St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-06
State Encampment G. A. X.

The 23d annual encampmcnt of the
Vermont 6. A. r. opened at Rutland
last week Tuesday with 800 dele
gates in attendance. Secretary Proc
tor sent a letter of regret. Com
mander-in-chief Alger gave a speech
which was enthusiastically received.
These officers were elected:
Commander, 4. M Mansur of Is
land Pond.
Senior vice-commander, James E.
Eldredge of Warren.
uniOr viCe-COmmander, l. w. Will
liams of Bennington.
Medical examiner, DIR. ]. d. Han
rahan of Rutland.
From Commander Tracy's address
it appeared that the net increase in
the department during the year was
1872. Assistant Adjutant-G General A
K. Carr of Middlebury in his report
said that there had been three new
posts established during the year,
making 1O3 posts with 52O5 men,
NJ Bird OF Middlebury in his report
stated that the total receipts during
the year were $264,31 and the ex-
penditures $19S, 719, leaving a bal
ance on hand of $65, 500.
Vice-President Sprague of this
place presided at the meeting of the
association of ex-prisoners of war
and was later elected president of the
organization. The association now
numbers SO. Statistics show that
5S5 Vermont soldiers died in con-
federate prisons. The two regiments
losing the largest number were the
18th Vermont, which lost ia and
the 1st cavalry which lost 1872
At the annual meeting of the State
Relief Corps Mrs. ]. c. Blackmer of
Worcester Depot was elected presi-
dent; Mrs. c. A. H. Thompson of
this place senior president, and
Mrs. Fannie ]. Parkhurst of this
place a delegate to the national con-
vention. There were 80 delegates
present, representing % corps. The
reports of department officers show
the present number of corps in the
state to be so, with a membership of
1900, gain of nine corps and 225
members during the past year. The
president of the national organiza-
ton showed that the department
has expended the past year for relief
purposes $2139.44.
Tuesday evening addresses were
given by Col. w. G. Veazey, Gen. AL
ger, Lt.-Gov. Woodbury., Col. George
W. Hooker, Commander Tracy and
others.
Thursday morning these delegates
were chosen to the national encamp-
ment to be held at Boston in August
Ex-Gov. Pingree, Lieut.-Gov Wood
bury, Rev. E. ]. Ranslow of Swan
ton, Gen. Kingsley of Rutland, Con
| gressman GrOut and B. F. Ketcham
of Brattleboro; alternates, Gen.
Wells of Burlington, Col. r. E. Hath
orn of Ludlow, Col. E. H. Powell
of Richford, Major c. H. Forbes OF
Brandon, Dr. Gates B. Bullard of St.
Johnsbury and ex-Gov. Farnham.
Among the resolutions adopted
was one endorsing Secretary Proc
tors action on Jefferson Davis death;
favoring school histories which incul-
cate patriotism and which do not
place rebellion and loyalty upon the
same plane, and one expressing the
sentiment of the g. A. R. that every
schoolhouse should possess a flag
and that the same should be display
ed on every proper occasion.
La WRENCE'S SA w MILL BURNED.
X. M. Lawrence's steam saw mill
near Hovey's pond was burned to
the ground last Friday night He
does not know how the fire caught
and left everything safe in the mill
before leaving it. He had started up
the mill for the winter only 10 days
before and had quite a number OF
logs in the yard. There was no in
surance on the property and his loss
must be about $4,000 The mill was
well equipped for doing good win
ter's work.