Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-02

Nearly everybody in this section Of VT.
! has been TO the pond. There are TWO no.
\ tells at the village. One OF them is the
Cottage, the other the Caspian Lake house.
Both are well patronized by visitors in the
season, attracted by the lake, and by an
occasional commercial traveller. There
fore they live and prosper. Both are clean,
homelike houses, well kept and everything
that well ordered country inn should be.
Besides these, numerous citizens turn an
honest penny by furnishing summer vis-
itors with bed and board. Among them
is MIR. Wallace Goss, whose fine residence
on the hill Just out of the village attracts
every season more than he can accommo-
date. He will have about 30 boarders this
season, and they will oe royalty entertain
ed. Mr.. Goss Is just completing new
dock and boathouse for the use of his
guests, which is decidedly a credit to him
and the place. On the east shore the OPP
portunities for cottages are not improved,
with the exception of Hubbard's point
This was originally purchased and i'm
proved by Erastus Hubbard of Montpelier
and John E., his son, and has since been
sold to Chas. .Hamblett OF East Montpelier,
who now maintains a fine camp on the
grounds.
There are now three yachts on the lake,
owned by Frank Felix, resident OF the
village. the Messrs. Wheeler OF w. Ram
dolph and 3. p White OF Calais.
A mile, more or less, OF the west shore
has been utilized for camps. They are
called camps here, but on the shores OF
Champlain or anyother fashionable mount
ain lake they would be called cottages,
and dignified by poetic aud far reaching
title. just the same, the fact is that the
first cottage-otherwise "camp, us own
ed and occasionally occupied by Peter
Graylin, modest citizen OF the village.
The next two cottages are those of Mr.Sal-
isbury and Prof. Whitehill of West Ran
dolph. In point OF location, architectural
beauty and pleasing surroundings these
are the gems OF the home establishments
on the lake. As principal OF the West RAN
dolph school, Prof. Whitehill is widely
known as prominent educator, and his
excellent Judgment is shown in the man
ner in which he has surrounded himself
with comforts. The next cottage north Is
that OF Mr.. Kinney OF Crafisbury, the well
known lumber dealer. He has an elegant
place which he should occupy more. Then
comes Luther Bemis' establishment. Lutte
came up here from Montpelier, where for
a long time he was chief cook at the Pa
vilion, and he is most in demand OF any
body in the whole neck OF woods. he
can boil steak or trout or build pie or
house of hand, and everybody wants
him. Then we have the rancho OF b. z.
White-everybody knows "Ben." He
on II whenever he feels like it. Then comes
the establishment OF the Wheeler familyof
West Randolph. They have fine location
and picturesque and comfortable cot
tage and are well equipped to enjoy life.
Now comes the clearing and OTrin 5
roost At this point the shore is treeiess,
and commands as fine a view OF the broad
lake as can be obtained. II must be so.
Mr.. Hall is the trusted warden ano agent
Of the local fish protective association, and
as such wants to be and must be where he
can see what is going on around the lake.
He keeps a bachelors hall, and always
welcomes any friend. North OF
Mr.. Hall there is only one camp OF conse-
ouence on this shore. This is Mr.. .Brush,s.
In an extraordinarily dry season It would
be an ideal cottage and location. Through
out the season, however, it is not what can
be termed desirable or healthy.
Under all the circumstances we believe
that the lake is bound to boom as an out
ing place. Whenever somebody gets their
ewes open to the fact that everyinch OF real
estate bordering on the lake is bound TO
largely increase in value, then the business
will be properly operated.-Hardwick
Gazette.