Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10
CAMPFIRE NOTES.


special meeting of the trustees OF the
Soldiers Home was held at Montpelier
Nov. 3.
The net receipts of fair held recently
by the Cummings w. r. G. OF Hinesburg
were S1T5.
Burnside Post. G. A. r. of Greensboro,
held a campfire Nov. /, at which time LIB.
Harris Of Lyndonville delivered his war
lecture.
Col. A. 5. Tracy Camp, Sons OF Veterans
of Middlebury held campfire Monday
evening, Nov. Z. Col. A. 5. Tracy was the
principal speaker. A banquet followed
the speaking.
chair made of rails taken from the
fence at Gettysburg behind which lay the
old Vermont Brigade is on exhibition in
store window on fremont ST., Boston.
The chair is handsomely upholstered and
trimmed. II was made in Boston, by or
der of Gov. Fuller, who is to present it to
Sedgwick Post Of Brattleboro.
meeting of the delegates of the New
England division, in regard to holding a
New England convention of the Sons OF
Veterans, was held in Boston recently.
Past Col. CT. r. Jenne OF Brattleboro was
the only delegate present from this state.
1t was decided to hold a meeting in Bos-
ton on Washington's birthday, Feo. 2.
The military post authorized by Congress
and provided for by an appropriation of
200, ,000, to be located on the eastern shore
OF Lake Champlain, has been located in
Colchester between Winooski and Essex
Junction. Four companies of cavalry will
at once be stationed there and battery OF
artillery will probably soon be added.
Funds for the purchase of the site have
been subscribed by citizens OF Shelburne,
Colchester and Burlington.
The annual reunion OF the sth Vermont
regiment was held at Montpelier Nov. 2.
in Grand Army hall, fully IS members be-
ing present. Speeches were made by ex-
Gov. Barstow, Col. G. n. Carpenter, Gen.
Stephen Thomas (greeted with three rous-
ing cheers), CRpt.L. M.Hutchinson, Lieut..
Col. Fred Butterfield, Quartermaster Gen.
Gilmore, Col. Fred e. Smith, Capt. Foster,
Capt .Bisbee DIR .Currier and Surgeon Gillett
Papers were read on deceased comrades
James Welch, Assistant Surgeon Ross and
Herbert L. Hill. Discussion in regard to
repairing the foundation ofthe regiments
monument in the Shenandoah valley was
referred to a committee comprising Gen.
Stephen Thomas, Col. F. f. Smith and
Quartermaster Gen. Gilmore. Gen. Stephen
Thomas is perpetual president ofthe as
sociation. Other officers were elected as
follows: 1st vice president, Judge Z. NJ.
Lathrop of Williamstown; End vice presi-
dent, Capt John Bisbee of Troy; secretary
and treasurer, DR.. c. n. Ferrin Of Essex
junction; executive committee, Capt l.. NJ.
Hutchinson, chairman of Montpelier, Col.
Fred Butterfeld and Quartermaster Gen.
Gilmore; chaplain, II. X. Page OF North
Troy; surgeon, DR.. Gillett of Pest Mills;
committee on obituary, Col. Carpenter, ii.
r. Hill, Col. +. f. Smith, c. n. Ferrin and
ex-Goy. Barstow. Gen. Stephen Thomas
invited all TO attend banquet at o'clock
in the w. X. {. hall, at his expense. Fol-
lowing this was a grand campfire ,at which
Col. Fred r. Smith presided. Capt. ii. e.
Lull of Montpelier spoke in behalf of
Brooks Post. Speeches were also made by
John w. Currier OF Troy, Maj. J. l.. Bar
stow OF Shelburne, Gen. L. q. Butterfield
OF Washington, ID. c., Col. George y. Car
penter of Boston and Gen. Stephen Thorn
as of Montpelier. Letters were read from
absent members. Ii is called the best re-
union Of the Eighth Vermont ever held.
Great enthusiasm prevailed, caused by the
love and respect OF the comrades for Gen.
Thomas.
The 29th annual meeting Of the Vermont
Officers society was held at Montpelier
Nov. 3, with . good attendance. A busi
ness meeting was held at the Statehouse
this afternoon. Col. L. A. Woodbury. of
Burlington presiding. Resolutions were
adopted on the death of Gen. William
Wells and officers were elected as follows:
Maj. Josiah Grout of Derby, president;
Lieut.. L. w. Jewett of Swanton, Mai. j. /
+. Eldredge of Warren, vice presidents;
Col. f. +. Smith OF Montpelier, secretary;
Col. L. G. Kingsley of Rutland, treasurer;
w. A. Henry, L. A. Woodbury. and T. 5.
Peck of Burlington, executive committee |
II was voted to meet next year in Burling-
ton. On behalf Of the Vermont regiment, |
Gen. Wheelock G. Veazey presented G. G. /
historian OF Vermont in the Civil /
WARMTH a handsome solid gold badge for |
the faithful manner in which he discharg-
ed his duties. A meeting in the hall of the 1
House of Representatives early this even |
ing listened to an interesting address on 1
'Colored Troops in the War; by Col j. III. /
Goulding. A procession marched up to /
the Statehouse at O'Clock, headed by the 1
band. with Gov. Fuller and other promi- /
nent officers and citizens and the members I
Of the association following. They were \
Joined in the House by a large number of 1
OF the legislature and visitors, 1
including many ladies. The House was /
filed to overfiowing. Ex-Lieut. Gov. I
Woodbury. presided and Col. Gouldings |
read his carefully prepared address to the 4
great audience, which was deeply interested 1
After the address came the banquet at the 4
Pavilion, with about 200 people present. /
The affair was thoroughly enjoyable. Col. 4
L. A. Woodbury., the retiring president, 4
assisted by Col. g. w. Hooker 4
Df Brattleboro. Gov. Fuller responded to 4
'Vermont:" Commissioner W. @. Veazey .
10 "The President of the United States;''
Lieut.. Gov. Stranahan to "The Vermont
Senate;" recitation, tThe Shenandoah" 4
Dy Farrand S. Stranahan of St. Albans;
Speaker w. w. Stickney to "The House
If Representatives; Hugh Henry of Ches-
ier to The Grand Army" F. L. Greene
II st. Adams to ''The Sons of Yeterans;"
JhiefJ ustice Ross to'The Supreme Court"
Roswell Farnham of Bradford to "The ex-
ioverners;" Gen. w. w. Grout to ssThe
United States Congress;" Col. George T.
Jhilds of St. Albans to sThe Loyal Wom-
m OF 1861 and 1885," and G. c. Benedict
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