Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-17
Around the Campfire.


/ The commissioner OF pensions, Judge
VIM. Lochren of Minnesota, has ar
rived in Washington and took posses
sion May 8.
! Col. Ward H. Lalnson, who was
private secretary TO President Lincoln,
died at Martinsburg, W. Va, Sunday
night, May Z.
Rev. j X. Fuller of Barton Land
ing will deliver the Memorial Day adj
dress at St. Adams. The indoor ex-
ercises will not be held in the afternoon,
as has been customary. but will occur
in the evening.
Col. Albert Clark, Secretary of the
Home Market Club, Boston, is to de-
liver the address at the dedication of
the Col. Randall monument in North
field in June. Col. Clark was grad
uate of Barre Academy.
J. G.. Morse OF Cambridge died Sat-
urday, May 6, of heart trouble. He
was an old veteran, member of Co. +,
18th Vermont regiment, prominent
G.. A. r. man, had been commander
OF the Cambridge Post and was well
known throughout the country.
Gen. Marvin +. Hall, commander
in-chief, has issued a circular letter,
calling special attention to proposed
changes in the constitution, to have BIZ
ennial reunions of the commandery-
in-chief, semiannual reports, instead of
quarterly reports, the 5. V. Guards
system and an insurance feature, in
order that they may be brought up in
the camps and before the division en-
campment.
Died, May 10, at Vermont Soldiers
Home, Norman W. johnson, late of
Company F.2d Vermont regiment. He
enlisted December IL, '63 was wound
ed at Spottsylvania, May u, '63; dis
charged May 10, ga admitted TO the
Home, January 10, 1898; burial in
Cutler cemetery, near Montpelier death
No. 80.
There are 63 veterans now members
of the Home-53 present and | 3 absent
on furlough for 80 to 90 days.
p. c. Dodge OF the Burlington In
dependent lectured at the Opera House
in Montpelier, Tuesday evening. May
3, under the auspices of the Woman's
Relief Corps on "The Life and Tim
of Columbus" The last half of the
lecture was interspersed with illustra-
tons thrown upon a screen by stere-
opticon and calcium lights. Nearly
every picture shown brought forth APP
plause and Mr.. Dodge was given
hearty round OF applause at the close Of
his lecture, which showed much labor
in preparation and was instructive and
entertaining throughout.
A large picture of Col. A. w. Pres
ton, lst Vermont cavalry, has been
sent to the Statehouse at Montpelier,
by Mrs. Preston, TO be placed in the
adjutant generals office. Ii is fine
likeness of the late Col. Preston. and
Mrs. Preston's kindness will be appre-
ciated by the Vermont soldiers, espe-
rially the members of the LIST Vermont
cavalry regiment, who will always
cherish the memory of their brave and
gallant colonel, who offered up his life
for his country's good at the battle of
HAYES Shop, Va, June 3, 1864, end
whom, when looking at his lifele's b ,dy,
sen. Custer declared to be "the best
,avalry colonel in the Army of the Po-
.)mac.
c. L. S. Pierce Of Vergennes. secre-
airy of the 9TH n. Y. Calvary assoc a.
ion, writes the following to the Free
Press Thinking possibly that there
night be some veteran of New York
State regiment, in our State, like N.Y. !
'elt, who was a participant in the bat
lie OF Gettysburg, and the State hav-
ng passed an act granting them free |,
to that famous battlefield !
o witness the dedication of the State !
on New York Day,July /,
and ) next, allow me TO notify them,
hat if they will advise me at once OF I
he regiment and company in which
hey served, the GAR. post to which {
hey belong and the railroad station in
New York State from which they de- !
ire TO start, win furnish them, through
he Gettysburg monument commits 1
toner's OF New York, free transporta-
ion.
Vermont Pensions.
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