New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-18
TURNED TO BENNINGTON
STRANGERS FLocKING TO THE FAMOUS OLD
TOWN.
ALL READY FOR THE DEDrcAT1oy OF THE
BATTLE MONUMENT ON WEDNESDAY,
NOTED MEN WHO WILL
BE TTIEpE


Bennington. Vt, Aug. i7.-C;overnor pare and the
executive committee OF tho Centennial commission
have been busy engaged to-day comnlctinr final ar
engagements for tho great celebration. Tonight the
decorations OF the town virtually complete These
consist OF arches stationed ut the middle and beginning
OF uhe rouUe' ana decorations OH public buildings and
private houses. The town is abaye With patriotic
notices. Upon the first arch through which the pro
cesson VIII pass on it, way TO tho monument are these
words: "i602-Mole Stark was not wjdowed-i777"
on the diverse side, "Wecome--all done In flowers.
white and yellow immortelles Prominent among the
decorations are those at the Soldiers Home at the
schoolhouses, the free library building courthouse,
pOstocc, Putnam House. and at the houses OF Colonel
Abbott, OF the Governors staff Major Valentine and
IL. G.. Root, of the monument building committee
J. s. Holden and a. p. Chlds. and on tho Masonic,
odd Fellows and Red Mems halls Maln-st.
Is one line of bunting from beginning 10 end,
this being the street through which the procession
passes. ending in Monumentave.. which leads to the
monument. Numerous large flags arc suspended across
the streets at frequent intervals and all sorts Of APP
pr pirate cmblems bearing upon the battle Of Ben
ningon and its significance can be seen in all direc-
tons. Secretary Proctor and the president OF the
day. General Veazey, arrived to-day at 80 p m.
Tomorrow Governor Tutte and suite together with
the NewlTampshire and Aposkeag Veterans, will ar
rive and 60 into camp on the grounds east of those
now occupied by the Vermont National Guard. Ben
jamn F. Prescott Of New Hampshire. president Of
the Battle Monument Association, arrived today and
will attend meeting of Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton tomorrow afternoon which will be presided over
by Secretary Proctor, who will welcome 300 members
of the Society of New Hampshire, who come with
Governor Tuttlc to participate in TIE grand procession
ON Wednesday.
Governor Russell. Of Massachusetts. and staff will
arrive at II 80 p. and their train Of palace
will be side tracked beside those from New-Hampshre.
At 3 a. m. Wednesday the trains Of the Knights
Tcmplar and Patrarchs Militant will arrive In three
sections and will join the colony from Ma sachusets a1C
New Hampshire. Tic North Adams Light Battalion
the I'd and Sd Regiments, Patriarcs Militant Of Massa
chusetts a regiment Of the Atlantic Division under
command Of General Woodward. OF Albany, and the
Tibbets Cadets, of Troy, will arrive at go a. M
Wednesday, Just in time to participate In the fcstvi
ties of the day. Prominent men Of the state are ar
irving on every train, and all viii DO provided with
comfortable quarters till Thursday noon. The Pres
dent and lis party will arrive at rs Tuesday evening
and dine with General Mccullough before an
nouncsd. on Wednesday morning President Harrison
Will be received at North Bennington by mounted
escort of war veterans from Orwell, Vt. under COM
nand of Captain Hibbad Governor Page will ride
with the President in the procession. 80
Tomorrow morning Cushine's Battery Will give an
OK hbition drill al 80 and FnllerS Light Battery viii
be inspected Immediately after by Captain Hoyt. Of
arm OF the service from the fact that on Wednesday
when the procession arrives at MOnumentave there
batteries 10 make evolutlonS ana Ire STATE ana
National salues while the rest OF the procession con-
times It's march . II,
spread for $500 people.