Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-31

m rn ne he party took v,ry esr'v start
tor ) ato,, taking along with Them a
crowd of move han 100 people, together
with l. G cabin on wheels
AS Gov Holbrook remembers. LARGE
tent WAS pitch d on the summit of the
mountain, in which he dinner "a, served.
Mr. Weo,e err being tn guest of the h. at
Il boro club with other. from al inirg
counties 1t wsa p rf-ct cay, July 6,
warm but cl ar tn largest convention
held up to that time in Vermont With a
perfectly 81 a'mpspbe"e, Webster. r
us voi' e could be plainly heard by The
vast audience, winch rfpe.ts dly cheered
the speaker A little incident occurred at
lunt which Mr.. Web,t'r and hi, hosts
hugely erjoved Knowing the rrator's
fnndn"ss for baked bears and pork the
CLUB had laid in ountfll supply. Pref.
dent Hnbro passed the sp' aker good
,ized plateiul, at viii n be WAS evidently
greatly ,leased, as he remarked: You
coul offer M notl ing more acceptable
While partaking OF his lunch, Mr.. W, b, er
was accos ei by an cratic shoemaker, a
Vo'ntle tal,er, and free-thinker, fond of
high sounding W rds and somewhat con-
celted, He stepped in front of Mr.. Web
,ter. and begin 10 address him in high
fown sentences. Mr.. Webster, thinking
something important was about TO occur,
onped eating and 10 K, intently at the
SPEAKER with bis gr at eye, and expressive
countenance iull Cf wonte ment This
seemed 10 overcome the shoem k,r, who
WIS abs Tut ly ahashed S 'ammer ng out
a t, W words, he fra ly excitedlv exclaimed
ID mn it, Mr.. Wrbs'-r, you know what
want t. say, but cant spit it OUT The
convent n YVES great party success, and
awakened great enthusi ,sm in the tn ea
cour ties.
Webster's trip from Brattleboro TO STRAIT.
ton, about 80 miles, was, of course, made
w csr iage through Nrwf4ue. where a
short halt was made, thence on to We
Ward>b TO and to the pace of the rally,
which WAS on commando G site, not TAI
from G outs Mill, so call d. After the
T Y, MIR. Web,ttr thu guest of JOSEF /
Hammond in West Wardsbor D, where ht
spen, the night. A story is told in con
meet on with Mr.. Haum nd's Losp talty
hich l1strates in its way some OF the
amusing incidents of the tcca'ion. 1t was
Will Mr.. Webs'er wss chatting with BIZ
b ,st that the good deacon took from it
, hiding place his only cigar, and al er pull
ing at the we for some little TIM handle
1t over TO bis stin gui.hed guest to finish
,, Cigars Re not so plentiful then as today
al d the luxury, though second hand, wal
appreciated by Mr.. Webst~r. 1t has beer
generally stated that Mr. Webs'-r stoppPC
with G, ngr 4ssmen J nathan Hunt, whll,
{ in Brsttl boro, but tins can hardly be, a
Mr. Hum died May Is, 1882, st the ag'
of 45, his death oc urrlrg in Washington
from cholera Mr. H INT and Mr.. Web
ster, however, were great friend, and it i
= doubles IS true that Mr.. Webster was OF
more than one occasion guest Of the con
gresham here in Bra teboro.
DR. w r Ranney OF Townshend pre-
: sized at the Stratron meeting, and Ii lam
Hall was one OF the pr eminent men OF tn
occasion. w S N-wton of Btatlebort
e remembers how Judge DOR Bradle,
loaned h,s saddle and BRIDE TO one O
? W. bster's escort and how they were
0 not returned Judge Bradley sub
< ssquenty advertised tor the lost arti
Giles in this way: AS to the bride, | an
not pertinatious, but should be pleased II
r have the party concentra their honesty oil
l the saddle"