The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
Trip to Brattlebore-by a Member of the
Historical Society.


Historical Society.
! Left town Tuesday morning, pleasant
ride over tho Central passed Mortified
(where lived " Governor Paine the rsller, who
built this road through hill and dale and went
for General Taylor, y over Rozbury Mountains
down she fac. fertile valley of White River,
passed the pleasant villages # Randolph, Beth
lei and ROyalton to the Junction. where
from the ruins Of its wooden Depot has OF late
arisen fine and cOmmOdious brick one, "A
dinner here, and then away down the valley of
the no0.e Connecticut; whose waters. even at
'nIS season. Cow on with So much jesty ard
strength, compared with our little s.rugg ling
streams, that it strengthened and gave ne re-
newed energy as watched it in its progress
seward passed Windsor, aud got a sigh, at
one OF lts public bulftlnss,--the o:he. one, We
are told, is moro retired tx and internally. Saw
Chaplain Webster moment here lie saws
Windsor Is a pleasant plac, In former years
1t was the principal business point for all In
EasierE Vermont. Here We cruss over and take
look Toto New Hampshire make \ snort stop
at the pleasant village Of Charleston. No t of
former days and back into old Freedom and
Unity again Il, Bellows Falls TIE Old Granite
STATE did not looH 5ue or smell strong t. ME OF
Democracy AID birthstone, as OF old, when was
d BOY. Ids very air th9re looked thick and blue
IN those days, but It bas rained much .here since
then, and II Is clear snd pure as IN Old Vermont
now, and the two States walk side By side, Land
10 band. About three o'clock Braltleboro "
"Ss announced. rad passed by This place
several times. going to ana from New York. bu,
could not see any village, nor any place for one
Ill tact could nor see any thing 4b0u,, bu. =
steep mountain on the opposite side of ,ferlyer.
set down the place accordingly. Had been told
Brat'Ie'oro WAS large aud very pleasant, place.
touIc not realizel:. Supposell /; was 80 because
'hos' VINO nAd been there said 50. Now lsow
ii is 50.
In walking about It's pieisAn. streets caught
m!'sl! often saying what lady from New
0rk said 90 her FIRST visit there, " Can this. 50
beautiful place, De in Vermont" Nature
INTENDED this location expressly 10! a beautiful
village, and tbt citizens have been tsithtuI 70
the trust imposed upon them aud bull; one.
Aside from lis beauty c; !1c,tion, l;- fn, dwell
ugs' walks, gardens. snt yards, which a,sr
add - much to the beauty ami caeer!gIaes. Of
place il n As = tine stream Of wafer fywjo,
through 1t, On which are VARIETY o; u,.nulac.
'oFIog establishments. The place !. also 5,un.
lioiiy Supplied WIKI the best .: spring w.,sr
rom a neighblr.as hii-ln fact is compete in
'eFy respect. They have fue cemetery. beau.
iuHy 'uc-i.I, several neat churches. .w5 Of
more water cure establishments, an aSylua tor
"San-, q. more extensive establishments man
opposed foe view Of whlca win il, vi.
SIf AMI extensive yard. garden. aus aim Il
are hundred ~ uorc b:uad arres. j, he'd fr.,,
ue common, q lev moments walk iro,l ,he Bf,.
le' orr HUust rn-re is ais, aog-;.4jn,
'm'nAry Tor Young ladies', Il mile o. twu g.,
~ tue yearly X smInAjInn OF which MAS for.
innate ia being present., AM which pAs>-i Of
cry cred.taey both % teacher aud scholars
ora'tleooro l. q lie business point. ms s-y-
raj stores, ts1 sanEs, good ones to-. the ae.
ld-ini4nca ot lie uihc-rs Of one nf which (,ha
10 1ne,) | SAs i0'tunAte N making. and from
'hom received much atteution. espe,,agiv
rom It's cashier, Mt Wells. to whom | feel nm.
eF many Obligations Tor his kindness.
The Historical SOeie y had VERY interesting
netting EH-Guy Hall presided Rev. phsv
h'ie, read an Interesting sketch OF Col. Bar.
N WAC captured an Eag III General a, New.
OFT K. l., n the Revolution. and af,er~
eIti-d IN Barton. A curious old chan. &,
as ~ the Jail limits AZ Danvllle tor dozen
ears, aud "ouid not been thus until Gen. La.
'yTt'e Aszed HIN t" IS favor. Mr. Clark. of
'uI'nsy READ a ai.res.ins paper d tn early
history @. that town Ethan A lien was c5srk
'aA' saw1 D. ,.yr-.l wears. T.a s.,,,5
.! "ts t-s ans. lnf~r-s.'nz ant vas s,rry
e'ld o9' rruau q hear al tAe r.,a,s
ar. The ,.r'e'y !. rr.r.r-. sn3 ba, .n-7v
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