Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-08-19
La,noiiIe Co. Con yention.
, THE r. r, ExtURsI0NlsTs.

Agreeablyt promise, on Thursday at
ternoon, our village was delighted by thu
arrival of the anticipated party frcn
Portland and St. Johnsbury The party
consisted of Gov. Washburn, Hon. join
r. Brown, Gen. Anderson, Gen. Mattecks'
Mr. Foster Of the Portland Press, Judge
Rice, and others from Maine. Hon. j.. ?.
Poland, Messrs. Fairbanks. Moulton and
others from St. Johusbury. The party
found large and enthusiastic crowd as-
sembled in front of the American Hotel
10 receive them, who sent up cheer after
cheer as the party slighted from their
carriages. Calls were Immediately made
for Gov. Washburn, who responded by
addressing the assemblage for half hour,
in an enthusiastic speech in favor of the
great project, which received o mOsr
cheering response from the excited listen
srs. Gov. Washburp was followed by
Hon. L. p. Poland, Gen. Mastocks, Judge
Rice, Hon John B Browu, the Portland
millionaire, Mr.. Fairbanks and Gen. An
derson. We regret that we are unable to
give full report of the speeches Of these
gentlemen But We did not preserve
verbatim reports for the reason that we
knew we could find no space for them III
eur little paper. We may gay, however
that all and much more than all VIC have
said and written, and all and more than
all that any of the advocates Of the great
scheme in this county have said in It's
behalf, was repeated by these gentlemen
and emphasized in manner 10 produce
conviction in the minds Of all their lis
toners that we we're really engaged in one
Of the grandess projects Of the age.
When such a man as Hon. J. B. Brown,
who is reputed to be worth ten millions.
gives a project his endorsement as bus
mess transaction that will pay, the en-
dorsement has more than ordinary weight.
Gen. Anderson and Judge Rice are men
particularly familiar with rail road sta
tistics in the Uaited States and have cx
amined this route with great care from
all possible points Of view, and the more
they examine it the more enthusiastic
their expressions in its favor become
The sanguine expressions Of these gentle
men, representing as they were known to,
all the great business interests Of Port.
hand, was just the thing needed in this
county to nerve our friends for the re
naming lsbors to complete this great
work, and they we're well entitled to the
enthusiastic greeting which they have
received all along the route.
After a pleasant evening and 3
refreshing nights sleep. 90 Friday morn
Ing the Portland party continue the cx-
eursion westward, accompanied by Dlessrs.
Hsndee, Brigham, Page, Mcfarland, Doaue
and other friends from Lamoillc, while
the St, Johnsbury party returned. Al
johnson the party we're greeted by the
ringing of bells and firing Of cannon
Gen. Anderson addressed the crowd. AT
WatervIlle the party were treated to fne
collation. by Capt, Mcfarland, at the
Mountain Spring House, and after giving
three rousing cheers for Watervile and
three for Capt McFarland,continu their
way to Cambridge and Bakersfield, dipirg
At East Fairfield on co llation prepared
by the citizens there, which was bounti.
tiful and highly relisheda After dinner,
and speeches, cheers and friendly greet
iugs. the party continued through Shell
don to Swanton, where they arrived about
10 o'clock 10 the evening and found
large crowd with q Band eager to greet
them. This being the end Of the contcm
plated stage trip, and the point Of junction
with tla VI. and Canada Road (Which all |
are now committed to)i,he speakers ex-
pressed their great satisfaction with the
trip, assuring all That their most sanguine
expect atoms b ad been more than realized
A lively incident occurred on the road, at
the point in Sheldon called the "6ddleps
elbow" ID being short turn and
strange road to the driver Of the six horse
soach carrying the larger part ofthc party,
and the coach Icing loaded too heavily
on top. it upset while the horses were
going at full speed A fearful momen,
Of suspense cpfutd, but when il was found
IAat nobody was hurt the cir was