Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-10
CAMPFIRE NOTES.
Gleanings from the G. A. r., s. of V.
and Their Auxiiiaries i'm this State.


] and Their Auxiiiaries i'm this State.
Please renew for 1892 next week.
John Birtel has been elected commander
of Brooks Post, g. A. r. OF Montpelier.
w. A. Loomis Camp, Sons OF Veterans
will present their war drama Dec. IS and
! 10.
Camp SO, Sons OF Veterans was muster
ed at Huntington Friday, Dec. 4 by Col
H. S. Foster.
Marsh post of Franklin is to have a
campfire Dec. is. Rev. e. ]. Ranslow is
to give the address.
The u. V. NJ. Glee and Banjo club gave
a concert for the Vergennes Sons OF Vet
Grams at school hall on the evening of Dec.
3rd.
Frontier Post g. A. r., Richford held a
4 free campfire at the Bank Opera Hail.
Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, with Col. Levi
X. Fuller and Rev. e. J. Ranslow ss speak
ers.
1t. Col. Stephen M. Pingree of the 4th
Vermont was taken to the Soldiers Home
last week for support, being seriously i'll
with cancer OF the throat.
Mason Post OF Glover held a bandbox
entertainment Friday evening, Dec. 3rd.
There was an address by Lieut.. Drenan of
Hardwick on army life and his experience
in rebel prisons.
The North Troy Palladium says: "The
lecture given by j. Q. Cattanach, under
the auspices OF the Sons of Veterans, in
Grand Army hall last Friday evening, was
largely attended and proved one OF the
most able and interesting lectures ever
given here. After the lecture coffee and
hardtack were served in the vestry."
The following is clipped from the Rich
ford Gazette: "Sime Dufur, late Of Co. b,
LIST Vermont cavalry, who was confined in
three different prison pens during the late
rebellion, is writing history OF his suffer
ings and experience as well as the treat
ment OF prisoners of war at the hands Of
rebel gusrds, which will soon be ready for
the press and put on sale in all g. A. r.
posts"
Farnsworth Post, G.. A. r. of Lyndon
vile held large and well attended camp
fire Friday evening, Nov. 80. The G.. A.
X. Post and kindred organizations OF st.
Johnsbury were guests. The exercises OF
the evening were as follows: Music by
the Cecillian quartette and Miss Ida PEN
niman, address by Mrs. G. A. III. Thomp-
SON OF st. Johnsbury, president OF the Vt.
w. r. C., description OF the battle OF
Gettysburg was given by g. r. Crosby, w.
w. Sprague aud Capt. p. ID. Blodgett of
Chamberlain Post and Lieut.. VIM. Park
OF Bigelow 9th Mass. battery. Refresh
ments were served and promenade was
vile orchestra.
The adjutant- generals office has receiv-
ed a very fine picture of Hon. Lewis A. |
Grant, assistant secretary of war, which is |
to be placed with the pictures OF the gen.
eral officers from Vermont, and the com
handing officers of Verne mt regiments, |
as well as the war governors, in the adju-
tant- generals room. The photograph Of
Brevet Major Gen. Lewis A. Grant, the /
commander OF the "Old Vermont Brigade
and the Second division. Sixth Army
corps, is taken in the uniform of his rank
at the close of the war, and the members /
OF his brigade, as well as all other YER
mont soldiers, will be glad TO know that
so fine a picture of their old commander
is to be kept for all time at the State
House in Montpelier.
Col. J. H. Goulding OF Rutland has col
lected the records of Rutland's soldiers in
the civil war, and these are published in
thin octave by the Tuttle company of that
town. The title of the book is "Official
Military and Naval Records of Rutland,
Vt, in the War of the Rebellion, 1851 1866;
Men Credited to Town, Residents Since
the War or Buried in Cemeteries Within
the Limits of the Original Town. The
work was done by Col. Goulding under
votes OF the town of Rutland, West Rut-
land and Proctor and 1000 copies of the
book have been printed. Col. Goulding
has been at work on this compilation for
three years and he has obtained the rec
ords OF about 1900 men, including all those
furnished by the town and many others
who have lived in Rutland. In many cas-
es the facts were gat hered with great diff
ficulty after prolonged correspondence.
The book gives much information which
would have been lost forever,
and the example of Rutland lin providing
for the work may be commended to the
other large towns of our State.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing Vermonters: Dec. 1--OrigiDal, Ez.
ra Goodnough, HAHN K Huntington,
Charles Taft, Albert e Rogers, j Dewitt
Carrier; increase, Lorenzo sWheelock, Jo-
seph Louise. Ethan Shores, G Stone, Jas.
Hawison, Chafles n Paige, Howard
Burke, Aloazo Danforth, Byron NJ Smith,
Albert Noyes, Charles H ingalls,, Jacob ID
Sleeper; original, widow, Maranda NJ
Sherman.
Dec. 2.-Original, Milton Delos Stewart;
increase, Charles Emery, Davidson Barr,
Albert f Waterman, Lorenzo Dyke, Mel
Yin F Chapman, Charles B Conant, Har-
1ey S Powers, Leroy G Davis, Oscar E Col
ins, David G Silloway, Henry O'Hayer,
Mark NJ Wheeler, jerome B Powers.
Dec. 3.-Increase, Dennis NJ jackson,
Daniel H Marsh, William J Briggs, Noah
Gile, Charles B Wentworth, Peter
Thomas. Charles A Collins, David Currie,
lanes S Freeman, Benjamin A Kelley; re- (
ssue, George A Wales; original, widows,
tc., Catherine Maurer, Joseph Q Adams q
father), Sabrini c Wilson. 0
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