By trolley through eastern New England . in honor of Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, In this townArtemas Ward, the first major-general of the Revolution-ary Army, was born and lived. The town is picturesquelylocated among the hills, which command wide views of thesurrounding country. One of this towns historic houseswhich the car passes is the old Balch Tavern, used as ahostelry in stagecoach days, and in 1792 taken by the townas a smallpox hospital. A short run brings the passenger Winchester* Heaters never disappoint. 90 BY TROLLEY THROUGH to South Shrewsbury Common, where there are other oldta
By trolley through eastern New England . in honor of Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, In this townArtemas Ward, the first major-general of the Revolution-ary Army, was born and lived. The town is picturesquelylocated among the hills, which command wide views of thesurrounding country. One of this towns historic houseswhich the car passes is the old Balch Tavern, used as ahostelry in stagecoach days, and in 1792 taken by the townas a smallpox hospital. A short run brings the passenger Winchester* Heaters never disappoint. 90 BY TROLLEY THROUGH to South Shrewsbury Common, where there are other oldtaverns. Hard by the old meeting-house, near the roadleading to Grafton and Providence, is the site of the oldHarrington Tavernj and half a mile farther on, at the topof Arcade Hill, is the Arcade Tavern, which in the olddays was a favorite stopping place for travellers. The Pease and Harrington taverns are located in thecentre of the town, some distance to the north of the carline, the car passing through the little hamlet of Photo by Dadniun One of the Cars The Pease Tavern was the principal stopping place oftravellers on the old stagecoach line. It was first occu-pied by Major John Farrar, an ofificer in the Revolution,as an inn, and when Washington visited the house on hisjourney to New England, Farrar became by far the mostprominent man in the community. Later he sold theplace to Levi Pease, who maintained its traditions, and itis said that its tables afforded something better to drink Gurney Steam and Hot Water Heaters—The standard for efficiency and economy. h XCURSIONS Prom Boston Along the INorth Shore and to Cape THE BEST WAT by which the summer traveler can enjoy thejeauties of the picturesque shores of Massachusetts, north of Boston, is to takeI trip hy the new and palatial steel steamer CA PE ANN, and the popularsteamer CITY OF GLOUCESTER of the Boston and Gloucester Steamboat Co. Each town and city in this region has an historic interest, and is
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