Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-21
Around the Campfire.

The Newport Rifles gave a military
ball last Thursday evening, winch
was attended by so couples.
It is rumored that the state militia
| is to be equipped with a Calling gun,
and that the gun will be stationed al
Montpelier.
The annual encampment OF the YER
mont division, Sons of Veterans, VIII
probably be held at Vergennes, june
is, 10 and 20.
Company A, of the Vermont Ma
tional Guards of Rutland hold an In
ternational Bazaar at City hall, Rut-
land, four evenings this week.
Corporal L. A. b. Bishop, Co. =.
LIST Regt.. V. N. g., Barre, has been
appointed sergeant major of the third
battalion, commanded by Major ..
ID. Clark.
Gov. G. S. Page camp, Sons Of
Veterans, of Barre, have leased the
hall in Jackman's block recently oc-
cupied by Woodbury. camp. The
hall is being repaired and is to be
newly furnished.
The next Memorial day orator in
Wilmington will be James X. Batch
elder Of Arlington. Rev. r.. G. L.
Mckenzie of Wilmington has been
engaged to deliver the Memorial day
address at Readsboro.
The charity ball, given by the w.
r. G. Of Stannard post, Burlington,
Friday evening, was complete sue
cess. About 400 people attended and
100 couples danced. Howard Opera
House orchestra furnished music.
The w. r. C.will give similar event
each year in the future.
These members of the Woman's Re-
lief corps of Vermont have received
appointments on the staff of Mrs.
Wallace, the national president: Mrs.
Alice A. Henry, Chester; Mrs. Calista
E. Jones, Bradford; Lucy j. Gibson,
Bennington; Eliza f. Cutting, Ben
nington.
The Sons of Veterans of Cabot will
present the tive-act drama, 'Millie,
the Quadroon, at the Grand Army
hall on Thursday and Friday even.
ings, Feb. 81 and %. The farce
for Thursday evening will be "Slick
and skinner and that for Friday
evening, "Turn Him Out"
Many Vermont pensioners, under
the act OF June 81, 1890, are being no.
titled by the commissioner of pen
sions that evidence on file in the
Bureau Of Pensions shows that they
are not entitled to the pension granted
them, and that unless satisfactory
evidence is furnished that bureau
within thirty days they will cease to
receive such pension. No fraud is
charged against the pensioners, but
they themselves have no knowledge of
the nature of the evidence alleged to
be filed in the Bureau of Pensions. 1t
is surmised, however, as an extra
number of special examiners of the
pension Office were recently transferred
to Vermont, that the evidence, if any,
was discovered and taken ex parte
and reported through their agency.
A company of over one hundred
members of j. M. Warner Post, the
w. r.. G. and friends, gathered in
Grand Army hall at Morrisyile last
week Tuesday evening by invitation
OF &. w. Doty camp, Sons Of Veter-
ans, and Ladies Aid, No. II, to cell
citrate together the birthday of Abra-
ham Lincoln. The program of the
evening, consisting of readings, adj
dresses, and music appropriate to the
event, was well carried out and thor
oughly enjoyed by old and young.
Addresses were made by Post Com
mander A. ii. Niles, Col. a. O.
Gates and Col. G. w. Doty, all of
whom spoke in enthusiastic praise of
the noble qualities of Lincoln. A
feature of the evening was the music
by the Morrisville Banjo club, COM
posed of Messrs. Marvin. Cram and
Dodge. The selections given by them
were all well rendered and received
hearty encores. The literary program
was followed by refreshments served
by the Ladies Aid and Sons, and
after a social hour the guests departed,
well pleased with an evening that will
long be remembered.