The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-26
Stray Shots.

MARY A. WEBSTER of West Tops
ham, who is drawing a pension as a
soldiers widow, has been charged with
cohabiting with man to whom she is
not married. The charge has been in
vestigated by the pension office, and
sustained by testimony, and her name
will soon be dropped from the pension
roll.
A GOOD time is in store for the
soldiers at the reunion of Company l,
Eleventh Vermont Regiment, at Lieu
tenant Fosters grove in North Calais,
September 9TH. The grove is beauti-
full place and the veterans of North
Calais always do things well. The
Grand Army post at that place has pur-
chased a lot of land and erected two
story building for a post hall this season.
a PECULIAR interest will attach to
the proposed soldiers monument at
Atlanta, Ga, the cornerstone of which
is soon to be laid. The structure is TO
be one hundred eighty feet in height
and will cost 100000. Near the base
of the column, in inches, will be
Sherman. Near the top of the column
will be two soldiers, the blue and the
gray, clasping hands, and at the top of
the column, standing on globe, will
be the goddess of liberty. Many of the
stones to be used in the construction of
the pedestal are to be contributed by
the various army posts and war associ-
ations of the country.
THE emancipation proclamation was
issued on the first of January, 1868. On
that day President Lincoln had been
receiving calls and for hours shaking
hands. AS the paper was brought to
him to be signed, he said: Mr.. Seward
have been shaking hands all day, and
my right hand is almost paralyzed. If
my name ever gets into history it will
be for this act, and my whole soul is in
it. If my hand trembles when l sign
the proclamation, those who examine
it hereafter will say he hesitated.'
Then, resting his arm moment, he took
the pen and slowly and firmly wrote,
" ABRAHAM LINCOLN" He smiled
and, handing the paper to Mr.. Seward
said: - That will do"
A CoMRADE of the Sixth Corps.
! Iigmore, Dakota, asks a few questions
and answers them himself, as follows
" Why so much ado about General Lo-
gan? What has he done more than
any other good soldier, as a soldier?
And as a man, in the position that he
now holds and has held, what has he
done? Oh, he has brought up this bill
and that bill for the soldiers, and in their
favor Granted; but the passage OF
those bills in our favor is what the most
of us are looking after Now, if he is
the man born to command, one who
can control with his iron will all within
the circle of his influence let him
come to the front and do something for
his fellow-comrades. General Grant re.
ceived his pension of enough pei
month to pension one hundred sixty.
two soldiers at the rate of IS month
He received that through the influence
of men that we have helped place in
power. Yes; but Lees army surren-
dered to General Grant. My dear COM
rades, did not the great truth ever come
across your mind that General Lee
never surrendered to General Grant
but to the grand old Union army that
was lying out in the hot sun ready tc
do the bidding of General Grant-eithel
to shake hands with the enemy or fight
them? And of that army you and l
comrades, were part"