Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-23
Around the Campfire.

Commander "A. l. Howe of thu
Vermont division, Sons OF Veterans
has appointed v. !. Boyden adjutan
and A. L. Harris quartermaster.
Troop F, Sd cavalry, will, in al
probability, leave about July % or 2.
90 as to participate in the encamp
ment with the National Guard Of thu
state OF New York at Peekskill, N. Y
The cavalry exhibition at Howard
Park July 4th netted $8l6.75. The
expenses were $274.O7. leaving bal
snce Of $542.63 to be divided equally
between the Woman's Relief Corps
and the Home for Destitute Children
DIR. Webb gives in addition check
for 800 and an unknown friend has
sent in $40.
The five-year men of Co. E., Barre
held their annual gathering in the
armory Tuesday evening Of last week
1t was an informal gathering al
which the chief feature was the telling
OF stories of former musters. Capt.
F. B. MIDGET was elected president,
Dean B. Town, secretary, and G. L.
Thwing, steward. A banquet was
seryed at the City Restaurant.
On account II the great increase in
the pension business during the past
two years, the pension bureau has
stationed A. M. Shepard of Washing
ton as permanent agent at Rutland.
This gives Rutland two agents and
their headquarters are in the postof-
flee building. The number of cases
OF disputed pension claims has in
creased greatly within the past six
months.
George Ross, a member of Co. E,
v. N. G., Barre, while practicing at
the rifle range Tuesday of last week
accidentally sent one of the large bull
lets between his big and second toe,
badly decorating the large member.
He had loaded his rifle ready to shoot
and cooked it, but, noticing that the
sights were not right, lowered the
piece and attempted to drop the ham.
mer with the result above mentioned.
BY order of the secretary of war
and under instructions from Mai.
Gen. Ruger at Governors Island, a
troop Of the Sd cavalry at Fort Ethan
Allen and companies + and ID, 2lst
United States cavalry, at Pittsburgh
barracks, will encamp with the Ma
tional Guard of Vermont at Camp
Col. Webb at their annual muster
Aug. II to g. The whole squadron
OF the Sd cavalry will join the YER
mont troop at the review at the en-
campment.
Calvin W. Evans Of Bennington,
major Of the first battalion of the first
regiment, V. N. g., has rendered to
the governor his resignation, which has
been accepted. The senior captain OF
the regiment is Brevct MAJOR Symonds
Of Co. G, Brandon, who will serve in
Maj. Evans place until an election is
held to fill the vacancy. Brevet Major
Eymonds will probably receive the
election. By Maj. Evans retirement,
Maj. 0. d. Clark of Montpelier will
be senior major.
By orders issued last Friday from
the war department, Capt. Smith s.
Leach, corps of engineers, is relieved
from duty at Burlington and will turn
over the works OF fertilization and
river and liarbor Improvements now
in his charge 10 Major VIM. 5. Stan
Ion, corps Of engineers, and then pro-
,eed to and take station at New Lon
don, Conn.,, and assume charge of GER
ain works OF fertilization and river
and harbor improvement to be desig-
lated by the chiefof engineers.
The Both annual encampment OF
he Grand Army will be held at St.
Paul, Mimi, from Sept. to 5, in
;lusive. The Vermont department
viii be at the Clarendon hotel, where
ates Of $2 day have been obtained.
Tickets will be sold from all points in
his state at $26 for the round trip.
They are good going Aug. 20 to
'ept. !, inclusive, and good returning /.
Until Sept. Is. By deposit Of ticket
With the agent Of terminal lines on or
efore Sept. Is an extension of time
Vill be given to and including Sept. !
0. The party will leave Vermont
'aturday, Aug. 20, and arrive in st. :
'aul, Monday, the 3lst. Time for !
,aving is to be announced later.