Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-04
OUR HAVERSACK.
News from Post and Camp Throughout
Vermont.

Vermont.
The Barlow Grays of St. Albens on
Monday night elected Frank SWEET lieu-
tenant.
Stannard post passed a vote Of thanks
to COmrade Bush for his anniversaiy
poem.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Water
bury propose to have an Entertainment
, about the middle of May.
The Park Guard at Bennington contem-
plate change of name-ether to Light
Guard" or bennington rifles"
Dr. Branch of Newport delivered his
lecture on vermont in the Rebellion"
before the Bart II Post Tuesday evening.
B. NJ. Barber No. ~ post Of Richmond,
has engaged Rev. DR.. Htwes OF Burling-
ton to deliver the Memorial Day address
at Richmond.
The eX-prlsoners of the war resident in
this State, who formed an organization at
the STATE q. A. X. encampment here talk
of holding a reunion in st. Johns bury
early III June.
Cummings Post No. 81, G. A. r. of
llineshurgu received present of -
short time since from the liberal hand of
Mr.. Noble ID. Partch of Hinesburgh
Post l.. II. Bostwick, 6. a. r. have de
cided to hold the cemetery exercises of
Decoration Day at jericho and then 20 to
Underhiil for dinner and to hear the adj
dress by Rev. II. I. Barnard.
Gen. l.. A Grant of Miuneapolis. NIinn.
has written to Comrade r. H. Trek, who
has the arrangements for the 5th Yer
mont Regiment reunion in charge, saying
that he expects to be present at the re
union.
The officer. of the new camp Gem w.
w. Hrhry of Waterbury. are Captain,
viii II. Moody 1t lieut.. w. T. Buzzell !;
2l lieut., Philip Shono; lst serEt, H b.
| Gray Q NJ. Serg't. G T. Smith s.rg't
OF the guard, Walter Sleeper
The Sons of Veterans of Rutand have
III de arrangements TO organize Il new
camp and he mustered in at an early date
| by Col J. H. Fox of the Vernon division.
| The camp will be named "Rcdfield Proc
tor" and will probably be No A.
At the election held by Park Guard
! Company h, FIRST regiment, V. y. o., at
Bennington, Monday evening, James r..
| Weld was elected first lieutenant III place
OF X ;. Bus resigned, aud Henry f. Fill
! more second lieutenant, III place of r. L..
| Hubbell resigned.
Lieut. Martin, form arly of Charlo' te,
has been transferred from Fort Lewis,
| Colorado, to Fort keog in Montana, and
promoted to quartermaster with the rank
of captain. Fort Keog stands on the high
est elevation of land of any military post
in the United States.
The Hinesburgh Cornet band have
kindly consented to furnish music there
on Memorial Day on which occasion it is
eXnected there will he in line full turn
out OF Il, \. r., w, r. c. and Sons of
i Veterans. Col Stephen VI. Plngree will
deliver the address.
An aged clergyman who has a warm
place III his heart for Old sulllers suggests
tnat if extra copies OF Memorial Day or
drrs We're placed in the hands of those
clergymen who are expected to preach
special sermons for &. a. r posts the
sunday preceding May 30, they would be
greatly helped.
Rev. A. b. Blake will deliver memo
rial sermon Nav % 10y request of ii trd-
| Post, aud Rev. w. :. Jrnue will deliver
the memorial address BY special request
the chiet eXerclses Will be held at East
/ liardWlcK in afternoon Of VI ~ 30. The
S,uS OF Veterans, Good TemplarS aud
~uuday-schools OF the town are invited to
Ellsworth Post in these ObservHuCes. The
! Itri wick cuIuet band VIII furnish nlu, c
for the occasion.
The Vermont Division Sons of Veterans
| VIII hold their annual eI ctmpmeut at
Moutprlier, "Wednesday, May 23 Cap
tai nd delegates from - Ctmp, vii be
in attendance, 30 that about 200 are eX-
pec'ei To he present, making il the largest
elcampm, ut e0er held in the state. There
. iii he visitors from tine division of New
II mp-hite, Massachusetts and Maine
/ Hhu Gru. Merrill, past comm iuder-iu-Ch Of
Of Auburn, Me, viii! be present il j., ex-
pected
Comra ie ID. l.. Morgan of Rutland will
/ deliver the Memurla. day address VI We
ton, Conrade II. a HU-e OF Moutpclier
at BruoEtield, Comrddp A. +. Childs OF
bennington at Daitou, VI ,-s., Hon. Frank
/ Plumley of Northheld at Essex Junction,
! RsV. William Hazen of Nurthtic,d at
/ Won ulce-trr, Rev. ". :. Jenne of Glover ut
! tIardW lex, Rev. H. 7. Barnard OF Under
| hui Centre at Underhlli, Hon. Fred g.
| Field Of Springfield ut Springfield, Prot.
j. \ DttO - of Montp lier n Montprlirr
aud DR.. II. W. Blackstone North Troy at
! Montgomery.