Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
Around the Campfire

Col. o. d. Clark, who has been on
the sick list, is able to be out.
Mai. C. L. Woodbury. Of Burlihg-
ton is i'll with malarial fever at Annis-
ton, Ala.
Homer Minard OF the Ninth Mas
sachusetts is dangerously Ill with fever
at Montpelier.
Edgar Linton of Company II, is
very sick with fever at the Heaton
hospital at Montpelier.
Commodore Philips Of the Texas,
who has been visiting in Brandon, re-
turned to duty Sept. ~.
Lieut.. Com. Williams p. Day, a
Bennington boy, has succeeded Capt.
Folger in command of the cruiser
New Orleans.
ID. l.. Chaflce, gunner on the bat
tleship Oregon, has been visiting his
mother in South Burlington. He is
a native Vermonter.
Private George f. Barlow of Co. L.,
Newport, died Friday at the Fort
Ethan Allen hospital oftyphoid fever.
His death is the l4th in the regiment.
A leading city paper in its Sunday
editions says that among the regi-
ments that Gen. Miles has selected 10
be sent TO Porto Rico TO assist In the
reorganization OF that island, accord
ing TO the plans that may be adopted
by the peace commission, is the First
Vermont. The commissioning OF two
new lieutenants for Company X, so
soon before the expected time for the
regiment TO be mustered out, would
go little towards substantiating the
truth OF the rumor.
o. X. and G. j. Williams OF Gard
ner, Mass, members OF Company F..
Second Massachusetts regiment, are
visiting their parents in Jacksonville.
Both men appear to be in fairly good
health, although one OF them is very
thin, having just recovered from an
attack OF pneumonia, with which he
has been Ill since he landed in this
country. Both men went through
the entire Cuban campaign with their
regiment. Their company was fortu-
nate in sustaining slight losses.
Maj. S. p. Jocelyn is at his home in
Burlington, having been ordered to
Vermont TO muster out the Vermont
regiment. Maj. Jocelyn has just re-
turned from Washington, where he
was called in consultation concerning
the New York troops, which he mus
tered into the service. The furloughs
of the men OF the Vermont regiment
expire Oct. 3. II is expected that the
companies will be mustered out at
their own armories but no order 10
that effect has been issued. A request
that this be done was made by Gov.
Grout.
The reunion OF the l4th Vermont
regiment was held at vergennes last
week Wednesday, about rs members
being present. The officers elected
for two years ensuing are: H. A. Pond
OF Castleton, president; +. A.Shepard
OF Fair Haven, secretary; G. 4. Bush
OF Burlington, treasurer. AT the
meeting at ? p. m. an address on the
battle Of Gettysburg by Burton w.
Potter of Worcester, Mass, was read.
Eighteen members OF the regiment
have died during the past year. 1t
was voted not to hold campfire in
the evening, and the next meeting to
be held at Castleton in September,
1900.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Sept. 8,
was largely devoted to the accounts of
the Grand Army parade in that city
the day before. 1t had the following
about the Vermont department. 1.-The
Lyndonville band piloted the way for
the Vermont delegation. just behind
was shown banner that aroused the
greatest applause of the parade. 1t
read ''Our Dewey did it.v A
sturdy citizen of Montpelier carried
the announcement, and he looked as
If he and the rest of them were more
than proud Of their schoolmate whose
achievements will take a place in his
tory where such names as Paul Jones
and Farragut are prominent. The
Vermonters wore sprigs Of green pine
in their hats, emblematic of their
homes in the Green Mountain state.
The annual reunion OF Companies
B and f of the 5th Vermont regiment
of volunteers was held at the Grand
Army hall in Middlebury Friday.
Comrade james Sneedon of Waltham
gave a shor. address of welcome and
addresses were also given by Comrade
Parmlee Of Bristol and DIR. E. p. Rus
sell (Co. FL of Middlebury. The an
nual reunions have been omitted for
the past three years and this meeting
was called for the purpose of reor-
ganization. James Sneedon was
elected president; Albert English OF
East Middlebury was made vice pres
ident; Charles E. Youtt of Middle
bury was made secretary and treas
urer and the following committee on
arrangements was elected: Walter J.
Newton of Middlebury, Edward