St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-08-02
WHITE MOUNTAIN FETE DAY,
The Guests at Hotel Look on Have a
Celebration.


Tbopob located less than 80 miles from
the leading mountain resorts OF New
England we venture the statement that
the residents of ST. Johnsbury know less
about the summer life of the White
Mountain hotels than residents of Bos-
ron and New York who keep thorough
Iv posted either by annual pilgrimages
or by constant reading of the daily press
One hears occasionally OF the larger
hotels. but few people ever visit them
and about all their impressions OF the
White Mountains are gained from
hurried trip through the notch on the
way to the sands Of the scashore'
The White Mountain season is now at
its height. and the month OF August will
see n larger crowd there than has been
seen for many Years. Boston, New
York and Philadelphia have sent their
full quota, and the smaller cities OF New
England have contributed their share.
Bethlehem is getting ready for her an
nual coaching parade and balls and par
ties are being held nightly at the various
obstetrics.
Friday, July %, was grand icte day
for the guests at Hotel Look OFF, given
IN celebrate the installation OF The new
electric light plant which was put in by
A. B. Moves * Co. Of St. Johnsbury,
The plant has over 500 iucandcscent
lights and l6 arc lights and is the
largcs. electric plant in the White Noun
taius.
Hotel Look OGis beautifully situated
on Sugar Hill in Lisbon at an altitude
OF 1900 feet. 1t commands a breadth
and variety of view only to be surpassed
bv the view from the summit OF Mount
Washington. The Look of faces the
east, overlooking the beautiful Franco
MIA Valley and the famous Franconia
Notch. At the right are the rugged
Francona Mountains, Mounts kins-
man, Cannon, Lafayette and Garfield.
Beyond is the Presidential Range with
Washington overlapping all. The Twin
Mountains near and beyond them
Cherry Mountain; still farther are the
Starr King and Pilot Ranges, and yet
more distant, the Dixvlle Mountains,
In the far distance, Owls Head i'll Can
ada is seen, with many well-known lesser
peaks nearer by. On the west, the
Green Mountains on the horizon, with
Mount Mansfield and CameI's Hump
plainly discernble,
Every day one gets different view OF
these grand mountains, and the ever
changing vistas and cloud effects are one
of the greatest attractions OF the place
The hotel was built in 1887 and has 10C
well furnished rooms, each one OF which
affords good view of the mountains
Every room is supplied with gas anc
electric lights, and electric bells. Besides
the electric plant, A. b. Noyes & Co
have put in passenger elevator, steam
heat and perfectly sanitary plumbing
system. The hotel is owned by the Loci
off Spring Company and leased to Hiram
Moves & Son, who are as progressive
and attentive to the wants OF thei
guests as anyone could desire.
Twenty rods from the hotel is the IA
nous Look Of spring, one of the purest
springs in the mountains and already
quite famous for its healing properties
A beautiful pagoda has been builtarounC
this spring and E. E. McGatfey OF thu
Crystal Spring Bottling Company has
put in a carbonator and the water is Sc
well charged that an expert cannot tel
the difference between the carbonateC
water and the imported Apolinari
water.
So much for a brief description of TIN
hotel and its surroundings. Now for
description of the fete day. The hote
had about one hundred regular guest
that day and several hundred NOR
drovei in from the surrounding hotels, TIL
Saranac band OF Littleton had been eli
gagged for the day, and arrived at moor
when the festivities began. After Dime
nearly one thousand people were there
and Edwin Darling of Pawtucket, X.
made the Introductory address. M
Darling proclaimed Sugar Hill the Swift
erland of America, "Itlights the state
New Hampshire permanently at highe
altitude than any other locality. b
sides Hotel Look Of, it has the fine
views, the finest springs, and Conant
base ball fame
Mr.. Darling then introduced the or
tor of the day, Rev. c. II, Spaulding
Cambridge, Mass. The latter gave
short and eloquent address suggested
the opening OF the electric plant, Amor
other things he said, This is festival
light. We have at Hotel Lo,
Off the most complete electric hg
plant in this section of t
White Mountains. This is an ACHE
ment worthy of such festival. S
hundred lights will shine tonight and
feet their brilliancy over these hills a
valleys Our ancestors struck flint a
lit torch. Mr. Noyes presses butt