Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-18
Tioondcroga Centennial Celebration.

The Centennial Celebration at Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, was held on Monday, Jul
ly 25, one hundred years to day since
the first grant of land was made which
resulted in u permanent settlement. The
deed is from the King to Lieut. John
Stoughton, who served in the French
and Indian War and whose remains
lie buried on the east side Of the rapids
at the outlet of Lake George.
The morning was ushered in by the
firing of guns and the ringing of bells.
At 10 ID o'clock a procession was
formed according to printed pro-
gramme, under the marshalship' of B.
II. Burleigh, Esq, assisted by W. II.
Sanger and w. NJ. Wiley, After the III
conderoga Cornet Band, which dis
coursed stirring music, came persona
tions of an Iriquois Chief in full cos
tune, French officer of the army of
Montcalm on horseback, an English of
flcer of Abercrombies army on horse
back a pioneer in his shirt sleeves with
AK and rife, representing the ante-revo-
lutionary settlement of TiconderoGaj
an American officer of the aamy of st.
Clair on horseback; school children
on foot from the several districts with
banners and wreaths; carriages con-
tanning the twelve persons who had re-
sided longest in the town and We're able
to be present; two couples on horse
back dressed in the style of the last cen
fury; two couples in modern riding
dresses; boy with slouched hat and
barefooted, carrying on horseback
small quantity of grain to mill with
stone in one end of the bag boy driv-
ing an express wagon and reading a
newspaper; a farmer driving his family
80 church in an Ox-cart, in which they
were seated on hay, in contrast with
the modern mode of going:in Chaise
followed by an industrial car exhibiting
specimens of the former and present in
dustry of the town; behind which were
the Poet and Orator of the Day, and the
clergymen and the carriages.
The procession contained about three
hundred vehicles, and extended nearly
mile and a half. From the Academy it
passed tn ough the village by the Amer
lean Graphite Mandatory, along the
skirts of Mount Hope to the Old French
lines where the battle was fought July
8. l759,-less than halfa mile from the
ruins of the old Ticonderoga fort, which
was surrendered to Ethan Allen.
After music and prayer the guests and
all present were invited to Q collation.
prepared by the ladies and Others all of
whom brought liberal supply of pro-
visions, which were spread upon extern
porized tables not far from the speakers
stand After an hour and three quar-
ters, and same hesitation in consequence
of the threatening of rain, the company
WAS welcomed in an eloquent and touch
4 ing address by Col. VIM. E. Calkins.-
| CLAYTON FL. Delano, Esq, followed with q
/ poem full of beauty, patriotism and his
4 torical incident. In the course of its
. delivery arrived the steamboat from
Whitehall, bringing a large accession
ACCOMPANIED with music, who were en-
Enthusiastically received.
4 After a reasonable recess FlaVius Jo-
seph Cook, OF the Senior Glass of Har-
1 ward College, began the Grafton,
II In the course of half an hour the
storm came so fast that it was voted to
/ adjourn to the Congregational meeting.
house in the village, about two miles
distant. There the orator occupied ar
| hour in reading that portion of his ad
dress which gave a very thorough
graphic and clear account of the battle
which was fought on the very spot from
which we had adjourned. 1t evinced sucf
an extent ofinvestigation and such hap
by condensation of vast collection OF
materials in relation to the subject, thai
if printed it could not fail to be a stan
dard authority in relation to the stir
ring events of Ticonderoga in the last
century. Other exercises followed
And finally an elm, to commemorate Gh'
occasion, was planted in the Academy
yard at sunset, with the motto;
''vis fugere a Dec, fage ad Deum."'