The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-21

selves much about it, The great body Of the people
here are emnently conservative, and the few Who
in the name of legislators assemble annually at
Montpelier, often minepresent their constituency.
There are many pleasant villages in Vermont, but
it is generally conceded that, for beauty Of location
sor has no equal In the State, and not its
superior in New England. The village is the larg.
est in the county, situated the west bank OF the
Connecticut at the southern terminus Of the Vermont
Central Railroad From this point you can take the
cars at about o'clock in the morning, and arrive IN
New York at u in the evening; or, taking south.
easterly course, over the Sullivan, Cheshire and
Ftchburg roads, arrive in Boston IN season for din
ner. By leaving here at o'clock p. NJ, and taking
O northerly direction, you can reach Burlington, Mon
treal and Ogdensburg the same day. Boston and
New York are also reached the same day, although
later, by leaving here at P. Mso that you see We
are in the centre of little world. Among the at
fractions Of the village OF Windsor, might name the
Windsor House one of the best hotels in the State,
the well shaded streets the delightful drives along the
banks OF the beautiful Connecticut the rich and lux
urant meadows stretching along that river the range
of Cornish hillsr that rise in our 'front.' and come
almsst to the opposite banks of the Connecticut,
clothed to the very tops with richest verdure and
the bold and magnificent mountain, that rises
III our rear. This mountain lies about three miles
from the village, with good carriage road to its
base, and good bride path about two-thirds the
way up its slope, where, alghtng from the saddle,
and auafing the pure spring water here found, the
traveller, not yet weary, ascends to the summit on
foot, by smooth path, and with little fatigue. He,e
he stands with admiration and wonder at the pros
pect before him.
Having assembled slope covered with dense pr
meval forest to height of some $500 feet, he be-
holds tie richly variegated meadows extending miles
and miles along the Connecticut river--sees other
mountains and hills with their diminished heads in
the distance, including the Owls Head on Lake
Memphramagog in Canada, the range OF White Hills
in New Hampshire, with innumerable well cultivated
FARMS farm houses aud villages; altogether making
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scrbe-at once picturesque and beautiful, grand SUI
blime It is well worth the trip from New Orleans,
and much more from New York, to visit this spot.
Here is the State prison, under the superintendent
OF Col. Hiram Harlow, under whose administration
the institution has been brought from state OF bank
ruptcy to profitable paying condition. For many
years the Prison has involved the State government
more and more in debt, and last year, for the first
time, it more than paid expenses and bids fair to be-
come profitable concern. The number of prisoners
is growing beautifully less by degrees, having run
down from about one hundred to about seventy
within the past year. The labor of the prison is
leased by Lamson, Goodlno Co., of Shelburn Falls,
Mass, and the prisoners are mainly engaged in
making scythe snathes of which they turn out some
times over thirty dozen per day. Distinguished
among the makers Of these snathes is the notorious
Bristol Bill, who was arrested few years since in
the northern part OF the State while laying his plans
for entering the vaults of the banks in his neghbor
hood. He has become now quite tame and subdued,
and works on sobery and steadily, as much so as any
OF his fellow prisoners.
This community has of late been somewhat agi-
tated by of islander tried by the County Court
at Woodstock, last week. A gentleman by the name
of Robinson courted young lady by the name of
Shadbourne, and had promised to marry her. Get
ting tired of his bargain, he managed to procure
from her written discharge whereupon lie let loose
his tongue, and scandal was the order OF the day.
Robinson was convicted and the jury rendereda YER
dict of 81 065 and costs which will swell the amount
to about 49, COO. The parties are well known here
abouts and the case has excited an intense interest.
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