Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-08-11
THE BENNINGTON CENTENNIAL.
progrs mme for the Celebration.

Programme for the Celebrate
| The Executive Committee of thu
Vermont Centennial Commission
announces that the following viii
be substantially the programme fol
the celebration OF the 10th, l6tl
and 18th.
On Wednesday, August 15-Ver
mont's day. A morning salute al
sunrise by the Fuller Battery; ring
ling of bells, At 0 A. NJ. the pro
cession will form aud march thro
the principal street to the groun DIS
where the exercises of the day will
be celebrated in the pavilion, as fol
lows: Address Of welcome by the
President of the day, Hon. Il. j
Phelps of Burlington; music; ora
ton by Hon. Daniel Roberts OF
Burlington; music; poem by Mrs
Julia Q. II. Dorr of Rutland, read
by John Ger enleaf Churchill OF
Andover, Mass; music. The eX'
ercises will then close with short
addresses appropriate to the occa'
sion by distinguished guests, in
Guiding Vice President Wheeler,
Senators Edmunds and Morrill,,
Hon. Il. w. St0ught0n, eX.Gover'
nor Hoffman of New York, eX-GOv'
ernor Hubbard of New Hampshire
and ex.Goycrnor Stewart OF Yer
mont. At . o'clock p. NJ. a review
of the Vermont veterans by his EN-
cellcncy Horace Fairbanks and
staff, will take place. The Cover.
nor of Vermont and President of
the United States will hold u re-
ception for the veterans after the
exercises ut the pavilion. A pub
lie reception by President Haye
will be held from 3 o'clock to 6
o'clock. In|the evening, illumina.
ton of the camp of the Vermont
veterans. Open air concerts will
be given from 8 o'clock to 0 o'clock
by the various bands present at the
following places: Putnam House
receiving stand of the grounds and
Walloomsac House.
Thursday, Aug. 10th, Centennial
celebration of the Battle of Ben
nington. For the morning a salute
at sunrise by Fuller's Battery and
the ringing of bells. At $50, the
formation of the procession near
the railroad depot. The procession
move through the principal streets
to the grounds, where it will march
in review before the President of
the United States. At the close OF
the review President Hayes and
party will be escorted to the pavil'
ion, which accommodates 10000,
where the exercises of the day will
be celebrated as follows: Music;
Grafton by Professor S. 9. Bartlett,
President of Dartmouth College
music; a poem by William Gu Hen
Bryant If New York. The exercis-
es will conclude with the singing of
a hymn composed by Mrs. Maria
Mason. At the conclusion of these
exercises a banquet will be served
in the banquet tent, seating $500
persons, at which sentiments suita.
Die to the occasion will be respond.
I'd to by the distinguished guests
present, including President Hayes,
Secretary Evarts, Chief Justice
Waite, Attorney General Devons,
Rice of MASSACHUSETTS
md Prescott of New Hampshire,
Hon. James Ii. Choate of New
York, and Hon. Frederick Billings
Of Vermont. The President, on his
arrival, will be received by IA salute
rom FuIler's Battery and by the
First Regiment of the National
Guard of Vermont, which will es.
,ort him to his quarters. In the
.vening a grand torchlight process.
zion and illumination 10y the Yer.
mont Veterans. The headquarters
If Governor Fairbanks, the Presi-
lent of the United States and the
Governors of the New England
States will be on the Centennial
ield.
August ia parade of the Yer.
mont Militia. The First Regiment
will be reviewed and inspected by
His Excellency Horace Fairbanks
md staff.
Adjutant General Cilley of Maine
writes to-day that Governor Con-
Ter of that State and full staff will
lttend VermOnt's Centennial. Our
have provided ample
police regulations. The Committee
N Entertainment has accOmmoda.
ions for $4,000 people, and fully
hat number are expected.