Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-04

Camp Vermont.
Camp Vermont.
ANNUAL MUSTER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF
VERMONT.


Col. T. S. Peck, commenced Wednes-
day morning, with favoring skies, and
every prospect of good muster. The regi-
ment consists of twelve companies, of fifty
men each. One company. Company c. OF
Burlington, is not complete. The others
will be present with full ranks, giving
about six hundred men in camp. The camp
is the same admirable ground on the lake
shore. north OF this city, occupied by the
Soldiers Reunion The tents are furnished
by the State The companies are armed
and uniformed By the State. The two St.
Adams companies have more snowy uni
forms of their own, and some of the other
companies have added white facings and
white straps to the State uniform. The
tactics used in drill are Upton'snew tactics.
FIRST DAY.
! } forenoon was occupied with getting
the artillery, consisting Of the (quite) light
fieidpiece ''Mose" into camp. and in the ar
rivals of the various companies. The Estey
Guards, Company l., Capt. Estcy, of Brat
tleboro, arrived Tuesday evening. This
morning Company H., Of Springfield Capt.
Walker, was the first to arrive in camp, fol-
lowed by Company E.. Winooski, Lieuten-
ant Chambers commanding; Company L.,
Brandon, Capt Carr; Company NJ, Mid
dlebury, Capt. Dewey, and Company A.,
Rutland, Capt. Kinsman. About l | O'Clock
the ST. Adams companies, Company d.,
Capt. Newton. and Company B., captain
Lewis, accompanied BY the St. Adams
Band the Mortified company, Company
F., Capt. Williams. came, and by noon the
Westiord company, Company X. Captain
Parker. and Company c., of Bradford,
Capt. Gambell, were in camp, and the regi-
ment was complete. The companies were
received at the depot by Commissary Ser
geant French. and escorted to the camp.
Colonel Peek has added to the non
commissioned staff William F. Turner,
as chief bugler Mr.. Turner has served
as bugler in the British army, in the
Sepoy rebellion in India and elsewhere.
The companies in camp were occupied this
forenoon with company drill.
The following are the officers of the regi-
ment
HELD AND STAFF.
Colonel, T. ). Peck, Burlington: Lieu
tenant Colonel, F B. Davis. Bradford;
Major, W. /. Greenleaf, Winooski Major,
D. Martin, Middlcbury; Adiutant, \. d.
Tenney, St. Adams, Quartermaster,
William Smith. Burlington; Commissary
$ :. Weston. Burlington; Surgeon, F. ;.
Peck. Burlington; Asst Surgeon, j. Il.
Champion. Winooski.
NoN-CoNMIssI0NEp STAFF.
Sergeant Major, A. g. Stafford. Quarter
master-SerL cant, Ed f.. Green!eAt Ord
nance Sergeant, q. Gregory Smith Com
missary Sergeant, " l. French; Hospital
Steward. Barney Z. Mead, Drum Major,
George c. Hastings.
LINE OFFICES.
Captains-Co. X. c. 5 rarter. West
ford Co. +, c. y. Williams. Mortified
Co. L, c. W. Carr. Brandon CO. d. J. W.
Newton, St Adams Co VI. " + Dewey,
MidIlehury Co. b. Fred. F. Walker,
Springfield; Co. |. j. ). E-tey, Bratile-
/ boro. Co. \, {. {. Kinsman. Rutland c..
/ &. Orrin Gambell. Jr. Bradford.
Frs; Lieutenants-J. NJ Hatch, NJ. g.
Glider, F. Stewart Stranahan, Frank II.
| Holding. G.. y Chambers. y. Laury, ;. j
Young, Ed f. Orton, E. II H5wes, f. NJ.
Eigerton, F. K. Chamber.in.
Second Lieutenant--E II. Webster, ;.
| II. Wood, F. c. Thorn, +. c. LtClair. l..
p. Goodwin, L W Botdo, Il. d. Maynard,
/ {. o. Brigham, q v. Tilotson. q. O. Day.
solomon Lovely, !. i. Waterman
Bears are eating mutton in Ripion. and
in the metropolis of Woodforl they aye
sociabie and friendly. \ man there found
three in hi, front yard the other evening.
Observation-Disclosures Davis and Philo
Lambkin. injured in the accident on the
south Eastern Railway. are still in = very
critical condition. and fears are entertained
tina, their injuries may yet prove fatal.
Company {. of the 10th Vermont, claims
the fastest runner Of the veterans Of the
State. in the person of Norman Taylor,
Of Woodstock At the fair ground, in that
place. last Monday. he ran ten miles As fol-
lows l-t mile. Ill. %. 5.4l 81, ; 10, 18th,
; -, 9Th, SAG. 9Th, col. It'll, GOO o;h,
1 CTS; 9,h. 6a3. 10Th, 6.l7 Ten miles in
50 minutes and a seconds, We should say,
would he hard to beat
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