The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-09-10


1871. and the first and Oldest settlement
within her border was at or: near
Brattleboro, II lovely little city in the
southern portion of the State, through
which passed on my way to White
River junction. The very name Yer,
mont is derived from the French ana
signifies Green Mountain, and never
was any thing more literally true.
Her exact area is l0,2l2 square miles.
This is not large us compared with the
giant states of the west and south, but
if greatness consists in bigness, then
Vermonters can brag a good deal over
Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut
and Massachusetts, and little over
New Jersey, New Hampshire and
Maryland. Her present population Is
supposed to be about $1,000. Its a
great country for raising children, but
they seem to migrate for the West and
South at an early age. The State was
originally settled by our English an
cestors and the present population have
the highly conservative element and
strength of character which was Pc
culiar to those early pioneers who or
iginally cleared away the primeyal
forests and at last helped to eXpel the
British invaders from New England
soil. i'm revolution that was popular
because it succeeded. Like her sister
state, New Hampshire, lying across
the Connecticut river, Vermont has
prodigious rocks of granite, marble,
sandstone and some very extensive de-
posts of high grade copper ore. The
ELY copper mines right in the Post
Mills Village neighborhood, having
been successfully operated for about
thirty years last past, and still re-
garded as containing an ineXhaustable
supply of the purest and best of ores,
although not in operation at this exact
writing. but it is anticipated that a
new company will start them up again
ere long.
1t was indeed summer joy to meet
my kind and warm-hearted friends,
Commodore Chubb and his highly ac-
complished and amiable wife, Mrs.
Chubb. They have very spacious
and elegant home which is so situated
as to command most magnificent
panoramic view of the entire surround
ing country. The dwelling contains
some % or 30 large rooms with many
acres of inclosed land embracing ver-
dant lawns, orchards, pastures and
woodlands, superior stables and out
buildings and deliciously cool water
flowing directly into the kitchen prem
Uses from springs situated upon the
hillsides above the house. The gallant
old Commodore was born under the
shadow of Bunker Hill monument, his
grandfather was in the revolutionary
war and with his own father partici-
pated in the war of 1912. He has him
self sailed nearly all over the civilized
world as a seaman, and settled i'll
Texas Al years ago, yet right here
amid this inspiring mountain scenery,
these cool refreshing airs and luXurient
foliage forests, he and his, make their
summer home. The old veteran is 76
years of age, yet remarkably active for
one at his time of life. Few people
know how to, or can entertain more
Hospitality than can Commodore and
Mrs. Chubb. The grand old man is
always son deck to his friends, while
his latch string hangs on the outside of
the door to nearly all corners. Since |
have been here we have enjoyed de-
lightful dinings, at which in addition
to the Commodore and wife, and their
grandson, Master Eddie Sturgis of
Texas, we had Col. Thos. j. Craven,
wife and daughter Miss Lettie, and son
Stewart from New Jersey, Gen. Isaac
S. Burrill and his daughter, Miss Sarah
Burrell from Boston. The General
commanded the Add Mass, Regt., which
had the misfortune to be captured at the
of Galveston OH that famous
New Years day. We also had of our
social company n. S. Huntington,
Esq, and wife of New Hampshire,
Miss Gertrude Jones of Bradford, VT,
the Rev. DR.. Heaton of Delaware and
other neighborhood guests, no less than
fourteen covers being laid at sitting.
This was real old-fashioned Southern
imported into Vermont, a
reunion of northern and southern
hearts. A merry, happy and memoir
able occasion, to which my pen cannot
do justice. Let the reader give his inn
agination full scope; think of all the
substantials and dainty dishes, good
sayings, SOOu SIOIlcS anu lduS llaDlc
and even then he will not
be up with the programme. The
many lovely drives and cheerful, happy
companions, and all the charming de-
lights crowded into whole week of,
glorious weather amid this all-invigo-
rating atmosphere, all combined to
make up week worthy to be marked
with white milestone on life's jour-
ney. | have stood amid the mighty
grandeur of the Cordilleries of Mexico
and gazed upon the awe-inspiring peaks
of Orizaba, Popocatapetl and IT.
tacihuatl, towering nearly eighteen
thousand feet above the level of the
sea, and their giant domes crowned
with four to five thousand feet of
everlasting frost and snow, even in
that hot country, and while the scene
of contemplation was one of amazing
and silent wonder to witness, yet it
did not excite those emotions of thanks
giving to the glorious giver of all good
which | have constantly felt yelling
up in my soul nature, while viewing
the almost endless variety of peaceful,
picturesque plenty, peculiar to the
senic views of the Green Mountains of
Vermont. Right here back of Com