Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

denominations. On Others various
canoe clubs and other associations make
their summer rendezvous. Others, rock
trimmed and covered with cedars, delight
the eye with their natural beauties. IN
| the neighborhood of Alexandra bay, the
waters are dotted with yachts and small
craft, and the life and beauty and attrac-
tiveness of the scene must be seen TO be
appreciated.
The party spent two nights and day
here, the especial feature OF when was
an excursion on the steamer Island wan
derer' among the Islands and to the Cana
dian village of Gananoque. For this, the
clouds fortunately lifted and the ram
ceased, and glints of sunshine lit up the
lovely shores and the islands through
which the Wanderer wound its way. On
Thursday evening the annual address,
elsewhere printed, was delivered-ln spite
of difficulties and eXaSperating Interrupt
tiOns by brass bands and nterludes of
| lightning and thunder-by Mr.. stone,
the veteran editor of the CdlCdOniuH,
and well repaid all who were privileged
to listen to it, though its epecial interest
and lessons were for the craft.
No poem had been provided by the eX-
ecutive committee but the omission has
been supplied by the poet of the Rutland
Hcrdld, whose happy. rhyming report
of the excursion, filled with allusons to
the incidents of the trip, we copy below.
Most of the party had planned to return
by way of the Richelieu. steamer down
the st. Lawrence, through the rapids, and
home by way of Montreal but the steam
or which they expected to take them on
Friday morning, steamed by Alexandra
Bay without stopping loaded to It's utmost
capacity with living freight, and unable
to take another passenger.
The only alternative was to return to
Ogdensburg by the Lotus, which was
kindly held by Captain Forester for an
hour past her time OF leaving Alexandria,
in order to accommodate the party. The
run to Ogdensburg was agreeable and un-
eventful, as was the railroad ride, which
returned most of the travellers to their
homes Friday night. The excursion was
Woodstock Standard Of the executive
committee of the Vermont Press assOcia-
tiOn aided by Mr.. ;. w. Cummings, gen
eral passenger agent of the Central Yer
mont road, who took charge of the entire
transportation of the party, ar
ranged and paid the hotel bills,
issued tickets covering everything,
and took a large share of the entire care
and trouble from the shoulders both of
the executive committee and of the party.
The Central road is fortunate in possess
ing such an officer as Cummings, who has
no superior in his department in New
England. Mr.. T. II. Hanley, of Mr.. Cum
mlngSS Office, accompanied the party
and gave his personal attention to their
comfort and convenience, and to these
three gentlemen, the association and Its
guests We're indebted for one of the best
arranged and pleasantest excursions ON
record in It's annals. Mr.. Cummings
would doubtless be willing to arrange
similar excursions for larger or smaller
parties, and it would be hard to find a trip
which gives any one better the worth of
his money. But one untoward incident
marred the pleasure of the excursion, be
ing the loss of IL gold watch, which was
stolen from the room OF Mrs. Swain, at
the Thousand Island House. Otherwise
in spite Of much lowering and rainy
weather all passed of agreeably and all
concerned Will remember with pleasure
the excursion of st.