The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-23
P. & 0. RAILROAD.
THE OPENING TO JOHNSON.
A Fine Dag and Trip.

ST.. JoHNsBuRY, Dec. 22-The first train
over the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad to st.
Johnsbury, reached the latter place at 4.45 p.
m. The train, on leaving Portland, bore a
party of ahont fifty persons, hnt it was largely
augmented before the point of destination was
reached. Ameng those on board were Mayor
Richardson, Aldermen Gerrisb, Lttlefeld and
Fox, Councilmen Pencil and Mcmahon, City
p Auditor NOVEL;, City Clerk FL. ]. Robinson,
Gen. Anderson, President of the road, S. E.
Spring. ]. B. Brown. G. E. B. Jackson, Fl. N.
Jose, W. L. Putnam, John E. Donnell, w. S.
Dana, Geo. F. Morse, w. w. Harris, Waldo
Bingham, President of the Lamoille Valley
railroad, M. L. Cutler, Major D. R. Hastings,
and Joel Eastman, besides representatives of
the Portland press and A. f. Lewis Of the Bos-
ton Globe. Several of the party were accom-
panied by their wives.
The train ran direct to the Fabyan House,
reaching there at 1850. The trip through the
Notch was made in the observation car.
On their arrival at Fabyan's the party were
met by the officials of the Vermont division of
the road, comprising Horace Fairbanks, Pres
dent of the Essex County, Montpelier & St.
Johnsbury railroad, Calvin Morrill,, j. D. Bell,
John II. George, o. Abel, d. D. Mead, A. B.
Jewett S. S. Gould, directors, W. 81. Bryant,
superintendent, A. G. Mildwel, chief engi-
neer, j. 8. Libby, bridge builder, and c. M.
Stone, editor of the st. Johnsbury Caledonian
This party had left johnson 10 the morning,
reaching st. Johnsbury at 800, Lurnbug at
10.4O, and thence to Carroll over the Boston,
Concord & Montreal road under contract re-
Gently entered into for the passage of P. & o.
trains.
st. Johnsbury was reached at 4.45 p. H., and
the party was received by a large crowd of
citizens at the depot, and loudly cheered, and
Immediately proceeded to the St. Johnsbury
Hotel Where they pass the night.
In the evening meeting of the Vermont
and Eastern divisions of the P. & o. road was
held, but nothing transpirel Of public in
terest. A pleasant informal gathering of the
excursionists was held in the parlor of the no.
tel this evening, at which some fine music was
furnished by some ladies and gentlemen of the
party. The party return tomorrow.
The trip has been most enjoyable one, with
fine weather., pleasant company and liberal
hospitality. P.
Fire ut PitfsiOn.
GARDINER, Dec. 22.-The house owned and
occupied by Frank Yeaton at Pittston village,
was destroyed br fire at noon to-day. Loss
$500; no insurance. The fire is supposed to
have caught from stove.
The Effects of Coal Gas.
EAsTPoRT, Dec. 22.-Two men on board of
baltimore vessel, here for herring, turned in
last night with closed scuttle, and coal fire.
and were found on the floor irsensible this
morning They will recover.
NARROW Escape from Conaa grafton in
Farmington.
HARRINGTON, Dec. give have had anoth.
or narrow escape from conlagratiou in Farm.
ington. Fire was discovered in the news stand
OF d. A. Knowlton and jewelry store of in
Chids in Knowlton's block, at $50 this morn.
ing, but through the prompt action of the cit-
zens it was soon extinguished. Damage
slight.