Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-24
NermOnlers In ChIcapn .

vermonters In Chicago.
THEY CELEBRATE THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE
INDEPENDENCE DAY-A JOLLY GOOD TIM
ANDAsUNPIUOUs BANQUET-THE SPEECHES
LETTERS, ETC, ETC.
CHICAGO, III. Saturday, Jan. Is, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
The hf"NGaas 1grIDpal ke-dgr- dfaihr I'agiG,
Hotel last evening, and about 400 person.
were present. At half-past eight. to tn,
strains of the orchestra. the entire company
marched into the mammoth dining hell
where the tables were literally loaded will
every delicacy of the season and out o
season. The decorations were tasteful ant
Vermont emblems were to be seen upon
| every side.
| AMONG THOSE AT THE TABLES
were Mark Skinner. H. II Nash and wife
X. 5. Critchell and wife Judge Jameson and
wife. A. d. Hagar and wife. Gurdon 5. Hub
bard, Henry E. Hamilton and wife, Dr.O. 5.
Pine, A. s. Brownell and wife, Of Elmhurst
| W. W. Chandler. IL. II. Msachsm and wife,
| I. j. Sutherland and vile, d. X Pearsons
and wife, DR.. o. A. Barnes and wife, DR..
Norman Bridge and vile. DR.. q. NJ Fitch
and wife. DIR. j. A. Freeman, ii. l.. Waite
and daughter, ii. n Hubbard and wife,
Frank Gilbert and wife, t!:e Rev. Dir. Little.
Miss Helen Heath, X. 5. Tuthill and wife,
j. l.. High and wife, John N. Hills and
vile, Aid. Waldo wife and two daugh-
terra, l.. L. Coburn and wife, Gen. Gleason.
OF Lakepars, lad Mrs l.. III. BiSbee,
A. kilburn and wife, OF Elgin L. NJ,
Smith and wife, of S.. Adams &. A.
Tinker and wife u II Hammer AND wifs
=, "",'
Norman Z. PERKINS ana daughter, IL. u
Smith wife and daughter, Professor Board
man S,rford n p.,,v q NJ WicLor
nv,
oIptain Je"et WILCOX ana WIFE, d. L.
Woodward and wife, John Deere and
d.usbtrrs. of M,line. W s. Crosby and
-;f, w..t, u,.;. ,r.
W.s, asning'oh hesihs ana wiie, l.
Webb and daughters, IL u, Webb and
wife, OF Cleveland W. d. Allen and daugh-
ter + p Ppjsifer and villa and Baco,
w.t.
"no'ioi'
Inc literary exercises oil the evening were
introduced by ex President llibbard, who
said he had a dutv IN ncriorn, which m the
-.
average A"ericau' WAS nOt pheasant one'
to surrender the profits, franchises, aud
emoluments which apne-tainei In the
nos;a. g a.. h,o,hl, :, 80. -.
pi'.'ueH'S VI TUG no'ioiA"'' ii H'' aH'ien'
society, anu TO introduce Dis successor
better known thai himself, the Hon. ID. K
rRts iDAHr rhARsoNs SAID
More than forty years ago, in pleasant
valley IN Vermont, five emIgrant wagons
halted briefly in front OF Vermont farm
house. In these wagons were stalwart,
earnest husbands and fathers, noble wives
and mothers, hearty boys, and half-a dozen
as handsome girls as ever blossomed into
womanhood. The entire tram was Just be-
ginning its hundred days journey TO the
bleak but fertile prairies on the southwest
shorc OF Lake MICHIGAN. As the wagons
numbered down the road again and out oil
sisht, they, were watched with Keen
interest by country youth Just
ecging INTO manhood one OF the
jewellers IN the farmhouse. The long
and periiious trip before the travellers, and
the wlld romance oil the land towards which
they were Journeying, naturally created a
iervent desire on his part to be one OF them.
anyway, be wished the disappearing train
mental Godspeed, and said 10 himself
Some Jay l VIII. 100, go mest. a wise
determination. and to.njpbt If il his sincere
pleasure to join in welcoming you to this
very pleasant scene. and to thank you IN all
Hnn hsyo cnnfsrred in cres,ing HIM 49, nras;
den, of ynrr soc;aty ,round ,his hoard
then must ha gstborod aona so,s 40
S,ngbto-s If IN. t.araIior, - r. s. en-
;arsnt vaanra ra,,r 80 .o No;.hau
,nsmorv Of NOV 49, - ~ 80 -.
cnanoc, NJ ,o mo-. o ~, has .b y, n, ,s sdo"
bara -, . "on .na" nus mnaen
~ 80. Tk - Io ih'..,e
- hara ,;ro ~,
o;,u 80 Io,;
~ IT, 49, de aN Ioun
a,o;,rant ,raaon. - - @ -
- q -. So "aS " on
M M :. va y nuu VI noui' "nu paiaCo o"i'
pios .uanse,Hnu ns' .,s au
' q, NY nus 'u-ou3n al 'no yeas anu
on 'uo inisutS pioSi 'Iuo anu ioSni nave
0ai n.ai ~, " lne Iusseu oiu oreen
io . ''a'e, We meet nero, to-hient'
W nohol our native ianu.Ito revive inc IN
.e'e AZ anu melnoi'es o, 'nose earliest Jay
u, y tno o.ate' anu win hearts
.L MN eouu WIN to~aIe eacn
9tnoi Guy Oh 'no moiIu ~ thanA you ipI
rs uouyio messing ii aio"ins Us ~ oo
oo.n IN 'eimoh' anu i've III iiiinols'
The Rev. Simeon Gilbert, eiitor OF the
-h"'"''e' ie"u tnO ioiIo"ins uesPatCpi
"hich WAS seh' 10 'ne oohs al ofce''ef'
10 Ts sons 50 ana DaHg,,efS " ~, ,'I1hi :"
as-oc,si,nr a ~. g.. ", Voruar, a., ,hois