men ; N. C. Savory, representative.
1867 .- Ezra Cilley (second), Frederick S. Muzzey, Harvey C. Morse, aelectmen ; Curtis Messer, representative.
1868 .- Ezra Cilley (second), H. C. Morse, Jonathan Rowe, selectmen ; Curtis Messer, representative.
1869 .- S. W. Dana, Jonathan Rowe, Benjamin R. Morse, selectmen ; James M. Sawyer, representative.
1870 .- Ezra Cilley (second), Giles Bartlett, Edmund P. Dodge, aelect- men ; John K. Gillingham, representative. Population this year was six hundred and one.
1871 .- Ezra Cilley (second), E. P. Dodge, Benjamin F. Gillingham, eelectmen ; James M. Sawyer, representative.
1872 .- Curtis Messer, Benjamin F. Gillingham, Ezekiel Barnard, selectmen ; Ezra Cilley (second), representative.
1873 .- Curtis Messer, William H. Sawyer, Carlos F. Bartlett, select- men ; Ezra Cilley (second), representative.
1874 .- Ezra Cilley (second), William H. Sawyer, C. F. Bartlett, select- men ; Sprague A. Morse, representative.
1875 .- Ezra Cilley (second), C. F. Bartlett, B. R. Morse, selectmen ; Sprague A. Morse, representative.
1876 .- Benjamin R. Morse, Daniel M. Perkins, Thomas J. Leach, selectmen ; Harvey C. Morse, representative.
1877 .- All the same officers as 1876.
1878 .- Ezra Cilley (second), William Ayer, Milton H. Clark, select- meu ; Osman Bailey, representative. In November of this year Benja- min F. Gillingham was chosen representative.
1879 .- Ezra Cilley (second), William Ayer, M. H. Clark, selectmen. 1880 .- Daniel M. Perkins, C. F. Bartlett, Charles C. Messer, selectmen; Frederick S. Muzzey, representative. Population this year was five hun- dred and ninety.
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1881 .- Daniel M. Perkins, C. F. Bartlett, Charles C. Messer, select- men.
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1882 .- Jonathan Rowe, B. R. Morse, Orin J. Blodgett, selectmen ; B. R. Morse, representative.
I883 .- Jonathan Rowe, O. J. Blodgett, Wesley E. Cilley, selectmen. 1884 .- Same as in 1883 ; Daniel M. Perkins, representative.
1885 .- Ezra Cilley (second), Charles C. Messer, George J. Messer, selectmuen.
War of the Rebellion .- The town of Newbury furnished volunteers for the War of the Rebellion, from 1861 to 1865, as follows:
David Cross, Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers ; destiny un- known.
Horace Clark, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers.
Francis Dodge, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers ; died at Ship Island, Louisiana.
Enoch C. Gillingham, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Ira Gillingham, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers ; died in La.
Elbridge F. Smith, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers ; died at Ship Island, La.
George H. Dodge, Company G, Ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers.
Albert B. Cressey, Company G, Ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers ; died in hospital at Pa.
Wellman M. George, Company K, Ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Elijalı T. Grace, Company H, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers.
John A. Eaton, Company H, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers ; lieutenant.
Alfred S. Eaton, Co. H, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers. David B. Fellows, Company F, Eleventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers ; destiny unknown.
Captain Nathaniel L. Chandler, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers ; died at Bradford, N. H., in 1864.
Simeon S. Dodge, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment ; New Hampshire Volunteers.
Winthrop C. Dudley, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Walter F. Coburn, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Jason A. Perkins, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Mark W. Cheney, Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Luke Cheney, Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun- teers ; died in the army.
William N. Dunfield, Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Israel Adams, Co. H, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.
The following is a list of volunteers not residents of Newbury to fill the quota of Newbury :
John Willson, William Brown, Michael Willson, William C. Leeds, Michael O. Brine, William Crawther, George Gray, William Magoon, Thomas Green, James Emery, John Clark, John Raleaho, Calvin Kent, John Doneley.
Substitutes were furnished for conscripts as follows :
Conscripts.
Substitutes.
Ezra Cilley (second).
Alfred Elson.
Addison Ayer.
Andrew Tucker.
Page Blake.
Hugh Murphy.
Benjamin F. Peasley.
James Carroll.
Virgil C. Brockway.
William Fayan ..
Charles Davis.
David Jackson. William Smith.
Austin Goings.
Joel Bagley.
John Willson.
Obadiah C. Bartlett.
John Griffin.
Albert S. Eaton.
John Small.
Frederick S. Morse.
Dennis Lynch.
Joshua H. Blodgett.
Richard Wall.
Lemuel C. Twiss, paid commutation.
Substitutes were furnished for enrolled men as fol- lows :
Enrolled Men. Substitutes.
Richard T. Muzzey.
Ilenry Thomas.
Lorenzo D. Muzzey.
John A. Brocklebank.
Auren Peaslee.
Charles F. Foster.
Frederick S. Muzzey.
Joha O. Day.
Alfred H. Nichols.
Albert C. Brown.
Sprague A. Morse. William Spencer.
Joseph E. Muzzey.
Thomas Cummings.
George W. Blodgett.
Henry Mansargh.
Silas W. Dana.
Michael Fanagan.
The total number, including one paying commuta- tion during the late war, from 1861 to 1865, was fifty- eight.
Churches .- At the present time there is only one organized church in town ; that is of the Free-Will Baptist denomination. One Union Church edifice at Newbury and one at South Newbury.
Industries .- They are mostly farming. S. L. Lowe has a mill for the manufacture of lumber; also the Fowler Brothers ' have a very fine mill, where they manufacture all kinds of lumber ; also clothes-pins, pail-handles, etc. In the year 1883 they manufactured 3,640,000 pail-handles; in 1885 they make about 1,000,000.
There are three general country stores in town and three post-offices in town ; Newbury, South Newbury and Chandlerville are the addresses. The first postmas- ter in town was John Burns; second, Samuel Jones ; third, John Straw; fourth, John Kelley ; fifth, Moses Cilley ; sixth, Eli Dodge; seventh, Esek. Young ; eighth, Mary Lear; ninth, N. C. Lear, who is the present incumbent. In the year 1850 the post-office was established at South Newbury, with Josiah Morse, postmaster; second, John Cutler ; third, Eli Dodge; fourth, Darius Kidder ; fifth, Jeremiah Morse ; sixth, Mary P. Morse; seventh, Wesley E. Cilley ; eighth, F. A. Messer. In 1871 the post-office was established at Chandlerville, with Benjamin Chandler postmaster ; Mr. Chandler is the present postmaster, and is a grandson of Deacon Joseph Chandler, who was born in 1747 and settled in the town in early life; had a family of fourteen children,-seven sons and seveu daughters,-and educated them in the evenings by the light of burning pitch-pine knots.
The surface of this town is generally hilly, the soil hard and rocky. Sunapee Mountain extends through the western part of this town, the range running nearly north and south. Near the base ofthe mountain the land is well adapted to grazing. This mountain is about two thousand seven hundred feet above tide- water. There are no noticeable streams in this town, but many small ones that take their riseon the eastern slope of the mountain, forming at Bradford a large tributary of the Warner Branch of the Contoocook River.
Chalk Pond, lying in the northeast part of this town, is about one hundred and twenty-five rods long and fifty rods wide. It takes its name from being under- laid with a very fine quality of white chalk. The
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waters from this pond run into Sunapee Lake, thence to the Connecticut. Todd Pond, in the southeast part of the town, is about three hundred rods long and ninety rods wide. Gillingham Pond, in the south part of the town, is perhaps seventy-five rods long; and last, but not least in note, is a pond nearly on the sum- mit of Sunapee Mountain that is sixty rods long by thirty rods wide, with clear water and no visible out- let except in high water. It is not inhabited by any of the finny tribe, as all our other ponds are.
Sunapee Lake .- This lake lies within the limits of the town to the extent of five miles. Its water is pure and clear, and it is inhabited by land-lock, salmon, trout, black bass, pickerel and many other kinds of fish, which afford great pleasure to the tourists dur- ing the summer months. There are two steamboats plying between Sunapee and Newbury, -- one the "Ed- mund Burke," is about eighty-five feet over all and eighteen feet beam, rated to carry four hundred per- sons ; the other, "Lady Woodsum," which is about forty-eight feet long and carries about one hundred persons.
These boats run regular trips between Newbury and Sunapee Harbor and other points around the lake, connecting with trains at Newbury Station three times a day. On leaving the station, the first point or land- ing made by the steamers is at Pine Cliff, one mile distant, on the eastern shore of the lake. This place is situated on a slight eminence and in a beautiful grove, and commands a fine view of the lake for about three miles. This is a place of summer resort, and some very fine residences have been erected here. Among those who occupy their cottages during the warm season are Colonel John A. White, of Concord ; Charles R. Corning, Esq., of Concord ; James H. Chase, of Concord; widow of the late Nathaniel White, of Concord; Mrs. B. P. Cunningham, of Bos- ton, Mass .; Hon. M. W. Tappan and M. E. Gould, Esq., Bradford.
The next stopping-place is called Rowe's Landing, two and one-half miles distant, where N. S. Brockway, of Bellows Falls, Vt., occupies his cottage during his vacation. This is a very desirable location for camp- ing-parties, as it is in close proximity to the best fish- ing-grounds and plenty of good spring-water. The next place of note is four and one-half miles to Blod- gett's Landing. At this place is a hotel with accommoda- tions for about one hundred persons, and in connection is a large hall used by dancing-parties and for lectures, etc. It is situated in a fine grove with an eleva- tion of fifteen to twenty-five feet above the surface of the lake. There are at this place, beside the buildings connected with the hotel, about thirty cottages.
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