Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-22
Around the Campfire.

II
,.;ol Dav address at Cambridge.
The ladies of the Woman's Keilei
corps served bean supper at the ".
A. r. hall Friday evening, Feb. 10.
The w. r.. C. of West Burke had a
sugar party, and a good literary en-
tertainment on Monday evening, FEB.
10Th.
j. M. Warner post, G. A. R., OF
Morrisyille held a social hour Satur-
day evening, Feb. II. The W. X. =.
and S. of V. were present.
Mrs. S. w. Cummings of St.Albans
has donated box of books to the YER
mont Soldiers Home. This is her Sec
ond donation to its library
Ethan Allen post, G. A. r., OF YER
gennes held its regular session Satur-
day evening, after which the doors
were thrown open and the w. K. q.
and S. of V. were invited in.
Thursday evening, the first step to-
wards organizing Ladies' Aid socie-
tv Mt Morrisville was taken. IL VIII
be organized in short time and start
off under favorable circumstances.
Hon. Joel c. Baker of Rutland,
CAPTAIN Of the 9th Vermont regiment,
has been chosen by joan Sedgwick
post. No. 4, G. A. r., to deliver the
Memorial Day address in this city.
There are about 40 old Vermont sol
diers in the post at Keene.-Keene, n.
H., Republican.
Howard post, G. A. r.. Of Lunen-
bureh. held camp fireat the hall on
Wednesday evening, Feb. IA. Hon.
Allan G. Fay and +. J. Noyes of Lam
caster, n. H., and others are expected
to address the audience during the
evening. There was music. A supper
was served, consisting of oysters, cake
and coffee.
The Vermont Veterans association
Of Boston, Mass, through its secreta-
~, Col. Albert Clarke, has cordially
invited G. f. Branch, NJ. d., com
mander Of the department of YER
mont G.. A. r., to become its guest at
its sixth annual dinner at Young's
Hotel Boston, Friday, Feb. %. The
has as cordially accepted
the invitation and proposes to be pres
ent, as representative of the depart
ment of Vermont.
Department Commander G. +.
Branch, Dept. VT, G. A. r., has APP
pointed the following staff: kendrick |
Richmond, Baxter post, 81, Newport, !
asst adj. general; Thomas e. Gale,
Baxter post, 81, Newport, asst quar-
.ermaster general; F. II. Butterfield,
E. II. Stoughton post, "a, Derby Line,
asst inspector general; E. H. Nye,
Mason post, lG, Newport, chief mus
ering officer; Josiah Grout, Baxter
Dost, 81, Derby, judge advocate
Died Mt Pownal, VT, Feb. l3tH, of
aged so, Josiah Haley,
ate Of Co. A, 18th VT, and Cod 9th
Vt. Comrade Haley had been a menu
,er II the Vermont Soldiers Home
ince Aug. 80, 1851, being the fifteenth
-eteran admitted. He was at the time
# his death absent on furlough, hay
ng received pension of Sl2 per
month"; few months ago. A delega-
ion OF Co. A, l4th VT, which was re-
ruited at Bennington, attended his flu
leral at Pownal. His death is No. 80
n the Home.
Everybody, especially old veterans,
will regret to learn that Corporal Tan
Ter. ex-pension commissioner, has been
bliged to- have another surgical oper-
tion performed upon the stumps of
lis legs. lie lost both limbs on the
eld and now, after thirty Years, is
TO have two and one-half
inches removed from both stumps, be-
ause of a. growth which has developed
pom the nerves, which We're pressed
pom by the artificial limbs. He stood
he operation finely and his old COM
AIDES and loyalists generally viii hope
or his speedy recovery.