SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 15

  Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports
      Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                               ENERGYNORTH, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   001-11441
                           (Commission File Number)

                         1260 Elm Street, P.O. Box 329
                             Manchester, NH 03105
                                (603) 625-4000
         (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
            area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                    Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
           (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                     None
        (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to
              file reports under section 13(a) of 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a) (1) (i)     [X]                 Rule 12h-3(b) (1) (ii)      [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a) (1) (ii)    [ ]                 Rule 12h-3(b) (2) (i)       [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a) (2) (i)     [ ]                 Rule 12h-3(b) (2) (ii)      [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a) (2) (ii)    [ ]                 Rule 15d-6                  [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b) (1) (i)     [X]




Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date:  Common Stock  - 1

Eastern Enterprises ("Eastern") is the sole holder of record of the
securities listed above as of the date hereof pursuant to the merger (the
"Merger") of EE Acquisition Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of



Eastern, into EnergyNorth, Inc. ("EnergyNorth"), which was consummated on
November 8, 2000.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
EnergyNorth has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.


                                         ENERGYNORTH, INC.


                                         BY: /s/ Steven Zelkowitz
                                             Name:  Steven Zelkowitz
                                             Title: President
                                                    and Treasurer

DATE:  November 8, 2000


























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