Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-24

President and Mrs. Hayes arrived from
West Brallleboro and entered the parlors
very soon after 8 o'clock, the fact Of their
arrival being announced TO tho dense
crowds which filed the streets below by
the music of the band, which, from the
Brooks House balcony, at the moment of
tho entrance of the President, struck up
"Hail TO the Chief" Ex-Gov. Holbrook
and Col. Estey performed the honors of the
evening in an easy and graceful manner,
Gov. Holbrook presenting the company in-
dividually to Mr. Hayes, and Col. Estey,
in full uniform, presenting to Mrs. Hayes.
The ceremony of the formal introduction
of the company in the parlor being COM
pleted, Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes took stand
in the corridor near the entrance 10 the
dining hall, and the crowd upon the street
then began pouring through, each individ-
ual in passing receiving cordial shake of
the hand from both the President and his
wife. A dense mass of humanity filled the
Railways until toward half-past nine, when
the current began 10 lessen, and Mr.. Hayes
stepped to the balcony and addressed the
assemblage below as follows:
"I do not believe that you expect me 10
make a speech tonight. l thank you for
your cordial welcome, and ] would have
been glad TO shake YOU all by the hand |;
and suppose that l have thus shaken the
hand OF some four thousand, and now some
four thousand more have heard my voice.
With your kind PERMISSION, therefore, L
will bid you good night" Applause and
music followed.
Mrs. Hayes had meantime quietly with
drawn, and after half-hour spent in pleas
ant conversation with the President the
whole company babe him good night and
retired. The President aud Mrs. Hayes
then drove Immediately TO Mr.. Bige-
lows at West Brattleboro, where they
passed the night. The reception was in
all respects very handsome aud salts
factory affair its arrangements were all
very happily made, and If we except the
unfortunate depredatons of the pick peck
cts upon the street, everything passed off
without unpleasant incident or occurrence
of any kind. The excellent concerted mu-
sic furnished without stint by the band
during the whole evening was not the least
attractive feature OF the occasion, and their
fine aud well-chosen selections lent an in
descrbable charm TO the whole ceremonies
which must otherwise have been wanting.
SATURDAY MoRNING-oFF FOR WINDSOR.
The hour fixed for the Presidents depart
ure for Windsor on Saturday morning,
where he was 10 be the guest of Secretary
Evarts, was 9:l5. At about 8 o'clock Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bigelow, were driven TO the East viii
lage, and with the rest of their party, to
the railroad station where the special train
was already in waiting. Many hundreds
OF people filled the platform and grounds
and in response to their evident desire Mr..
Hayes stepped from the car and addressed
the assembled crowd in the following adj
mirable little speech:
'vMy fellow citizens, before leave } GU
l desire to say what have hitherto omit
ted, and if you will kindly permit me to
speak two or three sentences, / shall be
glad to receive your attention. No Ian
guage is too warm or too strong 10 express
my gratitude for the cordial reception
which you have given me and my family
in Brattleboro. My family, or rather the
Hayes family, came TO Braitleboro about
100 years ago; l do not know the exact
date. My grandfather was a blacksmith,
the only one here, think, when he came,
and the people welcomed him cordially, as
they always do so important parsonage
as the village blacksmith in a newly settled
comm unity. Every one o: the Hayes fam
lily, scattered as we are throughout the
country, have most agreeable recollec-
tions of BrattleborO. / thank you cordial
ly for what you have done, for there are
few dearer spots 10 me than this. My IA
Their left here 60 years ago next month, and
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older brother and sister were born here.
When boy of ii years, forty-three years
ago, first came TO this place on a visit Ia
my uncle John, who then lived in this viii
lage. During my visit i walked over the
very road by which l rode this morning
and from the very house where / slept last
night. The place was beautiful then. There
have been many changes since, but the
beauty continues and has been enhanced.
l hope the beauty and prosperity Of Brat
tleboro will continue to increase, and hope
that again and ollen ] shall come hither Ia
meet you. But i am extending my re-
marks beyond two or three sentences, and
so must close by again thank ing you fol
the hearty welcome you have given me-"
As he closed and re-entered the car he
was given three rousing cheers, the band
responded with music, and amid such en-
thusiastic demonstrations the train moved
away. In addition to the baggage car and
Gov. Smiths private car, passenger coach
was attached to the train which was filled
with ladies' aud gentlemen who had been
invited TO accompany the presidential par
ty 10 Bellows Falls. It's occupants were as
follows:
S. NJ. Waite, wife and daughter; ex-Gov
Holbrook, b. d. Harris, wife and daughter
II. w. Clarke, wife and daughter; f. W.
Brooks, wife and daughter; F. A. Nast
aud wife, Hon. Jacob Estey and wife, o. J
Pratt and wife, DIR. Gale and wife, Rev. III
Burchard and wife, d. S. Pratt and wife
Hon. X. Tyler aud wife. DIR. Holton ant
wife, DR.. Draper and wife, s. N. Herrick
and wife, Hon. Geo. Howe and wife, Prof
Cbarlier and daughter, C. f. Thompson enc
daughter, j. w. Frost and daughter, Col
Estey, wife and sons, DR.. Gray, Mrs. Col
Hooker, James Dalton and wife, Madame
| Mondau, o. l.. French, Miss Hubbard
| Miss Eager, Miss Day, Capt. Wheeler, DIR
Post, Capt. ii. f. Hill of Boston.
On the way up this party, in groups o
some half-dozen each, were at various
times, escorted into the Presidents car
where each individual had a few mo
ments' conversation with both the Presi
| dent and Mrs. Hayes.
Bellows Falls was reached at l0:40, ant
here a dense crowd of people awaited tn
coming of the President. As soon as th'
train stopped it was boarded by A. N
Swain, Esq, of the Times, who begged Mr.
Hayes to show himself to the people. Thu
President immediately stepped upon Ih
platform of the car, and, after the cheer
with which he was greeted had subsidized
he spoke as follows:
at is the custom when strangers meet Il
extend greeting by the shaking of hands
should be very glad if time permitted Il
shake you all by the hand. AS 1t is, w
| can only get acquainted by hearing eact