Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-21


several gentlemen aud their wives from various parts
of the State Chief among these was His ExceHency
Governor Hall, the present able and popular chief
magistrate of Vermont. The Governor has long been
favonby known either personally or by reputation to
nearly all our citizens, he having represented us with
others in Congress for many years. The knowledge
of his presence at this meeting of the Historical So
cety was the signal for demonstrations of respect for
the Governor on account Of his distinguished official
position, and respect for the man who fills large
place in the esteem and regard of our people.
Gov. Hall arrived in town Monday afternoon
In the evening levee was given Mt the Town Hall
where our citizens generally with their families paid
their respects to His Excecncy. The hall was well
filed and an hour was very pleasantly occupied in
social intercourse, the Band outside nll the while play
ing inspiring harmonies.
After the meeting of Tuesday cavalcade OF be-
tween sixty and seventy of our citizens extemporized
for the occasion, under the command of Capt }. W.
Phelps, late of the u s. Army, with Gen. 6. B KEEL
logg and Col s. NJ Waite for assistants and mounted
on excellent Vermont Horses, escorted the Governor
and other distinguished visitors and citizens, through
the principal streets. The company was CHIEFLY COM
posed OF new recruits and the horses were green but
under tue skitui management oil the oilcers II Waae
i"hoe " very p'ens"h' ana "'r"o'Ne SHOW 9"o,'
queh'ly inc bratteboro f"e department uhuer ''ic
direction of Charles Chaplin, Chief Engineer, aud his
assistants panded in our streets In torcpht process
,,on l., 81 ra1,ts 'r,.. ,,.,.a..o,,. NJ a rrnci.
','" ~ 'u,r NUNS INC uy"'"P"'",, w. ., w,
"oodhue Foreman, tue Mhzeppas, No d r. u Ed
wards LIST Assistant Foreman, (ther Foreman being
sick mud co,so,uo,,i,, rrs, c d,,,. mud ,,o Uool.
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"l.' i""ue' company NJ =" No"rSe r"'e"'"''' "eie
all out. As the Governor was spending the evening
al tin Hon, Caornn Eplenp,'s nunoafta tim Cannon
,boro I'LL, o,,,,,,,. n, ia, i,;o o,l o,,,,o,,,o
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OF the village were assembled, the Fire Department
paraded on the Common where they occupied an hour
in marching commemorative ond nerC,rtning other
''''o ,'''' ~,
eNo'u'os nueh 10 le sr"'Hc"''oh oil Ills rNee'enc!'
the visitors, and large crowd OF spectators. The
evening was inst dark enoupb 10 give rho torchyhts n
,.;,t,nr, ,, ,.i,., o.. ~ 49,. 'a, -,
o'''''"' "'u '''ios"s ''e'' "''' We "'S"'V no' w
say that 1t was altogether the finest and most effective
parade that we have ever seen in the State or in any
cour,r, y;,loro No q horo . Iro ,,.,,s,ro,,,. ~,
awe e ~ ""'-F''.'! W"
ohe s'Hc o. winch pore 'he WORDS 10 the uoV-
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~ az Wv 'o''u'..' VI '''o P"'"uc Tue l''"oes'io"
formed III front OF Ar foi'"ms residence when three
foushg cheers were gwen for the Governor Of Yer
mont Ills LAcellency then came forward and adj
dressed Tic department briefly, and MS follows;
| GENTLEMEN OF TnE BnArTLEnoRo FInE DrrApr-
MhHi. 'hahh you most heartily Tor this last token
have inst given nsnn cxniltion ~iich o'n Troc ~
say has bcecn the most brilliant and inposjng snectn-
/ Gle OF the kind have ever any where witnessed.
tons oC os W. o r' neee,Ng ne
myself individually. but mther ms an indicn,nn Of
your regard and respects for the official position
mPlcSi W ocIuly uy .he generous lhVor oil inc poo
have had tIe ,,le".,,re Il, ,e oa,,, q, ,,,,
last evening Of seeing many evidences Of the friendly
una ho'pl'aole character OF its citizens, and Of motto
town and 10 NO, uorr h ~, your oeauu
extensive resort for strangers Of in;egcnrc and NO.
suGh people can Keep away from here.
licht nroccs.io? S""' , ;," 'ul your torch
welcome to the Vcrmonn Historical society now hold
ing It's iirst meeting with Won. In behalf Of the So
,bo;s "r a. "s , 'ol nss'. ,ehuer you my warmes
ton. and WISHING cac If y,, o1
Of your beautiful town the continued enjoyment o.