Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
Bellows Falls News.
6. A. r. AT LOUISVILLE.
General Orders No. 10 OF Department Com
mander B. Cannon, Jr.

mander Is. Cannon, Jr.
Department Commander Barney
Cannon, Jr., announces the completion
of arrangements for the trip to the an
nual G. A. II. Encampment at Louis
vile, KY, September II. Much en-
thusiam is manifested among the old
soldiers and it is thought there will be
large attendance from Vermont.
When the Encampment was held in
Washington there were 900 Vermonters
in line. The order reads as follows:
The Goth National Encampment
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held at Louisville, Kentucky, on Sep
TENDER IL, II and Is, the first day be-
ing set aside for the parade.
Headquarters of this Department for
the Grand Army and Woman's Relief
Corps are established in parlor and
room 54 adjoining at Phoenix Hotel,
No. 7OS-715, West Market Street, where
excellent accommodations have been
secured for about 60 people at $500 per
day each. DR.. e. r.. Palmer, a former
Vermonter has kindly placed at our
disposal his private infirmary near by
where a limited number can be fur
nished with sleeping accommodations.
1t is earnestly hoped that all Will feel
at home and endeavor to make this a
social as well as business headquarters.
The Council of Administration and
Delegates will meet in Headquarters
parlor at 8 A. M. Tuesday morning, Sep
TENDER 10 for the transaction of such
business as may come before it.
Headquarter cars will leave Bellows
Falls on mail train north at 1905 noon,
going by way of Rutland to st. Adams,
leaving st. Adams at 6.55 P. M. over G..
V. r. r. to Norwood, r. w. and o.,
and n. Y. G. to Buffalo, arriving at
Buffalo Sunday morning. Spending
Sunday in side trip to Niagara Falls
and return leaving Buffalo Sunday
evening, going over L. S. and M. S. to
Cleveland and Big Four route to Gin
cinnati, B. and O. S. w. to Louisville,
arriving in that city at P. NJ, Monday
evening.
Tickets for the round trip (returning
same route) will be sold from all stations
of the Central Vermont, Bennington
and Rutland, Boston and Maine Gin
Vermont) st. J. and L. c. railroads for
$20.50. From Woodstock and points
on the Brattleboro and Whitehall rail-
road between Brattleboro and South
Londonderry the rate will be 81. 90.
The above rates will include side trip
to Niagara Falls Sunday.
Tickets are good going from Septem-
Der 18th to 10th inclusive, and good re-
turning until October 9Th inclusive.
A Wagner sleeping car has been en-
gagged for the use of this Department
(for the outgoing trip only, arrange
ments for sleeper for return trip can be
made at Louisville). Berths can be Sc
cured in the same at So for each person
by applying to B. Cannon, Jr., Bellows
Falls. Cash must accompany each or
der when ticket giving number and
location of berth will be forwarded to
the applicant. In disposing of the
berths in sleeper the Commander must
pursue the invariable rule, cash in adj
vance, first come, first served. Sleep
ing accommodations have been secured
for only about fifty (more can be had
on same terms by giving notice as the
above figures undoubtedly do not rep.
resent nearly all who contemplate go.
ing.) 1t is hoped that Comrades and
others who desire sleeping accommoda.
tons, will see the necessity of securing
berths at their earliest possible conven.
fence so that additional cars may be Sc.
cured, if needed, before it is too late.
Applications for accommodations al
Phoenix Hotel must be filed at these
Headquarters before July 31st and fol
berths in sleeper before August 10th, as
the Department Commander will not
hold himself responsible for the COM
fort and welfare OF those applying after
the above dates.
For convenience 1 would recommend
that each one provide himself with
sufficient eatables to last through to
Louisville (put in paper boxes that can
be thrown away when empty, also q
tin cup to procure coffee en- route. BY
SO doing you will save the jam and in
convenience of eating houses, for it is a
we'll known fact to all who have ever
attended National Encampment that
railroad restaurants are overcrowded on
these occasions.
The Department of Vermont will fall
in for the march at Headquarters at A.
NJ. Wednesday, September II, in uni
form consisting of blue suit, brass
buttons, regulation hat, cord, and
wreath, white gloves, and sprig of