The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-07
Picturesque Beauty Of Birth;
place Of Famous Com
poser Seen.
QUAINT TOWN IS DESCRIBED
Old Stage Coach of Forgotten
Days Still Carries
Passengers.
ny MRS ORA LIGHTNER FROST.

Ey MRS ORA LIGHTNER FROST
rETEEBoRO, ~ H., july O.
what a picture We shall carry
away with ~, Tho visitors hii'ha
iug the National Federation OF Music
clubs 40 this wonderful place can
mover forget the first lmprcnH'ou
thcy experienced when they bchc'u
the home ot Edward MacDOwei ana
.latcr. when We had a glimpse OF the|
laFt rcHgug place. No wonder nc
chose these hills, with ther great
ldOrnment of tall stately pine u''"'
FOR hH homo and SIN no "ohdo,
that he bullt tho log cabin, Hh"ltered
80 snugly among the pines, sheltered
as i, m from all inruders, Tor
rcrluse from which shoNld come
some of Americas greatest music
from one ~ Americas mighty men
Tho little village ~ ieteronrouEn.
~ 49, has population OF @'.'
people II f. located on and be
tween the hills commonly spoken
OF as tho New Hampshire hills. The
first settles Of rctcrborough were
of Scotch Covenant stock, coming
here from Londonderry, lreihnd, III
tho sixteenth century
1889 but there was no permanent
settlement until l749 Many OF the
quaint little houses OF that early date
are yet standing
old House Interesting.
For one who has so recently come
from community whore everything
is new. the sight OF these sixteenth
century homes IS indeed most in
tcrrstinr II most viyidly brings 10
our minds the picture OF our early
forefathcrs as they we're In our his
tory AT school Then, when you see
tho great. tall. straight pines, mt
ing their heads 80 high can see
in my mind the early settlers on their
way 20 church.
When We arrived AZ the station or
the village We were greeted by Mrs.
Edward MacDowcll. IN tell you We
wergIad 20 see her. II say we Tor
an the travellers on tho train from
Worcester. Mas, were bound Tor
Teterbor0uChD. Mrs. MacDoWei
! loaded us all IN cars and We came
up "A steep hill 20 the town nall,
| where we were duly inspected and
assigned our homes
The MacD1well estate Ia about one
and hair miles from the village
and only national and state Officers
| OF the federation are entertained
there Many of tho meetings are
held tt Colony hall and all delegates
residing In the village are traus-
ported In real stage coach. II
! In IN original coach used In the early
days. only Mrs MacDowell has had
| her painter decorate in In a lovely
/ hue OF yellow Tor this biennial. II Is
driven by an elderly resident Of the
! village and drawn by four splendid
i big horses. OF course there are
automobiles In use. but you should
/ see the delegates make rush for the
/ stage coach when It puts IN an ap-
/ pcaraucc at the tavern.
\ RcnI old Tavern
Now The Tavern is all that the
name implies II ncsilcs out on the
side Of a hin, has three veJndas in
! front and no back door but tho
/ proprietor Is A splendid going man.
|aud iq taking care of the hundreds
/ OF visitors most satisfactorily We
/ have ttal food. grown ana prepared
/ hy the natives who have not learned
/ the art OF substituting or fixing up
/ dishes" so everybody is happy
/ once fortune was with me 1 was
srnt to The home OF Mrs. J. c. Town
send on Union street This dear
little old Iadv was horn In this same
/ house. married there-went 10
. housekeeping next door and after
, tho death of hNr parents moved back
. ,n the old home She was the young
. csi of 10 children ana b, left an alone
The house was built so years ago
land except for some improvements
remains practically ns 70 was when
grst erected. u has been very cool
gua one evening We sat around the
+ fro I'M Tho fireplace. every nm ~ u
being so years ola. even the anG-
irons. torgs shovel and the hook for
/ tho Fottlc that used 20 boil there
for the family porriiEe
BCauuful Estate
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