Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-20
Foe the O.isrd Democrat.
JxHIc,Io. W.. Dec. IL. 1861.

comfortable sleeping cars Of tho Vermont
Central Railroad. aud landed at ere clock
the nex, morning at E-.ss Janenon. which
10 siI miles from this place. ,'r from Bur.
lington. and Two hundred and forty three
from Boston
The sleeping cars on this road are fitted
up With two tiers Of bsr,hs. soms~ha, like
,hoss OF ,ee.els OF STEAMBOATS,. or rather
the seats arc 40 constructed that they can.
IN q few moments. b. transformed by the
attentive and oblis,ng walters. into such
brrths. the lower making . cosy he'd for two.
and the upper Tor one per'on.
On our arrival IN thess parts, We found
the ground covered With two or three inches
VI ,new. which was soon Increased ~ as to
make very good 'leiehips. i'll last sa'ur'
d.y. when IL suddenly disappeared and lett
Ne ia tho mod. and some plosing has been
done here this week. Bu, such freaks Of
winter seem TO 10 nothing unusual here. ''r
commonly q les. amount u snow falls here
than on the other (sa.tern) side OF the
mountains. and tn. sleigbIng does 10. las.
o. long or 80 steadily. There IL usually
ahou, three months OF 'lcish'ns here in the
winter.
Por natural beauty Of situation and
scenery. fertility of ,oll, and other material
ad,an,sec-. ,hi, valley OF the Lake Cham
plain sail that we have ever heard 10 des'
eribcd q. being. Hero the lake !. aboni ten
mile. vide. dotted here and there with
islands. stretching it, waters lar away To
the .oo,h =. far q. the eye can reach. while
on tho other tide !. the hill and woodland
scenery Of New York. and the mountains Of
the Adirondack stretching far away IN the
distance. On thi. .ii- for ten or twelve
miles, and .om-,ime. farther back from the
shore. the towns ~. quite level. bot scon
they begin :, b. broken into hills that ri.e
rsp,dly into the lofty submits OF the Green
Mountains. with NJ. Mapsfeli, the loItis-i
Of the range, rising 4.35y lee, above the
level of the sea. The character Of the soil,
~ we'll ss the f,e, u the country, J.. exceed
d insly div.r-i6od--rich in'erval.., along the
+ rivers. level. sandy. pine plains occasionally.
and much deep and fertile upland coil, rest.
ing often on Q .ub.,raium OF blue clay. The
eouniry !. admirably ~sisr.d, almost every
farm we'll Supplied With running strains,
and bot littls .,agnant water anywhere {;
and there IL . great abundance OF water
power waiting 10 DO used. Ia short. there
!. much the sane variety Of soils and diver.
.i.y Of hall aud dale, iore.t trees and noun
tain scenery. a. IN your soodly county OF
Oxford. only differently arranged IN relation
g. the lake.
Thi. iown Of J eriebo isa good farming
,o~u IN Oh. CENTRAL part Of Chittrnden Co..
% callcd IN honor Of Hon. Thomas Chi'tsn'
den. one Of the fr.t settlers IN thi. portion
OF the country. and the Ere. Governor OF
the State. he having filed thai Office oil the
time. With the exception OF a''pels year,
from Oh. adoption oi the STATE Cowi''a''on
10 i715 ull the iins Of death IN l'y'. This
town va. fortunste IN the character OF many
Of Iis earlier settlers. among other. IN 'hs
Hon. Truman Galu.ha, con Of the third
GO,eruor OF the State. Who lately d,seasct.
alter long and useful lite. leaving an hon
orvd name and a good aud lasting influence.
A, th. place OF bis residence. the Corners.
Is smart. ensrprslpg and growing village.
with three meeting houses, two large and
costly DOOR mill. that grind Western wheat,
three Jaw mii..-and = JuiDs before u II
the inhabitants will but improve their re'
Sources, a. the Appearapces promise thu,
they will do.
/ Here are kept the larga diaries that PRO.
doc, the iamou. Vermont butter and cheese
tina, We have often heard Of. On the DAIRY
farms, as they are called. are usually kept
IRON Fifty 20 upvAr.s u hundred cows.
Near ,h,s place are diaries Of one handscd
and altscn cows. sheep are not KEEP, 90 e1-
tep.i,ely ~ formerly. though in this town
there are several aock' OF abou, two hun
dr,d. Pork " quite Al article Of eIpor,
from here. aud large quantities Of maple
sugar are made in these towns.
About seven miles FROM here Is Mt. Mans
field. which. like Mt. Washington, Is a
much irequented place Of summer resort.
Twelve mile. from her, !. Darlington, On
Lake Chanplain. and Justly celebrated far
and near Tor the exceeding beauty OF It's sit
uaiion. II contains Ahou. eight thousand
inhabitants. and its railroad connections
and Communications by shipping on the
lake make IL the centre Of thriving trade.
This 10 the seat Of the Uuiversity Of Yer.
mont. which rejoiss in som" Of tho bee,
translator. OF German (s Pruf. Torey's
translation Of Neander's great Church IiI.-
tory shows.) that this country possess.
Here ss Medical School, an Institution
under the patronage Of the Episcopal church,
and various other educational establish
men,s. AZ winooski falls. two m,lss die
,ap,, !. an immense wa,er.po~er on the
Onion riysr, wita some ootten AMI other
manu- factories. In the cemetery We found
the monument recently erected to the mem'
ory Of the brave Ethan Allen. near the spot
where no vas buried. The monument "a q
tall. round aud heavy sbsf, Of marble. rest
ing on . pedestal aboa' 'iI feet square, and