Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
Around the Campfire.

4th VT. Regt., aged ~ Years, uleu ias.
week Wednesday at the Soldiers
Home in Bennington. He enlisted in
August, 1861, and served until the
close of the war, and was the fourth
ex-soldier admitted to the Home May
%, 1887, from Reads6oro. This Is
death No. 81 at the Home.
Col. Geo. T. Childs OF st. Adams Is
TO deliver the Memorial day addres.
at Chester this year. Col. Willard
Harrington will speak al Milton, w
T.. Stafford of ST. Johnsbury at Barnet,
Rev. VIM. n. Lonergan at White
River Junction, Hon. Frank Plumley
of Mortified at Montpelier, Hon.
led stanton of Roxbury at East
Montpelier and Mayor Gordon al
Barre.
Gov. Lowndes of Maryland has re-
Gently appointed Capt. Riley +,
Wright as chief Judge of the orphans
court of Baltimore. Judge Wright
is native of Coventry and will be
remembered by Grand Army men as
the captain of company II OF the 10th
Vermont regiment. lie went TO Bal
timore soon after the close Of the wal
and has since been a prominent law
yer there.
Special orders No. Ia from the adj
iutant-general's office announce the
resignation of First Lieut.. Charles A.
smith, of Co. II, LIST Regt., V. y. e.,
and his honorable discharge. Orders
No. 10 announce an election TO fill the
vacancies caused by the designations
OF Capt. A. G.. Eaton and Lieut.. Z. A.
Smith, and suggest April 3 at 1870
D. M, in Montpelier, as the time and
place Of such election.
w. IL. Gilmore, quartermaster gen.
eral of the Vermont National Guard,
was in Chester last week, perfecting
arrangements for the muster to be
held there the first part of August
next. The large barn on the Billings
farm was hired for the use OF horses,
and contracts were let for procuring
straw. The camp ground is located
one and l-half miles from Chester
village, the Rutland railroad passing
through it. Side tracks will be built
for the accommodation of the militia.
Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge, grand
marshal of the Grant parade, TO be
held on April 9th, has been assured
that Gov. Grout, with his staff and a
detachment of the Vermont militia,
would participate in the parade.
John Il. Donahue, national COM
nander of the Union Veterans legion,
expects to have not less than 1000
veterans in line. The LIST battalion
infantry of Virginia, Maj. }. u.
Johnson commanding, also has an
nounced its attention OF taking part
with $50 officers and men. A battalion
of four troops Of cavalry from Fort
Ethan Allen, commanded by Major
l.. L. Morris, will also be in attend
ance.
Capt. II. ID. Fillmore, who has just
passed successful examination Tor
promotion of major in the National
Guard, has been member of Co., II,
LIST regiment, Bennington since
March, 1881, when he enlisted a pri-
vate. He was promoted to corporal
August 81, sergeant June Is, 1882;
second lieutenant May s, 1883; first
lieutenant March :, 1890, and cap
tain September -, 1890. lie is book
keeper for the Bennington machine
works and treasurer for the Lasher
stocking company. The election of a
captain to succeed him has been or
dered for Tuesday evening, March 30.
There are two candidates for the
place, LIST Lieut.. O. w. Davis and 2nd
Lieut.. Eugene Stratton.