Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-08-28
MARKER DEDICATED.

VI Oue SeCOIu JlIne WlIuln a QeCdOe
the memory of Ann Story of Revolu-
tionary fame has been honored and the
site of the cave which Mrs. Story
constructed on the banks of the Otter
River as a haven of refuge from Indians
and other common enemies was marked
Wednesday afternoon with a suitably
inscri bed marble memorial The
marker was erected by Mary Baker
Allen chapter, D. A. R., of this town
and the exercises, which were attended
by about 300 persons were under the
auspices of the chapter.
Mrs. Charles H. Lane, regent of the
chapter, welcomed the guests and in
troduced Munroy NJ. Doud of Salisbury,
a descendant of Ann Story The dis
covery of the exact location of the
historic cave belongs to Mr.. Doud He
was accorded the honor of unveiling
the marker.
he dedicatory address was given by
Mrs c. N North of Shoreham, former
State regent. The address was fol-
lowed by a brief description by Mr.
Doud Of his early Knowledge of the
location of the cave and of his recent
efforts in finding the exact site At
the close of his remarks he removed
the covering from the marker, an
American flag
E. S. S. Sunderland of New York
city delivered the historical address in
which he paid an eloquent tribute to
the sterling character of the woman
honored by the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, Harry S Howard of
Burlington son of the late Gen. O. O.
Howard, a member Of the Sons of the
American Revolution gave an address,
his theme being "Our Inheritance. -
An original po m was read by Mrs. c.
H. Lane.
Rev. Samuel Rose of Cornwall de-
iyered strong, patriotic address, his
subject being The Message of Ann
Story to Our Time. Lyman w. Peet
of Cornwall spoke interestingly, his
theme being profitable Reminders. "
The poem written for the occasion by
the late Mrs. Julia c. R. Dorr and
read by the author at the unveiling of
the memorial on the site of Ann Story's
cabin in Salisbury in June, 1905. was
read.
The marker is of Proctor marble, four
feet high, two feet in width and one
and one-haf inches thick. It is set on
a heavy foundation of concrete and
bears the following inscription
"l776-This marks the site of Ann
Storys cave, used as place of refuge
against the invasion of the Tories and
Indians. Erected in honor of and for
loyalty to the Green Mountain Boys by
Mary Baker Allen chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution, Cornwall
Vermont, 1914. "
Among the guests present at the ex-
ercises this afternoon were the mem.
bers Of Ann Story chapter, Camp Fire
Girls of Middlebury, Regents, Mrs.
Richard N. Warner Of Rhoda Farrand
chapter of Addison; Mrs. W. T. De-
lano of Hands Cove chapter of Shore
ham.
An interesting feature of the erec-
ton Of this memorial was made known
today when it was stated that during
the preparations for placing the foun-
dation for the marker the tools, used
by the workman, penetrated the ground
into an excavation and an examination
made with a long pole settled beyond
doubt the existence of the cave which
is mentioned in the history of Vermont.
A dish and other articles were found in
he excavation.
The several committees, the members
of which are members of Mary Baker
Allen chapter, d. A. R., which had
charge of the exercises today were as
| follows:-
Boulder committee, Mrs. j. H. At
wood, Mrs. A D. Parkhill, Mrs. C. F.
Benedict, Mrs. H. E. Sanford, Mrs.
Laurence De Witt, Mrs. R. A. Bing-
ham, Mrs. S. P. Hoyt; invitation and
entertainment, Mrs. w. H. Bingham,
Miss Addie Parkhill, Mrs. S. S. Bene-
diet, Miss Maude Parkhill, Mrs. j. w.
Atwood, Miss Rachel Frost, Miss s.
M. Lane, Miss Anna Gordon; recep-
tion, Miss Beulah Sanford, Mrs. M. o.
Field, Mrs. A. W. Bingham, Miss Jes-
sic Foote, Miss Katherine Griswold,
Mrs. Kathleen Taylor, Miss Jessie A.
Lane, Mrs. w. H. Curtis; program,
Mrs. A. W. Foote, Mrs. F. E. Foote,
Mrs. Louise DeLong, Mrs. c. l.. With
erell, Mrs. E. A. Pratt, Miss Kathleen
Foote.