Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-30
Around the Campfire.

o. II. Adams camp, ? VI ii
lington. gave dance at the toWiiiia'l
last Friday evening.
Commander W. NJ. Sargent, oil til'
Vermont Sons of Veterans, has severe.
new camps in view. Among these y
one in Rutland.
Quite large number attended w
entertainment given BY the W. X. =
IN the schoolhouse hall, East Corih.'l
Friday evening, followed by an oyster
supper in the vestry.
The many Vermont friends OF Com,
mander Edwin T. Woodward, United
States navy, recently retired, WIZ re-
oret TO learn that he is rapidly falling
Of Brioht's disease, at the home OF Rev
DR. Bostwick Hawley in Saratoga
Springs.
James 5. Gill has presented to .. u
Howard post. No. 80, GA. r., OF Llld-
low. a memorial volume. In it will be
written history of the post and q
brief sketch OF each member: also shorl
biographies of the donor and Malt
Howard, after whom the post was
named.
The Vermont Soldiers Home now
has 10 members, the largest number
since its organization, in 1856, al
though the Home has cared for 200
different veterans. of whom 36 have
died. Department Commander Doty
of the Vermont G. A. Il. Is expected
TO visit the Home on December I'd.
Adiutant W. w. Rogers has recent
~ sent a circular blank with a num-
Der Of queries on it, 10 the captains oil
the several camps, to find out what
the prospects are for the coming year,
the number Of suspended or dropped
members that might possibly be rein
stated. new members that may be in
duced to join, and whether entertain
ments. etc.. have been planned for the
winter.
Col. Ebenezer Il. SibIey. who is one
of the directors OF the Nicaragua ship
canal. is no stranger to Vermont peo-
ple. He was a Westford boy, and en-
listed in 1861 as private in Go. q, Ind
Vt. regiment. After the battle of Bull
Run he was discharged on account OF
severe illness and returned home. Re-
covering. he enlisted in Co. NJ, LIST VI.
and went TO the front as first
sergeant. From this time until the
close OF the war he was continually in
the service. and won promotion after
on account of his bravery.
He was mustered out of the United
States service as brevet major, for gal
liant and meritorious service in the
field.
Our Brandon correspondent informs
Us that a travelling man, who had min
gled with the veterans during their re-
unions i'm this city ON Tuesday and
Wednesday, remarked in his presence
the absence OF all indications OF bitter
feeling on the part of the old soldiers
toward their late foes. The travelling
man had sat and listened to their con-
rersation and listened TO their speech-
=. vet he had not heard one word ex-
pressed Of hatred for the people OF the
south. where his home was. When
that such feeling, so far a
he people of this State were concerned,
was past and gone and no talk was i'm
lulged in, the Southern man replied:
Il expected to hear il. | still hear il in
many parts OF the country where my
business leads me, but perhaps the men
who talk thus are not Green Mountain
BOYS They fought well during the
var, and won the respect Of our sol
liers and keep il now. Ny father was
lilled at Charlottesville. but he al
ways spoke well of the Nermonters.
Department Commander Geo. W.
Dotv has issued a general order ex-
lorting Grand Army posts to exercise
great care in the selection of officers
or posts, the whole number being
l35. Delegates, with an equal NUM-
Der OF alternates, to the next depart
nent encampment to be held in Bur
ington. will be elected ut the same
lime as the post officers. Comrade {.
:. johnson of Jarvis post. No. 43, of
springfield has been recommended as
inspector general. Comrades
W. W. Henry and Stannard. post No.
J, of Burlington; IL. b. Wedge, Brooks
lost, No. ID, of Montpelier; and &. II.
West, Chamberlin post, No. |, of st.
Iohnsbury, have been recommended
IS aids-de-camp upon the staff of the
.ommander-in-chief. SGS
The department commander SAYS:
The department is to be congratula-
ed that not single post was reported
delinquent to national headquarters
or the term ending June 30. This
was No. II in getting in
he consolidated report TO the national
Had the officers of some
our or five posts manifested little
more interest and zeal in the work.
his department might have been near
II No. l than ii was. Ii Is hoped that
his honorable record may continue,
md next reports may show a gain by
MUSTER and reinstatement.