Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-05
Around the Campfire.

Sc battles, and beats the record. No
flag can contain them ALL.
One thousand one hundred and
eighty-seven comrades were entitled to
seats in the national G. A. II. encamp-
ment.
Comrade Jack HAYNES, aged l05
years, the Oldest member of the order,
was at indianapolis, with Blair Post,
/, of st. Louis.
An application for a charter for a
G. A. X. Post in the city Of Lima, PEI
RI, South America, has been received
at national headquarters.
During the past year the 6. a. r.
has gained Sc, 36s comrades, and lost
by death, discharge and suspension,
80, ,025. The total membership IN good
standing is 397, ,223.
:. w. Hinds, commander of Aaron
Keeler Post, No. 81, G. a. r., late
postmaster at North Hyde Park and
later representative from this town,
died suddenly Sept. %, Of heart fail
ure, aged 6S years.
The only woman who was mustered
into the service and received her mus
ter ont, was Kady G. Brownell, the
heroine of Newburn and wife OF Rob-
ert 5. Brownell of the lst and after
ward the 9th Rhode Island.
In the Ohio column was George w.
Brown, brother Of the original John
Brown Of IIarper's Ferry fame. Mr..
Brown served three years in the 1st
Michigan light artillery. lie is N
years old, and the oldest man in No
BILE Post, 49l, Of Colyin, O.
Word has been received from Bur-
lington that the reunions of the Sew
enth and Eleventh regiments have
been postponed one year, as 50 many
of the comrades were unable to attend
the gatherings during the hard times.
The reunion was 10 have been held III
Burlington, Oct. Il and Is.
The following Vermontcrs have been
granted pensions: Original, Alvin Nj.
Woodward, East Berkshire, Franklin:
increase, Orange G. Spencer, West
Burke, Caledonia, Lucian III. Keith,
Northiicld, Washington, james La
plant, Newport, Franklin; original,
widows, ETC., minor Of Israel J. Cur
rier, Wolcott, Lamoille.
The strength Of the G. A. Il. de-
pmiments of New England, June 30,
1898. Is shown as follows: Maine, l6l
posts. 9,570 comrades; New IIamp-
Shire posts. 5.023 comrades; Ner-
MONT ! posts, $50 comrades: Mas
,acAuails, 2lO posts. 24,lN5 comrades.
Rhode lsland,21 post>.2,sls comrades.
Connecticut, 90 posts, g, s59 comrades.
Total, 67e posts, 53,624 comrades.
The adjutmt generals Office has re-
ceiyed word from the war department
that a medal Of honor had been award
ed Gardner G. Hawkins, late first lieu
tenant 3d Vermont volunteers, for dis
tinguisled gallantry at the battle of
Petersburg, Va, April ?, 1865. At
daybreak during this action the old
Vermont brigade was charging and
breaking the Confederate lines, and
Lieut.. Hawkins, who was acting as
adiutant of the 4th Vermont, was very
dangerously wounded while leading
the men of his regiment forward to
the assault. Col. Hawkins enlisted
from Woodstock as a private in Co. f.,
Sd Vermont, Jan. 2s, 1864, at the age
Of Is years, and was promotedsto the
grade of second lieutenant and first
lieutenant for faithful and moritori-
ous services. He was one of the young
est officers in the army from Vermont,
and is to-day a successful business man
in Boston, Mass. Ills many friends
will congratulate him upon this rec
ognition Of his valor by the United
states government.
At the reunion Of the survivors Of
the old 18th Vermont regiment in
Lyndonville, these officers were elect
ed: president, Hon. Rediield Proctor;
vice president, Hon. George II. Blake
OF Barton; secretary and treasurer, J.
r. Gleason Of Lyndonville; executive
committee OF one from each company.
Co. A. Capt. Brown OF Thetford Gem
tire; Co. B, Nehemiah Page Of Island
Pond; Co. &, Matthew Robinson of
st. Johnsbury; Co. u, Warren Me-
serve Of Lyndonville; Co. ED. C.Foss
Of Island Pond; Co. F, B. A. Gilfilan
Of Barnet; Co. G, A.W. Bean Of Lyn-
don; Co. II, Rufus Averill Of West
more; Co. k,G.E.Goodell Of St.Johns-
bury. lis members were present. A
was held in the evening.
DR.. Bullard gave some interesting
statistics relative to the 18th Vt: 80
officers and 954 men went TO the front
with that regiment, and "a OF that mum
Der died in the service:29 widows of vet
Grams are receiving pensions, l25 vet
Grams and ? fatherless children are all
that receive pensions from that regi-
ment.