Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-03

State. Lake NagOs Il the Owlshead
Mountain House.
)El's ,lFtu. Lake Memphreuago-, !
Inn. 1855


oNl'. ,lFtu. Lake Nemphrenagos, !
June. 1865.
The region AROUND the foot Of this lovely lake
i.e one. especially on the El-terly side of it.,
where street.-the. tie broad open country and good
farm. u Derby. one of the finest Of the frontier
towns
We lro'e from Newport To Derby Centre,
t.aT sal half miles distant, the lay after our
arriy,l At tue Na-ag House. This village D, the
home Of John I. Edwards, who holds the dubious
honor Of being the Democratic nominee for Gov
er.or. ..l vino a. public eEir.tsi citizen stands
So With men Of all parties hereabouts and Of
,he venerable Ez.-lieut. Goy. Camp. The vii
ls,e = .ne of hoat white wooden houses on both
-iie- ~ q broad street | saw but one brick
halse in town Its public buildings are the
eAurehs-, three Ina number. and the Academy or
Seminary. This last is now one OF the chief OBJ
Jet. a. public interest there, and the foundations
are l.'i for spacious new building, which addict
20 the other five now standing near it, will GER
niuly give very ample accommodations for "a
saod.y company Of students. The town has
shown lis patriotism ia the erection ola Soldiers
monument Of the fine granite obtainable here. 1t
-as the first town monument TO the Soldiers Of
The War erected in Vermont, and the people Of
Derby h,ye right to Dc. proud Of it. They
should spend a little more money, however. in
giving 20 it surroundings Of tasteful grounds
Driving due North from Derby Centre up
,al down succession of hills and dales, for four
miles, you reach the larger and altogether more
rretsstious village OF Derby Line. The approach
To- it is lived with some fine elms. apparently
never planted but lsft standing in their native
regularity, when theground was cleared. The
house the l,te Hon. Portus Baxter, a neat and
inpretsntious cottage, was pointed out to Us Here
and thereare several other noticeable residences Of
'oraewhat more attempt at display hut Moth
iug that approaches in size or elegance two or
three Of the costly places across the Line The
river Clyde forms the line between the States
anl Canada here, and crossing the bridge you
at once from the looks ofthe housesand stores,
as well =. from the frequent signs Of Licensed
House, wine store" &c. that YOU are outside
Of Vermont. \ road up steep incline, brings
as on to Stanstcad Pain, and right before us is
the elegant country residence Of Carlos Pierce
ESQ.
Many Of your readers have heard Of Mr..
Pierce, q. Boston man, who made an immense
fortune in Petroleum, bought a fine place, whose
former owner had failed, in Stanstead. and has
son. largely into buying and raising blooded cat
tie and fancy farming. HIS house and grounds
are very spacious and elegant, and the view
theretrom splendid Of their kind. Among other
noticeable structures here are an unfinished
Methodist Church. Of hewn granite. in pure
Gothic, the walls up and the roof on but the
work Of construction at stand still, awaiting
he pleasure Of one or two wealthy contributors
and several fine country seats. The evidences Of
aste and cultivation in Stanstesd, are more no
iceable than in any other Canadian village of its
izc that have seen, and the people here are
bviously well to do, as whole 1t is, as you
NOW, superb farming region.
I find can give but little space to this lovely
AXE. Of course came as soon as possible to
he Mountain House. 1t is seven years since
vas here, but it is the same place Its landlord,
ir Jennings, once Of Burlington, is as obliging,
fable, and attentive as Of old his house is as
il its surroundings and location, and
e has the same cook, with the same marvellous
kill in cooking baked lunge with cream gravy.
Ir. Jennings talked long ago of having road
ut out from it, to the nearest highway, but it
as never been done and the house is still ac-
essble only by water and a foot path through
be woods. Old Owls Head looms up above it as
randy a. ever the islands, crowned with ever
reen, sleep as peacefully on the Lake before it
5 they did years or generations or ages back
apt Fogg Of the steamer " Mountain Maid, F"
he brought US here, and who thirty years ago
a.sd the mail through the Lake in a canoe, is