Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-06-28
"THB NINA"
Something About the quiet HOmelIIse
Resort at NOrthheld---Its Attractions
and What IL Is Free From.

Something About the quiet Homelike
Resort at NorthheId---Its Attractions
and what Il Is Free From.
"The Nina" is on one of the sightliest
places in Mortified, and many times peo-
pie are heard to say, at is the finest
view in Northfeldw The sight from the
house looking up the Connecticut valley is
beautiful taking in the river spanned by
the railroad bridge, with the mountain
ranges seen in the distance. The spacious
verandas of "The Nina are on the east,
west and north sides of the house, and
cool breezes blow across them always.
These verandas are lighted at night so that
one reads easily, as the house is lighted by
"a better light than electric, the Wells
bach incandescent gas burner, AT evening
the house looks like fairy palace, so bril-
liant, yet so soft, is the light. The fur
nishings are chosen with good taste, soft
tints prevailing, fred room" green
room" and "blue room" being especial
ly pretty. The crockery was imported
specially for 1.-THE Nina and is delicate
in form and neat in decoration. Much of
the furniture is also made to order. An ell
egant toilet room is at once "a thing of
beauty" and of great service to the tran
sient and mayhap dusty guest. The kitch-
en- is supplied with every modern appli-
ance for doing work quickly and well, and
well-equipped laundry and competent
laundress are ready to attend to the wants
of guests. There are electric bells all over
the house.
The auditorium, where all meetings are
held during the conventions, is but four
minutes walk from "The Nina" and shad-
cd nv no nj M a
way Midway bet ween the house and the
auditorium are the stables of "The Nina"
and here are good horses and careful driv-
ers ready to carry guests to the trains, or
on pleasure excursions to Mount Hermon
or elsewhere. Some of these teams are
quite speedy, one of them easily covering
the three miles to South Vernon with two
passengers in less than Is minutes. A
two-seater, a three-seater, and single
scatter, are ready, and with good accommo-
datons for caring for the teams of those
who drive from the adjoining towns, the
stable is, as one has said, "a mighty
handy thing"
An illuminated sign shows by night the
way to those seeking place for their team
or team for the station Those who 60
from Brattleboro or other nearby towns
will find the drive pleasant one, and a
good dinner or tea served with nothing of
hotel flavor or manners about it, but is a
real home-ike place. The number of
guests that can be lodged and fed is about
70. The house is connected with the sta
bic by telephone and every modern conven-
fence is used. The house has been com
pletely changed and retitted at large eX-
pense.
With the purest of water, air untainted
by factory smoke, and city or village filth,
and the associations the best possible (be-
ing the most earnest of each denomina-
tion) Mortified offers to the transient
guest, or the one seeking a summer rest,
more than can often be found.
The "Moody conventions" begin June
90 and between them and various Bible
readings and lectures, there is an almost
unbroken series of entertainments of lit
erary and religious nature till Sept. 10.
More and more Mortified is becoming a
summer resort for the class of people who
desire to be free from the things that are
forbidden in "The Nina" rum, tobacco,
profanity and card playing. There are
multitudes of places where any or all OF
these can be found, but almost no place
where they are absent.
None but Christian people are employ
ed, and there is not filthy or untidy spot
on the premises. Miss l. c. Wart, recent
ly teacher in the High school of Brattle-
boro, is matron, D. L. Griggs, the propre
tor, spending most of his time at North
field, returning to Brattleboro at night.