Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-17
BuKLINGroN AS A SUMMER RESORT


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1orherS' very popular summer resort.
Among those who have been spending
the season here are Mrs. General w. L.
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cru I"Pe an" l"'i'l9, one ol tue principal
objects OF their coming beng the sum
mer School of LANGUAGES, which has this
summer hold its fittb animal term here
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0eNei"' Ne" ioINeI9 nave Vielr summer
houses mere, among them being MI lie
Grand Cannon, and his daughters, Mrs
Franks Mrs Clark and Mrs Cbo.tar
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lrelleS popular III NeWport ana New
York upper tendon, is general favorite
III Burlington, where he spends a part of
each summer and where his stunning cos
tunes and elegant turnOuts attract much
attention. The CannOns have Il beautiful
place AT the top OF College hill, overlook
ing the city and the lake, and command
ing magnificent view of the Adiron-
dackS. The place is built in old English
style, surrounded by acres of beautifully
arranged grounds, with an ivy covered
stone porter's lodge at the gate During
the season they have gwen several recep-
tons While entertaining their New York
| friends, when the house was lavishly deco
rated. Mrs. w. ii. Vanderbilt, early in
the season, visited her daughter, Mrs. Dr..
| Seward Webb. DR.. Webb has lovely
place in South Burlington, on the lake
| shore This season they are extending
! their possessions by the purchase of sev.
eral fine places on Shelburne point. The
" auuerDllt purchase" as 1t Is called, in
cludes II OF the finest farms i'll this region
and covers loo acres. One might about
as well nave bought the Garden of Eden
and attempted TO Improve" it but DR..
Webb Is, nevertheless, having "improve-
ments' put in everywhere on his pur'
chase.
On the purchase Is an eminence with
the local name of High hill" Durin
| the battle OF PlattShurG, tradition tells
us, there was but one man lett in Shell
/ purne. This man, with all the women
and children, betook himself to the top OF
/ lllgn mn, point 30 feet higher than the
lake, and from that watched the progress
/ OF hostllltlcs some Is miles distant. Close
| by inns hi .also stands the gambrel-rooftd,
/ hip-JOlnted old house of Captain Daniel
| ComalOck OF the war of lsl2, and the
house where Commodore McDOnOugh
Duarded Tor some time during the war.
/ MI MCh: IWumbly and DR.. Webb are
/ building beautiful residences on the new
/ purchase.
senator EdmundS'S family have spent
several weeks at his fine old mansion in
/ burlington TINS summer. Mrs. lloratio
/ LOOMS, daughter of Minister Phelps, and
/ her husband are among the leading peo-
/ pie here.
The Vermont Episcopal Institute is at
/ present filled with summer bOarders. This
| institution was founded by the late Bish-
op Hopkins and is two miles north OF the
city, ut Rock Point, one of the most pic
| turesque localities on the lake shore. The
| building was constructed from marble