The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-24
COMMUNICATIONS.

MInDi.EBURY HASTY SKETCH OF SOME
| OF ITS ADVANTAGES AND BEAUTIES FOR
A RESIDENCE. -
| mistake not this ancient town is sit
uated about 10 miles directly north OF
Troy, N. Y. The Middlabury river, yes,
Sir; the NIiddlebury river, sometimes
called the Otter Greek, but our forefath-
ers made great mistake In calling a
stream Of water ten or fifteen feet deep,
and from one hundred and fifty to TO two
hundred feet wide, and nearly one hundred
miles long and, floating on her bosom the
Steamer "Valley Queen" to say nothing
Of her two hundred passengers besides
other commodities, freight, &c. From
this date, henceforward and forever. this
beautiful little stream is 10 be called the
Middie6my Rirer Just before 1t leaps
over the falls at this place it takes beau
tiIul and majestic curve, and while |
write l am carried away with delight as |
gaze upon three score and ten or more OF
the Bellies of Vermont just as they, with
their beaus, on their skates, are peacefully
and swiftly gliding around this short curve
in the lnddeJmy pirer just above the
Falls This is what we call beautiful
skating Talk about your Central Park
puddle holes which are sometimes frozen
over, MS place in comparison with our
unsurpas sed NHddcJmy ca,ye on the nd
dlcbmy ,aer, is quite too ridiculous to be
thought of in the same day We cordially
invite all lovers Of good skating and the
tairi.st of the fair sex, to fee away for n
tmc from all dirty, pent-up cities, and
srlall over-frozen mud-pudlles, to visit
cur village and try the quality of their
skates and the limberness Of their limbs,
on the Mlddebury river where there need
be no fear of knocking each other over
for the want of width, length and service
of the frozen element. Come on. all We
bewitching creatures of the fair sex. The
| ladies OF Middlebury have thrown down
the glove let those who dare take it up.
We have prosperous college in this vii
| lage tillld with handsome and intelligent
Young students, who pride themselves on
, their attentions to all, but more especially
to the fairest portion of our sex who may
chance to visit our rustic village. We
pledge ourselves that no pains shall be
spared to see fair play between tia com
petitors for the glove AZ Il further in
duccment, we have one of the finest hotels
(well known as the Addison House, any
where to be found, kept by pattern of Il
landlord, Capt. Ticknor, who spares no
money or time TO make his guests COM
Portable and happy, and to make sure.
doubly sure, on this point, he keeps the
finest turn out in the way of fast horses
and fine sleighs any where to be found,
not excepting Vergennes city itself The
living at his Hotel is SO good It's no won
der the house is always filled We should
like to see the gal that can beat Aunt
Dinah, the coored lady who is the head
cook in this establishment Then again,
the board is SO reasonable, with sleigh
ride for nothing, now and then, are most
surely sufficient inducements for the seek
ers Of pleasure and good living, to give
him call. IT'S true, we have not had
much good sleighing yet, but we shall
have, and when it does come. we invite,
most cordially, all lovers of fine horses,
and good sleigh-rlding to take drive be-
hind Capt. 1icknors spanking fast greys.
In speaking of the College here. we
we are proud to say, it forms one of the
chief attractions of our village. Addison
County have great reason 10 be proud Of
this literary institution, not only for its
splendid buildings and unsurpassed grounds
and location, but for the number OF great
and useful men it has turned out. We
will not stop here to name them. Rev.
Dr. Labaree, in his address few days
since, published in this paper, gave very
many of the honored names which have
and which will long continue to shine as
Statesmen, Lawyers, Physicians and Di.
vines, in our land. Fathers who wish
to give their sons good education and a!
very reasonable rate, will send them
here. Here they will inhae healthy
and moral atmosphere by minging with
the good people of Middlebury We have
fourishing churches of all denominations
which are freely opened to the choice Of
students. This is moreover one OF the
healthiest localities to be found IN the
United States, which should be taken
into consideration when parents are ma
king up their minds where to educate
their sons for without health, no position
or advantages that can be offered any
where, are worth row of pins. The
heightened stand and moral influence
which the ladies of this beautiful village
nave always maintained, form not the
least feature of attraction for the proper
training and future usefulness of the young
men who may be so fortunate as to receive
their education in Middlebury College.
The romantic AMI beautiful drives amongst
the hills and Valleys in this vicinity can
not be surpassed anywhere. Go where
you will, in Summer or Winter, new
scenes and varigated landscapes will con-
stanty be presented to your view. A
| r;da 20 aba Nnnmnra mr. Snake Mnuntoir