Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

The success or lack thereof of the opening
ceremonies of a great affair, such as cur
Centennial shoN, is commonly accepted as an
augury of the general success OF the e1hibi-
ton. If it be o.our American Worlds Fair
will be notable success. Such ceremony
cannot, in the nature Of things, be perfect IL
all details Bot this ceremony had some
grand features, and as whole It was a
grand occasion. The Exhibition was not
complete, it cannot be so for weeks 10 come
but it was more presentable than the Vienna
Exposition was at its opening, and sufficient
" so to justify the opening on the day
originally set. The arrangements for the
day seem TO have been carried out with tIr
efficiency There was a concourse OF q hun
dred and fifty thousand American soyereigns,
with their President and his Cabinet there
was live Emperor; there were the diplo-
matte representatives Of foreign nations in
full court costumes There were the Gov
errors Of nine or ten States Senators and
Representatives in large numbers; many
distinguished officers Of the army and navy
many notabilities, from North, South, East
and West, on the great platform. The
speeches were not too long to be endurable
and were in fair taste. Gen. Hawley made
himself heard by ten thousand people. The
President was heard by hardly anybody.
The music was great feature. It was given
bv a choir Of nine hundred singers, and an
orchestra Of TWO hundred players led by
Theodore Thomas Wagner's lnaugura-
ton March is called noble composition
but for once Wagner appears not 70 have
written noise enough. Much OF his march.
it Is said, was inaudible 10 most Of the
audience Whittier fine hymn was set TO
a simple and beautiful choral melody, and
seems to have produced q genuine effect
Dudley Buck cantata, as it is called. though
it wa really an anthem Of about seventy
lines, won the highest praise. aud was
admirably executed by chorus. orchestra
and organ and the music closed with the
Halleluah chorus The grand procession
went the rounds Of the two largest E2-
hibition building, led by President Grant,
with the Empress of Brazil on his arm, and
the Emperor of Brazil with Mr. Grant on
his arm but there were frequent interrupt
ton~ Of the line Of march and the procession
at last became d chaotic affair. The ceremony
ended with the starting Of the colossal en-
zine lv the hands Of President Grant and
Dom Pedro. amid the cheer- OF the null
titudo. Thus no great feature of tie day
failed except the procession. which was per-
har- the one O.. least consci uencc Fog
description of some of the more prominent
details of the occasion. We shall find space
hereafter
The prominence OF Col. Geo. W. Hooker
in the canvas on the par, Of Deacon E-,ey
for the goyernor-hip. makes an occasion ilr
the Bennington banner TO furnish the l1i-
lowing brief ana complimentary biography
OF the gallan, colonel
c.. Hooker beg nrln- wa iu Cll. a's-
wares C.loue. ADJ SOD hrawl. Ji. '-. COMPANY }.
hra,-epHr. 81 q arI'1'' "nei ihe -i'-la. '-iu-
John f4Ilu. scream la|H- o. tle t-l. was malc
Lieutenant Private Hooker was Ur..l Red O. LIs
u-aee q. on W. rH post ll le wa- afterwards rr.-
NOTED. -rer fv STEP p rler t.r.Iu- se-t.-a
W ram-ilae- that rle -o.t wa horse GENERA.
irt.f. "la A-"af, e-a-H-e- goa. neAI q llr a
-lfV and hl.l. Smith,. Brooks made TIE old
e-rnalt b--lle. when lr an inspect u- f.l-
d.V.s H-. said a4i u.t --relHt taEeu
mn-e Than she feb r-ueltr share .. Ot .e-- -.-
ms stat. 0 u .uli tiEe L.cat Hooker De -- 90 rr
leadl ua--e-. Tie general {. e1 ba1 c..- g. b.
s-Hu-lto-. L.elt Are j. Parsons ual-
v leeler. .- Shat regiment Soon utte- C.-- F d.
erau-lrH- VS. -Vr. coll'lsu t- - Hr -a4e &c., dor
won't WAL WAS clururt0 ar FAIRFAX tO-r.
Il .t-- managed On esl ape lic t.s a. -i"- vt
6ou otalul-1 STAG was sevora. tue. wounded
often promote. made As slant A1Iutlr-. .1c--.
e. tle Secretary o. Nar. ana muste-rs .l- vt-r
gre way crossed as L.elteusUt- ..ale.. A. fl.
11l1- be e. lys. be s entitled O.. aaV--- elrue- 4
This is al clrrec, we think. Hooker Wa
a brave s7ldier,-5rave enough 70 own that
be hated abominab.7io -5uuier fire, though
be never hung back. His iaai Of ham3-
never failed lin. any more than hi- ,au--
age and il be is a.; work il- Deacon E-tey.
it j. not because be j. afraid Of any man Oh
the ilo,sto9.
a BAcS-MAuNc >cHuE IHAr Diu>
WoHk On the pa Of April Ia-,. Marian
Ward. Of Milton, received hy maj letter
mailed q: P-a;;s5ur-a. y y. ofvl.r4 the
is truc copy
Ap-.. .ac ---.
y Sc May 41u wai. ln q -rla- 1ee me .
1ey ana N alt F.u g. send 1r o t.el rlH--a- .