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in Canada, and was the first settlement before the 

 Frenoli War. From that time until the close of the 

 Hevolutii>n it was an important frontier post. Rome 

 IS fhe cenhe of a large dairying interest, the cheese 

 ^f'iory system having originated here. 



atueutg-tljirb Pag. 



Chittenango House, 

 Chittenango, New York, 



3Iay Thirty-first. 



Had a late brealifast at the Stanwix and, after a 

 stroll through the streets of Rome, called for my horse 

 at ten o'clock, and bidding adieu to Grand Army com- 

 rades who had assembled to see me start from their 

 city, mounted and rode out of town. The journey, 

 as usual, since leaving Albany, lay along the New 

 York Central. L'he roads were dry and favorable, 

 the weather settled, auv^ \he scenery through this sec- 

 tion of the Empire State *uch as to make my journey 

 most enjoyable. C'hittenango was not reached until 

 ten o'clock, as the distance from Rome made this one 

 of the longest rides noted in a single day. The twink- 

 ling lights of the village looked very pleasant as I 

 neared my destination, marking here and there the 

 homes of its lumdreds of inhabitants. I found upon 

 inquiry at the Chittenango House that I was the only 

 guest, which augured well Cor a good night's sleep. 



