Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
POPULAR |NTERVALE
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
Are Among the CoIonists.
FIVE MOTOR BOULEVARDS
Stilson Hutchins Lives Up at Win
nepesauke.
OLD "0RDINATION ROCK"
Ex-President Cleveland Writes Most
enthusiastically About His "Aban-
doned Farm" Home.
ORDINATION
ROCK.
OLD
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald
CENTER HARBOR. N. H. August 7. 1907.
Mr.. James Brice. the British ambassador,
and Mrs. Brce are occupying for their
summer home the villa known as Stone
hurst" at the village of Intervale, near
Conway. N H. 1t Is a handsome place. a
modern, expensive villa. surrounded by
large and artistic grounds belol.xirg to
the Rev. DR.. Merriman. a retired clergy
man of Worcester. Mass. The staff Of the
embassy occupy four cottages in the neigh
borhood. 1t Is ideal pace for a sum-
mer home, being only a few hours from
Boston. connected by telephone with the
rest of the world, and furnishing cool quiet
restful luxury.
The village of Intervale Is hidden in a
grove among the foothills near Conway
upon one of the three boulevards that have
recently been built from Boston to the
White mountains for the benefit of auto
mobile owners and bicycle riders. The state
has paid one-half the expense and the town
ships the other half. One of these boule-
wards follows the coast line from Boston
to Portsmouth. then passes through the
towns of Dover. Rochester and Conway
into the mountains. The second runs via
Lowell, Manchester. Concord. Laconia. Ply
mouth and through the lake region and
the third follows the Connecticut valley
for a part Of the distance via keene, Clare
mont. Hanover and Littleton.
Each has its individual attractions. and
all OF them have contributed a great deal
to the pleasure Of the public and the bene-
fit Of the state.
The legislature Of New Hampshire of re-
recent years has done great deal to en-
courage summer visitors and summer resi-
dents. A recent census showed that more
than 500 persons have bought farms, villa
sites and village homes in this state since
the movement began and have spent not
less than $5.O0O.OOO improving them. Most
OF these sumner residents occupy farms
that were abandoned by their former own
ers Improbable.
to do everything possible to make the new
corners as comfortable and contented as
possible. because they contribute much to
the Prosperity Of the people. They asked
for the protection of fish and game and
have received it; they asked for better
roads and the legislature appropriated
$l.250.OOO for that purpose to be expended
during a period of five years: they asked
for the extension Of the trolley and tele-
phone systems, which is already being done.
and for improvements In other means in
transportation, which have been partially
supplied
Within recent years the Anticipated sys-
tenn of compelling property owners to AK up
their own roads has been abandoned as Inn
practicable. state engineer has been ap.
pointed and what are called state roads,.
to distinguish the macadam pavement from
the ordinary country dirt roads. have been
IA pidly extended in every direction. When
we stop to ask our way OF a native he in
variably tells US that by going In such and
such direction we will find state
road " which means that although the route
may be little longer we will save time and
promote our peace Of mind by taking 1t.
Colony Of High-Brows.
Lake Chocorua. overshadowed by the
mountain Of that name. lies only few
miles below Conway and Intervale and a
colony of Harvard professors and members
Of the faculties Of other institutions have
built cottages along the shores of lovely
sheet Of water. Thick birch woods come
down to the very brink and roadway has
l,ao do fhaDo Pack tn no