Trolley trips through New England .. . beauty, and diversified with ponds and rapid of these have Indian names and are identified with le-gends and striking incidents in Old Windhams history. Thecar runs on private right of way along the Quinebaug, withgood view of the Brooklyn hills to the west. Danielson is a pleasant little mill town. Here those whowish to reach Boston thro Rhode Island, should alight and talethe hourly car for Providence- We will tr^at of *Hs trip in amoment. (See p. 86 for timetable, p. 88 for description.) At Elmville, where the Providence car runs up the li
Trolley trips through New England .. . beauty, and diversified with ponds and rapid of these have Indian names and are identified with le-gends and striking incidents in Old Windhams history. Thecar runs on private right of way along the Quinebaug, withgood view of the Brooklyn hills to the west. Danielson is a pleasant little mill town. Here those whowish to reach Boston thro Rhode Island, should alight and talethe hourly car for Providence- We will tr^at of *Hs trip in amoment. (See p. 86 for timetable, p. 88 for description.) At Elmville, where the Providence car runs up the littlevalley to the east and departs over the hills toward Rhode Is-lands capital, the Webster car turns west to Dayville on FiveMile Creek. Turning north again. Alexanders Pond comes intoview, and the pretty Wildwood Park on its shores. The pond,a sizable sheet of water, gives good boating and fishing. Thereare pleasant shady walks, and many picnics and excursion pariescome here for a dav in the open. New York to Boston via Netv London. BEACON PARK, NEAR WEBSTER, MASS. Putnam {Putnam Inn) has a Court House, and two w 11-known Catholic institutions : St. Marys Convent and Notre Nearby are the noted Cargill Falls. The Quinebaugand Mill Rivers unite to produce good water power. Putnam is a stopping-place of the through trains to Boston,and the journeyer from along the line may easily connect withthe trains by the convenient trolley. At Mechanicsville we bid goodbye to the Quninebaug Val-ley and, turning up French River, run along the west bankto Grosvenordale. This town makes cotton and woolen goods. Next over the state line to Webster. The most interesting ex-cursion here is to Beacon Park on Lake Chaubunagungamaug(alias Lake Chargoggagogmanchoggagogg)!. The lake is asqueerly shaped as named, with many bays, and long jaggedpoints thrusting into it. Several small steamships ply on it insummer. From Webster. Worcester and Boston are quickly page 40 for the
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