Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30
Sunday school Excursion.

The Sunday school excursion to Platts-
burgh on Wednesday was said to be one
of the most enjoyable events of the whole
season.
About four hundred and fifty persons,
teachers and friends of the Sabbath
school connected with the Congregational
church, left Rutland depot little before
six o'clock in the morning, occupying ten
set apart exclusively for the transporta-
ton of the provisions usually furnished
ON such occasions, under the superinten-
dance of an efficient committee of ladies
and gentlemen who were supplied with
meats, vegetables, pastry, cakes and fruits,
to which were added coffee, tea, milk and
ice-water in liberal quantities.
The morning was gloomy and the
threatened equinoxial storm probably de-
TERED many from joining the party, who
would otherwise have awaited themselves
of this opportunity to cross Lake Cham
plain.
The excursionists fortunately found
the weather much more suitable for their
comfort than a bright and hot day would
have been, especially as they had no rain
or wind to prevent the full enjoyment Of
the occesisn.
The trip to Burlington was most plea
sanity accomplished under the direction
of the President and Superintendent OF
the Rutland railroad. On reaching the
wharf the party were joined by Rev.
Professor Bnckham and family, who had
been invited to meet them, and the trans.
fer to the steamer was speedily made.
Then came the note of preparation for
dinner, which was accomplished by an
energetic committee i'll the spacious din
ing saloon of the steamer, and a busy
time was experienced during the hour
and half which was occupied in satisfy.
ing the sharpened appetites of the juven.
lie travellers.
Dinner was provided by the committee
having the matter in charge for more
than four hundred persons at three sue
cessive spreads of the table, and, judging
from appearances. all were satistied-in
fact, we saw and heard enough to satisfy
Us that presentations were made of choice
loaves of cake to, various parties on the
steamer, which were made the occasion OF
telling speeches and hand shakings that
were quite exciting to those directly in.
terested.
Captain Proctor, of the steamer Oakes
Ames, was very attentive to the wants OF
the excursionists> and all his subordinate
officers seemed desffous of rendering the
trip memorable affair to the children by
their unremitting attention to their vari
Gus wants.
While at Plattsburgh most Of the adults
of the party wandered about the town to
view the fine buildings that are in pro-
cess of erection or already finished upon
the ruins of the disastrous fire which &C.
Cured little more than year ago, and
quite number OF ladies were invited by
Mr.. Foquet. SEN, TO enjoy To view from
the roof of his well appointed and spaci
GUS hotel. ga
AS the steamer left tho wharf on the
return trip from PlattsbuaoA, the excur.
sionists gave 49, cheers for Governo,
Page, the SupsrintAndent Of the Sabbath
Schools, and Col. Merrill, the superintend
ent of the railroad, who were both obliged
to remain ashore on business of import.
snce, and who were missed, Notwithstanding
the transfer of their authority as managers
of the Excursion, to treasurer Haven of the
Rutland Road, and assistant Superlnten.
dent H. F. Field, of the Sunday School
But the party were well cared for by
these gentlemen and the committee of ar.
rangements, who served under their di
rection, and after jolly ride, reached
Rutland about 8 o'clock. Nothing un.
pleasant occurred to mar the happiness Of
any member Of the school, although the
boys were obliged to.work hard to con.
sumo the fragments, we are OF opinion
that the Daoes and tas1sss did not remain
to be distributed to the suffering poor Oh
our village.
The COMMITTEES having In charge
tho return Of the articles that
were left with the donation Of