Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-02
The ssBrandoa House's-A Christ
mas Presentation.

Editor RabtIa7ad Herald Being con
slant reader of your valuable paper, |
ask the indulgence of being allowed to
recount a pleasant incident which oc-
CURED with US on Christmas eve. 1t
will not be new to you or your readers
to learn that here in Brandon we claim
to have one of the best hotels in New
England-the Brandon House. 1t is in
connection with this hotel and the wor-
| thy landlord and landlady that I ask to
| be heard. On Christmas eve the board
ers of the house met IN the pleasant par
/ lor, and from their number appointed a
/ committee to invite the presence of Mr..
| and Mrs. Mcbride. Soon the committee
4 returned with the best of evidence ac-
companying it, that they had performed
their duty, and that they had been sue
oessful in their mission. Hardly had
our worthy host and hostess came into
the room, when our Well-known towns
man, DR.. G. /. Case, who, by the way,
is at present one of the sharers in the
good things of the Brandon House table,
stepped forward and confronted them
with a beautiful Christmas gift, consist
ing of three elaborate and rich pieces of
silver ware-one case containing cream
spoon of unique pattern and another case
containing a berry spoon and desert
spoon, each of new and tasteful design
which he then presented to them in his
usual happy style, accompanied with fit
ting words expressive of the extreme
satisfaction of the boarders-the donors
--as to the entertainment furnished from
day to day, ard of their good will and
wishes and of their pleasure in having
the present opportunity of expressing, in
q tangible and substantial manner, their
satisfaction and gratitude for the many
privileges by them enjoyed as guests of |
the house. Then, as an additional Incl |
dent Of the evening, the DIR. handed to |
Mrs. Mcbride a package marked ''for |
the girls OF the house, with the request |
that she should distribute as therein in
dicated. This package was nothing less |
than several envelopes, each directed to |
one of the girls, and each containing its |
share of a purse of over fifty dollars, |
which had been made up by the board |
ers for that purpose.
lit SUI IltlSG UI luG oGtdSLOu " DIS TOO /
much for the equanimity Of Dave,
but, as good luck would have it. our
eyer-ready citizen, Capt A. S. Cook, |
happened to be near at hand, and step !
ped forward and BRIEFLY but appropri-
ately expressed the thanks of the recipi |
ents for the gifts thus presented. Thus !
terminated one Of the most pleasant oc-
casions that ii has been the privilege of /
The writer to witness.
I think that, without flattery or eX-
tEayagance of statement, it may safely |
be said the public houses are rare where
the guest is made to feel so much at
home, and where he Is made to feel that
his wants are anticipated and kindly and
promptly met as at the Brandon House.
That such viii continue to be the case so
long as it Is nndor the efficient manage /
Z - Of Gne present proprietor, aided by /
HIS IlIviC t1Ietn CDtnPNUCtII IIUaIsl1I~ut, .y<
have no doubt and that they may long /
continue to reign there, is the wish Of |
ALL
Brandon, Dec. 26, 1872.