The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13
LETTER FROM VERMONT
WOODSTOCK, W., Oct. 18th, 1870.

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.Jba slWooDsTocK, W., Oct. 7th, 1870.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH. s91o98 GWos 1asa /
/ I thought l would send you few notes
of my journey from Kenosha to this
beautiful village. On my way hither. I
took the 11-30 Atlantic Express train,
which splendid train Of cars and mag
nifcent engine soon drew us with light
ming speed through the state Of Mich
gan. There is no need of speak ing of the
Michigan Central Railroad which every
body knows is the best and safest road
in the Northwest, and everything is done
for the speed and safety Of its passengers.
At the junction Of the Grand Trunk near
Detroit, we found the cars ready to take
ius1over this road. The cars were new
and everything tbst its passengers could
wish was at their service. It's conduct
ors were gentlemanly and attentive, and
seemed to work for the comfort of their
passengers. We were soon at Port HUI
ron, and transferred over the river to Sar.
mia into Canada. Here was the first red
ceat | saw. Here we found olarge and
splendid trains ready to take those eta
Buffalo or Toronto to New England. We
arrived atsTororto next morning, where
we fonnd a good eating house and warm
breakfast set before us, which was soon
despatched. We arrived at Ogdensburg
at $50 P. NJ. and found the train ready to
take us over the Ogdensburg & Cham
plain road to st. g Albans. The. route
through Canada must say was greatly
disappointed with, from former reports
about its roughness and ungentleman1y
treatment to the passengers. i found
posted up at each depot a notice to tray
'elers shat if any ungentlemanly treat
ment was offered to them by any of the
employees of the road, or in any way neg
llected, toreport the same immediately to
G. H. Bridges, the Gen'l. Superintendent,
who would rectify the same, and dis
charge the employee" This had a good
effed The Grand Trunk road owes a
grS deal to John H. Whitman, the
GU. Western Passenger Agent, who at
tends to the interests of this road at Chi
cago. He is railroad man of no small
experience, and he has brought oil of his
talents and experience in railroad matters
to make this route the best, safest, and
quickest from Chicago to all parts of
New England, and he has accomplished
what he intended to do. Having been
over the same, I can say it is the best
route to New England. Any road that
Henry G. Wentworth is connected with
is ALWAYS on time, carries its passengers
through safely, and all speak good
word in his favor.
The road from Ogdensburg to st. Al
bans is a splendid road 1t passes
through the scenes of the Fcnian war, the
past season. Malone and St. Albans werel
made famous by this Fenian Scare.
From St. Albans you take the Vermont
Central road and proceed to Boston. 1t
seems that nature formed the route at an
early day. a94luf ea 3s
It runs down the Onion river valley to
The head of White river, and then down |
that river to White River junction, the |
most important railroad connection in the
state. 1t is situated upon the west side
Of the Connecticut river, and the North
ern, Southern, Western and Boston trains
all meet here, and the different trains go
TO all parts of the state and world. I
we'll remember when this place was a
meadow, and owned by Capt. Mutt, who
now resides here, and has seen his farm
grow from common farm into q thriv-
ing village and fifty trains pass here each
day. took the stage at the Woodstock |
depot, and was taken over the hills to
Queechoc village, and then up the stream |
to this beautiful place. arrived here at
night and found first class Vermont ho- |
tel, called the Eagle Hotel, and kept by a |
live yankee, G A. Fairbanks. Everything
the traveller or the heart of man wished,
was set before him. This place needs
more than passing notice. It is one of
the earliest settled places in the state, and
some of the most distinguished men Of the
state have resided here, and is now repre-
sented by the ablest men in the state. !
This place was settled in 1771 by Joab |
Horsington, who built the first log house,
and the place was called Woodstock
Green, which it bore for long time. DR..
Stephen Powers came here in 1774 and
built the second log house, and was thel
first physician. In 1875 Mr.. Horsingtonl