Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-04

the form of a musty old document,
dated 1861, given under the hand of
Benning Wentworth, Governor of New
Hampshire Grants.
The expectant crowd were impatient
for the progress Of the exercises and
were apparently uneasy till the address
of welcome by Hon. S. II. Kellogg,
which we give below;
ADDRESS OF WELCOME. ,sr...
Mr.. President, Lde5ieS and Gentlemen:
1t may be proper, in opening the exer-
cises of the occasion, to state briefly how
it came to pass that we were invited to
come together to-day. Some few years
ago the subject of getting up history of
this town was in contemplation by DR..
Caverly and several others, which re-
suited in authorizing the Doctor by the
town, at the March meeting in 1870, to
look up the materials, write and causetO
be printed, such history.
The Doctor having completed the
work, said history is now i'll the hands
of a committee of the town and for sale
(Which is already known, and which is
considered to be a very interesting work
and highly valued.
Among the incidents of the early set
tlement of this town, our historian as
certained that in the important struggle
of the revolution there was a picket fort
at this location, commanded by EbeneZer
Allen; that on the 18th day of July,
| 1880, ayoung man by the name of Caleb
| Houghton, being there stationed, was
killed by an Indian short distance from
here, when returning from a neighbor's
house on private business. This occur
| renee so enraged the Major (whO by the
way is relative of old Ethan) that he
swore vengeance against the Indians,
and caused such action to be had as gave
the fort the name of Fort Vengeance,
! the particulars of which transactions are
recorded in the town history.
DR.. Cayerly became so much interest
! ed about this event, that at the last
| March meeting he introduced a resolution
suggesting the erecting of suitable
monument on this ground to the mem
0ry of said soldier, and that the dust OF
| his remains be removed to this location.
| That when such monument should be, or
was erected, it should be publicly dedi-
Gated, which resolution was adopted by
the town, and committee appointed TO
carry out the object of the resolution.
In pursuance of which, this day is desig-
mated for that purpose.
Ne being assembled in commemOra-
ton of an event in (which the early
settlers of the town, and their immediate
descendants, were deeply interested, and
| being one of the few surviving natives,
born in the last century, now resident
here. and who have always resided here
il seems to have fallen to my lot to make
this Introductory statement.
And now. in behalf of the committee,
| bid all who may be present mos
cordial welcome, both to the dedication
services and to the entertainment at th'
table prepared by the ladies OF the town
The address of DIR. A. Nj. Cayerly
which really was the principal one OF
the cay, we are compelled to defer til
to-morrow's issue. We will attempt M
abstract, as the paper will be furnished
our readers entire.
After DR.. Caverly's address the orde
of exercises was changed so that Dime
now took place, instead of being defer
red until the ceremonies at the monu
ment were completed. The dinner wa
in the form of a collation., free to all
distributed on the ground by the goo
peoDle of Pittsford. The provision TO
feeding the multitude was not cont1ne'
to a few loaves and fishes at all. Their
was meat and bread, etc, in abundance
and he who did not fare well was a
fault himself He certainly must hay
hid himself, else the efficient-even per
sistent-waiters would have found an
forced grub upon him. Our reporte
AYERS that there was enough going fo
his use, and that everybody else was a
fortunate as he.
After dinner had been dispatched
procession was formed, with the Ru'
land band in front, followed by th
Brandon military, with the speakers, IL
vited guests and visitors Immediately
their rear, and the citizens general
formed in behind. At the monumen
which, up to this interesting mt
ment, was yelled in the nations
,, colors, the military were drawn up Q
! the west, fronting toward the east, II
cling the stone, and salyos OF artlller
;, doomed forth upon the sultry noonda
:. air as "present arms ~ wasthe comman
:. and a detail from the ranks, with tixt
: bavonets, removed the covering from Il
;. monument and allowed the popular gal
to rest upon 1t.
;. The second in the list of exercises WI
S the dedicatory address of 9. 5. Colburl
b ESQ.,, of New York city, native
d Pittsford, to which we make no presel
I alIusion, as we shall give our readers Il
y whole document in future edition.
o After an eloquent, appropriate al
J. truly touching prayer, by the Rev. Ge'
s N. Boardman, D. D., of Chicago, IL
8 crowd gathered about the monument
e view its polished surface, admire |
G graceful proportions and read the 1
!, scription upon its face.
Il The monument consists of a plai
e solid, heavy shaft, some six or seven re
# high. surmounting double pedesta
n comprising two superposed heavy bloc
e of stone, the whole reaching some tt
e or twelve feet in height. On the ca
d face is the inscription
d Caleb Houghton
Ie Born
= Bolton Ms 1850
Member of
> Capt Saffords Co.
IL Mai Collins Department
1t stationed at this fort
Killed by an Indian
half mile south
y July 10 l7SO
he His remains removed here
C. Aug 1878
e. FORT VENGEANCE,
IN Erected in 1880,
n. stood on this ground.
y Erected by the town OF P1ttsforo'
@. Dedicated Aug. %, 1873.
of On the south side the inscrlptI
II reads.
Pittsford
Company, l77S:
tV Cant. BENJAMIN Cooley.