Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-20
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TIE LINE coMrLETEI-A RAiLHoAp '''>''
On Mondav at Il.05 ID. m, the last re
- ,;,;no Naopam
naming 'piNo ""' u'''."'
Bay with Underwater at fortiahu tnc poin'
If mestipo beinr near the crossing at Thad.
rbo.o,, :, pI,tobor III. oooJ people of
mas = !"
Fletcher ard Cambridge hau SGT w '''''e
! near by, which was sumptUOusly spread
NTH dol;ooo;o, ord sIocaptlv decorated
w." eu,,
win ho"er'. Al ii-'
Crowley's engine, the Ontario. airi'eu with
two carloads of people from East Fairfield
accomnanied nv the Fairfield drum corps
These with a LARGO delegation from Bakers.
field swelled the number to quite multi
tude. Brief services were held. consisting
of a praver by Rev. Mr.. Crshing, of Cam
bridse apnropriate remarks by +. p. Mud
pett Eso nresident of the day, during
which he announced that this was a rail
roau picnic ,or ,he nc1shi y, ,nu ~,
RcmarLs wero made bv chief engineer
Mitchell, of st. Johnsbury, who. after
an amusing ailnsioh 10 tho u,n"'L eA tI
at r" tbonkcJ Tho good pcople of Fletcher
al Cambridge for their kindness. and pro-
posed three cheers Tor them, ~nlch were
s eh r., r. ~ N'I, 49, a. ard nCdensbmro
Railroad its friends and workinsmen,
which were given with will, closing with
ronsing tiger. Dinner was 'nsn Se['-
eu' during whieh many piaiso, WIZ DC
s'p"eu upon inc women " VI. ~" e. 'o~ns
~nn WIZ, nave lons peeh teieD'"' 10 w ,; .noil
IN Ni. III .no az. y, ,oo ,Si froa a.
so' nporu anu nv Tiyo1.u , ~ Ill liz -
q" u' ~, anu '"'A' "0 1"'
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LAYING THE LAST RAIL.
On Tuesday, the first train ran over the |
p,rt,onJ ond oodon.hprg Railroad from 81 |
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'onhsourS 10 o"ah'oh' having 'n "o"id
Gov. Fairbanks and wife. Hon. Luke I.
Poland and wife. &. NJ. Stone and wife, of |
tho CoJod,n;on N,s,o- Mechanic G,orco
Have J,d,o Ross and ahon, ,oo Iodio.
a., ....Io... e. 9. I.,.ab.u 49,,
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John b. Brown and other gentlemen oil
Portland, Me- At Fletcher, the train met
frAn Sr0 MT N N |
mn,
BOARD Inc TWO rails necessary 10 com
plete the road. were then put in place by
the track LAYERS and all tho snikes driven
;,,o ,ho .,o, b., o, .ho a. ID
Iewett, superintendent 6i the roid, stepped
forward and said
Gor Faj,bankS Chairman of E,ec,,,;r,
Cou,ytt,e of Ve,mont D;rision of Tho p 4
o r r las intendent il becomes nv
nleasinp dntv IN inform Won on bebaIf of tho
directors that the last rail ia laid an onr
road and the State of Vermont is bonnd 10
,ctber nv another railway from tho Cnnncc-
Iicut River to Lake Cbamniain. onnthcr
route is open from the sea board to the great
Vest. Mono know better than you OF our
,norov dosnIsvod hv all and p nood ne. a ,o
you Of our 10y in the realization of our fond
hopes. One spike is vet to be drirea. This
now Win pleasure denver TO you with the
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eponu'u "S 'oiio"s
NO., 49, sa;d as" ns .h 100 "'1G "tn1'""'s r.,
weeks previous to his inaupuration as Pres
dent OF the United States, that he made
an upon ms TAILOR to De measured Tor a
a ;lor was ou;e,ly nnasa.d ~ h. ~
lot word passed between them for n con
iderable time, when Mr.. Lincoln looked
nto the face of the tailor, and tboupbtfully
nd, Mr.. limbaugh, measures not men.
n accordance with these sentiments. |
you'd say, on this occasion. deeds. mot
rords. | do not propose to make a speech.
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