| Show Hailed at as Town Benefactor To 10 Exeter r in 18 came cause a man from flom some Western state to visit a sister He had gone West Nest long years before h fore Exeter I had up to that time given little thought to shade trees In fact tact cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting down great trees had been a frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent occurrence The visitor from the West Nest was a man of ot means and shortly after his arrival he gave glYe out that he would pay a n certain sum in cash to every person who planted a ash shade sh de tree Many accepted the proposal proposal pro pro- and the planting of young oung trees all around town was quite general al although although although al- al though the generous visitor was regarded regarded regarded re re- re- re as crazy Those who had hat been cutting down trees laughed at the I new llew Idea but hut the work went on The Tile visitor stressed the value alue of the tile elm elmand elmand I and the maple and an these were the trees generally planted When the Westerner concluded his visit to his sister and returned home hone Exeter's streets were wre liner lined with thrifty young trees And to this unnamed benefactor tor Exeter owes most must of Its now beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- shade trees and It is a pity flit that his name acme dill did not come down dawn with the fruits of or his lon Exeter i Exeter Ore News Letter |
