The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
XaitSfield Items.

Lester Hills Of Duxbury was the guest OF
Fred j. Eaton over Sunday.
During the thund er.shower, last Sunday
morning, lightning struck the barn of G. e.
Jones, and it was with great danger that
the boys got the cows and horses out alive.
From seventy-five to eighty.fve tons Of hay
were burned, large amount of oats, all the
farming tools, harnesses, sleighs and sleds.
The loss is large. 1t Is said that Mr.. Jones
will rebuild at once,
A pleasant social event was lawn party
held by the Y. P. s. G. e. last Tuesday
evening in front of the homes OF Miss Sarah
Thompson and Fred Eaton, in which more
than 120 Of the young people of the village
and vicinity participated. A short literary
programme, interspersed with music, added
to the pleasure Of the evening. The lawn
was tastefully decorated with Chinese Ian
terms. Cake and ice-cream were served.
The reunion of Company B, Thirteenth
Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, was held
in this place August ID, afternoon and even
ing. Twenty surviving members were
present. The meeting was called to order
by the president, f. o. Bushnell, promptly
at two o'clock The roll of members was
called, and prayer was offered by Chaplain
e. A. Fisk. The journal of the last meeting
was read; also letters from absent members.
The secretary reported the death of four
members since the last meeting. These
officers were elected for the next year:
President, S. j. Dana; vice-presidents, d.
8. Stoddard and George O. Boyce; secretary
and treasurer, q. H. McAllister; chaplain,
e. A. Fisk; executive committee, II. M.
Wait, e. G. Atkins, E. A. Heath B. j.
Chamberlain and M. NJ Davis. Resolu-
tions upon the death Of comrades were then
presented by the committee, as follows:
Whereas, We learn with sorrow that since
our last reunion four Of our comrades-Otis
G. Miles. Dan Grandy, Charles d. Towle
and Zela Keys-have answered the last roll
call and have been mustered into the gath
ering ranks Of comrades on the other shore;
therefore, Resolved, That we hold in the sa-
cred memory Of comradeship these de parted
memories of Company B. We will not for
get their surviving families in this hour of
afflicton, Numbering that while we have
lost comrades they have lost husbands and
fathers.
They've marched along as pioneers,
We soon shall hear the revee
Upon the other shore
" Resolved. That these resolutions be en-
tered upon our records and copy thereof
sent to each Borrowing family. (Signed)
d. s. Stoddard, L. w. Seaver, G. o. Boyce."
1t was voted to hold the next reunion in
Waitsfield in August, 1896 The banquet
was at the hotel and was all that could be
desired, both In quantity and quality. The
campfire in the evening was opened at eight
o'clock to a crowded house. The programme
was an interesting one and well carried
out, at the conclusion of which the Hon.
George Nichols of Mortified, surgeon of the
Thirteenth Vermont Regiment, was intro.
duced. DIR. Nichols held his audience al
most spellbound for fifty minutes while he
related some of his experiences as surgeon
during and just after the battle of Gettys-
burg. W. W. Holden was then introduced,
and for the next five minutes kept the
audience in an uproar of laughter by his
humorous remarks. On the whole, 1t was
one of the most enjoyable camp-fres Com
pany b ever held. A vote of thanks was
extended to all who had contributed to its
aucnaaa