Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-04
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

Efforts are being made to organize
post of the G. "A. r.. at Castleton.
There are about 20 veterans in Cas-
tleton.
1t is uudersood that the next militia
muster will be held at Bennington IN
Aug. 1891, in connection with the ded-
ication of the battle monument.
AT the reunion of the third Vt. Vol
unteers at Newport last week, the fol-
lowing officers were elected Pres. Col.
T. @. Seaver of Woodstock +; vice-pres-
ident, Daniel Skinner of Barton Land
ing; secretary and treasurer, Col. 5.
f. Pingree Of Hartford executive
committee, Comrades Geo. w. Bonett
and Marshall Montgomery Of St.Johns-
bury and L. j. Hastings of Glover.
The next reunion is to be held at St.
Johnsbury next year.
Col. II. o. Bixby, commanding the
VT. division, Sons of Veterans, an
nounces the following staff appoint
ments Surgeon, G. B. Ross, West
Rutland chaplain, o. A. Gee, Bran
don; chief Of staff, w H. Headle, Lud-
low Judge advocate, A. G.. Fay, Mont
pelier; Inspector, +. L. Greene, St.
Adams mastering officer, Geo. Bell,
Middlebury senior aide, Henry Har-
rows, Brandon. Past Col. L. T. Girls
void, Bennington, is appointed official
correspondent of the division OF the
National Reveille and National Picket
Guard.
About 80 members of the 9Th VT.
Veterans association held their third
annual meeting in Grand Army hall at
Bradford on Friday afternoon last.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
Pres. Col. ID. X. Andres, Bradford
yice-president, J. G. Baker, Rutland
second vice-president, Thos. Harmon,
Brattleboro; secretary and treasurer,
II. +. Parker, Newport; executive
committee, j. g. Stearns OF Bradford,
| c. +. Branch of Newport, 5. IL. Kel-
ley of Salisbury, A. G.. Hubbard of
Norwich, f. W. Baird of AIiddlebury.
The next session will be held at the an
nual state muster.
Pensions have recently been award
ed to Vermonters as follows: Original,
Chas. Barnard, Belvidere Center; John
! IL. Gull, JI. Jas. Garrow, Brandon ;
Albert Gilman, Rutland; Jas. Bay
ard. Barre, Edgar Mudgett, Fairfax ;
IB. A. Kelley, East Burke ;Wm. Key
5, Reading Maria d. Cole, former
widow Of Geo. y. Howe, East Haven /;
Chas. Upham, East Pumey; Calvin
Warner, Wallingford A. +. Wright,
Cohoes Henry Miner, Richiord Hi
ram Morse, Waterford Harrison Mar
tin, Bradford John Cooper, Brattle-
boro; Saml ID. King, Mortified ;
Walter f. Adams, Chelsea Jas,
father of o. II. Higgins, Benson l..
c. Hmbert, Shelburn Reuben Ham
let, Bakersfield S. A. Graves, Me-
chaniesville G. d. Chase, McIndoes
Falls Sullivan Longley, Gaysville ;
Andrew MeCarty, Bellows Falls
Richard Monroe, Bristol; H. B.Simp-
= son, Lyn6ouville Geo. Wiley, East
Hardwick Wentworth Harris, West
: Dover Peter Labelle, Essex Junction
Alphonso Percy, Vergennes Mary,
widow of Lorenzo p. JOY, Putney
Henry Rhoades, Windham Rob't
Forbes, St. George Jas. Ennis, Rich
r mond Frank Lebarron, Montpelier
Caroline, widow of VIM. Hadley, Ga.
Benjamin, father of VIM. Woodward.
Bridgewater Ruth A., widow of Luz
cius Smith, West Fairlee; Wesley
Weller. Winooski VIM. T., father OF
VIM. Aldrich, Lyndon Polly s., wild
ow of Jonathan Kidder. of Hydeville ;
Ethan Giles. Hartland Lhas. Cramp-
ton, st. Adams ; Abbey, widow of j.
c. Blanchard, Peacham. Increase,
Archibald Miller, Lunenburg; Elgan
6 Prior, North Hyde Park Laymar
Dickerman, Bristol Restored and in.
crease, Orange c. Spencer Of West
Burke.