Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-06

delays having occurred on the way. Here
the party was met and cordially greeted by .
the Hon. D. L. Linsley, and the line OF .
march taken up for Waite's Hotel. where .
halt WAS to DO made for the night The .
amer man having been refreshed by an ex ,
cellent supper an adjournment was had .
to the piazza, where the ladies caught fire /
HES and talked over the latest fashions /
(prubably) and the gentlemen consumed
tho weed nicotian BY the festive Cuban
reared and told funny stOries iacetlouS
anecdotes, as it were; and at decorous
hour all retired. to prepare for al early rise
the next morning.
At the somewhat untimely hour OF hall
past five. with few maledicti0ns VA the
head Of the man who eyer invented
sleep reversing Slncho Pan-l'S grateful
ascriptiOn). all hands turned out. CROPPED
their painful way to the breakfast room and
after cup of fragrant chicory proceeded to
the track, where the cars were in readiness,
the party being now augmented by Director
II. F. Wetherby- who by hospitality and
cordial welcome, the night before, had dc
served well Of the exeursiOnists. The en-
zine. by the care Of Mr.. 10 II. Linsley. had
been handsomely decorated with flags and
presented gala-day appearance; and the
only drawback to the pleasure OF the occa-
sion, as the cars started for the junction,
was the lowering clouds, whose lore
boding Oe rain was soon amply Justified.
There was a cheerful ride through Cam
bridge said to he tho second if not the first
farming town in the State with its green
hills and greener intervales, the winding.
peaceful river. ard the comfortable farmers
homes, the I ap )earance indicating wealth
and prosperity and We could well believe
al that we had heard of its natural beauty
ard high and remunerative state Of Gull
ture. Near Cambridge Centre the La
| noble takes circiing turn, ard
is twice crossed by pile bridges, each
about $50 feet in length. These, how
ever, are only temporary, as the river Is to
be diverted from its course. thus dispensing
with the necessity for bridges, with their
liability to destruction from ice Jams and
ireshets. A short distance from the further
bridge is the junction with the Portland
and Ogdensburg Railroad. the end Of the
route. The ties and rails of the latter road
are very shabbily and hastily laid, it having
won the race to the junction at the expense
of thorough work Ballasting. however,
| is rapidly going on, and few weeks will
undoubtedly see trains running over the
road. A few rods to the north is their
bridge over the Lamoille-a substantial
structure, with stone abutments and pier /;
and a short distance in the other direction
plat OF ground is being leyelled of for a
union depot After brief stay at the
| junction the whistle sounded andthe
| FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN OVER THE BURLINGTON
AND LANOILLE RAILROAD
started, at q. M. precisely. The home
trip was accomplished without any notable
incident, and with no misadventure of any
kind. Quite a number of people got on
board at the different stations, and I'M
dOubtedly there would have been far more
had it not been for the rain, which COM
menced falling whom the train started
from the junction and continued during
the greater portion of the ride buck. y
goodly party, however, was brought into
town and the road commences operations
under the most favorable auspices. The
run was made very quickly, Burlington
being reached ten minutes ahead of time :;
and there will not be the slightest difficulty
in keeping up with tho advertised schedule
Thus ended very pleasant occasion.