The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

i'll If has been in the hai'os use, ,ot
Ensian"' nronrietors but u nue.
a sno IIoa that its patronage Was ~" bic
ne a''''o, - any time as il has peeii 49,"
aS ,a,S The present proprietor, tst ~
s T,t tonl, the property January t -;
frau, 'W wear and, having en.,a aiy
ilie i',1IoJ fine house, at once ,io';t v
oye,i'" a,i'ortisc il and offer thc eit'
co n ~ home. like, comfortable, Piuas
lolhs i T. to nut up at during the sun;
an. iantbs As a result OF ms eHp;
'',o, and knowledge of the hoiei W. tho
eico ~ w. has succeeded in flllihe 'ns
ness ~ rar the season. The house ~ al.
i i1"nI ,'I.ce TO. stop at III SUNNI, nt
NC, about five acres OF wen nop'
Mna,nds surround the house, an" aon
S ';o '.nurts. croquet grounds anu p ,tar
ure grounds are l''N
tainment of guests .,;l1;,os were
-, LII rom the original SHE OF wv
.'iUN ON Nrvfane Hill, to their presg,na
,unatinn in the valley, whefe pce''.e'
. ,p,' .,nrt house and Jail, there are 10
w., nlnut sixty fine residences toMh
, Lay, nnn church. tCongregationialist y
n .. .toree two millst near the viiiaeel'
wv. .a savings bank and two holeis
~ t. .,troets marks and greens are tiilchis
~. ~" ,,;tb mapniticicnt shade trees, So
~. IL. =, mo bloom of summer the place
r III rognnhles "A veritablc paradise on
i"'i Ia thc center of the village is
,it'ntod the public green or PARK ileaN
H ~. ,'''i.ioI With trees, in the center OF
~ il , beautiful fountain oil clear
,',,nI,ling wafer the court house, lhe
sla 'a.' " hnnyo pratt's Inn, and also the
Cnn,yrpoational church, FAC ng tlc llai
ON the north and east an" h'''.. 49,
,h,nuoh the shade trees on the green
are lawn tennis ana cr"luc' E'1 1,',,I'.
,'L;in swings and hammocks uanGic
from the trees i'll proiusloh' ~ III ~
over "A mile to the eastward ol w
lace lies the old Wmdham I"lih'y AZ
Ground. Two miles northeast "l 'ii'
village are the famous mineral SPi l"-ni
from which large shipments Oh li,l.ial
water are made annually 10 Ne" i"iN
and elsewhere 49,, I,r,,oot
Pratt's Inn at Ncwfanc, the largest
and best hotel to he found anywhere III
Windham County outside OF braun
boro and Bellows Falls, has recehtIs
been purchased by Harry g. r; ffa'''
and has been thoroughly RENTED rGii"
waited and repaired, and also suppii'u
with new furniture, beds beddlhs' eic:'
by its cnterprising proprietor ana ~
now one of the most popular ana wen
kent hotels in central New England
ar of any of its well known summer
resorts. 49,
In refittiug and refurnishing. tins
house. it has been the specla! ann Oh
its energetic proprietor, Mr.. Pratt. To
make it "A place second "a no other III
New England where tina business man
who desires to spend the . heated term
of summer with his family IN a heaith-
ful and romantic summer resort can
find lust the place he wants Not ON!
The oyerworkcd business man, but the
tourist. the pleasure seeker and an
otlrrs in fact. will find al tins popular
bnusc every convenience and acconio-
dation to be obtained at any first class
hotel in New England, and in addition
thereto place where they VIII be
made IA feel absolutely at home.
In addition to a very large number OF
sipplr rooms. there are now To DC fouhu
at this hotel. also a large number OF
rooms in suits. all finely fuTnlsheu ana
convenient for families if desired, ana
All nf easy access to the balcony OF the
hotel. the dining rooms and pariors'
These rooms last alluded to have been
fitted up and furnished with especial
rnferenre tn the accommodation of large
or small parties. There are ~ an
about 20 sleeping rooms and the house
can afford comfortable accommodations
tn FIFTY or more guests. Ten people are
nmnIoyed in the service Of the House.
Harry Pratt is young man, very pop
ular and native of Brattehoro. lie
cIerkel for four years al the American
House of Brattleboro and year at me
Putnam House in Bennington. Vt. tie
also conducted a cafe in Brattleboro
prior 10 purchasing the present prop
rrty. Pratt's Inn under his manage
ment and supervision promises 10 pe,
come a fayorite summering resort Vi
Windham county.