Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-26
THROUGH VERMONT
The President Resumes His
Green Mountain State Tour.
ADAY OF GREETING AND GODsPEED,


Hearty Welcomes and Good-By AT Ev-
berry Station Along the Route-Eight
Short Addresses Delivered Between
Start and Finish-Some Points from
the Speeches-Ride in Seward webb's
Steam Nacht-St. Adams People IL
Illuminate Their Houses In Honor of
the Occasion.
BURLINGTON, Vt, Aug. 26-The presi-
dents train left Saratoga yesterday morn
ing for tour of the Green Mountain
state With the president at the start were
Secretary Proctor, Private Secretary Hal
Sord. the press correspondents and others.
The trip to this place was series of ova-
tions, short stops being made at numbsr
stations, at which the president made
short speeches and did a turn of hand
shaking. At Fort Edward there was an
informal reception to about $50 people.
At Whitehall there was a big crowd, CON-
posed partly of the Washington County
Veterans association. A brass band
played, the people cheered, aud the first
speech OF the day was made and received
with great enthusiasm. 1t was an earnest
and patriotic speech, and especially
touched the hearts of the veterans pres
ent.
The Reception at Fair Haven.
The next stop was at Fair Haven. The
train arrived nearly twenty minutes late
and there was some delay at the station
because of misunderstanding about tie
programme. Finally the president left
the car and escorted by the local commit
tee passed through the station. A plat
form decorated with bunting had been
erected on the other side of the station.
Standing on this platform the president
was introduced to the assemblage by Mr.
Howard and made his second brief ad-
dress in which he eufogfzed the thrift and
industry of the New England farmer " no
had wrested living from an unwilling
soil After returning to his car he re-
manned on the rear platform as the train
pulled out, bowling to the cheering throng.
At Castleton another brief stop was made
and the third short speech delivered.
Veaxey Joins the President.
There was no speech at Rutland, the
stop not being long enough, but the presi-
dent bowed his Acknowledgements to the
schesrs OF the crowd. Here General Neazey
JOINED the PARTY. Brandon was reached at
Hip a. II. and showers of golden rod fell
on the president as he appeared, while the
booming of cannon announced his arrival.
He was introduced to the people by En-
Governor Ormsbee and made his fourth sd-
dress. Another shower of golden rod fell
all over him as the train pulled out. Half
an hour later stop was made at Middle
bury, where Ex-Governor Stewart intro
d9ced the president, and he made his fifth
address, thanking the people for their
hearty greeting. a few stations were
then passed without a stop, each station
being crowded to see the distinguished
traveller and gfve him a welcoming cheer.
Reference to the "Unpleasantness."
At Vergennes there was five minutes
stop, and again the president spoke-the
sixth time. In the course of his remarks
he said, referring to the time before the
war: "There Bad spread unfortunately
over the minds of some of our southern
brethren the impression that you were -
much given to money. to thrift, and u
toll that your hai1s had forgotten how TO
fight. 1t was a most wholesome lesson
when the whole country learned again in
the gallant charges and stubborn resis-
lance of the Vermont brigade that the old
New England spirit still lived; that Paul
Revere still rode the highways of New
England, and the men of Concord and
Lexington and Bennington still plou.s he'd
her fields" tApplausel.
General Veazey lefT the train at Char
lotte, and there was but one stop-at Shell
burne-between that potnt and this city,
where the train arrived III l2:5J p. IL.