St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-10-10

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among the 6f q
appointed By = D . 3
banks adjutant of the Third regiment
of Vermont volunteers, and since
that time has been almost continual
" in the military service of the United
Sta tes. In October, 1862, he was
appointed colonel of the 10Th regi-
ment Vt. volunteers, and commanded
that regiment during its term of ser
vice. After the capture of General
Stoughton he took command of the
second Vermont brigade, and COM
manded it till General Stannard as
sumed the command. He received
various promotions for meritorious
services and filled many positions of
responsibility and honor. From
May /, 1877, to January 1, 1888, he
was in charge of the government
military station at Fort Leaven-
worth; since then and at the time of
his death he held the position of depot
quartermaster at Boston. On Sat
urday, September %, he received
brevet as majOr-general of the United
States army, and would have been
placed on the retired list October 19,
1890.
Such in brief is the record of man
who was every inch a soldier and
patriot. Although he won an envi-
able record in the war, it was while
governor of the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth that he did
his country distinguished service.
When he assumed command there it
was little better than a stockade of
undiciplined stragglers. BY his re-
markable organizing powers and
mechanical ability he brought order
out of chaos, built workshops, beau
titled the station, cultivated the fields
and gardens and thus made the pris-
oners not only a source of income to
the government, but also much
healthier, happier and better men.
Gen Blunt was one of the commit
tee sent by New Hampshire to meet
President Harrison in Boston the
last of August and invite him to Wis
it the Granite state. Later the Cen
eral came to West Randolph at the
time of the general muster where he
met his old companion of the Third
regiment, Secretary Proctor, also
Gen. Scofield and many other old
friends. For several weeks after
wards he was with his family at
Danville, his native town, and re-
turned to Manchester only short
time before his fatal illness. He left
a wife and one daughter. His only
son, Henry, was buried just as he
had entered manhood, on beautiful
slope near Fort Leavenworth, and
for whom the father never ceased to
mourn.
JOSIyn.
Hiram Joslyn, aged 65, died very
suddenly at his home on Cherry
street, early Saturday morning, Oct.
5. Mr.. Joslyn had been subject to
bad asthmatic turns in which he al
most lost consciousness and even
life. His wife returned from New
York Friday and Mr.. Joslyn was as
we'll as usual through the evening.
About midnight he was taken with
one of his bad spells and died at two
O'Clock. Mr.. Joslvn was born in
Kirby, but came to this place from
West Concord a dozen years ago and
had kept a boarding house during
his residence here He leaves a wild
ow, one son and daughter. The son
keeps the public house at West Con
cord. Burial was had at West Con-
cord Sunday.
An incident in connection with Mr..
Joslyns last days will be of interest
here One night some two weeks
ago, after Mrs. Joslyn had gone to
New York, Mrs. Shattuck, a neiehbOr,
heard a dog barking violently and
continuously in the Joslyn barn. Fl
nally she gotup and aroused the fam
lily, when they found Mr.. Joslyn in the
barn helpless and nearl ly unconscious.
He was carried into the house and
cared for and soon recovered, but he
would have lain in the barn until
morning and perhaps died there had
it not been for the dog which
aroused Mrs. Shattuck.
Haynes.
T. c. Haynes died suddenly at his
home on Eastern avenue early Sun
day morning, in his 55th year. AL
though Mr.. Haynes had been in fail
ing health for some time his death at
this time was unexpected. He was
born in Hardwick, a son of DIR. T. c.
Haynes, and came to ST. Johnsbury
in 1856. After working in the scale
shops six years he opened a photo
graph gallery on Eastern avenue
where for the past % years he has
carried on business. Some fifteen