History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . procession in the morning, an out-door banquetat noon, whereat 1000 persons sat down, and the unveiling ofthe monument in the afternoon, incidental to which Hon. E. B. Gillett delivered an address, the Rev. Henry Hopkinsread an original poem written by Mrs. A. V. Rand, andGen. Kilpatrick delivered an oration. An open-air concertand a dreis parade of the military (erminated the days ceie-. jf^ ^J U-^^^v^^o (^t^^ Prominently identified with the interests of
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . procession in the morning, an out-door banquetat noon, whereat 1000 persons sat down, and the unveiling ofthe monument in the afternoon, incidental to which Hon. E. B. Gillett delivered an address, the Rev. Henry Hopkinsread an original poem written by Mrs. A. V. Rand, andGen. Kilpatrick delivered an oration. An open-air concertand a dreis parade of the military (erminated the days ceie-. jf^ ^J U-^^^v^^o (^t^^ Prominently identified with the interests of his native townand county was the honored subject of this sketch. HiramHarrison was born in the east mountain district of the town ofWestileld, March, 1807. His parents were Reuben Harrisonand Nancy Baldwin, both of whom were descendants of veryearly settlers. He was educated at the district schools of hisnative town, and there laid the foundation for his subsequentsuccessful business career. His father was a farmer, and theson also followed that honorable calling until he became twenty-one years of age. It was at this time, while on the old home-stead, that he commenced the whip and cigar business incompany with Boardman Noble. The whips and cigars wereall made by hand. Mr. Noble made the articles, and traversed the country selling them, little dreaming,doubtless, of the future gigantic development of the required but little time, however, for the keen eye of Har-rison to discern that with the
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