Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
WELCOME.
The Greeting
To Company l.
Afer an Absence of Four MonIhS..-
ThOsn Who Returned and Reports Of
the Others.

After an absence OF four months. four .
weeks Of which were spent al Fort Ethan /.
Allen aud tue remainder a; Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga, Ga, Company /, Of The .
First Vermont regiment, returned 10
BrittleborO Sunday on furlough Of 30
days
When the train bringing the company
rolled in TO the depO, at ! :j3, the Brattlr-
boro band, Fuller Battery, Beauseant
conmandery of Knights Tempar, the
Boys Battalion aud detachment OF the
Grand Army were drawn up in line to
meet the soldiers. After the friends Of
the boys had shaken hands with them and
congratulated them upon their safe re-
turn, the company formed in the rear of
the depot and followed the escortiug or
gAniz atoms up Main street to the Brooks
House. During the march the band play
ed Onward Christian Soldiers
The crowd which greeted the soldiers up
on their return, although not nearly a,
large a the one which was present Al their
drpar'U %. was very enthusiastic AMI the
boys Werr cheer'd all along their line OF
march. Many people who intended l1 bee
present eNprc ed tn train 10 arrive la'r..
Upon reaching the Brooks House the
company WAS brought to Company Front"
and Hon j. l.. M,rin made the speech
of welcome. Following are Mr.. Martiu's
1 remarks:
"SpcAkiur ia behalf Of this whole com
/ munlty | wish To- say 10 You, volunteer sol
| d,ers, that We most fully appreciate the
/ fact that by your enlistment, your constan.
! readiness for service on the bAttl-fi ia or
/ wherever required, the manner in which
| YOU have faced sickness aud even death in
/ your ranks, you have bravely performed
! your greatest patriotic duty to YOUR coun-
try aud have added additional glory to the
national fig. W. welcome you home
again. II is like the welcome 10 an aff-c-
tonate child having been necessarily abb
sent and returning 70 the fond embraces
/ OF loving mothers arms, with the heart
throb5ing with emotion, and in tears Of
joy
After thanking the various organiza-
tiOus for taking part in the parade and the
Soldiers Aid society in behalf % the town.
/ the speaker continued: This community
/ can extend no hrartier welcome 10 is sol
dieIs upon their return to the Green Noun
tain state than To wish that their fond-st
hopes may be fully r,a II d aud that they
may meet with 10 disappointment in the
anticipated meeting with the loved ones At
home"
When the speaker la finished, the boys
were given three cheers by the crowd,
three cheers by the Battery and three
cheers by the knights Templar Capt.
Ha;gh then gave the mel the formal order
to report at Fort Ethan Allen Oct. /, and
ordered them to break ranks and 90 into
the Brooks House where dinner would be
served TO them The dinner was in charge
Of the Soldiers Aid society. Rev. Mr..
Merriam offered prayer before the dinner
was served
Following is list of the men who re-
turned with the company Sunday: Capt
W. 1. Haigh: Leutenants j. II. Estey
and +. B. Putnam Sergeants c. II. Davis.
F. c. Dunklee, Geo. NJ Whitney. J. c..
Sullivan; Corporals l.. II. Henkel, w. Il.
Perry, II. NJ. Swift, Thomas Lillis: Musi.
clan +. S. Brasor; Artficer j. c. Henkel:
Wagner a. l.. Perham: Privates VIM
Ahrens, W. A. Beden, +. c. Bingham. c.
d. Boyden Geo. Brockingtou, Geo. Cain.
j. j. Clune. L. l.. Col ms, j Cummings,
L. +. Cutler, VIM. Duulevy, W. =. Dupee,
{. II. Evans, +. II. Golden, Z. W Golden
VIM, Heard, {. b. Hall, c. A. Harring-
ton, Dan O'Nell, L. O. Horton. j. V.
Johnson, F. c. Knapp, NJ. J. Lynch. W.
+. Martin, L. II. Miller, i. Ii. Perry, c.
G Robinson, W. T. Ryan, B. NJ. S,Xton.
NJ. J Sherry, l.. II. Slater, F. A. Stone,
II. NJ. Taylor +. l.. WIisley, f. f. Young
Band Master +. l. Swift, Sergeant Z. J.
Henkel, Corpral A.N d. Piper and Privates
| Dan Cavanaugh, Peter Cummings, J. Long
TLynch, G. A. Martin, Herman Merber. r.
Q. Ware and (. j. Waterman were already
in town, most of them being in poor health,
Private |. NJ. Robb is at his home in Green
River.
Privates B. w. Adams, S. P. Ducham,
+. W. Holt and Raymond left the train at
| Charlestown, to go to their homes in
Springfield F. K. Ducham was already at
his home on a sick leave.
Privates +. H. Richar son and G.. c..
King stopped at Bellows Falls. Musician
Dodge was also at Bellows Falls having left
the camp Saturday. Private f. H. Went
worth was at his home in Milton, y. H.,
on 10 days furlough.
PIivates Cutler, Dufee, 7. Golden, F.
Golden, Hail. Knapp and Taylor were tax
en- TO their homes in Hnsdale Sunday after
noon in a barouche.
Corporal Young, Wagner Bovey and
Privates Baker and Defiance are at Camp
Olympia on duty; Privates Haskell and
McNeigh are on duty in the hospital corps,
and Privates VIM. Toomey and Michael
Guiheen are i'll in the hospital at Camp
Olympia. Quartermaster Sergeant j. l..
Elmer came home from camp Yesterday
| morning