Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-08-10
IMPRESSIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND
The City IF Baked Beans aud Good
manners --unsur passed Hospi-
iaIity---Ehany Places of Historic
and Literary Interest.

land States, the wild rugged coast o
Maine and beyond, the beautiful wa
ters of Frenchmau's Bay. The Gus
toms of the people, the topography o
the country. the marvellous oceaf
tides, the long days, the short nights
the rich atmospheric colorings, all e
10 make mp trip of remarkable inter
est and profit.
| Our party wits composed of delega-
tions from both the Virginia an(
North Carolina Press Associations anc
j0urneyed by water from Norfolk 10
| Boston by way of Providence, Rhode
island. The voyage was for the most
| part pleasant. but accompanied by the
usual sea trip experiences. With &C
many editors and newspaper writer's
aboard it might well be termed II lite
| rary outing, evidenced by many able
contributions, zen route, TO the Atlantic.
However the dropping spirits OF our
company were raised by the WIND
storm that overhauled us off Long
Island and further by the interest
aroused Oh the appearance of the great
trans Atlantic steamship kayser VII
helm IL, of the German line, She passed
ed abcam and at great speed-maklng
80 miles an hour. When alongside she
seemed to measure three t lines the
length of our own vessel. There were six
decks of her above water and 8 below
accommodating passenger list OF
over 5 900 and crew of $50 She was
fitted with two large hotel elevators,
electric light plant, a water system.
baths, barber shop, ball room, assem-
bly, hall, and was in fact verltable
little world within herself-a floating
palace with sonls aboard equal in
number to the entire population OF
our neighb0ring town of Lexington.
The ships tonnage was just ten times
that of our own sturdy steamer. The
Kayser Wilhelm is considered one of
the largest and fastest vessels all 0at,
and made magnificent spectacle as
she speeded past us parting The waves
at 80 miles an hour.
NEW ENGLAND HOSPITALITY.
At nightfall we enter ed Rhode Island
waters-the Narrsgansett Bay. On
either side of us were Narragansett
Pier and the beautiful city of Newport.
famous for it's handsome lawns and
summer residences. This scene was
made visible by the myriads OF shore
lights and the great search lights that
beamed from the forts and Bay. Next
morning we had hurried glimpse OF
Providence, its great state house, ETC.,
and later left for Boston, making the
trip by rail through a country side so
thickly settled that it seemed a contin
uous town. AT Boston our delegation
was met by committee of the Massa
chusetts Press Association, who took
charge of and entertained our party
most royalty during our stay in the
Hub, We people of the South, and of
Virginia especially, are wont to be
proud of our hospitality, and tits well
we are, but Massachusetts is close
rival for such honors. She is close up
behind us, if indeed she is not running
neck to neck with us, and we will have
to look well to our laurels. We were
scarce prepared for such lavish and
elegant hospitality as was showered
upon us-in fact our stay in Boston
and vicinity was one series of enter
tainments aud outings; a set program
that inclnded bapquets, drives. visits
to most of the nearby points Of hist0r
ic interest, etc. We were speedily
given to understand that Virginia
money would not pass in Massaehu
Sc It's, and advised to keep it till we
returned South So we ceased to
tender it and did as directed.
Oar second day in Boston was de
voted to ride over the historic route
of the minute men" immOrtalized in
verse by the famous ride OF Paul Revere.
Harvard University at Cambridge, a
magnificent aggregation of buildings.
WAS well worth al hours stop. In ages
post it's classic walls and spreadin z
lawn had echoed oft to the tread OF
men, since famous in the nations his
tory. Possibly the most inter esUlng
sight there was the wonderful exhibit
of glass flowers, the gift of a
wealthy lady in Germany. The U nj
versity we we're told has a student list
of 5000. From Cambridge we passed
through avenues of beautiful homes
till We arrived on Lexington Com
mons, the scene of the first battle for
American independence. Il ere every
object Is replete with revolutionary
and historic interest. The old Belfry
Tower, the stone cannon monument,
the buchanan Tavern and numerous
monuments, made the stop off at Lex
! ington most Interesting. Further or
/ HI 1UHCUGu. Jun poltJ SpOppCN 1O OhS
Old Wright Tavern the headquarteri
of Mai. Pitcairn of the British army
Here delightful luncheon was served
after which carriage drive took US Il
the battle grounds, the monuments
and the homes of famous authors. Th'
grave and the home of Hawthorne wert
of special interest. Besides these ''th'
Wayside" Enerson's home, home o
Louisa M. AlcOtt and many other 90
jects of interest were visited. In TIN
afternoon. our route led through thu
town of Waltham. the name made ia
NOUS by the Waltham watch that i
manufactured there. The works GOV
er many acres and give employment
| and life to the city that bears its name
Three thousand skilled operatives ar
daily seen within the factory walls an
, brighter happier crowd we have neve
seen. When we returned bot and tir,