Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-20

tenant, +. II. Bennett; camp council,
Past Capt. c. j. Smith, G. f. Warren
and II. A. Gillett; delegate at large, G.
w. Lewis: alternate at large, |. A.
King; delegate, j. L. Sadlier; alter
nate, G. f. Warren; installing officer,
ii. A. Gillett.
The Proctor Marble company, of
which Senator Proctor is the head has
received the contract for supplying
marble head and footstones to be used
in the soldiers cemeteries on the bat
tletields of the war. Wooden head
boards were originally used to mark
the graves, but they are gradually rot
ting away and the government is re-
placing them at the rate of about TO-
COOPER year with neat marble slabs.
joyce post elected the following Of
ficers at their annual meeting on Fri
day evening, December /: Post COM
mander, i ID Ross; senior vice COM
mander, c Persons: junior vice COM
mander, Clark Nelson; surgeon, J b
Carrigan: quartermaster, } A Bene-
dict; chaplain, Il w sherman: officer
of the day, / NJ Kinney; officer of the
guard, Henry Green; delegate TO de-
partment convention, John knowlson;
alternate, Geo Pray.
Walter c Dunton post, G. A. r.. of
Bristol. elected these officers: Com
mander L b Palmer; senior vice COM
mander, w w Needham: junior vice
commander, J b Ellis; surgeon, L w
Gage; chaplain, f / Ward; quarter
master, II p Sherwin; officer Of the
day, L Dickerman; officer of the
guard, B f Sheldon; adiutant, II 5
Smith; sergeant major, A J Crane;
quartermaster sergeant, II = Jennings;
delegate, ID a Roleau; alternate, II G
Roscoe.
The annual election and inspection
of Col. Preston post of Wells River
took place Tuesday evening of last
week The inspection was by II. T..
Renfrew of Barre. The following Of
ficers were elected: 5 l. ID Goodale.
commander; A NJ Whitelaw, senior
vice commander; y A Hunter, junior
vice commander; VIM II Goodwin.
sergeant; Russell Moore. chaplain; Z
+ Paige, officer of the day; II 5 Pow
ers, quartermaster; l. A Vance, officer
of the guard.
At the annual meeting of o. O.
Howard post Of Ludlow the following
officers were elected: w. j. Sperry.
commander; ID. w. Bugbee, senior
vice commander; w. ID. Ball, junior
vice commander; r.. f. Hathorn, quar-
termaster; A. S. Bixby, surgeon; Eli.
Fuller, officer of the day; James Pol
lard. officer of the guard; d. w. Bug
bee, II. A. Fletcher, delegates to de-
partment encampment; w. NJ. Will
kins, w. NJ. Richardson, alternates.
Edwin Dillingham; post Of Water
bury held its annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers on Friday evening. The
following officers were elected: Com
mander, |. H.Elliott; senior vice COM
mander, NIL. Henry; junior vice COM
mander, b. f. Hart; quartermaster,
Joseph Hutchinson: officer Of the day.
Patrick Carver; chaplain, T.. n. Bow
man: officer Of the guard, A. w. Bak-
er; delegate to department encamp-
ment, NJ. l.. Henry; alternate, b. +.
Hart.
Wells Goodwin died at his home in
Newbury Center last week Tuesday
afternoon, aged 100 years, month.
He was born in Rygate, was the last
surviving Vermont veteran of the War
of 1872, and had drawn a pension for
wounds received in the war since 1918.
At his centennial last month, five chill
dren, six great-grandchildlen and
nine MISREPRESENTATION were
present. He died of old age, land dur
ing the last ii days had lived wholly
on stimulants.
AT the election of officers of e. j.
Ormsbee post of Brandon the follow
ing officers were elected: Commander
Wesley w. Conner; senior vice. Hen |
ry j. Lassor; junior vice, O. A. Dur
gy; quartermaster, Ozro Meacham:
A. T.. Ferris: surgeon. l.. w. |
Page; delegates to state encampment.
ittNs W. p. smart. NON. II. -. Ntf1llS- 1
bee, Rev. G.. c. Moorehouse: alter
mates. Ozro Meacham, o. A. Durgv
and Henry J. Lassor.
Chamberlin w. r. c. of st. Johns
bury has these new officers: Mrs. Hat
tie Moore, president; Mrs. Della Ran
ney, senior vice president; Mrs. Jen-
lie Taylor, junior vice president;Mrs.
5hristiana Borland, treasurer: Mrs
Mary Conley, chaplain; Mrs. Millie p.
Bonett, conductor; Mrs. Addie Smith.
guard; Mrs. Huldah Randall. Mrs. II.
?. Goodall, delegates TO the state en-
Mrs. Isabel Dana. Mrs
Jennie Harris, alternates
AT the annual meeting of Morrill,
post of Cabot, the following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year.
Commander, Hiram Russell: senior
7ice commander, Edwin Burnham:iu-
lior vice commander, ID. X. Lucas:
chaplain, 5. b. Blodgett; surgeon. Jo-
eph Paschal; quartermaster, f. /.
Knapp; officer of the day. A. NJ. CLARK.