The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-08-11
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There are countless attractions to
the lovers of the antique in and about
Portsmouth. The dwellings, most Of
them, number at least a century and
some are much more ancient There
is an old frame house said to have been
built in 1640 with one side of the roof
sloping to the ground. There is the
/ Warner mansion built in IT'S, on the
wall of which are still attached the
ghtning-rods placed there by Benz.
Franklin one hundred and thirty-fve
years ago. ST. Johns church, a very
ancient edifce, contains, among other
interesting articles, one of the four
copies of the Vinegar Bible' so-called
from its rendering Of the Parable of
the Vineyard, Parable of the Vine
gar In the chapel is the s'Brattle
Organ said to have been the first ever
brought to this country. The rector,
Mr.. Hovey, very kindly gave us access
to the old church records and we saw
among other entries that of the mar
riage of Gov. Benning Wentworth zap
pointed governor of the province of
New Hampshire by George II, king Of
Great Brittany to his house-maid Mar
tina Hilton, heroine of Longfellows' S
''Lady Wentworth. Their home, the
Wentworth mansion, still stands at
Little Harbor across from the grand
s'Hotel Wentworth" of New Castle.
From New Castle a fine view of the
prison camps is obtained and it was
here that we got our first glimpses Of
the Spaniards. This old town has long
been the resort of artists and many
pretty summer cottages have been
erected there in recent years. At Fort
Constitution there is famous tower
called ''Walbach Tower" which has
many times been reproduced in paint
ings, but in remodeling the fort they
are taking this down. A strict watch
is maintained butwe very much wished
a souvenir and after a deal of trouble
and manoeuvering succeeded in obtain
ing one in the shape Of brick from
the old tower.
Kittery Point, watched over by the
picturesque towers of Fort McClary, is
another pretty seaside resort. Here
are the ancient homes of the Cults and
Sparhawk families together with Pep
perell Lodge and the tomb of Sir VIM.
Pepperell, hero of the seige of Louis
burg. There is an ancient burying
ground down by the water where some
quaint old epitaphs are to be found.
One headstone bears the date 1903 and
the following inscription:
| II lost my life in the raging seas;
| sovereign God does as he please:
The Kittery friends they did appear,
| And my remains they buried here
One of the many delightful trips this
region affords is that from Portsmouth
to York Beach by the P. K. & Y. cleo
trio railway. We started early one
bright morning, taking the ferry from
Portsmouth to Kittery and the trolley
from this point. The way lies through
Kittery ''Foreside'' and the s'Point. -
then for miles through a most delight
full expanse of country, shadowy woods
and sunny meadows, well-tilled fields
and bending orchards, with ever and
anon a glimpse Of the broad Atlantic,
blue in the distance and quivering
with the brightness of the sunlight
near the shore. We passed through
York village and over ''Long Sands''
where the way lies along the beach for
two or more miles, out to "ShorG
Sands'' and the end of the line. Here
we left the car and climbing to a perch
among the very highest rocks, watched
incoming of the tide as it crept up the
beach and swirled among the rocky
| caves below US. An hour spent here
and we started on the homeward Jour-
ney prepared to vote this the most
unique and enjoyable of all the many
delightful ''electric" trips it has been
our good fortune to experience. The
GREATNESS little descents and the un-
expected curves and windings are
surely unusual on any railway and re-
mind one of the course of Tennyson's
Brook" ''<ff5 - -
| We were treated to another lovely
trip by row-boat up the Piscataqua to
Green-acre where we had the pleasure
OF listening to a lecture on sociology
by Mrs. Frederick Nathan, president
OF the Consumers League, New York
She is very entertaining speaker and
l trust the truths she so graciously
presented to some of US "bargain-hunt-
ers'' will not be soon forgotten. The
course of summer lectures here is un-
der the management of Miss Sarah
j. Farmer, proprietor of the Green
acre Inn close by and the programme
for the present season is an interesting
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