Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-31
Around the Campfire.

The Lamoille Valley Veterans Asso-
citation will hold its annual reunion Ju.
ly at Morrisville.
The Ladies Aid society of St.Johns.
bury gave pleasant promenade anC
dance Friday, May 26.
The G.. A. r. Post and Corps o.
Dorset gave very pleasant entertain
ment at the hall Saturday evening, May
20, including refreshments and speech.
es by young and old. 1t was the
seventh anniversary of the Corps.
The third annual G. A. r. concert
given under the auspices Of Farnsworth
Post, G. AR, of Lyndonville, by the
musical department of Lyndonville In
stitute, assisted by Prot. Chapman OF
St. Johnsbury. was held in Music Hall
Tuesday evening, May 30.
Lieut.. Chas. w Foster, Sd Artillery,
L. S. A., who has been stationed at
Winchester, Va, for some time on re-
cruiting service. finding the base Of the
monument erected to commemorate the
bayonet charge of the Sth Vermont at
the battle of the Opequan, Sept. 49,,
1864 ,and erected by Comrade Herbert
f. Hill Of Boston ia 1885, in bad cor
dition, has had it repaired with new
brick and marble coping at his own ex-
pense.
II has just been discovered that the
serious storms Of the past winter have
caused considerable damage to the
Bennington battle monument. The
water and snow have blown into the
upper lookouts, which are not protect
ed by either shutters or windows. The
floor has not she'd the water as it was
supposed and intended that il should,
and it has run down inside the walls,
where it was frozen and split quite
number OF the large stones near the
first landing and base. The damage
is not considered serious, however, and
measures will be taken to repair them
at once.
The Vermont commandery OF the
Loyal Legion had its annual banquet
at the Van Ness House, Burlington,
Tuesday evening. with 100 companions
and guests present. The guest Of hon
or was Gen. o. o. Howard, who gaze
a sketch of Sherman 5 march to the sea
and back, and who closed with an ex-
preston Of his belief that the Southern
soldiers are loyal now. Col. j. II.
Goulding responded for Gov. Fuller to
the toast, soar State" Gen. +. 5.
Peck for 1.-The LEGION and Chaplain
+ NJ. Haynes for "Our Dead" The
wv NJ quartet gave several selections.
Col. Stone aud DIR. Edison, as visitors
rom the Massachusetts commandery,
presented a United States flag and YER
mont eolors. Officers were elected as
ollows: commander, Brig. Gen. Hen /
" of Burlington: senior vice COM
nander, Capt. z. ID. Blodgett of st.
Iohnsbury junior vice commander.
Bvt. Lieut.. Col. George W. Hooker of
recorder, First Lieut.
Nm. l.. Greenleaf Of Burlington reg
ster. Capt. Robert b. Arms Of Bur-
in.ton treasurer, Bvt. Mai. q. ).
3lodgett of Burlington chancellor, Bvt. /
apt. HI. O. Wheeler OF Burlington /; !
.haplain, Chaplain John +. Goodrich I
# Burlington council, Lieut.. Col T.. I
henry Powell of Burlington, Mai. Hi [
am +. Perkins OF St. Adams, Lieut.. /
'ol. Roswell Farnham of Bradford. (
first Lieut.. Fred +. Smith Of Mont
'elier and First Lieut.. VIM. II. Hum
hrey Of Essex Junction.
Ms. Ida Sherman Jenne, president
f the Vermont Division Ladies' Aid
ocieties, in her last general orders,
moug other things of interest says the
Miss Jennie l.. Williams. President
aides Aid society No.5, Middlebury,
ayiug resigned her position. Mrs.
frances Haley, Division Vice Presi-
ent. was elected III her place, and she
ill be respected and obeyed accord
lgly.
1t is the sad duty of the division pres
lent to announce to the division the
ecease OF Miss NJ. Jennie Gilfllan,
'ast President of society No. 6, which
ccurred May s, at West Barnet. This
the first time death has entered orr
anks during the year.
This will be my last order, and in
losing my official communications to
Re order | wish TO thank the sisters Of
his division for their universal kind
ess, courtesy and promptness in every
ling pertaining to division work during
lie year; also desire to thank the
OF Vermont division, S.V.,
S.A.. for courtesies and comrades
the Grand Army for interest mani
sted and good words spoken in favor
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