Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-17

of Morrisyille and Dunton of Rutland are to |
be the guests of Trenor W. Park at his ele-
giant North Bennington house. Chief-Jus-
tice Waite will stop with his classmate, |
Rev. Mr.. Jennings, Parson Dewey's success
sor in the Center Congregational pull
pit. President Bartlett, OF Dartmouth,
will stay at Lawyer A. b; Gard
ner's at the Center. Ex-Gov. Hotfnan
of New York stops with John b. Hall at
Bennington. the representative the lama
dian government with Mr.. s. b. Hunt.
LAWYER Stoughton of New York with Lu-
Their r. Groves, Mr.. Billings of Woodstock
and Senator's Morrill, and Edmunds with
Henry q. Root Lawyer +. j. Phelps OF
Burlington and Judges Wheeler and Poland
of Vermont also stop with MIR. Park at North
Bennington, who proposes TO house I'd peo-
pie, while Lawyer Gardher at the Center
takes 40. These are samples OF Bennington
hospitality. The members of Congress
from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts are invited, and will most OF them
be here Gov. Seymour is invited to the
Tibbitses. but will hardly accept the invi-
tation. ten. and Congressman Garheid IS
coming, and possibly Senator Blaine Inc
governors of Rhode Island, Maine. Connee-
ticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, New jersey
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, North Jar
olina, West Virginia and Florida are expect
ed, as is NIcc-President WEetler- "ov.
Drew of Florida is already IN the state
Gen. Robinson of New York. who Is ma,
tional commander of :he Grand Army, Viii
stop with Olin Scott at Bennington. Rear
Admiral Emmons of New Jersey, Yer,
monter by birth, and Paymaster-uen
Alyord of Washington are to be the guests
of ex-Gov. Hall at North Bennington, be-
lieye, and Gen. Joseph r. Hawcy oil lart-
ford and ex- Gov Hartman of New lamp,
shire are expected, with ex-Goy. English OF
New Haven. George William Curtis OF New
York, Stanley Matthews and Gen. Badly
Smith. The chaplain for the 10th, Kew.
Mr.. Allen, grandson of the fighting parson,
stops at the house Of the late Z. II. huD
bard. and DR.. George r. Loring OF Salem at
Mr.. Halls. Thomas Allen OF st. Louis and
Pittsfieli is going to drive up through
Berkshire over the route taken by old par
son Allen in his sulky on that wet day and
night of the 18th, 100 years ago. Presiaent
Chadbourne and Prof Perry OF Williams
college will naturally be here. and the lat
ter hopes to secure from Mr.. +. o. Gould OF
ALBANY fine portrait of Col. Benjamin 81
monds, who commanded the Berkshire mill
tia in the fight, for exhibition here. Col.
Harrington, who is requested BY President
Hayes to attend to the local arrangements
of his visit. is to entertain Zen. FRANK
Walker of New Haven, and Mr.. George
Grinnell OF Greenfield. Lawyer Daniel Rod
erts of Burlington, orator of Wednesday,
stops at George WASHES. Larkin Il. Mead
and vile are at William Berry's.
The following gentlemen are the guests oil
Col. 7. S. Peck. at Camp Stark, during the
Centennial Gen. j. c. Robinson. Grand
Commander of the Grand Army Of the Re
public of the United States; Col. James
Tanner, Commander Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic for the Department of New
YORK. Everybody knows that Gem Robin
son lost leg at the Wilderness. but every
body may not know that Col. Tanner has
two wooden legs.) Gen. Williams Wells,
Col. A. q. Watson, Gen. p. p. Pitkin, Col.
Fred. T.. Smith, Col. Il. q. Benedict, Hon.
W. &. Smith; Col. Ii. 2. Clapp, Command
er of Pierce Light Infantry. of Boston,
Mass; j. S Patterson, of Philadelphia;
Gen. John Hammond. of Crown Point, N.
Y; Col. Ptnfeld, Of Crown Point. N. y;
| Col NJ. 5. Colburn, of Manchester.
The President will arrive at Bennington
about O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. The
party will consist of President Hayes and
Mrs. Hayes; his son, Birchard; Miss Foote;
Attorney General Charles Devens Post
master General Key. and George W. Nc
Crazy, Secretary o. War. The President
will be received at the depot with salute
from Fuller's Battery, and will be escorted
| to his quarters by the First Regiment Ma
tional Guard of Vermont, Col. I. 5. Peck,
commanding Col. George d. Harrington.
of the United States Census Bureau. and
| Col George A. Merrill, representing the
| Executive Committee OF the Centennial
| Commission, start for Troy, Wednesday
morning. to meet tho President there at
noon, and welcome him, in behalf Of Yer
| mont.
The following members If the Vermont
Centennial Press Corps are now in town, so
far as they have reported: Cronin of the
Troy Press, Blair OF the Troy Times, Clark
| of the Rutland Globe, Hibbard Of the Rut-
land Herald, lIackett Of the Brandon
News, Forbes of the FREE Pass. McGuire
| of the New York Herald. Griffin Of the
Springfield Republican, Smith and Hills Of
the Boston journal, Love Of the Boston
Globe and Mills of the New York Times.
Many other journals will in all probability
be represented here soon.
| The Ransom Guard's bospitality has been
shared to-day at dinner. by veteran of the
war OF lel2-Mr. Nathaniel keed Locke,
81 years of age and father of d. K. Locke,
Esq. better known as Petroleum V. Nasty.
This venerable patriot apparently retains q
youthful vigor remarkable for one who has
reached so advanced an age. lie was born in
tho historic toun ot Dee,feld Mass in
-.
H95' only sixteen years after Inc Battle oil
pennington anu tnis oiu soiuier ois'inc.i'
remem oefs s'roiiing over 'ne ho'eu pa''ie
sfo'nu III i'oi' in' onufon Is no" s'Anu
ing within '"enty ious Vi lamp otaiA
Jonn LOCKE MS aihef' puiit' anu ior which
| work this son, mixed the mortar IS years ago
From the Bay State, Mr., John Locke came
| 4. 49, 1900 .
w s'on AIMING 'Ne'S s''o" '"oun
talns. when nathaniel was young, when
| at the AGE of twenty the war of 1912
| ID. $780,. 800. =.
| dered. but our young patriot had already
| of Tho ala aao .nd Tho ITn;on Tbo ron;-
ment ne entered was ordered 10 northern
Wade Hampton, grandfather OF Gov. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina. was in com
manu- Oh tne american troops on the lana
roaalls 49,, ;ro;d.n,a of ,h", o, 10, ia
tbouphr the hill of faro uixen him hu tho