Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-31
REUNION TWELFTH c. v.

reunions of the old Twelfth c. V. was held yesterday at Comrade Twitchells, near Rail road Grove, Savin Rock. All felt well pleased to see many of the old forces present, so many still left of the survivors of
 hard-fought fights and weary marches and toilsome days. Year by year the roll of survivors grows less, but still the ranks strong, and nearly all present yesterday looked well able to don again the habiliments of war and fight, if need be, again for the old flag The business meeting was presided over by Colonel A. O. Hendrick, of New Haven, the president of the association for the year past. Officers were chosen for the year ensuing as follows:
 President, Lieutenant S. Ball, Hartford. Vice President, Private John R. Sloan, Hartford.
 Secretary, H. F. Clapp, Hartford General l.. A. Dickinson, of Hartford, quar- | termaster and treasurer.
 ! Executive committee, George A. Hamil ' ton, William Steele, Hiram Edwards, all of Hartford.
 Voted, to hold the next reunion at Hart | ford, and that the families of members be | invited by circular.
 Dinner was eaten at TwitchelIs Massa- \ soft and the old comrades showed how to | tackle good dinner in 8 manner worthy of good army veterans with clear consciences | and money in the bank. The dinner over a \ very interesting after dinner meeting was held, Chief Hendrick in the chair. Letters were read from c. V. R. Pond who | was quartermaster of regiment, now of Chi cago; F. A. Metcalf of Boston; J. w. Davis, Waterbury; G. A. Harmount, of Chicago; Captain F. M. Grant, Galesburg, Ill; John Moore, Crevecoe,1r, St. Louis Co, Mo; Jo- | seph Davidson, of Soldiers Home, near Au- | gusta, Me- and one from Mrs. J. Crowley, of | Westerly, R. l., giving information that her 1 husband was dead, dying last December, and ! Fall River, Mass; A. P. Abbott, Westerly, R. ! l., and Major Sydney Clark, lieutenant in U.. ! S. A., now in Idaho. history of the regi- | ment from 1861 to 1865 was read by Chief ! Hendrick.
 ! s1Mary Had Little Lamb, thus vividly re- calling pleasant episodes in their old army | days dear to the recollection, as did also J. P. Sloan, who sang the pathetic and touch ing ballad ''The Army Bean" and the, patri- otic song Marching Through Georgia" The singers, though never trained in the schools of music, excited great enthusiasm and the welkin rang. Speeches followed from Lieu tenant Ball, John R. Sloan and Captain Dick inson. MT. Dickinson spoke of the proposed excursion to the Shenandoah valley next fall Captain James B. Smith followed with very interesting account of his recent visit to the Shenandoah valley. Short speeches I were also made by Frank Smith of this city George Bishop and Corporal Edwards. Mir. Bishop referred to an incident thrill ing in character, illustrative of the good character of General Phelps and his kind words to the soldier arraigned before him for stealing something to eat, the gen eral cautioning the soldier that though it was \ not wicked to steal something to eat it was h-l to get caught at it. MT. Edwards spoke ! of visit he made to the New Orleans expo sition. He had carefully noticed the ground { and deemed that part of the buildings stand on one of the old camp grounds of the ' Twelfth. The veterans would have difficulty | in recognizing the spot, but few old land marks remained to tell the story. The meet | ing then broke up, but the veterans frater- ! nized and enjoyed themselves for an hour or | two longer in and about the grove. ! Among the members present were: Captain \ A. c. Hendrick, New Haven; A. D. Bar
 tram, Meriden; Henry Bradley, Bethany; Frank Smith, New Haven; Quartermaster Henry Futile, New Haven; G. T. Preston, \ Wilmington George Bishop, New Haven; L. W. Bigelow, Simsbury; George Terrell, Hol- | yoke; Sergeant Hiram Edwards, Hartford; ! Daniel Wall, Pennington; John Tillotson,
 Pennington; A. P. Lewis, Holyoke Henry ! Mullen, Westfeld; Theodore Terrell, Nor | wich; John Sloan, Hartford; Henry P. Clapn,
 Hartford; Hobart Dudley, Guilford; F. A.
 Adams, Hartford; s. A. Whiting, South
 ington; W. N. Johnson, New Haven; G. A.
 Hamilton, Hartford; Francis Beaumont,
 North Haven; John Candy, Collinsville; D.
 B. Ayers, East Hartford; R. G. Ben
 nett, Windsor Locks; Sergeant H.
 A. Hull, of Madison; A. Bish- lo op, Hartford; P. M. Twitchell, of Wallingford; James Rich, New London; |. ,hn Garvin, Meriden; P. H. Elwell, Spring field; Captain James E. Smith of Hartford; Jarnes' McGann of New Haven; w H. Hutch inson, Bristol; James Thomas, Hartford Jos. Hunter, Norwich; Surgeon J. F. Lines, Westville; Lieut.. Joseph Crosscan, Nor Downes, New Haven; o. F. Gilbert, Ridge field; Carlos Chapman, Westbrook; W. F.. Gordon. Woonsocket; H enry Lines, H. A. Pelcher. New Raven; Alb ert Porter, Strat- ford: Thomas E. Twiteheil New Haven, and Frank Lucas, West Haven.
 Personal.
 | Mrs. Norrie L. Smith and daughter are | amending several weeks in Massachusetts | with Mrs. Smiths sister. They will also vis- | it the White Mountains.
 E.Z. Dow, for many years with w. F. French, has resigned his position and accept ed that as salesman for Williams, Wells & | Co.,
 Rev. Dr. Shears is at Sharon Springs,
 NY.
 The Misses Mosely are at the Lake View l House, Litchfeld.
 J.I. Matthews was registered at the At Iantic House, Nantasket Beach, last week. Old Sport CSmpana, the pedestrian, is al the Bridgeport hospital, sick and with out
 money or friends. Mrs Robert R. Wood, of Ansonia. after an illness of thirty-twc weeks, is abls to bt
 out again.
 MT. Franklin Farrell sails for Europe to-
 day in the steamship City of Rome, and will be absent four or five weeks.
 Assistant Adjutant General White, who
 has been in Washington for week on pen
 sion business connected with the office of ad
 jutant general, has returned.
 A. P. Hyde and Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. George Sexton of Hartford and William ) Schmidt of Waterbury, were registered at the Carlsbad recently.
 Cashier L. K. Curtiss, of the South ingto1
 National bank, and his family are spending I few days at Indian Neck.
 MT. and Mrs. J. N. Lee, of New Britain are at Branford Point The Rev. w. Coope , and family, of New Britaln' left Tuesday to
 ! Newport, Vt. T The Rev. Mr. Cleaveland, preaching a = | HlymOuCn clurCu, mAAAOIIA, AooO ouAANoJ, De gan divine worship by reading the President proclamation announcing the death of Gen l aral Grant; also the Louisiana governors proc
 lamation relating to the same event. H
 | read, also, the Charleston (S. O. News edi torial, praiseful of the illustrious man an demonstrating that he was held in high es . | teem throughout the republic. r MT. B. L. Lambert, the real estate dealer
 and family, living on Eld street, are at tn s l Island View House, Stony Creek, where the f remain for couple of weeks. MT. Lambe1 n driving back to the city twice week, a
 1 business calls.
 MT. Frank J. Lambert, of the office o
 Thomas filling & Go. on Water street, so y of Mr. George D. Lambert, of Artisan st1 eel
 | has just returned from a trip to Chicago , Minneapolis and home by the way of Niagar J. Falls, having been much recuperated an l. had a very pleasant trip.
 MT. B. Bretzfelder returned yesterday fror ' Leete's Hotel, Pine Orchard, where he spen
 his vacation.
 a A Connecticut Judge Knocked DoWl
 Nm LondoM. LONDON, July 30.-Judge Tavid Booth c . Danbury, Conn, was knocked down by cab while crossing Regent street this morn