The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

street and fitted mp and opened the hotel in
the George Howes block which through
many vicissitudes has now come to be the
Vermont House. Two OF Rob's "chair
boarders" in those days were Charley Es-
ties and John Eddy, well-known local
characters then, but drfted into obscurity
with the forgotten millions as the years
have gone by. About that time one Mrs.
Malloy came here and held several weeks
temperance revival. John and Charley
both became her boys" and both kept the
pledge through that evening and night and
along into the next forenoon. This was do
ing exceedingly well-for them-and indi-
Gated unsupported strength OF mind. l
recollect that an attempt was made to cap
ture Ned" Poland in the same net, but
Ned was foxy and went his way unre.
deemed. What his way was will be well
rem 3mbered by the older residents, but
what his end was, il it has come, appears
uncertain.
Among the active business residents of
those days who have gone out were the
sprightly and alert Rufus Riker, Hon. John
a. Page, Charles L. Sabin, Timothy and
Erastus Hubbard - though the former
could hardy be called active physically
Chester Clark, Town Clerk Merrill, Tryon
Knapp, the rotund harness maker, Alonzo
Keith, III, ID. Hopkins, DIR. Forbush, g. @.
Eaton, Samuel Wells, jeff. Bruce, DR..
Dewey, Nelson Peck, Gen. Pitkin, N @.
Bacon, Wooster Sprague aud dozens Of
others whose names are only legend to
a younger generation.
Chester Clark of the old American Hotel
was man whose name should be yener-
ated for his probity and invariable honesty
OF deal. He had great heart, and many a
deserving but penniless person received
hospitality at his hands. Through all those
times, too, he conducted a strictly temper
ance hous made friends by the score and
accumulated decent property.
PrnhafA
Judge Tilden OF Barre drive in to business
OF morning, with his ancient beaver and
the shock of red wig under it, Daniel
Baldwin was retired from business, but
was on the street every pleasant day, a
model OF clean old age and long life
| properly and profitably lived. / recall the
next morning after that strenuous Demo-
crat, Nj. ID. Gilman, was elected town rep
resentative, the first of Montpelier's three
! Democratic representatives in the last
quarter cen ury. Mr.. Gilman came down
| town from his residence at the west gate OF
the capitol grounds, dressed with extraor-
| binary neatness even for him and bowling
with set smile and decidedly satisfied air
! to all whom he met.
But the old residents are not all gone. AL
| derman Jangraw ID occupying the same
business location as % years ago. Alder
man Boswell was then newsboy on the
old Central railroad, The venerable George
W. Scott, L. q. Barrows, A. G. Brown, L.
| o. Phinney, G. w. Wilder, George w.
Guernsey, r. K. Smith, Carl Smith, A j.
and s. l.. Howe, A. G. Stone, L. B. Hunt
ington, Arthur Farwell, James W. Brock,
Will Adams, L. b. Cross, John @: Adams,
d. l.. Fuller, M E. Smile, q. II. Heaton,
l.. p. Gleason, Tom Marvin, George and
John Peck and a few others are with us yet,
but even the youngest shows indications OF
the good time coming. Peter Badord is also
a conspicuous instance of business fidelity
and diligence. He has worked steadily at
blacksmithng here for forty years, thirty
six for himself, and long ago made large
business and many friends, AS / write,
many "reminiscences OF the old days flock TO