The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
SONS OF VERMONT.
Death ofDavid b. Grigss.

David B. Griggs, 81, died Frida.
morning at his home at Chicopee Falls
of old age. Mr.. Griggs had been in
feeble health for some time and his
death was not unexpected. He was
born in Westminster. but at the
age of II years went with his parents
to the Falls and had lived to see quite
development in its business activ-
tiles. In his youth he learned the
trade of carpenter and had been the
leading builder at the Falls for many
years, for number OF years with
his sons under the firm maine of ID. b.
Griggs 4 Sons. This firm does a large
share of the building at both the Falls
and Center, and has earned the conf
dence of the people. Mr.. Griggs had
charge of the changes in the Second
Congregational chutch when the old
building was remodeled, and there are
very few houses and blocks which he
did not have hand in erecting. He
was man of quiet tastes, but was
highly respected. In the earlier
days he had been a fireman and was a
member of the Torrent Veterans asso-
citation. He lea yes two sons, Millard
ID. and Fred b. and one daughter,
Nellie.
Good stuff
A correspondent of the Army and
Navy journal, in the course of a sketch
of the West Point class of II, says:
Charles A. Woodruff, now major in the
commissary department, saw service
before entering the military academy.
Tie enlisted in the 10th Vermont vol
unteers in 1862 He served with the
Army of the Potomac and participated
in all its principal battles. At the bat
tie of Cold Harbor, Va. ne was wound
ed while leading a charge. Covered
with blood, he kept at the head of his
company and received four dangerous
wounds before being carried off the
field He was discharged from the ar
my in 1865 and entered the military
academy two wears later. To the from
tier he started after receiving his di
pluma and commission as second lieu
tenant. As adiutant of Montana IN
fantry he went on the Yellowstone and
Sioux expeditions, and also on the Nez
Pecres expedition. While engaged in
the battle of Big Hole Pass he was
wounded three times. 1t was of just
such stuff that the class of II was
composed, from the first to the 4lst
man, and that is why it is the greatest
living alumni class of the military
academy.
Daniel Perry, a son of Wardsboro
and war veteran of Co. F, Berclan's
sharpsohoters, the tall corporal on the
right as he was called in war days,
has Just been elected mayor TO Marys-
vile, Md. After his return from the
war and few years of school teach
ing Mr.. Perry went West in 1872, where
he was teacher for several years I'M
til in 1880 he settled in the law, OBJ
structing, real estate and loan bust
ness at Marysville in which he has
been highly successful. The Repub-
lican Pallet of that city says;
Mr. Perry is one of our most conservative and
liberal minded citizens, and will make capable
official. He + progressive and will, undoubted-
ly, inaugurate some needed improvements.
On Thursday afternoon, in Hotel
Vendome at Boston, the Daughters of
Vermont gave a reception in honor of
their vice president, Mrs. Albert E.
Pillsbury. who has recently returned
from a six months trip abroad.
Mrs. Calista Bates of Bristol re-
cieved word last week Wednesday
mat nef son. y. y. Ddles VI odlluI, |
n. NJ. had met with a fatal accident.
He was brother of Mrs. ID. S. Parm
lee of Bristol and has another brother
10 Brooklyn, n. Y. No pan ticulars of
the nature of the accident we're given. |
DIR. J. A. Greene, native of
and of Nervura fame is to
assume the management of the Weirs
hotel at Weirs, n. III.
DIR. Henry Hubbard Darling of
Keene, n. H., died Sunday night of
He vas born in Cam
bridge, March - 1924 and went to