Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-12

THE LATE EXCURSION FROM KRRNR,-
The following, entitled a pheasant Elk.
cursion," is taken from the Keene, IN.
II. } Sentinel, and will be read with In.
terest, as 1t shows hearty appreciation
of the courtesy Of our citizens extended
to q party of gentlemen who visited our
town to examine the works of thePeopIe's
Gas Light Company. Such interchange
between the citizens of two leading
points like Rutland and Keene tends TO
bring them intonearer relations of COM
ity and business.
Mr.. Edward Cuisine of this town.
having rebuilt the peoples Gas Light
Company" Of Rutland, VT, invited q
party of gentlemen to visit that place
on the 2lst Ult., to celebrate in an in.
formal way the completion OF the work,
which has been done in the most thor
Ough manner aud with all the modern
Improvements. The party were met at
the station in Rutland by Col Geo. A.
Merrill, the President, and. delegation
of the directors of the company, who
soon made them feel at home at the
Bardwell House. After dinner Col. Mer-
rill, who is also Superintendent of the
Rutland & Burlington Railroad, placed
special train at the disposition of the
eXcorsionists, and conveyed them, with
quite number Of the citizens of the
place, to the marble grounds at West
Rutland.
Two hours were probably and pleas
antly spent in examining the quarries
and the mills. There are ten quarries
in Rutland employing about one thou
sand men, and several millions of cap
ital. The quarries are objects OF inter
est we'll worth visiting, some of them
being from $50 to $50 feet deep and sew
eral feet in length. At the mill of Shell
dOns and Slasou which is marble
building $50 feet in length, the party saw
twenty flour gags Of saws in operation,
some Of these gangs numbering thirty
two saws. The saws are iron plates
hung in frames and worked by steam
power, the cutting being done by sharp
sand, which is placed on the blocks OF
marble and washed under the saws by
innumerable small streams Of water,
running over the surface of the blocks.
Upon returning to the village the party
visited the gas works and found the
company perfectly satisfied with the
manner in which Mr.. Cuisine had CON-
pleted his contract. As ne was assisted
upon the iron work by Messrs. George
Holmes & Brother, Wells s. Davis, and
Il, ., Kibjin, ail of this town, it was
especially pleasing to the Keene delega-
tion To listen to the Communications be-
slowed upon the workmanship of their
lo#nsmen. After visiting the railroad
shops aud other large establishments,
situated In that part OF the town, the
party returned to the hotel where, in
the evening, they, in company with q
large number Of The influential citizens
Of Rutland, did ample justice to a boun-
teous supper, prepared under the special
direction of that prince Of landlords,
Cramtor, of the Bardwel House. An
hour was then pleasantly spent in list
ening to remarks elected by the occa-
sion from several OF the gentlemen pres
ent, and the party separated, wishing
that such opportunities of friendly in
tercourse were more frequent. The
Keene delegation returned home by the
morning train, feeling deeply indebted
to Col. Merrill, Messrs. futile, Sheldon.
Cramton, and others, for q day Of unAl-
loyed pleasure.