Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-12
MONUMENT ON JUNIPER.
State of Vermont Should Erect
One There to Champlain.
"p'"'"n or senator IT. w. IIiII, who
with Other Members Of the Ter
centenary Commission, Re-
turned Monday Night.

Tired but happy, l.. NJ. Hays and NJ. u.
McMahon. members OF the Vermont
'hampiain Tercentenary commission. E
H. Martin, a guest and Senator H. W
6llll of Buffalo, a member Of the Now
York commission, returned to this city
Monday afternoon on the steamer Yer
mont, after completing the official tour
or the historic places on Lake CHAMPAIGN.
Senator Hi, one Of the leading mon
IN the project, has become convinced that
the people of Vermont should erect Il
suitable monument to the memory Of
Samuel de Champlain. the discoverer of
the lake, either on Juniper island or Rock
Dunder and the people OF New York
nttng memorial on some of the historic
sites on the New York shore: also that
the dedication of these memorials should
form part of the celebration of 1909 He
Is also anxious that the committee from
the two State commissions be appointed
ana begin work al once with the national
government and the governments of Can
ada and France. 1t is the opinion OF the
gentlemen mentioned that the two COM
missions should as carly as possible de-
eide upon the program for the celebration
The members Of the two commissions,
were met on their arrival at Addison
junction by teams In charge of Mr.
Newton of Ticondoroga and were driven
to the ruins OF the old Fort Ticonderoga.
pleasant feature Of the visit here was
the presentation by Mr.. Rowland Pell
Of the New York Historical society and
owner Of the old fort and grounds Of
brick brought from France to be used in
oc I,a rnr.
HIN, Taylor and Davis of the New York
party and tho sending Of one Of these
historic bricks by the Vermont commits
sloners TO the Ethan Allen club of this
city
After a thorough inspection Of the
ruins and the French lines in the rear
Of the fort, the party was driven to
Tcondcroga village where the public
library was opened to allow them to
soc the stone which marked the grave
II Lord Clinton Howe and which was
dug up in the Main street of the viii
lage. They were then shown the spot
whore the stone was found and the stone
memorial erected by the late Rev Joseph
Cook of Boston, whose birthplace was in
the village.
The party went from here to Rogers
where they were the guests of the pro-
prstor, Mr.. Williams. and the Hon. How
lard Pcl of the party. The extensive col
lection of Americana owned by NJ. VIII
liams furnished much pleasure to the his
torians OF the party.
On Monday morning the party became
the guests Of -. Burgess Warren, pro-
prietor of the Sycamore House on Lake
George. Mr. Warren took them In his
yacht Eide the fastest boat in the world.
down the lake TO Hulett's Landing where
the party broke up. Senator f. w. Hill
of the New York commission, M. d. Nc
Mahon, r. w. McCucn and l.. NJ. Hays
of the Vermont commission and f. II.
Martin Of burlington returned north.
Senator Taylor. Assemblyman Foley Sec
rotary r II. SEWERAGE OF the New York
commission; Sergeant-at-Arms Johnson of
Albany, who had charge of the party;
senator Davis. State Historian V. G. Palt-
sits ana Rowland Pel. their guests, left
for their homes in New York.