The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-30
NEwsuRY TO CELEBRATE
Old Town VIII Observe Anniversary
Next Year


United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey of Rutland, whose home was
in the little town on the Connecticut
river before he entered the service
of Uncle Sam and who is one of the
best posted men in the state on the
early history of Vermont writes to
the Montpelier Morning Journal as
follows:
Editor Morning Journal:-The old
town of Newbury is laying plans for
an historic celebration of more than
usual interest Unlike many other
towns that have had 15Oth anniver-
sarles of the granting of their char
tiers, Newbury will during the month
of August celebrate the 150th anniv-
ersary of its settlement
with one or two exceptions all
the towns in the state that have had
anniversary celebrations during the
year 1911 were not settled until sew
eral years later In the case Of New
bury a vigorous permanent settle
ment was begun in 1862, while it's
charter was not granted until the
following year.
with the exception Of few Con
necticut Valley towns, which may
have had a few scattering settlers
left over from a military occupancy,
Newbury was the second town in the
state to begin a settlement which
ever afterward was continuous and
permanent.
"The proprietors of Newbury and
Haverhll took possession of those
towns in the summer and fall Of 1851
by sending men to cut hay on the
Oxbow meadows The Newbury eel
ebration will take the form of an Old
Home Week event beginning on Sun
day, August 18th, with union servi-
ces in the Congregational church and
an grafton to be pronounced by John
NJ. Thomas, d. D., president OF Mid
dlebury College.
THE historic celebration will be
gin the following Tuesday by the
dedication of markers erected on the
site of the first log meeting house
built in 1864 (the second in the state)
also a marker on the site of the old
court house where the legislature
convened in 1887 and a marker on
the site of the old state house built
by subscription for the converting OF
the legislature of 1901, this being
an effort on the part OF the patriotic
citizens of that date to get the cap
itol permanently located in Newbury
THE afternoon of that day will be
devoted to a reunion Of the students
of Old Newbury Seminary in the
Methodist church at which it is ex.
pected that Senator w. p. Dillingham;
will preside. In the evening the OK
bow chapter, D. A. r., will give a re-
cepton in Chadwick hall to Governor
John A. Mead and stan, the guests
OF honor
ION Wednesday forenoon the Or
ange county veterans will have a re-
union. Governor Mead delivering the
address Some time during the day
monument will be dedicated to
General Jacob Bayley, the founder
OF Newbury, erected by his descend.
ants. there being upwards of 200 Of
them now living in Newbury. Hon.
Edwin A. Bayley Of Boston, formerly
OF Nowbury, will deliver the address.
"a day win be given to celebra'
ton at Wells River at which time a
marker will be dedicated to the Bay
ley-Hazen Military Road which start
ed from this point running norther
~ 90 or 60 miles, through an unset
tied country, with It's objective point
al ST. Johns, r. O.
1T is also probable that a day
celebration will be had at West New
bury. At IT'S town meeting last
March Newbury appropriated a sum
of money for the purpose Of aiding
I'm this celebration
Few if any towns in the state OF
Vermont. have more interesting,
patriotic and forcefu history than
Newbury. Il was the headquarters
OF the northern division Of the Con.
tinental army during the Revolution
airy War. with General Jacob Bayley
commander in CHIEF and Col Thorn
as Johnson a close second, fianked by
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