American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-02-18

peOpte, VINO art PAID Dy the cut.
Hartford Is more compactly built than Middle
town and contains more souls, the computed mum
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 over Saybrook bar.
AT Middletown there is one Episcopal church
and two Congregations churches. In Hartford
there is none of the first and two Of the latter.
Dined and drank tea at Colonel Wadsworth's, and
about z O'Clock received from and answered adj
dress of the town of Hartford.
There is a great equality in the people of this
state. Few or no opulent men and no poor, and
great similitude in their buildings-the general
fashion of which Is a chimney always of brick or
stone and a door in the middle, with a staircase
running up by the side of the latter, two flush sto-
ries, with a very good show of sash and glass win
dows-the size generally is from 80 to so feet in
length and from 20 to 80 in width-exclusive of a
back shed, which seems to be added as 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 no other feed than hay. with a 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
hecticut river; before you come to which a large
branch, called Agawam, Is crossed by a bridge.
1t stands under the hill on the interval land. and
-' o"'| OhC hiSStihS lOuSe, 20 niles from Hart
ford.
Set out at 7 and for the first eight miles. ride
over an almost uninhabitable plain, much mixed
with sand"
Saturday. ~4th-Dressed by 7 and set out by s.
at 10 arrived at Cambridge, according to annoint.
ment. But most OF the militia. living a LITTLE M,
OF town, were not in line till after II. Washing.
tons modest description Of the civic honors fol.
lows: I'VE passed through the citizens classed in
.heir different professions and under their own
DHnn1r2 fill We Nnnn to fk1
which across the street an arch was thrown in
front OF which was this description:
TO the Man Who Unites All Hearts," and on the
o'ner' 10 Columbia's Favorite Son." and on the
other Side thereof, next the state house, in a panel
decorated With a trophy composed of the arms n,
the United States of the commonwealth -, No.
sachusetts and our French allies, crowned with a
wreath or laurel, was this inscription: BOSTON Pc.
lieved. March 18th. 1776." This arch was b,,1.
someiy decorated and over the center of it a can.
opy was erected 20 feet high with the Amorionu
eagle perched on the top. After passing throvah
the arch and entering the state house at tho south
end ana ascending to the upper floor and return.
ing u a oaicohy at the north end. three cheers
were gwen oy a vast concourse of people who nv
TINS time had assembled at the arch-tbep fol
by an ode composed in honor of tho nxaei
dent and well sung by a band of selected SINGER
AFTER this three cheers-followed by the differar.
professions and mechanics, in the order tbar 49,
up. win their coiors, through a lane of the
- ".s>A a1a II n nrnh ,I
they passed. Tho ,roooras nue.
over | was conducted to my lodgings ar a Uiaar
(Which is a very decent and good bonso"
by the lieutenant governor. council. accomnonI,
by the vice president. where they tool iaa~n
me-" e"'e OF
Next day. being Sunday. WASHINGTON n
me Episcopal church In the morning and listano
to DIR. Parker. and in the afternoon he VISIT ". u
Congregational church. '' '"e
The diarist also INDUCES that dier,,r -,
which the name of Washington is ever s,rro,rsa
The day before he expected the governor =
'onle him at the public reception: had epeaaos
axe dinner with him. but as Governor ufS "
lid not appear at the arch Washington 1d
To dine with him. "u not
On Sunday the disconnected magis.uo
o Westinghouse lodgings and pleaded ;n, N""e
ion as an excuse for absence at the arch
ngton adds, But as 1t was expected tho, "asu'
expected to receive n Wei, me
re sident'-and Washington in fine sarcosm 'he
cores the word "receive"-"he was ''uer'
II hazards, to pay his compliments toanr ,eu' AT
he president The perplexed governor 49, "ads
to Washington. II informed ~ 'Vn a
xplicit terms" records the president 'ne" IN
'ould not see the governor unless j. mat
wn lodgings" ' "t my
Governor Hancock's conduct w
by public opinion. 1t was generalIv 49, cen
dignity. as chief magistrate 80 GU mat
and not bodily Illness. was y. Niassa-
ause of his failure to call on the rresi secret
sbuke OF official pride administered hn Inc
N. who refused to see Governor Han "ashing
the presidents lodgings. decided the except
Inericr dignity. question CT