Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12

Beautiful Island in Casco Bay En-
chanting Views in Massachus cts
Manufacturing Industries Little
Agriculture.
]. G. Hutchinson, in an interesting
letter to c. E. McElroy, tells of
journey through New England and the
island off the Maine coast where he
and Mrs. Hutchinson will remain s0r
a few weeks. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Chebeague Island, Me-,
August 5, 1905.
We have become settled in
our cottage. 1t is commodious
and exclusively ours for one
month. Dining room, kitchen, sitting
room, hall. two small porches, small
hall, three sleeping rooms up stairs,
small cellar and necessary closets, for
$25. Mrs. Hutchinson prepares a break
fast for us, and the meals if we so
desire We have an arrangement with
a family named Olives, to the man
ner born" with whom we take din
ner and supper We have the advan-
tage of an excellent beach within ten
rods of our cottage. Today. we in the
habiliments of bathers, went into the
seawater when the full tide was in.
1t was delightful. Mrs Hutchinson
swims easily l used to when boy
but to my surprise and enjoyment, to-
day when struck out for the shore
after having cautiously waded into the
water up to my shoulders, found
could swim successfully. This l ex-
pect to undertake daily while we So
journ on Cheabegue island.
Many ea-itiful Islands.
This is the largest island in Cas-
beautiful islands in this bay. Some
of them or all, to a moderate extent,
are inhabited by the same people in
character, expression, habit and gen
eral appearance, | am informed, as
are characteristic of Maine generally,
excepting perhaps the exclusively is
lander peculiarities of few. We are
about ten of twelve miles northeast
ward from Portland and about five
miles from the real Maine shore.
There seems to be triple range of
islands in this bay which evidently
tends to break up the rapid force of
the waves of the ocean, hence the
water about the inner islands is very
calm and smooth. the tide coming in,
and again rece 3 gently twice ev-
cry twenty-four hours.
At this time cannot say much
about Portland. My first Impressions,
staying over night and into the next
"lorning till 10 o'clock, when we took
a small steamer for this island, are
favorable The history of the city and
the sple i'd state of which it is the
metropolis we know are interesting.
but I shall at another time, perhaps,
before I return home, give you my
personal conclusions of some {
Names prominent features. 1t is my
intention to travel over it little. To
that institution which has had great
deal to do with it's establishment, and
in showing to the civilized world the
virtue and manhood of Maine men,
am going to devote a little study
while here. and expect to go to Angus
ia, Bangor, and the Aroostook coun-
ty to do so.
There has always been with me an
abiding hope that l might visit New
England. l am pretty familiar with
my native Pennsylvania. with New
York, Delaware, Maryland and the
states between New England and
Iowa. but l was never before in New
it's sturdy and noble people, its fore
father planting, which really, though
perhaps imperceptibly, have been
interviewer largely into the virtue and
manhood of the American people, so
that their civilization has no equal,
make it part of our country which
every true American should study.
Interesting Journey.
Our journey to this point, though a
long one, was interesting and was en-
joyed. Part of us who have travelled
some would not be much interested in
a journey from Ottumwa to New
York, but when our through sleeper to
Boston was switched onto the Albany
and Boston road I became greatly in
terested From Albany to the west
ern Massachusetts line is not much
over one and three-quarters hours ride
in a fast train. This is beautiful part
of New York Neat little farms and
| villages varied with hills, groves and
considerable manufacturing. After
leaving Albany on this route, the direc-
ton for quite a little distance on high
land is southeasterly and from it one
looks southwesterly, magnificent
view is had of the Hudson river, it's
valley and the famous heights beyond,
and still beyond that toward eastern
Pennsylvania, the Catskill mountains.
1t is my impression that more
charming view is rarely enjoyed and
that it has become famous is wei,
known We had an excellent oppor-
tunity to see Massachusetts through
out its entire length from the western
line to Boston, a four and half hours
ride on perfect day of sunshine We
passed over and through part Of the
historic Berkshire hills Qool them
up). The views were enchanting.
Pittsfeld, Westfeld, Springfield and
Worcester, Mass, were some of the
fine and prosperous manufacturing
cities of the cold bav state" throu ph