Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-13

Gorham.

1870, and is now the fourth town in
the County in population, and in
wealth the fifth. 1t Is situated at the
northern base ofthe White Mountains,
and much of its territory is rough and |
unPrOductlve. It's prosperity must lie
attributed largely to the Grand Trunk !
Railway, which have extensive repair
shops here for the Eastern Division of |
their road and as being one of the |
most popular resorts for summer tour
lists in the White Mountain range. |
RiUerS.-The Androscoggin passes
the northeast part of the town; Pea
body River forms a junction with the
Androscoggin near the village of Cor
ham. There are many small noun
tain streams we'll stored with trout.
Vlage.-On the Androscoggin is sit
uated the thriving village Of Gorham.
The mountain scenery around this viii
lage is not surpassed in the whole
mountain region. At the southeast,
distant but few miles, stands Mount
Moriah and Carter, each about 5000
feet in height at the west can be seen
Mount Madison, at the northwest the
Pilot range, while at the east, are tie
Aodroscoggin hills, the most promi-
nent of which is Mt. Hayes. 1t is
only eight miles to the Glen House at
the base of Mt. Washington. The
other places around Gorham worthy
of visit from tourists, is Lead Mine
Bridge in Shelburne, -four miles distant,
Randolph Hill, Berlin Falls on the
Androscoggin, and many other points
Of interest to the traveller. The AL
pine House in this village, and one of
the largest and most popular houses
arounl the Mountains, was burnt in
1872. The burning of this hotel is a
great loss to the village, and to trav-
ellers who have made it their summer
homo for many years past. If the
managers of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, (lke those of the Montreal r. r. !
have an eye on the main chance, and
to the interest of their own road, q
new hotel will rise from the ashes of
the Alpine, with enlarged facilities
for the accommodation of tourists, be,
fore another year passes. There are
number Of good hotels still remain
ing, but not enough to supply the
wants Of the travelling pnblic who de-
sire to stop for q few weeks or months
in this delightful village. The Cor
ham House, Larry House, Mt. Wash
ington House, Eagle House and Glen
House, Cat Mt. Washington base) are
fine hotels. There are also five or six
boarding houses for summer boarders.
3 1t is estimated that there are three
Thousand tourists who stop here from
one week TO three months through the
warm season, and in the height oil
: summer travel, for four weeks, there
} are over one thousand stopping in the
village.
The capital invested in the railroad
shops is 1925, 900, employing 1855 men
with an annual payroll of $4,000
and with an annual production O
$250,000. There arc also various
other manufactures in tie village
There are three churches, one large
t school house, twelve stores of various
kinds, bank, three lawyers, three
physicians, one dentists and about 900
inhabitants.
Empl0yments, The inhabitants arr
, nearly all engaged in manufacturing
trade, and keeping summer boarders
! Over 2 $4,000 feet of lumber is an
] nually sawed, valued at $35, 900
, meal and flour ground, valued a
$4,000 machine shop $3.50, 900 starcl
mill,s2,2O0; tannery, S18,800; be
u sides cabinet work, shoe making, blacl
q smiths, harnesses, carriage repairing
t tin ware, tahors, and some other me
0 ehanical shops. The total value O
n all goods manufactured annually il
$344,O00.
: Resources.-Agricultural produc
tons, $40, 920; mechanical labor
;. $4,000; money at interest, SIS, $50
Y deposits in savings banks, $4,000
: stock in trade, $50, 700; from sum
mer tourists with the Glen House
estimate, S130,000.
Churches and Schools.
:, tional, Rev. G. =. Tewksbury pastor
4 Methodist----; Catholic, sup
/, piled by Rev. l. II. Noiseaux O
+. Lancaster, There are three schools
II average length of school for the year
= twenty-four weeks.
If Banks.-Gorham Savings Bank
O. (See tables.)