Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-14
OUR SUMMER HOTELs.
AT MANCHESTER.

We copy the following from the New
York Mail and Express of Saturday:
The many popular summer resorts
among the mountains of Vermont and
New Hampshire are being put in readi
ness for an early season. Situated in the
southwestern part of Vermont, on pla-
teau one thousand feet above tide water,
in a valley between the Green and Taconic
ranges, is the charming village of Man
chester. For more than half century it
has been known as one of the most
famous summer resorts of New England.
II is easy OF access. being only six hours
from New York via the Hudson River
railroad. Leaving the Gran0 Central at
0 a. M, reaching Manchester at 3 p. M,
or by the magnificent night Hudson river
steamers to Troy, thence by train to
Manchester. Here for manv years Sen
ator Orvis, the veteran hotel keeper, has
run his we'll known Equinox House,
which has long been acknowledged one
of the best kept hotels in the country.
Nr. Charles P Magee, formerly manager
of the carriage service at the New York
Social club, has become proprietor of the
Equinox livery stable. The drives about
are all attractive and varied, the fine
roads making driving and bicycling a
pleasure. beautiful library, the gift
of Mrs. Willing, of Chicago, erected to
he memory of her father, Judge Skin
ner, will be opened to the public early in
June. The Munson House, a small fam
lily hotel, very we'll kept by Mr.. F. c..
Williams, is pleasantly situated at the
northern part of the wide village street.
Right opposite and next to the Equinox
hotel is a fine boarding house, kept by
Charles Orvs. Manchester Is city of
churches" supporting a large Congre-
gational church, an Episcopal church
and fine new Catholic church, which
was finished last season. Among the
summer cottagers may be mentioned
Hon. E. S. Isham, of Chicago; Rev. DR..
Smyth, of New York; Rev. DR.. Reed. Of
California; Mrs. A. w. Brown, of New
York; Mr.. f. f. Clark, of Philadelphia !;
Mr.. w. G. Spelman, of Brooklyn; the
Misses Hawly, of New York; Mr.. Chas.
: A. Sands, of East Orange, n. j.; Mrs.
Carver of New York; Mrs. Shepard and
? her daughter Mrs. Strong, of Cleveland,
Ohio; Mis-. r. p. HOyt, of New York ;
: Mrs. Judge Burton, of Buffalo, n. Y.
Rev. DR.. Narrower, of Staten Island.
BREAD LOAF.
Prof. H. B. Cornwall and family OF
Princeton, n. j., Will return for their
l twelfth season at Bread Loaf ABOUT June
1 %. Their cottage is being newly painted
I and put in handsome repair.
! The Rev. George L. Curtis of Balti
more has also re-engaged rooms for him
self, mother and sister.
Miss Sarah H. Adams of Boston, {
n member of the famous Massachusetts
: family of that name, and we'll known il
+ literary circles for her translations OF
German works, will return in June fo
u the summer to pass her fourth season a
# the Inn.
o Mr.. w. d. Stewart and wife of New
a York will return to the Inn as usual il
August, together with friends from Bal
timore,
S. S. Bullions, Esq, or Troy has sen
on large consignment of goods for tn
'r furnishing of the very handsome ney
ID cottage built by him at Bread Loaf las
s. summer. He expects to visit the In
y within a short time.