Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-07
THE BOYS WHO WORE TuE BLUE.

Hugh Henry of Cluster, VI, is to spc

a Essex June ion, Memorial Day.
Memorial Day, Sunday services will be
held May 30 at Springfield, Rev. =. G.
Mills officiating.
The next annual encampment of the
Sons of Veterans, Vermont division, will
he held at Brattleboro, June l.
Crandall Grand Army post of Barre
have begun rehearsng the war drama,
"The Blue and the Gray" and expect to
present it about the middle of May.
The Bohemian glass-blowers and lllu
SiOniSt Hermann gave II weeks engage
meut at Bratteboro under the auspices of
Sedgwick Grand Army post.
Grand Army post Bosworth of Fair
Haven is now nicely situated in their new
rooms in Norman Peck's block.
Sheridan Post of Weston has voted not
to draw the S25 appropriated at the town
mecn meeting for Memorial Day, since
many of the voters of said town felt ag-
grived by the said vote.
The Grout guards of Newport have
elected Mr.. :. &. O'Cunnor, captain IN
place of j. c. Moulton, resigned. Mr.
Il. d. Pratt was elected first lieutenant
The retiring captain was presented with II
fine gold watch by the company.
Post Jewett of Swanton will hold Il
campfire ut Billiards. Hall on Monday
evening, May 10. There will be addresses
by Maj. Childs, commander of the depart
ment of Vermont q. a. r., and by f. NJ.
McGettrick, St Adams Army songs will
be sung and the band will furnish music.
\ soldier is not exempt from poll-taX
unless, while in the military service, he
lost an arm, leg or his eyeslght, or con
tracted an equivalent disability, which
dis lbllity shall be determined by the de-
| gree of disability for which such person i
/ pcnSiOned
Coils. Greeneaf and Eetcy, Mai. Beach
and Capt. COlley of the Vermont National
/ Guard VIII visit the coming enCampment
OF the New Hampshire National Guard at
/ Concord ana report as to the ACCESSIBILITY
/ of having permanent caup ground in
| Vermont.
Lieut. Hugh Henry Of Chester will de
/ liver the Memorial day address at Essen
Junction Lieut.. Ju-tus Dartt at Spring
field, Maj. Josiah Circuit of Delby at John
son, Rev. Lew Ii. stone of CastletOn al
NOrthfeld, Rev. II. y. Van Dalsem o
Pomfret at Woodstock, Comrade j. II
Munteiiure Of 1T. \ Iban, at Milton, Rev
c. \. = Heath at Puu'tney, Hon. Walter
f.. Howard at lHIrHaven, and Herr,
Clark of Rutland at Rochester.
Memorial Day will H. observed in Wood
stock the ~, in he Con SrcgatiUnal church
10y George G, Randall Post, Rev. H. \
NauDalsem Pomflet to deliver the AL
dress. The service VIII be that recon-
mended by the national department. !
double Quurtette OF mixed voices will fur
nish the music.
brandon is to observe saturday, MAY .,
, as Memorial day, when the new soldiers
monument will he unveiled. Brig. Gen
l.. A. Grant, will deliver the address am
every militia company and Grand Nrm
, Post in the state, with the governor am
. staff, VIII he invited to attend the excl
cises G. II. Forbes has been chose
3 grand marshal of the occasion, an
' Messrs. OrmSbec, Meacham and Forbe
committee on the exercises.
There will be a concert in Rutlan
under the auspices of Roberts Gran
. Army Post next Thursday evening, fC
the benefit of the relief fund The loci
, singers totake part are faVorites there an
t will be assisted 10y Nj. Z. II. IIanley {
: st. Albons, who is one of the solOists Ell
gagged for the musical festival.
4 Saturday evening, at the close of the
e regular business meeting, the Woman
t Relief Corps rendered IA reception to tn
members of Brooks Post, &. a. II.
q Montpelier. The evening was occupie
i by speech making, vocal music, a reciti
= ton and by the excellent music of III
n military baud. Refreshments were ser
D cd aud the occasion was very enjoyab
a for all present.
:. n committee of the Nth Vermont reg
k ment announce that the history of IL
:, regiment - in the hands of the printe
a and VIII be published about May 10.
u VIII contain about 500 PAGES In : V
). form, with many portraits of officers an
j. battle maps. The price will he ;! - II
Il mai prepaid, or 5000 by express. EVel
e member OF the Old regiment should ha'
- it, and town libraries also Send OrQc
with postal order, bank draft, or curreu'
~ by registered letter to :. f.. iloWar
:. Room4, so. 81 MIX street, Boston. &c
Thomas is chairman Of the committee.
IL
ed; TO Henry B. lullper of johnson,
. month and $50 arrears Hiram lianso
of Essex, Sl2 month and $500 arrrar
II Bet>cy II. O>burn of Tunbrdge, 81.
X month and $3.50 arrears; Clarissa Park
a. of Hartford, SIP month and over SD
< arrears Henry {. West of West Winds,
II. $40 month and about $500 arrears : j.
in Flynn of iiarlaud, restored at s. a mon
i aud $500 arrears; Frank Butterfly
i'm Montpelier, an Increase Of pension fro
e, - to 81 Il month John f. Abbott of II
Il Mills, an Increase from 50 to IS mont
ill George NJ. Dearborn of Nershire, an
- crease from = to IS Il month and So
{ rears Trial a. Clark of Brooklield, an
:. crease from 81 to So II month A
IS drew Henly OF Richmond, an inclpa
from So to s. Il month Roger HOvey
Worcester, an increase from IS to SIP
month.
- At called meeting held at Ora
" Army Hall, Woodstock, Saturday eve
Z ing, April p, quite IA number of the for
IT. er members of the Old Woodstock lig
e. Infantry We're present and the matter
lo a reunion of all Old members of the W
~ l. who were mustered into the Unit
u" states service at any time during I he W
TO of the rebellion was discussed. a co
IS mittee was finally appointed, who We
ed instructed to make all necessary arran.
ed ments for reunion at an early day.
ca a meeting of the committee, held on I