Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-17

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though they had never before seen SO
much sunshine in their husbands
i faces.
Comrade Lyon, proprietor of the
grove, spared no pains to help the
boys have a good time, himself or
some of his men always at the door
of the quarters to take the teams as
fast as they arrived, to his barn,
where they were we'll cared for at a
figure so low that no one could COM
plain. At night he threw open the
door of his cottage, containing five
spring beds supplied with mattresses,
sheets, quilts and pillow cases. At
noon the ladies announced dinner
and twenty nine sat down to ban
uuet of bread and baked beans, dates,
oranges bananas, Strawberries, and
| cake in endless variety.
At O'Clock business meeting was
held at which the old officers were re-
elected with the addition of S.H. Hol-
brook, vice president, Kendrick Rich
mond and VIM. Williams, auditors, after
which the subject Of the time and
place of the next reunion was dis
cussed, and it was unanimously voted
to hold it at the same place as this
year, the 23d day of June, the ami
versary of the unfortunate day of the
Weldon railroad affair-being the
date fixed if the quarters could be Sc
cured at that time. Comrade Hol-
brook brought with him copy of
paper called The Sixth Corps, !"
printed at Danville by a member of
the corps, with a captured printing
press and material, dated May 1, 1864,
and read some interesting extracts
therefrom. After singing ''Marching
through Georgia." and ''Tenting on
the old Camp Ground" the meeting
adjourned till evening.
At the public campfire the room
was we'll filed and the audience en-
tertained till ten O'Clock by Comrades
Marnock, Williams, Lieut.. Gov. Man
sur and Rev. Mr.. Howe. Marnock
spoke of the regiment from the time
L
Williams of the horrors of Anderson
vile; Gov Mansur of Vermont, and
Vermonters as soldiers and statesmen,
and Mr.. Howe Of the value of soldiers
reunions to the soldiers themselves
and to the generations who are grow
ing up.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
Co. K of the 10th VT, in whose quar-
tiers the reunion was held, Col. Man
sur and Mr.. Howe for their remarks;
to Mr. Moulton and the visiting COM
rades, and the ladies who SO cheerful
ly helped to make the reunion a
success
Thursday morning most of the COM
rades departed for their homes, but
some fingered and resumed their
visiting till afternoon, while others
took a drive down the lake to the
Willoughby Lake House.
DISCRETIONARY F.
Blodgett, Charles and daughter, Danville
Brooks D. G., Morgan Center.
Elliott, William H., and wife. Holland.
Foss. NJ. A.. and wife, Evansville.
Foster, Elisha and wife, Evansville.
HodgdOn, p. g.. and wife, North Craftsbury.
HObroOk, S. H., and wife, Newport.
Marnock, Thomas, South Albany.
Matthew's A. d.. and wife Barton Landing.
Mead, E. H., and wife, Stanstead, p. Q.
Morse, David L., East Charleston.
Robbins, William, Wolcott
Robinson, B. F., and wife Barre.
Richmond, Kendrick, and wife, Newport
Webster. E. H.. and wife, Barton
Williams, William, South Albany.
Woodland, John s., Troy.
VISITING COMRADS.
Allard w S., Il, 18th, Barton.
Fisk, S. NJ and wife, E. 18th, Barton.
Fox, D. H., d. 9Th, Westmore.
Heath, G. F.. 1, 18TH West Glover.
Lyon, A. W., D & l, 3D., WestmOre
Mansur, 2. NJ. and wife X. TO- Island Pond.
Moulton, c. s., and wife, E, 9th Newport
Tucker S. B., G, 1lth Barton Landing.
Webster, J. N. and wife, l, 18th, Barton
Wilkie, J. H., d, 4th, Barton.