Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Notes From the Grand Army Posts in
Vermont.

lied at Swanton next week.
Tunbridge Post G.. A. II. and Relief
corps are to give a campfire May is.
Memorial Day Sunday services will be
held at Newport May 80, Rev NJ. Scribner
officiating.
The Barnet Post will hold Il campfire
May ID, when cOmlade "Beaurcgard" of
Fletcher will be the chief light of the en-
tertanment
Lieut.. Gov Ormsbee will deliver the
Memorial Day address at Townshend,
Comrade c. +. Branch of Coventry at
Newport and Prof X. W. lulburd OF
Hyde Park at Cambridge.
Post Jewett of Swanton held a campfire
at Billiards. hall on Monday evening, May
mander of the department of Vermont
G. y. r., and by f. w. McGettrick of St
Adams
The old soldiers at West Randolph are
moving to reorgauiZe Il Grand Army Post
at that place Memorial Day will be OBJ
served in the usual manner ut West Ran
dolph.
William a. Chamberlin, formerly of Co.
f., 4lh Vt. Vols, died at Stockbridge,
April II. lie was color guard at the
Sturming of the rebel Notifications at Pc.
tersburg, Va, April2, lSG5.
The Normal Guards of Castleton, under
command of Capt. \. f. Leavenworth,
made their first appearance upon the
street May .. 1hey turned out about ~
muskets.
On Friday, the 14th inst, occurs the
proposed 25th anniversary reunion of Co
\. % Vt. Vols. at Bennington. One quar-
ter OF Il century ago this company was
mustered in the Union army and early i'll
the days of the rebellion aud but II now
survive. Inc address Will be by Col. y.
II. Walbridge.
Il
invitation to deliver the address ON Me
mortal day May 81. before Richards Grand
Army post, No. Gj, at TuWushcud
William & Tracy Post Nh IA G. \ r.
of Windsor. have secured Harry Walsh's
Congress of Novelties fora series of en-
tertHinmeuts AT the town hall. beginning
"Wednesday evening, 18th inst. aud con
tiuung each evening during the week.
Extensive preparatfous are being made
bv Skinner (;Inud Army post for Decora-
lion dnv They nave rIigi,urd .Iudpr Dim
ton of Hutlnnd for the ournipr If The
vrnther. prrmits the address will be niv-
en- ON tbn nrnn,isns nf Dr Brnlyn i'm Man.
chester drpot i'm the afternoon. other
wise If viii take place i'm Music haIl
Hatch. band of FINLAND. 20 pieces. and
the RutI,ud and Bruuiurinu roinu:ud-
erie, of Knirhts Trmplur Will he present
during line day.
Nearly nI nf ,bp 90 Grand Army post,
i'm the -'tat, nave made arrinrcincutS ,or
puhlIc exercises ON thi- anniversary com
memmorativc of the Union dead There
are now some 1000 veteran, belonging TO
the G. 4 II drnnrtnpnt uf Nerunut thc
rruorts for tLr last ,untter showing a
lelntitvinp increase i'm ,nrubrrship
The mother of the soldier is not enti-
fled To a prusiou. even if She is i'm a needy
condition. if the soldier lcfta widow. The
MARRIAGE or death of the Wido\y would
NOT rive the dpurudrut mother "A riuht 10
a pension. If u soldiers wife die. before
the soldirr then a drnpndent mothor sur-
vtving wolld he entitled to n pension.
The peculiar wording of the law ON this
subject suppurts such a construction.
The DEPARTMENT of Vermont will he
represrrtrd nj fine Nntionnl Eucamnn,ent
in san Francisco bv AT least 200 members.
iucllIdinp most of inc officers The dole
.gatesare Henry Ballard of BURLINGTON T.
Il. Cnmuhrll of brandon : " pnrkhur.t
of -. .Inhnshury, l. Frost of bennington
and + + smith of Nnntnrlirr Nn ar
raneemruts have vet been made as to the
route TO he taken TO the Pacific coast. but
the matter is being considered bv the de
pHltmcut officers 50 far rs nsc;rtniucd
the Grand Trunk. Rock Island and Santa
Fc railroad lines are given the preference
over other routes i'm the Outward trip.
# +. a,.r.ct.1 tL.t ,f.,,..i.,I d.,. ...
vires viii Inc hill .t Hn,t,r TIIo Isl
l
blv. with decorations music. addresses
etc The new G. \. X. post viii he orga,
nizcd previous to that time and will be
ready for business. The organization of
the post is to be made on Friday evening.
May p.
The Park Guard Of Pennington have
decided NOT to ch,ror thnir nn,ne In nd
iitiou to the pemrrGIIs ,,ifts nt Vr II IL
Putnam and Gen. NcCniiou~b. so checks
have been received from Trcu0r Park and
+. B. JENNINGS. and +" theea am"nnts ~
added n pcncroII. suhscrintiou Inv The ueo-
pie of thnt VILLAGE Thr 500 ueedrI tn
place the conlpnI,y on - Good footiu~ is
probably f0rthcominu shortly
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no Son,nei y I,i",nlor 'HiId 80
monthn"I ~ -, .ir.' - W ~.
raCrn '. ~ ,'T q" iT"'a ~ - ~" Or
Gvn1n,n W. ","' H''UI" "rie",S
a9d ~ SS5o olr r p,t,I, C. i1ontn
and $252 arrears: Charles Uanev. Rich
loru, an increase OF pension from - to Sl2