The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-25

crs snd po,ahirs. md slso if TIE wa's .
snl ...st. proposed ier thc e.n,uiulA a (
=. l.raan vac ,ba r3lrag rtrsdeR q
o. asy A prayer vas apparent. y ~ red'
bui the piol among iac irpos VS. .ao rnnsh
r., the soco u the wouhipq-t J T.
Hcaaiy E.i. Of Ncw Yofs male an "A
drrss, ~hich "a highly crc'lHahi, 20 h'r-
selr AMI wa vcl rcri,td By 10 aadiso'r.
We rrsphlosl,y sacloaci A,So.Y ID; Ben.
inriu,. battle, then gaotcd i,om hs cells.
hfa,c! q 10 Oue Pmgfcs.iec principle,
then Mscauley, and ihrn ci,scd 70 vas
tcy ciu,c,, In condomnias ,ho pcoP'c Of
Vermont ioi negiceuug 60 bul'i battle
rionumcni. lion. lillian Hall made hi'-
tonc Al speech. in;rrspesei with hunof sni
unredoic ,h', Sc, The people eami'ng the
man aud uprlsuding the speech. Musie
alleuaied with "kindl,csichsnn Hand
by the stand. were sri large number ST
tables, and while ihr hungry misses lisiea-
cd 10 the speeches, their eyes ucrc l5slra.
ed on the ealahlrs A thousand ran tow
ards sat down to. sud cat the food upon, the
tables. The tables we're loaded with cv-
ely necessary md luxury desirable. and the
crrdr, OF It's preparation, AMI Of serving TO
the guests, was duo to the Indies OF re-
hgious society IN Bennington. Afterwards,
music. ioas;ing, AMI speaking was renew
ed.
The following arc the regular Toasts
read on the occasion.
/. The Presidcn, of the United States.
Pres. March, by Jones Band.
.. Our Country and Our whole Coun-
iry.-Response by Mr.. Butler Of Ohio
Music HAL Columbia, by Crussc,i's BiD.
3. The state Of Vermont. RcspoA
by Hon. James Mcacham Mnsic-Nan-
kee Boys, by Jones Band.
1. The 10th of August, IN. Res
ponse by Judge Collamcr. Music Star
Spangled Banner, by Crossett's Band
:. The heroes of the battle OF Benning-
ton. Response by DR.. II, Green, Of n, Y.
City. Music--Joncs' Bind.
6. The memory of Washington. Res
ponsc by Maj. AlvoFd u. s. A. Music
Crosett's Band.
Bennington shut up its many shops and
mills, put on clean dickey, aud was en-
phatically and Hospitality "at home" Al.
though the crowd was great, and the day
hot, there were but few who gave signs of
drunkenness. The sobricty of the day was
remarkable. At evening there was dis
play Of Fire Works. that were pronounced
grand" brilliant" "splcndid.n &c.
Aitcr this, the people, from two years old
and upwards, were distributed among their
homes, and the Heroes OF Angus, 10th, IL
n were lott to quiet ana reposc for another
/ year.
Last Fall, the General Assembly voted
! to appropriate $1,000 from the State treas-
ury for the erection of the Bennington Bat
tie Monument, on condition that the people
subscribed $1,000. But little has been
subscribed, and the prject has fallen
through for the present.
Bennington is an excellen, town for men
and women, farming, manufactures, aud ia
nous, beyond all other towns in the State,
for its Revolutionary history. At Ben
nington Centre still stands the " Catamount
Tavern" an odd, but comfortable looking
building, and is inhabited by Samuel Fly,
Esq, dcsco ndant of Stephen Fay, the
landlord in the time of the Revolution
The Council OF Safety held their sessions
at his house, the "sign" Of which was a
catamounrs skin, stuffed, and pla cod on O
high pole, with its teeth grinning towards
Now York. Here was the centre of III,
governmental operations of Vermont, onc
here was laid the plan for the defence Of
Vermont, tho attack on Ticondoroga, ib,
battle Of Bennington and here were bel,
the courts in which York Sherids" wer,
tried. Before this house was a tory hung
AMI the York Justice logged with tn,
twigs of the wilderness" Fay-mous oil
house long may you wave.
--Neariy'sll Of the chief business me-
in the village OF S.. Adams give notice tina
they shall apply to the next General As
seIably for are-charter Of the Bank Of 81
Adams.