Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-01

deep DfU& OF the water the hN&IA% - 4
the points and headlandS that lndent /
the lake, the lights and shadows on
the mountain-rimmed horizon, the I
peace and quiet of the surroundings, /
combine TO give rest ID the body and
satisfaction TO the soul. Prof. Bliss
Perry has said that Greensboro
means lust something high and
green and soft with the CLEAN of
water and the Shadowy fir balsamS,
and sky that changes from moment
10 moment, like = beautiful woman.
There is q summer colony here,
probably the largest IN the state,
chiefly composed OF people engaged
In educational work and other profess
sions - teachers, preachers, doctors,
lawyers, judges, and a few business
men-which has taken a keen and
helpful interest IN the life of this lit
tie village. Greensboro furnishes an
excellent illustration Of the beneficial
effect of the best type of summer Wis
itors upon a country community.
There are about $50 cottages here IN
addition TO hotels and boarding houS-
Is. and approximately 5000 people
come to this place every summer. 4
view of an exceptionally fine land
scape. Lang pond IS situated in the
northern part of the town and Elllgo
pond extends into the western por-
ton.
~Elligo Pond.-Elhgo pond, in
Craftsbury. is located IN gulf or
depression and Is q picturesque body
OF water Its eastern shore rises
abruptly IN high, perpendicular cliffs.
The altitude OF the pond IS 500 feet.
This region once was a favorlte re-
sort of the St. Francis Indians. Little
Hosmer pond, in the northern part Of
+ Craftsbury, has an area OF 500 acres,
and the Southern portion Of Great
/ HoSmer pond extends into this town.
/ Duck pond lies 10 the east of Little
/ Hosmer. Craftsbury Common is
I 1,15S feet above set level. Great Hos
mer pond, IN Albany, has an area of
about 1000 acres and an elevation Of
F DOL feet There are several other
small ponds IN this town.
sThe Glover Ponds.-Parker pond,
with an area OF $40 acres, is IN the
northern part of Glover. Stones,
Clark and Runaway ponds are in the
eastern part, and Sweeney and Dan
4 iels ponds IN the western part. In an
attempt IN 1910 to divert the waters
OF Long or Runaway pond, mot the
Long pond of present-day geog-
raphy) the banks gave way and the
rushed down the valley to Lake Mem
/ phremagog, a distance of twenty
miles, levelling hills, filing valleys,
destroying mills, houses, cattle, hors-
IS and sheep. People who lived IN
/ the pathway of the flood escaped to
the hills. A highway now runs
through the bed of the old pond
/ 'sThe Barton river and branches of
the Black, Passumpsic and Lamoille
rivers, rise In the town Of Glover.
/ Walkers pond with an area of 100
acres is in the northern part of Low
/ ell. Kidder or Cowles' pond is in the
northern part of Irasburg and Brown
/ ington pond with an area Of 500 acres
l IS situated IN the norther npart of
/ Bloomington and extends into Derby.
/ Phillips pond Is In the northeastern
part Of Westfeld-
Lake Memphremagog. - Lake
/ NemphremagOg. with the exception
OF Lake Champlain, is the longest
body OF water In this region east of
the Great Lakes, and lies between
Newport and Derby and extends in
to Coventry. It IS thirty miles long,
from one TO four miles wide, and has
an altitude OF about 700 feet About
0ne-third OF the lake lies IN Vermont.
the greater portion being in Canada
Close to the western shore for the
greater part Of its length extends a
chain Of hills and mountains that add
much to the picturesqueness Of the
scene. Owls Head, Mount Oxford, /
and Mount Elephants tower above
the waters of the lake. landmarks for
all the countryside. Owls Head. /
$500 feet in height, was named In /
honor of Owl, an Indian chieftain. /
It's summit Is broken by many gorges /
and ravines. In one of these seclud- /
ed hooks Is held each summer a Ma I
sonic meeting. The view from the /
summit of this mountain is magnifi- /
cent.
Mount Elephants has been likened /
TO an elephant with trunk outstretch- /
ed At the foot OF this mountain the /
lake IS 50 feet deep. On the western /
side Of the mountains is trout pond /
about a mile in length Mount Or /
ford with its triple peaks, $500 feet |
N height, IS about six miles north |
west of the northern end Of the lake /
IN the township OF Sherbrooke The /
western shore of the lake for the
greater portion Of its length, is noun /
famous, while the eastern shore i +
level with the exception OF one or two 4
hills N Derby. The lake contains a /
considerable number OF islands. many 1
points headlands and bays and affords I
unusual advantages for sumner homes. /
Newport Is 2 large village situated i
at the southern end Of the lake and 4
from its higher portions beautiful lake I
views may be obtained. i pleasant /
yacht club house Is an attractive fea-
ture of Newport This village has
excellent train connections with the \
large cities Of the East IT i about /
four hours ride from Montreal, eight /
hours from Boston and twelve hours /
from New York The outlet OF Mem
phremagog Is Magog river, through /
Little Magog lake, Cherry river, St. /
Francis and St Lawrence rivers. 4
The lake Is situated about midway be- 4
tween Lake ChampIain and the Con-