St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16
REGIMENTAL REUNION.
The Boys of the Third Vermont Met
Here Yesterday.

Forty-f0ur members of the Third YER
mont regiment met in the new Grand
Army Hall yesterday for their Odd an
nual reunion, a larger number than has
been present for many years. The boys
! looked younger than ever and only six of
them had reached pier No 70" and
only three were over rs.
AT the noon hour Chamberlin Relief
Corps served an excellent dinner and at
the business session after dinner these
officers were elected:
President, Col Thomas O. Seaver of
Woodstock.
Vice Pres, Horace French of West
Lebanon, n H.
Sec. and Treas, S. Z. Pingree of Hart
ford.
Elk. com. Carlton Felch, John Melon
aid, Charles II Woodbury., all OF St.
Johnsbury.
Secretary Pingree read letters from
Capt. Brigham, A. J. Markham of Brat
tleboro, A. ]. Lock, Col Hyde of Potts.
vile, Penn, Newman Weeks, "a years
old, Capt. Thomas II. Leonard, Austin,
Mimi, Z. d. Hatch, Fairhaven, Mass.
and Lieut. Hawkins. Mrs. George Rog-
els of West Springfield, Mass, wrote
that her husband sent his greetings and
that he had been bedridden for the past
four years. Comrade Felch brought
greetings from ]. A. Paddock of ST.
Johnsbury, who was unable to be pres
ent, and read a letter from William II.
Orne of Vallejo, Cal. The many friends
of this brave and patient soldier will be
interested to learn that his pension has
recently been increased to $50 a month.
The address of the occasion was given
by Rev. II. NJ. Springer Of Hartford,
member of the First Colorado cavalry.
He said he served 3l2 years in Colorado
and New Mexico and briefly described
some of the engagements in the south
west in pursuit of the Texas Rangers
One day his regiment made the record of
50 miles, some of the boys marching
every step Of the way and some Of the
horses and mules dying on this march.
In the encounter at Pigeons Ranch be-
tween 500 of his regiment and 800 Tex
as Rangers go of the latter were killed
and wounded.
He said he considered il great privi-
lege to have been defender Of his coun-
try and in closing paid notable tributes
to the private soldier and the brave
women who stayed at home.
Before adjournment the matter of
properly celebrating the hftieth anniver-
sary of the regiments enlistment at St.
Iohnsbury in July 1861, was informally
discussed and the matter left for further
consideration at the reunions next
Following is a complete roster of the
comrades present:
Lydon Arnold, St. Johnsbury; Arthur
E. Worthen, MeIrose, Mass; l.. 5. Nye,
Barton Landing; Rufus F. Barton,
Altamont, n. Y; B. F. Woodbury., Con
cord A. O. Kidder, Bradford; John
Shannon, West Derby; II. D. Judkins,
East Burke; John p Buzzell, West
Burke; Col. T 0. Seaver, Woodstock ;
S S. Stoddard, Daniel Harvey, Barnet;
w. d. Brock, Niagara Falls, n. Y; X. t..
Corruth, Ryegate; James r. Symes,
Barnet; Daniel Skinner, Barton Landing;
d. r. Gilchrist, Monroe; James A. Batten,
East Hardwics; +. f. Cobeigh, Lyndon
vile; Owen r. Vesper, Springfield, Mass;
w. c. Stevens, East Hardwick; S. A.
| Grow. Barton Landing Dr. H. c.
Newell John Mcdonald, Charles H.
Woodbury., St. Johnsbury; o. H. Woods,
Passumpsic; S. NJ. Farrow, South
Peacham; L. B. Livingston, North Troy;
II c. Bruce and wife, Burke; Jacob Farr,
East Hardwick; Capt Alonzo E. Pierce,
Pawtucket, r. l.; John W. Page, Garlic
ton Felch, St. Johnsbury; T. II. Moulton;
Capt. Horace French, West Lebanon,
N. H.; ]. D. Niles, West Charleston; J. H.
Sargent, East Peacham; F. E. Sargent,
Washington; NJ A. Parker, Concord;
Marshall Montgomery, St. Johnsbury;
Isaac 6. Wood, Mclndoes; Charles Jones,
Hardwick.