Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-01
Around the Campfire

A cablegram has been
from Col. Merritt Barrier viewed
United States army, saving ~ Ae
reached Yokohama, Japan. in "o lad
and that he was in good besi,b 'aieiv
Barber left Pownal, where b,s Ool
staying, for the PHILIPPINES "iie L
chief Of General Otis stan Il" Be
Edwin n. Wright Of Non,,.
armorer at the state arsenal M PIailef,
granted an increase in pension ~, IA
70 TO $50, with back pension sn,a ilol
ing to over $500. The incra .ol''.'
made because of chronic rhenraps.
and indigestion. Mr.. Wrigb,'. a'i'u
plication has been under cons;a. p
tion for four years.
Lieutenant Commander Wn n
Day, U. 5. N, of Bennington h.
been promoted to the rank Of .o ua'
mander Commander Day ep,esat
the navy as a midshipman in Iss5 osS
was appointed lieutenant commar a,iu
in 1896. He was executive Office ],
the cruiser New Orleans during ~
war with Spain. He is in Eurono !.
present on leave OF absence op
count Of his health.
Lieut.-Col. S. r. Jocelvn, Us
has returned from San Franci..a
with his family, to his Burling,oa
home, he having mustered ONT A.
last Of the volunteer troops returpin,
from the Philippines. lie is md,
orders to proceed TO Manila n Nm
his regiment and expects to sail FINN
New York about the first of Nar,b
He and Mrs. Jocelyn are in excellent
health.
Among the late arrivals AZ bs
Soldiers Home is Michael McNaUvd
Montpelier. At one time Mr. Ms.
Nally was a soldier in the British
army, but at the breaking out Of tbs
SPanish-American war he was h
Montpelier and enlisting In Co. a
Vermont volunteers, went to Chicks.
manga. Later he enlisted in the Pa
United States regiment and saw SCI.
vice in the Philippines, but was dip
charged short time ago on account
Of disability.
President Brown Of Norwich
has asked the parents Of
w. G. Spaflord TO present a portrait
Of their son TO be hung in Dewey hal
when completed. Mr. Spadord wssI
graduate OF Norwich University and
4 lieutenant of the artillery Of the
cadet corps OF that institution. Ne
enlisted as a bugler in Co. X Of Ben.
lington during the war with Spain
ana went with the Vermont regiment
10 Camp Thomas, where he died, b.
ng the first victim of the war from
Vermont.
Lieut.. Lawrence Il. Shields, who
lied recently in Rutland, Mass, was
20 years lieutenant in Fuller battery
About year ago he removed with
his family TO Boston, until Obliged to
70 to the hospital in Rutland suffer
ng with consumption. Lieut. Shields
vas veteran Of the rebellion, having
erved in the Union army four wears
nd was in 20 battles, including
gettysburg and Bull Run. lie hni
nlisted in 1861 in the 18th New YORK
Infantry and afterwards in a Mass
husetts regiment being in kearneyi
lie was a member Of Sedg.
lick Grand Army post at Bratte-
orc. Besides widow be leaves
hree children.
William Wallace Patch, who re-
emily died at his residence in Gales
urg, Ill.,, was born near LudIoF.
)uring the civil war he was in the
overnment service as railroad con
uctor, running trains in the souIh'
nd at one time saved Gen. sherman
nd his entire staff from capture, az
1t Gen. sherman never forgot AZ
re time Patch was in charge OF
ain running from Memphis, ana
en-. sherman and staff were On
bard, en- route to point near luA'
r Corinth. TIE engineer, by agree
Ient, stopped his train in a dense!
CODED section. apparently to take
alter for the engine. lmmedla'eh
,lleys were fired at the train. Paicn,
gardless of flying bullets, Jumpeu
ON the train, ran forward to tls
Igine, mounted il, revolver in haho'
ld gave the engineer the alternative
death or proceeding. The engineer
llenly complied, and the train drew
way before the rebels could reach i
ears after Gen. Sherman was SG
essing a crowd in Galesburg uS
,ticed Patch in the crowd and callea
IN TO the stand, as the man who hS'
we'd him from capture.