Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-12
NUMBER 2.
From Stowe.

SAV"e, July lsts lofZ.
EdiioT Free Press aai Times:
This little village, once 60 quiet and almost
unknown, hiss Of late become 90 noted IS 4 place
OF resort for summer tourists seeking health
and enjoyment, that you may be glad to hear
word from us
FOR severyl weeks We have been busy, getting
ready to see our friends. The aelds and the hill
sldes have srrayed themselves in their best A.
tire. The man Of The mountain" has washed
his face almost every day during the month Of
June. The scenery is seemingly more beautiful
than ever before. L will be very strange # the
naH5er Of visitors is not larger this year than
lsst. The lsrge hCtel has been put 10 excellent
order for the accommodation Of guests few
have already arrived, AID many more are soon
expected if tais warm Wea,her Continues. The
large barn connected With the hotel, With stalls
for at least hundred horses, hss been filed with
strong sad ,rusty animals to transport the lray-
ellers over cur attractive Grives or up the
mountain side 10 the summit Il would be uss-
less for me to attempt 20 dsscribe al the PLACES
Of interest in this locality, or to tpeAk Of the
lovelne,s OF soms Of toe vis4s that may here
be seen 1 ean only ray ''coms and see -
A fine lcsidence hss leea erected j1at outside
Of the village. Owned and sooa to be cccrp.ei oy
II. V. Butler Of NeF Yors- 3ir B hal .ho
contract for furnishing tie paper for the U. s
currency. He hsa chosen this place ls biz iuni-
mer residence, and for two or three seas0ns has
been st work ouiltin- mis- house lai preparing |
the grounds shout IT, The house Is located On
one Of the plesssatsst sites ID town Il stands /
on quite au.e!e7a.ion, that ogsrl1oka toe whole |
village. Directly il front Of it IS Mausfei, 70 |
the left, ~ considerable distance, is Cauel's /
Hump, wkie on every eide are scores Of zreen /
hills The house is large, convenient end c9stiy. /
Together with the grounds, il :s eftins-ed u 1
cost frcm forty 70 eissty thousand do.l.f5. T. /
viii be occupied some tine this month.
For the lsst few days it has heen exceedingly /
hot. Some have accounted for the great heat ~ |
the !act thst the State spiritual convention hes
Just held three days session here They
aughingly say; " The evil tfirits came sni /
brought with them s1uething c.: the warmth
of their eternal home"
The attendance 8; tie Convention vas much
smaller than last year. Much Of the tme was
sEeu, II denouuciuE eli who d. rot believe with
them IL their peculiar v.eFs. They d.i not
hesi.s;e to reject the bibe aul openly acl
boldly sag, &c IL should rOt be teie7sd or fol-
loved They denounced al-of whatever
nsue, whether Protes-aa; o- Csthllc-vho 10
5ny extent sccept the bible a. 81 hook Of 1lor-
as, or ss q rule Of faith They declared
that gr5ater sul better revelations we're con
SANITY received than tcst which the Christian
world love SO much. Strange 70 say, they did
not iurnith any Of their rsyeisJions. but Gimgly
asserted tie fSct without giving the proof If
oae might Judge ~ the discussions, their fys-
en Of belief wss sustained only By rae 1ss.ruc-
ion Of a! others. though they pr1fessel 90 be
'Ar IN advance ci TIE Christian world, they Ger
-iiniy seemed far behind them 10 christian char
=. One could not listen TO their bitter denun-
stations Of good people without feeling that there
Fst greet wan O.. that charity that su.iere;h
0ng AMI is kul" Some wl1 hsarl thea .raii,
They iesrroy the bible sni everything else thst
: good. and leave you nothing" Tier discus
.ious smoked and titgustsd uary o. the most
rreli gious men in t0=u. honestly think that the
Convention vii. DO good in that u Will .asl ulo-t
Ieu to study the bible mone than ever before.
nd more sincerely 70 love is teschings
Yours -rliy.