Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-03

gives great satisfaction to Vermonters.
The enlargement of the "Home" buildings
will now be pushed and a large number Of
worthy Union soldiers provided with a
home for their declining years
Capt l.. X Fuller of Fuller's Battery,
has been promoted to the rank of colonel
of artillery, for meritorious and faithful
service in the regiment and Major Will
liam Smith and Major NJ. ID. Greene have
been promoted to be lieut-colonel, for the
same reason.
The reunion of the Orange County Vet
eran Soldiers association Will be held at
! Brookfield the last week in August.
The Grand Army boys expect to get
Gen Harrison to attend their national en-
campment AT Columbus, o., month after
next
Recent pensions to Nermouters are an
nuunced as follows: Original, CLARK Mel
son, East Poultney increase, John d.
Oimstead. Greensboro Ira Holmes, Wor-
cester Lewis Young, st. Albans Bay ;
Alexander Mcqueen, North Concord
Eugene d. Gibson, Nergennes Glrdn
Smith, Shelburne John Mason, Mont
gOmery Centre Julius c. Gray,St. Johns
bury Fred Grant, Warren reissue and
increase-Flavius Marett, South Troy
Bernard H. McKenua, Montpelier; James
f.. Reynolds, Jeffersunville John y.
Mead, Randolph Amanda, mother Of
Henry II. Beach, Burlington Martha.
fpSte ter-mOt her of Charles II. Perry, Cabot !;
Elsie. widow of David Merrill, Peacham
The ST Johusbury Guards COMPANY d,
First Regiment, National Guard of Npr-
mont has just completed its first term OF
enlistment having been mustered into
the State service June II, 1883. Sixteen OF
the original members have served the full
term, and during the five years l04 men
have been enlisted. OF these, four have
died, 10 have been hOuorably discharged,
and 81 remain, including II of the oriGi-
nal members, VINO have re-enlisted. The
remainder not accounted for have removed
from town, some of them having been
transferred to other companies in the
state. Within the last five years the com
pany has provided itself with uniforms.
camp bedsteads, wardrobes, awning for
the company's tent mess tents, street
sign and camp stools, at total expense of
5000 Toward this amount the State paid
1924 and the citizens of st. Johnsbury
gave S375 and the balance was paid by the
company, by turning In its pay and III
other ways Col Franklin Fairbanks
presented the company with a handsome
silk flag at its first muster. There is now
500 in the treasury for future use. The
company is in excellent shape in every re-
spect, and is an organization OF which the
citizens of St Johnsbury may justly feel
proud. -RcpubLicdn
Comrade Phio b. Turwell of Dorset,
VT, formerly of Co. +, 9th VT Regt =,
died on Thursday evening, aged So years
and four months. He was born April Sd,
1903 in Dorest, and enlisted, August 26,
ls6l, and was discharged May H. 1868.
He will be buried at Dorset, where he has
always lived before his death. He is
thought to be the oldest Vermont veteran.
This death leaves 30 veterans at the home
The foundation is being laid for the ad-
dition to the home of a building 100 by 33
feet. Several applications have been late
" received, among them one from Capt.
George +. DiInick of Cos. b and |, 18th VT.
Regt.