Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-21
CAMPFIRE NOTES.


New Camps OF the Sons OF Veterans are
being organized at Island Pond, dorset
and Wilmington.
Cummings w. r. c. of Hinesbnrg heIo
an ice cream and cake festival IN q. A. II.
hall on Saturday evening, July 10
william ]. Fuller Post and W. r. Z. OF
Dorset held picnic on the grounds OF tine
Soldiers, Home at Bennington July 10.
VINO. Holbrook Camp, No. 81, Sons
~ Veterans was mustered at Northneld
JuIy 10 with "a charter members Dy MUS
terjngiOfficers F. W. Saul OF West KAN
dolph.
r. BENTON Kelley of Rutland has been
annoipted an aid to Commander Hugh
Henry of the Grand Army, to serve dur
/ ing the encampment at Washington.
/ Frank L. Greene OF St. Adams, com.
mander of the Vermont Division Sons OF
Veterans, U. s. A., has appointed on MS
staff. Leon G. Young, Adjutant ana Far
rand S. Stranahan, Quartermaster, potn OF OF
: St. Adams. Other staff positions are 10 De
1 filed later.
1 Cen. Ayeril. u. s. A. (retired) accom-
nanied by his wife, passed Sunday, July
/ i0fh AZ the Soldiers Home where they
were guests OF Mai. Coffey and wife: The
! General. who is now Inspector OF Soldiers
Homes. is making his yearly visit through
the Eastern States. He is much pleased
with the condition Il the Home here IN
Vermont.
The Rutland Herald Of "Wednesday, July
| 10 saws: edwin Horton OF Chittenden
took C. B Hemenway, an old veteran oil
/ that place, TO Bennington yesterday.
! Hemenway was presented to Col. =. =.
Kinsman, who bought for him ticket to
Bennington and furnished him with pa
pers 10 enter the old Soldiers Home.
| Hemenway has lived alone on the noun
tain in Chittenden for number oil years,
his wife living elsewhere. About four
weeks ago his home was burned with
considerable sum OF money that he had
saved from his pensions. He then LETT
| the mountain and went TO the village OF
| Chittenden He was finally persuaded
that the Soldiers Home would be he best
place for him, and entered accordingly"
Chas. NJ. Bliss name OF Bennington is
among the list OF Vermont pensioners TINS
week, being restored to the rolls from
which he was dropped some years ago.
The Rutland Herald of July ii says:
.Iieut. Bliss was one OF the first men in
Vermont to enlist after the President
call in 1861 for three years troops. BEN
edict's "Vermont in the Civil War" gives
him credit for being the fist man to en-
list under the three years CALI He en-
listed in Company A, in May 1851 ana IN
| August was commissioned otconu AiSub'
and assigned to Company b, which was
raised in this Town. He commanded the
Company during the seven days Tight in
/ 1862, and remained with it until his health
gave away, and he was Obliged to resign
4 his commission. Since the war Mr. Bliss
has lived in Bennington"
! Great preparations are being made for
the coming G.. A. 4. encampment at
Washington by the Vermont Department.
| Not all OF the state Posts have yet report
ed to Department Commander Henry, but
those who have reported have been assign
ed to the Slater school building on st.
| An effort is being made to have every
Vermont veteran appear in full uniform
/ The state headquarters in Washington
are TO be at the Metropolitan hotel. The
first state excursion will leave Burlington
September is and will go by New London
and New York and the Sherman band and
the Herricx boy drum corps will go on the
train. The Vermont badge that was worn
at Detroit and Boston has again been a
dopied The dedication of the 18th YER
mont regimental monument will come
Friday, September %, at Gettysburg and
a special train will run for Vermonters
and their friends. Gov. Page VIII tax
part in the exercises.