Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
THE SOLDIERS, REUNION.

officers who will be present, is Major
Gen. John G. Robinson, Lieut.-Gov. of
New York He will be remembered as
commander of the third division, first
corps, on the second day at Gettysburg,
the Second Vermont Brigade being in
his command.
Brig. Gen. B. S. Roberts, U. S. A.,
who is stopping at Alburgh Springs,
will also be present at the reunion.
Major J. H. Hazelton of West Rut-
land, is organizing a company of caval-
ry for the occasion, which will not fail
to make fine appearance and be dis
tinguished acquisition to the force.
Rutland county promises to have ten
or twelve companies organized for the
encampment.
General Edward Ii. Ripley of Rut-
land, has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Third Brigade, Vermont
Reunion Forces, and will announce his
staff and issue orders for the efficient or
ganization of his brigade in short time
-o~l. L. @. -Ki-ssl~y, g. M.-GeAersl
of the forces, has made ample provisions
for the comfort and accommodation of
the soldiers who may attend the Re-uni-
on. Tents, straw and wood will be fur
nished, also cooking stoves as far as pos
sible Companies and detachments may
bring their own mess, if they desire to,
otherwise the Quartermaster will furnish
all supplies needed, including euchre
decks. ...
Casey's Tactics will be used as rules
of order in place of Cushing's Manual.
We are glad to learn from the Globe
that Gen. Charles Devens, Jr., of Mas
sachusetts, one of the ablest and most
eloquent speakers in the country, and
Grand Commander of the G. A. R. of
the United States, will be present and
speak at the Reunion. He will be the
guest of Gen. H. H. Baxter during his
stay in Rutland, and it is needless to
add that his presence will be one of the
great features of the gathering.
Bridgewater has mustered company
of forty men, while Chittenden turns
out an enlisted roll of thirty veterans
ready for Rutland on the 9th of August.
The following arrangements have
been made for the accommodation of the
soldiers attending the Reunion.
Tents, straw and wood will be fur
nished also, cooking stoves as far as
possible.
| Companies are advised to bring mess
pans and kettles and other utensils, and
cook their own rations, as it will be i'm
possible to furnish cooked rations for ALL
Arrangements have been made for
board for about one thousand on the
ground, at $l.OO per day. Board at
unv-l,aV0s Irvue0, ~0sae a~J Dad
we'll House, $3.50; Berwick Hotel,
$3.50; lodgings not included.
Please inform me at once if [ shall
make any arrangements for your men ;
and if so, whether you will want dinner
on the first day of the encampment.
L. G.. KINGSLEY,
Quartermdster Gen. Reunion Forces.
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THE FUNERAL OF Hon. BENJAMIN III.
STEELE.-The remains of Hon Benjamin
i. HI Steele arrived at Hartland on Friday
noon and his funeral took place at four
, o'clock. large gathering of people
e were present from the vicinity but moi
4 as many as would have been had there
0 been no delay in the arrival of the re-
mains or confusion as to time of the fun
S eral. Had longer notice been circulat
:. ed, there would have been delegation:
from the west side of the state in attend
ance. The prominent. citizens of east
ern Vermont were we'll represented
> among whom were Hon Luke P. Poland
1 member of congress from the second dis
u trict, Mr.. John H French of Burlington
e secretary of the board of education
s Major Circuit of Newport, Col Roswell
s Farnham, Col J G Stearns of Bradford
Hon George Howe, Col Kittredge Has
e kins of Brattleboro, Hon. Charles B Ed
}, dy. J. M Reed of Bellows Falls. Hol
+ Warren G French, William G johnson
:. of Woodstock, N L Boyden, ESQ.,, Co
:. J B Mead of Randolph.
r Rev DR.. Hubbard, rector of Trinit,
e Church Claremont New Hampshire, con
d Quoted the religious services, in accor
L dance with the ritual of the Episcopa
u church. Rev J B Bittinger, collegiat
=. classmate of Judge Steele, and pastor o
'e the congregational church at Hartland
A preached an able, instructive and touch
W ing funeral discourse. Thus have tn
IT people of his own beloved Vermont, al
e. ter showing fitting honors upon him dun
't ing short but useful life laid him t
IL rest with appropriate funeral tributes
Other tributes will be paid his memor
by the bar, of which he was an ornamen
d. and by various public societies and il
Is stitutions with which he was connecte
N and labored earnestly to promote. Fe,
re men have died so young and so full
le honor, and rarely has public man pass
70 ed away whose presence and service th
70 state could SO i'll afford to lose.