Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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I ‘V IT cleaning, picking uj), and partially drying i)rocesses, until the pulp came forth from tlie rollers in large, thick sheets of ])ulp-board, which are then folded, ship})ed to Manchester, and there mixed with rags in different proportions, according to the quality of the jiaper lesire l. The little pond below the dam concealed its outlet so well that we made two false starts before hitting the right indentation. It was now very evident that we were on a river, for the surface of the water began to fall off before us like the roof of a house. Soon we ran our first rift, amid our own apjilause and that of the splashing, roaring water, and thought it quite an exploit; but we did not then know what was before us. At noon, Tilton hove in sight, and its bridge broke the Keljiie’s rudder, such was the force of the current. The Winnipesaukee River swings off to the west toward Franklin, and in the remaining few miles, a dam obstructs the channel at least every half mile. As vacations are limited, we felt justified in liiring a farmer to cart us to the lower mills at Franklin as soon as possible. We dislike to pass over Tilton without a word, for its beauties are many, and the public enterprise of its citizens bighly commend¬ able. The magnificent memorial arch, the richly carved fountain, the classic statues, the library building, and the public park, all deserve notice, but our space forbids. At Franklin, the Winnipesaukee River, on which we had voyaged, and the Pemigewasset,— “The child of that white-crested mountain whose springs Gush forth in the shade of the cliff-eagle’s wings,” unite and form the Merrimack, or Sturgeon River, “the key which unlocks the maze of lakes and streams to the north—the Merrimack, than which “no river in the world works harder;”—the Merrimack,— “Whose current shall never faint nor lack While the lakes and crystal springs remain.” Here it is that the shad and the salmon part company when they ascend the Merrimack. With what wonderful power the Creator must have endued them to enable them to distinguish between these two branches This they certainly do, for by the Winnipesaukee the shad seek the quiet waters of the lake, while by the Pemigewasset the salmon seek the rapids and whirlpools of that mountain stream. We breathed sighs of relief when, at four o’clock, we again embarked and bounded southward. But, alas! the sighs were shorter than the bridge of the same name. Rough , boisterous water was before us, and the surface seemed anxious to assume a vertical position. The talk about water’s seek¬ ing the ocean level is all very well, but when that ocean is more than a hundred miles away, this sudden, spasmodic way it has of tumbling over itself in its huriy is veiy reprehensible, and is also alarming to the inexpe¬ rienced. It was too late to back water, and so away we flew. We shall not say how fast we sped through tliose six rapids, for we don’t know, and shoiiUrt be believed if we did. Generally the rifts are short, but full of excitement and nervous strain. In what often seemed minutes, but were really seconds, the canoeist had exj)erienced the ])leasure of leaping down stream, grazing boulders rolling to this side and that, catching the s{)lash of a broken wave in his face, finding himself kneeling or sitting in a pool of water as’he is shot out into the still water; or, with broken paddle and shattered canoe, he may come pounding down, dragging behind his boat like the tail of a kite. We made claim to no skill in this kind of work, yet we received only one wetting, and saved our boats; but we were profoundly thankful when such spots were passed, and we could boast that “we had met the enemy and they were ours.” The greatest pleasure arising from such sports is the pleasure of relating them to admiring friends at home—taking care, of course, that they lose nothing in the telling. “We paused at last where home-bound cows Brought down the pasture’s treasure,” and as the dew began to settle, we did so, too, on a beautiful green knoll in a cluster of great elms, in Northfield. We afterward found this green¬ sward a deceit, for the greenness was due to little tufts of grass, here and there, and between were sand and the dirtier clay-dust which defiles every¬ thing. One of these huge elms, which had been undermined by the s])ring freshet, and had fallen obliquely on the bank and into the river, made both a wharf and a harbor for the canoes, and a brook in the rear furnished water; while all about us were scattered dry j)ieces of drift-wood ready for our fire. Distant rumblings above ])laiidy said, “Trench the tent and make all secure.” We obeyed and then slej)t. (See March number.) C- ' w. -w-ilooZHZ HAS THE MOST Complete Assortment of the Latest Novelties IN GOLO PENS, PENCILS, Pountaiji and Stylographic Pens at the Lowest Prices. Always the Largest Assortment of the LATEST STYLES LST MILLINERY -AT THE- PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS, Music Hall Block, Milford. JESSE A. TAFT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Notary Public and Commissioner to qualify civil officers. Irving Block, opposite post office, Milford. COME AND SEE THE GRAND BARGAINS! -AT- RYAN CARROLL’S, 98 MAIN STREET, LINCOLN SQUARE. T. C. EASTMAN CO., Manufacturers of All Kinds of BOOT AND SHOE BOXES AND BAND BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Streets, Milford FINE MARBLE AND GRANITE CEMETERY WORK. A. C. KINNEY, SO. BOW ST., MILFORD, MASS. -AND- Xj -A SAT Call at W. A. Aldrich’s 139 Main Street and examine HOUSEHOLD SOLI), LET, EXCHANGED AND REPAIRED.

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ILiZL-Sr Buy Ladies’ and Misses’ NEWMARKETS, DRESS GOODS, Etc. of 138 MAIN STREET - - MILFORD. King Irothers, Boys’ and Children’s MUSIC HALL BLOCK, MILF ORD. AYERy WOODBURY, succe:ssors to j. w. Harris, -DEALERS IN- -s-FaRNI’I ' flRE, C RPE ' I ' INS.- WALL PAPER AND CURTAINS. Upholstering, Carpet and Shade Work a Specialty. 162 Main ht., Milford. BARTLETT ELLIS, I3EA.IjEE,S IIT Hardware, Cutlery, Pumps, StDves, Furnaces. Farming Tools and See is 172 174 Mam St., - - Milford, Mass. Fine Artistic BEiA.TT ’S, 168 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass. IT, II. A ROOMS IN MUSIC HALL BLOCK. Hours: 8a. m. to 10 p. m.. Over TO periodicals on file in Reading Rooms. All men are invited to use our rooms. WINNE-NIPE-KEES-AUKE. TENTH DAY. “Singing, row! brothers, row! O’er the waters so blue; Like a feather we float In our Racine canoe.” f was a night of fearful thunder showers in the west, but we were treated only to their edges, at which exception we were not at all disposed to cavil. Our camp was on a graceful knoll, only a rod from the water, and late into the night busy little projiellers sped by, with noisy whistles and bright headlights. These, with the roar of the trains on the opposite bank, did not, however, prevent a sound and restful sleep. It was a pretty lake, Paugus by name, which spread out before us, and extended four miles down to Lake Village; but it was fortunate for us that the blades of our jiaddles could he set at right angles to each other, giving the effect of feathered oars, for the wind blew in our faces. At the village, the exit of the water from the lakes is controlled by a powerful dam, five hundred and two feet above the sea level, and thus it is hoarded for the mills below, until the drouths of summer come. We ran down to the bridge, stopped to examine an elegantly finished ])leasure-boat which had not made its trial trip, and then inquired the nature and distance of “carry number two.” “Along a good street, across a long bridge, down through a mill-yard, in all about an eighth of a mile,” was the answer. A good-natured blacksmith near by loaned ns his wheel¬ barrow, and, by its help, we transpoited our canoes and “impedimenta” to clear water. We then sought out some relatives who lived here, and were rewarded by the gift of cake, pie, and apples, which had a very home-like taste. As the mill-bells were calling the operatives back from dinner, we dipped onr paddles in lionnd Bay, but kept well to the left, with eyes searching the shores foi ' the outlet at Laconia, The short, swift stream connecting this lake with the next, Winnisqnam, is well utilized by facto¬ ries. The natural fall of water is increased by a dam, and the banks are lined with buildings for half a mile. As the third carry must be made through the heart of the town, an expressman was engaged to transport us. Excellent bread, as well as fresh meat, could be purchased here, and soon an umbrageous tree upon the margin of Winnisqnam (heantifnl water) tempted us to the shore, and we enjoyed a hearty dinner. Here we saw onr first house-boat—a house like a baggage car, with projecting roof and hand rail, and a boat like a wood scow. During the day, and here in particular, onr noses were assailed by the odor from dead perch, floating on their backs or decaying on the shore. At this place, twenty or more were tossed back and forth on the sand, and, rapidly decomposing under the blistering sun, were putrefying the water. If this continues, it must be the cause of sickness to the neighboring inhabi¬ tants. The trouble is confined to the perch, perhajis because they swim so near the surface. The fish commissioners were investigating the matter, but we did not learn their decision. On Winnipesankee, during nine days, we did not see as many dead fish as at this sj)ot, and we were infoi ' med that a man had gathered four bushels in front of his grounds. A pull of five miles brought ns to East Tilton, hut the ground was so low near the village that we retraced onr way for a hundred rods to find a camping-place. The moon shone brightly, and many boating parties went to and fro; but we preferred Morpheus to Luna, and were soon dreaming of dams and carries. 5 CHAIRS! FRANK H, THOMAS, Hair- resser And dealer in liair-oils, pomades, Thomas’ hair tonic for remoring dandruff, etc., 127 Main street. Milford,Mass. N. B. Ladies’ and children’s hair cut or sham pooed at their residences if desired. Or. F’- Dealer in ZZ E -A. T SI AxVD PKOVISIONS, Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. 33 Exchange Street. ELEVENTH DAY. “A night had passed away among the hills, And now the first faint tokens of the dawn Showed in the east; I had waked From a long sleep of many changing dreams, And now in the fresh forest air 1 stood Nerved to another day of wandering.” up with the lark!” was onr song—only we saw no signs of the lark. We quickly paddled down to the pulp-mill dam, where ive lifted the boats over into the sluice-way which feeds the waterwheels, and floated down to the mill. There we were objects of interest to many eyes; but, as we could not afford to be a free showq we obtained the use of the large barrow used in the mill to carry the blocks to the grinder, and by this and the help of several willing hands, we soon shot out into the race and danced about like chips. Before “shooting,” however, we were kindly shown over the mill by the gentleman in charge, and followed the blocks of spruce, which give toughness, and of ])Oplar, for whiteness, through the grinding,

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ojlk:, XjXxs FLOWERS AND FLORAL WORK FOR ARF OCCASIONS. PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Greenhouses and residence on Church Place. SIT FOR YOUR AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 128 Main Street. S. A. COOK. 8. 8. COOK. ©wmmiutjsi (Honcis Bourne’s is the place to find the best assortment of Dress Trimmings and Kid Gloves in town. In¬ fant’s goods of every description. W. m. B:0 ' WB.ME C(0 ' . 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in Dlaionis, fatclies, Cloch aM Jewelry, 132 Main St., Milford. The Best and Cheapest place to buy FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY IS AT J. W. ROBERTS’. Cake and Ice Cream constantly on hand. Wedding Cake a Specialty. THAYER’S BLOCK. Main Street, Milford, Mass. B ' Cr-y -x-OTJE DRY GOODS AND SMALL WARES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN 0 LMSTEAD. MHIAT SHALL AVE EAT? Buy them at Ihe BOSTON BR0CERY TEA HOUSE «S-gCl?g0R5.’? - “Active shears gather no rust.” With Hengist, Saxons, Danes with Sueno came, In search of plunder, not in search of fame, Scots, Piets, and Irish from the Hibernian shore. And conqu’ring William brought the Nor¬ mans o’er. All these their barbarous offspring left be¬ hind. The dregs of armies; they, of all mankind. Blended with Britons who before were here. Of whom the Welsh ha’ blest the charac¬ ter. From this amphibious, ill-born mob began That vain, ill-natured thing, an English¬ man. The customs, surnames, languages, and manners Of all tliese nations are their own explain¬ ers: Whose relicks are so lasting and so strong, They ha’ left a shibboleth upon our tongue; By which with easy search you may dis¬ tinguish Your Koman-Saxon-Danish-Norman Eng¬ lish. A ten-cent box of shoe-blacking will go farther than a $100 diamond scarf pin toward making a young man appear a gentleman. The “simple grace” in Ben-Hur is : “Father of all—God !—what we have here is of Thee; take our thanks and bless us, that we may continue to do Thy wilV One hundred years ago Congress passed an act appropriating for edu¬ cational purposes the sixteenth sec¬ tion of the land of every township in every territory, so that all the new states have come into a splendid educational inheritance. A $30,000 building, whic h yvill ac¬ commodate 150 jmjfils, and he named the Kamona Indian school, is to com¬ memorate Helen Hunt Jackson, at Santa Fe, New Mexico. One rich M’oman devoted her jewels to the furnishing of a memorial room. It is said of the eighteen million children of school age in the United States, six millions are not in school hecanse of lack of state tinaneial ability to provide free jiuhlic schools for these children. At the same time the national treasury has a burdensome surplus of a hundred million dollars. Men who taste food ])rodnets for a living are obliged to sharpen their ])alates every now and then in order to keep them acute. The busiest butter-taster in toivn does this by eating an immense apple, mealy, if he can find one of that sort, every morning before he eats his breakfast. He says that restores all the sensi¬ tiveness of his taste. lYTlT. hlYE Y, FIRST CLASS TEAMS TO LET. Transients Well Cared For. • i HORSe r CLIPPING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED. 83 Central Street, - - MILFORD, MASS. IS HEADQUARTERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS! AKD SACHET POWDERS. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on baud, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. B. H. SPAULDING, MANUFACTURER OF Men’s, Boys’ and CMIiren’s Strai Goods, Corner of Pearl and Lincoln Sts., Milford, Mass. Salesrooms, 616 and 618 Broadway, New York. WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS -IN- CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL WEAR. B. E. HARRIS, CLOTHIER. Heath Brothers, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, 118 Main Street, Milford. DEAl.ER IN FRESH AKD SALT MEATS, OF J, D. CROSBY. No. 254 Main Street.