The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-12
Centennial Column.
RUTLAND COUNTY wIDE.AwAKE.

All Vermonters, especially the old SCI
diers, will remember Col. Charles l.. Mead,
formerly of Brattleboro, who was the late
Governor and Adjutant General wash
burns fright hand man" all during the
war, and probably no man was personally
acquainted with so many Vermont soldiers
as Col. Mead. He Is q brother of the dis
tinguished sculptor, Larkln G.. Mead, and
of the wife of William D. Howells, the
poet and author, also cousin of President
Hayes. This latter fact (under Grants
civil service rule) would make him secre-
tary of war, or at least collector of the port
of New York.
Col. Mead is now manager OF the large
wholesale hardware house of the Stanley
Rule and Level company, Chambers street,
New York. The following correspond
ence has passed between Col. James Il.
Dyer of Rutland, WHO is organizing bat
TALON of veterans in that county to attend
the soldiers reunion here in August, and
Col. Mead, which will repay perusal and
indicates that both of these gallant gentle
mon are fully enlisted for the "secoad bat
tie of Bennington"
New YORK, June 90, 1877.
My Dear Colonel 1t was very clever
of you to think of me, as you are recruit
ing for the next 'battle of Bennington"
Carrying knapsack. though, is not my
best hold, you very well know. When you
get along where you want good able
.ot. 81 II 80 <Nf bo
soldiers pay-and no bonds required-or,
where you need retired officers on half pay
to help fill up the carriages in the process
sion, write to me, stating in particular
about the "bounties" offered, and the qcan-
tity and quality OF rations furnished.
Yours truly,
CHAs. L. MEAD.
Col. J. H. DYER, Rutland, Vt.
RUTLAND, VI, July Sd, 1877.
My Dear Colonel:-Y Yours of the 10Th ult.
is duly received, and am 30 much pleased
with the prospect OF enlisting SO valuable a
recruit, that will make you the following
Especial Involvement :" Instead of "carry-
ing knapsack" you will be allowed TO
transport your effects in "FreedInan's
Bureau" or you may adopt the much
abused Carpetbag." Our last Legislature
IN carrying out its niggardly policy of re.
form" neglected to make any appropria-
ton for the usual 81 per month "sllot-
meDt," or for "bounties" to the soldiers
who should serve in the " second battle of
Bennington" but in lieu thereof, will as
sign you all my pay, extra rations, forage,
emoluments and perauisites received from
the state or nation. 10 regard to filling up
the carriages in the procession, l am author
lied by the director to tender you the best
ar,bu In ha 70 ha
quantity and quality of rations furnished,
we will "turn you loose right into a
country that flows with milk and honey"
we will kill the fatted calf, or, if you stil
"hanker" for something more substantial,
possibly we might get you little "salt
mule and bareback" Come.
Very truly yours,
JAS. H. DYER.
Col. CHAs. l.. MEAD, New York.
Vermont Centennial.
Tie Bennington historical society have
appointed the following list.
CITIZENS COMMITTEES.
Finance-Henry G. Root, Milo c. Hu-
ling, A. B. Valentine, Charles Thatcher,
ton. VIM. L. Hawks, Alfred Robinson, r.
b. Godfrey.
Entertainment F. G. White, A. P.
Chlds, Henry D. Hall, II. ]. Potter, Geo.
II. Simmons, w. s. Montague, G. r. Sib-
ley.
Revolutionary relics-Hiland Hall, Geo.
w. Robinson, Charles NJ. Bliss, F. w.
Goodall, Merritt B. Morgan, Elijah Dewey,
r. W. Bennett, Franklin Blackmer, Geo.
f. Koon, Dwight Riddle.
observation-disclosures A. Wood, Thomas
White, John V. Carney, Rudolph Gold
smith, K. G. Houghton, j. III. Woodman,
III. M. Harris, George A. Wattles, Geo.
II. Day, F. Q. Robinson, L. f. Abbott,
Randall ]. Crawford, L. B. Chandler, Buel
lockwood, Charles w. Swift.
Torchlight aud illuminations-L. M.
Morrison, E. N. s. Morgan, ]. T. Shurt-
left, U. II. Sanford, Charles f. Sears, K.
o. Cole, q. D. Gibson, George II. Har-
wood.
The last number of The Vermont Centsn-
nial makes the following announcement,
We take great pleasure in announcing
the engagement of the following named
gentlemen upon the editorial staff OF The
Vermont Centennial during the August fes-
tivities:
Chauncy X. Williams, Henry Clark, ed
itors of RUTLAND GLOBE jerome 3. Par
menter, editor Troy Press; s. B. Griffin,
of the Springfield Republican Albion N.
Merchant, editor Burlington Sentinel
These gentlemen are all well known to
the country, and need no commentator
from us. Messrs. Williams and Clark own
the largest and most valuable historical
and miscellaneous libraries in Vermont, and
rank with Hiland Hall and e. p. Walton
as Vermonts historians. We can give no
better guarantees that The Vermont Cen.
tennial will prove the most valuable. cheap
est and complete historical newspaper ever
published in Vermont.
How it In Done.
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