Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-20
EDITORIAL Excursion.


The entire party are loud in their
praises of the st. Albans people and the
Welden House. Every effort was made
to entertain the strangers during their
stay in that beautiful village. The mana
gers and officers of the Vermont Central
Railroad Company did everything it was
possible to do for the party for their COM
fort and pleasure while passing over their
road, and during the halt at ST. Albans.
Very many of the excursionists availed
themselves of the invitation given to visit
the magnificent depot and general offices,
and immense shops, at that place. The
HERALD party are under obligations to
most of the officers of the Road for many
courtesies. Assistant Supt. Stone pre-
pared surprise for the party on the
leaving of the excursion train for Montreal
from St. Albans depot, which was appre-
ciated. He caused to be placed immedi-
ately before the wheels of some of the
rear cars of the train several dozen large
torpedoes, which exploded with tremen-
dous noise, when the car wheels struck
them, thus giving the party grand part
ing salute, which was returned, ,as soon as
the party could recover from their sur
prise, with cheers for the good town they
were rapidly leaving.
The merchants of Montreal, generous
ly placed a steamer at the disposal of the
excursionists for a trip on the St. Law
renee River through The famous Lachiue
Rapids. The trip was taken on Wednes-
day forenoon-mest of the party going
enjoying it immensely. Messrs. Blown
& Claggett, dry goods merchants, Notre
Dame street, were prominent in getting
up this excursion, and who have made
many friends amongst the American
visitors, they and other Montreal mer-
chants accompanying the excursionists
and doing everything possible to enter
tain them.
The turnout of the Montreal Fire De-
partment, a Writ to the residence and
grounds of the Mayor of the city, where
refreshments were served, and reception
in the evening, closed up the day.
The excursion party left Montreal yes
terday Thursday morning on a special
train, over the Grand Trunk Railroad, for
Newport, VT, where they arrived about
three p. N.
Up to the arrival of the party in Mont
real, not jar of any kind had come up TO
disturb the good feeling of any one, but
unfortunately the matter in regard to
kotel assignments was most miserably
managed, creating much dissatisfaction
among many Vermont, New Hampshire
and Mass achusetts men. We could give
many most annoying cases that came
under our observation, of unsystematic,
unfit and ridiculous assignments made by
the committee who undertook this matter
but refrain from it. The fault, in our
opinion, was not entirely with the COM
mittee from Massachusetts, and Vermont,
who were sent in advance, but we think
the proprietor of the st. Lawrence Hall
who is also proprietor of the ST. James
Hotel tried to do more than be conld do
decently, and wanted to monopolize the
party, in his hotel. The committee were
greatly in fault that they did not know
for certainty what he could do, and do
well, and to give him no more than he
could entertain well, and assign the bal
ance to the Ottawa, Albion or other good
hotels in Montreal. We are aware that
the work done by the committee Is hard
and almost thankless, but what man &C.
cepts to do, in this line, he should do well
or had better not undertake it at all.