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��Tilton, New }Ianipshire.

��East Tilton, affords nine mill sites ready for the erection of mills.

Freshets never occur ; and the river is always free from floating ice, trees, drift- wood, etc. The quality of water is unexcelled for purity : it produces no corroding' of boilers, and it contains no sediment, iron, or lime to prevent the proper cleansing and coloring of ma- terials.

The Island Park, with its miniature

��village, to the memory of her first hus- band, Dr. Brackett Hall.

The New - Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College is a Methodist institution, located at Tilton. The buildings are delightfully situated, and command a fine view. In health- fulness, the location cannot be surpassed, and students usually gain steadily in health and vigor w^hile there. The social and moral tone of the institution

���NEW-HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE.

��cataract, statues, pagoda, trees, and shrubs, is a charming retreat. Through- out the village there are scattered statues, giving the whole a park-like appearance.

The Driving Park, a little way out from the centre of business, is as attrac- tive as money and taste can make it.

The cemetery is carefully laid out ; and the new park opposite is beginning to have its attractions in woodland paths, drives, and arbors. Mrs. John Cummings of Boston is erecting a memorial public library building in the

��and its surroundings are of the highest order ; a special regard being always had for the health, manners, morals, and social habits of the pupils. The institution unites the seminary with the Ladies' College. Two courses of study are arranged with special reference to ladies, and are complete, thorough, and practical ; while most excellent facilities are also offered in music and art. The plan of the institution is based upon the sensible theory, that in co-education young people obtain the most natural

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