. The street railway review . \li;HT iiF , MONAKCIl IAKK. llx superuilcndent, Mr. J. II. hnreliush. succeeded in Mciii-arch Park an exceedingly pnijular resort. LAKIC .NlIMlC PARK, MKNDON, winter the Milfnrd & Lxbridge Street Railway Co., of Mil-ford, Mass., purchased Lake Nipnmc Park, located al Mendon, insoulhern Worcester County, for recreation puri>oses. It is ideally -\^2 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. (Vol. XIII, No. 6. situated on llic western shore of Nipniuc Ijkc, sometimes calledMendon Pond. The park was formerly called The Grove andhas been used as a
. The street railway review . \li;HT iiF , MONAKCIl IAKK. llx superuilcndent, Mr. J. II. hnreliush. succeeded in Mciii-arch Park an exceedingly pnijular resort. LAKIC .NlIMlC PARK, MKNDON, winter the Milfnrd & Lxbridge Street Railway Co., of Mil-ford, Mass., purchased Lake Nipnmc Park, located al Mendon, insoulhern Worcester County, for recreation puri>oses. It is ideally -\^2 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. (Vol. XIII, No. 6. situated on llic western shore of Nipniuc Ijkc, sometimes calledMendon Pond. The park was formerly called The Grove andhas been used as a picnic ground for years. Nipnuic is the olc of Indians. Thepark has many natnral resources which have hcin enhanced since. RESTAITRANT nUILDINi;, MONARtU PARK. the railway company acquired it; rustic buildings and bridges,flower-bordered walks and smooth lawns have transformed it intoa finely appointed outing resort. At the entrance is the waiting .sta-tion, built in rustic style of field stone. Extending from this atone side is a wall, also of field stone. laid in porlland cement; the park are several stone piers, biiueen which, in rough cedar letters,the name of the park appears. Not far from the entrance arc (lying horses and swings for thechildren and farther on, on the higher ground which rises abruptlyfrom the lake, is the pavilion, with rustic stone foundation. Inthe pavilion is the dining room, where excellent meals are served,and there are counters for the .sale of .soda, confectionery, etc. Thefloor is maple and is kept waxed, for dancing, there licing an alcovewith raised floor for the orchestra. During the summer there isdancing each evening, except Sunday and Monday, and every Satur-day after
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