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Life and Services of Gen. Grant Extolled by F. M. 
Stanwood at Open Meeting of Manchester G. A. 
R. Post. 
Allen Post 67, G. A. R., of Man- 
chester, held an open meeting last Friday 
evening, at which the Associates, Col. 
H. P. Woodbury camp 149, S. of V., 
and Allen Relief Corps were guests. 
bkrancis M. Stanwood, who was recently 
made an honorary member of the As- 
sociates, and Gen. Charles H. Taylor 
of the Boston Globe, Mr. Stanwood’s 
guest during the day, were guests of 
honor. 
The meeting was called to order at 
7.45 by Commander Enoch Crombie, 
who stated the object of the gathering in 
a few introductory remarks. “The mem- 
bers of the post, lead by Adj. James H. 
Rivers gathered around the organ at in- 
tervals during the evening and sang war 
songs. Mrs. J. W: Lee sang ‘‘The 
Star Spangled Banner.’’ P. H. Boyle re- 
cited ‘‘Keenan’s Charge at Chancellors- . 
ville,’’ and Mrs. Seddie Follett read 
** The Black Regiment.’’ Patriotic In- 
structor A. S. Jewett was called upon 
for a few remarks on which occasion he 
paid tribute to General Taylor, whom 
he remembered in his regiment, as _ red- 
faced Charlie Taylor, the correspondent 
at that time of the Boston Traveller. 
Gen. Taylor, he said, had probably met 
more Grand Army men than anyone 
else in Massachusetts, and he had done 
more to bring about legislation in favor 
of the veterans than anyone else in the 
state. He was largely instrumental in 
the building of the monument at Baton- 
Rouge, to be unveiled this fall. 
Francis M. Stanwood, of our summer 
colony, was called upon and gave an in- 
teresting talk on the life and services of 
the Great Captain, —General Grant. 
We have in Americaa goodly herit- 
age, said Mr. Stanwood, continuing, 
and we enjoy it because wise and strong 
men have preceded us. In the long 
muster-roll of American greatness three 
names shine with undying brillianzy,— 
Washington, Lincoln and Grant. Cer- 
tain unwise critics, both in our land and 
in England, have sought of late to en- 
hance the fame of General Lee at the 
expense of General Grant's. Lee drew 
his sword in behalf of a policy that 
meant chaos and whose corner-stone was 
slavery. The stake as Grant saw it was 
an united country and freedom for a 
race. 
He traced Grant’s rise from obscurity 
to fame, eclipsing that of any man, even 
that of Napoleon. He told of Grant’s tri- 
umphs at Belmont, Fort Henry and 
Donaldson, Pittsburg Landing and 
Vicksburg, of the gloom and sadness _ of 
the East Tennessee days, of the battle of 
the Wilderness, a victory that meant 
more than that of Marathon, and finally 
Gen. C. H. Taylor also Present 
to the closing days of the struggle and 
the surrender of Lee’s army. He then 
spoke briefly of Grant’s civic life, and of 
his personal life, how, in his later days 
he lost all his earthly possessions,” his 
trophies, etc., and finally, how he wrote 
those famous “‘ Memoirs,’ and the 
monument now erected to him in the 
magnificent tomb overlooking the Hud- 
son. 
Mr. Stanwood read several clippings 
on Grant’s life by noted men, one on 
what Taft thought of Grant, another on 
what Canon Frederick W. Farrar said 
of him, and lastly George William 
Curtis’ estimate of the great soldier. 
He closed his remarks by reading a 
beautiful poem written by William Win- 
ters, formerly of the N. FY. Tribune, 
contributed at a reunion of the Society of 
the Potomac in 1876. 
Mr. Stanwood then introduced Gen- 
eral Charles Taylor of the Boston Ghhe, 
referring pleasantly to his associations 
with the General during a journalistic 
experience of 40 years. He declared 
Gen. Taylor was a journalist who had 
no superior in the world. 
With a rich fund of wit and anecdote 
Gen. Taylor entertained the audience 
for more than quarter of an hour. He 
spoke of the “‘ choir’? of the evening, 
and how he had enjoyed the soldiers’ 
singing. He spoke of Comrade A. S. 
Jewett, who had served in the same regi- 
ment with him. He referred to his 
meeting prominent men on various oc- 
casions, one of whom was. General 
Sherman, the subject of one of his 
stories. People often wonder, he said, 
why there are so many of us left, inas- 
much as the war closed over 40 years 
ago. ‘ Because the boys of the country 
fought the war: that is why so many of 
us are left.’’ Of the 2,778,000 in the 
war, 2,150,000 were 21 years of age or 
under; and of that number 1,157,000 
were 18 years of age or under; and of 
that number 864,000 were 16 years of 
age or under. ‘Is there any wonder 
there are so many of us left?’’ The 
speaker related anecdotes of Gen. 
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Grant, whom he designated ‘‘ the great- 
est captain of any age.’’ He closed his 
remarks with a poem ‘“‘ The Best That 
You Have.’’ 
Then followed a social hour, during 
which a collation was served. ‘The 
Bees broke up by all joining in sing- 
ing “* America.’ 
Rev. Edwin Hallock Byington, pastor 
of the Dane street Congregational church, 
Beverly, for the last three years, last 
Sunday read his letter of resignation, the 
pastorate to terminate Noy, 30. 
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Real Estate : ; 
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De peated APE PASSOPEE DRA 
Sidney E. Hutchinson is to have an- 
other addition to his residence at Beverly 
Farms, bought last winter from the Pres- 
ton heirs. “The house was all changed 
over last winter. and spring. Another 
addition will be made, however, this 
time to the east end of the house. ‘The 
contract has been awarded to Howard A. 
Doane. 
Meanwhile, the land improvements, 
and the construction of a group of build- 
ings,—stable, garage and gardener’s cot- 
tage, —on another portion of the proper- 
ty, is progressing quite favorably. 
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Work was started this week by Con- 
nolly Bros., on the stone and _ prelimin- 
ary out-door work for Francis I. Amory’s 
new summer home at Beverly Cove. 
The contract for the building has not 
yet been awarded. 
The house and land on Bennett street, 
Manchester, known as the old Samuel 
Willmonton property, has been sold 
through the agency of G. E. Willmon- 
ton to Frank A. Morgan, on private 
terms. This place has been occupied 
the last few years by Mrs. Cleary, as a 
boarding house. 
Samuel B. Crombie of Manchester, 
conveys to Rose A., wife of Ezra S. 
Crombie of Manchester, land and build- 
ings Essex street, Manchester, 54.15 by 
65.97 feet. 
Emerson Shoes for Fall and Winter 
Wear at Bell’s adv. 
Freight Wreck at Beverly Farms. 
A freight wreck at Beverly Farms yes- 
terday afternoon tied up trafic to con- 
siderable extend during the early even- 
ing. 
A freight train, Boston-bound arrived 
at the Farms about 4.30. [There was 
some shifting to be done and the main 
part of the train was pushed over onto 
the out-ward track. The shifting had 
been done and the engine shoved some 
coal cars down the track tothe main 
section. When the two sections came 
together, it is said, the light cars buckled 
and left the irons. “Iwo cars went over 
the bank and two others tore along over 
the ties and tore up the irons. Nobody 
was hurt. 
It was necessary to switch the out- 
bound trains over onto the inward track, 
and this caused a delay of from half to 
three-quarters of an hour on all the 
trains. 
The accident happened to the west 
of the station, near the Beach street 
crossing. 
