. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . 15 fancy articles, besides an imraeuse quantity of iron and steel, and30,000 yards a year of ingrain carpets, form other sources of wealthto her citizens. Several railways concentrate here, and the Merrimacis handsomely bridged. Nearly 50 miles remained to Baily between Nashua and Rocliester,and he found himself with less notes in his big Kussia note book ofthis half of the journey than of the earlier part. The first twent)--fivemiles traverse the level
. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . 15 fancy articles, besides an imraeuse quantity of iron and steel, and30,000 yards a year of ingrain carpets, form other sources of wealthto her citizens. Several railways concentrate here, and the Merrimacis handsomely bridged. Nearly 50 miles remained to Baily between Nashua and Rocliester,and he found himself with less notes in his big Kussia note book ofthis half of the journey than of the earlier part. The first twent)--fivemiles traverse the level farming districts of Hudson and AVindham —a region venerable with traditions of the Scotch-Irish Presbyterianswho were the first to clear away its primeval forest. Not much of in-terest attaches to the region beyond, except in the towns of Eppingand Lee (the former noted for its Methodist camp-meetings) whosehistory goes back 250 years and is filled with Indian warfare and \\ i i ! 1 J^ Jk «^ I ™™r3tl mmmi^ - .,»«.„.»...,.,.,„„ -J. A BIT OF MEADOW. Kevolutionary incidents. Thensome mountains and ponds inNottingham and Barringtonarouse curiosit}^ and Rochesteris reached — a town of eight orten thousand people, set on the banks of the Cocheco river in themidst of the Norway plains, surrounded by a large agriculturalregion, and devoted to making blankets, bricks, boots and is connected with Portland by two lines of railroad, one of whichoflfers two routes. Thus you may go by the Boston and ]\Iaine to Dover,and its Western Division to Portland; or to Great Falls and onwardby either Western or Eastern divisions; or by the Portland andRochester , which runs through the historically interesting villagesof Springvale, Alfred and Buxton, (one of those towns granted to thevictorious soldiers of King Phillips war, who by their settlement thereformed a bulwark defending the neighboring coast-villages) ; Gorham(named after a hero of the fight at the Narragans
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