Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-07
Around the Campfire.

aulul;lnt 9cllefdl are III tiiO AHlNAiNt'ii
House, Boston.
The camps of the Massachusetts, di-
vision expended over $500 in charity
during the quarter ending June 30.
Felix w. McGettrick of St.Albans
has been engaged to deliver the Me
mortal Day address at Brattleboro
next year.
Commander-in-chief Maccabe of the
Sons Of Veterans will establish head
quarters in Boston as soon as suitable
Office room can be secured.
Two of the old board of pension eX-
aminers for Caledonia county have
been held over, Dr. G. Il. Bullard,
chairman, and DR.. II. 5. Browne. The
new member is DIR. w. c. Blake of
Lyndon.
The souvenir badge presented to the
delegates by the Cincinnati committee
is very handsome and costly affair,
being made Of gold; the top bar is an
eagle grasping a sabre in its claws the
pendant, the star leap mark Of OhioG
enclosed in a circle.
A pleasant feature of the congratu-
latorv letters received by Bro Mac
cabe is that many of them are from
Grand Army Posts, which indicates
that the veterans consider him to be
the right man for the head of the or
der.
Adit. Gen. Chas. X. Darling is a
past colonel of the Massachusetts di-
vision and well known in that division
as an earnest. hard-working brother
in everything relating TO the order.
He holds the rank of major in the
State militia and is young man OF
high standing in business circles.-St.
Johnsbury Republican.
The following Nermonters have been
granted pensions: Original, Joseph Il.
Call of Plainfield; increase, John
Hatch of West Randolph, John A.
Leggett of Manchester Centre, Russell
Wheeloek of East Calais; original, wild
ows. etc., Helen Poole of st. Johns
bury: restored and increase, Mary j.
Hinkley of Rutland; increase, Moses
Capan of Bennington.
Died at the Vermont Soldiers
Home, Bennington, Aug. 26, John +.
Colby. late of Co. II, 4th Vt. regi-
ment and United States navy, aged 75
wears. lie was admitted from Dan
Vile. MAY 27, 1887, and was buried at
the Soldiers Home, his death being
No. "a. Comrade Colby had been a
member of the home over six years, be-
ing the seventh member admitted.
The war department has furnished
the following list of Union depart-
lment commanders during the late war
who are now living: Gems. JIM. Scho-
field. o. O. Howard. VS.. Rosecmns,
lC. c. Augur, IL. G. Wright, \. +.
Banks. ID. c. Buell., Franz Sigel, Lew
Wallace. ID. n. Couch, j. g. Parker,
lN. j. T. Dana, j. J. Reynolds. G. Nj.
Dodge, George Stoneman, j. NJ. Pal
mer, IL. Lockwood, J. +. Hatch and
John ID. Stevenson.
The Third Regt., VT. Vols. will hold
its eighth annual reunion at G. A. X.
hall. st. ,Johnsbury, Wednesday, Sept.
10. A business meeting win be held
at 1880 a. IN. The Woman's Relief
Corps viii serve .'soldiers' dinner at
1890. An oration by speaker TO be
chosen later will be delivered at 2:3O
j.. m, followed by short speeches by
comrades. Reduced rates win be given
} on the railroads. j. A. Paddock is
chairman and Samuel +. Pingree, sec
retgry.
The third reunion of the eth YER
mont veterans viii be held at Burling-
ton. Tuesday. Oct. Il. There will be
an informal gathering in the afternoon
and evening. and ON Wednesday morn
ing line viii be formed and will march
TO the wharf TO board the steamer for
Port Kent. From thence, the party
will 30 through the wonderful Au Sa-
BILE Chasm, returning TO the Chasm
House for dinner. The business meet
inc will be held after dinner. Thence
returning by boat, Burlington will be
reached at about ) p. IN. In the even
ing there viii be campfire at City
Hall, The exercises viii consist of
speeches. songs and stories and pa
} per by Capt. c. +. Parker of Compa-
/ nv f. Thursday morning, they will
return to their homes. Comrades, raj
lv once more and make this reunion
the largest and best ever held. Gov.
Charles ii. sheldon of SO. Dakota viii
be in attendance and Col. Holbrook
wishes TO meet every one of his boys
once more. Don't fail to be there.
Barns Burned at Barre and Nor;hfield
The three barns of Geo. E. Law
son, two miles from Barre, werc
struck by lightning Sunday night and
burned, with Ii choice Jersey cows,
no hogs and nearly all of his farming