Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-21

" IL DullOCk HIS DceIl eleCteu lllst
lieutenant of the Newport Rifles OF
Newport.
Col. G. II. Joyce gave very inter-
esting talk on war "reminiscences be-
fore the Y. M. G. A. at Rutland last
week. It was very interesting.
The Military Nens, published at
Chicago, produces very good likeness
es and biographical sketches Of Gov.
Woodbury. and Adjt. Gen. Peck.
Island Pond furnishes three Memo.
rial day orators, viz: Gov Dale at
Waitsfield, his son, Porter H. Dale, at
Lunenburg, and Lieut.. Gov. Mahsur,
at Barton Landing.
At the competition drill of Co. X,
Vermont National Guard, of Benning-
ton,in Odd Fellows hall Friday even
ing, the gold badge was won by Ser
geant E. f. Stratton.
/ Co. G's dramatic club presented
"The Confederate Spy" at village hall,
Bradford, Tuesday evening, under the
management of Mr.. Joe Viau, to a
crowded house. The company clears
about $40.
w. II. Humphrey camp, No. sc, of
Essex Junctionshas secured Hon. Hem
~ Ballard of Burlington to deliver his
lecture, "The Young Man in Politics, .
under its auspices about the last of
this month.
The G. A. r., w. r. c., and S. of
", of Barton held a sociable last
Wednesday evening. Among other
things there was spinning match be-
tween two spinners on old-fashioned
spinning wheels.
A lecture by DR.. c. f. Branch, past
commander of the department of YER
mont, g. A. r., was given Tuesday
evening, under the auspices of II. S.
Sherman post, in the Union church at
Essex Junction to full house.
The examination of recently elected
brigade and regimental officers of the
National Guard took place in Co. Ms
armory, Burlington, Thursday morn.
ing. j. Harry Estey of Brattleboro,
adjutant of the lst regiment, and LIST
Lieut.. ii. G. Soule of Co. b, st. AL
bans, were the officers examined. Gen.
Peck, Surgeon General Jcnne of st.
Adams and Capt. II. L. Tutherly of
the inspecting board were present.
The membership of the Vermont
Soldiers Home has been 100 since the
first of January, 1895, since then there
have been ten admitted, six returned
from furlough, five discharged and
three are dead, There are 80 at present
and 20 are cared for in the hospital.
Charles Burgess, late Company b, 10th
Vermont, is dangerously i'll with gan
creme and paralysis and can live but
short time.
Twenty-lhree years ago John Bap-
tiste, late Co. |, llth Vermont, and
who was recently admitted to the Ver-
mont Soldiers Home from Burlington,
was living in Providence, r. l., hav-
ing wife and two sons. Ephraim,
the youngest, left home and lost all
trace of his parents. Recently, he re-
ceived letter from Stannard post, G.
A. r., of Burlington in answer to a
request for any information in regard
to his father published in the National
Tribune and other papers, that the ia
thcr was an inmate Of the Vermont
Soldiers Home. On Tuesday, he went
to the Home and found his father, who
was unable to recognize the son. He
is now in the employ of the Waltham
Watch factory, has good home, wife
and two sons. He has taken his IA
Their to live with him the rest of his !
life.
A few years ago ex-Mayor 10. d.
Hatch presented Alderman Gutchell
of Burlington with cannon ball and
piece of wood taken from the wreck
of the Royal Savage, the flagship of
Gen. Benedict Arnold in the battle
near Valcour island in ITS. Just Ito
years ago to a.day, after the ship was
sunk, Capt. III. r. Conger, with L. A.
Drew, l.. G. Grant, J. G. Bellrose, II.
N. Coon, Capt. Byington, diver,and
others went to the place where the
boat sunk, Capt. Byington securing
these pieces, among others.
Commander Frank l.. Greene, of
the Vermont division, Sons of Veter-
ans, among other things in order No.
2, says:
The 18th annual encampment of
this division will be held in YER
gennes, June Is, 10 and 20. Capt.
w. B. Rich is hereby appointed chair
man of the committee Of arrange
ments on the part of the division, with
power to choose his own associates.H He
will cause the necessary arrangements
for transportation and accommoda-
ton of delegates and entertainment OF
the encampment to be made in due
season, and the details will be pub
lished in orders when perfected.
Reports for the quarter ending
March 3lst will be the last received by
the present administration, and from
them will be taken the figures upon
which the report to the Vergennes en-
campment will be based. Captains
onl All onncarna1 nra EARNESTLY re-