The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-12-24
rron, Belfast, Maine, to
Georgetown, Florida.

Georgetown, fioflua'
.~r povr GEORGETOWN, Florida,
i4l4 Monday, Nov. 9th, vent
p'' p.l+sst er route for Georgetown,
~,o Wednesday, Nov. 18th, a big
s,,rm and cold, but when, with the
,5 Mrs Stevens, we started for the
lao. m. the sun came out. AT
n wharf ws met our Stockton frlenas,
y, rsa,rtei driving snow storm all
ssasr rom Stockton. With them we
,.+ an hoard the boat, leaving our BEL
~, sr4rfs waving US a goodbye. A
mr. the boat told US eff we wore
.n.ognsr across our stomachs we would
,4as,es The doctor told him he
...,o4s-3 i, would have to be Demo-
-.,., .,,,.r The man seemed serious.
,o5 oin mat newspapers across the
No.. rogt4 keep out the cold. We had
ID. .r9tsrooms, but were some seaslck
.,nsr5 morning, as it grew rough. We
,,o, breakfast in Boston; then went to
Salh station. where we left baggage and
r.o- ogr re see the sights. Went to the
n,r,rg pictures TO pass away the time.
fans hack to the station, had nice din
,r Me, p Stockton friend, who accom-
D,r,ss ns as far as Philadelphia. We
ta,+ the tram 10 Fall River and went
tor t-are 10 New York by boat. The
6st was a perfect palace. The band
Dave5 all the evening. Had nice state
rnng and were not seasick. Had a nice
breakfast and then went by electrics to
the station.
W. had often wondered how such
Quantities of potatoes as our Maine farm
v send away can find consumers, but
boxing at the crowds of people on the
streets in Boston and New York we
wondered how they could get enough to
a4
Friday was perfect day. In New
Jersey VIE passed mountain of rocks.
Newark il, big city. Elizabeth, the
isy pl4ce, 2 rough looking city near the
tan tut fine in the distance; nice streets;
tee, Al! brown and mostly bare of
ssres; s7m- green hedges; the earth a
rd5iSa brown: iots of level, bare fields;
au1g Glc ward. where they were MAX
ing oueas As we go farther on the
he 4aj mol lost their leaves, the fields
we're green gardens fresh and not gath
gt1- lots Of woodland. The weather
CROWN warmer, the trees greener;
Smooth. pretty streets, nice for autos.
Lots OF advertisements across the fields;
mary bare fields and much woodland.
No8 10 Pennsylvania, the "coal mine
S&Ie Green fields where corn IS
'acAea; such smooth, pretty land free
Ion rocks Passed Horlick's milk farm,
Sleie Big herd of cows were feeding.
WOW N Princeton. Morrisville is quite
saFge place, acres and acres of plowed
HIl' lots Of darkies. Passed two big
~ueteues Fine roads for autos all the
wy yet We haven't seen one. In Phila-
Elplla our Stockton friend left US.
a'fs are Queer looking buildings, and
wal coal Lots of fine broken rocks on
"' railroads. and enclosures built of solid
WIZ must have been hauled there as
wv nsils were free from them; big lum.
S' !afas No end of buildings, smoky,
%'''y settled. Wilmington is big
p''5' buildings covered with flags float.
III tH7 air; many cows and horses
S'1''R a The big, open fields. Lots OF
~D''1lahl Tn and an occasional pine.
"!laiy' chesapeake river and bay.
,''s ooo'es, then open country; another
,'1'N oi Chesapeake bay, woodland
!, '''5s 'arge body of water, then fields
'0' stacked; another body of water
wei me- land. In Baltimore
h. w Stu. - brickyards, GENE
'1 oroN -ones. Union Station
''''ie' Nam-f, leave off wraps
s,s ''V ~. houses closely packed togeth
s.t %'''ole to live in such place; big
Sg S'le'efy ever seen;-smooth, leve
sM. "' rocks; gardens all green; occa
h ,., 0i'nards, some peach trees; groves
R,i. @i pine and fir, woods long way
A.r '@u tracks all graded with rocks
sns;s cars at Washington for Jack
r % Florida.
e,,,s apeake bay and Atlantic ocean, /,
hsos. Rh'! water meets the railroad il
e,h,., "terspersed with broad fields
basa auS and forest trees. The sunse
teso,is 1o soon the night will hide tn,
han : scene from our view. Til,
hgiir,'; nIled with people going south
srpIs INA The next station is Fred
istsi.s quite large village; lots o
satet o M 'le street; big fields of corn
SSsatths L. ana an scarce, no rain for tw,
Aatest0aa richmond at dark. Between
sse.. T r. and Savannah big body o
ssRet nue. nue. morning was rainy and W
adrshy land. cotton fields. min,