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Suburban homes on the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad within a radius of thirty miles around Philadelphia,
with useful information for summer-home seekers.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Printed by Allen, Lane & Scott (1894)

STRAFFORD, PA

Distance, 15.5 miles. 29 trains each way on week-days; 19 on Sundays.
Running time, express 29 minutes, accommodation 43 minutes. Fare, 47 cents;
2-day excursion rate, 78 cents. Family tickets, $15.70; quarterly, $19.85; monthly, $7.35; school, $4.90.

Strafford, with its pretty name and tastefully-built colonial cottages, marks the spot where in years gone by travelers to and from Philadelphia were entertained and rested over night in its wayside inn and tavern. Tradition alone remains of these old days. It is now one of the handsomest suburbs of Philadelphia, honored with an increasing patronage each succeeding year.

DEVON, PA

Distance, 16.5 miles. 29 trains each way on week-days; 19 on Sundays.
Running time, express 31 minutes, accommodation 45 minutes. Fare, 50 cents;
2-day excursion rate, 83 cents. Family tickets, $16.70; quarterly, $20.65; monthly, $7.65; school, $5.10.

Like other towns along the historic Lancaster turnpike, it holds sacred the many old landmark houses scattered here and there which bear testimony to their old age, and are so closely allied with the history of the State. The advance of time and invention has created a marvelous change, and now, almost on the same ground, stands a magnificent modern inn, with its costly furnishings, large halls, and even an orchestra day and evening during its season.

Recognizing the advantages of the site, the pure air and conveniences, the founders of two homes for the sick have adopted Devon for the execution of their purpose.

DEVON INN, - Mr G. J. Waters. Three hundred yards from station. Accommodations for two hundred and fifty guests. Rates, $17 to $60 per week. May 15th to October 15th.

BOARDING HOUSE, - Mrs. W. B. Miller. Five minutes walk from station. Accommodations for eight persons. $10 to $15 per week. May 15th to October 15th.

BERWYN, PA

Distance, 17.5 miles. 29 trains each way on week-days; 19 on Sundays.
Running time, express 34 minutes, accommodation 48 minutes. Fare, 53 cents;
2-day excursion rate, 88 cents. Family tickets, $17.80; quarterly, $21.50; monthly, $7.95; school, $5.30.

Delightfully situated on an eminence, and with other exceptional advantages, the rapid development and well-earned popularity of Berwyn are the natural results of what location backed with enterprise can accomplish. The place advances its just claim for continuance of popular favor, and offers in its pretty cottages, fine building sites, healthfulness, and the best facilities, highly attractive inducements to those contemplating temporary or permanent place with the best of city conveniences.

FAIRVIEW HALL, - Mrs. Jos. Petery. Three minutes from station. Accommodation for thirty guests. Rates moderate. Opens May 1st.

WYNNEBURN INN. - Mrs. W. B. Dallam. Quarter mile from station. Accommodations for seventy guests. Rates, $10 to $15 per week. Open May 15th to October 31st.

WILLOW DALE. - Mr. W. W. Downing. One and a quarter miles from station. Accommodations for forty-five guests. Rates, $6 to $10 per week.

KROMERS HOTEL. - Mr. J. F. Kromer. Two minutes from station. Accommodation for fifty guests. Rates, $5 to $10 per week. Open all year.

HAYMAN HOUSE. - Miss Maggie Hayman. Three minutes from station. Accommodations for ten guests. Rates, $6 to $12 per week.

MAPLE COTTAGE. - Mrs. Jos. Petery. Seven minutes from station. Accommodations for ten guests.

BUTTONWOOD SPRING. - Mrs. H. E. Longnecker.

DAYLESFORD, PA

Distance, 18.6 miles. 26 trains each way on week-days; 18 on Sundays.
Running time, express 44 minutes, accommodation 51 minutes. Fare, 56 cents;
2-day excursion rate, 93 cents. Family tickets, $18.80; quarterly, $22.30; monthly, $8.25; school, $5.50.

As yet Daylesford is but little developed; but judging from the growth of other stations with even less advantages, it is safe to predict a bright future for what is really a very desirable and exceedingly pretty stretch of country.

PAOLI, PA

Distance, 19.9 miles. 29 trains each way on week-days; 19 on Sundays.
Running time, express 37 minutes, accommodation 53 minutes. Fare, 60 cents;
2-day excursion rate, $1. Family tickets, $20.10; quarterly, $23.50; monthly, $8.70; school, $5.80.

Paoli is a sort of terminus for local trains between here and the city, as further west the service is not so frequent, though it is equal to the demand. Up to this point the scenery is comparatively tame, owing in some extent to excessive cultivation. Here the country bursts forth in all its original grandeur, increasing with each stride. The beautiful Chester Valley can be seen from the station, which reaches the elevation of nearly six hundred feet above tidewater. The settlement boasts of two churches, a school, and a town hall.

PAOLI INN. - Miss Jardines. Accommodations for seventy-five guests.

THE EVERGREEN. - Mrs. J. H. Rennard. Accommodations for thirty-five persons.

GREEN TREE, PA

Distance, 21 miles. 14 trains each way on week-days; 8 on Sundays.
Running time, express 43 minutes, accommodation 54 minutes. Fare, 63 cents;
2-day excursion rate, $1.05. Family tickets, $21.10; quarterly, $24.30; monthly, $9; school, $6.

A few steps from the station here, and a grand view of the Chester Valley, which runs nearer the railroad as it extends westwards, is disclosed, but, apart from the highly esteemed proximity of this piece of perfect farm land, the place presents its own charms.

BOARDING-HOUSE. - Mrs. Jno. Hughes. Accommodations for twenty-five guests. Rates, $6 to $10 per week. Immediately opposite station.

DUFFRYN MAWR. - Mr. Alfred Mullen. Accommodations for forth guests. Rates, $7 to $10 per week.

MALVERN, PA

Distance, 21.6 miles. 14 trains each way on week-days; 8 on Sundays.
Running time, express 42 minutes, accommodation 58 minutes. Fare, 65 cents;
2-day excursion rate, $1.08. Family tickets, $21.80; quarterly, $24.70; monthly, $9.15; school, $6.10.

In the neighborhood of what is now a quiet, pretty place is the historic Paoli battle-ground. It was here an entire company of Washington's soldiers, with the exception of a drummer boy, who escaped by hiding in a tree, was massacred by the British. It is now quite a popular place and steadily increasing in size each year.

MANSION HOUSE. - J. C. Hatton. One minutes' walk from the station. Accommodations for ten persons.

BOARDING-HOUSE. - Mrs. A. W. Lewis. Five minutes' walk from the station. Accommodations for fifteen guests. Rates, $8 to $12 per week.

BOARDING-HOUSE. - Mr. John Detwiler. Five minutes walk from station. Open May 15th to October 1st.