Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
TIE COMPANIES ARRIVE.


BRADFORD. VT, Aug 10 Companies
arrived this morning in the following order
Fuller's Battery with 50 men and jG horses
and company ! OF Brattleboro with ~ men,
* Of bennington with - men. \ Of Rut-
laud with t, men and G. OF Brandon with
81 men on special train at 1880 The two
Bratt.eboro companies left home at !
o clock, the Bennington company last night
stopping, over night IN Rutland, Brandon
3:3J this morning and Rutland 6:4j. all
joining at Bellows Falls. Company ID OF
81. Johnsbdry with 30 men cane on the
regular train leaving home a 9 o clock,
and meeting the .her companies at the
railroad station here. All except the Full
Ter battery formed in column led by
Majors Watson and Evans and Heury Estey
Of Bruttleboro and marched to tho camp
ground Another special train from
the north brought the remaining
companies. Company IT. of Montpelier with
80 men, left home AT 10 o clock. Company
I Of Northtcd with ii men, left home at .
via Montpelier Company L of Barre with
80 men, left home at @:3O via Montpolier
Company NJ OF Ricnford with - men, lett
home at 5jO on a special train to 81, Aibans
thence on the mail train to Montpelier
Company Is OF St Albaus with - men, also
went to Montpelier on the mail train. \
special train over Montpelier and Wells
River road carried all to Wells River where
company l. of Newport, with 30 men joined
them. Another special brought all compa-
MES here. the column under command Of
Major Watson reaching camp at l2:31
The Montpelier Military band, 30 pieces, led
10y Drum Major Fred T. Austin of North
field, led the column. The band which Will
be the regimantal band during the muster
find quarters in eight tents erected this
morning ad joining the regulars of Piatts-
burgh Company & OF Bradford, marched
from their quarters in the village this morn
ing to the camp ground and will have ~
men in camp Brigade commander
Greenleaf and his guest Lieut.. Dean OF
the Pennsylvania militia and Surgeon j. c.
rutherford came from burlington on the
mail and special train. After dinner guard
mounting was in order and with Capt j.
". Symons Of Company &, officer OF tho
day; Lieut. VI. S Thayer of Company NJ,
officer of the guard Lieut. L. Z. Girls
void of Company X, lieutenant Of the
guard Following this battalion line was
formed but instead of the regular battalion
drill there was skrmish drill under Col.
knsman. Daring this rain began falling,
continuing at intervals.
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lows: officer of the day Capt L, j. Gray
of Company A; commander OF the guard,
Lieut.. c. a. Searl of Company b; heuten
ant OF the guard, Lieut.. H. 5, Steady OF
Company u. Tomorrow will be given up
to battalion aud skirmish drill, greater
attention being paid to the latter. In the
morning the several battaliOns will form for
skirmism drill under the three commands
of Majors Bond, Watson and Evans, and in
the afternoon for battalion drill under Col.
Estey.
The first dress parade took place at six
O'Clock o-night in the heavy rain, Col
Kinsman commanding. Gov. Dillingham;
wife and son, win arrive tomorrow morn
ing at ! ! 80 by special train, and remain in
camp through the week Thursday even
ing the governor will give an informal re
ception at his headquarters from : to 10
O'Clock. Friday is this year designated as
governors day, instead of Thursday as
usual. Surgeon rutherford reports NO
cases in his department day, except two
or three men who had toes jammed by
boxes falling on them one man was eN
cused for duty for this season.
Capt. Wyman, Inspector of rifle practice,
finished work this morning on the rifle
range 1t is located about 400 yards nortis
west of the camp ground and consists of
two sliding targets each at 200 yards range.
There will probably be no target practice,
so-called, this year and the shooting viii be
confined to contest for tho three medals
to he given by Cob w $. Webb and which
were fully described in Mondays FREE
PRFSs and for
The Washington Centennial Trophy.
This trophy is a-cupof solid silver, is eight