Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-01
F0r the nEsoCRAr.
NOTES or A NEW ENGLAND
TRIP.
BosroS, Mas. May so. 81.

some Of ~hich are rapidly Increasing in
population and industrial importance,
and may be said TO fairly represent the
people and the leading occupations a.
well a. the charac,snsiios 81 the odd
B.y state" The frst town j. Sotn@rsc'.
with extensive iron works and about
. 600 inhabitants The bridge over The
river is $500 Zee, loas, costing nearly
$4,000. Three miles beyond is
Dish,on. where there are several cotton
and ~oolen mills. nail factories, etc.
The celebrated "Digh,on Rocks" covered
With strange hierOglyphic' i partly re.
vealed a, los water on the Betkly side of
the riycr
Thiriy.,hrec mile, from Boston is the
beautiful city Of Taunioa. ,he fourth
grain and coal marke, IN New Eagland.
I, ha. considerable shipping engaged IN
the coal trade. and contains many man
uf.e,orie.. Locomotives, cotton mAehin-
cry. nails. ,Aeks. etc. are among the
manufactures. One ifoa company turns
on, 81 .OOO. 900 worth annually Here
Mc.sr Field 4 Son manufacture their
celebrated tAcks. the firm having The
mos, extensive es,abli.hmen, of the kind
in the United States Here also sre siS
cotton fAc,orie, making some 5,oOO,Ooo
yard, Of cloth yearly. There are many
ane residence. and public buildings.
"Taan,on Grccn." IN the center Of the
city. i beautiful ground covered With
shade tree. Taunton has popila'ion
of 2l.2l3
Three mile, from raaa,oa i' Rsyaham
a a,unshing manufacturing iowa Here
the f,, iron forge IN Amsrica wa' 'ei up
in 1852. "rhe original dam a. the
forge still remains. and the water '' holds
in check nov drives the hammer. which
forge the lArss., anchors made Nails
.heyel.. boots and shoe. are also manu-
fAclured.
Al North El,,on. Oliver Ame' and
sons have extensive manufactures Of
.hoyel.. spades. hoes etc emf loyins 2'o
hands
S,oagh,on il quite a "sAoe iowa As
1. also Randolph. Al the latter place
there are some ff,y concerns engaged IN
the manufAciurc Of boots ant shoes.
Here also are several churches and a hne
town house. aud also the Sui'or High
School for boys MAssachuss,,s /, the
land Of schools and academies and her
educational system has reached high
state Of perfection. The poet Ay'-
"A little kaosleigo d. a dangeious thins.
prink deep or taste not the ficrian spfins
aud We would adj ia the words Of a less
noted bard. ,hA,
III that spring you seek in vain.
Nou ar not IN Massachusetts that Is plain"
South Brain,rec j. asmah iown whose
inhAbi,An,. are largely engaged ia the
boo, and shoe bl,inss, The old Colo
ny Il. r diverges here to Plymoiih' the
landing place Of the "pilsrim'' 20
miles distant The Hollis lns,i,u,e, in
eorpora,ed in 1851. is in lhisiown. The
principal manufactures are boots. shoes
woolen good.. oordage, ,wine, crash, etc.
Two m iles beyond. and eight miles
from Boston. j. the very beautiful VII
lage Of Quincy, celebrated as the birth
place Of some Of the most eminent men
in our national history. Here John Han
cock. John Adams. Josiah Quincy and
John Quincy Adams fire, saw the light.
There are several churches. banks. a
town house Of grani,e. and among the
houses are those Of the Adam, aad
Quincy families. The Quiney estate Is
said TO be one Of the fines, in New Eng
land. The Adam, academy iof boys
founded by John Adams, Is located here.
There are some manufactures. but the
chief industry i, the quauying OF gran-
tie Of which there i.An almost ineNhaasi-
ible supply, although 1t u constantly
shipped to all parts Of the e'an'rT'
The southwestern par, Of the town Is
one solid body Of granite. rising coo fee,
above sea level. The frs, railroad con
s,ruetsd in America WAS pat in opera
tion hers % carry the huge blocks oI
stone from the qusuies. three miles
TO vessel. in NePOnse, River
leaving Quincy, short ride brings IA
again to the metropolis Of New Eag'and
Boston !. a, the heigh, Of the anniver'
sary. convention and commencement sea
son. Tremon, temple Is crowded with
meeting. The Uaitarian anniversary
brought ou, several distinguished speak
er. among them Rev. Robert collyer an'
DR.. James Freeman Clarke. The Phya'
olosical Society. the Institute of Heredi'y
the woman's Suffrage Convention. the
Moral Educational Society, etc, ha''
had very interesting sessions with man,
able speakers. both ladies and gentlemen
The thiry-,hird anniversary OF B. y
NJ G. u. was held 10 their elegan
room. on Boyls,on ST.. and was largely
attended. Gov. Robinson made goos
speech. followed by Robert Collyer an'