Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-14
VETERANS
Meet For Their Annual
Reunion At
Dewey PARK
Old Soldiers Meet As Com.
rades Once More

/
Washington County Veterans Asso
citation is grand success. The at
tendance yesterday was very larg'
and at the campfire In the evening
the pavilion was completely filled
Much disappointment was felt be
cause most of the speakers failed tt
put In an appearance, but Gen. w
| w, Grout was there as usual, because
besnever fails the veterans, and con.
tributed much to the evenings en-.
tertainment by clear and interest
ing story Ut the battle of Bennington
and also Of the part Vermont took in
the famous battle Of Gettysburg.
The aSso iation now numbers 3O3,
and has lost but IA members by death
since 1t was started three years ago.
At the afternoon meeting yester
day the neurology committee report
ed the death of nine members since
the last reunion.
The following officers were also
elected: President, George T. Con-
ner, Barre; secretary and treasurer,
John r. Wilson, Worcester: vice pres.
idents, l.. H. Thurston, Barre City;
Eli Holden, Barre Town; G p Leon
ard, Berlin; F L. Knapp, Cabot; j. F.
Z, Hammond, Calais: John A. Durkee
l,afsy; Gilbert Shortt, East Mont
y n Vi sgi,ss !; !; & / "a! Z /.
lin, Middles-x; George W. Colby,
NJ jntpelier: Sylvanus Keyes, More
town; Horace W. Threshe-, North
field; Ezekiel Skinner, Plainhcld: G.
Fl. Rich, Roxbury: Henry Brown,
Warren: W. w. McAllister, Waits
tield B. c Stone, Waterbury: l.. W.
Haskell, Woodbury.: c W. Kicpard-
son, Worcester; J. l.. Moseley, North
field. N crology committee, l.. NJ
Montpelier: S. A. Rich
ardson, Roxbury; G. A Hall, North.
field.
The camp fire began promptly at
40 the Montpelier Drum Corps play
ing stirring Selection to call it to or |
1er FIRST Oh the p,ogram was we'll |
ala! ed >electi II by me Boys orches-
.ra. Next Game duet hv l.. M.
Au'chinsUn of Monro' ier and Dr.. f.
]. Foster uf Waterburv. alter which
Olmstead OF Montpelier gave
Recitation. He was followed by
Mrs. Nat Corliss OF this city who sang
Break the News to Mother" In a
'ery touching manner.
After all had sung Marching
Through Georgia, remarks were call.
d for from Comrades Hodge of Min
esota, Dutton of Iowa, Thompson Of
iiSSouri, and kneelaud of Mexico.
)nly one responded, Mr.. Thompson OF
1issouri. He spoke very briefly ex.
ressing his great pleasure at being
resent, and said he was where there
'ere only few veterans and no G. A.
posts
After another sell ction by the or.
hestra Gen. J. H. Lucia OF Mon =
elier, department. commander of the
'ermont G.. A. R., was introduced.
|e excused himself from speaking at
myth tecuuse he had not expected
be called upon, as his duty was to
eet the other speakers and escort
lem to the park. He gave the rea. .
n why they did not come. Then be
'oceeded to tell about the next ma.
onal encampment, which will be
Id at Clevelxsd next m nth. The
,ntral Vermont had been selected as
e official route for Vermont veter-
IS. The special train would leave .
Saturday, Sept. 7. at 3.55, ,
ID would 60 to Buffalo via Montreal,
e Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley
ilroadS. From Buffalo the remain 1
r of the trip could be made either
the Lake Shore s. Michigan South
q or by boat.
The fare would be 1890 from all
e upper part Of the state, Sl3.25
)m Bethel and 1880 from Royal
n. From all points below 1t would
$13 rs the same as from all points o
ntrolled by the Boston & Maine.
He was trying TO make arrange
'nts for side trip to Niagara Falls
the Sunday they would spend In
ffalo on their way out. As for room
IRE were many boarding houses that
cred them for 35 cents to 81 q day.
ais could be obtained for 25, 35 and
cents each. There would be am 81
quarters for those who did not :.
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