Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-10
THE REUNION,
Closing Exercises at Dewey
Park Yesterday.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
A Most Successful Meeting.
List of Vetrans Present.

At 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon
the comrades gathered at Dewey Park
and social discussion on various sub
iects followed. The election of Off
GERS began shortly after ] l O'Clock, the
last years officers being all unani-
mously reelected. They are as fol-
lows: Geo. II. Conner of Barre, presi-
dent: John r.. Wilson of Worcester,
secretary and treasurer. Vice prcsi-
dents: L. II. Thurston, Barre city;
Eli Holden, Barre town: G. p. Leon
ard, Berlin; +. l.. Knapp, Cabot: j..
+. Hammond, Calais: John A. Dur
kce, DuXbury: Gilbert Shortt, East
Montpelier: Stephen Johnson, Fays-
ton: W. p. Martin, Marshtield b. j..
Chamberlain, Middlesex: George W.
Colby, Montpelier: Sylvanus Reyes
Moretown Horace W. Thresher,
Mortified: Ezekiel Skinner, Plain
field: C. II. Rich, RoXbury: Henry
Brown, Warren; w. w. McAllistcr,
Waitsfeld: A. X. Smalley. Water
bury: L. w. Haskell Woodbury.: G.
w. Richardson, Worcester.
At noon recess was taken till
O'Clock in the afternoon, at which time
good sized crowd gathered and an
enjoyable hour followed.
The matter of the time and place
of holding the next reunion was left
with tine officers of the association tC
decide.
Speeches were made by comrades
from all over the county and else
where, among them being Comrades
Geo. B. Hall of Northiield, &. o.
Boycc of Montpelier, George Herrick OF
Middlesex, II. II. Lee of Rutland
VIM. Dillon Of Putnamsyille and Capt
c. A. Bond of Gloversville, N. Y.
There were songs by Capt. Hutch
inson of Montpelier and +. l.. Knapp
of Cabot. President Conner ther
| closed the meeting with few brie1
remarks, thanking all for making
this reunion, in spite of the rainy
weather, one of tn, best the associa
ton has ever held. A vote Of thanks
was rendered w. w. Lapoint for hi
offer of the opera house for the camp
fire in case the weather was sucl
it could not be held at the park, ant
another vote of thanks was extended
| to the electric road for the courteSies
they extended, and to the ladies o.
Barre and Montpelier for the dinne
they furnished Wednesday.
| At three O'Clock the Dewey Parl
Vaudeville Co. gave an entertainment
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all
Last year y veterans registered
with the secretary, but this year tn
number was 1874. Below we Civ
the names and addresses Of the vet
Grams who registered this year. TN
bills are all paid and there is none,
enough in the treasury to ensure
successful reunion next year.
George Z. Conner, Barre: j. Il
Wilson, Worcester: G. W. kiddcr
Montpelier, II. Eaton, Montpelier
John Brassaw, Barre, l.. II. Thurston
Barre; {. ID. Carpenter, Barre; Fran
T.. Marsh, East Calais: j. w. Leonard
East Calais; Orrn Daley, Montpelier
LII. Elliott, Waterbury; j. ii. SLEEP
or, Waterbury; L. Meyes, Cabot; W
p. Martin, Marshfeld; G. W. Colby
Montpelier; Ira A. Washburn, Mont
pelier.
j. w. Currier, North Troy; II. II
Lee, Rutland: II. b. Johnson, Orange
b. G. Stone, Sharon; l.. w. Porter
Worcester; George b. Hall, NORTH
field; S. w. benjamin, Montpelier
George Whitcher, Plaintield; Georg
w. Wise, Barre; Ezekiel Skinner
Painted: Willard Dillon, Putnams
Vile; p. S. Hudson, Marshtied: G. II
Stone, Waterbury Center; Charlie
Sharkey, Barre; Charles "A. Aims
worth, Montpelier; John Birtel, Mont
pelier; Lucius l.. Goodwin, Montp,
lier.
Alpha Parker, fillmore; Stillma
Lawrence, Montpelier; G. w. Hunt
Barre; Sylvanus Reyes, Moretowr
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