The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-06-19

beauties OF scenery, and not untll ne
reaches the highlands of Peru, or
steps upon the platform of the rail
way station, or begins to descend
Huntley hill is the climax reached.
From all outward reaching points he
views mountain basin, the lowest
point of which is one thousand feet
above sea level, surrounded upon all
sides by mountains that rear their
heads from three to four thousand
feet above tide water.
Here indeed must be spots,
eft haunts of gods,"
and where the tired brain worker
could rest and be reinvigorated ;
where the pleasure seeker, the stu
dent of nature or of divinity might
spend a profitable seasonal place to
which the overworked business man
could flee from heats oppression in
the sweltering, crowded city and with
his family enjoy natures solitudes,
famed by mountain breezes, and
drinking in its health-giving ozone.
There are.
Many of them.
But it is only the purpose of the
writer, at present to speak of one
Lowell Lake-the brightest gem OF
all.
Ensconsed among the hills in the
east part of the town stretching its
length from one to two miles and
varying in its width as its bays ex-
tend inland or as its headlands are
bathed in its waters, and near the
foot of Glebe mountain that towers
thousand feet above it, lies this beau.
tiful sheet of water-a handsome set
ting amid wooded and mountainous
surroundings.
IT'S HISTORY AS A SUMNER RESORT
only dates back some ten years. Ii
1880 Geo. H. Hilton of Chester, ;
gentleman of means and one well fit
ted, both by nature and culture, TO
the work in hand, having shor
| time before come into possession O
property lying on the borders of th'
lake, commenced preparatory worl
looking to the building of pleasan
summer home for himself, family ant
personal friends. This work ha
been continued from year to year ant
has grown until now it has become
we'll known summer resort for tn
general public and each recurrin!
year records an increased number o
2 visitors, that are now numbered b
n hundreds. When Mr.. Hilton com
q menced work it was waste plac
4 without roads or drives. These bein
s constructed buildings were erected
t first, a long rustic building containin
!, office, sitting room, kitchen, dinin
It room and sleeping apartments the
II boat house with suitable wharfn
: and the indispensable ice house. Frol
# time to time since additional building
# have been erected, new walks lai
out and trees, maple and pine, plan
ed and now, in addition to the aboy
Il named, there are some half doze
i cottages upon the grounds beside
Is dance hall 28x60, billiard room an
bowling alley. In the grove bo
t dering the lake and but short dii
~ tance from the main building swing
- were erected and tables and sea
20 built for the accommodation of picn
e. parties. At this point water chal
mel about four rods wide separat,
le the main land from the nearest of Il
=. five wooded islands that dot the lax
- Across this bridge was thrown al
IN on the island a band stand erectt
m and rustic seats scattered throus
n the grove, croquet ground laid o
oe and on the farther extremity Of Il
!, island bath house rears its wa
of from out the water. Good stablil
lu- is provided and livery kept for t
accommodation of the guests. Coac
er es are run to the station at So. Lo
:, donderry, four miles distant and
Chester, ten miles, carrying visitC
,u-1 to and from. On the lake has be
in put some twenty-five row boa
:" Thus it will be seen that Mr.. Hiltol
=. an guests have opportunities of gratii
, ., ing all rational enjoyments and
,ut though surrounded by dense fore
We and wooded mountains with solitud
ian door standing invitingly open, th
., are in the midst of the highest civ
civ zation with all the term signifies,
9TH Guiding daily mails, telegraphs a
railroads, and surrounded by a p'
asst pie of marked intelligence occupyi
}. the happiest homes on Gods gre