The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-24
SONS OF VERMONT.
The Springfield Ass0ciatiOn-Mr. Davi
Address.

annual banquet at the Cooley hous,
Monday evening with a large attend
ance. Letters of regret were read from
Congressman II. II. Powers of Yer
mont, a. w. Beard of Boston, Edwarc
j. Phelps, Senator George George
Edmnnds, Chief Justice w. A, Field,
Senator Proctor and Col. &. S. Forbes.
Frank l.. Laid, president of the asso.
citation presided aud the speakers in.
cluded Gilbert 4. Davis of Windsor.
uho r,,,o tho oh;of odjrons Co,,+,;r
" whp snYo 'ho eniei ue,uress, SaP.aih
>. y. howard OF newton, Col. JOnn
l.. Rice, q. ID. Adams and Rev. vii.
linn u.rt novtor ~ Cnr;,oEoIl
lam Ia. DSAtei VI toPiirS hoiu'
Saptain HOWARD spoke on Our boston
Neipbbors. - relatinv the anecflote
of Tbom.r Wb;ttamoro Who wbon On
w w
years Oh age killed three BRUSH sol
uierS and was left for dead, but lived
IN Iva 90 ya,rs oI1 ,nJ hr;no;nr tbo
W. ~. w I'' "n''
Sfeetlnsa OF the boston association. lie
spoke OF VermOnt'S strong men; OF the
a,,, .t, 49,. -,
hoW ou' tHouehts 20 Ddck W tHe oii
scenes: Of sterling integrity of the
ueople and the state. Col Rice's tonic
6, D. :
was "reminiscences manly aDout
his old school teaching DAYS in Yer
mont and II voo full ~ br;oht th;ngs
NJ no,,;, al. e a. 49,: I;,ttsn,,
MI LAWS tolu VI tHc p!onecr HIStofy
of the state, its heroic part in the Re
volutiOn and the war of 1910 and tho
o;,,;I ,,nr -, -n.oa ~ ;,1,'.onJ
civil war, its career AS an lnuepenu'
ent little republic, the great ideas
which its constitution gave TO the
world and the progressive influence of
Its Legislation, and he said:
Vermont acknowledges no equal in nomanlic
Deanty OF natural scenery neaithinlness SO en-
qnarries Of marble, the richness of her Iim.less
value Of her S Inc ppeduets her
diaries. the ieetncss and symmetry of her
horses, the luscious eiearness anu sweetness OF
the thorourh education Afforded bv her common
schools, graded schools, academies, normal
schools, college anu universities the humanity
their admpistration in the abiding faith in and
and reverence for God, the religion and moral
S OF mer pe9Pl and above a. IN inc gr H
sons and dauahtcrs who have bcen tbc nroduct
of al those ennobling influences. we have
shown yon what vermont has been. what Is she
Fairhanks's ana ,owe 81 Scales sre made II Ve or
mont; sings 10 the pleasant tones of an Estey
organ or piano; saws Its lumber with Lane cir,
with Eeys made al NJ Popbnry sis in Vermnet
maple or oak chairs, builds its bridges, piers
and abntments with Vermont granite and ts
hp and ronf ,b WIN Vermont gfte or mar
its political principles from statesmen born in
Vermont, and ,perpetuates the memory OF the
uea w. narnie @ s u, WIN
Gnarrics Of vermont, ''''' '''~ 3"'''
caai r.,..-,. ~. ,...,.
.'at.' ue' heHoi'eN' MAo was hnoWh
!o' srats ~ u tHe oiHtst GQ }'l.
o ofao. =" in".' u'et' tiele 'dSt "eeh
III ~, uNih . Meeh > iiihes So,a ne Was
-, r. nm, ,..
rs l nav ;."Ia, Wi,o Hieu 20 re-
l ,enl was o9rii III oaRyllie' NOV ~
too', anu nau l''eu ~, ~ New 1orh. cry
Tor iiiah. years. Whcil Young man
ne was tht onlS survivor OF an accl-
IN ~ n sliol oI ,oso n'icn sauLessi
~, 49,. a, aPoh Sep'.on W
tnc nSWs VI thc eicCtlou VI Iot' SIaitS
and firing commenred Seneca Iadd.
-, ,e-'l.I
then young man, considered tne gun
unsafe, and after valnly trying to
spike 1t by stealth, after IL was loaded
ran down around the corner of the
Eagle Hotel and thus escaped injury.
Upon firing 1t burst. The gunner,
Ben West, was instantly killed. and,
strange to say. not brulse was found
about him. James Herring tailor,
had a leg mangled, which was ampu-
tated by Dr. Alexander. and he only
lived a few days. a Mr.: Chamber
laih VI otans'eau was stanulne uhuer
on u'lpIeiia win l'arilanu Mnen d
II az nlena struIh .ne ior1iet, cul,ihs
ms .nIoal ail'. mililne nm insIah.g;,
IL ,h'itns ne ieii against iia'ii"h' anu
'''oN' i''' "''n
DR.. j. \. Greene OF Nervura fame.
and a son OF Nottingham, has this
week formally announced his candl-
dacy for the Republican gubernatoria
IN New Hampshire in
letter to Editor I. j. Hovis of the La
COMA Press in which he says:
The widespread pressure upon me is TO very
persistent that nobody could fairly regard me
~ i'm cpiering tho omen Held and IN per
milling my numerous friends TO do whateyer
may reasonably and legiiimately be done in my
pehaii As an a.f''ran' ior 'ne'f support,
: arthur W. Smltn OF NorWlch, VINO
Tor me past year, mas peeh ASSISTANT
al wesleyan university has
recently performed some interesting
experiments IN the Ca!orimeter; having
spent twelve days IN II. lie has
learned lnuch nereloiote uhNho"h con
cerl'ing tne saiuc VI uiiicie ~ ioo,s 1 lu4
tie "u ';f ninE liian a,.H tiie 7'0'''1
which "l'i SUM 'o p""iiS'i'"
Rev Newton Giazier, who recently
resigned the pastorate OF the Baptlst
church has decided to remain IN
Greenfield, Mass and with has mother
occupy rooms in Mrs. Childs house
on West Main street.
r. Z. Bvrnes of Minneapolis who was
chosen by the Republican national