Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-08-28
GEN. JOHN STARK.
Vermont Fifty Commentaries His Vic.
tory in the Centennial Celebra.
tfOn at Bennington.
Magnificent Battle Monument, the Tall
est of the Kind in the World
Dedicated.
National Interest In the Event Shown
BY the Pres nee of Thou.
sands of Visitors.

National Interest In the Event Shown
By the Pres, nee of Thou.
sands Of Visitors.
The ceremony OF dedicating the
monument erected to comemo-
rate the battle of Bennington crowd.
ed that little town to overhowing on
the 10th inst. The presence OF the
president OF the United States and
members OF his cabinet, as well as the
governors OF three or four states, gave
the event q more than local interest.
1t brought people from all parts of
the United States, but particularly
from New England, to witness and
take part in the ceremony. Probably
in the whole history OF Bennington no
such distinguished gathering will be
held there again. At the encamp-
ment grounds around the soldiers
home, where the interest OF the event
centered during the early part
OF the day, the soldier boys
were aroused by the roll call at
O'Clock. The crowd was up with the
soldiers, for with the first break OF
dawn, the streeUs began 10 assume a
lively appearance and theroads lead
ing into town commenced to empty
their stream OF carriages and wagons
in the camp grounds. Every private,
as we'll as every public house in Ben
nington, was crowded and many
slept on the lawns, while hundreds
were glad to find sleeping quarters
in tents which afforded little protec-
ton from the chill night air. The
first OF the special trains was due he.
fore s O'Clock, but the wagon roads
brought O. very large accession to the
multitude in the town before that
hour, and when the first train arrived
the gaily decorated streets were we'll
filled.
The principal interest was in the
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT
and his party, who had spent the
night at the home of Gen. J. c. McCul-
Tough, at North Bennington, vemiles
away.
Gov. Page did not go to meet the
president. He drove over to North
Bennington the night, before, accom-
panied by Adit. Gen. Peck, and spent
the night with the president at Gen. Nc
Cullough's, and with him had gone a
dozen members of John. A. Logan
post, G. A. R, OF Orwell, VT, mount
ed), under command of II. G. Hib-
bard. These Grand Army men were
IN undress cavalry uniform and car
ried sabres. The carriage which had
been provided for the presi-
dent was drawn by four white horses
with plumes OF red, white and blue IN
their head stalls. On the box sat two
coachmen IN livery. AS the process
sion approached Bennington, the
mounted escort rode ahead OF the car
riage in which sat the governor and
Gen: Mccullough with the president.
Behind this carriage were others in
which sat the members Of the presi-
dents party. 1t was the duty OF the
mounted escort to keep the road clear,
and 1t was not without difficulty that
they succeeded in making q passage
for the presidents carriage through
the crowd OF vehicles which filled the
country road. All the way from
North Bennington to Bennington the
president was
GREETED WITH CHEERING,
to which he responded by taking off
his hat and bowing. The start from
North Bennington was made shortly
after 8 O'Clock, but it was slow and it
was reached after 8 when tho little
procession reached the Soldiers Home
where the carriages drew in and the
president, with the assistance OF Gov.
Page, left the carriage and entered the
governors parlor. Before he entered
the house he turned and bowed repeat
edly to the cheering multitude, which
had surrounded the building. In the
parlor the president held briefrecep-
tiOn at which the members of the gov
ernor's staff and other distinguished
persons were introduced to him. In the
meantime, the militia forces had been
assembling on the paradeground with
out. The corps OF cadets from West
Point accompanied by the Post band
had arrived on q special train and
had marched to the place of assembly,
and q number of Grand Army posts
We're drawn up on the parade ground.
Brig Gen. Greenieaf, the marshal and
his staff, mounted in front of Gen.
Greenleaf's tent at the end of the
parade ground, and the marshals
orderlies road backward and forward
across the parade carrying orders to
the marshals OF the different divisions,
The hour fixed for starting
THE PARADE
was 10 O'Clock, but it was nearly 1O:-
80 when the last report show.
ed that the divisions were
all in readiness for the
start and word came to the chief
marshal that the president and re-
viewing party were ready. A minute
later the president and his party left
and resumed their seats in the car.
riages which awaited them. The ar
rangement OF the carriages were
changed slightly for the parade. In
the first carriage sat the president.
Gov. Page and Adit. Gen, Peck. Tn