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

worse place-in hurry. Further on,
comes the celebrated Greensboro bend,
where the track makes a detour OF
some six miles to climb half mile. II
in hurry, one haG better drop off, run
across lots and catch the train ahead.
It's queer railroading for the East, re-
Winding one of Rocky mountain
grades, if one has seen them, and OF
pictures OF it if he has not.
AT East Hardwick i took team for
Caspian Lake, Greensboro, determined
to put to the test the boasts of camp
ers there that it was the finest outing
place in Vermont. My hosts were
Prof. Whitchill and his estimable wife,
formerly of Randolph, now of Mont
pelier. | found their cottage as cosy
and comfortable within as 1t was at
tractive without. The camping season
was on the wane, but | had a good
chance to look over the resort. The
lake Is beautiful sheet of water three
miles long By mile and half wide.
Its waters are clear and cold. Its shores
are clean and free from marshes. Mos
quitoes are unknown and flies not at
all troublesome. The air, at the alti-
tude of 400 feet above sea level, is
braeing and health-giying. The fish
| inc cannot be said to be first-class, but
when one of those five or ten-pound
trout is landed it is fun enough to pay
for some waiting. | tished, but in vain.
This. however, does not prove the en-
tire absence Of the sport. Twas ever
thus with with me. About the lake,
either in groups or alone, are 40 sum
mer cottages, of which % are in the
camp variously known as the Randolph
camp, Wheeler's camp and Camp Cas-
plan. These cottages are far more
comfortable and roomy than is gener-
ally the case. The camp has running
water brought to every cottage, good
drainage and many ofthe conveniences
of home. 1t is an ideal place for rest,
with sport enough to break the monot-
ony. ! came away charmed. Some
body can rent me cottage at Greens
boro sometime.
Hardwick is second Barre. A
dreamy little hamlet has been trans
formed in few years TO a hustling
town. Granite has done il. Some 200
or 800 cutters are employed here,
mostly on Woodbury. granite which
comes from quarries in that town, to
which branch railroad leads from
Hardwick liardwick could not be
classed among things beautiful, it is too
new and too old, all mixed. But few
years will smooth all this and bring
improvement in everything, even the
hotel, which is called e.Centennial,n
| suppose because ii is n hundred years
old. The Hardwick Gazette Office is
convenient and well appointed for its
work. Bro.Laymon is too cool to suf-
fer from .nervous prostration,r as his
predecessor, Albee, did. He is also
too good manager. He has four men
employees, not one of whom
smokes, drinks or swears. How the
wheels keep running is mystery.
Morrisville next can't keep away
from the newspaper offices If try. and
I'm not trying. The News and Citizen
is Morrisville-Hyde Park combina-
ton affair and credit to both places.
The newspaper work is mostly done at
Morrisville, but Bro. Lewis has first
class printing office at Hyde Park,
where ne lives, driving over to the for
mer place every day. He showed me
his plants and both towns. Norris
vile is large. growing and enterpris-
ing place, with many handsome build
ings, homes and drives. Its leading
hotel is large and handsomely appoint
ed. At Hyde Park. the citizens have
built nice hotel and give the rent to
a landlord who runs a flrst-class house.
Gov. Page had the kindness to show
me over his beautiful residence, lately
finished, and his hide dressing plant.
This latter is practically all the indus
try in town, but is. as all know, the
greatest of its kind in the world Every
thing the butcher takes, save eatable
meat, finds market with Carroll.
Everything is utilized, too. There is
no waste. After following the process
from start to finish, over several acres
of floor space, | asked the governor IL
anything was thrown away. "Well,
nothing except the broth in the dreg
house." he replied, 'and that is fed to
the hogs" Hides, hoofs, horns, bones.
hair, wool-every thing is made into
something marketable. The governor
has founu it necessary to enlarge his
plant in some particular every year but
one since 1880 He started the bust
ness ia cellar, which he pointed ont
to me. | also visited the Lamoille
County Savings bank, of which Gov.
Page is president. 1t has never lost a
dollar, has half a million deposits and
hasn't dollar invested outside Yer
mont.
At Cambridge Junction fell in with
a Plattsburgh excursion crowd-re-
turning. Further description is I'M
necessary. A brief run over to Bur-
lington, a short chat with the Free
Press boys and home on the night
train. A delightful four days trip.
Fellow sufferers in the profession, go
thou and do likewise, and don't fail to
make Randolph. The latcn stringis
out. l.. b. j..
Quite True.