Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-30

ton.
Col. E. F. Brown was for fourteen
years Superintendent of the Soldiers
Home at Dayton. Ohio, and is now in
spector of all the homes of which there are
four-at Dayton, Milwaukee, Augusta.
Me-, and Hampton, Va.
Judge J. M. Peck of Batavia, is DEM
cratic Judge elected in the Republican
county of tennessee, and is the only
Democratic officer in that county.
Capt Ben. Flagler is Collector Of Gus
toms at Suspension Bridge, and one Of
five brothers who went into the war, of
whom three were killed. Capt. F. was
wounded at Cedar Mountain. He is Past
Grand Master of Masons Of New York.
Capt. W. w. Bush was the first volun-
teer under Lincoln's call. He was prison.
er in the D. D. & B. building here in 1862.
Judge W. H. Smith who offered the
courteous resolutions at the Opera House
returning thanks for their reception, is a
prominent Blaine Republican.
While here, two of the visitors, Messrs.
F. o. Chamberlain of the Sth N. Y. cav
airy, and G. A. Richardson, being thwar-
ted in their desire to pay their board bills,
each handed Isaac Witt, Esq, SIS for the
Soldiers Home Fair at Richmond.
The only party of our late visitors left
among us consists of Capt. Padelford and
lady, Miss Ruth Doubleday and Miss EN-
ma Brown, daughter of Col. Brown, who
will visit some Niagara Falls acquaintan-
ces in the county before leaving. Capt.
P. is the gentleman who entertained many
of the 5th so splendidly at his private res
idence last year. They will visit the fam
lilies of Capt. McKemy, 1t. T. NJ. Smiley,
J. Frank Clemmer and others.
THE 2sTH IN RICHMOND.
About 125 of the 2Sth veterans and visi-
tors went by the G. & O. Road to Rich
mond Saturday night. On Sunday the
party, who were under charge OF Col.
Brown, of the 2sth, and Maj. Newton, Of
the 9Th Virginia, of Staunton, were in
formally received by the veterans of the
Richmond Lee Camp. They were shown
the Fair for the Confederate Home at the
Armory, and were then driven around
the city and pointed out the various
places of historic and public interest.
Quite number of the veterans attended
the churches, and several of them heard
an interesting sermon by the Rev. DIR.
Hoge In the afternoon. They expressed
themselves, says the Dispatch, highly
pleased with the hospitality and ovations
extended them by the people of Virginia,
and are especially gratifed at the courtesy
and attention shown them by Maj. New
ton, his officers and men, and, in fact, all
of those with whom they came in contact.
THE POINT OF DEPARTURE.
The visitors spent Monday and Tues
day at Hampton and Fortress Monroe.
Here they made it point to testify, by
special courtesies TO Maj. Newton. Presi-
dent of the 9th Veterans, their apprecia
ton of the hospitality shown them by him
and the 5th Veterans, and to Virginians
generally. AT the Soldiers Home in
Hampton there were seven hundred veter-
an inmates, gathered in the theatre, at
tached to that Institution, to welcome the
18th. Col. Brown who was upon the
stage, invited Maj. Newton up from
the audience. and when he appeared
on the stage in his ex-Confederate suit,
be was received by the old veterans with
the widest cheering. Maj. N. made them
brief speech, describing how the reunion
was brought about. When about to part,
Tuesday afternoon, the 28th veterans met
in the parlor and forming in line insisted
on each one shaking the Major by the
hand. They had previously passed reso-
lutions thanking him.