Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-12
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VI. sns Mrs.. J. J. Mahsr ard sen Bens
IL. have ,ssarned from trip which 10
.,nsss ysv York, wssbington. the Worlds
-, md /. route home by way Of SiaGaxa
sd xonsreai. Mr. Msh~r said they en-
tovas s.ery minute Of their absences and b.
,sy;.e. everybody who possibly can 70 visit
~ Wo,b4'. Fair Is il grand IN the grand
-, .po.e Of The word, be says. bat he
.,altos s,ssuu, 70 describe is and didn't
s.fspvs aay description could afford any
real conception OF It,
He carefully planned bis route They
.s4ut the first nigh, IN Boston, stopped
aver is Springfield and 'said in View York
ns.,,v four 4.Ys. While there at the inyi-
,,,5on al 4 friend they vent 70 Long Island
Al ,e,u-u ,iekeu. While there they de-
.,as4 90 ..l back. This decisson likely
..zss .hetr i've. OF q, least kept them from
,.s train zhtch vas telsscoped On the Man
k,,,x, road. 10 being killed. They took
time 70 yi.st places Of interest in Phiiasiei-
,sia and .rrlrea Ia Washington the night Of
$50 zsls. aad the next morning saw the
s.ya4 the wind had made si's the oea1ti-
Cal ,h.as trees along Pennsylysnia avenue,
,.,,v n them being blown down and hnbs
,,,sxu IL every direction. They visited
,he senate chamber xhile Senator Sherman
~, Speaking. They also visited Gen.
lee. home IN Virginia. Mr.. Aahsr thought
,bs IT'D through the oil region quite piesnr-
s,aae and after entering the prairie land
,ks va. aslAs o. corn were grand sights for
gsstsrn people TO view
# wont attempt 10 describe the FAIR
h. continued. but one wants TO visit all
the building. IL possible. We went np IN
,hs fern. wheel on first arriving there. Be
,n,e and visit Machinery hall, the Agricul-
,a,s FORESTRY and Fishery baildings. We
"A. he electrical display in the evening.
Dont mis-. the MEiway flsisaace either
A. rezard. the Maine building was very
maeh 9lrased with it. wonder that 81
much "a. accomplished with the comPars-
lively small amount appropriated. II IL
,b, most substantial Of any Of the stare
bg,Aings AMI the only one in the coastruc'
ton Of which granite Is used. The people
are received there very cordially by Gen.
Mst,ocks
As to ,he prices charged in Chicago
,h.,s la. been lot Of lies told. | found
n, ttoub.s With them. lived As comfort
ABLY a. desired a, reasonable rates
IN the way home they stopped in
Detroit Niagara Falls. came through
pafalo anil Syracuse and Clayton. took a
STEAMER for Montreal. passed the Thousand
I,!e., sent through the rapids, and Mr..
Mshsr sad .hst one trip through the rapids
vas enough for him. AMI spent night and
ob. Isy N Montreal There they visited
MI Roysi and 81. Peter. Cathedral. While
in Chicago they spent two afternoons at the
ratho,is congress There were thousands
in attendance and listened TO addresses OF
the leading minds IL the Catholic church
tine Attle courtesy by the Michigan
Central on uur way home all the ladies' ap-
preuAtrd W. stopped a, Niles for dinner
Al .L,s, stuaon.. on the ROADS grounds ,h"s
tuiv,s profusion OF flowers ant
tnaqae', we're brought into the car and iah'
by eeh ltly's SCAT.
The ride through Mich gan vas not SO
ple.ssst -. +, otherwise you'd have been
h.l there apt }eeH a severe lroaih. When
"a. aoa the p.qyIs lived on fne farm
dlns thu Rad Won tered Why a Young
man from n. England, especially Maine,
.houli ssnt u 40 West Why, if they
srrr s,lling to live here as they 10 therv,
,hey coad get rich in a few years. There
q. vastly better living and more dollars
for ,],r yoang man IN Maine than in the
West found ia pleasant place TO vIst
hat III satisfied TO hye 10 Name