St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-03-21
G. A. r. CAMP FIRE.

Ohamberl1n post held one of their
rousing camp fires in Music hall Tues
day night and although Corporal
Tanner was kept at home by sick
ness he sent an excellent substitute in
his wife The two colonies, Lime
han and Hooker, kept the audience
in good humor and the post glee
club furnished martial music w.
w. Sprague made an excellent pre-
siding officer and was particularly
happy in his introduction of the
speakers. All references to Corporal
Tanners candidacy for commissioner
of pensions were received with hearty
applause.
Mrs. James Tanner of Brooklyn
said that her husband had travelled
10000 miles since election and to
cap the climax went to Washington
at inauguration-"th Mecca of
pilgrim place-hunters, and Mr.. Tan
ner was one" Since then he had
been confined to his bed most of the
time and being unable to come to ST.
Johnsbury he had sent his wife in his
place. Mrs. Tanner then gave a de-
scription of a machine for making
poetry which she had in her posses
sion and favored the audience with
seven specimens of machine poetry"
The subjects of her poems were
"Hand of my hero, " "The wearing of
cloaks," Not as those without
hope" Can woman vote?" 'Reig-
ion and philosophy, "Our country"
and "The veterans education" The
selections were all meritOrious and
the plea for woman suffrage was
full of many bright hits which were
heartily applauded.
The glee club followed with a
pleasing selection and Master Henry
Harris, the eight-year-old son of w.
H. Harris, gave two cornet solos.
The little boys playing excited great
admiration and he is certainly a re-
markable player for one so young.
Col. John c. Linnehan of Penacook,
n. H., followed with one of his racy
and eloquent addresses. In opening
he paid an eloquent tribute to Cor
pOral Tanners fitness for the office
he was seeking and closed with a
strong plea for a more liberal pen
sion policy. His address was replete
with stories, the one on Col. Hooker
causing vociferous applause. 1t was
somewhat as follows:
and was intently gazing on a por-
trait when the artist approached and
the following conversation took
place:
Don't you know who that is,
Pat 7"
'Yes, sir, but l can't recall his
name. His face is very familiar"
why, Pat, that's the gallant COM
mander, Col. Hooker"
AS Pat approached the portrait to
get a nearer view the artist said:
"Here, sir, don't touch that pic
ture. 1t amt dry"
"'T amt dry? Then bedad it amt |
Hooker"
Col George w. Hooker of Brattle-
boro opened by saying that our gov
ernment had been more liberal with |
its soldiers than any government |
that ever existed and that no state |
had taken better care of her soldiers |
than the Green M ountain state The |
pensions will come in due time for in |
the nature of things there must not
be too rapid progress. In touching
upon Vermont's part in the war,
particularly at Gettysburg, the speak
cr waXed eloquent and was frequent
ly applauded. He gave Col. Lime
han quite drubbing in several sto
ries. Col Hooker closed with few
thoughts upon what the war had ac-
complished in stimulating trade and
in teaching other nations that they
better leave our country alone.
Col. Linnehan was allowed part
ing shot and in it he paid an elo
quent tribute to Col. Hooker's abili-
ty and hoped the Legislature would
erect a statue to his memory.
The camp fire closed at 1870 with
Marching through Georgia, Mr..
Owen singing the solo and the audi
ence joining in the chorus.
A VETERAN GROCER HONORED.
George w. Spencer, who is at the
head of the grocery department of
store, reached his 55th
anniversary on Thursday
the 14th inst The clerks in the store
and Office and gate office thought
they would not let such notable
event in Mr.. Spencer's history pass
by unnoticed and in the evening the
genial grocer was called up to the
carpet room in the store where he
found himself in the hands of his
friends. Charles H. Horton, as mas
ter Of ceremonies, delivered an adj
dress in the form of a poem alluding
to the incidents that had occurred in
the store in the last 25 years includ-
ing all the mechanical, architectural
and medicinal episodes of that peri
od. In behalf of the friends assem-
Dled he then presented Mr.. Spencer
with an easy chair and a heautifi1I