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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mesdames William Boldridge
and @. Libbee, of Philad elphia,
have been with their kinswo m
an, Mrs. T. P. Forsythe, who
has been quite i'll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05
Basket Dinner.

Fred McClintic, Monroe An
derson, and Misses Ella Boar.
man, Francis Short and Mary
McIutire took in the basket din
ner at Mt. Vernon Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

The most remarkable thing
about John Robinson's circus
which showed in this city
Thursday, was; A lot of toughs
did not strike the city with it
and the "cussing" part must
have gotten lost in moving, for
profanity and loud voices were
not in evidence at the loading
or unloading of the forty'three
big cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05
Bird.

Within the chambers of her
breast
Love lives and makes his
downy nest.
Midst opening blooms and
fragrant flowers,
And there he dreams away
the hours:-
There let him rest!
Sometimes hence, when the
cuckoo sings,
I'll come by night and bind
his wings,
Bind him that he shall not
From his white virgin
home.
Maiden of the summer season,
Angel of the rosy time,
Come! unless some gravel
reason
Bid thee scorn my rhyme;
{ Come, from thy serener height
On a golden crown descend
ing
Come, ere Love hath taker
flight.
And let thy stay be likt
the light, .-...-.....-..-.-..-
When it's glory hath no ending
In the Northern night!
Cornwall.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hickman
of near Burlington, Iowa, have
been the guest of their friend,
William Berlin of southeast of
the city. They are greatly
pleased with Missouri
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Miss Anna johnson, of Gov
ington, KY, is the charmin 6
guest of her brother and sister,
H. G. Johnston and Mrs. r. A.
Jackson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mrs. Minnie Lossou and
daughter, Miss Irene, left Sat
urday for Waldron to visit their
daughter and sister, Mrs. P. Y.
Thiehoff.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

After a pleasant visit with
her friend. Mrs. @. B. Grayson,
Miss E. Campbell, who has be-
come quite popular with new
made friends, has returned to
her home, LaBelle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

@. A. Lawson went to the
Bluff City Monday to build a
cement block house 28x100 at
the foot of Broadway, for 1. N
Lawson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mrs. W. Todd, of Todd
Springs, came up Thursday to
visit her sisters, Mesdames H
G. Johnson and A. Kelly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mrs. Roy Wood (nee Margaret
HaWkins) of Carstairs, Alberta,
Cana, has presented her hus-
band with a handsome boy baby.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Will Howard, of Victor. came
over Thursday to visit his sis.
ter. Mrs. Mora Hollis and to see
the elephant.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

MISS Mae Donahower, of
Hume we'll, has been the CUES t
of her friend. Miss Maggie En-.
sor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Miss Jewel Weber is spending
the week with her sister, Mrs.
Jesse Mood, at Monroe City
Hunnewell Graphic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mesdames j. J. Brown and
J. Gent Fuqua have been en-
joying bouse party with
Louisiana friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

John w. Demaree, under the
plea of comm to see pop, came
all the way down here to see
the circus.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

]. H Woodward and daugh-
ters, Misses Marie and Edith,
of the Bluff City, came up
Thursday to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Will and Richard Misers, of
Rising Sun, Iowa, are visiting
their father northeast of the
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Yates & Sherman have treat
ed themselves to pretty, new
delivery wagon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

DR.. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mrs. Mary Hoard and daugh.
ter, Miss Ruby, are paying
Paris relatives a two weeks
visit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Mrs. Geo, T. Rulings has
gone to her new home, Bra
shear, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Miss Lillian Jackson has had
a delightful visit with relatives
at Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

@. @. Cassiday has been with
Gem City friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Col W. T. Youell and @. A.
Lawson were with Hannibal
friends Friday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

b. P. Rutledge, of Clarence,
spent Saturday in the city with
his brother, DIR. A. K. Rutledge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

M. T. Lawless aud family
spent the latter part of last
week with Bluff City friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-05

Miss Julia Proctor of Pal
myra has been the guest of rel
atives in this city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

this was being done the First Regiment
band arrived and played Marching
Through Georgia"
A company of school girls dressed in
white and carrying handsome bouquets
took positions near the monument, while
surrounding 1t was the guard Of honor,
consisting of Charles c. Miller Henry j.
Allen, James P. Elmer, Roscoe Fisher.
George E. Selleck, Peter S. Chase, Caleb
p. Nash, Wells c. Stone, Samuel S. Hunt,
John NJ. Joy, George d. Odell, Harry
Rowe, Cyrus Ramsdell William H. Tyler,
Sanford A. Smith and Fred T. Stewart.
At about 2 o'clock Governor Bell and staff
and ladies arrived and DIR. Henry d. Hol-
ton, president OF the day Governor Bell.
Congressman Kittrejge Haskins, orator
of the day, and Rev. George B. Lawson
occupied chairs on a platform which had
been erected a short distance from the
memorial A bugle call was given by
Carl Leitsinger, a prayer of invocation
was offered by Rev. Mr. Lawson and the
band played America" after which DR..
Holton gave the following address OF
welcomes:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
DR.. HoIton,s Address.

1.-THE various patriotic organizations of
Brattleboro something over a year ago
met In joint committee to consider the
placing of an appropriate marker upon
this historic ground. AS a. result of their
labors we welcome you most cordially to
the exercises of this occasion made pos
sible by the cooperation OF the various
patriotic citizens OF the state, who have
contributed toward the necessary ex-
penses incurred. The granite block is
from Dummerston, the inscription on the
bronze tablet is from the pen OF the
Hon. G. G. Benedict the historian Of
Vermont in the Civil war. The bronze
figures-mustered in and mustered out
were designed by citizen of Brattle-
boro, and the drawing for the model
was also by resident artist This plain
is forever memorable by reason OF being
where more than ten thousand loyal pa
triot sons of Vermont were mustered into
the national service and went forth to
give their lives II necessary to preserve
the Union.
1T is with particular pleasure that we
recognize so many veterans of the con-
fict, who after so many years are able
to march on the "Old Camp Ground"
God bless you and keep you many more
years. This monument is erected to
mark the epoch in your lives when your
being was dominated by patriotic love of
country and a fixed determination to
MAINTAIN government WneTe every per-
son should enjoy the greatest freedom
compatible with the rights Of every other
person. But not alone to you who sur
vived the perils OF the camp and shock
OF battle but to the comrades who in
camp or battle or prison pen laid down
their lives to maintain these principles.
Together you received from your fathers
a great trust, to maintain unsullied "Old
Glory" the emblem of freedom. This you
did most nobly even to washing away Of
the blot of slavery and welding the va
rious states into one strong Nation. May
the generations yet to come maintain
with equal patriotism and purity the
enlarged trust you have imposed upon
them"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
GOV. Bell and other Speakers.

Governor Bell was introduced by the
president after "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" had been sung by a quar-
tet, consisting of Miss Alice d. Butter
field, Mrs. w. II. Bond, George NJ Clay
and Alfred S. Thompson. Gov. Bell
said II was a glorious thing to die for
ones country and that we are all proud
to be citizens Of 50 glorious a country as
this. He referred to the great cost which
this nation had borne to attain its pres
ent greatness and said that the greater
the nations cost in lives and treasure the
greater was its value. He said that YER
mont always was in the front, the agri-
cultural exhibitions held each year on
the old camp ground going to show this
in one particular In the course of his
remarks Gov. Bell said that he was one
of those who took the oath on the old
camp ground in Brattleboro.
AT this point the meeting was placed
In charge of President Spring, Of the Vet
Grams association, and the business Of
the association then was taken up in
public. These officers were elected: Pres
ident, Col. A. B. Franklin OF Towns
bend; vice president, II. A. Dudley of
of Londonderry; secretary and treasurer,
G. M. Russell of Wilmington; executive
committee, L. w. Bush of Brcokline and
M. r. Pratt and L. W. Rand Of Newfane.
The association accepted an invitation
from Newfane to meet in that town next
year.
Responding to invitations from Presi-
dent Spring brief campfire "reminiscences
were given by Col. H. z. Taylor, Col A.
B. Franklin and L. w. Bush. The ex-
ercises Of the day closed with the ben
ediction by Rev. Mr.. Osgood.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

the Fra Diavolo" overture by the band.
Gov. Holbrooks message expressed re-
greet at inability to be present, and re-
Viewed matters of great historical inter-
est in which the Governor had a part It
told of his suggestion to President Lin
coin that 100000 additional men be called
out, after the Union reverses in Vir-
ginia, when the whole North was in
state Of dependency. Acting upon Gov.
Holbrook's suggestion President Lincoln
called for 100000 three-year men and later
100000 nine-months' men. The latter were
to be drafted, but at Gov Holbrooks re-
quest Vermont was allowed to raise her
full quota by volunteer enlistment. Much
Of the message related. to the establish
ment of military hospitals in this state,
which the Governor referred to as one
of the 'croYning acts of Vermont"
Tributes were paid to the Vermont sol
diers and to the women of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
The Granite Marker.

The memorial marker is a block Of
West Dummerston granite in the rough
1t was erected through the efforts Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Sons Of the Revolution, United States
Daughters of 1912, Grand Army veterans
Woman's Relief corps and Sons Of Vet
Grams, principally in Brattleboro, and by
citizens in various parts OF the state,
something over $1,000 being raised for
that purpose. Plans for its erection were
begun about three years ago. 1t is sur
rounded by a substantial iron fence with
stone posts. The block is eight and a
half feet in height, five feet wide three
and half feet thick and weighs about
20 tons. On one side are two bronze
tablets each bearing in relief the figure
of a soldier, one inscribed Mustered In"
and the other inscribed Mustered Out"
on the other side is one large tablet in
bronze with this inscription:
Upon this ground during the war
for the Union A. d. 1861-65, ten
thousand two hundred volunteers
in the 4th, Sth, 9th, 10th, 18th, 18th
18th, 18th, 18th and 10th Vermont
regiments and the LIST Vermont
light battery encamped and were
mustered into the Union service be-
fore departing for the field. Upon
this ground also four thousand six
hundred and sixty six veterans,
survivors of the great struggle
were successfully mustered out In
commemoration of their patriotic
devotion this monument was erect
ed by the citizens of Vermont A. d.
1906.
The general committee from the patri-
otto societies, having in charge the plans
from the beginning consisted OF Dr. Hem
ry ID. Holton, Col. Herbert e. Taylor,
Edwin II. Putnam, Ornan Prescott, de-
ceased, Clarence F. r. JENNIE, deceased,
James f. Hooker, Miss M. Ritter Shea,
Mrs. George W. Hooker, Mrs. Levi X.
Fuller, Mrs. Edwin H. Putnam, Mrs. Her
bert l. Bangs, Mrs. Charles 8. Pratt,
Mrs. Clarence F. r. JENNIE and Mrs
Henry p. Bond. Other committees were
as follows:
Committee on reception. Gen. George
H. Bond, Edwin II. Putnam, James F..
Hooker Col. Herbert p. Taylor, Col. j.
Gray Estey, George M. Clay and Col.
Linn ID. Taylor.
Committee in invitation, DIR. Henry d.
Holton, Mrs. Julius ]. Estey, Mrs. Her
bert l. Bangs, Mrs. Levi K Fuller, Mrs.
Kittredge Haskins, Mrs. Charles X. Gid
(contipued on page 60
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

Following a potpourri of national airs
by the band the marker was unveiled by
and Mrs. w. F. Root Of Brattleboro. The
flag was attached to a flag pole stand
ing close beside the MARKER and as 1t
was raised aloft three hearty cheers were
given in response to the call of the mar
shall The next number on the program
was a fife and drum salute by C. 2. Stur-
ges. H. E. Meacham, w. F. Forbush and
H. A. Reynolds, members Of Sedgwick
post. Mr.. Sturges saw service in Com
pany F, 9Th Connecticut Volunteers, Mr..
Meacham in Company II, 7th Vermont
Volunteers, Mr.. Forbush in Company /,
sth Vermont Volunteers. and Mr. Rey-
noIds in Company I, 9Th Vermont Volun-
volunteers. The program at the marker
closed with the ffe and. drum salute,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
The Location and Uses Of the Various
Buildings.


Buildings.
Our illustrations showing the hospital
buildings and the barracks are from pho
tographs taken by c. l.. Howe. The en-
trance to the camp ground was where
the present entrance to the Valley Fair
grounds is. The building at the extreme
right was the chaplain's house, and 1t
stood nearly where the agricultural prod
ucts building now is. The next building
was the surgeons headquarters, with
cook house in the rear. and ward adj
joining on the south. This building was
nearly where the floral hall now is
From this point the buildings ran in a
straight line nearly due south. In the
centre was the dispensary building with
wards adjoining. The arrangement of
the hospital buildings proper, it will be
seen, was on three sides of a hollow
square. In front of the dispensary build
ing was a grass plat, and a fence extend
ed along the front of all the buildings
with a wide belt of green turf between
the buildings and the fence. The neatly
kept walks were of gravel Water was
supplied from the Bardwell brook. pump
ed by a water wheel from the brook into
a tank at the south end of the buildings
The chapel stood in the rear of the house
of the officer of the guard.
When the room in the hospital build
ings became insufficient 40 hospital tents
Cases of contagious disease were iso-
lated in tents erected in the edge of the
pines opposite the present grand stand,
beyond the race track
The lower illustration shows the bar
racks erected for the use of the troops
before they were sent to the front These
buildings stood on the extreme east of the
camp ground. on the brow of the hill over
looking South Main street. They were 60
rods or more in the rear and east of the
present line of horse paddocks. AS orig
inally built they accommodated 1000 men,
but In the winter of 1S62-63, after the gov
eminent hospital was established, some
of the barracks were moved over to the
other side Of the grounds and fitted up
for hospital purposes. The tents in front
were the guard tents, with the officers
tent at the right
The wide space between these two lines
of buildings, including the present race
track enclosure, was all open, and was
used for drill and parade purposes.
DR.. E. e. Phelps, before the war a pro-
fessor in the Dartmouth medical school,
was the surgeon in charge of the hospital.
Col. William Austine was the mastering
in officer.
We are indebted for these details of de-
scription to Comrade George 2. Greene
of Brattleboro, who was the chief hos
pital steward during nearly the whole
period of the war. Mr.. Greene enlisted in
the 18th Vermont, expecting to go to the
'front.' but, having some knowledge of
medicine and of the care of the sick, he
attracted the favorable attention of DIR.
Phelps, who acting on his own initiative
secured Mr.. Greene's discharge as a vol
unteer and caused his appointment as a
steward Of the regular army.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

and Immediately the band played
Reeves's Centennial March," leading
rest of the exercises were held.
Seated on a platform directly in front
Of the grand stand were Dr. Holton,
Congressman Haskins. Gov Bell. James
f. Hooker, Rev. E. O. S. Osgood and
John o. Spring OF Bellows Falls, presi-
dent of the Veterans association. with
feicitous introductory remarks Dr. Hol-
ton presented Congressman Haskins, who
made the dedicatory speech, which is
given herewith in full:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

Message from ex-ooV. Holbrook.
message from Vermonts war gov
ernor, Hon. Frederick Holbrook, was pre-
scented by James F. Hooker, following
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-21
FIND DEAD MAN IN BRUSH.
Dog Attracks Ranchmen to BODY
Hanging to Tree.

STEVENSVILLE, Mont, Feb. Iii
Attracted by the barking of a dog,
Thomas McDonan and Sterling Dob
bins, who were hauling hay on the
McDonah ranch, about fifteen miles
from town, followed the animal into
the brush and there, hanging by the
arm to tree, discovered the dead
body of Patrick Walker of Three-Mile
The dead mans arm was twined about
the limb of the tree and his knees al
most touched the ground The coro-
ner was summoned and after an in
vestigation decided that the man had
died from heart failure. He had been
in town the day before, apparently in
the best of health 1t is supposed that
while walking home he suddenly felt
i'll and went into the brush to rest,
death overtaking him suddenly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-21
Machine Dissected.

DENVER. Col, Feb. 21-The infer
nal machine which was planted" by
Harry Orchard under the gate of the
residence of Chief Justice Gabbert
was dissected this morning and found
to contain a sufficient amount of
explosives to kill a hundred people,
The explosives were in a wooden box,
eight inches long, seven and three
quarter inches wide and five inches
deep. 1t contained a hundred giant
caps, ten pounds of dynamite cotton
saturated with potassium chlorate and
a bottle of sulphuric acid. The bottle
containing the acid had a rubber cork
connected by a cord which was at
tached to the gate. When the gate
opened the cord was calculated to pull
out the cork, allowing the acid to run
through the opening to the cap box
setting fire to the cotton and exploding
the giant caps and dynamite.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-21

Property owners in improvement
district No. 81. which includes Rose
street, East Main, Colville, Tukanon
and adjacent streets, are up in arms
today over the action taken by the
council last night in refusing to include
Victor and bituminous pavement in the
bids for improving nearly 1900 feet
of street, being advertised for and sew
eral of the most prominent leaders in
the pavement movement declared this
morning that in all probability the
proposed improvements will be tied up
in the courts in an effort to compel the
council to grant the widest possible
competition among paving companies.
The refusal of the council last night
TO grant the prayer of the petitioners
in this matter was the principal sub
ject of conversation among the prop
erty owners in the improvement dis
trict today. and it was pretty broadly
limited that the paving question will
prove an interesting issue at the next
city election.
The only course left open, it seems,
is to tie the matter up in the courts
until the next city election. and then
elect a council that will give some
heed to the wishes of property own
=, ers," prominent resident heatedly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-21
A. Mel. Hawks, Civil Engineer,
Asks for s7,970.55.
ALLEGED TO Be DUE FOR SERVICES
PLoYED ON PORTAGE RAIL-
WAY, BUT NEVER PAID.

A. Mel. Hawks, a civil engineer of
Tacoma, has commenced a suit in the
Pierce county court against DIR. n. G.
Blalock, of Walla Walla, to collect the
sum of s7422.70, alleged to be due
for services performed at the instance
of DR.. Blalock. Mr.. Hawks in his COM
plaint sets up that last year he was
employed to make a survey, estimate
and report on a plan for irrigating
Blalock island. owned by DR.. Blalock,
for which he was to receive $500 and
expenses. In addition to this ne al
leges that he was employed by DR.. Bla-
lock and others associated with him
in making an investigation and esti-
mate of the cost of building the portage
railway around The Dalles.
Mr.. Hawks maintains that he prepar.
ed plans, arranged and consulted VITA
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-21

with a charge of attempted burglary
register.
The proprietor of the Washington
lodging house telephoned to police
headquarters about o'clock this
morning that a roomworker was ran
sacking his place. Officers McCauley
and Doyle were sent to the lodging
house, but before they arrived Smith
became alarmed and jumped through
window on the second story on to
wooden awning. Hhe clambered
down post and escaped. While the
officers We're trying to pick up the trail
a call came in from the Palace hotel
that strange man was ransacking one
Of the rooms on the upper floor. The
hotel clerk piloted the officers to the
room and Smith was fund under one
of the beds He was identified by the
proprietor of the lodging house.
Smith put up a brave front, but will
ingly accompanied the officers to the
city Jail. Just as Officer Doyle started
to unlock the outer door, Smith made
a dash for liberty with McCauley
close on his heels. Smith dodge6
around the fire station into Rose street
but when the officer threatened to fill
him full of lead if ne did not stop
Smith slowed down and was led back
to Jail. Smith is an ex-soldier and
has been in several shady scrapes late
ly. He just finished serving a sentence
in the county Jail for stealing coa'
from a saloon and selling it for a dol
lar.