Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-04
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G, A. r.
General Orders Relating to the Encamp-
ment Mt Cincinnati September x to TO-

ment mt Cincinnati September 5 to 10.
,Follqwipg are a portion of the orders is
sued from, the headquarters OF the De-
partment Of Vermont Grand Army of the
Republic
l. The Thirty-second National Encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army of the Republic
occurs at Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 5-10, 1898.
The following Information is given in re-
gard to headquarters train
The official route Is as follows: Via
Swanton, VT, o. & l.. C. II. r., to Nor
wood, N. y; N. Y. c. to Buffalo; l.. S. &
NJ. S. to Cleveland; Big -Four to Cincn-
natl.
The round trip rate from principal sta
tons In Vermont, on all railroads in Ver-
mont, to Cincinnati and return will be
*lh6', except from stations on the Montpe-
ier and Wells River r. r.. tickets will he
sold to Montpelier and return at conven-
ton rates.
Tickets good starting Sept s-5, return
Ing leaving Cincinnati not earlier than
Sept 9Th nor later than Sept. 18th.
Sleeping Cars-Wagner palace sleeping
cars have been chartered to run through
from st. Adams, VT, to Cincinnati, Ohio,
without change.
Itinerary Of trains leaving Vermont
Saturday. Sept. 3d. 1923. From points on
the Passumpsio Division of the Boston e.
Maine r. r., take train leaving St. Johns
bury, VI, at 800 p. m, via the st. j. & L..
c. r. r. Those living on that road taking
same train due at Swanton. VT. at 7:22
p. m. From Brattleboro, VT, and points
north on the B. & NJ. r. r.. to Windsor,
and from points on the Central Vermont
r. r., take No. 66 Mall train, due at ST.
Adams at $40 p. m. From points on the
Rutland r. r. and Bennington g. Rutland
r. r.. take No. 66 Mall train, arriving at
Huntington 4:l5 p. m, connecting with
train due at st. Adams at $40 p. m. The
through chartered sleeping cars will be
| found In the depot at St. Adams on ar
rival Of Mail train at $40 y. m. and they
can be occupied at once by those holding
tickets for space therein. Train leaves St
Adams at G.55 p. m, due at Swanton 7:1i
p. M, where those coming from points
East via ST. Johnsoury will join. This
| through fast express train will be due a,
Buffalo. n. Y, Sunday. 98 a. m, EAST
efn time) leaving at once via the l.. s. &
M. 8. K. r., due at Cleveland. Ohio, nj
los p. m, where q holt will be made until
$50 p. m. At 800 p. m. a short service
Will be held at the rnausoleum of the Ma
| tons mar,yred President Garfield. con.
sistlng Of music by the Department band
singing and short speeches. The freedom
of the city has been kindly extended the
/ Department by Mayor McKisson. The
train arrives at Cincinnati at $50 a. m.
Monday, where Accommodations at the Gilt
son House have been secured. Headquar.
ters will be established there.
| The parade will take place Wednesda,
a m. Sept. 18th, and has been planned &c
! be over the clean and asphalted streets
OF the central part OF the city and wi.
not exceed two miles march. The Com
\ mander cordially invites Vcrmonters tc
Join the Department, as the trip promises
TO be a pleasant one and the parade will
not be fatig1ing.
The Lyndonville Military Band of q
pieces having been appointed the Depart.
ment band will accompany the train and
furnish music when required.
Friends OF the G. A. r. or those who
contemplate visiting Chicka manga and de.
sire accommodations on this train to Gin.
| cinnau will notify the Asst. Adjutant
| General as early as possible that sufficient
sleeping car Accommodations may be pro
v!ded.
Special round trip tickets will be on sale
in Cincinnati to Chattanooga good foui
days at $500 and for ten days at S7.25 each
Information is wanted by Francis Ro,
of East Ware. y. H., late private in Co
X, nth Vt Vols, OF any comrade who
knew said Roy In the service and particu
larry any comrade who was in what wal
called the Little York Crowd" at Har
risburg, Pa, in the summer of 1865.
BY command of
l.. b. HARRIS,
Dept Commander.
EDWIN l.. WELLS,
Asst Adiutant Gen'L