Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-06

NOTES OF AN OUTING WITH THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE scRIBEs.

HAMPSHIRE scRIBEs.
This Is the incomplete story of q visi
to the annual outing of the New Hamp
shire Weekly Publishers Association
Incomplete first because of the multiple
ity OF happenings and sights on f0ul
days trip, and second, because Of the
inertia or laziness, whatever you may
please to call 1t, which accompanies .
brief vacation. No notes whatever WERE
taken. The hand which under ordinary
conditions is almost constantly obliged tC
be manipulating pencil, pen or typewrit
er, refused to work. Only once for the
four days did the writer of this take his
pencil out of his pocket, and theI
to find that the point had been broker
off for an unknown period.
There are therefore numerous things
which can not here be fully set forth
and certain memoranda which would
now be useful but are ipexcusably lack
ing, and the attempt is made only to
present few things which may be oil
passing interest.
Lancaster, N. a., was the objective oil
the publishers of New Hampshire on
their annual outing, which extended
from Friday, June %, to Monday, the
2Sth. The Oxford Democrat was repre-
sented on that occasion by Arthur E.
Forbes of the front office, and his better
half. We we're road guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. w. Sanborn of the Norway Adj
vertiser, in motor car chartered by
them and driven by Donald j. Andrews
of Norway. The Sanborns were New
Hampshire people before coming to Nor
way, and have maintained their New
Hampshire connections, and indeed 1t
has been reported that Mr.. Sanborn
once in an unguarded moment said that
New Hampshire was the only country
God ever made. However, there is no
state jealousy in this chronicle, and no
one with a soul above the clod can
doubt that God made New Hampshire.
Sometimes the longest way round is
the most attractive way to 60, in this in
stance at least considerably longer dis
lance was travelled than was necessary to
reach Lancaster, over a scenic route
much enjoyed in these days. Leaving
Norway little after seven O'Clock in the
morning of Friday. We went through
North Waterford, East Stoneham, and
through the town of Lowell with its sew
eral villages to Fryeburg, at that point
striking the trunk line road by which
most of the travel goes from Portland to
the White Mountains. Over this road
and for most of the distance that we
travelled in New Hampshire, speed of
twenty-five to thirty miles an hour Is
Just comfortable jogging for the riders,
and you can 60 faster if you don't care
much about the scenery which is spread
all about you.
When we started a light rain was
falling, and the automobile top was up,
but half an hour later the rain had prac-
tically ceased, and the top was taken
down and the CONSTRUCTED feeling which
it caused was removed. For the rest of
the trip ii was not put up again, and we
can dispose of the weather by saying
that for two days we had lot of little
tricky showers which gave Us some
sprinkle and more scare, but did no
damage, and otherwise the conditions
were all that could be desired.
From Fryeburg we 60 into Conway,
Y. a., and from there until we enter
Crawford Notch the road is almost a
line of summer cottages, ho-
tells, and tea houses. Crawford Notch is
getting to be q familiar sight to people
within days automobile journey of it,
and the ride through 1t is one not soou
10 be forgotten, though it is a fact that
the view from the railroad, which runs
along the side of the notch on the west,
s much better than that to be had from
The highway running through the very
narrow valley between the steep noun
tain sides. At the site of the historic
Wiley house they were taking down the
Did barn which was all that remained Of
The old buildings.
After passing the Crawford House at
The upper gateway of the notch We go
through Breton Woods, where are some
IF the largest of the mountain hotels.
From this point the nearest view of the
presidential range is to be had. At the
time we passed there the SUBMITS of
Mount Washington and the others of the
group were in the clouds, though in the
lays following, when we were farther
away, they were cloudless and the air
was fairly clear.
From the Twin Mountain House we
made detrip of about eighteen miles
md return through FrancOnia Notch,
which is another famed place in the
region. A short distance be-
ow the Profile House we have from the
road perfect view of the Old Man of
he Mountain, really remarkable thing.
Il is not unusual to discover in natural
objects something that has more or
ess fanciful resemblance to man or 9th
Or animate object. Even this Old Man
has many feeble imitators. in numer-
BUS places there are spots on cliffs which
4 vivid imagination and somewhat de-
'ective eyesight can convert into some
likeness to a human face. But there is
nothing like this Old Man. Projecting
rom the upper part of an almost per-
Dendicular cliff, with smooth outline
below, is face. 1t is that of man of
years, almost sternly rugged
and masculine, gazing out through the
valley with eyes which have seen the
stress and storm of life. So distinct is
he profile, and so clear the expression
" hich it bears, that it is difficult to real.
re that there is not a soul behind those
,ray rocks. l tried an opera glass on
The face, and at once discarded it. The
distance is right for the unaided eye,
and the lenses make the likeness less
real.
Five miles farther on we lunched at
he Flume House, and from there walked
up to.and through the Flume, deep
and narrow cleft in the rock, with per-
pendicular walls, through which clear
stream RUM, and which is we'll worth
going some distance to see.
"Bethlehem-S0 Hotels" is the legend
Do signboards literally sprinkled over
that part of New Hampshire, and the
figures given are correct, as far as We
could judge in ride through "Bethle-
hem Street" which We took on our way.
is quite fashionable resort,
and in the height Of the season, with its
thirty hotels and numerous cottages
full, must be lively place From Beth
lebem We went by way of Whitefield to
Grade crossings are an unavoidably
faafura of travail in Naw