Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30
LXI, NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIH.
OUR HAVER9ACK.
News From Post and Camp Throughout
Vermont.


An application for camp of Sons of Vet
erans at Waterbury, with Is charter mem
bers, has been received at division head
quarters. 1t is to be named after Gen.
w. w. Henry and is No. Al.
A camp of Sons of Veterans will be mus
tered in this week at Calais by Capt. f. l..
Eaton of Montpelier with l3 charter mem
bers. 1t will be No. 40
A movement is being made to erect
memorial hall at Fair Haven, the upper
part of which shall be used for town pur-
poses and the lower by the Grand Army
post.
Gen. William Wells camp No. 10, Sons
of Veterans, will give grand masquerade
ball on Wednesday evening, April II.
Particulars will be given later
Maj, Spooner of the Saxtons River ace l.
emy is to drill the Estey guard in the
bayonet exercise at the company's armory
this evening.
AT the meeting of Gen. William Wells
camp last night George +. Wright was
presented with the iron cross, it being the
badge of his Office as post captain. The
presentation was ade by Col. j. f.. Fox
in behalf of the camp in a few choice re
marks, reviewing the good W rk done by
Capt. Wright in the camp. Capt Wright
responded III feeling manner, it being a
great surprise to him.
Gen. II. w. Judson, who lectured at
Milton Wednesday and Saturday evenings
Is to lecture at Richmond Tuesday even
ing, at Underhill Wednesday evening, and
Cambridge Thursday evening. He Is ac-
companied by Harry Howard, the drum
mer boy of the Potomac, who plays on
three instruments at the same time.
Joseph Demar's pension proves TO be
outrageously small, as he gets but s. per
month and SIP arreHrages. He is totally
disabled, aud the disability extends back
to the time of his discharge. Demar's APP
| pllcatlOu fOr his back pay and QOvernm mt
bountymust go before the Court of Cla ms
and if allowed it is uncertain when they
| will he paid. The appropriation for pay
! ing these claims passed last year was We
! tOed by the president, and claims amount
ing to nearly q million Of dollars which
| have been allowed are awaiting payment,
while the national treasury has "A surplus
that is really alarming.-MdHchCSter
| Journal.
Chamberlain Post of St Johnsbury
held a campfire Saturday evening A
pleasant programme bad been arranged
and guests found the occasion Il highly en-
! joyable one.
In our list Of the members of the Yer
mont Association of eX Prisoners of Wal
as furnished us the residence of several of
the comrades WAS given as Sutton, =. q
which IS wrong. These gallant soldiers
are residents of Sutton, Vt, and Com
rade NJ u. Sargent, who Is chaplain of the
Vermont association, resides III Newport
VT.
The Sons of Veterans of st. Johnsbury
have purchased rifles tor their organza
rion, and they are expected to arrive al
| once.
Chamberlain Relief Corps and Cam
Frost, Sons of Veterans. gave an Oraug,
party at ST. Johnsbury the evening of tn,
10Th, which was unique affair, orange!
being Served III great variety of forms
orange cakes, pies, puddings, souille; OF
ange Jelly in cute little baskets made o
the rind, and orange chariotles and bas
ketS of oranges pure ct simple sur
mounted by generous sprig OF Orang,
blossoms. The napkins and caps OF Uh'
walters were of orange-colored tissue pa
per with plnked edges, and the sam,
colored paper cut in fanciful strius fes
tOonrd the walls ana ceiling of the banQue
room, and served as lambrequus TO til,
windows. Every one received Il sOuVeni
card, on which were exceedingly diminu
tive hand-palnted oranges or orange bios
, SONS supplemented by the tiniest ribbol
bows OF the same color.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Cabo
realile1 So from recent entertainment
The L. 5. Grant Post at West Randolph
have been made the recipients of Il beauti
. fdl velvet banner embroidered in gilt wit
he motto Of the order and the Vernon
r state coat or arms. IL was a Splennlu Rll
and was presented to the post by the vii
of COmrade George II Hoyt
Gen. George T. Childs Of St. Albtus, i
to deliver the Memorial Day address q
Woodstock, ). c. Shurtietf OF Montpelier
! at Stove Rev. T. p. Frost of 81. Johns
{ bury, at Hardwick, Col. j. II. Lucia {
, Montpelier, at Waterbury, Rev. an
Comrade d, X, Lowell of Albany, y. y
at Brandon, EX Gov. Farnham of BraC
ford, at Post Mills, and Alfred y. Hall q
St Albans, at South Royalton.
| NJ. V. b, Davis of Chelsea, has compile
: a complete roster Of the old soldiers Jivin
in that town. He was himself a solde
1 who served four years in Co. f. 2nd. VT.
T Gen. Beauregard," )" adjutaut of Post
at Cambridge, writes that the preseI
commander of that post, julius G. Morse
: is serving his sixth years term, and tn
L claim is made tor him of the create:
" length of service in this capacity in III
e State The other commanders of tn
\ post have been, G. ID. Gates, j. ID. and ,
/ NJ. Stafford H. n, Goodwin, I. S Whppl
! q. G. Dunton, j. O. French, II. A. Boon
e hover (three terms) l.. Hebb, w.
= Parker and DR.. +. r. Brush.
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