Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-27

The fifth annual reunion of Wind
sor county veterans was held Nednes-
day, the 18th inst, at Barnard IN the
grove al the head of Silver lake. Every
body prayed for fair weather that could
pray. and those that could not got their
best friends to pray for good day. so at
sunrise the weather appeared to be all that
could be desired. Teams from all direc-
lions soon arrived with old veterans and
friends, each team carrying quartermaster $
supplies for man and beast.
General greetings were in order, and
cannot Adequately tell you of the greetings
OF these old veterans, of these honorable
men who gave faithful service and with
absolute uprightness performed their
duties in the time of our country's peril.
Ii was not in the nature OF braNado,
but Of the kind that would convey the
idea that what has been done, was done
long time ago, and today we VIII visit.
About 20 o'clock chief marshal of the
day. H. A. Wood, ordered all to tau into
line and with the Randolph band at the
head the march was started to the grove
TO the tune, GAS we go marching through
Georgia. Arriving at the grove, prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Walker OF Barnard
and at the close President John Gilman
announced the meeting for the election OF
officers for the ensuing year. During the
meeting the band entertained the two
thousand or more people with some very
fine selections and, unlike most bands,
they acted as though they wanted 10 pay.
This completed the exercises of the morn
ing and an adjournment was taken ior
dinner. The officers elected are
Press John Gilman ;vice pres, E.C.Hageri
Sec, p. +. Riley; treas, II. \. Bruce. III
was voted to hold the next reunion at
Barnard and the old committee was re-
elected. The treasurer made no report
The town committee is as tollows:-h. A,
Wood, p +. RILEY, G.. II, Kelley, Barnard;
Henry Chaffee, Rochester; o. NJ. Harring-
ton, Stock bridge; NJ. NJ. Whipple, Bethel;
Geo. Perry, Woodstock; W. A. Mead,
Hartford; c. T.. Wiley, Sharon; Cyrus
Howard, Royalton; n. G. Baker, Bridge
water; +. II. Perkins, Hartland; IL. \.
Bruce, Pomfret w. ii. Ralph, West
Windsor; J. E. Eldredge, Randolphi H.R.
Hayward, Tunbridge.
Al unique feature Of the noon hour was
the dinner given to Company q, 10th VI.
Regiment, by their orderly sergeant, Dr.
Gardner Cox Of Holyoke, Mass. About %
mem bers were present, one comrade COM
ing from Montpelier by team. Dan PARK
hurst OF Sharon, the artist OF the camp,
entertained his comrades with song and
recitations. Dan was accused OF being al
ways late when in the army and he re-
torted that he supposed they would put
on his tombstone, "Here lies the late
Daniel Parkhurst.n
About ; O'Clock. Pres. Gilman raped
for order and the ball was set rolling,
when with a few appropriate remarks,
he introduced the Hon. Hugh Henry
OF Concord, N. II. After telling several
funny stories that greatly interested his
hearers. for there is only one Hugh Henry
in the story line, he touched lightly on
the hardships and results OF the war.
He asked to be excused from making an
address as he had lost his grip and in
that grip was his speech, and sometime
that afternoon he expected to hear Kit
Haskins deliver that speech and receive
the credit OF being very smart man, and
sat down amid laughter and applause.
Pres. Gilman introduced as the next
speaker Congressman Kittredge Haskins,
who, as soon a. he got his breath after the
ovation he received, started IN TO even
up matters with Hugh. Hugh's dream
seemed to hurt him the most as the con-
gresham did not like the idea Of having
people think he was a liar. Hugh said
be dreamt that he had passed away and
in order to get to heaven he had to climb
a tall ladder. After reaching the top st.
Peter would not admit him, telling him
to go down and get some chalk and mark
on every round for every lie he had told.
AS he was very anxious to get to heaven
he started in and got about half way up
when he heard great bustling and,
looking up, saw Kit Haskins coming
down. "Hello Kit, where are you going ~
SAID Hugh. "Down for more chalk"
said Kit.
This HasSins denied and declared il
was all wrong. He claimed that he was
at the top OF the ladder and was having a
good time looking round and said to
sentinel, "What place is this ~ "Why
this is hell.n ~ thought hell was always
in an uproar.n EYES, replied the sem
tinel, shut today every devil within is
sleeping, for they expect Hugh aenry
here tomorrow and are going to give him
a hell-of-a reception.
After everybody got their faces straight,
Mr.. Haskins dealt at some length with
the pension laws and thought the time
was not far distant when every soldier
would receive III per month pension.
He also touched on the war and the topics
OF the day, and it was his opinion that we
are living in an age that is higher and