Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-05
For the Waterman.
UNION RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT
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Mn. Enron The children Of the Sab
bath Schools Of the Congregational and
Methodist Churches in Montpelier, with their
pastors, superintcndents, teachers. parents
and friends, 20 the number of six hundred
made a very agreeable excursion TO Buring-
ton, and Platsburgh, \. Y, Tuesday, July
26th. leaving the depot in Montpelier at
o'clock a. M, in eight commodious cars, which
were filed to their utmost capacity. The
train was under the Conductorship of Mr.. }.
| w. Hobart
Reaching Burlington, after a pleasant ride
of two hours and half we found the beau
tifu steamer "Boston" in readiness to convey
such Of the company as wished across the
beautiful Lake to Pittsburgh. Some four
hundred Of our party embarked on board the
boat, and were soon steaming their way on
the (inland) ocean wave, while the remaining
part of the company passed the day in visit
ing their friends, the University, and other
places Of interest in the beautiful village OF
| b. The writer, being DESTROYS of visiting
Pittsburgh, regrets being obliged to forego
the pleasure of so favorable an opportunity
Of viewing the delightful village of B.
/ and its surroundings, as he desired. Soon
| after leaving the wharf we experienced a
| heavy shower, which caused us some inconve-
nieDce. but it soon passed off, when all was
beautiful and pleasant. After pleasant run
Of about two hours, we arrived at the wharf
in Pittsburgh. where we were again favored
with more copious shower than the first.
That, too, soon passed off, when the Captain
remarked. 1.-THE boat will remain here thirty
five minutes Some two hundred of the
party improved the opportunity for a stroll
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the bell rang. when "all aboard again, we
took leave of p, and speeding our way
"homeward bound we touched at Port
Jackson and Port Kent, and after reviewing
the beautiful scenery on the margin of the
/ Lake, and the noble mountains in the dis
lance. we came in sight Of Burlington, which
/ place VIC reached about o'clock
( The time during our excursion on the Lake
I was occupied in social conversation, and in
/ singing some of those beautiful Sabbath School
songs in which parents and children joined
in happy concert. The singing was conduct
I ed by Mr. Hopkins Of the Congregational
| choir, who seemed as happy in leading mis-
/ celaneous choir. on Lake Champlain. as he is
/ in leading a more select or adult choir in the
! Sanctuary During the excursion upon the
/ Lake, the excursionists were favored with
some interesting and well chosen remarks
/ from Mr.. j. w. Howes, one of the former
/ Superintendent Of the Congregational Sab
bath School. Arriving at Burlington, we
took the cars, which were in waiting, and
proceeding on our way, reached Montpelier
about o'clock.
Thus, Mr.. Editor, passed off one Of the
plcasantest Sabbath School excursions it has
been our happy lot to participate in The
Committee having in charge the arrangements
of the affair deserve no small degree of credit
for the admirable manner in which everything
pertaining to the excursion was carried out,
no accident of any kind having occurred to
mar the pleasure Of the day.
SoJoURNER.
We will add to the above account of so
iourner," that the beautiful steamer 'Bos-
ton " would have appeared much more beau.
tful, and the owners of the boat would have
acquitted themselves much more acceptably
to the company, had they abstained from tho
sale of Intoxicating liquors, and closed their
public bars,-at least, on that occasion.
10 We extract the following from lette
written for the Watchman two or three week.
ago:
flnuing Myself win TWO OF thfee otne's
IN ior u Tor sixteen long hourS' III inc 81
lent village oil hlte river junction peior
we could proceed on our way down the Noh
necucut river VaIey, our next care was
make the most OF the delay, therefore, nav
E ing OBTAINED carriage ana horses Vi Vhe at
commodatng ME- jennings we were soon o
our way 10 hanover. we arrived at IN
, Dartmouth Hotel and had barely time
brush the dust from our garments ana w'l
the persPiraton from our iaoes' "heh 'ne OF
A., college bell commenced running down VIII
ITS customary summons TO the evening eNe'
! cises IN the chapel ANXIOUS TO see ono
!, more the students at their dc'otlohs' W
: mingled with the youthful throng OF genus
es, literary asplrants' 'pohucIans, an
bricks, and were soon seated with them
the College chapel Inc venerable fresldei
was IN his char upon the rostrum' where b
y has been enthroned tor more than thr'
4 years lhoso wrinkles win every trace
which l had once been iamliar' had bee
somewhat deepened ana EXTENDED during N
absence. But that little piercing eye IN
II Mars to threaten ana command. sparkle
with ITS customary tre, from behind the l