The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-25
More A5OUt Halifax.
And the Fun the Michigan Editors Had on
Their Trip tn the "Bad Mans
Receptacle"

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tiful Roman Catholic cathedral on
this continent.
Then we found a guide and he
helped us to see further points of
interest. Among them was the mag
nificent ocean liner, Virginian, OF
the Allen transportation line which
recently made the record for the fast
trip across the Atlantic. Not many
of the party had thought of Montreal
as good place from which to sail
across the seas, but when we saw this
magnificent liner we all decided at
once to go via Montreal and the
Allen line when we went abroad. Il
is so much shorter and more easily
accessible. Monday evening all who
wished were entertained at Sohmer
park, one of the pleasure resorts or
the city. The entertainment included
many daring feats and an excellent
exhibition of trained animals. The
party was to leave Montreal, Tuesday
at a. III. for Portland, Me, but as
Canadian towns are noted for their
market days, some Of US were up at
five that morning and went out to see
the market square. 1t was indeed
sight. Farmers with wagons of the
very freshest vegetables filled the
market space vacant the night before.
Fruits were polished until they shone.
Inside the huge market building were
the stalls where the meats were dis
played. The night before there were
the many blocks quiet and with no
sign of business on them, this morn
ing filled with a throng of eager
buyers and sellers.
The train for Portland pulled out on
time with a jolly crowd cheering for
the city of Montreal and singing
Michigan, my Michigan. The ride
was certainly a pleasant one. The
Grand Trunk goes now along the
banks of the river St. Lawrence and
then inland and upwards through the
mountains. There was grandure and
beauty everywhere. The day was
cloudy and there were the ever chang
ing nists about the mountain SUBMITS
which added much. Here and there
a mountain stream plunged over some
rocks, and now and then we came
upon some quiet village nestled in
some valley or on the mountain side.
Early in the afternoon we reached
Fabyans in the heart Of the noun
tains and at the foot of Mount Wash
iugton. Here arrangements had been
made for dinner. Everyone was
hungry for breakfast had been early
and the mountain air and the long
wait were appetisiug. No one ever
heard heartier applause than that
given the long line of walters as
they appeared with the large tra.s
of good things to eat. The proprietor
of Hotel Fabyans ought to gain both
wealth and fame, for he deserves it
surely. At North Stratford we were
changed onto the line of the Maine
Central and then OH again to Port
land.
At Portland the party was quartered
at the New Falmouth That evening
the proprietor of the Gem Theatre en-
tertained US at very pleasing pro-
duction of MRS. Danes Defense, 4"
taking US over to Peaks Island by
ferry from Portland. AS we left the
wharf we saw the Roosevelt" which
will soon take Commodore Peary on
his search for the north pole. We'd
nesday morning we left for St. John
at o'clock, again on the Main Cen
trail. But before we left we went
down to the square oldfashioned
house where Longfellow was born and
| also the Wadsworth house where he
afterwards lived. There was also
time for a trolley ride about the city.
Portland has the most magnificent
elms in the world we think, but the
town is very sleepy and quiet and is
not very hustling compared with a
| town of Michigan. We decided, how
ever, that the people accomplished
nearly as much and enjoy a great
deal more than the people of west
ern town.
The ride on the Maine Central and
the Canadian Pacific from Portland to
| st. John was uneventful but pleasant
The route lay through such towns as
| Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick, ETC.,
and along the course of many of the
Maine rivers. Everywhere there were
pine trees and it did not take us long
to discover why Maine is called the
''Pine Tree State" At Vanceboro
we left the United States for over a
week
1t was eleven o'clock when the
Canadian Pacific finally pulled us into
st. John. Here the party could not
all go TO one hotel, and the CORES
pondents of the Commercial Record
were assigned to the Dufferin and the
others were at the Royal. Early the