The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-02-17

R9 at the mandatory except the spin
ning-thts Is done by the country
people, who paid by the cut
Hartford is more compacty built than Middle
town and contains souls the computed num-
Der of which amount to about double. The number
OF houses in Middletown said to be so or 60.
These, reckoning eight to the house, would make
1000 at least. The depth of water, which vessels
can make to the last place, is about ten feet and
is as much there is Saybrook bar.
AT Mddletown there is one Episcopal church
and two Congregational churches In Hartford
there is of the first and two of the latter.
Dined and drank tea at Colonel Wadsworths, and
about o'clock received from and answered ad-
dress of the town of Hartford.
There is great equality in the people of this
state. Few or no opuent and poor, and
great simtude in their buildings-the general
fashion of which is chimney always of brick
stone and door in the middle, with staircase
running up by the side Of the latter, two flush sto
rtes, with a very good show of sash and glass win
dows-the size generally is from 30 to so feet in
length and from 20 to 80 in width-exclusive OF
back she'd which seems to be added the family
increases. The farms, by the contiguty of the
houses are small, not averaging than 100
acres. They worked chiefly by oxen which
have no other feed than hay. with horse and
sometimes two before them both in pillow and
cart In their light lands and in their sleghs they
work horses, but find them much more expensive
than oxen Springfield is on the east side of Con-
necticut river before you to which large
branch called Agawam, is crossed by bridge.
1t stands under the hill on the interval land and
has only one meeting house 20 miles from Hart
ford.
Set out at 7 and for the first eight miles, ride
over an almost uninhabitable plain much mixed
with sand"
Saturday, 24th-Dressed by Z and set out by s.
at 10 arrived at Cambridge according to appoint
ment. But most of the militia, living a little out
of town, were not in line till after H. Washing
tons modest description of the civic honors fol-
lows: I'VE passed through the citizens classed in
their different professions and under their own
banners till we came to the state house from
which across the street arch thrown. in
front Of which was this description:
ITO the Man Who Unites All Hearts" and on the
other, ITO Columbias Favorite Son." and on the
other side thereof, next the state house. in panel
decorated with trophy composed of the arms of
the United States of the commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts and French allies, crowned with a
wreath Of laurel, this inscription: Boston Re-
neved, March nth 1776" This arch was hand
somely decorated and the center of 1t a can
opy erected 20 feet high with the American
eagle perched on the top. After passing through
the arch and entering the state house at the south
end. and ascending to the upper floor and return
Ing to balcony at the north end, three cheers
were given by vast concourse of people who by
this time had assembled at the arch-then fol-
lowed by ode composed in honor of the presi
dent and well sung by a band of selected singers
after this three cheers-followed by the different
professions and mechanics, in the order they
drawn up, with their colors, through lane of the
people, which had thronged about the arch, under
which they passed. The procession being
I conducted to my lodgings at Widow
Ingersolls (Which is a very decent and good house,
by the lieutenant governor council, accompanied
by the vice president where they took leave of
me-"
Next day, being Sunday, Washington went to
the Episcopal church in the morning and listened
to DR.. Parker and in the afternoon he visited the
Congregational church.
The diarist also INDUCES that dignity with
which the of Washington is ever surrounded.
The day before he expected the governor to well
come him at the public reception; had engaged to
take dinner with him, but as Governor Hancock
did not appear at the arch Washington did not
to dine with him.
On Sunday the disconnected magistrate came
to Washington's lodgings and pleaded indisposi-
ton excuse for absence at the arch. Wash
ngton adds, But as II expected that he, the
governor expected to receive a visit from the
president"-and Washington In fine sarcasm under
the word 'receive"-"he was resolved at
all hazards, to pay his compliments today" adds
the president. The perplexed governor next sent a
committee to Washington 81 informed them in
explicit terms" records the presdent,S that
would not see the governor unless 1t was at my
own lodgings
Governor Hancocks conduct was severely GEN.
sured by public opinion. 1t was generally held that
inordinate dignity, chief magistrate of Massa
chusetts and not bodily illness, was the secret
cause of his failure to call on the president. The
rebuke of official pride administered by Washing
ton, who refused to see Governor Hancock except
at the presidents lodgings decided the question of
superior dignity