Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-27
Around the Campfire.

There was q dance III ElleTp Ilee
hall at Dandy, Xmas evening, under the
auspices of the Sons of Veterans.
Will l.. White of Calais has been
appointed surgeon on the staff of
Commander Greene of the Vermont
division. Sons of Veterans.
A school for the soldiers and chill
dren is about to be established at Fort
Ethan Allen. Such schools are regu-
lar features of military posts.
Chamberlin post of st. Johnsbury
lost valued member by death re-
Gently, w. ii. Herrick. He served a
year and half in the Sd Yt.Reg. band.
The Woman's Relief corps connect
ed with Stannard post of Burlington,
will give a charity ball at Co. Ms ar
mory some evening the latter part OF
January or first of February.
The musical extravaganza evan
quished, " founded upon incidents OF
the late Civil War, will be produced
in the townhall at Brandon sometime
in January, under the auspices OF
camp Geo. ID. Davenport, 5. of V.
Rollin $. Place, a citizen of Middle
bury, died recently at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington, of which he had
been an inmate since Feb. u of the
present year. The cause of death was
paralysis, and his age was SO years.
He was member of the I'd Vermont
battery.
w. Fl. Humphrey camp of Essex
Junction elected the following officers:
Captain, j. II. Burke; LIST lieutenant,
O. G. Chase; I'd lieutenant, G. IL.
Clark: camp council, f. w. Cove,
Justin w. Crown and j. w. French;
delegate TO state encampment, George
Prentiss; alternate, Justin Crown.
Margaret E. Hovey of Springfield,
Ill.,. national president of the Ladies
Aid societies, has appointed these aids
upon her staff, from Vermont: Mrs.
Idella Langdon of Middlebury, Miss
Lillian Edwards of Springfield, Miss
Mabel Witt of Brattleboro and Mrs.
Nellie +. Bonnette of st. Johnsbury.
Geo. w. Quimby post of Barton in
vited Barton Landing, Glover, West
Burke and Lyndonyille post members,
together with the w. II. G. members
from the same places, to meet for
camp fire and sociable at its hall on
Tuesday evening, Dec. Is. A very
pleasant gathering is reported. Re
freshments were served.
The following officers were recently
elected by the Williamstown Grand
Army post: G. j. Cram, commander;
o. +. Seaver, senior vice commander,
n. II. Farnham, junior vice COM
mander; j. Gregory, chaplain; C.Sta-
piles, officer of the day; George Mich
OILS, surgeon; e. Cross, sentinel; n. r..
Farnham, delegate to state encamp-
ment.
AT the annual election of officers of
Henry w. r.. c., of Chester, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Melissa 5. Lee;
senior vice president, Eliza l.. Beard;
junior vice president, Ella o. Slate;
secretary, Hattie b. Richardson; treas
urer, Roby A. Smith; chaplain. Hat
tie NJ. Chandler: conductor, Alice \.
Henry; guard, Addie l.. Abbott.
AT the last meeting of the II. II.
Vaughn post Of Dandy, the following
officers were elected: j. II. Belden.
commander; A. Stearns, senior vice
commander; James Bowers, Junior
vice commander; ID. II. Lane, quar-
termaster, f. M. Mcintyre, chaplain;
b. Decker, officer of the day; j. G.
Thomas, officer of the guard; p. Ber-
ry, sergeant, and L. n. Streeter, dele
gates TO the encampment at Brattle-
horo.
The intelligence has been received
of the death of Capt. Oscar Parry
Skinner at his home in Middleport, o.,
the I'd inst. Capt. skinner was born
in Windsor, Jan. |, 1880, and learned
the trade of gunsmith. In the late
war he served as captain Of Co. A,
l40th Ohio Vols, and was rendered a
majors commission for meritorious
service. AT the time OF his death, he
was a member of the city council and
board of education.
AT the annual meeting of Quimby
post of Barton the following officers /
were chosen for the year: Command |
n, Geo. III. Blake; senior vice COM
J. l.. Downing; junior vice
+. Ii. Webster; chaplain. |
b. +. Emerson; surgeon, Warren |
simpson: officer of the day, AID. Fol-
'om; officer of the guard, O. Dwyer:
Daniel Hunt; colorbearer, c. |
;. Clogston; adjutant, VIM. Burning:
delegate TO state encampment, o. /
Dwy er; alternate, +. II. Webster.
At the annual meeting of VIM. p.
RUSSELL post of Middlebury. the fol-
owing officers were elected: Com
nander Charles +. Youtt: senior vice
+. I. Williamson; junior
ice commander, Otis Abbey: chan
ain, VIM. Lattimer; quartermaster.
Eco. w. Pinney; officer of the dav.
Iohn Murphy; officer of the guard,
Frank Mayhem; delegates to Gle de-
'artment encampment, Philo Sever
nee and William Iaftimar. alto,.