Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-27
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readcrs-Dcdicnti ton Of
Marker nj Terminus of Mill
tary Road.

The meeting of the Orleans County
Historical society, held at Hazen's Notch
in Westlield, on Friday the list, proved
a grand success. The day was perfect.
AS the party neared the Notch at about
1130 o'clock the occasion was announced
by the crack of a cannon at regular
intervals. Upon arriving at the Notch
large concourse Of people was found
and the party was welcomed by the
strains of martial music produced by a
drum corps from all over the county
OF Orleans The executive committee
from Westtleld and Lowell were on hand
and had provided a large iron kettle
from which the aroma of hot coffee
arose. Many relics of our forefathers'
days were on exhibition. After dinner
the crowd, which then numbered about
one thousand people. was called to order
by Il r. ID. Carpenter, Esq, of Barton
Landing, president of the society. The
president apd veteran secretary of the
society DR.. J. NJ Currier of Newport,
together with the speakers stood upon
huge boulder high above the roadway.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Chas. II.
Brown of Newport, after which Mr.. Car
penter welcomed those present in short
and patriotic speech The next in order
was the unwilling Of the memorial tab
let which is to hereafter mark the ter
minus of the military road constructed
to this point in 1873 by Col. Moses HaZen.
Upon the rocky platform with the pre-
sident was a young lady dressed in white
holding the American flag, and not far
away, about II feet above the road, was
the granite tablet above referred to-
draped with the American colors, by the
side of which stood Miss Mildred Bell
of Westteld dressed in white. At n sig
nal from the president and the waving
of the flag in the hands of the young
lady first described, the flag was raised
from the tablet by the hands Of the
young girl at its side amid the roar OF
the cannon and the cheers of the crowd
The tablet is of granite, about three
feet in height, being shaped like a
pyramid, and bears this inscription
Terminus OF the HAGEN road 1779." Hon
f. w. Baldwin of Barton gave the
historical address Of the day, after which
followed short speeches by Rev. NJ. V
b. Knox, formerly of this State Rev
| Chas. r. Brown of Newport, Oscar c
Miller ESQ of Newport and Rev, NJ
w. Farman of Westfied. The society
| passed a resolution of thanks to Hon
+. w. Baldwin for his able address
| and to the committee from Westfield anC
Lowell who so efficiently arranged every
| thing to make the meeting a success
The exercises terminated by the singing
| of America" by the assembled people
| and the boom of the cannon as well a!
the old war time music by the drum
| corps.
SMALL POX AT BENNINGTON.
fully developed case Of small pc,
was found near Bennington Monday af
ternoon. The party having 1t has beer
working in the Holden-Leonard mill VI
to Saturday night Three physicians wer'
in Bennington that evening giving fire.
vaccination. Selectmcn have put gurad
around the house and are taking ever,
| precaution possible to prevent any spread
TO INSTALL NEW MASONIC LODGE
The Masonic lodge will be instituted
in Barton Landing September -, will
appropriate ceremonies, after which TIL
| Masonic hall will he dedicated. At tn
arrival of the 80 p. m. express a CRANE
procession will be formed, led by tn
band. and will march to the Austin grow
where there will be interesting exercises
Some prominent speakers belonging t.
the order will address the people. Man.
| State officers of the Grand Lodge ant
| past grand officers are expected to b
present besides visitors from the lodge
in the vicinity. In the evening "A ban
quot will be served and a general GOO
time is expected.
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