Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Notes from the Grand Army Posts in
Vermont.

| moral uaN ADDRESS IOr llnpree GOSU IN MS
native town, Salisbury, n. II.
There will be published only 1000 copies
of the history Of the Sth regiment Yer
mont volunteers.
The committee on pensions has reported
in favor of granting pension to Betsey
| Martin of Braintree widow of Jesse
| Martin, who served as II substitute for his
brother in Captain John Wheatley's COM
pany of Vermont Militia in the war of
1912.
Needham Grand Army posts third an
nual ball at the Glen house, East Middle
bury, Wednesday evening, March II was
a grand success.
Brevet Major-General L. A. Grant of
| MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, formerly commander
OF the cold Vermont Brigade" will de
liver the Grafton Memorial day at Bran.
don.
DIR. Blackstone delivered the address at
the camp fire of Post Bailey of North
Troy held at the Congregational church
Friday evening March 10.
| Post Alexander G.. A. h. held a campfire
at their hall Friday evening, March 10,
for the benefit of the Post. 1t consisted
of music, army songs, tableauX, etc.
Hardtack and coffee were served
The Sons of Veterans at ST Johnsbury
| held an interesting meeting Wednesday
night. Mr.. Ward read an entertaining
paper on his experiences at Ship Island
and Mr.. Frank p. Merrill of Boston and
Editor Shackford of Lake Village n. H.,
made addresses.
1t is announced that the next encamp-
ment of the State militia will be held in
| Bennington next August
| The Memorial day address at st. Johns
bury will be delivered by Col. George w.
Hooker of Brattleboro.
The soldiers of Felchville met recently
for the purpose of organizing Grand
Army Post
| Benson voted at recent town meeting
to erect soldiers monument, costing
$1,000
1t was voted at the recent Benson town
meeting to erect soldiers monument,
costing $1,000.
Vermont commandery, No. 4, X. T., of
Windsor. has accepted an invitation to
perform escort duty for A abraham Lincoln
Post No. 81, G. A. r., Hartford, on Me
mortal day.
Kearney Grand Army Post and Kear
ney Women's Relief corps at East " vail
ingford will have a special meeting Satur-
day evening, March -,
Some of the Pacific railroads have an
nounced that they will carry member, q.
the q. a. X. to the national enctmpucl
at San Francisco at through rate Of So
from Chicago.
The Ryegate granite works have sub
mitted to the BrattlebOro committee IT,,
handsome plan of soldiers monument.
SO feet high, surmounted by granite liz
ure of a soldier eight feet hlIh, the bH-t
of the structure being II feet square. TIc
design will be one Of the most urna1cntal
of any monument within the State
1t is announced that the 4Alhurgh Grand
Army post has given up its charter, and
most OF the members will join post Jewett
of Swanton.
Russell Post, G. a. r., Middlebnry, has
recently rented and fitted mp the hall for
merly used by the Good Templars.
The next Grand Army campfire at st.
JOhnsbury comes next Saturday evening.
Gettysburg is the subject and DR., q. b.
Billiard and c. p. Carpenter will be the
principal speakers.
The recent inspection Of camps shows
that Tracy camp, Middlebury, Sons of
Veterans, is fourth in standing in this
State Camp No at Brattleboro is first.
| The members drill once Il week i'll the
new &. A. r.. hall and are becoming very
proficient in the use Of the musket. There
are now more than 30 600 sons in the
United States The Vermont division has
% camps and about 800 members.
In relation to the statement that Ben
niugtonIans are DESTROYS that the corner
stone of the battle monument be laid
next August, SO that the annual muster
| of the National Guard may be held at
Bennington at that time, the Bennington
banner says: eve are no more anxious
to have the corner stone laid August Ii,
1856, than are the military organizations
to muster here on that date and assist. In
fact both in Bennington and elsewhere a
great pressure is being brought 10 bear to
have the association prepare orthat event
at that time"
The Sedgwick Grand Army post at Brat
| tlebOrO have voted to accept George r..
| IyOns's design for the proposed soldiers
monument This is of Dummerston gran
Inc surmounted by a bronze figure, de
| signed by Mosman of Chicopee, Mass. The
question has arisen as to the legality of
| the towns recent vote appropriating
| money for the monument, which may ne
cessitate the calling of another meeting
| for remedying the defect. The law pro
vides that the selectmen may be author
| lied to contract for the building of sol
diers monuments, whereas in Brattle-
boro' case the selectmen were not Included
among the committee authorized by the
vote to make the selection.
The following pensions to NermonterS
! have been granted recently: James A
! Place of Newport Centre, IS Il month and
$1,000 back pay c. j. Cram of Northlield,
81 a month, with about $1,000 arrears /;
Horace Trask, Warren restoration of a Il
month and $40 arrears 4; Andrew f. Will
der, BrattlebOro Il a month and $40 ar
rears jefferson II. Fletcher Underhill
| Centre, an increase from 81 SIG n month ;
Kneeland Kelton, Worcester, an increase
from So to IS a month George Gill, Boil
ton, an increase from 81 to s. a month and
1929 arrears Myron l.. Ordway OF Sher-
burne member of company II. and b..
18th Vermont regiment, arrears amount
ing to 5000 +. +. Scott, Nergennes, 81 IA
month and 500 arrears +. +. Streeter,
Brsttleboro, IS a month and $1,000 arrears,
The postmaster of Bennington recently
received a letter of inquiry from Charles
" Hupt, written from Denton, Texas,
asking after the whereabouts of his faith
er's family, Capt, Joseph Y. HuptD 1t is
about Is years since letters from him to his
friends ceased, and whether he was living
or dead was not known. Capt. Hupt had
two SONS who enlisted in the Union army,
Charles v, who went out with Co. a, I'd
VT, and Frederick c., "A younger son, who
enlisted in Co, \, of a New York State
regiment from the city of New York. The
latter entered the regular army at the
close of the war and died in a southern
hospital of cholera, Aug. Is, 1866. In his
lattur Mr. CbnrlaS HINT GDaukS pf his old