News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-18
COMPANY D. FIFTH VERMONT
Third Annual Reunion Held in Mornsville
Yesterday. Next Meeting June 20, 1910.


Twenty-one members of Company d.
Fifth Vermont, met at Sunset Park in
Morrisville yesterday for their third an
nual reunion. The weather, until the
exercises were over, was fine and the oc.
cassion proved fully as enjoyable as the
two previous events which were held at
Lake Elmore. There was gain over
last year of three and including the men,
bers of other companies, there were
sixty old soldiers present. AT noon
Caterer Sulbam served one of his famous
clam chowder dinners, to which eighty
people, including invited guests did full
justice. During the early part of the
afternoon the guests were re-enforced by
several from the village, bringing the at
tendance up to more than a hundred.
President Austin wilkins acted as
master of ceremonies and after the ban.
quet, called upon DR.. Geo. L. Bates, who
addressed the gathering in we'll chosen
principal speaker, Hon. H. II. Powers,
who gave short address filled with in
teresting historical events, referring es-
pecially to the record of the "boys" of
Company d.
Following the remarks of Judge Pow
ers, President Wilkins announced that
the next reunion would be held on June
20, which is the anniversary of the battle
of Savage Station, an event in history
which is especially interesting to Com
pany D. An original poem, The Old
Coffee Kettle" a parody on "The Old
Oaken Bucket" was rected by Comrade
Lanphere and made great hit. 1t will
be published next week.
An enjoyable feature of the re. union
was the music by the Morrisville band,
patriotic medleys especially appropriate
to the occasion being rendered in fine
style. A number not down on the pro-
gram was a rafting good speech by
Col. Geo. W. Doty, who went down to
greet the boys and incidentally refreshed
their memory upon several stirring Incl
dents of the rebellion. Much disappoint-
ment was expressed because the old fifer
and drummer, W. P. Gates of W akefield,
Kan, and A. E. Lawrence of Clay Center,
Kan, were not present as had been ex-
pected, on account of the illness of the
latter.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the year ensuing: President,
Geo. NJ. Lanphere, Limerick, Me-; Vice
President, Jackson Sargent, Stowe; Sec
retary, L, P. Butts, North Hyde Park !;
Executive Committee, s. d. Luce, Nor
risville; Geo. NJ. Lanphere, Limerick,
Me-, Austin Wilkins. Geo. L. Bates and
and G. A. wilkins, MorrisviIle, the two
latter having been made honorary men,
bers last year and to whom much credit
is due for the success of the re- union.
Members Co. D, 5th VT, present: Geo.
A. Adams, Stowe, John Bedell, Stowe,
Edgar Bullard, Morrisville, G. w. Board
man, Morrisville, M. F. Batchelder, Nor
risville, L. P. Butts, No. Hyde Park,
j hl Conner, Troy, F. A. Crane, Graf s.
bury, Eugene Chappell, Hyde Park, w.
L. Demerritt, Wolcott, Lot Edwards,
Newport, }. o. French, Johnson, Henry
GlDbS, stowe, D. ID. Luce, MOrrlSvllle,
Geo. M. Lanpher, Limerick, Me-, Mich.
ael Manning. Morrisville, Geo. Merritt,
Malone, N. Y, jackson Sa gent, Stowe,
Austin Wilkins, Morrisvile.
Other soldiers present: Col. G. W.
Doty, I'd VT, Co. F; S. G. Spauldipg,
5lst N. Y; A. K. Smalley, 10th Vt. Co.
g; G. p. Brown, I'd VT, Co. d; N. w.
Leach, Berdan's Sharp Shooters, Co. e;
Luther Wood, 1lth VT, Co. d; E. b. |
Iile, 18th VT, Co. b; L. A. Davis, Sth |
VT, Co. F; Henry Muckier, 4th, Vt. Co. |
i; D. W. Rodgers, 18th vt. Co. B; L. A. |
Iaraway, 7th VT, Co. E; }. NJ. Foss 11th
Vt, Co. NJ; G. w. Currier. 1st Vt. Cav
llery, Co. B; 5. c. Hill. Sth VT, Co. A;
). A. Sanders. 4th VT, Co. G.; D. r.
7th Vt, Co. II; o. w. Davis,
5th Vt. Co. c.; Chandler Watts, 11th VT,
20. E. Geo. Foss, 18th Co. d; G. A.
Davis, Sd vt. Co. E; G. p. Fisher, 11th
It. Co. D; Francis Young, 1st VT. Cav
Try, Co. K; w. b. Patch, 18th VT. Co. l.;
edmund Perkins, 7th Vt. Co. E; Henry
Iudgett, 18th Vt, Co. e; G. A. Wilson,
lth Vt. Co. L; j. w. Daniels, 18th VT,
20. E; e. w. Clough, 18th VT. Co. E;
|. S. Tillotson, 7th Vt, Co. E; Joseph
9th VT, Co. A H. D. Selby, Sd
enn., Co. E; S. II. Kaiser, 1st Vt. Cav;
R. Stein, 9th Vt, Co. H; Berton Lam
her, 1lth Vt, Co. NJ; G. E. Mudgett,
III VT IN