Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-21
sTATE NEWS.
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The Omcer's school NJ Burlingtou.
There was full attendance at the an
nual officers school Of instruction Of the
Vermont National Guard held at Buring
ton at the American house on Tuesday anil
Wednesday. The first exercise of Tues
day morning was a paper ON The history
Of the Springfield rifle. its care aud use. &"
| 10y Lieut.. Weld Of Go. X. Bennington.
The paper was Of 80 much value that its
| publication was requested for distribution
among the officers and men Of the National
| Guard. The second lieutenants were Civ
en- aiming drill aud gallery practice at a
range in the dining room under Capt
! Wyman Of st. Adams Lieut. Col Kins
man gave the captains aud first lieutenants
instruction in the duties Of officer, IT the
day.
At the afternoon session Gen Gilmore
reported that 800 remained Of the fund
subscribed for the centennial excursion to
New York last April. On motion Of Col
| I. X. Fuller il was voted to use the money
to buy a trophy or trophies to he shot for
annually. Gen. Greenleaf and Col Estey
and Fuller were selected a committee to
buy these trophies and provide the rules
under which they are 10 he contested for
Surgeon Rutherford Of Burlington gave an
address on military practice in its relation
were given "A rigid examination ON Yer
mont military law and regulations 10y Capt
Mimms Of st. Adams
At o'clock the officers and ii few in
vited guests sat down 10 supper at the Van
Ness house. Among the after dinner
speakers were Col Fuller, who read
paper ON Light artillery aud It's relation t.
other arms, Gen. Greenleaf, who made an
earnest plea for "armories for the Vermont
National Guard" and Gov. Dillingham;,
who favored an increase Of appropriation
for the use Of the militia Lieut. Gov
Woodbury., Gen. Peck, Capt. Duffy of
Rhode Island and Mayor Crornbie of Bur.
lington also spoke.
At the session on Wednesday morning
Col. Estey gave a talk on practice marches
and field work. He believed valuable in
struction in throwing up earth.works and
other means Of field defence might be given
at the annual encampments He also
spoke Of outpost duty for which, however,
the short term Of the annual encampments
afforded no time, and he strongly favored
longer encampments After the discus
sion which followed, the field staff officers
went 10 the range for practice and the
lieutenants were given further instruction
in guard duty. Gen Greenleaf gave in
structiOn in the matter of official CORES
spondence, the filing, brieiing of letters,
etc. Resolutions were adopted in memory
of Lieut.. Schell Of Co A, who died in 1873
In the afternoon occurred the election Of
the second and third majors made neces
sary 10y the new formation Of the regiment
into three battalions. The choice fell upon
Capt j. II. Watson Of Co q Of Bradford
and Capt G. W. Evans Of Bennington.
After urging the officers to continue their
studies at home aud few pleasant words,
Gen. Greenleaf declared the school ad
journed.
A child of Irving Spafford of Clarendon,
less than year old, was found apparently
dead in its mothers arms Wednesday
morning. The father went 10 Rutland to
make the funeral arrangements, but while
he vas thus engaged word came that the
child had revived aud was oil right
At the officers school ON Tuesday even
ing the members Of Gov Dillingham; staff
him