Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-07
LAMOlLLE COUNTY VETERANS.


An Eloquent Address at the Annual Rat
union by Hon. Henry BalInrd.
MOERIsVILLE, July 5. This was the clos
ing day of the seventh annual reunion Of
the Lamoilie Valley Veterans association,
There was a large attendance. Tho electios
OF officers resulted follows Commander.
d. G. Holmes of johnson; aGjutant, II. y.
Jackson Of Waterville; quartermaster, L. :.
Scribner of Wolcott; and one vice. president
in each post.
At the competitive drill of the sons
of Neterns, the first prize, so pitch.
er and So in cash, was awarded to Doty
Camp, Morrisville. The drill and review
closed the most successful reunion yet held
by the association
An eloquent address was delivered this
afternoon by Hon. Henry Ballard OF Bur-
lngtor.
Mr.. Ballard in his address referred TO tbs
observation of different days, particularly
to the recurring observance of the nations
birthday, congratulated the veterans on
their having formed nu association to bring
their shoulders together orce mo-e-that
81 years after the war 1t was possible for SO
many of them to meet here.
The speaker continued: "When you re-
call all those terrible battles, ell the disas-
ters connected herewith, you have reason
to wonder and to congratulate yourselves
that SO many Of you may gather here; bur,
comrades, there Gre many not here. They
are dead on the field OF honor.
'This reunion day is the soldiers dav--r
day for personal remnescence. Again i1
memory, comrades you are soldiers in the
Grand Army of our country. You sing
over again the old songs you tell again ths
old stories, some of which were monstrously
big. You again hear the drum call AT MIDI
night the line hastily formed, shoulder ss
shoulder Again you see that int-ep.
ed sleader, STANDARD, who gave
his good arm for liberty's sake
you again see the last great and historic
victory, the grand closing review at Wash.
| ingtop, you the arms stacked for tho
time, and you the Old flag, battle scared,
furled away.
Vermont sent to the war upwards Of
| 3j 900 of her noble sons. 1t was an army
of the youngest soldiers ever mustered into
battle. Not one in a hundred enlisted with
the idea Of following the soldiers life but af
soon as the country was saved to return to
take again in hand the tools they hal
dropped
"What war \ war in which wers
fought upwards of 1900 battles IN which
millions of money and seas of blood were
expended What was the meaning You
should the meaning in every empty
chair, in every empty sleeve. 1t meaus
that no men or devils shall ever again
undertake to destroy this Euon. It M eans
that America belongs to the stars and
stripes. Let there be a lag over every
school house in the country.
''The list of membership of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, is h nations rJll
of honor. The youngest Of rs is fast ep-
preaching the half ceu,iry line Will a
great many the campaign OF lie is ulnlost
over In few short years the last sur
| vivors will be mustered out Mo7e tnau
half of tine great army have gone Beyond
the star lit line. But the old soldiers whe
dead, yet live. They will live in thu
grateful memory of n grateful people.
Death OF "steeplo Climber" AieNpnde er,
MONTPELIER, July J.-Charl5s ". Alex
ander, well known as the ''steepie climber
and painter, aud veteran of the late war,
died suddenly last night in e ht.