The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-24
LIVE IN A TRAVELLING HOUSE.
Two Ladies Indulge in Novel Form of
Vacation.

For the second time this season
Barre has seen whole house drawn
through its streets on Ford chassis
when yesterday afternoon Elizabeth
J. Smith of Long Beach, n. j.. and
Olice L. Reamy of New Canaan Conn
drove their "house on wheels" up Main
street and stopped at the home OF
| George y. 1ilden on South Main street.
Here they parked their car, as Mr..
iilden and party had come across them
few days ago in New Hampshire and
invited them to stop there on their
short stay in the city.
The reporter found them this morn
| ing very comfortably installed in their
small home, where they were about to
eat breakfast In the small room,
which measures only 81 by Il and is
six feet high, they eat, sleep, read, and
do all the other necessary things. The
room is built 10 order on Ford chas-
sis and the differentseompartments are
built with the greatest attention of
conservation of space. In the rear of
the room are the two wardrobes and
the lavatory. On each side is a small
couch which serves the purpose Of both
chair and bed. On the left is a fold
ing table. a frcless cooker, a box
pantry And there is even running
water for above the tool box on the
outside and at the rear is ten gallon
tank.
In this miniature living compart
ment the ladies have travelled up from
Connecticut, through Massachusetts,,
Maine and Vermont, a total, already.
of LII miles. They will stay day in
Barre to see the granite plants of the
city, in which they are interested and
tomorrow leave for home by way of
Keene, n H. They had intended to
go down the length of this state but
they understand there is a long de
tour, so they are changing their timer
airy. As one Of them is teacher it is
necessary to return in time for the
fall re-opening of school
In going through the states they
have taken their time and seen things,
rarely travelling more than fifty miles
a day. They have found the roads in
general very good In Maine there
was considerable sand, and once they
were badly stuck in it; but in general
the roads were in fair condition. It
is said that much repairing is being |
done in all the states.
The travellers had been warned AZ |
the outset to steer clear of Vermont as |
the roads were said by their inform |
ants to be very poor but when they |
came to travel from Bradford 10 Barre |
they found the opposite Of the warning |
was true and that the roads were very |
good They were assured that they |
would find even better roads in their
southwark. journey from Barre.
Miss Smith and Miss Reamy have
had many novel experiences and sur
prises, one Of the latter being while
heir house was temporarily halted he
side the road on the cast side of Or
lnge heights While waiting for re
pairs TO be made. the ladies were busy
about their household duties when
ar drove along and from it came the
)fTer: ANY help wantedf' The la
lies looked up and Miss Reamy was
very much surprised to be confronted
by one of her neighbors in New Ca
naan, Conn, neither having known that
he other was touring.
The ladies went to Montpelier to-
lay TO visit the State House and other
points of interest in that city.