Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-24

diately took position in the brilliantly
lighted parlors, surrounded by a detail OF
the Ransom Guards. Col. Harrington, Aid
TO the President, took position beside him
to introduce tho callers. The Ransom
Guard Battalion Band struck up lively
air from the outside of the hotel, and the
impatient visitors were admitted 10 shake
hands with President Hayes. For two
hours an almost endless crowd of people,
old and young, rich and poor, crippled and
inirm, passed before the President, hearth
ly shaking his hand. Secretaries Evarts
aud McCrary, Postmaster General Key and
Attorney General Devens arrived somo-
what behind time, but took position on the
right of the President and were cordially
received by the visitors. The reception
lasted from to ii o'clock.
In consequence of the arrival OF The Pres
ident late in the afternoon, Gov. Fairbanks
was obliged to postpone the intended re-
view of the veterans announced in the pro-
gram, and 1t was proposed TO have a torch
light procession in the evening, but rain
prevented. Neither was there any general
illumination of the town, as was expected,
although the Stark house and several stores
made fine displays. The camps of the vet
Grams and the militia were, however, splen-
ddly illuminated, and the men INDUCED
in round of friendly visits.
THE CAMP ILLUMINATIoNs
are thus described by the correspondent
of the Boston Globe: At an early hour, as
the dusk of night favored, the whole camp
was ilumined by fires and torchlights, in
terspersed with thousands of Chinese Lam
terms, calcium lights, transparencies, etc.,
etc. Especially noticeable among the many
organization displays the camps of the vet
Grams, Green Mountain and Granite, with
Fuller's Battery, were made attractive and
brilliant in the extreme; Rockers head
quarters were the object of universal adj
miraton, rendered so by the $50 Chinese
lanterns, pyramids of lights, rockets, and
a brilliant and choice display of lranspar-
encies. Directly in front of the officers
tents and parallel with the color lines, the
triangular transparencies stretching to the
farthest camp location, were likenesses of
Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Stark,
Ethan Allen, Evarts, Devens, Custer, Sedg-
wick, Sheridan, Sherman, General Badly
Smith, and Brooks. On the sides of the
| triangular transparencies representing Lin
coin, Grant, Sedgwick, Sheridan, Stark
an6 Ethan Allen, was printed the following
! well-known and popular maxims-in the
order as above named: Charity
for all, malice toward none - Grant-"I
| shall fight II cut on this line IL 1t takes all
summers" Sedgwick put Vermontsrs
in front aud keep the columns well closed
up;" Sheridan-"The Vermont boys new
er disappointed me-" Stark-"See there,
my men, there are the red.coats before
night they must be ours, or Molly Stark
shall be a widow" Allen-"In the name
of the Great Jehovah and tho Continental
Congress" The perfect sketching and de-
lineation OF the likenesses excited much
praise.
Thursday---Celebr ration Of Bennington
Battle.
Thursday morning gave promise Of fair
err weather, and, except a smart shower
about o'clock, the promise was fulfilled.
At an early hour the crowds poured in
from all quarters in numbers greatly ex-
ceeding those OF the previous day, some es-
Inmates placing the attendance as high as
5000. Gov. Fairbanks, President Hayes,
and their attendants made their appearance
about 10 o'clock and were driven at once Ia
their places in the forming procession.
THURSDAYS PROCESSION.
In addition q bSe YhcR
President and party, the Boston cadets,
Lieut.. Gov. Knight of Massachusetts, men,
bers of Gov. Rice's staff and Executive
Council, Tibbetts corps of cadets from
Troy, etc., etc. The President was received
all along the line Of march with prolonged
cheers, the waving of handkerchiefs, the
clapping Of hands, and every demonstra-
ton OF enthusiasm, which he acknowledge
ed by dofiing his hat and bowling and fire.
quent hats were made so that he might
rise and return the salutations. Seated
with him was Gov. Fairbanks, and In the
carriages following were Messrs. Evarts,
Key, McCrary and Devens, who were also
recipients of warm favors at the hands OF
the multitude. An interesting feature of
the procession were two cannon captured
from the British 100 years ago, in charge of
detail from Fuller's Battery.
THE GRAND REVIEW.
The President upon arriving at camp,
accompanied by the members Of the Cabi-
net, Gov. Fairbanks and other dignitaries,
Immediately assembled the stand erected for
him 10 review the procession. For nearly
two hours continuous stream of military
and distinguished personages passed before
him in review. Over 10000 people were on
the grounds. The scene was grand. Pres
ident Hayes welcomed the procession at
the reviewing stand with brief remarks,
in which he congratulated the State of Yer
mont upon the felictous beginning and
| progress of this centennial occasion, and
referred to the.evident interest taken in her
Tooth anniversary OF two prominent events
by the visiting officials of sister States, The
military and thousands present.
In response to calls, President Hayes
stepped TO the front of the reviewing stand
and said: 1--WE have been told that there
should be in essentials unity, in all things
| charity. 1 will introduce TO YOU a
member OF the cabinet, Postmaster Gener-
al Key of Tennessee" Mr.. Key spoke as
follows, after thanking the assembly for
the opportunity offered: ~ came here 10
see and not TO be seen to learn and not to
teach. l can remember no more crafty
ing thought than that the historians rec
ord says that, in that great struggle which
we to-day revere, Washington and Allen
and Warner were from different parts of
the country. thank you"
The President then introduced McCrary
as coming from a Slate far distant--Iowa.
The secretary of war said: 1.-The day is cal
ho
and grandness of great nation. A land
in which NAV travel 1000 miles and vet