Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
WAR-w0RN VETERANS.
THE OLD BOYS OF co. c, SECOND VT.
Hold Their Annual Reunion and Renew
the Memories of 19ol-65

Hold Their Annual Reunion and Renew
the Memories of lee1-e5.
The war-worn veterans of Co. G, Second
Vermont Volunteers, held their annual re-
union at Grand Army hall last Saturday,
with an unusually good attendance of mem
bers. The names of those who answered
the roll call were N. S. Cole Thompson
vile, Conn.,. G. S. Gould, l.. f. Bowker,
Brattleboro; G. b. Prouty, c. J. Stock
well, West Brattleboro; r. NJ. Pratt, Dunn
merston; G.. NJ. Colt, West Dummerston;
Dorr Blood, Putney; j, p. Butterfeld,
Marlboro II. A. Richardson, Hinsdale,
n. H.; w. B. Thomas, Keene, n. H.; c.
r. Briggs, j. T.. Holbrook, Providence,
r. l.; f. w. Bugbee, Orange, Mass. Al
bert Mason, Gardner, Mass p. A. Street
er, Holyoke, Mass. honorary members,
job Long and T.. Wales, jr., Bratteboro.
Letters were read from ii. II. Prouty, Kim
ball, Neb.; E. L. Adams, New Orleans,
La. ID. A. Bugbee, Saxtons River; f. V.
Ladd, Westfeld, Mass; A. w. Metcalf
Keene, N. H.; G.. w. Pierce, Oxford,
Mass. w. ID. Russell Fitchburg, Mass
II. l.. Lamb, Vert Centre, n. Y. 1t was
announced that since the last reunion three
members, Maj. f. Wales and Comrade f.
A. Stearns of Brattleboro, and Lieut.. II.
G. Campbell of New York state, have died
The original members of the company num-
bered 50. OF these 81 are now dead. "a
are alive and their post-ofiice address is
known. OF II the address is not known.
The officers chosen for the coming year are:
President, p. A. Streeter, Holyoke, Mass;
first vice president, Dorr Blood, Putncy;
second vice president, y. $. Cole, ThOmp-
sonville, Conn; third vice president, Al
bert Mason, Gardner, Mass. secretary and
treasurer, r. NJ. Pratt, Dummerston; com
mssary, c. J. Stockwell, West Bratteboro;
commissary sergeant, G. $. Gould, Brattle-
boro; corresponding secretary, l.. f. Bow
ker, Brattleboro.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. +. Wales. ir., was in
vited to present himself to the meeting,
and on his appearance he was elected an
honorary member out of respect to the
memory of his father, who bore so honora-
BILE a part in the history of the company,
and of the regiment 1t was voted to have
IA photograph made of the company pres
ent, and an adjournment was accordingly
taken to WAITS gallery.
At > o'clock the veterans went to the
American House, where they sat down to
trout dinner, which was generous and salts
factory in every respect, and was discussed
and enjoyed with the zest which it deserved.
On returning to the hall the business of
the meeting was finished. Votes of thanks
were passed to Sedgwick post for the use of
the hall, to Landlord Harvey of the Amer
lean House for the excellent dinner, to
Comrade c. p. Gibson for favors received,
and to the commissary for the efficient
manner in which he had provided for the
fai nf
this the veterans were entertained by +.
Wales, jr., on the organ, and f. II. Stock
well on the companys fddle-Colt's own
army make-around which so many tender
recollections cluster. G. J. Stockwell
showed the comrades how light on the toes
a j5-year-old soldier can be when the old
army fiddle is walked up. Dorr Blood lei
in several songs, con Squeaky River
AS | sat chatting with Johnny by my
side John Browns body Marching
through Georgia. and others. the MEM
bers joining in the chorus.
At q o'clock an adjournment was taken
to May, 1892, every veteran declaring that
the meeting had been the best yet held.
Two were present, j. +. Holbrook and G..
X. Briggs of Providence, who had not been
with the company before for 26 years. 1t
was voted to invite all, including the orig
inal members of the company and the re-
cruits, with their wives, sons and daugh-
tiers, to attend the next meeting.
Though no vote to this effect was taken,
it was agreed by all that the rainy day had
been good thing in keeping the members
together, and that rainy days are to be ar
ranged for, if possible, at all future reun-
ions.
Two of the letters read at last Saturday S
reunion which deserve special mention
were those of Comrades Adams and Prou-
ty. \ vein of tender recollections of all
the ''old boys" and of their days of pa
triotic service together, ran through them
both, and Adams contrived as a matter OF
course to get in the usual number of jokes
and pen touches, which were duly appre-
cated.