Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

| be erected this monument In memory OF
brave and patriotic woman of the Re-
| vOlution, and Il is TO be hoped that their |
| example will lead 10 the erection Of |
similar memorials In other places. Of
which their are number within thirty |
miles of this spot, where events Of
| notable historic interest have occurred. |
Hero Is Mount independence In this
| county, which has 40 prominent a place |
In the histories Of military operations
| around Fort Ticondcroga In the War of
the Revolution No stone or tablet, SO
far as ] know, tells tho visitor to the spot |
so much even as the name of the height. |
Here, again, within a few miles OF us IL |
Chimney Point II 1t were true, as has
been claimed for It, that Samuel do
Champain landed there after tho memoir
orable battle with the 1roquois in which |
| he took part In 16O3-a battle which |
earned for the French the hostility OF
| that powerful Indian tribe and In It's
consequences determined whether the re-
gon to the east and west should be Now
England and New York instead OF Now
Francc-and there gave his name 10 tho
lake he had discovered. this point surely
would be worth n monument But II the
fact of his landing at that point can
not he established. beyond n probable
surmise. much of historic interest
connected with Chimney Point remains.
for it was there. In 1880, that
the F'renchmen made their second
settlement on the soil OF Vermont
and extensive breastworks were thrown
up there forty years later as parts OF tina
outlying Notifications of the fortress OF
Crown Point. Then near by is Arnolds
bay. in Panton. where in October, 1776.
| IYcpcf1icf Arnold nj rot iron thrrurh
prolonged and desperate fighting. from
the memorable naval battle Of Nacour.
ran his flag ship and remaining gunboats
ashore, and blew UP and burned them
TO prevent their falling into British hands
Several half burned ribs OF Arno!ds ves-
sells which have been drawn up from the
water of the bay mark tho spot. Is il
not worthy of being marked by perma-
lnent monument? Is ii not worth while
to mark in some such way the site of
Fort William, the blockhouse erected by
Ethan Allen at the falls Of otter creek
to defend the settlers from the York
crs""
There is. think, some prospect that a
monument will be placed in Shelburnc on
the spot where stood the log house OF
Moses Pcrson. around which the sharp
est fight. for small one. that occurred
in Vermont soil In the War of the Rcvo-
Tuition. excepting the battle OF Hubbard
ton. took place in March, iii. n a monu-
mcnt is placed there. 1t will have interest
for the citizens Of Salisbury. for it was
Captain Thomas Sawyer OF Salisbury.
who led party to the rescue Of tho set
lcrs and headed the defense of the house,
in which as tho histories tell us the Brit
ish officer who commanded the bcsicgers
was killed. with half a dozen of his men.
and n number of tories and Indians were
wounded. Other spots of Revolutionary
interest worthy TO be marked by pcrnla-
ncnt memorials in this vicinity could he
mentioned That the Vermontors have
not been altogether wanting in respect
for the men who founded and fought for
' the commonwealth of Vermont in the try
ing times of the Revolution is attested by
the tall shaft which rises over the grave
of Ethan Allen; by the statues of him
which stand in the State House at Mont
policr and in the capitol ut Washington.
in the bronze tablet placed by the Daugh.
tors of the American Revolution on a
boulder upon the Ethan Allen farm, and
by the memorial tower. which is to b,
dedicated few days hence in Burline on.
Ira Allen has IA noble monument in the
sta,c university which he founded, and in
which his memory is cherished by an
annual Founders Day. The grave of
Thomas Chittcndcn in Williston is mark
! ed by conspicuous monument | should
like to live long cnough-it ought not to
{ be very lung--to sec in Vermont at least
as verify Il monument To Seth Warner,
as the state of Connecticut erected in his
!, Sh"uor. many years ago in his native
town OF RoXburv in that State. and in
: time. no doubt, there will be some ade-
, Iquatc monuments to Remember Baker
and Jonas Fay. May the time till then be
short at longest.
. ANN STORY'S COW BELL
t OF unusual interest was relic Of Ann
O Story's home in the shape of COW bell
3 which is now the property of the Hon.
II. L. Sheldon OF Mddlcbury. In Mr.
I Shelden's absence. this relic was shown
: and sounded by Captain Kelley. In ap.
!, pearance and in ring. 1t bears close resem-
:, blanoe 70 cow bells OF the present day
$ Its history has been carefully kept and
o there would seem to be but little doubt
o as to the authenticity of the bell. 1t was
. brought from Connecticut by Benjamin
II Smaley who made the first settlement ir
g Middebury in l773 and who married Ann
It Story in 1892. For time the couple re-
e sided on the farm in Salisbury where Pau
. Pratt afterwards lived. William Chap
q man was a near ncighbor of Benjamin
IS Smalley and procured the bell when Mr.
II |Smaley died. 1t in turn passed to this
# MIR. Chapmans son. William Chapman
t and from him the present owner MIR
:. Sheldon procured ii.
CONGRESSMAN FOSTER UNABLE TC
SPEAK
, Congressman d. j. Foster Of Burlington
was on the programme for an address bu
lat the conclusion OF Mrs Smiths lunch
con, he was Obliged TO take the train fo'
Washington, to which place he was callct
>, by pressing business. The prayer ane
- lbcncdicton by President Ezra Braincrt
+, lof Middlcbury College brought the auspic
:, lious occasion to close shortly after foul
~ o clock.
II YOU feel too tired for work oI