The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-27

that city will be at the American House,
Russell ~ Sturgis, proprietors. A banquet
will be given at the American early that
evening. on which occasion a number of
distinguished Vermonters and other promi-
nent men resident in Boston will be the
guests of the association. The post-pran-
dial exercises will be presided over by
Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary of the
Home Market club. The guests will in
clude Chief Justice Walbridge A. Field of
the Massachusetts supreme court Hon A,
w. Beard, collector of the port OF Boston.
Hon. George A. Marden, state treasurer of
Massachusetts, Hon. w. Il Barrett, speaker
OF the Massachusetts house, and others.
Saturday morning, July IL, the party will
have special train for Plymouth. The
Samoset House, ID. II. Maynard, proprietor,
has been rendered the Vermonters for their
headquarters during the day. The day will
be devoted to visiting Plymouth Rock Pill
grim hail. the national monument and
other points of interest. Landlord May
nard will provide a substantial dinner for
the visitors in Odd Fellows hall.
The party will leave for Nantasket Beach
about four P. NJ. Headquarters at the
beach will be at Hotel Nantasket, Edwin f.
Sturgs, proprietor. There will be an en-
tertainment, with literary and musical
features, in the hotel parlors Saturday even
ing. The musical portion of the programme
will be given under the direction of that &C
complished pianist, Martha Dana Shepard
of Boston. The literary exercises will in
clude poem by Rev. A. j. Hough of ver-
mont. The arrangements made contem-
plate leaving Nantasket Beach after break
fast Monday morning on a steamer of the
Nantasket Steamboat Company. After
pleasant trip in the Boston harbor, the
party will be landed in the city in season to
take the new Montreal flyer at the Fitch
burg depot at 10: 20 A. NJ, thus enabling all
who desire, to reach home in the afternoon
or evening OF that day. Any member Of the
party wishing to remain for a longer period
at Hotel Nantasket, can do so at the same
rate per day charged them under the ar
engagements made for the trip by the COM
mittee.
" The expense of the trip, including all
railroad and steamboat fares and hotel bills,
inclusive of supper Friday night and break
iast Monday morning, will be $3.50 from
Bellows Falls; $40 from Brattleboro Rut-
land, White River junction and intermedi-
ate stations; $1,000 from Montpelier, Barre,
Bradford, Brandon and Middebury: S1i
from Burlington, st. Adams and st. Johns
bury; S11.50 ftom Lyndonville; S12 from
Hyde Park, Hardwick, Newport and Bar
ton. Rates from other stations will be fur
nished on application to the committee. A
coupon ticket book-of the form of Ray
mond Excursion Ticket-will be issued for
the excursion. These coupon books will be
on sale after June 20, and can be obtained
OF Mr. 5: W. Cummings, general passenger
agent OF the Central Vermont railroad ST
Adams, VT These coupon books are good
to use from any station on the Central Yer
mont railroad including Brattleboro, White
River Junction, Cambridge junction and
Bellows Falls also the Connecticut river
railroad between Windsor and Brattleboro.
Parties on the line of the Passumpsic and
St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain di-
vision OF the Boston and Maine system will
purchase special round trip excursion tick
cts to White River Junction, from which
point they will use the coupon books. The
rates OF fare quoted from stations on the
Boston and Maine line include the fare to
White River Junction. All members and
others intending to go on the excursion are
requested to notify member OF the com
mittee as early as possible so that the rail-
road officials and hotel proprietors may be
informed Of the number of persons for
whom to provide accommodations An
elegant souvenir itinerary and programme
will be issued about July l, including the
names of all members and guests