The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-02-19
A VISIT TO NEW ENGLAND,
BY REV. D. F. BONNER.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian,

| Since writing last I have made two
| trips to New England. In the first trip
1 was absent one and in the aecond two
Sabbaths. AS this is part of our coun-
| try which few of the readers of the
Presbyterian have ever seen, some I'M
| preseions respecting it may not beunwel-
come. 1t was not my first trip to Boston,
| nor did I go as an entire stranger. by
| wife's youngest brother has for years
| been resident of one Of Boston's SUBJ
| urbs, and last fall my oldest son went
| thither to enter business and make his
fortune.
There is choice Of routes, but in
| each case for different reasons made
| the same choice. I first went to New
York and then TO Boston via the Fall
River line. This is the most comforta.
BILE route. The boats that ply between
New York and Fall River are palatial.
They are large and elegantly furnished,
are heated by steam and lighted by
electricity. You enter your state room
and you do not even need match.
You simply turn cock as in gas bur-
ner and you have your light-turn again
and you e1tinguiah it. There is an
electric call.bell to connect with your
| room. a push on a button will ring it
and bring servant to supply your wants.
The boats leave New York at 4.30 p. m. /;
and an orchestra furnishes music in The
grand saloon from the start till about 10
| o'clock p. m. Sometimes there are addi.
tional attractions of voluntary cbarac-
ter. We had such on the first trip.
There was first an address, illustrated by
a historical chart, by a religious crank Of
New Port. He carried teachers Bible
and began his address with prayer.
His forte was prophecy of course, and
his points were that the kingdom that is
to possess all other Kingdoms is the
United States, and the one like the Son
of Man was George Washington. Other.
| wise his interpretations OF Daniels SYM
| bolic figures were for the most part in
accord with current views. He took up
the usual collection. Then We had q
| treat by musical negro. He was a
| great. mimic, and succeeded in afording
considerable amusement. But we had
no such incidents on the other trips.
Excellent meals are served on board also
| on the European plan.
The distance from New York to Fall
| River Is 1S0 miles. The latter point is
reached about $50 q. m. You then
have choice of two beautiful Pullman
| vestibule trains for Boston, ffty.one
| miles further. The one leaves on the
landing of the Boat and reaches Boston
at $50 aud the other about two hours
later. It would be difficult 10 find a
| nicer trip than this one. Returning, the
train leaves Boston at 6 p. M, and the
boat reaches New York at 2.30 a. m.,
next morning
One of the frat things which impressea
the traveller in New England is the abun-
dance of waste land and the number, size
and thriftiness of the cities and villages.
You ride along through an uuimproved,
unproductive reach Of country and the
frat thing you know your train is whirl-
ing by a thrifty village Or passing through
populous city. Thero is vast amount
| OF unimpro7ed land in New England
| more than there was probably fifty years
ago. And yet III many respects it is an
| attractive region. The people live at
homo. Their houses for the most part
are tasty and convenient. For OUT
buildings, even to the stables, are quite
generally SO connected as to allow of
going from the parlor to the barn with
out stepping on the ground or passing
from under roof. At the same time
you feel that it is region of country by
itself. Boston is getting unlike New
York. You feel the difference the mo.
ment you enter either city from the
other. Which of the two is preferable
will depend upon whether one is
Yorker or Bostonian.
On my recent trip I spent some ten
days in Manchester, N. Fl. Az I was
then in tie heart of New England and
studied it somewhat I will devote the
rest of these New England notes to that.
1t ia great manufacturing place and is
one of the most rapidly growing cities in
Nea England. 1t is said to be one of
the prettiest cities in the region; and it
certainly is beautiful little city of some
1000 Inhabitants.
When I reached the city the streets
were very icy. The first thing I noticed
vas that all the sidewalks had been
sprinkled, The substance was yelloTish
and at first took it to be sawdust; but
found it to bo sand. The city, as I
afterward learned, stores away great
quantities Of sand il the summer and
always when necessary sprjnkles the
pavements with it. A heavy fall of snow
having occurred while there I saw their
SNOW plows. These are wooden arrange.
menta exactly Of the form of the letter
N. The horses hitched at the apex, and
about midway back seat is constructed
for the driver. They were out all over
the city before the SNOW had ceased fall.
ing They do not wholly clean the side
walks, but greatly lessen the amount of
shoveling required.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Com.
pany--the largest cotton manufacturing
company In the worlds located in
! that city. So are also the Manchester
Paint Works. 1t was my privilege 10
form the acquaintance of superintendent
in both these establishments and to go
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