The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-21

coats. They are ours, or Mollie Stark
sleeps a widow tonight" Being the his
toric words uttered by General Stark as
he rallied his men to fight on the field OF
Bennington. The other half of the same
side of the arch has these words: "Peace
hath her victories no less renowned than
war-lS91" The arch of 1877 is a living
arch, and represents on both sides the
thirteen original states by young ladies in
costume with banners. The arch is built
to represent the stone of the monument in
coloring and general appearance. AS the
president passed under this arch in the
procession a choir of 200 voices sang
"America, Hail Columbia" "Star Span
gled Banner" and other patriotic songs.
Dedication Day.
The president and party arrived at
North Bennington last night. This morn
ing he was received by mounted escort
of war veterans from Orville, VT,
and escorted to his place in the parade.
Governor Page rode with the president
in the procession. Among the bodies
moving with the parade were the follow
ing: Grand Army posts, Vermont Ma
tional Guard, Sons of the American Rev
olution, Knight Templars, and Patri-
archs Militant, Tibbets Cadets, of Troy,
North Adams Light Battalion, and many
others. The route Of the procession was
two miles long, and ended at the monu-
ment. In the line were governors Rus
sell, of Massachusetts, and Tuttle, of New
Hampshire; Secretary Proctor; Senator
Morrill,; Governor Page, of Vermont;
General Alger; Ex-Governor Rice, Of Mas
sachusetts, and many other distinguished
men.
A Brilliant Pageant.
1t was brilliant scene as the column
marched along Main street. The roadway
was lined on each side with masses of
cheering people who were packed clean
up to the houses from the space kept
clear for the marchers. The president and
other celebrities were given ovations as
they appeared in the line. 1t was noon
before the monument was reached and the
ceremonies began. They consisted of
singing, prayers, patriotic orations and the
usual formal dedication of the memorial.
1t was p. m before they were concluded.
Was Grand Celebration.
Vermont has never seen a celebration
arranged upon such a grand and magnif-
cent scale. 1t was the elimination of long
series of events covering century. Aug.
10, the anniversary of the battle Of Ben
nington, is to the people of south Vermont
what the Fourth of July is to the nation.
For nearly fifty years there has been
more or less preparation for the building
of suitable monument. The first or
ganized effort was in 1853. The cost of
the monument and site has been, in round
numbers, 100000; Massachusetts, con-
tributed $4,000; New Hampshire, $500;
the national government $4,000, and
Vermont, $4,000. The. balance has been
raised by private subscriptions.
Description of the Memorial.
The monument stands on a command
ing site 2S3 feet above the Wallonsac
river. The foundation of the monument
is the solid rock of the mountain, on the
top of which was situated the BENIN gton
of the Revolution. The structure is an
obelisk, built of native stone and faced
with sandy-hill dolomite. The height
from the base TO the top of the capstone is
300 feet 1917 inches The monument at the
base is 81 feet inches by 35 feet inches,
running to point at the top. The lookout
room is 1888 feet above the foundation and
is reached by an iron staircase. From
this lookout the battlefield is plainly visi.
BILE seven miles away.