Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11
MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE is
DEDICATED AT CROWN POINT
Final Act in the Tercentenary Celebration of
the Discovery of Lake Champain So
Far as Vermont Is Concerned.

tcnarv of the discoN cry of Lake Cham
plain was closed, a. far as Vermont is
concerned The coren onv was attended
W representatives of the government Of
France, the United states, and the States
OF New York and Vermont. and also by
many prominent in M tional affairs In
spite of the threatening weather and the
many handicaps to such celebration In
such place, the affair may he said to
have passed off smoothly and in such n
manner as bcfitted the unwilling of tho
most elaborate memorial which has yet
been erected in the Champlain valley
The exercises We're delayed for some time
10y severe wind storm. hut were carried
along without wait so that the close was
oriy a few minutes behind schedule time
and the guests were able to make their
return about as expected
The steamer Tlconderoga, which was
olnboratcly decorated for the event carried
the bulk of the guests from Burlington
and also a large delegation from platts-
NurRh. Among its passengers in addition
It. the members Of the New York state
tcrccntonary commission. were Congress
man Frank Plumley and the republican
nominee from the first district, Col +. l..
Greene, Vice president G. : Sims of the
Delaware & Hudson road, Adjutant-Gen-
cral Lee S. Tillotson, who represented
Gov j. a. Mead, who WAS III, the menu
bers Of the Vermont commission, PrcSi-
dent j. NJ. Thomas l.. VI. Hayes, socrc-
tary. +. J.. Fish. treasurer. w. II. Crock
EFT A. +. Stone ". j. Van patten, +. O.
1eaupre and George r Jarvis; President
G. II. Spooner Of Norwich University,
Mayor Robert Roberts, Lieut. Gov. Con-
way Of New York, in addition to large
number of other Nermonters and New
Workers. Shcrman's Military band and
Company NJ, lst Vermont infantry, also
took the steamer at this port and the lat
ter put up a most creditablc appearance.
entirely without charge and at financial
loss to every man there
At Port Henry Governor John \. Dix
md staff. Adjutant-General William Yer
beck. and a large number of New Workers
boarded the steamer W'tl the. .cre
the Prrt Helr! lard anu Company G. ol
the End New York infantry Governor
Dix held an informal reception in one of
the parlors Of the boat, and met many
of the Nernonters as well as a number
of his old friends.
TABLET UNVEILED AT FORT.
I'll as escort for the party of dignitaries,
who were first taken to For. Amherst,
"here a tablet given by the SOCIETY OF
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In addition to tho ,attor and tho hand
NIL of the fire. corn,nies of PORT Henry
woro ,,ros.nt IN unirorr,
Following the unveiIlnr. Mr. Peu IN
troduced w c. Sanger. who. in behalf
of the Society of Colonial Wars. trans
ferred the abIet to Governor Dix. The
latter. in a few remarks, received II in
behalf Of the commonwealth OF New York
ma i'm turn presented IL to J. A. Holden,
who received II for the historical society.
After the unveiling the PARTY marched
back 20 the boat, reaching it barely IN
time t. escape the wind and rain storm
which had been threatening for some
time. The wind blew a Tnle and forced
the Ticonderoga, along with number of
pleasure craft which dotted the bay, To
lut into the open Before this was done
wv 4hiS' p'tt luSreh AT HeI ilootlHsS SO
that one post Of the wharf was wrenched
considerably
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