The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-28

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full for the determined and successful
fight they made.-Nelo York Press.
ABLAZE WITH GLORY.
Bennington was ablaze with glory
Wednesday. Thousands and thousands
of visitors thronged the streets. 1t was
day long to be remembered and will go
down in history as one, if not the great
est centennial celebration and dedication
that ever took place on this continent.
The parade was one of the grandest DEM
onstrations of its kind in the history of
the state.-Cdmbridg Post.
PROUD ANCESTRY.
A state which has done so much in two
wars for the whole country, and has con-
tributed such able statemen to the ma
tional councils, does we'll to remember
thatit has a proud ancestry. There is
opportunity for future worth of the
past, if the spirit of the past is put into
legislation, industrial arts and education
al methods. Vermont Journal.
ALL KEPT OPEN HOUSES.
The people of the town kept open
houses and welcomed with hospitality
which knew no bounds the visitors which
thronged from the surrounding districts
to Bennington. They evidently resolved
that no efforts should be spared on their
part to make the occasion memorable in
more ways than one. The honest country
folks, dressed in their Sunday clothes, and
carried in all sorts of conveyances, the
bright dresses of the blushing country
lasses setting off their smiling faces to
good effect. The town was decorated in
all quarters, the buildings and private
residences being hidden by bunting and
streamers, the national colOrs predomina-
ting, while triumphal arches spanned
the streets at frequent intervals over the
route by which the procession passed.
american Press, Association Papers.
STUDY STATE HISTORY.
The exercises of the day passed off in a
highly creditable manner and thousands
of people were present.
This good time to study the history of
the state and to reflect upon the glorious
labors.-St. JOhnSbMy Gale dOnidn.
THIS Is A GREAT DAY.
What with the laying of the corner
stone of the new Mail and Express build
ing IN New York City, and the dedica-
ton of the battle monument at Benning-
ton, Vt, we may truthfully say that it is
a great day for both New York and Yer
mont.
Indeed it is also Bennington's gala day,
day long to be remembered by her cit
liens, day which is never forgotten by
those who read the history of the deeds
of brave Gen. John Stark, who on that
very soil, gave the British lesson they
have never forgotten even to this day,
for it was the turning point in our ma
TONS history at that period, and its vic
tory sent thrill of joy and gladness
through the land, and awakened dying
hopes and cheered our forefathers on to
renewed strength and victories. And
hail Vermont!-Mdild and ErDrSSs.
CROWD AsToNIs HINGLY LARGE.
A celebration of national interest and
Importance was held in a village and had
character in its exercises and attend
ance which puts it in the front rank of
things of the kind. The programme was
carried out in the presence of crowd
astonishingly large to be got together
under the circumstances, without accid-
ent or confusion, and in way to give
pleasure to all concerned. There was
good management and good luck. The
event shows that the work of prepare
ton has been in the main good from the
start, and there was good luck in the
absence of accidents and the weather.
~ To the people of
Bennington who carried the brunt of the
work, attended to the $4,000 details, the
state and all concerned should be heartily
grateful. The undertaking was in many
respects an enormous one for them and
they worked Literally day and night upon
it.-Rutland Herald.
YoLGMNs CAN BE WRITTEN.
Volume upon volume of prose might
be compiled, rod sunpon rod of poetry
could be written, and song after song sung
in praise of the lesson to be deduced
from the days observations, but all to a
large degree would be incomplete and
sadly fail in its true mission.-SundGy
Express, North adams.
ONE OF SEVENTEEN BATTLES.
At first blush it may have seemed ex-
travagant when Rev. Mr.. Severance in the
exercises there Sunday declared Ben
nington to have been one of the II decis-
i've battles of history. But it needs only
a glance at the condition of the strug-
Cling colonies at the time to see how
momentous was the issue between these
husbandmen of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire and Berkshire fighting with the
weapons and the methods of backwoods-
men against the trained veterans of Eu-
rope. 1t was
the turning point of the war. An cleo
trict current of confidence went through
the country, the militia rose en- mdSSe,
patriot troops swarmed around Burgoyne
on every side, and in spite of the amaz-
ing incompetence of Gates and the loose
ness and incoherence of the fighting, the
British had to surrender because over
powered by numbers. The alliance with
France and the favor of other European
powers followed, to help win what the
colonies could never have won alone.-
BrGttleborO Reformer.
WELL DONE, BENNINGTON. ....
The facilities of the Bennington and
Rutland road we're fully taxed up to We'd
nesday afternoon, and during that night
| it was overwhelmed. During the twenty
four hours previous, four miles Of solid
passenger cars had become side-tracked
and / packed at Bennington, and when
night came the greater portion of pas
sengers arriving with them desired to
leave town at once. The result was that
| the road became blockaded and him
drance for time could not be avoided.
But they were no accidents going or COM
| ing and the road is to be congratulated
on handling the immense crowds as well
as it did, Well done Benning ton, and
all parties having to do with working
the celebration.-St. Adams Messenger.
NO HIGHER PRAISE NEEDED.
The whole affair was bigger and better
than that of fourteen years ago. No
higher praise is needed. For the accom-
mediation of the general public nearly
every house in Bennington was thrown
open, and in many halls and buildings
cots were put up for the accommodate on
of visitors. Arrangements for feeding
the multitude were made on an extensive
scale. Booths and temporary buildings