Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-27
ADjUTANT-G ENE8AL T. :. PECK.
WRERIZOND. UnrknX Mnrch % 1sAS

The Grand Army bows of Bethel viii
give the drama "Enlio-ad for tive War
on Thursday aId Friday evenings. May
and 4.
Under date Of Apr.l l0rh, 1855. tine Al
Jtaut General c'Iirr %. Vermont rr-. lived
uolCe from the Wa" department, tuar Tine
charge ~ Ubs9Nc- "tlIu leave or ,'.- y.
ton, made aR3iGat private Simon Etuu,
Compbnla1 u, uui J.. First Vermont CAV
airy Oct. 10Th. l~i2, has been removej "a.
ne was absent, SIX from that dale uatl
July 18th, 1868
The three-laya' euferttumeur llf tnt
benefit OF the lsL regiment b,ut cl ,ad At
| me biatt'ebof0 tOWu AGH ln.'.. .F Ii.hi
Witha concert.
AZ an election Of officers Of Company A,
| FIRST Re!lmeut, Vermont National Guard
hutand W., lieu5 Col c. c. Kmsmau
Presiding, Mr.. Harry = Rose wa, elected
second lieutenant, vice, j. NJ. PortN, re-
signed.
AT an election Of OIL ;prs Of CompAuy c.
i,irst Regiment, Vermont National Guard
Brandon, t., presided over by Mai. c. II.
forbeS, Mr.. Andrew j. Dimmick was
elected second lieutenant vice, Lorenzo
u. Barrett, resigned.
The Estey Guard Is to hold an exhibition
drill some evening next month.
The uniforms of the Sons IF Veterans
or bratt!eboro have arrived, and the boys
Will don them for the Memorial day eXer-
cises.
The new soldiers monument at Chicago
Is to be built of Hardwick granite
The Mechanics Band of West Ran
qolpn has been engaged as "First brigade
Band and will furnish music Tor the
next annual muster OF the Vermont ma
tional guard.
-, The debate held at G. A. r hall, North
sat n f.,a.
decision That the cavalry was the most
effective branch of the military service
The subject "Rasolved that JEFF Davis.
president or the cOnfederacy, was person
ally responsible for the barOAritles iufict-
ed upon Union prisoners of war; Will be
discussed at the next meeting.
George, son of II. c. Day of Bradford,
mas Deen notified to appear at the naval
academy at Annapolis, Md. the l5 h of
May, FOR examination preliminary Ia his
admission as a cadet in that institution,
ne having been designated therefor by
Gen. w. w. Grout.
Noble G. Andross, the Oldest veteran in
Bradford, intends to go soon to tue Sol
aler home at bennington. He is about
~ Years OF age now and was good deal
past she age Tor army service when he en-
listed IN Co. d., Sth Vermont regiment,
November 90 1861.
L. >. Grant Post of West Randolph has
engaged Mr.. Charles y. Thomas OF Bos-
ton TO deliver his lecture Here and
There III the Civil War"
Among pensions granted the past week
are these to Nermonters John c. Davis.
M0retown; Charles |. Pres on, Marsh.
neld Orrin Is. Landon, johnson: Thomas
Haze, Weyhridge; Ioratio Z. Blake. Nor
wlch; Chanucey w Brown, Burim gtou:
Granville w. Barnes. West Rtntoloh
Lucy, widow of James b, Eiiy, EyIus-
vile.
T'e FIRST regiment band vii. n.tahlut
500 -. from laat weeks entertainment at
=, \ "a election of a second lieutenant ul the
Btyiow GrHys ~ -. Albtl~ ,np e.l-. ...--,,- .
~ by Lieu. Hoy, res ,uu.Yu. Ist3 be .
held on Monday.
Captain BoNo OF tn. p rlF G.l,s. /
VINO, II was hinrrd, Tns ABOUT ru r,Hule .
rom 81: Alhtu,, mas mli- attnSements .
to remain there.
A meeting Of the : sons Of Veterans of .
was held Monday ey-uiu ( at the Rutland .
Hrand Army hall for purpose Of Ie-
organizing the camp W. was in exist
eIce there about lou yr,rs ago. Il. l..