Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-09
State News.

Among the most interesting refoiu-
tionafy relics in our State are the two
brass feld-pieces taken by General Stark
at the battle OF Bennington, nearly a
hundred years ago. Bennington, as most
Of our readers r,membcr, was a depot
for military supplies iO' the American
forces. General Burgoyns sent to capt
ure them 4 picked force, consisting Of 500
IIcssians, with two pieces of artillery,
somc Canadians, corps Of proyincials
and leo Indians. Stark attacked them
in their intrenched camp with three regi-
mcn,s of New Hampshire militia and
Green Mountain boys. The battle, as
Stark said in his famous letter to General
Gates, was some continued clap Of thun-
dcr--the hottest ever saw in my life, +"
and its result was the utter rout Of the
British, who left in the hands of the
Americans their commander, Colonel Pts
t6r. the leader of the tories. also mortallY
wounded 207 killed on the spot. 700
prisoners, four cannon and 700 stand of
arms. Two of the 6eld.pieces thus taken
were placed at the Capitol at Montpelier,
where they have been carefully kept for
two generations. They bear the inscrip-
ton Of ancient date, Taken from the
Germans at Bennington, August 10th.
I177." These noted relics have been
brought from Montpelier, to add interest
to the celebration in honor Of the revolu-
tionary patriot, Ethan Allcn.-Free
Press.
Among the soldiers Of 1872. who
we're in the possession and on the plat.
form, at the exhibition at Burlington, was
the venerable Capt. VIM. T. Clark of
Rutland. Capt. Clark is the son of and
the last living representative of Col.
Isaac Clark of Castlctor, who went by
the name of "0ld Rife" in the war of
1872; who, among other exploits went
from Burlington, at the first outbreak of
the war. with a force of 100 men, attack
ed much superior British force at ST.
Armand, killed and wounded % of them
and brought back to Burlington l0l pris.
oners--a prisoner for every man of his
force, and whose name is among the dis.
tinguished and honored names on the rec
ord of Vermont in the war of 1912.
Capt. Clark, now 50 years Of age, is one
of the comparatively few survivors of the
war of 1872, in our Statc.-Free Press.
Quite an excitmcnt was aroused al
Essex Centre, few days ago, by the ap-
pearance within its limits of an unkempt
looking man, who bore an astonishing like.
ness to the photograph of Wagner that had
just been received by the postmaster that
day. The resemblance was so striking
that the sheriff had the man arrested, and
not until he produced apaper of tina, day,
in which the news of Wagucr's rc.arrest
was given, could they be persuaded to let
him 60. 1t is still believed, however,
that he was an escaped jail-bird.
Capt. Alex. G. Watson, of Burling-
ton, has Teen appointed aid-dc-camp to
Governor Converse, with the rank of
Colonel, TO gil the vacancy occasioned by
the removal of Col. Edward A. Jewett to
Chicago. Col. Watson was brave SOL
der, and is high, honorable minded
man. ard we are pleased to record his
appointment on the Governors staff.
james McDaffee of Bradford, whose
death took place recently, at the age of
73 had been from "tlme lmmemorial' the
village sexton, and had dug 1900 graves
while holding that position.
7 Walter Hover, former resident Of
Bennington, while temporarily deraneed,
attempted to commit suicide by shooting
at Albany, the other day.
Abbott, son Of Arad Davis of Whit.
ingaam, II years Of age, was drowned
while bathing in the Deerfcld river,
Thursday.
The Passunpsic savings bank at St.
Johnsbury had its safe blown open by bur-
6 airs, Thursday night, and $50 distracted.
The woman who works out her own
highway taxes lives in Shelburn.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany have made large reduction in their
rates For all distances within two hun
dred miles, reduction of fifteen per cent.
will be made, and for distances over that