The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-11
Bennington Battle Monument and
Centennial.
PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION.

Centennial.
PRELtMGNARY ORGANIZATION.
The notes Of preparation for Vermontf
prominent centennial celebration on the
lG h of August next, were i%naugurated on
Wednesday by a meeting of the board OF
corporators named in the act for the incOr.
p%ora,ion of the Bennington monument as
ISOLATION. This association is formed for
the purpose of erecting aud mSiutlining a
suitable monument com memorative Of the
achievements of Gen. John Stark and the
patriot soldiers of Vermont, New IIamp-
shire and Massachusetts, at the decisive
battle fought at Bennington on the lG.h of
August 1777. The association is authoriz-
ed to hold raj and personal property to the
amount of $50, coo. The commonwealth
Of Massachutet cts aud New Hampshire are
to be invited by the governor of Vermont
to unite in erecting the monument. The
state has appropriated $4,000 on condi-
ton the association raise So 600.
The second Wednesday of January was
fixed as the date for the organization of
the association. The corpcrators met at
the court house in Bennington with that
object in view. There was not d large
numtcr OF the corpDrators present, but
sufficient 20 complete the preliminary or
gani2a,ion.
The MEETING was called to order at ten
o'clock a. M, by ex-Gpv. Hiland Hall of
Bennington. Il, N. ". II IL. Bingham Of
Stowe was appointed chairman, and G.. Nj.
Bliss, esq OF Bennington, secretary.
On nc ion Of GOV. Hall a committee
of five was appointed to nominate officers
oftne associ ii n, consisting of Hillnd
Hal, A. b Guduer, Rev. Isaac Jennings
OF Bennington, and Hon. j. II. Guild of
Rupert.
An adjournment was then made until
three O'Clock p. m.
A. the al cfnoon session the committee
reported tie following lit of officers who
were unanimously elected.
PRESIDENT.
GOV. Horace Fairbanks Of St. Johnsbury.
VICE PRESIDENT.
Hon. Hi'anl Hall Of b nnington.
SECRETARY.
Charles NJ. Bliss .. Ben lingtou.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
John T. Shurtliff Of Bennington.
TREASURER
Alexander VI. uuliug OF North Benning-
ton.
Hon. A. i. Gardner, Hon. w. ii. II.
Bingham and Col. Carol S. Page Of Hyde
park, then bH fly addressed the NEE ing
relative to the measures t. be adopted to
carry out the objects of the association,
and the plan of its operations. An ilfJr-
NAL conference took place relative TO the
%selecti, Of genjlymen to form the centen-
pill commission, after the suggestions of
names Of persona in various parts OF the
state-the mat or was referred t. the nom
mating committee, 10 nominate the board.
Hon. Oscar L. Butterfield of Whining
ton, and John 4. Shurtl n Of bennington,
were added 10 the committee on nomina-
tons
Tic following named gentlemen were
elected by ballot additional ~corporators in
accordance with the provisions of the act
of Incorporation A. p. Childs, William
i. Hawks aud Edward S. Chandler of
Bennington.
The committee on nominations were in
structed to prepare a code Of bylaws for
the government of the association.
Hon, Hand Hall offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted:
ReS0lccd, That This association will take
active aud efficient measures ID secure at
BenninEtO q ring the week of the lG b
OF August, 1877 an appropriate celebration
OF the battle OF Bennington, and also the
recognition of the year 1877, as the Tooth
year of the existence of this sta.e as an in
dependent state.
The meeting thcn adjourned TO meet at
the court house in Bennington, on Wed
nesday, January l7,h, at 10 o'clock a. M,
to perfect the organization.
George W. Robinson, esq, of Center
tOuf NAulullth at nv LhSClluB u Idu-
n tail picked up on the BENIN ton bat
tie field,an the sword OF Col. Baum taken
from him at that battle.
Among the gentlemen present at the
meeting were cX Gov. Inland Hall, Hon.
A. 3 G. irdner, Rev. Isaac Jennings, Geo.
w. Robinson, A NJ. HulinR, c. NJ. Bliss,
John T. ShurthiT, 7. j. Tiffany of Ben
niDgton Hon. j. II. Guild, a. l.. Sheldon
# Rupert; Henry b. Kent of Dorset; Hon.
w. II. II. Bingham of Stowe Col. Carol
s Page of Hydtprk Henry Clark and
Thomas G Robbins of Rutland.
The presence of ex GOV. Hiland Hall
and the interest he mGnifests 10 the com
ing celebration snI the battle monument
was very gratifying to the clrporators. We
feel sure every citizen of Vermont joins
with US in the hope that a kind Providence
IN y spare this venerable and honored cili-
zen Of our commonwealth, who has served
so faithfully It's Interests in tie C uncils of
the nation, en- the b nch Of the supreme
court, is governor an historian, to par
ticipate in the centennial Of the battle of
Bennington, the record Of which he has
labored Cd earnestly and successfully to
preserve.
A spirit Of cnihofia'm preyailsi relat We
to the approaching celebration and it is to
be HOPED every citizen Of the state will
take patriotic pride in iurtheiing the inter