Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-19
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The party was promptly conveyed in ON
nbuses and hacks from the railway station
to ST. LAWRENCE HALL, on Great ST. James
street, spacious, clean, and wel.kept hotel,
and convenient for all who visit the city on
either business or pleasure. Thanks to the
forethought and efficient services of George
S. Merrill, Of the Massachusetts,, and Col. H.
D. Hopkins of the Vermont Association. who
went into the city by the morning train the
members of the different associations found
their rooms ready aud most of them con.
venienty assigned, and they had only to wait
for the delivery Of the numbers and keys. A
few of each association were necessarily as
signed to other hotels, the St. James and the
Ottawa, and an amusing coutretemps occur
red at the St. Lawrence, by which two rival
Vermont editors, each with his wife-Clark.
Of the Rutland Herald, and Cain Of the
Courier we're assigned to the same room
The absurdity of the thing was rich but the
Inconvenience for time provoking to the
parties Immediately interested. Col. Hopkins
played the part of High Commissioner be-
tween the claimants, and ended the contest
by giving his own room to brother Cain We
may as well remark here as elsewhere, that
at every stopping-pace for the night no one
hotel was large enough to lodge the whole
party comfortably, and of course some had to
be assigned to private or other public houses
A few, who met this fate, complained Of the
committee who had the matter in charge, but
the truth is, the preparations for no large
D aparty were remarkably perfect, the failures
4 remarkably few, aud for this no member Of
f either association or committee is entitled n
so much credit as Col. Hopkins From ihs
origin of the excursion to is close at Weia
o River, he was most omphatically the Plan
l.. ming and working man.
But to return to Montreal. At the sup
f per table on Tuesday evening the arrange
h ments for Wednesday were announced, in
!. Guiding a reception by the Mayor of the city
His Worship the Hon. c. j, Coursol an,
+. at a meeting Of the officers of the associations
A j. A. Homan, President Of the Maine Asso
citation, was appointed to preside on the oc
easioD, and S. n. Stoekwel, President of thu
). Massachusetts Association, was selected +
n respond to the greeting of the Mayor
e Early on Wednesday morning, large NUN
5 bers were impelled by curiosity or piety t
e attend the most notable churches of the city
Is and specially Notre Dame, or the Frenc
il Cathedral, the largest in America, the Jesuit,
s church, the English church, and the chapC
!. Of the gray nuns, mot few Boosting that the
/. had attended two masses before breakfast. A
: half past a. m. the party was conveyed t
10 I.achine, and from thence by steamer throug
70 the rapids to Montreal, affording both tn
novelty of voyage spiced with danger, an
a fine view of Victoria bridge in its entir
W length, beneath which the steamer passed t
D. the dock opposite the city market.
Of After dinner the company was entertaiae
a by review Of the Montreal Fire Brigade
y which is doubtless the smallest, cheapest an,
yet most effective Fire Department on tn