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Show in IN; ion Hijrh Old Oii(eiiiilul-ri-'N-idcnl lliiji'M ilit- l,iin 1 ibe lnj IkM.inglon, Vl., 1G. The scene iti the neighborhood of the village I. it ni;(.t :ir.d this morning suggested a hpei'Mele presented hy the outskirts ol t hic.igo the day alter the great lire. H.m'ily constructed temporary MlructU' es lor the accommodation of strangers appeared on every hand. F.irmerH with their familiea who had driven in Irom a considerable distance LMinped out in many places. Tne camp tires built by private parties for the preparation ol outdoor meals lit up the landscape lust night for a considerable con-siderable distance. President Hayes, Secretaries Evarts and McCrary, Attor ney Genera! Devens, Post mauler General Key and Birchard Hayes, Mrs. Hayes antl Miss Foote pasi-d the night at the Villa of Rev. D. Tib bills, four miles from Bennington. Tins morning the pi'eeident and party were driven to Bennington centre, cen-tre, tit which point the first regiment of the national guard ol Vermont wan drawn up to receive the president anil escort him to the position afsigned him in the procession. The procession started at half past nine. The crowd was estimated at 10,000 people. On the line of march the cheers were long and loud. Pres ident Hayes acknowledged the ap plause by a alight inclination of the head. At the grand arch the cheers were fairly deafening, and a number of boqueis were thrown iulo I he presidential carriage. There was a slight delay on Main street of which eeveral peisons availed themselves to rush up to the president's presi-dent's carriage and shake hands. One of these, a prominent local poli liciuu remarked, "I like you personally, person-ally, Mr. President, but darn your policy;" to which the president good naturedly replied, "Come now, no politics to day." |