Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-12-22

Equipment Taken to Marlboro Scuti
Pond Cottage and Place Made Ready
for Members.
The Outing club announces that tn.
clubs cottage on Marlboro South pond
is now ready for occupancy. The clul
has leased the cottage and the propert,
1t the north end of the lake from one
Of its charter members, e. l.. Barrows
party with q pair of horses dr0vn
there Wednesday to make the cottag,
comfortable for the winter season. The
load consisted Of two stoves, table. chair
dishes and cooking utensils box stove
was installed in one room and a range
n another. In spite of the cold dry, the
party reports that the temperature il
he COtt"ge. was over 20 d grees. I'll
ce was n foot thick on the lake. Il
ween>trips to the"lake for water, a
our apart. the water rrOze over agli
'ne-half inch in thickness.
This camp is an ideal terminus 10
Xxi, snowshoe or hunting trips for me
ers wishing to drive in. 1t will be par
icularly attractive to high school boys
vho wish to make weekend ski hike,
heir shoulder. they can be comfortabl
or two days or more. 1t is fortun1t.
hat the cabin is ready FIR their Chris
AS vacation. The pond (Which. by tn.
ray. is too large and far too beautiful
o be called Il pond and deserves to b.
allied a lake with an attractive name
bout 10 mi es west of Br 'ttlebo~
is two and two-thijds miles from t.
op Of Az hill. The last two-tlird
mile in from the Amcs hill-M r.
1'ro road (nnw plainly marked with
nting club discs), passes through ~
wilderness country and is at its besl
when the woods are clothed in their win
er garb.
The cottage has four rooms down.
',tHirs and fur rooms upstairs. 1t i
'rranged so that when there are wome
embers of the partv thew can h"vr
part of the cottage to themselves. Pure
after can be obt ined from the Like aud
here are also springs nearby. Ther,
a large barn adj cent to the cottagc
here horses can be comfortably St bl d
though not everything sequ red has
cen token to the cottage as yet, Their
: a fairly complete equipment If dish ;
nd cooking utensils. Members wshine
, help furnish the cottage are requested
communicate with Secretary c. Men.
Zies Miller.
1t can now be, considered that tbs
Outing club has raised it's flag over its
rst cabin on the Brlttlcboro- STRAIT.
on trad. md has become an Outing
club in reality.
The installation party Wednesday was
omp0sed of c. b Crowell, J. T.. Helyar
- " IIorris and County Game Warden
f. II. Metcalf. Mr.. Metcalf, who ha,
80 make regular trips to South Pond
throughout the year, will use the cottngo
$ his stopping place when carrying out
lis duties and will give the cottage per
Fonal supervision Another party is
planning to go up next Sunday.
If suggested that mpmhprq return
~ OF skis make an e"rlv start homt
and not have to make the slide down in
he dark as one of the party d
Wednesday. If those who have driver
Town from Ames hill can imagine coming
! wn with the gears in neutral and nc
brakes on in summer, they en- realize
What the trip down means on skis. Off
"ial times will be kept of the return
tides. on skis to see who can make the
shortest time this winter between the
oottage and Main street. A slide down
\mes hill on skis will quickly explain
why il is part of tha Winged, Ski" trail
Ii will be necessary for those member,
wishing TO make the trip, to sign up ant
secure the key at the clubs headquar
"rs, 220 Barber building. The first tC
gn up will secure the use of the cottae,
r any given date. Advice also will b.
given gladly as to- what is necessary t,
AIRY, where to get wood, etc.
Ii is the clubs ambition to have th'
cottage conducted in the most orderl!
way and as it should be treated by tru'
portsmen and sportswomen. The usua
custom of leaving wood for the othe
GLOW, burning all refuse, keeping care
III watch of the fires and leaving tn
N'ace clean and neat will, of course. bt
cspected 1t il particularly requested
hat no bark be cut from the trees. es
pocially from the beautiful white birches