Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13


surmounted by the American eagle
with the motto "E Plurebus
Unum" in his beak, the whole sur
rounded by wreaths of the olive branch OF
peace. On the opposite side of the hall
was an allegorical painting of " America
as it was and is" and on each of the
six masts, besides pictures of some of our
elderly and deceased prominent citizens
were trophies of flags and the coat of
arms of some one of the six New England
States. At the Central House lire OF
flags extended across to Kingsley %
Sprague's block, in the center of which
was banner bearing on one side the mot
to "Our fathers left us the glorious legacy
of hberty-may we transmit it to poster
ity-have virtue to merit it and courage
to preserve it" and on the other side
'stain not the glory of your worthy an
cestors, but like them resolve never to
part with your birth-right." Other street
decorations were made at the foot of Cen
ter street, where there was line extend
ded from the top Of Morses Block to the
Bates House on which was a banner
girdled with evergreens and in
scribed ''Welcome to Rutland" and on
either side of it an American flag. Out
side of the flag on the left was another of
blue and white blocks arranged diagonal
Iy, underneath which were the figures
1870" and on the right one of red and
white blocks arranged in the same way
with the figures underneath of '1670."
Other street decorations were admired
which led from Landon's Block to Clarks
Block on Merchants Row, from the
Stevens House diagonally to Vendors
Block on Center aud Wales streets and
from the residence of H. r. Dyer, to the
Strong mansion on Main street, as well as
one at the head Of the same street. An arch
erected on West street opposite the old
State House by the members of Niokawac-
kett Engine Company was very appropri-
ate and elicted the o0mmendatiOn of
members of the procession and indeed
all who passed under it. 1t was tastefully
| trimmed with evergreens and flowers and
ornamented with American, Turkish, Irish
and State f4gs, and spoke well for the
patriotism of the members of the Com
pany who constructed it. The erection
of the arch was not thought of I'M
til 10 p. m. of Tuesday, yet long be-
fore the hour of procession it was
up and decorated. Col. Veazey, who had
his own house decorated very finely, ap-
preciuting the efforts of the boys,
furnished them during the night Of their
work with edibles and etoeteras, for
which they desire US to return him this
public expression of their thanks. The
arch was inscribed "Nickwaokett No. l.,
in honor of the old State House" The
old State House, the present residence of
Mr.. Spaulding, was ornemented with
flags and labeled with brief history of
it from its building to the present time,
which Mr.. George G. Hathaway had done
at his own expense. or other decorations
we can only say that nearly every house
and business place along the line of march
of the procession showed some emblem Of
decoration. The ones which most par
ticularly attracted the attention of passers
were the HERALD building, decorated
finely outside and conferred with a shield
bearing the inscription "The Rutland
HERALD, the oldest paper in Vermont,
--establi shed December, 1894" In the
building the stores of Tuttle 81 Co. and
Fenu & Co. had flags displayed in pro-
fusion. Morse's Block and the building
of the National Bank of Rutland had
numerous flags displayed, as also had DIR.
Pond in his drug store; the same was
true of the Bates, Central and B4rdwell
Houses, the independent Office, Courier
Office, Paine, Bowman s. Co, George H.
Palmer, Newman Weeks, Ben. X. Chase,
George W. Chaplin, H. W. Kingsley, o.
W. Currier Lewis & Fox, Clark, Bros. q
Marshall, j. W. Stearns and others whom
we do not now remember. The establish
ments of R. NJ Gross & Co, B. H.sBurt,
George w Hilliard, Allen i Higgins,
and the Rutland Boot and Shoe Company
, were the richest looking on MerohAnts
Row in this respect, and the Ornamental
tons We are pleased to learn proved pay
ing advertisements tor their enterPrlSing
9 proprietor7, The private residences which
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