The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-14
VERMONT DAY,


WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10.
Salute at Sunrise by Fuller's Battery, ring
ing of bells, etc.
At $50 A. NJ. the procession will form under
the direction of Chief Marshal Mai. A. b
Valentine, at foot of County street neal
railroad depot, marching through County
street to School, School to Main; Main to
Silver, Silver to Union, UuiOn to South
South to Main, marching through Triumphal
Arch, and thence to the grounds, where the
exercises of the day will be held in the pa
yIliOn commencing at IL A. NJ, the Hon. Ed
ward j. Phelps of Burlington, President Of
the Vermont Centennial Commission, Presi-
dent of the day, as follows:
Prayer by Rev. Isaac Jennings of Benning.
ton.
Music.
Address of Welcome.
Music,
Grafton by the Hon. Daniel Roberts Of
Burlington.
Mnsic.
Poem by Mrs Julia c. r. Dorr of Rutland,
read by Prof. ]. w. Churchill of Andover
Mass.
| Music.
The morning exercises will be concluded
with brief addresses by Vice President
Wheeler Senator Justin S. Morrill,, Hon. T.
W. Stoughton. DR.. George B. Loring, Gov.
Van Zandt, of Rhode Island. Hon. s. s. Cox
Ex-GOY, Walter Hartman, of New Hamp
shire. Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, Ex-GOv
Hoffman, Gov. Conner, of Maine, and Othe
distinguished guests.
Music.
AFTERNOON, 2 p. m.-Review of the Yer
mot Veterans by HIS Excellency Horace
Fairbanks, who will hold reception after
the review at the pavilion.
EVENNG-A jubilee reception will be Civ
en- by the President of tho United States,
from to 10 p. IN, at the Walloomsac House.
Bennington Center.
The camp of the Vermont Veterans will DO
Illuminated.
Open air concerts will be given FROM TO Q
p. IN. by various bands at the following
places: At the reviewing stand on the
grounds; at the "Triumphal Arch" and on
the common at Bennington Center,
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON.
THURSDAY. AUG. 16.
salute will be fired at sunrise by a New
Hampshire battery from the Vermont can
non captured at the Battle of Bennington.
accompanied by the ringing of bells, etc. etc.
Ats o'clock A. NJ. the procession will form
at the foot of North street near the railroad
depot, and will move through North street
to Pleasant; up Pleasant to Main, down Main
under Triumphal Arch to the grounds, where
it will march in review before tho President.
At the close of the review the President and
his suite will be escorted to the pavilion,
where the exercises Of the day, commencing
at II o'clock, will be conducted as follows:
Prayer by Rev. John WheelOck Allen of
Connecticut,
Music,
Grafton by the Rev. Samuel C. Bartlett,
D. D., President of Dartmouth College.
Music.
StanEas by William Cullen Bryant, read by |
Frank Bradford, Esq, of Bennington.
The exercises will concludd by singing six
stanzas Of poem composed far the occasion
by Mrs. Maria Mason.
At the conclusion of the exercises a ban
quet will be held in the Banquet tent" ct
which speeches will be made by the Presi-
dent of the United States, members Of the
Cabinet, Governors of States, and other dis
tinguished guests.
EvENING.-Grand tOrchlight procession
and illumination.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
On the arrival of the President a salute of
81 guns will be fired in his honor, and he and
bis suite will be conducted by military es-
sort to places assigned them, according to
the hour of arrival of the train which brings
the Presidential party.
Guests specially invited. who have not re-
,eiven cards indicating who are to be their
while here, should report at the
Putnam House,
true copy of record.
CHAg M RITas Qactv