St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
Editorial EXCURSION.

| point was Saranac lake in the heart
of the Adirondacks. The party rem
dezvoused at the Van Ness house
Thursday evening. Some attended
the banquet of the Sons of Revolu
ton at the Van Ness, and others par
ticipated in the reception of the
Champlain yacht club at their pretty
club house on the lake 1t was the
misfortune of the ST. Johnsbury party
to pass through Essex Junction, and
to preserve the reputation of this
famous waiting place our train was
derailed and we waited there three
hours. We were in a proper frame of
mind to appreciate that beautiful
poem of EX-Minister Phelps of Bur-
lington, and could easily arrive at
the same conclusions that the poet
did. Unless Essex Junction can be
walled up like the walled cities of
China, Dante's inscription over Ha-
DIES should be placed here-"Leave
hope behind all We who enter here"
Friday morning at 8 O'Clock jolly
party of rs including a dozen of the
editors of Vermont started from Bur-
lington to Plattsburg on the fine
steamer, Chateaugay. The ride
across the lake is always charming
one. On the Vermont side Camel's
Hump and Mt. Mansfield rise up in
all their majesty and glory, while on
the opposite shore the Adirondacks
come almost down to the lake, with
the Delaware and Hudson railroad
skirting the shore. Before Platts-
burg was reached the boat passed
alongside the site of the naval battle
of Champlain, in which Commodore
M'Donough defeated the British flo
tilla under Commodore Downie on
Sept. II, 1914.
From Plattsburg the party took
the train on the Chateaugay railroad
perintendent, NJ L. French, and the
general manager, A. L. Inman of the
narrow guage railroad. But even
with these officials on board the
train was delayed several hours as
the engine refused to make steam and
stops were frequent and necessary.
1t was suggested by one of the quill
drivers that the editors get together
and give the engine a puff" but
accomplish the desired results. When
the train reached Loon Lake station
several hours after the accustomed
time for dinner, several barrels of
crackers were discovered intended for
Landlord Chase of the Loon Lake
house. Some of the crackers never
reached their destination, however,
as barrel was opened and an ed1tO-
rial excursion party saved from star
walton. 1t was the unanimous YER
dict of the party that the table at the
Loon Lake house must be excellent,
if one could judge from the samples
found at the depot Saranac Lake
was reached at 4 o'clock, and hasty
but excellent dinner was served by
Landlord Miller. This lake is pretti-
ly situated in the heart of the AdirOn-
dacks, and is a favOrite resort in the
summer season. The ride from Platts-
burg is through a wild and noun
famous region, where one can readi-
ly believe the bear stories of Adiron-
dack Murray and the fish stories of
the guides. A number of lakes are sit
uated on the line of the road and the
iron mines of the Chateaugay COM
pany.
Returning, Plattsburg was reached
at 10 o'clock and an excellent supper
was served on the steamer Vermont
on its way to Burlington. At this
time the editors held their business
meeting with Col. G. G. Benedict of
the Burlington Free Press in the
chair. Four new members were elect
ed, including E. H. Walcott, formerly
of the CaledOnian but now of the
Burlington Free Press. These officers
were elected: President, Luther O.
Greene of the Woodstock Standard
vice presidents, D. K. Simonds of the
Manchester Journal, George d. Crow
ell of the Household, Brattleboro;
E. c. futile of the futile company,
Rutland; secretary, Charles T. Wal
ter of the st. Johnsbury Republican;
treasurer, H. L. Lewis of the News
and Citizen, Hyde Park; executive
committee, Charles S. Forbes of St.
Adams, R. ]. Humphrey of Poultney
and Harry E. Parker of Bradford.
BY the time the business meeting was
over Burlington had been reached
and the excursion of the Vermont ed
itors was over. Though accompa-
MED by annoyances the members of
the craft had met together in friendly
intercourse and enjoyed short pleas
ure trip.
Two of the party ended their trip
very pleasantly by spending Satur
day in Burlington. A carriage drive
with friend past all the beautiful
residences of the Queen city, visit
to the beautiful college library named
for its most generous donor, the Bill
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