Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

to nip the evil practice in the bud. So
taking good survey of the scene before
and around him, he exclaimed, Il saw an
advertisement last week for five hundred
sleepers for railroad. think I could
supply it at least fifty, and recommend
them as good and sound" 1t is, perhaps
needless to add, that the supply instantly
vanished.
TERRIBLE CASE OF BURNING.-Mrs.
Elijah Simmons, of Albany, at ten o'clock
Friday night went into her kitchen with
a lighted candle, and setting it down on
the floor. proceeded to pour benzine into
the cracks and crevices for the purpose of
killing reaches. The vapor arising from
it caused an explosion which ignited the
woodwork in several places, shattered the
easements, and enveloped Mrs. S. in
flames. The report was as loud as that of
good-sized cannon. The flames pulled
out of the windows of the basement as if
the whole interior was in a blaze, and
Mrs. S. was so terribly burned that her re-
covery is considered doubtful. She rushed
up stairs and out of the front door, where
officer Skinner and others attracted by the
noise of the explosion caught her, and
were themselves badly burned in extin-
gushing her blazing garments. She lies
in precarious condition.
A FIENDIsH ATTEMPT-The Albany
Argus of this morning says that train on
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad,
when near West Troy, Wednesday, met
with pile of ties arranged across the
track, evidently for the purpose of throw
ing off the train. The breaks were Sig
nailed out before they could DC put on,
the engine struck the ties, but, fortunate.
ly, the Roadway of the train had been so
far impcded that no damage was done.
Bread Loaf Mountain and Inn.
Editor Rutland Herald After a week
of what might fifty be called melancholy
weather, we have at last been able to con-
sign our umbrellas to the oblivion of the
closet, and as regards ourselves, calculate
Shoo-Fly with great emphasis. In short,
we have had a splendid day. The Gods
have been propitious, and the Goddess
Maia has not entirely given us over to the
more caprioious divinity of April. Surely,
the time has come for light suits and
straw hats, for ice creams and moonlight
walks, for summer is indeed nigh at hand.
Acting on this supposition we have con-
cluded to celebrate the return of flowers,
and passing over her hardness give the
Goddess s. fitting reception. But the ques-
tions, How should we do it. where
should we go p must be answered before
any action can be taken, and forthwith
We begin to resolve schemes and projects
with unavailing results, when friend
suggests Bread Loaf, and to Bread Loaf
We no.
Bread Loaf Mountain and Bread Loaf
Inn are household words in this section
of the State, but we fear many of youl
readers are ignorant of the fact of such {
Mountain, or would as readily locate it il
Essex as Addison County.
Bread Loaf lies some ten miles to tn
east of Middlebury, in the town of Rip
ton, we'll known as The Elysian Fields 0
fishermen. The drive up the mountain
to the inn is unequalled in beauty. Tn
ascent is gradual for the most part, ant
the road, for mountain road, good. Yor
have your choice in scenery. Ii you fan
cy that that is wild and romantic, yo1
have only to look about you for the dee
, gorges, the clear brook, the dark ever
. greens and all that makes Vermont seen
! cry go famous are on either side of you
8 buggy, for you are il the heart of tn
! mountains. If, on the other hand, yo
? prefer a fine prospect, to the west, AZ ia
as the eye can range, you can see tn
t pleasant farming towns and green mead
ows on the Lake shore, with Nj. Mare
e and the serrated ridges of the Adiron
0 dacks in the background, which, i'll
g pleasant afternoon, present a picture tina
has few equals From the piazz IS of tn
e inn you can enjoy magnificent sunsets
and watch with pleasure the plsy Of co
ors on the mountain and wood.
The inn itself is superionto MIST noun
: tain hotels. 1t is conveniently arranged
f and has the necessary concomitants for
g good time il croquet grounds and il
e broad piazzas and halls for dancing. Goo
}. fishing is near at hand, and Bread Los
IS trout suppers are prime, as all who hay
i enjoyed them can testify. It is not
o slight matter for landlord to cater to til
t tastes of his guests when he has such a
le appetizer to strive against as this pul
vol mountain air, but Mr.. sBattell seems
eel have the art, and his table will ,tisfy IL
j. most fastidious.
Iol We would advise all those who have IL
4, visited Bread Loaf to do SO this seaso
N for we feel confident that they would |
d repaid for their trouble, and Vermonte
W surely ought not to be ignorant Of Il
Of beauties of their own State.
at The drive home by moonlight was grar
g. beyond description. The deep gorg
ID were filled with its mellew light, and ire
he and rocks stood out fantastic and weird
b. only moonlight can make them,