The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
The Eircmcn's Festival in Reuninp.


ton
Bennington has been a favored village in
the festival line this winter First the
festival given by the ladies Of the Congre-
gational society, followed soon after by
that of the Episcopal church. then. after
series of minor events came the festival
of the Baptist church, of which we gave
an account last week And now the fire
men come to the 'front.' with one of the
most elegant and recherche affairs which it
has been our lot to chronicle.
The worthy members of the General
Stark fire company need none of our
praise but simple justice requires that
their merits should be spoken of.
Your reporter has run with the ma
chine since boyhood, but he can truly say
that finer set of men he has never met in
any company. They have shown the
utmost devotion and selfsacriflce in their
calling, and have nobly redeemed the name
OF iiremen from the taunts ahd slurs which
are so often, Justly or unjustly,' thrown
upon those who devote themselves 10 This
branch of philanthropy; for it is nothing
less than philanthropy
Any one who witnessed their heroic cy-
crtions at the explosion at Bradford's mill.
will bear testimony that this is but fair
need of praise.
And yet-shame TO us who are not con-
neciel with the company--they arc, or
rather in flnht Tho 4.
set of new uniforms drained the pockets of
the members dry as the Great Desert ON
July 4th; and these noble men were
obliged to take some means of replenishinr
their exhausted treasury Hence the festi
val
The assemblage was remarkably fine
one. The tiremen must have felt rratided
ut the hearty and unanimous sympathy |
which was manifested by all their guests
We heard many say, lit is a shame that our
noble men should be obliged to appeal to |
the public in this way" And it does seem |
TO us that the corporation should furnish |
the fire department with better support. |
Their engine is a good one, and paid for it. |
self exactly four times at Bradford's fire. |
and it would seem but right that the COM |
pany should be maintained in state of |
perfect efficiency, entirely at public ex-
pense.
The entertainment furnished. consisted |
OF an oyster supper, with plentiful sup
ply of cakes and ice-cream Everything
was in excellent taste and style.
Previous to serving supper, the guests
were entertained by choice selection of
songs, by three of the members of the
Messrs, n. Puifer, f. Gage and
G. Jaeger, assisted by Mrs. Puffer. The
music was Of high ORDER and the per-
formers were literally rewarded with ap-
plause.
After the example set them by the ladies'
OF the Baptist church, cake was put up
to be voted for, and to be given to (tell it
not in Gath, nor publish it IN Askelon),- III
the Clergyman receiving the highest number
OF votes.
This was adjudged to the Rev. DR. IIaw-
ley of TIE Methodist church, with which
number of the lircmen are connected. The
voting created good deal of amusement,
and nettcd for the treasury the handsome
sum of SOB. The votes were, for Rev.
DR.. Hawley, 405i for Rev. Mr.. Luther,
i4S for Rev. Mr. Hubert, As; Rev. Mr..
Bliss, 10. The latter, the Episcopal
clergyman, had scarcely a fair chance, it
being Lent or his vote would have been !
much larger than il was.