Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-24
Happy Berkshire.

President Mckinley the Guest of VIM.
B. PIunkett of Adams, and the Centre
of Attraction at the HoOsac Valley Cat
tie show.
The people of western Massachusetts, are
in a state of pleasurable excitement this
week over visit from President McKin-
ley The President came as the guest of
his longtime personal friend, VIM. b.
Plunkett of Adams, the head of one of the
largest and most successful cotton manu-
featuring concerns in the country. The
Presidents party left Washington by
special train Tuesday evening, reaching
Williamstown, Mass, Wednesday morn
ing. Here they were met and welcomed
by Mr.. Plunkett.
With the President and Mrs. Mckinley
in his private car were Miss Mabel McKin-
ley Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Attorney
General McKenna, George B. Cortelyou,
executive clerk to the President, William
Sinclair, White House steward, and Mrs.
McKinley's maid, and two or three railroad
officials.
At North Adams large crowd of people
gathered at the railroad station and gave
| the President an enthusiastic welcome.
When the train reached the station at
Adams, the Presidents private car was
shifted short distance beyond the plat
form and nearly at the entrance to the
| spacious grounds of the Plunkett estate
As the car came to stop, salute of p
| guns was fired from an eminence in the
rear of Mr.. Plunketts residence. 1t was
but few steps from the train to the broad
| piazza of the Plunkett mansion, where Mr..
and Mrs. Plunkett received their guests.
Secretary and Mrs. John d. Long, who
had previously arrived as guests of Mr..
Plunketts brother, were among those
present.
At 2:20 the presidential party left by
special train for North Adams, where they
were the guests and the centre of attrac-
tion for the afternoon at the Hoosac Val
| ley fair. Twenty-Five thousand people
| gave them welcome. Seated on the plat
form with the President were many dis
tnguished guests and people of local prom
inence. Mr.. Plunkett, the President s
host, who is the president of the agricul-
| tural society, gave few words of well
come and then introduced Lieut.-Gov.
Crane as the presiding officer of the day.
| Speeches were made by President Nc
Kinley, Secretaries Alger and Long, and
Senator Lodge. The President in his
brief remarks, speaking of the state of
Massachusetts, said:
"A great state is valued inheritance,
all the more when sustaining its illustri-
Gus past. You have that in as large a
measure as any commonwealth of the
American nation. No state has prouder
history; no state commands greater re-
| spect or reverence or affection, and none
possesses more priceless memories. Low
ing liberty and enjoying its blessed privi-
leges yourselves, you have never been un-
mindful of others and have greatly aided
in securing it for those less fortunate than
| yourselves. You have been a mighty
force in the upbuilding and progress of the
nation from its beginning, and your in
| tuence has been ever unfaling for liberty
and justice and peace among men. The
New England home is no longer confined
to New England. 1t has been established
in every part of the country, and wherever
established, there goes out from it good
thoughts and deeds, good men and women,
supporting our glorious political fabric and
advancing justice among all men"
Yesterday the President visited LenoX,
witnessing there golf match for the first
| time.