The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-20
Local Intelligence.

NOTICE. Thursdays edition d6thl of tn
DAILY BANNER being exhausted, we ar
sending the second edition of Wednesday il
its place. with the first edition of Friday
which contains the same reading matter.
A. p CHILDs advertises reliable insurance
in another column.
WASHINGTON G. STEARNs of Syracuse, N
Y, formerly of Bennington, drove his owl
carriage from his home to Bennington to at
tend the celebration.
Nor passenger injured in any way during
the immense travel of centennial week is 1
good record for the managers and employees
of the Central Vermont.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of the Allen safe Company in our columns
This safe has stood the test of years use, and
is growing in favor as lime passes away.
The old established house of G. V. $
Quackenbush d Co.. of Troy, N. Y, make al
announcement in another column, of interest
to their large number Of patrons in West
ern Vermont and elsewhere.
THE carriage furnished for President
Hayes to ride in during his stay IN B enning
ton was not that of Hon. Frederick Billings
but of Representive French, of Woodstock
and we are glad to make the correction
COLONEL FARNHAM of Bradford brought to
town for exhibition Hessian sword taken at
the Battle of Bennington by Lieutenant
Colonel Charles Johnston, of Haverhill, N
H., whose only weapon of defence was a
stout staff.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs is accredited
with saying that the procession of Thursday
eclipsed anything in the centennial line ever
before seen in America. That was the opin-
ion of quite n number of prominent men who
saw both those of Lexington aud Concord.
Ex-SECRETARY White of Massachusetts,
himself close student of New England his
tory said that the Grafton by Hon. Daniel
Roberts of Burlington, on the 18th, was an
exhaustive, able production. We believe
that to be the popular estimate, and justly
too.
The n Y. Times pays the following cOmpli-
ment to our first regiment the NatiOnalGuard:
Some 400 or 500 men were in line, and their
drill was excellent The men went through
the manual like regulars. This excellence it
seems Is due largely to the incessant drilling
they have been put through during the past
few days"
A WALL toni is said to hold SIX men COM
fortably. Quartermaster Moves thinks this
estimate too small, for nineteen full grown
" vets marched into his tent at midnight,
most of them having torches in hand. For
about two hours the tent was 4" Fuller y of
NOyes than one with sensitive ears could
wish.
FROM the Presidents reception table, we
received by the hand of Mr.. Goldsmith, the
most gorgeous bouquet of gladlolias inter
mingled with other cut flowers, that we ever
saw, as compact, beautiful and rare as a SOU
venir from the exotics could be. AS floral
Renaissance of the centennial week, it will
have leading place in our memory.
THE people and press generally commented
upon the good order maintained during the
great days of the celebration last week. 1t
was a marvel to most people, the absence of
rOwdyism and drunkenness Nothing singular
about it our authorities employed compe-
tent police force and they, in conjunction
with Col. Peck's patrol guard attended to
business. This is the explanation.
THE Triumphal Arch" is dismantled, and
the frame work will soon be taken down.
This structure, which was the browning fea-
ture of the decorations of centennial week.
was built by Olney Fuller. Esq, of this vii
N,E..
az builder. The proportions were nearly
perfect and no better arch, in this particu-
lar, has graced a centennial occasion.
AMONG the notable incidents on Thursday
evening was the dress parade of the First
Corps Boston Cadets on Bennington's Cen
tennial fields Col. Edmunds, commander,
and reviewed before His Hon. Horatio G
Knight, Lieut. Gov. of Massachusetts. 1t was
very fine affair. The guard upon the field
during the time was by the First Regt of our
National Guard.
The Springfield Republican pays the fol-
lowing graceful compliment to Vermont's
poet Mrs Dorr, the poet, an interesting
still beautiful hiddle-aged woman, with gray
hair and fashionable dress, sat on the plat
form near the speakers stand during the
reading of the poem. Prof Churchill of An
dover, native of Orange county, inter-
preted it perfectly, and it considerably sur
passed anticipation"
AT the election OF officers of Vermont vet
teran Reunion Society, held Friday morning
in camp Ethan Allen, the following were
elected for the two years next ensuing Gen.
VIM. Wells, of Burlington, President, John
w. Clark and Fred L. Smith, of Montpelier.
Vice Presidents. The next reunion camp will
be pitched" in Montpelier the second week
in August, 1873
WEDNESDAY evening of last week, Presi-
dent Hayes gave public reception at the
Walloomsac House, Bennington Center, at
which over two thousand people were pre-
sented to him, among whom were prominent
citizens of Vermont, including ex-GOvernOrs
Peck and Fletcher. The occasion was one of
rare interest. A state dinner was given at
Rev. Mr.. 1ibbett's, at which were present
Secretaries Evarts, Devens, McCrary, and
the governors Of the several states.
THE Vermont and SALISBURY Association
OF Baptist Churches will hold It's annual
meeting at SALISBURY Centre on WEDNESDAY
Aug, 18th and Both, The annual sermon will
be delivered. on Wednesday, by Rev. j. r.
Richardson, of Rutland.
Those who pay full fare on the Railway
one way, will return free. Carriages to con-
vey delegates and friends to the church will
be in attendance at the north and south de-
pots in Salisbury.
LAST Thursday, the Brandon band gave
aerepade to Hon. H. G. Root, whose grounds
were sRlendidly illuminated. The compli-
ment was responded to by Senators Morrill,
and Edmunds and Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, of
Connecticut. They also visited the residence
Ct Maj. A. B. Valentine where speeches were
made by the host and Hon, N. T. sprague of
Brandon.
The elegant gold mounted and beautifully
engraved sword exhibited at the Bazaar of the
Baptist Church, was awarded to Capt, N. o.
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