Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-17
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Notes From the Grand Army Posts %
Vermont

Notes From the Grand Army Posts OF
Vermont
The Grand Army post of East Wallng-
ford will have II grand camp fire next
month"; in connection with the agricultural
fair to be held there October 5 and Il
Rev. 4. l.. Drury of Rutland will deliver
an address on the subject "Who is a
soldier p
The reunion of Company /, Eleventh
| Vermont Regiment, will be held at North.
| field on the 18th instant.
A Vermont soldier who was accused of
stealing rebels goose during the war
said he found it Kissing at the American
| flag and arrested it for treason.
Company |, list Vermont cavalry held
their first reunion at Albany, August 81.
There were 30 of the old members pres
ent. After IA splendid dinner they ad.
iourned to the hall where they held "A
business meeting, then came speeches by
CONS. A. NJ. Crane, II. A. Boomhower and
others, making the first reunion red
letter day for old company |. All were
unanimous in favor of having an annual
reunion.
The conviction of Frank Libby of ST
Johnsbury, at the last term of the United
States court ut Windsor, on the charge
of endeavoring to obtain pension on
fraudulent testimony, is the first convic-
ton under the pension laws in Vermont
since that of Samuel Morgan of HYDE
Park, about ten years since, who was
sentenced to two years in state prison but
was pardoned by the President without
being committed.
A reunion of Company |, 4th Vermont
volunteers will be held at Bratteboro
to-day. The Windham county veterans
association will meet at the same place.
1t is expected that there will be large
attendance of old soldiers at the county re
union. Gov. Pingree, Lieut.. Gov. Ormsbee
and several of the prominent war officers
of the State have been invited to be pres
ent. The exercises begin at 2 D. m, with
"A short march through some of the princi-
pal streets. The supper and campfire Will
be held at the rink.
Lieut. f. A. Palmer and Sergt w. +.
Terrill of George A. Custer Camp, No. Z,
;. V. of Underhill, Saturday evening
September A. organized and mustered at
Mortified, Gen. Jackman Camp Sons of
Veterans, No. 30, with 10 charter mem
bers. The following officers We're INSTALL
ed: Captain, r. a. Silver; +. H., G. f.
Austin 5. H., f. o. Townson camp
councillors: Lieutenant, G.. +. Austin.
Lieutenant, f. o. Townson, Fred Town
son.
Mrs. Mary Goodwin, department Install
ing officer of Wells River, assisted by Mrs.
}. >. Peck aud Mrs. Luther Newcomb of
ganized at Northlield on Friday, Septem-
Der, 3, johnson Relief Corps, No. %, with
u charter members. There was a public
Installation in the evening at the hall of
Johnson Post, No. %, when the following
officers were installed: President Mrs.
Ellen Gokey 5; v, p, Mrs. Almeda
$, Miss Myrtle Gokey; T., Mrs. Marian
Buzzell; Chap. Mrs. Mary Cram; Con,
Miss Kate l.. Stone G., Mrs Eula Town
son; A. c., Mrs. A. l.. Hodgdon; A. e.,
Mrs. Rose Dunsmore
Pensions have been granted to Edward
NJ. Savage, Waitstield, ~ month and
$525 arrears George II. Emerson, North
field, an increase to IS a month and 81 $50
arrears Horace Thrasher, Northfield, s.
month and Sl,005 arrears H. Miles,
Greensboro, 81 month and $3.50 arrears
Alfred Smalley, Greensboro, an increase
from a to S24 month and 81 $50 arrears;
Clark Boutwell,, Barre, an increase from
$ to SIP month; Michael Mckenzie,
Burlington an Increase from So to so a
month John Ryan, North Groton, \. H.
recently of DuXbury, Vt, So a month and
81, 100 arrears I; Carlos Bryant of Clare
mont, N..H., late of Co. f. LIST VT. Cav.
' OILS, ST month with arrearages of over
$500.
Chief Mastering Officer Schroeder went
TO Watervllle Wednesday and mustered
i
were held III the hall of the Mountain
Spring House: There were present Post
Commander ID. j. Holmes and ten com
rades OF the johnson Post, Post Com
mander Brush and three comrades of the
Cambridge and twenty recruits for the
new post. At the request of the chief
mastering officer Post Commander
Holmes mustered in the recruits and dec
GRATED them with the badge of the order,
after which the chief mastering officer in
structed them in written work. The post
was then organized by the election of j.
J.. Holmes, p. C.;E. b. WILDER, :. V. c.;
1. b. Downey, J. V. c.; NJ. Mcfarland,
q. NJ; X. ID. Whittemore, chap: l.. j.
smith, surgeon; o. j., Thomas, o. d.; l..
w. Adams, o. &. The commander APP
pointed Il; WA. Leach as his adjutant
and +. A. MAYNARD was appointed sergt
maj The officers We're installed by the
chef mastering officer. The post was
named Henry Carpenter Post No 100,
after comrade of the 9th Vt. Vols. 1t
has % charter members two of whom
were admitted by transfer