Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-12-17
HISTORIC BOSTON.
Harrow Streets With Strange Names Glimpses or ies Beautiful
 Sab rps.

( df- ou JDe cars VIII Ori1S you tO tue town from which Paul Revere.
 row'd to the Charlestown shore, And sartsd on bis famous ride when he saw toe signal in
 The beliry tower of the old North church," of
 "A simmer and then a glsam of light and
 A second lamp in the belfry burns"
 Should it be about m. crowds of people wou be hurryipg, a. in al large cities, to their homes in the su6uibs where they have air pur5r, rents cheaFrr and more space to themselves.
 Many fthe old r cts of Boston or Tr.a3.n an as it was first called, have pecul ar names. as Cab AlIag, B cad, Co-nbil, Wmte-, BJlfacb, School, Fruit and Lime streets.
 Their winding direction is best shown " he an=cdots of man who went into a restaurant and ordered pork and beans. Alter enjoying his srepast, Ee walked out and n tlule came back to the same place, passed it. and again came th0re, aud again a third time with a feeling of dis gut saw the res. .aurant before him.
 9ne principal strest fer shopping is
 Washington, At oae part several others come into it, and when attempting 10 cross you have a sensation, thaL the ve-
 Eigles and horses are coming upen you
 from all directions, and one of the mar
 vals of Boston is that a bind music
 teacher goes all alone through this
 district and has never met with an acci-
 dent, Jordan Marsh & Cos, and Whites
 are two of the largest retail dry goods stores.
 Near this locality stands Faneuil Hall, where public meetings are held, If a certain number of people comply with csrta;n regulations, wish to have 1t open it IS at their disposal, but is never let for mo4ey. IL was built by Peter .FaneUil m I7+2, later burned, rebuilt, aud after wards enlarged. All io~n neetng were held here uUui 1892. It was ire suenl.y used during the exciting times previous to the TevclGton, and has been ias- a5 different crises. The acoustic properties of the bal. are excellent. On t,e NHi.s are prO5raits of Washington, Peter Fanelul. Webster. President Ad- aus. E ward Everett, Abraham Lincoln, a,d others.
 On hiugton street, furtaer South, l is the c d South caurcS, which came l near being consumed in the ire of 1872, zhen 776 oUiIJ ngs were destrO cd. The o d South church susesILg no ISe' was 5uilt O. cedar w.tl a sIoeple, n 1903. After 6J years jc was taken down and the 1T5s nl brick bu Id uy constructed, and is Ore pE lhe most b s-Cr!c cGurcnes IL ne United StaSas. It once had hlEh 0Cx psws, whln ID all probability he verser velJ around with bis wand. tappiog people V no slept during eeTyi- ces. \ tablet over tFs entrance relates some Cf the events which have oc- cured within. Public meetings were nsld thers when FauieDil Hall, much g aal CT lher. could not contain She pep nls, On the aBniveTsary Of the Boston mas sa"re, Joseph Y arren delivered an a6d ezs; and me stiogs were he'd which tsrmiratej iu party disguising them se.uss 6s Mohawk Indians, dumping three cargoss of tea into Boston liar bGr. thus showing their opposition to the Tea Act Cf l773, ,. itish soldiers under Burg0yLe. in II75, used 1t as riding school and 8 place Of cavalry drill ana established 8 gCog shop iD the tower gal lsry. Several BCstOuials purchased and opened it ss a loan museum in 1876, a here revolutionary weapons and flags old furniture and plOtrll5s or the New Eng and settlers are exhibited. This property has recently been leased for
 saveuty-iye years. The old walls will 5tg1d and the historic relics continue to be shown. Cu. toe 0ut-ids structure will pa taken down and a uew one erected which vii b. ueed for offices and the Architectural Club. Opposite IS the sic of Benjamin t'rankllEs birthplace. F he Old South church cOnggeg ton now worship in an edi.iys of Gothic Ascu- .tazturs winch cost half million dollars.
 Still further on is the Common where
 people now promenade when they wish.
 In colonial days, when the bells rang at 9p. n. al were obliged tO go home, as
 the constable walked around after that hour and arrested ali unlucky beings found there. Here were murjerere,
 pirates a-d deserters put to death, also Ann Hiobeas, the witch, is supposed to
 have been hung from branch of the
 old elm, winch was blown down in 1876
 and vas Jbe oldest known tree in New
 England. Tie Ancient and Honorable Artillery company, tne oldest military
 organization iu the country, have an an
 nual parade on the Common.
 The numerous mas-5 seen in Boston
 T,- nf le tn all parts Of the sphere, is a sight very diff
 frrenf from that of colon al times when
 Gov. Winthrop ruled and oniy few yes
 se.s arrived. The sailors were privileged
 characters and smoked their pipes in
 rhe beadls-s face. Had the same been done by one Of the purit6rs 1t would
 have cost him a shilling.
 Adjoining the Common is the old
 Granary burying ground, where are bur led Hancock, the first signer of DoclaT-
 stion Of Independence, and the victims
 Of tre Boston massacre.
 Hhe tins residences are situated at the Back Bay and oB COmuCnwsalth ave uu-. Haa latter IS 2i0 feet wlds with a park through the centre, with rows Of res aud a driveway on either slGe. Among h. reculleC.i9ns of childhood
 
 eaaractar zs the socie y of three of the great eastern cites. h New York, It is: "..ov much are you worth:n In Phil adslahia: Wi no was your fati er?" h so-to1: "Hoa much do you know r r.. laal c.ty i5 O tea called ,hc "AtheCs O. Amerlca' Ire first newspaper print l eI ia the trwa in 1-O4, WAS named the Boston Es we-Lester.
 In thia metropolis are excellent ad- vautag-5 for the study Of ar., both from books and ur33ti-e. Harvard UnIversi- reaevsd i-z name rom Rev. John , H4rya q. ra En-liab c'ergyman, who 1 IsfjiJ a 5@qgezt of 3iO30. The Gem | e~5l Court cnanged tae naue of he vi age fr0u Newt0wu 70 Camhridgs,w where ] Harvard had been educated in England. l Nhe University ground contain I2acres. ] The buildings ars comparatively modern ! with the exc option of one hall, which ! is over oLe hundred years old. h the 2 -s 2 rrTa~a