Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-23
Around the Campfire.


NJ. Winslow Farnham of Westfield
has been invited by unanimous vote
of Post Bailey, G. A. r., North Troy,
TO deliver the address next Memorial
day.
Judge Powers has introduced a bill
to increase the pension of Mary M
Strong, widow of the late Brig. Gen.
Thomas J. Strong; also petition ac-
companying the same.
Barney Cannon, Jr., in behalf OF
Stoughton post, G. a. r., has ar
ranged with Rev. O. ). Davis, Ph.
i d.. of Springfield TO deliver the
Memorial Day address At Bellows
Falls the coming year.
Company 4, V. n. g., of Rutland
has decided to give 'female min
strel" performance at some future
time during the week following Eas-
ter. Che first part will be given en-
/ tirely by women and the men will
only figure in the olio.
The second annual military ball Of
Co. b. Isl Regt., y. n. G., will be held
at ST. Adams Jan. IL. Music for
dancing will be furnished by both a
! full band and orchestra Refresh
ments will b. served by Coon, the
Burlington caterer Invitations viii
be issued by the first Of January
The sRoll of the Sixth Co., a COM
pany which was raised in ST. Johns
bury and vicinity during the war Of
/ 1872, has been loaned to the museum
by George 9. Barnes of Newport, \.
/ II. Although the paper Is yellow
with are, the names. in nearly every
instance, are remarkably distinct.
The first meeting Of the committee
Of the Army OF the Potomac to ar
range for the erection at Washington
Of statue OF Gen. George b. Ne.
Clelan, was held in Brooklyn, y. y,
last week. Two thousand dollars
have been received. II was decided
that the sum to be raised is $4,000
for the statue only, Congress, accord
TO precedent, providing the site and
pedestal.
Cyrus Dolby, formerly OF Middle
bury, is the first and only colored per-
son to be admitted to the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. Mr.. Dolby en-
listed az Fair Haven in 1862 and was
assigned 60 the list United States in
fanlrv. For several years he has been
an inmate OF the Home at Bath, N. u,
but being badly affected with heart
disease, he preferred the Home in
Vermont.
The Howard post, &. \. r., camp
fire at Luncnburg passed oil to the en-
tire satisfaction of the large audience !
which gathered TO hear Major Hem }
dershot's tine drumming, and his ac-
complished son, who is one Of the
best filters in the country. During the 4
evening Hon. r. ID. Hale adj
dressed the audience and there were
fine recitals by Miss Cleora Silsby and /
singing by the Merry Maids. Sixty
seven dollars were realized.
Gen. Gilmore camp, No. l6, 5. Of
", Of Williamstown chose these Off
GERS at their annual meeting.
Captain, f. G. Little; first lieutenant. /
j. A. Perry: second lieutenant, Horace
Hcbard; qualtermaster. James Greg. /
DRY; first ,ergeant, Gail Seaver; chap 1
lain, w. +. Ganger; sergeant Of the /
guard, A. G.. Smith; c. sergeant, I. ID. I
Poland; corporal guard, ID. II. Staples;
picket guard, Bert Norris; camp coun-
Gil, Henry Cross, ID. Daily, a. G..
Smith; delegate, j. a. Perry; alternate, |
james Gregory.
Special orders No. Al have been is
sued from the adjutant generals office
as follows: The following named Of
ticers, nominated by the commandant
Of cadets, reported Dec. 20, 1897. for
TO Bvt. Maj. Gen. Theo-
dOre :. Peck. adiutant and inspector
general, president OF the board of Of
ficers appointed to meet at Burlington
by special orders No. 80 current Sc
ries from this Office: First Lieut.. Ar
thur L. Winslow, Norwich cadets. V.
n. c., Second Lieut.. Paul a. Dins-
moor, Norwich cadets, V. y. G.
Rev. L. c. Cummings died at Port
land. Me-, Tuesday. lie was born in
Albany, Me-, September ,, 1875. and
entered Bowdoin college in 1874. but
ON account OF poor health did not
his course until 1858. He
graduated from the Bangor Theo-
logical school in 1851. The following
wear he became pastor of the Brewer
congregational church and in 1850
pastor Of the Congregational church
of st. JOhnsbury. lie served through
he war as chaplain Of the 18th Yer !
mont regiment, of which Redfield {
Proctor was colonel. At the close OF ,
he war he travelled extensively i'm !
Europe and was an eyewitness of {
many of the stirring scenes al the
lose of the Franco-Prussian war. In
IeI3 he was appointed provisional {
Drofcs sOr Of mental and moral phil I
,sophy at Bowdoin, his engagement =
eliminating at the end Of The wear. G
since that time he has devoted him