Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-16
Around the Campfire.


The Memorial day orator I'M st
: Johnsbury is to be b. II. Sanborn @
Boston.
Roberts Post and Relief Corps o.
Rutland held q charity ball last Fri
day evening which was largely at
! tended.
Senator Proctor has presented the
petition OF Ransom posi-, Grand Army
Of the Republic, department Of Yer
mont, praying for the enactment OF q
service pension law.
Israel Dubuc of Winooski was fined
500 in the United States court at
Burlington last week for pawning 4
United States pistol, It being a part
Of soldiers equipment left with him.
j Captain Il. b. Frost camp, s. Of Y.
Of ST. Johnsbury, gave musical and
literary entertainment and parade in
G. A. r. hall Monday evening OF last
week. The Lyndonville camp was in
yited, refreshments were served and a
general good time enjoyed.
Monday evening Farnsworth Re-
lief Corps Of Lyndonyile presented
nm entertainment of "Living Pictures
of the Civil War; in eighteen scenes,
represented by songs and tableaux
and reading Of the description Of
each scene This was followed by a
promenade.
AT the target practice by the guards
L in the armory at st. ,Johnsbury Mon
dav night OF last week, some one by
mistake put ball cartridge in his gun
and in some way when the gun was
discharged the ball lodged in the calf
OF l.. S. Morris's leg, inficting Sc
we're wound. Morris was carried to
his home in Paddock's village.
The society of the Army Of the Po-
tomac will hold its 9th annual re-
union this year at Burlington on the
10th and 18th OF September. Gen.
Orlando Smith will be the orator, and
Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet-scout,is
to be the poet. The death of Maj.
Gen. John Gibbon, the president, de-
wolves upon Maj. Gen. James Jourdan
the duties Of presiding officer. The
change from June to September as the
date of the meeting, is due to the nu-
merous political and otherconventions
to be held this year in June.
Austin w. Clayton, who died March
26, was the son OF Jonathan Clayton
and was born in Jamaica, being one
OF family of thirteen children, OF
whom ten grew to man and woman
hood. Mr.. Clayton was three times
married. Mr.. Clayton was soldier
in the late war, serving three years in
Company B, LIST Vermont regiment,
heavy artillery. He was for several
years minister, first as Methodist,
preaching three years at Marlboro,
and in several other places, living for
time in Brattleboro; and later as a
Second Adventist, being for two years
president Of the Vermont Advent
Christian conference.
The death Of Capt. John B. john
son, 3D. cavalry, commanding Troop
BSwill make changes at Fort Ethan
Allen. Capt. johnson first entered
the service Sept. s, 1863, as second
lieutenant Of the 9th United States in
fantry; was assigned 10 the 3D. cavalry,
Jan. |, 1871, promoted captain Of Sd
cavalry, April 4, 1878, and would have
been major this year. 1t promotes
First Lieut.. Daniel Ii. Broughton, Sd
cavalry, to the vacant captaincy, and
Second Lieut.. Andrew G. G. Quay, 9TH |
cavalry, son of ex-senator Quay of
Pennsylvania, to first lieutenant, Sd |
cavalry, and brings Second Lient.
John 2. Ryan, Sd cavalry, now at this |
post, to fill the first vacancy occurring
among the first lieutenants, which, il
not sooner, will occur this month, oc-
casioned by the retirement Of Col. Da-
vid Stewart Gordon, 9th cavalry.
George w. Pierce, a resident Of
Morristown, living at what is known
as Cady's Falls in that town, commit
ted suicide Friday by jumping into
the Lamoille river. Mr.. Pierce, until |
last fall, was a resident of Gilmore.
He has for several years been more or
less deranged by spells, owing to
wound in the back of the head re-
ceived from shell at the battle of
gettysburg, he being a veteran of the
18th Vermont regiment 1t has been
found necessary in former years to
have guardian appointed over him
on account Of his condition and he
had previously attempted suicide.
Parties who went from Morristown to
Cady's Falls took a boat to assist in
the search for the body, and within
few minutes after commencing their
they found the body a few
rods above the dam at the electric
light station at about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon The rpmains ha1 hnap IN,