The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-15
Vermont Editors.
THEIR ANNUAL. OUTING.

place. This year the trip was through the
White Mountains to Old Orchard Beach,
with short stop at Mount Washington and
Portland.
The starting point was from St Johns
bury. and at that place the members of the
association, with their friends, assembled
on the afternoon of Thursday last On ar
irving at the depot they were met by A, f.
Stone of the Caledonian, G. L Walter of
the Republican, and l. w. Rowell, who af-
ter extending to them the freedom of the
city, and placing in their hands invitations
to attend receptions and banquet that
evening" arranged by the Board of Trade,
escorted them to the hotels Here carriages
were in aiting and all who desired were
given a ride about the beautiful village.
Courteous drivers pointed out the places of
interest. This was one of the pleasantest
features of the entire trip and will long be
remembered by all. st. Johnsbury is
model vilage-its streets are we'll kept, its
residences attractive and modern, and aside
from Lamoille county, we know of no finer
place to live in than that town. The peo-
pie there have reputation for being good.
We do not see how they can be otherwise
in such a beautiful place.
At seven O'Clock an open air concert was
given by the st. JohnSbury band, after
which the Athen9um was visited, where a
reception was held for an hour, the visitors
being entertained by the librarian and 9th
ers. AT eight o'clock the party repaired to
well filled by ST. Johnsbury's leading cit
zens. Here q most delightful time was
spent in inspecting the magnificent gift 1t
is well filled with rich and rare curiosties
gathered from all parts of the globe. The
building is one of the finest of its kind in
the world, and the people of st. JOhnsbury
have reason to be proud of this handsome
gift. Col. Fairbanks and his estimable
wife were present and cordially greeted all.
At nine o'clock the party repaired to the
Opera House, where sumptuOuS banquet
was served That all did ample justice to
it, no one acquainted with the newspaper
fraternity doubts. 1t was fine spread.
The post-prandial exercises were in charge
of Mr.. stone, and the address of welcome
as we'll as the Introductory remarks proved
him to be an adept for such occasions. Re-
marks were made by Mr.. Turner, president
of the Board of Trade, Rev. f. d. Buckley,
U. A. Woodbury. and G. g. Benedict. All
were pithy and to the point. The Mahog-
any Quartette favored the audience with
several selections, including an original
ode. At late hour the party returned to
their hotels, while others visited the sew
eral newspaper offices.
At $50 the next morning the party left st
Johnsbury for the White Mountains, a
special train having been provided by the
Boston Il Maine railroad. Several OF ST. |
Johnsbury people accompanied the eXcur-
sionists as tar as the mountains Arriving |
at Mt. Pleasant House, the party dlsembark-
ed and took the train for a trip to the top
of Mt. Washington. This was greatly en-
ioyed by all, many of them taking the trip |
up the famous cog railroad for the first
time. 1t took about an hour and quarter
to make the ascent, which was indeed a
most thrilling one. A stop on the summit
of half an hour gave all an opportunity to
visit all the points of interest, including a
visit to the Office of among the Clouds" a
daily newspaper which is published there
tI4rio The f. |
flee is well equipped with all the modern
convenienceS, and is much better than
many of the offices known among the COM
mon people. The paper has circulation
of 1000 copies, which sell at ten cents EACH
There is a fine hotel there, but as the board
is $500 day the craft thought they would
not prolong their stay.
Returning to Mt. Pleasant dinner was
served, after which short business session
was held. The party then started for Port
land, stopping few minutes at North Con-
way, where the Kelley Institute is located. :
The institute was not visited, as there were
no fit subjects among the party. Portland ,
was reached at O'Clock and the party took
up quarters at the Falmouth House. After
supper complimentary sail boatride was
given the association by |. Z. Atkinson.
one of Portland's leading citizens. The
sail was down Portland harbor and was J
DELIGHTFUL A fine orchestra was on board.
Saturday morning, the party after spend
-
for Cushings Island, a beautiful summer
resort few miles from the city. Here was
stop of about three hours during which t.
dinner was served. This repast was served
by course and the method as well as the
precision in which the table girls marched {
in and out of the dining hall was indeed a =
novelty to many of the Vermonters. Din
ner beng over the sbOat was taken again
and a landing made at Peaks Island.
Punch and Judy shows, bowling alleys, a r
superior skating rink and the thrilling and I
fascinating tobOggan slide used up the two
hours allotted for this stay. Several of the
party visited "Joe" Dow, the well known
travelling man who frequently visits Yer =
mont He resides in Portland, but has a
cottage on this island. 1t is handsomely
furnished and delightfully."- located. He r
gave the Vermonters cordial reception.
AT five o'clock the party returned to Port
land and at once took the train for Old Or 81
chard, where they arrived in season for
supper, of which they partook with shar-
pened appetiteS. The headquarters were
at the FlSke House, where the party were I
gwen trst class rooms and were made to
feel at nome by the courteous proprietor, G.
ii. Flske The evening was pleasantly
passed in viewing the ocean and walking
about the village, which, like other summer
resorts, is made up of Indian stores, relic
shops, etc. During the evening a business
meeting was held, at which various matters -
relating to the profession were discussed [
L was voted to have business meeting at
montpelier some time during the session of
The coming legislature. The following off
'ers were elected for the ensuing year:
Presidential. E. Parker of the Bradford Opinion.
Vice Presdents-C F. annoy Of Newport; E
futile Of Rutland. .
Secretary-A. F. Stone of the St. Johnsbury Caledo-
an. n
Treasurer-L. H. Lewis Of the News and Citizen
Executive Commttee-C S. Forbes Of the ST. Adams
Messenger C. T. Walter OF the ST. JohHsbury Repub- NJ
iean L. P. Thayer of the Randolph Herald and News W
The following names were added to the
roll: TheOphilGs Grout, of the Newport "
Express; j. w. Sault of the ST. Johnsbury ii
Arthur Ropes of the Montpef-
er Waterman; A. ID. Bradford of the Jeri- e
Tho Reporter; W. III. Brown of the Wood
stock Standard; U. c. Brewer, of the st.
JOhnsbury Republican; Geo. T. Childs, of
he st. Adams Messenger.
Letters of regret were read from Sena. -
Ors Morrill, and Proctor, Representatives
trout and Powers, Gov. Page, Congress-
nan Thomas b. Reed, Gen. Neal Dow and
thers. v
ID NJ CamD one of the oldest n,amhars