Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Notes From the Grand Army Posts in
Vermont.

Memorial sermon at Fair Haven, Rev.
Homer White at .Northleld, Rev. j..
ingham at Rutland, and Rev Mr.. Cowan
at Chester.
The &. A. h. posts of Cabot and Marsh
field are going to unite aud observe Mem
orial day at the latter place.
Major c.. f. Branch will deliver the
Memorial day address at Newport.
The camp fire of Post .Iewett has been
postponed till May II.
Over 200 members of Roberts Grand
Army Post of Rutland will attend the
Memorial day exercises and unwilling of
the monument at Brandon May 20.
The members of the old Woodstock
Light Infantry to the number or % enjoy
ed their first reunion Wednesday after
noon and evening closing with Il supper
at the Eagle hotel.
The Woman's Relief Corps organized
at Montpelier in March last, now mum
bers 20 members.
Vermont furnished 81 23S men during
the rebellion. at Il cost of over :9000000,
including bOuntes that towns paid sol
diers.
Roberts Grand Army post of Rutland
has bought lot in evergreen cemetery,
80 by 90 feet in size, and will use it for he
burial of veterans when the friends can
not afford to properly provide for the re
mains.
The project of forming Grand Army
POST at CaStletOn has been abandoned,
and several of the old veterans will make
application to join Post Bosworth at New
Haven.
The arrangements for Memorial day at
Bennington include an Grafton i'll Library
hall by DIR. Azel Ames of Boston. The
Farmers band of Sunderland will furnish
music. The Hon. Henry j. " Hal will
be president of the day. 1t is anticipated
that the Custer Post will 90 to North
Bennington in the afternoon.
AT a meeting ofthe st. Johnsbury Gene
terry association Monday afternoon, the
trustees voted to give to Chamberlain
Post No 9, q. a. r., Il large lot in the
cemetery, upon condition that the post
erect suitable monument there and keep
the lot i'll good condition as resting
place for the remains of poor soldiers.
At Fair Haven on Memorial day Hon.
Waiter f.. Howard will deliver an address
before members of Post Bosworth and
citizens at the Baptist church to be fol
lowed by an original poem by f.. l.. Bar
bour of Benson.
>, On Monday evening last VIM. c. Tracy
Post, No 30, q. a. r.. received visit
from % or more members of Major Jar
Wis Post Of ClHrcmont, \. II. After the
mastering III of two recruits by VIM. G.
Tracy Post, short and interesting speeches
were made by Commander Dodge of Ma
jor Jarvis Post, Commander Potter of
mander Humphreys of William G. Tracy
Post and others. Refreshments were
served and after social hour of pipe and
Storytelling visitors and visited departed
to their homes.
Sarah J. Warrington. widow of William
Warrington, late of COMPANY \, ninth
Vermont, who died in 1871, has been grant |
Ell pension by decision of the secretary
of the interior, ON an appeal, after her
clam had been rrivcted in the pension
Office. Oh the ground that the soldiers IA !
tai disease was not contracted in the |
| nltcd States service.
Quartcrmaster-S sergeant Thomas Ilar.
mon, Fuller Battery, National Guard of
Vermont, hd, been elected ~ lieutenant
wee Lieutenant Bruce, removed from the
State, The battery are fortunate in the |
selection OF 50 gallant and efficient an Of |
fcer for Lieutenant Harmon brings to his |
position The experience OF 3 years active /
service during the war for the Union in
Co. X, 9Th Vermont Volunteers, as well us
several years valuable service in the Ma
ttonal Guard.
Conrad D. c. Pavey of Pittsfield, |
Mass, Will deliver the Memorial day ad-
dress at st. Adams, Lieut.. Henry Ballard
of burlington at Bristol, Capt. Lull of
Montpelier at Barnard, Comrade Simeon
Grow OF Springfield at North Springfield |
James NJ. Slade Of Middlebury at Middle
bury, Hon. w. p. Dillingham; of Water
sea at East Corinth. Hon Frank plumiev
of Mort htield at Waterbury Centre. Rev
G.. X. Lowell of Albany. y. Y. M Rut-
land, DR.. AZel Ames OF Boston AT Ken
nington, Col j. H. Benton. Jr. of Boston
at Bradford, Elk Gov. Proctor and Com
rade Sanford Mitchell at ludlow and Hon
Alexis L. Smith of Vrrycnnes nt Hines,
burgh.
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Gently granted to Nermonters To Ben
Jn ,i, ifI,'Se9i ooN"lIS Nliie' ", lot
ny ZOO % E,.osnurSn rHlis' 81 ihohih
anu f,oo "!Iear' ChtrieS Crocker "a de-
ped pen lnoi la'herl, brhokIelu, Sl2 month
en- CIV S-ooo altedIa Iaullha ufdEilh,
g.; "a , liiohth ana s.oo arrears John GRAY
IN ueceaseu ana payable TO ms widow,
from 81 to $40 month and SlO5O arrears
, ,n.tl .; 2HrIlhgtoll, boston, Mass, Tor
nrraar, y 81 ii'oii' ~ nlpiiuh anu tso2o