The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-02-16

- IL "A paflS OF InS business are performed
at the mandatory, except the spin
ning-this is done by the country
people, who are paid by the cut.
Hartford is more compactly built than Middle
town and contains souls, the computed num-
Der of which amount to about double. The number
OF houses In Middletown are 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 as there is Saybrook bar.
AT Middetown there is Episcopal church
and two Congregational churches. In Hartford
there is none of the first and two of the latter.
Dfned and drank tea at Colonel Wadsworth's, 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 opulent men and poor, and
great similitude in their buildngs-the general
fashion Of which Is chimney always of brick or
stone and door in the middle, with staircase
running up by the side of the latter two flush sto-
ries, with very good show Of sash and glass win
dows-the size generally is from 80 to so feet in
length and from 20 to 30 in width-excusive of a
back shed, which seems to be added the family
Increases. The farms, by the contiguity of the
houses, are small, not averaging more than 100
acres. They are worked chiefly by oxen, which
have other feed than hay, with horse and
sometimes two before them, both in pillow and
cart In their light lands, and in their sleighs they
work horses, but find them much more expensive
than oxen. Springfield is on the east side of Con-
branch, called Agawam, is crossed by a bridge.
1t stands under the hill the interval land, and
has only one meeting house. % miles from Hart
ford.
set out at and for the first eight miles, ride
over almost uninlabitable plain much mixed
with sand"
Saturday, 24th-Dressed by and set out by g.
at 10 arrived at Cambridge according to appoint
ment But most of the militia. living little out
of town, were not in line till after H. Washing
on n6o rpfio of oi1,s eo1
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 this descriptions:
ITO the Man Who Unites All Hearts," and on the
other, ITO Columbias Favorte Son." and on the
other side thereof next the state house, in panel
decorated with a trophy composed of the arms Of
the United States of the commonwealth of Mas.
sachusetts and our French allies, crowned with
wreath of laurel, this inscription: Boston Re-
lieved March 18th, 1916" This arch was hand
somely decorated and the center of 1t 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 a balcony at the north end three cheers
given by vast concourse of people who by
this time had assembled at the arch-then fol.
lowed by an ode composed in honor Of the presi
dent and we'll sung by band of selected singers
professions and mechanics, in the order they were
drawn up, with their colors, through lane of the
people, which had thronged about the arch under
which they passed. d. . The procession being
over l was conducted to my lodgings at a Widow
IngersOlls (Which is very decent and good housed
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
oyoI In, th0 alto no y{ri%1l
Congregational church.
The diarist also INDUCES that dignity with
which the name 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 Governor Hancock
did not appear at the arch Washington did not
care to dine with him.
On Sunday the disconnected magistrate came
to Washington's lodgings and pleaded indisposi
ton as an excuse for absence at the arch. Wash
ngton adds, But as 1t was expected that he, the
governor, expected to receive visit from the
president''-and Washington In fine sarcasm under
scores the word ''receive"-"he was resolved at
all hazards, to pay his compliments today" adds
the president. The perpexed governor next sent
committee to Washington. 81 informed them, in
explicit terms records the president, that I
would not see the governor unless it was at n,x
own lodgings.
Governor Hancocks conduct was severely cen
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 Governor Hancock excepl
at the presidents lodgings decided the question of
superior dignity.