Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28
The Battle Of Bennington.

The Battle of Bennington.
A MONUMENT TO STARR AND HIS SOLDER.
MONUMENT on The SITE OF TIE cArAH .r
TAVERN.
A well-informed Bennington eorrasaa-t
ent of the Boston Journal writes thai Il--
as follows:
In the year 1853 the State Of Vermont
prOpriated the sum of So 900 for a ma-.
ment 10 he erected here 10 the heroes 0f
battle Of Bennington, but it imposed
ditiOns which could not at that time
complied with. 1t Is now expected thar
State will so modify the conditions rh4-
similar or even a somewhat larger sun a..
be given at this coming session OF the Ia
stature.
But the gods help those who he'll -sn-
selves. Bennington has more thu -e
locality of note which Is worthy OF a u -l
ment. As preliminary work 10 the s-s.-
ton OF the Battle Monument -tepshave te.-
already taken to insure the successful D..
ing OF q monument for this purpose IN fr
OF the ruins of tAe famous Catamount Is7.
ern on the coming 10Th OF August, the gsi
anniversary OF the Battle OF Bennington.
To do this work. and more OF it. krl
:
ed. with ex-GOv Hiland Hall "a It, Pr
dent. the Rev. Isaac Jennings. a hi-t1r4-
of Bennington. IN MS Memorials Of
Century," published in ls67. Ny. Seth 2.
Hunt. of New York the Hons. \ g
Gardner and Thomas White. rrenor
Park. Esq Messrs Henry T. Bracfri.
Charles I Houghton. Henry Il. R.r
John Ii. Elagg, and other prominent c...-
zens. as vice-presidents, with seeret4r.a-.
treasurer. board OF auditors. ami LIS,
important CT ali. an energetic board ID. e.
rectOrs. composed mainly Of practical bus
ness men, with y. y. Valentine, Esq.. 81
Its head. The purposes Of the Society az.
the preservation OF relies and dlclmea-
relating to the history OF the town On,
erection OF a fire-proOf addition 10 cur t--
Library building Tor the joint Use OF o.
society and the Young Mems ASCENT
who now own 1t ; the publication OF a -.a-
ealogieal record of our older iamlle- All
also Il town history; the erection Of ~-
dlers monument in Bennington village
the erection of q battle monumen: az Gle
centre village, the Bennington OF B5ylf-
uonary fame. the marking By sui-a
monumental stones the many historic .1cli-
ties OF the town and the care of the grave
OF the men who have made them historic.
and last, though by 10 me ans least, % form
nucleus tor an organization u properly
celebrate the one hundredth anniversary o.
the Battle of Bennington, August u. Is
On the Fourth OF July the grouni W.
broken for monument to marx the size Dc
the Catamount Tavern. The monument
to b. Oi granite, six feet in height. VIII
suitable records on its tablets, and i u Be
OF such L shape as to lncite the placing
a eatamOunt iu bTrnze on its summit. I
will then became the pedestal for the syn.
bOlical efhgy. but till that time It W. be
complete monument IN itself. Th,- >,a--
will be placed on the spot with apr lp-iis
ceremonies on the 10th day Of the e9l.1-
August. The whole subject Of design DO
the monument is in the hands of the -,l.--
tor Bartlett, native of Bennington cunt.
The block of granite Cor MARBLE l. u
placed In position now, to be cut atterW--
to his design and under his direction a,-
he shall have completed the model ~
catamOuntsOn his return to Paris
Near to the old tavern stood the
church, or. rather. - meeting-hOuse. %
first building Of its kind in Vermont IL.
too, has history, civil and military Is VII.
as ecclesiastical, and its first minister, fii
son Dewey, who mingled in the civii iai
military affairs of the settlers a. wei AIN
the ecclesiastical, has been designated fra
statue to mark the site Of 50 famous
church and commemorate 50 noted --il'r
First IN order comes the monument % As
CatamOunt Tavern, which Is aIeaiy Sc
good as done. Next Will be the ba''t
Monument. the cornerstone Of which ml'.
be laid next year, but which will not be la.-
unless the means for the eapst0nc are ns
that time provided. For this work the
eiety Is making extensive preparation
The society Is soon to publish an adiies-'
more particularly to the people of vermont
New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Il--
address will be Published in pamphle, i''1-
with the constitution and bylaws oi The 81
,lety, and will set forth infinitely ne .'
eets OF the society and the means BY ".N'
these objects are 20 be accomplish
II these are somewhat local. and a1t 60
lone by the people of BenninEtln tneA
elves, but others are not ; and even
\ hlch are not like the monument q; '''
1ataInOunt Tavern, Bennington l. ale.t
long without asking outside and. bi' I'D
he Battle Monument, in which the wa'.e
latiOn may Justly be sold to b, iutere-.'l'
nd Is confidently expected from beyond i',
'o-ders OF the town or the Safe even iI'
losing sentences of the Society : ailI'"
re As follows:
" In conclusion the society would confidently
eal 10 the citizens OF the town OF Brnn u-l.-
0 the sons OF Vermont everywhere to the ii'-
New liampshI re and Massachusetts,, 80
eendants Wherever they are OF S'srS ana y
Warner and Baker, OF Chittenden and LAM ID
ay, OF tassel { and Robinson and Sail'rl' '-
On Allen and Of Parson Dewey. Of sinnoA'
Williams, Of Nichols. o. Hubbard, Of 81 cSh-'
Webster. and Of all Of thess-a I'll TOO .'l7
ecoant here-who so noby IN the field %