The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-09
Picnic of Old Residents of Washing
ton County, N. Y, now Residing
in Illinois.

The Aurora (IIlinois) Herald OF Sept. 2,
contain. an extended account of picnic
Of former citizens of Washington county,
N. Y, held near Aurora. The Herald
says:
"On Thursday, Aug. 2lst, the former
residents of Washington county, New
York, who have settled in this vicinity IN
considerable numbers, held their annual
picnic on Gov. Stewards grounds near
Plano. The day was blight and beautiful
and there was large turnout of Washing
ton county folks and their friends.
Among the notables present were his
excellency Gov. Beveridge Hon. Daniel
Volintine, eX-mayor OF Aurora, Hon.
Thomas L. Hill, present mayor of this
city, and other notables who hail from that
good old county.
"The generous hearts of the Washing
toniaus furnished free dinner and free
drinks Qemona1c) for the party. After
dinner, Hon. ID. Volintine, president of
the day called the assembly together, and
in few brief remarks introduced
GOVERNOR BEvERIDGE
who related some of the "reminiscences of
his bovhood, and sketches from his life in
Illinois. He was born in Hog Hollow
Washington county, N. Y, July 9th. 1924.
In 1912 he moved in wagon to Illinois,
and located on Somonauk creek. His rec
ord of late years is well known TO ell our
people. He was followed by William Pat
ton, who told some funny stories in his oil
hand style.
"Prest. Volintine then read a letter from
Judge McAlhster, of the supreme court of
Illinois.
"Hon. Thomas Il. Hill mayor of Aurora
H., whose childhood was passed in Salem,
New York, upon being introduced, gave
sketch Of the early history, public improve
ments and manufactures of the county,
following by mention of the people who
have gone out from old Washington, and
been distinguished in other parts of the
world.
DISTINGUISHED LAWYERS AND STATESMEN.
"Of eminent lawyers and statesmen the
representation is large. In this list are
Hon. Samuel Nelson, formerly judge of
the United States supreme court, from He
bron Hon. John Savage, formerly chief
justice of the superior court of New York,
IRON Salem; General John Henry Martin
dale, attorney general of New York; and
brigadier general during the civil war, from
Kingsbury. Governor Slas Wright was
also formerly resident of this town. He
studied law in the office of Ii. G. Martin
dale, at Sandy Hill, summers, and taught
school winters, thus carrying himself
through with his legal studiee. Lieutonan'
Governor Pitcher was also from Sandy
Hill, as was the Hon VIM. p. Lee, for
merly chief justice and chancellor of the
Sandwich Islands. Hon. James Duane
Doty, formerly governor of Wisconsin
came from Fort Ann, as did also the Hon
} Il. ID. Culver. attorney ana foreign minis
ter. w. c. Prime, editor of the New 1orl
Journal IF Commerce, went from Cam
bridge, while Susan Il. Anthony and hel
brother Col. ID. h. Anthony, prominen
editor in Kansas, came from Greenwich
Judge Murray, of Nsperville, Illinois, wa!
from Argyle, SIS was Hon. j +. VanNoItwicl
of b itavia, Illinois, who for ten years was
president of the Chicago, Burlington an
Quincy railroad. Salem was formerly The
, home of Charles Crary, legal author ant
member of the New York assembly; Henry
Blake, member of congress from Ohio
Hiram ay, judge of The court of appeals
, New York; Hon. Tba1oeus X. Walker, Of
Kansas Hon. Robert Clark, member o
congress from New York; Judge DAME
, Pratt, of Syracuse. New York, state dis
r trict attorney for that state, from Green
wich. Judge John NJ. Parker, judge of thu
court or appears, went from uranVlIle, ~
, did Judge Hopkins, of the Wisconsin su
f preme court. James Kinds, formerly
member of congress from Arkansas, wa
, from Hebron. Argyle sent out Col. Rober
Robertson, the present candidate for lieu
tenant-governor of Indiana, and the Hon
r Gilbert Robertson, jr, judge of Rennselae
3 county and postmaster of Troy. Hon. w
X. McAllister, Of the Illinois supreme
7 court, was from Salem; and Gov. Bever
/ ldge, of Illinois, came from Greenwich.