Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-28
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
"soMg RAMeIiNo MOTIFS or AN
IDLE EXCURSION"

Hsrber-col. hoskins's Sunset Fac
tory-oId Orchard and Nantaskst-
Experience Of the Editor.
written for the Reformer.1
That erstwhile Brattleborean, Rud
yard kipling, said "Of all spots In tn,
world. New England would be one O
the best to live In Its climate did mo-
make living nearly impossible" Their,
and Easter when none OF us would dis
are few weeks between New Years
agree with Kipling: There are q few
more weeks between the gloriou,
Fourth and Thanksgiving when thu
climate and the weather alike have nc
terrors-when they breed nothing bu,
the JOY of living-when they make
nothing save unhappiness impossible
to the lover OF Gods out-of- doors
During these weeks the traveller tc
whom Northern New England Is ac-
cessible need not sigh for Switzerland
or Italy-richer in tradition but not
more handsomely endowed by Nature
II Is common mistake to plan In
midwinter for expensive. long distance
vacations and when fiy-time Gomez to
stay at home. Don't do 1t. When the
boys begin to carry tennis -rackets
past the house and the girls are hav-
ing their commencement gowns made
get Boston and Maine map and q
blue pencil, and mark where you think
you want to go. take a few weeks 10
get ready. and then go--and stay as
long as you can
The White Mountain day express Of
fers every inducement to those who
live along the Connecticut valley to
visit the New Hampshire mountain
resorts, Through train service from
New York to the foot of Mt. Wash
ington would have seemed a miracle
to Abel Crawford. but the scenery
was there in his day just as it is now
although the region was then but
a bowling wilderness" The White
Mountain train is the best summer
train that runs through Vermont, car
rying from five to ten New York. New
Haven & Hartford parlor cars, din
ing car, and coaches. Rapid transit
that is cool and clean in hot weather
has not yet been invented. but the
Mountain train approaches the ideal.
Only river boat could surpass 1t and
the boats aren't running now.
The familiar but always beautiful
valley of the Connecticut rapidly
chased the telegraph poles past us as
we sped on through Bellows Falls,
Charlestown. Claremont Junction and
Windsor The states prison town has
resumed it's calm aspect. Mary Rog-
ers, who did for it what Schlitz did
for Milwaukee, is spending the sum-
mer there. but at present Is not fur
nishing copy for the newspapers. Over
Central Vermont rails to White
River Junction, and then on up the
~ net
mills and the Olcott water falls. past
Norwich where "Hamp' Howe's
coaches collect the Dartmouth college
visitors at 20 cents mile. past--here
the editor fell asleep at the switch"
II is delightfully."- easy to fall asleep
on train. unless you happen to be in
a sleeping car but maps should not be
INDUCED in recklessly. The editor
hadn't been asleep 20 minutes when
Mrs. Editor woke him up and said;
What's the natter"
Il don't know" said the editor,
I'm all right thank you-or at least
was before you punched me-"
But the engine has stopped and
we aren't anywhere retorted our
better half.
And sure enough it had. Whereup-
IN we instituted an investigation and
earned that the engine was unavoid-
IDLY detained and we couldn't get past |
t. AS there were no connections to |
Miss, no one seemed In a hurry and |
We sat on the grass and watched the
hildren. Presently we went on. con-
ented in our car. except one woman.
mother train had come up behind us
nd she spied 1t. At once she attack
d the porter--apparently thought he
ras a division Superintendent |,
What do they mean by running 1
wo trains on one track" she sputter-
d, every road ought to have two
-acks"
ITS all right num- the colored I
emman treasured her. I'VE had a 7
agman out all de time we wuz wait $
t." n
We'll. l don't like it, There ought r
be two tracks. OF course I'm not :
this to us-"but one can't il
clip feeling bit nervous. There n
light to be two tracks, All roads :
lould be double track" o
Here the editor butted in. "
Madam he said. ''the two track /,
ads always use the same track Fl
r trains going in one direction. II n
is road had two tracks" O.
The nervous woman interrupted %
IF there were two Is
acks, we could go onto the other m
ick. couldn't WEI" n
And she went to the front of the n
r and stood all the way to Wells y,
yer watching the other train. hi
AT Wells River we crossed the kt
again and plunged in to- III,
I'd the mountains. taking the north w
/ branch from Woodsville. Lisbon, 70
thriving village. is the first stop.
4 tho OF
'ne neAe oui a.ion Susa, TIL. sh
1 North Conway.
Sugar Hill is the most westerly of M
mountain resorts. It has several ia
els and boarding houses the larg- Sc,
and best of which is the Sunset ba
| house. Sugar Hill village is at,
mile drive from the station. and tn,
ry expected guest of the Sunset lal
house is met by a conveyance. ex;
ere were four of us on this train, we
we found driver and four horses ha
ting. 1t was a delightful ride by thr
,nlight. Up, up. up to the foot of the
clouds. 1,500 feet above the sea- the
the village of Sugar Hill. and then do.
some more to the Sunset Hill ter
Sc. mile from the postoffice. A +
supper is always waiting when tan
SITS are expected and from our I
sriehce the guests are generally bus
ly to partake. cry
he BOwles & HOskins company, a stal
'oration. owns most of the top of wal
hill on which the Sunset Hill and
&c and its subsidiary buildings of
d. There are accommodations the
for 1925 guests and a force of 1877 sch,
loyes is required to run the estab- dec
nent. When built 26 years ago IL the
a very small house. but it has city
constantly enlarged and testi- wen
to the prosperity which has fol- dim
d the management of Col. Seth Con
[oskins. Mrs. Hoskins has charge mer
lie house itself. and their two sons, and
S. and DR.. Neal F.. both Dart or {
In graduates are the RIGHT and the