Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-06
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
"A Day With Lafayette in Yer
mont. "

mont lS~tn0 LlJl6 OF an 0ub6TJtillhH Y
pamphlet. written by Mr. j, Read
Pcmber of Woodstock and issued
from til. Elm Tree Press. The tour
of General Lafayette in 1925 across
the state Windsor, where the dis
tinguished guest entered Vermont,
to Burlington, without doubt brought
more people to the line of the olden
time stage route from Boston to
Montreal than any other event before
or since. Between five and eight
thousand people are said to have
gathered at Windsor on the morning
of June 20.
At Woodstock, from hill and val
ley, there turned out great throng
of people in holiday parade and BAN
quet and welcome About every in
habitant of the town of Barnard was
at the Atkins Inn on the old turn
pike in the early afternoon A line
of mounted trumpeters heralded the
approach to Royaltnn village A great
company met the cavalcade at East
Randolph and more at Brackert's
Tavern. the three-story brick castle
at Randolph Center. Yermont's
capital and capitol grounds were
under grand illumination. And all
the military review, speeches of well
come and response, banquets, can
nonade and formal greetings in
eighty miles by special conveyances
from beyond the border to the capi-
tai made one memorable day in Yer
mont"
AT 7.30 Tuesday morning, June
29, Lafayette and suite crossed Cor
nsh bridge and were received in
Vermont by the committee of ar
y-ss.,sssasaaas. and by Gen. Asaph
Fletcher, sheriff of Windsor County,
marshal of the day, and his five as,
sistants. A salute of fifteen guns
was fired, bells were rung, the troops
saluted, and the air rang with cheers.
The honored guest was welcomed in
behalf of the citizens Of Windsor by
Hon. Horace Everett, of Windsor, in
brief address, gracefully acknow-
ledged in response.
LAFAYETTE IN WOODSTOCK.
From Windsor to Woodstock Gen
eral Lafayette and suite were
brought in carriage drawn by six
white horses, a finely groomed and
equipped cortege, accompanied by
the committee of arrangements anc
visiting dignitaries. The party
reached Woodstock about eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, aud the pro-
cesson was formed near Mr. E.
Kings under Chief Marshall Lieut.
Col Ransom. assisted by Capt g.
W, Rice.
In the procession was theWoodstock
Light Infantry, Capt. b. f Mower;
Pomfret Rife Company, Capt. Snow;
two companies of Woodstock Infant
ry, Capt. Richmond and Capt. Par
ker; Capt. Warmers company Of ar
tilery from Barnard. General Lafay-
ette and suite, Governor Van Ness,
marshals, Revolutionary soldiers and
citizens.
The procession moved from
Kings Corner up Pleasant street Il
the White Meeting House. A most
elegant and extensive triumphal arch
tastefully dressed with shrubbery
and evesgreen, was thrown across
Elm Street, near the Meeting House,
having about two feet above the cap
stone Of the arch the name of Lafay
etle in large gilts letters upon both
sides. This was the special design
Of George P. Marsh, then a recent
graduate from Dartmouth and Just
entering the practice of law from
his fathers Office in Woodstock.
afterwards to attain high station and
honors. A part of the military es-
cort was drawn up along the north
side of what is now Tribou Park,
From Elm Street the procession
proceeded along the north side and
around the west end ofthe Green"
to a station opposite the site of the
old Eagle Hotel. whore platform
had been erected, ornamented by
arches and festoons ofeyerRreen and
flowers. Hare an address Of welcome
was made by Titus Hutchinson, Esq.
chairman of the Committee Of Ar
gements, elected that year one OF