Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27

ment v. N. G.; three companies of
| the n. FL. n. G., militia COM
pany from Troy and one from
Hoosac Falls, n. Y; the Light Guards
battalion of North Adams, Mass; Bat
terry B, Fourth artillery, q. S. A, under
command of Brevet-Maj Harry C. Cush-
ing, and the First light battery V. n.
| G. These constituted the first division.
| As the chief marshall gave the COM
| mand for the column to start platoon
of mounted deputies under Sheriff Rob-
| lnson led the way, followed by a
platoon of police. Then came the
grand marshall and his aides under the
| escort of John A. Logan post G. A. R.,
(mountedD of Orwell. Then followed
the different divisions in their order.
AT the head of the second division
| marched the United States Military
band, followed by the corps of cadets
$50 strong; then the department of
Vermont, G. A. B.; Willard Post, G. A.
r., of Troy, n. Y; the Vermont Veteran
| association of Boston; Knights Tenn
plars mounted and on foot; Putnam
Phalanx, of Har tford, Conn.,, as a
guard of honor; detachment of Full
ler's battery in Continental uniform in
charge of two pieces of artillery cap
tured by Gen. Stark at the battle of
Bennington. These made up the sec
ond division under command of As
sistant Marshal Col. A. w, Metcalf,
Second regiment, n. FL. n. G.
Following the second division came
the members of the Vermont state leg
islature on foot.
The third division was under the COM
n of 01
came the invited guests in carriages.
There were nearly 800 of these car
riages in all. The head of the column
moved at little after 1890 o'clock,
passing under an evergreen arch which
stood at the head of North street
Across the face of the arch in white
immorteiles was the inscription: ''Mol-
lie Stark Was Not Widowed" and the
dates '1701' and '.1777." An enormous
crowd filled the street from curb to
curb and the advance guard cleared the
way slowly. rt-.s
The procession moved down North
street and turned east to Gage street
for two squares and turned into Main
street. At the junction of North and
Main streets a huge arch in imitation
of masonry had been drawn across
Main street. Over the keystone OF the
arch stood the figure of the Goddess of
Liberty. Below were arranged thir-
teen of Bennington's prettiest girls
holding the flags of the thirteen origi-
nal states. AS the president passed
under the arch shower of roses fell
from the hands of the young girls,
which sprinkled his carriage and fell
all about it. At the same time the
chorus of childish voices struck up
America
The reviewing stand was on Main
street, about quarter of mile be-
hind the arch. Here the president stood
with head uncovered for a half hour
while the procession was passing in
review. When the head of the column
of carriages came in sight the president
left the stand and resumed his seat in
his carriage The head of the column
had reached the monument by this time,
and the militia forces were massed on
the west of the great stand, which had
been erected in front of it. The second
and third divisions were massed as
they came up on the east, and the
carriages then drove up in front
of the stand and the guests were
thousand had been provided
on the stand, which was rooted in with
canvas. The seats were arranged in
three tiers, and the orator of the day,
the president and other speakers who
We're to address the multitude were
seated on the second tier near the center
of the stand.
1t took some time to arrange all of
the guests, and it was after the noon
hour when Hon. Wheelock G. Veazey,
the president of the day, arose and
spoke briefly. Gen. Veazey then intro
duced Rev. Charles Parkhurst, of Bos-
ton, the chaplain of the day, who deliv-
cred the invocation. -
Gov. Page then arose and, on behalf
of the state of Vermont, delivered an
address of welcome.
Ex-Gov. Prescott of New Hampshire,
president of the Bennington Monument
association, in brief speech then trans
ferred the monument to the state of
Vermont and Gov. Page responded
briefly, accepting it.
Following this ceremony chorus of
male voices sang a dedication ode COM
posed for the occasion. The president
of the dav then introduced Hon. Ed
ward J. Phelps, of Burlington, the ora
tor of the dav. He received an enthu-
siastic greeting. Mr. Phelps said:
Vermont consecrates to- day her first his
toric monuments; but New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, who fought with her and for
her at Bennington, have joined in erecting
this memorial of their common history
And they are here by q splendid repre- senta-
zion to share in the triumph of its compile
ton, and give the occasion by the distinc-
tion of their presence a higher dignity, a
more generous grace.
The speaker then recited the occur
rences which led up to the battle of Ben
nington and Stark's victory and review
ed the famous controversy over the
New Hampshire grants.
In 1871, he continued Vermonts long con-
troversy reached an end. Her demands
were finally conceded. An amicable adj
justment was made with New York, and a
hundred years of unbroken friendship be-
tween these states has long obliterated all
trace OF old time bitterness. On the 18th of
February, 1891, an act adopted by congress
for the admis sion of Vermont to the union
was signed by the hand of Washington
Mr.. Phelps then reviewed the course
of Vermont in her one hundred years
and concluded as follows:
Gazing forward in the light of the vanish
ing century we are able to discern with the
eye of faith and hope what this sentinel pile
shall look out upon in the days that are be-
fore it,. 1t wilt look out upon Vermont, on
whose valleys and hillsides the seed time
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