Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-02
LErrER FRoM PENNsYLvANIA.

M,Ucu CnuSK, Penna, OF. ID.
Leaving the car. A. Upper M,uch Chunk
We walked one half mile 10 The lower town,
passing magulneen. houses. aud grogni.
t.rrscci, and covered with flowers ani
.hrubbery on either side OF tho vell'kep,
walks. th.t daELls ths eye ani fll the be-
holder with wonder and astOnlshment, a.
the diversity snd profa-lon OF natu.v's pro.
ductlon.. We will only describe one OF
the many estates We pass, as representa-
,Iv. ~ the tasta and wealth OF the citlfens.
Governor Packer. who died several years
ago. len large estate now oceap'e. oy
two OF his married daughters. One, Mrs.
Kremersr, lives In elsgaut style, among
nosers and trees aud shruooery, her nus
bani belng q m,n OF rennemeni aud rare
ability. dispensing their charities a. 81
lently and proluseiy, - TIE ro"ers ABOUT
him an tue atmosphere With thelr fragrance
ani periume. TIE other, Mrs. Lelslnrlng,
4. building an elegant residence on the site
OF the old homestead. at Q cost OF $1,000,
|. perfect gem OF architectural beauty.
There are three public houses well Kept,
AMI in proportion. capable OF accommo'
dating several thousand guests. For such
/. comp.ratlsely small place, Msneh Chunk
IA wonderfully ballt up The school bald
Ins- are large ani cOmmOiioas, and the
schools arr well attended, several OF TIE
chatche. are a. doe q, can BE- foani 10 our
large cities. Ons OF the largest oullilngs
4. thst built FOR the accom- no iatlOn OF the
officers OF the Lehlgh Valley Rallrosi, aud
occupied by them. Bank bullilngs, tele-
rrsph office-, etc 90 q make up the 9TH
er necessities ot thl, unlqis town Ia The
mountains.
Another point ol interest is the Caroon
County jail, q bulldng historic Ia - en-
ylronments. Yolr readers ctunOs nave
forgotten the facts connected with the
dlsturbances accompanying the many mur.
ders la this region by the "M lllyMAgu!res
Ia the year 1870 aud onwAri. M,acn
Chunk aud the surrounding mlnlas dis
,ricts were the base OF operations Tor one
section OF this gang OF de-peraio ., Who
made murder. rsplns aud plhags It's chief
ayoca,l0n, and rendered the lives OF its
tsrror-stricken Inhabitants miserable. IL
was In this Jail that many OF ta--s d-.pef-
aioe. were eondaei awaiting trial, and IL
WAS ln the all ysri adjoining waere maoy
of these enemies OF law ,xpisted their
crimes a, the hands of ja.tics. 81 sriftiy
and certainly WAS justice met-d oui, tnA'
the band vas broken up, AMI IL IL now one
OF the mos, qliet and orderly districts 10
the State.
We took team from one OF the hostel.
ries with . careful driver, aud ascenied
Plsgstaf, Q mountain about 1900 feet above
tide water, by Q eircuitous route. some
times looking down several hundred feet
ON the serpeuiine road you hsd last passed
over, and reached the top OF the mountain
which Was level plateau with number
OF beautiful residences and several farm
houses. The view here is not ~ extensive
As on Mt Pisgah, which lies on the other
side OF the town, bot you get . grand
view OF the town, In its entirety, ineludlns
the "Switch Back" the Lehigh River,
the canal boats. and the moving trains on
the Lehigh VALLEY and the Reading Rail-
roads. We descend the mountain In safe
", and will leave Glen Oacho for another
lsttei. E-w. W.
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