Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-11
improvements at Caspian Lake.

! Caspian Lake, Greensboro, is favorit
summer resort for Randolph people, ant
every year new cottages and boathouse
are being built along its shores. Alread.
this season many Improvements in tn
cottages and boating facilities have beer
made, and several buildings have beer
erected.
There are now nine cottages in tn,
Wheeler camp and every lot in the Wheel
er property has been sold. On the roae
leading to this camp, Mrs. Lavinia Kilburr
OF Randolph has just built very pretty
cottage with broad pleasant piazzas, anC
on the rear street Mr.. Nat Burbank hal
put up cottage and laid out nice tennis
and croquet grounds. Lumber is being
drawn for the large cottage which l.. P
Thayer proposes to erect on the lake front
and which will be provided with ample
piazza room for the enjoyment OF the
view across the water.
East of the wheeler camp and adjoin-
ing it comes the Sanborn property, on
which Prof. A. L. Hardy OF st. Johnsbury
has just finished building large two
story structure for the accommodation 'oi
his family during the summer vacations
Adjoining the Wheeler camp and just
east OF it is the Sanborn property owned
by B. H. Sanborn OF the firm OF Leach
Shewell and Sanborn, book publishers In
Boston. Mr.. Sanborn has the largest and
finest cottage at the lake. 1t is built In
Queen Anne style with much fancy lattice
work, has three rooms on the lower floor
and four on the upper, and must have cost
its owner in the vicinity OF 5000. First on
the east stands the cottage erected this
year by Rev. G. w. Morrow, and second,
the summer residence Of Charles Thurston,
one OF the prettiest buildings on the
grounds.
On the Curtis 4 Brush reservation is q
fine new boathouse, having wharf in the
center, and new company Ice house. The
Curtis cottage, too, has been improved ty
the addition OF a veranda.
Farther up the lake shore is noticed the
large fancy cottage lately completed by
Mr.. Kinney OF Craftsbury, and, in close
proximity to it, the one belonging to his
SON. in law. Across the lake from the
Wheeler camp, parties from Littleton, n.
H., already have one fine cottage and are
making preparations to build several 9th
ers.
Those in camp last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Wheeler, Mrs. Margaret and
Miss Harriet Smith, Prof. and Mrs. N. j.
Whitehill, Miss Mary Dubois, Sherman
Moulton, Charles Thurston, Miss Clara
Dame, Mrs. Kilburn, Herbert Salisbury,
u, p. Thayer and DR.. w. s. Curtis and
family OF Randolph, the latter having
with them large party from Hardwick;
DR.. G. A. Wheeler, w. H. Laird, wife and
sister from White River Junction, the
Lairds intending to make two weeks
stay; B. H. Sanborn and family OF Boston,
and Lawyer Gordon and family OF Barre,
who are occupying the Morrow cottage
for couple of weeks and entertaining
friends from the Granite City.
Elaborate fireworks for the Fourth were
furnished by Mr.. Sanborn. and the brill
liant display was witnessed from the lake
by large fotilla OF boats, Messrs. White
hill, Sanborn and Salisbury being the ar
lists who touched the pieces off.
One handsome boat has been added to
the feet by w. H. Laird, and two by MI
Sanborn, who has also placed nice boat
house and dock on the grounds.
Caspian Lake is 2, 100 feet above the level
OF the sea and is stocked with brook trout
so large, according to reliable fishermen
Those who rise at an early hour in the
morning find no difficulty in catching al
| the fish needed for home consumption
between four and five a. m. being tht
| time when the willy trout shows the great
est amount OF curiosity with regard to tn
seductive fly. A seven-mile drive skirts
| the lake and charming views are obtained
at every hand. An abundance of clear
soft spring water supplies the camp, and
meat cart and bakers cart from Hard
wick visit it twice week; so that to-
strict fish diet shall not render the camp
ers altogether too intellectual for thei
winter surroundings.
People who go to this resort are SO en-
thusiastic in its praise that II one wer
to ask them their opinion with regard t.
the location OF the Garden OF Eden, the.
would very likely answer promptly
aforementioned