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Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

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SPRING FIELD, 1 6S6 -1SS6. 403<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard " from the citizens. Colonel Nettletou made the presenta-<br />

tion speech, <strong>and</strong> Ensign Spencer responded. The following 3^ear,<br />

Lieut. Erastus M. Bates was elected captain <strong>of</strong> the Hampden Guards,<br />

Archway to the <strong>Springfield</strong> Cemetery.<br />

11*1' %.<br />

vice Capt. Solomon Warriner, Jr., resigned. Captain Warriner's last<br />

military act was to carry the st<strong>and</strong>ard to Pittsfield, where the Grej^s<br />

received them in their best style. Their appearance was applauded<br />

upon all sides, <strong>and</strong> a sarcastic remark in a Northampton paper about<br />

the Guards shows that the green-eyed monster knew a good thing<br />

when he saw it.<br />

But what <strong>of</strong> the condition <strong>of</strong> the town in these days? Let the

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