Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-24

Peter Leary 4th artillery, United States
infantry has been detailed to inspect
camp and represent the regular army
during the encampment.
GENERAL WILLIAM FARRAR SMITH.
Letter from the First Commander of the
First Vermont Brigade.
To an official invitation to attend the
muster at Newport, Vermont. this week
General "Baldy" Smith replied rs follows:
My Dear Governor Ormsbee:-I must thank
you personally for your kind comp iments in
asking me to attend the annual meeting OF
the Nation Guari of Vermont at Newport
on the 23d of his month. If you knew how
pleasant 1T is to be remembered IN ones ma
tive state, from whicn one has been absent
for years, you could measure my feelings on
getting the invitation from your adjutan
general this morning. The State of Vermont
made Il record throu. h her troops IN the war
second to none on either side IN the strugg G.
| have felt II great pride In that record, Tor ]
took advantage OF my influence AT the une
with General Mcclellan and had the Vermont
troops brigaded together in order hat they
might m Ike a name for themselves, a felt
sure they would. When | gave up the i'm
mediate command OF the brig sde ! selected
; comm ,nder, General W. I. II. Brooks,
whose father was NermOnter, and the gen
eral himself was as good Il soldier as | ever
saw in the field. ! have, therefore, as hope
pardonab Y, taken to myself the credit of
under capt. II eader. followed them win
pride alter | was separated from them, and
i was always pleasant to hear officers say
"the 'ndilion was rltical and 81 they put IN
the Vermont briga de-" have been waiting
for some wee k- for the river a. d harbor bIil
to pass, and when it does be ONE law, which
must be in a few days, shall G entirely oc
cupled in my duties here, which for two
months will be Onerous. cannot, therefore,
accept your invitation, great as are the t. mp
tatUn-, and for II and other kndnesses of
yours, of which have heard, please ac .ept
my hearty thanks. Your sincerelsa ..
WILLIAM f. SMITH,
The annual meeting of the trustees of
tn Soldters's Home will be held at Ben
nington Thursday, September q.
The contemplated reunion of the Frank
lin and Grand Isle counties g. A, K. asso-
Citations at Mlssi, quos Park Wednesday,
the 29th, is postponed indefinitely.
The members of Washhurn Relief corps
and Washburn pos of Bradford held their
annual picnic at Falrlee pond Oh Tuesday,
the 2lst
The sixth reunion of company A, 9th
Vermont, will be held at Middlebury,
in connection with the Addison county
veterans reunion.
Company | 18th regiment Vermont vol
unteers will hold reunion at Wlllough-
by Lake, September g.
Hazeu Post of Lowell, had picnic at
Hazen notcn Saturday.
The Orleans county Veterans reunion
will be held at Barton, September II and
10.
Bailey Post of North Troy, held a camp
fire and entertainment at q. A. X. Hal
| Tuesday evening.
Post Chamberlin of St. Johnsbury
held y campfire Saturday evening, al
which Gen. a. p. Blunt, L. 5. A, talked
| about army life.
| of company h, 9th regiment, have accept
ed Secretary Pettee's invitation TO theil
! second reunion at Grand Army Hall, Brat
! tleboro, September 2i
| William c.. Tracy post G.. A. r., No 35
| will rendezvous at headquarters in Wind
sor Wednesday morning, August 20, al
| 1.3O O'Clock to attend the reunion OF the
| Windsor county veterans at Ludlow.
The campfire at Hardwick Wednesday
evening by Ellsworth Post was one OF the
best aud most fully attended of any in the
history OF the organlzation Col. Sawyer
Maj Stafford and Comtade Brldgeman
were tue speakers.
The Addison county Veteran ass, citation
will go into camp in Middlebury August
| 20 breaking camp August so. II is expect
ed that there will be general attendance
OF all posts and veterans of the county and
camps of Sons of Veterans, A 5 Tracy is
commander. f. p. Russell, adjutant. and
Comrade w l.. Cady has been appointed
citing quartermastef.
Pensions have been granted as follows
Original. Peleg X Kendall. Rutland; in
crease, Harrison w. Raymond, Jefferson.
| vile Asahel Minor, st Albans; David
Lawrence, South Weldon Springs Oliver
Westcott, Hubbardton; original, John p.
| Wheeler. West Charleston Jackson Sar-
gent, Stowe; increase, Amos b. sawyer,
Bradford Curtis o. Eastman, East Calais;
reissue, Charles Adams, East Peacham ;
Timothy 5. Hoyt, Rutland orlginal Orson
Whitney, North Tunbridge; Thomas Bar
naby, Barre Loyal Potter, Jetfersonville
increase, Thomas Williams. Hydevlle
George d. Fuller, Derby Centre; William
Woodward, Waterbury Centre; El"ard
ID. Battles, Waterbury Centre
Alphonse Cnapleau, jr., bugler of the
United States steamer Atlanta, now in
New York harbor, has been visiting his
father, resident of the Soldiers Home
and formerly of Co. G, 2i Vermont reg-
ment His line execution of the different
bugle calls have been an enjoyable feature
at the Home during his visit.
Ailthe present members OF the Home are
now able to come 10 the dining room for
their meals Several are absent on 30 days
futlough during the building OF the new
addition. Several new applications are
on file to be admitted. Capt, Il. b. Dim
ick of Co. |, l2th Vermont, has been grant
ed admission.
Comrade Gerald Sidney died in a fit of
apopeXv while at the dinner table, at the
Soldiers Home Monday noon, August l3.
This is the fiftn death. He enlisted at Is
land Pond, in Co. +, 18th Nerment regi-
ment, under the name of William Dillon /;
it is evident he had left the British service
to do Oas the reason for the change of
name. He was an excellent penman and
was detailed rs regimental clerk by his
colonel, Ex-Governor Proctor of Rutland.
He made application to be admil ted TO the
Soldiers Hone last winter reporting HIM
SELF in Chicago us broken in health and an
object of charity. Before his application
had been considered, his case was made