Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-07
Around the Campfire.

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i Veterans, of Burlington, are holding a
fair this week.
The G. A. r. of Wheelock will
hold a camp fire at the town hall on
the evening of Feb. 9th.
1 The "Girl Spy" will be played in
Holley hall, Bristol, some time in
February, under the auspices of the
G. A. r., assisted by the Ladies' Aid
and the Sons of Veterans.
George G. Meade Post and Wom-
ans Relief Corps gave hulled corn
supper and camp fire Tuesday seve,
Feb. 5, at the Grand Army hall.
There was speaking and singing.
Adiutant General T. S. Peck and
Assistant Adjutant General Lillis are
to give Company A, Vermont Ma
tional Guard, Of Rutland, large pho
tographs of themselves to be hung in
the armory.
The G.. A. r. organization Of st.
Johnsbury has issued a new roster.
Chamberlin post has III members,
and l6 past post commanders. The
w. r. G. has membership of n,
including nine past corps presidents
and a past department president.
Frost camp, Sons of Veterans, has 80
members and past captains. The
Ladies Aid society has 10 members
and four past presidents.
The Tenth Vermont had reunion
| in the office of the Brooks House,
Brattleboro, Wednesday afternoon of
last week. A. w. Fuller of st. Adams,
the vice president. presided in the
absence of Gen. w. w. Henry, the
president. The new officers elected
are u. M. Mansur, president; N. M.
Puffer, vice president; A. w. Fuller
of st. Adams, secretary, and these
three were constituted an executive
committee. 1t was voted to have the
next reunion at the next encampment.
Co. B, LIST regt., V. N. G., of st.
Adams elected three new commits
stoned officersThursday night to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of
Capt. John II. Mimms to the junior
majorship and the resignation of First
Lieutenant Frank E. SWEET. Major
John ii. Mimms presided, and the
following officers were chosen: Cap
tain, Frank L. Greene; first lieuten-
ant, Hal G. Soule: second lieutenant,
George Robson. Captain Greene is
the efficient commander of the Ver-
mont Division Sons Of Veterans, and
the boys will be very much gratified
TO learn of his promotion.
A resident Of Bennington has COM
piled the following synopsis of the vol
unteers that enlisted during the Re-
bellion and were credited to the town
OF Bennington. From it, it will be
seen that the town was not represented
in 3, IL, IL, ID and Is regiments, nor
the third battery. The division is as
follows: LIST regiment months, pri-
Yates 3, years regiments; I'd regi-
ment commissioned officers 6, nom
commissioned and privates 40, band
20; fourth regiment commissioned Of
ficers 6, non-commissioned and pri-
Yates 81; fifth regiment commissioned
officers 6, privates l; sixth regiment,
privates /; LIST cavalry commissioned
officers 4; non-commissioned and pri.
Yates 40; 18th regiment, 2 privates; sth
regiment, private; 9th regiment, 2
privates; 10th regiment, commissioned
officers 2, non-commissioned and pri-
Yates "a, nine months regiments; 14th
regiment, commissioned officers 4, anon
commissioned and privates 81; 18th,
B years, commissioned officers /, nom
commissioned and privates 8; first YER
mont battery, on-commissioned and
privates Is; second battery, non-com-
missioned and privates Pa grand to-
tai Of 1886. In addition to the above |
there were few enlistments in the
regular army, heMassachusetts colored |
troops, and in the navy. The casual
ties among those credited to the town
were: Wounded, com. officers 3; nom
com. and privates, Az. Killed and |
died from wounds, com. officers anon
com. officers and privates, ID; died in
rebel prisons, non-com. officers and |
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