Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-12

by the award Of candid even among Official OPP
ponents, OF whom, as you well know am and al the
same time your hearty and grateful friend.
Rev. Geo B. spalding, editor of he Ne,o
Hampshire Journal, in a letter expressing his re-
grets at bis inability to attend the banqet, said
should love greet you with gatulatons oihayins 80
nsd regrets and GOOD wishes your ho Of enSs 'h
bose wS have 400 y c many yS @ rs q, es which
own testimony 70 the fidelity with which have discharged
the kindness which has marked your relations me per.
sonally.
A long and feeling letter from w L BRYANT.
night editor OF the Boston Journal and ormerlv
engaged in the WATERMAN office, was red. The
letter was full Of pleasant recollections II Mont
peer and the former proprietors OF the WATCH
MAN, all fervidly expressed. Equally wsm and
generous good wishes were extended to the fu-
ture management Of the WAroHMAN. "The ex-
actions" said Mr.. Bryant, "of life OF n city
daily are real. Eternal vigilance her, il the
price Of even moderate success and, hoking
back the longings for the social hour, must say,
pray thee have me excused" Letter. of re-
greet were also received from Jameson e. Morse,
printers and publishers, Chicago II. B. Davis,
| foreman Cdledonidn office, st. Johnsbury, Wins
low W. Avery Of the old Colony Memorial, Ply
mouth, Mass, and J. G. Cave foreman In the
latter Office all formerly old and faithful attaches
Of the WATCHMAN g. JOURNAL. Extracts were
also read from letter to Colonel H. D. Hopkins,
from J. A. Chandler, st. Paul, general agent Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
Mr.. Chandler was from 1876 to 1849 printers
devil - in the Freeman Office then ownei and
edited by Joseph Poland Of whom Mr.. Chandler
"a, 81
was always considerate and Just, and shallhold
him in kindly remembrance so long as I've"
Mr.. Chambers illusions to Montpelier to polite
and parties in those days, were exceedingly in
teresting and their publication in full would be
"mighty interesting reading" Colonel II. D.
| Hopkins spoke briefly paying the WATcHsnS
force a high compliment for their professional
skill and ability, and bringing down the house by
a story in which he showed how a most estnable
and devoted wife was won through the remark
able sensitiveness Of lot OF printer boys, over a
liberal serving Of pie by " round-faced chubby
table girl at the old Temperance Hotel in THU
village. Rev A. d. Barber spoke, amid frequent
applause, for the Vermont Chronicle. Will Sull-
van OF the Argus C Patriot rendered thanks for
| courtesies received from the old, and extended
the hand Of fellowship to the new, administration,
| Arthur Ropes OF the WATCHMAN Il JOURNAL ~
sponded to a call for word from the youngest
editor present. expressing in conclusion the con-
| viction that among the warm words which had
been spoken by our hosts old comrades there
were no hearter or more sincere feelings Of re-
spect and gratitude entertained for their friend
and recent employer than by those seated at his
banquet table, his last and latest corps OF am
ployes. Amid call for their host, Mr. Poland
rose and said:
have language my good friends, whereby suitably
but my lips sealed The expressions personal kind
spoken have but served to humat view Of the hct
able to accomplish and only in a small degree by thai 10
which have aspred My mind inyoluntarily turns back
H% SSn sOny to enter SPon an il he
evening, in Mr. Lyman Camps stage which then ,e
State streets the residence General Walton rs door
zsn 81 @ e nnd p h S
my bewdered gaze complete fuallment Of Bnnyans de-
say found home indeed in the hospitabe Christian
Ss T@U% SsS at Ss
ton Of my Apprenticeship The personnel Of the office at
Washeurn, Ebsnezer Avery Davis Sinclair, William V
s % ea f a enS Of y Ro
responsible position of foreman Of the Office All the
ssE G s sS9F
ers OF "Walton's Register" for 1885, which done
Ramage press with marble bed and plaen and
cuating the Carriers New Years Address," the sale
which In those days constituted of the chief perquses
Of the printers devil" well remember the modest
production OF the address,
:" The times are hard and moneys scace
To AK for much hav' mt the face"
One incident OF my early experience will suffice
which brought ont by the ausion of of prede
cessors to the aid he obtained from too had
an experience In that line To add little to $50 a
which was then the first years allowance to apprentice
months and to sustain myself through the
hours In which compelled labor made n bill al
Sabns grocery" for coffee and crackers which exceeded
the total sum OF my earnings at overwork by several dol
relating personal experience which, though everything to
me- would hardly reward your attention. Imay be allowed
70 add however, that 1t ia of the proudest facts
life that have been permitted to become tile proprietor
trade and which justly boast of honorable record
and II In any degree have been able to maintain its
funess and prestige has been in small degree attrbu
able TO the capacity the fidelity and
from first to last have richly earned only the
this occasion, but lifelong friendship and graft
tnde And commend 20 all present, esIecay those yount
the enterprise which this night meet honor and which
has been well brought by of corresponding
guests on this occasion that upon other foundations can nc
| man securely build than honor, truth, virtue.
II only remains for me to thank as do with my whole
being predecessor for his unang friendship and kind
during period OF nearly fifty and 10 charge
successor TO look well TO II that the old WATcHAAs shall
professionally final adeu and personally kindly good
| night
After Mr.. Poland's remarks Aud Lang Syn,
was sung, and a banquet which will not soon b.
| forgotten came to an end