New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-26
Opening Of the Massachusetts and Vermont
Kaiirond.


Correspondence of The Tribune.
BRATTLEBORo, VI. Feb. 81 lS49
This beautiful town has been all agog for the
last day or two The occasion of 1t all the opening
Of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad yesterday
Az the Boston people claim everything in the way Of
Railroad enterprise will only state that this road
connects Boston with Brstteboro and 1t s intended to
tunnel the oosic Range of the Green Mountains and
connect Boston with Troy. and of course with the
Canals and Railroads West from Troy and Albany.
On Tuesday morning a locomotive started from Bos-
ton with long train containing about 300 passengers
who arrived In Bra,teboro the same afternoon
The same morning at o'clock passengers left New
York by the New Haven and New York Railroad which
under the superntendence of such Conductors Lows
wymsn and Fisher brings you SAFELY and snugly, aud
Of course rapidly from To the other city. Proceed
ing by the Hartford aud Springfield road, over which
you pass In skind OF quiet dream 10 the Connecticut
Valley Railroad from Springfield To Vernon. whore you
arrive Ina time to be too late for the to Bratteboro
Ills hoped that in few days arrangement will be
made between the two roads by which passengers viii
be able take breakfast in New lork and late dinner
or an early tea ut Brattlebero.
Passengers from Boston having arrived, dinner was
spread In the depot which the hospitality OF the
citizens had made hearty and plentiful Thence pro
eeedng 10 the Church speeches were made 10y Doctor
Rockwell, Superintendent OF the Brsttleboro Insane
Asylum Col Alvah Croker. President OF the Road Mr.
Mead, Chairman OF the tue PioJcOtu
road to Bellows Falls. Rev Thomas Whitemore OF
Boston, Mr. Chapman of Greenfield, Mr.. Bradley OF
Brstteboro. sc. which were received win repeated
marks OF applause by the large meeting present An
original song sung by the celebrated vocalist MI
Dodge which created much amusement
ln the evening another meeting was held 10 take ncs
ures for the construction of road up the Connecticut
River to Bellows Falls 1t 10 expected that Newly rk
capitalists will Join in this II will bring much o.the
travel from the upper parts of the Connecticut valley
10 New York which lie now directed round by Boston
The sct that New York capitalists have not as Boston
capitalists have looked to the dcs Of connecting the
country travel and trade with their city The compile
the road up 10 Bellows fals, some % miles tom
Brsiteboro would bring much Of the travel and bus
ness now taken by the Cheshire Railroad to Boston
directly to New-York. But more OF this, IL need be-
again.
A splendid ball came OFF the same evening at The
Weutasnquet Hall - Wartastquet being the Indian
name Of what Anglo Saxonlsm has dubbed Rratteboro
The beauty al the village aud surrounding places was
there and the enjoyment kept up 10 a late hour
or rather To a very early Probably there never
was such occasion, more beauty assembled 10
eetter dare not partcularize, and VIII not attempt
H. Northampton. Bellows Falls, and other towns and
villages surrounding, lent their iarcst ornaments u
grace and adorn the festiyiiies.
The next day visited the Cold w alter Establishment
and the Insane Asylum but these subjects must re-
for some other occasion.
Among other guests present was MIR. bohony, one OF
the lsh Refugees who enjoyed the scenes prosecuted
to him exceedingly
The people OF Bfaitleb0ro deserve great praise Tor
their hospitality. Col. Tosnsly was Chairman OF the
Committee 20 provide accommodations aud discharged
bis duty we'll His tesutfu residence was the home
Of many guest who will long remember the Kindness
and hospitality OF himself and his family