Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-08
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"A boarder at the Springs House writes
to the Boston Transcript, as follows:
Among the many attractive resorts which
residents of large cities are seeking out for
health or pleasure during the summer
months, the Gulford Springs House offers
sufficient inducements to insure large
company during the greater portion of the
season. The house at present contains
many well known Boston families, besides
those from other sections of the country,
who indulge in the usual mode of Willing
away the time adopted at all similar places
of resort, such as music and dancing, to
which must be added n recent masquerade,
Of such a nature as to defy either descrip-
ton or criticism. The antiques and horri
bles might have gained some important in
formation relative to decorations, etc., and
the bouquets presented to various distin-
guished personages were immense, display
ing much taste and sound judgment in
their general makeup.
But the principal object of this letter is to
call attention to this very comfortable re-
treat, and the mineral waters which have
been demonstrated as being of great value
to the human constitution in all cases of
humorous skin complaints. More than one
c ase has come under the observation of the
writer, while large number may be nam
ed by Mr.. Lynde the lessee of the hotel
and property, including the celebrated min
eral spring, where those afflicted with diff
culties of the nature referred to have expe-
rienced the most perfect cure. Some of the
cases are truly remarkable.
There are three springs unlike in charac-
ter and medicinal efiects-the saline, the
chalybeate and the more famous and well
known spring which has brought this place
into notice, added to which must be named
spring of pure, cold and sparkling water,
the nectar of life-all sprnging up within
few feet of each other, and all drawn from
underneath one drinking fountain. Messrs
Weeks & Potter, the well known druggists
of Boston, furnish the water freshly bottled
from the springs. Mr.. Potter, who has tax
en- very active part in the development of
the property, being one of the largest share
holders in the corporation, will furnish any
information relative to the springs or the
acco mmodatons at the house.
Mr.. Lynde, the proprietor, gives very
general satisfaction to visitors and boarders
by his attention to their wants, and horses
and carriages are at all times furnished at
his stables at reasonable prices. The drives
in the immediate vicinity cannot be sur
passed by any other locality.
Guilford Centre is miles from Brattle-
boro, and is reached either by the way Of
the Boston & Albany railroad to Spring
field, and thence by the Connecticut river
railroad TO Brattleboro; or by the shorter,
Fitchburg, Vermont & Massachusetts roads
to Brattleboro, and thence by stage to the
springs over one of the finest drives to be
met with.
To one seeking a quiet, retired, and in all
respects comfortable retreat from the heat
and dust of the great city, we commend
Guilford as place in all respects better
adapted, for reasons given and others not
stated, than any other which has ever come
under the observation of the writer; and
though the house is old and the rooms not
over large, the table goes far towards max
ing amends for that which cannot be RENE
died until the new and more commodious
house, now in contemplation, shall have
become reality.