Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-05-16
Around the Campfire.

Gov. y. A. Woodbury. is cxpectee
to deliver the Memorial day a1dres
at Enosburgh Falls.
Gen. J. G. Mccullough Of Bennino
ton will deliver the Memorial day a1.
dress at Bellows Falls.
Ellsworth Relief corps Of Hardwicl
Is arranging to reproduce the cantata
"elueen Esther the evening of Nav
The military comedy, "The Drum.
mer Boy, or the Spy Of Shiloh,o will
be played by the Sons OF Veterans Of
vergennes at the schoolhouse hall Nav
l6, II and Is.
Major Morris Of Fort Ethan Allen
has accepted the invitation of STAN
nard post, Burlington, to have his
troops act as escort for the parade on
Memorial day.
Gen. William Wells Camp, Sons of
Veterans of Burlington, is to have an
excursion to Plattsburgh, Memorial
day, and will be accompanied by the
Harmony band Of Pittsburgh.
Albert Fletcher, late Of CO. A. 18th
Vt. and Goth Massachusetts regiments.
died Friday Of apoplexy at the Sol
diers' Home, aged "a years. Mr..
Fletcher entered the Home, May 3,
1898, from Montgomery. The enter
ment was at Nashua, N. ii. This is
the oath death at the Home.
Rollin 5. Sherman post, Sc, G. A.
H.. of Essex Junction, celebrated the
10th anniversary OF the organization
in G. A. r. and W. r. G. hall Tues
day evening of last week. After the
regular meetings of the society an APP
propriatc and pleasing program was
carried out, part of which was re-
freshments, served by the ladies Of the
Relief corps.
John Lombard, one of Ludlow's
most respected citizens, died sudden
ly Saturday morning, May 4, presum-
ably of heart disease. He was Union
veteran. He enlisted in company f,
9th regiment, Maine volunteers, March
la, 1862. He took part in the battle
Of Williamsburgh and the seven days
fight from Savage Station to Harri-
sons Landing. He was sunstruck in
the pcninsular campaign, paralyzing
his left side. from which he never re-
covered. He was an enthusiastic
Grand Army man, was a member OF
O. O. Howard post, past command
er and delegate from this depart
ment to the national encampment at
KY, in September.
During the recent rifle practice of
Co. A, LIST Regt.,V ". N. g., at Rutland,
Gen. w. Y. w. Ripley, who was pres
snt, fired two strings, scoring 20 to %.
Lieut.. Col. Ripley was second in COM
nand of Berdan's regiment of sharp
hooters during the war and was con-
idered one OF the best rifle shots in
he world at that time. lie has rec
nd of ten bullets in a Z T-S-inch cir
lie at 200 yards, firing from rest.
This score was made during a compe-
ition with the famous Col. Berdan,
Who won the match by placing his ten
ullets in a 3-4-inch circle. Ten
ears after the match, Gen. Ripley
earned how he was beaten. His OBJ
onent was shooting point blank at
ull's eye laced at such distance|
boye the one where the bullets struck
hat no elevation of sights was neces-
,ry, while he, the gem raj, was using
slight elevation, which, unless the
lace was held perfectly plumb, would
ause slight deviation in the ball.
his score is the only one of which
fen. Ripley knows which beats his
WI. The general has not fired a mil
AIRY rifle before since the war and
,und himself out OF form, but is go
g to practice with Co. A.