Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31
OUR HAVERShCk.


msnts for tho Natiopal Encampmeut.
Department Commander Doty of Morris
vile has issued a general order in relation
to the National Grand Army encampmsnt
in which he says
The 9th national encampmeut G.. A. r. |
will be held in indianapolis, September to
8. The annual parade will occur Tuesday,
September 5. The encampment will as
semble at 1880 n. M, September u, In
Tomlinson's hall. Vermont official head
quarters will be room 12l, Sd floor in State
HOUSE,.
Vermont staff and social headquarters for
G. A. II. and w. r. G. will be at the Bates
House, corner Washington aud Illinois
streets. Comrades, on arriving, will please
report to official headquarters aud register
names and also the location in the city
where they may be found. Comrades will
assemble at headquarters at 8 q. M, Sep
TENDER 8, in full uniform, white gloves in
cludsJ.
Vermonts emblem, the green sprig of
cedar, will be provided and worn the left
side of hat Handsome badges for Ver-
monters have been provided at low cost
for all who 60.
/ expect to see every department officer
there and the departing staff, all of whom
will be mounted, horses having been pro
vded Every aids-de camp is expected
there to represent our State. You were all
elected and appointed for your love OF the
order your zeal In maintaining 1t, and you
are expected to fall In once n year at least,
to show the world that the same love Of
conn ade, country and patriotism still dwells
within you.
A fine band of so pieces is engaged for
our special use. Thanks are hereby tender
h.. n -
Gus contribution to the band fund. 1t is
hoped many of them will be there to hear.
After long waiting, at last railroad rates
have been established: From all Central
Vermont stations to Indianapolis and re-
turn, $3.50. Good going September ! to
8, returning September IL. 1t 10 fully ex-
pected the time OF returning will be extend
ed, allowing comrades to attend the worlds
fair and make a longer stop. The fare
from India apolis to Chicago and return TO
Iudianap oils is So 60, thus making the
cheapest worlds fair ticket yet published
1t is impossible to get ticket to return to
Chicago 10 any other way than back via In
disnapois,
Headquarters Wagner sleeping car will
leave Morrisville September at $3.50 p M
on the Boston mail train Quarters can be
secured In this car for 50 90 for each per-
a sleeping car ticket will be sent you.
Comrades on the line of tho Central Yer
mont railroad can join headquarters train
at Swauton on the regular Boston mail Sep
TENDER 3 We arrive at Niagara Falls at
$50 a. M, September 3; leave there s p.
m. same day, arriving at Indianapolis via
Cleveland and Big Four line at ] 45 a. m,
September 4, where a committee Of recep-
ton, former Vermont soldier, chairman,
has notified this department, will meet us
and escort US to our hote,. | have few
accom- N odations for comrades who desire to
stop with US at the best hotel in the city,
81 per day.
Fine accemm cd atoms In barracks pro-
vded with meals at 25 cents each, you to
furnish blanket. l advise all to take lunch
baskets on the trip out. The department of
New Hampshire will go along on same trip
attached to our train.
1t is expected the Boston aud Maine rail-
road will make same rates as the Central
| Vermont; il not, comrades living on that
line will get to Swauton as cheap as they
can, where the $3.50 ticket will com
mence.
The railroads have been slow in annouuc-
ing the fare, but at last have given us as
| good a rate as we ever had, | am assured
| from headquarters that this encampment
will outnumbsr any ever held, Indianapolis
is a large beautiful city in the centre Of
the great West They have raised thousands
OF dollars to entertain us, let all go. Seven
railroads run from there to Chicago-six
hours ride through the heart OF Indiana
| Headquarters will be with Comrade Warren
Gibbs, 2237 Prairie avenue, Chicago, after
September g. All comrades welcome there
and their wives, and no better, more con-
venient stopping place for you while in
| Chicago, and especial low rates made for
| Vermont comrades.
We are already assured Of a jolly party.
Comrades you will 'get lstt' II you don't
go.
G.. W. DoTY,
Department Commander.
Official.
A. A. NILES,
Asst Adj't. General.
: Tricks Played Upon the Confsd crates by
Union Prisoners of War.
An interesting piece OF war history was
| cleaned few days since through the kind
ness Of DR.. +. Leroy Satterlee of New
York city The doctors brother, General
Livingston Satterlee, of New Brighton,
Staten Island, was lieutenant colonel of the
18th New York, and commanded the reg
ment at HarIer's Ferry, Va. at the time
Of the surrender September 10th, 1858.
After the white flag had been ordered dis
played by Col. Dixon 3. Miles, command
ing the Omitted States forces, Col. Satterle
directed hi. men to unscrew ths locks o.
their musket and remove the springs, Their
to replace the lock plates, let down the ham
mers and throw the springs away, eau
tioning them not to cock their pieces after
ward as the hammers would not come down
and this would give them away. All thi
was done and the members OF the regiment
had the satisfaction of seeing the Confed
crates throw the musksts that they wer'
carrying, into wagons and march Off il
high glee with the beautiful Springfield
muskets upon their shoulders. When tn
Rebels found out the deception they mus
have been surprised and chagrinsd at tn
trick, for In the action at Antistam thu
next day these guns were useless and bsyont
repair, because they could not get AM
springs to mako them serviceabls