Connecticut western news., 1872-01-05
Another Excursion.

Last Wednesday morning, having char tered car for the occasion, large party of excursionists from this town started on the early train to Hartford, over the new Conn. Western road. When the train ar rived at this station, it brought from Lake vile Messrs. Bissell, Levi, and Benjamin with their wives; Mir. White aud Miss Stone; Messrs. Bushnell, Howe, Robt. Knight and Geo. Walton. Ore Hill was represented by Dan1 Cook Esq. and wife. In the car from this station were Messrs. Albert and Silas B. Moore, N. l.. Dexter, Calvin Sparks, R. A. Frink, R. J. Arnold, Edward Barton, Martin Harris, Hirom Bun- dy, Geo. Fenn, J. M. Sellick, Wm. Conk- lin, James Holllster, and w. E. Cutting with their wives Robt. H. Ball with wife and two children Danl Pratt, wife and son J. P. Walton, wife and daughter; J. Dresser and son; Fl. P. Harris, wife and son; N. w. Clark and two children; Landlord Hicks and daughter Mrs. P. B. Herter and daughter; Mrs. H. Tripp and son Mrs. Reed and MT. Freak Bushnell, Mer- chant Bissell and MT. Wolfe. At Chapin- vile IS were added to the number, includ- ing MT. Horace Landon and wife, A. J. Spur, Deacon Jewell, Cha's McElroy and wife, Edward McNiel and wife and Frank Holmes. There were some few others, whose names we failed to get, who were among the number from the three stations mentioned. We are informed by one who says he counted accurately, that there were 8S in all
 Having determined on good time, ex- ercises in that line commenced immediately after leaving the stations, and to gaze upon the happy features of this car load of ''innocents abroad" with faces a per- feet blaze of smiles, and tongues running like the fly wheel of four horse clock, was fun absolute, unadulterated fun. Our space will not admit of detailed ac- count of all the incidents of interest con- stantly being developed while on the way to Hartford, and it grieves us to think we are forbidden, on account of the crowded condition of our columns, to spesk of the little sensation and amusement created in the car by Mir. Dan1 Pratt, who conceived l the idea that he had a remarkable head of hair. aud which was rendered, as he said more beautiful by its being cut. the night before the difficult task being accom-. plished by the skillful barber, by lathering his head with skinned milk. Laying aside all jokes, his hair on the top of his head, SO even and glossy, did look very nicely indeed, when he with uncovered head exhibited it to the admiring crowd. We are also very sorry we cant just make mention of how MT. John Dresser (who as everybody knows, is always hungry, ) at Simsbury, unceremoniously siezed some stray codf1sh at that station, and passing through the car crying out the "bill of fare, fed all the codfsh aristocracy but as we said before we have not the room to speak of these phenomena, and of course we shall not. On their arrival in Hartford, all were presented with free ticket to the atheneum, and after their visit there, por- tion of the company took the street cars forWethersfeld prison, which they inspected from garret to cellar. In this pleasure trip, nothing seemed to go wrong, All enjoyed themselves hugely, and arrived at their homes early in the evening with very favorable impression of the city of Hart ford and the Conn. Western railroad. Con ductor Eggleston managed his long and heavily loaded train, with skill that indi- cates peculiar tact for the business, and in behalf of the party, we thank him for his kind and courteous treatment of his guests on this occasion.