Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-21

TONED with American flags, and just be-
you'd the entrance the American flag
greeted US on one side and the English
on the her. OF course we felt at home,
SAD EVENT.
On Tuesday night, the wife of Col.
Hogan, our host, suddenly died, at his
residence in the city. The event was
not generally known till Wednesday af-
ternoon, though Col. Hogan had beenab-
sent since the evening before. The news
was received with sincere sorrow, and all
were glad to omit a portion of the in
tended jollity aud festivities for Wednes-
day evening, in respect to the sad event
and affection of our host, to whom we
voted resolution sympathy.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
On Wednesday evening the New Eng
land Press gave a reception at St. Law
iShSO Ian, W INC iesei anu uunDST
of citizens of Montreal. Speeches were
the order. Hon. John Young, the dis
tinguished member of the Canadian Par
lament, was among the speakers. Mr..
Doutre distinguished lawyer of Mon
treal was another. On the American
side, Mr.. Walton of this State, Mr..
Stockwell of Massachusetts, and others.
The spice of the evening, however, was
the poem by Mr.. Marden of the Lowell
Courier. Mass in which was interviewer
the incidents of the entire excursion up
to that evening. 1t was most lively
production and was received with great
applause.
THURSDAY MORNING.
This morning, quite too soon of course,
we left the city which had so pleased us
all. The merchants of that place gave
us the excursion from Lachine through
the Rapids. 1t was an exceedingly hos
pitable and liberal affair in all respects.
Mr.. Brown of the firm of Brown & Clag-
gett and others whose names we have not
at hand, were especially active and at
tentive in making the visit one of con-
slant interest, and it is hoped some day
these courtesies may in part at least be
reciprocated on this side of the line.
At the Montreal depot we take the cars
on the Grand Trunk railroad for Lenox-
vile. We tarry briefly at St. Hyacinthe
Richmond, and Sherbrook, arriving at
NEWPORT.
once more in our own land. Here we
were met by the St. Johnsbury Cornet
Band who discoursed fine music. We
dined at the Memphremagog House at
P. NJ. and then had an excursion on
that large and beautiful steamer, the
Lady Of the Lake." on Lake Mem
phramagog. This excursion was per-
feet delight to all. Owls Head and Ell
ephantine mountains are prominent in
the distance and more so as we approach
them, beside SINNERS cave on an island,
where a smuggler is said once to have
crawled in and died. The scenery is
grand and admirable. With the fine ho-
tel and this beautiful lake it is no Won
der that our Newport fairly, yea more
than rivals any other.
The excursion returned at 9 in the
evening and found that Col Beals had
decorated his hotel with innumerabIe
Chinese lanterns, and display of fire.
works. During the evening another ex-
cellent poem was read by Mr.. Ross of
the Boston Advertiser. A vote of thanks
to the railroads and the committees for
their efficiency was also adopted. In
this connection it is no more than
just to say that no one man did as much
hard work to organize this happy excur-
sion as Col. H. d. Hopkins of Montpel-
Ter, and to no one person were the entire
New England party so much indebted.
In fact he did the hard work of the cam
paign, and its grand success we'll attests
the perfection of the arrangements. The
other committees did their whole duty,
but the work was mainly at the Vermont
end of the line. To friend Camp of the
Newport Express, Acknowledgements are
due for hospitality and kind attentions
at this place.
The evening closed with a social dance
Tor an hour or two and
FRIDAY MORNING,
just before taking the cars, by request of
photograp err, we were all duly arrang-
ed and grouped on the front grounds of
the Memphremagog House, when we had
OUR PICTUR's TAKEN,
and then for the cars to
ST. JoHNsBURY,
where good portion of the party STOP
ped and looked over the extensive scale
works of the Messrs. Fairbanks. and al
so at various places about town. The