The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-21
BRATTLEBORO JUNKET SUCCESS
Over 200 Members Of Springfield Board Of Trade Enjoyed
Themselves Here Friday Afternoon and Evening.

The Bratileloro boari Ut trade asd "
hest 10 entertain i,s Springfield visitors an,
make a. enjoyable a. possible their stay y
this town last FRIDAY afternoon aud Even
in.. And Il indications Indicate anything
aud expressions express, the ioesi Organic y.
ton .acceeded splendidly. Ia -p,'r y w
uniayorable weather over 10 enthusiasts
members III the Springfield boan OF trad'
leit that city about ] o'clock on slesis
train, reaching here shortly alter 'hfer
They were met at the station by drissa
tion OF Batileboro men who assisted ~
loading the visitors into the varied assert
mrpt ~ eonyryanees In waiting, and Win
in Few minutes the widely advertise,
sleirhridr was under way. Under the ~
rcciion Of President Dennison Cowles tbs
proeession w-nded It's merry way up MAIN
street, out Terrace, 10 Tyler, theh.s
through North and across the Common -
n point beyond the Bmttleboro Retreat,
then back aud up Chase street 70 Oak
through Oak TO High aud cut Western
avenue 10 Elm Corners, thence past the
Thayer farm, down Maple street TO Canal,
out Birge 10 Elliot. at last stopping al ths
rooms of the Vermont Wheel club, when
together with the Grange banquet hall
were thrown open for the occasion, Al
this point in the proceedings the actual en-,
tertainment began, and from then UNI,
the visitors boarded their snow'eovered
special at about 10 .. M, there was no let
iastically told in the following account tax
en- from the Springfield Republican OF Sat
urday morning:
Two hundred Springfield men had IA
great time" Yesterday ON junket by spe-
cial train 10 Brattleboro, VT, where they
were ioyfully entertained by the board OF
trade OF that town. Ii was a jolly TIM.
from start 10 finish, for the 2Oo men
didn't mind the slow return trip IN the
blizzard that made 200 wives worry lest
their husbands shouldn't get home at all.
As il was, il was past midnight when the
sllbut .snowed.in special train poked Its
white nose into the Springfield statioh;
The scheduled events Of this springfield
board OF trade special were the private
train trip, sleighride about Brattieboro
in "a two. and four.horse pungs, informal
entertainment at the Vermont Wheei clnp
rooms, and big dinner at the Brooks
House. But the unbounded hospitality OF
the Brattleboro men was what made the
affair the unqualified success 1t was. Inc
crowd was hilarious in its enjoyment.
Maybe the fountain Of youth Favored the
clear air that the men breathed deep as
they rode on runners up aud down the
white hills Of Vermont. There seemed to
he not a marring feature. The snow that
fell goodnaturedly was enthusiastically de-
clared an addition to the fun. The men
were boys again-shouting singing, heart
ily laughing, disdaining dignity, and Tor
getting care. II was fine and an unusual
spectacle to see business men enjoy them
selves so fully. Superlatiyes are justified.
IL was the finest time OF the KIND that can
readily be conceived. In the off-hand
after-dinner speaking the Springfield men
gave the highest praise they could call up |
word for in expression of their apprecia'
ton of the hospitality and enjoyment CIV
ne them BY the men of Brattleboro;
A special train of four ears with over
200 men on it left Springfield at !; % yester-
day afternoon, in charge of Conductor
II. s. Sturtevant and Engineer +. U.
Rowell. On the tail end was big canvas
sign, Springfield board Of trade special;
At Holyoke, Northampton and Greenheid
a few additions to the good-natured gang
were taken on. Cigars were passed around
with the compliments of c. p. Chase and
NJ. II. Barnett. Card playing, smoking and
"visiting" made the time pass pleasantly
till the train pulled into Brattleboro, and
landed lust 2l7 men there Brattleboro men
we're there to welcome the party. The
scenery about the railway station there
was full of pungs provided by Mosher q
Putney's livery stable. There were IL two
horse rigs and six four-horse bitches, with
robes and straw a-plenty. everybody got
tucked in, and ever-active Charlie Chase
distributed American flags through the
party. A ride, was taken around brat.le
boro, giving the Springfield men a new
;dea of the fine town Of about 5000 which
Is there. At every other house or so
window or two waved welcomes to the VS.
tors in the most good-natured kind OF
way. and hats, hands, flags and shouting
returned enthusiastic appreciation. Inc
own has an abundance of prosperous,
leat looking homes, that make it an at,
ractive little town. The route led
through the Brattleboro Retreat farm and
,ast the works of the Estey organ com
,any. The ride was in length like every
hing else on the trip-just about right.
About 43O the pungs unloaded at the !
ntrance of the Vermont Wheel club AT
er wraps had been taken off the men q
,artook of an appetizing and warming but
ct lunch. Then the buoyancy of everyone !
vent unrestrained. Music was started up
nd middle-aged men turned young sing \
ny, dancing and laughing loud in the I
wholesome 10y of the fine feeling and good
pirits. Secretary c. Henry Hathaway OF
he Springfield board Of trade played some
ag-tlme music tndt keyeu HheH up anu pu' l.
tickle in their feet. Leitsinger's or !
hestra played excellently lots of popular 6
onRs, old and new. Tuneful tenors.
asses and baritones rang forth in voices
hat had been forgotten for months for all : :
sc but talking business. Hub alias u;
y Brooks of Athol was there. "You bet, II
nd led Justify in some ringing hymns like, Il u
I'm glad salvation's free" Those who q
rerent there can't understand what
irle Of fine fun it was. c. P. Chase danced e
everal partners to WEAKNESS an the
ooms rang with harmonized shouting. )
hen there were cards for the chronic u
layers, pool and billiards for others and $
mokes for all. About dozen Shriners b
we're entertained for little while at the 81
ome of Charles w. Durham. In a few e
minutes the crowd found it was time to go k
0 the Brooks house to line up for dinner. n
The ardent anticipation and boisterous t.
God nature made lively time of it as S
he men crowded around the closed doors G.
the dining room, waiting to get in. But G.
he impotence was all for the fun of it. if
With the opening Of the dining-room the O
orde burst in with voracious shouts. 1t a
rould be hard to find in other towns in Il
he valley dining-room to accommodate II