Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-27


business and social strength of Brattle.
boro.
From the North was State Treasurer
John b. Page, and Z. A. Burchard, of
Boston, Managing Trustees; John W.
Carpenter of Burlington, and Joel B.
Harris, the car wheel manufacturer of
Rutland, all representing the Rutland
and Burlington R. R, The Vermont
Central was not represented in the ex-
cursion party. The vermont Valley"
had very characteristic and most suit
able representatives in its president, U. S.
Marshal Hugh II. Henry and its Treasu-
rer, James II. Williams, of Bellows Falls.
The Rev. Charles Fay, D. D., OF st. AL
bans, occupying pro tcnpore the Rector
ship of st. MichaePs church. Brattle-
boro, went along as chaplain of the ex-
petition and was general favorte with
the whole party. The press was also
represented by Isaac IL. Bromley, the
funny and sarcastic editor of the Nor
witch (Ct,) Bulletin, Mr.. Edward Flynn,
of the N. Y. Herald, and Mr.. Daniel Kier-
nan of the Tribune. Supt. Otis T. Rug
giles, of the Vermont and Massachusetts
Il. r., and his ubiquitous brother, Wal
ter w. Ruggles, General Eastern agent
of the Lake Shore R, R., likewise started
with the excursion at Brattleboro, and
did much towards the comfort and live
illness of the entire trip.
AT South Vernon the Keene delegation
arrived, among whom we noticed John
II, Elliott, editor of the Sentinel of that
beautiful town, and director of the
Cheshire Railroad, Supt. r. Stewart Of
the same corporation, James Elliott, Esq,
and other prominent citizens
CIRCUITS Corner was reached at 1910
a. m, where strong delegation from
Fitchburg and the fourishing villages
along the Vermont and Massachusetts,
Railroad and dozen or so gentlemen
from Greenfield, joined the party.
Here commenced the excursion. and
under the charge of Supt. Bentley, a
thin, wiry little man, with active brain
who by his superior management
brought the Worcester and Nashua RI,
out Of state of semi bankruptcy so that
its stock sold above par, the excursion
party were carried to Amherst, the end
of the excursion, distance of Is miles,
in tifty-fve minutes, though it was but
the second train over the road. The
track passes through a wild and rocky
section of the country, sparsely settled,
and along the base of Mount Toby, an
isolated peak in the town of Leverett,
800 feet high, and which lies between
the road and the Connecticut river. The
station houses and side tracks were not
completed, yet the people, despite the
equinoctial storm, turned out in respect
able numbers at the four stations be-
tween CIRCUITS and Amherst and warmly
greeted the exCursionists. At Amherst
a salute was fired and q hearty round of
cheers given. 1t was matter of regret
to all concerned that the weather was
not such as to allow a full inspection of
the new road by the passengers. Few
gentlemen had an opportunity to do so
save those who occupied the platform of
the rear car, who describe to US the
track, grades, embankments and rock
cuttings as being constructed upon a
most substantial basis. The engineers
aud contractors had evidently done their
work well. The engineer of the road
was Alfred L. Field of Greenfield, about
to superintend the Troy and Greenfield
R, R., which includes the immense four
mile Hoosac Tunnel. The chief con-
tractor Of the work was Mr.. Miller, and
the timber for the bridges was furnished
by a well known citizen of Windham
County, Jarvis f. Burrows of South
Vernon, and A. G. Thurston of Airing
ton.
From this point the special train of six
cars sped along, stopping atWilliamantic,
Stafford Springs and Norwich, where
the band of the U. S. frigate Sabine came
on board the train. A ride of fourteen |
miles along the bank Of the river Thames
brought US to the seaport town of New |
London, where, amid the firing of cannon, |
the party were received by President
Ramsdell, Hon. F. B. LOOMS, ex Senator
Benz. Stark of Oregon, D. S. Ruddock |
city representative, and editor of the |
Star, and other prominent citizens and |
railroad men. The party were then con-
yeyed by steamer, owing to the lack of
hotel accommodation in New London, to |
the Pequot House, famous seaside re-
sort where, after ablutioning, the COM
pany were marshaled into the spacious
dining hall of the "Pequot."
THE DINNER.
The dinner was grand affair. Two
hundred guests enjoyed the recherche bill
of fare, which included fish, fowl and
game, and indeed every delicacy of the
season. The cuisine of the "Peouotm
undpr tho euparip+an5anoa rf 49, xa.al,- |