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 J. L. ENGLISH. Secretary. 
 
 C. E. GILBERT, Assistant Secretary. 
 
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 Accident Department. 
 
 Address Dra-wer 55, Hartford, Conn. 
 
Copyright, 1901, 
 by White & Warner. 
 
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7^ HE SQUARE in the center 
 of Hartford was set apart 
 by the Proprietors soon 
 after the termination of 
 the commission govern- 
 ment in 1637, the exist- 
 ence of Hartford as a 
 town really dating from 
 that time. The Square, 
 originally much larger 
 than it is now, was 
 marked in 1749 by monuments set at 
 the corners to define the boundaries. 
 The north and south lines, even after 
 some encroachments, ^vere then respect- 
 ively, about where Kinsle}^ and Grove 
 Streets now are. 
 
 It contained both the Meeting House 
 and House of Correction. All the festiv- 
 ities and ceremonies of the town took 
 place here, and, of course, many famous 
 visitors have trodden its pavement. 
 Here, the train band drilled, and oxen 
 were roasted whole at monstrous fires. 
 Here, Washington and Rochambeau met 
 (near the site of the present Post Office), 
 when they came to Hartford, in 1781, 
 to plan the campaign against Yorktown. 
 Here was the sign post, also used as a 
 whipping post ; the stocks and a pillory 
 were also near at hand for use in pun- 
 ishing small offences, while, on occasion, 
 criminals had their right ears cut off 
 and their foreheads branded for greater 
 misdeeds. In time the Public Market 
 was located where Central Row is now. 
 
ami the first State Ilonso, a wonjU-a 
 structure. alM)ut .'Jo x 70 feci, was built 
 in 17l*o. Tlic scc()n<l State Hnusc, now 
 the City Hall, was l)C)^'un in 17l»t an<l 
 tinishcd two years later, alter fuucli 
 in»nhle in raising' sntlicicnl money to 
 complete it. It was <lesi)^nc(l by Charlies 
 nultmch. a noted architect, who .als(» de- 
 si;^'ne(l the Capitol at Washington, 
 rpon completion of the present State 
 Capitol in IST'J. it was transferred by 
 the State to the city and has since l)cen 
 used as the City Hall. 
 
 The men of those early times would 
 rub their eyes in astonishment coidd 
 they sec the transformation that has 
 taken place in the " S<juarc." Hartford 
 City Hall is the center of an immense 
 trolley trallic. the lines reaching out in 
 all directions for miles and makitij^many 
 towns practically n part of Hartford 
 which a few years a>;o were very dillicult 
 t)f access. About 1(K) cars pass in Iront 
 of and around the City Hall every hour. 
 There is no doubt that the excellent 
 trolley system has done much for Hart- 
 ford and has Ik-cu a factor in causin>ithe 
 remarkable j^rowth shown by the la.nt 
 census — from 5:i,oo<) in l^^n t.. n. .rlv 
 HO.CMX) in 19(K). 
 
 There are many iM>ini^ --i uimi^i i.. 
 the stran>;er. the principal obieits in the 
 center of tlie city Iki- >iir- 
 
 ance an<l mercantile en- 
 
 ter Church, the \' im, 
 
 various la r ire dr; 
 
CENTER CHURCH. 
 
 The handsome new building of the 
 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com- 
 pany, at the corner of Main and Pearl 
 Streets ; the Phoenix Mutual Life, Phoe- 
 nix Fire, National Fire and Hartford 
 Fire buildings on Pearl Street, and those 
 of the Travelers Insurance Compan3^ on 
 Prospect Street, and Hartford Life on 
 Asylum Street, are all interesting struc- 
 tures. 
 
 A short distance down Main Street 
 is the Center Church. This interesting 
 edifice was erected in 1807. The ancient 
 Burying Ground adjoining the church 
 yard, on Gold Street, was from 1640 
 
to 1803 the only place of burial, ami. 
 therefore, contains the remains of all 
 who < lied in Hartford tlnrinj^ that time. 
 Amon)^ the monuments and stones are 
 those ot Thomas Hooker, (fovernor 
 John Haynes and Governor Ixrete; while 
 on a central monument are inscribed 
 the names of one hundred nf H.irttord's 
 early residents. The stones liavc re- 
 cently l)een restored as nearly as pos- 
 sible to their original state, and a hand- 
 some iron fence, with a memorial K»'^tc- 
 way. has been creeled .iround it. 
 
 The Wads worth Ailicneum stands 
 just Ik-Iow the church on the opposite 
 side of Main Street It contains the 
 rooms of the nartf«)rd Public Library, 
 Watkinson Rclerence Library. Conncvti- 
 cut Historical ScK'iety. Hartford Art 
 School an<l (»allcries, and the I>r. Wood 
 Bird Collection of the Hartford Scien- 
 tific Society. These rooms ami collec- 
 tions are o|K-n to the public, free. In 
 front •►f the buildin;^ standi a statue of 
 Nathan Hale and. also, the W.i?»hinj.:ton 
 Kim. 
 
 Ix'avin;.: the center of the city, the 
 Slate Capitol, built ot white marble, 
 and standing; on an eminence in Mush- 
 nell Tnrk. is one of the first places to In: 
 visitetl. The exterior is adorned with 
 much fine carvin^j and several !»u>ts and 
 stntuc*8 of Connecticut men. Twelve 
 stntues surroumi the dome ;incl a lar>;e 
 fijjure representing the (ten ins <»l Con- 
 nei'ticut surmounts the cu|M»la The 
 
RIUGB ROAD, CBDAR HILL. 
 
 model of this figure stands in the north 
 vestibule. In the western vestibule are 
 displayed the battle flags of the Con- 
 necticut regiments, carried in the War 
 of the Rebellion, also a bronze statue 
 of Governor Buckingham and the old 
 tombstone of General Israel Putnam. 
 In the east vestibule is a statue of Na- 
 than Hale. The State Library, on the 
 second floor, contains oil portraits of 
 all of the Governors of Connecticut, 
 from the first to the last, while in the 
 Senate Chamber hangs the celebrated 
 original full length portrait of Washing- 
 ton, painted from life by Stuart, now of 
 priceless value, but for which the State 
 in 1800 paid less than $800. In this 
 
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room also is the handsome. carved, Licii- 
 icnanl Governor's chair, made of wood 
 from the Charter Oak. In the room ot 
 llie S^xretary ol State will !)e foun<l the 
 Mri_L,'inal Cliarter of Connecticut, framed 
 in wood of the Charter Oak tree. This 
 charter, en^^rossed on three parchment 
 skins, was carried from tlie inn where 
 the (leneral Court was assembled. Octo- 
 l)cr 31. ir».S7, In* Captain Joseph Wads- 
 worth, and hidden in tlie liollow of the 
 lar^^e oak tree, where it remained until 
 May 9. ir.S«». thus thwarlini; the at- 
 tempt made to wrest it from tlie State. 
 The dome is nearly 'JTiii feet ahove tlie 
 ground, and may Ik- ascended on week 
 days at 10 and 11.30 a.m., and 2 and 
 3,30 r. M. The view extends nearly fifty 
 miles in all directions. 
 
 Near tlie Capitol huihlinj; and hura- 
 ted on the park is the magnificent Sol- 
 diers' and Sailors' Memorial .\reli It is 
 built of brown stone, in the form of two 
 hi^^li towers arched acr«)8s the street, 
 connecting with a handsome brown 
 stone bridj^c across the I'ark River. The 
 sculpture work in relief, representing 
 battles by land and by sea. is considered 
 remarkably fine. Statues are also placed 
 at convenient places on the towers. 
 
 Near the Memorial Arch is the In-au- 
 tiful Corning I'ountain. the ;:ift of John 
 J. Corning, in memory of lii^ the 
 
 Inte John IV Corning It is * ^ teil 
 
 of marble and bronze and is illuminated 
 at night by v:»ri c«>l«)red electric lights. 
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MEMORIAL ARCH. 
 
 The handsome building of the Young 
 Men's Christian Association and Hillyer 
 Institute stands at the north end of the 
 Memorial Arch Bridge. 
 
 The Hartford Public High School 
 building, on Hopkins Street, has an ob- 
 servatory fitted with the finest telescope 
 in central Connecticut, a gymnasium, 
 library, scientific laboratories not excel- 
 led in New England, and manual train- 
 ing departments. A little to the north, 
 on Asylum Avenue, is the American 
 School for the Deaf, the oldest institu- 
 tion of the kind in the country. In this 
 
sc-ction arc St. Joseph's Calludral. the 
 Asyhmi Hill Cnn;^re;4ati(>nal iiui Baptist 
 Cliurchcs and the new Trinity Church 
 { Ivj)isc»)pal), the most h)vely ot the mod- 
 ern churclics in the State. Still further 
 alon^ on I-'armin^^ton Avenue is the 
 new I'nrmin^^ton AvenueConj^'rc^^ational 
 Church, and the section known as 
 Hartford's literary center, where Mark 
 Twain. Charles Hudlev Warner, the late 
 Mrs. Harriet Meeclier Stowe, Will (;il- 
 Ictte. the actor and playwright, and 
 other literary folk have had their homes. 
 
 The Keney Memorial Tower, facing 
 the public S(|uare at the Tunnel Park. on 
 Main Street, is one of the fmest pieces ot 
 I'Veneh (»othic archite<.ture in this coun- 
 try. It is twenty-five feet s(|uare at the 
 base and over l.'U) feet hi^^h. and stands 
 in the center of the scjuare whieli was 
 the site of the old Keney homestead. 
 Near the to]) of tlie '■ ^»'' I- < i .r.r.. 
 clock with chimes. 
 
 The place where *«1'm..i mc f.ini'>uN 
 Charter Oak Tree is on Charier Oak 
 Place, near Main Street. In the hollow 
 of this tree, which was thirty-three feet 
 in cireumferencx- and in which twenty- 
 seven jK-rsons are said to have stood to- 
 f;ether. was hidden the <»ri>:inal Charier 
 of Connecticut. The tree was blown 
 down in a severe storm. Auj^ust 21. 
 isr>r». A marble tablet marks the sjMit 
 where it stoo<!. Trees propayjated from 
 acorns from the tree are gn»\ving in 
 several places. 
 
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KBNBY MEMORIAL TOWBR. 
 
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 Trinity ColIc>:c is located on the 
 "Summit," soutli ot" Vernon Street, and 
 occupies a commandin)^ position over- 
 looking^ tile collej^e ^^rounds of ahout 
 eii^hty acres. The (»ri)^in;d site of the 
 college, then known as the \Vnshini;tt»n 
 ColIe).;e. was the spot where now stands 
 the State Capitol. The Kt. Kev. T C. 
 Mrownell. Hishoj) of Conncx-ticut, was 
 the first president. The present main 
 building was completed in 1SS2. 
 
 Hartford is als<» tlie center of n high 
 c! ;iufacturing industry, its pro<|. 
 
 xu .' known throughout the world 
 
 Ct>lt*iul > the inventor of the 
 
 revolver, his factory for the 
 
 manufacture of that weapon here, and 
 from that time Hartford manufactures 
 have lK*en noted. Among tliem have 
 Ixxn the Ontling and (tanlner g""- *''^' 
 Cohimhin and Hartford hicvde*' 
 motor carriages. ruhU'r tin-s, m.u mn- 
 ists* t«>ols, drop forgings, etc. 
 
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HARTFORD RVRKSVSTEM 
 
 ELECTRIC CAR LINES 
 
 Electric Ca-r Lines from City Hall to 
 Hatrtford Pa.rks. 
 
 BUSHNELL PARK.— All cars down Asylum Street 
 pass the park, those of Lafayette Street, NewPark Ave- 
 nue, and Capitol Avenue lines pass through Trinity 
 Street, which intersects the park. 
 
 POPE PARK.— Cars of the New Park Avenue and 
 Capitol Avenue lines pass the Capitol Avenue and 
 Laurel Street entrances. Cars of the Park Street line 
 run on Park Street, w^hich intersects the park. Cars of 
 the Zion Street line run on the eastern side of the park. 
 
 GOODWIN PARK.— Cars of the Cedar Hill line run 
 to the entrance opposite Cedar Hill Cemetery. 
 
 ELIZABETH PARK.— Cars of the Farmington 
 Avenue line, marked Elizabeth Park, run to Prospect 
 Avenue and Asylum Avenue entrances. Cars of the 
 Capitol Avenue line run to Prospect Avenue entrance 
 only. 
 
 RIVERSIDE PARK.— Cars of all lines running 
 across the Connecticut River, pass entrance at west end 
 of bridge. 
 
 KENEY PARK.— Cars of the Rainbow line pass 
 Windsor Avenue entrance (between Stations 3 and 4). 
 Cars of Wethersfield line run to within one-quarter 
 mile of Windsor Avenue entrance. Cars of Barbour 
 Street line run to Barbour Street entrance. Cars of 
 Blue Hills and Elmwood lines pass Woodland Street 
 entrance. Cars of Franklin Avenue line run to within 
 one-quarter mile of Woodland Street entrance. 
 
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HARTP'ORD'S iiuhulcs. Ik^swIcs tlu- 
 I* ARK sin.'illcT parks in the 
 
 SVSTLM ''■"''■' "/ V"" V'-i 
 several hiuHlrccl 
 
 icrcs of land in llic sul)iiri)s, much of il 
 in process of elaborate decoration. 
 Many miles of driveways have already 
 Ikcii constructed .and the work is still 
 Uoin^ nn under the direction of com- 
 IKtenl landscape architects It is the 
 desire of the Hoard of Park Commis- 
 sioners, as expressed in a notice issued 
 to the public of Ilartfonl. that iheciti 
 /ens visit and frequent the parks in 
 
 • uler to ac«|uaint themselves with the 
 N\ ork done and also to turn to profit- 
 able use tile oj)j)ortunitic-s for recreation 
 and enjoyment which the ])arks alTord. 
 With the ample trolley facilities for 
 reaehin;^ ihein they are certainly nmon^ 
 II art ford's greatest attractions. 
 »\visKrA. II near the center of the city, 
 l**\iU, once a low waste of pasture 
 land an<l small buil<lin;:s. was laid out 
 in ls."i:{, largely through the cfTorls o| 
 I>r. Horace Hushnell. who lived to see 
 the rc*sults of his foresi>»hl and labors. 
 Crowned at its hi;^hest point with the 
 State Capitol am! havinj; at its princi 
 pal entrance an imposing; inenu>rial 
 arch, it is a !K*autiful tract of land. It 
 comprises about fiftv acres and in 
 bounded on three si<ies by the Park 
 River It is remarkable for the nuinl>cr 
 and variety of its trees, there Uinj: no 
 less than tive hundretl s|iet'imen- 
 
ELIZABETH PARK. 
 
 one hundred and [fifty varieties, besides 
 thousands of shrubs. A fine bronze 
 statue of Dr. Horace Wells, the discov- 
 erer of anaesthesia, stands in the east 
 park, and a statue of General Israel 
 Putnam on the west side. 
 
 Bushnell Park is reached by all cars 
 passing down Asylum Street, those of the 
 Lafayette Street, New Park and Capitol 
 Avenue lines going through Trinity 
 Street, which intersects the park. 
 Eliza^beth was the gift of the late Charles 
 Pa.rk M. Pond, who bequeathed to 
 the city his homestead and adjoining 
 property, in all one hundred acres, at 
 Asylum and Prospect Avenues. 
 
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 ElizaU-lh Park is by manyconsHlcrol 
 Ihc ^'iin of Ilarlfonl parks, havini: ^rcal 
 natural .ulvaiila^'cs : hi>:l> K'r*»»"*^ ^^*^*J 
 coinniainliiiK' views, fine «»Ici trees and 
 Uaulitul niea<h»\v. The Unvcr pari ot 
 the homestead is o|)cn for tlie free use o! 
 the puhlie as a phiee in which to tnid 
 rc«t and shelter. 
 
 The cars of the I'rosiKxl Avcnm 
 (north) and Cnpittd Avenue lino* nin 
 tlirivtlv l<» the entrance. 
 Pope the^ift of Col. xnxrt.V.PoiK. con- 
 Pur k. tains about ninety acres. ^ • 
 the n«>rth entrance, at l*ark Ten ^ 
 are the tennis courts This part «»l the 
 p.irk on the east ImnV -t tlu r:irk Kiver 
 
UIVRRSIDR PARK. 
 
 is called Bank Side Grove. South of 
 Park Street it is mostly rolling lawn. 
 
 This park is reached by the New Park 
 Avenue and Capitol Avenue cars, every 
 ten minutes, to the Park Terrace en- 
 trance or to Park and Laurel Streets, 
 or Zion Street and Park Street lines of 
 cars, every twenty-four minutes, to the 
 Zion Street entrance. 
 Riverside was Opened September 3, 1898, 
 Park and contains eighty acres. It 
 is situated on the Connecticut River, 
 north of Morgan Street. 
 
 This park is intended for the recrea- 
 tion and special enjoyment of the people 
 living in the eastern and north-eastern 
 
sections of the city, but in common also 
 with all citizens. 
 
 There will be found in this park a 
 rustic shelter, commanding a fine view 
 of the river. The Wading Pond is one of 
 the most attractive features, about one- 
 half acre in extent, and only fourteen 
 inches deep ; a larger pond can be used 
 for boating in summer and skating in 
 winter. A grove of fine large trees on 
 the bank of the river is fitted up with 
 swings, etc. There are piles of sand for 
 the children, andaball field for the boys. 
 Goodwin This park is the newest of the 
 Park, acquired park lands, and was 
 named after the Rev. Francis Goodwin, 
 who has been for many 3"ears a park 
 commissioner. It contains nearly 200 
 acres, and is situated east of Maple 
 Avenue and the Ridge Road and south 
 of South Street. Its principal entrance 
 is opposite Cedar Hill Cemetery. The 
 entrance to the drive is on Maple Ave- 
 nue, near South Street. 
 
 Its natural features are very beau- 
 tiful, combining stretches of meadow 
 land, fine groves of forest trees, and a 
 natural water basin. Extensive and 
 beautiful views of the Connecticut val- 
 ley are seen from many points. All will 
 soon be easy of access as roads are now 
 being laid out. 
 
 The Cedar Hill line of cars, running 
 every fifteen minutes, stops at the prin- 
 cipal entrance. 
 
Krnt'v the )^ifl of Ilcmv Kcncv t«» Ilart- 
 l»i\rk, ford, is at present iKin;^ con- 
 stnictol under the direetion ot trustees. 
 The eonditions ot the ^'\\i arc sueh tliat 
 it may he ten years hetore it is coin- 
 |)leled. yet in its uinleveh>ped state |>eo- 
 ple ean ^o over all parts ot its (iiiriacres, 
 enjoyin).: its present heauty, seeing its 
 >;reat possihilities, and watehinj^ its de- 
 velopment 
 
 A park drive has been eonstrueteil, 
 three and one-halt miles Ion;;, trom Al- 
 hany Avenue, opposite \Yood land Street, 
 over Overlook Mill, aeross Vine Street 
 an<1 (fully Brook \alley, throu;^h the 
 Ten Mile Woods, amonj^st the knolls ot 
 the Ivast ()|>en, to Windsor Avenue. 
 
 The drive to the ri;4ht as one enters 
 tlie park from Albany Avenue is the I'n- 
 derhill Road whieh runs through the 
 "South WoojIs," passing the little lake. 
 " Waltermere," through the " Parting- 
 way Woods" into "Laurel (tien." and 
 tiniting with the Overlook l\»»ad near 
 \ ine Street. Just north ot Tower .\ ve- 
 nue, the right — " Midwo«)d Koatl " or 
 Main iMivc- — goes to Windsor Avenue, 
 the lel't — " I-Vrnwood Road "—passes the 
 wooded north side, and with the In- 
 wood Road makes eonnivlion with the 
 Main Drive near Key Point Hridge. 
 
 The pleasure spots to he looked for 
 arc the Overlook Ilill. wliere one may 
 see on a elear day Moimt T<»m on the 
 north, the hills ))aek ot New Haven, the 
 " Hanging Hills" ot Meriden and Cedar 
 
WALTERMEKE, KENBY PARK. 
 
 Mountain on the south, the Talcott 
 Mountains on the west, and the hills of 
 Tolland County on the east, while at 
 one's feet is a beautiful, extensive, roll- 
 ing, meadow view. 
 
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SHORT TRIPS 
 
 AROUND HARTFORD. 
 
 Wethersfield This was the first Hne op- 
 Line, erated by the Hartford & 
 Wethersfield Horse Raih'oad Company, 
 and was opened for travel as a horse- 
 car line from the Congregational Church 
 in Wethersfield to Spring Grove Ceme- 
 tery, on North Main Street, in Hart- 
 ford, on April 2, 1863, a distance of a 
 little over five miles, and the fare was 
 fifteen cents. 
 
 This line was also the first one opera- 
 ted by electricity. Trolley cars began 
 running between Wethersfield Avenue 
 barn and the terminus in Wethersfield, 
 September 1, 1888. 
 
 This line extends from Broad Street, 
 in the town of Wethersfield, to the north 
 city line, on Windsor Avenue, Hartford, 
 a distance of seven and one-half miles ; 
 the fare is five cents ; the cars passing 
 City Hall every fifteen minutes. A de- 
 scription of the line, north, will be found 
 with that of the Rainbow line. Going 
 south on Main Street, we pass the vari- 
 ous insurance and business blocks, the 
 Center Church with ancient burying 
 ground on the right; the Atheneum, 
 containing the Public Library, on the 
 left, crossing ''little bridge" which 
 spans the Park River from which we 
 get a glimpse of the State Capitol. 
 
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\t Charter Oak Avenue is llie iiiler- 
 «><.(. iioii ot llic Charter Oak Avenue Hue. 
 We now pass several stately resi«!enees 
 
 • n the left. At Barnard Park, torinerly 
 ^ illed "South (freen," is the interscvtion 
 ot ilie Park Street and Zi«>n Street lines 
 runnini: <>nt Park Street, and I'ranklin 
 Avenue, Cedar Hill. I^lnnvood. New Brit- 
 ain and Vernnn Street lines all on the 
 west side of the ])ark ; wc eontinue, and 
 skirting the east side, soon enter Weth- 
 erslield Avenue whieh is a eontinuation 
 ot' Main Street. On the left wc see the 
 extensive .i:rouinls and residenee (Arms- 
 mere) ot Mrs. Colt, widow ot" Colonel 
 Samuel Colt, of revolver tame. 
 
 We soon pass one of the ekvtrie car 
 '»arns. from whieh point to the lett we 
 -jet a very pretty view of the meadows 
 and Conneetieut Kiver with the (das 
 lonhury hills lnyond. 
 
 The Itall (irouinl and Capitol I*;irk 
 
 ire soon reaehe<l. This is the terminus 
 ot the Main Street line. As wc enter the 
 town of 
 
 \s h IMF Hsh \Y in we make a sli>:ht 
 tu^vtiu aiM VI OSS the iraeks of the 
 steam road and here ^'et a view of the 
 Cove, a plaeid sheet of water settin;^ 
 haek from the Conneetieut. aeross whieh 
 we see the State Prison, whieh we shall 
 soon pass. We now l»r>;in to see some 
 of the old houses with whieh the town 
 is so hountitully supplied, tor Wethers- 
 tield was scttlc<l in 1 <):{."» or therealHiuts. 
 
WEBB HOtJSB, WETHERSFIELD. 
 
 A sharp turn to the left and we go 
 down Prison Street, but first let us look 
 at the little "red brick" school, which is 
 still in use ; it is at the right just as we 
 make the turn. 
 
 The Prison grounds and buildings 
 are on the left. The prisoners w^ere 
 transferred here in 1826 from the old 
 Newgate caverns of the copper mine at 
 Simsbur3^ which had been used for a 
 prison for fifty years. 
 
 A sharp turn to the right and you 
 are in the heart of the village, a wide 
 street with lawns running down to the 
 car tracks, pass the old Congregational 
 Church, erected in 1761, a handsome 
 
hrick cditicc. with a spire KW) tVct hi.L,'li. 
 tliclmil(lin>^ modeled after the ( )ld Soiilli 
 Church, of Moston. In the old eetnetery 
 at the rear of the ehnreh on a hill over- 
 looking the Connectient River eaii Ik* 
 seen many ancient tombstones. 
 
 We now enter a narrower street with 
 many old houses, anions them the\Vel)l> 
 House, on the ris^dit. whicli remains 
 practically as it was built. It dates 
 from 1752, and was first used as a tav- 
 ern. Wetherslield was wide awake in 
 the movements which led to the Revolu- 
 tion, and that period furnished no more 
 hosjiitable niansion than that of the 
 Webb's, which was known as "Hospi- 
 tality Hall." It w.'is made famous i)y 
 iK'in;^ the scene of many conferences of 
 the otlicers of the allied French and 
 American armies. In the front room, Jit 
 the left of the hall, Washington, Lxifay- 
 ette. John .\<lams an<l Cotmt Rocham- 
 l)eau held a memorable interview which 
 resulte<l in the surrender of the Mritish 
 at \*orktown. 
 
 Now a turn to the left and then to 
 the ri;^'ht we are at Broad Street (ireen, 
 the terminus of the line, where n very 
 (|uiet and jK-acefid scene meets our ^aze. 
 <|uile a relief from the noise and excite- 
 ment of the city. I^'t us feast our eyes 
 on this bit of (lod's country. an<l try to 
 go back to the city l)enetited by our 
 trip to Wethersfield. 
 
West HaLrtford, Starting from the City 
 ^^^Tna^^^*^ Hall and passing down 
 Unionville Asykim Street, we soon 
 Line. see Buslinell Park, wnth 
 
 the State Capitol crowning the hill and 
 the Corning Fountain and Memorial 
 Arch in the foreground. The Union Rail- 
 way Station is soon reached, and pass- 
 ing under the elevated tracks we ascend 
 Asylum Hill, seeing at the left the High 
 School building. Our route now is 
 through Farmington Avenue, which, 
 with its fine old trees and handsome 
 residences, is one of the finest thorough- 
 fares in Hartford. 
 
 St. Joseph's Cathedral is soon passed 
 on the right, and a few blocks west may 
 be seen the Farmington Avenue Church 
 on one side and the home of ''Mark 
 Twain" on the other. 
 
 It is but a short ride now to Pros- 
 pect Avenue (the boundary between 
 Hartford and West Hartford), where 
 transfer may be made either north or 
 south, the former line running to Eliza- 
 beth Park. Vanderbilt Hill is now be- 
 fore us, and the view looking back from 
 the summit, showing Trinity College 
 among other features, is very fine. 
 
 WEST HARTFORD CENTRE is 
 soon reached, and the most prominent 
 object is the handsome Congregational 
 Church, built of Monson granite, ad- 
 joining which is a free library and read- 
 The Episcopal and Baptist 
 
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 ^ luuvhcs arc near by, and about a mile 
 south of ihc Centre the house in whiih 
 Noali Webster was born is still >l:Mui- 
 in;^. The reservoirs whieh store the 
 water supply of" ilartloni arc on the 
 heights in the western part ot the town, 
 and the tine woode^l roads nrounii them 
 are verv attractively laid out. 
 
 This IS the end ol' the Hartford Street 
 Kailway tracks in this dirtx'tion ; the 
 tare from City Hall is tlve cents, and the 
 distance is three and one-halt miles; the 
 running time has Ikimi twenty-tive min- 
 utes. It it is <lesired to continue the trip 
 
RESERVOIR PARK 
 
 to Farmington and Unionville, the cars 
 of the Farmington Street Railway must 
 be taken. These cars, under a traffic 
 arrangement, run to and from Hartford 
 City Hall half-hourh^ during the sum- 
 mer season, and ma3^ be taken at any 
 point on the route just described. The 
 fare from West Hartford to Farming- 
 ton is ten cents ; running time, twenty- 
 five minutes; and to Unionville, fifteen 
 cents ; time, forty minutes. 
 
 The route is still west, with the 
 Talcott Mountain range to be crossed, 
 
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and \vc ])nss tliroiiLrh an attractive 
 country. Aticr dinihin;;: a steep liill we 
 notice the ;^ranite ^ates of the entrance 
 to Reservoir I 'ark. The fare to this 
 ])oint is live cents iVoni West Hartford. 
 The car now runs Ix-sidc a country road, 
 now throuu'li the woods, then hack to 
 the road until having reached what is 
 at this point tlic sinTiniit nf" the ran^^e, 
 the descent into 
 
 FARMINGTON .> i.,,.,... Lying on 
 I lie sloj)es bordering the sunny mead- 
 ows of the Tun.xis, it has been and is a 
 most interesting.: place. Settled in ir>l-(), 
 it gradually increased until in ITOO it 
 consisted of nearly as many houses as 
 at present. Many ot the residents in the 
 early days were wealthy ship owners, 
 and silks, velvets, teas and other lux- 
 nriei* were brought in these vessels from 
 China and the West Indies. I'arming- 
 ton was. too, on the old stage road 
 from Hoston to New York, through 
 Hartlord, and entertained in conse- 
 (picncc many distinguished travelers. 
 .\ walk down the <|uiet village street, 
 passing Mi>s I'orter's seminary, will 
 give one a lK.-tter idea of the town than 
 can Ik* obtained from the car. 
 
 We now cross the pictures* |ue I'arm- 
 ington River; then over the level and 
 fertile valley for four and one-<|uartcr 
 milr>. wc reach the busy manufacturing 
 \illage of Cnionville, the terminus of the 
 I'arminglon Street Railway Company's 
 lint- 
 
Windsor and Cars of this line run from 
 Rainbow Line. Vernon Street car house, 
 but as the trip south of the City Hall is 
 described on the New Britain trip, we 
 will describe this trip north from that 
 point. 
 
 The route is through Main Street, 
 passing through the shopping district. 
 At Morgan Street is the intersection 
 with all lines crossing the Connecticut 
 River. The route continues through 
 Main Street to the Tunnel, where, on 
 the right is seen the Kenej Memorial 
 ToAver, described elsewhere; here is the 
 intersection with the lines out Albany 
 Avenue and to Blue Hills. The first 
 highway in Connecticut was laid out in 
 1638, between Hartford and Windsor. 
 We continue north through what is 
 now Windsor Avenue, a residential 
 street, passing the Old North and Spring 
 Grove Cemeteries on the left and the 
 State Arsenal on the right. At Capen 
 Street is the intersection with Barbour 
 Street line running to Keney Park, and 
 at Westland Street is the terminus of 
 the Main Street line. 
 
 We are now out where we begin to see 
 the open fields, but it is a ride of a mile 
 before ^^^e reach the city limits, the ter- 
 minus of the Wethersfield line. Just 
 beyond, between Stations 3 and 4, is 
 the Windsor Avenue entrance to Keney 
 Park. Passing through the settlement 
 at Wilson's, we are soon at Station 11, 
 the five-cent limit from Hartford. It is 
 
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 W IMinOK. 
 
 HOW ahout OIK- mile to tlic top of Stony 
 Hill, from which point wc j^ct a pretty 
 view of the Coimecticut Valley to the 
 nortli. After a short run from here we 
 find ourselves at the (treen in 
 
 WINDSOK. which was first visited 
 hy while men in H»:51, on the invitation 
 of one of the I'odunk Indians, who de- 
 sired lo have settlers from the IMym 
 outh colony start a trading; house 
 amon^ them on the hanks of the C«>n- 
 ncilicut <»r (treat Kiver. In HVA'A, Wil- 
 liam Ilolnus. with a numln'r of others 
 of ilu- Massachusetts colony, built a 
 trading.: house at the nxnith ot the 
 Tunxisor I'armin;^'t«»n Kiver. A fishing: 
 hul now oecupit-* ilu- sju- of the old 
 
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 trading house, and the meadows near it 
 are still called the Plymouth Meadows. 
 Bissell's Ferry, which is still in opera- 
 tion across the Connecticut River, was 
 instituted in 1648. The center of trade 
 in Windsor's early days was on the 
 Palisado Green, at the north end of the 
 bridge over the Tunxis or Farmington, 
 the merchants of that time carrying on 
 an extensive trade with the English 
 ports and the West Indies. There are 
 several fine old houses in Windsor, 
 among the number being the Ellsworth 
 mansion, in the northern part of the 
 town, and the old Howard house, built 
 a century ago, near the Palisado Green. 
 
After kaviiiL: the Ciiccn, \vc turn to 
 the left and tollow tlic valley of tlic 
 I'arinin^ton. !)ut are favored with only 
 a few glimpses of this beautiful river. 
 This is a tohaeeo ^rowin^ section, and 
 across the river, just before reaching 
 INxjUonock, is the experiment station, 
 where tobacco was so successfullv 
 ^rown under cloth last year. At Sta 
 tion 4-1 is the ten-cent limit from Hart- 
 ford \Vc cross the Farmin^jjton River at 
 
 POQUONOCK. Here are located sev- 
 eral woolen and pa])er mills. It is onlv 
 a mile to the terminus at Rainbow; fare, 
 titleen cents; distance, twelve an<l one 
 thiril miles, and runnin;^ time, one hour 
 from City Hall. At the end of the line 
 the cars run into Rainbow Park in the 
 summer, a pretty, natural park on the 
 banks of the I'armin^ton. Here are 
 found dancing; and refreshment i)avil. 
 ions, and on the river j^ood boatini: and 
 fishini;. This is a charmiii)^ sj»ot for a 
 day's (juiet rest. 
 
 GlAsi(»nl>vjrv The startiu)^' place is City 
 L*ric. Hall, and the route is the 
 
 same ns ilescribetl under the Kockville. 
 Manchester, and Hoston trips as far as 
 Church Corner, ICast Hartford. Turn- 
 ing here the line follows the Main St nil, 
 which is a continuation of the "Countrv 
 Roa<l " on the east side of the Conntvti- 
 cut Kiver. and follow*; the hnlian trail. 
 
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 We pass through Hockanum, a rich 
 tobacco country, and many fine fields 
 ma}^ be seen from the cars. The five- 
 cent hmit is at Station 26. The road is 
 still due south, and we soon find our- 
 selves in the center of 
 
 GLASTONBUR.Y. Many of the 
 homes on the street are held by the de- 
 scendants of the first settlers, and the 
 titles go back to 1640. A short dis- 
 tance east from Station 41, the ten-cent 
 limit from Hartford, are the very pretty 
 links of the Glastonbury Golf Club. 
 
 As we continue south w^e find that 
 the country has grown quite hilh% and 
 we pass many fruit farms, peaches lead- 
 ing the list, and at Station 50 may be 
 seen the extensive Hale orchards. At 
 Station 54, near the terminus, we can 
 
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leave llic car for a rliinh uj> ClK^lmil 
 Hill, where one will l>e amply rei)ai<l lor 
 the exertion hy the extensive view ot 
 the Conneetienl X'ailey, with Harttord 
 about ten miles away. The line ends at 
 SOUTH GLASTONBURY, ten miles 
 from Hartford, the fare fifteen eeiits and 
 the rnnnini^' time one hour. There are 
 many attractive spots for small picnic 
 ])arlies in the woods and aloni; Roarinj^' 
 Brook, and luar l>y is the Ilollisler 
 House, built in H)?"), which is said to be 
 the oldest wooden house now standing; 
 in Connecticut. 
 
 Ro< kvill. I'he^e towns are reached l»v 
 ^y^]l]^ <^ars of the Hartford. Man- 
 MAnVV\cstcr '^bt'^t^-T and Kockville Tram- 
 Llnc. way Company, which use 
 
 the tracks of the Hartford Street Rail- 
 way Company between City Hall and 
 Burnside. This trip starts at City Hall, 
 and we will lake a car marked reS|K-c- 
 tively Kockville or South Manchester 
 The route is north throuuh Main Street. 
 throu;.:h the shoppin;^ <listrict. so called, 
 where are found the principal dry jjcxmIs 
 stores. At Mor;.:an Street the cars turn 
 east and follow this street to the Con- 
 ntvticut River, passin;; throu^^h the 
 Italian <|uarter. The river is crossed on 
 a temi>orary brid^^e. which is soon to 
 l>e replace<l by a iHrrmanent stnicttire. 
 
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A broad highway leads to Church Cor- 
 ner on Main Street, East Hartford, a 
 distance of nearh^ one mile. At this 
 point is the intersection with the Glas- 
 tonbury line. We turn to the north for 
 a short distance on Main Street, beauti- 
 fully shaded by triple rows of giant elms 
 planted during the Revolutionary War. 
 At Burnside Avenue is the intersection 
 with the South Windsor line. We turn 
 east and are soon at Burnside, four miles 
 from City Hall, and the end of our five 
 cent ride. 
 
 A picturesque ride of one and three- 
 quarter miles beyond Burnside brings 
 us to 
 
 LAUR.EL PAR.K, the most attrac- 
 tive and best patronized resort for 
 Hartford pleasure seekers. It is a ride 
 of only thirty minutes from the City 
 Hall, and the fare is ten cents. 
 
 Entering through the pretty rustic 
 gateway, we have a choice of two ways 
 to the park — either follow the driveway 
 to the bridge across the river, or turn to 
 the left and go through the glen, over a 
 beautifully shaded path, crossing and 
 recrossing a tiny stream on rustic 
 bridges. This leads us to the river, 
 w^here the electric launch and rowboats 
 are found. The Hockanum is extremely 
 pretty at this point, and a sail will be 
 much enjoyed. Going up a few steps we 
 reach the bridge, and here find an en- 
 closure in which are seen some fine ani- 
 mals. 
 
LAIBKL rAUK. 
 
 Crossin;^' the river, il is oiilv a >li(.rt 
 ilistancc to the pictiircscjuc ntVeshnK-nt 
 and (lancin;; pavihon. tlviii;,' horses and 
 the animal house, in whieh will he toiiml 
 a black U-ar. kan.L:.'iroos. Vir^^inia s<|nir- 
 rels. monkeys, tropical hinls. etc. ll wc 
 desire a ^Taml view of the Connecticut 
 valley, a short walk thron^^h the woods 
 will hrm^r ns to a three-dcvked tower 
 hmit around a tall elm tree Picnic 
 parties \vill find U-nches and i;d)les at 
 convenient points through the park. It 
 has In-en the aim of the inana;.;ement to 
 cater to the pleasure of l.idies and chil- 
 dren. and the historv of the park has 
 shown that it is n sa/c place to ^n with- 
 out an cs^'ort, ns the park is well 
 uuardcil. The ^ntes are closed nt sun- 
 down. 
 
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Soon after leaving Laurel Park, we 
 find ourselves clown on the meadows 
 and across the Hockanum. Just beyond 
 is Love Lane, the ten cent limit from 
 Hartford. 
 
 Side Trip to South Manchester. 
 
 Turn to the right and climb a long hill, 
 through the woods ; then running under the tracks 
 of the South Manchester Railroad, we soon find 
 ourselves at Manchester Center, where the office 
 and car house of the company are situated, and 
 where we strike the tracks of the cross-town line 
 running to North Manchester and South Man- 
 chester. We turn to the right, and after a short 
 ride down the hill, we reach the terminus at South 
 Manchester. 
 
 The old stage line from Boston and Providence 
 to New York ran through Manchester Green (east 
 of the Center), and, in those days, taverns flour- 
 ished along the route. The public house kept by 
 the Woodbridge's was a notable stopping place 
 for travelers. Judges, statesmen, and military 
 officials were often entertained here, especialh'- 
 during the Revolutionary period, and it is related 
 that General Washington once received a glass o 
 water at the fair hands of the proprietor's daugh- 
 ter. The hotel building, now used as a private 
 residence, is still standing. 
 
 Cars for Rockville and North Man- 
 chester turn to the left at Love Lane. 
 The route along the bank of the Hock- 
 anum, through Buckland, and over pic- 
 turesque, shady roads brings us to 
 
 42 
 
NORTH MANCHKSTF:R. where is 
 made a ctniiRL'lion Id ihc cross town 
 line to South Manchester. The tare is 
 lirtcen cents Ironi Hart lord, tlic distance 
 nine and one-third miles, and the run- 
 ning.: time is forty-nine minutes. In 1 71) t 
 the first cotton mill successfully op- 
 erated in Connecticut was huilt in 
 Inion \'illa)^'e. and at this point also 
 was built the first paper mill in the 
 State, with one exception. 
 
 We now pass rapidly throu;:h the 
 manufacturing; villa^^cs of Oakland and 
 Talcottvillc. and at the end of the ci^^lit 
 mile run. climl) a Ioiil: hill into 
 
 K(>CK\lLl.F riie fare from Hart- 
 lord 1-- i\viiii\ cents, the distance 
 seventeen miles, and the running; time 
 one hour and twenty-three minutes. 
 Kockville is a busy manufacturing: citv. 
 with a fine water j)ower. the soui 
 which is 
 
 SMPSIC l.AKK. .1 heauulul sheet ol 
 water hiirh up above the city and about 
 one mile distant. The jM'onosed trolley 
 road to StatVord Sprin;:s will pass .donj; 
 die eastern shore, and a tine view may 
 lie obtaine<l of the lake. 
 
 The >:rove. which is fitted up for pic- 
 nic parties, is at the northern end of the 
 lake, and parties desirinv: to reach it 
 lake the steamer at the lower landing:, 
 nearest the citv. 
 
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Hartford to New York, 
 
 P£vssing tKrovigh New Britain, White Oak, Plain- 
 ville, Southington, Meriden, Wallirvgford, New 
 Haverv, Bridgeport and Sta.rrvford. Also side 
 trips to Berlin, Bristol and Lake Compovince. 
 
 Through cars to New Britain leave 
 City Hall, half-hourly. The trip takes 
 fifty minutes, and the fare is ten cents. 
 Large, double-truck cars are used and 
 the trip is made very comfortably. 
 
 The route is south through Main 
 Street, passing some of the prominent 
 insurance buildings, the Center Church 
 with its ancient burying ground ; Athe- 
 neum, which contains the Public Li- 
 brary. Crossing the Park River on a 
 single arch stone bridge, we get a 
 glimpse of the State Capitol. 
 
 At Charter Oak Street (named for the 
 Charter Oak, of historical fame, which 
 stood onl^^ a few hundred feet from this 
 point) is the intersection with the line 
 to Colt's Patent Fire Arms Company, 
 founded by the late Colonel Samuel 
 Colt. Just below here will be noticed 
 several colonial residences. 
 
 We are now at Barnard Park, for- 
 merly called South Green, which is the 
 intersection with Park and Zion Street 
 lines to the right out Park Street, and 
 the Wethersfield and Main Street lines 
 down the left or east side of the park. 
 Just below the park is the intersection 
 with the Franklin Avenue line. 
 
 On the right are seen the grounds of 
 the Hartford Hospital, with its brown- 
 
sloiu' and hriik !)iiil(lin;4s. and near 
 llicni ilic ( Hd rcoplcs Iloim-. a siihstan 
 tial looking lirick huildin;^'. A little Ih.*- 
 yond. on tlic left. \vc sec the extensive 
 ^^rounjls ol" tlie Retreat for Insane; the 
 iMiihlinLTS are better seen after we tnrn 
 into Washin^^ton Street. At tlie top of 
 the hill is the intersection with the lines 
 running to Vernon Street ear harn. As 
 we are ])assin;: south through Washin;^'- 
 ton Street with the Retreat |)roj)erty on 
 the left, we >^et a ^ood view of Trinity 
 College, some distance to the rij^ht or 
 west. After turning into New Britain 
 Avenue we ^et a nearer view of the vari- 
 ous collc^^e huildin^s. At the summit is 
 the intersection with line to Ce«lar 
 Hill Cemetery, and just beyond with 
 Xion Street line. Here also on the ri^^hl 
 is the city's stone (luarry. The view 
 Irom this point to the east is (piite ex- 
 tensive, includin}^: the Connecticut River 
 valley to the Holton ran^e. nearly 
 twenty miles away. To the west is a 
 charming: view, with the Talcott Moun- 
 tain ran^e in the distance. The line 
 now runs throu^di a stvtion of the city 
 rapidly buildin;; up with substantial np- 
 to (l.'ite houses. At At wood's Comer is 
 the intersection with the line to IClni- 
 woo<l. Our car now turns to the south 
 and on its own rij^ht of way'. We tind a 
 stone-ballasted double track which will 
 compare favorably with any steam ron(l 
 construction I'or over a mile the track 
 is run closelv un<ler Cetlnr Mountain, 
 
BUSHNELL PARK, HA.RTFORD. 
 
tlicii across the iir-.hIows. To the left, 
 oil the side of the inountain, is a stone 
 jjuarry from which much of t!ie crushed 
 stone used in the city is obtained, heini; 
 delivered l)y electric cars. We are soon in 
 
 NEWINGTON. an old New Iwi^dand 
 villa;;e. settletl in lt»70. where the 
 Hartford company's tracks end. hut 
 through a tratVK' .irran^'cnient the cars 
 of hotli companies run through with- 
 out chan,i:e. A short distance beyond 
 the center are the irrounds of the Maple 
 Hill (»olf Chib, mend)ers l)einj^' mostly 
 from New Britain, but some of Hart- 
 ford's golfers are fre(|uent players, as it 
 is only a little more than thirty min 
 utes' run from the city. On this suminil 
 very plcasin;^ views arc to Ik: had in all 
 directions. Our ride is still on private 
 ri^^lit of way. throuj^h a pretty wooded 
 sectii>n. and crossiu).; the main line of 
 the N. v.. N. H. iV' H. K. K., on an iron 
 bridj^e, we enter 
 
 NEW BRITAIN and see some of the 
 lar^je manufaclurin)^ establishments for 
 which the city is noted. We n<)W pass 
 the car barn and otlice of the Conncvti- 
 cul Railway and Li^htinj; Company, 
 and after takiu); a sharp turn to the 
 rij;ht we are at Central rnrk. contain- 
 ing; the new sohlicrs' monument. This 
 is the terminus of the Harifonl line as 
 well as the center of the New Hritain 
 eUvtric system 
 
New Britain became an incorporated 
 ecclesiastical society in 1754, a borough 
 in 1850 and a cit^^ in 1871. It crowns 
 a large high hill about ten miles south- 
 west of Hartford. Although it has no 
 natural water power, it is largely a 
 manufacturing place. It seems to thrive, 
 not so much from natural advantage of 
 situation, as by a vital seed of energy 
 within itself which mast grow. For a 
 good many of its early years, it was but 
 a part of other towns : Farmington, 
 first ; then Berlin. Now it has far out- 
 grown either and stands a triumphant 
 city. Its growth in enterprise and 
 beauty, since it ''gained its majority," 
 from 1871 to the present date, is aston- 
 ishing, the population increasing over 
 fifty per cent, in the past ten years, and 
 is now 25,998. It can boast buildings, 
 public and private, that might grace 
 any large city. It has always been 
 noted for its excellent church opportuni- 
 ties. It is also well abreast of the times 
 in educational matters, as the fine new 
 High School and Normal School build- 
 ings testify. They are ''beautiful for 
 situation" and ornamental in construc- 
 tion. The Erwin Woman's Home and 
 the Russwin Hotel, both fine buildings, 
 testify to the world of the generosity 
 and public spirit of the late Cornelius B. 
 Erwin. Beautiful views are to be had 
 of the city from the reservoir grounds 
 which can be reached by an easy ascent 
 from West Main Street. 
 
 50 
 
Side I f ip i<> Berlin. 
 
 CaiH leave Central I'nrk every forty mimitei*. 
 The fare i« ten ccntt. ninl the distance four and 
 one-<|unrtcr milct. 
 
 Ilerlin is nn old town which has cho»cr. 
 ninin n country viUnKC. while some of it« ^:^:c^^ 
 have jjrown inti) hustlinv: little cilicn. Kcachini; 
 out toclaitp hnndn with it» mother, l-'arniington. 
 as far back as ITsA. it wan tinnlly obliged, in 
 iH.'o. to withdraw from the maternal l»ordcr» a 
 little to the cast, to nl^'^v ••- ..i.«. -i chdd. New 
 hritaio, to come iMrtwcrn 
 
 Itcrlin Centre consist* «•: <>vc n.uc street spread- 
 mn a little to the cant and west. It is a verj 
 <iuirt little viUn^je. looking; trim .m ^h 
 
 iti neatly kept houncs. and its frr 
 
 I prrity hnildin^ on the main '•tttrt iUiim «• 
 ; ra*ant plai^ for summer rr^i. anil i«, 1»t mean* 
 >( the trolley, within easy reach of Hartford, New 
 i'.r,f .,fi rtnd other places in tlie %icir«tv 
 
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We will take a car marked Plainville, 
 and pay the conductor eight cents for 
 the five-mile ride which takes about 
 forty minutes. As we leave Central 
 Park we turn abruptly to the left and 
 leave the city via West Main Street, 
 passing many beautiful residences with 
 ample grounds well laid out. On the 
 right is the handsome Public Library 
 building, recently completed. 
 
 We soon leave the city streets behind 
 us and strike off across the meadows, 
 then turn into the woods, which look 
 cool and invitins:. We are soon at 
 
 •to' 
 
 WHITE OAK, a favorite resort for 
 Hartford as well as New Britain people. 
 It was formerly known as Cook's 
 Grove, and has for years been a desira- 
 ble place for Sunday-school picnics. 
 
 The grove contains about forty-five 
 acres, and is controlled by the railroad 
 compan^^ which has during the past few 
 years added manj^ attractions, among 
 which are the Open Air Theatre, with a 
 stage built at the water's edge and with 
 seats on a side hill that will accommo- 
 date eight hundred. This has been found 
 quite attractive with a w^eekly change 
 of program. Rustic summer houses have 
 been scattered through the grounds and 
 on the islands in the lake, and each 3^ear 
 more of the grove is cleared up to ac- 
 commodate the ever increasing number of 
 visitors. The swings, flying horses, and 
 cages of animals are always attractive 
 
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Wlltra OAK PAIIK. 
 
 as arc tlic row Ixiats. I>ancin>; atid re- 
 freshment pavilions, with hmad veraii 
 (las, are situated near the lake 
 
 Cnntinnin;^ our journey we pass llie 
 l)ase !)all ijrounds on the left. We are 
 now in the oiK-n lields a>;;iin. and in a 
 few minutes we enter 
 
 PLAINVILLf:, and pass through its 
 main street, with pleasant houses on 
 either si<le. to the center, where the 
 trolley trxieks end at the steam roail 
 crossing;. 
 
Side Trips to Bristol a.nd La^ke Corrv- 
 pounce. 
 
 We cross the railroad tracks and there take 
 the Bristol and Plainville Tramway Company car 
 found in waiting, It is about five and one-quarter 
 miles to Bristol. The fare is ten cents, and the 
 time is thirty minutes to either place. Cars run 
 every twenty minutes. The ride is a very pleasant 
 one, passing more of the homelike residences with 
 ample yards. We soon leave the town behind, 
 and after a ride of two miles we reach 
 
 Forestville, long noted as a clock manufac- 
 turing town. We pass rapidly along the banks of 
 a rushing stream, then leaving the highway to 
 save time and distance, we soon are at the Y 
 where, during the summer season, the cars on the 
 branch to Lake Compounce may be taken. The 
 lake is a resort long and favorably known in this 
 part of the State. Continuing, the car now passes 
 over a private right of way, and across a substan- 
 tial bridge. Now on the highw^ay again, passing 
 the smaller factories which are scattered along 
 the stream, we very soon find ourselves in 
 
 Bristol, the original center of the clock indus- 
 try- of America, and always a very important one. 
 A very large foundry is located here as well as 
 smaller concerns, manufacturing bells, plated 
 ware, cutlery, underwear, lamps, bicj^cle and 
 sporting goods, etc. The town is a very pro- 
 gressive one and has its free library, water works, 
 fire department and electric lights. 
 
 The electric road gives excellent service, is 
 a great benefit to the town, and will be of still 
 more help when the proposed extension to Terry- 
 ville, about five miles farther west, is built. 
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Cars leave- I'lainvillc, every hall- 
 lumr. marked Soiithiii.i^ton and Merideii. 
 Tliese cars, however, do not as yet rim 
 l)eyond Lazy Kane, three and one-half 
 miles helow, lo which p«)int the tare is 
 ei.i:ht cents. It is expecle*! that arran^^c- 
 ments will soon he made wherehy 
 through cars will he rnii tr<nn I'lainville 
 to Meridni. 
 
 l.\/\ LANI-- is the Urininns of the 
 Conncciicui Railway and LiLjhlini: Com- 
 pany line, and we find in wailin.i^ the 
 cars of the Meriden, Southin^ton \: 
 Compounce Tramway Company. 
 
 Side Trip to Luke Compounce. 
 
 The l.irgc«l<nil)lc iriK-kcnr* look inritinjj-'nM wt 
 feci .'iMurctl of a comfort nMc ride over lhc3>3 mile* 
 tu the hike, which will take um fifteen niiiiutct. fur 
 a fire cent fare. At the utart our direction i« due 
 \ve«t, and we leave the hiv:hwa>-, prolmhly l»ecau»*- 
 l.mzy Lnne i!i too »Iow for the moiKrn inotle »)f 
 traTel. A K^tat aniotiiit of work ha«t l»een done 
 here in the way of lillinf^.and huilduif; iw««l • 
 one to ero»s the •Jiiinnipiac Kivei and il»< 
 o\er the Northampton iMviaion irackn of the N. 
 v.. N. H. ^: H K. K. Wc are now in full view of 
 the Woletitt Mountains to the we»t, a Tcrr pleaa- 
 iiig view from thin point. Soon, the car returns 
 to the hii^hwar. and here, if wc look Imck, we can 
 k'et a view of West (Meriden) Peak, whi- " 
 •hall Im^oidc licltcr ao(tiainted with lati i. 
 
 \ftrr reaching the «>ttinmit we hare 
 ilown grade l»eforc tm. hut with an ever cl.i 
 view We are oil across country i^ain and soon 
 get our fir»l k'linitor of the l>r:iutit'.!! Lake C'-'llI 
 
WEST PEAK, MERItoEN. 
 
 pounce, which makes us reahze that our hftcen- 
 minute ride has been a very short one ; as we get 
 nearer we have a better view, and find the lake a 
 sparkling gem nestling among the trees and hills, 
 with West Mountain, a solid wall over 900 feet 
 high, standing guard on the western shore. Lake 
 Compounce is small, but in natural surroundings 
 and clearness of water it more than makes up 
 what it lacks in size. We find it more charming 
 every time we visit it. In the cool early morning 
 it has its charms ; at high noon it looks entirely 
 different to us, as the shadows begin to creep 
 down West Mountain ; in the afternoon it has new 
 charms, and again at night, with the electric 
 fountain in full play, with its ever changing light, 
 the music and the gay crowd on the shore, you 
 would not regret an hour spent in one of the 
 pretty boats, even if the lake does not look as it 
 did when we saw it in its morning freshness. 
 
 56 
 
\Vc will now return t<» I.a/.y L.iiic to 
 lake iij) our original journcv. We do 
 not need to elian^^e, as the ear j^<»cs 
 ihroui^h to Meriden. At Lazy Lane our 
 clireetion is south, and Ironi this point 
 to Meriden. lialf-hourly ears are run. 
 The fare is twenty eents, and it takes us 
 one hour to make the distance of about 
 nine and one-halt miles. In ten mimiti-^ 
 we arc in the center of 
 
 SOUTHINGTON. with its soldiers* 
 ujonument. f«)uniain. hanks, stores, etc. 
 This is cjuite a manufaeturini: town, and 
 little of it is seen from the electrics. !>ut 
 instead we ;^et a continuous street ot 
 attractive houses, showin^^ evidence of a 
 prosperous town. In twenty minutes 
 more we are in Milhlale, havin^j pa.ssct! 
 ihroui^h 
 
 PLANTSVILLK. without detecting 
 the dividin;^ lines, just hchire reaching 
 .\Iilldale. althou.udi we arc now headcti 
 southwest, a tine view of Wesi IVak, 
 which stands out 1>..].!1\ to the east- 
 wnrd, is ol)taincd. 
 
 For the next tw.. ..mk- or more we 
 are j^ettiu).: nearer and nearer the jK-ak. 
 and as we slowly climh the slo|)e of the 
 mountains a j)oint is reache<l where 
 the view tVom tlie car is grand. To the 
 west we get a tull view of the <juinni 
 piac valley with the Woleoii M.mntains 
 tor a sky line: to the south a continu- 
 ation of the |K'acet*ul valley <>iit of which 
 
 ^' ""'- ^? " Carincl n» a sentinel on 
 
 m 
 
HUBBARD PARK, MKRIDKN. 
 
 guard duty. This view extends nearly 
 to New Haven. At the summit a path 
 wll be found that one may take, and in 
 twenty minutes walk to the Yer3^ top of 
 West Peak, 1,007 feet high. The view is 
 said to excel the one from Mount Tom. 
 When the plans, now under considera- 
 tion, are carried out, it will be eas^^ of 
 access, and is expected to be the chief 
 pleasure resort of this part of the State, 
 for the natural advantages are so great 
 that it cannot long remain idle, and 
 these grand mountain views are becom- 
 ing more popular each year. The next 
 point of interest on the route is 
 
 58 
 
MtBBARI) PARK. Danud ilU 
 loiiinicT, W.ilur Hul>l>ar(l. ot Mcii<i<.ii. 
 and IxriiiL: developed under his ;^iji«liiiL; 
 liaiul. It is heeoniiii^ tme nt ilic nmsl 
 interesting^ natural ])arks in theeountry. 
 It is a tract of nearly one thousand 
 acres, enihraciii^ within its boundaries 
 the celebrated Han^in^ Hills, some of 
 the ])eaks of which have an elevation ot 
 over l.(M)(> feet. The scenery, as may be 
 expcx'ted. is exceedini^ly wild and piclur- 
 esfjue. as the hills are the hi;4hest land 
 on the Atlantic seaboard, within fifty 
 miles of the coast, from Maine to 
 I'lorida. The views to l)e obtained 
 from Castle Crai^ tower are Ix'autiful 
 and imjiressivc. To the north may l>e 
 seen the golden dome of the Capitol :il 
 Hartford with Mount Tom in the dis- 
 tance; to the south Long Islan<l Sound 
 and New Haven harbor, while on the 
 e.'ist and west the view extends to the 
 IW>lton and Litchtield hills. The tinely 
 laid out drives and walks lea<l to the 
 various lakes, pavilions, etc., inclmlin;; 
 a wadin;; pond for the ehihlren. 
 
 .\fter two miles more, nart of it on 
 a rapi«lly descending grade down the 
 east slojK- of the mountain (having en- 
 tered through West Main Street) we 
 find ourselvc*s in the center of Meriden 
 (the Silver City) We take the car for 
 Wallingford in n little side street just 
 olT Main Street, passing a large fac- 
 tory where gas fixtures and other metal 
 work is manufaeture<l. and are soon 
 
at Hanover Park on a large pond of the 
 same name. This is a noted pleasure 
 resort, not alone for Meriden, but for 
 all the country reached by trolley. The 
 run is not long to Yalesville and the 
 time passes rapidly, as we find much to 
 interest us. Before long we see 
 
 WALLINGFORD across a pond, and 
 soon finding ourselves at the first break 
 in our trolley ride, we will cross the 
 tracks to the station, and take the steam 
 cars to New Haven, which leave at 6.20, 
 7.24, 8.48 and 11.26 a.m.; 1.47, 4.36, 
 6.19, 8.28 and 10.51 p.m., and on Sun- 
 day at 9.24 A. M. Returning from New 
 Haven at 6.40, 7.52 and 9.35 a. m. ; 
 12.08, 3.10, 5.00, 6.15, 7.00, 8.00, 
 10.00 and 11.15 p. m., and on Sunday 
 at 8.28 p. m. 
 
 Continuing our trolley ride, we take 
 a Bridgeport car at the New Haven R.R. 
 station and pass through West Haven, 
 Savin Rock, Woodmont, Milford, Strat- 
 ford, to Bridgeport, where change is 
 made. From Bridgeport, the line runs 
 through Fairfield, Southport and West- 
 port to Norwalk, when another change 
 is made. Continuing, we pass through 
 South Norwalk, Darien and Noroton to 
 Stamford city line, when change is made 
 for Stamford. At Stamford, steam road 
 is taken to Port Chester, where we take 
 trolley to Larchmont, and change there 
 for New Rochelle, where cars are taken 
 to 129th Street, New York, from which 
 point the 3d Avenue road is taken to 
 destination. 
 
HAKIKOKI) lO NKW YORK. 
 Dist.iixt f. h'»xir. .Mul Kxiiiniiig Tliiir. 
 
 Between FotDU. ToUi from Uartfoni. 
 
 t . ? . t 
 
 c o r i* 
 
 c 
 
 • !.>ia« pace.] g )i c E « 5 cE 
 
 MarlJoril - 
 
 New ItHtnin " lot . 
 
 I'lainvitlc 
 
 l.««jr l.nnr 
 
 Southin|{ton ~j 1'. 
 
 Mrrldcn .. "^ j»l^ . »• 
 
 Vulmvillc. 33t» .flc 
 
 WnllinKfor.l :nx^ .61 
 
 Sirntn K«> '. 
 \r\v lla\rn 1. 49^ .Ntt 8-441 
 
 WcHMlmont - **' •"" 4-33 
 
 MtlfODi .. 4.^1 
 
 MHdKrporl 
 
 |-airflrl<i... 
 
 \Vr«t|>ort . 
 
 So. Norwalk... 
 
 Haricn 
 
 Stamford Htv line •' .' 
 
 V i^, »i. 
 
 I.anhmont 
 
 New KfM-hr: ISOt^l.NI U-4A 
 
 ' •••♦' -• ' • - »5 
 
New York Trip. 
 
 Note. — The figures in the table indicate actual run- 
 ning time, no allo\Yance being made for time lost in 
 making connections, but close connections are usnally 
 made. No advantage has been taken of transfer tickets 
 in giving fares, but they may be obtained at various 
 points if through trip is made. 
 
 Cars run on the various lines, with the following 
 frequency, for all or the greater part of the day. 
 
 Hartford Street Railway Co., to New Britain, every 
 thirty minutes. Conn. Railway & Lighting Co., to 
 Plainville, every forty minutes ; to Lazy Lane, every 
 thirty minutes. Meriden, Southington & Compounce 
 Tramway Co., to Meriden, every thirty minutes. Meri- 
 den Street Railway Co., to Wallingford, every thirty 
 minutes. 
 
 N.Y., N. H. & H. R. R. (steam), to New Haven, at 
 6.20, 7.24, 8.48, 11.26 A.M.; 1.4-7, 4..36, 6.19, S.28, 
 10 51 P.M. Sunday, at 9.24 a.m. Returning from New 
 Haven, at 6.40, 7.52, 9.35 a.m.; 12.08, 3.10, 5.00, 
 6.15, 7.00, 8.00, 10.00, 11.15 p.m. Sunday, at 8.28 
 
 P.M. 
 
 Conn. Railway & Lighting Co., to Bridgeport, 
 every thirty minutes ; to Norwalk, every forty min- 
 utes; to Stamford city line, every twenty minutes. 
 Stamford Street Railway Co., to railroad station in 
 Stamford, every twenty minutes. N.Y.,N. H. & H. R. R. 
 (steam), to Port Chester, from 6.10 A.M. to 10.30 p.m., 
 over twenty trains are run. Sunday, from 9.30 A. m. 
 to 10.30 P.M., eight trains are run. Port Chester Street 
 R. R., to Larchmont, every twenty minutes. Larch- 
 mont Railway Co., to New Rochelle, every twenty 
 minutes. Union Traction Co., to 129th Street, New 
 York, every twenty minutes. Third Avenue R. R., to 
 City Hall, every five minutes. 
 
Hartford to Boston. 
 
 |'«v>M.xB thiMViBh KaM HA.tL.rd. KAst W.i.dsor 
 HUI, W.\tcli<.vis«' Point. Thoinpsonvillo, tn 
 field. Sprtngllrld. Indifvn Orchard. PaliMcr. 
 West W'Arrrn. Brookflcid, Sprr»crr. Lrlcc.Htcr, 
 WorcrMcr. M«vr Iborovig»>. Sovith FrrviixinU- 
 hAi«.N«vtUk »vfAd Newton Lower Frwlls. wItK 
 \ldr trip to Mount Toii\. 
 
 A I pivsciU. \vc lake a car at City 
 Hall, marked Ivast Windsor Hill, which 
 is ihc terminus of the trolley, hut in the 
 early tall the connecting link hetween 
 Ivast Windsor Hill and Warehouse Point 
 will he com])leted, and then a ear, 
 marked S])rin;.:rield. will take us throuj^n 
 to the latter city without ehanj^'e. a (lis- 
 tanee of tweiitv-eiudit miles, for a thirty- 
 ecnt fare. The runninir li'"^' will U- two 
 hours. 
 
 The Ivast Wimlsor Hill car runs halt- 
 hourlv. The fare is ten cents; the distance 
 ei^ht'and one half miles, and the run- 
 ninj: time fort v five minutes. The route 
 is m>rththnmKli Main Street to Morgan 
 Street, when we make n turn to the 
 ri^ht and pass down the hill into 
 ••Little Italv." then across the Con- 
 necticut River t>n a temporary hndjjc. 
 I Mans are tlrawn for a new hridu'c ll»at. 
 when completed, w ill Ik- a credit tt> the 
 eitv an<l Stale. The causeway across 
 the Hast Hartfonl meadows, nearly n 
 mile lonj:. hi\s riveiitly been completed. 
 
DOORWAY, EAST HARTFORt). 
 
 EAST HARTFORD, At the ''Church 
 Corner" is the intersection with the 
 Hne to Glastonbury. We turn now to 
 the left, passing north through Main 
 Street, which was laid out in 1670, 
 under the magnificent double row of elm 
 trees planted during the Revolution. At 
 Burnside Avenue is the intersection with 
 the Burnside, Manchester and Rockville 
 lines, and just beyond this point at the 
 steam road crossing we are, at present, 
 
olili^^fd t(» cli.niLtc cars. \Vc leave ihi- 
 elms abt)Ut a mile above this point ami 
 iK'^^iii to see tlic extensive tol)aeeo tiehls 
 tor which I;ast Hartford is noted As 
 we ^L'i into 
 
 SOI TH WINDSOR AM) f: A S T 
 VMNDSOR mi. I, wc lind a coulinuati« >n 
 ot the thrilly lanus. 
 
 Alter the settlement ot old Windsor 
 had become tirndy established, the in- 
 habitants turned l(»n;,Mng eyes on the 
 ricli meadow land on the east side o! the 
 river, and a settlement called Windsor 
 l*arms was commenced about irir.o. In 
 17<»M it was set otl as a scjiarate town, 
 an<l in iSlo it was divided into two 
 towns. I;ast Wintlsor and South Wind- 
 sor. One ol the early settlers was 
 Samuel (»rant. ancestor u\ (leneral l'. S. 
 (»rant. 
 
 F:aS1 vmndsor mill i> the termi- 
 nus ol" the i i.irtioru sy^uin. l*or thepres 
 ent we shall be obli^^ed to )^o by carriage 
 to Warehouse Point, live miles. Heltire 
 leavinj; Hartlord we can telephone to 
 the American House. Warehous*.- lN>inl. 
 lor a team, and will lind it in wailinj» 
 <>n our arriviil at I;ast Windsor Hill. 
 The carriaj^e ride takes us throuj»h u 
 section ofcountry not as thrifty lookin)^' 
 as that we have just passed throu>:h. 
 but up«»n thearrival <»f the trollev which, 
 iudgiu}.; from the work we see m \)Vit^ 
 res9. will Ik- in o|K"ration in the fall, 
 this live-mile strip will Ix* coveretl in 
 t wiiit V iniiuiti s iti^^ti.id < if forty-live. 
 
IN TIIR I.ANK. 
 
 WAR.EHOUSE POINT, the present 
 terminus of the Hartford and Springfield 
 Street Railway Company, is connected 
 with Windsor Locks by a suspension 
 bridge across the Connecticut River. 
 The town is a quiet New England vil- 
 lage, its principal industry, besides farm- 
 ing, being silk manufacturing. 
 
 The distance to the State line, the 
 northern terminus of the Hartford and 
 Springfield Street Railway Company, is 
 eight miles ; the fare is ten cents, and 
 the running time is forty minutes. 
 
 As we leave the village our run to 
 the railroad station, about one mile, is 
 part of it quite close to the Connecticut 
 River. (Train may be taken here for 
 Hartford or Springfield.) We turn and 
 ascend to the ridge which runs parallel 
 with the river and about one-half mile 
 
li.Mik from it lu-.irly .ill tlu- \v;i\ t«» 
 Siniiii;rKl<l. The scclinu trom Iki\- to 
 Spriii^tK-Id is inosl .it tractive'. As \vc 
 turn to the nortli on tliis riilj^c*. \vc i^ct 
 to tlic left a pretty view of ilie river. 
 :m<l to the ri^lit a ehannin^ view, with 
 the inouiitaiiis ot Sonut^ •"?• n l>i.k 
 j^rouinl We arc soon ii) 
 
 ENFIFLD STRFFT. a Ivpieal New 
 l;n.L;lati(l villa;^*.-. with its hroad ^reeii 
 and magnificent elms and maples, its 
 white church, and with h<.ii-.-^ tli .t 
 have an air of refinement. 
 
 A society of Shakers wa> .>i i^.iiii/^ .1 
 a!>out 17ns and has !>een continued to 
 the present day. They own a tract of 
 several Innnlred acres in the north east 
 part of the town, an<l are strictly se- 
 cluded. Tn.'iintnininL: their own schools, 
 lie 
 
 TIIO.MJ^SD.WU.LE is n l)usy manu- 
 i.icturin).: town; for years the home of 
 the Hartford Car|K-t Companv. whicli is 
 makini: very extensive additions to its 
 already lar^^e plant. Soon after pas^in;: 
 the links of the Nonotuck (folf Club we 
 I each the 
 
 STATE LINE, wliere we find a cozy 
 waiting: room, and make a change to 
 the cars of the Sprin>^lield Street Rail- 
 way system. Our route so f.ir has U-en 
 jpiite level, hut now we find two dcvp 
 and narrow valleys to cross that make 
 some sli-rp hills for the ckx'tries. T!»c 
 run now is short to 
 
LONG MEADOW, very much like En- 
 field Street in its general characteristics, 
 but, if anything, we find it more grand 
 and stately, and the choice is not easy, 
 for they are both gems. We soon reach 
 the city line of 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, and rapidly descend 
 a long hill with a pretty view of the 
 Connecticut River with the city beyond, 
 and still further away in the distance, 
 Mount Tom. On the right we get a 
 glimpse of Forest Park, of which 
 Springfield is justly proud. After pass- 
 ing through a resident quarter we run 
 through part of the business section of 
 Main Street to Court Square, where 
 connections are made for all points. 
 
 ^'■ji^m.^ -^ 
 
Sul«- 1 I I f) i< < M« «t I tiJ Tom. 
 
 The diNt.incc lioin Spt iii^^iuUl to Mount niii 
 I'nrk. at tlic foot <'f' M.mnt Tom. \s Joiirlccn nw\ 
 OIK f|iiarlci inilis; t hi- fnrc fifteen cents. I.c.»\iiijj 
 Sprin^fiehl. tlu- route is n<»rlli through Main 
 Street, then :u-ross the nortli end lirt(l>;e t«» West 
 Si»rin;;field. then north throuf;h a very interestinf; 
 '. reet with numerous eolonial houses that tnke 
 oiir thou;:hts linck to the sta^'e conch «lny«». when 
 tlie traveler may have enjoyed this trip itist n*» 
 njiith as we <lo. hut he was tj<»t nhle to see ns 
 many Uautiful thinj;" in a dny as we of tlie trol 
 It J era. 
 
 \Vc leave the Sprin>;IUI(l car at T'^st Hflio, 
 S«|uare, Iloly«»ke (to wliieh point the fare i** ten 
 cents), and change to a car marked Mount Tom 
 We jMiy the conductor five ivnts more for the ride 
 t<« Mountain I'ark. The distance '\s four and one 
 -|uarter miles, and it takes us thirtj minute'* to 
 make the run. the r«*utc is very pictureS4|ue and 
 the approach to the mountain is ^rand. 
 
 We ni»w change t«» the sijecial earn !)uilt f<»r the 
 asctnt to the summit . the fare in twenty five ct nts 
 tor the round trip; this makes the total cost of 
 the round trip from Sprin^'field. flftr-fire crots. 
 
 Mount Tom is 1314 feet al>ovc tea level 
 I he Summit House, with its ample piauuis nnd 
 ..l»«rrv«tion roum furnishetl with teliik-oprt nnd 
 field glass*** for the use of visitors, and a caf« in 
 •he lower story, is complete in every way 
 
 The view is extcnsi\c. including not only the 
 nearl»v towns. !»ut to the north and east are 
 M«»niits Moitadn«>i-k ami Wachiis* tt, to the north 
 west <»rryh»ck, while to the *<»ath. on a clear day. 
 the . at»lt"l .i! Hani', if'l innT In- *<^-n 
 
To proceed on our journey to Bos- 
 ton, we will take a car, marked Indian 
 Orchard-Ludlow, which is the terminus 
 of the Springfield Street Railwa3^ It is 
 expected that the line to Palmer will be 
 completed and through cars running in 
 August. 
 
 The route is up the State Street hill, 
 past the United States Armory and a 
 pretty resident section, out on the old 
 Boston road, then across the plains to 
 the busy manufacturing town of Indian 
 Orchard and just beyond across the 
 river to Ludlow. 
 
 Those making the trip before the line is com- 
 pleted to Pahner will be obliged to leave the car 
 at Indian Orchard and walk a short distance to 
 the station of the Boston and Albany Railroad. 
 The train is taken to West Warren ; the distance 
 is seventeen and one-half miles ; the fare forty- one 
 cents, and the runninu time thirt^^-four minutes. 
 
 From Ludlow the continuation of 
 the electric line will follow closely the 
 steam road and river, passing through 
 North Wilbraham to Palmer; the fare 
 will be ten cents ; the distance eight and 
 three-quarters miles, and the running 
 time fort3^-five minutes. 
 
 From Palmer, the Boston & Albany 
 Railroad will be taken to West Warren ; 
 the fare is twenty-one cents; the dis- 
 tance eight and one-half miles, and the 
 running time is sixteen minutes. 
 
 Those who prefer a longer trolley ride may 
 take the electrics to Ware. It is a drive of about 
 five miles to West Warren. 
 
I Vo in West Wanvii \vc u'ct a com inn 
 »»us Irollcv ri<lc to Ht>si<>n witli only a 
 tew chan;^es of cars. < )nr tirst inn to 
 S|R-nccr. jiassinL: ihron^h the towns of 
 Warren, West Hrooktiehl and Hrook- 
 ticld. At S|Kneer \vc take a car for 
 Worcester, passing tlironj^di IxMcestcr 
 and Clierry Valley. 
 
 At Worcester a Marll»oroU'^h car is 
 taken, passing by Lake (Jninsi^'aniond 
 and throni^h Shrewshnry and Nortli- 
 horo to Marll)oron.L,di. I'roni Marlhor 
 «»n;;h we ^o withont chan^^ie thron.:.:h 
 Southhoro and Sontli IVaniin^^hani to 
 I'raniin>jhani. Chaniic is made here for 
 car for Natick ; another chan^^'c. and 
 we pass llH«»nudi Welleslcy and Welles- 
 Icy Hills to Newton Lower I'alls. where 
 car for Newton is taken, at which point 
 thronLdi car is taken for Boston. 
 
 Boston Trij). 
 
 .S'OTM.-'riic hicurrs in the tatilc iiiiilcatc nrtiial run 
 Mini; tinir no allowaocr Itrlnf mndc for time li»«t in 
 ntakioK C€«nnrctlon«. but dome ctmnci tioos i«r« u»u«II> 
 muilr No ii(l\nnta|{i ha* t>crn taken of trnn-.frr tlcfcri» 
 In c1%lnK fare*, hut tliry majr l>c obtnitir 
 (Hiinta If through trip is made. 
 
 Car* run on the vartoua hne« witli ti.r t.. cxNin, 
 fre<|uency. for all «»r the greater part o( the tajr 
 
 llartfortl Street Hallway, to l.aat Winl«..r HtU 
 e\erjr thirty minute*. < on completion •»( troUev r«>a<l 
 »K-twe«n i:««t \Vin«!»«»r Hill ami Wnrrh.<u»< ' ..ir.t 
 thrtiugh car* will run from ilartfonl t<> 
 Team to Warehouse Point, until trollcj 
 plr-.tl or llnrtford Atrc«t Railway to Windtur. cier> 
 •Ji ity minute* and N. Y . N II N II » K. • steam), to 
 71 
 
Boston Trip.— Continued. 
 
 Warehouse Point, at 6.10, 8.18, 9.23 A. M.; 1.37. 4.4.S, 
 6.35, 9.35, 11.34 (if to Windsor Locks, in addition to 
 above, at 11.12 A. M., 4.10 p. M.) Sunday, 1.37 p. m. 
 Return from Warehouse Point, 6.07, 7.26, 10.03, A. M.; 
 12. 2(), 3.13, 4.56, 7.05,9.31 p. m. (from Windsor Locks 
 6.12, 7.31, 8.12, 1().08 A.M.; 12.25, 2.45, 3. IS, 5.01, 
 7.10, 9.36 p. M.) Sunday, 7.10 A. M.; 12.20 p. m. 
 
 Hartford and Springfield Street Railway, Ware- 
 house Point to State Line, every twenty minutes. 
 Springfield Street Railway, to Springfield, every twenty 
 minutes; to Indian Orchard and Ludlow, every thirty 
 minutes. On completion of trolley road between Lud- 
 low and I'almer, throtigh cars will be run between 
 Springfield and Palmer. Boston and Albany Railroad 
 (steam), Indian Orchard to West Warren, 7.12, 11.22 
 A.M.; 4.27, P.M. Return, West Warren to Indian Or- 
 chard, 7.38, 9.39, A. M.; 1.17, 5.03, 7.33 p. m. 
 
 Boston and Albany Railroad (steam). Palmer to 
 West Warren, 6.10, 7.30. 11.40 A. M.; 4.45 p. m. 
 
 Warren, Brookfield and Spencer Street Railwa3\ to 
 Spencer, every fortj'-five minutes. Worcester Consoli- 
 dated Street Railway, to Worcester, every thirty min- 
 utes. Worcester and Marlborough Street Railway, to 
 Marlborough, every thirty minutes. 
 
 Framingham and Marlborough Street Railway 
 Company, to South Framingham, every thirtj' minutes. 
 South Middlesex Street Railway-, toNatick, ever.v thirtj' 
 minutes. Natick and Cochituate Street Railway-, to 
 Newton Low^er Falls, every fifteen minutes. Wellesley 
 & Boston Street Railway, to Newton, every fifteen min- 
 utes. Boston Elevated Railroad, to Boston, every five 
 minutes, 
 
 OPTIONS. 
 
 Alarlborough and Westborough Street Railway 
 Company, from Worcester to Marlborough, fare, 2<> 
 cents ; nineteen miles ; time, one hour thirty minutes. 
 Through cars run every forty-five minutes. 
 
 South Middlesex Street Railway, from South Fram- 
 ingham to Needham, fare, ten cents; eleven and three- 
 (luarter miles; time, one hour. Brockton Street Rail- 
 way, to Poorest Hills, fare, five, cents ; forty-five min- 
 utes. Boston Elevated Railroad, to Boston, fare, five 
 cents. 
 
 72 
 
HARTFORD TO BOSTON. 
 DiMAMcp. Fare. Ar-^d Rvmr'vlftit Tlmr. 
 
 B«tweea Points. Total from H*rtfonl. 
 
 s c 
 
 
 llortfuri] r- 
 
 Hast Windsor Hill 
 
 Warchouac ToiDt. 
 
 Thoin|>*onrillr 
 
 Btnte Lm"- .•■.."" 
 
 Sprinicfx^ 
 
 I-.dlan i»rchar(l «.. 
 l.udlow I 
 
 t ,•• 
 
 ^tr.vni Rund. 
 
 '•'. ' ■>•. >'. .iffffi 
 
 ■A .1- ■ ■ 
 
 Wr«t Hrookiir; ! 
 
 Drookflcld .. 
 
 B««t Drookflr!' 
 
 Hpcacrr 
 
 l^lcrater 
 
 Worcratr: 
 
 \.mkt (Juin«i|rnnioii ' 
 
 XIarlboruuith . . 
 
 Soath Fr«nito«ham. 
 
 Natlrk 
 
 mile 
 
 
 t 1 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
Distarvce, Fare a-nd Rvinning Time, 
 from City Hall, Hartford. 
 
 TO 
 
 Miles. 
 
 Fare. 
 
 Time. 
 
 Berlin 
 
 1434 
 203^ 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 8I/2 
 
 9 
 171/4 
 
 7 
 
 4y4 
 
 203^ 
 
 22% 
 
 534 
 
 IOV2 
 
 534 
 
 91/3 
 
 151/2 
 
 101/2 
 
 121/3 
 
 171/4 
 
 10 
 
 91/2 
 
 43/4 
 
 12 
 
 i3y4 
 3y2 
 43/4 
 
 131/4 
 
 4 
 8 
 
 c. 
 .20 
 .28 
 .05 
 .05 
 .10 
 .15 
 .23 
 .10 
 .05 
 .28 
 .31 
 .10 
 .10 
 .10 
 .15 
 .18 
 .15 
 .15 
 .20 
 .15 
 .15 
 .05 
 .20 
 .20 
 .05 
 .05 
 .15 
 .05 
 .10 
 
 H. M. 
 
 1-20 
 
 Bristol 
 
 1-50 
 
 Burnside . .. 
 
 -30 
 
 East Hartford 
 
 -20 
 
 East Windsor Hill 
 
 -45 
 
 Farniington 
 
 -50 
 
 Forest ville 
 
 1-33 
 
 Glastonbury Station 41 
 
 -45 
 
 
 -30 
 
 Lake Compounce, via Forestville. 
 " " " Lazy Lane. 
 
 1-50 
 
 1-50 
 
 -30 
 
 New Britain 
 
 -50 
 
 
 -30 
 
 
 -50 
 
 Plainville 
 
 1-20 
 
 
 -52 
 
 Rainbow Park 
 
 1-00 
 
 Rockville 
 
 1-23 
 
 Soutli Glastonbury. 
 
 1-00 
 
 
 -52 
 
 South Windsor, Station 31 
 
 -25 
 
 Talcottville 
 
 1-00 
 
 
 1-05 
 
 West Hartford 
 
 -25 
 
 Wethersfield 
 
 -33 
 
 White Oak 
 
 1-08 
 
 Windsor, Station 11 
 
 -20 
 
 " " 41 
 
 -40 
 
 
 
 TRIPS BY MEW YORK STEAMBOAT OM 
 COMMECTICUT RIVER 
 
 daily, except Sunday, at 5 p .m. (4 p. m. after Oct. 15.) 
 
 To Glastonbury — 514 miles, 10-cent lare, 20 minutes 
 running time. Returning by trolley of Glastonbury' 
 line, one-half mile from landing, cars run half hourly. 
 Fare, 10 cents. 
 
 To South Glastonbury — 10 miles, 15-cent fare, 1 hour 
 running time. Returning by trolley of Glastonbury 
 line, one mile from landing, cars run half hourly. Fare, 
 15 cents. Or, cross ferry at Rocky Hill (fare 5c.) and 
 take steam road at 7.49 p. m. Fare, 20 cents. 
 
 To Middletown — 18 miles, 25-cent fare, 2 hours run- 
 ning time. Returning by Valley Division at 7.32 P. M. 
 Fare, 40 cents. Or, Berlin Branch at 8.25 p. m., for 
 Berlin or New Britain, via Berlin, reach Hartford at 
 9.20 p. M., fare, 40 cents; and via New Britain and 
 trolley at 10 p. m. Fare, 40 cents. 
 
 74 
 
I'lUI 
 
 The PlKLMiix 
 
 rUitiial Lite InsLirance 
 
 Conipain , 
 
 of tlartforil. ConncctiLiil. 
 
 Issues Iliidow merit I 'olicics i«) 
 cither men or wonuii, which 
 (!)csi(les ^ivin;^ five other 
 options) (UAKANTIvIC wlien 
 the Insured is I-'ifty, Sixty or 
 Seventy Years' old to 
 
 P.i\ S1,''>00 In ( .ish 
 for c\cr> NKIXJU 
 of insurnnec in forr<» 
 
 Sample j -.... .c . ; .. >^ and 
 other information will Ik* 
 ^iven on application to the 
 
 IIoTVf ' »»^'> •»• 
 
 • i^ATiiAoi M III MCR. I'rr«|itrnt 
 
 JoilM M lloi.cnwBR \ t.r l*r««U|rnl 
 
 Cii*Bt.K« II. I.AuaKMca. Srrrctarj. 
 
 William A \looaa. Am'C ArcrrCarj. 
 
The Hatch & North 
 
 Coal Company, 
 
 Dealers in the best qualities 
 of COAL for Steam and 
 House use. 
 
 801 Main Street, 
 
 Hartford, Conn. 
 
 T. J. BLAKE & /ON, 
 
 Brass Founders and Coppersmiths, 
 
 MANUFACTURER/ OF 
 
 Blake's Improved Extract 
 and Witch Hazel Stills. 
 
 Hotel Copper Utensils Tinned and Repaired. 
 Babbitt and Anti-Friction Metals. 
 
 All Kinds of Brass 
 and Composition 
 
 CASTING/. 
 
 141 Commerce St., 
 
 MARTFORD, COMfN. 
 76 
 
Cbc Connecticut mutual 
 
 Cifc Insurance Company. 
 
 WHERE THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL STANDS. 
 
 Amtd the many schcrri' - ?o attract public 
 
 attention and favor to son.- - than hfe Insur- 
 
 ance, the attitude and pc:..:..^:. o.' the Connecticut 
 Mutual has never been doubtful. 
 
 It has held to the cardinal facts Life insurance Is 
 for the protection of those dependent on a man's life, 
 'heir dependence makes it his unavoidable duty. 
 Those dependents we assume to protect by our con- 
 'ract. at his personal cost . our duty to them Is to make 
 ?n as large, as secure, and as certainly 
 them as possible, our duty to him is to 
 ma«;e ;u c^st to him as small as possible. 
 
RAPELYE'i DRUG iTORE, 
 633 MAIN ST., 
 
 HAR.TFOKD, CONN. 
 
 We fill every Drug Store Want 
 — either necessity or luxury. 
 
 Three graduates of Colleges 
 
 of Pharmacy to dispense 
 
 prescriptions. 
 
 Rapelye's Soda Water 
 
 is the Best. 
 
 Our English Tooth Brush 
 
 is Guaranteed, 25 Cents. 
 
 STREET eHR TICKETS SOLO. 
 
 THE 
 
 Warner & Bailcij Co., 
 
 lOo & NO ASYLUM ST., 
 
 HARTrORD, CONN., 
 WH0LES71LE aXO RETaiL 
 
 CLOTHIERS. 
 
 Custom Made Clothing a Specialty. 
 
 Drop in and see us. You'll be as 
 
 welcome as sunshine, and we are 
 
 sure to make a clothes 
 
 friend of you. 
 
COMPOUNCE 
 
 C/>0 Mount Tom of Cor\r\ectlcul." 
 
 Un(,}uatUd fot grandeur of Scenety. Ih\ttimt: 
 I^A-. • CoHifrti. liiTU'lin^. Bathing. Summer 
 r (Aire. Damif^:: fU/IiarJs. Swing i. 
 
 Aft^untain Climbi. SferryGo- Hound. 
 
 Mrfropolifiv n RcAtiv \jr iv nt Service 
 
 Al CA«inn Crwfe. 
 Sp«»cUl Alteration tflvrn to I>inn«<r I'ar1lr«. 
 
 Addre**. PICRCE a NORTON. 
 T«UrK«««. BIflSTOL. CONN. 
 
WESTINQHOUSE 
 MOTORS. 
 
 DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT. 
 
 Westinghouse Motors are simple in construction^ 
 economical in operation and efficient under a wide 
 variation of load. 
 
 Westinghousc Direct Current Motors are used 
 wherever heavy loads are moved against large ex- 
 ternal resistances, whether Gravitational or Fric- 
 tional. 
 
 This Car is operated by WESTINQHOUSE 
 Direct Current flotors. 
 
 "Westinghouse Alternating Current Motors are the 
 ideal translating devices for the receiving end of 
 long distance, high-tension transmission lines. The 
 Westinghouse Polyphase Induction Motor makes it 
 possible to use commercially the mechanical energy 
 of waterfalls that are located many miles from the 
 place where the motor is operated. 
 
 The mechanical energy of Niagara is converted by 
 Westinghouse electrical apparatus; it is transmitted to 
 Buffalo and there used for industrial purposes and to illu- 
 minate at night the 
 
 Electric Tower of the Pan-American Exposition, 
 
 Westinghouse Electric 
 
 & Manufacturing Co., 
 
 PITTSBURG, PA. 
 
 Offices in all principal cities in U. S. and Canada. 
 
ArtKvir W. Field, 
 
 Street Railway 
 Specialties, 
 
 :».J Mcltr Str< rt, Boston, M.iss. 
 >r 
 
 Tcrrltorltvl Srlllns /\grt\j 
 for 
 
 AnAericc\n Cc\r Con^pevny. 
 I^fc kht\ni Truck Mf^^ Comp<\n\-. 
 W. S. Silver Spring C(inAp'e\n\ . 
 Rott\rv Srvnw Plov^ Conip*\n\ . 
 F^rice Fricti(in Brc\kt' C(Miipi\n\. 
 Sturlinft S'Aft'tv Hr<\kis. 
 
 TRACK TOOLS rvnd 
 GflNt.KAI. KAll.KOAI) SlPPl.IF S. 
 
 H« UUcfcU. bolK Oil «na E;«vtrt ! TfA.kl V — . 
 
 C^».PukMi4T«ai9«acB«ni PukA««t. M«f .. > M. < 
 
 Witrtm. Tfck G«uc*>. Tf<h ;*<k*.Tr*.k DntU. S«nd lv>i««. 
 
 B«*k« HAr4U».Tr*ck • 
 
 Karpa S«««l. Iron «rv' 
 
 F*M RigUNM. Si»«}- i •<} < jf A > (« :. (^ .«j if r, ( «f ^L r «<:i. 
 S<Ml.CoM4taM Mid KMWTwr^i Iran AaU>, «•<.. «l<. 
 
LEADING STYLES. POPULAR PRICES. 
 
 P. H. Billings, 
 
 HIGH-CLASS 
 TAILORING, 
 
 11 Asylum St., Hartford, Conn. 
 
 Dr. L. G. CHAPMAN, 
 
 ^^i^ 
 
 ^^^txe^M-c-^ 
 
 86 PRATT STRIi^ET, 
 
 HARTFORD, CONN. 
 
 The Favorite bccatuse it's the Best, 
 
 %ht itartfovtt ^imcs 
 
 covers all the news of the day in concise form. 
 Nothing of a sensational or antagonizing nature 
 admitted to its columns. 
 
 The Times deliver}^ service is prompt and 
 thorough. Persons unable to secure the paper 
 satisfactorily should notify the management at 
 once. Address The Times, 
 
 Hartford, Conn. 
 
 $8.00 a. year. 3c. a. copy. 
 
'^he 
 
 Plimpton 
 Press 
 
 Tlic Inr^cst and lust 
 ci|uippcd I'rintin,: and 
 I: 11 1: r a \ i n ^ I: > t a b- 
 n s h m c n t In N c u 
 
 I • n ;: I n n il . 
 
 Printing 
 Kn{>rav ing 
 t^nibossinj^ 
 R VI 1 i rA /4 
 BifAtling 
 
 MaUoin ..I l»,l% Book 
 
 232-2'">4-2'">6 ^^ n 1 Street 
 
 Hartford Connei lie iit 
 
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 Hartford Line 
 
 For New York and Landings on 
 Connecticut River. 
 
 Passenger Accommodations First-Class. 
 Freight taken at low rates. 
 
 Leave Hartford from foot of State Street, 
 daily, except Sundays, at 5 p. m. Steamer 
 " Middletown " sails Mondays, Wednesdays 
 and Fridays Steamer 'Hartford" sails Tues- 
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays. Returning, 
 leave New York alternate days from Pier 24, 
 E. R., at 5 p. M. 
 
 Note: After October 15th, leaving time, 
 from Hartford, is 4 p. m. 
 
 R-egvilsLr Fa.res. 
 
 One wny, . . - . 515,, 
 
 Round Trip, .l;(»"1 f.ir season, 
 Round Trip, i;,ood for six days, 
 Stateroom, one way, - 
 Main deck fare. 
 
 Meals, each, 50 cents. 
 
 Satvirday NlgKt Excvirsiorv Fares. 
 
 One fare, with room 3 nitjhts, - $4.00 
 
 Two fares, with room 3 nijjhts, - 6.50 
 Three fares, with room 3 nights, - 8.25 
 Tliese excursions give passengers two days in New 
 
 York, anil save hotel hill. Returning arrive in Hartford 
 
 early Tuesda\- nu>riung. 
 
(iKiMiRAL i:li:ctric 
 
 C()MPAN\'5 
 
 Y^ 
 
 Power Circuit Hncloscd Arc l.anips ^ 
 
 Railwa\ Pnrk^. I*a\ ili<»n^. 
 NN'ntcr ! rcinls nrul Icnninal 
 5tatioiix 
 
 W rite for liullctin. 
 
 oesriTAi. cH f ici 
 
 5CMHM".CTAI)\. N. \ 
 
 IWMilon oride : 200 SUnnKH ST. 
 
M 
 
 '**S;'«^ > 
 
 "«»P.«§^1»''!«W! 
 
 C"* ^Isllh 
 
 Rainbow Park. 
 
 A pleasant place for family reunions or Sunday- 
 school picnics. Numerous pleasant walks and good 
 boating. Lunch can be procured at all times at the 
 restaurant located at the end of the road. Public 
 dances are given every Friday evening. Private 
 parties solicited other evenings. 
 
 Arrangements for reunions, picnics, 
 etc., can be made by addressing 
 
 J"NOW & VERNON, 
 RAINBOW, : : CONN. 
 
Coniicclicul 
 Trust and Safe Deposit Company, 
 
 Comer of Pearl and Mam Street 
 
 ( .ij.H.il. N iOO.rMM). Siir|iliis. \ (on. (MM). 
 
 LScjnkirid Oepurtnient. 
 
 \iC«Mint"« ";>riir'! with itili vt!;.-i!'< «r>clcticii (in«l 
 
 I I 11 ^t I )(- p.ii t M M- n t . 
 
 Acts a* trtiatrr under will, c&rc .' 
 tttrnt'ir nf rstntea. 
 
 Hole OepoHit \«iiill^, 
 
 t .r '.^ w4i>ai-iuuii and tinprcKiiatilr li. . ..^ .... 
 
 loMH l> U •«» » 
 
 (JOLF. 
 
 SI»\ /crvHtT. B. Ci. I.. S|>.\ lilin/t. 
 C(il<>ni.\l Clvib!». ^ U4\IU nt\d 
 
 IKNNIS 
 BASK BALL. 
 lUCYCLES. 
 
 Sirkndtxrd M.Nkt--. * Kcp.MMng 
 AT * * 
 
 (jILLKTTKS. 
 
 Cornrt MA^ NF S .^ful l»P AK I MS.. 
 Antf 4 lOftf 
 
/ECURITY COMPANY, 
 
 62 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn. 
 Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $100,000. 
 
 Is authorized by Charter from the Legislature of the State of 
 
 Connecticut to act as 
 
 Executor, Administrator, 
 Guardian, Conservator, Agent, 
 Attorney, Receiver, Trustee 
 and Assianee, 
 
 and is prepared to receive and execute Trusts of every description. 
 
 Loans made upon Collateral and Real Estate Security. 
 
 Money Received on Deposit Subject to Check. 
 
 Correspondence invited with a view 
 to business relations. 
 
 Atwood Collins, Henry !•:. Taintor, Chas. Edw. Prior, 
 
 President. Vice-President. Sec'y and Treas. 
 
 The Johns-Pratt Co., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Vulcabeston and 
 
 Moulded Mica 
 
 FOR 
 
 STEAM PACKING, 
 ELECTRICAL INSULATION, Etc., 
 
 HARTFORD, CONN. 
 
 88 
 
 LoFC. 
 
Allyn House Drug Store, 
 
 SU H* •' r\ A^:»n.v f; 
 
 Delicious 
 
 Chocolates and 'Bon-lions, 
 
 Philo W. (Newton & Co., 
 112 As>lum St. 
 
 street Cor Tlckctn Sold. 
 
 Outing Clothes of Style 
 and Comfort for men 
 and boys. 
 
 The kind it pays to buy. 
 The greatest assortments. 
 
 Horsfall <& 
 Rothschild, 
 
 CJ U I I II II K H . 
 
 A»>lum St., Miirtford. 
 
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 LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 
 
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 014 111 437 2 4 
 
 Kimball (Si Parker, 
 
 C. C. Kimball. 
 
 Chas. E. Parker. 
 
 50 StdLte Street, 
 
 First NaLtlorva.1 Bsvixk Bviildlrvg, 
 
 HaLrtford, Connecticut. 
 
 Every description of 
 Fire, Ma.rine a.nd 
 TroLnsportSLtion Policy 
 issxied act lowest rentes 
 in strong competnies. 
 
 Call at our office before 
 insuring elsewhere. V* 
 Orders by telephone re- 
 ceive pron\pt attention. 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
 014 111 437 2 
 
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