Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-11-17
Mentions Orleans and Milloughby.

on seeing vermont Is from the
Poultney Journal:
Confessing to having reached the
period of our twenty-ffth reunion,
probably because of no better excuse
for having gotten away from the old
routine of day, we twain, with the
Youngest, accepted very kind in
vltatlon to look over some parts of
| Vermont on Saturday and according
", when Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Ripley drove up in their Buick they
did not have to wait long before we
were under way. He having drafted
/ an itinerary for the pleasure of US
all, there was nothing to do but sit
back and enjoy yourself every min
ute. And that's what we did.
We headed for the splendid country
road just beyond (no, not in) Rut-
| land; and before reaching Woodstock,
took the Clifford road, narrow but
comfortable, and really romatic. Com
ing out in Bethel, we passed through
the town and camped at a pleasant
point just outside where lunch was
served. And it was sumptuous. too;
no use trying to deny that we had
couple of good cooks with US, for it
won't go down.
I'll say that us west-siders don't
old Vermont, and until we have tried
it out we are entitled to such an
opinion. Go over there once, though
and forever after hold your pee.-e
/ Up through Randolph, Mortified a :
into Montpelier, why, it's no wonder
everyone looks prosperous. 1ntermin-
gled with the tremendous mountain
ranges, and their pretty foliage, the
; farms give evidence of their proper
management, the cattle are as sleek
as a kid glove, the buildings in fair
repair, the inhabitants are thrifty and
comely, and there is an air about the
east siders that denote a considerable
satisfaction at having cast their lol
, over there.
Hilly? Your a good guesser. Had
, 20 go into Montpelier. Don't mear.
that it was against our feelings to dc
o, simply detour made it necessary.
! All was quiet and calm in the Capitol
= City. 1t will wake up immediately
after January first, you bet, when the
: legislature gets there. This is the
one city in the State where they can
/ raise one thing above the Standard
, and that is board. Passing through
5 the city via Main street we COM
5 menced to climb. The ascent was sc
2 continuous for a time that there was
4 no apparent top to it. When we
? reached the peak, though, we could
2 see for miles and miles in every
/ direction, a feast for the eyes, ar
2 eXpanse of mountain ranges and peaks
each wing with the other as they
= lowered above the pretty city below
t Could anything be more beautiful
: When the Creator designed the uni
2 verse ne certainly contributed lot Oh
4 beautiful scenery to Montpelier anC
! in fact all the Northern sections. We
2 pushed on,rather reluctant, though, Il
= leave such a view behind. We tool
r observations next in Danville, the
: highest town in the States, some
!, 1400 feet above sea level, and as the
e envelope corner says 400 feet nearer
Heaven than St. Johnsbury." Which
2 is true. We dropped off into the Ill!
= white city without mishap, and landed
j right side up at the New st. Johns
t bury House just as the sun went down
S Cosy, clean, comfortable, cosmopol
! itan-like, Mr.. Moore and his retinu,
a made US feel very much at home. w,
S ate two square meals, had comfortabl,
e beds, and were able to leave there OF
- Sunday morning before we had use,
: up all our travellers checks. st
Johnsbury is live town, no mistake
e and the Saturday night commuter
y from the hills gave st. Johnsbury al
e air quite like the metropolis, so thicl
h were they. 1t was here that we wer,
e joined by Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Looms
d and son, Daniel, and Mrs. Mary Park
r hill and chauffeur of Burlington. w,
= did the town after evening meal, ant
e the addition to the party joined US il
D making merry until retiring time. A
: 10 on Sunday morning we started du,
Y north, passing through Lyndon, SUIT
t ton, Newark, and Westmore, skirtins
t along the shore of Lake Willoughby
), one of Vermont's most beautiful bodies
S of water; turning northwestward her,
t and heading for Newport. Here w,
g found a clean, pretty settlement, tn,
home of our deceased governor, Geo
S III. Prouty, and where we had years
T ago enjoyed his gracious hospitality
d But delays were not to be allowed
g for wasn't it most time for eats again
So we headed for Orleans, and at tn
$ Valley House we were provided witt
1t one of the good old fashioned dinner
h that have almost become thing O
y the past. Delicious chicken soup
Is three kinds of meat, fish, vegetable!
D. bread and buns, celery, pickles, jellie:
70 salads, several choices of pie, puC
~ ding, ice cream-will the good thing
never stop coming? The dining ROOF
he was filled, which would indicate tia
they do not require boosting, but, GU
MT word for it, if you are in that Sc,
ne tion of the State don't make mistal
to and skip Orleans.
ed At shortly after one we headed fl
as Burlington, entering "spunlky Lamoi
as lie" county in couple of hours an
ty stopping to shake hands with Senate
tn Page and Editor Lewis at Hyde Par
IL But they were both taking advantae
at of the beautiful afternoon, so "
at missed. them. Continuing on throug
70 Cambridge, Underhill, Williston, an
ne Essex, we reached the Queen Cit
MT soon after shutdown, and a pleasal
Mt evening and night was passed at tt
,e, hospitable Loomis home on Unto
ut street. Monday mornings threaten
"a ing clouds started US homeward earl
ty but the clouds availed nothing ar
n we leisurely made our way into Ru
of land county, where we found roaC
e. that.-some would call it highwa
ne we believe should be properly terme
but it really is ''high" and .'low" thu
"hi-lo-way." Q. w. ii.
If you believe everything you hea
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