St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-27
TWO DAY Us IN THE MOUNTAINS.

TWO DAYS IN THE MOUNTAl ms. .
1t was a happy suggestion of Prof.
Henry Fairbanks that the last two days
of last week be spent in the White Noun
tains and he found an excellent man to
carry out the plan in H. N. Turner. A
party Of 20 left here in special car last
Friday morning and mileage enough for
the whole party was carried by John c.
Clark, who proved an able assistant to
Mr.. Turner in arranging the details of a
very enjoyable trip. i1.slf yo,,d.
The personnel Of the party was as fol-
lows: Prof. and Mrs. Fairbanks, Mr..
and Mrs. H. N. Turner and Rex Turner,
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. William L. Pearl, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
F. Hazen, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Stevens,
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas TYRE, Mr.. aud
Mrs. 6. H. Cross, Robert N. Fairbanks
and Mr.. Miller, both of New York, Will
liam S. Boynton, Mrs. David Boyuton,
Mrs. c. M. Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M.
Howard, DR.. and Mrs. ]. D. Folsom,
Mrs. A. D. Rowell, J. W. Sault, Arthur
F. Stone.
The first objective point was the sum
init Of Mt. Washington where dinner
was to be served. AS the train neared
the mountains the clouds which had OBJ
scured the sky began to lift and the ride
up the steep sides of Mount Washington
gave splendid views of the surrounding
peaks. A grand view was obtained from
the summit just before dinner, but while
the party were enjoying an excellent din
ner cloud settled over the top of the
mountain and remained as a cap on the
summit all the rest of that day and Sat-
urday. But some of the party found
that views among the clouds and
beautiful instantaneous pictures were
seen OF the great riffs OF rock that crown
the summit of New England's greatest
mountain. The descent to the base was
as enjoyable as the ascent as the slowly
moving train soon passed out of the
clouds.
The destination Of the party was the
Waumbek House at Jefferson and after
passing about dozen functions and
running past Cherry Mountain slide the
road came to an abrupt stop at Jefferson,
with the Waumbek only few steps from
! the station. A day at Jefferson convinced
all the party that this place offered the
finest view in the mountains and that the
Waumbck was the best hotel in the
whole region. The hotel has been en-
larged and greatly improved and since
the extension of the railroad to Jefferson
through parlor cars are now run
direct to this station from Boston.
The spacious dining room was well
filled when the St. Johnsbury party en-
tered for their supper Friday evening and
they were taken to large table set in
the shape of the letter "F." The table
was beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves and sweet peas and looked very
brilliant under the gas Jets. In the even
ing the party were given an unexpected
treat IN q concert in the music room.
The ladies' orchestra connected with the
hotel gave few selections and solos
were rendered by D. M. Babcock, Bos-
tons famous basso, and Mrs. p F.
Hazen. Mr.. Babcock is a great favorite
among st. Johnsbury people and he was
very generous in his solos. Mrs. Hazen s
solos delighted her st. Johnsbury friends
and the guests O the hotel showed their
appreciation by hearty applause.
Saturday was spent in quiet and
restful way around the hotel where
beautiful views of the mountains were
obtained from every point. At about
4 O'Clock the party started homeward,
regretfully leaving such a delightful place.
Another entertainment not on the pro-
gramme occurred at Hazen's Junction
while the party was waiting for the reg
ular train home. The meeting was called
to order and resolutions were introduced
of highly complimentary nature to Mr..
| Turner. These were heartily seconded
by Mr.. TYRE and gracefully responded to
by Mr.. Turner The resolutions were
unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
Then a very bright and catchy poem
was read by Editor Sault, who was 'un-
expectedly called upon" The meeting
then adjourned sine die
st. Johnsbury was reached at 7 o'clock
Saturday evening where the party broke
up and went to their respective homes,
being agreed that in two days they had
had the best time in their lives.