Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07

The Fourth of July of the year 1898 has
tome and gone and with 1t events that
viii make it long remembered. Not the
least OF these was the visit Of the Cana
hians troops to Vermont In itself 1t
meant much; but az an indication OF a
great change ii meant vastly more II
was ono of those happenings which mark
the ending OF an old era and the begin
binp of "A new fl marked the
passing away of the old antnathy
Tor England on our part, and of the dis
trust for us on her part II marked the
drawing together, the union, Of the An
glo-SaNou race. The citizens Of BurHnF-
ton will often have occasion in after years
TO recall the sight of the stars ana stripes
carried at the head of an English resi-
rlart, hoa ting side by side with Englands
flag.
The train bringing the i3d regiment, the
Princess Louise Dragons, and detach-
r1ent of the Second Field Battery to Bur-
llneton WAS over an hour late on account
of broken couplings on the way. but when
It arrived 1t found those members
of Co NJ, V. y. a.. who are not at the
front, oil hand to greet the Canadians.
Capt. Wells drew up the mon in company
front on the side of College street just
above Champlain street and brought them
t. a present while the visitors marched
past. They in turn drew up and salutcd
willie co. NJ, with the sherman band pass
ed To the head of the column. Adjt. Gen.
Peck marshal OF the day. and his aids.
W. B. McKillip j. ". MCGeary and T.. j.
pa,,r ,,,a. ,ha ,roors =, .he station and
led the way to the armory where the
,,,h,,,or,s Will tho ,ner wore waiting
-. H. arr,,r,. 1.-Two No NJ mon gova Tho
20 p,h. poh, vcr,nont' PAN Rob,"
,ho ,o,,oyn ,oiI md chnnrad o,cb cana
dian organization present to the echo.
a,d tiocr tho. made the windows raj
,io
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limo ON Churr, and College streets as fol-
lows:
Platoon of police.
Marshal Cen T.. s Peck and aiGs. ac-
COMMANDED by Col. the Hon NJ Aylmcr,
adjutnnt general of Canada.
sherman Military band.
GO. NJ 20 men. Can't. T.. r. Wells COM
nanding
Caledonia Pipe band Pipe Mai Richard
son commanding
coo. guard with American and British
flag,
F:incess Louise Dragons Guard. 80 men.
Cant Brown commanding.
rGrt,-third Battalion Ottawa and Carrie
ton Rios Lieut.. Cot. A. +. Sherwood
conn, Indlns
Brass ana buglc bands Band Master
James MCtiillicudv and Bugic Major vii.
Lam Howe. commanding. i0o officers and
men
Dctach.;ent Second Field Battery, "a
men Maia- tIurdman, commanding
Make; machine gun detachment. Lieut..
Bell commanding
Ambulance corps two stretchors, Surg.
Mai Scott commanding
The troops lined up around the City Hail
Park with the Canadians opposite the
band stand from which Hon. H. J. Foster
delivered the address of welcome. Mr..
Foster said in substance:
-
MIR FOSTERS SPECIE.
Mr. Foster said in mart. Ofhcers and
1cr of the Ottawa Gnrrison;-
extend to YOU from the people of Bur-
unrton a cordial greeting and A hearty
welcome In their behalf | greet YOU in
di-idualy as neivhbors and friends In
their behalf | welcome YOU I'm YOUR -epre-
sentative capacity. as part and parcel Of
that great military organization whose
drum beat is heard on every contincn.
Ind wherever heard Is a guarantee OF law
and order and progress
Inc peaceful INVASION OF our ci'v ny
all times. But your visit, to-day, coming
at a time fraught with great events. is
peculiarly gratifying not only to W., hut
the government and people Of the Tinted
Rtates II furnishes occasion for
n spectacle of which every
British subject and every American
citizen may well be proud: the spectacle Of
the Union Jack. the emblem OF the ma
ton that for century upou century has
stood for constituted government. ana the
Etars and Stripes. the ensign OF tho ma
ton tina, for more thau n century has
stood for human freedom. carried side Nv
side through our streets I'm peace ana con-
cord. The sight is prophetic Of the closer
,octal ard commercioi union thnt t. a.
tiueG TO bind together the peonlo nC vn,r
Dominion and the people of o,ir countrv,
prophetic of the time when the rrcat t,n,
prc OF which your Dominion is ono inta-
eral and ioyaI part and the Republic of
the United states, two members of one
great family. shall work together In the
bond Of peace TO establish and nlaiut,i i'm
he peace OF the world
Again / bid YOU welcome. AT tho cnd
Of what / trust may be as pleasant n onv
to you as To MS, may YOU return in snrntv
to your homes. CARRYING with Won The
strongest assurance that although GO,
narrated by a political division We arc ana
in. one community
lNIERNATloNAL COUlsTESIES.
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speech had died away Adj, Con ~
Peck called for three cheers for the visit
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