Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-21
Around the Campfire

The Sons Of Veterans Guards of
Burlington gave an excursion on the
steamer Chateaugay, Saturday.
Capt Marshall II. Twitchell, 10Th
L. ;. colored troops, at present consul
at Kingston. Ont. and a cousin of +.
f. Twitchell OF 1t. Adams, has been
elected member of the Vermont
Commandery Military Order Of the
LOYAL Legion.
A farewell reception was rendered
to Capt. H. :. Foster, II. :. A., Past
Colonel, Vermont Division, Sons Of
Veterans. L. ;. A., at Burlington,
Thursday night, by the members Of
the order in that vicinity. Capt. Fos-
ter was presented with souvenir gold
badge.
II is expected that Gov. G. II. Shell
don Of South Dakota win be present
at the annual reunion of the It'll and
18th regiments VI. Vols, in BIIrling-
ton, October ! and Is. He has not
met a member Of his regiment.the eth.
since ii disbanded in 1866.
Col. John G. Stearns Of Bradford,
United States Commissioner on the To-
cation of Union organizations al the
battlefield Of Antietam. has sent to the
adiutant generals office a map show
ing the relative positions OF the Union
and Confederate forces in this great
battle.
Commander W. NJ. Sargent. Of the
% I.4.t.lses5 tr...l ffsta
letter calling the attention of the broth
ers Of the order 20 an impostor who i
travelling through New England. lie
claims to bea member IF Camp ,Chi-
cago, and also Of Camp /. Baltimore,
Nd. lie is soliciting aid from meme
ber- Of the order.
The Bird Vermont regiment held is
annual reunion at St Johmsbury.
Wednesday, electing these officers:
president, Chas. Woodbury. Of It.
.Iohnsbury; secretary and treasurer,
Col pingree, Hartford; executive COM
miitee. John Mcdonald and Fred +.
Carpenter. Of II. Johnsbury, Evelyn /
Farnham Of Newbuly. Secretary PIN /
gree gave an historical address, and 4
impromptu speeches were made by I
Congressman Grout, Dr. G.. III. Bull I
lard. Capt. i. H. Blodgett and lI.Pad- /
dock. all Of -. ,Iohn-bury. The next .
reunion will be held III st. Johnsburv. I
Company II, lst Vermont cavalry, al
70 held it annual reunion al Si.Jolns
bury, Wednesday, at It's cottage.
which has been erected on the fair
grounds the past year. Geo. T. Blair
Of Barnet was elected president; A. l..
Chandler. secretary and treasurer
The annual reunion Of the sth YER
mont regiment association viii be held
in the Grand Army hali AZ Montpel-
Ter. september =. At / O'Clock there
win he an excursion to the granite
luarrie, at Barre, returning ia time
for the business meeting at o'clock.
Mai ~. VI. Pollard Of II. Louis, Mo-. Il
viii give an address and Col. Carpen-
ter of Boston, son OF the late Judge
Heman Carpenter Of Mortified, will
read one Of his humorous poems.
Many other old comrades are expect
ad,who will give "reminiscences Ct army |
life. A banquet viii be served in the
evening. An railroads in the State
viii sell round-irip tickets at reduced
'atss. The officers Of the association
IRE: president, Gen. stephen Thomas;
secretary, en-. Ferrin; executive com
nittee, Capt. l.. VI. Hutchinson. Capt
Fred u. Butterlleld and q. NJ. w. III.
fillmore.
There was meeting Of the reunion
association Of Companies i, ID. +. G..
md II, Of the 9th regiment Of YER
mont volunteer infantry and Compa-
~ X. Of the LIST Vermont cavalry at
orwell, Thursday, Sept. IA. and near
y 100 members Of those organizations
we're present. and several veterans of !
'ther regiments. a procession led by +!
he Orwell band and headed by Lo- !
.an Post Of Orwell, acted as an escort )
o the visiting veterans. An excel
ent dinner, provided bs the citizens
# Orwell, was served in the basement !,
f the townhall The annual business
Meeting was held in the townhall.
apt. ;. +. Burnham of Rutland was
hoSen president and II. f.. Hack of ,
'ort Henry, n. u, secretary. and an
Xecutive committee Of one from each :,
ompany represented was appointed. :,
. :. Chandler Of Ripton was to have
an address, but was unable
D be- present. 1t was voted to hold
he next reunion IN Rutland, sept. IA.
s94. II
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