The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-27
Vermont Anniversaries.


the latest to adopt the plan is the
town OF Hartford IN this State, which
from July / to July will observe
the 150th anniversary of the granting
OF a charter, The first settlement was
begun three years later, in 1854, when
Elijah Solomon and Benajah Strong
came with their families from Leban-
on, Conn. The next years they were
Joined by twelve other families and
the town was organized March g.,
1868,
Hartford was represented at West.
minister at the first convention held
to protest against British aggression,
and at subsequent convention held
to organize new State Joseph
Marsh, OF that town, was the first
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
The events to be celebrated in the
historical pageants at Hartford are as
follows
l. The Widerness-lndian Camp
Indian Hunt Dance
2 French Soldiers and Indian
Braves on their way to Deerheld-Re-
turn with Deerfeld Captiyes-Parting
Of Steven Williams from his Father.
4 g. Scouts and Rangers-Robert
Rogers on his way down the Copnec-
ticut.
4. British Regulars and Colonials
on their way to New England-Round
a Campfire they celebrate the fall
of Quebec.
5. Benning Wentworth's Wedding
with Martha Hilton. Men from Con
necticut come to ask for the Charter
/ of Hartford and its sister towns.
6. The coming Of the First Settlers
Wrights, Tidens, Gillettes, Hazens,
and Marches.
Z. A Sunday service in the open
Aaron Hutchinson breaches
s. Arrival Of Eleazar Wheelock
and thirty students of Dartmouth on
their way to Hanoyer--their welcome
| by people in Hartford
O. News of Bunker HillrTown
| Meeting of June 10, 1775-Otganiz-
alton of the Town for defense-Drill-
ing Of the Hartford Volunteers.
10 The Republic of the Green
Mountains (symbolicl Muster Of Men
for Bennington. Aug. a. 1777.
II. Alarm of Oct. 16, l7S0-Phin-
{ cas- Parkhurst's Ride-March OF the
Minute Men
u. Social Life in the Early 18th
| Century, Husking-Bee
10 Finale--Ensemble of the Pag-
eant-Ciuzens of the future
The pictures of life a century and
a half ago are valuable object lessons,
and teach history much better than
books The time is approaching rap
idly when many Of our towns may
hold 150th anniversaries III they desire
\ to do so Some already have passed
the date for such celebration The
dates OF the chartering of some OF our
older towns (not the ciues) are as
follows: l760-Pownal; 17G1-Addi-
son. Andover, Arlington, Barnard,
Bridgewater, Bridport, Brunswick,
Castleton, Cavendish. Clarendon. Corn
wall Dandy. Dorset. Fairlee, Glasten-
bury, CRANKY, Guildhall, Hartland,
| Leicester, Ludlow, Maidstone, Man
chester Marlboro. Middiebury. Mount
| Tabor. New Haven. Norwich, Pawlet,
Peru Pittsford. Plymouth. Pomfret,
Poultney, Rutland, Salisbury, Sand
gate, SALISBURY, Sharon Shoreham,
Sherburne, Springfield. Stockbridge,
Stafford, sudbury Sunderland. Thet-
ford, Tinmouth, Tunbridge, Walling-
ford, Wells Weybridge, Windsor, Win
/ hall: Bloomfield, Brandon, Bris-
tol, Charlotte. Ferrisburg. Hinesburg,
! Lexington, Monkton, l763-Barnet,
Berlin, Burlington, Colchester, DuX-
bury, Essex. Fairfax, Fairfield Geor-
/ gia, Highgate, Huntington, Jericho,
Lnnenbureh, Middlesex, Milton, More
town, Newbury orwell Peacham, Rye
gate St Adams, St. George, Shell
burne. Sheldon, Shrewsbury, Stowe,
Swanton, Topsham, Underhill, Water
bury, Westford Whiting. Worcester;
/ 1764-Corinth, Hubbardton. Panton.
Probably most towns Will prefer to
celebrate the 150th anniversary Of
settlement rather than the granting of
a charter by Gov Benning Wentworth,
of New Hampshire Without attempt
ing to give complete list OF the
towns that may celebrate such an an
niversary soon are indicated by the
dates of settlement Of the following:
1761-Bennington Gulford, Halifax,
Pawlet, Townshend; 1762-,Newbury,
Pownal, 1763-Arfngton, Hartland,
Marlboro. Norwich SALISBURY; 1864
Chester, Guildhall. Manchester, Thet
ford. Windsor, 1765-Bradford, Dan
BY. sharon; t766-Fairlee, Middle
bury. Newfane, Shoreham. Sunder-
land: -Bridport, Clarendon, Dor
set. Wells, Woodstock; 1769-Castle-
ton, Cayendish, New Haven, Pittsiord
177O-Addison, Pomfret, Rutland, Tin
mouth. Nottingham; 1771-Poultney
Royalton, SYNDICATE; 1772-Whiting
1773-Leicester. Peacham, Peru. Wal
Hngford: Colchester, Cornwall
Hubbardton. Monkton, Ryegate
Bennington proposes to celebrate
this year but four other towns are
entitled to do so. Newbury will eel
citrate next year and we may eX
: pect that others will observe the 1904
anniversary from time to time Thes'
celebrations are valuable both iron
, the standpoint of historical teaching
| and patriotic sentiment and Their
| should be many Of them during th
| next few years-Montpelier Journal