Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-01

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Washington endangered 1t was on this
division that the gallant Sheridan formed
his line from the rctreating soldiers and
turned what seemed TO he q disastrous de
feat into "A splendid victory. 1t is said that
the first Vermont cavalry took 30 rebel can
mons on that day and know it is true that
the old battle flag of that regiment, which
now hangs in Representative hall at MOntpcl-
Ter, shows u battles during the four years
of their services How shall we ever do full
Justice to such heroes as Stanuard, H. \.
Grant, Stephen Thomas. William Wells
Henry, Proctor, Ncazey, Scavcr, Pingree
Foster and thousand others whose hcroism
knew 10 limit and whose bravery was adj
mred by the entire army of the Potomac.
In the world of business Nermonters have
shown an enterprise worthy of the highest
admiration. Tell me if you can of more
onterpriSng firm in the world than the
Fairbanks, who are known everywhere rs
the manufacturers of the celebrated scales
which bear their name. The old fathers of
that family, which has furnished two gov
ernors, were noble specimens Of the bust
ness element of that state.
In our own midst we find the Vermont
element largely shaping the commercial,
monetary, educational, legislative aud re-
ligouS welfare OF our own adopted State
and city
On the bench in this city we have vii
hanson and Waterman in whose wisdom
| and integrity we have the fullest confidence.
We also have Il Grinnel, a brother in-law Of
our State who happened TO be born in New
York hut who was educated in Vermont and
what is still better married a Vermont girl.
! His ancestry was one of the noble families
in the State. His reputation is national as
.1,... II tf.,.,
/ the country. TO him very largely do we
owe the ruut of the anarchist element in
this city and the reformation in the ballot
box. Judge Tuthill is another who adds
grace and dignity to the ermine. He III
fact was Nernonter but by accident was
born in Illinois At the bar there is hardly
any end to tine brilliant lights who owe their
success to the early teachings of their Yer
mont mothers, among whom 1T docs me
/ pleasure to mention such well known gen
! tlomcn as Judge John \. Jameson, Corydon
Bcckwith, Norman Williams, John VI.
/ Thatcher. Lewis l.. Coburn, d. w. Mum,
/ owen F. Adds. a. u. Rich. Col. John W.
! Bennett ana many others whose regulations
| are growing and who will soon fill the places
] OF those have named,
When our United State Circuit Court
wanted to select the best man in the city for
master in chuncery for that court they
| pitched upon Our retiring president, hon. f.
Il. Sherman and the people said the court
, did wisely. Another of our sons Is the or
ganaar and manager of the great and flour
i~hing United States Rolling stock company.
His name is c. d. Boys His ancestry dates
back among many generations OF great men
in Vermont and unlike some families, he
fully sustains the reputation of his father
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and runs with So much profit to the owners
and the public 50 many miles of surface
railroad as c. =. Holmes and horse or
cable railroad without Holmes at the head
ot it is like the play Of Hamlet with Ham
let left out.
To the unyielding energy and business
sagacity of {. ii. Case do owe that
great structure ON jackson street known rs
the Royal Insurance building He like
Arthur and Morton, was a poor boy in Yer
mont and the son of minister. The in
surance world can scarcely show his equal
The great firm OF Estey q Camp sell
more musical instruments than any firm in
this city. The firm was built up by n poor
boy born on a farm in the town of Elmore
in Vernon. and his name is |. \. Camp. 1t
would surprise his old neighbors to know
the size of his bank account.
lnltt lllltNlIlOuS SOILS Oh our SIuIe, w I.
d. Granns, j. j.. Woodward and +. G.
Keith have all made their millions as mer-
chants and are now at the head of some of
our largest national banks. Men who trust
their money with these men will always find
it ready TO respond to their drafts. | eX-
poet that Mr. Keith pays out more money
every year in this city for charity than his
father ever saw. The Fort Dearborn ma
tiOual bank is a thriving institution though
young in years at the head of which sits an
eX-prosident Of this society, a man well
known, the Hon. Homer II. Hibbard
And so we might go on if time would per
NIT recomtng and naming hundreds of
others who were born in Vermont who have
done much TO build up this city and this
State, whose lives have always been upright
and just, and show the results and the value
of the eury Vermont characteristics, Of the
blood and the training OF our Green Noun,
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