Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

IS 10 DC seen bullet embedded IN tine wall, |
which was fired in the fight, was decorated
with flags, streamers and bunting.
On the house Of Mrs. Tell, IS years of age,
was inscribed ''April 10Th, 1175-Jason
Russell and eleven others were killed at this
house by British troops" and in the yard was
banner bearing the sentence, "llere the
minute-men from Danvers formed in a line
behind breastwork of shingles, and several
Of them were killed" Mrs Tel is daugh-
ter of Jason Russell.
Beyond is "The site of Deacon Joseph
Adams house, from which the British took
the church communion service, which was
afterwards secured by purchase and is now
use1 by the Unitarian society"
Most OF the houses in the central part OF
the town were adorned in one form or
another, the patriotism of the inhabitants
finding expression in abundant displays Of
the stars and stripes, -mottoes, many OF
these being words used by their ancestors
upon that memorable FAY shields in red,
white and blue streamers, medallions, and
suitable emblems. The
STATUES OF ADAMS AND HANCOCK,
which have been anxiously waited for, for
tunately arrived at Boston, one By the Gu
nard steamer and one by sailing vessel
from Leghorn, on Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning. They are of marble, one
executed in Rome by the sculptor, MillmOre,
and the other by Thomas Gould. They
were placed on the platform in the pavilion,
and were unveiled during the exercises.
They are to be permanently placed in the
Town Hall ia Lexington.
THE CREATIONS, BIC.
The exercises in the tent at Lexington,
on Monday, embraced an opening address
by Thomas NJ. Stetson, president of the
day, prayer by Rev Mr.. Westcott, hymns
by the Boylston club. the unwilling Of the
statues by Charles Hudson, and an Grafton
by Richard H. Dana. Jr., a benediction
and military music. The procession
was then formed. 1t was very long one,
extending between two and three miles.
The non-arrival of the President, who Vas
to review the procession, caused a delay Of
over an hour, and unlimited grumblng
among the processionists and spectators, cx-
posed to piercing east wind. About two
o'clock the march was resumed. and. pass
ing in review before the President and
suite, the procession was dismissed, and
grand raid was mada upon the mammoth
dinner tent; but so dense was the crowd sur
rounding it on all sides that all those enti-
tied to admission did not succeed in effect
ing an entrance before four o'clock. \
number Of boys and spectators had gained
entrance before the procession came, and
attacked the dinner, which was half de-
molished before the guests arrived Among
them were President Grant, Secretaries
Robson and Belknap, Richard II. Dana,
Jr, Gen Babcock, Secretary Fish, Governor
Chamberlain of South Carolina, Postmas
ter General Jewell Vice President Wilson,
Governor CASTOR, Chief Justice Gray, Judge
Wells and General Banks 1t was 50 eX-
tremely cold inside the tent that nobody
seemed to care about eating much. The
President and his party looked thoroughly
chilled, and the former took an early de
rarture without waiting to hear many Of
the speeches
The pre-arrangeI programme cOn,cm-
plated thirty-foar regular toas,s. but the
latenc>4 of the hoar and the very chilly
temperature necessitatcl q serious cartail-
ment. Thomas Merriam Stet>on presided
at tie dinner table; Mr.. Dana responded
very happily to the toast to the orator Of the
dav and Governor Chamberlain, Of South
Carolina, made an admirable speech to the
toast to The State of South Clrolina.
lie said, among other good things
| You today the fraternal, patriotic greet
ms OF saufh CAroltua-of at her people. She
marches a-aia to-day 10 The music o. that Union,
which hun1rtd years 81 20 her wisdom helpr4 90
devise ana her blood o. cement There. ia inAt
hAll3wed Union. eudelred and sauct het by So
many blessed memories and radiant with So many
proud hopes and prom ses there, there she mus
live OF bear uo liv.' On. welcome her ate" t4-iay
to The old fellowship
zen. Banks responded to the toast. " The
dead Of Lexington" is one of his very best
extempore speeches When 1.-The Common
wealth Of Massachusetts, was given, Gov.
Castor said he thought that on the l9th Of
April, and on the historic ground Of Con-
cord and Lexington, Massachusetts, needed
none to speak for her The response to
England and tie United States " was Mr.
Gladstone letter. Chief-Ju,tice Gray spoke
for the bench and bar; Gen and President
Chamberlain Of Bowdoin college, for the
colleges and universities Elliott {. Cowden
Of New York, to the toast. a. The commerce
of the United States" Ia response to the
toast, - Our sister town Concord, the
president read letter Of greeting signed by
Judge IIoar and delivered by President
Grant " The women of the Revolution"
brought out Edward Everett Hale, who pre-
sumed the indies of l77j were As beautiful
and good a, those Of ls7j, and, if 50. they |
needed no praise.
One Of the best speeches Of the day was
made, in response to " The North and |
South, By Gen. William +. Bartlett. of
The dinner ended at xix O'Clock,
and the -hiyering audience had been re
luced to a few hundreds, who quickly hur-
ried to the nearest warmth aud shelter. The
Boston and Lowell railroad was utterly in
capable OF transporting the crowds that
wanted to get away. Between three and
seven o'clock, l20 cars, crowded to their ut
most, passed over the road to Boston, and
get at that hour over 10000 men, women
md children, were iostling each other in and
lrcund the depot. Finally, about nine P.
n, n train Of 30 cars, with three engines,
was started, aad reached Boston Mt 10 so.
Many gave up going by Iail and obtained
,arriages TO transport them at inoriinate
Expense, while great masses took d" shank :
mare As the only way ont of the diff
.ulty The highways and the railroad
rack leading out from the village were
ined with pedestrians. Down along the
abroad line towards Boston, bonires blazed
is night drew on, showing how waywOrn
jewellers were beguiling Themselves at the
Expense of rail fences.
At CONCORD.
The statue Of the Minute Man, which won
raise from all, was unveiled without
peeches. but amid much firing of cannon
rom neighboring hilltop, and then the
in the long line moved up through
lac damp meadows to the hillside where the
reat tents were pitched, looking like huge
now drifts. The Grafton tent was speedily I
He'd By the audience, only about 900 OF
+ whom were ed,-the rest standing ,
trough the two hours that this part of the
continued. Mr. EmerSon's ad-
resS, in defeating the statue, was brief !
ne. That of Mr.. Curtis was long and full :
interesting historical details 1t was /,
card with great satisfaction by those who ,
ould hear IL Mt all-ahout half those in tho u