The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-06
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Used at 5oys' Conferences

interesting Makeup Of GaveI to Be
Used at 6oys' Conferences
At the supper fothe Boys Confer
ence at Northfield on January 20,
S ate Secretary Clark presented the /
newy.elected president of the Con-
ference. Robert T. Platka, of this city |
q gavel of special interest which he /
had had made from pieces of wood |
from some historic place in each of
Nermontis IA counties. This gave I
Will be used at each annual confer
ence OF the Older Boys of The State
The first dollar of the cost was given
by Mr. and Mrs. j. + Howard of Fair |
fax. In memory Of their son, Rey G. |
Howard, delegate to the previous
conference Of the boys, and who died /
while In service, on November 20, /
1918. In this way his memory will |
be Kept fresh and his interest in the
conference will be emphasized in the
calling together each succeeding
boys conference.
The following notes tell the story
of each piece of wood in the gave:
No. l, Piece from Addison county
Taken from the home OF Rowland
Robinson the Vermont author, at Fer
risburg 1t was built prior to 1889.
During the Civil war 1t was one of
tho stations Of tho underground
railway" where many slaves who
were escaping to Canada were secre-
ted from pursuing owners and of
fficerc
No. 2. Piece from Bennington
county Taken from tho old Church
of Christ at Cd Bennington, butt in
1904 The handle is OF wood from the
spot where Colonel Baum planted
one CT his cannon, which commanded
the bridge and highway approach to
his position q the battle OF Benning-
ton, August f6. 1777.
No 3. Piece from Caledonia c1un-
ty.-Taken from stair banister ircm
the house of Governor Erastus Fair
banks at ST. Johnsbary. He was one
of yermont's Civil war governors.
1S60-61.
No. A. Piece from Chitscnien
coun ,y-Taken from attic OF the
house of Governor Thomas Ch!tten-
den, Vermont's first governor--l7 1878
SO and 179097, at Williston.
No. IS Piece from Essex county
Taken from a chair belonging to
Porter II. DA at Island Pond. He
has been a representative in Cen
gress from Vermont since l9i5.
No 6, Piece from Franklin county
Taken from pantry shelf frcm
the house in which President Clues
ter A. Arthur was born on October S,
1880. at Fairfield. He was president
c tho Uated ;'tA es ISSl-S5.
No Z. Piece from Grand Isle
county-Taken from the house of
the Rev. Asa Lyon at Grand Isle. He
was the first pasor of the Congrega
tional Church at South Hero. 1895.
1916, and representative in Con.
gress from Vermont 1S151S17.
Nc. S. Piece from Lamoil county
Taken from the house of H. Henry
representative in Congress- from Yer
mon. 1S9t-196C.
No. 9.-Pieee from Orange county
Takln from the to1so IN which Adj
.n.i, al lharaes n Clark vas born. on
August 19.S1S48 as Bradford.
Nc. 10. Piece from Orleans coun.
from the iirsf Church
erected in the county AZ Newport
The BaptIsl church was organized In
1917, but the. bu! ding Wis not erect.
I'd until lS45.
No. II Piece from Rutianl county
Taken from the house where ior-
ace Greeley earned the printing
trale-lS2B-30 1t Eas PoultAey,
No1l. Piece from Washington
county Taken from the attic OF the
STATE Capitol 2; sAonipe'ier
No. 10. Piece FROM Wiudban Gun
y Taken fror the OH coart house
al Westminster n which ,hn e0nyen
tioGc Octohe. = 1,3' November
81. IVA, February :. 1875, and Janu-
a"R IL. 1777, ware III heid The cnrn
" cor. was asa held taeg,, ard on
AIe,th 10, III Tia N'Gs;minisiCrH
lia ere took plac" horc, THIS 'yas
the list shedd'ns 81 blood q the Rev
81 tlonary war fhe Vermont Dee
iara;inr OF ln6oranlGpc9 was signed
in this court house on January 49,
l777.
No. Il Piece from Windsor county
Taken from a beam of the Old Con-
sti ution House at Windsor In this
house the convention met which adopt
ed the State constitution on July s,