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��this northern country, and pitches had been made upon both sides of the valley, from the falls to the mouth of the Nulhegan, the settlers united them- selves together for self protection against the French and Indians, and, says the Hon. Moody Rich, in the Vermont Mamzine : "There were three forts built, two in Northumberland, one at the mouth of the Ammonoosuc river, and one on the Marshall farm, since owned by Charles H. Woods, and one in Stratford, in the north part of the town, opposite the Joseph Merrill farm, in Brunswick. Whenever an alarm was given Indians or Tories were com- ing, the women and children fled to the forts." Ward Bailey was chosen captain, to take command of these forts and the forces raised to guard

��them. He had settled upon the west side of the river, in Maidstone. In 1780, or soon after. Col. Bailey built a blockhouse as a defensive resort in case of necessity, at the Guildhall falls, and in after years it was used as the first jail in the county of Essex.

" In the spring of 1776, Capt. Jere- miah Eames was on duty at the 'Upper Coos,' and built or repaired the garri- son at Northumberland, and about the same time he built garrisons at Bath and Lancaster." So says the Report of the .Adjutant General.

Still linger in our northei'u clime hSonie memories of that olden time, And still around our mountains here U e hold the ancient titles dear.

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��EARTHQUAKES FROM 1638 TO 188 j, IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES AND IN THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES AND EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUN- TAINS.

��P.V J0SI.4H E.AIERY.

��September 5, 1732, about noon, we had a severe shock, which was per- ceived at Boston and Piscataqua, but attended with little or no noise. The same earthquake was heard at Mon- treal, in Canada, at the same time and about the same hour of the day, and did damage to one hundred and eighty- five houses, killed seven persons and hurt five others ; and it was heard there several times afterward, only in the night, as the newspapers give us this account. Of this shock, Mr. Brigham says : " September 5, i 732, n. s., a vio- lent earthquake was felt in Canada, which did considerable damage at Montreal, as stated in Mr. Plant's list above. It came at eleven o'clock a. i\i., and was attended with a rumbling noise. A clock was stopped at Annapolis, Maryland, ?Jthough the shock was slighdy felt at Boston.

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December 30, in the morning, we had a shock, and it had been heard by some people several times within three weeks before.

March i, 1733, a loud and long noise of it.

October 19, 1733, a loud and long noise about midnight.

January 16, 1733-4, about 10.20 p. M., a loud and long roaring.

June 29, 1734, about 3.15 p. m., there was somewhat of a noise of it.

October 9, about 1 0.20, a small shock.

November 11 or 12, for it was about midnight, we had the loudest noise and greatest shock, except the first ; it was long, very awful and terrible.

November 16, about six in the morn- ing, there was a small shock.

February 2, 1735-6, about a quarter of an hour before six in the evening, there was a pretty loud noise and shock.

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