Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-23
Barnard Celebrating.

town OF barnard, lnuSOr county, was
celebrated on the 18th Of June. Four or
five tholstnl people came together at
Barnard village, or "B ,rnar'i Town" as
it used to be called when "Silvcr Lake "
was unknown and Barnard pond y in
being
The orator of the day. Mr.. n. P. Wood,
was introduced by the President. Mr.. w
C. D,nforth, and gave brief address
Moses ?. Cheney then gave a historical
address, which WIS Of course interllr,lel
with his witty and wise sayings and those
otherwise.
Among the Barnlrd men he noticed may
be mentioned Hosea B;.l!ou. the Universe
list preacher and Charles G. Eastman, the
poet. Elstnans father lived out of town
for Il short time. Just when Charles WAS
md Ch,rr> grew up there and sholld be
counted Il Bunarl MN. Mr. Cheney in
dicated several of his poems, the scenes of
which We're Lad in b trnard, including
Margaret " and the initial verses in his
published book of poems, entitled A
Picture" The " Sweet little girl with
Inc blue eyes" of the latter. the speaker
aid, WIS a llly there present who had
cooked her share Of the centennial dinner
Vet to be eaten. f ,stman was ais, one of
the very best newspaper editors thtt Yer
mont has produccd Barnard has been pro
Tic in newspaper men, us besides j. b
Danforth of tn" Rock Island Qll) Argus
\. J. Aikens Of Milwaukee,, always news
piper MN and inventor of patent in
side bu>in' s.. went from there Mr. Al
sens was present, and in the afternoon
made 4 little speech.
Two B lrntrl M n, who deserve to be
remembered on such Il day, We're Amos
Dean IN Dran Richmond. Amos Deans
mother was 4 woman of no small culture
nj Il volume of her poems was once pub
lI>hcl ut WouLstOrk. But Amo, rev up
with more love for the law than poetry.
W. nt to " Randolph Academy" and Union
college and settled in Albany. New York.
lie there founded the Albany Law School
md was at its head until his death. He
VAS Il man of great learning and without
IL lie; such Il N n rs any town may delight
10 number among her sons.
Dean Richmond if we mistlke not, was
Btrnird boy. and showed New Workers.
now to run railroads and politics long be-
fore the Prince of Erie appeared on the
Gene.
Cheney was followed by dinner. which
WIS Il hoSpitlbl, one. Ttbes were erect
ID, covered with cloths and protected with
twnin-~. by the side of which w.re seats,
md upon those tables were 10 less than
1900 lltcs, and solids and goodies enough
to app'll the stoutcsi heart. Mighty pans
Of pork and beans and no end of brown
bread made the prevailing basis. while
cold meat, pudding. pie, and such matter,
were in such plofuslon AS to survive all At
tacks.
| After the eating exercises. the people re
turned TO the grove and listened to the
reading of letters from former residents
Of the town and t. sundrv short speeches,
ma lie 10y WAY Of responses to toa>tS. when
it being near night, the celebration was
closed.
Mr.. john Freeman. 81 years Of age. :
grandson of Thomas Freeman was til,
most noticeable representative of tie fir
settlers, while the place Of oldest inhabit
mt WIS filled by Lcmucl Spooner, an
1912 soldier {" Uncle Lem was O. wear.
Old Apr II h, last. but is well preserved
lie is sornc,iinI OF an orator, and. from
his oddlIes of expression. ALWAYS please.
his audience He responded to a toast il
me style, ana got three rou>ng cheers.
\ rnlr'l correspondent Of the Spring.
.irlI Etru5'icun Tells how =" Bunker Hi
lay y came TO be chosen as the one for tie
centennial. He says:
In March. l.75. the settlement Of th
| town WIS begun by = few hardy sons g
! oil from the region To which Ntrnunter.
| ire VT prone To refer is down below.
| ma rs the &C nttnlry annIvciSav Of thn
vent came around. the good pc, pie her,
'>tiircd themselves to MAJ k it with a Gel
CITATION, but, as nothing of that kind coal,
bl' done in March, except by special inter
! 'ooltlon of Providence and snuw-shocS, ;
oWn-neelirg simply, WAS held then, t,
pat matters IN train. 1t WAS finally drci,!
II to have the celebration on tbs dlv. il
"mmun with The People down Bunk,
lii Wy, aud the choice WAS the more AZ
irolrl;,tc from the circumstances that, ur
he great l1th day of June, that WIS. rs :
mail party Of men. including nearly OF
4 lie Hii The citizens of the settlement
were drinking 1T :, spring in the nurllIr;,-
'rt OF thu town, thy heard the guns
ne famous Ia tie. his statement itself
sounds 4 little lou,i. al first. but the scitiI
| liz banks show The hing to be far iron
| linp">SliIlc; the sorry WIS tikt.n down, :
e" years since, from lie lips Of one VIII,
MS prcs.'u and | see no reason to Ioub
/. a settler III the AL 10 nny town o
| t'unltr,t l. also sad to have heard til,
sound. AMI there are, | think her simil,,,
traditions in this part OF tie State
| SCHOOL LAwS-We have received from
he compiler, Gilbert A Davis, of Read
nS, the compilation of the School Laws OF
Vermont The work appcars to be yer,