Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
VERMONT HISTORY.

| The Banner is in receipt of letter from
United States marshal FOR the district OF
Vermont. This letter which explains It
self Is follows:
Editor of The Banner:-Perm!t me to
call attention to three notable historical
| elder of Arlington.
| First at the dedication of the Stark
monument at Peru on August = 1900.
Second, at the dedication of the new de-
pot In Arlington. July 4. 1911.
Third at the dedication OF the Seth
Warner monument on the bennington
battle monument grounds August l6, 1911,
the two last being published in full in the
Evening Banner.
The Peru monument marks the camp
| ing place of Gen. John Stark. enroute
with his troops Charlestown. y. H., cold
No. A. over the Green mountains to take
part in the Battle of Bennington This
monument is a granite obelisk % feet
high, located on the north road leading
from Peru village, about 50 rods north
Of the Bromley house and within a few
rods Of the actual camping place of the
Stark troops A tablet on the monument
|
General John Stark August 6, l777, while
| on the march with one thousand men from
| Charestown, y, H.. through the woods
| to the battle OF Bennington. Erected
August Z 1899 by the Sons and Daughters
| of Vermont" The corner stone was laid
on the date above mentioned with appro-
! pirate exercises which We're published in
pamphlet. The dedication occurred one
| Lot I i.l,
MIR Batchelder delivered a historical ad-
dress with John Stark as his text. Hon.
d. *. Simonds delivered a poem. Senator
Dillingham;. Governor MCCULLOUGH and
others took part. So far as the writer Is
| able to ascertain these proceedings were
never published in pamphlet the only ac-
count Of this great historical event is
meager newspaper wrteups The enter
| prise of The Evening Banner has given
Us the addresses of Mr., Batchelder in
full. but why stop here?
Patriots of Peru. OF Arlington Of Ben
nington. citizens Of Bennington county.
until You gather thes historical matters,
and put them in shape for preservation
| for the benefit OF future generations, YOU
are renlss in your duty.
John Stark, Thomas Chitterden, Seth
Warner! trio of patriot heroes. makers
of Vermont history. illustrious in tho an
nails OF general history. who can measure
! the time devoted to tho studv of ,bcee
| historic characters or estimate the energy.
expended in research hv MIR Batcbel1or
| in brIngin, into naroronic ,.i.,v tho MAJ,
who laid the foundation Of our state
hood and the events which have made
| our bietorv unioue M ana has told tive
! ~ of ~
MAINLY directlv or comoreberei,olv ard
| /, may bo ,eeur,od ,bot ,b, y,or,, ~ Cen
oval Stark &c in tho same closs
These addresses shouId no nreservod and
nlacod in every Vermont scboolroom for
! supplemental reading
II Is uront, and unnotriottc to lot tho
uoil diroc,od Labor and co,c.dad ,hilit,.
| ~ s,,b MOI, as Mr. Rotcboldor oo2e out
a, tho nnrar Tins Of an bistoricallv slotb-
ruI community,
No, ~ bennington county hod vour
ancestors been as listless about nreser-
vino, and saving tbn historical labor Of
Uuar1 Hail Isaac Jennings Maria Hem
anwav and others. as Won now seem to
bo much of the luster Of ,our annals
passed beyond recall