The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-17
The Firemen's Muster at Bennington.

Inc good old historic town OF Bennlng-
ton was in all its glory on Monday. 1t had
on its holiday attire. The gala day of the
year was to be celebrated The memoir
able anniversary. the 10Th of August, was
to be commemorated, not with an Grafton,
but in day devoted to the recreation of
the masses in the form of fireman's MUS
ter. A special train left Rutland at 6.45
"a. m, arriving at Bennington about 10
o'clock, bearing the Washington engine
company No. 2, of Rutland, the Nick
wackett hose company of Rutland, and the
Neshobe hose company of Brandon. Pre-
vious to this, the train from Chatham, n.
V, had arrived, bringing the Ocean COM
pany of Chatham. At II o'clock another
train arrived from Troy, on which came
the j. j. Gray of Cambridge, and the Union
company of Salem, also the Union COM
pany of Greenwich, N. Y, without their
engines which came by the regular train
an hour later. Immediately on their re-
porting themselves to the chief engineer,
the procession was formed in the following
order;
Marshalls.
Bennington Cornet Band
President of the day and members of the
Press.
Bennington Fire Department.
Gen. Stark Steamer Co.
Old Hickory Engine Co. No. /.
Protection Engine and Hose Co. No. 2.
Tom Thumb Hose Co.
Chatham Cornet Band.
Invited guests of Ocean Engine and Hose
Co.
Ocean Engine an Hose Co., Chatham,
n. Y.
Rutland Drum Corps.
Washington Engine and Hose Co.. Rut-
land.
Nckwacket Hose Co., Rutland.
j. j. Gray, Engine and Hose Co., Cam
bridge.
Albany City Band, Albany.
Knickerbocker Steamer and Hose Co.,
Waterford.
Union Engine and Hose Co., Salem.
Marion Hose Co., Salem.
Union Engine and Hose Co., Greenwich.
Neshobe Hose Co., Brandon.
The following is list of
BANDS, ENGINE COMPANIES AND HOSE CON-
PANIEs PRESENT.
Neshobee hose, Brandon, 90 men and
two guests; Thomas Mullee foreman.
Knickerckebocker steamer company of
Waterford, rs men. Thos. McConaky
chief engineer, L. j. Dunworthy captain,
George Vincent first assistant, Thos. Gil
van second assistant.
Albany city Grand army band, 16 pieces,
A. X. Patten leader.
Ocean engine company, Chatham, A
men, 60 guests; NJ 5. Beach chief engi-
neer, ii. A. Blunt foreman.
Ocean hose company, Chatham, 10 men;
l.. Bulls foreman.
Chatham cornet baud, IA pieces, Joseph
Kelley leader.
j. j. Gray engine company, Cambridge,
20 men; Q. d. Warner foreman.
j. j. Gray hose company, Cambridge, 1f
men; George Ii. Sharrack foreman.
Washington engine company, Rutland
100 men and guests. G. p. Russell fore
man.
Washington hose company No. 2, Rut
land, 10 men, g. ID. WhitcOmb foreman
Niokwackeit hose company, Rutland, q
men, George Dunton foreman.
Marion hose company, Salem, n Y, 2t
men, James Haggart foreman.
unlon engine company No. /, Salem, CT
men, John IL. Thomas foreman.
Nickwackett drum corps, 3 men; Thos
West fife, w. II. Fillmore first snare drum
Alexander Valliquelte second snare drum
Union hose company, Salem, 10 men
William Conner foreman.
Union engine company Greenwich, o,
men, Alexander Hay foreman.
Union hose company Greenwich, l.
men, David Ensign foreman.
LINE OF MARCH.
After the procession was arranged
took up the following line of march
Line formed on River and Depot streets
right resting on River march up River
North; up North to Main up Main t
Bradford's countermarch to Pleasant
down Pleasant to Willow through Wi
low to Union down Union to North, an
to the court house, and dismissed fc
dinner.
On arriving at the court house square
J.. Halsey Cushman, editor of the Ber
nington Banner, president of the day az