Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-28
CAMPFIRE NOTES.

Camp Loomis, S. OF v, of Lyndonville
recently celebrated the first anniversary Of
the muster OF the camp. The features oil
| the very excellent program were an ad-
dress by Past Colonel II. o. Bixby, his
| tory OF the camp by +. j. Wiley and re-
marks by Rev. j. g. Bodwell, besides or.
chestral, instrumental and vocal music.
Custer Post OF Bennington held a large
campfire Saturday evening OF last week.
the anniversary Of the surrender OF Genl
Lee to Genl Grant. Delegations from g
A. r. Posts in North Adams, Hoosick
Falls and Schaghticoke were present. Mu-
sic by the Citizens band speeches and q
spread We're the features. The department
commander, Hon. Hugh Henry OF Chester
was present, and the local veterans all
united in the celebration OF the event.
The Sons OF Veterans Of Middlebury
cleared between $40 and $50 by the dance
Wednesday evening.
Gen. Vim. Wells Camp, s. of v, OF Bur-
lington, assisted by the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY., gave a musicale and dance recently
I for the benefit OF a member of the camp,
who is to be sent to the Adirondacks for
his health.
The woman's Relief Corps of Brattle-
boro cleared Sl7 from its supper and mu-
steal entertainment.
Co. A, 1st regiment, Vermont Sons OF
Veterans guards, now numbers 29 men.
The company win drill hereafter in Sons
of Veterans hall in Burlington Monday
evenings at O'Clock.
L. b. Harris OF Lyndonville will give
talk OF his experience in Andersonville at
the Grand Army hail this Thursday
evening. The lecture is given under the
auspices OF the Woman's Relief Corps, and
after the exercises light refreshments will
be served, followed by short promenade.
st. Johnsbury Republican.
Chamberlin Post OF St. Johnsburv has
voted to attend the national encampment
of the Grand Army and will go by the all
rail route. The Boston and Maine and
the Baltimore and Ohio both offer TO take
them through without change OF cars,
leaving here either Saturday or Sunday
morning and arriving at Washington the
next day.
News of the death of Lieut.. -ColoneI
Stephen NJ. Pingree at the Soldiers Home
in Bennington, VT, Tuesday, will be
received with sorrow by his army COM
rades and other friends. He was born in
Salisbury, n. H., March q, 1895. He chose
the law as his profession, and bad COM
menced the practice of it in the town of
Stock bridge, Windsor county, when the
war broke out. Upon the organization of
the fourth regiment of VT. volunteers he
enlisted in September, 1861, in Co. f OF
that regiment. ana went out with 10 as LIST
lieutenant of that company. He was pro-
NOTED successfully to the captaincy of Co.
X, April p, 1862, TO be major, Nov. 5, 1852,
and to be lieutenant colonel, April 30, 1864
He served through the three years term OF
the regiment. and was mustered out with
the surviving original mem bers thereof on
Sept. 80, 1864. After the close of the war
Col. Pingree settled in Hartford, VT, and
became the law partner of his brother
Col. Samuel Z. Pingree, and he resided
there until his death. He had been in
impaired health for several years. When
cancer OF the throat developed in Novem-
Der, 1891, he was removed TO the Soldiers
Home where he received the kindest care.
He realized the hopelessness of his case;
bore his sufferings with manly fortitude
and awaited the final summons with res
ignation. He was man of enthusiastic
and generous impulses, an earnest pa
triot and brave soldier. he was proud
of his service under the flag; and promi-
nent in various organizations of veterans. |
He was the first commander OF A. Lincoln |
post, G. A. r., of Hartford, and president |
of the Memorial Association of that town. /
He was a fine speaker and will be much |
missed from meetings of the Officers Re- |
union society and the Grand Army gath 1
erings. He represented the town of Hart /
ford in the legislature of 1923. His re- 4
mains were taken to Hartford for burial /
He leaves no family, his wife having died /
about year ago, and they had no chill
dren.