Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-10

ted log house near the southern cnu OF
Main Street. He remained here for
several years; but as the settlement be
gan to assume the proportions of VIII
lage he again plunged into the w ldci-
ness, to become the pioneer of other
localities. The land upon which the
village is situated was at one time who.
Nv i'm his possession. The first framed
house in the village WAS built by Eldrcd
Butler.
st. Adams Bay. two and one-half
miles distant, was form erly the business
portion of the town; but since the
opening of the railroad tie Bay has be-
come mere hamlet, while the village
! in the center of the township has grown
to stately proportions.
ST. Adams for long time was def
cici in hotel accommodations but in
1865 the Weldon House was built by a
corporation, at cost of SllS,O00,0 90, and
named in honor of the first settler of the
town. This hotel is pleasantly situated
at the North end of the park, overlook
ing the village and the lake. Main st.
is the principal avenue, running north
and South, and upon which most of the
stores are located. 1t is unusually broad
and straight for Il mile, with rows Of
shade trees on either side. North of the
stores, at various points, are elegant and
Spurious NClllIiSSs iIuSt vi viz bu i
ness part of the VILLAGE, and fronting on
! Main Street, is a handsome park, con-
T tanning four acres. On the East side of
this PARK are the Congregational Epis-
copal, Roman Catholic and Methodist
Churches, the Court House, and High
, School building.
South of the village is an elevation
known as Johnny Cake Hill. There is
quite an interesting anecdote concern
ing the christening of this hill, which
f is said to have received this appreciation
from stranger, who many years ago,
in the early settlement of the place
CHANGED to pass that way just at night.
Being weary, and much in want of food
he applied at farm house for supper.
e Johnny cake was offered us the princi
, pal dish. Now it happened that oul
stranger was costitutionally aversed t.
Yankee notions in general, and Johnny
D.. cake in particular he, therefore, very
s politely declined the hospitality which
he had blindly craved, and went on t
: the next house in search of more palata
= bic food. The table was already lait
= fer supper and in the center stood ;
s plate heaped with smoking Johnny
y. cake. He made some trivial inquire
It about the distance to neig hboriEg local
tiles, and took his departure. Passing
e on to tho third house, he approached
e the door with comparatively light steps
q He hesitatcd a few moments at the doc
e before asking admitanCe and erdeavOlel
e to ascertain what smell was uppermost
G but, finding nc evidence of any prevail
IS ing perfume he ventured TO enter. Ma
king known his GRAND to the woman Q
: the house, she replied that they ha
been to supper, and she had just cleare
l. away the things, but she guessed ther
u was Johnny cake enough left 70
h him. Their upon the stranger begge
!; her not to take any trouble for him-h
was not furnishing by any als-h
.e could Just as well wait for his suppe
If until he had reached his destination
e The anxious housewife protested agains
II his going further uutil he had had some
l. thing to cat but he could not be cor
strained to stop. Illuminating on tn
II strange coincidence, he passed on to an
lie other house, and still another, with n
le better success. Wherever he went tn
inevitable Johnny cake was sure t
turn up in some shape, cold or hot ; an
in his extremity, he was obliged, at las
to swallow his fastidiousness, togeth(
y with the detested Johnny cake. l
@ to the locality the name of JOhnn
N|iNO AAiiit ~ ~ iAs'' 'iiiNS wv
III known.
A little to the Nolth-eas of the vi
m lage is Adds Hill, and to the South-we
re Bellevue. From either the view
40 grand and beautiful. North and Soutl
as far as sight can reach, is Lake Chan
N plain. with its innumerable islands
I'd and beyond are the lofty SUBMITS of til
re Adirondack range and on the east tt
e. Green Mountains, clothed in their sun
g. mer verdure. 1t is stated that son
Mt years ago four Americans met in Ital,
~ three of whom agreed that from no poll
MS with the same altitude was there so fir
view as from Adds Hill. The fourt
~ had not assembled its summit but O
in returning to this country he went to S
4 Adams for that purpose, and was {
- charmed with the scenery that he sc
tied and finally died, in the tow
m Viewed from the heights around st. A
IN bans there is, indeed, something ma,
ne niticent and enchanting in the scenery
lie and one feels as he gazes upon lax
ly meadow, and mountain, lying befO
= him broad and still, as though Resin
err in the palm of Gods mighty hand, an
TO decked in Gods own beauty, that h
soul i5lifted from what is low and sOrd
10 in life, and has gone out to battle al
ed calm itself in an element deeper n.
purer than it has ever known before.
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