Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-17
Around the Campfire.

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Hon. G. p. Hogan of st. Adams at
Montpelier.
Second Lieut.. John G. Norton, adj
jutant second (now third battalion,
First regiment of infantry, Vermont
National Guard, having rendered his
resignation, the same is accepted and
he is honorably discharged from the
service.
An election has been ordered to fill
the place of first lieutenant in
Company l., V. N. e., made vacant
by the resignation of First Lieut..
Delwin M. Shepley. The election
will take place in Newport on March
18th. Lieut.. Shepley has been hon
orally discharged.
Upon his own application, con-
Cured in by the battalion command
ers interested and approved by the
colonel of his regiment, Second Lieut..
Walter II. Sterling, adjutant first
(now second) battalion, First regi-
ment If infantry, Vermont National
Guard, is transferred to the present
third battalion of the regiment.
The G. A. r. post at West Charles
town held a very enjoyable campfire
last week Tuesday evening. Com
mander Calkins presided. The exer-
cises were good, consisting of recita-
tons by Mrs. Thomas, Miss Lou Bruce,
Nellie Piper and Myra Holton. Re-
marks were made by Chas. Wheeler,
N. III. Piper, Rev. M. Holman and j..
b. Holton.
Lieut.. Col. Edward B. Wiliiston Of
the Sd artillery, United States army,
who, it is understood, is to be APP
pointed colonel of one of the lei ar
tillery regiments recently provided for
by an act of Congress, is a Vermonter.
Col. Williston was graduated from
the Norwich university in 1855. Gen.
l.. G. Kingsley of Rutland was in the
class just below Col. Williston.
Company NJ, Vermont National
Guard of Burlington, is in debt about
$1,000, and the honorary members of
the company, who comprise some of
the best citizens Of the city, have been
appealed to to liquidate the debt. The
advisory board-of the honorary mem
bers have sent each member a note
asking him to contribute something
toward a fund to wipe out the 81, 600.
Brooks Post, No. 13, of Montpelier
officially notifies this department to
beware of a fraud known as "Harry
Howard, the drummer boy" The
charges briefly recited are, that he
borrowed money of that post, making
no attempt to return the same, and
that he represented that he was a
member of Barnes Post, Gouverneur,
N. Y, which proved Ito be utterly
false.
The Brainard Niles camp, No. 3,
Sons of Veterans, was mustered at
West Fairlee Friday, March A, with
10 members. The muster took place
in G. A. II. hall, #. ii. Niles acting
as mastering officer. After muster,
the following officers were installed by
f. II. Niles as installing officer: Cap
tain, Norton Il. Thurber; lst lieuten-
ant, Walter II. Kenney; I'd lieutenant,
Austin A. Hill.
Judge Hugh Henry of Chester,
whose appointment to the office of
pension agent for Vermont and New
Hampshire was confirmed by the SEN
ate last month, has decided not to
take possession of the office, which is
now held by a Democrat, until near
the end of the present fiscal year, in
June. 1t is rumered that ultimately
the Office will be removed from New
Hampshire to some convenient point
in Vermont.
AT the division headquarters of the
Sons of Veterans last week a vote of
the division council was taken as to
where the next division encampmcnt
be held. The two places ask
ing for il were Randolph and Mont
pelier and a majority voted for Mont
1t is the intention of those
the matter in charge to have
the members of the encampment take
excursion TO the Barre granite
quarries sometime during their stay in
Montpelier.
Information is requested to be fur
nishcd by post commanders through
their adjutants; by department Off
and comrades generally, through
their post commanders, to the assist
ant adjutant general of The depart
ment, for information of department
and commander-in-chief,
Of all cases OF honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines OF the
war for the suppression of the rebel
ion, who are insane and confined in
homes, almshouses, or are
being cared for by their families or
such unfortunates not being
admitted t state or national homes. |
A Peculiar Pension Case.
Amos Calkins, a soldier of the war
If 1872, took but a license to wed