Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-09-11
In the Mountains of New England.
letter No. 4.

When we turned orr faces to-
/ wards the White Mountains of New
Hampshire on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 2nd, we had visited Bruins
wick, Lewiston. and Auburn, the
three largest cities along the And
rOscOgin River, and veritable hives
of industry all Of them. Trolley
cars made it convenient to get too
and from the cities and towns of
Maine, and in fact all of NeY Eng
land. This greatly facilitated our
getting about, and enabled us to
see the most improved part of the
State along the route. The ride
from Brunswick to Lewiston by
trolley is through farming country
but generally different from Della
ware. Hay, potatoes and dairy
farming is generally practiced, and
from what we saw, the result of
comparison is greatly in favor of
the farmer in Delaware. But the
great water power of an important
river IS harnessed to turn the wheels
of manufacture along its entire
length. Great pulp works sur
rounded by hundreds of dwellings
great wollen and cotton mills in the
centre of thrifty looking villages
shoe factories giving employment
to hundreds and thousands of peo-
pie, line its banks for thirty-fve
miles. The water is controlled by
dams and canals, and the railroad ;
find their freight generally in bring I
ing the raw materials, and hauling
the finished products from these ]
mills. ]
Along the Andoscogin River are Il
many beautiful waterfalls and rocky |
which make beautiful e
scenery Along this river is located 9
a sect ofreligious fanatics known as b
Sandbornites; " which has thous- Il
lnds of acres of the most fertile
ands on the hills and valleys, in a
he centre of which are the i'm "
nense home buildings, where the II
levotees stay permanently. There a
re about 500 of them, and each h
as to give up all lands, moneys, IF
ewels and earthly wealth to the W
rophet, or ruler, who travels all
yer the world making converts to
is peculiar sect. Its a strange
ling that wealthy people, who
ave had opportunity to see and
now something of the world, can
? hypnOtized into self sacrifice paI
lch as these by any human being. chi
hey try to live unto themselves me
= having their own church, their N
yn schools, their own hospital, o. III
eir own farms, and mingle with sur
e citizens Of the State of Maine, NJ
lily so far as the laws of that State lug
mpel them. OIL II
But we will pass over the scenes the
the interior of Maine, as presented NJ
our view in such brief time, and Bla'
'miss that part of our trip by say Nj
z that we saw few of the women w "
that northern State, who can MI
mpare with the women Of Della Mrs.
re in beauty of face or in form. MI
e men are fine looking, we'll re H.
lit specimens, worthy of the rug town
climate in which they live, and MI
women share the ruggedness ives YES
h them. ~ !.
'he ride from Portland to Fab Lyme
IS, New Hampshire, in the centre pod,
he White Mountains, is through Mast
famous Crawford Notch, where Frida
most beautiful mountain seen w. Wy,
Of the eastern part of the United many
ties unfolds to the eye, and i'm On
ises one with its grandure, until carrie carrie
are unable to give expression 1 lasS'
lets or words of the scene. All Mis-
great hotels are located close delphi
.ther the Twin Mountain Mrs.
Use IS one mile beyond Fabyans; Sill ~ >.
Breton Woods is one mile east Din al
abyans; the Mount Washing town
House is one mile east from sa niue
ton Woods and Crawford House n Emil Emil
Tree miles south of all. The The
te Mountain Railroad leading F habar
he foot Of Mt. Washington, g . hand
at each to gather up travel upon.
o the top, and drop them at nq We /
1Otlof the cog railroad which Ct Eqa
nc fha -rr,--t-s- - sS'H