Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-05
CAMP fire GIRLS OUTING
At AveriIl Lake This Year for
Their Annual Camping Trip
Our First Day at Camp

Wednesday, the long looked Tor
day, came at last-the rain came
also--but nevertheless 6:15 a. m.
saw nineteen girls, miscellaneous
assortment of baggage and few
parents and friends gathered at the
Island Pond station. Fortunately,
we had the train mostly to ourselves.
At Norton, Raymond Marsh and
Carl Withrow loaded our baggage
into double team and the girls set
out on feot for Averill, five miles
distant. We were so anxious to
arrived at our destination, that the
way seemed short and we were
much surprised when we came in
sight of the Lake.
When we arrived at Mr.. Schoff's
cottage, which we had rented for
week, there was a running up and
down stairs and chorus of ooh,
isn't this dandy?". Its great" "the
best place we ever had" Won't
we have fun?" And all these things
were true. There was brisk fire
burning in the kitchen, long table
in the dining-room, was all set and
had two vases of honeysuckles but
when we descended the stairs we
found the best of all, big living
room with a smooth hardwood floor a
good supply of rustic chairs and
big fire place in which fresh fire was
cracking. AS the day was cold and
damp, this was indeed welcome.
1t was only nine O'Clock and it
seemed as if we had been up for
hours. Rooms were chosen and
suit cases unpacked but still it was
not dinner time, but when the beans
and brown bread did arrive full
justice was done to them.
Early in the afternoon, Miss
Fullington, Ruth Foster, Mable
Osborne and Geneva Roby started
exploring and found a delightful
path which finally brought them to
a little beach and the Cold Spring
House. They got back to the cot
tage just in time to escape getting
caught in heavy thunder shower.
The special feature Of this hike, at
least to Mable, was a bear climbing
a stump on the veranda of the Cold
Spring House. The animal proved
to be stuffed.
The VictroIa, lent US by Raymond
Marsh, was kept busy most of the
afternoon and evening. Hortense
Mackay thought things were getting
rather dull and caused some excite
ment by falling into the Lake. At
night, the two piazzas were covered
with mattresses and silence finally
reigned.
Thursday, June Is.
Thursday, morning dawned cold
and dreary, but the Camp and its
occupants were not dreary, for
Mable Osborne built a roaring fire
in the fireplace. Thus early she
showed her ability in making fire
and did not lose her supremacy,
whenever the fire needed replenish-
ing Mable was demanded.
The all-day hike that had been
planned was postponed on account
of the rain. Pauline Parlin and
Hortense Mackay, the cooks of the
day, set three dishes of jello in the
ice house to cool and the proceeded
to pare dishpan full of potatoes
for dinner. They had just finished
this task, when Mrs. Schof appear
ed carrying one of the dishes of jello,
somewhat mixed with sawdust.
She had been hunting vainly for her
potatoes and had tipped over the
dish. 1t scenes that the girls had
taken her potatoes instead of our
own. They were sufficiently punish
ed for this mistake by having to go
without their share of the jello and
the other portions were rather small.
In the afternoon, in spite of the
rain, seven people, including Miss
Hooker and Miss Fullington started
to Norton. 1t rained most of the
way. Coming back, the party was
OWED into groups but they were
overtaken by a Ford which took
them all in. AS there were three
occupants in the first place, this
made ten in the car but the Little
Ford ratified right along"