Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28

Secretary. DR.. E. B. Holden of Claren-
don.-Register.
Dedication of PolIards Cheese Fac
tory at Chester.
Old Rip Van Wrinkle on getting out OF
his b. d Tuesday morning, was greeted by
clear sky, soft zephyric atmosphere
and genial sun. His heard being thus
gladdened at the presence of all these ele-
ments of enjoyment, and remembering
the season for out door festivities was
nearly over, resolved in giving himself
holiday. OF course every one who made
this resolve, and who was not totally lost
to all sense of honor took his wife or
sweetheart, and every wife took all her
children, and every child brought all bis
or her play mates, and by 8 o'clock in the
morning all the avenues leading into
town were filed with every kind Of vehei-
Gle, without much order in regard to the
manner of coming.
The procession was formed on North
street, in the following order
Chief Marshal, J. P. Barnes.
Grafton Brass Band.
Wagon containing the cow Beauty,
own by f. W. Marsh, Esq.
Wagon containing Mammoth Cheese.
This team was driven by G. Robbins, a
veteran reinsman, and ON the seat with
him was another "old stager," ]. Boutell,
the veteran conductor of the r. & B. r. R.
Four in hand team driven by o. P.
Clay, containing President of the Day and
Speakers.
Carriages containing Officers of the Day
and Invited Guests.
Citizens in carriages.
Yosemite Engine Company, No. l.
Marshall's Drum Corps.
Ye Boil Raggers-under the command
Of Capt. " Knock 'em Stiff"
Wagon built in the form of pyramid,
on which were seated 100 of the fair
daughters of Chester. This was drawn
by 105 p,irs of oxen.
The procession took up its line of march
at half past ten o'clock, through North,
Church, South and Depot streets. The
whole procession was imposing, and its
march pleasing and inspiriting.
The streets through which the process.
sion passed were filed with spectators,
who witnessed it with pride and pleasure
Although raining at the time, and the
route of the procession about three miles
long, it's members went through the
march with devotion and resignation
which was praiseworthy.
At Depot Square the procession came to
halt, and witnessed a trial of skill by
the Yosemite Engine Company No 1.
On returning to tn Common a second
ri i was bad, the company playing per-
pendicular stream $50 feet, notwithstand-
ing a strong current of wind prevailed at
the time
The wagon continuing the Mammoth
Cheese, had in the center a raised pedes-
Dial on which rested the Cheese. weighing
1872 pounds, over this was banner in
scribed Mammoth Cheese" weight 1872
Weighty hut not Mite"y.
In the corners of the wagon were four
I1rlc sauash5s each weighing 100 lbs,
raised on the premises of L. Johnson.
f .rlv in tie morning the ladies took POS
session Of Yosemite No. /, and completely
covered the same with beautiful bcquets
OF fl 5wers md wrcaths and festoons of
everEreepF.
SLEEPY Hollow" was we'll represented
by their Fire Department, under the COM
mand of our genial P. NJ, whose good
natured ''ph;z' we recognized behind the
face Of the veteran Fireman"
Their machine was disabled early in the
morning, aud as we passed the Ingraham
House we observed the members of the
fire company pumping water to soothe its
aching wounds-Sic transit gloria mundt.
Captain "Kuock!'em-Stiff" presented an
imposing 'front.'" and we should Judge
him by his visage to b, p cross between a
"b Id headed niger" and the captain of a
Dutch skipper. The Union" gun was
formidable in appearance, and it was
manned By IS motley a crew as ever ham
died d4ngerous weapons.
At two o'clock the mammoth cheese was
hid upon the altar of sacrifice, and the
amount that went down the throats of
dyspepics end invalids was astonishing
to lockers cp. Scmo of the crowd were
evidently of piggish disposition. One
individual called for cheese three timee,
and in each instance wanted it to send to
hi7 wife We came to the conclusion that
this person was disciple of Brigham
Youog's and that he was out of his lati-
tude
After rhe distribution of the cheese, the
orator, l. Wetherell, Esq, of Boston, was
introduced to the assemblsge by Hon.
VIM. ROUNDS, and commenced his ad-
dress, bnt after speaking ten minutes, the
rain commenced pouring in torrents, thus
putting an end to all outdoor proceed
ings.
The press was represented by A. N.
Swain of the Bellows Falls Times, and A.
Fl. Tu'tle of the Rutland HERALD.
Among the prominent gentlemen present
we noticed ex-Gov. Fletcher, Hon. G. II.
Chapman, and f. Phelps, Esq.
It is estimated that over three thousand
people were present, and the number
would have been much larger had it not
commenced to rain at any early hour of
the day.
In the evening, Mr.. Wetherell, of the
Boston Culj0atOr, delivered an address in
the stone church on North street, subject
"Dairy Husbandry." We are unable to
give an abstract of this instructive and in
teresting lecture.