Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-23
The Bunker Hin Centennial.
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GnANp AND nrosiNa rseFANrny-A rnocl-.ioS
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Tic telerrauh furuishc. the foliop.n. ,f,rt.e.
line was complete the long mafrh far Bunker HuI
began n good form over one of tbc finest decorated
routes ever seen ia This country. Tho .fand eo..
umn was Organized al. m.i.s Tho second 1,rt-
AIDE Gen GEORGE I..fo nrandcr had the
right Of ti, f.,. followed b, ihc Hr., and thtfi
brigade; us1t ,am, tie y.-itiu. TROOPS Who were
received with rounds Of applause az ever, point
Their greeting was perfect ovation TLcuext di-
vision comprised the city and state governments.
with their respective guests. Colonel Charles J.
Fulers division was escorted hy the Mss.achu-
sets Commandcry Of the Inyal Legion and COM
sisted of carriage, with the orator aud cnarlain Of
the day. justices ofth Massachusetts Supfcue
Court, United States oniccrs vari0ns civic ,o.Io-
ties and veterans Of 1877 The greatest interest
was manifested In the fourth or victorian division.
under the marsltalship of Col lhona. l. ii,er-
more. az it contained all tie old orrapizat,ops inc
Guiding the ex-oonfeicrate- towards whom e,,r,-
body appeared DESTROYS Of sho,,iu,, .i,o ,,,o,e.,
attention. Nearly all the ORGANIZATIONS of mia
division antolate the Revolution the Boston An
clients having lust celebrated their two bullte.i
and thirtieth anniversary. having served under
the old colonial government
Immediately following were, tie quests 10 whom,
the Bostonians desired to do honor. Of n ,cvf,ed
brotherhood the Washington Light infaptr, nj
Charleston. S. C. and the Norfoll, aitiucr, hines
Of Norfolk Va, the former having ffty and the
latter sixty-fiye men in line. Tho recognition eu
along the route. from their entrance into Colnnlps
o,a,,,,, o., ti.ir i.,. i,.,.,.t iii IL .t
-. -. '''''""
u's"h'@"t"hs az nay ih"r"et square was one con"
tinued ovation and but for the change of nnsition
in line from the advertised proarnmtne tbc dome
o,,.,,,,i,,,. 60. .l,,t.
'''9 WV 'i'i' "PPe''"HNo might nave III
corrupted the progress OF the division, So anxious
were they to tender them the hand Of fellowship
The celehr,ted Fnta,y a,,, homo In A..
a.. c1..i.-.,..,. - -" ''o i""N' W
Wv NH' 'eseuh'"hs' rendered lhtlr Identity when
abreast OF the multitude unmistakabe, however
and the public expressions were Of the hoartiost
los,ri,i, III a,t -, $500, 49,,
p''o"' NV "''' s'N,n, heNehlh ana eisuth
DIVISIONS consisted OF the Livingston minute men,
cadets from various New England towns, the Bos-
ton school regiment posts Of tho Grand ARM, ~
49, po,,,,,,s - Wv N'""N amy v.
ny 'i"""'l hnsh's VI ISthias' ancient order Of
hpefhhils, Nathonc total abstinence societies, the
order Of United American Mechanics, and many
other organizations The ninth di,is,o,, ., 81
-. -, N'' ,''V" wac n'Huo
up "hoiy OF Ne representatives OIL the trade and
business Of the city, many leading mercantile
houses as well as large mechanical e.talJisb,,.,,s
e'e'ousi'heHts
''n'ii""'i"s '"ns ana wagons ~oeh with goods
ana implements.
In consequence of delay in starting tbc nrocos.
sion tho con,,,er,o,o,i,., ,,,.,,,o, Al.
,r,o,,. - -, a. '''o mon
uheht were peSun at q much later hour than
was intended 1t was not until six o'clool, that
the large audience in tbe n,a,r,oo,l ,.,,. -
on the mn was called In order ana i
NJ The latans ~ ~ so anu ~ consequence
tailed 10 about one-siVtb az ~ NJ MeIe v.r
gramme Goorge Wasbinotor w. W. uiIsinai Pig 3-
and introduced feneraI T6, " nd presided
the orator of the occasion 1o dy,,,,, a., as
eloouent anneol fos baI ~ ~ eo ps'd, aiu an