Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-19
Arou nd the Campfire.


gave moot trial at the schoolhouse
hall Friday evening.
Col. Albert Clarke has been APP
pointed Judge advocate of the Massa-
chnsetts department, G. \. X.
.Among the Breakers" given on
Tuesday evening in GAR. hall, Brat
tleboro. for the benefit of the Sons OF
Veterans. was Il creditable entertain
ment and a neat little sum was real
lied.
The Grand Army ball and box So
ciable Wednesday night was largely
patronized and about 40 couples
danced until 4 o'clock Thursday
morning, and had an unusually pleas
ant time.
George II. Phelps post, ll4,G. Ak,
was organized at Albany, saturday,
April :. The following officers were
elected: commander, J. ID. Kelley; adj
hltant. VIM. Il. Annis, ,lr.; quarter
master. j. II. Mcguire. The post
starts OF with fourteen members with
rood prospects Of a liberal increase IN
numbers.
The grand jury for the District Of
Columbia has returned new indict-
Imant for mansauehter in the matter
of the Ford Theatre disaster in WASH
ington ON June 9th last, in which y
Lives were lost. against Col Frederick
lC. Ainsworth. chief of record and PEN
sion division of the war department,
which occupied the building az the
time of the disaster. 4 previous in
Idictment was thrown ont on an intor-
mality
Farnsworh post and Relief corps
HELD a camp fire al the Relief corns
HAIL i'm Eaton's block, at $50 o'clock
on FRIDAY evening. Department Conn
mander Branch. one of the best camp
fire speakers, was present and address
ed tile audience. There were other
speeches and several pieces Of music.
IL was the most interesting camp lire
ever held in that place. Chanberlln
post and Relief corps Of Il. Johnsbury
vent up on a special train.
col. Warden and his son, Ralph a.
Warden. Of Boston were IN Burlng-
ton for a short time on Saturday last.
John j. Warden was born in Burllng-
4 ton and enlisted rs private IN Go. y,
5th Vermont regiment, when hardly
I l6 wears os age He was a good sol
Idier and received honorable wounds
, in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold
I Harbor and Cedar Creek. -Four BROTH
& ers of the Warden family enlisted III
Vermont regiments. all Of whom we're
wounded. A half-brother, who en-
q listed in New York regiment, wa
l. killed. No family can show a better
. record. Col. Warden j. chief clerk al
the Adams House in Boston. lie ha'
y many friends in all parts Of The coun
4 try. and is most popular With Yer
i monters.
The meeting of large number q
/, the citizens and business men Of New
mort AZ the G.. 4. Il. hall last Wednes
!, day evening proved 70 be Of unusua
il interest. Chas. A. Prouty, Esq. gen
&c erously gave the post handsome
o book. costing 500, in which the com
? plete army record of every soldier wh'
+: went out from the town OF Newpor
4 into the late war can be recorded. TIN
j book is of parchment, size l4X2O inches
4 elegantly bound in Turkey morocco
ID and will be most highly priced by vet
5 Grams of this town. The presentation
q and acceptance speeches were made b.
X Mr.. Prouty and DIR. Branch. Othe
! short speeches were made by Rev. X
:" l.. Odds. Rev. 4. l.. Cooper ID. ID
!, John Young, j. W. Redmund, 7. )
: Farrell and fheophilus Grout,
c Saturday evening, April :, was
red letter one in the history of Custe
he most. G.. A. r.. of Bennington, whe
S the anniversary of the surrender Z
zee was observed with camp fire
the post hall, the largest and most e.
thusiastic one overhead in this section
The following posts were Represented
Ilopkins post of Williamstown, Mass
C. ID. sanford post of North Adam
Hartshorn post OF Schaghticoke, W 90
post of Hoosick Falls, Dudley post {
Arlington. skinner post of Mnche
ter, 9th Corps post.member, OF Greer
Wich, \. e, posi-. hooett> llVet "a ial
land. Lew Benedict post Of Alban
and others. The large assembly WI
called to order al : O'Clock by Pa
Commander McNamar, who intr
duced Post Commander Houghto
who. in a few words,welcomed the Vi
: itors to the hall of Custer post. FL
lowing the words Of welcome, can
short talks from many Of the col
rades. leading citizens of the villal
and some from abroad. There we
in also many stories told and the eve
he ino's exercises were interspersed wi
IN music. both vocal and instruments
M Hardtack and coffee were served.
+. T. Nonahan of Underhill,
spector of the Vermont division, 30
-. OF Veterans, has reported FOR duty ~