Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-08
THE GREEN MOUNTAtN STATE.
The Natural Beauty and Enterprise of
Northcrn Vermont.

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given opportunities for an appreciation OF
the beauty and aJtractiveness Of Green
Mountain scenery and observation of the
agricultural resources of our sister state
not afforded by previous, transient visits.
We have before given oar readers some
hints OF the attractions Of Stove ANA Its
enVirons, and we are not surprised that it
cool, lnvlgurating atmosphere, its re5ttuI
calnI and tue beauty OF It's walks and
drives, make almost all the sUjuurucrs
here enthusiastic over 1t. The lact that
stowe Is ten miles from the railroad sta
ton ut Waterbury Is an additional ,tuVau-
taSe, In the estimation of rest-SeCktrs.
InC Mt. Mansfield House has been adj
mlraUly Kept the present season Dy the
proprietor, Mr.. George DJUllttle, who
bought the property IN the spring. MIR.
DOulittlto hotel experience has been gam
ed III various } u.s.; At Nashua III
our own state, Philadelphia, Saratoga,
Hreenleld, Mass, and elsewhere. MI.
/ Duulittle : system OF moderate charges,
/ square dealing and endeaVOr to supply
every reasonable demand OF his guests Is
sure to Lead to success, and we look to
! see large accession Of guests at the Mt.
| Mansfield House III future seasons.
| 1t Is wonderful that on the line of the
| Central Vermont road, from its beginning
at White River Junction to st. AlDaus,
! there Is scarcely Il mile OF the distance
where the scenery is not pleasing to the
| eye, ana III many places there are views
OF striking beauty and grandeur. Wind
/ ing along the banks OF the White and
| Onion rivers through their marrow val
/ leys which vary from Il dozen to eighty
| rUuS III width, from when the green nils
/ generally rise quite abruptly from the
/ level, You get constantly Varying noun
| tam forms ana ASPECTS, which, though
/ lacking III the mdsoINeuess ana ragged
| Hess vi the " hlte Mountains, as seen IN
| IOng through the Notch, have Il gran
deur ANA lmpresslNeness of Their own, and,
as we have sad there Is scarcely Il mile OF
the road " here The scenery Is lame. There
are some excellent Interval farms along
the route and fine cattle and horses are
/ frequently seen. AT ESSEX Junction YOU
change cars Tor Burlington, your road
| winding along the narrow " noOski val
ley, tue scenery becoming wilder and
more romantic as you proceed. The town
| Of NlnOOoki, winch Is connected with
! Burlington 10y a horse railroad, is Il lively
manufacturing place, cotton mill mere
| being quite successful
Burlington, Tie largest place i'll Yer
mont, Is a lively city, especially at this
season OF the year, being transient stop.
| ping place Tor an lnlincuse tide OF travel
! that comes and goes To and from New
! York Saratoga and other points. Beau
/ llIUl IOr SltudllOu, IL Covers Il large area
! tor the amount Uf its population, its
| broad streets and extensive house lots
uifording abundant breathing space. The
! summit Of the slope on winch Burlington
| is built, rising Gradually from the shore
! of Lake Cndmplaln commands a broad
/ ana beautiful pruspeCt-Lake Cuumplaln
and the AdirUndacks ON the west, the
/ Green mountains on the east. GA this
| hill are the buildings Of the University OF
| ermont. Tue new library buildIng
erected last year OS the Hon Frederick
| Billings of Woodstock, at a cost of Sl25.-
900, l. very elegant and beautiful struc
| ture OF brown stone, and new medical
! college, complete last year, was the gilt
| of John =. Howard of Burlington. \
/ little east of the University is the Mary
| Fletcher free hospital, Il handsome brick
| building, with spacious, attractive
grounds, and little down the eastern
slope further on is the cemetery where
! the reNOluIl Onary hero, Ethan Allen, hes
/ buried, and Il granite shaft surmouuted
/ 10y statue of the hero marks the SPOT
/ On the University hill are many elegant
/ residences, with extensive ornamental
/ grounds, the summer houses Of CitiZ-us
of New York. The most notable OF these
are the extensive grounds of Col. Cannon,
! whose drlveWays are open to the public
| thus atfOrdlng to those who have neither
! houses nor lands some of the pleasures
that wealth has created. On Il prominent
point on the shore of the lake nortl of
the city is the Vermont Episcopal Insti-
| tute.
st. Adams, the headquarters of the
/ Vermont Central railroad and the leading
/ port OF entry in northern New ENGLAND
!, Il charming village of six thousand in
| habitants, and has the largest and finest
| hotel outside of the large cities to be found
in New England, the Weldon House
/ which is now owned by the heirs of the
Lansing Mills estate. 1t Is a large brick
| building, four stories high, facing Il pub
/ nc park of SIX acres, with large ngh-
celled rooms and broad halls The rooms
are handsomely furnished. and it is
quite II resort for summer sojourners
Mr.. A a. Merritield the landlord, be
| came manager in the fall of 1855, after
clerkship here of ten years. The Central
| Vermont railroad has extensive shops
here and employs large number of men
| 1T. AlbanS is at the head OF Lake Cham
PLAIN, though the village is two or three
miles east of the shore. There are sev-
eral handsome public buildings and many
beautiful residences in the village, the
most elegant, situated upon the highest
point and commanding n beautiful pros
pect, beng that of eX-GOv. j. Gregory
Smltn, president of the Vermont Central
railroad. Indeed the principal portion of
the Inhabitants of st. Adams are connect
ed with this road in some capacity, "A
larger number of employees being directed
by the management of this road than
from any other railroad headquarters in
New England, nearly 800 miles of main
line beng under It's control. This road.
of which Mr.. J. w. Hobart is general
! manager, shows enterprise in many dlrec-
| tons. one. which is very popular, is that
of cheap excursions over all the roads in
It's management. The low rates which
are given on some Of these excursions are
astonishing, and, leaving out the question
OF the business Importance of the road
the travelling public, tourists and recrea-
| ton seekers have reason to rejoice that by
means OF the Vermont Central they have
been enabled to enjoy many scenes of
beauty otherwise unrevealed to them.