The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-19

Eassos Lyon. J. H.psneA. sui
Mss, Msty LJou. LIE L'sin sod Dsli'
Hsrsng5 attended ihe iaacar,s ies'iipis
81 North Bennington l., ~ees snd report
/. ass elIstisiansli al sfosad. Ihsy
) felt especially nsstsred 9th their esr
i prospects vhsn Prot Ysser oi Miadlsbury
college declared the great essentisl 10
true ID ucs.ion 10 he ''pnre cir and healthy
food" The idea ihs, books sic The main
instrument OF edncs.ion uu eel down
upou heavy throughout the shols pro-
ceed,pga II made Us iLipk OF good
many common sepss people Who have
had their eyes aud ears open and whom
ve have always deemed better educated
than the svsrsec college graduate.
-Jaass Ira X B.icbeldsr and Hobart
visited their frirnd. In iosu lsst week.
The Judge has bad TO part company with
his horse '-Sbsnks" aud nos drives the
pscer Of bis son J. X And. by the wy.
ne van I to cay void shout this b1rse
"sbsuks." His usme should have gene
into the history Of The town. Thirty years
sso be vss used 10 the big team by
Chsrles Barnard, TO take to the depot the
eleven Peru boys Who enlisted Tor three
years IN Co. A. 2 Regmepte What mourn
fol time VS. that for old Peru. A heavy
feeling Of gloom provided the whole ca
N up,iy. A long and bloody sT,t We iel' {;
s ahead. and men were c,lled out Tor
tb,ee ypsrs instead OF three mouths And
these eleven men, the lie and chhf sup
mort Of our society. some oi them leaving
behind uiyes and children depending en-.
,ireIy upon them. encouraged by DO boun
y tut sc,us,.d by pure principle,
nobly responded to the call. How wei
do | rene Der how they marched up the
aisle OF the church and signed what Vas
TO some Of them their death warrant
quietly, firmly aud With determination
they did il, while the old ''spouters who
we're declaring how 'they would shed the
last drop Of blood in their veins Tor their
conu,,y" and "how glorious II would he
IN have the Star Spapglsd Banner for
~indipe sheet" kept back aud when DRAFT
ed hired substitutes. lam going TO tske
spscs TO cali II their names: Everett L.
"A, ms. who snetwsrds reenlisted aud
~
wLoe papers are Ill right Harlan 4.
R.,chelde r one OF our best and tinest
hearted young men. Benjamin 3 Barnard
ioyial. whole hearted. who left behind
charming young wife and two little chill
dr.n VII I'm he idolizsd Clark and Warren
BRYANT two sturdy. lion hearted young
men Jus, Of age, Daniel +. Coolidge, gen'
tie. quiet and OF high principle, Charles
NJ. H.pgood only 10 years OF ege' the
youp ges. soldier Of the regiment, Albert
Lyon steady. industrious whose remains
wa,s sent back 10 us soon after, Daniel
AZ. Priest IN industrious student. Charles
ID. Robbins sturdy farmers boy, Hen'y
Stiles active, intelligent, aud last although
the leader OF them all William 5, Wey'
month who sank under disease within two
month";. And old Shunhs" then high
hted, spirited colt. helped draw the boys
over in the old big three seated wagon
now owned, think, by Samuel Stills.
The old il,g was raised over them snd d
they left the village cheer upon cheer
rent the air. although heavy hearts bad to
a,ifl /, sobs in order to give them. By the
v,v had long conversation last week
Win their old commander. Col, J. d.
Wslbridge at his pleasant residence IN
North Bennington. He was the Cap
tain OF their company. He took down the
roll and enauired Tor the personal history
Of each one. There WAS one thing, be
said about the Peru boys which l dis
tinc.ly remember. you could always de-
pend upon them" He IL deeply interest,"
ed in everything which pertains to the
history OF the regiment and one Of the
most Conspicuous Vinseo ~
is large painting representing the camp
Of the Regiment At Fredericksburg one
other thought IN this connection and am
done. 10 speaking Of the necessary DIS
o,pliue In Furnishing deseriion, but what
yrs their crime compared with that Of
the .opperhesds at home. bad all Of
the sympathy in the world Tor The poor
bomesick boy. My experience has yet TO
show ,bs: single soldier vent through
that terrible ordeal Of three yrArs service
~ithout rspl lug his vitality aud shor'ei'
ing his life"
BONNEVILLE
Geo Baldwin has gone to Amher't'
Msss.
H + Duane has his mill'yard nearly
full Of lcg..
Joseph Taylor Of Manchester, visited
friends here last week.
Mrs. Emily Taylor is spending Anew
| -;.i he. fviands in Manchekter,