The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-22
Governor At MONTROSE
Attended the Reunion Of Seven County
Veterans Association.
GREAT THRONGS or VISITORS
They Flocked Into the village Among the
Hills from tho Surrounding Country.
Speeches by Governor Hastings
and Oshers-Banquet at Night.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


the hills have Its streets been thronged
with multStudes that could compare
in numbers with the crowds that nave
poured into the town today. In addi-
tion to the usual number OF visitors
who would attend the regular exercises
Of the Seven County Veterans reunion,
thousa nds more have been attracted by
the announcement that the chief mag
f5trate of the great commonwealth
would be present and take part In the
exercises of the first day OF the encamp-
me,nt. Long before the arrival OF the
train bearing the Scranton excursion
party and Governor Hastings and stan
the town was we'll filled with patriotic
citizens, who had assembled to honor
the grizzled war veterans and pay their
respects to Pennsylvania's popular gov
ernor.
The first excursion train to arrive In
the morning contained the Bnghamton
contingent and Grand Army Posts and
their friends from Eastern SusQuehan-
ma and PrOome courties. The Bing-
hamton trains carried twelve cars and
brought about 1000 passengers. In ad-
ditiOn to these excursion trains were
run on the narrow guage road, which
connects with the Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Tunkhannock. bringing many
veterans from Luzerne and Bradford
counties.
Came In Three Sections.
The Scranton excursion tram was run
In three sections and carrNh nearly 2.0O0
passengers. The first section, contain
ing ten cars, arrived in town at 1890.
and the others followed at half hour
intervals later.
The spacious fair grounds would
scarcely mold those assembled when the
exercises of THE day We're opened. In
addition to the thousands OF excur-
sionists and visitors from the surTound-
Ing county. representatives from the
following Grand Army organizations
We're present: Conyngham post. OF
Wilkes Barre; Griffin post and Monies
post, of Scranton; posts from Fractory-
ville Fell. Clifford, Hartford. Moscow,
Moosic, Gravity, Honesdale, Waymart,
Jermyn. Susquehanala. Binghamton,
Carbondale, Olyphant, Tunkhannock.
The Ladies' circle. of Waverly. and
the Ladies' circle, of F'ractoryviHe, were
among the district socities that were
largely represented at the encampment.
and Camps of Sons of Veterans from
Scranton and from Hartford turned out
in goodly numbers.
- the speeaan; car bearing Guvernor and
Mrs. Hastings and friends arrived at
$50 D. m. The party were met at Al
ford by delegation from Montrose
who accompanied the governor on his
tourney over the short line of the L-e-
high and Montrose to the town. The
governors party consisted Of Mrs. Hast
ings, ex-Congressman and Mrs. George
A. Post. Colonel E. H. Ripple. OF Scran-
ton; Mayor Green, of Binghamton;
Editor James P. Taylor, Of the Mont
rose Republican,; Superintendent Bo-
CART, Trainmaster G. NJ. Hallstead,
Colonel John c. Delaney, of Harris
burg; W. D. b. Ainey and Samuel s.
Wright. The governor was received by
Company G, of the Thrteenth regl-
ment, commanded by Captain McCaus-
land, and the ladies Of the party were
driven to the residence Of Justice J.
b. McCollum. where they We're enter
tained during their stay In town.
Governor Hastings Reception.
Whether by oversight or otherwise.
the arrangements for the reception or
the governor at the station were pecu-
liar. Notwithstanding the fact that
there were five or six bands in the tow n
not so much as a drum corps greeted
the governor when he alighted from the
train. As the procession of carriages
had proceeded few blocks they were
met by a drum corps. which wheeled
about in martial order. A. little further
along the Lawrence band, of Scranton.
joined the procession, and accompanied
the governor to the fair ground. Along
the line the governor was greeted with
enthusiasm and tipped his hat con-
stantly in acknowledgment Of applause.
District Attorney Painter, of Bing-
hamton, was finishing an address as the
governor arrived on the Fair grounds.
He hurriedly closed his address and
Governor Hastings was introduced to
the vast audience by Captain Boards
ley. The governor, after expressing his
qualification ait being able to again
visit Montrose, branched out Into an
eulogy OF THE wartime hero. which was
fMerspersed with anecdotes and hu-
morous stories that kept the audience
in state Of good h,imor. and won re-
peated applause. His address was list
ened to attentively by the immense au-
dience, and frequently expressions OF
appreciation gave evidence Of the fav-
orable impression created by the gov
ernors remarks.
Governor Hastings was followed by
A. j. Colborn. jr., Of Scranton. who
gave one of his usually brilliant ad-
dresses.
Business Meeting Held.
At 1.30 o'clock President Beardsley
called the business meeting to order.
Honorable w. H. Jessup then ad-
dressed the assembly and bade them
welcome to Montrose.
In felicitous manner General f..
s. Osborne. of Wilkes-Barre, responded
and President Beardsley then called
upon the old coldiers ITO get down to
business. and the following were
elected: President. General E. 8. Os-
borne. WRlkes- Barre; first vice presi-
dent, Captain N. w. McKown, Tunk-
hammock: second vice president, Major
Price. Scranton. third vice president,
Major Graham. Watts; fourth vice
president. II. F. Smith. C,mptown:
Bradford county. Wilkes-Barre was
selected as the next place Of meeting.
Following the afternoon speechmak-
ing Governor Hastings held recep-
tfon at headquarters and in the evening
at 7.30 Governor and Mrs. Hastings
were entertained at q banquet by the
people Of Montrose. Judge Searle was
tOastmaster, and the programme Of the
banquet was as follows:
Our Guests. ............... Judge Searle
Sir you are very welcome to our
house.-Merchant Of venice.
Our Commonwealth. Governor Hastings
In war. or peace, she holds an honored
place.
New York and Pennsylvania,
Mayor George z. Green
The Empire and keystone" Join
hands In '96. as they did in 81. Fra
ternity knows no state lines.
The Ladies'. ..........Hon c. Ben Johnson
The loyal devotion Of the women Of our
country during the dark days Of re-
belh.on, and their patriotic deeds
since, entitle them to a place be-
side the Mothers and Daughters Of
the Revolution.
Orchestra.
voluntary Toasts. =. =. 4