News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-25
VISIT SMUGGLERS' NOTCH
A Large Party Make the Trip
Over From Jeffersonville to
Stowe - Delightful Journey
Finest of Mountain Scenery
Royal Entertainment

The fact that state road through
Smugglers' Notch would open up good
mode of travelling through some o. The
| tnest mountain scenery in northern Yer.
mont was the main reason for party
of nearly one hundred men visiting that
section last Monday and going over the
route marked out by survey author
lied by Gov. Gates-who, by the way, is
very enthusiastic in regard to the pro-
posed road.
The gathering was NOT a local one,
but made up of representative men from
various parts of the state, who had ac-
cepted an invitation from H. w. Varnurn,
l.. S. Morse and Linus Leavens to make
the trip over the new survey through the
Notch to Stowe.
The day was an ideal one-the air was
cool and crisp, the sky clear. making it
one of Vcrmont's best October days. The
party was met at Cambridge Junction
and a dozen autos whisked them up the
mountain side five miles to the mills of L.
S. Morse. This alone is delightful drive
over good roads and gives one view of
Mt. Mansfield not obtained in any other
direction, and also of Sterling, which is
some mountain in itself.
Reaching the Morse settlement the
party spent awhile in social intercourse,
when announcement was made that din
ner was ready, The visitors, expecting
lunch of sandwiches and coffee, or crack
ers and cheese, were ushered into the
which to their surprise con-
tanned half dozen long tables decorated |
with fruit and autumn leaves. The walls |
were festooned with patriotic bunting |
and now and then an attractive picture.
Half dozen of ,Jeffersonville's charming
young ladies arrayed in waite, wearing
aprons on which was artistically in-
'eribed in green the word Vermont"
lid the waiting act, under the direction
Of Mrs. Ira Morse, in a manner that
would reflect credit on the best of hotels.
t was a regular course dinner with
lainty menu cards at each plate. The
east was spleudidly prepared and nicely
erved 1t consisted off,
Tomato Bis que-Satines
Boiled Salmon Potatoes au Julienne
toast Pork-Dressing Roast Beef, au jus
Mashed Potatoes Boiled Potatoes
Squash Picked Beets
Rolls, la Eli
Washington Pie Mnce Pie Apple Pie
American Cheese Crackers
Vanilla lee Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee Aqua Pura Tea
After dinner the party set out for the
Notch under the guidance of Commits
Toner Bates and Engineer Maynard
hat is, most of them did. A few went
N their own hook and "rantankerous"
ime they had of it going up hill and
own. A large wagon covered with hay
nd blankets and drawn by four horses
vas provided for those who felt that I
igestions would be impaired by great I
xertions after heavy meal. However,
II became pedestrians on reaching the ,
oint where the old route of the road I
vas abandoned and course along the
lopes was taken to secure the easy {
rades which the survey substitutes for ,
he steep, tragic agonies of Dead Horse
ILL.,"
Stops were made along the route to .
njoy the fine views which will be afford
by the new road, and when these bus
less men from twenty Vermont towns !;
cached the height of land in the Notch
nd met the men from Stowe who had
ome up from the other side of the noun =
ain there were hearty congratulations v
lat all had devoted day to the study n
a project to open up one of the chief
ories of Vermont, which would be t.
ride for any State. Il
After visit to the Big Spring, where o
| drank heartily. the party divided, re