. The Street railway journal . VIEWS IN PARK AT MIDDLETOWN, CONN. tions for resorts of this kind. A rustic theater, having astage 30 ft. x 50 ft., and situated at the foot of a hill, whichis covered with a hemlock grove, is one of the most popu-lar institutions. The stage was made extra large to en-able it to be used for dancing after the shows are over, butdancing accommodations have not been found front of the stage and on the slope of the hill are lo-cated some 400 seats, for which a charge of five and tencents is made during the performances. The ten-centseats are quite comfo
. The Street railway journal . VIEWS IN PARK AT MIDDLETOWN, CONN. tions for resorts of this kind. A rustic theater, having astage 30 ft. x 50 ft., and situated at the foot of a hill, whichis covered with a hemlock grove, is one of the most popu-lar institutions. The stage was made extra large to en-able it to be used for dancing after the shows are over, butdancing accommodations have not been found front of the stage and on the slope of the hill are lo-cated some 400 seats, for which a charge of five and tencents is made during the performances. The ten-centseats are quite comfortable; the five-cent ones being ordi-nary chairs fastened together. A large lake in the park adds greatly to its section of the grounds, well shaded, is reserved forthe use of picnic parties, so that churches and societiescan have exclusive privileges for their outings, at the sametime being able to avail themselves of all the advantagesof the park. A small-sized restaurant building and a fly-ing-horse merry-go
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