Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
NAT OVAL G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
Arrangements For the Attendance of tn 9
NcImnnt De eratinn

Gen. F. G. Butterfield. department COM
Tander of the Vermont q. A r., has issu-
ed a general order in relation to the an
nual national encampment Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic which is TO 5e held
at Philadelphia September to inclusive.
The department headquarters will leave
Newport on saturday morning, September
md at 7:l5, on the regular mail train, 10
which will be attached "A special car going
to New London without change, arriving
a Brattleboro at 1H0 p. m, where a stop
of two hours will bo made: thence via
Central Nesmont to New London arriving
in the evening; thence by boat to New
York and Jersey city where passengers
will be landed directly at the railroad sta
ton; thence over Il. n O. railroad to Phil
adeiphia, arriving there about noon, sun
day.
The department commander says that
while II is by no means considered iUdis-
pensible it would be gratifying 10 have the
officers attached to headquarters wear
blue suits, double breasted sack coats
with c. A. r. buttons black army hats
with gold cord, and the members of the
department the usual G. A. r. uniforms.
In relation to routes it is announced that
the railroads have granted the veterans
substantially one fare for the round trip
although there is a slight variation in the
rates The cost of round trip tickets is
as follows: On the b. X NJ. Derby Line
Sl2,G via New London; Derby Line SIP Is
via Springfield; ST. Johnsbury sl0,45 via
New London; St. Johnsbury sl095 Via
Springfield. on the G. V. X. Il. from Bur-
lington via New London $500; Burlington
via Springfield sl0.65.
The Rutland railroad has also arranged
n variety of interesting trips for the menu
bers of the @. \. r. Special tickets will
be good going September LIST to 9TH inclu-
sive and good returning to leave Phla-
do nd n -,
homo until September 10, Inclusive. except
by deposit OF return ticket with Joint
agent in Philadelphia and payment of ID
cents the return limit will be extended
until September Goth, 1899, 1t will not he
necessary for return tickets to be signed
by the joint agent unless passengers de-
sire the extension of limit
Round trip tickets via Bellows Falls,
New Lcndon, Norwich line steamers to
New York and the Royal Blue line ~. ana
o. r. RI to Philadelphia or via the Penn
sylvania RAILROAD from New York 10 Phil
aielphla will be sold for 81 from all sta
tons on the Rutland between Burlington
and Middlebury inclusive and other sta-
tions in proportion.
Going via Rutland. Troy. y. Y c. and
II. r. l.. r, TO New York Royal Blue line
tB and o. r, RI to Philadelphia, or by
the Pennsylvania railroad from New York
to Philadelphia the rate from Burlnsto
will be Sl065 and from other stations in
proportion.
Going via Rutland, Troy, the Citizens
night line steamers to New York, and the
Royal Blue line (B. and o. r. r. 70 Phil
adelphia, or via the Pennsylvania sailroad
II ON New York to Philadelphia the rate
from Burlington will be $3.50, while The
same trip made by the Peoples line
steamers from Albany to New lork will
cost 1855 from Burlington and fIom Other
stations in proportion. In each instance
the return trip is to be made over the
route used in going to Philadelphia,
1t can be seen that unusually satisfaC-
tory arrangements have been made fcC the
tiip of the Vermont veterans to Philadel-
phia and large NUMBER are expected to
take advantage of the opportunity to visit
Nov York and Philadelphia