Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-16

lection. When in Barton he is
equally we'll at home behind the desk,
and our people will not need to be
told his name. He seems to be eff
ficlent with the fishing rod, as fifty or
sixty trout, caught the day we were
present. showed. He evidently is
putting great deal of pleasure into
his vacation.
There will be a union temperance
camp meeting of one day at Lyndon
vile, Thursday, Aug. 10, at which
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, John B. Finch,
John P. st. John and Rev. j. L.
Phillips will be present. The Pas
sumpsic r. r. will run excursion
trains from the south and give cheap
fares on all trains. The fare from
this county, round trip is as follows:
Derby Line, $1.00; Newport, zoe;
Coventry, SOC; Barton Landing, zoe;
Barton, 60c. The speakers are all
noted persons and the meeting will
be of interest to all. 1t is presumed
that while the main object may be
temperance, the special object is the
establishment of what is known as
distinctive prohibition party. Yer
mont is more nearly unanimous on
prohibition than any state in the I'm
ion, and the dominant party is made
up almost entirely of prohibitionists,
while there are many stout prohibit
tionists IN the rank and file of the
democratic party. 1t will be inter-
esting to see what arguments will be
used for the foundation of a new
party.
We have lived within easy ride of
Willoughby Lake many years and in
tend always to go there once, at
least, each year on pleasure excur-
sion; and though something of the
novelty has worn off, and there
is not now quite as much of
wonder as we felt in boyhood, never
theless we always revisit the lake
with renewed interest and with great
pleasure. Since the hotel accommo-
| dations have been made good, and
pleasure steamers have heen run on
the lake, the opportunity for spend
ing a day or month pleasantly has
been increased, and more and more
people are going there each year
We visited the lake last week and
found the vicinity all about alive
with hotel guests, campers, anC
| transient visitors. At the north enc
F. III. Foster has opened and fitted
up fine grove, at a point on the
lake shore where beautiful view Of
the lake and surrounding scenery car
be had, and where the camper car
find opportunity to pitch his tent, put
up his cottage, and make his home
where he can find pleasure, rest anC
comfort. If he needs milk, vegeta,
bles, or other things from the garden
or a place to put his horse. all these
can be had at Mr.. Fosters cheape
than at home. The steamers come t
the landing several times a day anC
the cost of ride all about the lake
is only a small sum. Al the grove
at present, there are large families
friends and reiativeS-in the French
& Leonard, the j. ". Murkland, til,
Churchill, and other houses, will
lots of people, here and there IL
tents. Parties arr coming and 90
ing all the time. At the old Chene,
hotel, now eXccllentlY run by Harr,
Ginan's people, there are severa
visitors, city people, and others from
the vicinity. AT present Rev. Mr.
Moody and family, and Mrs. Free
Cheney and child from this villag
are stopping there, while the tran
silent custom is larger than it ha
been for some years. Parties al
finding homes among the citizens il
different places. AT the south enc
of the. lake the Willoughby LAX
House is run by the well-knowl
Francis Richardson, and at presen
is full of boarders, though transfer
visitors and pleasure parties fint
plenty of room at the tables. MI
Richardson has expended good dea
of money this season in buildin!
over and charging his barn and sta
BILE capacity, and has thoroughly re
paired the hotel, painting, papering
etc. 1t is very neatly kept and i
cool, cosy, and pleasant in every re
spect. All visitors 90 to this house
where they find welcome, thong
they do not come as paying patron
of the hotel. 1t might be we'll to re
member that Mr.. Richardson ha
done a work, and is keeping hote
that merits such patronage as can b
given him by his friends of the neigh
boring towns. The paying season
short, and the expenses are necessa
rily heavy. Capt. Averlll is runnin,
his steamer and carries forty OF NOR
passengers easily, and so times hi
trips as to afford everybody opportu
nifty to take trip across the lake
He is courteous, and 1t is a pleasur
to him to answer all questions
wise or otherwise. Capt. Ruggles
who makes his headquarters at Gil
mans, has smaller boat, but rid
with him is equally agreeable. Nc
body can appreciate the beauty Q
Willoughby and the sublimity of tn
mountain scenery without taking