The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
VERMONT RESORTS.
Among the Green Mountains and Along The
Shores Of Lake Champlaln.

or the twenty thousand people in and
around the city OF Providence who have
been in the habit OF spending their sum
mer vacations In New Hampshire and
Maine for D number OF years past, large
per centage have cast wistful eyes to-
wards the Green mountains OF Vermont.
From the distant views that they were
enabled TO obtain Of them from the sum-
mits OF the White mountains. and other
points Of observation they were satisfied
that there was a variety OF scenery fully
equal to any that they had enjoyed in
any other part or New England.
: Season after season many have intended
| spending at least a few weeks OF their va
| cation among the hills OF Vermont or on
the shores OF Lake Champlain, where
| both water and mountain scenery can be
| enjoyed. but because they had conceived
| the idea that there were scanty hotel ac-
| commodations as compared with her sis
! ter state OF New Hampshire, they have
! put of their sojourn In the hope that
something might turn up TO convince
| them that they would he well cared for.
! A very little correspondence would
have sa tisfied them that there are sever
al hundred good hotels and boarding
! places scattered all over the state. but
as many neglected 10 write for informa-
tion. IL is the special privilege Of the
Providence News Summer Resort Bu-
reau TO place I'm their hands hotel. rail
road and steamboat circulars that give
! full descriptions OF the various localities
where they are located, and which will
| convince any person that the people of
the Green Mountain state have anticipat-
| ed the wants Of the travelling public by
! providing comfortable hostelries in every
/ county within it's borders, and that the
! railroad and steamboat companies have
/ made ample provision for as high class a
! service as can be enjoyed In other states.
The Central Vermont railroad extends
from New London in the state OF Con-
necticut where excellent connections can
be made by boat from New York, through
the states OF Connecticut and Massachu-
setts 70 Brattleboro, Vermont, thence TO
White River Junction connecting with
the Boston & Maine, and on through
Windsor. Orange, Washington, Chitten-
den. Lamoille and Franklin counties, COW
ering the central portion of the state,
crossing the Green mountains and cours-
ing i'm and around them, the highest
point being Mt Mansfield. at the top Of
which Is located the Summit House.
some 4500 feet above sea level. which is
reached by good carriage road. by
leaving the train at the town of Water
bury, then by eleotrics to Stowe ten
miles, the coach from the village OF
Stowe Will convey you to the summit OF
the mountain. BY leaving the train at
Jerfersonville, on the st Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain branch of the Boston &
Maine. beautiful drive OF thirteen miles
is enjoyed through the famous Snug
glers Notch before you reach the noun
tain The views from the summit OF Mt.
Mansfield are said to be fully as charm
Ing as those enjoyed from Mt Washing
ton, and you are more sure OF finding
clear weather by which to view the sur
rounding landscape.
But Mt. Mansfield is only one OF a great
many mountain peaks that possess fully
as many charms the same as the small
er mountains round about Mt Washing
ton are equally interesting as the
crowning peak OF them all.
All along the Central Vermont line
there are good hotels I'm nearly every VIII
lage, and we are receiving circulars near
ly every day describing the country
that surrounds them, which any person
can have, by calling Al our Summer Re
sort Bureau where our manager will also
furnish personal information.
Another line covering full as interesting
a section OF the state is the Rutland rail-
road, which begins at the Connecticut
river, at Bellows Falls. where n con-
meets with the Boston a. Maine and at
historic Bennington I'm the south western
portion. II courses through the counties OF
Windham. Windsor, Bennington, Rut-
land Addison and Chttenden, skIrting |
Lake Champiain for long distance. and |
reaching the Green mountains. making it's |
terminus at Ogdensburg. N Y. -Hr
All along this line I'm the beautiful val |
leys and on the mountain slopes and the /
shores Of Lake Champlain and Lake |
Dunmore can be found good hotels and |
camping grounds, and hotel circulars /
giving particulars can be procured at The |
News Summer Resort Bureau.
Both OF these lines connect at Burling- /
with the steamers Of Ia CbaunpIai N
Transportation company. which render |
excellent service. reaching all of the Inn /
portant places on both Lake Champlain \
and Lake George Summer borders In
Vermont are therefore afforded an oppor-
tunity TO enjoy n days ride over ono OF /
the most charming inland waterways I'm
the country as a side attmction, Ausable
Chasm being nearly opposite Burlington,
a short but interesting sail to Port Kent
and Journey TO Fort Ticonderoga at the
terminus Of the trip takes one nearly the
whole length OF Lake Champlain the
whole distance being crowded with sight
seeing as the various ports are entered by
tho steamer. AZ White River Junction the
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Centrel Vermont and Boston & Maine
roads for Woodstock the route being
very picturesque.
The northern section of Vermont Is
reached by the Boston g. Maine railroad,
which includes the Lake Memphremagog
region. where there are several good To-
calities fun OF interest 10 the summer
traveller, and good hotels for their ac-
commodation
CAN at The News Summer Resort Ri-
reau. corner Mathewson and Washington
streets for circular and general informa-
tion.
Too many People Daily with catarrh.-
lt strikes one like a thunderclap. develops
with rapidity that no other disease does