The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1882-09-15

house which also contains reading
room and q hall where social dane
is sometimes held. The railroad
now completed II miles. and larg
force of men are still at work extend
ing it. Some idea Of the grades an,
curves encountered in building it, owe
hills and through valleys, may b.
, gained from the fact that the averag,
cost per mile is $4,000. The store is 10
Gated ut "the switch" as is also th'
planning mill and the factories. Three
miles above is the water mill, sever
miles away is the Kearsarge mill under
the management Of Edwin w. Towle
Seven miles further is the Bear Val
Icy mill. This mill and the construc'
ton Of the railroad, which is being
pushed on to Lowell Hill, are under
the management Of George Towle.
Allen, the senior member OF the firm,
exercises general supervision owe,
matters at "the SWITCH" in the Dutch
Flat Office and the outside business,
The water mill is for winter use, being
the only one run at that season. The
store is managed by Will Robinson OF
Vershire, assisted by Eben X. Smart.
Between sixty and seventy thousand
dollars worth of business is transact
ed here in year. John NJ. Hastings
of Corinth who has lately taken unto
himself charming wife, is conductor
on the train which runs from "the
switch" to the Kearsarge mill. In the
Dutch Flat Office we find as head book.
keeper, Henry Martin, whose father
was for forty-three years pastor of the
Congregational churches of Corinth
and Fairlee.
During our stay we with some
twenty others spent very agreeable
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Martin.
Many of us were Corinthians and all
were boys and girls again. Games,
charades, Rotations. pig album and
refreshments whiled away the hours,
and the evening ended with noon
light walk home. The assistant book.
keeper is Ira A. ROBBIE, nephew of the
firm, who seems to have remarkably
soft job and who bids fair to be
thorough business man in time, but
who is something of flirt among the
girls just now. Daniel Smart and wife
are settled in Dutch Fiat. He IS
agent for an insurance company, and
she has classes in painting, drawing,
etc. They have four smart, hand
some children who display more en-
terprise than California children usual
ly do, thereby betraying their Yer
mont ancestry. At Alta, station
on the Central Pacific between Dutch
Flat and "the SWITCH" Carlos De Sc
ola, who spent four years in Corinth,
is assistant operator. About the time
Of our arrival, john II. Robe of Cor
NTH, whose work ind roefaeIleo :. "a.
"the switch" was delegated to super
intend a gang of men hauling wood to
Blue Canon station. The job is TO-
Gated some nine miles away, and his
wife and son chose to accompany him.
Accordingly a rough cabin was hasti-
ly built and they took few necessary
articles for housekeeping, and started
in to rough it. 1t was a part of our
to visit them and we
planned u camping trip for that pur-
pose, and one fine morning we started
from Dutch Flat for their place.
Our party cons listed of Mr.. and
Mrs, Allen Towle, their son Geogie,
Mrs Lowe Mcclure, who is sister
of Mrs. Towle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
H. Robbie, Misses Hattie and Mona
Robbie (the last named California
girD Mrs. L. j. Hardy, Jr., Estelle
and Eddie Hardy, and Geo. j. Little,
who was taking few days off work,
also, two double teams, saddle horse
and dog. We arrived at Scamp
Ethan Allen" about o'clock. An
snvious New Yorker in the party
says: She don't suppose Vermont
sr ever went out camping, who did
not call his camp ethan Allen" if ne
named it at all, and, speaking of
camp names, reminds me that on our
way out of 70 Somite valley, last
year over the Oak Flat road, we saw
Nailed to tree, large deliberately
painted board bearing the legend
Camp Nose Andross," and were told
hat it was the camp sign of party
Who were in the valley few years
PREVIOUS and who were intimate
riends of Nose Andross of Bradford.
Upon our return home we heard of his
eath, which had occurred during our
,bsence. On coming out Of the VAL
ey this year, missed the sign and
pon climbing down the bank found
lying at the foot of the tree. Find.
ng it impossible to restore it to its
lace. I-packed it into the carriage
nd brought it back to San Francisco.
% resume, A cabin of two rooms
uilt for two months occupancy could
ardly accommodate such an influx of
isitors and soon after our arrivol we
egan preparations for a camp.
With a little refuse lumber, a few
rain sacks, and some cedar boughs