Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-05
OUR HANrIssACK.

OUR HAVrEsACK.
Death of Mr.. Lariou. smith, at Brattle-
boro, at the Advanced age of0?.
Larious Smith, who died on Thursday
night at Brattleboro, at the age of -, was
credited with being the oldest soldier of
the civil war. He enlisted in Company |
of the 18th Vermont Volunteers, which
went from Bellows Falls IN lNG3. He was
then 81 and man of remarkably strong
physique. He would at the time of his
death easily have passed for a man OF GO.
He was twice married and lett two ~ons,
one of whom is Henry II smith, clerk OF
the Rutland County Court. He was
member OF Sioughton Grand Army post
and was buried with military honOgs on
Saturday
Vermont's War Record.
The annual report of the commissioner
of pensions shows some interesting facts
concerning Vermont in the war The
total number of men furnished by this
state was 33,2SS and of these 81 so were
volunteers. The proportion of white sol
dlerS TO he white population in 1860 was
| 70 Q and tina. Of COl0r"I troops TO the
cOiored population to 6. There were 1861
substitutes seNt 10 the ruut. Our vote
for president III 1860 was d! SiJ aO that a
very large percentage of our voting popu.
ltrDr must nave gone to tie front. July
lst, 1855 We mad G57l pensioners III YER
mant. These facts make a splendid show
inL for state with population Of only
l5OJS IN lNGO. Nermont'- record in the
warWlli bear comparison with that of any
Other state N the Union.
Notes fron Cn,,ns,pd Pasta Throurbont
,.tt
ne IS chnlngton rus contemplate the
pr >tnt"tlun pt ml'l''rY drama at LII
Orary hall II the near lu.ure.
bury for ,ht reunion Of the oil 81 Nrr-
mont, OatUber ~. The address will be de.
liYered by Daniel Skinner Of Barton.
Major A. y. Valentine of Bennington.
Cant. Il. !. CJfIry. superinteudrnt of the
roid pr's II 1me. l1ith' al & & Ijinsnnn
OF Rutland lave urentrrd a reDort Of ib,.
Home TO l.1 sni,nItted to the I,al,i .latni,'
coveri.,r the period from the oDening OF
the Home to the fIst of last Augil4t
~ o,,,,,ol ,.,.,,,,i,,, ,f tha ,a1i,o,,
conmt, vntan. i hniu,, nal5 a, ,5qn Nid5ia
buy brrinuinr Wrdnesday and cin.Ii,,,
THURSDAY.
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th-lr RraI rtuhlIh a. N3htpeil|r on frl-
cay o9io45t IL. ihe bus'ueaa meeting
VIII ne htlu a. lhe court mousse al p m,
ana Tue camp IRE A' ne mouse OK Repre-
sehttllEss at ''"o p m among ne prom
nehl soldier" o. 'he le-llneht now 'lNiug
VINO are expected tC DE present are Coi.
- - HIougloh OF NV 1 org Lieut. ,CoI'
> 81 fIhRree OF 2hrl orc; W. ,Cdpt'
GeoTTe a, hert"h Q, Nashua, n H. lAeut.
w. w. ,hooNeT Oh hrH,t'eOoro, = W
Henry l. CuShhldu auu 9er-t' H. -
C'uTfi supeIlu, ,en,!tul e!m ool7
oleIs u. ilqniG u Oh pennington. me secre-
tary' /. +. farfeIl, IS jhe present junior
Vce.com'HauHer Vceit ~ Oh tne department ,l.t OF
vermont ~ "A; ~, ana hass, mas received iet.
ttrs sho wing OhaI there VIII ps over lVo OF
re survivors OF the regiment ana 70 pat
IIes present Oh Ihe OCCASION
Pensions have been granted as follows
Restoration and reissue, NARROW Bing-
ham, North Springfield; increase, Heman
G. Langworth, Mtddlebury Fred y. Fish.
Ludlow increase, Charles smith, Water
bury; David Mitchell, Burlington;
Thomas 4. Smith, Randolph; James
GreaveS, Rutitud William c. Bliss, New