Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-12

among the evidence Of this i the fact
that when digging down sixty or seventy
feet shells are found. This basin Is
surrounded BY 3 chain Of mountains and
in plain sight OF one point in the high
way can be seen Camsls Hump, Mt. /
Mansfield, ElmOre mountain. Worcester
mountain, Sterling mountain, Bakers
field mountain, Lowell mountain and /
the more elevated points Of the White |
Mountains in New Hampshire. From !
this same point can b seen all the
towns which this year furnished COVER
nor, lieutenant governor. state auditor,
secretary Of state and the new judge Of
the supreme court, Judge Powers.
These towns are CraftsbuTy, Walden.
Morristown, and johnson. The resi-
iences of all these officials are within
eight miles from this point except the
residence Of to-be-goyernor Bell, which
is less than seventeen miles away. II
was a ride TO be enjoyed by one most
Indifferent to the attractions Of nature,
the scenery ever changing and revealing
itself anew. 1t was glorious.
Perhaps We might mention the fact
that in this village with a population of
422 there is banking capital OF more
than a million dollars. The greater
part Of it is invested in the Lamoille
Valley and ALL Of it is invested in
Vermont.
The residential part of Main street
is lined with NAPLES, the overlapping
branches Of which almost meet and form
an arehway over the street.
The Modern Woodmen and the Odd
Fellows have halls here. The village
has its golf club, a few nice tennis
courts, free reading room, free gym.
nasium, public library, news paper,
connected with which is well appointed
iob printing office.
| OF course no one would think OF
being at Hyde Park without visiting the
large hide house there, owned and
operated by ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page
1t is nearly sixteen years ago since We
first visited Hyde Park, and then the
: hide business was considered to be a:
, good as it ever would be. But tn,
plant has been enlarged, and enlarged
, again and again, almost every year, un
, til it now covers an area OF almost two
acres, and what was originally calfskiI
r business, now includes hides, sheep pelts
wool, bone, tallow, fertilizer and poultr'
I food. Nothing here is wasted; every
thing is utilized, even the sewage irri
t eating meadow near the hide house
r 1t is exceedingly interesting to watcI
E the working OF the different, machine:
: the best that money can purchase, an
5 to note the system, the skill, the push
e the snap, and the care employed. Th
Q business in all its details runs like clocl
e work, in fact it is a system perfected b
close and unremitting attention I
o business. Besides the men emplOye
4 in the various branches of this building
q the business is 50 enormous as to requir
II a staff of twenty-three to do the cleric;
n work alone. Here, too, this latter sy
n TEN is as near absolutely perfect as it
t. possible for human ingenuity TO nah
1t it so. Mr.. Page is an exceedingly bu:
IF man, but be devoted considerable tin
r in taking the writer over the Offices an
a hide house, also in explaining the oper
n tons from the receipt Of hides, bone
Of tallow, ETC., until shipment was made
d the condition desired.
s. The Phoenix House, risen phnni
n like from the ashes OF the America
n, House, is nice, comfortable hote
De The rooms are large, we'll furnishe,
sr neat aud coy, provided with electrt
re lights and bells, and other modern il
provements. The proprietor, A.
ID Spicer, is a genial and pleasant ma
a and looks well to the comfort and cute
d. tainment OF mis- guests, and he is alb
he seconded in his efforts to please by b
lie charming wife. The cuisine is fir
he class, and the dining room service, vii
in staff of attractive and capable wal
10 ers, is excellent. The house meri
ul and receives large share of patronay
pc from travelling men and Others who ha
De to make hotels their temporary hon
Id 1t has a homelike appearance, al
Y visitors find themselves we'll cared f
e, in every respect.
oil Hyde Park is the shire town
j. Lamoille county, and at this time Il
ee semi-annual term of county court W
" being held, Hon. James NJ. Tyler pr
he siding. The village also contains t
of only Roman Catholic Church in 4
as county. On the whole it is a model al
prosperous village, and the public spil
DO and enterprise shown by its citizens a
DO worthy of emulation.
DO After an absence of eight days
90 returned home, having enjoyed one
90 the pleasantest trips that can be h
On anpHhere and fully cnnuinced ihat n