Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-17
RANDOLPH. VT.
One of the Oldest towns in the Green
Mountain State-Its Varied Attrac-
tions-A Favorite Resting Place for
Cambridge and Boston people.


Mountain State-Its Varied Attrac-
tions-A Favorite Resting Place for
Cambridge and Boston people.
THE MAPLEwOoD, Aug. q.
Randolph is one OF the Oldest towns in
the State, and with its immense proper
ton OF arabic land, fertility OF soil ana
beauty OF location may be justly consider
ed the model farming town OF Vermont.
In these days when we read and hear SO
much about the deserted farms in New
Englandv 1t is delightful to see such
thrifty farms as greet the eye on every
hand In this beautiful region. The town
ship was twice chartered, first by Cover
nor Wentworth OF New Hampshire under
the name OF Middlesex, and secondly by
Vermont by the name OF Randolph ana
was organized in 1873. II is situated on a
broad plateau, which forms the summit OF
Mt. Randolph and Is 1900 feet above the
sea level The air is dry, clear and cool,
and the scenery all about charming ana
surprising on every hand. Many a sight
seeker climbs up some mountain peak Tor
a ''viewr without getting SO fine land
scape as is continually spread before the
dweller here.
The. moral influence OF the natural sur
roundings on the development OF eharac-
ter is noted, and few small villages have
given the world so many useful and emf
nent men as has this, and at West Ran
dolph il is quite remarkable to note the
number OF fine residences, built by her
sons who have gone forth ana made their
spile" in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston and have returned TO their boy
hood homes to spend their summers and
some, even the entire year.
After five hour ride from Boston you
alight from the train at the wide-awake
aud growing village of West Randolph,
not and tired, where you are met by
carriage and a charming drive up an easy
ascent OF 1-2 miles brings you TO this
summit: and as IL is seven hundred feet
higher tnan the village you have just left,
you soon feel a difference in the air which
acts like a tonic, and you begin to feel like
new being and do ample justice to the
supper provided at the Maplewood.
OF late, visitors from the cities have
been so charmed with the location and its
Quiet, restful surroundings that summer
hotel became 8 necessity and three years
ago Mr.. Thatcher Stone, a business man
from Cambridge, in quest of health for
him self and his family, bought large
house that had been built for the use OF
the students of the state Normal School
situated in the center of the village, on an
avenue 200 feet wide, lined on either side
with beautiful shade trees, and fitted 1t up
for a hotel. He has since added to il, and
now has the finely appointed house called
the Maplewood, capable OF comfortably
accommodating one hundred guests.
One of tie chief delights here is the
driving. The roads are hard and smooth
and the scenery grand and varied, thro
valleys and over hills and through woods
where maiden hair ferns and an endless
variety OF wild flowers abound, and nc
mosquitoes.
The summer boarder is a new element in
this quiet village, with its one store, thret
churches and State Normal School. and
while they come from all parts of the Tn
ion, Cambridge and Boston furnish by far
the larg IT portion OF the guests, many Of
whom have been here every year since
the Maplewood was opened.-Boston Ey'
ening Transcript.