The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

delighted the assemblage and received q
hearty encore. These young ladies', daugb-
ters OF David Blakely Of New York, man
ager OF Sousa's band, are Accomplished mn.
siciaDs whose natural abilities have been
cultivated and developed by musical study
in France and Germany. They Contributed
much TO the enjoyment and success of the
celebration, Miss Edith Bruce Jones of
Bradford, graduate Of the Detroit Train.
ing School of Elocution, added to the va.
riety OF the exercises recitation of a bu-
morous selection, and responded to an en-
thuslastlc encore with another effective ex-
hibition OF her elocutionary skill.
Inc banquet was served in the Town
Hall at P. M, by Mrs. Alma Smith
Oh montpelier, assisted by Landlord
Barnes and his corps of walters 1t was
an exceilently gotten.up affair, and re.
nected the highest credit upon the caterer
the feast. AT the head table, on either aide
OF Mr., and Mrs. John B. Pickett, were
seated Hon. and Mrs. John w. Rowell.
Hon. and Mrs. Hiram A. Huse and Hon,
Roswell Farnham. The central table was
occupied by the attorneys, with their fam.
lilies and friends, the rest OF the company
occupying the two outside tables Gilson's
orchestra discoursed excellent music The
gallery was open to the general public.
After ample justice had been done to the
substantive part OF the banquet, Chairman
Pickett raped for order and read a few
letters OF regret, selected from the hundred
or more that had been received by the sec.
rotary OF the committee on arrangements.
Ihose read were from Governor woodbury.,
senator Morrill,, Hon. William f. Villas,
hon. George f. Edmunds, Hon. James
Barrett, Hon. Russell s. Taft, Hon James
NJ Tyler, Hon. Laforrest H. Thompson,
Hon. Daniel Roberts, Hon. B. #. Fifield,
Hon. George L. Fletcher, and Hon. Wal
bridge A Field, chief justice of the Massa-
cnusetts supreme court. Many other letters
OF great interest and cordiality were re-
ceived, but could not be read for want of
time.
chairman Pickett called upon Hon. John
w. howell to respond for the supreme
court, or TO any other sentiment he saw fit,
Judge Rowell remarked that he felt as did
the apostle at the TRANSPORTATION, that IL
was good to be here He related some of the
facts regarding the early history of the ter
ritory and courts for that section now in.
cluded within Orange county, interfering
such an abundance of humorous narration
as TO make his remarks not only of SUI
preme interest but source OF much merri-
ment. He told how Judge Sleeper of New
bury, one OF the old Gloucester county in.
dietary, got to be so demonstrative in meet
ing that he had to be dealt with After
keeping him in cellar for awhile thew
sentenced him to be banshed to Mooretown
(now Bradford) 1t is needless to say that
bly, at this stage Of the Judges remarks.
The Judge then alluded to the heroic at
tempt OF the Gloucester county court to find
the county seat (Kingsland, now WASH
ington) February %, III, and Of their be-
ing unable to do so, and opening court out
doors in the snow. He spoke of the signif-
canoe OF this occasion, and said that he
wondered who would be prescott at tn, sec
ond centennial, one hundred years from
now. He stated that he would surely be
here, though in what form he did not under
take to say He referred to the period of
his admission to the bar QS58) and spoke of
the attorneys he then found in practice at
this court, relating several amusing anec-
dotes respecting some of them. He then
paid an eloquent and touching tribute to
two of Chelsea's lawyers, now no more
Lyman g. Hinckley and Salmon B. Hebard.
he then took up the much. mooted matter
of the removal of the county seat, and
creating half shires, saying that he was not
IN favor OF this scheme. He said that he
had had an opportunity of seeing how the
half shire plan worked in Bennington
county, and that it there practically
amounted to but one term of court per year
for either section of the county. He said
he could not prophesy that Orange county
that Chelsea would always be the county
seat, because the centralizing tendency
might ultimately result in remapping the
state, but he believed that day was far dis
a cordial invitation to all present to attend
Chelsea's second centennial as the county
seat, in 1895.
Space forbids any attempt at an abstract
OF the remarks of the other speakers. They
were all interesting, in excellent taste, and
formed fitting conclusion to the interest
ing exercises of this most interesting occa-
sion. The other speakers, in their order
were j. d. Denison, Esq, who spoke for
the Orange county bar. Hon. Fl. A. Huse
on " General Principles" Major c. K OAR
ling for the " Massachusetts Bar" Rev, F.
8. Hatch on 1.-THE Debt of Religion and
Morality to the Legal Profession" and Gen
eral W. W. Grout on :" Why Am Here To-
Day"
During the evening, Miss Zella Pauline
Blakely rendered two violin solos, and Miss
Jones recited two selections.