By trolley through eastern New England . o theGranite State.) The town was settled in 1643 and was affected bythe Indian wars and the witchcraft delusion. From Andover a lineruns to Reading, one of the straightest roads in the state (see Intothe Granite State ); another line runs through to Bradford and Haver-hill on the south of the Merrimac. North Andover, Middleton, Danvers and Salem are reached byanother line from Lawrence. (See Branch Lines from Salem.) Another line runs to Methuen, incorporated as a town December8, 1725, when part of Haverhill and certain common lands were estab-lished a
By trolley through eastern New England . o theGranite State.) The town was settled in 1643 and was affected bythe Indian wars and the witchcraft delusion. From Andover a lineruns to Reading, one of the straightest roads in the state (see Intothe Granite State ); another line runs through to Bradford and Haver-hill on the south of the Merrimac. North Andover, Middleton, Danvers and Salem are reached byanother line from Lawrence. (See Branch Lines from Salem.) Another line runs to Methuen, incorporated as a town December8, 1725, when part of Haverhill and certain common lands were estab-lished as Methuen. Situated on the hills, it is reached by a third lineout of Lawrence. The Nevins Library and the Soldiers and SailorsMonument, the gift to the town by C. H. Tenney, crown a beautifulhill. The Nevins, Tenney and Searles estates are well-known privategrounds. LeFarges masterpiece, The Resurrection Morning, is inthe First Church. Gurney Steam and Hot Water Heaters—The standard for efficiency and economy. EASTERN NEW ENGLAND 125. 6/en Fbreil Jc-yirerice. From here a line runs through Pelham to Nashua (fordescription see Into the Granite State ), while anotherline runs to Canobie Lake Park, one of the most popularsummer resorts in the Granite State. (For description seeLowell to the Sea.) Another line runs to Haverhill,called the Short line. The car,leaving the city, runs over theSpicket River and through a neatGerman settlement. Leaving theoutskirts of Lawrence, the ride isthrough a well-shaded section forsome four miles before coming tothe main line near Ayers Village.(For description see Lowell tothe Sea.) Continuing on the main line,the car leaves Lawrence alongEssex Street, passing the Com-mon, the City Hall and Court-house, and over the Spiggot Riverthrough a corner of Methuen and Fairview Village to the great Russell celery farm, fromwhich a fine view is had to the right. Following theriver, the old red barn on the Bradley farm, once a tavern,is passed, and runnin
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