Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-04-11
Bugle Notes.
Department Commander Puifer Announces
His Ades.de Camp.

Department Commander Puffer Announces
His Aides.de. Camp.
The following extracts from Orders Nos.
3 and of Department Commander Putfer,
department Of Vermont, G. A. r., will be
of interest to veterans.
The following aides-de-camp on the staff
of the department commander have been
appointed:
Gen. w. w. Henry, Burlington; Col
z. M. Mansur, Island Pond Capt. John
A. Sheldon, Rutland; Capt. P. d. Blod-
gett, St. Johnsbury Col j. H. Walbridge,
North Bennington Hugh Henry, Chester /;
George w. Doty, Morrisville; S. W.
Cummings, St. Albaus; Col. +. G. Butter
field, Derby; Col. II. +. Taylor, Brattle-
boro; M. j. Horton, Poultney; E. W.
.Iewett, Swanton; Maj. A. B. Valentine,
Bennington; d. B. Sexton, Rutland; AL
bert Harris, post l, St. Johnsbury; w. IL.
Livingston, post 2, Burlington; George A.
Bridge, post 4, Morrisvile; Charles r
Briggs, post 8, Brattleboro; H. Fl. Perry,
post IL, West Rutland N. c. Peck, post
Is, Montpelier; Thomas Marnock, post IS,
Glover S. A. Hatch, post %, Mortified /;
Andrew Somers, post 81, Hinesburgh
George II. Whitcomb, post 43, Springfield +;
S. Plank, post AZ, Bennington; Charles
Carpenter, post Sc, Barre Wallace Wake
field, post "a, Westfeld f. Mcintyre,
post 50. Dandy; w. l.. Cady, post 80,
Middlebury; ID B. Fassett, post SO, Ran
dolph Z. G. Iager, post III, Gaysville
Edward Kelley, post II, Bennington
Jean b. Lorge, post lO5, Montreal; O.
Ayres, post y, Waterbury Centre; l.. f.
Gilbert, post 81, East Fairfield; George
Dow, post "A, Cabot; w. M. wilkins
post 33, Ludlow IL. j. Pearsons, post 1902
Enosburgh FAILS; +. l.. Dirty, Brookiield
Honorary-Col. Merritt Barber, e. S
A., Chicago, Ill. Col. Albert Clarke, Bos.
ton, Mass. E. j. Foster Eddy, Boston
Mass. j. Ii. George, Norwich. Conn.
The clause in general order No. 2, issuet
March 10, announcing the election Of rep
resentatives and aternates to the 30th ma
tional encampment, should have read:
RepresentativeS-N. p. Bowman, St
,Johnsbury, Cat large) William j. Sperry
Cavendish; A. W. Fuller, ST. Adams
Andrew McGaffrey, Burlington; o. +
Adams, Arlington G. L. S. Pierce, Yer
gennes alternates-W. II. Gilmore, Fair
lee Cat large); Peter S. Chase, Brattle
boro; Richard Smith, Enosburgh; w. A
Smith, Pawlet; r. Mcintyre, Dandy; Or,
Meacham, Brandon.
After long correspondence and careful
thought upon the subject Of inspection,
have decided to adopt the plan in fore
several years since, with an assistant il
each post to execute the work.
These assistants will be required to per
form their duties in strict accordance wit
law, and render their reports to the inspec
tor at the proper time.
On receipt of this order, post command
ers will at once nominate a comrade for as
sistant and forward his name to Charles {
, johnson, department inspector, Springfield
Vt. In making the selection, it is desirabl
that no officer Of the post be named, bu
rather good substantial comrade, VIII
will feel the responsibility of his appoint
ment and endeavor to fulfill its requirement
A pre-memorial patriotic service for publ
schools, arranged and published by Maso
S. Stone, superintendent of education
state Of Vermont, is now in my hands.
is well adapted to the occasion for which
is prepared, and will insure uniformity
service throughout the state on the da
$ preceding Memorial day. All veteran
will endorse the service that teaches OF
children to be loyal ito country and has
r The following communications are sui
mitted:
w. G.. Fuller, Richmond, Va, has
small Bible taken from the battlefield ,Jul
%, 1862, during the seven days bait
9 around Richmond. On one OF the fl
: leaves is written: ''Charles F. Hyde, G.
r, 9th VT regiment. Presented to him
the chaplain Of his regiment,
Corporal Hyde died Of disease Decen
(; Der 10, 1862. Any of his friends can secul
! the Bible by corresponding with w. {
Fuller, one of Jackson's old corps.