Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-20
From Saratoga.
ARRIVALS RACE WEEK -y VISIT OF
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR NEW WATER
WORKs-A HOTEL STOVE ROOM.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July II.
The arrivals at the boarding houses last
week were very heavy, and they have all
filled up quite fast This week will prob
ABLY show them all filled to OVERLOOKING.
Among those arriving were several of the
old families who have been visiting here
for years past, and there are many more
coming this week, according to letters re-
ceived. The first subscription ball or hop
of the season will probably be given this
week, as is usual.
The July race meeting commenced last
Wednesday, and we have had some very
interesting trials of speed between the
celebrated thorougbreds brought from all
parts of the country. Longfellow, the
brag nag of Kentucky, who won the Sar-
atoga Cup Race, on Friday, making the
the first mile in the unprecedented time
of 1:40, is the hero of the hour, and his
owner is as much a matter OF curiosity
John Harper of Kentucky is man OF
near eighty years of age; has bred many
fast race horses and is understood to be
very wealthy. He must have been man
of good size in his day, but is now some
what bent with age. He dresses in very
ordinary manner, wears a little old hat
the village, would be taken for some old
laboring man He is said to have been
offered 100000 for his great horse, but
he prefers TO keep him.
The visit of the Springfield Comman'
derry of knights Templar, last Thursday
was quite an interesting event. They
were accompanied by Gilmore's Band
from Boston, and made very handsome
| appearance, as they marched through the
streets escorted by the Washington Com
mandery of this place. At the ball given
in their honor, at tho Grand Union Hotel
in the evening, there was very large at
tendance Of citizens and visitors, who en-
ioyed themselves very highly.
The past week the new village water
works have been tested somewhat A few
defective pipes have been found, as an oc
casional impromptu fountain has shown
itself in the streets, where leak woulc
show itself. 1t is hoped that the whole
pipes may be put in order and the whole
village supplied this week
i Walking about town the other evening
with New York reporter here. W,
dropped in at the stewards room of th'
Clarendon Hotel, and few lines regard
ing what we saw there may prove inter
esting, TO show the work required to pro
vide for a first class hotel here. The frs
room visited contained stores Of canned
fruits and vegetables in large quantities
on the shelves also large ice box con
tanning fresh fruits and milk all cooled
for preservation In the next room were
piles of bread Just baked, with barrels o
sugar aud other articles. Across the hal
we were introduced into two large roOms
having large ice boxes ranged along the
sides. One was filled with chickens, al
.
other wa4 fresh meats packed in fine ice
and large trays containing lamb chops
beef steaks, veal outlets, etc, all prepared
to 20 on to the fire for cooking, at a mo
ment's notice, Then we were introduced
to the boxes Of fish, salmon and brool
trout, all dressed and ready for the cook
1t was really curious and very interest
ing sight, and one could easily see how
from the contents of all these boxes and
store rooms an extra dinner or breakfast
for fifty or one hundred persons could b'
got up at short notice, without any grea
exertion. Mr. Wetmore, the gentleman
in charge of this department, is very
much plensed to show an occasional visit
or his domain He told US that he haC
some five tons of butter on hand, all care
fully packed in jars and looked after.
VIATOR.