Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-20
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Dear Social Corner Friends: Since I wrote you last I have had 8 vacation. Tas went with an auto party from Portland and W1hdnsn&-stafte6 from home at o'clock on Sunday morning. II was quite cool snd remained 50 until We got Into New Hampshire. Our trip took us through New Gloucester. Po- land. West Poland. past Trip lake and many camps. Thence to Webhs Mills, Cooks Mills, Casco, Bridgeton, and Nspies. with long lake, also get a view of Brandy Pond. No doubt those of my readers v'ho do not know the req son of it's being called Brandy pond will wonder why it goes by that name Ne'I many, many years ago a large cass Of brandy was dumped overboars5 from a steamer and as it had never they were quite sure were It 10 be brought up 1t would be found tight as when 1t went to its fate. All these v!l- lages. accozaaaodate many summer boarde-s. Bright flower gardens with every color Of the rainbow helped to h-iei1ten the way. 4 dsy was never brighter. nor roads better. Although the roazs tn New Hampshire Are ever 20 much better than those h Maine t ~-as 9 merry crowd some Of the party seting places they had visited when
 
 furnished quite an aFaetiaing odor I have been 10 the White Mountains many times or the Maine Central rail- road. but prefer the auto. On my trip see again plscSs where I had nursed-sn changed Of course for that was many years ago. I love Rht3fe so well that enjoyed the woodland seen cry. quite as well as the long stretches nf water. At Freyhurx ts Pleasant Mountain towering high Into the clouds. but st It's base 2 large body of water. side of the nlountaini but not Where we could see them.
 After leaving Fseyburg Ne were in New Hampshire; Then t was nothing but scenery. Tagged Mountain was sure some sight, then Old Heard He4A Had our lunch at 1I.1S or the edge es New 1 Hampshire. Good and hungry did you say, We'll I guess and then some. But I found water quite scarce, Met autos not only from Maine but 80 other states. Redstene quarry was quite 1 sight. with its colony of small buildings, l them on to Intervale, where vs saw a I large brown bear that wAs tame. Now l for sone do not approve of daRrlying dumb animals of their freedom. While l the rest leukheS and enjoyed watch!nk ] him felt sad. He had been tn captiv- i itY for four years-peoT fsliow what a I life his is, tied 10 2 chain and chain 1 hitched to an Iron bar. Found Bartlett 1 very lttie changed. Called upon friends | then on and on again, found everything very dry. Many covered hE4Ggcs, got 1 off ouY trail as we were first eR the T. ] R. than che Pequnrlset. bat vent thr6e l miles out of our way and arrived at i Jackson Inn. Some place that, tho 1 Saeo river vas very dry and people t5id us it was ths dryest summer they had i for years.
 1 Fortunately NC Ssund what looked to l Us like brook, but was large sStsng,
 the water was great, ana hew we dsd 1 drink, dry as fishes. It wes called Silver spring. It Is slrA an sAsr1Afe l sight to he away down as th6akA h s
 hole and have to lock up, eo te ssa the
 sky. but very lovely evefywtereI me only water available was at watering
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 Cd to North cdn~Ay ss camp fer the night We went wftAtn ten miles ot
 Mount Washington. I wish all ray
 friends could take the same trip, seefas, ] Is believing. have taken too much
 room perhaps 90 wfll eiese
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 Mountains are much changed since
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