Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-10-20
CAMPFIRE NOTES.


Reunion association will be held in Man
chester, Oct. 21, and in honor of the day
will be Columbian day celebration. The
public schools of Manchester will form in
procession at 1.30 p.m., and headed by the
14th regiment and Skinner Post, g. A. R.,
will march to the opera house, where the
national school program will be carried
out, followed by Columbian day oration
by Chaplain W. s. Smart.
Twenty-three mem bers of Company X
of the 9th Vt.regiment met Saturday Oct. 8,
for their annual reunion. A business meet
ing was first held at Grand Army hall at
which the following officers were chosen:
president, David X. Lewis OF Boston; vice
presidents, j. G. Baker OF Rutland, T. H.
Harmon OF Brattieboro, M. l.. Corbett OF
Bernardston and Charles Jackson of Ver-
non; secretary and treasurer, A. Pettee OF
Brattleboro.
The annual meeting OF the 10th VT. Reg
mental association, adjourned from Get
tysburg, where it was to have been held at
the time OF the dedication of the monu-
ment, was called to order in Grand Army
hall, Brattleboro, Saturday ,Oct.8, by Hugh
Henry of Chester, chairman of the execu-
tive committee. About so of the veterans
were present. Maj. Rounds OF Chester is
the president OF the association for life.
These additional officers were chosen: vice
presidents, 8. A. Smith Of Brattleboro, G.
Nj. Russell Of Wilmington, l.. p. Bailey
OF Putney; secretary and treasurer, G. M.
Russell executive committee, Hugh Hem
ry, E. H. Putnam OF Brattleboro and A. II.
Ranney OF Westminster. Hugh Henry
and s. A. Smith were elected additional
members OF the committee upon the Get
tysburg monument. 1t was voted that an
account OF the dedication ceremonies be
published under direction of the secretary.
The fourth annual reunion of Company
F. 4th VT. Volunteers, was held at q. A. X
hall in Brattleboro Oct. 7. OF the surviv-
ing members eighteen answered to the
roll call. The following were elected for
the ensuing year: president, Lewis II.
Lynde; vice president, Roscoe Fisher; Sec
retary and treasurer, s. w. Estey. II was
voted TO hold the next reunion at Putney
upon call OF the officers.
The annual reunion OF the Vermont Of
ficers' society will be held at Montpelier
on Thursday, Nov. 3. The use of the Rep
resentatives' hall for the evening has been
granted them.
The seventh annual reunion OF the Wind
ham County Veterans association was
held at Brattleboro Saturday afternoon
and evening, Oct. 8, with an attendance OF
$50 Grand Army men, including guests
from neighboring counties. On arrival OF
train from the north a procession was
formed, led by the First Regiment band,
and the line of march was taken through /
Main street to the Common, around the
soldiers monument, and back to the ar
mory on Elliot st. where generous colla-
tion was served by the Relief Corps. AT 1
the business meeting Col. II. e. Taylor OF /
Brattleboro was elected president, M. D. |
Whitman OF Putney vice president and l..
p. Bailey OF Putney secretary and treasur-
er. II was voted to hold the next meeting /
at Putney. The campfire held in the even
ing, drew an audience to the town hall
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stage and proscenium arch were effectively /
decorated with stands OF muskets, the col
ors OF Sedgwick Post and the State flag.
Col. Hooker presided, Gov. Fuller made
felicitous speech which was warmly APP
plauded, Dept. Commander Hugh Henry /
followed with an earnest statement OF
what the Grand Army has done, not only /
for its own members, but for the commu-
nifty. There were five minute speeches by 1
local clergymen and by veterans, holding 1
the close attention of the audience, and I
filling every moment OF the time until the /
departure OF the trains carrying the veter-
ans to their homes. e. II. Miller, the ris-
ing young baritone, contributor greatly to /
the pleasure of the evening with solos,
which fitted the occasion in a peculiarly 1
happy way. The weather was fair and the \
meeting was successful one in every re- ,
spect.
Garfield Camp S. OF V. OF Waterbury
has been playing war drama with great I
success in that town and also in Stowe.
The adjutant generals Office has received I
notice from the war department at Wash
ington that a medal of honor has been a.
warded to Hon. .Cassius Peck of Brookfield, (
VT, who was a sergeant in Co. f. lst regi- /
ment United States sharpshooters, for
distinguished gallantry in action at Black I
ford's, or Boteler's Ford on the Potomac
river Sept. 10, 1862. This action occurred /
hat of Inf nd
most spirited affair and is best told in Col. |
G.. q. Benedict's report of Vermont in the /
Civil War, which says that ''the enemy's |
rifiemen held the opposite bank of the Po- I
tomac river, but the sharpshooters crossed. I
fording the stream under fire and support /
ed by the 4th Michigan, drove them away. \
Moving on short distance a party of 4
sharpshooters under Corporal Cassius Peck /
discovered body OF the enemy guarding 4
two guns which had been left by the re- 4
treating column. The confederates tried /
to recapture the guns, and the next day
severe engagement occurred, with much 4
loss OF life. The guns recaptured were /
said to be from Ayers regular battery, I
which the confederates captured from our 4
people at the first battle OF Bull Run, Va"
Sergeant Peck was present in more than I
2S battles and skirmishes and distinguish
ed himself in many of them. Since the
war he has represented his town and coun-
W IN tine Legislature OF vermont, ne Is
now trustee of the State Agricultural
college in Burlington. There was no brav-
er soldier from Vermont in the war and
the veterans of the State will be delighted
to hear of this reward of his valor and he
roism.
Comrade ID. L. Morgan of Rutland
brought home from Washington an old re-
bel sword and Union sword that were re-
Gently dug up in one of the old battlefields
in Virginia. He also brought home other
that his old brigade occupied during GER