The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-06

Revolution in which 1.-THE Green
Mountain Boys fought, particularly
T'conderosa. Bennington, the two
battles Of Saltwater and Sa atoga,
the latter being one Of Cressey's fif-
teen pivotal points OF history.
One bulletin relates the story OF TT.
conderoga and its bloodless capture,
surrendered to Ethan Allen "In the
name OF the Great jehovah and the
Continental Congress" nj ~
History was also made by eGreelf
Mountain Boys" when Crown Point
was reduced. and Lake Champlaln
swept OF hostile craft
The bulletin board at Arlington
must give pr de to the POP
city for IL says that giOn July L.
1776, the Comm ,ttes og Safety of A.
lington met at Cephas Kents NInn
Dorser. and resolved: AT the
Risdue of our Lives and Fortunes, De-
fend, by arms, the United American
States"
Sometimes forgotten history of
town Is told on these bulletin boards
instanced by the bulletin board at
Barre, which states that eAt town
meeting held Sept. SO, 1898, it was de-
cided that whoever would give the
most money toward building meet.
ing house could name the town.
Ezekiel Wheeler paid 1910 to name
the place Barre
At Bellows Falls a board states
that the Indians pictured on granite
at that place "a large head and TWEEN
y Others of varying size
The first permanent occupation Of
Vermont by civilized man was in.
1924 as told on bullet on board at
Brattleboro where a blocE-house was
built on the Connecticut river near
Fort Drummer.
At Burlington. a bulletin boa d in
FORMS the motortst OF the lauhohlng
of steamer through Lake ChamDlain
in lSr S. afi1sr ...fElffron.r rnrcassff,l ~.
pertinent with the Clermont on the
Hudson and the founding of the uni
yers.ty Of Vermont, the fathers IN
framing the Constitution, having the
bar's for The education for children In
the public school.
That the frame -'s OF Vermont's Con.
bLtluliOH UeACNtu III GuuNdllOu Is
proved by the bulletin board az Dan.
by which tells that as early as 1885,
]. Eddy, the Quaker town clerk OF
Dandy, opened a selected school ey-
pressly to tran young men to teach.
Sometimes the forgotten history Of
these towns is. recorded on these
bulletin boards as for instance that
of the history displayed on the bu'-
letin board at Gui ford which says,
"Guilfo ID citizens (adherants Of New
York having a New HAMPSHIRE ar.
teri objected to Vermont's iur sdic5
ton and formed republic of their
own 1850. governing themselves by
the Town Meeting
A sim lar 'nstancesnf forgotten his.
tory is recorded at the board NJ MN
chester which, reads, Elm Septembe.
1776, a convention was held and it
ordered for the safe keeping of Tor
les to build iail At Manchester ito
be constructed with double walls Of
log'." - ey.tn
Often these roadside bh'ietfn
boards direct the motorist to various
historical places as for instance the
birthplace at ia State Street. Mont
pelier OF Admi al George Dewey. who
by his victory at Manila Bay made
the United States worldpower, and
whose order TO Gridley, You may
fire when you're ready, Gridlev," has
taken its place as one of. the famous
savings ofthe world.
The bulletin board at Rockingham
gives the information that In that
town on April 8, 1881. fifty citizens
addressed a petition to Governor
Chittenden protesting against the
Q ect on of men who during the war
had played neutral part.
In these days when France is rails
ing bonds by lotteries, it Is interest
ing to recall that October 81, 1871, the
legislature Of Vn~mont ''ar+Nori1ad \
lottery to raise $500 to build road
to connect the village OF Woodstock
with the town of Rutland"