Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-15
OUR HAVERShCK.
Information Relative to the g. A. II. En-
campment at Louisville.


Headquarters Department Of Vermont,
Grand Army of the Republic.
Bellows Falls, VT, Aug. G, 1896
General orders No. r.
Since the publication of general orders
No. 10 from these headquarters dated July
s, giving railroad rates and routes to the
national cnCampment at Louisville, Ky"
In September, the comma der is in receipt
of the following Encouragement of rail-
road rates, over the following routes.
Headquarters car will leave Bellows
Falls on mail train north at 12:O5 noon
September l. going by way of Rutland
to st. Adams, leaving ST. Adams at
600 p. m. over G. V. r. Il. to Norwood
r.. W. and o., and II. Y. c. to Buffalo
arriving at Buffalo Sunday morning
Spending Sunday in a side trip to Mag
ara Falls, and return, leaving Buffalo
Sunday evening, going over l.. s. and NJ.
S. to Cleveland and Big -Four route to Gin
cinnati, Is. and O. s. W. to Louisville, ar
riving in that city at D. m. Monday even
ing. Tickets for the round trip returning
same routc) will be sold from all stations
OF the Central Vermont, Bennington and
Rutland, Boston and Maine Din Vermont,
St J. and l.. G. railroads for SIS. The
above rates will include side trip to Mag
ara Falls Sunday.
Those living on the Central division and
connectin lines north of Windsor can
join us at Lssex JuCtion on train which
leaves Windsor at p. m. Those on Il. and
NJ. and st. j. and L. G. at st. Adams and
SVanton on train leaving St. Adams a
$50 p. M, and those on line of Bennington
and Rutland can make connections at
Rutland with headquarters car which
leaves Bellows Falls at 12:05 noon. Day
coaches will be run on all trains to which
our sleeper is attached, so that those who
do not take Il sleeper can 80 through on
same train, but this involves their chang
ing cars at the end of each road.
Tickets are good going from September
I to 10 inclusive, and good returning until
October inclusive.
A Wagner sleeping car has been engaged
for the use of this department Cfor the out
| going trip only, arrangements for sleeper
| for return trip can be made at LouisVille)
| Berths can be secured in the same at SO
| for each person by applying to b. Cannon,
! jr., Bellows Falls.
Applications for accommodations at the
! Phoenix Hotel and herths in sleeper must
be filed at these headquarters before Au-
| gust Is, as the department commander
will not hold himself responsible for the
comfort and welfare of those applying af-
ter the above date.
\ rate of one cont a milo has been
named from Louisville, Ky, to any
point in the Southern States Passenger
association including all battlefeds in
the South, the dedication Of Chickamau-
ga and Chattanooga National Park, the
opening of the Cotton STATES exposition
at Atlanta, Ga, and the meeting Of the
Battlefield Encampment OF the Sons OF
Veterans at Knoxville, Tenn.
Free sleeping quarters will be furnished
in school houses and other buildings III
these free quarters mattresses will he fur
nished by the committee. but in all cases
comrades must bring their own blankets
No application for FREQ quarters will be
given attention after August Is Com
rades desiring free quarters will notify
these headquarters not later than August
10th.
Mrs. Henry S Tyler, chairman of tn
ladies commttoc, is prepared to furnish
ali information pertaining to the Quite
of her commi.ton and all communication
addressed to her viii receive prompt at
tention.
The 29th national encampmont will as
somhlc at Music Hall on Market street
between First and Second streets. Thurs
day, September Eth, at 10 a. m, SHARP
for the transaction of business.
by command of
T.. CANNON, Jr.,
department Commander
II. \. WHEELER
Asst. Adjt. General.