Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-14
Around the Campfire.

Memorial day address at Morrisyille
and y. w. Gordon at Williamstown.
Eli Holden Of Barre has been an.
pointed aid-de-camp On the staff Of
COMMANDMENTS Chief Lawler of the
| G. A. II.
Post 10, G. A. r., w. r.. G. and S.
Of Y. Of Cambridge were invited to a
camp fire given by Richardson post at
Fairfax Oh the evening of the 18th.
Joseph II. Goulding of Whining
ton has been engaged by the Henry
Freeman post of Brookfield to deliver
tho Memorial Day address.
Sergt. Maj. W. N. Hoadley of Brat
tleboro has been appointed regimental
qnartermaster of the LIST regiment, Yer
mont National Guard, by Col. Bone.
The G.A.R.of Wheelock held 4 camp
ire and box supper at the townhail
Friday evening. G.. Ii. Blake of Bar
ton gave a talk on '.Heroism of Yer
mont Volunteers.
The Bellows Falls Sons Of Veterans.
headed by two professionals, Bert
Miller and Miss Clara Turner, gave
the military drama, "The Girl Spy.n
at the opera house Friday and Satur-
day evenings.
Mrs. Mary Dwight Foote Cum
mings, wife of Lieut.. Albert 5. Cum
mings, for eight years military in
structor at the wv. M. died at Wash
lngton barracks, Washington, d. c.,
last week Tuesday.
Lieut.. Samuel +. Stearns of Nor
gan Center is dead. He was engaged
in 63 battles and was also prisoner
i'll Libby prison. He had been great
sufferer ever since the war, being to-
tally unable to perform manual labor.
Fire was discovered Friday evening
in the old fremont House, occupied
by the steam laundry and Co. BY. n.
g., as an armory. Go. lost all its
uniforms and the machinery in the
laundry was a total loss. The burned
property was partially insured.
There is a curious coincidence in the
fact that there were three George Ii.
Hoyts enlisting from this state in the
late war, and none of them related to
the other. They are as follows: The
present junior vice department COM
mander, George III. Hoyt OF West
Randolph, who enlisted in Co. ID, 9th
VT, from Clarendon; another one en-
listed in Co. II, Sd VT, from Norris
town; the third enlisted in Co. B,l7th |
VT, from Charlotte.
The Sons of Veterans and Ladies'
Aid of M0rrisville properly celebrated |
"Union Defenders Day. Lincoln's
birthday, Feb. II. The two societies
presented program consisting of
music, recitations, readings, addresses,
ETC., appropriate to the life and mem
DRY of our martyred president. J. Nj.
Warner post and the Woman's Relief
corps were guests Of the evening, and
m enjoyable occasion resulted. Re
freshments were served by the Ladies'
Aid and Sons.
Co. L, LIST. Regt., V. N.G., Newport,
will give military ball Feb. Ii. The
Erpyess and Standard says in this
'Co. L is taking new
ease of life'-so to speak is fit
ing up certain of the armory rooms
With new furniture and other club APP
purtenances, with view of infusing
sociology into the company's ranks,
hereby encouraging an interest that
will elevate the standard of the organ
cation and tend to a healthier growth
n membership. In other words, the
Rifles desire to keep up with their
comrades in other parts of the state,
II interest and influence
Chas. Il. Nelson, the state inspector
# rifle practice, recommends that in
he future the contests for the WASH
ngton centennial trophy be competed /
" the several full companies Of the /
egiment and the light battery, instead
# five men from each organization.
lie also recommends that all OF the
nen in the brigade b, required to fire |
{ all the ranges and also to partici- {
,ate in skirmish and volley firing. The I
ontests between the National Guards {
nd the institutions in the state hav-
ny cadets ought to be continued, and G
he inspector thinks that an increase /
{ ammunition should be allowed, that \
he firing at the different ranges be d
lade compulsory, that every man be c
nquired to fire 20 rounds, under the t
npervision of an officer, at each OF the b
90, 800, 800 and 600 yard ranges dur +
lg the target season, and that q cor e
sct record be kept of every shot fired, a
object to close inspection at any time.
COMMANDMENTS VIM. .Bundy 8
{ the Sons of Veterans, in his last or a
ers, announces the appointment OF
asst Adiutant Gen. Chas. x. Darling 4
inspector of the headquarters OF the u
erlnont division. .
The adjutant generals quarterly re- 9
ort ending Sept. 30, 1894, showed :
total of 1860 camps, with y, ~ !
cmbers. There have been Sl,S13.1i -
for charity, LAG members or
miles having been relieved and 80 u
,terans or their families. 5.
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