The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03
JAMAICA.
Revolutionary and Civil War Relies

On Thursday evening. Dee. 10
1893, at Grand Army hall, two watches
were given to Warren l.. Holton Cam
Sons of Veterans. The presentation
address by c. II. Taynton will tell III,
interesting story
Warren Iioiton Camp, sons OF Veterans
nave arctic Of the Revolutionary and Civil Wa
ttat wish to present to you as a memorial o
! the name YOU bear. In this box is n watch
carried by one, who was . soldier in the war
| that truly tried mems souls for it WAS time Of
! hardships and priyatiOns, of which we OF the
| present can form no adequate conception. By
| is side is the watch carried in the Civil War
! by his grandson, that noble young patriot, who
| gave his young life In his country's defense
whose name you honor by kN-Fing it in re
membrance in this Warren IIolton Camp. The
names of the Wcarers are enrolled among The
frs. and the last, that answered their country.
! call in the time of need. ! trust that none OF
you may eyer be called to take up arms IN oul
country's defence, but there are other calls for
brave men. Not the heroes are to be found
| In the rush of battle or on the lonely picket
rounds. ltrcquircs men of courage 10 stand
| firm in our country's honor in times of peace
| To see that human rights are maintained, tina,
wrongs and expressions arc forbidden, and
justice mcted to all, without respect of person
| or place. To see that good men and true are the
ones appointed TO fill our public offices, men
| that cannot he bribcd or bought. This Is the
duty of the men of the present time II we
would avoid future calls to arms, and 1t is for
tHls DuTDUst lIis camp WAS DTEinlZGtt. ANA II
the time ever comes that the last camp fire is
kindled, and there are none to answer the roll.
call, then, 1t Is the wish of Mrs. Laura Holton
StebDins, Mrs Aurora Holton raynt N and Mr.
George Mayland IIolton, that this precious me
mcnto shall be given to Charles Warren lIolton
ioI his decendant,) son of Major VIM II II Hol.
ton. of the sth VI Vol, to be preserved in re
memhrance of the patriotism of the name he
bears.
Please except this memorial in the same loyal
spirit in which it is given, and may it ever he an
incentive TO do your duty in all that l. required
OF every true American citizen.
The present was received for the
camp by Capt. {. Il. Circuit, who re-
spondcd in a feeling and very APP
propriate manner, At the close of his
remarks he recited a battle poem,
very finely for the occasion. Instrumen-
tai and vocal music. and refreshments
filled the social hours that followed.
The watches are on exhibition at the
postotfice for short time. They are
encased in a velvet box with a glass
front. On the back of the box is this
record.
Born, Nov Il, 1913. Died Born, Nov l75. Died,
Ans. 2, lstli Carried Oct =, l4l. Carried
this Watch in the Civ this Watch in the Rev.
IL War Was member olutionary War. He
of lS W Vol. Was in was pensoner under
the Battle of Gcttys. act passed july :. 1882
burg, July ., 1855. Warrens Grandfather.
Arabs Grandson.
In Mansfield's history of Immersion
we find the ancestry Of the Holton
family since VIM. Holton came from
Eng land in the American ship Francis
from Ipswich in 1864. He was original
proprietor of Hartford, Conn Re
moved TO Northampton, Mass, was
ordained deacon in 1868, representative
to the general court five years from
Northampton and one year from
Hadley; on committee for Northficld
at the second settlement 1872. He and
his wife died 1851. They had a son
John who died l7l2. He had a son
Thomas killed by the Indians 1923.
He had a son Thomas born 1903 who
with his wife moved to Fulham now
Dummerston about III and was one of
the first selectmcn chosen in lIIG June
D, 1882 he bought lot No. e. of the
original proprictors: he sold onc-half
of the farm 10 his son Arad who was
born en- the place occupied by the
Holton family more than 100 years.
Arad was soldier in the Vermont
militia and received i pension for
services in the Revolutionary war
His name was ON the pension roll Aug. (
II, 1893. He died Oct. 8, 1871, aged
SO years. His son Joel was born in
Dummerston 1903; removed TO Jamaica
1880: died 1881. Warren H.. son of
joel was born 1913: was a soldier in
the 18th Regt VI. Vol; died Aug. >.
1868