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��are the Goodnough and Phillips houses. The former is kept by the proprietors, Goodnough & Peckett, and accommodates three hundred guests ; and the latter, by W. E. Phillips, lodges one hundred. These houses are first-class in every respect, and are popular, as is proved by the liberal patronage they receive. Ex- cept the view westward, the scenery does not differ materially from that of the house last mentioned. The Goodnough was the first lai'ge board- ing-house erected in Lisbon, and its success has encouraged the building of others. It is a fact worthy of mention, and one that speaks well for the house, that quite a proportion of the boarders return from year to year. The Phillips is a new house, of handsome appearance and pleasant surroundings, and makes its debut under favorable auspices.

The Breezy Hill House. C. H. Jes- seman proprietor, occupies a com- manding elevation one mile east of the Ammonoosuc river, and three miles north-east of Lisbon village : one hundred guests find accommoda- tions at this place. The house was built in 1883, and was opened for the first time the present year (1884). As seen from points below, one is impressed with the idea of its stateli- ness and symmetry ; a near approach but confirms the impression. Neither pains nor expense has been spared to render this place attractive and worthy of patronage. Nature, too, hath vouchsafed to lend a helping hand. The view of Mount Lafayette and contiguous peaks is superb. The Ammonoosuc valley, an extensive ag- ricultural district, the Lyman hills, and Gardner's mountain, greet the

��vision to the westward. In a neigh- boring ravine flows a purling brook, with woodland pools, where sport diminutive specimens of the finny tribe. Near at hand are rocky hil- locks, and groves of primeval forests with sylvan retreats, where the deni- zen of the crowded cit}' may ramble in seclusion and hold communion with nature. The success which has at- tended the efforts of the proprietor thus far augurs favorably for the future prospects of the Breezy Hill House.

Besides the larger houses, there are numerous small establishments, which are vearlv throno;ed with board- ers. Some of these are the Hillside Home, Elm House, Bluff House, Echo Farm House, Elm Farm House, Grand View Cottage, Woodland Cottage, Cedar Cottage, Su^r Hill House, and Mapleside.

Previous to the year 1800 iron ore of a fine quality was discovered on a high ridge in the south-eastern part of the town. At an early day works were established on a small scale for the manufacture of iron. The busi- ness proving quite lucrative, in the year 1810 capitalists from "below" formed a company known as the " N. H. Iron Factory Co." At Frau- conia village, the nearest water-privi- lege, a furnace was erected, and other buildings, provided with all the necessary fixtures for manufacturing iron and casting various vessels and implements. The business thrived' in accordance with the expectations of the stockholders, and for a succes- sion of years the net profits of the company averaged $30,000 per an- num. The company continued to prosper until improved means of

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