St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-27
RE0IMENTAL REUNION.
The Boys of the Third Vermont Renew
Memories of the War.

1he b0yA OF IuC
Memories of the War.
The survivors of the Third Vermont
Regiment met in Grand Army hall Friday
afternoon and held their 18th annual
reunion. Nearly so veterans were pres
ent and the list as given below indicates
how far some of them came to the gath
ering.
Daniel Skinner of Barton presided at
the business meeting and Gov. S. E. Pin
gree of Hartford was secretary. The
following officers were elected for the
year ensuing:
Pres, Owen R. Vesper, Springfield,
Mass.
Vice-Pres T. 0. Seaver Woodstock.
Sec and Treas, S. E. Pingree, Hartford.
Executive committee, H. c. Newell,
Carlton Felch, Charles H. Woodbury., all
of St. Johnsbury.
1t was voted to hold the next reunion
in St. Johnsbury. The following deaths
werereported for the past year: Co. B, A.
M. Story of Fairfax; Co. D, Capt. F. {.
Harrington of East st. Tohnsbury; Coo,
Robert c. Barnes OF North Hyde Park,
Levi F. Badger of DanviIle; Co. H,
William Kelton OF Berkshire. Consul
Fletcher died at his post in Genoa dur
ing the year, being a member of the
Third Vermont, but had never been home
to ioin the association of survivors.
The Woman's Relief Corps served an
excellent dinner, after which there were
impromptu speeches from the veterans.
The speakers included Col. T. O. Seaver
of Woodstock; 0. r. Vtsper; Capt. Hor-
ace French of West Lebanon; Comrade
Lyon of Co. D; Col. W. H. Hubbard of
Lyndon; Comrade Lane of Springfield,
Mass; Rev. James F. Gray of West Derby;
Marshall Montgomery OF st. Johnsbury
and ex-Gov Pingree. Mr.. Vesper gave
by request little personal history. His
grandfather was in the battle at Platts-
burg in the war of 1912, and on his
mothers side his great grandfather was
a captain in the revolutionary war.
Both Mr.. Vesper and his father were in
the same company in the civil war
and seven of his cousins also en-
listed. He is. the only one living
of the nine who served in the civil war.
Mr.. Vespers two sons enlisted in the
Second Massachusetts, in the Spanish
American war. The youngest boy died
Aug. 10, 1898. at Santiago and the
brother died one week later on board
the transport Mobile and was buried at
sea. Arthur F. Stone spoke OF Consul
Fletcher in Genoa and OF his faithful ser
vice there and also brought greetings
from William H. Orne of San Francisco.
Mr.. Orne lett the CALIFORNIAN office in
1861 to enlist in Co. c and has lived in
San Francisco the greater part of his
life since the war. For nearly dozen
years he has been totally blind but he
keeps in touch with his old comrades and
last year sent letter and this year sent
greetings by Mr.. Stone.
An interesting event in connection with
the reunion was the introduction to the
regiment of Mrs. George W. Young by
Major N. P. Bowman. Mrs. Young was
an army nurse and as Miss Lucy New
ton was well remembered by several of
the veterans present. Sne was made an
honorary member of the association.
Following is a list of the members
present and their present address:
TO. Seaver, Woodstock, Col. 3rd In
fantry; Dr. H. c. Newell, st. .Johnsbury
surgeon; W. H. Hubbard, Lnydon Cen.
ter, Lit. Col N. P. Bowman, st. Johns
bury, paymaster, Honorary member);
CO. A. Daniel Harvey, West Barnet
S. M. Farrow, So. Peacham; L. S. Nye
East Coventry;
Co. B. L. b. Livingston, Sergeant
North Troy; H. D. Chamberlin, Jay
John P. Buzzell, West Burke; DAME
Skinner, Barton;
Co. c. Vim. H. Stimson; g. H. Farr
ham; Everett K. Heath, Newbury; 1oh
A. Paddock, ST. Johnsbury; H. H. Pacl
err, West Burke; Carlton Felch, st. John
bury; Henry c, Stevens, Sergt., Ea'
Co. D. E. A. Grow, Evansville; L. |
Niles, West Charleston; S. A. Grow
Barton Landing; Cornelius McGol
Irasburg
20. L. OsOlBc M Ldle, opll Sllel
Mass;
Co. F. 0. R. Vesper, Springfield
Mass; Horace French, West Leblanc
N. H.
Co. G. George c. Latham, Alliso
Iowa; Albert H. Jenkins, East Burk
James F. Gray, West Derby Isaac
Moore, McIndoe Falls; George DeCam
St. Johnsbury; ]. N. Sargent, Ea
Peacham; Harvey II. Judkins, Barne
Co. H. d. X. Gichrist, Monroe, N.
Charles Prouty, East st. Johnsbury.
Co. l. Lieut-Col. {. H. Woodbury.,
Johnsbury; Naham E. Harvey, Lane;
ter, n H.; Alonzo d, Parker, Lunenbur
Co. K Sergt. Rufus M. Pray, Sou
Woodbury.; 0. H. Woods, Passumps
Cutler A. Chamherlin, Lisbon, N. H.
NJ Abbott, West Barnet; Jacob Fa
East Hardwick.