Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-16

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Heights, Massachusetts ,
DEM WAcNAS Il wonder Il any of r.,.
readers during this dry, hot aud dusty SEASON.
have ever felt a sort of refreshing sensation ao9
over them. as. pausing fora lcw moment. ama
the labor of the day 90 scan the paper uc csc
has fallen on Letter from the Saa-shorc
have often felt &C., and mentally blessed thc cutrl.
prisng editors who afforded the relief through
the ready pen, Of their regular and ogca-ual
correspondents
So when short vacation found me- hcrc ,.o
idea OF sharing nay experience with them grew
upon me, until il bias taken the form of This ie..
ter seeking for quiet, economical nook un il.
coast, which fashion had not yet involved 10 clty
discomiorts a friend suggested Falmouth Heights
and as that direction conveyed no definite locality
to my untnycled mind. be explained further
" Leave the Boston d Albany Railroad at South
birmingham, 60 20 Mansfield, change ears there.
and thence 10 New Bedford take there the
steamer for Marths Vineyard bat rei 90 at
Woods Hole"
For fear Of mistake, committed bis ustruc
tons TO paper, and followed them implicitly
AZ Woods Hole with hcruty-nme others, aa
slowed away on one Of those vehicles of limitle--
capacity. peculiar 70 Concord invention, and after
pleasant ride lin spite of numbers, of four or
five ril,. arrived M ,oy " aost b. emt.f.J ID,
tbo ah,ye addrcs. rbc steamboat rid, hr..,l
R,,,,ra'. Raw wa. Jeligbtfl-but w,uld ..
serve my r,ptnres for tbi. place. The first SCH.
s,,i,n erperieneed aner emerging from a refresh
| ing SABBATH, in which cares and travel stains 81
anneored t,oetber wa. the extreme ncvpc.. d.,
| evervtbiu, about me
/ Two wears ogo. thew tell Inc. this shot ,,a. sr
unproductiye farm on mo- interest q, ,pv save the
Id man whose windmill an tbe le,eb Ed; l.,i.f.
h,iIy n small .,re,,n nj water er,u which bg
wcaris,ne nr,cess or e,,p.rnt,,n be ,r.rs.t. a.
b,,ls s,l, vearlv and ever, IL. .,.,,. o., have i,.,
| hi. utue i,t,res, far s.,or,l J,,. have ,,,..,
since INV -ta, in which t.i. .,1. i,,,.r... l,.,,
snrcad and tbe mill lie. i8le p,rb,os a., man,
strange faces ai-mey him. or oertq1, he i. dis.
satisfied with hi. last year. income .sevcpty. a,,
bushels Of salt. bringing -eventy-6ve cents p.-
busbel he proudly inform. me. s.,erol roptl,
men from Worcester. Mas. advised sn-mi..
by the GROWING popularity n osk B,s. Mar.
] tbo's Vineyard and other ,ci,ii,,i,., r...,,,.
/ formed eonpapv purobaa,d tlo land ool haze
| laid # ont into a prosncciiye Parable , Cine
/ hotel has been erected. and placed In lhc cmfz,
Of Mr. George Tower a gentleman well known
20 the travelling public. from his connection wil
the Tower House of Worcester. and Of whose
ability % To keen botel'' can but speak ia che
highest terms The Heights. az they have
christened it. i. bluff. fronting on Vineyard
Sound it commands an extensive sca-yiea. aal
as the marine thorouehhrc between Boston ana
[ PHILADELPHIA. is continually euiyrnci by us
white sails Of the shipping The ocean it-or
to most eyes the grandes. work of Nature. and %
is here in all is grandeur Durn- the jay.
cool sea breeze {. con family blowing, laden with
health giving virtues and at evening the warn
ing twinkle Of four distant lighthouse, tells the
inland visitors OF the and It's perils. THE
bathing facilities are most excellent long, sandy
beach, with no trace Of an uudertow outside,