Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-04
OUR l1AVERSACk.
Third Competition for tho Centennial
Trophy at Camp Gov. Page.

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Third Competition for tho Centennial
Trophy at Camp Gov. Page.
Tho following orders have been sent by
Gen. Greenleaf to every company in the
Vermont National Guard:
HEADQUARTERS FRsr BRIGADE,
NERMoST NATIONAL GUARD,
BURLINGTON, VT, July II, loo'.
General Orders No. 3.
-, l. The third competition for the Centennial
trophy Will take place at Camp Gov Page,
near Montpelier, on Thursday, Aug %, ls2,
commencing at l:31 y. m, weather permittng.
q Capt. Gilbert &. Bates, com handing Co.
F., First Regiment, the present custodian of
the trophy, will cause the same to be brought
to the cncanpment where II Will be placed in
charge of Major Charles +. Nelson, brigade
inspector of rifle practice, pending tho result
of the competition.
g. Each organization in the brigade will be
allowed to compete with n team OF five % men,
who must have been regularly enlisted MEM
bcrs, or commissioned officers, OF the organiza-
ton for not less than sixty lGU days prior to
1. The distance Shot viii be two hundred
GW yards, standing position, Springfield
rifle, five ~ shots per man. Tho rules govern
ing the contest will be those prescribed in the
third edition of Blunt's small Arms Firing
kegTqIntions for similar contests 5ts,.,,..o,. ,,a.
as may be otfesed will take place on Thurs
day, August 70, at o'clock II. m, weather per
mitting. Competition will be limited to such
officers and enlisted men as shall have made
record OF sixty 900 out of a possible seventy
live in fifteen 10 shots at the 20 yard range,
and sixty t6D out of pOssibl seventy tivG t,6l
in fifteen do shots at tho 2OJ yard gallery
range, since February /, lo92. The competitor
Will be governed by tho rules prescribed in the
preceding paragraph. the right to enter will
be determined by the Company Record Of
Rifle Practice. Careful attention should be
given to the above conditions that no mistake
may be made in qualifying to shoot for these
prizes.
g. The range will be in charge of Major
Charles +. Nelson, brigade inspector of rifle
NVmAU.
l. K. T., first reg mcnt. Judges, markers and
other range officers will be announced in fut-
ure orders
BY Command Of
BRIG.-GEN. GREENLEAF.
NJ. ID. GREENE
Assistant Adjutant- General
Sargent Camp, No. 81, South Royalton,
received an elegant flag recently, the gift
Of Mark J. Sargent.
The next reunion OF the Orange County
Veterans association is to be held at Straf-
ford, by invitation of Henry Dow post, IS,
G. A. r., of that town.
The whole number admitted to the YER
mont Soldiers Home up to June 30, 1899,
is 1862; deaths during the past two years,
ID; total number of deaths, 90; present
membership, 40. Several applications have
recently been made for admission.
The Estey Guard rifle team challenged
the team Of the company at Greenfield to
shoot a match August q, but the Greenfield
boys could not accept as they had an en-
gagemept that day with the Adams team.
1t Is probable that a later date will be agreed
upon.
The date for the match between the Estoy
Guard rifle team of Brattleboro, and the
team of the Greenfield military company is
fixed for August 6, and will be shot at
| Greenfield.
Six members of the Estey Guard of Brat
tleboro, will be entitled to the five years
service badge at the coming muster.