Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-28

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pronounced opinions. these are s0m'
OF the joys that accompany the even
ing production Of the sunset factory
and they vary from day to day. bu
are always entertaining.
There IL not drop Of liquor sold
at the Sunset Hill house. Col Hos
kins not only says II IL unnecessary
to sell LIQUOR to conduct n summer
hotel but that In many instances 1t u
a great deal better a. business pol
icely purely, not to sell 1t. This has
been demonstrated and plainly KNOCKS
In the head the oft-repeated assertion
that Vermont liquor laws have kept
the summer hotels out.
The dining room service at the sun
set Hill house Ia perfect. The best Of
food. clean and we'll cooked, Is served
by girls who In winter attend schools
as teachers or scholars, who earn
enough pay to enable them to take
only what tips are freely offered-all
this presents. a strong contrast to
some Of the more prominent houses IN
the mountains.
As for location no finer view than
that from the front Of the house. fac
Ing Mt. Lafayette and the Presiden-
tial range. can be had anywhere. 1t
Is far enough from the railroad so
that no undesirable people intrude
and on the whole is most delightful
whole summer.
We left at $3.50 In the morning for
the 1880 train to Fabyan. This was
the cleanest train and carried the
most affable conductor II has been our
ri n xn.tsh To
quired II We We're going to stop at
Fabyan and told us that we could get
dinner at the White Mountain house
for rs cents. at the Fabyan house for
$l.00 at the Mt. Pleasant or Mt WASH
lngton for $500 each. We found the
Fabyan house nearest the station and
so we chose that. The ride from
Sugar Hill to Fabyan is through a
wild region. There are functions that
lead to Jefferson, to Bethlehem. and
to the Profile house. and the Maine
Central road from Portland 10 Que
bee meets the Boston 4 Maine at
Fabyan. Here. too. branches off the
six-mile spur that leads to the foot
OF the cog railway up Mt. washing
ton. We had only two hours at
Fabyan, which we consumed In eat
ing dinner At 1:45 we took the
Maine Central train for Portland. An
observation cars runs through the
mountains TO Bartlett, about 10 miles
Of the widest, toughest mountain
scenery that can be found anywhere
in the world.
The first station Is only mile from
Fabyan and is called Breton Woods.
This is an old name but was not
commonly used until recently. The
train SfAnS rfDhf 90 he
Pleasant house. and over across the
track few hundred yards away is
the new Mt. Washington. said to be
the finest summer hosiery In the
world. From here the entire mass of
MI. Washington may be seen across
the plain as well as the whole of the
Presidential range and several minor
peaks. The Boston & Maine tracks to
the Base station pass in front of the
Mt. Pleasant house. The ride TO
Crawford's about four miles, Is UP
a steep grade but through a compare
tive plain. with mountains in the dis
lance. and the cog railway track on
the side Of Mt. Washington can be
plainly seen from the cars Craw-
ford's. where Thomas Crawford, son
of Abel Crawford started to build
the first Crawford house in 1850. since
burned and rebuilt, Is the highest
point OF the railroad Here the Am
FLYER starts off to the west
on its journey to the Connecticut,
and the Saco river to the east and
he ocean. The track is 1900 feet
above the sea level. and in the next
10 miles drops over 1000 feet. The |
mail lake to be seen in front of the |
Crawford house is the source of the |
saco river. The view from the piazza |
# the hotel across the lawn to the |
rate of the Notch. Mt Jackson on
me side, Mt. Willard on the other,
With Mt. Webster in front and be-
ond is most impressive one Leav-
ng Crawford's the train passes
through what is called the upper
ateway Of the Notch. The rock is
ut out to depth of so feet. the
tream of the Saco was turned aside
permit the laying of the track. and !
lie creation of the passage required :
NO years of incessant labor. Be-
ond. the frail Frankensten trestle :
bids the cars suspended between !,
nth and sky for brief space. while =
lie Frankenstein cliff towers above.
he track runs along the mountain
de, hundreds of feet down on the :,
II, and hundreds of feet up. on the -
ght. and in many places can be 9.
en- ahead or behind the train wind -
G around apparently impossible ~ ~
aces. We saw the barn left on the n
lie of the Wiley homestead where =.
CURED the famous landslide in !.
1ich the Wiley family were killed 81 >.
1926 The house was destroyed by !"
e in 1900. AT one end of the Wiley II
ook bridge is the section house oc- W
pied by the men who constantly "
ftA frnx e..
ice through the Notch. Near Be- i ie'
8 are the ruins of the original W.
awford house built by Abel Craw- ~. III
d about 1920. From here to Saw ~ ~
IS River the unbroken grandeur of ~
lside and forest. rock and river, ~
Fps the travellers constant atten- M
n. At Bartlett the observation car ~ ~,
s taken off and we changed cars ~
the Portland train. 70
The run from Bartlett to Portland ON
Tvs gradual change In the aspect he
the scenery. from the mountains sa,
the sea. AS the Maine line is ,
sed. the territory becomes more Ike,
and overgrown with brush than is ths
n in Vermont. The view of Sc of
o lake at several points is most sa,
active and justifies the claim that An,
re are no lakes like the Maine aw-
. "heu we reacneu fortiahu, ant
Guy on tiihe at QUO O'Clock. we doe
no liiore urea tnan we should par
peen aiter carriage ride OF ellie
'e or four hours. This trip through Ian
mountains does not bore one as sta
ordinary railroad ride is prone to n
There is constant variety and in tbe
st at every point. ticl
,rtland is a city of 10000 inhabi- sun
$ but impresses the stranger as was
ty of three times that size. Its kin,
trolley cars are hustling in ev- una
direction. its Union station is the MAI
ting point of scores of trains. it's lcass
n front is lined with wharves hot
docks. its harbor is full of crafts hon
ariOuS sizes from the Ianuch and hacl