The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-10
THE CAMP.

The Centennial camp remains, we
are happy to state, just where we left
it week ago, on the old "Fair
Ground" just at the foot Of the eastern
slope of Mount Anthony, that impos-
ing eminence having suffered no Gland
slide" during our brief absence, to en-
gulf the grounds; but while Nature
has kindly let our beautiful camp Sc
verely alone since our last visit, we
note numerous palpable changes that
the hand of man hath wrought Near
the entrance on your left stands "the
General Refreshment Tent. all pitched
aud ready Ior Col. Smith to feed a hun
CRY public; it is admirably adapted for
its purpose, and, we judge, of ample
capacity. The "Oration Tent" or pa
vilion, 200xS5 feet, and holding $1,000
people, is also on the ground and near
ly ready, while the Banquet Tent"
40Ox50 feet, with two wings, each 100
feet long, is ready for occupation. 1t
will seat $500 persons. Next beyond
is already large sleeping tent, 6Ox9O,
environed by some 80 wall tents, con-
tanning six camp bedsteads each, or
sleeping room for dozen persons to a
tent. The Vermont Veterans will &C.
cupy tho right Of the camp fronting
east; it is early to expect such irregu-
lar troops, so that there is no sign yet
of their coming in shape of the scat
tered inpeClime,,ta of war. Their
tents, however, are provided for, as
Major Valentine has $50 "a" tents and
$50 wall tents in readiness for their ar
rival. We can easily take care of $500
Veterans. The places next in line, as
signed to troops from New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, are as yet undis-
turbed, but in the northeast corner five
large tents are already in process OF
pitching, to serve as headquarters for
the Governor of Vermont, and the
other Governors from New England
and elsewhere. The Reviewing Stand
is up. The camp of the First Regi-
ment of Vermont Militia is in the next
field west connecting with the main
camp we have just described, while the
smaller field to the southeast Of the
militia will be the camp of Fuller's fine
battery from BrattlebOro, These mill.
tia organizations will arrive tomorrow
afternoon, and at once go into camp
We notice with pleasure that our
friends of the Ransom Guards of st.
| Adams have with characteristic military
forecast sent forward a detail of six
Iprivates under Sergeant Gibson, to pitch
their tents, unpack their heavy camp
furniture, and, in short, make everything
ready for the arrival of the company
tomorrow afternoon. A. d. Tenney
Adjutant of the regiment and Acting
lQuartermaster for this temporary SER
vice, accompanies this detail. Adjutant
Tenney is the Petit Corporal of the
First Regiment, National Guard, being
of Napoleonic stature and rotundity
and of Napoleonic energy in admins.
tration. The party of Sergeant ellison
includes the following well-known gen
tlemen of St. Albans: Z. p. Phillips,
DIR. John Sheerar-two soldiers whose
tuneful voices will be blessing to the
rest of the boys; II. H. Bailey, CassiHs
PIERCE, Thomas Miller, the effective aud
popular agent of the National Express
at st. Adams and Frank Mortified,
These boys come very early" but they
always" stay very late" so they are oil
very welcome The arrangements are
ample, as already made, to have accom-
modated very comfortably the mem
beers of the New Hampshire Legisla-
ture had it been necessary but we
understand that they are likely to be
cared for elsewhere and entirely to their
satisfaction, BY Monday morning the
militia will be looking pretty" and
ready to receive their friends.