Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02

The Sunday edition of the Boston Daily
Herald recently gave pleasant sketches of the
homes of the New England United States
Senators. We copy below what will be Of in
terest TO all Vermonters
SENATOR MoRR1LL's PICTURESQUE AND LOVELY
COUNTRY SEAT.
The home of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, is in
the town of STAFFORD, which is reached from
Sharon Station, on the Central Vermont Rail
road by pleasant drive of eight miles among
the hills that separate the valleys Of White
and Connecticut rivers. The place is not un-
like many another country village having its
unpretentious hotel, II store or two, few
mechanics shops, post Office and two
churches, 1t would be readily inferred that
one born and reared among the sunny slopes
of the Green Mountains would always retain
more or less attachment for their rural beau
ty This is emnently true of the distinguish
ed Senator from Vermont. Nothing in fact
could present stronger contrast to the strife
and turmoil of public life than the peaceful
quiet which dwells among the hills where he
has fixed Lis home. Though not pre-eminent
for beauty, where many charming places
as there are in Vermont are asserting their
claims still the town of StraiIord, where the
Senator has passed the larger portion of his
life, has many of the attractions which belong
to the mountain scenery for which the State is
noted. Particularly is this true of that por-
tion Of the town which is so omphatically the
home of the Senator. Upon the side of a
broad valley, with grand sweep of hills rs-
ing ON every side and clothed in living green
to their SUBMITS, he has erected a beautiful
cottage, literally for n home and place of
rest in days not devoted to the public service.
Ample and spacious grounds surround it,
which are filed with every variety of fruit
and foliage the climate will permit to be cul-
tiyated A spacious library, well filled with
choice books including many valuable works
selected III Europe, is by no means one of the
least attractions of this beautiful place. 1t
would not be strange, then, that one of the
genial habits and cultivated tastes of the Sen
ator should gladly turn to this spot, so far
from the maddening crowd whenever the
pressure of public duties will permit. 1t has
been made, in all its outward adornments and
interior arrangements, with reference to its
surroundings, and as a dwelling place among
neighbors and friends and kindred. Among
other charms which cluster round his home of
rural quiet is the generous hospitality and
homelike welcome the stranger within its
gates is sure to receive ut the hands of its en-
inent occupant. Nor should we forget, in
speaking of the home of one of our most
prominent statesmen, to alude to the accom-
plished wife, whose culture and genial pres
ence pervades with graceful courtesy this
quiet retreat. Long may it so remain, and
long may he, whose national reputation has
given new lustro to his native State, live to
enjoy the honor due to a life so earnestly and
so faithfully consocruted to the public ser
vice
SENATOR EDMUNDs' EMPOWERED RESIDENCE AT
BURLINGTON.
Senator Edmunds' Vermont home is beau
tifully located in the central portion of Bur
lIngton, only two blocks away from the city
square. To the north tfronts on Main street.
to the west on Union street. The grounds
are spacious, containing some four acres or
over. are inclosed with a high picket fence,
and are adorned, especially along the streets,
with rich profuson of shrubbery and shade
trees, majestic elms, spreading naples
and evergreens cOmmingling, giving them.
from the outside, almost the appearance of
vertable forest. Inside are fruit trees, orna-
mental shrubbery and walks laid out TO vari-
ous portions of the grounds. The residence.
which fronts on Main street and stands some
rods back, is plain, brick structure. with
green blinds and dark trimmings, and is rig
idly devoid of any attempt at ornamentation
or architectural display. Inside it is chaiac-
terized by the same plainness, though it is at
sesses all the modern improvements The
outer buildings are in keeping with the rest,
and the whole establishment makes Just such
IA model home rs one who knows the Senator
would expect to sce-plain, unostentatious.
substantial, solid-worth all it looks and
more too, The carriage-way enters the
grounds from Church street and a broad gray
ell drive leads to and past the house to the
barns and rear. OF late Mr.. Edmunds has
not occupied his Vermont home, but has left
it in care or Il tenant. The reason is that his
business has been such--often having COM
mittee business to attend to when Congress
was not in session. and also having an impor-
tant law practice in Washington that he
could be absent from the capital for but a
short time each year, which he usually spends
with his family at some summer resort, the
greater portion of his time being spent at his
home in Washington, 14l1 Massachusetts,
avenue.