Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-12
Caspian Lake Notes, "Lakewood.


Joseph w. Atwood returned to Lake
wood" saturday evening after a visit OF
three days in Randolph.
The Eliots Of Boston, who have occupied
the Thurston cottage for seven consecu-
tive years, are now located in the King
cottage, near "Aspenhurst.n
DEW. S. Curtis has been down from Mont
pelier for a week with Mrs. Curtis, who Is
somewhat better in health tnan when she
came to the lake.
Charles kilburn OF Randolph came to
Camp Caspian Monday TO establish his
mother in her cottage. She endured the
journey very well and is very happy to be
here once more.
Mrs. Laura Cushman Of Burlington is at
the Whitehill cottage for month, comm z
Saturday. The WhIehills are also enter
tanning for few days, Mrs. Whitehills
sister, Mrs. Miller, Of Manchester, n. II.
new stall arrangement has just gone
, into effect, whereby a messenger from
town collects the mail from the camp each
afternoon, thus saving the cottagers a trip
to the village in the heat, or rain OF the
day.
DR.. Jenness ID. Wheeler OF Maiden, Mass,
came TO the Wheeler cottage Tuesday, the
Bird. Mrs. Wheeler, who was detained at
home by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Ariston Sanford, will join her husband
later.
The cottages are practically all occupied
now, golf and & nnis IN full swing, the
lake fully equipped with launches, canoes,
motor boats, sail boats and row boats, the
weather fine, and everybody is "enjoying
HIMSELF immensely,
Mrs. w. S. Eichelburger Of Washington,
ID. C., with her son, Donald, and her
mother, Mrs. McCrea, is again in ''Lake-
wood, occupying this season the Fitch
cottage. Prof EicheiburRer, who is lieu
tenant commander of the naval observa-
tory at Washington. is expected to Join
his family in about two weeks.
The Fourth of July opened with rain,
very considerably dampening the patriotic
enthusiasm of the small fry, and not few
OF their elders, and save for occasional tor
pedoes and frecraCkers the day was quiet
one. Toward evening. however, the clouds
ceased their weeping long enough to make
ii possible for us all to enjoy a fine and
varied display of fireworks on the lawn of
the Sibleys, and on the evening of the 9th
mented by big bonfire and sing, not OF
sacred music, in front OF the Hooker cot
tage.
The first of the Sunday afternoon sings
was held at B. I'll. San born's LAST Sunday.
This idea of meeting for an hour of sacred
song originated with Madam Salisbury
many years ago, and for a long time the
cottagers gathered on the veranda and
point directly in front of her cottage
every Sunday afternoon for this purpose.
She was great lover of music and a fine
singer, particularly in her early life, and
as long as she was with us never failed to
be present at the sing, always adding the
music Of her voice. Her gentle presence
is much missed by the cottsgers, who held
her 10 high esteem and 1--we.
z. L. Merchant, who. with mis- wife, rs al
present occupying the z. I. Salisbury cot
tage, was the happy recipient this week Of
a box from the store OF f.. A. Thomas, not
filled with the goodies often sent from
home to tempt the appetites of campers.
but containing dne group photograph Of
the force and most magnificent tie, evil
IDENTIFY Of tbs latest date, expressing in
every stripe the exquisite taste OF the
donors-"iust the thing" for life in the
woods, and of such generous proportions
as to be not only "a thing Of beauty but
most serviceable chest protector Mr..
Merchant intends to wear It during the
remainder Of his sojourn here, feeling sure
it viii prove a most taking ad. for the
already popular Randolph store.