Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-19
for the oxford Democrat.
NOTES OF A NEW ENGLAND
TRIP.
Ok SrEAuER "TREuoNT."
July ~. 81.

July II, 81
NJ Editor.
Last letter left us at Portsmouth.
where stopped several hours, looking icr
agents Il Is pretty town. and has many
fine old e,tA,ss with large gardens attached.
I, Is the only seApor, of y. n. and has
a large local trade and some commerce.
The harbor !. said % be capable of se-
eommodAiing 10000 vessels. Here are
the kearsarge Cotton Mills With some
%. 900 spindle.. md several other man
ufaciure.. Among the latter are three
manufactures of beer and ale. We are
reminded that We are no, row in Maine.
BY the saloons and open bars a, almost
every corner The signs read WINES
and Liquors" "Cider ard Beer" Prank
Jo1c.'s B.s,." JONES. Gold,n Ale.'
etc. Two bfcwer,cs make beer only,
while Jones makes nothing bu, ale
though the quantity he makes Is no
nothing, for he turn, on, 500 barrels Of
1, every day a, bis "Brswery and Nal,
Works"
Portsmouth ha. AbJu, 10000 poPula-
ton: il has some good Libraries and sew
! erAl newspapers Among the latter Is
the Nee Hampshire Gareii,. probably
the olde., paper in America |, seems to
oas.dA,e the N,cpor Mercury by two
years. having been established in 1856.
From Portsmouth We pass through
Hampton. a thriving and handsome ,il-
lage hear Hampton Beach. and other
places 70 Nesbaypor'. Latter Is a
pretty town three miles from mouth Of
Meuimsc. built on rising ground. shaded
with trees. and having beautiful nall.
with pond Of siS acres. !, has pop
ulaiion of $4,000. There are some siS-
teen churches. IN one Of which White
field. who died here 10 1870, i' buried.
The four manufacturing companies make
some 100000 yard. Of cloth annual
ly. Ship-buildiug i prominent bust
ness. Ipswich i thriving town Of
900 inhabitants. with several factories.
saw. plAning and gri', mills.
We ,,op a, Salem. fourteen miles from
Boston. |, is the oldest town in New
England. except Plymouth. aud Il has a
population Of some $4,000 people There
are many manufactures Of chemicals.
varnishe.. shoes. leather. machinery. etc.
One cotton mill has $1,000 spindles.
There are many fine buildings, churches.
and oh residences Washington square
i, fae park of eight or ten acres. There
are several large Libraries; here also i'
the EAs, Indian Museum of eariosi,ie',
gathered probably during the extensive
Fast Indian trade which was introduced
and long carried on by Salem The city
!. famous for the "si,ehofAfi' mania
which ragged here in 1902 I, ws also
well known for the number Of priva,eer.
| Q53) &, fitted ou, during the Revolution.
capturing nearly 500 British vessels.
Salem is on a peninsula two miles long.
and !, connected by bridges With Bever-
ly. a town Of abu, 1900 people. With a
good harbor and many fine residences.
Both towns are extensively engAged in
the fisheries.
Five miles from Salem y Lynn, the
great Shoe City Nearly one-,hird "
il. population Of $4,000 are engaged in
making shoes. in about 200 establish
men,s. There are also last. leather and
other works connected some Of the
leather fae,orie. tan and hnish 5000
skins per week. There are many fine
buildings snd residences. The brown
stone city hall cos, over $500. 900. Lynn
has So public schools and 30 churches.
also free public library Of 10000 VOL
ume.. There is a beautiful common.
also small public park. The soldiers
monument Of bronze and granite j. very
fine. Ia the center Of the city is a hill
1856 fee, in height. called High Rock.
Near Lynn Is Nshan,, s~amPse Oft, Poin,
Of Pine. aud Revere Beach, all places Of
great resor, in summer
We pass through Chelsea. a suburb Of
Boston. having a population Of about
p, 900; connected by a bridge $500
fee, long. across the Mystic River, Is
Charlestown. The latter with popula-
ton Of $4,000 was ineorl GRATED with
Boston in 1874 Here is Bankers Hill
surmounied by granite monument 22l
fee, high, 80 fee, square at the base. Is
fee, a, the top. THE views from the
top are justly considered among the hn-
es, in the world" Near here Is the U.
S. Navy-yard covering nearly 20 acres.
and having rOPewalk 800 feet long,
and dry dock Of chiseled granite 80 BY
so feet.
We reach Boston ga SOmerville. which
Is three miles out and has = population
Of $4,000. There is a public park OF
about 10 acres There are numerous
public schools and many manufactures,
bu, !, Is principally a place Of residence
tor Boston merchants.
Across the Charles river from Boston
is Cambridge, a city Of nearly 10000
people. This includes North. East and
Old Cambridge and Cambrdgepori.
Bridges connect Cambridge with Boston.
BrOokline and Brighton. The city Is hne-
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