Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-03

was before. lie also put the pazzas around the
old pant and changed its name to the Pavilion,
from that circumstance lie LEFT the circular
stairs, however aud they continued til about 1851,
when Col Boutwell, erected the present stairways.
The cupola was built In 1853 by Mr. Cottrll and
the water tank was put in at the same time. The
Hat roof with which the hotel was covered at first
was removed by one Of the MAINS, soon after
1870. When Mr. Cottrill first built the extension,
the whole Of the socond story over the west dining
room was made into spacious and elegant dane
ing hall. GOxs5 feet and lighted by three costly
chandeliers Thohall was subsequently converted
into rooms.
LArAYEfTE's VISIT
One Of the most notable events connected with
the history Of the Pavilion, was the visit Of tho
Marquis de Lafayette in the latter part Of June,
ISIS Lafayette had just laid the corner stone Of
Bunker Hill monument on the 18th Of June, and
was ON his way to lay the corner stone Of the
north end Of the South College at Burlington He
was accompanied by his son George Washington
Lafayette, his secretary and servants. lie left
Charlcstown n H., in the morning and coming
through Windsor Woodstock Royalton, Fast
Randolph, the Gulf and Barre, arrived here at
about ten o'clock in the evening The town was
"'"i'"'l "i"hi"t'''h N''it''' 49, wy "N''""
and tar and resin barrels blazing On The state
House common DIR Julius }. Dewey, the pr'si-
dent Of the National Life Insurance Company IN
this village remembers the occasion well and it
is to his vivid recollection that the winter IL IN
debicd Tor most OF the following Information AZ
'hat day there were no houses on Barre street oil
any consequence and when they came to the top
Of the lhll, whore the Hon Charles H. Heath now
lives the most conspicuous object was the shep-
ard Iavcrn, which was fairly abaze with
| light Lafayette was delighted, and exclaimed,
You have hsplendid town. here a great town
lAia1 e'ie was hf-t IRen To tue state House
Nheio Judge Ehsha Iaine welcomed NAN TO
Moh'peher lh hhei speech 70 Nileh iAinietto
appropriately responded quarters hHn been 1T
'y" "p lor hin D" tHe l"Nh'n' ANA the D'.t iHe
pace "l''i"' i'' n'en procured i'i li, ", '-i'n
i"''' were '..n .i'' ''i'e ''i g'' ih ''. Doe '"l,H
e'i''"',9 10y N''. ..ine' ii ians''"' M'.
."''''' h'''''Iu a'n N.. unaHaH ''l'n ""n
l'''e ".Ie "n''t ''ni anu ma a'"h Oh" l"' rooms
',,'. Wy ''' '''''D- ',sN'' -"D N 'h
t.,.,,.,. $50, 10y, NJ. 49,. ,,'.
yidcl a fine set ,i .ilJod and decorated ,lip, "a
portion of which 1. still preserved and was shown
to Che writer recent, by Mrs. Arson Davis The
bcd-,ead IS sim i'm tho fosscsslon Of tbe uon Z
| T. Walton Al niiniobt dinner was served ip
the ola bali over the office ipl-s paipopro.tle1
and pe,ri, NH tbe ,ipri,sl ,il,crs ,re-e prc.e,t
10 do honor 10 tbo friend Of washington Toa.t.
were drunk and re ls, bapr,nip~ N ID, ,ts ar.
ni,,rsar, of .be hattie of AI,nr,ouu, f,b,.t,o
oualred a .porinl Inrot,cr 10 M honor
The next dav LAFAYETTE received the Re,ol,i-
tionary veterans Of whom several we're stu l,in,
|
curions incident occurred dp,ir, tbc rcee,tio,,
Among the veteran. prescpt was one ,rt1cllo
who had been ono of ne ue..i,p. bi,.J l,
George the rbirt IN holm beat Inc patriot. Iio,,
he ,.,,t int, tho ,,,o,,,, Is ma, lr,p nh. Ma.
uui. In taking each soldier. hand ..ledbir, Win,
whom be had ser,d and mall, ..,,,, .,,,,,ii-.,,
| tary remarks When he came 6, Arbuckle and
pnt An. u.,,i .,c.t,or ,r,,.li.. ,.,,,.,.... .,.
piled Bnrrovne ,our Honor. iafa,ette tn-
stautiy drourc3 bi. hand and ,,,ssel ,, ~ ,bo,.,t
with an air OF disgust Al noon William cottrul
took him and bi. suite to Bnriin,top Ap ,o,-
rucnse copoaur.c Of reor,le c,uoand .so tbc t,.,
49,. -.
inc lal"le'l TIMES which Tie Pavilion ever saw
"''e "''h hA"iou 'otnu was landlord ana The
famous stage hnes which be controlled were ut
lne he'sht OF Their prosperity Nc Coitnh, or
Oo'' ~ he was lamilariy called by DIS cfonics,
was a large por'ly man standing very erect lie
vac a man VINO meant what Dc said ana who cN-
ported me- employees % obey iis directions 10 tie
ieuer Mrs Doinl was as much Of q character
rs her nus band She was o nervous, hosting
woman ANXIOUS 10 know e'ep thing that was
going on, and bent on having the inmates Of tho
mouse observe the rules Of propuety Many
amusing stories are tod OF The colioqnies between
hef ana her husband in resardto the performance
Of the drivers upon whom Mrs Cottnn always
N'P' u snaip eye MI Oo'tflll himself was a
man that dsiil'ed very much To DE bothered about
uunesi ana no sehelaly turned heF OF with some
| witty answer which has become historic
In CottriVs time mine stage limos convened "a
tho p,,iii.,, b.. .u ,.t.s
- 'N''''''' D" "' q" VIM" nc N"u an interest
| mere were TWO day tn and from Burlington and
| 20 aud from hoYafou. through Ole Gulf ronsti
| t,,ti,,,, tl,.. ti.,......i. ...t. o., 90. 3D., - ..
tn ''"'f ''
u"'! s'as'a h"h Johnson barton, pauNlie,
| Chelsea, R0laltOn r'g BERLIN. Bethel. and Ham
| cock through The Mad River Valley The uassep-
,. H. ,..f. Lin
$3.50 "" "'''' Stages stopper nl Ue
| iAFlhon lof longing or meals ana many 81 them
| did shopping in tie town
l Il has been often claimed that ,f.,,t,li,- ,,.
| ne,o, 40 ,,.,, h.. ID, ~, .
| ~ l''l"iu"' "7 ll t'' u'u 'I's'N- aiy s. and
1 """'f0i IL may nave HtNh WIN lhc NlNgc there
| Is no douN about the prosperity Of the hotel IL
\ was cpstr,.,r,. a. mob. go. ,..4 a. a.,
| ~ 't 'N''''l -"F' "'uH
| '"s va "iu'hAl5 ine', ana ln session ofor two
| hundred Not nearly as MANY help were cm-
| ,loyed about fe hotoI than "a. ,.,,, t..,,..-
| A. NJ. 1t.
| "'' '-''i'-' '''i-'"' VINO NoiA'h luf Mif
Ne''ilH h'e years, says Help were good for
| .ometMng in those day." Ora eirl r.1dr tfo
I sc,eut,-6ve 1.l. and .,..,t.- .-....l al.
| ..-,-.., ' ".''-'' "" .i1
s"'s'7 "' 'ne l"oie ana ihe pay oi each Was dol-
1 Ar week The meat cook got dollar aud a
| half per week
| Tho &c.. ,.t
| stag "'NeIS were men OF great conse-
| lnence, and OF universal popularity lie thurrh
| orOthens-M Moses and .Iohn-IIufnrbr,, t,,l ~
| bridge Pierce Kelnpton Iullor no Aroier tr,,t,
| Dan. Il. Field Phinudcr Homes Al Uav,ic,, AMI
| Asa Strong were welcomed wherever tLey ,,o,,,
| and nothing was thought 10 be loo good ~, theni
| TO be a coachman was the acme If e,er, .s,iri,,
boys ambition, and surely 10 drive ~ sbirite3
| horses IL an exhilertipr occuuation With ia,rt
| help having Vaccinations for everyone Co,t,ilTs
1 coaches Were the hest that ,nonsy Co,,t1 h,,,-
ssillmake The largest drawn nv Civ here's 49, ~
| made 10 comfortably carry fonrteen hesi5as ,bo
| driver, and two or three more were often rrn,,ed
| on II necessary. besides the bopracc mo, 49,,
| eed night and day with relavs ~ borso' o,.ar,
| ten or twelve miles, and stopped only for meal:
| The drivers were required 10 be- very nnnctnaI IN
| egard to time, and few minutes hardness was