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Herald Of The Times, And Rhode Islander
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Two gentlemen from humble backgrounds met in Westfield, Massachusetts, at the Normal school dedication, recalling their first visits there related to pauper cases. One, a blacksmith's son and former hatter's apprentice, is now the state's Governor. The other, a poor boy from Sandisfield, heads a flourishing theological seminary.
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Massachusetts Boys.
Two gentlemen who met in Westfield, at the
dedication of the Normal school House, last
Thursday, were recalling in conversation the
occasion of their first visits to that village. One
of them was the son of a blacksmith, and was
bred to the trade of a hatter, but manifesting a
strong inclination for study, subsequently enter-
ed a law office, and stated that he first came to
Westfield at that time to take some depositions
in a pauper case. The other gentleman stated
that his first visit was connected with a pauper
case also— he too was a poor boy, and had come
down from Sandisfield, about 5 miles on foot,
to see if he could get some work in Westfield.
The chief interest of this simple statement is the fact
that this gentleman's now at the head of a flour-
ishing theological seminary in the eastern part
of the State, and a blacksmith's son, and hat-
ter's apprentice is the Governor of the Com-
monwealth.—Springfield Gazette.
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Westfield, Massachusetts
Event Date
Last Thursday
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both rose from poverty to prominent positions: one as head of a theological seminary, the other as governor of the commonwealth.
Event Details
Two gentlemen met at the dedication of the Normal school House in Westfield and recalled their first visits to the village, both connected to pauper cases. One, son of a blacksmith and trained as a hatter, came to take depositions and later studied law. The other, a poor boy, walked from Sandisfield seeking work.