Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-29
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LIST Lieut. a Adj'r.


THE GENERAL PROGRAMME
is as follows Companies c of Brandon, E
of Burlington, B and D of St. Adams with
the Regimental Band, F of Mortified, and
II of Montpelier will meet at rendezvous
at Montpelier on Tuesday, September Cd at
500 a. m. and take a special train over the
Wells River railroad, arriving at Bradford at
Bennington reach Bellows Falls at a. IN.
ami meet Company | and the Fuller Light
Battery, and take special train, arriving at
Bradford at 1890 p. M. Thus the whole
command will be in camp at l O'Clock p. m.
On Tuesday and Wednesday and until
Thursday noon the troops will be put
through company and battalion drills; and
in the afternoon of Thursday comes the
grand review before His Excellency Cover
nor Redfeld Proctor and his staff This
will be followed by sham fight, which will
include maneuvres of infantry and artillery
and will end by carrying the line of the
heights, about a quarter of mile from
camp.
CAMP FIRE.
Thursday night there will be grand camp
fire at regimental headquarters, to which all
veterans are most cordially invited The
evening will be spent in storytelling, speech
making, singing the old army songs, and
general revival of old time memories and as
sociations, and a most enjoyable time will j
undoubtedly he had
on FRIDAY
the comm and will march from camp and be
drilled and put through the movements used
in all cnomy's country, with tiankers, adj
vance and rear guards thrown out
On Saturday. the command will break
camp and 60 home
AT the close of each afternoon there will
be the usual dress parade.
Ii is the intention to make this camp one
purely of instruction and TO this end all the
rules and regulations will be strictly en-
forced.
PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES.
Assistant Surgeon Leroy NJ. Bingham has
been promoted to the position of Surgeon of
the Regiment, with the rank of Major. vice
Surgeon j. o. Cramton resigned-s most ex-
cellent and deserved promotion.
DIR. Frank X Ainsworth, House Surgeon
Of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, has been APP
pointed Assistant Surgeon, vice DR.. L. NJ.
Bingham, promoted-an appointment which
could not have been bettered.
Second Lieutenant Charles Wells of Co. |
II, Montpelier, has been promoted TO a First |
Leutenancy and inspectorship of rifle prac-
tice, vice Lieutenant Ed. f. Greenleaf, re-
moved from the State.
Capt DIN Scott of Co. X Park Guard, |
Bennington, had the misfortune, we are sorry
to hear, of breaking leg, Friday and hence,
of course, will be unable to be present at the
muster, and First Lieutenant Sweet will COM
mand his company.
Such is the outline programme of the
muster, and it is such one as can not fail
10 greatly improve and benefit our citizen
soldiery. Led by such capable and efficient
corps of officers as is that headed by the com
mander, Col. T. 8. Peck, and made up of n
rank and file so intelligent and trustworthy,
and all animated by feeling of duty to the
Regiment and the State and feeling just
pride in both, and greatly improved by
thorough discipline and drill, the present
mustcr of our National CIlard will undnult-
edly be the best it has ever held and will be
such as to reflect credit on the Regiment