The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-21
EDITORIAL CORRESPON-
DENCE.
CONCORD, N. H.. Sept. s, 1883.


treal, with it's thousand wonders, and
seated in the cars of the eastern di-
vision of the Grand Trunk, left for
Old Orchard, away down in prohibit
ton Maine. The day was one of
the most delightful of the year, just
warm enough to be pleasant, and as
the result of fine rain the previous
day, not a particle of dust. The
plesure season being over, the train
was not over full, and as the cars are
as good as the best that run on any
roads, we passed tine days running in
and out among the valleys that wind
around the base of the hills and
mountains that make northern Yer.
mont and New Hamshire so famous,
and which are in fact, among the
most attractive of the worlds pleas
ure resorts, very pleasantly. Rich
mond in Canada, east, Island Pond
in Vermont, Groveton and Gorham
N. H., Bethel, Lewiston and Var
mouth, Maine, are among the villages
through which we pass enroute from
Montreal to Portland. AT Gornam
one gets fine view of Mount
Washington with its tip.top house,
and Mt.'s Adams and Jefferson, the
now noted and attractive of the
White mountain range.
Portland is lovely city and with
its island haroor, justly celebrated
as one of the most attractive spots
on the New England coast. The
foreign and coast commerce is both
large at Portland and it is one of
the largest fish markets in the coun-
try. 1t has two noted hotels, the
Pabel and the Falmouth, and numer-
Gus others of less note. We made
no stop in the city except to pass
from the Grand Trunk depot to that
of the Boston and Maine, but went
at once to our favorite summer re-
sort, Old Orchard, the, to us at least,
most attractive of all the beaches,
and with the exception of the Isle of
Shoals, the most delightful spot on
the New England coast. We found
the hotel mostly deserted, though
there were still good many who
fingered to enjoy the refreshing
breezes and glorious baths that make
Old Orchard so attractive during the
warm season. We were told that the
season had not been a very success
full one, owing to the fact that it had
been unusually cold all through July
and August, yet the "Sea Shore" was
pretty well filled all the season and
the proprietor had managed to keep
his crowd pretty well as there yet
remained there about 900 guests,
more we think than at all the other
hotels combined.
The weather here is cold, decided
ly cold to say the least of it, but the
beach is delightful even in cold,
stormy weather, and now the days
are bright and cheerful, though fire
in the crate of blazing Goals was de-
sirable during the evening.
Friday morning early, we left Old
Orchard for Manchester, N. H.,
where the New England Fair was
being held, but we were just one day
too late to see the people who were
out in force Thursday and all, or
most all the Governors of the New
England states with their stats, and
a retinue of other officials; and this
constituted the glory of the show.
We saw there some fine stock, few
second class horses, the best display
of agricultural implements we ever
saw on exhibition, lots of coops of
ordinary fowls, small show of fancy
dogs, and fruit and fancy show
that will be put to shame by the
forth coming fair in Owosso. All in
all the display was not creditable to
New England and was not at all sat.
isfactory to the people, though the
receipts were sufficient to make the
management happy. G. M. D.