Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
NO.45--S24.
VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL MUS
TER CoMPLETED-RIFLE PRACTICE
TO BE INSTITUTED.

ARRANGE EMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL MUS
TER CoMPLETED-RIFLE PRACTICE
TO BE INSTITUTED.
Special dispatch to Boston Journal.
West Randolph, VT, July 2S. The
coming annual muster of the Vermont
National Guard at West Randolph, Aug.
20-24 promises to be one of the mostin-
teresting and important ever held in this
State. The arrangements for the en-
campment of the State militia have been
completed and general orders issued
from brigade headquarters relating to
the details for duty at Camp Dillingham;
during the week of the muster. Quarter
master General Gilmore has made trans
portation arrangements so as to bring
all the troops into camp In season for
dinner the first day, most OF the compa-
nies arriving here before 10 80 A. M.
Tuesday. The First Regiment, compris-
ing companies A of Rutland, B of St.
Adams. of Brandon, ID of st. Johns
bury, f of Barre, f. of Northfield. G of
Bradford, II of Montpelier, | of Brattle-
boro and of Bennington; the first seq
arate battalion. composed of company A
of Newport and company b of Richford,
and the Fuller Light Battery of Brattlt-
boro, aggregating force of 750 officers
aud men, will constitute the Brigade En-
canpment under the command of Briga-
dier General VIM. l.. Greenleaf. Music
for the muster will be furnished by the
First Brigade Band of West Randolph.
Hon. VIM. p. Dillingham;, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief, and staff will go
into camp on Wednesday, Aug. u.
Thursday will be Governors Day, when
the National Guard will be reviewed by
the Commander-in-Chief.
The National Guard will be honored
during the muster by visit from Secre-
tary of War, Proctor and Major General
John M. Schofield of the United States
Army, both of whom have accepted in
vitations to be in attendance. The Bur-
| lington Cadets will also visit Camp Dill
lingham on Governors Day. The Secre-
tary of War and General Schofield will
be the guests of State Treasurer Dubois
during their stay in West Randolph. Col.
Julius J. Estey of the First Regiment is
preparing a course of instruction in in
fantry tactics, 10 include all company
and battalion movements and skirmish
drill and each days movements will be
explained on the previous meeting at
the officers school.
An interesting and valuable feature of
the muster this year will be the estab-
lishment of rifle range on the muster
grounds. Rife practice has heretofore
been among The lost duties at the annual
musters. and its revival is hailed with
much satisfaction by the members of the.
National Guard. Major Q. II. Spooner,
Brigade Inspector, will have charge of
the rifle practice, assisted by an officer
of the United States Army. The militia
have recently been armed with new
Springfield rifles, Model ST. calibre
40, and have also lately been furnished
new equipments. The fact has already
been noted i'm the journal that the Full
Ter Light Battery of Brattleboro had
been furnished by the United States Gov
ernment with four steel 6 2-l0 inch rifles,
with limbers and cassions complete. thus
honoring this organization with the first
new standard pattern breech-loading
guns issued to volunteer battery in the
country.