The National tribune., 1883-10-25
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

There was grand Campfire at Keene, n.
H., on the 18th inst, under the auspices OF
John Sedgwick Post, Post Jarvis, of Claremont,
and Posts Stoughton and Sedgwick, Depart
ment of Vermont, from Bellows Falls and
Brattleboro respectively. The day was usher
ed in with threatening skies, but mild and
pleasant temperature. The morning train from
the North brought thirty-thTee officers and
men of Major Chas. Jarvis Post, G. A. R., of
Cfaremont, \. f., who were met at the depot
by a detachment of comrades of Post Slough
ton, and conducted TO the new quarters OF the
Post IN O. ID. Grays bio k. At noon they were
taken home by different comrades TO dinner.
At 1:3o the members of Post Stoughton as
sembled, when Commander Russell, in q few
very impressive words, requested each and
every member TO refrain from the use for that
day of intoxicants. AT 9 o'clock the procession
formed as follows: Commander III. Y. B. Clark,
of Keene, IN charge; Troy band, sixteen men !;
Sedgwick Post, of Keene, ninety men; Senior
Vice G. G.. Prestban, commanding; Bellows
Falls, VT, G. 4. r. drum corps, ten men Bel
lows Falls Cornet band, seventeen men; Post
Stoughton, eighty men Commander Geo. K.
Russell, commanding; Chas. Jarvis Post, OF
Clarem0nt. N. H., thirty-three men; Com
mander Perkins, commanding: Brattleboro
military band, twenty men Post Sedgg5ck, OF
Brattleboro, Vt, Commander O. Preseott, COM
handing; the right resting on Main street, and
marched through the principal streets for about
an hour, and then, breaking ranks they spent
the evening renewing old aequaintance5 aud
talking about old times, which are 50 full of
memories for all soldiers.
Soon after 6 p. ~. the procession again formed
and marched to the city hall, through the
opened ranks of their host where they found
six long tables loaded with that which every
hungry comrade was always glad to see-baked
beans, boiled beet, hard-tack, doughnuts white
and brown bread, pickles. &c. Coffee was soon
brought In and the racket begun in earnest.
The beans disappeared in short order along
with the other edibles. Every one had al he
wished, and get the supply was not exhausted
by any means. After supper Comrade Major
John SturdeYant, of Sedgwick Post, Of Keene,
called for order, which was, after some minutes,
obtained Comra6e sturdevant then called for
music from the B. 81. B., which was acceptably
rendered; this was followed by an address Of
welcome by Comfade Rev. j. A. Leach, Of
the Keene Post. Among other things he said
| I" can raise more money for Il charitable OBJ
ject, and in q shorter time, in the GA. r. than
in any other fraternity on the face Of the Garth,
religious or otherwise This address was fol-
1 lowed by a quartette consisting OF Myers, Bar
| Der, and Scoyille, and Misses Merrill and Hal
| pin, who sang Marching Through Georgia,
| the audience joining in the chorus After the
| singing, Department Commander Lineham was
introduced who kept his audience IN a laugh
/ ing mood for some minutes. Commander Pres
| colt, of Brattleboro, was next called on, but
turned over his duties to Past Department
/ Commander Of Vermont, Col Geo. ". Hooker,
/ now Sergeant-at-A Arms Of House Of Representa-
| tiyes, Washington. After Colonel H.s remarks
the quartette sang Tenting or the Old Camp
| ground" Commander Perkins of Claremont
was next called out, but turned over his duties
to Junior Vice Department Commander Shu-
man. Comrade Shuman in few words ex-
pressed his pleasure st being present and IN
| terest in the G. A.. r. Comrade Shuman's re-
marks was followed by music by the Troy n
| H. Cernet band. Speeches were made by a
number of other comrades that were pithy and
interesting. Sweet music interiarded all thc
speeches, and gave zest to the festivities oil
| the occasion, which viii long be remembered
General John c. Linehan, Department Com.
mander, has issued General Order No. g. an
| nouncing the annual inspection of the Posts tc
take place during November, and detailing the
following comrades for that duty: Senior Vice
| Commander Sewell d. Tilton, Posts, II, 10, 60
63; Inspector Charles u. Buzzell, 80, 42, 81, 68
Judge Advocate W. II. ShurtIef, ~, So; Chic
mastering Officer NJ. M. Coils, 8, II, 1s, 20
Past Department Commander L. w. Challis, z
81; Aids-de-Camp, Cyrus Freeman, /, p, 80
81; E. L. Kimball, 24, 40 81 John Waldo 80
6, 27; Comrades III. L. Wilkinson, 2, 81, IS, ID
Charles w. Stevens II, 90, 43; John Kenney
4, IS. II; John w. Mears, 8, 90, 4G, 81; D. C
Newhall, SO, 81, g. Otis G. Wyatt, 10, 10
George II. Waldron, l3, So, SO, Sc; Gilman H
Dimond, 5, 25, 81, 53; @. II. Shinn, %, 4S, SO
81; a. s. Twitchell, 16, 55; Thos S. Ellis, 81
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