The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-01

III W nav IN IdlltN tue bdll TIE VI lDtlllluR-
ton although it was fought in the State
of New York. All up through Benning-
ton, SALISBURY, Arlington, Manchester
and Dorset, we could but think of that
grand decade in Vermont history from
1913 to 1888, when Allen. Warner and
Baker, with their glorious Green Noun
tain Boys marched over these same
hills ana through these same valeysand
won immortal fame fighting for liberty
and right. Leaving the cars at Man.
chester, we took swift ride behind
pair of Manchester MOrgans. with II H.
Hill for driver, to Centre Dorset, seven
miles, time, thirty eight minutes, to
the place where once was The Inn of
Deacon Cephas Kent of Dorset, where
assembled the first of those conventions
that made The State of Vermont. There
July "a, l77G, they put forth this grand
declaration as the platform of their as.
sociation:
we, the subscribers, inhabitants of
that district of land commonly called
and known by the name of New Hamp-
shire grants. do voluntarily ami solemn
~ engage under all the ties held sacred
amongst mankind, at the Risque
of our lives and fortunes, to Defend by
arms the United American States
against the Hostile attempts of the
British Fleets and Armies until the pres
ent unhappy Controversy between the
two Countries shall be settled All, how
proudly and nobly have NermOnters
ever kept up to that grand old spirit OF
| '1G, not only against the British, but
against all other enemies of human lib
ertv!
AT Centre Dorset we found MANY de-
scenGants of the pioneer settlers, the
Kents, the Sykes and others. They seem
4 be- II united people, and turned out to
make this last meeting of the board
success. Charles b Kent was made
chairman, and in his unique address of
welcome said, among other things, 1
| hardly know what is proper to be
said upon such an occasion. l never
before have had the honor of giving an
address of welcome. have never heard
one given, | never have received an
address of welcome, but | have some
times heard sigh of relief at my de
parture. The board comes to us to teach
us better methods of raising our crops
and feeding our stock, and how to make
more money from our farms. To all
such influences, from all sources and at
all times, the people of Dorset extend a
a cordial and open welcome. We have
first upon the programme Professor
Cooke of the State university, who will
-peak upon Feeding Farm Stock, sub
ject upon which he has profound sci
enttiC knowledge as well as a wide eX
perience, and these themes will be pre-
scented to us thoroughly dgested and
properly Cooked II. H. Hill OF Isle La
Motto, will treat upon the Breeding and
Care of the Horse. Hill is name fam
Gus in its association among Vermont
horses. Who is there that loves a horse
that has not heard of Hills Black Hawk;
The everlasting hills of Vermont devel-
oped the Vermont horse and it is a graf
ltication that we have a Vermont Hill to
develop this subject at our meeting,
The Wastes Of the Dairy are to be told
by III. w. Vail of Pomfret. This is a
dairy town, and this subject that will
elicit much interest, and there are some
of us who can speak more confidently
of our wastes than of our profits. | have
often hoped that my dear departed faith.
err was not compelled to look down upon
the ancestral acres now under my man
Rgement, and | sincerely hope that the
Vail Of silence will kindly rest upon
some of these things in Dorset. | see
that Professor Deering is 10 close the
meeting with the Farmer and Farm
Homes. This subject is addressed par
ticularly to our youth, the boys and
girls, one of the staple products of our
soil, and the crop that, above all Others
stands nearest our hearts. We congrat
| ~ al prrualyay that thtg Ctthiapt = h.
presented by the scholarly professor in
way that will result in en-Deering &c
us still more this product, that is the
pride of our town and the glory of the
State cannot from memory give Mr.
Kent's speech entire, but it was good
one and it opened the way for a good
meeting. Except at Grand Isle in DC
2 tober, don't think the board has had a
better meeting, although that at Pom
, fret came near IL. All the sessions, in
- spite of wind and storm, were fully at
tended and the interest well sustained
The last afternoon was occupied by
the member from Washington county
, who gave the Elements of Successful
Farming and Strawberry Culture to a
crowded house. In spite of his beinl
the homliest man on the board. Mr.
Chaplin has managed to make friends
everywhere, and particularly here, where
I at the close of the meeting, they gave
him quite an ovation for plain ole
s farmer to have. A dispatch had com,
2 from Middlesex saying that the Senator
, from Washington had become grand
2 father for the first time Chairman
Kent and Vail of Pomtret, with somt
= help from others, put up job on the
member from Middlesex. Near the CLOSE
| of the exercises Mr. Kent arose and very
Z eloquently remarked that he had motto
ed peculiarly satisfied smile on tn,
, face of the member from Washington
, county when he talked of the youth anC
infants. warning them against Jersey
milk, and recommending strawberrIe,
to bare foot boys with cheeks of tan.
: etc. Then referring to the dispatch
about the little Teller who was kickIn
1 and hollerin.' he said: Now | propose
that this congregation rise and give tire,
cheers for the little grandson, and they
5 did rise and give them with right goot
1 will. Now said he, three more fol
D the aged grandfather and again the
church was uplifted and edited. O
! course the little Teller will be named
Dorset with such additions and amend
- ments as the committee on nominations
2 may propose.
2 This was the last meeting not only OF
r the season but for this term of office.