The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-24

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Hancock, F. NJ. Crawford, E. W. Brad
ford, G. II. Dewey, DR.. B. G. Jenney, r.
B. Godfrey, VIM. H. Hawkins and j. E.
Burke.
The party was under the direction of
Maj. Coffey. Transportation over the
Glastonbury railroad was provided by
Col. Bennett. To these gentlemen is
due much of the enjoyment the trip
afforded. The ride up the mountain
was very enjoyable, the scenery being
delightful. The party left the station by
special train at about O'Clock p. m. On
arriving at Camp Comfort the half hour
before supper was announced was spent
in looking about the Camp and its sur
roundings. The commodious hotel with
its brilliantly lighted rooms and broad
piazzas alive with groups of those on
pleasure bent, presented every appear
ance of popular and prosperous sum
mer resort Erected some four years
ago by the Green Mountain Summer
Home Company, it stands in charming
vale amid the silence of primeval for
est, unbroken save by the song of the
wild birds, the gentle murmur of the
pines, and the lullaby of silvery streams.
A delightful retreat from the busy
haunts of men.
HAS your venture been so far success
ful?' asks a gentlemen of II. W. Martin, a
member of the Company, young man of
indomitable energy, well-known in two
cities-Woodford and New York, to say
nothing of his having been postmaster
of Bennington in the days when the outs
were,in. Certainly" he replied, 1.-THE
first season we had some fifty New
Workers here. You see we have en-
larged the hotel and built sixteen pretty
cottages about it; the result of the at
fractions of the Camp for city people es-
pecially. Many New Workers come
here. c. L. Tiffany of Tiffany & Com
pany, is regular patron, as are excel
lector Exhardt, j. Livingstone, President;
and Col. N. w. Winchester, Vice Presi-
dent of the National Express Company;
E. A. Quintard, President of the Citi-
| zens' Savings Bank; ex-Surrogate Dan
iel Rollins, DIR. II. f. Walker and H. 7.
Mallie. They with other welLknown
New Workers come here with their fam
| lilies.
1--WE own 1000 acres of hill and vale,
upland and lowland, forests, lakes and
trout streams, while as for the scenery,
| it is as varied and picturesque as any in
| New England"
Some three miles distant from Camp
| Comfort is Little Pond Club House. 1t
| takes its name from the small body of
water upon the shore of which 1t stands,
and it has all the attractions of a restful
summer home. Camp Comfort and the
| Club House together accommodate about
| $50 people at present.
Supper being announced, the large
dining room was quickly filled; and
with appetites whetted to a keen
edge by exercise and mountain air, the
party did full justice to the bountiful
repast. Far from thickly settled haunts
of industry, in streams of purest water,
uncontam;nated by poisonous acids and
noxious matter such as is discharged
into streams flowing through manufac-
turing districts, the famous mountain
troutis here found at it's best. Thanks
to the dense forests still CO 5ering these
hills, the sparkling streams, the native
element of these gamey fish, never go
dry, and throughout range of "a miles
over and about this charming haunt, the
guests of Camp Comfort and Little Lake
Club House may enjoy the best of trout
fishing. Such were our thoughts as a
plate loaded with these specified beau
ties, cooked to turn, was placed before
us. Following the very excellent sup
per. a social hour was most agreeably
spent around the festive board. Fred
Hancock was by an unanimous vote
made President of the evening" Mr..
Joslyn, the hospitable and efficient host
of Camp Comfort was introduced to his
guests by Maj. Coffey. Speeches being
next in order, calls to that end were hap
PLY responded to by A. j. Dewey, Maj.
Valentine, DR.. E. B. Daley, Mayor
Twitchell of Bath, Me-, r. B. Godfrey
and others. Following the speech
making, Col. Bennett introduced Mrs.
JoslYn, the hostess, to whom the party
by rising vote, rendered thanks for,
and full appreciation of, the evenings
excellent repast. The sounding of the
engine whistle reminded the party that
the hour for returning. had come. We
left Camp Comfort fully of the opinion
that its future as popular summer re-
sort is assured. If many Green Noun
tain boys and girls have left the beauti-
full hills of their childhood, eager for
wealth and honors they imagine other
sections of our country will more surely
and quickly secure to them, there are
those, chiefly residents of our great
cities, who, in steadily increasing num-
bers, seek these grand old hills and
lovely valleys tor summers rest and
recreation. Numbers of this class are
from year to year purchasing abandoned
hillside FARMS" and being as rule, peo-
pie of cultivated tastes, transform them
into delightful summer homes. This
compensatory movement is further aid
ed in different sections of the State by
enterprises similar to that undertaken by
the Green Mountain Summer Home
Company. Large tracts of land are
being purchased and converted into fish
and game preserves. The intelligent
Vermonter is beginning to realize the
fact that to New England belongs the
honor of presenting the most beautiful,
varied and picturesque natural scenery
our country affords, and that no State
surpasses Vermont in this respect. He
notes the yearly increasing numbers of
those who come among these hills for
health and pleasure; the tendency on
the part of many of them to secure per-
manent summer homes,-as evidenced
by the pretty cottages constantly spring
ing up in wild and heretofore uninhabit-
ed localities, and the liberal patronage,
resorts like Camp Comfort are receiving.
Realizing all this, at the same time APP
preciating the substantial benefit the
citizens of the State are in one way and
another deriving from these summer
time jewellers within her borders, he be-
comes firm advocate and supporter of
all legitimate action taken with a view
to check the wanton, indiscriminate
slaughter of forest fish and game.