The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
CARTON 1907"

Vermont, as set forth III the Noiuni'
nous document just issued by the state
hoard of agriculture, is beautiful
but sparsely populated and very mar
row strip of land surrounding VIII
loughbv lake whose charm is so subtle
and atmosphere so invigorating that
its overhanging mountains appear
"peopled with forms and features
fantastic" There are in the state. a
number of counties but the only one
of any Importance is Orleans. The
most important town in this county is
Barton and its chief claim to distinc'
ton is the fact that it is the home
of the Barton Development associa'
ton. although we are told that the
METROPOLIS boasts also of a "baseball
association, a tennis club and a good
band In the portions of Orleans
county that do not border directly on
Willoughby lake may be found other
bodies of water, among them Mem
phremagog, Caspian, Seymour, Echo
and Crystal lakes. They are worth
mentioning, however, principally be-
cause they lie near Barton and its
several miles of concrete sidewalks.
The outlying territory of the state,
i. e.. that out of reach of Barton, is
divided into IL counties, but little of
the scenery within this area is worthy
of Photographic reproduction when
compared to that in the vicinity Of
Willoughby lake. Nor is there much
to be said concerning these rural pre-
cincts. Addison county, to be sure,
has a village called Vergennes and
Bennington county hamlet known as
Manchester, but compared to Barton
shucks! Caledonia and Chittenden
counties are populated to small ex'
tent, the thickest settlements being
st. Johnsbury in the former and Bur
lington in the latter, yet these com
munities are worthy of no detailed de-
scription when there is such a place
as Barton on which to expatiate Els
sex county is merely ''narrow strip
of land away up in the northeast cor
ner of the state;" thousands of miles
from Barton, it may be inferred, and
therefore correspondingly insignifi-
cant. Grand Isle county Consists
solely of islands," while Orange coun-
ty would be nothing but for its Fair
lee. Rutland county has a few places
worth cursory reference as have also
Washington and Windsor counties, but
they are long way off and inaecessi-
BILE from Barton.
Windham county wouldn t be worth
mentioning were it not for the fact
that it contains two settlements
Westminster, where the first blood of
the revolution was shed; and Vernon,
which was settled in 1890. Once upon
a time there were two other counties
in the state, Franklin and Lamoille;
but they have become obsolete, at
least so much so that they are not
mentioned.
But within the narrow confines of
the state are opportunities for the
summer resident, the summer visitor,
the tourist the capitalist and the
workingman. Desirable places close
to Barton are to be had and there re-
mains in the state some real estate
that does not border on Willoughby
lake. Interested persons should send
to the secretary of the Barton De-
velopment association for copy of
"Vermont, 1907" RENTING enough
to cover freight charges. Clubs can
save money by ordering in carload
lots. As an incentive to prospective
visitors a souvenir postcard of Will
loughby lake will be given to each
and every person who can find bit of
scenery near Barton that is not re
produced in green ink in the brochure
herewith described.