Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-13
VERM ONT NEWS.
THE REUNION SOCIETY OF VERMONT OFFICERS

THE REUNION SOCIETY OF VERMONT OFFICERS.
Among the well-known veterans present
at last wet ks meeting at White River juno
ton were Governor Roswell Farnham, Gen
erals Thomas, Wells, Pitkin, Henry and
Seaver, Quartermaster-G General Kingsley, Ad-
jutant- General 4. S. Peck, Colonel w. w.
Grout, Member of Congress Colonels S. L.
and S NJ Pingree, Majors Josiah Grout and
A. ]. Grover, Captains f. f. Smith, Eben
Grant, Hugh Henry, U. A. Woodbury., f. S.
Stranahan, Herbert Brainerd, @. II. Kinsman,
II. e. Taylor and Il. j. Cofey Surgeons S.
j. Allen and j. @. Rutherford, Chaplain Mack,
Adjutant John G. Stearns, Lieutenants G. II.
Bigelow, G. G.. Benedict and Eli Holden,
Sergeants Warren Gibbs, Lucius Bigelow,
S. II. Wood and others. At the afternoon
business meeting the following officers were
elected for 1882 President Major j. l..
Barstow, Shelburn vice presidents, 1t. Col.
S. NJ Pingree, Hartford Gen. p. p. Pitkin,
Montpelier secretary, Adjt. j. S, Peck,
Montpelier; treasurer, Major l.. q. Kingsley,
Rutland executive committee, Capt. f. e.
Smith, 1t. j. @. SLearns, Gen. Stephen
Thomas.
1t was voted, in accordance with the rule
for alternate years, to hold the next annual
meeting at Montpelier during the next session
of the Legislature The following telegram
IVA @ANN@%NA
WASHINGTON, Jan, 3,
To tie President Of Officers Reunion Society:
General Stannard aud myself send greeting,
Remember us to all the comrades present.
We should be with you if the country could
spare u.s. GEO. w. HooKER.
To this, later in the evening, the following
reply was sent:
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Jan. 3.
| To Colonel Hooker, SergedRt-Gt- arms House,
Washington, ID. O..
We miss you and Stannard at our festival
but our grief is assuRged by the knowledge
that the country is safe
REUNION SOCIETY VI. OFFIoRRs
In the evening" at 1880, the address was
| given in the Methodist church. by Col AL.
bert Clarke. It was brilliant and able pro.
duction. The banquet took place at 10 P. NJ
Responses to toasts were made by Gen. w
| w. Grout, Gen. Stephen Thomas, Gov.
Farnham, Sergt. Lucius Bigelow, and others
-Vergennes had high water last week, caus
ed by the damming of anchor ice, which did
considerable damage.
After regularly paying per cent annua
dividend the Ascutney bank of Windsor hai
returned its 800, 900 capital and $40, 600 sur.
plus % the ,tockholders.
Union Lodge of Middlebury is the oldes
Masonic lodge in the State. It was chartered
in 1894 and 1897.
"A poultry association has been organized
at st. Johnsbury with Geo. Crosby as presi
! dent.
Rev. N. F. Colbeigh, pastor of the Con
gregational church at McIndoes, has received
and accepted a call to preach at Walla Walla
Washington Territory. He will leave Yer
mont in about six weeks.
Harry p. Sumson, secretary of civil an(
military affairs under Gov. Proctor, is JUNO
member of the firm of II. p. Churchill q Co.
bankers, at Cawker City, Kansas The firm
is about to organize a national bank.
The council called to consider the charg
of plagiarism brought against Rev. A. W
Wild of the Congregational church of Peach