The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-16
PATRIOTISM IN VERMONT.
yoRTr THOUSAND MILITIi AND CTTIL-
IfNS ~ Profession.
Thousnnd spectator. Of the Pa
uc,n, Bcnnington Dccked with Flags
sp.echc. by Distinguished Guests-A Fee"
,y Miiiiam Cuiirn Brynnt-The Veterans.

,,rocts in hnc condition for the passage Of the
lror"ssion this forenoon. N sunrise the
booming of cannon and ringing of bells an
fpunccd the opening of th" patriotic festivities.
A. g:3O o'clock. the uniformed militia OF Ncr-
mont New Hampshire and Connect ut were
formed in the procession at the foot Of County
street. under the direction of MAJOR A. u. Val
Otinc of Bennington. Tho duty of cscorting
ilc state officials and other civic digni'aric-
fell to the FIRST Regiment National Guard oi
Vermont. splendid body OF mon. 700 strong
viii presented a I'm" nrr'aian'" IN th'lr gray
and wiilr uniform. Ih'h came the ""N'rhor
d this Snic, the tNr'utlN" '"miniurr "i thc
j Bennington Baitl" Association Hnd Vermont
Cnt'nnial Commission. anu invited guests III
tud .en carriages
.. ..,,,l divi.i,r r.,. b.,.l.1 lac ~. pr,
II" '''' "'' '' ~, -"
nam lNnlanN oi Hartford, 'onn.' IN thclr Iic-
.,r..-.,i,, uniform Of the revolutionary reriod
-. i h,. ,t,, N,,. u,,,,,.tir, t,,,,s c,
-, u. v|
l... thn Portsmouth Heavy Artillery. Cant
:, t,... ,, scott, ro,.i,,l de-, ra,, nh,
"-.''"' ~" ''' "l''"' ""t"' W" Wv
fr Imsdalc Guards. Capt llostord; and the
Manchester War Veterans Can't Dodge escort.
,,. ,h. STINT. ooi.ials a., N,y. u,,,,.bir an,
M- W. "'"'' 'i" nus y, Nv" n"'ni9"'ic "nu
the oiy Government OF Man hester.
Tho third division. under Col Hooker Of
p..ri.l.oro' with nm imno-inr stafr 81 monnted
cNr'r-. was crowning feature of the process
siam o.,nnnseJ. ~ il wns. of war veterans Of
a. r. j., ~. ..,.. ,, .,,i,, ,,,h ,i
',"'" II, ,''''' 90, way , '''''V' 'O"Sl "'"
.it for duty. The FIRST brigade. embracing
,.l.rn county h,ttnlions. numbered about
80 m"n; the second. under command of Col.
bh'eriicld. was Soo strong the third under
.'' my from nu'..n' anu A'''9oh '"un-
ties l25 men: tn" fourth was made NJ Of the
yeomanry Of Washington. Orange. LanoiNc.
Orleans EasnV nn1 Cul.l.uia .,iinti.- noo
s.-,,,, m.li,, ,i..,, i qn,.n.n
ey,rv nvailalI. raint nf ,l-,r,.fi,,n ai,n., ,h,.
Wv, "'"'''''V f','', W "''''H Wv
route was occupied by enthusiastic spectators.
The waving of faes hiizzas from III. crowd
and the baartv rnl.n,f, fror, l,,h ,iJ oul
n. y'n '.'N m,"'S p m,i IKE ",'u "d a'ia
St' r,.i,t,d "bSrrs n verr r' houI wer y.
a., ~ oiI u.tin. ,, ir1 i.,p ,i mrw ,, MI NJ
ni,,ns Win ~ haT - ~. n,1, NJ 1,,a ,a1
North street there was nm arch snannims Main
Huse nnd an inr,.rH' tbr.,,o ~ n',l. ,.n,,>
, a. " q d'', @ "i nun 'ti '"N ~ IN '"ll-
sbsg1 ybt o,n uGrI ,,o H., Msi hyqd St t1e Ggpmn
NJ T s, a'iio 4i!,i r, 9.t,v. n"u m,ar,u ,v
f any !, ,rns n,s Mn, IT, ,r , T., ,hl ,,hl
ioiio, vera nmnil"d t. t., H. & ,,,". '"c
Th- rroecssion WA. ~ The % m.,st ' im,.6sins over
h, II =. II ,.,n'rrw 1, y.'I,,- T. , -, ~, Il ~,
In h nnmSarcd AZ feir "-,mat" '' A. d"o ''IS ,en. III
- ,iln nnr,s - ,h -1,c"e IT. i H.
q nfVrrm',nt fba o,,,,.,. ra,., ~, ~, b., ~
,an, phnlanx onn,,noaol ~ ,iinrlr soiit -,
~ Wsrtfer" NM W. .ii',, 9'iu f,n ~,
Kaw IJ,n,.pir. r.. ,,,3 ,i,, V.r,,,,, ~,
erar Tbs,. iat,.r 4 ir a,,,. h'ir ,i
lie ni,thu.insm r,n,hsd IL .liinoX yrh.n :, i"Iv
Of 500. with banner ins rihii "SuunEv In.
moiile" nude iis nupnnrancn Among the
notable rerson- in the procession wore:
G!N. thrlanN Of Vermont and stan, the Hon.
Edward J. phelps President of the Day the
n,n ,ihhl"l hnprri-, orator ~ IN" laN cen
.. y. laltfson OF New hampshire, 4 ol. l-uhr /.
hingshury OF Vermont. and Cen W. ". Henry
81 Vermont who nrt.d H. u-~i iStnlt- h. Chief
M,iH49.n !.. a. p' Nhs.n, ne MA ~ - NOR
6.ll. ,ul'l ol sun vi, non y y VI .ltlh+ 'l
W u N"al"y. conmundlnE ih" kgli DIVISION
COL 7, ). Peck. commanding Gov. FMrhRuks's
4 Wl lroi' H. W Hui mn "l Ahl"Nd, MIS-
E,u'-N,pN., =, WI ,"il' ,,tN'i '7t'' '.ll ca
tfupnl. thc non. JpllN ll"it' fNut. I mel jus
y" ot vermont, and his H~-"' 'iat'r on the
NJ th vnrnn, vmn MI a.,H't w. Iinm., lJilrn'
- ~ '.,'' 49, 'Nli''' I "a" ,il,s
ElN rs .,,nl "i NV haHil-ilIc, una N,.N. N,h
Ehdt OF knod1 lsiaui. with th'ir stans the
tiir. Ssnai, "ud ttn"r S,n,r "nicinl" - Ntn,v
II -, L. ir' "''@ '''' ''''' ''' ''' 20 Az"
- W tp7hIir' ,
Nh'n 'hc procession HrflN'd M me entrance
INC the nilii,rv frn,ir,t u,,,' H. r,t, ~ ,he
~ -, ~. ,ni ,I IL, iiit,s ~ ~ ,', ~,
~, nit Wv ~ ll'iilT uI"l tA' Nt' anu ,h'l
t'tt'I uNl"in ihr lHNll,,h 'ihl ON ui'' -.utl 81
bNu llil'h. It- li'l Mhi~lihl anu NltI lntn
tYt.ohh t,Y,t..ohh ~ ~ ii"i"'' an 'nhAs anu hll us
lhen. The military were then dismissed. and
81 iI"'asl"h hl'Ae up
Arriving a. N" mammoth pavilion tont on the
! 'UI'lllul UrIlH. an address Ni WtIHIfIH WIS