Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-20

/ Ell ldSI Week.
Ed Cooney OF Middlesex is a visitor at
John f. Benefits.
Mrs. S. e. Slack has gone to Hanover,
! n. H., for few weeks.
The band will give concert at the
Cong'l church Friday evening.
Selwyn Ordway has been engaged as as
sistant sawyer by Elmer Rowell.
Frank L. Jones returned from an ex-
tended Massachusetts, trip Thursday.
Mrs. r. d. Monkey, who has recently
spent few days in Barre, is now at home.
Almon B. Bicknell and Walter f. Smith
made short visit to Norwich last wsek.
Roy E. Rolfe and Will Noble went to
Randolph Friday evening for short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Corwin of Chel-
sea were visitors at Ben fuckers last
week.
Rev. Frank Page returned from Wealth
erstield Saturday, after visit of two
weeks.
Mrs. M. T. King spent last week in
Randolph as the guest of Miss Marion
Huntington.
Nathan G. Preston. whose SD birthday
anniversary was the 10th OF last Novem-
Der, has been quite sick for several days.
Mrs. Agnes Ord way Thayer OF Braintree
was called here last week by the illness of
her mother, Mrs. Minerva 0rdway, who
is SO years OF age.
AS part of the work done in his long
and useful life, Rev. Almon Shepard OF
East Randolph has to his credit ,343 SER
mons preached in this town.
Carl Hogt returned from Bethel last
week. He has bad wound upon his head
caused by a falling tree that he was cut
finn 1axg at tVppK hf.
Rev. John p. DeMerritt, formerly pas
tor of the Cong'l church of this place, was
recently elected commander OF Moses N.
Collins post, G. A. r., OF Exeter, n. II.
Mrs S. A. Cushmsn recently returned
from RoyaItoD, where she spent several
days as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Abby
f. Doyle. She celebrated her s0th birth
day Jan. Z.
1t is requested that members OF Whit
ney w. k. c. make point of being early
at the meeting on Saturday evening on
account OF joint session being held i'm
mediately after with the Post.
whitney post is making arrangements
tc hold campfire at q. A. X. han Satur
day evening. Capt. A. w. Davis Of While
River Junction will tell the story of his
capture and prison life experiences ia
rebeldom. The campfire viii follow the
RI gular meeting OF the post ana every
body, with his wife and other relatives, Is
invited to come and hear Capt Davis. The
campfire Will open as early as 7 80 o'clock,
probably.
The committees for 1SpS OF Whitney
post are as fotlows Memorial, Elihu
fuller, Il. w. Rolfe, James l.. Farnham
relief, Andrew j. Wills, K. w. Rolfe, Wal
lace W. Swan, James 81. Jones, Ora II.
Goodale; finance, Wallace w. Swan, VIM.
A. Danforth, Albert Whitney; entertain
ment, James l.. Farnhsm, Warren W.Par
ker, James NJ. Jones; conference, Warren
w. Parker, Chas. w. Goss, John Durkee,
A. j. Wills, Royal sauborn.
Mrs. S. T. Wills, president OF Whitney
w. II. c., announces the following COM
mittees for corps work: relief, Mrs. Ann /
Whitney, Mrs. Mary j. Durkee, Mrs Rose
L. Adams; executive, Mrs Clara w .Rolfe, |
Mrs. Emily A. Durrell, Mrs. Sena N. /
Farnham, Miss Minnie Allen, Mrs. Car /
lie s. Cilley; conference, Mrs. Mary j.
Durkee, Mrs. Ann Whitney, Mrs. Clara |
W. Rolfe, Mrs. Clara Il. Swan; auditing, /
Mrs. Alma Goss, Mrs. Garlic Cilley, Mrs. /
Flora Jones; II. and f., Mrs. Eva Tucker,
Mrs. Gracia Sargent, Mrs. Ellen Ordway, |
Chas A. Clifford has some interesting |
relics found by him in the days when the /
soldiers of the Union received for the dol I
lar that was their due thirty odd cents on
IN and capitalists paid only Thirty odd /
cents on the dollar for The gold hearing I
bonds they bought. The relies consist OF
a black oil 10th portfolio and the muster
roll of Co. /, 14th ". c. infantry. They
were picked up by him in the rebel fort
Gregg April 2, 1865. Fort Gregg was in
the outer line OF rebel works below Peters
bu. gh and was the last fort taken by as
sault after the lines around Petersburgh
had been broken. The rebels fought des
to retain possession OF this fort
but were driven from it by hot and
well. directed fire from the guns OF the 80
VT. battery, of which MIR. Clifford was
member. There were 55 dead bodies lying
in the fort when Mr.. Clifford and others
went to remove the cannon left in 1t by
he rebels, and under the first body the
portfolio end muster roll we're found. The
roll was dated Feb 2s, 1865, and contained
the names OF 20 men present, officers in
cluded, and Of seven deserters. The com
pany was commanded by Capt. Thomas b.
i3eail and appears to have been recruited
al Raleigh and Lexington, n. {. The roll
was upon paper of brown color that was
as coarse as straw wrapping paper but the
writing upon it was very neatly done
The men appear to have received no pay
from Dec. 81, 1868, to the date OF the roll.
The station OF the company was reported
to be near "os & II, Va"