Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10

NJ. Moore is in Rutland build
ING new water wheel.
Randall Post Entertains the Windsor
County Veterans.
From every town in the county
the veterans focked to Woodstock
Wednesday, the annual reunion day
of the Windsor County Veterans
association. They owned the town
and there were enough of them to
pretty nearly fill it. And hundreds
of their friends were here too, to
have a good time, and to see chc old
soldiers enjoy themselves as they
always do when they get together
for a pow WOW. especially when
they assemble to smoke the pipe OF
peace in Woodstock. The weather
was favorable and nothing married
the ENJOYMENT of Woodstock'S vctcr-
ans and their five hundred soldier
guests. The morning train landed
about one hundred veterans at the
station. where Randall Post had as
scmblcd to meet them, then headed
bv the Woodstock band the veterans
marched up town and broke ranks.
At 10 o'clock the line was again
formed and the veterans proceeded
to the fair ground, where the cNcr-
clses of the day We're held.
Dinner came first however, for by
II o'clock every one was hungry.
Randall Post had made arrangements
for serving meals to the veterans,
their friends and relations present
and they nearly filled all the build
ings available on the grounds. Com
mandcr Wilson thought there were
about 300 people on the grounds,
and there might have been more than
that. Threatening clouds that APP
pcarcd in the morning doubtless kept
some away. Very few OF the old
campaigners were scared 10y cloud,
however, and about every one with
in days ride Of Woodstock was on
the ground. Capt. Bruce OF South
Pomfrct, one of the chief organizers
of the association. was here Of
course, and other well known mem
bcrs helped to celebrate the day.
About o'clock, the speaking be-
gan-not formal orations, or adj
dresses, but just plain talks spiccd
with plenty of stories to entertain the
audience which packed the grand
stand and stood about the platform
erected Immediately in front of it.
Comrade William {. Whipplc Of
Pomtret presided, and he first intro
duced Rev. ID. Becman, who
made brief address of welcome.
1t was day of congratulations, he
said, and spoke Of the delights of a
gathering of veterans, especially
amid such beautiful surroundings as
Woodstock affords. The soldiers
We're growing less in numbers, but
they would be held i'll everlasting re.
membrance, and their great everlast,
ing monument was this great nation
which they saved.
EX-Gov. Pingrec followed. who
during his remarks referred to the
suggestion heretofore made that a
monument to Windsor county vet
Grams be erected IN Woodstock. He
thought no more suitable place could
be selected than the one where most
of the veterans enlisted.
Franklin d. Hale of Lmcnburg.
state auditor, was the next speaker
and he was followed by Judge Hugh
Henry of Chester, Il particular favor.
lie OF the veterans on these ocCa.
sions, and he was as entertaining a,
ever this time. Rev. Mr.. RansloW
of SWanton was Il late arrival, but
he brought plenty OF stories ant
Jokes, and at the same time he talkct
seriously and with patriotic fcrvor.
his remarks being most interesting
throughout.
Rev. J. +. Simmons talked briefly
on the subject of memorial, refer
RING to the suitability and feasibility
of the project in which 50 many ha,
become interested.
Capt. Baldwin, a Granite Stat,
veteran, was the last speaker, and he
closed his remarks by extending ;
warm invitation to the veterans tc