Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Arrival in Boston, Falmouth and other
Seaside Resorts.
We change cars at Montreal our
way is over the Vermont Central Rail-
way, passing through the states of Yer
mont and New Hampshire, mostly in
the night, early morning finds us near
ing the metropolis, and at 8:15 a. m. our
train draws into the great Union depot
at Boston. All is hustle and jam but
we manage to extricste ourselves from
the general throng and inquire for a
cab to take us to Old Colony depot,
where we are to get our ticket for our
final destination Falmouth. Ideliver
up my checks to the cabman and he
goes in pursuit of my baggage. wait
sometime in the chill autumn air for his
return, however he makes his appear
ance again and we begin our circuitous
and winding route through the various
streets of the beautiful puritan city,
Boston, SO suggestive of past history
and as we rattle along over the road
many thoughts revolve in my mind and
/ sohloquize, why these are the very
self same streets where wise Ben. Frank
Inns busy feet SO long ago here were won't
to tread to and fro, perhaps with book in
hand learning new language or may
hap writing an editorial for his paper,
the Gazette, or possibly composing
ballad on pirates and sailors, and l i'm
agine / see his honest phiz peeping
out from these quaint old street corners
but am awakened from my reverie by
the halt before large smoky, ancient
looking building which infer is the Old
Colony depot. pay Mr.. Cabby SO cents
for my transfer across the city and pro-
coed to the waiting room until my train
is due from Falmouth. Pretty summer
resorts and manufacturing towns are
thickly interpreted enroute between
Boston and Falmouth, notably Buzz
Yards Bay, made famous as the sum
mer home of ex-president Cleveland.
Grey Cables is quite distinctly seen
from the village, as it is on high plat
eau of ground surrounded by the bay
and other smaller bodies of water, great
stretches of low, fiat, bushy land is ev-
erywhere in evidence in the Cape Cod
region. By the way, q strange phenom-
ena in this part of the world is the pres
ence of 80 many small bodies of fresh
water in such close proximity to the
salt sea water. AS much brushy land
4 abounds in this locality it makes fine
hunting territory for lovers of that sport
and presume the master at Grey Gables,
whose passion for this amusement as
well as piscatorial art has become quite
proverbial, need hardly go from his own
vast estate for either pastime. Joe JEFF
ferson's beautiful summer residence is
seen here, also.
Il At Quincy is the famous granite
works and also famed as the home of
the Adams The house is commo
dious frame building, colonial style of
architecture, with large, tall chimneys
The shutters on the windows are paint
ed green. Brocton is the great shoe man
ufacturing city where the Douglass
shoe is made. 1t is an immense concern.
They have an elevated railway 20 feet
above the street, also Bridgewater has
the State Normal School.
Il At last after rather weary journey
of 48 hours we arrive at Falmouth by
the sea. cannot always agree with the
. poet, John G. SAKE, in his rhyme of the
rail when he says "bless me; this is
pleasant riding on the rail-" was wont
to change the phraseology and say bless
me, this Is tiresome riding on the rail.
However travel has its complications, if
at the end of the route dear ones are
there to greet you and this was my good
fortune for as alighted from the coach
at the station. Mrs. Lane (my sister
stood there laughing, with an umbrella
over her head, (the rain was pouring
DOWN. Falmouth is typical New
England town, fairly speaking with an
Gent history. Here we find hanging in
, the Congregational church for over 100
years the Paul Revere bell purchased
from Paul Revere in 1886, sending forth
its sonorous tones as eloquently at this
date as when the good people of Fal-
mouth first came into its possession.
The town hall, the village green and the
town pump, are all important factors in
the home life Of these gentle people
The town pump is always suggestive Of
Hawthorne's famed word painting OIL
} "The Town Pump" in his graphic des-
cription of New England life A fea
} ture Of the residences here are the quan
titles of cupboards and closets built in
the houses, and the good housewife
must certainly take great comfort with
those very convenient receptacles.
was interested in seeing dutch over
in A. o. Stanger's house, which he sale
had not been used for 70 or 80 years, an6
by the way A. o. Stranger and his esti
mable wife formerly of Manchester
adapt themselves admirably to the con
ventionalities of New England life il
they do not drop their rig as readily as
the native born Cape Cod folk.
An up-to-date new school building
erected with every modern convenience
is known as the Laurence High School
attests the interest taken in educational
matters. MIR. L. b. Lane, (brother-in-
law is the efficient principal. st. Barn.