Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26
OLD SOLDIERS COLUMN.

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! Col. G. g. Benedict of Burlington
viii deliver the Memorial Day address
at Brandon.
The Grand Army Post at Wood
stock celebrate the anniversary o
Washington's birthday the evening o
the 22d inst, at the town hall, by {
campfire.
Bostwick G.. A. r. Post of Under.
hill will have campfire and banquet
the evening of Feb. 20.
The annual dance of the Woodstock
Post, G.. A. r., is TO come off the first
week in March.
Commander-in-chief Veazey has APP
pointed Comrade +. w. Jewett OF
Swanton as special aide on his staff to
assist in organizing the column and or
der OF march at the Detroit encamp-
ment, with the rank of colonel.
A pension of sl2 per month, under
the act Of June %, 1900, has Just
been issued in favor of Geo. Louis, the
father of Alfred Louis, deceased. of
Fairfax. Henry A. Brush of Milton
was his attorney, and the pension is
believed to be the first of its class
granted to a resident of Franklin coun-
ty.
Department Commander Morgan,
G.. A. r., has issued his first order, in
which the following staff appointments
are announced Asst adjutant general,
c. C.. Kinsman, Rutland; depart
ment Inspector, A. O. Gates, Norris
vile; judge advocate, T. O. Seaver,
Woodstock chief mastering officer, c.
r. Bagley, Montpelier.
The 9TH Vt. Vet. regiment will hold
reunion at Baxter music hall, Rut-
land Mch l0: this is the 29th an
OF the date the regiment left
the state for the war. 1t is desired
that as many of the survivors as can
should be present Every comrade
who has or has not received either cir
culars will please send his name, COM
pany and residence to VIM. ii. Ward,
St. ,Johnsbury, in order to arrange a
revival cf the roster
The 10Th death at the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington occur
ed on Sunday, when Michael Hurley
of Bennington breathed his last at the
age of "a years. He was member
Of Company A, 9th VT. Regiment, hav-
ing enlisted Dec. 26, 1868. He was
admitted to the home Mch. 26th, 1890. !
being afflicted with consumption.
Comrade Hurley was badly wounded at
The battle of Cedar Greek, Va, Oct.
10, 1864, for which he was receiving
i pension Of sl2 per month. He was
buried in the Catholic cemetery at Ben
nington.
BY order Of the pension department
.he residences Of the pensioners win
not hereafter be published Pensions
issued to Vermonters are as
ollows Original, Henry c. NJ.
Sherwin. ! L. Hildreth, Charmendo
Heath, Hiram Potter, Clement Mood,
Andrew Welch. Jas. Kelley, Sidney
Whipple, John Kinsley, Geo. Morse,
Francis Stearns, Ethan Foster, Burton
Lueius, b. Graves, Jas. Leray, Dan'l
Emily p, widow OF Jessie
Hall, Mary C., widow of Reuben /.
Munson. Increase, Horace Rollins,
seymour Trowbridge, Chas W. Joy,
has. b. Whitcomb, VIM. II. Stuart,
iideon Williams, Elliot Shepley. Re
ssue, Alex Mcqueen. Andrew Ladd.
additional, Montroville Witherill, Or
in r. Ward.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company,
inee its organization in 1s4S, has paid to
IS policy holders 500, 500, S.25. The won
lerful growth of the Company is due in a
arge degree to the freedom from restric
ion and irksome conditions in the con
ract and to the opportunities for invest
nent which are offered in addition to in