The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-08
TAFT IN SOUTHERN VERMONT.
Spoke Eight Minutes at Brattleboro
Yesterday Afternoon.

/ Rrattleboro, Oct S.-0ver $500 people
gathered at Island Park Yesterday after
| noon to welcome President and Mrs.
! Taft, who are on an automobile tour
| through Vermont The president spoke
very briefly and was on the platform
exactly eight minutes. Upon his arrival
| in Brattleboro the president and his
party were escorted to the home of Col.
and Mrs. ]. Gray Estey, where luneheon
was served.
President Teff was met at Whining
ton by Governor Allen Nj. Fletcher, who
extended the freedom Of the common
wealth to the chief executive and well
coined him not only a. the president of
the country. but as grandson OF Yer
mont, The presidential party was met
at North Adams. Mass. and escorted
across the state line into Vermont by
Clarke G. Fits of Brattleboro. Adit..
Gen Lee S. Tillotson OF ST. Albans and
Chairman Frank G.. Williams Of the Re.
publican state committee.
Leaving that town at ll.30 a. M, the
route over the mountain was followed
and the presidential party arrived in
Wilmington at 1895, where he spoke
for about five minutes in front of the
Childs tavern to a throng of about one
thousand persons. Scores of school girls.
dressed in white and carrying flags and
flowers. greeted the president and Mrs.
Taft and the latter was presented a
magnificent bouquet of sweet peas. Gov
ernor Fletcher presented many promi-
nent citizens of the town to the pres
ident.
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Brattleboro, which included trip across
Hogback, was made in 45 minutes and
the presidential party arrived at the
home of Colonel and Mrs. Estey at
shortly before two o'clock. The party
which consisted of the president, Mrs
Taft Miss Mabel Boardman and Major
Rhoades was travel stained to the limit
as the road is a dusty one.
Ii was few minutes after two o'clock
when the party sat down TO luncheon.
Those at the luncheon were the presi- !
dent, Mrs. Taft, Miss Boardman. Major !
Governor Fletcher, Mrs. j. J. |
Estey, Mrs l.. X Fuller and Mrs. ]. II. /
Tyler, Judge and Mrs j. l.. Martin. |
Senator and Mrs. II. G. Barber. DIR. and +
Mrs. G. s. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. +. J. /
Waterman, Dr. George r. Anderson, |
Frederick Holhrook, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. /
Durham, Miss Evelyn Dnnhani, Mr. and /
Mrs. G. X. Crosby, Adjutant- General Til. /
olson. 4. C. Williams. Masters Jacob,
Joseph and Paul Estey. Stanley titts
ind Miss Allenthaire Estey.
The weather was ideal during the
residents stay in town. At Island
Park the sky was filled with thunder
LIQUIDS which passed over and the sun
anne ont as he finished his talk He ex-
,lained that he came not on a campaign
NC but rather on recreation trip and
hat he was not going to visit the graves
md home site of his ancestors in West
'ownshend.
The trip was marred for the detail Of
ress representatives accompanying the
resident when Mr.. Fox Of the New
'ork Herald was injured. One of tile
ones of his left arm was broken when
he press ear collided with an automo-
lie coming from an opposite direction ,
ear North Adams Mass. yesterday ,
orenoon. Mr.. Fox did not realize that !
g had suffered fracture Of his arm un-
i the party reached Brattleboro. where
lr George r. Anderson reduced the
racture. Mr.. Fox is at the Memorial ?
ospiial and will he unable to continue 5
18th the presidential party