The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
Beverly, on Famous "North
Shore" the Lucky Town.
FACILITIES FOR GOLF NEAR
There Are Plenty OF Historical As
sociatiOns, as Well as Breaking
Waves and a Very Rocky Coast
and Excellent HarbOr Wherein
Government Vessels Might Anchor.

Boston. April l. - Pleasant Beverly -
Beverly. with its far-reachlng beaches
and its sounding ocean, two miles from
Salem, which carries with Il reminders Of
Cotton Mather and the days when the life
OF a witch" was not worth so much as
an English hapenny-wil become soon
the summer Tome OF the President Of the
nation. In all that stretch OF beautiful
Massachusetts coast. with its picturesque
indentations, its rocks. bold headlands,
inlets and bays, Beverly IS accounted one
OF the fairest spots. II Is CT this sea
front that schooIboys still recite:
The breaking waves dashed high On strm and
The trces against a stormy SKY their giant branches
tossed.
Beverly IS sixteen miles northeast OF
Boston. on the north side Of a narrow bay
separating 1t from Salem. with which a
bridge connects il
The entire country round about teens
with historic interest In Salem Nathan
iel Hawthorne was horn and passed the
greater part OF his nfe. Salem was also
the site Of the first permanent settlement
IA the old Massachusetts colony,
one cannot pick Up a book dealing with
the early days OF American history with
I out finding IL full OF Interesting refer
ences 10 this and that place along the
| coast.
North OF Cape Cod.
Beverly is nor so far from Portsmouth.
" II. hfty-seven miles from Boston,
where the treaty OF peace between Japan
and Russian vas signed. Beverly is we'll
north OF Cape Cod. south OF which the
ocean sends IN a long. crooked arm With
Buzzards Bay al the Tip. where another
( President OF the United States had his
summer home That was Gray Gables,
/ residence Of Grover Cleveland
Beverly Is an ancient town with a popu-
flstion OF I5.e00 or more. II is IN Essex
/ County. Important industries are carried
OF there. and fisheries and navigation oc-
cupy the attention OF a large proportion
( OF the inhabitants. The manufacture OF
/ shoes is an activity % prime importance
] Just az It is In the city Of Lynn. nearer
! Boston.
! From Beverly 20 Manchester the strip
+; OF coast is lined with beautiful homes
standing amid gardens II the words OF
I the guide book:
! Beverly has It's main village near the
! point OF junction with the mainland OF
the promontOry known as Cape Ann.
I From Beverly the Gloucester branch %
the Boston and Maine Railroad runs from
end 10 end OF Cape Ann. following closely
the south shore OF that promontory. and
through the midst Of natural beauties and
I fascinations yhat must be seen 20 De ap-
/ pTeciated. II has been said that this re-
{ gion is one Of The great summer parks %
New England Beverly has a shore mont
I or more than seven miles IN extent. made
I'D Of alternating beaches. headlands. and
rocky surf lines scattered about IN the
most picturesque manner. Practically ev-
cry mile Of the coast within Beverly lin
its is made available for summering pur-
poses. and the number Of ornate villas
/ end costly summer establishments 70 be
found along these shores is most remark
able. even IN a section where wealth IS
/ lsvished without stint in the securing Of
/ facilities for summer enjoyments. It's sew
I en- miles OF shore are broken in the most
l fantastic and irregular way by coves and
inlets and by the alienation OF hul ard
plain. cliff and sandy formation. Scat
1 tered along IN front OF them. the sport OF
the storms OF the ocean. are numerous
/ islands. large and small. often little more
than solid rocky mass rising above the
+ surface OF the waters. The temporary rest
+ ing place for gulls. and a point upon
Z which maddened billows dash wildly.
| sending their fragments IN glistening sec
rions and particles high in air.~
May Rival Newport.
So much for the guide book And II that
doesn't make you lay in a supply Of liter
sture about Beverly and consult the time
table. then You are not a lover Of the sea
coast and in no sympathy with
life On the oeesn wave. a home on the rolling
/ deer
Where the scattered waters rave and ,he wind their
/ rgvels keep
/ In all probability the fact that It ls
about 20 enjoy the distinction OF having
the President OF the United States as a
summer resident viii boom Beverly stock
until it bids fair to rival Newport Bar
Harbor. and Old Point Comfort as a popu-
lar watering place
3 Oyster Bay has now relapsed into the
dun. humdrum routine OF village life. The
/ star OF Beverly IS in the ascendanl-juSt
/ appearing IN fact The eyes OF the. coun-
I try are beginning 10 turn toward t..
OF nation and the welfare OF a people
viii soon be discussed there. Statesmen
and diplomats viii repair 70 II as they did
10 Oyster Bay when the one excitement
OF the village vas 10 gather at the station
4 90 see the big men arrive and depart for
/ Sycamore Hill