Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-24
Around the Campfire.

George w. Doty, late department
commander. III. Il. George has been
elected senior vice commander.
Rev. j. II. Robinson of Poultney
will speak at Orwell on Memorial
Day. The Orwell post win attend
the Cong'l church on Sunday, the 9th,
and hear a sermon by Rev. Benjamin
Swift, the pastor.
An eight days fair, conducted by
Randall Relief corps and Gov. Page
camp, Sons of Veterans, closed on
Monday night. Ii has been the most
successful fair ever yet held in Barre,
and has been visited by GOV. Fuller,
ex-Gov. Dillingham;, Col. jill Gould
ing and kittridge Haskins
The annual reunion of the Orleans
County Veterans association will be
held at Barton Landing on Tuesday
p. m, June l2,and the following even
ing. Ii is intended by the committee
that this shall be the best reunion ever
held in this county. Among the speak
ers are Maj. Josiah Grout, Gen. +. G.
Butterfield and Department Com
mander G. +. Branch.
AT a meeting Of the Lam ollie Netcr-
an association executive committee al
Morrisville, saturday. to make ar
rangements for their annual reunion.
il was voted to change from July 4,
and combine with the sons Of Neter-
ans in the annual eneampmcut Of the
Stale department. which Is 10 be held
Inn 4 r..
a large gathering of GA. II. and Sons
of Veterans are being made. Meet
ing accommodations can be had with
out going outside the limits Of the VIII
lage. A joint parade and camp fire
viii be an attractive feature. The
Montpelier brigade band has been Sc
cured. The annual convention Of the /
Ladies Aid society will be held at the /
same time.
Since last Memorial Day there have /
been the following deaths al the Sol I
diers Home in Bennington: VIM /
Butler, Isl VI. Cav, July -, 1894: T
John f. Colby. II. lth VI, August %:
John II. Doxey, L. ;. n, September
p; VIM. Mulhulm, G, ID VI, Octo-
Der 81; John Gleason, G, 18th VI. and
ID battery, December %: Edwin Car-
roll, G.. 18th VT, Feb. /, 1894: Joseph
Robinson, ID, 9th VI, March %: Asa
NJ. Carlisle, ID. 9th VI. March %: L.
ID. Goss, G, 10th VI, April 4. The
present membership of the Home i
now 50, of which 60 are present and
! I. absent. Beginning with SUNDAY
next religious services viii be held III
the chapel each sunday, beginning at
3 y. m. Rev. c. r. seymour will Of
ficiate next sunday. a qusrtet has
been organized for the services as fol-
ows: Miss Lillian Adams. Mrs. II. j.
Gofley, James b. Wood and George
Donnolly; Miss Nellie Coilev. organ
st. The menagerie at the Home has
by the addition of two
Young foxes, born at the Home.
Commander Sargent Of the Yer
mont division. Sons OF Veterans. has I
ssued orders No. 3. and among other
hings SAYS:
"The returning Springtime. the
opening buds and fragrant flowers re- q
mind us that the annual observance
# Memorial Day is near at hand when
I will be our great privilege TO assist
n the sacred duty of honoring and
the memory Of the dead. 4
Who served in the defence Of our coun- ii
~ and the flag, and To testify TO the i
ourage and fidelity which animated
heir lives and enabled their sacrifices. n
y placing earth's choicest flowers up II
n their graves. Ii is duty demand Il
4 of the living as an aflectionate re- Il
nembrance and an obligation resting :,
pom every loyal citizen enjoying the
enetits purchased with their blood. :,
The commander earnestly urges a
very brother in the division to be re- q
ponsive and prompt in this duty: and
very camp should offer their services i
o the several Grand Army posts. when
is practical TO be with them. II
In accordance with the custom, q.
amps are requested TO attend relig- N
rus services in body on the sunday =
receding Memorial Day. Ii is sug-
ested. if convenient, to attend at the n
lace designated by G. A. Il. posts. "a
here special service is arranged. ~
The following camps deserve hon N
rable mention for their promptness OF
! forwarding full and complete re- 81
orts to these headquarters on or be- ii
IRE March 30th m
Camp ,, Brattleboro; 6, Proctors-
Ille: Sc. Essex Junction: So. YER 81
annes; 90, Brandon; 81, North Troy: IN
;. West Barnet; Is, Weston; 80. Nor
sville; l, Barre; 60, Manchester De-
ot; 90; Bellows Falls; 10, Burling- "
N; 63, Jamaica; Il, johnson. at
The following encampment COM th
ittee is announced: A. l.. Cheney.
/. II. Thompson, +. G. Wilson and
,. f. Prior
Upon recommendation of the di- be
sion commander, the charter of
mps at Wolcott, Lowell, Post Mills br