Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-28
REUNION OF co. F., 17th VT.
REGIMENT.

and Kendrick Richmond, at the new
Iy erected barracks on Mr.. Holbrook's IS
beach little east of his residence in
Newport, last Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 1924, it being the thirty
third anniversary of the Weldon r. R.
disaster Thirty three members we're
present; eight of them bringing their
wives; the number exceeding by two
that of any other reunion of the
company. The number of visiting
comrades was eight, the smallest
number ever present. The weather
was all that could be asked, and the
place, one of Vermont's beauty spots,
close to the west shore and over
looking Memphremagog, with the
| Queens Dominion extending, as far
as the eye can reach, at our left as
we face the east; the hills of Derby
| and Bloomington in front and the
Willoughby mountains looming up off
to the right. Mr.. Holbrook has a
farm of $50 acres, on which he has
just built barn 120 by so feet, with
all the modern improvements, under
which is a never failing stream of
water large enough to turn wheel
sufficiently large to furnish motor
power to thresh and grind his grain,
churn, saw wood, pump water and
run dynamo for lighting, by cleo
tricity, his buildings and the little
village of summer cottages he con-
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three of which he has already COM
menced work upon. Besides his bet
ter half he has four boys and two
girls, nineteen COWS, and soon ex-
poets to make it fifty, with horses,
young cattle and all other animals
Vermont is heir to. His old COM
rades were gratifed to find him so
well fixed as regards the good things
of this world, but warn him to let up
on his hard work or they will soon
have to present his widow with a
resolution of coincidence.
Ten from Barton and Barton Land
ing stations went up on the morning
"mixed," and at Newport were taken
on board the steam yacht "Alma."
by Captain VIII Holbrook, and pad
died, some for the first time,
through the waters of Magog past the
first light house,-the candle of
which sZed'' Bowley gets a pension
of S12 a month for lighting and risk
ing his life, in getting back to land
again dark and stormy nights, to the
landing, where we found that our host
in his haste to get nis new wharf
ready for us to dedicate had made a
misstep and had just come up spout
ing and penitent from the depths of
the vast baptismal fount at the bot
tom Of the sea. Of course everybody
that goes up the lake on a pleasant
day is sscharmed," and so were we ali,
not only with the scenery, but with the
Captains wife for the evident pleas
ure she took in pointing out the is
lands, the groups of summer resi-
dences and other things Of interest;
and with her genial husband for his
good sense and the good example he
sets in naming his boat after his wife,
a thing most of US would be willing to
do for our best girl, but too few of US
in our cranky after years.
The forenoon of the first day was as
usual, spent in greeting the comrades
as they came in, and in visiting and
telling stories. The menu at all the
meals was good enough for nabob
and dragnets of crumbs, etc., might
have been gathered up after the last
supper.
Between and O'Clock a business
meeting was held at which VIM. Will
liams nominated, and the old board
of officers were reelected, viz: A. D.
Mathews, president; E. FL. Webster,
secretary and treasurer, and S. FL.
Holbrook and%sK Kendriek Richmond,
executive committee. Mr.. Holbrook |
gave the members an Invitation to
hold their next years reunion at the
same place, which was accepted, the |
time being left to the committee.
Letters of regret were read from
Michael McCarty of Swanton, Hollis
FL. Bailey of Norwood, n. Y, and J.
B. Skinner of Topeka, Kansas-the
$40 Hooker'' of Co. F. The following
extract from MIR. Bailey's letter may
be OF general interest:
81 was in New York 9th of April last
and saw Gov. Grout and his few boys
in the process ion and thought they
made fine appearance. On evacua-
ton day several years ago I heard it
remarked that Gov. Earnsworth pre-
sented the finest figure, on horseback,
in the procession, and I thought as
mi uch of Gov. Grout in this one"
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