Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-31

About iil sat daAu 10 the hIutt u
4. cbristian Brotherhood in Bethany
s,,b house. Randolph. Monday even
= rhsn The guest Of honor was Col A.
Chandler. whom the brotherhood had
~-oaaed to come from Brooklyn to give
IN BIZ "reminiscences Of the Civil war
I'd q President Lincoln.
III address vas delivered in Chandler
asss hall. which was go donsely packed
e furnish convincing evidence that
IL moph Of Randolph and vicinity we're
IA d the opportunity 10 hear the
slsa.l recount the story Of the war and
All relations aitb Lincoln during that
rat struggle After an overture by the
.gbs,gra tho curtain rose and Colonel
aander, coming upon the stage 10 the
snplnv Of o. j Marcott received q
hasung ovation from the audience, that
boz expressed Iis appreciation Of his
mnsy from Brooklyn TO speak 10 bis
b friends and neghbofs oi randolph.
d vas introduced By Mr. Marcott In
iiaar and suitable speech and then, aft
aa few preliminary remarks 20 the audi
m8 ID which be saw many familiar
-, BE- read TIE article which he had
npind. TIE audience gave close atton-
asa 10 lhe speaker. whose words well de-
elsi The attention they received. The
aira was ezcelisutly written and con-
aIasi much original, instructive and en-
sftning natter Many entirely new
nd true stories and jokes were told Of
b great var president aud these stories,
sag told AZ the speaker heard them
nu LIacoln's oWn lips, may well be
lidsd 10 the almost countless number a.
saay hmiliaf 10 the public
Colonel Chandler was cipher operator
aiha military telegraph aud his oouse-
Fsai rlatIons With The president lends
added value 70 bis narrative OF that
s'ial time 10 The history Of our coun-
In
ihaddress follows in iull:-
hlha one hundredth anniversary Of
ias birth OF Abraham Lincoln draws
asif plans for It's c0mmomoration ON an
aaa'ail scale are being made throughout
y 1Ii broad land.
hihe great city Of New York Il is pro-
fNd that Ct 5 o'clock a. M, national
aIule shall be fired from an The forts 10
y hafbor and OF the battleships ia port,
aalaing the vessels OF the New York
a'a militia and the batteries Of the ma
Hnal guard.
a 1880 and II e.. M, exercises To
aai'aei and synagogues.
a ll'dOa q. m., exercises Ia public and
soahal schools, with reading Of the
,9,aaig address at the stroke oi noon.
a Z p no., exercises in Cooper Union,
R lincoln delivered bis speech on
.''aAil w 1850; address 81 the Rev.
LYMAN Abbott; reading Of the
'.''olig address in theatres.
~ p No. exercises I'm an the armories
H'ilef New York. musical festival at
-la'sl' HALE musical festival In the
" lal OF the College 81 the City Of
~ loit, whore William Webster Ellis
s .,,,l WV deliver bis illustrated lecture,
,.'llln Lincoln Boy and Mangi ex-
n the 56l public schools Of Greater
loiN iof adulls; reading Of the
9s'aig adar5 600 the theatres.
". 1''o proposed that at every army
FL. pa abufd every shin oi war. al
la lhe day % The New York cere-
80 we Gettysburg speech viii be
commands aud crews with alI
y, CEREMONY. aud that at every Amer.
$50. .,,','llssy and consulate and on evory
IN. building the Gag will be dipped
Aaisa satisfaction to me 10 ioir
~, ~ occasioa ehich Il deaipned't a. ron.
-. silA' and good man whose ouortl
~, le elective than those Of any
AZ ~ preserving This nation Ia unity
lanai ,.ai'ns the foundation that sec
-, .l'l,fnass bas almost wholly disap
- ..' .''lih lhe memory 81 many Of u
"a $780, its tame grows brighte
bh.a with every passing. year
= m.ti. uohof and foyerenee his memory
nn A. ~ Of grateful men and women
privilege indeed. But il 1
~ - V Remember that there was
rnit. ppiiV long since past. when b
Il. r,5- .g.' OF sever0st criticism; hi
,lss. 'i.nned aud bis motives revilsd
afs ~ ''l'ly aud most uniustly 10 III
aiHsl aHAletles iuaeparable from 81
b .,..,,loh. The surpassing merit Q
gal7ss ,'s'liAtion De- now everywhere rec
inbl. W. iis vast aud increasin0tv "a
~ rs,,..ueei upon our nation. and upoI
as se, ,-,e q The human race. have nee
81 ~ 49, q a great number 81 euiopies
had 5.' ''u and written. and I need not
fiHLs ~. .il Norihily to their import
f1ids 49, ether great men who's
= mana I. u ,.s are recorded In history
s,aaib I, le'a sacred because Of Ii
ahs ~. lis mental vision. the purit
u b,5ss p1ss' The wisdom Of bis action
y M a g,ni and iar-reacbing resuls
steh h. - work and the martvrdor
any ov, ,luefed. nv story will rofs
a,ai, s \, !, snowlsdge 81 him ana eertai
% disf,s-.e var which I may relate I
" h, ,,l y Of time as could not pro.
s,,nss '. 90. aeae st the time Of tbsir 4.
H., !, ~, s1 / hope Il nav bring me- - =
- b da NV, i may 50 express n. tha
ssuis ~ h, y your reading suoh a
vim s n nun Is you may ind elsewber'
IL M, some Of the recolleetions T,
especially Interesting