The Washington times., 1910-06-27
Route of Munsey Tour
Amended to Get Hotel
Accommodations.
PATHFINDING PARTY
is NOW IN VERMONT
Automobile Clubs Arranging Warm
Welcome on Arrival of
Tourists.

MONTPELIER, VT, June 27.-Every-
thing possible was done in this town 20
facilitate the work OF the pathGndirg
party for the AIunsey Historic Tour
From the time the EMF car carrying
the men arrived here until il left this
morning, local motorists, members Of
the Automobile Club of Vermont. and
public officials made the party feel AT
home.
The news that the Nunsey Historic
Tour would pass through this city was
received with the warmest expressions
Of pleasure by all parties, and every
possible assistance which could make
the work Of the pathhnders easy was
cheerfully rendered. When the tran
blazers arrived last night they found
a warm welcome at once
Among the first TO make the acquaint-
ance of the party were +. II. Parsons,
publisher of the Montpelier Morning
Journal and an ardent advocate Of good
roads, and G. s. Ballard, secretary Of
the Automobile Club of Vermont.
Beth men expressed their pleasure
that the tour was to come through this
city, and arranged before the evening
vas over that a committee Of escort
run out of this city on August %, when
the tour passes through this section, and
meet the visiting cars. Everything pos
sible viii be done by the local clubmen
TO assure TIE comfort Of the Munsey
Historic Tourists while they are in this
city whether their stay be long or short.
Local Men Praise Route.
Besides making practical arrange
ments to welcome the tourists, Mr.
Ballard and Mr.. Parsons took the party
TO the headquarters Of the Automobile
Club in this city. and went infinitely
over the route with them. The trail
which the pathinders are following has
been indicated by the Touring Club Of
America. and both declared that it was
one Of tire best
The places Of interest in the town
were pointed out. and steps were taken
by the local men 10 assure perfect ar
engagements so that the tourists could
see everything of Importance when they
Montpelier has been for nearly a hun
dred years the capital of Vermont, and
her State house is a venerable pile in
the center of the city. The Pavilion
Hotel. at which the pathfnding party
is stopping, is on the site Of an old
tavern which IS celebrated because IL
was the place where General Lafayette
stopped on his tour Of these regions.
The event is cOmmemOrated by a bronze
tablet on the front of the house
Leaving Breton Woods the pathfnding
party picked up the old stage road lead
ing away from the Crawford Notch.
This was first laid out in 100, and is
now a favorite trail for automobhists-
Where Historic Church Stood.
This road will take the AIunsey tourists
h.
on their right shortly after leaving the
town a memorial stone to mark the place
where stood the first house Of worship
ever erected in that section. This little
church was used by all denominations,
showing the religious tolerance Of the
early settlers, and after u ceased 10 be
a place of worship was used for more
than forty years as town house.
The road here Is intensely interesting,
passing through deep valleys with ranges
Of the White mountains on both sides
The path winds sometimes 10 the tops
Of the hills and then descends to the
valleys. In one place before reaching
St. Johnsbury, there is long coast OF
more than a mile from the top Of a ridge
down TO the level of the valley.
On the west Of St. JOhusbury the
tourists will see the two famous bodies
Of water known as ''JOe's Pond" and
'MOlliC'S Pond They are named Tor
old Joe. an Indian. who gained COnsid-
era bic renOWn as a warrior during me
French and Indian wars and who came
down TO this section 10 live after the
white men had driven his tribe back
into the wilderness. He was accom-
panied by NCIlie. his sQUaw. and lived
in this section until extreme old age.
The beautiful waterfall. a few miles
below the iake. is called ''MOllies
Falls" in tribute TO the sduaw-
Old Name Is Retained.
\ considerable part of the inhabitants
of this region do net like the name
'Joe's Pond" and they have tried sew
eral times to hare it changed to st
bloomsbury Lake" but the great mass
- the people cling TO the Old dcsigna-
ton and win have none Of the better
sounding title.
The Automobile Club Of Vermont has
posted signs through all this section,
warning autOiStS Of the dangerous turns
and desCCuts IN which the country
abounds- The signs win be found a
great help TO the tourists. for. as in all
mountainous country. the roads make
sudden windinCs. which continue for