The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-04
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
The New Hampshire Society Well Repre-
senIed at Bennington,


sented at Bennington.
The Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution have also been to Ben
ming, not as auxiliaries or attaches, but
on the free and independent basis which
corresponds with Stark's historical lati-
tude at the battle of Bennington and his
Interpretation thereof By the arrange
ment of a committee of a board of mana
GERS. consisting of c. E. Staniels, John
G. Ordway, and Rev. G. L. Tappan, ways
and means were provided for the safe
conduct of the party, which filled one of
the commodious Wagner cars and Sc
cured harmonious and enjoyable COM
pany who availed themselves of the most
complete arrangements possible under
the immense contract which the officials
of Vermont had taken to make so large
a multitude of people comfortable and
happy.
Among the excursionists of the party
were Hon. John Kimball, Hon. John c.
Linehan, David Webster, Dea. John Bal
lard, c. Dearbon, S. A. Dow, R. c. Dan
forth of Concord; Hon. Alvin Burleigh
of Plymouth; Gen. H. r. Titus of New
York, formerly Colonel of the Ninth
New Hampshire regiment in the Rebel
lion; Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus H. Stark,
Miss Elizabeth P. Stark, Miss Eleanor
Gamble and Mrs. Jennie A. Osborne of
Manchester, great grand children of Gen
eral Stark; Jas. NJ. Rowell, "a years of
age, who is probably the only person liv-
ing who was at the Generals funeral,
Hon. H. X. Slayton and Hon. Geo. G.
Gilmore all of Manchester; DR.. j. G.
Eastman of Hampstead and II. W. For
bush of Philadelphia.
The society, regarded by Gov. Carroll
S. Page as per his letter of invitation, as
entitled to special privileges" were re-
ceived by the management with every
courtesy, furnished with every facility
for enjoying the ceremonies with as lit
tie personal fatigue as possible, and by
the courtesy of Adjutant General L. S.
Peck of Vermont, carriages were fur
nished Mr.. Stark and his family in the
procession and during their stay.
The most interesting relic of the occa-
sion surprising in Importance the can
non captured by Stark at Bennington,
was shown to the New Hampshire socie-
ty by Mrs. Osborne, its present custodian,
and received with cheers and enthu-
siasm. The relic consists of portion
of the silk flag which was used by Stark
at the battle, and which is now reduced
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comprising the field and its thirteen
stars, painted by hand, upon a blue
ground. This treasure is carefully and
reverently preserved by the family and
may finally find its way to the N. H.
Historical Society as one of the most
valuable mementoes Of State and Ma
tional history. Mrs. Osborne also has
the field book of Gen. Stark in which he
| wrote all his orders of that campaign
The society is under many obligations to
the Amoskeag Veterans, who were
allotted cars in the first division of the
train and from whence many favors were
received, as we'll as to General Ticket
Agent Brown of the Concord and Mon
treal Railroad for his efforts to make
them comfortable. Before the return
trip Hon. H. X. Slayton of Manchester
offered resolutions which were unani'
mously adopted complimentary to the
committee of the society for the able
manner in which they had performed
their duty and for the attention to the
details on which the success of the ex-
cursion depended. DIR. Eastman was
chosen chairman and speeches were
made by John c. Ordway and others
During the return the Stark colors were
taken through the cars occupied by the
Amoskeag Veterans, who saluted it by
round upon round of cheers and tigers
-TraueLLer, in Concord Monitor.