The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-03

has a good word to say about the
place and knockers seem to be an UNI
known species of the human race in
this beautiful resort.
Being only few minutes trolley
ride from Broadway and readily ac-
cessible, it appeals especially to bust
ness men and clerks, who after the
hurry and hustle of the day, delight
to enjoy the balmy breezes of a warm
summers evening by ride on Yer
mont's premier electric road and
spend the night among the pine-scent-
ed woods. Everyone. however, who
loves nature and tne beauty of the
free open country, will find much to
please them in Bennington's newest
suburb Beautiful scenery, mountain
walks and the embracing and delight
full odor of the pines all combined to
make one worship nature.
The idea of building cottages along
the edge of the woods adjacent to the
trolley road originated with the erec-
ton of Camp Rest by l., E. Royce,
William and Harry Wills and Hubert
e. Hart. This occurred in May, 1908.
The original camp is still standing. 1t
Is situated just this side of the long
rock cut about rs yards from the road.
| From its grounds through a beautiful
vista of heavily wooded hills may be
seen towering some four miles distant
the stately battle monument. AS a
background for the scene appear the
| SALISBURY mountains with their
sharp peaks, resembling from the dis
| lance the Rocky mountains OF the
west. The cottage itself is a comfor'
| table structure with a yeranda, ben
cnes and everything that goes to make
| canning life cheerful Within its
hospitable walls many sumptuous
feast has been served while gay par
ties made merry with sparkling water
from its exclusive spring.
At BARRIERS Pines proper the orig
inal settler was John II. Norton. He
purchased last year four acres or lane
from A. S. Peake and this spring cree
ted thereon the most pretensious pun
galOw in the community, naming his
estate Cedar Bluff" 1t is an especi
ally appropriate name. Situated
some fifty feet above the railroad
tracks and partially hidden from view
by young cedars on all sides, 1t pre-
sents q striking appearance. From
me station winds a well laid roao
which was built last fall by Mr.. Nor
ron and C. c. Kimball. The cottage
itself has a wide piazza from which
an excellent view of the valley ano
the opposite charming hills may be
seen. The interior furnishings are
ideal and every comfort known tc
camps is in evidence.
10 nh
being graded and seeded and wher
completed will be as fine as any coun
try estate. Young trees have beel
set ont and stones and fallen trees re
moved One of the luxuries or tnt
camp is an lice box" built in the slue
of a hill in which no ice need be useo
to keep all food stuffs in the best o.
shane. Nearby is a nevertalline
snring. From this water might be
mined to the camp with little trouble
Trimming back to the Lemuel Morgan
line on the east, the land owned by
Mr. Norton contains many fine sites
for building.
Mr. Norton is one of the most pup
uc snirjted of the settlements loya
residents. He delights in showing
the stranger the many points OF inter
est and revels in the beauties OF nat
ure as seen in the surrounding coun
try. He speaks with enthusiasm o.
the many benefits to be derived from
outdoor life among the pines and pre-
diets bright future for the thriving
resort. No..
Within a short distance of the NOT
ron bungalow is the camp of j. w
Hurlbut' manager of the Bennington
Way paper Company. This unique