Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25
Swinging Round the Circle.


cars for Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Springfield and New York This car
for Concord, Manchester, Lowell and
Bostoni Train stops twenty minutes
for dinnerr"
NY route demanded "change.
During the two hours wait for the Pas
sumpsic train strolled about this busy
railroad centre, which sorely needs Il
Phelps to immoi talize it. The june
ton has restaurant that defies COM
petition. Its food is fresh and whole
some. On careful inspection, | failed
to find a single sandwich or doughnut
on which / mad carved my initials at
previous visits. This is worthy OF note.
This hamlet is famous for the Hanover
cracker, the>state fair and an excellent
local paper in the Landmark. ! found
Bro. Jamason experimenting the in
stallation of new gasoline engine. He
does good job business, enjoys life
and more than makes ends meet.
should judge.
The ride along the Connecticut river
is picturesque. The village of Brad
ford is a vision from the depot, distant
nearly mile, at the foot of a range of
hills. Instinctively, made my way to
the Opinion office and found Bro Park
er sat it.n He has well-located Of
flee. IN a block of his own, with first
class mechanical equipment, not to
mention some rather good-looking fe-
male assistants. The Opinion covers
a large field so thoroughly as to dis
courage competition. The paper shows
Improvement, too, since John Chase, a
son of the veteran Lyndon editor, has
been added otis staff. Harry took his
team and gave me ride about the
place, enabling me to verify my first
impression of the town. Though small
and quiet, ii is neat and tidy, with
many pretty cottages and well-kept
laws-a typical Vermont village. 1t
has handsome school building ana a
valued library building, both named
after their donor, Mr. Wood. an ex-
ample of the most enduring kind of a
monument to be left in community.
Hotel Low is anything but slow" as a
hostelry. 1t was built by public sub
scription ut cost of about $4,000 and
is a credit to the public spirit of its con-
tributors. There was "malice afOre-
thought in locating its dining room
where one is apt to forget the good
food served before the even stronger
attraction of the beautiful view across
the Connecticut valley and the White
mountains in the background. Brad
ford suffered a severe blow in the fail
ure of its savings bank recently, but ii
has plenty of pluck and some cash left
yet.
On arriving at st. ,Johnsbury, | was
met by ex-Bro. Sault, who rendered
me the freedom ofthe city and his own
home. III had deferred my visit a week
! should have found the new Mrs. Sault
in charge. As il was.I could only ten
der my congratulations in advance.
joe is a fine fellow, as everybody
knows, even if he is a Sunday school
superintendent. The ruling passion
is still strong in him and | would not
be surprised to see him again welding
the quill ere long.
Classic st. Johnsburyl As rode
about its streets under the pilotage of
my host and saw its edifices devoted to
morals and culture, ceased to wonder
that its babies are born with excres-
cences on their shoulderblades that
seem destined to develop flying abili-
ties within few generations. and with
spectacles fitted to their eyes. But for
the steep hill that divides the village
into upper and lower strata, st. Johns
h,,.,- ,..nnli ha =. modal tour, In canfio-
uration. The homes of divers and
sundry Fairbankses, who, though en-
gagged in .'scaly" business, have man
aged to acquire wealth and maintain
respect in the community, are luxuri-
Gus and beautiful in their surround
ings. The scale works are buster than
for several years, and the magnitude
of the industry is reflected in the pros
perity of the town. The North church,
which cost 800, 000,is one OF the finest
edifices in New England. The Fair
bankses gave 100000 toward it. The
museum is elegant in architecture and
filled with priceless wonders of nature.
II was donated by Fairbanks. The
Atheneum contains thousands of books
and an art gallery in which one paint
ing. "Bierstadt's Domes of the Ycsem-
ite,n cost $4,000. More benevolence
of the Fairbankses. With such adj
vantages, supplemented by high-grade
schools and an academy of wide note,
the atmosphere of st. Johnsbury can
not fail to produce mental giants. 1t
would have that effect on Katiirs and
Cingalese.
II was to be expected that st. Johns
bury's newspaper offices would be in
keeping with their environment. They
are. The Caledonian has the best
weekly newspaper plant in Vermont,
unless it is that of the Phoenix at Brat
tleboro. 1t is large, light and roomy.
The mechanical equipment is of a very
high grade. Everything is arranged
for comfort and for ease in turning out
the very best kind of work. The Re
publican. too, has very complete
equipment and seems to be in clover
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