The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

brought to the Fairfax Seminary hos
pital.
When he rejoined his regiment at
Harper's Ferry he was made ambulance
driver, continuing in that capacity
through the winter. The following
spring he again joined the ranks, and
one evening while engaged in digging
a trench he surprised Confederate
who was armed with a gun and made
him prisoner, although Mr.. Howe s only
weapon was q spade. He participated
in the charge on Petersburg in which
the 10th Vermont s colors were the
first to be planted on the fort, and his
haversack was shot from his back, but
he escaped unhurt.
Mr.. Howe participated in the grand
review in Washington and received his
discharge from the army July 4, 1865.
He returned Immediately to Springfield,
but only to make preparations for the
homecoming of his bride. He mad met
in Washington Miss Wright, VINO was
| there as a worker in the Christian
Commission, and she had agreed to his
| proposal of marriage when both should
be freed from the duties imposed upon
them by the war.
He hurried out to Ohio and there, on
| Il.
ing Immediately to Springfield (Vt.1.
where they spent the first five years OF
their married life and then movs.i to
Brattleboro. This town continued t.
be their home until Il years ago, wien
they moved to Walpole, \. H., and be
came caretakers on the farm of Miss
Fannie T. Mason, remaining there I'M
| til last month, when they returned to
| Brattleboro
| Mrs. Howe was born in Champaign
county, Ohio, June 3, 1913, one of
three children of Levi and Mary J.
| (1alD Wright. Her father died when
she was only five years of age and she
remained with her mother on the farm
She taught school when girl to help
the family finances. When the war
broke out she became member
of the Christian commission and of two
aid societies and it was while working
in the interests of these organizations
for the wounded and sick soldiers
that she met Mr. Howe in Washington.
Morgan raided Ohio Just at the har-
vest time for wheat and the Home
II Guards were all called out to repel the
invasion. This left the women to gath
er the wheat crop or lose it. 1t fell to
the lot Of Miss Wright to drive a big
, reaping machine, and this she did for
days while other women and girls raked
| off, bound the wheat and stacked. When
they finished one farm crop they moved
to another and continued at this until
the men were released from duty and
returned to the harvest.
Upon their removal to Brattleborc
Mr.. Howe entered the employ of the
Estey Organ Co, continuing there Q
years. He joined Fountain Engine
: company, one of the fire department
companies, and remained in the depart
ment for years, filing at different
Q times nearly all of the offices, including
: that of chief for the last three years Of
1 his service. 1t was during his term a
chief that the department was reorgan
l lied on paid basis.
| He early affiliated with the Metho
G dist faith, as did Mrs. Howe. Mr.. Howe
I was a member of the committee tina
l solicited funds for the present churel
4 building and was chairman of the com
I mittee that had charge of the buildin:
a of the church. Both Mr.. and Mrs. How,
a taught classes in Sunday school and a
$ the time Mr.. Howe left Brattleboro h
Y was the Oldest teacher in point of con
t tinuous service, while Mrs Howe ha,
f been a teacher there IA years.
c Mr.. Howe transferred his membership
4 in the G. A. r. from Jarvis post o
/ Springfield to Sedgwick post when h
Y moved to Brattleboro, and Mrs, How
il was one of the charter members of tn
d Sedgwick Woman s Relief corps, beini
y the first to sign the roster. She wa
d the second president of the corps an,
r the fourth department president of tn
c state of Vermont. She was also 70