Trolley trips through New England .. . This tract wasowned by Seth Banister and Solomon Banister, and the latterconveyed it on Oct. 9, 1773, to a committee of the town. Thebeautiful rows of shade trees were set out about eighty yearsago. The town is pleasantly situated amid hills and lakes. Spencer was the birthplace of Elias Howe, the inventor ofthe sewing machine, and is one of Massachusetts thriving shoetowns. See on the .right Moose Hill (1,000 feet above sealevel). Leicester sits on a hill, and clustered around the center arethe Town Hall, several churches and the buildings of the Leices-
Trolley trips through New England .. . This tract wasowned by Seth Banister and Solomon Banister, and the latterconveyed it on Oct. 9, 1773, to a committee of the town. Thebeautiful rows of shade trees were set out about eighty yearsago. The town is pleasantly situated amid hills and lakes. Spencer was the birthplace of Elias Howe, the inventor ofthe sewing machine, and is one of Massachusetts thriving shoetowns. See on the .right Moose Hill (1,000 feet above sealevel). Leicester sits on a hill, and clustered around the center arethe Town Hall, several churches and the buildings of the Leices-ter Academy. It is a fine old New England village, very quietand restful. Some beautiful views may be had from here, andin the distance may be descried the spires of Worcester. <^< ,(\S Hid ley Fairs *? i r */ a <£&0<£ iNBrookfield WORCESTER BrookfieldVi^ •SPRINGFIELD Monson (.COPYRIGHT. 19127by^%(^A MAP of KOUTE 5 *UHE TROLLEY PRESS V^^ sMonson M,£caSouthbridge Oxford 38 Trolley Trips through New England. Busy Corner: Front Worcester—From Slate Mutual Bldg. New York, 220 miles. WORCESTER. MASS. Boston 40 miles. Hotel: Warren ($1 up). Restaurant: Putnam & title of The Heart of the Commonwealth, which hasbeen given to Worcester by some unknown friend, becomes moreand more appropriate as time goes on, for it has become a greatmercantile center, largely the result of extension of the electricrailways in all directions. It is, in some sense, a clearing-housefor New England trolleys, as many long-distance lines meetand transfer here. The thro traveler from New York may alsoreach the town thro New London.
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