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Their had given him, all the money he
! mad in the world, and in addition to
| this he hired $780, for which he gave
his note. This is only another instance
| OF his championing the cause of the
weak and helpless. He was duly elect
ed captain of this company, and COM
| missioned as such by Gov. Andrew.
Soon after this the governor claimed,
| that on account of his age, only II
years, he should accept a first
lieutenants commission, in exchange
for the one he then held.
Although he felt much injured, in
stead Of sulking or resigning, he yield
ed up his captains position for that of
q first lieutenant. He, therefore, began
his service in the United Stgtes army as
first lieutenant In the 22d Massachu-
sets, which was first commanded by
Col. Henry Wilson, afterwards vice
president of the United States. After
serving for a short time in his regiment
he was detailed for staff duty and af-
forwards assistant adjutant- general Of
a brigade. Soon afterwards he was ap-
pointed lieutenant colonel of the 6lst
New York volunteers, and the same
year promoted to the colonelcy Of the
same regiment. and attached to the
Second army corps.
He served in that bloody peninsular
campaign under Gen. Mcclellan. parti-
cipating in the terrible battles of Seven
Pines. Gaines Mills, Savage Station
and Fair Oaks, where he was severely
wounded. He afterwards served in
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what is known as Pope's compaign, in
the battle of Cedar Mountain and the
second Bull Run, and soon after in the
second campaign of Mcclellan, and was
engaged in the battles of South Noun
tain and Antietam.
After this the disastrous battle Of
Fredericksburg, where he was again
seriously wounded and holding back his
life blood from a wound III the neck
with his hand, he begged to be allowed
to lead bayonet charge against the
enemy. Then followed the battle of
Charlottesville, where he was again
terribly, and at that time supposed TO
be MORALLY wounded. He was then
obliged to leave the army for a short
time to recuperate, coming back to his
home in the town of Westminster, be.
ing cared for by his relatives and
friends
After his wound had partially healed,
he hurried back to the army in time
to take part in Grants terrible cam
raigr Of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania
Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Rich
mond, which finally ended at Appom-
mattox.
Let us for a moment fellow the
course of the Second army corps, which
was first organized and commanded By
Major Gen. Sumner, and afterwards by
such men as Hancock, Sedgwick
Hayes, Barlow, Humphreys, and for q
short time by himself, when a boy OF
| only rs years of age. This corps parti-
| cipated in more engagements not only
| than any other corps in the civil war
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A PERFECT OVATION.
He Voicad the Sentiment of the City of
Fitchburg.

He said that he fully APP
preciated the reception Of
friends at this time and was glad to
accept the invitation of the Merchants
Association. He spoke of the gloom
that the country had passed through,
almost to the brink of dissolution, and
to the return to prosperity and peace,
and of the great advantage of living in
the present age, and enjoying the bene-
tits Of such a government.
He closed by saying: This nation is
becoming too great to be controlled by
personal interests, and the nation is too
important to be controlled by partisan
interests. ] have the utmost confidence
in the Intelligence and patriotism of
the American people and there is no
community for which I have greater
confidence or respect than for those
living within the borders of my own
native state.
"She has hlaZed the way for enlight-
ened progress, general education and
good government and progressive ideas
for 100 years, and I trust she win
continue to hold her place in the front
rank of enlightened civilization"
Another burst Of applause greeted
Gen. Miles, which continued long after
he had taken his seat.
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SURPRISED Mr.. COOK.
Popular County Commissioner rendered
ga Surprise Party at His Home IN Barre

Popular County Commissioner rendered
ga Surprise Party at His Home IN Barre
Barre, March 23.-County Cornunis4
sloner George w. Cook was very pleas
antly and completely surprised ut his
residence, on South street. Wednesday
evening, the occasion being to akd him
| in remembering and celebrating thu
18th anniversary of his birth. Mrs.
Cook had sent out invitations to a num-
Der of friends and they gladly respond
cd in surprising Mr.. Cook. In addition
to Barre citizens, g. few were present
| from Petersham. which is Mn Cooks
native town. After spending a pleasant
evening III playing whist and other
games, the guests departed at lata
hour, wishing their host and hostess
the best of pleasures for the future.
| George Fl. Prouty has taken a. lease OF
| Hotel Barre for one year at slightly
! Increased rental over what Landlord
HARDWOOD has paid. Mr.. Harwood has
proved a very acceptable landlord and
has been very popular both with sum-
mer guests and the travelling public,
He leaves the hotel with the best
wishes OF all; he is as yet undecided as
to his future course. MIR. Prouty comes
we'll recommended and is a veteran ho-
| tel manager; he was for six years land
| lord of the Windham at Willlmantic,
Conn, and for q number of years pre-
vious had been proprietor of hotels In
| Springfield. in New York state and in
| other places.
At meeting of the selectmen and the
| remaining overseers Of the poor, Justin
+. Rice was elected to the latter board
! to fill a vacancy until the next annual
| town meeting, caused by the resiGna-
ton Of Charles r. Atwood, whose term
would not have expired until 1901.
The whist club still continues to meet
weekly at Hotel Barre, some 80 or 40
members being present each week 1t
was proposed to close the seasons
playing with banquet some time In
April, but, on account Of the proposed
change in landlords Of the house, this
plan may be abandoned
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not yet city. Dorchester and Rox-
bury had not been annexed to Boston.
and the great hub" itself was of the
present size of the Heart of the Com
monwealth
Martin Van Buren, was president of
the United States and Levi Woodbury.
OF New Hampshire represented New
Ensland in his cabinet. holding the
| portfolio of the treasury. Hunter of
Virginia, after a long and severe con-
test, had been chosen speaker of the
house at Washington, and FTtchburg
was represented there by Levi Lincoln
OF worcester, chosen by the voters of
the old fifth Massachusetts district.
The population of the nation was less
than twenty million, and California.
oregon, Texas and Washington were
yet uhheard of as states. We stood
among the secondary powers of the
world, unthought of in Europe, or if
mentioned, mentioned with contempt.
The mighty question of slavery, which
was later to rend the nation asunder
for a time, while her sons We're engaged
IN frateInal warfare, was just looming
above the horizon and the liberty
party had made their first nominations
for national office. The mighty strides
OF the nation from that day to this
cannot be recounted within the limits
of a speech.
We find ourselves at the end of the
nineteenth century, ranking with the
greatest nations of Europe in military
and naval strength, commercial rela~
tions and prestige. We have survived
the mightiest struggle of modern times.
the assassinations of two presidents
and the impeachment of another and
now stand with seYenty-tive million of
inhabitants bidding successfully for the
commerce of the world, with all frater-
nal strife at rest, at the threshold of
new era of prosperity and happiness.
The city of Fitchburg has herself adj
vanced, step by step, in her industrial
growth with the events of history. To-
day the mighty river that flows
through her soil is crowned with mills
and factories, producing all the mind
of man can invent. Her financial in
situations, strong, reliable and conser-
vative, give her place and standing
in the financial centres Of the nation
Her churches, pointing their tall spires
heaVenward, keep her secure in the
paths of duty, and her educational in
stitutions respond in an adequate de-
gree to the demands of her children.
Her stores, filed with the prod
ucts of each seasons market, invite
her citizens to a home trade which is
one Of the strongest prerequisites of a
healthy growth. From the small be-
ginnings Of a little town we have
grown into a successful city of 30 600
inhabitants, blessed with all the COM
forts of modern civilization.
This city now welcomes you, gentle
men, to her midst and her honored
mayor will formally address to you her
appreciation of your company and ex-
tend to you her hospitality.
Mayor Samuel Anderson was then
introduced, extending a welcoming
hand to General Miles on behalf of the
Citv
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FROM BOY TO MAN.
Congressman Weymouth Reviews the
Life of Gen. Miles.


Congressman weymouth was next
| presented to the association by the
| foas+n,aeter
MI weymouth SPOKE III part d. Ioi
| lows:
Mr., President and Members Of the
Fitchbure MERCHANTS Association:
Forty odd years ago. a poor family
noyed into the town Of Westminster
| In This family we're several children
tba oldest a how of seven soon after
their arrival, the winter term of the
country school began. and this how
started ON his first day to school. On
r,'+,o,,,-+ % = $780,, ,,S-at, ~
clothes were not as good as those worn
nv Some of the other hovs
Arriving at the school house. the
crowd Of boys who had already gath
cred were NOT slow in disroverine, tbis
and thew began to tease him caIIing
him a ragannffin etc Tho 1i+tIe faI7
low stood If as long as he could ana
finally began To CRY and vas on Tho
nnint oF giving nm and making a breal-
for home when a large how annarertIv
IA wears of age who was called The
"bie bov" of fha school albo1voG pie
uay through tbo c.o1,,d 20 co., ,,tat NC
goine on "i'''' " a.
The bovs. thinking they had rece,yAd
zen forcements in9reassd rbai,. Iaer,
vi
surveying the scene for y r7oroerf tb %
hip how tool Inc Iit+Ia eaiioIti ~, ~
shouJder and started acroes tba scbnoi
,n,,s, ,,od 800 az, To Iie stnvUI
heels Arrivire ot ~ sto ll.s o. t ilio
gcbool bo,,ea bnsat 49,, 1itt5 i',, liIe
and Turning to the others eaid .Srer'f
vn1I ashamed of 1,o,IrsaI1,as e. +an i1i : :
small ho,, bolf ,,c,,r 80 -, ~ s'a99 a
tsi et,opeer ta.e 49, - W." $3.50, 80 @ -
father is moor csI,1o+ 49,, &c Ia
clothes as tbe rest oP go 9'o4
"Au T have tn ssy - ,,,,, Il. ao,,.
teaee or toner I,ir,, "a ~ uoii t
terr, of sctooi gon is " 1a, utIHs luis
me - ioi Il YOU uo' you tou'cn
Tho hove i,,,,,oo5i.,t o,,. ..,,,..,. -....
NV ono asbatnoS ~ siuIIk away one
fro,1 thot ti,l!n "a themselves, ana
,,aj,.al ~. aaiI.e "a, me new boy re-
FROM a,,e n ~, -, eIdt was que MN
Nov. ti,is icy iS ~ scI toI
tbis ocoaaior ~ d sale soLten up Tor
,noa1Il% VI ~ true story, ana the
o,,,. 5i.,+ir,,, ~ 10y Is no other than
c., " NT,,I guest Oh TINS evening,
he + ,viSoi ~ "a M Mlles' 10 prove 10 you
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| that goes to make up an army, taking
orders from the administrative head of
the government, the president himself.
On such man, in such a crisis the
responsibility is stupendous.
That Nelson Appleton Miles met the
crisis with the mind of a master all
America is agreed a volunteer veteran
of the rebellion and an officer in the
regular army since that day, he had
gained his experience on many q hard
fought field. His particular province
at the beginning of the war was the
condition of the army.
No praise is too great for our army
Every regular was ready and waiting,
thoroughly equipped with arms. uni
form and ammunition, experienced by
hundred fights with the Indians on
our western plains, and filled with the
spirit of daring which had been instill-
ed in them not only by their officers.
out by that education and experience
which is common to every American.
volunteers, while less experienced,
We're no less willing and no less brave,
and had the results of the war not been
so quickly determined would have az
quired that steadiness of bearing and
unhinching courage and that cool head
edness under fire, which makes an AM
erlcan soldier not only the most intelii-
gent, but the most capable in the world.
Fresh from the magnificent scenes
and events Of the recent conflict with
the Spanish throne, Gen. Miles come
to US tonight. We greet him in dou-
BILE capacity. We recognize not only
the official, who is at the head of the
great military power of the Union. but
/ also we remember the old friend Of
former days, the Westminster boy VINO
went out in 81 bearing his humble
commission as a lieutenant of volun-
teers How well and faithfully he has
| discharged all the great duties that
have devolved upon him since. We see
In him the ideal American citizen-sol-
der.
Sturdy and uncompromising homes
ty, rigid obstinacy in just cause in
difference to hardship and danger and
the manly fashion of calling things bv
their right names are no common or
| ignoble attributes
Tonight he returns to the scenes of
his boyhood days. We greet You Cen
Miles, proud of your high position,
proud Of your splendid record and
proud of you as a man.
Gen. Miles was received with deafan
ing applause, and responded TO the
toast, Our country"
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but any other army corps in the his
tory Of the world. The graves Of its
fallen are to be found on every battle
field of the Army of the Potomac, from
the time it was organized until Appom-
mattox. The greatest number of killed
and wounded in any division of the ar
my was in the first division OF the
corps, commanded by Gen. Miles in two
campaigns.
The largest number of killed and
wounded in any one regiment of the
whole army, was in one belonging to
that corps. The largest per cent. Of
killed and wounded I'm q single engage
ment in any one regiment was in one
belonging to the second corps. In a
single day it captured as many battle
flags, cannon and prisoners Of war, as
it lost in the entire four years Of its
service. The total loss in this cam
paiga was % brigade commanders l25
regimental commanders and 20, 900 men.
Such. briefly is the history of the
corps in which Gen. Miles served, COM
manding the first division, and for q
short time the entire corps itself.
At the end OF the civil war Gen.
Miles did not retire to a life of ease
and comfort, but enlisted iii the regular
army, and from 1869 to 1890 was con-
stantly engaged in fighting the Indians
in the far west, and proved himself to
be the greatest Indian lighter the world
has even seen. 1t is a natter of his
tory, how, when one of our greatest
generals gave up the capture OF Chief
Joseph, it was accomplished by Gen.
Miles After another Of our leading
generals had attempted the capture Of
Geronimo, and allowed him to escape.
General Miles Was given command Of
that department, and, after q five
months campaign, of new system OF
warfare. introduced by himself, he sue
ceeded in capturing him.
After the terrible massacre of Gen.
Custer on the Little Big Horn. Gen.
Miles was sent to subjugate Sitting
Bull. He started on a mid-winter cam
paign something entirely new I'm In
dian warfare, and succeeded IN driving
him across the border into Canada. He
was soon obliged to recross the line and
forced to surrender.
The part Gen. Miles took i'm the Span
ish war. where he was commander-in-
chief Of the army, Is we'll known. He
was not sent to Santiago until a crisis
had arrived. Then he was the one man
looked to i'm this emergency. He was
sent by the president with full power
10 do what he thought best, and ar
irving there he immediately brought
order out Of chaos and obliged the
Spanish commander to surrender. I'm
mediately after this he was sent 10
Porto Rico
The campaign laid out for him was
that he should land on the northern
coast near San Juan. These plans we're
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HAD A MERRY TIME.
jefferson Girl Horored by a Charming
Quinapoxet Party.

QuinapoXet, March "a whist party
was given last night by Mrs. J. Frank
Wood at her home, Edgemere in behalf OF
Louise F. and George U. Morse of Jeffer-
son. The party opened at o'clock. Each
person was presented small imitation OF
some instrument tied with different COL.
ored ribbon and bearing card announc-
ing the table for each participant. In this
way the partners were chosen. Fourteen
hands of progressive whist were played,
and then each gentleman was requested to
take his last partner and march ~ the
dining hall, where refreshments were
served.
After the supper two more hands were
played, and then the tally cards were
taken up. The players amused them
selves by playing other games. such az
old maid" while they were waiting for
the returns of the score, and 1t was quite
singular that during these games it was a
young gentleman who had the honor OF
being "old maid"
All was quiet when Mrs J. Frank Wood
announced the score as follows: Ladies'
first prize, Miss Hazel y. Harris, and the
BOBBY TO Miss Carrie l.. VIM. gentle
mems first prize to Norman s Fales, and
the consolation to George w Warren.
The prizes were; Ladies', FIRST, silver
buttonhook: ladies' consolation, a small
pair of rubbers, on which was inscribed.
THESE for defeat" Gentlemen's first a
beautiful rolling blotter, and BOBBY a
small slate and pencil. The party broke
up at 2.30 o'clock.
Among those present were: Misses Ha-
Eel B. Harris, Helen G.. Warren, Grace G.
Moulton, Josie L. Carey, Clara X. Bas-
com, Nancy d, Traslt. Florence c. Wipn.
Carrie l. VIM, Louise II. Morse and
George U Morse Cyrus 2. Benson. Fred
Bascom, n. j. McCutheon, Norman Fales,
George Warren, John David. Charles Rey-
nolds, Charles Moulton, Charles Carey and
Edward Brown.
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spending 10 so large a demand upon
my humble abilities, for II is no mean
honor to voice the welcome of so rep
resentative body of men, given to so
distinguished an array Of guests.
The city OF Fftchburg is honored by
their presence here tonight and doubly
honored by the fact that a neighboring
town was the birthplace of one of the
distinguished gentlemen we entertain.
Permit me in imagination to take you
back to the beginning of the half CEN
fury that is just concluding and pic
ture TO you for a moment the F'itchburg
of that day.
our city was then but little hamlet
under the shade of old Rollstone and
contained within her borders but
twenty-five hundred souls. Near by
lay the adjoining town of Westminster
a rival of Eitchburg in influence, in
trade, and having within thousand as
many of population.
worcester, now the great Industrial
centre of mighty county, was then
thriving young community Of 1900
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were excellent and Mr.. Goodrich was
accorded well merited applause.
THE CoUNTYS HERO.
Record of the Famous Soldier Born in
Westminster.

A brief historical sketch of General
Miles is as follows:
Born in Westminster Mass, Aug. 3
1893; educated in district school and the
town academy; clerk in John Cola
more's crockery store, Boston, 1855, to
1861; captain Twenty second Masss-
chusetts infantry, Army of the Poto-
mac: Gen. o. o. Towards aide-de-
camp, Peninsular campaign; rallied
and led Eighty-tirst Pennsylvania at
Fair Oaks. Shot in foot; successfully
lieutenant colonel and colonel Sixty
first New York before the age of 81;
shot in throat at Fredericksburg; shot
through hip bone at Charlottesville in
1868; participated in famous assault on
famous bloody angle" at Spottsylva-
MA; made brigadier general; re-took
captured Union trenches at Ream s
station, Aug. IS, 1864; brevetted major
general; given command Fortieth
United States infantry at close of
war brevet major general regular
army in 1867; married Miss Mary Sher-
man, daughter of Judge Charles Sher-
man, in 1868; given command Fifth U.
). infantry and inflicted punishment on
kloWas, Comanches and Cheyennes at
StaIked Plains; whipped Sioux in Mon
tana, captured Crazy Horse and drove
SlLIlnS Bun across the Canadian border,
1857; quelled Nez Perce's insurrec-
ton in Idaho. 1877; compelled Chief Jo-
seph, one of the most crafty Indian
fighters, to bury the Ratchet: cleared
the Idaho frontier of Bannocks and
Sioux, 1878; assigned to command de-
partment Of the Columbia in 1880;
crossed Rio Grande. capturing Gerro-
nimo and his band of Apaches in Mex
leo in 1885; transferred to department
~ AtgnEg sui sNa
Sioux; Messiah outbreak put down nv
Bear Coat (soubriquet for Gen. Miles1.
1890: Sitting Bull killed; given full rank
as major general, April 5, 1890: sup
pressed Debs rebellion in Chicago. 1894:
succeeded Gen. Schofeld as senior ma
1or general, commanding army, Sept.
~. 1S95; commanded army of United
states IN war with Spain, personally
leading the invasion of Porto Rico.
$685.
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GEN. MILES INTRODUCED.
Grand Ovation Accorded Him Words of
POSTMASTER Walter PerIey Hall.

After the inner man had been fully
satisfied, President r. L. Rolph called
the company to order, and in few
words welcomed Gen. Miles on the part
OF the association, and introduced Wal
ter Perley Hall as POSTMASTER Of the
evening
M Hall spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Fitchburg Merchants
Association and Guests:
give you cordial welcome to the
annual dinner of the association and
bId each and every one of you a
hearty greeting.
fidence that you have reposed in me is
not misplaced, and l am glad that the
association thinks me worthy of re-
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A NEW LAYOUT.
Church Court Surveyed and viii Be Made
a Fubllo Street.

Webster March 23.-The board Of sc.
lectmen laid out Church court this noon
making its width 30 feet. An article will
be inserted in the town warrant to accep,
the court as public street Selectmen
Amos Bartlett and Henry Brandes; Fred
IL. Berger. tho towns counsel; II. A.
Whitaker, civil engineer; Rev. NJ. L..
Mott Spaulding Bartlett and DR.. r. A.
Brown represented the Episcopal Church
property and the abutters.
The abutters are Richard j. Kennedy
Michael Kennedy, Louis Dion, Ed ward III
Hughes. n tenement OF Fl n Slater and
the Episcopal Church property.
Rev Mr.. Mott and DR.. Brown opposed
the laying out Of tho street they repre-
senting the church property, claiming that
81 would incur a big expenditure for tho
church society that was unnecessary
They said among other things that IN tho
winter the society would have 70 eXpend
considerable money in keeping the side
walks clear Of snow, and II was entirely
unnecessary, The church society does not
want tho street accepted by the town. but
there IS little doubt but what IL will.
The Monday club are to have Mrs. Abba
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ROYAL WELCOME.


1 was struck in reading a report OF
the speeches at a recent dinner to Sec
rotary Long by the fact that during a
single day in April, within an hour,
over 800 kilograms were piled up on the
desk of the adjutant general, and that
the typewriter in the office had not
left until nearly 3 o'clock in the morn
ing for several weeks.
The duty of marshaling the mighty
army, which was called into being by
the proclamation of the president, rest
ed on son of old Massachusetts.
Midst all the excitement Of prepara-
ton, the coming and going of troops,
the flashing of messages over the wire,
the speeding of railway trains to the
various places of encampment, the
newspaper speculation and anticipation
OF the line Of campaign. the recruiting
or regiments here, there and every
where, the assignment of commanders
already commissioned and the creation
or new ones, the transportation of regi-
ments. ammunition and supplies across
the continent, there was one mind
clear, self-cOntained and cool. the ex-
ecutive head of the great aggregation