The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-20
From our Special Correspondent
VERMONT VETERANS.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE REUNION.
Torehlight Procession Decorations : Break
ing Camp-Incidents, Etc, Etc
BRATTLEBoRo, Thursday p. m.,l

BRATTLEBORo, Thursday p. m.,(
August 10, 1879
''If only we could have had such day
yesterday" That is what people are saying.
Bright, hot sunshine, fair skies, and occa-
sional short, sharp showers have been the
order OF the day. No fault can be found
with the weather. The various veteran or
CARNATIONS at Camp Holbrook broke camp
promptly and left--with but few excep-
tions-on the morning trains.
At ten o'clock the Brattleboro cornet
band gave fine concert on the Brooks
house balcony. This band under the lead
ership of Ira Burnett, has been very efllci-
ent during the reunion. Brought by the
exigencies of the occasion into active
rivalry with the "crack" bands of the state
1t has more than made good its claim to
stand at the head. Burnett has only led
the band since last spring, but during the
intervening months he has worked it up
into noble condition. AS cornet player
he has few RIVALS, and people of good
judgment in such matters assert that there
are very few players who can excel him,
not excepting the celebrated soloists. The
following is the personnel of the band as
now organized
G. II. Bond, drum major Ira F. Bur
nett, leader, soloJ fiat cOrnet George III.
Clapp, pccolo Frank G. Shaffer, G flat
clarionet l. w. Sabln, let b flat clarionet;
Ii. A. Norcross, Cd b fiat clarionet S. b.
Higgins, LIST fat cornet Samuel Squires,
1st flat cornet L +. Whitman, I'd flat
cornet o. W. Bartlett, 81 fiat cornet
A. Knapp, solo alto; r. West, 1st alto j.
flat tenor II. Rowe, Cd b flat tenor o.
F Bailey, baritone Ben. Perry, b fiat
bass A. f. Rogers, tuba f. WSimonds
tuba A. T. Stewart, tuba Ii. Meacham,
side drum L. Harmon, bass drum Il.
Smith, cymbsls.
THE ToRCHLIGnT PROCESSION.
The route of the torchlight procession
last night was up Main street, through
Walnut and Terrace streets, across the
Common through Chase and Oak streets
to High, up High and down Green to Main
as far as the residence of Hon. b. D.
Harris, where the Brattleboro band gave
serenade to Gov. Peck, and speeches were
made by Senator Edmunds and others.
Tue following residences were noticeable
for their Examinations and decorations
Ex-Gov. Holbrook's, on Walnut street
DR.. G. p. Dearborn's and G. F. Thomp-
sons, on Main street Messrs. Miles
Pratt's, Taylor's and Crosby's, on Oak
street; Mrs. sCbarlier's, Postmaster Clark's,
1. N. Thorn's, Wells Frost's and Mrs.
Judge Kelloggs, on High street; Messrs.
Sawyer's, Mansur's and Walter Childs', on
Green street. Messrs. Fred and Walter
Childs had calcium light On the balcony
of the Revere house. which illuminated
Main street beautifully during the process
sion.
Among the more conspicuous transpar-
encies on Main street, was the following
Headquarters ID Brigade, I'd Division,
9th Army G. Welcome comrades Wei
come Soldiers"
"Welcome to the Natick Cobbler, the
friend OF the Boys in Blue"
"B. r Jenne, Qate) A. A. A., and In
spector General ID Brigade, I'd Division,
9th Army G. Welcome Soldiers"
"B. r. JENNIE, LIST Corporal, Brattleboro
r. U. Co. Welcome Boys"
Senator Morrill, wrote to Gen. Thomas
that he would have considered it very
happy duty to be here had he not been
called to Saratoga to attend the funeral of
niece on the 18th.
The following letter from General Sher.
man to Col. Waite, explains itself
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE)
UNITED STATES, ST. LOUIS, Mo-,
July 10. 1875.
8. M. WAITE, ESQ, BRATrLEBoRo, VI.
My DEAR SIR have lst received your
letter of July IA, inviting me to attend as
your guest the reunion of the veteran SOL
diers of Vermont on the 18th, 18th and
10th of August. am glad to notice that
the Grafton will be delivered by the Hon.
Henry Wilson, Nice-President Of the
United State. The temptation is very
strong, but time and distance will prevent
my attemptiDgit. / must remain ut or near
st. Louis all summer to watch certain mat
tiers which may become of importance,
therefore | must beg you to excuse me.
Hoping that the reunion will revive the
memories and feelings of the past and
tend to cement closer together the sWvi-
vors of that grand epoch in which we
fought for the most noble of all causes, the
salvation of nation, am, with great
respect,
Your Friend,