Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-13
Around the Campfire.

evening, Dec. A, with very unique
program.
j. N. Warner post of Morrisville
has elected these officers:-Com., A.A.
Niles; S. V. Com, Capt. +. Kenfield;
j. V. Com ii. N. Cram; Chap, j. p.
Cobb; Q. NJ, J.W. Daniels; 0. of d.,
Eben FarnswOrth; o. of G., ID. w.
Rodgers.
Rev. +. III. Randall of Poultney fin
ished % years of continuous service as
rector of St.Johns'p parish Thanksgiving
day, and was rendered a reception in
the evening. Mr.. Randall is a brother
of the late Col. f. V. Randall of the
18th Vt. Vols.
A camp fire in the armory on the
evening of Jan. 80, will be feature of
the division encampment of the Grand
Army. 1t is expected that John G.
Linehan, eX-department commander
of New Hampshire, will be one of the
speakers. He is said TO be the chest
tive-minute man in the country"
AT the regular meeting of Doty
Camp, 5. OF ", of Morrisyille, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Captain, II. II. Thomp-
son; lieutenant, E.Fitzgerald; I'd lieu
ttenani, J. Fitzgerald; council, G c.
Adams, j. +. jackson, +. c. Goodell;
delegates to the state encampment, l..
f. Rice, L. Fitzgerald; alternates,
Frank Campbell, w. w. jackson.
AT the regular meeting of Shenan-
doah Camp, S. of V, of Burlington,
Friday evening, the following officers
were elected for the coming year.
Captain, G.. ID. Van Steinberg; first
lieutenant, G. w. Sharpley; second
lieutenant, N. G. Buck; first camp
counsel, G. L. Montgomery; second
camp counsel, Chas. Killam; third
camp counsel, G.. w. Gero; delegate
TO division encampment, VIII. Tracy;
alternate, N. G. Buck.
Co. Nj of Burlington gave its Sec
ond assembly at the new armory last
week Wednesday evening The ar
mory is the old skating rink building
An immense structure. After drill,
the fash-light photographers took
picture Of the company. Brig. Gen.
j. j. Estey, brigade commander, has
responded handsomely to the request |
of the company and sent them a fine |
portrait of himself, of large size, hand
somely framed, to hang in the reading
room.
There are 1881 pensioners in Ver-
mont and the amount paid them for
the fiscal year ending June 30 was
81 ,629, 1924. This is about one
eighty-seventh part of the whole PEN
sion roll, while Vermont's population
is only. about one two-hundred and
twentieth part of that of the whole
country. and is considerably beyond
Vermont's proportionate share among
the Union troops, a fact accounted for
by the severer service they saw than
that of other state troops generally.
Sixth Corps post of Bennington
elected the following officers: COM
C. ID. Gibson; senior vice
Chas. II. Sibley; junior
vice commander, Henry Casweil; sur
peon, b. G. Barber; chaplain, Wm.E.
Murphy; quartermaster, Robert j.
Coffey; officer of the day, Theodore
officer of the guard, James
w. Buckley; delegate to the state en-
c. Nj. Lambert; alternate.
:. G. Clark. The post is in fine con-
lition and has 40 members in good
!
Custer post, G. A. r., of Benning- !
on elected these officers at the annual .
Meeting Saturday evening: Com
Dwight Ii. Rudd; senior vice
Chas. A. Kennon: Junior
ice commander, Eli Briggs; quarter
master, Edward S. Spear; surgeon,
VIM. CULVER: chaplain, WIND. Hay {
rec; officer of the day, 5. f. Plank;
,fficer of the guard, ID. Stewart; dele
rates to the state encampment, A. p.
Jhilds, Edward S. Spear; altenates,
eli Briggs, NJ. V. B. Armstrong; trus-
ees, r. NJ. Houghton, A. p. Childs, Nj. !
7. B. Armstrong. The elections were
The post is in good |
condition and has a membership of 9
'ver eighty in good standing.
A pleasing affair occurred at the an >
lual meeting of Stannard post, No. 2, c
# Burlington, at its headquarters Fri y
lay evening. Commander Holton no. |
flied the comrades that charges, or
else, were to be preferred \
gainst one of the comrades present.
lie ordered Comrade Heman w. AL +
EN- to come to the front and also di- +
ected Past Commander James B.Scul- Q
ey to state his grievance, whereupon !,
he latter, after a handsome little =
peech, pinned beautiful badge of a
he Sd brigade, Sd division, LIST army
orps upon the breast of Comrade Al F
en-, who responded in a feeling man T
er, expressing his appreciation of the 3
pirit prompting the gift and the o
leasure with which he should wear q
he badge.
The annual meeting of Sedgwick II