The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03

their wives, with the exception of Messrs
Powell and Grout. Doorkeepers Coffey and
Soper, with their assistants, were present,
and exerted themselves to the utmost in
providing for the wants and comforts of
their respective flocks.
The occasion was made grand holiday
by the people in the vicinity, and hundreds
came f1ocking in from every direction. A
team was anchored to every six feet of fence
within half mile of the theater of action
and scores came in on foot across lots. A
long tent containing two rows Of tables was
improvised and did duty as a dining tent.
1t would seem as If every inch OF the coun-
try within a radius of ten miles had been
foraged and levied on, and that everything
in the line of eatables had been captured
and brought in for the momentous occasion.
Ihere were dry-goods boxes and barrels full
OF good things to eat, but when the curtain
went down on the last act only few desc
late crumbs remained. The charge Of the
lght brigade wasn't a circumstance to it,
The devouring element pushed, damned
ana crowded up to the tables in dense
masses, and the broad shoulders and power
ful lungs of Doorkeeper Coffey were in con-
slant operation and requisiton, The i'm
movable corporosity of Doorkeeper Soper
also proved an impenetrable bulwark
against the oppressor.
The bridge was inspected from every pos
sibe point of view, and met with the entire
appreciation OF every one OF the visiting
statesman. The job was pronounced an ex-
cellent one, and for a wonder no one claimed
TO be able to improve on it in any detail.
Several large flags were conspicuously dis
played along the bridge in honor of the oc-
casion, and the structure was also profusely
decorated with red paint, which latter made
very marked impression on the overcoats
of the legislators. The propriety and wis
dom OF the appropriation and its judicious
and discreet expenditure was universally
admitted, and everyone felt that it was
" good to be there" One legislator conf
IDENTIFY admitted that he voted against the
resolution providing for the visit, but said
that he " wanted to go awfully all the time
and was glad he came" The generous hos
pitality and many kndnesses extended the
visitors by the people of the vicinity was a
matter of general felictaton among the
former, and their earnest and entirely sue
cessful efforts to make the visit pleasant
one will long be remembered. Many of
those present claimed to have good reasons
for expecting that Governor Ormsbee would
go down in diving suit for the purpose of
officially inspecting the foundations of the
piers, which were only thirty-fve feet under
water; but this interesting part of the pro-
gramme was omitted possibly because of
the " GOODNESS " between the governor and
the bottom of the lake.
The length of the bridge is thirteen hun
dred ninety feet including the embank-
ment and iron, and the iron work is eight
hundred eleven feet in length. The draws
are eighty feet each, and the width on the
inside is fourteen feet clear. The bridge
was constructed by the K. f. Hawkins
Company Of st. Adams.
Many enquiries We're made for the black
list editor of the Term0nter, but such
scandalous gathering was beneath his dig
nifty and his economical sheet was not rep
resented. The trip home was attended with
no serious results and Montpelier was
reached at twenty minutes past six-forty
minutes late.