Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
Around the Campfire.

Hoo'o III lllS year
I Charles Halle post, G. A. r., 0
Montgomery held q camp fire at Vii
lage hall on Friday evening, Jan.
with Wallace Parker Of Cambridg,
as speaker Of the evening.
i The Sons of Veterans of Spring
| field have engaged the services of Mis-
Clara Turner in her celebrated wa
drama, "The Girl Spy OF Chickamau
ga" for the 18th, 18th and 10Th 0.
January.
An attendance of about 800 dele
gates is looked for at the annual en-
campment of the Vermont G.. A. r.
in Brattleboro. The department will
be entitled to six delegates at the ma.
tional encampment in 1895. The to-
tai membership of the liz posts in
the state is upward of $500, and thi:
figure is probably the high water mark
of the Grand Army in Vermont.
The officers of Henry post, G. AR,
of Chester, for the year are as follows
j. o. Smith, commander; George II.
Waldron, senior vice commander; ID.
b. Chandler, junior vice commander
IL. A. Bond, chaplain; Daniel W.Davis,
quartermaster; Hugh Henry, surgeon;
A. ID. l.. Herrick, adjutant; G. E.Cor-
bell, officer of the day; Alfred Archer,
officer of the guard: G. H. Larkin,
Lieutenant major; w. G. Williams,
quartermaster sergeant; G. G. Allen,
delegate to department encampment
ID. b. Chandler, alternate.
The annual meeting and dinner of
Ellsworth post, G.. A. r., and the Re-
lief corps of Hardwick was held on
Saturday, Jan.5. Ellsworth post elect
ed the following officers: George w.
Bridgman, commander; f. A. Ohm
stead, senior vice commander; G. w.
Ransom, officer of the day; N. Field,
chaplain; John Kibbee, surgeon; MIX
Hall, adjutant; Mark Warner, SER
geant; A. Hall, quartermaster. The
officers of the Relief corps are: Mrs.
Carrie Wakefield, president; Mrs. Hell
en- M. Bridgman, senior vice president;
Mrs. Ella J. Spencer, Junior vice COM
mander; Mrs. Hattie Shipman, secre-
tary; Mrs. Kate Ward, treasurer: Mrs.
Edith Bruse, conductor; Mrs. Flora
Field, guard; Mrs. Jackson, chaplain.
DR.. Myron l.. Baxter Of Derby
Line died Jan. Sth at his home. He
was son of Hon. Portus Baxter
longtime member of congress from
Vermont-and younger brother of
the late surgeon. Gen. G.. H. Baxter, U.
S. A. He was an acting assistant
surgeon, U. S. A., during the war, do
ing excellent service in the hospitals
in Washington, ID. c., and many Ver-
mont soldiers remember his care for
them in those times. Since the war he
had resided in Washington, for many
years being connected with the sur
geon's office. Some years ago he re-
tired from public service and had since
resided upon the old Baxter home
stead in Derby Line, where, surround
ed by the familiar scenes of childhood,
he lived a quiet life. He left widow
but no children.
The officers OF the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, No. 10, Milton, were installed
by the division president as follows:
President, Mrs. Emma Herrick; vice
president, Mrs. Nettie Hurlburd; chap
lain, Mrs. Ellen Smith; secretary, Mrs.
Addie Allen; treasurer, Miss Lillian
Perry; guide, Miss Mabel Johnson;as-
sistant guide, Mrs. Bertha Caswell; in
side guide, Mrs. Laura Perry; outside
guard, Mrs. Bertha Bingham; judge
advocate, w. L. Washburn; advisory
board, L. Washburn, Hollis Wells,
Elmer Perry, VIM. Morton, w. E.
Washburn; delegates to state encamp-
ment, Mrs. Ellen Smith, Miss Lillian
Perry, Mrs. Addie Allen; alternates,
Miss Mabel johnson, Mrs. Bertha
Bingham, Mrs. Garrow. The install
lation was followed by fine program,
after which refreshments were served.
"A number from Ladies' Aid, No. A,
and Shenandoah camp, No. s, of Bur-
lington were present.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Battle Monument association was
held at bennington, Wednesday. In
the absence of Hon. Benjamin +. Pres
colt, Mr.. II. l.. Stillson was elected
president pro tempore. Reports showed
the finances to be in good condition,
the receipts from visitors more than
pay expenses. Hon. VIM. Dillingham;,
special master in chancery, not having
made report of the findings in the
monument suit there was nothing of
that matter to bring before this meet
ing. The following officers were
elected: Hon. B, f. Prescott of New
Hampshire, president; II. G. Root,
vice president; l.. p. Norton, CORE
spending secretary; DIN Scott, re-
cording secretary; George +. Graves,
treasurer; the governors of Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Vermont,
ex-ofiicio; B. f. Prescott, II. G.Root,
A. B. Valentine, DIN Scott, j. H.Mc-
Cullough, L. +. Abbott, M. C.Huling,
John +. Shurtleff, James V. Batchel-
der and Charles e. Davy, directors.
The board of auditors was reelected.
Vermont Pensions.
Additional, VIM. Leonard, Chitten-
don .Jamas Rush Of Guildhall: OriUi- |