Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06

only one of which j. tcniN,cl to-day, and
that by .hc unfortunate victim of an
accident VINO for practical purposes, can
not set away, The tavern, once the CEN
ter Of great activity. IL now closed every
winter. its proprietor goinr to New York
to stay with his son. For the summer
months he keeps it open in a modest
way. Yet the view from its piazza is cx-
ceeded in beauty by that of few OF the
great mountain hotels. Its columns sup
porting the pazzas on two stories are
great pine trees. hcwed ont and rounded
as If on 4 lathe. This Is the prevailing
style of architecture. a disused two
story grocery establishment next door Is
built on the same plan Its lower floor.
constructed in stone, with great iron
window shutters, was once II thriving
general store. It's proprietor lived over
head in the frame half of the building.
Each floor thus has its piazza supported
by pine tree columns The ed.ficc is now
entirely unoccupiod. The only store In
the village. a little further up the street.
opens at five o'clock when the mail comes
in but at earlier hours in the day the in
tending purchaser must seek the pro-
prietor at his house.
Everything IN the village seems gradu-
ally going out of existence. II once had
a blacksmith shop. Through its windows
one may still see the bellows and other
paraphernalia Of the village smithy, just
as IT was left on the last day of his ten
ancy. One may see the wagon shop near
by. with its approach from the high
way to the second story for carriages
needing paint; but all is vacant. One
may see where n grst mill used to be, on
a little affluent Of the Connecticut at
this point. This village was plainly once
OF some consequence. Jonathan Ross, at
one time United States senator from Ver-
mont. was born here. as We're a consider
able line of distinguished teachers, law
yers and judges of tho old regime.
If Chase & Hartman build their dam
here, the village will have Il new lease Of
life. The task of constructing it would
bring hundreds Of men to give this sleepy
village start forward. In spite of the
long distances over which the electric
current is conveyed considerable business
would remain to be done at the source Of
its production. a dam holding In check
the accumulated downpour of ten miles
Of this river would employ in its care
and maintenance q considerable colony.
They could now come in and buy good
homes at three hundred dollars apiece
on the main street.
/ The merit OF tho Waterford power
would be comparative stendiness, 1t
would prove n balance wheel to the moro
mercurial falls, like those AZ Zonr and
on the lower Connecticut. A chain OF
lakes, such as lie north of hero, forms
q very substantial source of river supply.
1t would be n simple engineering matter.
by q series OF dams on these lakes, great
ly to increase even the present stoadinesl
OF tho stream flow at tho Fifteen mile
Falls.
Dammins the river q, this point Will
lift It's level all the way back to the
meadows between Lunenhurs and Lam
castor, which lie ahou, eight hundred
foot above sea level. 3etWeon that SEQ.
tlon and Lower Waterford the river run.
through relatively narrow gorge. Dial
ton on ono side and Concord, VI, on the
othor, are very high towns. Dalton noun
tain comes we'll down to the water.
edge The proposed dam will seemingly
make tho stream nGvigabie like u lake
and provo of some convenience as we'll al
Of beauty,