Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Notes from the Grand Army Posts in
Vermont.


Neutrality-suspicious. are DESTROYS that the
corner stone of the battle monument he
laid next August, so that the annual
muster of the National Guard may be
held at Bennington at that time.
The LIST Vermont regiment ranks as only
tenth among the militia in the United
States in point OF efficiency, and this is Il
high record.
The ladies of McIndoes Falls and Mon
roe have organized a Woman's Relief
corps.
Appropriations for Memorial day ex-
penses have been made by towns as fol.
lows: st. Adams, 800; Windsor, so
Bellows Falls, 500; Bratteboro, $50
Weston, S25 Royalton, $}5; Mortified,
s24 Pittsford, SO; Manchester, $50
Poultney, $50; Hartford, $50; iSt, Johns
bury 300; Underhill, $50; Swanton,
s25 Franklin, $40.
Post Bailey, North Troy, holds a camp
fire on Friday evening the 10th. The lit
gational church, after which coffee and
hard tack will be served at the post head
quarters.
In accordance with the requirements OF
general order No. u, issued from national
headquarters, Il thorough inspection Of
every post in the department of Vermont
will be made previous to the 18th OF May.
Maj. G. c.. Kinsman who is canvassing
Rutland county to find out how many
veterans would be likely TO avail them
selves of soldiers home if one were eS-
tablished, has received replies from ID OF
% towns. and in all there are but three
dependent soldiers who would be eligible
to be admitted to such an institution.
The replies to his questions are generally
discouraging to the movers in such pro
ject.
1,l, 81 h. 81; ,fr -
ten cent sOciable at the Grand Army hall,
Windsor, Friday evening. The hall was
crowded. and all seemed to have Il good
time, and enjoyed the supper as we'll rs
the price.
VIM c. Tracy Post at Windsor will
have sugar party and sociable at their
hall, on Friday evening, March 10.
Chamberlin Post of st. Johnsbury held
the third of their series of camptires on
Saturday evening, March 49,
At the meeting held in st. Johnsbury,
Monday night, to take measures to secure
the location there of the Soldiers Home,
a committee of nine-four from the post
and live citlZenS-waS appointed to can
vass the town TO see how much money
can be raised, after which town meet
ing will be held to secure an appropria-
ton.
Frank Carpenter of Swanton has some
interesting relics OF the rebellion In the
way Of copies of the Richmond DdilB
inquirer published in November, 1864.
Mr.. Carpenter, a lieutenant in company
f, Sth Vermont, was prisoner in Libby
at the time, and got word to his family of
his whereabouts through the personals OF
the inquirer, which were regularly copied
| by the New York News He paid 81 in
Confederate money for the personal. The
Ihqnircr's subscription price was $40 a
year, $40 for three months, and no sub
scription taken for less than three months.
| The papers bristle with warlike utter
ances, but at the same time there appears
to be some apprehension, and an article
headed, Where is Sherman ?" would in
dictate that they didn't know, but would
like to. AS matter ST news the state
ment is made that "the blockade is to be
more complete now the dark nights are
coming on" Gold was announced to be
dropping, quoting the New York market
for Nov. II, as opening at S229 and clos
| lnRat S2,2l19. Among the advertisements
we find an offer of $500 reward for two
runaway niggers, Henry and Alice. Mr.,
Carpenter also has a red clay pipe orna-
mented and lettered while in Libby.
Efforts are being made at Morrisville
to arrest Mike Humphrey, a hard char
acter, who formerly lived there. The de-
| tectives believe he was one of the Joliet
express robbers. Humphrey has long
sandy hair of exactly the color found in
the death clutch of Nichols, the murdered
| messenger