Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22


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| H. NJ. Msnsur. 1870 Newport,
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| Hugh Henry. 1892 Concord. y. II.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing:
department communication A. Shel-
don OF Rutland
Senior vice-communder-W II. Flint OF
Brandon.
Junior Vicc-commander--L W. Bush OF
Ncwfane.
Medical director-C. NJ. F'errin Of Essex
Junction.
'haplan-Sidncy Brigham of Fairfax.
II was voted to leave the time and place
Of tho next annual encampment with the
three senior offcers.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The various committees appointed in
the morning to examine and report on the
| various reports submitted at that session
| made known the results Of their delibera-
tons and with the recommends lion of Il
few minor changes in some instances
they favored tho adoption of the reports.
The committee to whom was referred the
| report of Department Inspector Eli y.
made ans
committee on the resport of the depart
ment inspector respectfully report that
they have carefully examined the nspec-
tors excellent, thorough and painstakng
efforts and recommend its Corsiderati ion
and adoption with the exception of the
following: II think it would be of much
benefit to posts if the department would
spend more money for inspections and less
for music" This report was accepted and
adopted.
FOR STANDARD MEMORIAL.
A committee consisting OF Granville c.
Fisk, Edgar !. Bliss. John j. Warden,
Albert Clark and George NJ Lane repre-
senting the Vermont Veterans Associa-
ton of Boston sent in the folio wing com
| munication. which was read and accept
ed:
The attention Of this association hav-
inE been called to the fact that an effort
Is to he made at the department snc3mp-
mont OF Vermont the coming week TO
induce the next Legislature OF that State
TO appropriate Il sum of money To mark
the birthplace OF General George J. Stan
nard. This association desires 10 give IL:
expression Of approval to the vIy COM
mendable purpose Of the eucampmcnt, to
thus honor thc memory of one %. YER
mont's most illustrious sons, the tviovod
commander of some OF tn" members If
; his association. serving as h. Il / as Leu
tenInt-colonel of the md Vermont, colonel
Of the 9Th and commando Of tho I'd Yer
mont brigade and admired By al ~ menu
bcrs Of this association
Vermont has had many glorious men
who have honored her existence as the 18th
state of the Union, and she does well in
honoring their memory. The roll is
| illumined in IA most significant manner by
the presence Of the name Of General
George j. Stannard. the hero Of ,icttys-
burg
A telegram was also received from d.
w. Taft. secretary Of the above named
| association. extending greetings aud ia
| voring the Stannard memorial
CLOSING SESSION THIS MORNING.
| The closing session of me encampment
will be held Al the Armory his morning,
when the ms allation OF officers will oc-
| cur at ten o'clock.
SKETCH OF NEW COMMANDER
John Alexander sheldon the newly
elected department commander is the
son o. Mr.. and Mrs. charles Reid Smell
don aud was born at Troy, y. Y"
August II. 1889. lie is direct dosccn-
dant of Ensign John sheldon. Decrh'ld,
Mass, who buit the Old Indian House
there. lie was at a pllvale school in
New York for three years. also stu
dent at Sand Lake Academy, Sand Lake,
~ v. and later of WillamstoNn Acad-
envy. Wiliamstown, Mass. He moved to
Rutland in 1854 mow West Rutland and
was employed as clerk in Sheldon
Morgan 4 Slasons general store. Later
he WAS a hoohkeepcr and acted in this
capacity until the outbreak of the War
of the Rebellion. He was a sergeant
| in the Rutland IiSht Guards, under COM
mand of the late General w. Y. w.
Riley. The company became Company
*. LIST Vermont Infantry and Mr., Shell
don became second sergeant or the COM
pany. The regiment WAS mustered into
the service OF the United States for
| three months. May :. 1851 less than ii
month after the attack upon Fort Sum
ter AND was ordered to Fortress Monroe,
Va. In this vicinity and at Newport
News he served out the time of his en-
iistment and was in the battle of Big
Bethel, where the gallant conduct of the
Vermont troops won much praise. He
returned home on expiration OF his tern,
Of service and engaged in the services
Of the above ramed firm. After short
time he again enlisted in the army, and
became captain of Company c, 10Th
Vermont Volunteers. After seeing much
active service in the war; and serving
on the staff of General L. s. Grant. lie