Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-08-25

century and predicted bright future fol
the "Little Hive and Nursery OF Men,
Next followed poem from the pen o
the talented Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr, aitel
which remarks were made by Gen. j. X
IIawley of Conn, Gen. Walter Harri
man of N. H., Gen. Nathaniel Banks O
Mass, Gen Van Zandt Of II. |. ant
! Gen. Conner of Maine.
The President and his party arrived
ut Bennington by special train at three
o'clock this afternoon. He was met nj
the depot by the First Vermont Regi,
ment, Col. Peck: the New Hampshire
troops, Col Randall, and by Fuller's
Battery, the whole being commanded
by Gen. Clough. The escort marched
through the principal streets to Centre
Bennington, where the President was
left at the house Of tho Roy. Mr.. Tib-
belts. A national salute Of twenty
guns was fired By Fuller's Battery from
the green in front of the house.
| Thursuuy.
We now come to the "day we cele-
brate," the memorable 10th of August.
At sunrise salute was fired by New
Hampshire battery from the tour British
cannon captured one hundred years ago
| to-day. Their roar was not rs terrible
S the more modern field pieces, but it
awakened the echoes and stirred up the
p triotism of the $4,000 or more people
who heard it. Bells kept up an inces-
SAINT changing, and military and civic
bodies OF men hurried to and fro, while
the huckster and gamestcr. the peanut
man and the lemonade iiend, the balloon
vendcr and the pickpocket, all classes
and conditions of men, sought out their
particular points of observation or bust
ness. About 10 O'Clock the President
and his party were driven to Benning-
ton Centre, at which point the First Reg
iment of Vermont militia, Col. Il. j.
Peck commanding, was drawn up to re-
ceive them, and escort them to the posi-
ton assigned them in the procession.
Immediately after the arrival of the New
York visiting military the procession
moved amid the enthusiasm OF the null
titude. 1t was over four miles long,
containing 5000 men, and was witness
ed by 60, 900 people. Nothing approach
ing this imposing parade was ever wit
messed in Vermont. To-day, as on We'd
nesday. nothing seemed to touch the
popular heart so much as the march of
the Vermont and New Hampshire veter
ans. There were 5000 of them in line
to-day, and as each company passed the
triumphal arch all hats were raised.
Many distinguished officers of the war
of the rebellion were recognized and
loudly applauded as they passed. A
great feature of to-day's procession was
two six-pound brass cannon captured
from the British by Gen. Stark. They
were guarded by dismounted detach-
mcnt OF the Portsmouth, N. H., Heavy
Artillery. Vermont'S war Governor,
John Gregory Smith, was recognized by
the people and heartily cheered.
Along the entire line the sidewalks
were crowded, and the cross-streets oc-
cupied by thousands of vehicles; the
President received a continuous ovation.
After arriving at the Centennial grounds,
the President, with Gov. Fairbanks and
the visiting Governors and officials of
other States, reviewed the State Nation
al Guard, the battalion, the Boston Ca
diets, Putnam PhalanX of Hartford, and
other visiting military bodies, together i
with the 220O Vermont veterans. After S
the review, the soldiers, and especially :
the old veterans, crowded around the ,
stand, and large numbers of them greet =
ed the President with Misunderstanding.
The President, Postmaster General Key
and Secretarys McCrary and Evarts
made short remarks. Mrs Hayes was
presented with magnificent bouquet. I
Before leaving the stand Mr.. Evarts !,
introduced Mrs. Hayes as the Presidents !;
Molly Stark, and there was great cheer
ing. and finally the President introduce I
I'd several ladies, grand-daughteres and |
great granddaughter Of the hero of a
Gen. Stark, whereat there
vas more cheering. f
The exercises in the tent consisted of r
/ brief address of welcome by Gov. Fair !;
,anks, an grafton by President Bartlett !,
inging of hymn written for the occa- l
sion; brief addresses by President I
Iayes, Secretaries Evarts, Devens and t.
IcCrary, of the Cabinet, +. w. Slough Il
on of New York and others. The ex- I
rcises closed with benediction by -
resident Hurlbut of Niddlebury Col I
eye. =
The Banquet followed. Three tn ous- II
nd people sat at the table. Mr.. Phelps o
id the hon ors of the occasion in a very s.
reditable, felicitous manner. The first t,
,ast was, "Iealth and long life to Ruth a
RIO I'd B. Hayes, President of the Unit Il
d States" In response Mr.. Hayes ~
riefiy thanked the citizens of Verm ont " y.
II their kindness. He thought his u
lends would not consider him unwor- ii
ny if he took his seat Mr.. Phelps il
lad Lord Dufferin's letter. and gave the
,ast, "Queen Victoria-God bless her."
he toast was responded to with nation a,
airs of Britain by the band. Mr.. Ev- r.
IT'S, Gov. Prescott of New Hampshire, y,
enator Edmunds, Postmaster-Gen ''
ey, Acknowledgement Devens and 9TH c'
prominent persons also made remarks NJ
response to toasts. W
The evening was given up to torch az
ght parade of veteran soldiers, which th
as brilliant and imposing. They had A
,veral bands, transparencies of Hayes, -
tark and other patriotic persons, past ~ ~,
1" p SSh', " IVA "PPioP iato Soh'iHiCilS
scribed. They marched thro Ugh the W
'incipal streets. The camp was bril-
antly illuminated, and the whole town W
blaze of glory as it were, until rain so
1T much of it out. The day, as a le
hole, was remarkably successful. ho
During the evening the bands and drum od
rps discoursed familiar and choice military GU
IS around headquar ters, and the whole as
mp presented NEST cheerful and fascina- w,
lg spectacle. At the headquarters of Gen. ""
ndell, comma nding the Fourth Brigade of an
rrnont Veterans, the display OF ilumina- Cf
ms, battle flags. national and State, was ~;
posing in the extreme The General, who VIZ
5 war record second to meme in the State, DIR
having been Captain of one of the compa- na
rs of the "Old Second" and subsequently ="
lionel of the Thirteenth aud Seventeenth ne
wing from the beginning to the close of the
II. held a reception at his headquarters ear NE
in the evening, at which assembled some
hundred of his old comrades. The recep-
tod la,