Trolley trips through New England .. . e up the valley of the WestfieldRiver. A grand ride this, among the gorges, and a very pleasantpart of the trip. At HUNTINGTON we turn west and speed throan old farming region. The line creeps thro sombre valleys,amid a tumble of foothils, gradually coming into a purer , MASS.(HOTEL: New American, $1.) High on a hill stands this, one of New Englands pleasantestcities. Neat and cheerful in aspect, there is an exhilaration inits mountain air, the best ever breathed. Pittsfield centers Berkshire and Park Square centers the Par
Trolley trips through New England .. . e up the valley of the WestfieldRiver. A grand ride this, among the gorges, and a very pleasantpart of the trip. At HUNTINGTON we turn west and speed throan old farming region. The line creeps thro sombre valleys,amid a tumble of foothils, gradually coming into a purer , MASS.(HOTEL: New American, $1.) High on a hill stands this, one of New Englands pleasantestcities. Neat and cheerful in aspect, there is an exhilaration inits mountain air, the best ever breathed. Pittsfield centers Berkshire and Park Square centers the Park so-called Heart of Berkshire, are gatheredmost of the public buildings. THE NEW AMERICAN PITTSFIELD, FOR THE TOURIST. Rooms:Suites with bath—American and European Heat, Electric Lights, Elevator, SampleRooms. Trolley Cars pass the doors—Garage op-posite. R. R. Station five minutes walk. Corner North Street and Columbus Avenue PLUMB & CLARK, Proprietors For Trolley Timetables—See Back of Book 71. The Searles Mansion, Great Barrington THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRESPittsfield, to Canaan, Conn- We soon pass Lenox Station, whence a line ascends to LENOX(Curtis). This best known of Berkshire towns isv not only itselfof great beauty, but surrounded by a region ot considerablescenic and historic interest. As an autumnal resort Lenox nowvies with Newport in summer; the season reachw« Its height inOctober. The crests of the surrounding hills are crowned bysome fifty beautiful estates of the wealthy. Now we run along the Housatonic to STOCKBRIDGE (RedLion Inn, Heaton Hall). The line does not run thro the center,that unspoiled and unspoilable bit of village loveliness, but aminutes walk will bring us there, and every tourTst should stopover a car or so to view this charming hamlet. Visit the RedLion Inn, whose sign has swung before its doors since 1778;stroll down the broad village street, marking tlie Field clocktower, Jonathan Edwards monument, the monolith
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