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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Away, away from the bustle and din, 
 Away from the city's soil and sin, 
 Away from the carking cares of life, 
 Away from humanity's toil and strife 
 
 Up, up to the mountains, down to the sea 
 On to the wilderness fresh and free, 
 With rifle and bag, with rod and with reel, 
 Over rocks and through thickets silently steal ; 
 
 Through midsummer days and cool dewy nights, 
 Ah, tarry with nature and taste her delights ; 
 Then, in the sere autumn, hardened and brown, 
 Return well-equipped for your labors in town. 
 
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 T I HERE comes a time, when, for a season, the 
 I denizens of our great commercial centers, 
 I shrinking from the cares entailed upon them 
 by business and professional life or the bur- 
 dens involved by social duties, seek rest and 
 recreation in Nature's great playground— 
 the country. This matter of spending the summer at some re- 
 sort is not a mere fad, but has become a necessity, for if we per- 
 form our duties well we must have a change from the blistering 
 heat and bustle of the city, a change from the confining cares of 
 the office. We must give the brain a rest from the complicated 
 problems which have confronted us for several months, and so 
 once more we turn to the country to breathe a new air, to view 
 new scenes. 
 
But first of all comes the question of where to go. 
 
 It is a well-known fact that humidity is affected by altitude, 
 and so the higher altitudes are becoming more popular as a place 
 of summer sojourn, especially with those who breathe air impreg- 
 nated with salty humidity of old Neptune for a greater part of the 
 year. And so the sun-kissed hilltops, the green forests, the clear, 
 blue lake, the crystal mountain stream with its speckled treasures, 
 call us away from the busy street to enjoy the quiet and repose of 
 Nature's great sanitarium — the country. And when the chill salt 
 breeze of fall drives the gay follower of fashion from the bleak sea- 
 shore, the hills, clothed with golden, gorgeous beauty, and the mild 
 climate of the mountains, lure thousands to this favored region. 
 
 But one important factor in determining where we shall spend 
 the summer vacation is the accessibility of the location selected. 
 
 For the gratification of those who are planning to spend the 
 vacation among the mountains, there are almost limitless facilities 
 at hand, so situated with reference to the crowded centers of popu- 
 lation as to be conveniently accessible, and so varied in character 
 as to please the greatest diversity of mood and liking. 
 
 Along the line of the Central New England Railway, and ad- 
 jacent thereto, are some of the most delightful summer retreats 
 in America. The Catskill mountains, the Berkshire and Litchfield 
 hills, the valleys of the Hudson, the Wallkill and the Connecticut 
 rivers, are all penetrated or reached by this railway and its imme- 
 diate connections, while it is also a favorite tourists' route to the 
 White mountains and the many seaside resorts of New England. 
 
 In the following pages it is our purpose to tell something of 
 the remarkable country traversed by the Central New England 
 Railway — a country remarkable for its great scenic beauty, its 
 wonderful geological formations and its historical associations — a 
 country which it is now possible to reach by means of a perfect 
 train service. For, reader, what could be more interesting and 
 agreeable than to take a ride over this road, a ride which is made 
 most safe and enjoyable by means of an improved and strength- 
 ened roadbed, and new and luxurious coaches ? 
 
 Starting then at Hartford, Connecticut's historical capital, 
 
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which is the eastern terminus of the road, we commence our 
 journey toward the picturesque Litchfield hills. 
 
 As we roll rapidly along through the level farming districts of 
 Bloomfield, on each side of the track may be seen extensive fields 
 of tobacco, for the country from Bloomfield to New Hartford is 
 famous for its fine quality of tobacco, which, experts claim, is 
 superior to the famous Virginia brands. 
 
 The hurrying engine is drawing us from the rich farming lands 
 of Bloomfield to a scene of wild beauty, for we are nearing the 
 Talcott mountain range. Probably few of the traveling public are 
 aware that this range of hills are the crumbling monuments of 
 volcanic action of wide extent and fierce intensity. By some 
 authors they have been termed the "ancient lavas " of Connecti- 
 cut, for they were forced up through the Tirassic red sandstone 
 by convulsions greater than those which shook the mighty Vesu- 
 vius. These mountains are a part of a range which extends 
 through the center of the State, including the Hanging Hills of 
 Meriden, East and West Rock, of New Haven, and Mount Tom 
 and Holyoke, of Massachusetts. 
 
 We have now reached the entrance of a wild gorge where the 
 Farmington river comes plunging through this range. Here is 
 a scene, which, for wildness and grandeur, is unsurpassed in the 
 Nutmeg State. As the train goes dashing along its firm bed, 
 which is cut into the solid rock of the mountain, the observer may 
 see on one side a high cliff, composed of vast masses of fine 
 grained crystalline rock, while on the other he may look down the 
 precipitous side of the pass, a hundred feet, into the wild gorge, 
 through which the Farmington winds its turbulent way. 
 
 But soon we emerge from the picturesque gorge, and turning 
 to the south to avoid the mountain, we dash out into an open 
 country famous for its rich farming lands. Much of our way is 
 beside the Farmington, which, in some places, goes dashing and 
 eddying through a narrow channel, in others, broadens out into 
 quiet expanses of blue lake. 
 
 Passing Simsbury and Collinsville we soon come to a change 
 in the scenery, for we are now entering upon the most picturesque 
 
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part of our journey, namely, the Litchfield hills. The train enters 
 a wild, weird mountain pass known as Satan's Kingdom. Here 
 the Farmington winds like a silver thread through a deep, wild 
 gorge, whose rocky and precipitous sides reach upward for several 
 hundred feet till they seem to meet the blue sky. For thousands 
 of years the river has been wearing the deep and narrow gorge 
 through which it flows. Cut into the side of this ravine, high 
 above the river, is the solid bed of the Central New England 
 Railway, over which the train dashes, the puffing of the engine 
 echoing and re-echoing on the rocky sides of the cliffs. Far up 
 on the crest of one of the sides of this gorge one will obtain such 
 a view as he will never forget. Here Clara Louise Kellogg, 
 America's Prima Donna, has carolled some of her sweetest melo- 
 dies, and here Rose Terry Cook has found an inspiration for some 
 of her sweetest verse. 
 
 Riding rapidly along, we pass the manufacturing town of New 
 Hartford, and are soon climbing the grade which leads to the 
 busy, enterprising borough of Winsted. As we leave Winsted the 
 country grows more wild and picturesque. The engine is toiling 
 arduously up a steep grade, through deep rock cuts, by the side of 
 a precipitous gorge through which flows the turbulent Mad river. 
 We rush through thick woods and now we are at the summit, the 
 highest point in our route and the highest point reached by a rail- 
 road in Connecticut, Another mile and we have reached Norfolk, 
 the most noted mountain resort in the State. 
 
 But soon we are rushing down the grade from Norfolk toward 
 Canaan. Beautiful, indeed, is the panorama which is spread out 
 before us ; high hills everywhere, fashioned in the most varied 
 styles, and covered with hardy growths of wood. Now we are 
 rushing along the side of a high elevation — at our feet lies the pic- 
 turesque valley of the Blackberry river ; in the west rises the blue 
 Taconic range. We are now nearing the famous " Fill." Here 
 the road describes a great curve in the form of a perfect horse- 
 shoe, and now we pass out from the wilfl grandeur of the hills into 
 the more open country of East Canaan. 
 
 This section of the road, as far as Millerton, is of great in- 
 
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dustrial value, as this region produces the finest grade of pig iron 
 on the market. Lime is also produced in large quantities, and it 
 is from this locality that marble was obtained to build the beautiful 
 State house at Hartford. 
 
 The swiftly moving train allows us to take only a passing 
 glance at this beautiful region. Crossing the romantic Housatonic 
 which comes rolling down from the glorious rock-ribbed Berk- 
 shires, we skirt the blue Twin lakes, roll out into a level country 
 and are soon passing over the inexhaustible ore beds of Salisbury, a 
 land in which the air we breathe is charged with lifegiving iron. 
 
 Riding rapidly along we near Millerton. Near-by stands 
 Mount Riga, with its wonderful caves bathed in weird legends and 
 romance. 
 
 Leaving the highlands at Boston Corners we enter a peace- 
 ful pastoral country composed of fertile meadows and rich grazing 
 land. For several miles we ride through this land of plenty till 
 we enter Poughkeepsie, the most important city between Albany 
 and New York. 
 
 Here let us turn from the wonders and beauties of Nature 
 and view for a moment an achievement of man. For it is at this 
 point that the great cantilever bridge spans the broad Hudson. 
 We are now gliding over the bridge. Suspended between heaven 
 and earth, it seems so frail, but is so strong in its steel frame that 
 it supports long trains as safely as the solid bed of the rock-ribbed 
 mountain. Two hundred feet beneath us flows the broad historic 
 Hudson, to the east lies the beautiful city of Poughkeepsie, and 
 far away on the heights is the famous Vassar College. For a 
 background to this beautiful picture we have the picturesque wild- 
 ness and grandeur of the Catskills. 
 
 For twenty miles north and south we may view the Rhine of 
 America as it rolls onward to be swallowed up in the mighty 
 ocean — but pen is too inadequate to describe this beautiful scene. 
 And now we roll from the firm, steel frame of this great handi- 
 work of man to the west bank of the Hudson. Passing through 
 deep rock cuts and by the side of great bluffs, the beautiful scene, 
 so poorly described above, is lost to sight. 
 
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We are now in the greatest fruit section in New York State . 
 Each season nearly ten million pounds of grapes are shipped by 
 the Central New England Railway to New York, Boston and 
 Philadelphia. There are also large quantities of apples, pears and 
 peaches sent over this road to the markets. 
 
 Leaving Ulster county we enter Orange county and the beau- 
 tiful Wallkill valley, a region rapidly growing in favor as a popular 
 summer resort. 
 
 Orange county has gained a reputation, far and wide, as a 
 dairying country. To encourage this important industry not only 
 here, but all along the line, the railroad company has established 
 creameries. Twenty sites have been selected for them and sev- 
 eral have already been built. The officers of the road desire to 
 meet reliable persons to take up the other locations. 
 
 But we have nearly finished our journey, for after having 
 passed through 145 miles of country unexcelled for grandeur, 
 beauty and industrial value, the engine comes thundering into 
 Campbell Hall, and we step forth from our car at a point where 
 the lines of five railroad companies focus, and are now (as a gen- 
 tleman once remarked to the writer) at a point where we can 
 reach almost any part of the world with little trouble. 
 
 Once again I hear the singing 
 
 Of the crystal mountain stream. 
 And my fancies all go winging 
 
 In delight of waking dreams 
 To the rugged mountain canyon, 
 
 Where wild flowers stud the sod, 
 In my hand my loved companion, 
 
 My unequalled fishing rod. 
 
 I can see the finny beauties 
 
 Darting in their sports and plays, 
 And all business cares and duties 
 
 Fade from mem'ry as I gaze. 
 Soon I'll leave all care behind me 
 
 For the paths I oft have trod, 
 And by crystal streams you'll find me 
 
 With my peerless fishing rod. 
 
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HARTFORD. 
 
 For the benefit of many strangers who daily visit 
 Connecticut's capital, it seems proper to sketch briefly a 
 few of the prominent features of this interesting city. 
 
 From 1633, when Hartford was first settled, to the 
 present day, this city has had a steady, healthy growth. 
 
 Beautifully situated, it is said by travelers to be one 
 of the prettiest cities in the United States. The substan- 
 tial and elegant buildings, public and private, of this city, 
 represent many millions of dollars. No city of its size in 
 this country does an equal amount of insurance business. 
 In fact, the banking institutions and insurance companies 
 are known the world over. There are miles of fine clean 
 pavement, which is much appreciated by the cyclists. 
 
 Hartford has always been known for its literary set, 
 and no names stand out brighter than the late Mrs. Stowe 
 and "Mark Twain." 
 
 The seat of Trinity College and of the finest High 
 School in the State, Hartford at once attracts those who 
 desire a good education. 
 
 But the visitor who spends a day in this bustling, his- 
 toric city would miss one of the finest sights should he fail 
 to visit the State House. Standing on a commanding site 
 in Bushnell Park, in the center of the city, this acme of 
 modern architecture, which was erected at a cost of 
 $3,100,000, is the Mecca of thousands of visitors. A great 
 gilded dome, which can be seen for miles away, surmounts 
 the building, and seems like a crown for the queen of Con- 
 necticut's cities. 
 
 TARIFFVILLE, Hartford County, Conn. 
 
 Springfield Branch Junction. 
 
 As we near Tariffville, we enter the wild Talcott 
 mountain pass, the grandeur of which has been mentioned 
 in an earlier portion of this book. This is one of the most 
 
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The Great Shopping Center of Connecticut. 
 BROWN, THOMSON & CO. 
 
picturesque spots on the line of the road — the gorge, the 
 mountains, the valley, the Farmington river, all combine 
 to form a pleasing picture for the eye. 
 
 Bartlett's tower, located on Talcott mountain, which 
 has for many years been open to the public, has recently 
 been purchased by Mrs. Antoinette E. Wood, of New 
 York and Simsbury, who will, it is understood, erect a 
 handsome club house on the grounds for the entertain- 
 ment of her friends. 
 
 The village is situated on an eminence, commanding a 
 beautiful view of river and valley, has perfect drainage, 
 cool nights, and is altogether a delightful place to spend 
 the summer. 
 
 Good board, at reasonable rates, may be had at the 
 hotels or in private families. 
 
 OLD NEWGATE. 
 
 The famous Old Newgate prison and Copper Mines 
 of Connecticut are situated in the town of East Granby, 
 Conn., three miles north of Tariftville and one mile from 
 East Granby station on the C. N. E. Tariffville extension. 
 America's only Revolutionary Political Prison, it is the 
 most ancient and historical spot in New England, and 
 commands one of the finest views in this country. It was 
 here where George Washington sent a large number of 
 the British Tories that were captured at Cambridge, 
 Mass., in 1775. 
 
 The Tories were compelled to stay in this dark, dis- 
 mal, wet and slimy place, hewn out of solid rock, day and 
 night, so it was eternal night for them for several months. 
 
 At the close of the Revolutionary war, Connecticut 
 
 organized the State Prison and located it there over the 
 
 mines, and the prisoners were made to sleep there in the 
 
 mines for over fifty years and worked in the shop during 
 
 the day. 
 
 In 1827 the State removed the prisoners to Wethers- 
 
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field, where the State's Prison is at the present time, and 
 for the past seventy-four years the "Old Newgate Prison" 
 has been vacated and little has been known of it until the 
 last few years, and now it is one of the most historical 
 summer resorts in this country, and it is visited by thou- 
 sands every season. 
 
 Whitney D. Viets, proprietor of "Old Newgate," will 
 open up his place April 8th, and will be open every day 
 
 (Sunday included) until November 5th, 1901. He has a 
 number of experienced guides, so that large or small par- 
 ties are conducted through the prison and mines without 
 any delay. 
 
 " Only an idle little stream, 
 
 Whose amber waters softly gleam ; 
 Where I may wade, through woodland shade, 
 
 And east the fly, and loaf, and dream." 
 
 SI MS BURY, Hartford County, Conn. 
 
 This beautiful old New England town, a little more 
 than half an hour's ride from Hartford, offers rich enjoy- 
 ment to him who would forget the monotony of city life. 
 
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There is a wealth of beauty here, much of historical 
 interest, and, for him who delights in reading the long 
 story of creation, this town offers a rare opportunity. 
 
 A broad avenue, lined with grand old elms, extends 
 the entire length of the town, while back from this drive, 
 in the midst of well-kept grounds, stand stately residences, 
 some of which have been remodeled, and are nearly two 
 centuries old. 
 
 Many stories and legends of Revolutionary and pre- 
 Revolutionary times have their centers of interest in this 
 old town. 
 
 From many points in this town views of indescribable 
 grandeur may be seen. Here is Mt. Philip, towering 
 nearly a thousand feet above the surrounding meadows. 
 One may look as far northward as Mt. Tom, while old 
 Graylock may be discerned in the distant haze. 
 
 Simsbury has something besides grand views and 
 interesting historical associations. An eminent scholar 
 once wrote : "Nowhere on the face of the earth can more 
 rock formations, distinct in character, be found within the 
 limits of a few hours' walk. Here is granite, trap, sand- 
 stone, and they chant their tragic epics for those who 
 'have ears to hear'." The field is equally broad for the 
 botanist. 
 
 Simsbury also has a large number of attractive drives, 
 from which may be viewed many fine bits of scenery. 
 
 But this description gives only a poor idea of the 
 beauties of this grand old town; its beauties, to be appre- 
 ciated, must be studied. This delightful town is 
 extremely healthful. The soil is light and porous, and 
 affords good drainage, while the pine woods fill the air 
 with balsamic odors. There is refined and cultivated soci- 
 ety, while a pretty casino, around which centers much 
 social life, adds greatly to the attractiveness of the place. 
 
 He who would enjoy an ideal summer or the 
 autumnal beauties or pleasures of a New England town, 
 
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will find n)o pleasanter place in all New England in which 
 to cast his lot than Simsbury. 
 
 Simsbury Station. 
 
 MRS. CHARLES WELLES— West Simsbury post office. Farm 
 house. One and one-half miles. Accommodates eight. Adults, $5 to 
 $6 per week; children under ten, $3. Will meet guests. We have a 
 large and shady lawn; rooms are large and airy, and very pleasant. 
 Private bath-house at Little Brook. Good fishing within a short dis- 
 tance. 
 
 JULIA A. HOLCOMB— Maple Tree Inn. Three minutes' walk. 
 Accommodates ten. Terms, $10 to $12 per week; transients, $1.50 to 
 $2.00 per day. Splendid roads for pleasure driving and bicycling in 
 all directions. Fine scenery. Good fishing and hunting in season in 
 the neighborhood. A quiet, secluded, restful place. Free town library, 
 casino, churches, post office and telegraph office within a few minutes' 
 walk. This is a select summer hotel, and a limited number of gentle- 
 men guests are preferred ; It is not desired to take any children. 
 Excellent table. Good livery close by. 
 
 CANTON, Hartford County, Conn. 
 
 A short walk from the station brings ns to a pleasant 
 little village located in the midst of a beautiful farming 
 country. A wide street, lined with home-like residences, 
 comprises the village. Board is easily obtainable in 
 private families. This little hamlet is known as Canton 
 street. Canton Center and North Canton are more 
 easily reached from Cherry Brook station. 
 
 COLLINSVILLE, Hartford County, Conn. 
 
 He who comes to Collinsville to spend the summer 
 vacation will find many attractions and desirable features. 
 Beautifully situated on the gently sloping land by the side 
 of the unsung beauties of the Farmington, a river that 
 would have ravished the soul of AYordsworth or Thomas 
 Gray, lies this pretty Connecticut village. A few years 
 since a new branch road about a mile in length was opened 
 up from Collinsville Junction station of the Central New 
 England Railway, northward through a picturesque bit 
 of country to Collinsville. 
 
 It is in this town that the Collins Company have lo- 
 cated their great shops, which manufacture agricultural 
 
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tools for the Spanish American market. These factories 
 are a point of interest which attracts the tourist. 
 
 OLD FRIENDS. 
 Do you know that young couple, so happy and gay ? 
 Tho' they're old, they are young, for their work is but play ; 
 For the young or the old, entertainment have they, 
 And all friends who may call are welcome to stay. 
 Now while he brings venison, she cooks the trout, 
 Or if he wings a partridge, she pulls a bass out. 
 
 She is death on dyspepsia, and he cures the gout — 
 Whatever may ail you, they'll get you about. 
 With their storehouse of health and their fountain of fun, 
 With canoes and with tents and with rapids to run, 
 They're the very best people you'll find 'neath the sun. 
 You don't know them? Why, really! Miss Rod, Dr. Gun. 
 
 Collinsville Station. 
 
 MRS. JOHN E. GARETTE— Two and one-half miles. Daily ser- 
 vice to trains. Accommodates ten. Adults, men, $7; women, $6; chil- 
 dren, $3. House pleasantly situated on a high elevation, with large 
 airy rooms; fresh fruit and vegetables. Pleasant drives in either 
 direction; an abundance of shade and beautiful scenery. Stream runs 
 through the premises. Good trout fishing in season, also squirrel 
 hunting. 
 
 DORA A. BARNES— Two miles. Accommodates four. Adults, $6; 
 children under ten, $2.50. Will meet guests at station when notified. 
 This is a large, two-story house, in a very pleasant location on the 
 old Litchfield Turnpike, and within short distance of Beckwith's 
 mineral spring. 
 
 JENNIE S. CASE— North Canton post office. Farm house. Six 
 miles from Collinsville. Accommodates six. Adults only, $7. This is 
 a very quiet location; just the place for rest from the giddy whirl of 
 daily life in the city. References on application. 
 
 MRS. MORRIS E. DOWD-Three and a half miles. Transporta- 
 tion free from station by own team. Accommodates six. Adults, $6; 
 children, $3. House situated on high ground, commanding a splendid 
 view of mountain scenery and surrounding country. Good fishing near 
 by. Extremely healthy, pure spring water, and an abundance of all 
 kinds of fruit and berries. 
 
 WALTER H. HEWINS— Three miles. Guests met at station with 
 team. Accommodates four. Adults, $6; children, $3. Pretty, quiet; 
 surrounded with shade trees— a good place in which to rest and recu- 
 perate. Mineral spring close at hand; good hunting and fishing, good 
 air, and farm is situated on high ground. 
 
 MRS. J. A. NORTH— Collinsville, Conn. Private house. Accom- 
 modates six. Terms on application. Five minutes' walk from the 
 station. Near churches, post office, telegraph, telephone, etc. House 
 is pleasantly located, commanding fine views. An abundance of small 
 fruit, vegetables, fresh eggs and milk. Healthful atmosphere. Espe- 
 cially good place for teachers in vacation time. 
 
 Any one wishing board in a quiet country home for the summer, 
 with fresh vegetables, milk, cream, etc., high elevation, good air, 
 situated in Farmington, on the Farmington River; good place for 
 invalids. For further particulars address Box 35, Unionville, Conn. 
 
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A WORD FOR THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE AND 
 LITCHFIELD HILLS. 
 
 " In all this land, range up, range down ; 
 Is there a place so pleasant and so sweet ?" 
 
 THERE is a region which is becoming 
 more popular year by year, known as 
 the Berkshire and Litchfield hills, and 
 it is the solitary representative of its 
 kind. Here may be found over a thou- 
 sand square miles of pleasing diver- 
 sity of scenery interspersed with lakes, 
 mountains and valleys, sprinkled with 
 quaint hamlets and busy villages (while many places 
 have been beautified by the hand of man), making this 
 section one of the favorite portions of Xature's great play- 
 ground for the seeker after health or pleasure. A sum- 
 mer resort usually has some particular quality to recom- 
 mend it to the public, such as scenic beauty, fine roads, 
 healthful and invigorating climate, or there may be pleas- 
 ant and interesting surroundings, but in the southern 
 Berkshire and Litchfield hills the sojourner will find all 
 these qualities combined in a most marked degree as he 
 will find them in no other resort in this country. 
 
 It is a veritable Switzerland at our own doors. In 
 these wild and beautiful hills there is no tiresome simi- 
 larity, for the hills and valleys are fashioned in a variety 
 of picturesque shapes ; hills, glens and beautiful mountain 
 lakes are scattered about in prodigal profusion. 
 
 In mountain scenery every hour brings a change from 
 the rising of the sun till its setting. Perhaps in no other 
 country are the sunsets so lovely as here. It seems, as 
 the radiant orb of day sinks behind the blue mountains 
 
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in the west, as if God had selected this particular sky for 
 a canvas on which to paint His great masterpieces. And 
 then there follows the beautiful twilight, and all the earth 
 is bathed in a tranquil glory. All this beauty and more, 
 which human pen is powerless to describe, is freely spread 
 for the summer sojourner of these mountains. 
 
 This favored region possesses the charm of drawing 
 the tired city dweller from his home earlier than any other 
 resort, and holding him far into the autumn. Early in 
 May this land of hills commences to put on its summer 
 attire. The trees on all the hills send forth their tender 
 green leaves, and the fields are clothed with a carpet of 
 delicate green, checkered with the brilliant hues of myriads 
 of wild flowers. This, too, is the ideal month for the 
 ardent disciples of Izaak Walton. The ever sparkling 
 mountain stream goes dancing along its shimmering way 
 till it at last broadens out in a quiet pool at the foot of 
 some mossy rock, and it is seldom that these pools do not 
 yield fine specimens of the speckled beauty to those who 
 patiently follow the "gentle art." But May gives place to 
 balmy June; surely the thousands from the cooped-up 
 cities must agree with Tames Russell Lowell in saying, 
 "What is so rare as a day in June?'' But this month, the 
 freshest and most enchanting, gives place to July, the 
 month that makes city life unbearable. Here the climate 
 is tempered by cool breezes, and thousands seek these hills 
 to breathe the pure air and enjoy and drink in the beauties 
 of Nature. The Berkshire and Litchfield hills not only 
 possess those qualities which go to make up a popular place 
 of summer sojourn, but they are the only autumn resort 
 in the United States. 
 
 With autumn the seaside resorts become depopulated, 
 for the outlook is dreary and the air is chill. Not so in 
 these hills, for the numbers who linger are augmented by 
 the hundreds who come here to enjoy the ideal October 
 days. With autumn the foliage takes on a gayer hue, and 
 
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the hills, clothed in brilliant reds, purple and shimmering 
 gold, look as if a great Persian robe had been thrown over 
 them, and here one may 
 
 " Gather leaves of a thousand dyes, 
 Speckled with crimson, spotted with green 
 And shaded with hues from Paradise." 
 
 For a time these mountains remain clothed in their 
 resplendent colors, and then in a night the foliage is re- 
 moved to form a great carpet for the earth, but the same 
 warm climate lingers for several weeks, and there is the 
 same haze about the distant hills which an artist strives to 
 put upon the canvas. 
 
 Now is the time to gather nuts, to hunt for gray squir- 
 rels and partridges, to take long excursions, and the ideal 
 time to play golf. But at last autumn gives place to 
 winter, the lakes are covered with glassy ice and a white 
 carpet covers the entire land. Perhaps we have a rain 
 storm which freezes on the trees, every shrub is trans- 
 formed into a thing of beauty ; it seems as if we were in 
 fairyland, the sun comes out and the forests gleam and 
 sparkle in their icy coat, giving forth every color of the 
 rainbow. 
 
 Such beauty draws the city dweller back to the 
 country to enjoy this dazzling splendor. Beautiful sum- 
 mer residences are opened and house parties given, and 
 scores from the cities enjoy the coasting, sleighing and 
 skating, and go back to their homes with ruddy cheeks 
 and renewed vigor. 
 
 For years the seeker after health and rest has fled 
 from the humid oppression of the cities to enjoy the cool 
 of the mountains, but not until recently have the benefits 
 derived from pure air been appreciated. And so the first 
 question asked by the intelligent seeker after rest and 
 vigor is, "Where shall I get the best air?" As one ascends 
 the Berkshire or Litchfield hills the exhilarating invigora- 
 tion is plainly felt. Dr. J. P. Campbell, late surgeon in 
 
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the Cunard Royal Mail service, now of Bridgeport, Conn., 
 writing to an invalid friend, says : "Surely you could not 
 have selected a more recuperative field than Litchfield 
 county — Lakeville, too — the center of the hematite ore 
 region ; with oxygen in abundant purity and iron under 
 every footstep, those seeking health and recreation rapidly 
 regain the former with strength and spirits added. I re- 
 member telling the proprietor of the hotel in Norfolk that 
 I considered the view obtainable from the big stone slab 
 in front of his hotel door, together with the amount of 
 pure ozone one could imbibe in a few minutes, 'dirt cheap' 
 at five dollars, to an invalid lover of Nature or almost any- 
 one else direct from the cooped-up cities of brick and 
 mortar." 
 
 The elevation of these mountains insures a purity 
 and delightful dryness of the air which at once gives tone 
 to the system and accelerates the breathing. This climate 
 is inimical to pulmonary diseases, and a sojourn in these 
 everlasting hills, with a little exercise, is worth whole tons 
 of physicians' prescriptions. 
 
 Another important factor in the selection of this region 
 as a place of summer sojourn is the exceptional purity of 
 the drinking water. These mountains are the source of 
 springs of clear, cool water ; in fact, many of the beautiful 
 lakes in this region are fed entirely by inexhaustible 
 springs. A large number of the most popular resorts 
 receive their water supply from these mountain lakes, the 
 water being carried in pipes to the town, so that the water 
 is never a source of disease. 
 
 Here, as for several seasons past, the summer colonies 
 gather from the four corners of the United States. For 
 no region offers such varied inducements for the summer 
 visitor as the southern Berkshire hills. There are hotels 
 to suit every taste, with prices to suit all pockets. There 
 is the quiet life and delightful fare of some roomy old farm 
 house, or one may spend his days happily under a bark 
 
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P . itfto*. 
 
 RAVINE AT COLEBROOK. Photo by Mrs. T. C. Kendall. 
 
or canvas roof beside some sparkling expanse of water. 
 Again, one may rent a pretty cottage in some charming 
 locality, for a moderate sum, or lease a handsome villa 
 with all luxurious accessories. 
 
 There are good roads for the wheelmen, rugged 
 mountain paths for the pedestrian, rushing brooks for the 
 angler, broad sheets of water for boating, and tennis and 
 golf links for the lover of games. For the pedestrian, 
 there are historic spots to visit, and rugged ascents, from 
 whose summits sweeping views may be obtained. Then, 
 too, if the pedestrian be a lover of Nature, he may study 
 the remarkable beauty of the roadside verdure, for here 
 
 " Boon Nature scatters free and wild 
 Each plant and flower, the mountain's child." 
 
 Ferns grow in endless variety and luxuriance, while 
 throughout this section are found many varieties of rare 
 flowers unknown in most localities. 
 
 The roads have for years been known for their excel- 
 lence. Where they were naturally heavy or muddy the 
 drift gravel has been freely used, and so we find highways 
 hard and smooth, free from mud, ruts and stone; in fact, 
 roads which will compare favorably with the drives in any 
 park in the country. The result is that riding and driving 
 have become very popular among summer visitors. For 
 horseback riding the country could not have been invented 
 more beautifully. There are beautifully shaded streets, 
 gentle ascents and quiet by-ways. Carriage driving is 
 indulged in to a greater extent than in any other locality 
 frequented by summer guests. For cycling the roads are 
 excellent, while bicycle paths have been built in many 
 towns. 
 
 For the hunter there are forests where he may obtain, 
 if he be a good shot, plenty of partridges and quail, but it 
 is not all pot hunting, and many a fox or fierce wild cat is 
 brought down, for some of the wildest country in Connec- 
 ticut is to be found in these hills. 
 
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The public has but recently discovered the advantages 
 and beauties of this great resting place, but those who 
 spend the summer months among these hills go back to 
 the cities enthusiastic to tell their friends of the variety, 
 magnificence and healthfulness of this hill region. 
 
 And so each year those who came before return again, 
 and their number is augmented by hundreds of wealthy and 
 refined people, who seek, and find here, all that goes to 
 make up an ideal mountain resort. 
 
 Oh! What a boon a month's release 
 From daily duty, daily strife ; 
 To find a boundless world of peace 
 That gives you back your fading life. 
 To move and breathe from hour to hour 
 'Mid all that's beautiful and bright, 
 And feel each day a growing power 
 In brain and body, touch and sight. 
 
 PINE MEADOW. 
 
 This neat suburb of New Hartford, with its level 
 walks, shaded streets and tiny park, is a favorite resort for 
 bicycle riders. Summer boarders also come regularly to 
 enjoy the pleasant drives and health-giving atmosphere of 
 this quiet retreat. 
 
 'Tis now the time for trout to bite 
 
 And black flies have their day, 
 A little later, bass will rise 
 
 And gaily break away ; 
 Still later, grouse and other birds 
 
 Will fall before the gun, 
 And when big game adorns the camp 
 
 This year will soon be done. 
 
 Pine Meadow Station. 
 J. NELSON BROWN— Box 316, New Hartford, Conn. One and a 
 half miles from Pine Meadow. Transportation from station by car- 
 riage. Wild scenery, affording a splendid opportunity for the camera. 
 Good air, pure water, fine drives. Good hunting and fishing. Also 
 two cottages to rent; one at Eskvalmont, and one at Lake Wonksunk- 
 monk. Apply for particulars. 
 
 NEW HARTFORD. 
 
 New Hartford village lies along the Farmington river, 
 some 800 feet above sea level, while on every side rise the 
 
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grand hills and mountains which have made the scenery of 
 this town famous for picturesque and varied beauty. 
 
 Shaded drives and walks stretch in every direction, 
 inviting to a mountain climb, or to a stroll by river, wood 
 or lake. 
 
 There are two good hotels, fitted up in modern style — 
 the New Hartford House and the Greenwood Inn — on the 
 Main street of the town, and excellent board can be ob- 
 tained in private families. 
 
 The village has varied business interests, its stores 
 and markets furnish excellent supplies, while on the over- 
 looking hills are still many charming sites for summer 
 homes, where mosquitoes and malaria are unknown. 
 
 On an eminence west of the village is "Elpstone," the 
 home of Clara Louise Kellogg. 
 
 Town Hill has many summer homes where city people 
 come early and linger late into the autumn. Among these 
 is "Esperanza," the home of the late authoress, Mrs. Julie 
 P. Smith, now the summer residence of Mr. William W. 
 Ellsworth, of The Century Company, and a resort of guests 
 famous in art and letters. 
 
 West Hill is noted for its beautiful Lake Wonksunk- 
 munk, commonly known as West Hill pond, which affords 
 excellent fishing for bass, perch and pickerel. The groves 
 skirting the shores of the lake are dotted here and there 
 with cottages for summer camping and fishing parties. 
 
 New Hartford Station. 
 
 CHARLES H. SPRAGUE— P. O. Box 19, Bakersville, Conn. Four 
 miles. Free transportation from station. Can accommodate five to 
 six. Adults, $8; cnildren, $4. House surrounded and shaded by num- 
 erous large and beautiful maples. West Hill Lake about four miles 
 away, with good accommodations for reaching it. 
 
 New Hartford Station— New Hartford Post Office. 
 JOHN B. TURNBULL— "The Maples." Two miles. Accommodates 
 ten. Adults, $5 to $7 per week; children over two years not desired. 
 Babies a specialty. Place takes its name from the abundant maple 
 shade, under which are hammocks and swings and other out-door 
 summer comforts. Parties of young people will be especially consid- 
 ered. Excellent table. For further particulars, address Box 255 as 
 above. 
 
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WINSTED, CONN. 
 
 HE next town going west on the Central 
 New England Railway is the town of 
 Winchester, in which is the borough of 
 Winsted, a lively business community 
 comprising a population of between 
 8,000 and 9,000, and the center for the 
 business of several surrounding towns, 
 including the southern tier of towns of 
 Berkshire county, Mass. 
 
 This town has many attractions for summer visitors 
 and summer homes, comprising lake, valley and hill 
 scenery, which can not be excelled by any other section in 
 Litchfield or Berkshire counties. 
 
 Highland lake, a beautiful and picturesque expanse 
 of water three miles long by an average of one-half mile 
 wide, lies about one-half mile from Main street, Winsted, 
 at an elevation of one hundred and fifty feet above that 
 thoroughfare. This lake, besides its natural scenery, has 
 many attractions for the pleasure visitors, consisting of 
 rowboats for the accommodation of fishing parties, electric 
 and steam launches, and, in addition, a boulevard of seven 
 miles around the enjtire lake for pleasure driving and 
 bicycling. The Winsted and Torrington Street Railway 
 Company now have a branch line to this popular lake, and 
 for ten cents one may obtain a charming ride through a 
 country of great scenic beauty to the upper end of the 
 lake. Here have been erected pavilions and other attrac- 
 tions for the entertainment of visitors. 
 
 Near the shore of the lake, and on line of the boule- 
 vard, are already erected many handsome cottages, several 
 of which can be rented by visitors who may wish to sojourn 
 
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for a time and enjoy the quiet and the pleasures of this 
 attractive location. 
 
 Crystal lake is another beautifully located sheet of 
 water, situated at an elevation of one hundred and twenty- 
 five feet above Highland lake, into which the surplus water 
 from it flows. The water for the domestic purposes of the 
 borough is conveyed from this lake at an expense of over 
 $50,000. 
 
 Piatt mountain is another attractive place for sum- 
 mer visitors. The summit of it, at an elevation of 1,600 
 feet, is easily approached by a good carriage road, and on it 
 is erected a tower fifty feet in height, from the top of 
 which are extensive views in all directions. This is a favor- 
 ite place for picnic parties. 
 
 The hotel accommodations in Winsted are unsur- 
 passed by any town in the State. There are three first- 
 class hotels : The "Beardsley House," in the west part of 
 the borough, the "Winsted House," in the east part, and 
 the "Winchester," in the central. All three of the houses 
 are well arranged for summer visitors and the public can 
 rely upon receiving every attention and accommodation 
 that can be desired. 
 
 "Sol nod and fall to wishing 
 
 I was where the waters swish, 
 Ferif the Lord made fishin' 
 
 Why — a feller orter fish." 
 
 Winsted Station. 
 
 LUCY A. POND— Torringford, Conn., P. O. Transfer from station by 
 stage or private conveyance. Accommodations for six or eight. $5 to 
 $7 per week. Pleasant house, large and airy rooms. Abundance of 
 shade. Handy to church and post office. Good fishing and hunting. 
 
 Winsted Station— Station A, Post Office. 
 MRS. MARTHA A. HUNT— 75 Wetmore avenue, Winsted, Conn. 
 Ten minutes' walk. Can accommodate four. Adults, gentlemen, $5; 
 ladies, $4; children, $3. Connection by trolley with Electric Park and 
 Highland Lake. 
 
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Beardsley House. 
 
 & & 
 
 It is surprising how many places are advertised as delightful 
 Summer Resorts, yet every person realizes that what pleases one 
 often fails to please another. 
 
 In West Winsted Conn., a village well located in the Litchfield 
 
 Hills, nine hundred feet above tide water, five miles from the famous 
 Berkshires, are beautiful drives in every direction; no level stretch of 
 country within many miles — a succession of hills and mountains; and as 
 you ride or walk to their summit a new view presents itself, and instead of 
 soon tiring of your sojourn here, you become enchanted with your sur- 
 roundings, and wonder why you had not been here before. 
 
 Write for terms, or come and see why you should spend the season here. 
 
 & t 
 C. B. ANDREWS. Manager, WINSTED, A, CONN. 
 
 West Winsted Station — Station A, Winsted Post Office. 
 C. B. ANDREWS — Beardsley House. Two minutes' walk. Accommo- 
 dates fifty. Adults, $8 to $10 per week ; transients, $2 per day. Passenger 
 elevator, electric lights, bells, gas, baths, etc. Sanitary arrangements perfect. 
 House neatly furnished. Table is liberally supplied with the choicest pro- 
 visions that can be secured. The open exposure of the rooms admits of 
 abundance of sunlight and fresh air. The interior arrangements are designed 
 to secure privacy of family and still obtain the comforts of first-class hotel 
 service; all combine to make this house one of the most popular in the State. 
 Refers to W.J. Martin, Hartford; A. L. Chamberlain, Fair Haven, Conn.; 
 
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John T. Rockwell, 175 William street, New York. Photographs, etc., at 
 New England Summer Bureau, 3 Park Place, New York. 
 
 PARK HOTEL— Arthur M. Grant, proprietor. One-fourth mile 
 from station. Accommodates one hundred. Adults, $6 to $14 per week; 
 special rates for children. Transients, $2 per day. Electric cars every 
 thirty minutes for Highland Lake, a beautiful sheet of water, affording 
 boating, bathing and good fishing. Wakefield Boulevard extends 
 around the lake through shady groves and cosy nooks, making delight- 
 ful carriage and bicycle riding. No mosquitoes. 
 
 HIGHLAND LAKE HOTEL— Arthur M. Grant, proprietor. Sec- 
 ond season. Open from June 1st to November 1st. Accommodates 
 forty. $10 to $14 per week; transients, $2 per day. One and a half 
 miles from city. Trolley to Lakeside; steamer and electric launch. 
 Twenty minutes' drive from station. Commodious boat house for 
 guests. No mosquitoes. 
 
 MRS. S. A. MOSES— Winsted post office. Half mile. Accommo- 
 dates eight. Adults, $6 ; children, $3 per week. This is a healthy, cool 
 spot; a lovely lake about half a mile from the house. Own horses and 
 take guests out driving. There are many attractive places in the 
 immediate vicinity. It is a restful place and guests can enjoy the 
 comforts of home. 
 
 MAPLEHURST FARM— Three miles. Elevation 1500 feet. Large 
 lawn, maple shade, unsurpassed scenery. Pleasant drives; spring 
 water. A secluded and restful place in which to pass the heated sea- 
 son. Free transportation to and from station. Terms on application. 
 Correspondence solicited. M. L. Horton, P. O. Box 217. 
 
 Winsted Station— Station B, Post Office. 
 CHESTNUT GROVE FARM— For sale or rent. Five and one-half 
 miles from Winsted, three miles from Colebrook. Nice grove, good 
 trout stream running through farm. Large house, good hunting and 
 fishing, excellent place. Would like to sell if possible. Mrs. E. C. Bun- 
 nell, 158 Holabird avenue, Winsted, Conn. 
 
 East Winsted Station — Station B, Post Office. 
 
 ROLLIN D. WILSON— Winsted, Conn., about two miles from Win- 
 sted post office, Station B. Large, roomy house, pleasantly situated on 
 the Riverton drive. Large veranda and shaded lawn. Fishing in 
 Rowley's pond, one mile from house, where boats can be had. River 
 also flows back of house. Terms $6 per week. Correspondence in- 
 vited. Leave station of Central New England Railway at Winsted. 
 
 MRS. IDA M. SMITH— One-fourth mile. Can accommodate six 
 or eight. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Close to East Winsted 
 Park. Convenient to trolley line for Electric Park and Highland Lake. 
 158 Holabird avenue, Winsted, Conn. 
 
 P. BOWMAN — Seven miles. Transportation from station by pri- 
 vate carriage or stage. Can accommodate twelve. Adults, $6; chil- 
 dren, according to age. House situated on an elevation of 1600 feet; 
 shaded by sixty large maples. Fine views, scenery and beautiful 
 drives. Two large lakes within a mile and a half; good fishing and 
 hunting. Plenty of pure milk and cream; golden butter from Jersey 
 cows; fresh eggs, berries, vegetables, etc. No swamps, no malaria, 
 pure water, and everything clean and neat. North Colebrook, Conn. 
 
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West Winsted Station— Winchester Center Post Office. 
 MRS. J. M. WHITE. Farm house. Five miles. Accommodates 
 ten. Adults, $6; children under ten, $4. Will meet guests with car- 
 riage, and furnish same for driving. This is a large house, with 
 veranda, good sized yard and plenty of shade; bath room. Pleasant 
 drives over Litchfield and Goshen Hills. Half mile from Park pond, 
 which is well stocked with pickerel and other game fish. Good hunting. 
 
 West Winsted Station and Post Office. 
 
 FOR RENT. 
 MRS. GEORGE W. LEE— Cottage for sale or rent. Two and one- 
 half miles. Accommodates ten. Terms upon application. House is 
 situated near Highland Lake. Broad piazza. An excellent place to 
 pass the heated term. Steamboat landing on the property. Fifteen 
 minutes' walk from the beautiful Electric Park. Apply to Mrs. George 
 W. Lee, Station A, Winsted, Conn. 
 
 Winsted Station— Colebro ok, Conn., Post Office. 
 
 COLEBROOK HOUSE— Samuel E. Johnson, proprietor. Five 
 miles. Transportation from station by carriage and stage. Accommo- 
 dates fifteen. Adults, $7 to $10 per week. Large, well furnished house 
 in center of village; hot and cold water; bath room. Fifty-acre farm 
 attached. Two stores, post office, church and telephone within stone's 
 throw. 
 
 HOWARD SMITH— Colebrook post office. Five miles. Accommo- 
 dates eight. Terms upon application. Private conveyance from the 
 station. House is pleasantly located on an elevation, with lovely sur- 
 roundings; supplied with spring water. Close to post office and tele- 
 phone station. Good trout stream within twenty rods of house and 
 several beautiful lakes within a short distance. Good hunting for 
 small game. 
 
 SANDISFIELD, MASS. 
 
 Is one of the mountain towns of southern Berkshire county, 
 Mass., and is fast becoming a popular summer resort. 
 Some fine places in the central part of the town are owned 
 and occupied by families who wish to escape the heat and 
 turmoil of the city during the summer months. The cen- 
 tral part of this town lies at an elevation of between 1.500 
 and 1,600 feet, and the view in all directions is extensive 
 and picturesque. Applications for board can be obtained 
 by addressing the Postmaster. 
 
 This place can best be reached by leaving the Central 
 New England Railway at Winsted, and thence by stage a 
 distance of thirteen miles. 
 
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NEW BOSTON, MASS. 
 
 Is a lively, romantic village, situated at the headwaters of 
 the Farmington river, in the town of Sandisfield, about 
 three miles from the center of the town. 
 
 For mountain scenery, looming up in all directions, it 
 can not be excelled, and the rapid flowing of the Farming- 
 ton river gives an additional charm to the enjoyment of 
 the visitor. It is a center for fishermen and huntsmen, 
 who visit the place because of the many lakes and trout 
 streams in that vicinity, and of the near-by forests in which 
 there is plenty of game. 
 
 Winsted Station — New Boston, Mass., Post Office. 
 
 L. ETTA HAMLEN- Twelve miles. Will meet guests at the train. 
 Accommodations for eight. Rates for adults, $5 per week; children, 
 $3. Large and commodious house; fine shade and grounds. Excellent 
 fishing and hunting. Lovely drives. In the same house are furnished 
 rooms, kitchen, pantry, dining-room and parlor; also sleeping rooms, 
 for those wishing to keep house, or cook their own meals. Rates for 
 rent reasonable. 
 
 NEW BOSTON INN— G. D. Gregory, manager. Twelve miles. 
 Accommodates twenty-five. Adults, $7 per week. This house is situ- 
 ated in the quiet village of New Boston, Mass., nestled among the 
 Berkshire hills, near post office, church, stores, telephone, etc. Special 
 attention given to fishermen, hunters, and all parties wishing a vaca- 
 tion. Good trout fishing; also near the Otis Lakes, where an abund- 
 ance of pickerel and other kinds of fish are caught. Teams furnished 
 to fishermen. 
 
 COLEBROOK, CONN. 
 
 This town lies high up among the hills of northern 
 Litchfield county, and is bounded on the north by Berk- 
 shire county, Mass. To any person or family who desires 
 the quiet and serenity which the country affords, and the 
 pure air of a high altitude, at reasonable rates, this town 
 will satisfy their every want, and for those reasons it is fast 
 becoming a summer resort. It can best be reached by 
 leaving the cars of Central New England Railway at Win- 
 sted station, from which place to the central part of Cole- 
 brook is about five miles. 
 
 There is a daily stage line between Winsted and Cole- 
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brook, or livery teams for the trip can be obtained at short 
 notice. 
 
 There are several private residences, where summer 
 board can be obtained, among which are: 
 
 Colebrook Station. 
 
 MRS. HORACE M. PHELPS— Colebrook. Three miles. Guests 
 met at station with carriage. Accommodates from twelve to eighteen. 
 Adults, $7; children, $4. A large, handsome house, in the midst of 
 charming scenery, affording many opportunities for the sketch-hook. 
 Trout brook and lake near by. Good fishing and good hunting. 
 
 MISS SARAH CARRINGTON— At Colebrook Center. Accommoda- 
 tions for twelve guests. Residence is very pleasantly located in the 
 midst of a neat and well kept lawn, shrubbery and shade trees. $7 to 
 $10. Walks and drives of unusual beauty. Fishing and hunting. 
 Near Congregational church, store and post office. The place is highly 
 recommended. 
 
 NORFOLK, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 CONCERNING Norfolk, a few months 
 since Mr. A. L. Spofford, librarian of 
 Congress, made the remark that this was 
 one of the most delightful places in 
 which he had ever spent a summer; and 
 he but voiced the sentiment of hundreds 
 of cultured and wealthy people who pass 
 their summers in the belle of the 
 Litchfield hills. 
 
 It seems as if this beautiful town, so snugly ensconced 
 among the blue Litchfield hills, has been provided, either 
 by Nature or art, with every requisite which goes to make 
 up an ideal summer resort. 
 
 Years ago the grandeur and beauty of the hills were 
 admired by those who rode through the town either on 
 horseback or in the cumbersome stage. But not until the 
 completion of the railroad, which was made possible by the 
 push and public spiritedness of Norfolk's townspeople, did 
 thousands of tired city dwellers learn of or appreciate the 
 beauties of Norfolk. 
 
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Situated 1,300 feet above the sea level, Norfolk is the 
 highest railroad resort in the State, while its elevation 
 insures pure air and cool mountain breezes. Especially 
 favored by Nature with a diversity of scenery, interspersed 
 with lakes, walks and drives, Norfolk has the advantages of 
 many cities ; for the same public spirit, which existed at 
 the time the railroad was built, still helps to mould the 
 town. And so there have been given the Robbins school, 
 a model institution, which prepares for the leading colleges 
 and universities, the beautiful public library, which is one 
 of the finest in the State, the handsome Eldridge gymna- 
 sium, free to all, the sweet chimes in the old church tower, 
 and a beautiful memorial chapel. Many of the smaller 
 summer resorts deplore the lack of a golf link, but Norfolk 
 possesses a golf course, which, for the layout of the land, 
 excels the famous Lenox links. A handsome club house 
 will be built this season, and, for a moderate fee, lovers of 
 this popular sport will find unexcelled facilities for gratify- 
 ing their desire to play the game. Among other advan- 
 tages are a new athletic field, local telephone system and 
 electric lights. 
 
 Norfolk no longer depends upon the "old oaken 
 bucket" for her water supply. Some four years ago work 
 was commenced on Norfolk's new water plant. The sup- 
 ply is obtained from Lake Wangum, a beautiful sheet of 
 water located about four miles from the village, on the top 
 of a high mountain encircled by forests. Its height of 
 nearly 250 feet above the village green, the fact that there 
 are but two or three buildings located on the entire water 
 shed, and that the lake is supplied by means of never- 
 faiHng springs, insure perfect freedom from contamination. 
 
 With all these advantages Norfolk is accessible, for a 
 through train carries the summer sojourner from the 
 Grand Central Depot in New York, without change of cars, 
 to the hill town. This town is less than two hours' ride 
 from Hartford and but three from New Haven. 
 
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There is another important factor in selecting a place 
 in which to spend the summer — the question of board. 
 Here one can find good, wholesome board at some roomy, 
 old farm house at six dollars per week, or the epicurean 
 who frequents Delmonico's will find on the menu every- 
 thing that can be provided by the genial host who is pro- 
 prietor of the Hillhurst. And a word about the Hillhurst. 
 It is a large, airy hostelry, accommodating over a hundred 
 guests, and surrounded by long verandas, from which ex- 
 tensive views may be obtained. 
 
 Fairlawn, a pretty cottage on Maple avenue, accommo- 
 dates about twenty of Norfolk's most desirable guests. 
 
 The Stevens House, a most commodious hotel, sur- 
 rounded by a beautiful lawn and shade trees, is a popular 
 house. It was at this hotel last season that the Appala- 
 chian Mountain Club, of Boston, made their headquarters. 
 
 Norfolk has many interesting historical associations 
 which space forbids us to mention. To be appreciated, the 
 drives in this town, which would require a volume, must 
 be explored. Another attractive feature of Norfolk is 
 the many beautiful summer residences, enclosed by w^ll- 
 kept grounds. For of the many who regularly visit Nor- 
 folk, several have purchased farms and erected beautiful 
 summer homes. The names of a few of these are as fol- 
 lows : David H. Rowland, president Columbia Bank ; 
 L. Duncan Bulkley, M. D. ; Rev. P. C. Bliss; Dr. Edward 
 H. Peasley, Prof. F. J. Goodnow, Columbia College; 
 William Lusk, M. D. ; Charles G. Mead, Prof. M. I. 
 Pupin, Columbia College ; Frederick S. Dennis, M. D. ; 
 William H. Humphrey, Mrs. Annie Rodgers, Eugene 
 Smith, Miss Ann Thompson, Rev. James Dennis, D. D., 
 all of New York. Prof. Gustave Stoeckel and Prof. F. 
 Wells Williams, of Yale University; Mrs. William H. Mose- 
 ley, Mrs. Hallie E. Chamberlain, New Haven, Conn. ; 
 Theodore Lyman, Mrs. Charles J. Cole, Hartford, Conn. ; 
 Prof. A. L. Frothingham, M. D., Baltimore, Md. ; A. L. 
 
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Frothingham, Jr., Princeton, N. J.; H. S. Walters, New 
 Britain, Conn. ; Miss Louise Rowland, Detroit, Mich. ; 
 Rev. John Humphrey Barbour, Middletown, Conn. ; Wil- 
 liam H. Windom, son of the late Secretary Windom, 
 Charles Spofford, Washington, D. C. 
 
 As in Salisbury and Canaan, we append a partial list of 
 the drives and of the heights of various localities. 
 
 DRIVES FROM NORFOLK. 
 
 Around Haystack Mountain, miles. 
 
 Doolittle Pond, 4 
 
 Lake Wangum, 4 
 
 Winsted, 8 
 
 Winsted — return via Grantville, .... 18 
 
 South Norfolk, 4 
 
 Winchester, 9 
 
 The five-mile square drive southwest of the village, . 5 
 
 Joy Mountain Tower in Goshen, .... 10 
 
 Mohawk Mountain Tower, 18 
 
 Colebrook, ........ 6 
 
 Colebrook — return via North Colebrook, Doolittle 
 
 Pond, 15 
 
 Canaan, 7 
 
 Canaan Mountain, 6 
 
 Campbell's Falls, . . ' 5 
 
 Ashley Falls, via Campbell's Falls, .... 11 
 
 Litchfield, . 18 
 
 Great Barrington, .18 
 
 HEIGHTS AROUND NORFOLK. 
 
 FEET ABOVE TIDE. 
 
 Norfolk, 
 
 Haystack Mountain, 
 Dutton Hill, 
 Bald Mountain, 
 Norfolk Summit, . 
 West Norfolk, 
 
 1,250 
 1,670 
 1.632 
 1,770 
 1,335 
 1.080 
 
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Xori'olk Station— Norfolk Post Office. 
 
 STEVENS — Summer boarding. Accommodates seventy-five. Rate, 
 $12 to $25 per week. Transients, $2 to $3 per day. A popular house. 
 Enlarged, remodeled, modern conveniences, including acetylene gas, 
 steam heat, cosy fireplaces, private baths, etc. Well located in vil- 
 lage with plenty of shade and lawn. Large piazza. One-fourth mile 
 from station, church and post office. No mosquitoes. Healthy. Fish- 
 ing and boating on lake. Livery at reasonable rate; special rate for 
 the season. Transportation from station by omnibus or carriage. 
 
 C. K. NORTHWAY— South Norfolk post office. Four miles. Ac- 
 commodates eight. Adults, $6; discount for season guests. Trout fish- 
 ing. Pure mountain air and a very pleasant summer resting place. 
 Write for particulars. 
 
 RALPH I. CRISSEY— Furnished house. Twelve sleeping rooms. 
 Pure spring water. Pleasantly situated at south end of "Green." 
 Terms moderate. 
 
 HIRAM A. SMITH— Colebrook, P. O. Four miles from Norfolk. 
 Accommodates six. Adults, $7 per week. Will meet guests with car- 
 
 Residknce of Hiram A. Smith, Colebrook. 
 
 riage when notified. A large lawn well shaded by maple trees. Flower 
 garden. Lakes and ponds within radius of six miles. Good table. See 
 cut of house. 
 
 A. E. McLEAN— "Hillhurst." One-quarter mile. Accommodates 
 one hundred. Adults, $15 to $25 per week; transients, $3 to $3.50 per 
 day. This house is situated on a hill overlooking the beautiful and 
 popular summer resort of Norfolk, and is within ten minutes' walk 
 of churches, post office, railroad station and green. The elevation of 
 the house is 1300 feet above sea level. Beautiful and extensive views, 
 pure mountain air, cool and bracing. House contains seventy-six 
 rooms, handsomely furnished, with open fireplaces in many of them. 
 Three parlors, assembly and smoking room set apart for the use of 
 guests. Dining-room seats 125 persons. Table first-class in every 
 respect. Piazza, 150 feet long and 10 feet wide, runs entire length of 
 house. House is supplied with pure spring water from the mountains. 
 Diagram of house will be sent on application. See cut of house. 
 
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EGBERT T. BUTLER— Hillside Farm. One and one-half miles. 
 Accommodates thirty. Adults, $10 to $15 per week. This house has a 
 high elevation, commanding- unsurpassed scenery. Shady grounds, 
 pure spring water. House has large rooms, wide halls and piazzas. 
 Table liberally supplied with fresh vegetables from own garden, and 
 milk, cream, etc., from dairy. A truly comfortable home. 
 
 HIRAM A. CAMP— Modern cottage, twelve rooms, furnished. 
 Near station. Large veranda, from which the magnificent scenery of 
 this vicinity may be thoroughly enjoyed. 
 
 MRS. MARY A. MILLER— Half a mile. Accommodates a family 
 of six or seven. Terms, adults, $10 per week; children under six, $5. 
 We nave a fine library, also gymnasium, lawn tennis, golf links and 
 park; plenty of shade. Excellent drives and beautiful views. 
 
 "WIDEVIEW"— Cottage and barn, in the "Butler District." Fine 
 location. Large boarding house near. Rent, $125 for the season. Gar- 
 den if desired. Never failing well of pure cold water. 
 
 GRAYMONT— Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bush. Will open for summer 
 guests on May 15th. A large, remodeled farm house, with every con- 
 venience, large and well ventilated rooms, commanding extensive 
 views. Can accommodate forty or more. Adults, $10; children under 
 five, half price. Good air, spring water, good table, ample piazza 
 room. Boating, fishing and hunting. Delightful walks and drives. 
 Correspondence invited. 
 
 THE BIGELOW HOUSE— Three-quarters of a mile from the cen- 
 ter. Will rent house furnished for the season. Situated on high eleva- 
 tion; abundance of shade and offering a charming view. Fitted with 
 all modern improvements. Has been rented for twelve summers in 
 succession. Address George R. Bigelow, Norfolk, Conn. 
 
 FARM HOUSE— Ample barn room. Two miles from station and 
 post office; half mile from the "Norfolk Downs" golf grounds. Ten 
 rooms; beautiful location; large lawn; fine maple and evergreen 
 shade. Daily rural free mail delivery. Southern New England Tele- 
 phone in house. Will rent or sell. Amos R. Collar, Lock Box 255, 
 Norfolk, Conn. 
 
 FOR RENT. 
 
 HIGHLAND COTTAGE— George H. Cook. Furnished house; 
 fourteen rooms, bath, and modern improvements. High grounds. 
 Three-quarters of a mile from station. Terms on application. Apply 
 to George H. Cook, Norfolk, Conn. 
 
 FOR SALE OR RENT. 
 "GLEN-AYR," NORFOLK, CONN.— Will sell or will rent, fur- 
 nished for the summer, a modern residence. Eleven rooms and bath; 
 steam heat; running spring water. Three minutes' walk from sta- 
 tion. Convenient to church, post office, Eldridge Gymnasium and 
 library. Pleasant location, good lawn, shade, barn with ample room. 
 For photo and descriptive literature, address Mrs. Bramwell C. Gid- 
 man. P. O. Box 254. 
 
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NORTH GOSHEN, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 Some five miles south of Norfolk, by carriage drive, is 
 the township of Goshen, which is rapidly growing in favor 
 for people who enjoy beautiful scenery and quiet. It is 
 here that Prof. Asaph Hall, of the National Observa- 
 tory, Washington, D. C, spends his summers. In this 
 town is the Tipping Rock, the most wonderful geological 
 specimen of its kind in the State. Here the summer 
 boarder will find good boating and fishing, while there are 
 a large number of pleasant drives. 
 
 EAST CANAAN, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 This little village is in the town of North Canaan, 
 which comprises the villages of Canaan and Canaan Valley, 
 besides East Canaan. The population of the township is 
 over 1,700. East Canaan is one long, beautiful street, the 
 residences being built in almost unbroken continuity to 
 within three miles of the summer resort of Norfolk. The 
 Blackberry and Whiting rivers furnish excellent trout fish- 
 ing. Not far from the station stands the First Congrega- 
 tional church, having a larger membership than any other 
 in the town. The Barnum-Richardson iron furnaces are 
 located at East Canaan. 
 
 Soon will the mosquito on the creek 
 
 Improve each chance to lance 
 His comrades dear, the fishermen, 
 
 Right through their cold wet pants. 
 
 East Cauaan Station and Post Office. 
 
 FRANK H. LANGDON— " Riverside Cottage." Two and a half miles. Accom- 
 modates five. Adults S6, children $5. Large lawn and croquet grounds, House is 
 situated on the bank of the Whiting river and three miles from Campbell Falls. 
 Beautiful scenery and pleasant drives; fishing and hunting. Table well supplied 
 with farm produce. 
 
 MR. AND MRS. ABEL G. STEVENS— Maplewood Farm. Three 
 miles. Terms moderate; given on application. Free transportation 
 from and to station. Grounds are elevated, commanding a beautiful 
 view of the surrounding country. House new. Lawn well shaded. 
 Good hunting and fishing in season. Correspondence invited. 
 
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LYMAN COUCH— Farm house. Four miles. Accomodates fifteen. 
 Adults, $7 per week. Pure mountain air and a very pleasant summer 
 resting place. Beautiful views. One mile from Campbell Falls and two 
 miles from Berkshire Cave. Good fishing- in streams near by. Table 
 supplied with vegetables from our own garden. Free transportation 
 from station. Good livery accommodation at reasonable price. City 
 references. 
 
 MRS. LOUISE N. OWENS— Ten minutes' walk. Accommodates 
 six to ten. Terms, adults, $7 to $10 per week. No children taken. 
 Fine drives and rambles in the woods. Small stream through entire 
 place. Plenty shade. Jersey milk, cream, and fresh vegetables. No 
 mosquitoes or malaria. Fine lakes, plenty fishing, and hunting in the 
 mountains. Piano and organ. House, which is pleasantly situated on 
 Main street, is surrounded by Litchfield mountains and hills. 
 
 CANAAN, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 The village of Canaan is beautifully situated in the 
 "Gate of the Berkshires," being a most pleasant little vil- 
 lage of over 900 inhabitants. The village is at the junction 
 of the Housatonic and Blackberry river valleys, flanked by 
 the Taconic range of the Berkshire hills and the rugged 
 Canaan mountain of the Litchfield hills. 
 
 The village is supplied with two splendid general 
 stores, two good drug stores, a good hotel, a weekly news- 
 paper, and plentiful markets, etc. Union depot, at the 
 junction of the Central New England Railway and the 
 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, is centrally 
 located and has a large and efficient corps of employees 
 who look out for the wants of the traveler. The school 
 system of the town is first class, and the village people are 
 of the intellectual order. There is an excellent free library 
 and five churches. The people are social and agree3.ble 
 and the sojourner here invariably carries away pleasant 
 memories of the village and its people. 
 
 For drives the village is located admirably. New Marl- 
 boro, Great Barrington, Egremont, Stockbridge, Lee,. 
 Twin Lakes, Salisbury, or Norfolk being easy jaunts. Pine 
 Grove Camp Ground, a beautiful summer spot, is only two 
 and a half miles to the south of Canaan depot. Many cot- 
 
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tagers spend the entire season there, and in the latter part 
 of every August the place is used for a big Methodist camp 
 meeting. There are many pleasurable bicycle runs from 
 Canaan, probably the most enjoyable to the lover of scen- 
 ery being across the toll bridge to Twin Lakes. 
 
 Canaan Falls, to the south, are a miniature Niagara, 
 always exciting admiration in the heart of the sightseer. 
 The fall is 130 feet from an oblique ledge 500 feet wide. 
 
 Canaan affords splendid opportunities for the fisher- 
 man, and lovers of the piscatorial art are well rewarded for 
 their efforts. 
 
 The village is adjacent to many points of historical as 
 well as scenic interest. The citizens of Canaan are of the 
 "solid'' sort, a well-to-do people, with not a poverty- 
 stricken family in town. Besides the hotel many first-class 
 boarding houses furnish accommodations to summer 
 guests. 
 
 Canaan village has an elevation above sea level of 670 
 feet, climatic conditions of the best, malaria being almost 
 unknown to the residents. Canaan mountain rises abruptly 
 from the banks of the Blackberry to a height of 900 feet 
 above the village. 
 
 DRIVES FROM CANAAN. 
 
 Dutcher's Bridge, east side Twin Lakes, return via 
 Cooper Hill, YVetaug 
 
 Sage's Ravine 
 
 Around Twin Lakes, through Chapinville, 
 
 Dutcher's Bridge, west side river to Canaan Falls 
 return east side, ..... 
 
 There are four roads to Falls Milage — west, east 
 west via Canaan Mountain — affording six drives 
 
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 East Canaan, Clayton, return, 
 
 East Clayton, Whiting River Fill, Clayton, return 
 
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 The Dome, via South Egremont, 
 Campbell's Falls, via East Canaan, Whitinj 
 
 Fill, return via Clayton, 
 Sheffield, . . . ' . 
 
 Salisbury, 
 
 Lake Wangum, via Norfolk, 
 
 Lake Wangum, return via South Canaan, 
 
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 Canaan Station and Post Office. 
 
 MRS. SARAH J. HAMM— Five minutes' walk from station. 
 Accommodates six. Terms on application. Large and airy rooms, 
 shady lawn, pleasant walks and drives. Good fishing at Twin Lakes, 
 two and one-half miles from house. 
 
 JOHN G. BECKLEY— Thirty rods from station. Accommodates 
 eighteen. Adults, $6 to $10; children, $6 to $8. Large, handsome house, 
 abundance of shade trees, cool piazzas and rooms; pure water. Good 
 trout and pickerel fishing in streams, and good partridge and wood- 
 cock hunting. Three miles' drive to Twin Lakes, and two and a half 
 miles to Pine Grove Camp Ground. 
 
 THOMAS BONNER— Five minutes' walk. New house, sixteen 
 rooms; finely equipped; wide verandas. Large grounds and lawn. 
 Plenty of shade, fruit, and flowers. Excellent water; sanitary plumb- 
 ing. Extra stable room. Good hunting and fishing. Would like to 
 rent cottage furnished. 
 
 MRS. MARY COLLINS— P. O. Box 122. Five minutes' walk from 
 station. Accommodates four. One dollar per day. Healthy location; 
 beautiful scenery. Fishing and bathing near by. 
 
 JAMES L. BRAGG— The Maples. One-quarter of a mile from the 
 station. Accommodates twenty. Adults and children, $6 to $8. Broad 
 piazza two sides of the house; shady lawn; modern conveniences. 
 Pure spring water. Fresh milk, eggs and vegetables. House open all 
 the year. 
 
 S. T. WOLCOTT— Location outskirts of village, one-half mile from 
 station; beautiful country drives and cycling to the lakes. Elegant 
 table and a pleasant country home. Rates given on application. 
 
 TWIN LAKES HOUSE— M. L. Osborne, manager. Three and a 
 half miles. Situated on the north side of the lake within one hundred 
 feet of the water. Fine view of lake and mountains. Boating, fishing 
 and hunting unsurpassed in New England. New house, new furniture 
 Will open for guests June 1st. Accommodates forty. Write for terms. 
 M. L. Osborne, Box 194, Canaan, Conn. 
 
 MRS. J. S. ADAM — Farm house. Lies betweeen Canaan and the 
 Twin Lakes, two and one-half miles to station. $6 to $9 per week. 
 Will meet guests at station free of charge. Twin Lakes one mile dis- 
 tant. Housatonic River one-half mile. Fishing and boating. Magni- 
 
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ficent scenery. Pleasant walks and drives. Photograph of place with 
 further particulars furnished on application. 
 
 MRS. SAMUEL BRIGGS— One and a half miles. Free transporta- 
 tion to and from station. Accommodates from six to eight. Adults, 
 $5 to $6; children, $3 to $4. Broad piazza, large lawn, croquet ground. 
 Surrounded by large maple trees, beautiful scenery, lovely drives. 
 Healthy location. Twin Lakes and Housatonic River close at hand. 
 Good fishing and hunting. Spring water, vegetables, fresh eggs, milk, 
 cream, butter and poultry a specialty. 
 
 EDWIN W. WARNER— Warner House. Quarter of a mile from 
 the station. Accommodates one hundred. Adults, $5 to $10 per week; 
 children, $3. House is beautifully situated in the village, with a lovely 
 view of the Canaan Mountains. Twin Lakes are near by where there 
 is good fishing. Game can also be had in the mountains. Warner 
 House Livery, Feed and Boarding Stable, attached. 
 
 Canaan Station — North Egremont (Mass.) Post Office. 
 R. H. RACE — Accommodations for twelve. Guests met at station with car- 
 riage. Adults $6 and $7 per week ; children under ten years half price. Lake and 
 mountain scenery and drives. Good roads for cycling. 
 
 SEELEY DOTY— Prospect Lake Villa. Private conveyance from 
 station. Accommodations for twenty. Rates for adults, $8 to $10; chil- 
 dren, $5 per week. Lake close to house. Boats free to guests. Good 
 hunting and fishing. Exceedingly enjoyable place to spend the 
 summer. 
 
 MRS. ELIZA C. MILLARD— Shadyhurst. Accommodates fifteen. 
 Large, shady lawn. Pure water. Rooms large and pleasant. Excel- 
 lent table, with abundance of fresh milk, cream, eggs and vegetables. 
 Horses to let at reasonable rates. Prospect Lake within a short dis- 
 tance of house. Green River, a good trouting stream, passes through 
 the farm. Roads fine for wheeling and driving. 
 
 S. K. WILLIAMS— Elm Shade. Accommodates twelve to fifteen. 
 Adults, $7 to $9 per week; no children too young to pay $7. Extensive 
 lawn, and the finest old elm in Berkshire county. Magnificent scenery 
 and lovely drives. Horses to let at reasonable rates. Table supplied 
 with the best the country affords, well cooked and well served. House 
 has large, airy rooms, a broad piazza, open fireplaces; in fact, one of 
 the pleasantest homes in Berkshire county. Come and spend a season 
 with us and we are sure you will want to come again. The beautiful 
 Green River, of Bryant fame, runs within a few rods of the door and 
 abounds in speckled beauties. 
 
 Canaan Station — South Egremont (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 BOARDERS WANTED— At a farm house. Four rooms to rent. 
 Ten minutes' walk to church and post office. Golf links. Rates, $5 to 
 $7, according to accommodations required. Mrs. Ransom Rogers. 
 
 MRS. JANE J. WARREN— Accommodates eight. Adults, $G per 
 week. Further particulars upon application. 
 
 MRS. WILLIAM BELCHER— Accommodates five. Adults, $5 per 
 week. No children taken. Within ten minutes' walk of post office 
 and Congregational church. Excellent roads for driving and bicycling. 
 
 WILLIAM F. CRIPPEN— Orchard Shade Cottage. South Egre- 
 
mont, Mass. Transportation from the station. Can accommodate ten. 
 adults, $6; children under 12 years, $3. Bountiful table, plenty of 
 milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables. Bracing atmosphere and fine drives. 
 Prospect Lake near at hand. Good fishing and hunting. Lovely scenery. 
 
 Canaan Station— Hartsville (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 MRS. J. E. McILVAINE— Pine Cottage. Accommodates eight. 
 Terms upon application. Fine shade and mountain walks. Lake Buel, 
 ti^ree-quarters of a mile; trout hatchery, half a mile. Bass, pickerel 
 and perch in Lake Buel. Trout stream on farm; good hunting. Fine 
 drives to Lenox, Stockbridge and Great Barrington. 
 
 MRS. L. A. SANDERSON— P. O. Box 43, Hartsville, Mass. Ten 
 miles. Accommodates fourteen. Rates, adults, $8 and $9 per week; 
 children, full price; transients, $1.25 per day. Very beautifully situ- 
 ated. Large, fine, shady lawns, lawn tennis and croquet, excellent 
 boating and fishing within short distance of house. Fine roads for 
 driving. Free transportation to and from station when notified. 
 
 Canaan Station — Monterey (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 "TOWNSEND MANOR"— A large, rambling, old-fashioned coun- 
 try house. Piazza and plenty of shade. Boating and fishing near by. 
 Excellent cuisine, with all the advantages of farm living. Fresh eggs, 
 milk, cream, vegetables, etc. Large rooms. Terms, $8 to $12 per week. 
 Transient rates, $2 per day. Forrest May, Prop., Monterey, Mass. 
 
 HENRY "WOODS— Nine miles from Great Barrington. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Rates, adults, $6 to $8 per week; children, according to 
 age. Pure mountain air, pleasant walks and drives; excellent part- 
 ridge, woodcock hunting; fine pickerel, perch and bass fishing. Good 
 boating. This place is in the midst of the Berkshire hills, and is one 
 cf the healthiest places in New England. 
 
 Canaan Station — Sheffield (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 MRS. M. J. SMITH— "Orchard Shades." Accommodates fifteen. 
 Adults, $7 to $10. Large veranda, shady lawn; telephone in house. 
 Pleasant drives, with beautiful mountain scenery. Good hunting and 
 fishing. 
 
 MYRON W. ANDRUS— Sheffield, Mass. Carriage from the station. 
 Accommodates fifteen. Rates, adults, $8 to $10; children, $8. Large, 
 pleasant farm house, with plenty of piazza room; ample shady lawn; 
 a cool, breezy location, with grand view of the mountains. Splendid 
 hunting and fishing. 
 
 MRS. M. J. SMITH— Sheffield, Mass. Accommodations for fifteen. 
 Adults, $7 to $10; children, $7. Grand mountain scenery; splendid 
 drives. Finest water in the state. Good hunting and fishing. Large, 
 pleasant rooms, and wide verandas; well shaded grounds. Convenient 
 to station and post office. 
 
 Canaan Station — Ashley Falls (Mass. ) Post Office. 
 MRS. GEORGE H. BLODGETT— Three miles from station. Free 
 transportation. Beautifully situated among the Berkshire hills. Fine 
 roads for driving, elegant walks and the best for cycling. Good boat- 
 ing and fishing, genuine quiet country home, with plenty of shade and 
 all its comforts. Abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs. Pure 
 water. Can accommodate twenty. References given. Apply for rates. 
 
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WANTED— Boarders at a farm house; large rooms, good country 
 board. Two minutes walk from post office, five minutes from station. 
 Can accommodate twelve. Adults, $7; children, $5. Place surrounded 
 by pretty walks and drives. Stream close by, river ten minutes distant. 
 The Maples. Mrs. Ralph L. Hurlburt, Ashley Falls, Berkshire County, 
 Mass. 
 
 Canaan Station — Otis (Mass.) Post Office. 
 MRS. FENN-SOMES— Twelve miles. Carriage from station to 
 house. Accommodates twelve. Adults, $5 to $6 per week; terms for 
 children upon application. Well shaded piazza, beautiful scenery. Ten 
 minutes' walk to the post office and church. Eight lakes in the neigh- 
 borhood. Good cycling. Good hunting and fishing; also boating in 
 river, which intersects farm. Write for circulars. 
 
 Canaan Station— Green River (N. Y.) Post Office. 
 JOSEPH C. DUNN— Accommodates ten. Adults, $5 to $7; chil- 
 dren, $2 to $4 per week. The roads are very good for driving and 
 wheeling; lovely drives to Stockbridge, Lenox and Lebanon Springs. 
 Good trout fishing and hunting in season. Team from station to 
 house. 
 
 Canaan Station — Mill River (Mass.) Post Office. 
 WALTER ROTE— Six miles. Stage passes house daily. Accom- 
 modates eight to ten. Adults, $7; children, $3. Large, spacious 
 grounds; among beautiful mountainous scenery. Spring water. Ex- 
 cellent trout l;shing. Plenty of butter, eggs, milk, cream, vegetables, 
 etc. Three-fourths of a mile from post office, churches, stores, etc., 
 and three miles from Lake Buell. 
 
 Canaan Station— Great Barrington (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 R. H. BEALS— Box 388, Great Barrington, Mass. Public carriages 
 meet every train. Accommodations for six or more. Adults, $8 to $10. 
 Would prefer to rent the house furnished, if possible. The best of 
 roads for driving and wheeling. Surrounded with hills, affording views 
 of great beauty. Lakes Garfield and Buell not far distant. Prospect 
 Lake seven miles west of us. Bashbish Falls, Mount Everet, Whites- 
 hill and Sagers Ravine, all within a day's ride and return. 
 
 JAMES M. SHALLEY— Great Barrington, Mass. Will transfer 
 guests from station. Can accommodate family with two or three 
 children, or two adults. Rates, $7 and up, according to requirements. 
 Good trout fishing. Large range for hunting; rabbits, foxes, wild 
 cats, raccoons, birds, quail, woodcock and partridge. Large lake three 
 and a half miles away. Boating, picnic grounds, bass and pickerel 
 fishing. Good Jersey milk and cream and fresh vegetables. Abundance 
 of shade and pretty views. Free pleasure drives. References on 
 application. 
 
 FRED H. CHENEY— "The Maplehurst." Great Barrington, Mass., 
 via Canaan. One mile from station. Accommodates forty. Terms ac- 
 cording to location of rooms. The Maplehurst grounds contain about 
 fifty acres. Ample lawns and maple shade trees. Fine roads for 
 bicycling. Scenery unsurpassed, and lovely lakes well stocked with 
 trout. Spring water running to house. Vegetables from our own 
 garden. 
 
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Inn, New Marlboro, Mass. — J. H. Walsh, Manager. 
 
 The Iron Steed. 
 
Canaan Station— Housatonic (Mass.) Post Office. 
 MRS. FRANK E. ROYCE— Housatonic, Mass. Transportation 
 from station by team. Accommodations for six. Adults, $8 to $10 per 
 week; children under ten years, $4; over ten years, $5. Exceedingly 
 pleasant surroundings; large yard shaded by beautiful trees. Entirely 
 surrounded by the beautiful Berkshire Hills. Excellent hunting and 
 fishing of all kinds. Williamville River passes through the farm, on 
 the banks of which are a lovely pine grove, making a delightful rest- 
 ing olace. • 
 
 NEW MARLBORO, Berkshire County, Mass. 
 
 Secluded, quiet and healthy, the village of New Marl- 
 boro is situated 1,500 feet above the sea in the famous 
 Berkshire hills, the Switzerland of America. 
 
 The whole North Parish, as it is sometimes called, is 
 an elevated plateau of about 1,000 acres, with higher hills 
 around portions of the north and eastern parts, while to 
 the south, southwest, and northwest are miles of hill and 
 valley, woodland and meadow, with mountains rising one 
 above another in the distance, all forming one of the grand- 
 est panoramas that even southern Berkshire can boast. 
 Excellent trout fishing. 
 
 Canaan Station — New Marlboro (Mass.) Post Office. 
 NEW MARLBORO INN— Among the Berkshire hills, New Marl- 
 boro, Mass. All the advantages of a hotel, with the comforts of a 
 home. Situated in the most charming spot among the famous Berk- 
 shire hills— the Switzerland of America. Fifteen hundred feet above 
 the sea level. Five hundred feet higher than any other resort in the 
 county. Thus located, the Inn affords absolutely pure and invigorating 
 atmosphere, entirely free from mosquitoes and malaria, and an oppor- 
 tunity upapproached by any other locality in Berkshire county for the 
 weary and overtaxed to recuperate, and the young to acquire strength. 
 The advantages for pleasure and recreation are unbounded, lawn tennis 
 courts and golf links, croquet, etc. The numerous mountain streams 
 abound with beautiful brook trout, bass and pickerel. Rooms com- 
 manding any exposure, and in any portion of the house may be secured 
 upon application. Open all the 3 r ear. Applications for board will 
 receive prompt attention. Transient rate, $2.50 to $4 per day. Special 
 rates by the week, $15 and upward. Long distance telephone in the 
 house. Good postal facilities. J. H. Walsh, manager, New Marlboro, 
 Berkshire Countv, Mass. 
 
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TWIN LAKES, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 IVE miles west of Canaan, in the township 
 of Salisbury, is one of the most attractive 
 spots in all New England, Washining 
 and Washinee, "the twin lakes of the 
 woods." These lakes are most acces- 
 sible, since the Central New England 
 Railway runs along their shores for a 
 long distance. For the accommodation 
 of picnic parties and tourists, a flag station has been 
 erected. 
 
 On several of the commanding sites near these lakes 
 handsome summer residences have been erected, but the 
 most popular manner of enjoying summer life at the lakes 
 is to camp. All through the summer tiny dwellings of 
 canvas may be seen in the pine trees beside the splashing 
 waters. Gay boating parties and jolly anglers alike grow 
 sun-browned on these silvery lakes. 
 
 The fame of Twin Lakes has spread far and wide, and so 
 nearly every day during the hot summer months picnic 
 parties, not only from adjoining towns, but as far as from 
 Hartford and Poughkeepsie, pass several hours in this 
 sylvan spot. 
 
 Beautiful drives girdle these lakes which are used con- 
 stantly by driving parties and wheelmen. 
 
 For the botanist and geologist this section is a perfect 
 mine, while he who delights in Indian lore may delve in the 
 sands for the rude Indian arrow heads. 
 
 The following description of a sunset on these lakes is 
 quoted from "In Litchfield Hills": 
 
 "A few months since the writer stood upon the shores 
 of these beautiful lakes and watched an August sunset. 
 
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Not a ripple stirred the broad expanse of blue water. In 
 the distance two or three boats were moving toward the 
 white tents which were half hidden by the foliage of the 
 pine trees. Across the lake, without a peer in all Connecti- 
 cut, Bear mountain stood out in bold relief against a dark 
 blue sky, which now glowed with all the glories of the 
 departing day. 
 
 "Slowly the sun, which looked like a great ball of nre, 
 sank behind Mt. Washington, and the whole landscape was 
 bathed in a subdued light. 
 
 "Let us leave the reader here in the most beautiful part 
 of the town to watch the fine effect of shade and light till at 
 last day gives place to the beauty and quiet of a midsummer 
 night." 
 
 It is not to be wondered at then that the grandeur and 
 beauty of this locality and the invigorating climate make a 
 day or a month at Twin Lakes a time to be remembered by 
 the city dweller through all after life. 
 
 Twin Lakes Station— Chapinville Post Office. 
 Mrs. W. R. Wheeler — Three-quarters of a mile. $7 to $10 per week. 
 Thomas O'Hara — Two miles. Terras, $9 ; transients, $1.50 per day. 
 
 Twin Lakes Station — Canaan Post Office. 
 Twin Lakes House — M. L. Osborne. (See page 72.) 
 
 CHAPINVILLE, Litchfield County, Conn. 
 
 But a short distance west of Twin Lakes is the pleasant 
 little village of Chapinville. Healthfulness is one of the 
 features of this town. Good fishing and boating are at 
 nand in the neighboring lakes. Board may be obtained in 
 several private families. 
 
 Chapinville Station— Sheffield (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 "THE ORCHARDS"— For rent for the summer. Furnished rooms, 
 suitable for family. Teams for hire, or stable room furnished if de- 
 sired. Situated on famous Under Mountain road. Free daily mail at 
 the door. Spring water, mountain air, picturesque scenery. 
 
 FOR SALE. 
 
 A SUMMER HOTEL SITE— Three miles from Chapinville, at the 
 foot of the Taconic Mountain. By an easy drive or walk to an elevation 
 600 feet high, can be seen Twin Lakes, Bear Rocks Falls, Norfolk and 
 Lakeville. Plaintain Pond, a beautiful sheet of water, within half 
 mile of the site. For further particulars apply to Charles E. Spurr, 
 "The Orchards," Sheffield, Mass. 
 
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SALISBURY, Litchfield County, Conn, 
 
 Three miles west of Chapinville and in the center of 
 the township of Salisbury, we find Salisbury village, a 
 typical New England town, with a broad street, lined with 
 shade trees running its entire length. In this historic old 
 town there is a wealth of natural beauty, while the fact that 
 the village is situated in the heart of the iron district, where 
 there has been mined for one hundred and fifty years the 
 hematite ore, which produces the toughest iron in the 
 country, adds much to the interest of the place. 
 
 Here the sojourner can find many social advantages. 
 The town is most fortunate in possessing the beautiful 
 Scoville Library, one of the finest buildings of its kind in 
 the State. In the library, over the fireplace, is laid a stone 
 taken from the Salisbury Cathedral, England, while from 
 the granite tower a four dial clock tells the time of day. 
 A large room in this building has been set apart for plays 
 and informal dances, which are a feature of summer life in 
 this town. There are two churches, an Episcopal and Con- 
 gregational. 
 
 In this town one may sleep in a homelike hotel with all 
 modern improvements, and, after breakfast, a short journey 
 will bring him to the same scenes of wild magnificence as if 
 he were camping at the lakes. A short walk will bring the 
 sojourner to the base of Bear mountain, the highest point 
 of land in Connecticut. A climb up the steep side of this 
 famous height is only the price of a good appetite, which 
 may be satisfied by the generous lunch which the thought- 
 ful landlady has provided. The view from this mountain 
 is unexcelled in New England. 
 
 From Salisbury radiate some of the finest drives in the 
 State, over which many handsome turnouts carry gay par- 
 ties who come to this town to take advantage of its many 
 attractions. Below are tabulated the beautiful drives, also 
 the heights of the various localities. The tables show the 
 
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great field open to visitors who delight to drive or ramble 
 amid the beauties of Nature. 
 
 THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF BERKSHIRE. 
 Thou who would'st see the lovely and the wild 
 Mingled in harmony on Nature's face, 
 Ascend our rocky mountains. Let thy foot 
 Fail not with weariness, for on their tops 
 The beaut\' and the majesty of earth, 
 Spread wide beneath, shall make thee to forget 
 The steep and toilsome way. There, as thou stand'st, 
 The haunts of men below thee, and around 
 The mountain summits, thy expanding heart 
 Shall feel a kindred with that loftier world 
 To which thou art translated, and partake 
 The enlargement of th}- vision. Thou shalt look 
 Upon the green and rolling forest tops, 
 And down into the secrets of the glens, 
 And streams, that with their bordering thickets strive 
 To hide their windings. Thou shalt gaze at once 
 Here on white villages, and tilth, and herds, 
 And swarming roads, and there on solitudes 
 That only hear the torrent, and the wind, 
 And eagle's shriek. — Bryant's Monument Mountain. 
 
 DRIVES FROM SALISBURY. 
 
 MILES. 
 
 Around Twin Lakes, 11 
 
 Between Twin Lakes, return via Chapinville, . 7 
 
 Between Twin Lakes, return via East road, . 11 
 Between Twin Lakes, return via under mountain 
 
 road, ......... 8 
 
 Around Twin Lakes, via under mountain road, . 13 
 
 Sage's Ravine, ....... V/ 2 
 
 Sage's Ravine, return via between Twin Lakes, . 10^2 
 Canaan road to Frink's Hill, Knapp road Canaan 
 
 Falls, return, 13 
 
 Canaan Falls, Lime Rock, return, .... 12 
 
 Around Lake Wononscopomuc, .... 7 
 
 Around Lake Wononscopomuc, return via Rose Hill, 13 
 Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Sel- 
 
 leck Hill, 10 
 
 Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Sel- 
 
 leck Hill, Lincoln City, . . . . . 11 
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DRIVES FROM SALISBURY .—{Continued.) 
 
 Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via West 
 
 road, Lakeville, 
 
 Over Selleck Hill, return via Lincoln City, 
 Sharon Village, via Lakeville, east side Lake Wo- 
 
 nonscopomuc, Town Hill, return via Mudge 
 
 Lake, Lakeville, ...... 
 
 Prospect Mountain, 
 
 Sharon Village, same way out, return via Indian 
 
 Lake, Old Ore Hill, Lakeville, 
 Bear Mountain, via Rossiter Hollow, Mount Riga, 
 
 1 mile beyond, path of half mile, 
 Bear Rock, ........ 
 
 Bear Rock, return via Mount Riga, .... 
 
 Winchell Hill (3 miles west of Millerton), return 
 
 via Bird Hill, 
 
 Sheffield, 
 
 These drives are all made from Lakeville ; for distance 
 add or substract V/ 2 or 3 miles where necessary. 
 
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 20 
 
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 10 
 
 HEIGHTS ABOUT SALISBURY. 
 
 
 
 
 FEET 
 
 ABOVE TIDE. 
 
 North Pond, (.Alt. Riga), . 1,732 
 
 Round Pond (Mt. Riga), . 
 
 
 
 1,722 
 
 Water Shed, west of Round Pond, . 
 
 
 
 1,760 
 
 Barack Matifr, 
 
 
 
 1,287 
 
 Prospect Mountain, 
 
 
 
 
 1,475 
 
 Indian Mountain, . 
 
 
 
 
 1,428 
 
 Monument Mountain, . 
 
 
 
 
 2,300 
 
 Lion's Head, 
 
 
 
 
 1,787 
 
 Bald Peak, . 
 
 
 
 
 2,000 
 
 Bear Mountain, 
 
 
 
 
 2,350 
 
 In depth, in height, in circuit, how serene ! 
 
 The spectacle, how pure! — of Nature's works 
 In earth and air, 
 
 A revelation infinite it seems. 
 
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Salisbury Station and Post Office. 
 
 MRS. J. G. LANDON— Lawn Cottage. One-third mile. Accommo- 
 dates fifty. Recently rebuilt with all modern improvements. Terms, 
 $10 to $12 per week; special rates for families. Beautifully situated. 
 Large, airy rooms. Pleasant walks and drives; finest in the state. 
 Excellent fishing and boating in lakes near by. Write for further 
 particulars. 
 
 MAPLE SHADE HOTEL— Five minutes' walk. Accommodates 
 forty-five. Terms, adults, $10 to $12; children, $5 to $7. Shaded by large 
 and beautiful maples on every side, it has one of the best and finest 
 locations in the state. It is a notedly healthy region. Pleasant 
 grounds, charming views, and but a step to the post office, churches, 
 station, and the free Scoville Memorial Library. Spring water, and 
 vegetables, etc. Good bicycling and driving in every direction. 
 
 MRS. J. L. ODENBREIT— Sunnyside Farm. Accommodates four- 
 teen. $7 to $8 for adults; children, half price. High elevation; pleas- 
 ant, shady grounds. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Splendid scenery 
 and lovely drives; fishing and hunting. Livery connected with the 
 house at reasonable prices. Will meet guests at station. Location 
 one and one-half miles from Twin Lakes. 
 
 FOR RENT. 
 JAMES R. HARRISON— One and one-half miles. Nine room cot- 
 tage, furnished. $50 per month. Plenty of shade, good garden, superb 
 mountain scenery, and numerous beautiful drives. Within driving dis- 
 tance of Twin Lakes, and several other lakes within a radius of ten 
 miles. Photographs of house sent to applicants by request. 
 
 Salisbury Station — Alandar (Mass.) Post Office, Berkshire County. 
 HERBERT W. WEAVER— Summer Hotel. Nine miles. Accom- 
 modates fifty. Adults, $7 to $10; children, $5 to $7 per week. Carriages 
 will meet guests when notified. Alandar ocupies a plateau about 2,000 
 feet above tide level, the surface is diversified with hills and valleys, 
 partly wooded and partly cultivated, ravines, lakes and mountain 
 streams, and bordered by mountain tops. Send for circular giving 
 complete description of this charming resort. 
 
 MRS. L. MELIUS— "Ashley Hill Cottage." Accommodates forty. 
 Rates, $7 to $10 per week; children under nine, half price. This little 
 village is noted for the beauty of the scenery about it. Its mountain 
 ravines and falls are grand to look at. Good trout fishing near by; 
 small lake within short walk from house, where good boating can be 
 had. Pure spring water. Excellent hunting in the autumn. First- 
 class table bountifully supplied with all farm products. 
 
 LAKEVILLE. 
 
 NO TOWN in Connecticut surpasses Salisbury in the 
 varied picturesqueness of its scenery. Lying, as it 
 does, in the extreme northwestern corner of the State, a 
 region of thickly-wooded hills and mountains, abounding 
 in gem-like lakes — not awesome, but clear and deep in the 
 
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richest settings — it is no wonder that far-traveled strangers 
 have sat down here 'contented. 
 
 Lakeville — previous to 1845 called Furnace Village — 
 the largest of the five villages in the township of Salisbury, 
 lies on and adjacent to the northern shore of Lake Wonon- 
 scopomuc. 
 
 Wononscopomuc, signifying, in the Indian tongue, 
 "The Smile of God," is perhaps the chief natural attraction 
 of Lakeville. Its area of 352 acres lies at the base of the 
 foothills of the Taconic mountains ; from its southern shore 
 rises Town Hill, the spot which the settlers of 1740 pur- 
 posed to make the site of the town, and now occupied by 
 the buildings of the Hotchkiss School, a college prepar- 
 atory s'chool for boys, founded in 1891, through the benefi- 
 cence of Mrs. Maria H. Hotchkiss. The head master of 
 this school is Prof. Edward G. Coy, formerly of Andover. 
 Already "Hotchkiss" has acquired an enviable place in the 
 front rank of preparatory schools in this country. In six 
 years it has sent out one hundred and fifty graduates, of 
 whom over three-quarters have entered Yale. 
 
 Miss Eliza H. Lord's "Taconic School" for girls, estab- 
 lished in 1896, is in a flourishing condition. This is a 
 school especially adapted for young girls. A new school 
 building is in course of erection on a beautiful spot over- 
 looking the lake. 
 
 Persons who seek rest and quiet in the country are 
 naturally very little interested in the progressiveness of the 
 places or people that they visit ; but it certainly is no detri- 
 ment to a town to have it known that that town is able to 
 furnish the various conveniences of life without in any way 
 lessening the opportunities for rest and retirement for those 
 so inclined. 
 
 Such a place is Lakeville. Its population is a thousand 
 souls ; but it has excellent churches, libraries and physi- 
 cians, a substantial and commodious house of amusement, 
 telephone and telegraph lines, stores, banking concerns, 
 
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 public water supply, liveries, and so on, such as larger 
 towns possess. 
 
 Besides these various conveniences, there are several 
 ways of access to Lakeville, which, however, do not inter- 
 fere with one's losing oneself in the woods within three 
 miles of the village, if such an adventure be desired. Lake- 
 ville and Salisbury center, one and a half miles apart, lie in 
 a valley extending east and west, which turns on the north- 
 east into the Housatonic valley, and on the west into the 
 Harlem valley. The Harlem Division of the New York 
 Central Railroad connects with the Central New England 
 Railway at Millerton, and the Berkshire Division of the 
 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad with it at 
 Canaan, thus making connections on both hands. 
 
 Though Lakeville makes her chief claim to attention on 
 the score of her unsurpassed scenery, there are besides 
 this many associations of historic interest. The first blast 
 furnace for smelting iron ore erected in Connecticut stood 
 near the center of the present village, on a spot that has 
 been occupied continuously by some kind of manufacturing 
 interest for a hundred and fifty years. In 1762 one of the 
 proprietors of this furnace was Ethan Allen, afterwards 
 famous in Vermont. Here, during the Revolution, cannon 
 and shot were cast for the use of the American army. 
 
 On Town Hill stands a ruined stone house, called the 
 Montgomery House, once honored, so tradition says, by 
 the presence of the general of that name who fell before 
 Quebec. 
 
 Salisbury, in the comparatively short course of her 
 history, a hundred and seventy-five years or so, has fur- 
 nished more than her share of distinguished men to this and 
 other States, among them at least four governors of States, 
 two lieutenant-governors and many clergymen, lawyers and 
 soldiers of distinction. 
 
 The natural attractions are innumerable. Here are a 
 few of them : Iron mines, operated since 1732 ; the almost 
 
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deserted village of Mt. Riga, elevated nearly 2,000 feet 
 above sea level ; miles and miles of beautiful drives ; the 
 falls of the Housatonic at Falls Village, sixty feet high, and 
 Sage's Ravine falls, first mentioned by colonial surveyors 
 in 1717. 
 
 Hills and mountains rise on all sides, from beautiful 
 grassy and wooded slopes of an elevation of 900 to 1,600 
 feet, to Bear mountain, 2,350 feet high, the higest point 
 of land in Connecticut. The township contains 1,720 acres 
 of water in its various ponds and lakes, and its tree and 
 plant growths are most luxuriant, making, in the whole, 
 a theme fit for the finest descriptive pen of the time. 
 
 John Trumbull, Connecticut's famous painter, once 
 when riding from Sharon to Salisbury, so the story goes, 
 was so enchanted with the view that burst upon him from 
 the summit of Town Hill, that he dismounted from the 
 coach and strolled away into a near-by field, lost in the 
 contemplation of the distant Berkshires, the nearer Ta- 
 conics, and the Lakes Wononscopomuc and Wononpakook 
 lying close together at his feet. At length the irate coach- 
 man by hints, entreaties, threats and finally by impreca- 
 tions, moved the enchanted artist to resume the journey. 
 
 Henry Ward Beecher and many other well-known per- 
 sons have spent vacations here, and have been alike 
 enthusiastic over Nature's lavishness in this spot. 
 
 Come, then, and partake of the free hill air, stimulus of 
 new life, of vigor and of energy; bathe in the cool waters 
 of spring-fed lakes ; gaze from mountain tops upon views 
 inspiring in their quiet grandeur ; wander in ancient woods, 
 beside clear brooks; drive; row; read in sheltered nooks — 
 what you will. Opportunities for all these and more are 
 here. 
 
 'Tis not a proud desire of mine; 
 I ask for nothing superfine ; 
 No heavy weight, no salmon great, 
 To break the record or my line. 
 
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AMONG THE 
 
 Southern . . . 
 BERKSHIRES, 
 
 LITCHFIELD COUNTY. 
 
 THE NEW 
 
 WONONSCO 
 
 HOUSE, 
 LAKEVILLE, CONN. 
 
 New, Modern and Convenient, 
 
 is a homelike hotel, liberally managed 
 for the comfort of its patrons. Tran- 
 sients, $2 and $2.50 per day, or $8 per 
 week and up. Correspondence Solicited. 
 E. L. Peabody. 
 
 TO RENT, 
 
 FURNISHED COTTAGES, 
 
 $150.00 and up for season. For descrip- 
 tion, plans, etc., address 
 
 E. L. PEABODY, Lakeville, Conn. 
 
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Only an idle little stream, 
 
 Whose amber waters softly gleam, 
 
 Where I may wade through woodland shade 
 
 And cast the fly, and loaf, and dream. 
 
 Onl\- a trout or two to dart 
 
 From foaming pools and try my art ; 
 
 No more I'm wishing old-fashioned fishing, 
 
 And just a day on Nature's heart. 
 
 L,akeville Station and Post Office. 
 
 EUGENE L. PEABODY— The New Wononsco House. Within five 
 minutes' walk. Accommodates eighty. Adults, $10 to $15 per week; 
 children, $6 to $10. The Wononsco House is a neatly furnished, com- 
 fortable and homelike hotel. It is open the year round, but its spe- 
 cialty is catering to the comfort of its summer guests, who tax it to 
 its fullest capacity. It is situated on a modest elevation just above the 
 village, only a short distance from the post office, bank and telegraph 
 office. Long distance telephone in hotel office. Beautiful mountain 
 and lake scenery, intersected by excellent roads for driving and wheel- 
 ing. Good livery accommodation. Pool tables, tennis and croquet. 
 Excellent boating, bathing, fishing and hunting; in fact, everything 
 for a pleasant, comfortable summer home. 
 
 JOHN S. PERKINS— Private residence. One-half mile. Accom- 
 modates fifteen. Rates upon application. Table liberally supplied with 
 farm products. For further particulars, see description of Lakeville. 
 House supplied with running water, bath, etc. 
 
 THOMAS MARTIN— Within eight minutes' walk from the station. 
 House situated on high ground overlooking the village; spacious 
 grounds; plenty of shade; sanitary plumbing and all conveniences. 
 Will rent for the season. This is a house of eight rooms, built in 1896, 
 and just adapted for summer residence of city people desiring rest and 
 comfort. Address Thomas Martin for full particulars, Lakeville, 
 Conn. 
 
 WM. B. PERRY— Private boarding house. Three minutes' walk. 
 Accommodates twelve. Prices upon application. Excellent fishing in 
 numerous lakes and streams. Boating, bathing and sailing. Every 
 attraction for a pleasant summer home. Convenient to churches. 
 Good livery accommodations. 
 
 MRS. A. I. COWLES— Eight minutes' walk. Accommodates eleven. 
 Terms upon application. High grounds, with a well shaded lawn; 
 broad piazza, hot and cold water, swings, summer house, barn. Variety 
 of fruit. Magnificent views of surrounding country. Will rent house 
 furnished for season. 
 
 GEORGE E. BIERCE— Lakeside Farm. Four and one-half miles. 
 Accommodates twenty-five. Adults, $7 to $10; children, half price un- 
 der twelve. This house is pleasantly located within a short distance 
 of the famous summer resort of Sharon. It stands on a moderate ele- 
 vation midway between the lake and mountain, and within three min- 
 utes' walk of either. The house has fourteen nice sleeping rooms; 
 each room has two large windows and a good clothes press, two par- 
 lors, and bath room; a wide piazza extends on three sides, also a fine 
 balcony off second floor. The lawn is large and shady, good tennis 
 
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court, croquet ground, swings and hammocks; bathing house and div- 
 ing raft; boating, hunting and fishing. An ideal place for a quiet, 
 pleasant summer. 
 
 HENRY S. WILSON— P. O. Box 175. Ten minutes' walk. House of 
 eight rooms and bath room. Will rent from July 1st to September 
 15th, furnished, for $250. 
 
 MRS. JAMES CULLEN- Ten minutes' walk. Can accommodate 
 fifteen. Rates upon application. Large and airy rooms, pleasant 
 piazza, and extensive and shady grounds. Splendid scenery. Only 
 twelve minutes' walk from Lake Wononscopomuc. 
 
 E. E. RAYNSFORD— New house. Four minutes' walk from depot. 
 
 E. E. RAYNSFORD COTTAGE. 
 
 Accommodates twelve. Broad piazzas; maple trees shade lawn. Pure 
 water. Baths, hot and cold water. Rates on application. 
 
 WILLIAM P. BRADLEY— Box 128, Lakeville, Conn. One mile. 
 Guests met at station with carriage. Accommodates twenty. Rates 
 for adults, $6; children, ages four to ten, $3. Excellent scenery; ex- 
 tensive and interesting view. Four lakes within three miles; good 
 hunting and fishing. Upper and lower piazzas; shady mountain drives 
 and walks. 
 
 DELBERT BLASS— One mile. Will send carriage to the station. 
 Accommodations for fifteen. Adults, $7 to $10; special rates for chil- 
 
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dren. Cool brick house. Two fine lakes near by. Shady; cold spring: 
 water, bath, etc. Barn accommodations. 
 
 D. LAWRENCE SHAW— Twenty minutes' ride. Accommodations 
 for seventy-five. Rates, $10 to $25, according to accommodations; 
 terms for children on application. Situated between two lakes. Sixty 
 acres of beautiful park. All improvements; service first-class; bath, 
 etc. Golf on property. Good stable accommodations. 
 
 MRS. F. B. HAMLIN— Sharon, Conn. Four miles. Can accommo- 
 date fifteen. Carriage or stage from station. Adults, $7, $8 and $10; 
 children, $5. Beautiful mountain scenery. Shady groves and dales, 
 by the side of picturesque brooks and streams. Small lake near by; 
 free use of boat. Fresh eggs, milk, vegetables, etc. 
 
 DARWIN D. WARNER— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 
 twenty. Adults, $8 to $10; children at reduced rates; transients, $1.50 
 per day. Large grounds, beautifully shaded by maples. Elegant 
 piazza; bay windows. Beautiful scenery. Two of the finest lakes in 
 the country near by. Pure and bracing mountain air. Excellent fish- 
 ing in lakes. Good livery accommodations. An enjoyable spot to pass 
 the sultry weather. Lake Wononscopomuc a few rods distant. Farm 
 lies on lake shore; shore nice and dry; also fine grove adjoins the 
 lake. 
 
 JAMES MARTIN— Will rent cottage of ten rooms, bath room, and 
 plenty of closets. Cottage pleasantly situated on an elevation, well 
 shaded and overlooking lake. Also use of barn, horse, cow, wagons. 
 and kitchen garden. Five minutes' walk from lake and golf grounds. 
 Address, James Martin, care Thomas Martin, Lakeville, Conn. 
 
 FOR REXT. 
 
 GEO. D. HARRISON— House. One-fourth mile. Situated at the 
 termination of the Berkshire Hills, 800 feet above sea level, and among 
 lovely scenic surroundings. Will rent furnished for season. Twelve 
 rooms and bath; hot and cold water; large garden with great variety 
 of fruits. Ample, well shaded lawn; charming view of lake about 600 
 feet in front of house, from piazza sixty-two feet long. Rent for sea- 
 son, $1,000. One cow, boat, filled ice house, and wood for open fires 
 included in rent; also stable. 
 
 WILLIAM E. CORNELL— Near station. Cottage of nine large 
 rooms, large piazza. Will rent for the season. 
 
 MILLERTON, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 Millerton is one of the prettiest, the liveliest, the 
 healthiest and best-kept villages on the line. Here the his- 
 toric old Litchfield county (Connecticut) meets the famous 
 old Dutchess county (New York). Eastward are the rug- 
 ged mountains of New England, northward and southward 
 are the varied scenes of the old Oblong, and away in the 
 west are verdant hills and slopes, rich farms and fine views 
 
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extending even to the Catskills. Year after year the same 
 city people come back to this village and locality, so attrac- 
 tive is the scenery, so hospitable the hosts, so fine the roads 
 and drives, so pure and healthful the air and water, so good 
 the fishing and hunting, and so available the point from the 
 cities. Within an easy drive of this place is the view de- 
 scribed by a noted traveler as "one of the seven finest views 
 in the world." Large boarding houses are few in this 
 locality; but furnished houses, modern hotels and family 
 quarters, with whole-souled, kind-hearted, up-to-date 
 country people and farmers, can always be procured at 
 reasonable rates. 
 
 Millerton Station— Millerton Post Office. 
 
 JOHN T. VELIE— Oak Summit, Dutchess County, N. Y., near Mil- 
 brook via Millerton. Accommodates ten. Terms, adults, $6 per week. 
 Liberal table. High elevation; no malaria; trout stream near by, and 
 fine roads for cycling-. 
 
 HARRIET D. PAINE— "Hill Crest." Will accommodate a few 
 boarders. Beautifully located on elevated ground in sight of the 
 Berkshire hills. Extensive views on all sides. For healthfulness and 
 purity of atmosphere it cannot be surpassed. Ample lawn, excellent 
 table, large rooms and well furnished. Good roads for driving or 
 cycling. Fishing in lakes near by. $7 to $10 per week. References. 
 Correspondence solicited. Stable accommodations. 
 
 MRS CHARLES J. SMITH— Millerton Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 Five minutes' walk. Reasonable livery accommodations. Accommoda- 
 tions for fifteen to twenty. Rates, $6 to $9; children, on application. 
 House, which is new, has modern conveniences, is pleasantly located 
 on an elevation in a quiet part of the village with large piazza and 
 lawn, which are well shaded. The scenery is beautiful and the roads 
 good for driving and cycling. Lake a short distance away. Five 
 minutes' walk from different churches. 
 
 MRS. FRANCES L. WAKEMAN— Millerton, Dutchess County, 
 N. Y. One-quarter of a mile. Private conveyance from the station. 
 Can accommodate eight to ten. Adults, $6 and $7 per week; children, 
 $4, or according to requirements. Excellent fishing and hunting. Beau- 
 tiful scenery. Close to four churches and post office. Abundance of 
 shade, and rooms are large and airy. Race track close at hand. 
 Excellent bicycling. 
 
 Millerton Station — Sharon Post Office. 
 MRS. EDWARD ST. JOHN— Accommodates fourteen. Terms, $S 
 to $10 for adults; children under twelve years, half price. House is 
 new, and has all the modern improvements. Plenty of shade, 10-foot 
 wide piazza, croquet and tennis grounds; bath rooms; large, airy 
 rooms. House is situated on high ground, within short distance of five 
 
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LofC. 
 
beautiful lakes, where fine black bass and pickerel fishing can be 
 had. This place in Connecticut is all on high ground, and from 200 
 to 300 city people spend their vacations here. Public library, five 
 churches within a short distance of house. Will rent this house for 
 the season, furnished, for $450 for the entire season. 
 
 TO LET. 
 HOUSE— Lovely little furnished cottage to let for the season. 
 Modern improvements. Stage meets all trains. Sharon is beautifully 
 situated on a hillside, whose broad highways are lined with grand old 
 
 elms, 
 mile. 
 Conn. 
 
 Ceo. M. Marckres, Sharon, Conn. 
 
 One cannot fail to be pleased with Sharon. Silver Lake one 
 For photos, terms, etc., address George M. Marckres, Sharon, 
 
 FOR RENT. 
 MRS. G. W. VAN RENSSELAER— Furnished house of twelve 
 rooms. Five miles. Stage meets all trains. Also good livery accom- 
 modations. Sharon is a very popular place, and has several hundred 
 guests staying through the summer. Five small lakes within a short 
 distance. Splendid scenery, fine golf links, etc. Modern conveniences, 
 spacious grounds, garden, and barn. Rent, $125 per month, or $400 for 
 season, June 1st to October 1st. 
 
 Mount Riga Station— Mount Riga Post Office. 
 R. P. SMITH— Chestnut Hill Cottage. One and one-quarter miles. 
 Accommodates fifteen. Adults, $6 to $8; children, $4; transients, $1.25 
 per day. Free transportation from station. House stands on a hill- 
 side overlooking the Harlem valley. Elevation, 1,400 feet. Pure, brac- 
 ing mountain air. Convenient to the famous Bash-Bish Falls, Mount 
 Washington, Twin Lakes and other points of interest. Excellent lake 
 
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fishing- and boating. Good hunting; woodcock, partridges, squirrels, 
 rabbits, etc., in season. Table supplied with fresh and pure farm 
 products. References on application. 
 
 CHARLES DOUGLASS— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 
 fifteen. Adults, $6 per week; children, $4. Free conveyance from sta- 
 tion for guests. This is the highest point in the Harlem valley between 
 New York and Albany, and many points of interest are within easy 
 access of this place. Good livery accommodations furnished for rea- 
 sonable prices. 
 
 BOSTON CORNERS, Columbia County, N. Y. 
 
 This is a pleasant little town, possessing a certain 
 curious interest, which will long be remembered as the 
 place where the famous prize fight between Morrissey and 
 Yankee Sullivan occurred. At the point where the "ring 
 was pitched" one can step from the State of New York 
 into Connecticut or Massachusetts. There is good fishing 
 hereabouts, trout and pickerel being plentiful. The moun- 
 tain scenery is extremely fine, and the roads in the vicinity 
 are excellent. 
 
 Boston Corners Station— Hillsdale (X. Y.) Post Office. 
 GEORGE B. SWEET— Mt. Washington House, Hillsdale, N. Y., 
 post office. Accommodates fifty. Adults, $8 to $10; children under 
 twelve, $4. Good roads for driving and cycling. Six miles from Co- 
 pake Lake. Within easy distance of Bash-Bish Falls and Berkshire 
 hills. Good fishing and hunting. 
 
 COPAKE, Columbia County, N.Y.-MT. WASHINGTON, Mass. 
 
 Copake forms the gateway to Mount Washington, and 
 the two may be properly considered together. Here the 
 landscape presents bolder outlines, and we realize that we 
 are approaching the highlands. In the vicinity of Copake 
 there is excellent trout fishing, also pleasant drives and 
 delightful scenery in every direction. 
 
 Mount Washington is a township in the southwestern 
 corner of Berkshire county, Mass. It comprises a lofty 
 plateau, several miles in extent, with an elevation of two 
 thousand feet, and is surrounded with mountain peaks 
 
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which tower several hundred feet higher, the highest being 
 Mount Everett, which rises to an altitude of twenty-seven 
 hundred feet. This town among the clouds is one of the 
 richest spots in picturesque scenery in Eastern America, 
 and the whole impressive landscape when bathed in sun- 
 sliine looks as if — 
 
 " Touched by a light that hath no name, 
 
 A glory never sung ; 
 Aloft on sky and mountain wall 
 
 Are God's great pictures hung." 
 
 It is rapidly becoming known and renowned for its de- 
 lightful summer temperature, dryness and purity of the 
 atmosphere, and increased electric tension due to an abund- 
 ance of ozone and sunshine. It is not only a most desir- 
 able retreat for invalids, but a favorite summer resort for 
 pleasure seekers as well. 
 
 It is reached by a seven-miles' drive from Copake, over 
 a level road as far as Copake Iron Works ; thence by a 
 sharp ascent on excellent road along the north bank of the 
 famed Bash-Bish, which comes down through a cleft in 
 the mountains for two miles. This portion of the drive, 
 all the way skirting the rushing waters of the stream and 
 passing the famous Bash-Bish falls, is indescribably grand 
 and beautiful. Emerging from the gorge we enter the 
 broad, uplifted valley which contstitutes the town of Mount 
 Washington. 
 
 Copake Station and Post Office. 
 
 CYRUS LINK— West Copake, N. Y. Two miles. Accommodates 
 fifteen. Adults, $5; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests at station 
 with carriage if notified. House is pleasantly situated on a hill over- 
 looking a lake; large piazza and a well shaded lawn. Beautiful scen- 
 ery. Excellent pickerel and trout fishing quite near to house. We 
 furnish boats for fishing. Piano in house. Large, airy rooms, etc. 
 
 WILLARD HOLSAPPLE— Holsapple House. One-half mile. Ac- 
 commodates twenty-five. Terms, $5 to $8 per week. Lovely drives to 
 Mc. Washington and Copake Lake. Extra good hunting and fishing 
 near by. Telephone communication to station. Full particulars on 
 application. 
 
 ANDROS MELIUS— One mile. Accommodates twenty-five. Adults, 
 $5 per week; children, according to age. Five minutes' walk from 
 Robinson lake. Grand view of Berkshire hills, two miles distant. Fine 
 
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roads for cycling or driving. Specially noted for bass and pickerel. 
 Near post office. Large lawn, and a broad piazza 168 feet in length- 
 
 FLOYD E. MILLER— Langdon House. One-half mile. Guests 
 met at station with team. Accommodations for twenty. Adults, $7; 
 children, $4.50. Fine scenery, fine fishing and Hunting, and beautiful 
 drives. 
 
 Copake Station — Mount Washington (Mass.) Post Office. 
 
 H. F. KEITH— Taconic Farm, Mount Washington, Mass. Accom- 
 modates twelve. Terms, adults, $7 to $12 per week. Guests transported 
 for $1.25; trunks, 50 cents each. The farm consists of 200 acres, from 
 which some of the finest views in town are obtained.. Through its 
 center, passing the rear of the house, runs a rapid, picturesque brook, 
 along which one may wander through forest paths to the higher lands 
 to the northwest, from which a magnificent view of the Hudson river 
 valley, the Catskills, and the town is to be had. Bath room; hot and 
 cold water. 
 
 ANCRAM, Columbia Gounty, N. Y. 
 This quiet village in Columbia county is emphatically 
 a place of rest — a good place for tired people to go for a 
 reposeful vacation. There are two churches, Lutheran 
 and Methodist. The driving roads in the vicinity are ex- 
 cellent, the scenery varied and interesting, and there is 
 exceptionally fine fishing, a number of small lakes within a 
 short distance teeming with bass. The gunning is also 
 very good, there being quail, woodcock and partridge in 
 abundance. 
 
 Alteram Station — Ancram Post Office. 
 
 MRS. GEORGE WOODWARD- Private residence. One-fourth 
 mile. Accommodates ten. Adults, $5 to $6; children under twelve, 
 half price; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation by carriage 
 from station. A perfectly healthy location. Pure spring water. 
 Large, shady yard; quiet. Excellent table. Free rides. No mosqui- 
 toes. Fresh milk, eggs, and vegetables; fruit in season; excellent 
 fishing. Convenient to churches. A good place to spend the summer. 
 Refers to Mrs. William Taylor, 259 Bleecker street, New York city; 
 also Mrs. Arthur Whitehead, 298 Fourteenth street, South Brooklyn. 
 
 D. KISSELBACK— Hotel. One-fourth mile. Accommodates twenty. 
 Adults, $7; children, $5; transients, $2 per day. This house has reputa- 
 tion of setting first-class table. Eight lakes and ponds within easy 
 distance; fine drives, beautiful scenery, varied and interesting. Good 
 livery accommodations. The greatest trout fishing in the state and 
 best partridge shooting. 
 
 MRS. L. M. VOSBURGH— One and one-fourth miles. Situated in 
 the midst of beautiful scenery. The Rulof Jansen Kill Creek close by. 
 Good trout stream, affording excellent fishing, runs through the farm. 
 
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MRS. JACOB LOUCK- Maple Grove farm house. Post office ad- 
 dress, Ancram, Columbia County, N. T. Three-quarters of a mile from 
 station. Accommodates fifteen to eighteen. Terms, $7 to $10; chil- 
 dren, half price. Plenty of shade, large piazza, spacious lawn. Fish- 
 ing and hunting. Daily mail, good livery, plenty of fresh fruit, 
 vegetables, etc., from farm. Discount for season and families. Trans- 
 portation free from station. 
 
 CHARLES J. PIESTER— One and one-half miles. Adults, $6; 
 children, $3 per week. Will meet guests with private carriage. House 
 is pleasantly situated on an elevation affording a beautiful view of 
 the surrounding country. Good roads. There are several lakes, from 
 four to eight miles drive, where the fishing is excellent, but nearer 
 lakes afford fairly good fishing. 
 
 HENRY W. DOWNING — Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 
 six. Rates, $6; children, $3; transients, $1 per day. Free transporta- 
 cion from station. House is situated near the banks of a nice stream; 
 good bathing facilities, excellent roads and pleasant walks. Pictur- 
 esque mountain scenery. Raises own vegetables. Lake and river fish- 
 ing. Refers to the Hon. Wallace Bruce, ex-consul to Edinburgh, Brook- 
 lyn, N. Y., and F. A. D. Chase, Esq., Hudson, N. Y. 
 
 SILVERNAILS, Columbia County, N. Y. 
 
 At this station the Rhinecliff branch connects with the 
 main line. Quite a few summer boarders are accommo- 
 dated in and about this place. The air is bracing; perfect 
 drainage ; beautiful scenery ; excellent fishing and gunning 
 for small game. 
 
 Silvernails Station and Post Office. 
 
 J. A. HICKS— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates six. Adults, 
 $5; transients, $1 per day. No children taken. Free transportation 
 from station. Excellent fishing and boating in Lake Charlotte, Jansen 
 Kill and Copake Lake. Pleasant neighborhood, excellent shade, ro- 
 mantic scenery. Music and various attractions. References on appli- 
 cation. 
 
 MRS. MARY WHEELER— Private house. One-eighth mile. Ac- 
 commodates four. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Raises own 
 vegetables with which table is supplied. Fine walks and drives. Good 
 hunting and fishing in forests and streams near by. 
 
 D. G. HEDGES— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates ten. 
 Adults, $5 and $6; children, half price; transients, $1.50 per day. Table 
 liberally supplied with farm products. No charge for meeting guests 
 at station. House is beautifully located; plenty of shade; large, airy 
 rooms. Fishing in streams and lakes near by. 
 
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MOUNT ROSS, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 Twenty miles back from the Hudson, and two miles 
 from Silvernails Junction with the main line, in a farming 
 locality. 
 
 Mount Ross Station and Post Office. 
 
 THOMAS D. PIESTER— Maple Lawn Farm. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Adults, $5 to $7; children, half price. House large and 
 commodious; very large and shady lawn; excellent grounds for ten- 
 nis and croquet. Good roads; pleasant walks. Church within five 
 minutes' walk. Table supplied with fresh milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables 
 and poultry from farm. Good hunting and fishing near by. 
 
 J. E. VAN TASSEL— Farm house. "Hazel Glen." Five hundred 
 feet from station. Meet all guests at station. Accommodations for 
 twenty-five. Adults, $5 to $6; children, $3 to $4. Seventeen hundred 
 feet elevation. Broad veranda; fine grove. Nice stream of water. 
 Good boating, bathing and fishing. Game in abundance. First-class 
 New York city and Brooklyn references. 
 
 GEORGE W. WOLCOTT— Farm house. At station Accommo- 
 dates twenty-five. Adults, $6.50 per week; children, $3. Good hunting 
 and fishing in season. 
 
 JACKSON CORNERS, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 This quiet little hamlet is located on the Rhinecliff 
 Branch, eighteen miles from the Hudson river, and sur- 
 rounded by a prosperous farming locality. 
 
 Jackson Corners Station and Post Office. 
 
 F. J. MILLER— Jackson Corners post office. One mile. Accom- 
 modates fifteen to twenty. Terms upon application; no children, how- 
 ever, taken. Plenty of shade; romantic walks along ravine; good 
 boating and fishing. Livery on premises. Fresh vegetables, milk, 
 butter (made on the farm) and eggs. 
 
 PETER J. NEAR— Jackson Corners, N. Y., post office. One and a 
 half miles from Mount Ross. Accommodates six. Adults, $4.50 to $6; 
 children, $2.50 to $3.50 per week. Free transportation to and from sta- 
 tion. House is pleasantly situated, and has large, airy rooms. Fresh 
 vegetables from our own garden. No malaria. Excellent fishing and 
 boating in streams near by; also good hunting in season. 
 
 MRS. DANIEL DYKEMAN — One-half mile. Accommodates 
 twelve. Rates, adults, $4.50 and $5; children, $2.50 and $3. Set an excel- 
 lent table, with plenty of fresh eggs, milk, vegetables and poultry. 
 House commands a most beautiful view and has shady lawn. Free from 
 mosquitoes and malaria. Good hunting; fishing and bathing in stream 
 near by. Few minutes' walk from post office and church. 
 
 HARVEY P. NEAR— One and a half miles. Accommodations for 
 twenty. Adults, $4.50 to $5.50; children, according to age. House is 
 pleasantly situated on high, healthy grounds; has large, airy rooms, 
 
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and cool, shady lawn. Splendid trout streams near by. Good hunt- 
 ing. Excellent table with plenty of fresh milk and vegetables. 
 
 HENRY C. NEAR— Farm house. One and a half miles. Free 
 transportation to and from station. Accommodates twenty. Adults, 
 $4.50 to $6; children, $2.50 to $3.50. House nicely situated on high 
 ground, with large, airy rooms, and pleasant view. Table supplied 
 with milk, fresh vegetables, etc. Trout stream running through the 
 farm, and good fishing in lakes near by. Plenty of good hunting. 
 Beautiful scenery and healthy climate. 
 
 ELIZAVILLE, Columbia County, N. Y. 
 
 Beautifully situated in a rich farming locality; good 
 water ; game in abundance. 
 
 Elizaville Station and Post Office. 
 
 S. STALL— Ellerslie House. Summer boarders' resort. One-fourth 
 of a mile. Accommodates twenty-five. Carriage free from station. 
 $6 per week for adults. Large, new hall for accommodation of guests. 
 Near post office and church, also general merchandise store. Two 
 beautiful lakes well stocked with bass, pickerel and a general variety 
 of game fish. Also the noted Ruloff Jansen Kill, with beautiful falls, 
 within ten minutes' walk. Pure well water or ice. Friendly parties 
 will find this place has many advantages. Write for further 
 particulars. 
 
 COKERTOWN, Columbia County, N. Y. 
 
 Noted for its picturesque scenery and beautiful lakes 
 and drives. 
 
 A perfectly healthful, ideal spot to pass the heated 
 season. 
 
 It was here that the Hon. Wm. J. Bryan went for rest 
 and to prepare his letter of acceptance, before opening the 
 last presidential campaign. 
 
 Cokertown Station and Post Office. 
 
 MRS. MILTON P. BEST— Spring Lake Farm House. Two min- 
 utes' walk from station. Accommodates twenty-five. Rates, $5 to $7. 
 Reduction for families and season guests. Transients, $1 per day; 
 children, $3 to $4 per week. Large house, beautifully shaded lawn. 
 Lake adjoining farm well stocked with trout, bass, perch, pickerel; 
 boats at reasonable rates. Stabling and carriage room if desired. 
 Table plentifully supplied with fresh poultry, vegetables and all farm 
 products. Piano. Churches of all denominations. Free transporta- 
 tion to and from depot. 
 
 SAMUEL W. HAINER— Fifty yards from station. Accommodates 
 eight. Adults, $6 per week. A beautiful lake within ten minutes' 
 walk from house where our guests will be allowed the free use of boats 
 for fishing and boating. Table well supplied with fresh vegetables 
 from our own garden; also fresh milk, eggs, meat and poultry. Plenty 
 of shaae. Post office near house. 
 
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RED HOOK, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 A land of plenty, this, where health and good living 
 reign, three miles from the Hudson river. The air is light, 
 clear, and invigorating, and local enthusiasts are wont to 
 declare that their village possesses "the best drinking water 
 in the State." The village contains three thriving 
 churches — the Episcopal, Methodist and Lutheran. There 
 is beautiful scenery in every direction, the mountain views 
 being especially fine. 
 
 Red Hook Station and Post Office. 
 
 JOHN A. FRALEIGH— Rose Hill Farm. One and one-half 
 miles. Accommodates twelve. Adults, $7; children, $3.50; transients, 
 $1.25 per day. Will meet guests at station; no charge. Boating and 
 fishing in numerous lakes and streams in vicinity. Peasantly located 
 on an elevation. Perfectly healthy. Plenty of shade. Extended views 
 in all directions. Good roads. Excellent water. Hot and cold water 
 throughout the house. A good livery in connection with house. Refers 
 to ex-Mayor Schirien, of Brooklyn; Horatio Fowks, 11 Park Row, 
 New York; Dr. A. G. Warner, 194 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, 
 N. Y., and a host of others. 
 
 L. W. SCHULTZ— Maple Glen Farm. Rock City post office. Five 
 miles. Accommodates eight. Adults, $5 per week; children, half 
 price. Will meet guests at station. An old-fashioned farm house, 
 with plenty of shade, wide meadows, high hills, magnificent views, 
 and no malaria. Good hunting in season, and fishing in near-by lakes. 
 Table will be supplied with abundance of fruit, milk, etc. 
 
 LAWRENCE COTTER— Rock City, Dutchess County, N. Y. Three 
 miles. Will meet guests at station free of charge. Accommodations 
 for twenty. Adults, $5; children, half price. Cool, airy rooms; large 
 shady yard; ample piazza — a homelike place. Good hunting and fish- 
 ing; excellent bicycle roads. Table liberally supplied with fresh 
 farm products. 
 
 MISS MARY TOMPKINS— Prospect Place. Box 149, Red Hook, 
 N. Y. One and a half miles from station. Transportation to house 
 free of charge. Can accommodate sixteen. Adults, $5 to $7; children, 
 $2.50 to $4. A large farm house with a well shaded lawn, an abundance 
 of fruit and all kinds of farm produce, vegetables, poultry, milk, 
 butter, etc., for table use. Trout stream and pond near by; Spring 
 Lake four miles distant. Good hunting and fishing. Spring water. 
 Excellent roads for cycling and driving. 
 
 MISS A. M. TEAL— To rent or for sale, furnished for the sum- 
 mer: a modern house; eleven rooms; one mile from village. Fine 
 location, with views of Catskill mountains. Address Miss A. M. Teal, 
 Red Hook, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 MR. HOFFMAN PITCHER— Quarter of a mile. Stage meets all 
 trains. Accommodates from ten to fifteen. $6 for adults; children, 
 $3. Large and roomy house; splendid grounds; fine cycling and driv- 
 
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ing roads. Post office opposite house, three churches near at hand. 
 Good Ashing and hunting. Table supplied with fresh eggs, milk, 
 fruit, etc. 
 
 ADELLA M. FRALEIGH— One-eighth mile from station. Stages 
 meet trains. Can accommodate five or six. $5 to $6, according to 
 length of stay. No children taken. A pretty country home, sur- 
 rounded with ample shade, fine mountain views, excellent bicycling 
 and driving roads. Good livery. Hudson River easy of access. Good 
 hunting and fishing. Good, large rooms. Long distance telephone. 
 Fresh farm products supplied, and every effort put forth to make 
 guests comfortable. 
 
 ANSON A. PLASS— One mile. Meet guests at the station free of 
 charge. Accommodates fifteen to twenty. Adults, $6 per week; chil- 
 dren, $3. Exceedingly pleasant place. About one mile from village 
 and post office. Situated near the Hudson River. Good hunting, 
 fishing, driving and cycling. 
 
 RHINECLIFF, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 Starting again at the river Hudson, let us pass over the 
 Rhinecliff Branch, which extends a distance of twenty-two 
 miles from Rhinecliff to a connection with the main line at 
 Silvernails. 
 
 Rhinecliff is on the east bank of the Hudson, sixteen 
 miles north of the Great Bridge, and opposite the consoli- 
 dated city of Kingston and Rondout. By means of a 
 steam ferry to the latter point connection is effected with 
 the Ulster & Delaware Railroad to and from all Catskill 
 mountain points. At Rhinecliff, also, connection is made 
 in a union station with the New York Central & Hudson 
 River Railroad. 
 
 Kliinebeck Upper Station — Rhinebeck Post Office. 
 J. C. LAWRENCE— P. O. Box 241. Four miles. Accommodates 
 thirty. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Will meet guests; 
 no charge. A healthy, summer home, with well-shaded grounds. 
 Table supplied with fresh eggs, milk and vegetables from the farm. 
 Good hunting and fishing in the vicinity. 
 
 Kliinebeck Station and Post Office. 
 
 VIRGIL A. WELCH- Hilltop Farm. Two and one-half miles. 
 Accommodates twenty. Adults, $6 per week; children, according to 
 age. Free transportation from station. House is on high ground, 
 with large, airy rooms, commanding a fine view of the Catskills and 
 surrounding country. 
 
 BARNET H. OWEN-Farm house. Six miles. Accommodates 
 twenty. Adults, $5 per week; children, under twelve, $3. Will meet 
 
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guests at station free of charge. House is situated on an elevation 
 ol 1,800 feet, has broad, shady piazza, and is a comfortable summer 
 home. Hunting and fishing. 
 
 WALTER L. TEN BROECK— Private residence. Quarter of a 
 mile from Wey's Crossing. Adults, $6 and $7; children, $3 \o $5. 
 House beautifully situated on a large farm in a healthy locality, with 
 
 Residbnce of W. L. Ten Broeck. 
 
 attractive surroundings on all sides. Fine, well-shaded lawn. Tennis 
 and croquet courts. Table supplied with fresh milk, eggs, fruit, 
 vegetables and poultry from the farm. Vehicles for pleasure parties 
 can be hired at reasonable prices. 
 
 MRS. WILLIAM A. MOORE— Four and a half miles. Free trans- 
 portation. Accommodations for ten to fifteen. Adults, $6; children, 
 $3. Delightful and pleasant farm home. Good hunting and fishing. 
 
 GUERNSEY CRANDALL— Box 183, Rhinebeck, N. Y. Three 
 miles. Private conveyance. Can accommodate twenty-four. Rates, 
 adults, $5 and $7; children, according to age. Splendid roads for bicy- 
 cles. Healthy location, fine hunting and fishing. Beautiful lake a 
 short walk from house. Quiet, restful place. Table liberally supplied 
 with farm products; good spring water. Refer to Mr. Geo. V. Post, 
 11 Covert street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 "SPRINGBROOK INN"— Rhinebeck, N. Y., Smillie & Co., pro- 
 prietors. One-half mile. A gentleman's country residence. Modernly 
 furnished. Cosy and comfortable rooms, equipped with the latest sani- 
 tary appliances. Telephone connection. Tennis courts. It is the aim 
 of the management to conduct the "Springbrook Inn" as a select 
 summer home, where all the comforts of a city home may be had, 
 with the addition of pleasant rural surroundings. 
 
 Kliinebeck Station — Milan Post Office. 
 LUCIUS DECKER— Farm house. Six miles. Accommodates fif- 
 teen. Terms on application. Free transportation. Large, airy rooms; 
 fine, shady lawn; plenty of fresh milk, poultry, eggs and vegetables 
 supplied the table. Pure water, excellent hunting and fishing, three 
 large lakes near by, high grounds, magnificent scenery, healthy clim- 
 ate, romantic walks and drives, daily mail. 
 
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WILLET A. SHERROW— Milan post office. Farm house. Eight 
 miles. Accommodates ten. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Trans- 
 portation from station free of charge. Lawn well supplied with maple 
 shade. A large brook of pure, cold water flows the entire length of 
 farm. Good fishing in lakes near by, also hunting in season. Post 
 office one-eighth of mile from house. Good roads for driving and 
 bicycle riding. Dancing popular. 
 
 Rhinebeck Station— Fallkill Post Oflice. 
 CHARLES H. JONES— Farm house. Free transportation to and 
 from station. Adults, $5 per week. High location, mountain air, 
 shady lawn, large, airy rooms. Good fishing and fine hunting grounds. 
 Free pleasure ride once a week. Reference: Mr. Chas. E. Seymour, 
 1,279 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Khineclift' Station. 
 
 JOHN D. ENNIST— Shokan, N. Y., post office. This farm is 
 situated near post office, on an elevated point, from which extensive 
 and beautiful views of the mountains in all directions are presented. 
 It has spacious accommodations for twenty guests. The "Farm" 
 produces fresh supplies for the table. Application for accommodation 
 should be made at an early date. Terms upon application. 
 
 DeWITT DOYLE— Milan post office. Six miles. Accommodates 
 twenty. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Large grounds, 
 beautifully shaded piazza, magnificent scenery. Large lake within 
 easy walking distance. Pure and bracing mountain air. Piano. 
 Table liberally supplied with farm products. A desirable summer home. 
 Transportation from and to station free of charge. 
 
 VIRTUS H. CORNELIUS— Rhinebeck, N. Y. Large house situ- 
 ated on high ground. One and one-half miles from Rhinecliff station. 
 One mile from post office. First-class accommodations. For particu- 
 lars and cut of place address Virtus H. Cornelius, P. O. Box 267, 
 Rhinebeck, N. Y. 
 
 Khineclift' Station. 
 
 MRS. MICHAEL O'NEILL— Rhinecliff post office. Fifteen min- 
 utes' walk from station. Accommodates fifteen. Adults, $6 and $7 
 per week; children, at a reduction. This house is pleasantly situated 
 on high grounds, commanding a most beautiful view of the Catskill 
 mountains and Hudson river. The rooms are large and airy; lawns 
 and walks well shaded. Excellent roads for cycling. Good hunting 
 and fishing near by. Comfortable and homelike. 
 
 MAPLE FARM — Located on elevated ground. Splendid view of 
 the Catskills. Five miles from the station, and three miles from 
 village. Accommodations for twenty. Rates, $5 and $6 per week for 
 adults; children under twelve, $4; over twelve, same as adults. Large 
 piazza; lake on grounds near house; good fishing in vicinity. All 
 kinds of fresh vegetables, fruit, eggs, milk, and poultry supply the 
 table. Meet guests at station free of charge. Livery at reasonable 
 prices. Norman C. Ackert, P. O. Box 85, Rhinebeck, N. Y. 
 
 MRS. ISAIAH ECKERT-Hurley, Ulster County, N. Y. Private 
 conveyance from the station. Accommodations for fifteen to twenty. 
 Rate for adults. $6; half price for children. A pleasant back-country 
 
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farm, with running streams and springs of water. Particularly pleas- 
 ant for those who are seeking a quiet, restful place. Surrounded by 
 hills, woods and mountains. Good, bountiful and substantial board. 
 
 MRS. J. H. JONES— Maplehurst. Staatsburg, Dutchess County, 
 N. Y. Transportation from station. Accommodations for twelve. 
 Adults, $5 per weeK; children, $2.50. Elevated situation, shaded with 
 magnificent maples. Plenty of good hunting and fishing. Abundance 
 of fresh eggs, miiK, vegetables and fruit. 
 
 CHARLES A. BUSH— Box 22, The Vly, N. Y. Meet guests at sta- 
 tion with a carriage. Accommodations for twelve. Adults, $7; chil- 
 dren under ten years of age, $3. Side hill farm facing the sunrise, with 
 a view of Lake Mohonk, Mountain Rest and Kingston. Within 200 
 yards of church. Good hunting and fishing. Nice, quiet place; good, 
 healthy air; bountiful fare supplied from farm products. 
 
 JOHN H. HASBROUCK— Boiceville, Ulster County, N. Y. Private 
 conveyance from station. Accommodations for twelve to fifteen. 
 Adults, $5 per week; children, $2.50. Magnificent mountain scenery, 
 nice drives and good wheeling. Pronounced by leading physicians to 
 be a very healthy location. Sulphur spring on farm. 
 
 THE FOREST HOME HOUSE— Big Indian, Ulster County, X. Y. 
 J. Donahue, proprietor. House is beautifully located on a farm among 
 the Catskills. Noted for mountain and valley scenery. Good fishing, 
 good roads, easy access. All preparations made for home comfort in 
 general for families and adults. Table unexceptionable; terms mod- 
 erate. Parties met at the station. Accommodates fifty. Open all 
 year. Good piano. Fourteen hundred feet elevation. 
 
 ADDISON WRIGHT— Bull Run, Ulster County, N. Y. Carriage 
 at station. Accommodations for twenty. Adults, $7 per week; chil- 
 dren, $4. Located in a range of the Catskill Mountains. Good, fresh 
 air, good water, excellent fishing and plenty of game. Vegetables, 
 fruit, butter, eggs, milk, etc., supplied from farm. 
 
 PfNE PLAINS, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 This delightful village is located 500 feet above tide 
 water, at the northern end of the Stissing valley, in the 
 afternoon shadow of Stissing mountain, whose rounded 
 peak towers a thousand feet above the plain. Along the 
 eastern base of the mountain extends a chain of lakelets, 
 two miles long, furnishing excellent fishing and boating, as 
 well as many fine picnic resorts and rambles. These con- 
 nected bodies of water are the head of Wappinger's creeks 
 which winds in and out among the hills to join the Hudson. 
 On the eastern and northern borders of the village a 
 stream, called the Shacameco, flows through a beautiful 
 
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valley, green walled by lofty hills. The views from Pine 
 Plains, and the elevated spots in its vicinity, are exceedingly 
 grand, embracing the low range of the Ancram hills and 
 extending twenty miles away to the Taconics, whose blue 
 domes and wave-like crests form the background of a land- 
 scape of hill and valley, mountain and stream, forest and 
 field unsurpassed in variety and beauty. 
 
 The site of Pine Plains is glacial drift or deposit of 
 gravel, securing natural drainage and ensuring perfect 
 healthfulness. It is the boast of the inhabitants that there 
 are in the village only two physicians, whose rides cover a 
 radius of fifteen miles, and who yet have ample leisure to 
 complain of "dull trade." There are Presbyterian, Meth- 
 odist, Baptist and Episcopal churches, a public school, 
 opera house, and excellent roads for wheeling. 
 
 NOWADAYS. 
 Mommy uster say ter pop, 
 "Wish ter thunder somethin'd stop 
 This infarnal fishin' fit 
 That ev'ry spring you're sure to git." 
 Thought it war a pesterin' craze — 
 She goes with 'im nowadays. 
 
 Mommy used to say to pop, 
 " Ding me, but I'd like to mop 
 Them ar dogs an' shootin' gear 
 Offen this ere hemisfere." 
 Said it like she meant it strong — 
 Nowadays she goes along. 
 
 Mommy used to say to pop, 
 
 " Land o' goodness ! wish you'd stop 
 
 Politics, for I can see 
 
 It will sure your ruin be." 
 
 Said it right along for years — 
 
 Nowadays she 'lectioneers. 
 
 Nowadays it's just her whim 
 For to be a apin' him, 
 All the fads that poppy strikes, 
 Clubs an' lectur' fiel's an' bikes, 
 All the games that poppy plays — 
 Mommy does 'em nowadays. 
 
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Pine Plains Station and Post Office. 
 
 MRS. C. H. TURPIN— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 
 sixteen. Adults, $5 to $7 per week; children at a reduction. Free car- 
 riage from and to station. Large, airy, and nicely furnished rooms. 
 Piano. Two hundred and forty feet of piazza. Pleasant lawn, with 
 an abundance of shade. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm 
 produce. Excellent fishing in two large lakes within one and one- 
 half miles from house, also good trout stream on premises. Refers 
 to Mrs. E. C. Baker, 57 Willow street, Brooklyn, N. Y., and E. W. 
 Derby, M. D., 344 East Fifty-eighth street, New York city. 
 
 THE PINES — A beautifully located private residence. Spacious rooms 
 with gas and running water. Broad piazzas. Several acres of beautiful lawn 
 with abundant shade, walks and drives. Charming outlook from every 
 window, within five minutes' walk of post office, bank, and four churches. 
 Accommodates thirty-five, laundry and livery connected with the house. 
 Stable room for horses. Cuisine and attendance exceptionally good. Within 
 
 two hours, forty-eight minutes of New York. Best of city and country ref- 
 erences given. Terms on application. Special rates to families. Carriages 
 meet all trains. Further information regarding railroads and trains given 
 upon application. Engagements should be made early. Address Airs. 
 Frank Eno, Pine Plains, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 MRS. JOHN D. HEDGES— Farm. Three miles. Free carriage to 
 and from station for guests. Accommodates ten. Adults, $6 to $8; 
 children not desired. Large, airy rooms. Large, finely shaded yard. 
 Table well supplied with fresh eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables from 
 own farm. Mountain and lake surroundings. Trout stream on farm. 
 Picturesque drives and bicycling roads for miles in all directions. 
 Accommodations for four horses on premises. 
 
 MISS EDITH M. PULVER— Three miles. Accommodates ten. 
 Adults, $5.50 per week; children, $4. Will meet guests at station with 
 carriage when notified. Library. Large lawn. Croquet grounds. 
 Excellent roads for driving and cycling. Good fishing and hunting in 
 
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the immediate vicinity. Within ten minutes' walk from church. 
 Daily mail. Stable accommodation. 
 
 PERRY GREEN— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates ten. 
 Rates, $6 per week. Free transportation from- station. Plenty of 
 shade; fruit, eggs and vegetables from our farm. Large, airy rooms; 
 quiet neighborhood. Fishing in lakes and streams near by. 
 
 MRS. DANIEL KELLEY— Private residence. One-fourth mile. 
 Team at station. Accommodates six. Adults, $6; children, half price. 
 Excellent table. Stissing lake and mountain about one-fourth mile 
 distant. 
 
 MARY H. MYERS— One and a half miles. Will meet guests at 
 the station. Accommodations for twenty-five. Adults, $6 to $10; 
 children according to age. A large house on the border of Halcyon 
 Lake, a magnificent sheet of water covering 100 acres. Excellent 
 roads for bicycles and carriages. Fine fishing and hunting. Plenty 
 of boats for which no charge is made. Fresh farm products. Stabling- 
 for fifteen horses. Reference, Wm. Bostwick, president Stissing- 
 National Bank, of Pine Plains, N. Y. City references if required. 
 
 MRS. M. E. STREVER— Cedar Grove Farm. Two miles from 
 village. Guests transported free of charge. Accommodations for 
 twenty-five. Large rooms; high ceilings, verandas, shady lawn, pleas- 
 ant drives; eggs, milk and poultry. Fishing and hunting near by. 
 Terms for adults, $5 and $6; children under ten, $3 and $4. City ref- 
 erences. Post office Box 155. 
 
 CHARLES J. PROPER— One-fourth of a mile. Stage meets all 
 trains. Accommodates ten. Adults, $7 to $12; children, $5 to $8. Fine 
 roads for wheeling. Guests taken boating to groves and attractive 
 places. Stissing mountain for hunting, and four lakes for fishing less 
 than a mile from house. New house. 
 
 HORACE BOWMAN— Farm house. One-quarter mile. Free trans- 
 portation. Accommodates eight. Adults, $5; children, $3. One mile 
 from post office, churches and village. Two lakes at base of Stissing- 
 mountain, one-quarter of mile from house, well stocked with fish. 
 Hunting and fishing. Pretty drives. Excellent table. 
 
 MRS. A. L. PATTERSON— "Bonnie Willows." Ten minutes from 
 station. Carriage at station. Accommodates twenty-five. Terms, $5 
 per week; children, according to age. A large, finely shaded lawn, 
 abundance of vegetables, fruit, eggs, butter, milk, etc., from farm. 
 Good fishing. Free library close at hand of over 2,000 volumes; also 
 four churches, bank and stores. Good roads. Correspondence invited. 
 P. O. Box 110. 
 
 MRS. JENNIE W. TEATOR— Pine Plains, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 One-eighth mile. Transportation from station by stage. Accommoda- 
 tions for fifteen to twenty. Terms, $6 and upwards. Fine, large house, 
 surrounded by beautiful, shady lawns; tennis and croquet grounds. 
 Good hunting and fishing. Few minutes' walk to post office, churches, 
 stores, etc. Further particulars on application. 
 
 MRS. PHILIP CLUNN— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommo- 
 dates eight to ten Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Excel- 
 lent table, supplied from own garden with vegetables and fruit, also 
 fresh eggs and milk. Three fishing ponds and good hunting near. Half" 
 mile from village, post office and churches. 
 
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Stissing Lake, Pine Plains — C. N. E. Ry. 
 
 Lake Doolittle— C. N. E. Ry 
 
BENJAMIN THOMAS PALMER— Hunn Lake Farm House. At- 
 tlebury, Dutchess County, N. Y. One and a half miles. Transporta- 
 tion free to and from station. Accommodates thirty-five to fifty. 
 Adults, $6; children, $4 to $5. House located on fine elevation, over- 
 looking beautiful lake, 120 feet from veranda. Fine fishing and boat- 
 ing; also boats to let at nominal charge. Abundant shade and cool 
 drives in every direction. Excellent bicycling. Large and airy rooms, 
 pleasant grounds. Fresh milk, garden vegetables, etc. Piano in house 
 for use of guests, and dancing hall. 
 
 Stissing Station and Post Office. 
 
 HENRY P. BARTON— One mile. Accommodates ten. Adults, $5; 
 children, half price. High elevation. Large lawn, beautifully shaded. 
 Magnificent scenery. Free from mosquitoes and malaria. Excellent 
 hunting and fishing near by. Pure water. Fresh butter, eggs, 
 milk, etc. 
 
 PETER LASHER— Stissing. Three miles. Guests met at the sta- 
 tion. Accommodations for eight or ten. Adults, from $3 to $4; chil- 
 dren, according to age. Cool, shady and attractive surroundings; 
 excellent hunting; good table, with vegetables of our own raising; 
 also milk, eggs, and poultry. 
 
 McINTYRE, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 The quiet, pastoral character of the country here- 
 abouts, with its wholesome air and generally healthful in- 
 fluences, and its abounding picturesqueness, render it very 
 desirable for place of summer rest. 
 
 STANFORD VILLE, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 In this delightful region are many pleasant retreats 
 which present superior attractions to the "summer board- 
 er." Stanfordville itself is a charming village with a most 
 picturesque environment. The massive bulk of Stissing 
 mountain, four miles to the northward, dominates the view 
 in that direction, while in more immediate proximity the 
 fertile valley farms smile back at generous Nature. Wap- 
 pinger's creek flows through the village, and Cold Spring 
 creek is near by. These streams afford excellent sport for 
 the angler, while both fishing and boating may be indulged 
 
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in upon Hunn's lake, four miles east, and Upton's lake, 
 three miles southeast of the station. The places of wor- 
 ship are the Christian, Baptist, Methodist and Roman 
 Catholic churches and Friends' meeting. There are good 
 livery facilities convenient to the station. 
 
 Stanfordville .Station — Lafayetteville Post Office. 
 WILLIAM M. DECKER— Lafayetteville post office. Three and 
 one-half miles. Accommodates fifteen to twenty. Free transportation 
 from and to station. Terms on application. Daily mails. Farm house, 
 located on high ground, with beautiful mountain scenery and other 
 attractions. Beautiful drives. Good fishing and hunting. Fresh fruit, 
 vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, etc. References upon application. 
 
 Stanfordville Station— Stanfordville Post Office. 
 
 EDWARD TALLMADGE— Evergreen Hill. Three minutes' walk. 
 Accommodates twenty. Adults, $6 per week; children, $5. Free con- 
 veyance from station. House is on high ground, has large, airy rooms, 
 and is convenient to post office. 
 
 ALBERT KNAPP — A beautiful, homelike place, with large, airy 
 rooms; shady lawn, with park, croquet and tennis grounds. 
 
 Rockview— Albert Knapp, Proprietor. 
 
 Fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products; fine roads for driving 
 or cycling; accommodations for bicycles. One mile from Stanfordville 
 station; transportation to and from trains free. Wappingers Greek 
 flows through the farm. Beautiful scenery, high elevation, healthy 
 location, and all the attractions of a summer home. Daily mails. 
 Accommodates twenty-five. Terms, from $6 to $8. References Mrs. M. 
 
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Meeker, 4S0 State street, Brooklyn; Mrs. E. Conover, 327 Saekett 
 street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 SETH K. WINANS— Sunset View Farm. Tnree-fourths of a mile. 
 Accommodates twelve. Adults, $5 per week; children, $4. Elevated 
 and healthy location, with good view of surrounding country. Home 
 comforts. Vegetables and fruit from our own farm. Fine roads for 
 cycling or pleasure driving. Two daily mails from New York city. 
 Three miles from Upton lake. Free transportation to and from depot. 
 
 GEORGE VAIL— Two miles. Accommodates twenty. Terms, 
 adults, $6; children, $2 to $3 per week. Will meet guests at station 
 with carriage free of charge, when notified. Have large, shady lawn. 
 Good roads for cycling or driving. Excellent fishing and hunting 
 short distance from house. 
 
 REUBEN A. HUSTED— New farm house. Five minutes' walk. 
 Accommodates twenty-five. Adults, $5 and $6; children, at reduction; 
 transients, $1 per day. Large and shady lawn. Abundance of milk, 
 
 Locust Grove Cottage — Reuben A. Husted, Proprietor. 
 
 eggs and vegetables. Convenient to station, telegraph and post office. 
 Daily mails from New York. Refers to Mrs. Wm. Allen, 784A Hancock 
 street, Brooklyn, and Thomas Coombs, 132 Front street, New York. 
 
 ADRIAN B. KNAPP— Two miles. Farm house. Accommodates 
 twelve to fifteen. Adults, $5; children, $2.50. Large, shady lawn, 
 spacious piazza, beautiful drives and ideal bicycle roads. Wappinger's 
 Creek runs through farm, and Upton Lake Park is four miles distant. 
 Pleasant rooms. Excellent table. Transportation free to and from 
 station. 
 
 JOS. GERMOND— "Evergreen's."Farm house, pleasantly situated 
 just outsiae of village, one-quarter of a mile from station. It is sur- 
 rounded by a large, well-shaded lawn; large, airy rooms. The imme- 
 diate neighborhood rurnishes good fishing, bicycling, and beautiful 
 drives. The table is bountifully supplied. Daily mails. Convenient 
 to express, telegraph and post office. Accommodates ten to fifteen. 
 Terms, $5 to $7 per week." 
 
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WILLETT HICKS— Farm house. One-half mile. Guests carried 
 to and from station free. Accommodates six. Adults, $5 per week; 
 children, $2.50. Two miles from Upton Lake Park and three miles from 
 Hunn's lake. Good fishing in Hunn's lake and many trout streams 
 near by. Pleasant surroundings. 
 
 Stanfordville Station— Bull's Head Post Office. 
 WM. M. WRIGHT— Bull's Head post office. Farm house. Two 
 and one-half miles. Accommodates twenty. Adults, $5 to $6; children, 
 at reduction; transients, $1 per day. House is beautifully located on an 
 elevation of about 1,600 feet. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Large lawn 
 and veranda. Abundance of fruit, vegetables and farm produce. Bass 
 and pickerel fishing. Refers to John Borgwald, 223 North Sixth avenue, 
 Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
 
 Stanfordville station— Market (Dutchess County, N. Y.) Post Office. 
 JOHN L. HICKS— Farm house. Two miles from station. Ac- 
 commodates twenty-five. Adults, $5 to $6 per week; children at a 
 reduction. Free transportation to and from station. A large two- 
 story frame house with well-shaded lawn. Upton Lake and other lakes 
 near by. Good hunting and fishing. Good table. Piano for use of 
 guests. References on application. 
 
 Stanfordville Station — Bangall Post Office. 
 
 EGBERT HYATT— Farm house. Bangall post office. One and 
 three-quarters miles. Accommodates twelve. Will convey guests 
 from station without charge. A very healthy location, 450 feet above 
 tide level. Table supplied with milk, butter, eggs, fruit and vegetables 
 produced on premises. Special facilities for amateur photographers 
 and natural science students. Adults, $5 per week; children, accord- 
 ing to age. 
 
 GEORGE C. PAYNE— Bangall post office. One mile. Private 
 residence. Accommodates twelve. Terms upon application. Deep, 
 well-kept lawn. Sixty-foot vine-covered veranda. Large, high-ceil- 
 ing rooms. Lovely places for hammocks, swings, tennis and croquet; 
 secluded woods and trout brook within five minutes' walk from house. 
 Close to post office and three churches. Three mails daily from New 
 York. Excellent table; vegetables, fruit, milk and eggs from our 
 own farm; meats from our own market. Retired, homelike place, in 
 suburbs of village. Pure water. 
 
 GEORGE HYDE— Bangall post office. One mile from Stanford- 
 ville. Accommodates twenty. Adults, $4; children under twelve years 
 of age, $2. Free transportation to and from station. Plenty of shade; 
 beautiful view of distant hills. Trout stream on premises. Conven- 
 ient to churches. Four mails daily. 
 
 JAMES D. SWIFT— Farm house. Bangall post office. One-half 
 mile. Accommodates eight. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3; tran- 
 sients, $1 per day. Beautiful scenery, fine air and water. Excellent 
 drives. Within seven miles of Millbrook, the Lenox of New York 
 State. Fine trout brook running through the place; lakes near by. 
 Free transportation from station. 
 
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MRS. JOHN McLAUGHLIN— Bangall post office. One-half mile. 
 Accommodates ten to twelve. Rates on application. Good bicycle 
 roads, fine trout streams and shady grounds. Few minutes' walk to 
 three churches. Good spring water, fresh butter, eggs and milk, and 
 we raise our own vegetables. Four mails daily from New York. 
 Refers to Geo. W. Willis, 1248 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 MRS. DR. E. LOSEE— Bangall post office. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates four or five. Adults, $6; children ten years of age and over, $4. 
 Large and attractive grounds, located in a pleasant part of the vil- 
 lage, close to post office and three churches, one a Roman Catholic. 
 Hunting and fishing; romantic walks; pure water; fine roads. 
 
 HIBERNIA, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 A charming little hamlet, girt round about with swell- 
 ing hills and rich in facilities for outdoor enjoyment. 
 Numerous small streams in the vicinity afford good fishing, 
 while better sport may be had at Lake Tyrell, a favorite 
 tourists' resort, three and a half miles south of the station. 
 
 Four miles from Hibernia is the handsome little town 
 of Millbrook, situated at a high altitude, in the midst of a 
 charming country noted for superb mountain scenery, 
 exceptionally fine roads, beautiful walks and drives. As a 
 summer resort its popularity is rapidly growing. Mill- 
 brook Inn, the principal hotel, is new, artistic, and per- 
 fectly appointed. Several other hotels and boarding 
 houses furnish first-class accommodations. 
 
 Hibernia Station. 
 
 E. B. HAINES— Bull's Head post office. Five miles. Terms, 
 adults, $5 per week; children, $2.50 under twelve years. This farm 
 consists of 100 acres. Large orchard of early and late apples; also 
 choice pears. Table bountifully supplied with garden vegetables, 
 butter, eggs, cream, poultry, etc.— variety each day. A lovely lake 
 within half a mile from house, where there is excellent fishing; also 
 bathing. Free drives once or twice a week. 
 
 FRED L. HALL— Washington Hollow post office. Private resi- 
 dence. Twenty minutes' drive. Accommodates twenty. Terms, $5 to 
 $6; special rates for the season; children, half price. Large, roomy, 
 two and one-half-story house. Cool, shaded grounds surrounding. 
 Two private fishing ponds on premises. House located on elevation 
 overlooking village of Washington Hollow. Pure, healthful air and 
 water. Table well supplied. Piano. Fine roads; farm products. Cor- 
 respondence invited. 
 
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Hibernia Station— Clinton Corners Post Office. 
 
 MRS. SAMUEL J. JACKSON— Clinton Comers post office. Three 
 miles. Free transportation to and from station. Accommodates 
 twenty. Adults, $5 per week; children under eight years, $2. High 
 ground, plenty of shade and beautiful scenery. One and one-half 
 miles to Upton lake and other lakes and streams not far distant. An 
 abundance of fresh eggs and milk, and fruit in season. 
 
 ELMIRA A. IRELAND— One and one-half miles. Accommodates 
 thirty. Adults, $5; children, $3. Transportation to and from station 
 free. Very high hills and nice woods near by. The Catskill moun- 
 tains can be seen from the house. One mile from Upton lake. Healthy 
 location. Good fishing and hunting. Good boating and dancing at the 
 lake every night through the summer season. Good table. Fresh 
 vegetables and good beds provided. Will furnish boats at Upton lake 
 free of charge. Free drives once a week. 
 
 E. S. SMITH— Clinton Corners, Dutchess County, N. Y. One mile. 
 Transportation from station by carriage. Accommodations for 
 eighteen. Terms, $5 and $6; children, half price. Situated at the 
 foot of Taghani mountain, one mile from Upton Lake Park. High ele- 
 vation, beautiful scenery. Large lake and fine fishing and hunting. 
 Good roads for bicycles and driving. Twelve miles from Poughkeepsie. 
 
 P. R. CARROLL— Clinton Corners, N. Y. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates forty to fifty. Adults, $6 to $10; children, according to age and 
 accommodations. Transportation free. The Carroll House is com- 
 modious, neat and well kept. Grounds amply shaded by tall pines 
 and maples. Summer house and all out-door amusements. Broad, 
 long piazzas, and large, cool, well-ventilated rooms. Batli room and 
 toilet. "Vegetables and fruits, etc., supplied by the farm of 100 acres. 
 Piano and organ. Mountainous air and cool, delightful nights. New 
 York papers before breakfast. Ten minutes' walk from Upton Lake 
 Park. House well supplied throughout with pure spring water. 
 
 Hibernia Station — Millbrook Post Office. 
 JAMES W. PETITT— Millbrook post office. Farm house. One and 
 one-half miles. Accommodates six. Adults, $5 to $6; children, half 
 price. A very high and healthy location, free from malaria; beautiful 
 scenery, fine drives, good table. Daily mail, and a number of streams 
 and lakes near by. Free transportation for guests and baggage to and 
 from station. 
 
 SALT POINT, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 A quiet, restful village, nine miles from the city of 
 Poughkeepsie, and beautifully situated in a rich farming 
 locality, where health, plenty, and good living reign. 
 
 Lakes, forests and streams abound, together with ex- 
 cellent roads for driving or bicycling, reaching all points of 
 interest. 
 
 The village contains several boarding houses offering 
 
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first-class accommodations. Churches of several denom- 
 inations are conveniently located. 
 
 Salt Point Station and Post Office. 
 
 WM. BIRDSALL— Clinton Farm. Half-mile. Accommodates thir- 
 teen. Terms, adults, $5 to $7 per week; children, $3 to $4. The house 
 is spacious, with large, cool rooms, and excellent beds and furniture. 
 It has one hundred feet of piazza. Large lawn, shaded by elm and 
 
 maple trees. Table bountifully supplied. Pleasant drives, excellent 
 fishing, boating and hunting in the immediate vicinity. Free trans- 
 portation to and from the railroad station, and occasional drives free 
 of charge. Church privileges. Daily mail. 
 
 EDWARD F. DEL ANEY— Half-mile. Accommodates twelve. 
 Adults, $5 and $6; children, ten years of age and under, half price. 
 Will meet guests at station with carriage when notified. House is 
 pleasantly situated on 240 acres of land. Large, shady lawn; piazzas. 
 Wappinger's creek runs through center of farm. Good fishing in creek 
 referred to and in near-by lakes, also small game on and near farm. 
 Pure water. No mosquitoes. Fresh butter, milk, cream, eggs, vege- 
 tables and fruit from farm. Close to church and post office. Daily 
 mail. 
 
 MRS. E. W. CONKLIN— Farm house. One and one-eighth miles. 
 Accommodates eight or ten. adults, $5 to $6; children, half price; 
 transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. Healthy lo- 
 cation. Shady grounds. Milk, eggs, vegetables, etc., from the farm. 
 Large rooms. Pleasant drives. Daily mails. References upon appli- 
 cation. Pure spring water. 
 
 MRS. G. F. DAVIS— Salt Point Farm House. Three miles from 
 Salt Point or Hibernia. Accommodates thirty. $7 per week; children, 
 $3 to $5. Healthy location. Pure water. Large, shady grounds, pleas- 
 ant drives. Home production of milk, butter, eggs, vegetables and 
 berries. Guests generally return; some families have been here 
 fifteen years. 
 
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WILLIAM L\ VAN WAGNER— Farm house. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. $5, $6 and $7 per week; children, $3 and $4. House is 
 located on high ground, surrounded by shady lawn; veranda, 100 feet 
 long on south and west sides of house. Plenty of fruit of all kinds. 
 Table supplied with everything fresh from the farm. Excellent 
 boating. 
 
 WILLIAM PENN LEGGETT— Ten minutes' walk from station. 
 Carriage if desired. Accommodates twenty. Large, well-shaded lawn 
 and pleasant walks. Quiet surroundings. Scenery is unsurpassed. 
 Fine carriage drives. Excellent fishing in lakes, ponds, and creeks 
 near by. Good hunting in season. Abundance of room for out-door 
 sports. Fresh milk, cream, fruit, vegetables from our own farm. 
 Accommodations for horses and carriage. 
 
 Salt Point Station— Fallkill Post Office. 
 
 WILLIAM H. OLIVIT— Fallkill post office. .Four miles. Accom- 
 modates fifteen. Adults, $5; children, half price. Will transport guests 
 to and from station free of charge. Large farm house; shady lawn; 
 airy rooms. Excellent fishing and hunting within easy distance from 
 house. Good roads for driving and cycling. Fresh fruit, vegetables, 
 milk, cream, butter, eggs, etc. Pure, cold water. 
 
 Pleasant Valley, N. Y., Station and Post Office. 
 
 EVERGREEN HOME— Ten minutes' walk from station. Exceedingly pleasant 
 situation. Accommodations for twenty. Large airy rooms, verandas, abundance of 
 shade, hammocks, lawn swings and croquet. Bountiful table. Guests met at station 
 free of charge. Adults, $5 to $7 per week. Write for further particulars. Address 
 Mrs. M. Ida Phelps, Pleasant Valley, N. Y. 
 
 HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N. Y., 
 
 and stations on Hopewell Branch, via Poughkeepsie. 
 
 Hopewell is situated in eastern Dutchess county, 
 among the lakes and mountains, five miles from Looking 
 Rock, which commands a magnificent view of the Hudson 
 valley from Fishkill to the Catskills. It is near Fishkill, 
 where the old Dutch church stands, which was used in the 
 Revolutionary war for the detention of prisoners ; in fact, 
 landmarks of the Revolution are numerous in this locality. 
 Silver Lake, which is noted for its fine sheet of water, is 
 within easy distance. For riding, driving and wheeling 
 the roads through this section are unsurpassed, both in 
 beauty of scenery and condition of maintenance, while 
 delightful woodland paths add another attractive feature 
 to the surroundings. 
 
 Hopewell Junction Station — Hopewell Junction Post Office. 
 JOHN UKENA— Hotel. One-fourth mile. Accommodates twenty. 
 Adults, $7; children, half price. Fine fishing and hunting available 
 
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 in near-by trout streams and hunting grounds. Pleasant drives in all 
 directions. Barber shop connected with hotel; also livery. Teams 
 for driving at reasonable rates. 
 
 SARAH A. FERGUSON— One-fourth mile. Free transportation 
 from station by carriage. Accommodations for twelve to sixteen. 
 Adults, $5 per week; children, ?2 to $4, according to age. Situated one- 
 quarter of a mile from a small village, near churches and post office. 
 Four mails daily. Good roads for driving and cycling. Numerous 
 streams and lakes near. New house, with large, airy rooms, and 
 ample grounds. Vegetables, fresh milk, eggs, and poultry from our 
 own farm. 
 
 MISS JENNIE BOGARDUS— Farm house. Three miles. Accom- 
 moaates fifteen. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3. Free transporta- 
 tion from station for guests. Grounds surrounding house are high 
 and well shaded. Good carriage and bicycle roads. One and one-half 
 miles from Sylvan Lake; stream near house for fishing; also good 
 hunting. Splendid scenery. Table supplied with fresh fruits, vege- 
 tables, etc., from our own farm. Good spring water. Stabling for 
 horses. 
 Hopewell Junction Station — Clove (Dutchess Co., N. Y.), Post Office. 
 
 ADDIE M. DAVIS— Clove, Dutchess County, N. Y. Five miles. 
 Accommodates twenty. Terms, adults, $5; children, $2.50 per week. 
 Will meet guests at station free of charge, if notified, with carriage. 
 Shady lawn. Large, airy rooms. Fishing and hunting near by. With- 
 in ten minutes' walk of churches. Brooklyn or New York references 
 on application. 
 
 Didell's Station — Noxon Post Office, Dutchess County. 
 
 JACOB VOLLMER— One and one-half miles. Accommodates six. 
 Adults, $5; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests at station with 
 carriage, free of charge. House is pleasantly situated on a bill; 
 healthy location, bracing air. Good hunting in woods near by. This 
 is a desirable place to spend one's vacation. Good accommodation to 
 and from Poughkeepsie. 
 
 WILLIAM J. WARREN— Noxon post office. One mile. Accom- 
 modates ten. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. "Sunnyside" 
 farm is a quiet, restful place; it is pleasantly situated, and surrounded 
 by large maple trees; large veranda. Rooms are large and airy. 
 Good fishing and hunting near by. One hour's drive to Poughkeepsie. 
 Good table. Guests met at station with carriage. 
 
 Didell's Station — New Hackensack (N. Y.) Post Office. 
 MRS. MATTHEW VAN WYCK— New Hackensack, N. Y., post 
 office. Ten minutes' walk from station. Accommodates ten. Adults, 
 $5 per week; House is pleasantly located a short distance from the 
 road amidst an abundance of shade trees. House large and commo- 
 dious. Good fishing and hunting. 
 
 WORONOCK HOUSE— C. M. Smith, Prop., New Hackensack, N. Y. Known 
 for a quarter of a century as a summer resort. Noted for the dryness of the atmos- 
 phere, purity of water, being entirely free from malaria and mosquitoes. Table 
 bountifully supplied with farm produce from farm attached to premises. An excel- 
 lent place for those who appreciate spring broilers, fresh cream, milk, eggs, vegeta- 
 bles, etc. Fine roads for driving and bicycling. Terms upon application. Beautiful 
 scenery among the Fishkill Mountains near by. 
 
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Manchester Bridge Station. 
 MRS. CHARLES MONFORT— Freedom Plains, Dutchess County, 
 N. Y., post office. Two and one-half miles. Accommodates ten to 
 twelve. Adults, $5 per week; children under ten, $2; over ten, $3. 
 This is an old-fashioned farm house situated on a high elevation with 
 an abundance of shade. Table liberally supplied with fruit, vegetables, 
 butter, eggs and milk from our own farm. Good fishing and hunting 
 near by. Magnificent scenery. Mail delivered and collected at door 
 daily. Transfer guests from station free of charge. 
 
 POUGHKEEPSIE, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
 
 OUGHKEEPSIE is a handsome city of 
 twenty-five thousand inhabitants, on the 
 left bank of the Hudson, and elevated 
 one hundred or two hundred feet above 
 the river, while behind it rises College 
 Hill, some three hundred feet in height. 
 Its regularly laid out streets are shaded 
 by fine old trees and bordered with hand- 
 some residences and prosperous business houses. It is 
 the most important city between New York and Albany, 
 and one of the most ancient, having been settled in 1698. 
 It is a remarkably healthful, pleasant place of residence, 
 combining the advantages of an elevated situation, pure 
 air and water, with the immediate presence of all the com- 
 forts and conveniences of city life. Poughkeepsie enjoys a 
 special reputation for its educational facilities. The famous 
 Yassar College, the greatest female educational institution 
 in the world, is just east of the city limits. Within the 
 city are an opera house, free public library, and churches of 
 all denominations. 
 
 Poughkeepsie Station and Post Office. 
 
 G. W. BURHANS— Maple Place. Arlington, Dutchess County, 
 post office. House is pleasantly situated on line of trolley cars; large 
 and well-shaded veranda. Fresh vegetables, milk and eggs from farm. 
 No malaria. Three mails daily. Terms moderate. 
 
 MRS. G. E. PHELPS— Cottage View Farm. Two miles. Accom- 
 modates fourteen. Adults, $5 to $6 per week; children, $4. Table sup- 
 plied with fresh eggs, milk, butter and vegetables from the farm. 
 
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House is on high ground, pleasant location, large, airy rooms. Ham- 
 mocks, croquet, swings. Daily mails. Free drives and picnics. Will 
 meet guests at station without charge. Full particulars upon applica- 
 tion. 
 
 WILLOW GLEN COTTAGE— Pleasant farm house. Pleasant sur- 
 roundings. Beautiful and romantic environments. Accommodations 
 for twenty. Adults, $6 to $8 per week; children, $2 to $3. Bountiful 
 table, supplied with butter, eggs and vegetables, from own farm. 
 Transients, $1 per day. Season boarders transferred free of charge; 
 transients, 50 cents. Plenty of fishing. Proprietor S. C. Crum, Pough- 
 keepsie, N. Y. 
 
 THE MISSES SACKETT'S- Fifth avenue. Quarter of a mile. 
 Accommodates fourteen. $7 to $10 per week; children, half price. On 
 line of trolley cars. The house, which is on a farm of eighteen acres, 
 is pleasantly situated on high grounds sloping in every direction. A 
 
 "Crestfield," home of Misses Sackett, Poughkeepsie. 
 
 considerable portion of the city of Poughkeepsie, as well as the moun- 
 tains west of the Hudson river, can be seen from the roof. References 
 exchanged. 
 
 Burlingame's express will be at the dock at Main street, Pough- 
 keepsie to meet all Day Line steamers, and will be glad to furnish 
 any iniormation desired, or transfer baggage to the Central New 
 England station. 
 
 Day Line and Steamboat Express Service between Hartford and 
 New York. 
 
 The palace iron steamers of the Hudson River Day 
 Line make direct connections at this point from the dock 
 to Bridge Road depot by cars of the Poughkeepsie Electric 
 
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Road, connecting with trains to and from all stations on 
 this line, including the rapid transit service hourly trains 
 from Central New England Railway depot to Highland and 
 New Paltz, the quickest, cheapest and most desirable route 
 to reach the noted summer resorts of Mohonk, Lake 
 Minnewaska and the Wallkill valley. The most charming- 
 inland water trip on the American continent, and a delight- 
 ful ride in comfortable coaches through the many points 
 of interest herein mentioned, can be made in a few short 
 hours by taking steamers, daily, except Sunday, leaving 
 Brooklyn (by annex) at 8 a. m. ; New York, Desbrosses 
 street, 8.40, or 22d street, North river, at 9 a. m. Meals 
 are served at all hours in the restaurant on the boats, also 
 table d'hote dinner, at $1.00 each, between the hours of 
 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. Returning, the Steamboat Express 
 furnishes equally as good service, close connection being 
 made with southbound steamer due at 22d street, New 
 York, at 5.30 p. m., Desbrosses street, 6 p. m., and Brook- 
 lyn, 6.20 p. m. 
 
 CROSSING THE GREAT BRIDGE. 
 
 NEW ENGLAND'S NEW GATEWAY, POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE. 
 
 This wonderful structure can rightly be classed as one 
 of the wonders of the world. Built entirely of steel, on 
 great stone piers, it will last forever. The great bridge 
 over the Firth of Forth in Scotland, is larger, but next to 
 this the Poughkeepsie bridge is the largest in the world. 
 The eastern viaduct alone is over one-half a mile in length, 
 with twenty-four spans, the greatest being 175 feet long 
 and 200 feet high. There are six main piers : No. 1, 
 located on the west shore of the Hudson; Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 
 5 in the Hudson river itself, and No. 6 on the east shore. 
 There are two anchorages of masonry, 128 "Pony Piers," 
 36 being on the west side and 92 on the east, forming foun- 
 
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dations of the viaduct, and two abutments at the ends of 
 the viaducts. Each of the main piers carries a steel tower 
 100 feet high, firmly braced and bolted to the masonry, and 
 upon these towers rest the trusses and cantilevers of the 
 superstructure (see illustration). The distance from shore 
 to shore is 2,608 feet, and from center to center of shore 
 piers, 2,692 feet, covered by five principal spans, two of 
 548 feet long, one of 546, and two of 525. These latter are 
 rectangular trusses, 130 feet in clear height above high 
 water, and 82 feet from the bottom of the lower cord to 
 the top of floor system, making the base of the rail 212 
 feet above high water. The length of the main bridge from 
 anchorages is 3,093 feet 9 inches ; that of the western via- 
 duct, 1,033 feet 6 inches, and of the eastern viaduct, 2,040 
 feet, making the whole structure 6,767 feet 3 inches long. 
 Over this runs a double-track railway with a footpath on 
 each side. It is capable of sustaining at any given point 
 two 85-ton engines, each drawing a train of 3,000 pounds 
 weight per running foot. The foundations contain 
 12,000,000 feet of timber, 40,000 cubic yards of concrete, 
 and the piers about 20,000 cubic feet of masonry. The 
 superstructure of the main bridge contains over 15,000 
 tons of mild, open-hearth steel, and the viaducts over 
 6,000 tons of iron. The views north and south from the 
 car windows in passing over this bridge are the grandest 
 to be seen from any railroad line in the world. For miles 
 the eye can sweep the horizon; twenty miles up or down 
 the Hudson can be seen with the naked eye, and the view 
 is beautiful and grand. 
 
 HIGHLAND, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 Near the western bank of the Hudson, this pretty 
 
 place, ensconced among the hills, has many advantages to 
 
 commend it to the seeker for summer rest. There are 
 
 many miles of pleasant drives, beautiful scenery, excellent 
 
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boating facilities, and moderately good fishing. Thou- 
 sands of tons of grapes, peaches, pears, and other fruits are 
 grown in and about Highland. 
 
 Highland Station and Post Office. 
 
 A. E. HASBROUCK— One mile. Accommodates ninety. Adults, 
 from $8 to $12 per week; children under eight, from $5 to $7; transients, 
 $2 per day. Fine view, from piazzas, of the Hudson river, Poughkeepsie 
 city, bridge, and mountains in the distance. Excellent roads for 
 driving. Guests transported from station by stage; charge, 25 cents. 
 
 MRS. HORACE PALMER— Riverside Farm House. Two miles. 
 Guests transported in our own conveyance, free of charge. Accom- 
 modates twenty-five. Adults, $5 per week; children, at reduction. 
 Healthy location; high elevation; large and shady veranda. Magni- 
 ficent view of the Hudson river, Poughkeepsie bridge, etc. Good fish- 
 ing and hunting. No malaria. Fruit, vegetables, milk, cream, butter 
 and eggs from the farm. 
 
 MRS. GEORGE E. PARROTT— Two miles. Accommodates eight 
 to ten. Adults, $5 and $6; children, $3 and $4 per week. Will meet 
 guests at station, with carriage, when notified. House, which is 
 pleasantly located, has large verandas and shady lawn, hammocks, 
 etc. Lovely drives. A picturesque stream within a short distance from 
 house which affords much amusement for children. Mail delivered 
 at door each morning. 
 
 MRS. EMILY F. RANSOME— Private house. Two miles. Accom- 
 modates ten. Terms on application. Transportation by public stage 
 or private conveyance. Steamer "Robert Main" leaves Poughkeepsie 
 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., daily, except Sunday, and lands passengers within 
 five minutes' walk of house; fare, 10 cents. House situated on a high 
 bluff, overlooking tne Hudson river, and on route of proposed boat 
 race. 
 
 EARL J. FULTON— River View Cottage. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates sixteen. Adults, $6 and $7 per week; children under twelve, $5. 
 From the piazza of this cottage can be seen the Hudson river, Pough- 
 keepsie and Poughkeepsie bridge. Mountain just back of house. Pine 
 and chestnut groves near by. 
 
 DAVID LeROY— Mountain View Fruit Farm. One and one-quarter 
 miles. Accommodates twenty. Adults, $6; children, according to age. 
 Will meet guests at station with carriage. Good, healthy location, com- 
 manding view of the Hudson river. Bathing and boating. Fruit of 
 all kinds from own farm. Excellent roads. 
 
 MRS. ALBERT E. MARTIN— P. O. Box 59, Highland, N. Y. One 
 mile. Accommodations for twenty. $6 per week; children under twelve 
 years of age, half price. Nice, cool, shady grounds. First-class table 
 board. Large, airy rooms. Home-grown fruit and vegetables. Good 
 hunting and fishing. Livery. 
 
 MRS. A. BLOOMER— One and one-half miles. Accommodates 
 forty. Adults, $6 and $8; children under twelve, $3 and $4 per week. 
 Will meet guests at station when notified at twenty-five cents eoch. 
 The table is supplied with the best the market affords. Milk, vege- 
 tables, fruit, etc., supplied each day, fresh from the farm, containing 
 
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108 acres, which abounds in pleasant strolls; also trout stream. Pure 
 water used for all purposes about the house. Ice. Excellent fishing 
 in .black pond, near by. We are New York people, and know what 
 boarders want. 
 
 MRS. N. H. ZIMMERMAN- Elm Cottage and farm. One and a 
 half miles. Rates, adults, $6 to $8; cnildren, apply. Accommodates 
 twenty. Romantic walks and drives. Finely situated, commanding 
 
 Residence of Mrs. N. H. Zimmerman, Highland. 
 
 a grand view of the Hudson river and the city of Poughkeepsie oppo- 
 site. Fresh milk, butter, eggs and vegetables in season. Carriage 
 meets guests if notified. 
 
 MRS. W. T. STROTHOFF— Three miles. Free transportation by 
 our own conveyance. Accommodations for ten. Adults, $6; children, 
 $2, to $4, according to age; families at reduced rates. Finely situated 
 on the west side of the Hudson river, commanding an extensive view 
 of the river and surrounding country. Table bountifully supplied with 
 fruit, vegetable and dairy products from the farm. 
 
 MRS. JOHN B. MOULE- Ten minutes' walk. Transfer from the 
 station by trolley, or carriage, if notified. Accommodates twenty-five. 
 Rates, $6 and $8; children under ten years, $4. Large, cool, shaded 
 grounds; lawn tennis, croquet, swinging chairs, hammocks, summer 
 house, piano, etc. Hudson river one mile from the house. Trolley 
 connecting with all trains. 
 
 MRS. FRANK COUTANT— P. O. Box 111. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates ten to fifteen. Adults, $5 and $6 per week; children, $4 and $5. 
 A large farm house one-half mile from the village of Highland. Five 
 minutes from electric cars to New Paltz and Poughkeepsie. Good 
 hunting and fishing. One mile from Hudson River steamboat land- 
 ing. Healthy; pure air; nights cool and delightful. Nice, shady lawn. 
 Large rooms; cool, well ventilated, and comfortably furnished. Pure 
 water, fresh milk, vegetables, etc., from place. 
 
 OLIVER H. SMITH— One mile. Free transportation from station. 
 Accommodations for twelve to fifteen. Adults, $5; children, $2 to $4, 
 
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according to age. Shady lawn; large rooms. Ten minutes' walk from 
 post omce and electric cars. Daily mail delivery. Good hunting and 
 fishing. Large lake within two miles. Supply own poultry, eggs, 
 milk, butter, etc. Correspondence solicited. 
 
 TO RENT. 
 NINE ROOM COTTAGE— Fine situation, commanding a great \iew 
 of the Hudson river, and the Poughkeepsie bridge. Terms upon 
 application. Address Mrs. N. M. Zimmerman, Highland, N. Y. 
 
 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 
 
 Rapid Transit Service between Poughkeepsie, Highland, New Paltz and 
 the Wallkill Valley. 
 
 The New Paltz and Poughkeepsie Traction Company 
 is in operation from Highland on the Hudson to New 
 Paltz in the Wallkill valley. 
 
 The management equipped the line with the most 
 luxurious cars obtainable, giving very satisfactory service. 
 
 A track connection was made with this company's 
 line at Pratt's Mills, which is about two miles back from 
 the river, and a through car service inaugurated via the 
 great Poughkeepsie bridge, between New Paltz and the 
 city of Poughkeepsie, and connecting there with the city 
 electric lines. Easy, cheap and desirable route between the 
 Hudson and Wallkill valley. 
 
 Hourly service is in effect from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. 
 
 The great scenic beauties of the route, coupled with 
 the quick time and cheapness of the fare, brought this route 
 at once into prominence, not only as a direct and most con- 
 venient way of reaching New Paltz, and the noted summer 
 resorts of Lakes Mohonk and Minnewaska, and the YVall- 
 kill valley generally, but as a route for pleasure riders, who 
 by the thousands daily crossed America's greatest bridge 
 in open cars, suspended as it were between heaven and 
 earth, with the grandest scenery in America at their feet. 
 
 The route through the highlands commands the most 
 charming mountain and valley views obtainable. 
 
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The through car service is performed all the year, and 
 during the busy season cars will be run between Pough- 
 keepsie and New Paltz every forty minutes, connecting 
 with all trains from New York via the New York Central 
 & Hudson River R. R., also with the Albany day line of 
 steamers both north and south. 
 
 Rates of fare : One way, 25 cents ; excursion tickets, 
 40 cents. 
 
 ALONG THE NEW PALTZ & WALLKILL VALLEY 
 RAILROAD. 
 
 (Now The New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Co.) 
 
 CENTREVILLE, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 This is a quaint old town situated high up on the Hud- 
 son highlands, perfectly healthful and excellently drained. 
 
 there are a number of farm houses in the vicinity, 
 where good board is procurable at low rates. 
 
 OHIOVILLE, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 No more picturesque spot to be found in all this 
 region, located as it is, overlooking the beautiful Wallkill 
 and Hudson valleys, and in the heart of a rich fruit-growing 
 country. 
 
 It is easy of access by electric cars, midway between 
 Poughkeepsie and New Paltz. 
 
 Good board can be procured here. 
 
 Ohioville, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 FRED ZIMMERMAN— Two miles. Accommodates fifteen. Adults, 
 $5 and $6; reduction for children. Trolley from Loyd passes within 
 two minutes' walk from house. House has large, shady lawn, which 
 is surrounded by pine and maple trees. Good livery accommodations. 
 Hunting and fishing near by. Two miles from New Paltz. Fresh eggs, 
 butter, milk, poultry, and all kinds of berries on farm. 
 
 JOHN J. CARROLL— New Paltz and Wallkill Valley electric cars 
 pass the door. One and one-half miles. Accommodates twelve. 
 Adults, $5 and $6; children, half price. Evergreen house is very pleas- 
 antly situated, with a large, shady lawn. Large, cool rooms, and 
 piazza. Piano. Beautiful drive to Lake Mohonk. Good fishing in 
 
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Wallkill river, near by. An abundance of fresh milk and eggs. Raise 
 own vegetables. 
 
 PHILIP L. F. LLTING— One mile. Accommodates thirty. Adults, 
 $5 to $8 per week; children, $4. Trolley accommodation, or will meet 
 guests with carriage. Large and shady grounds. Good water. Three 
 miles to churches. Livery attached. Good fishing near. Pleasant 
 and well ventilated rooms. Out-door games. Table liberally supplied 
 with farm products. Beautiful drives, three miles to Elixir Springs; 
 seven to Lake Mohonk. Romantic walks. Good cycling. Ten minutes' 
 walk from post office. Maple grove near house. Correspondence so- 
 licited. 
 
 MRS. GEORGE ADEE— Two miles. Trolley passes the house. 
 Accommodations for ten. $6 per week. Lovely drives in all directions. 
 Lake Mohonk, twelve miles; New Paltz, two miles; Dashville Falls, 
 seven miles. Nice lawn, ample shade, and pure water. 
 
 MILTON B. HASBROUCK— One and one-half miles— five minutes' 
 ride on electric cars. Accommodates ten. Rates, $5 per week. Beauti- 
 ful mountain scenery. Ample shade. Abundance of fruit of all kinds. 
 Six miles from Lake Mohonk. Good fishing in Wallkill river, and good 
 hunting. Daily mails and daily papers. 
 
 NEW PALTZ, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 This charming village is located on an eminence over- 
 looking the Wallkill valley and river, with the great 
 Shawnagunk mountains in the background. 
 
 Well-kept lawns, wide shady streets, and evidences of 
 taste and improvement abound. 
 
 The village is one of the oldest in Ulster county, and is 
 a prominent business center. 
 
 There are several good hotels and many private and 
 public boarding places. 
 
 The State Normal School for young ladies is located 
 here. 
 
 There are many delightful drives and points of interest 
 in the locality. Altogether it is a delightful spot to pass 
 the summer, being easy of access via the New Paltz & 
 Wallkill Valley Electric Road, which runs cars to Poughkeep- 
 sie every forty minutes at the low rate of 25 cents. 
 
 New Paltz— New Paltz (Ulster County, X. Y.) Post Office. 
 
 STEEN HOTEL— At terminus of New Paltz & Poughkeepsie 
 
 Traction Company. Accommodates fifty. Terms, adults, $7 to $10 per 
 
 week; transients, $2 per day; children, upon application. House is 
 
 pleasantly situated on high grounds in eastern part of village, cver- 
 
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looking the Wallkill river and Shawangunk mountains. Healthy loca- 
 tion. Pure water. Convenient to post office. Good livery accommoda- 
 tion. Special attention given parties desiring to visit Lakes Mohonk 
 and Minnewaska. Daily trips arranged. "Within three hours' ride from 
 New York, via Albany Day line, or New York Central, to Poughkeep- 
 sie, and New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Company. Trains hourly. 
 For further particulars apply to W. H. Steen, New Paltz, N. Y. 
 
 MRS. MARGARET WALSH— New Paltz post office. Near station. 
 Accommodates six. Adults, $6; children, $3 to $4 per week. This house 
 is located on the trolley line from Poughkeepsie to New Paltz. Beau- 
 tiful mountain scenery. Good hunting and fishing near by. Four 
 miles to Lake Mohonk. 
 
 SAMUEL J. DuBOIS— Springtown (N. Y.), post office. Three miles 
 from New Paltz. Accomodates twenty. Adults, $6; children, $3 per 
 week. Will meet guests at station with carriage free of charge. 
 House is pleasantly situated near the Wallkill river, commanding a 
 beautiful view of the Shawangunk mountains. Good gunning— various 
 kinds of game; good bass, pickerel and perch fishing in the Wallkill 
 river; boats free to guests. Excellent roads for cycling. Five min- 
 utes' walk to post office. Beautiful park, fitted with seats, on bank 
 of river. 
 
 MRS. S. A. HASBROUCK— Three-quarters of a mile. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Adults, $5 to $7 per week; children, at reduced rates. 
 Will meet guests at station with carriage. House is pleasantly located 
 on a fruit farm, near New Paltz village, with large and shady lawn. 
 Boating and fishing in the Wallkill river. 
 
 MRS. MATTHEW DEYO— Woodbine Villa Farm, New Paltz 
 Station. Springtown post office. Free transportation. Accommodates 
 twenty-five. Terms, $6 per week. Splendid view of the mountains; 
 excellent wheeling; short drives to Lake Mohonk. Five minutes' walk 
 to the Wallkill river, which affords good boating, bathing and fishing; 
 boats free to guests. Table served plentifully with milk, butter, eggs 
 and vegetables from our own farm; home-made bread and pastries. 
 Pure spring water. Large piazza; croquet and tennis. Good piano. 
 Daily mails. References on application. 
 
 JOSIAH SPRAGUE— One mile. Free transportation from station. 
 Accommodates eight. Adults, $5; children, $2 and $3. This is an old- 
 fashioned farm house, with a large, shady lawn. Good boating and 
 fishing. Free boats to guests. 
 
 MICHAEL KELLY— Locust Grove House. Libertyville, Ulster 
 County (N. Y.) post office. Three miles from New Paltz. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Free transportation from station. Terms on applica- 
 tion. Beautiful scenery; good drives and romantic walks. Good fish- 
 ing in Wallkill river, a few minutes' walk from the house. Raises 
 own vegetables. Good livery accommodation. Near churches, post 
 office, etc. 
 
 MICHAEL NILON One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates 
 
 twelve. Terms, adults, $5 and $6; children, $2 and $2.50. Free trans- 
 portation from depot. House is pleasantly situated on a hill command- 
 ing a beautiful view of the surrounding country. Good boating and 
 fishing in the Wallkill river, which is ten minutes' walk from house. 
 
 GEORGE K. McMURDY— River View Cottage, Springtown, N. Y., 
 
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post office. Three miles from New Paltz. Accommodates forty-five. 
 Terms upon application. Will meet guests at station, free of charge. 
 The house is a large, two-story structure, fronted with a large ve- 
 randa, with pleasant, well ventilated and lighted sleeping rooms. Fine 
 lawn, abundance of shade, extensive views, lovely drives. Boating, 
 bathing and fishing in Wallkill river, a few feet from house. Swings, 
 hammocks, croquet,' tennis. Boats free to guests. Pure spring water. 
 Table, first-class. Butter, milk, eggs, poultry and vegetables fresh 
 from the farm. Near to Lakes Mohonk and Minnewaska, Rifton 
 Falls, Buttermilk Falls, High Falls, Rosendale Cement mines, Black 
 pond. Convenient to church and post office. Daily mails. Write for 
 circular. 
 
 JOHN H. RELYEA- Springtown, N. Y., post office. Three miles 
 from New Paltz. Accommodates twenty-five. Adults, $5 to $6; children, 
 $3 per week. House is pleasantly situated on the bank of the Wall- 
 kill river, and commands splendid mountain views. Large, airy rooms. 
 Large, shady lawns, fitted up with hammocks, swings and croquet 
 set. Short drive to Lakes Mohonk and Minnewaska. Good gunning. 
 Good boating, bathing and fishing; boats free to guests. Transporta- 
 tion free from depot. Send for circular. 
 
 T. J. DEYO— Springtown, Ulster County, N. Y., post office. Two 
 miles from New Paltz. Accommodates twenty. Adults, $6 per week. 
 Av ill meet guests at station with our own carriage when notified. 
 Cottage and lawn are well shaded with large locust trees. Rooms are 
 high and airy. Fishing in stream a few yards from house. Boating 
 and bathing in the Wallkill river, which is within five minutes' walk. 
 Guests will be furnished with fishing tackle free of charge. Send for 
 circular. Refers to G. Macdonald, 80 North Oxford street, Brooklyn, 
 N. Y. 
 
 MR. SIMON PALEN— Two miles. Guests met at station. Accom- 
 modations for ten. Adults, $6; children, $3. Mohonk golf links two 
 miles. Mohonk Hotel four miles. Large farm house situated at the 
 foot of the mountain. Fine view of the Shawangunk mountains. 
 Table supplied by cook of several years' experience in leading hotel. 
 
 JOHN J. ELLIOTT— Ohioville, Ulster County, N. Y. Farm house. 
 One and a half miles. Transportation free. Accommodations for ten. 
 $5 per week. No children taken. Two miles from New Paltz. Within 
 two minutes' walk from trolley line. Large lawns, well shaded. Good 
 fishing near by. Table supplied with vegetables, eggs and milk from 
 our own place. Reterence, J. Loewenstein, 1209 Washington street, 
 Hoboken, N. J. 
 
 MRS. JOHN DENZLINGER— One-fourth mile. Accommodations 
 for six. Adults, $6; children, $3. One-eighth of a mile to Wallkill 
 river and to trolley station. Casino near at hand. An excellent 
 place to spend the summer. 
 
 AY. H. ATKINS— One mile. Transfer from the station by elec- 
 tric cars, or carriage, if desired. Accommodates twenty-five. Rates, 
 $5 and $6 per week. Beautiful mountain scenery, pleasant drives, and 
 good roads for cycling. Near LaKe Mohonk. Elevated and healthy 
 location. Good fishing. 
 
 MRS. SARAH WASHBURN— One mile. Accommodates twenty- 
 five. Adults, $5 to $7; children under ten, $3; infants, free. Hand- 
 
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somely located on a hill, commanding expansive and beautiful views 
 from all sides. Good hunting. Plenty of fresh eggs, milk, etc. Large, 
 airy and well furnished rooms. 
 
 JOHN P. JACKSON— Ten minutes' walk from station. Accommo- 
 dations for thirty. $6 to $8 per week. High location overlooking vil- 
 lage and surrounding country, with good view of the Shawangunk 
 and Catskill mountains. Good boating and fishing in the Wallkill 
 river. House is new, with modern improvements. 
 
 AUGUSTUS H. FREER— Two and a half miles. Transportation 
 from the station free. Accommodations for fifteen. Adults, $6 per 
 week; children, $3. Plenty of shade, ample veranda; also swings and 
 hammocks. On elevated ground. But a short drive to Lake Mohonk. 
 Excellent hunting and good fishing. Every effort put forth to make it 
 enjoyable for guests. 
 
 T. DEYO ATKINS— Three miles. Transportation free. Accom- 
 modates ten. Adults, $5 and $6; children, $2 to $4. Mountain View 
 farm house is situated at the foot of a mountain, four miles from Lake 
 Mohonk, in a beautiful country. Pure air, spring water, plenty of 
 shade; fruit, poultry, vegetables, etc., from the farm. Good hunting 
 and fishing. Liberal reduction for season boarders. Free drives given. 
 Churches three miles. Electric cars pass the door. Piano. Liberal 
 table. Discount for June and September. 
 
 MRS. H. G. BUTLER— Five minutes' walk. Accommodations for 
 nine. $6 and $7 per week; children, $3. Fine hunting, fishing and 
 boating, all close at hand. Croquet, yard swings and hammock; also 
 a piano. Fresh vegetables from the garden supplied. 
 
 MRS. JAMES R. HOWELL— One-half mile. Can accommodate 
 fifteen. Adults, $6; children, $3. Abundance of shade, lovely piazza, 
 swings and hammocks. Situated on elevated ground. But a short 
 drive to Lake Mohonk. Excellent hunting and good fishing. Every- 
 thing possible done to make guests comfortable. 
 
 CORNELIUS H. DuBOIS— '" Maple Heights." Three miles. Accommodates 
 fifteen. Adults, $5 ; children, same. A charge of fifty cents will be made for trans- 
 porting guests from station. Large, airy rooms. An abundance of shade. Excellent 
 fishing and hunting near by. Two miles to Lake Mohonk. Plenty of milk, cream, 
 eggs, poultry, and raises own vegetables. 
 
 MRS. D. SILKWORTH— New Paltz, Ulster Co., N. V. Half mile from station. 
 Guests transported from the station by stage or carriage. Accommodations for fifteen. 
 Adults, S6 per week ; children under ten years of age, $3. Beautiful scenery; good 
 hunting and fishing within few minutes' walk. Fresh butter, milk, and all varieties 
 of farm produce. 
 
 LAKES MOHONK AND MINNEWASKA. 
 
 These are summer resorts of wide celebrity, reached 
 by carriage from New Paltz, the terminus of the New Paltz 
 and Poughkeepsie Traction Company, with through-car 
 service from Poughkeepsie via Pratt's Mills and the Pough- 
 keepsie bridge. 
 
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The lakes are located near the summits of two of the 
 famous Shawangunk mountains, a detached portion of the 
 great Appalachian chain, and extending through Ulster 
 county. 
 
 Lake Mohonk is located near the summit of Sky Top,, 
 one of the higher of the Shawangunk mountains, and is six 
 miles west of New Paltz by the stage road. 
 
 All who visit the lake are impressed with the wonderful 
 and greatly varied character of the scenery; a beautiful 
 lake; massive rocks, each of them thousands of tons in 
 weight ; towering cliffs, and far-extending views in all 
 directions, embracing large portions of six States, and cov- 
 ering several thousands of square miles. 
 
 Indeed, it is the general opinion of all widely-traveled 
 people who visit it that, in respect to the remarkable com- 
 bination and great variety of imposing lake and mountain 
 views, it has no superior, if, indeed, it has any rival, on the 
 Atlantic seaboard. 
 
 The air is delightfully cool and bracing, the ther- 
 mometer rarely rising above eighty degrees Fahrenheit. 
 
 Lake Minnewaska, about five miles from Lake Mo- 
 honk and ten miles southwest of New Paltz, is much larger 
 than the latter. 
 
 The lake, which is fed by springs, and is very deep 
 and clear as crystal, is held in a strikingly picturesque, 
 rocky and well-wooded bowl, rising one hundred and fifty 
 feet above the lake on the eastern side and sixty feet on the 
 western, and from either edge the rocks seem to tumble 
 precipitously down to the Wallkill and Hudson river valleys 
 on the one side and to the Rondout valley on the other. 
 
 The same conditions of remarkably bracing and en- 
 joyably cool atmosphere obtain here as at its neighboring 
 lake, Mohonk. 
 
 It being on the crown of a ridge, dew seldom falls, the 
 drainage is perfect, and the hills surrounding are cov- 
 ered with resinous pine forests. 
 
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Scene at Clintondale — C. N. E. Ry, 
 
Lakes Molionk and Minnewaska. 
 
 LAKE MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE— Mohonk Lake, Ulster 
 County, N. Y., Albert K. Smiley, proprietor. Accommodates four hun- 
 dred guests; opens May 25th, and closes October 22d. Rates, $18 per 
 week and upwards, according to rooms; $4 and $5 per day; reduced 
 rates before July 1st and after September 15th. Located, as name im- 
 plies, on Lake Mohonk; there are over four hundred feet in length 
 of broad piazzas for public use, while nearly all the lodging rooms 
 have private balconies of good size with fine views of the lake and 
 Sky Top, the flower garden, or a broad outlook over the Rondout val- 
 ley to the Catskill mountains. The house is equipped with Otis 
 hydraulic elevator, furnace and steam heat, electric light and bells, 
 in the newer parts of the house the lodging rooms all have open 
 Franklin fireplaces, burning wood, and all public rooms have open 
 wood fires. Water is supplied from a reservoir on Sky Top, holding 
 over a million gallons, and is conducted to the house in an eight inch 
 pipe, providing an abundant supply and pressure for domestic and fire 
 protective purposes. Post office and Western Union telegraph station 
 maintained at the house during the season. Reading rooms, circulat- 
 ing library and extensive handsomely furnished parlors in which are 
 held the annual conferences of the Mohonk Indian and Mohonk Arbi- 
 tration Associations, are connected with the house. A complete, well- 
 equipped stable for livery and boarding use is an adjunct of the 
 house. The house, as in the past, will be kept as a strictly temperance 
 house, and caters only to a refined, select class of patronage. A hand- 
 somely illustrated pamphlet descriptive of this house and its sur- 
 roundings will be mailed to inquirers on application to the proprietor, 
 Albert K. Smiley, Mohonk Lake, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 LAKE MINNEWASKA HOUSES— Minnewaska, Ulster County, 
 N. Y. The Cliff House accomodates two hundred guests; the Wild- 
 mere accommodates two hundred guests. Alfred H. Smiley, propri- 
 etor. Situated on Minnewaska Heights, one hundred and fifty feet 
 above the lake, and eighteen hundred feet above tide water level. 
 Very extensive, admirably managed houses, and commanding the same 
 natural and other advantages ascribed to the neighboring house at Lake 
 Mohonk. The management has aimed to provide the comforts of a 
 good home at reasonable rates for the refined and moral classes, 
 where they may enjoy the natural scenery without molestation from 
 the fast and rougher elements of society. That this object has been 
 obtained, the proprietor refers to an extensive list representative of the 
 best class of people of New York and other eastern cities, nearly all of 
 whom have remained at the lake for a considerable period of time, and 
 many of them for several years in succession. For full particulars, 
 descriptive pamphlet, etc., address the proprietor, Alfred H. Smiley, 
 Minnewaska, Ulster County, N. Y. See cuts of houses. 
 
 LLOYD, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 This pleasant little hamlet is beautifully situated on the 
 highlands of the Hudson, six miles west of Poughkeepsie, 
 in the heart of the great fruit-growing section of Ulster 
 
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county ; perfectly healthful, excellent roads ; in fact, a very 
 enjoyable place to spend the summer. 
 
 The New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Company has 
 been completed and its power house is here located. By 
 this line New Paltz is only four miles away and is reached 
 in fifteen minutes. 
 
 Lloyd Station and Post Office. 
 
 VICTOR G. BERRIAN— One and one-half miles. Accommodate? 
 twenty. Adults, $5; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests at station 
 with carriage, free of charge, if notified. Large farm, with well- 
 shaded lawn. Fruit of all kinds on farm. Beautiful mountain scenery. 
 Trout stream within 200 feet from house, also good hunting. Croquet 
 ground. 
 
 S. P. CHAMPLIN- One-eight mile. Accommodates fifty. Adults, 
 $6; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests at station with carriage. 
 Plenty of shade. Free from mosquitoes and malaria. Mountain scen- 
 ery. Excellent roads for driving and cycling. Three minutes' walk 
 to post office and church. On line of trolley cars. 
 
 HUGH CUMMINGS— "Old Oaken Bucket" farm house. Two miles. 
 Accommodates thirty. Adults, $6; children, according to age. Large, 
 airy rooms. Mountain view. Good roads for cycling. Hunting and 
 fishing near by. Milk, butter, eggs and vegetables from own farm. 
 
 D. B. CARROLL— Applewood Cottage. One mile from railroad, 
 one-half mile from trolley. Meet guests at station free of charge. 
 Accommodates fifteen or more. Adults, $5 to $7; children, according 
 to age. Pleasant locality, beautiful mountain scenery. Churches of 
 all kinds near. Good spring water, shady lawn, and everything 
 necessary to comfort and enjoyment. Piano. Hunting and fishing. 
 Also livery. 
 
 CLINTONDALE, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 This handsome village of Ulster county occupies a 
 commanding site on the western slope of a range of hills 
 overlooking the beautiful and fertile Wallkill valley. In 
 the background the rounded peaks of the Shawangunk 
 range loom against the sky. In every direction the outlook 
 is magnificent. A further and very essential advantage is 
 the unquestionable healthfulness of the locality. In the 
 vicinity there are excellent gunning and fishing. Churches 
 of several denominations are within convenient distance. 
 More fruit is shipped from this station than from any other 
 in the Wallkill valley. 
 
 Clintondale Station and Post Office. 
 
 MRS. THOMAS SHAY— One mile. Transportation to and from 
 station and to church free of charge. Accommodations for ten guests. 
 
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Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Large, shady lawn and 
 piazza, croquet sets and hammocks. Pure water, healthy location, 
 good hunting and fishing near house. Plenty of fresh eggs, milk, but- 
 ter, and an abundance of fruit on the farm. 
 
 JACOB E. ECKERT- Maple Cottage. Accommodates twelve to 
 sixteen. House is nicely situated, with pleasant, airy rooms. Table 
 liberally supplied with vegetables, fruit, milk, eggs and butter fresh 
 from dairy, all on place. Piano. One mile to post office and three 
 churches. Large extent of forest near by for hunting. Extensive 
 lawn, well shaded; plenty of good water. Laundry. Stabling and 
 board for horses. Carriage will meet guests. Terms made known on 
 application. 
 
 C. E. CORNELL— Pine Mountain Cottage. One mile. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Adults, $6 to $7 per week; reduction for children. A 
 Christian home, pleasantly located on high ground, commanding a 
 fine outlook over the Wallkill valley to the Shawangunk and Catskill 
 mountains. Mountain rambles and summer houses near, affording 
 extended views. A liberal supply of milk, fruit and vegetables from 
 our farm. References on application. 
 
 ELIXIR SPRING HOUSE— S. P. Thorn, proprietor. One mile. 
 Accommodates forty-five. $7 to $9 for adults; $5 to $6 for children; 
 transients, $1.50 per day. House is pleasantly situated. Large, airy 
 rooms. Table liberally supplied with vegetables and other products 
 from farm. Bass and pickerel fishing in Wallkill river, near by. 
 Livery accommodations. One-fourth mile from church. Write for 
 descriptive circulars. 
 
 MRS. O. T. DINGEE— Mountain View Cottage. Two miles. Ac- 
 commodates twenty-five. Adults, $5 ana $7; children, $3 and $5. Will 
 transport guests in our own conveyance, free of charge. Beautiful 
 mountain scenery. Fine walks and drives. Witiiin ten minutes' walk 
 of the renowned Elixir springs. Numerous summer attractions. Pure 
 water. 
 
 MRS. SYLVENUS COUTANT— Elm Cottage. Three-fourths of a 
 mile. Three minutes' walk to Elixir spring. Accommodates eight. 
 Adults, $7 to $9 per week; no children taken. This house is on a good 
 elevation, commanding a view of unsurpassed mountain scenery. 
 Good fishing within an hour's drive, also hunting in season. Three 
 churches— Friends', Methodist and Pentecostal. Five minutes' walk 
 to post office. Telephone in house, connecting with all points. Large, 
 airy rooms and good table. 
 
 JOHN W. WEAVER— Mountain View farm house. One mile. 
 Accommodates twenty. Terms on application. House is beautifully 
 situated, commanding an extensive view of the Shawangunk moun- 
 tains, also of the Catskills. Mountain side in rear of house, where 
 guests can enjoy the forest and extensive views. Always plenty of 
 milk and all kinds of fruit. Quiet Christian home. Reference— Rev. 
 John Griffin, 138 Hudson avenue, Albany, N. Y. ; Mr. Wm. Thomson, 
 Oxford Bible House, 37—41 E. 18th street, New York city; Miss Jennie 
 McKee, 213 Fairmount avenue, Newark, N. J. 
 
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MODENA, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 Passing Clintondale, near the pretty village of Wall- 
 kill, we come to Modena, Ulster county, occupying an 
 elevated situation in the Wallkill valley, with a fine view 
 of the Shawangunk mountains in the distance. It is in 
 the midst of a region celebrated for the production of 
 grapes and small fruits. The neighborhood is notably 
 healthful, and many city people summer in and about this 
 place. 
 
 Modena Station and Post Office. 
 
 JOHN SNYDER— Primrose Hill Farm. Two miles. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Adults, $5 to $8; reduction for children. Transients, 
 $1.25 per day. Discount for season guests. Raises own vegetables, 
 fruits and berries. Pickerel fishing in lake near by, and Wallkill 
 river. Boating and bathing. Carriage free from station for season 
 guests. House is beautifully situated, surrounded by large, s^hady 
 lawn, on an elevated table land, 1,200 feet above tide water, command- 
 ing a grand view of surrounding country. Refers to S. H. Williamson, 
 827 Monroe street, Brooklyn; E. J. Reed, corner Broadway and Canal 
 street, New York; August Will, 27 Belmont avenue, Jersey City, N. J.; 
 Anna Rose Rauchfuse, 41 Auburn street, Paterson, N. J. 
 
 NATHAN B. DIVINE— Sylva, N. Y., post office. Three miles. 
 Accommodates ten to twelve. Adults, $5; children, $3 per week. 
 Healthy location. Free from mosqunoes and malaria. Daily stage to 
 Newburgh. Five minutes' walk to post office. Good hunting and fish- 
 ing. Daily mail. Guests transported to and from station, free of 
 charge. 
 
 D. W. HASBROUCK— Wallkill post office. Five miles. Accommo- 
 dates thirty. Adults, $5.50 to $7; children, half price. House pleasantly 
 situated within 200 yards of the Wallkill river. Plenty of shade. Ten- 
 nis, croquet, swings, seats, etc. Double parlors, reading room and 
 piano. Excellent fishing. Boats free to guests. Plenty of milk, eggs, 
 vegetables. Hot suppers. Livery accommodation. Convenient to 
 church. 
 
 FRANCIS GARRISON— Plattekill post office. Farm house. Four 
 miles. Accommodates twenty-five to thirty. Adults, $6; children, $3 
 to $4. Transportation from station. Table supplied with farm prod- 
 ucts. Fishing in Orange lake. Gunning, small game. Near post office 
 and churches. Refers to James Garrison, 76th street and Park avenue, 
 New York city. 
 
 JOHN D. SMEDES— New Hurley Heights Cottage. New Hurley 
 post office. One and one-half miles. Accommodates twenty-five. 
 Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Will meet guests at station with 
 carriage, when notified. For healthfulness it is unsurpassed. Exten- 
 sive and shady lawns. Excellent roads for driving and bicycling. 
 The rooms are large and cool, well ventilated and comfortably fur- 
 nished. Home comforts. Good hunting and fishing. Magnificent view 
 of the Shawangunk mountains. 
 
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JAMES H. COUTANT— Ardonia, Ulster County, N. Y. Farm 
 house. Two miles. Carriage from station. Accommodates twenty. 
 Adults, $5 to $7; children, $3 to $5; transients, $1 per day. Table liber- 
 ally supplied with farm products. This house is pleasantly situated; 
 grounds well shaded. Fine walks and drives. Excellent water. 
 Healthy location. Boarders taken early in season; also autumn. 
 Refers to E. H. Colyer, Broad street, Newark, N. J.; W. P. Underhill, 
 338 Broadway, New York; Dr. E. H. Gerow, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
 
 MRS. A. P. LIMEBURNER— "Limeburner Villa." At station. 
 Accommodates thirty. Adults, $6 to $b>; children, $3 to $4. Discount 
 for season guests. Large and attractive house and grounds. Ham- 
 mocks, croquet and all kinds of games. Shady grounds, pleasant sur- 
 roundings, good roads. Lake Mohonk, fourteen miles. Refers to 
 C. A. Limeburner, Greenville, N. J., and others on application, also 
 Mr. Ernest Jantzen, 616 Grand street, New York city. 
 
 MRS. JOHN HARTNEY— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 
 fifteen. Adults, $4 to $6; children, $2.50 to $3 per week. Free trans- 
 portation to and from station. House has large, shady grounds, with 
 croquet sets and hammocks. Good fishing within short walk from 
 house. A pleasant drive of twelve miles to Lake Mohonk. Milk, eggs, 
 butter and vegetables from our own farm. Free transportation to 
 and from churches. 
 
 ABRAHAM LINDERBECK— Farm house. One-half mile. Ac- 
 commodates twelve. Adults, $6; children, half price; transients, $1 per 
 day. Guests transported from station free of charge. Table supplied 
 with fresh eggs, milk and vegetables from our farm. Splendid views 
 of Shawangunk mountains. Fine walks and drives. Every attention 
 given to the comfort of guests. 
 
 JOSHUA D. GUNSALUS— Gardiner, Ulster County, N. Y. Will 
 meet guests at the station with private conveyance. Accommodates 
 ten. Adults, $6; children, $3. Fruit and dairy farm; excellent water; 
 pure air; fine mountain scenery. Farm situated between Wallkill and 
 Shawangunk creeks. Good fishing in both. Seven miles from lakes 
 Mohonk and Minnewaska. 
 
 ST. ELMO, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 Located on the Borden farm, near the great Borden 
 Condensed Milk Factory, in a perfectly healthful and rich 
 farming section, noted for its excellent fruit. Over 150 
 tons of grapes were shipped to the market from this station 
 last year. 
 
 St. Elmo Station— Wallkill (Ulster County, N. Y.) Post Office. 
 J. J. SHERWOOD— One mile. Will transfer guests to house by 
 carriage, if notified. Accommodations for twenty. Adults, $5 to $6; 
 children, according to age. The best of roads for driving and wheeling. 
 Beautiful scenery. Lake Mohonk near at hand. Good fishing m the 
 Wallkill river and the lakes near by. House pleasantly situated on 
 
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elevated and healthy location. Large, airy rooms, large piazza and 
 lawn. Good table. Livery connected. Christians preferred. 
 
 MRS. LUTHER SEYMOUR— Farm house. Box 72, Wallkill, Ulster 
 County, N. Y. Five miles. Private conveyance from station. Accom- 
 modates twelve. Adults, $5 to $7; children, $3 and upwards, according to 
 age. House is situated on high hill, commanding an extensive view 
 of the surrounding country, and of the Shawangunk and Catskill 
 mountains. Good hunting and fishing. Further particulars on appli- 
 cation. 
 
 C. N. MERWIN— Wallkill post office. Three miles. Accommo- 
 dates twenty. Adults, $5; children, $3 per week. Will meet guests 
 with private conveyance, free of chai'ge. Large, cool, and well-ven- 
 tilated rooms. Lake on farm. Boats free to guests. Several streams 
 within short distance which afford excellent fishing. Beautiful drives 
 through the Borden estate. Lakes Mohonk and Minnewaska. City 
 references upon application. 
 
 MRS. WM. T. MASTEN— Six miles. Accommodates fourteen. 
 Adults, $6 and $7 per week; children, $3. "Pleasant View Farm" is 
 situated on a high elevation, commanding a delightful view of the sur- 
 rounding country. Excellent bass fishing. Fresh vegetables from 
 farm. Mineral spring on farm. References and particulars on appli- 
 cation. 
 
 EAST WALDEN, Orange County, N. Y, 
 Connections are made here with the Newburg and 
 Walden Electric Railroad — hourly service during the day. 
 Many New York city people make their homes here, 
 and there is no lack of agreeable society. By reason of its 
 healthfulness it is gaining wide popularity as a summer 
 resort. There is fair fishing in the Wallkill river. A num- 
 ber of families in the village and its vicinity receive 
 boarders. 
 
 Walden is a pretty and enterprising village near the 
 northern boundary line of Orange county. It has a popu- 
 lation of three thousand, with Episcopal, Methodist and 
 Dutch Reformed churches, as well as excellent preparatory 
 and high schools. The surroundings are of a refreshingly 
 pastoral character, while in the distance are visible the 
 higher peaks of the Catskills. 
 
 East Waltlen Station— Walden Post Office. 
 
 CHARLES E. WHIGAN— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 
 
 thirty. Terms upon application. Private conveyance from station, free 
 
 of charge. Shady lawn, croquet ground, lawn tennis, large piazza. Piano 
 
 for use of guests. Excellent roads for cj'cling. Good fishing in the 
 
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famous Wallkill river. Raises own vegetables. Convenient to Re- 
 formed, Methodist, Episcopal, and Catholic churches. First-class 
 livery. 
 
 GEORGE A. GALLAWAY- Walden post office. One mile. Ac- 
 commodates twenty-five. Terms upon application. Free transportation. 
 House is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Wallkill river. Ex- 
 cellent fishing in either the Wallkill river or Orange lake. Good roads 
 for either driving or cycling. Farm contains 100 acres, part of which is 
 in fruit. Table liberally supplied with fruit and vegetables from our 
 own farm. City improvements. References upon application. Corre- 
 spondence solicited. 
 
 MASTEN HOMESTEAD FARM— New Hurley, Ulster County, 
 N. Y. Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates forty. $5 to $6 per 
 week for adults; children, $3 to $5. Free transportation. Excellent 
 table, well supplied with fresh farm and dairy products. Healthy 
 location. Shady lawn, and good roads for driving and bicycling. 
 Piano for use of guests. Daily mail. Good references. Good livery. 
 Z. G. Masten, proprietor. 
 
 JOHN GALAWAY — Fruit and vegetable farm. Accommodations for twenty. 
 Terms, adults $5 to S6 ; Children under ten, $3. Pure air, very healthy locality, no 
 malaria. Good fishing, boating, and bathing in Orange Lake, about a mile distant. 
 Excellent roads for cycling and driving. Electric cars three-fourths of a mile from 
 the house. Abundance of shade Five minutes' walk to the post office. Christians 
 preferred. 
 
 MAYBROOK, Orange County, N. Y. 
 
 This place has become quite prominent as the western 
 terminus of this road and its junction with the Lehigh & 
 Hudson River Railway. 
 
 There may be found here ample accommodations for 
 summer boarders, either in private families, boarding- 
 houses or hotels. 
 
 The section is extremely healthful, and is traversed by 
 good roads and dotted with excellent farms, which produce 
 large quantites of milk for the New York market. 
 
 CAMPBELL HALL, Orange County, N. Y. 
 
 Here is a pleasant village, set amid the broad and fer- 
 tile farm lands of famous Orange county, where thrift and 
 plenty walk hand in hand, and where the tired city dwellers 
 will not seek in vain for the great desiderata of a vacation 
 outing, quietude and rest. 
 
 Campbell Hall Station— Campbell Hall Post Office. 
 MRS. S. S. HALL — One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates fifteen. 
 Terms on application. 
 
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Poughkeepsie Bridge and Niagara Falls Route 
 
 TO THE WEST. 
 
 The Central New England Railway, in connection with the 
 New York, Ontario & Western and Wabash Railroads, form not 
 only one of the quickest and best, but the most enjoyable and pictur- 
 esque routes to the West. Passengers via this route leave Hartford 
 at 12.40 p. M. ; Winsted, 1.57 p. m. ; Canaan, 2.46 p. m. : Pough- 
 keepsie, 5.02 p. M. ; arriving at Niagara Falls, 7.00 a. m. ; Detroit, 
 1.40 p. M. ; Chicago, 9.30 p. m., following evening. Only one night 
 on the road, and that may be passed on one of those magnificent re- 
 clining chair cars (see interior cut below) run by this route for 
 through travel, seats free of charge ; and without change between 
 Campbell Hall, our western termini, and Chicago. 
 
 Lowest Rates— Save from $1.50 to $3.00 by purchasing tickets 
 via this route. 
 
 For tickets, time-tables and further information, apply to agents 
 Central New England Railway. 
 
 Interior Reclining Chair Car. 
 
 Mrs. J. C. Kendall, of Norfolk, and Mr. K. T. Sheldon, of West 
 Winsted, Conn., are the official photographers for "Summer Home" 
 book. 
 
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" THE FOUR-TRACK SERIES." 
 
 This is the title of a series of Thirty-five Books of Travel and Education 
 
 issued by the Passenger Department of the 
 
 NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. 
 
 These small books are filled with information regarding the best modes 
 
 of travel, and the education that can best be obtained by travel, the whole 
 
 world now agreeingwith Lord Beaconsfield that "Travel is the great source 
 
 of true wisdom." 
 
 They relate specifically to the great resorts of America— to trips to the 
 islands of the sea and around the world— giving a mass of useful information 
 regarding the time required for a journey, its cost, and other particulars not 
 easily obtained elsewhere. 
 
 They also contain numerous illustrations and new and accurate maps of 
 the country described. 
 
 Any number of the " Four-Track Series " will be sent free, postpaid, on 
 receipt of a postage stamp. A few of the more useful numbers are: 
 No. 1— The Luxury of Modern Railway Travel. 
 No. 2— The Railroad and the Dictionary. 
 No. 3 — America's Summer Resorts. 
 No. 4— Suburban Homes North of the Harlem River. 
 No. 5— America's Winter Resorts. 
 No. 6— The Adirondack Mountains. 
 No. 7— Three Ways to Go to New York. 
 No. 8— Two to Fifteen Days' Pleasure Tours. 
 No. 9— Two Days at Niagara Falls. 
 No. 10— The Thousand Islands. 
 No. 13— Urban Population in 1900. 
 No. 1 5— The Pan-American Express and Exposition. 
 No. 1 6— Illustrated Catalogue of the " Four-Track Series." 
 No. 20— The Adirondack Mountains and How to Reach Them. 
 No. 21— Round the World via Niagara Falls. 
 No. 22— Saratoga the Beautiful. 
 No. 25— A Message to Garcia. 
 No. 26 — American Railroads. 
 No. 27— Our Railroads and our Canals. 
 No. 28— Map of Asia and the Chinese Empire. 
 
 (.To be published about May 1st.) 
 No. 29— Model Time Table Folder. Westward. 
 No. 30— Model Time Table Folder. Eastward. 
 No. 31— Seen from the Train. 
 
 (To be published about July 1 5th.) 
 No. 32— Sailings of Ocean Steamships. 
 No. 33— Center of the First City of the World. 
 
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 receipt of a postage stamp of any country on the globe, by George H. 
 Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, New York. 
 
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 TRACK JOINTS, 
 
 CARS, 
 CAR TRUCKS, 
 
 ENGINES, 
 BRIDGES, Etc. 
 
 Clarence Brooks & Co. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 VARNISHES, 
 
 249 TO 277 CHESTNUT STREET, 
 
 TELEPHONE 
 No. 18 BOWERY. 
 
 Newark, IN. J. 
 
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Hudson River by Daylight 
 
 THE MOST CHARMING INLAND WATER TRIP ON 
 THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. 
 
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 THE PALACE IRON STEAMERS 
 
 "NEW YORK" and "ALBANY" 
 
 of the HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE, 
 
 DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 
 
 Leave New York, Desbross- s Street, 8.40 a. m. Leave New York, West 
 22d Street, N. R., 9.00 a. m. Leave Albany, Hamilton Street, 8.30 A. m.. 
 landing at Yonkers, West Point, Newburg, Poughkeepsie, Kingston Point, 
 Catskill, and Hudson. The attractive Tourist Route to 
 
 Catskill flountains, Saratoga and the Adirondacks, 
 Hotel Champlain and the North, 
 
 Niagara Falls and the West, 
 The Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence River. 
 
 Connecting at Poughkeepsie for all points reached by the Central New 
 
 England Railway. 
 A trip on one of these famous steamers, on the noblest stream in the 
 countrv, offers rare attractions. They are fitted up in the most elegant 
 style, exclusively for passengers. Their great speed, fine orchestra, spacious 
 saloons, private parlors and luxurious accommodations in every respect 
 render them unexcelled. 
 
 Send six cents in stamps for "SUMMER EXCURSION BOOK." 
 
 GENERAL OFFICE. 
 
 F. B. Hibbard. Desbrosses Street Pier, E. E. Olcott, 
 
 Gen. Pass. Agt. New York City. Gen. Manager. 
 
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