Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-22
Around the Campfire.

Noyes', North Bennington, on Friday
evening, June %.
The Sons of Veterans of Vergenne:
had well-attended boat ride to Ma
guam on the steamer Vermont recent
! ly.
Prof. J. NJ. Chapman gave read
ing under the auspices of Chamberlin
Post in St. Johnsbury, Friday evening,
June 16.
Company A, Sons of Veterans,
Guards of Burlington had boat ride
to Fort Frederick, Grown Point, Sat
urday of last week.
Saturday evening, June "a, the Sons
of Veterans, l.. A. s., of Bristol, assist
. ny t. Citizens ba,..,. viii hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival.
A campfire will be given by Post
Jewett of Swanton the evening of Ju-
" 3. Capt. Lonergan of Montreal will
speak and there will also be short talks
by local speakers.
Saturday afternoon, about forty in
mates of the Soldiers Home were ten
dered an excursion TO the Bennington
battlefield by Col. DIN Scott, who fur
nished special car for their transport
tation. Col. Scott and wife accom-
panied the veterans, and there was al
so a number of invited guests. The
occasion was an enjoyable one.
The sixth annual reunion Of the 18th
Vermont volunteers will be held in
Northfeld, June p aud %. 1895. The
following program has been arranged
for the reunion
On Thursday,June 22,a $50 am,
a meeting will be held in Armory hall
for greeting and visiting.
AT 1.30 p. m, the business meeting
will be held as follows: reports of Off
GERS and committees correcting roll of
comrades and their addresses election
of officers and appointment OF commit
tees doing of all other necessary BUSH
ness. An evening meeting will be held
from 7.30 to 8, at which there will be
addresses and stories by the comrades,
singing by the Columbian quartet also
singing by Mrs. Ila Marsh (Johnson)
who sang in 1862 at Brattleboro and
who was there voted in "The Daugh-
ter of the Regiment. At $50 ban
quet viii be served, followed by camp
fire.
On Friday, June 20, at $50 a. M,
the monument of Col. Francis V. Ram
dali will be formally dedicated. Col.
Albert Clark of Boston will deliver the
address.
The exercises throughout will be en-
livened by martial music by the regi-
mental drum corps, rs. Whipple, lead
err also by singing by the Columbian
quartet of Mortified.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the officers and members of the other
regiments composing the second YER
mont brigade and to all others who can
do so, to be present on the second day
Of the meeting and participate in the
dedicatory exercises of Col. Randall's
The annual reunion of the Orleans
County Veterans association was held
at Barton, June 6. The convention
was called TO order by Major Branch |
Of Newport, who introduced Hon. j.
W. Currier, the president, who, latter
few pleasant words, introduced John j.
Lewis, Esq, who delivered an address
,f welcome. The president called on
John c. Cattanach for an address.
The subject was "The Flag at Apo
nattox." Then came addresses from
Mr.. Bush, on the "Poetry of the War"
Capt. Tucker, "The Battle of Win
chester" Thomas Marnock, SHOW |
Found Sherman, and by Rev. +. B.
Hatch, who gave an eloquent and pa
riotic address. The following officers
we're then elected amid much enthu-
iasm; president, George Bush, Bar
Oh Landing vice president, Kendrick
Newport secretary and
reasurer, c. w. Cook, West Glover;
Executive committee, c. l.. Erwin,
Newport Center, X. Webster, Iras-
'urgh, Ira Miller, Newport. After
ONE routine business, it was deter
mined to allow the executive committee
0 appoint the place for the next annu-
] meeting.
AT 3 O'Clock the campfire was held.
huge bonfire was lighted, which il
lmined the country for miles, and
hough the rain kept falling, all enter
d into the spirit of the evening and
led with the veterans to make ii pleas
mt. Resolutions of thanks, were pass
l, amidst the warmest enthusiasm and
nging cheers, to the people OF North
roy, to the Relief Corps, to the veter-
rs, to the band and to the railway
ID. Skinner, Esq, of Bar
n Landing, in a short address refer =