. The New England gazetteer; containing descriptions of all the states, counties and towns in New England ... ; it crossesthe S. E. part of Thornton and fallsinto the Pemigewasset at River, Vt. A rapid stream,rises in the high lands S. of War-ren, and after passing throughWaitsfield, it falls into Onion riv-er at Moretown. Madrid, Me. Franklin co. This township wasincorporated in 1836. It is wateredby some of the head branches ofSandy river and contains a part ofSaddleback mountain. The soil isexcellent and yielded, in 1837,3,387 bushels of wheat. Popula-tion same year, 351. It lie
. The New England gazetteer; containing descriptions of all the states, counties and towns in New England ... ; it crossesthe S. E. part of Thornton and fallsinto the Pemigewasset at River, Vt. A rapid stream,rises in the high lands S. of War-ren, and after passing throughWaitsfield, it falls into Onion riv-er at Moretown. Madrid, Me. Franklin co. This township wasincorporated in 1836. It is wateredby some of the head branches ofSandy river and contains a part ofSaddleback mountain. The soil isexcellent and yielded, in 1837,3,387 bushels of wheat. Popula-tion same year, 351. It lies 25miles N. W, from Farmington andabout 105 N. W. from Augusta. Maduiiliccunk liiver. Me. Penobscot co. A tributary of NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER. the Penobscot on the W. side, about6 miles above the Madamiscontis. Slaidstoiie, Vt. Essex CO. This mountainoustownship lies on the W. side ofConnecticut rivei-: it is watered by a pleasant pond and by Paulsstream. It has some good land, butmost of it is poor. First settled,1770. Population, 1S30, 236. Itlies 54 miles N. E. from Montpelier,and 8 N. from Guildhall. MAINE. This State was originally granted by James I. to the Plymoufh Compa-ny, in 1606, by whom it was transferred to Mason and Gorges in 1624This grant comprised all the territory between Merrimack river and Sa-gadahock. The territory was afterwards purchased by Massachusetts ford£l,250, who obtained a confirmalioa of the charter in 1691, with the ad-dition of the residue of Maine and Kova Scotia, including what is nowcalled the Province of New Brunswick. This state, formerly the District of Maine, became independent ofMassachusetts in 1S20. By the Constitution, the legislative power 13vested in a Senate and House of Representatives, elected annually bythe people, on the second Monday in September. The number of Sen-ators cannot be less than 20, nor more than 31. The number of Repre-sentatives cannot be less tlian 100, nor more than 200. No town or cityIs entitled to more tha
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