The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-20
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The Centennial.
CONCORD, Mass, April 10.

The Centennial.
CONCORD, Mass, April 10.
The celebration to-day has been a gloii-
Gus success, an honor to New England and
the nation, for it was In sense national.
The morning broke pleasantly, all that
could be desired, yet chilly atmosphere
prevailed. At 0 o'clock the procession
was formed according to the programme
of the day. The display of minutc-men
and military was, perhaps, equal to any
New England has ever seen. Vermont's
position was fully maintained by the
splendid appearance of the Ransom Guards
of st. Adams, Under the command of Capt.
j. w. Newton, who were acknowledged to
to take the foremost rank, and every Yer
monter was proud of their gallant conduct
and most admirable display. Vermont
came third in the rank of states in the pro-
cession, proceeded by the Guards, followed
by the civilians, some thirty strong, under
the direction of Col. M. s. Colburn of
Manchester as marshal. Each one wore
sprig of evergreen, the emblem of the
Green Mountain boys. The civilians were
followed by carriages, in which were
seated Governor Peck, Judge Po-
land, w. p. Dillingham;, the governors
secretary, and Gen. L. G.. Kingsley, fol-
lowed by the governors staff. Then came
carriage occupied by Ex-Governor John
Gregory Smith, Hon. Worthington c.
Smith, Hon. John A. Page, state treasurer,
followed by the carriage of Ex-Governor
John b. Page and friends. On arriving on
the ground the immense procession, num-
bering over ten thousand persons, entered
the mammoth pavilion where the exercises
took place.
The assembly was called to order by
Hon. L. lockwood Hoar, president of the
day, when prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Reynolds, pastor of the Unitarian church
in Concord, which was followed by brief
and scholarly address by Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
A poem was read by James Russell
Lowell, the distinguished poet of Massa-
chusetts.
The orator Of the day, George William
Curtis of New York, was then introduced.
who proceeded to the delivery of a master
ly Grafton which occupied some two hours
in its delivery, and of which no adequate
abstract can be given in this brief dispatch.
Suffice it to say, it may be clsssed among
the finest specimens of American clo-
quence.
During the delivery of the Grafton, Pres
idcnt Grant and cabinet, and the state Off
cials of Massachusetts, left amid the cheers
of the vast multitude, to proceed by special
train to Lexington, to participate in the
celebration there.
AT the conclusion Of the GRAFTON, the
dinner was served in another mammoth pa
wilton, located short distance away,
where sumptuous feast was served At
ter the cloth was removed speeches were
made by the several governors of the New
England states in response to sentiments
complimentary to each state. Governor
Peck responded for Vermont in an accept
able and creditabe manner
Speeches were also made by Hon. James
g. Blaine of Maine, and George William
Curtis, orator of the day, and Senator
Boutwell,. The exercises were then closed
and the procession reformed and returned
to the village where it was dismissed.
We have only space to speak briefly of
| the
DECORATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
The decorations in honor of the event
were on mammoth scale, and reflect great