Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
GEN. LOGAN AT ST. JOHNsBURY.
His Reception by the Citizens and Adj
dress Before the O. a. Il.

dress IefOre the u. n. IL.
The Grand Army fair, held under the
auspices of Chamberln Post No. 1, and
the Woman's Relief Corps, which began
Monday afternoon, Octob"r 49, came to
close, Friday evening" with the lecture of
Gen. John A. Logan on Gen. Grant. Mr..
Logan arrived at st. Johnsbury on the
noon train. a party consisting of DR.. Gates
b. Bullard. QuartermasterGe General II.
X Ide ana Postmaster G.. =. Carpenter
went to Wells River and met him. II. f.
Folsom, president of the Passumpsic rail-
road, offered II Pullman car, but Cen
Logan finding that he could reach st.
Johusbury at noon on the mixed train,
chose to do so, that he might have an OPP
portunity of looking about during the
afternoon. The G. \. II. post mached to
the depot, headed by the band. Behind
them were the academy students. When
Gen. Logan appeared and got off the
train he was heartily cheerrd. The pro
cessiOn under the direction of Marshal \.
p. Bowman then marched to the residence
of VIM. p, Fairbanks, where Gen.
Logan was entertained. The Grand Army
post then marched to Col. Farbankss
| house and were introduced to Gen. Logan.
/ In the evening The opera house was pack
/ ed with the largest crowd it ever held.
/ After II medley OF war tunes 10y the band,
Gen. Logan was escorted to the stage by
/ w. y. Fairbanks, Col. G.. w. Hooker,
/ Hon. Edward Russell, Hon. Y. a. Seaver,
Col Franklin Fairbanks, Or. &. b. Bul-
/ lard, eX-tiOv. Fairbanks, Gov. Pingree,
Gen. GrOut, eX-GOv. Faruham. Hon. John
. C.. Stearns and Gen. Ide. After music by
/ the band, the chairman, DR.. Gates Is. Bull
lard rose and in IL few appropriate and
complimentary words introduced Gen.
Logan.
Gen. Logan traced Gen. Grants career,
from the time he first became acquainted
with him in southern Illinois at the out
break of the war, through all his many
trying experiences which by his strategy
and lndUmitable perseverance We're over
come up to the GROWING event of all, the
surrender of Lee. In closing he spoke OF
Gen. Grants many sterling qualities OF
the high esteem in which he was held
not only by people in this country but in
all civilized lands how when he went tC
the mountain To die the whole world look
ed there ana eagerly awaited news from
his bedside, and lastly of how, when the
news of his death went abroad, uniVelSa
respect was shown his memory. Gen
Logan was frequently interrupted by
storms of applause. In the midst of his
speech his tcctu became dlSuranged and
ii was necessary for hun TO stop Il mOmeu
renarklng a> he dld 50, "mistOrtun,
comes to me as well as TO other folks.
Alter the lecture he WAS given an intOr
mai reception, DR.. Billiard introducing al
who telt disposed 10 pass to the front o
the house. Gen. Logan sad he was Glat
to come to Vermont, having been here
but once before, IN 1850.
When the Il. y. Il. committee went t,
| settle with hm he refused to receive any
thing except Il ticket to New York, say
ing, Il very seldom take pay for speaking
ani last Ot all, from Il relief corps. If
, lind any money tucked into my valise
shall promptly return it.