The Newtown bee., 1894-10-05

private dock, cottages new and modern. Steamer "Nellie'' from Vergennes makes daily trips to Westport, stopping morn ing and evening at Mile Point with daily
 mail. The points of interest in the vicin- ity are Barn Rock, Booth Point, Palis- ades, Rattle Harbor, Partridge Harbor,
 where the Americans hid away from the
 British, Iron Ore Bed, Birch Bay, Dia-
 mond Island, Apple Tree Grove and Fort | Cassin. This fort was fired upon by the | British during the Revolutionary war,
 and until recently tree struck by one of the balls from an English ship stood directly on the point. The Otter Creek river empties into Lake Champlain at this point. This river is the largest and longest in Vermont, 90 miles, ,and is navi- gable only eight miles to the city of Yer gennes. There were number of young ladies at Mile Point but
 GREAT DERTH OF MARRIAGEABLE YOUNG
 The fishing was fairly good. We made
 one catch of pickerel which weighed |
 this season, and we felt quite elated. l Campers come and go at Mile Point.
 Everyone seems to enjoy himself or her. self and it is quite democratic. On look
 ing from our window Sunday morning
 we discovered queer looking craft an-
 chored in the bay. On making some in-
 quiries we learned that the new arrivals |
 making sketches along the lake shore,
 They called their place of anchorage ia
 corner in Paradise" We left Mile Point
 Friday on steamer "Nellie'' for Vest
 port. At Westport we took steamer . "Vermont" for Plattsburgh. This steamer is the largest of the fleet, ele- gantly equipped, and has 56 state rooms : at 5. 35 a. m., and took the train to Clayton. This village has about 5000 in
 habitants. Its three hotels Hubbard ~ House, the West End and the Walton House are well known. From Clay l. ton we went to Alexandria bay on the steamer "St Lawrence" Al , exandria Bay is in the very hear u of the Thousand Island region ans ;. is visited annually by multitudes of peo pie, many of them from the most remot Il portions of the globe. The fame of tn 2 Thousand Island House extends to tn z, limits of the continent. The Crossmal B. House stands upon point looking to l. ward the river. Several of the island re are very large, the largest being Welles 'e ly Island. It is eight miles long and fou ss miles wide. There are many very cestl or and elegant houses here. Among ther De being K. W. Dewey's, New Y ork, Georg
 M. Pullman's, Chicago, Henry R. Heatf O. Brooklyn, and William c. Browning'l le New York. We took search light @ h. cursion among the islands and the effet d. was most beautiful. From Clayton W a went to Buffalo and remained there owe ed night and then started for Crystal Beacl g Ontario, where we spent the rest of ot ad time. We had some difficulty In gettir ss cur baggage into Canada.
 n THE CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICER WAS LITTLE SUSPICIOUS
 ial of us, but after offering him the keys L fC dllo"cu us lo SIdiLu lt. "e louuu u
 Canadian people very pleasant. Cam
 ed on the Beach five days. We were
 lighted to find ourselves in ''no license town. A large political picnic of 50 om people came to the Beach the day aft ste our arrival and everything was vel rd- quiet. This place is little on the Com ad- Island order, with the beer left out. en- reached Marmaroneck Saturday $50 pm m., tired and dirty, but we'll pleased wi his our trip.-[The Widows.