Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-26
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A DeIightful old Connectfcut Town
Upon the II1llsides - Romantic
Drives and Beautiful Scenery
Handsome Country Residences ~
Maple View and Its outlook.
Mansfield, Conn.,, in Toland county, is
one Of the oldest as well as one the most
picturesque and romantic towns in the
state. Having a large area, it is dotted
with numerous ham1ets and villages, which
are scattered over its length and breadth,
interspersed with good old farms and COW
ering it's hills and sides with life and ac-
tivity. Excellent roads afford the visitor
an opportunity to enjoy delightful drives
from one village to another, while the
hills and wales, woods and streams, COM
bine to make the scenery charming and
romantic.
Leaving Willimantic our road to the
north takes us through the suburbs of that
lovely borough, where thrifty people are
locating homes and enjoying life.
We soon pass the pumping station OF
the Natchaug river, where the water sup
ply for Willimantic is obtained-to the
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but now quiet and dull.
OFF to the right we see the fine stone cot
ton mill at Mansfield Hollow-and soon we
pass through Mansfield Center, or Mans
| field street as it is commonly called, with
| it's wide street, it's well kept lawns, its
tasty residences, its old graveyard and its
white Congregational church, lifting its
spire up among the trees. Down to the
right is Chaffeeville and off to the left is
| Tower Hill, Mansfield City and Chestnut
| Hill, where many an industrious farmer
enjoys his pleasant and comfortable home.
We now commence climbing the steep
| grade of Spring hill, well named by reason
! of the many springs bursting from It's
| sides. At the summit the pretty Baptist
church is surrounded by the attractive
| homes of farmers as well as city people,
A road to the right would bring us to
Hanks hill and Gurleyville with their silk
and pretty mill ponds, but continuing on
the main road we reach Storrs agricultural
school, an institution founded by the Hon.
Augustus Storrs and supported by the
state government New buildings are now
being completed and the school is coming
into popular favor as year by year its in
f1uence is realized. Around the school are
the superb and well kept grounds adjoin-
ing the summer home of Hon. Augustus
Storrs, the treasurer of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn.
To the north is Mansfield depot, Mans
field Four Corners and Meffow station,
and to the west is Eagleville with its cot
ton mills and operative houses; to the
north are the beautiful buildings of Spring
manor, the summer residence of William
Reynolds of Milwaukee, Wis. But per
haps the prettiest spot in Mansfield is
Maple View, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Gardiner, on hill about a
mile west of Spring Hill. Here most
| delightful view of the country for fifteen
| miles around can be obtained. To the west
| is Columbia church and Nathan Hale's
| monument at South Coventry; to the south
is Tower Hill and South Window; to the
east, Chaplain, and to the northwest
Bald Hill and North Coventry. In the
home and surroundings the s'inlook" is as
fine as the outlook, the pretty veranda, the
| grove of fine trees i'll the side yard, the
well-filled barns, the pretty lawn, the
| farm, the pastures, the garden-all show
thrift and enterprise-next to his colts
Mr.. Gardner's pride is his well-kept farm
and with his son Rob, who is his righ1
hand man, he manages to keep as fine
country seat as you often see.
Mrs. Gardner, together with her daugh
ter Miss Edith, make the house home il
the true sense Of the word, while Minnie
Warren and e'Teddie" add to the happi
ness, and the visitor for a few week
found. himself enjoying solid comfort
Among those who have enjoyed the hospi
tality Of Maple View and the beauty of tn
surrounding country the past summer are
Mr. and Mrs E. p Bellows and Maste
Wayne Bellows of Brooklyn, N. Y; MI
and Mrs. Edward N. Alling, Misses Edn
and Marion Alling, Mr., and Mrs. Georg
E. Robertson and Master Percival Robert
son, and Mrs George H. Smith, all of Ne,
Haven, and Mrs. Babcock of Willimantit