The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-21
AUGUST 10, 1877.

BENNINGTON Descendants AT HOME OK
ABROAD.
The readers of the BANNER will appreciate
from what they have already learned from
our columns. that the centennial jubilee
week which was celebrated in our town by
three states, closing on Friday aud Saturday
last made too busy time for editors, repor-
tiers or printers, to give much attention to
any other than the current rapidly transpir-
ing events that crowded themselves upon
our attention every day, and each hour In
the day.
The many hundreds of the descendants of
our towl who are scattered throughout the
country. but were unable to be present at
the centennial celebration, will, we think,
like to read moro definite and familiar
description Of the event. than has yet been
given in the columns of any newspaper.
We do not care to rehedrse the prelimi-
nary laboTs and preparations which have
been in progress a year OF more. to make the
gathering al honor to our town and state,
and all participants in the cheerful willing
ness to do honor to the day and the events
concentrated.
OF the celebration itself it is sufficient to
say that it was complete in every general
feature, and in all its particular details with
only such an occasional slight exception as
is unavoidable upon such occasions.
As the years of the future roll away, the
memory of Bennington's Battle anniversary
week, 1877, will find an increasing growth in
the estimation of all who participated in its
jubilant and heroic exercises.
There has not vet been, during these cen
tennial wears, q more worthy cOmmemOra-
ton of the past century's glory, than was
given at bennington in it's centennial week,
just closed.
To lucalize the proceedings of the week
however, is more the object of this article,
than to indulge in any jubilation or glort6s
cation.
Those Of our readers who are acquainted
with our village, viii easily recognize the
typographical location Of the centennial
fields, the parade grounds, the numerous en-
campments and adjacent requisite cnelosT
ures, when we name them as a part of the
two farms known as the Jed. Dewey and
Pliny Dewey farms, extending from near the
main road, leading south from Bennington
Center. down to the open laid-out and Occn-
pied streets of BENNINGTON village. TO those
who are acquainted with the location, 1t will
hardly be necessary to repeat what was said
by President Hayes and many other Of the
distinguished guests present, that it was
the finest camping-groundt they had ever been
upon" but Rs its descriptive beauties have
already been written by many visiting edi-
tors, we will take no time or space IN discTib-
ing them.
On these grounds for several hours during
our anniversary day more than sixty thou
sand people were gathered The President of
the United States, Secretaries EVaTts, Devens
and Key of his Cabinet; the Governors Of
half score of States long and hOnOred
list Of the most distinguished men of the ma
ton the i9est companies of the military or
ganization of FIVE states delegated repre-
sentative of Her Majesty's Canadian Domins
ions; and thousands of the veterans of Yer
mont were mingled in the immense crowd
that hOnOred the day and joined in its com
memOTatiOn.
The street pageantry comprised two prin-
cipal professions of which our readers have
already been informed as to the details and
we will write of them only in general des,
criptiOn, The Vermont Centennial process
sion of the 18th was the finest that had eyer
moved through the streets Of Bennington, it
was a source of fide to our citizens several
years ago when eneral Joe Hooker. Gene IA
John ...ss.s y: :s with Rev Dr. e. n
Chaplin as oratofYf the day called TO our VII
lage one OF the lerSesI cfOwuS tnap ma ever
assembled here lla1 was LOT US " glorious
day. IL was the l1'seS' ceieora'iOn we hau
ever held'
Anew years later greater one still assem-
bled here. Col. jim FISK ana MS regal stan
Of the 9th \. T. Regiment with Levy the
world renowned cornetsE eqaed the sensa-
tional attraction OF thelf presence ang Elth
the other attendance OF the DAY gathered a
myriad crowd that billed bennington as it
had never Def0re been hllea In honor OF its
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The exercises of that day were sufficient 10 |
make our town memorable for the honor
lone and the public homage rendered TO the
Centennial of Fermont's birthday.
But for the succeeding daV Thurs-
Law. August 10. 1877 was reserved
he home triumph of the centurvis
,iyIc and historic exaltation IA ex-
pressed and DISPLAYED bv the attendance of
hundreds of the most distinguished citizens
II our country, aud by marching columns of
,he finest citizen soIdiery that ever gathered
o honor any event,
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