Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-22

years ago that the boys were muster
ed into service In this town, and visit
to the old camp ground was one of the
pleasant features yesterday. The day |
closed with a campfire in Grand Army |
hall, when these officers were elected for |
the coming year: Pres, l.. Il. Harris |
of I.yndonville; vice pres, w. e. Bliss |
of Calais; sec. and treas, c. n. FaT of
Brandon.
The advance guard began to arrive in
town Wednesday evening and the Brat
tleboro House was their headquarters.
Several of the old warriors sat up un-
til an early hour yesterday morning re-
viewing the days when they fought
shoulder to shoulder for their flag Yes
terday morning more of the veterans ar
rived and at 1870 o'clock an informal
meeting was held in Grand Army hall
Capt. l.. w. Fisher of St. Johnsbury
was chosen temporary chairman and 1t
was voted to hold the regular meeting
at o'clock, to be followed by a camp
fire to which the public was invited. Fol-
lowing the informal meeting Company
f, and Company |, held meetings and
elected officers. After the election the
members of the companies exchanged
"reminiscences of the war days. 1t was
remarked several times that yesterday
was just the sort of day, when 50 years
ago, the Fourth Vermont marched from
the camp ground down Canal street, up
Main street to the common, thence to
the railroad station. Company l was
represented at its meeting by 10 surviv
ors These officers were elected: Pres,
Charles Dunklee of Greenfield, Mass. :;
vice pres, Francis Hosmer of Green
field; sec. and treas, +. II. Niles of
Halifax executive committee, the Of
ficers. The following members of Com
pany l were present: W. II. Miles of
Town I nf
Charles Dunklee of Greenfield. Charles
Ingram of East Dover, w. w. Fish of
Ludlow, C. N. Carr of Brandon q. c.
Cooley of Williamsville, Francis Hos
mer of Greenfield, C. A. Allen of SUIT
ton, Mass, L. NJ. Tucker of Greenfield.
Company + elected these officers:
Pres, ]. E. Alden of Torrington, Conn. /;
vice pres, Henry Hutchins of Bellows
Falls; sec. and treas, l.. H. Lynde of
Dummerston. 1t was voted to donate So
for bouquet for the grave of Col. H.
E. Taylor, who was member of the
company. The matter was left in the
hands of the secretary. A roster of the
company printed Oct. 49, 1907, showed
that there were 80 members alive and
the death of Col. Taylor is the only one
known to have occurred since that date
making the roster consist now of 50
men. The following members We're
present: j. Z. Alden of Torrington, l.,
of Greenfield, John Grout of Townshend
Franklin Stockwell of Brattleboro, |. X.
Allen of Brattleboro, c. j. Ball of Ac-
worth, N. H., C. H. Chamberlain of
Springfield Mass, Roscoe Fisher of
Brattleboro, John Graves of Hartford,
Conn, c. o. Haley of Springfield, Mass,
II. w. Hutchins of Bellows Falls, +. r.
Klinge of Easthampton. Edwin Parker of
Springfield, Mass, Samuel Fairbanks of
Westminster
AT the close of the meeting held in the
hall the veterans went to the Brattleboro
House and enjoyed choice banquet as
the quests of l.. d. Taylor, who pro-
vided the spread in memory of his IA
ther, the late Col. H. E. Taylor. Fol
lowing the banquet a business meeting
was held. A motion to have copies of
the Brattleboro papers containing an
account OF the reunion sent to all sur
viving members was adopted. A reso-
luton was adopted unanimously by a
rising vote thanking l.. D. Taylor for
his thoughtful, generous act in providing
the banquet and entertainment in mem
DRY of his father
The members of the regiment then
boarded specials cars and were carried
to the fair grounds where the old camp
ground was visited and part of the after
noon spent in social intercourse The
special cars brought them back to town
in time for supper and then the camp
fire was held in Grand Army hall The
veterans were somewhat disappointed
because the public was not represent ed
or that local members of the Grand
Army were not present. The evening
until about o'clock was enjoyed i'm
mensely, however, telling stories OF bat
ties and engagements, bringing forwa I'd
incidents OF war days, telling funny stor-
les about some luckless Johnny Reb,"
or comrade, and relating stories of those
ed TO ntiQ
When the meeting closed the members
of the Fourth Vermont Infantry associa-
ton went to their homes and hotels each
voting that the reunion had been we'll
worth attending.
The following veterans were registered
on the secretary's list: A. J. Parker of
Springfield. Mass, Lewis Bumblebee of
Woodstock. S. b. Blodgett of Lower
Cabot, F. F. Currier of st. Johnsbury
Osmer Dwyer of Barton, A. r. Leonard
of Montpelier. J. B. Whitcomb OF Han
over. N H., e. NJ. Savage of Proctor,
g. N. Carr OF Brandon, NJ. S. Atwood
of East Dover w. L. Bliss of East Ca
las, l.. w. Fisher of st. Johnsbury. b.
f. Taylor OF South Waldron, Kittredge
Haskins of Brattleboro, Roscoe Fisher
of Brattleboro. C. H. Champerlain of
Springfield, Mass, Charles Dunklee of
Greenfield, Mass, Charles Stay of
Greenfield, c, o. Haley of Springfield,
Mass, F.. b. Warner of Brattleboro. F.. ].
Hosmer of Greenfield, ]. II. Winslow of
Whtefield, N H., II. II. Chaffee of
Rochester, ~ H., II. w. Hutchins of
Bellows Falls c. j. Ball of South Ac-
worth, N. H., S. A. Fairbanks of West
minister. w. w. Fish of Ludlow, NJ V.
B. Sleeper of Putney, ]. f. Alden of
Torrington, Conn, l., II. Lynde of Dunn
merston, Franklin Stockwell of Brattle-
boro, c.. r. Lewis of SaXtons River. Fer
dinand Klinge of Easthampton, W. II,
Miles of Townshend, j. A. Grout of
Townshend, l. X, Allen of Brattleboro,
II. G.. Campbell of East Foxboro Mass,
f. II. Niles of Halifax, C. A. Allen of
Sutton, G. C. Cooley of Wiliamsvllle,
Charles Ingram of East Dover, f. w.
Fish of Hinsdale N. H., L. NJ. Tucker
of Greenfield, II. o. Waite of Holyoke
and C. l.. Gould of Springfield. Mass.