The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-02-26

some new Main street armOry of the Brad
ford Guards, Tuesday evening!
The following officers answered to rol
call: Brigadier Generals L. 5. Peck, W. H
Gilmore, j. G. Rutherford, W. l.. Greenleaf
Colonel J. j., Estey; Lieutenant Colonel
Nelson, G. II. Bond, j. Ii. Watson; Adju
tant j. A. LilIis; Quartermaster G. H. Full
Ter: l. X. p, j. ID. Wyman; Surgeons d. 2
Webster, W. D. Huntington. IL. III: Lee
Chaplain ii. F. Hill; Drum Major F. T
Austin; CAPTAINS 4. L. IS Saoin; A; v y,
Wells, J. II. Mimms, j. W. Symons, G. 2
Clark, H. D. Fillmore, T. A. Davis, G. D
Pratt, W S. Thayer; LIST Lieutenants E. H
Putnam, T. Harmon, +. ID. Weld, A. L
Mcclure, S. A. Luke, B. A. Carr, T. A
Austin, G. A: Searle, G. N. Bonett Il. E
Lambert, F. b. Mudgett, W. b. Locklin, F
l.. Howe; I'd Lieutenants P. f. Connors, L.
f. Shields. A. j. Dimmick, E. T. Griswold
NJ d. Hayward, G. d. Watson, II. s.
Steady. F. r. johnson, J. G. Estey, E. G.
Skinner, D. r. Bisbee, A. G. Eaton, E. E.
Miller. G. F. Cofrin.
Gen. Greenleaf, followed with a few gen
eral remarks ON the new drill regulations.
Surgeon Gen. Rutherford of Burlington
read an interesting paper upon diseases In.
cident to army life and their remedies.
Lieutenant ID. NJ. Atkinson of the 9th In
fantry U. S. A, who had been detailed by
the War Department as an instructor was
introduced and spoke briefly of the tactics.
Col. Julius j. EStey then catechSed the
officers with reference to the new drill reg
ulati0ns, after which the meetingI was adj
journed until the following morning.
The officers spent pleasant evening at
Hotel Low in social way.
The school again assembled at . O'Clock
on Wednesday morning. when Captain A.
W. Roberts instructed the officers in indi-
yidual drill without arms, being followed
by Captain }. FL. MimmS in the squad drill,
which, together with practical paper by
Lieutenant Atkinson on extended order
movements, together with such questions
and answers as the drill of the morning
prompted, concluded the forenoOn'S session.
The afternoon session opened with a
thorough exemplifcation of the setting up
exercises by Capt. f. w. ChildS, in which
the several captains of the different COM
mandS went through in methodical and
interesting manner, this important drill,
after which the First Lieutenants were
drilled in the Manual of Arms by Captain
O. d. Clark; who showed excellent prof.
cheney upon this subject
CAPTAIN b. H. Wells drilled the Second
E1eutenants also in the Manual OF Arms,
and was followed by Captain j. III. MimmS
and Captain G. G. Bates in the School drill.
The meeting closed with an important
discussion of matters pertaining to the In
terests of the several commands.
Ats o'clock a large cOncOurSe of people,
including the several officers, filled the new
armory to its utmost capacity, it being the
occasion of the dedication of the same.
Captain G. E. Clark commanding Bradford
Company, aided by his lIieutenantS and
men, did the honOrs in seating and provid-
ing for the audience, the front row being
reserved for the Field and Line officers.
The M0ntoelier orchestra occupied the
stage, as did number OF prominent mill
tary and civic personages.
Promptly at O'Clock the orchestra open
cd the exercises by a spirited selection,
which was rendered in manner to call
forth applause.
Major John Ii. Watson acted as master
of ceremonies. and in his Introductory re-
marks gave brief outline of the trials and
experiences of the Bradford Guard in their
several quarters since their organization,
and introduced eX-CIOv. Roswell Farnham
who gave clear, concise and intensely in
teresting historical sketch of the Bradford
Guard from its organization thirty-four
years ago, tracing their patriotic career be-
fore and during the war, their trials and
hardships at the front, and giving full
roll of its officers from the beginning to
the present time. The address attracted
the closest attention and was frequently APP
plauded by his auditors.
Major Watson then introduced Adjutant
General T. S. Peck of Burlington, who
gave some stirring history in the shape of
"reminiscences of the war, especially refer
ring to Gov. Farnham and Col. AndrOss'
honorable part in the struggle on Virginia
soil, and of the kindly act of the ever
present Col. Stearns toward the Union sol
diers at Harper's Ferry, and the methods
he employed in duping the confederates.
Gen. Peck feelingly referred to the part
taken by Vermont troops in the late war,
especially the Bradford men, and closed
with a fitting allusion to the beautiful new
armOry and the spirit which had been
shown by the Bradford people in affOrding
the local company their new quarters.
General Greenleaf answered to the toast,
The regular army and National Guard, and
also referred to the early history of Yer
mont troops and the part assumed by the
local company.
Col Estey responded to the toast, The
New Armory, in happy manner urging
the necessity of reading matter and other
things calculated to promote the interest
and the moral tone of the company. He
declared that the quarters were unQues-
tionably the finest to be found in the state
and congratulated not only the Company
but the citizens as well on its procurement
Surgeon Huntington briefly outlined the
routine duty of his department and its in
tentions for the future.
Captain j. Ii. Mimms answered for the
Worlds Fair to be held in Chicago, describ-
at some length the plans and hopes calcu-
lated to insure the regiments attendance
on that great occasion.
Chaplain Hill closed the speaking with a
happy allusiOn to camp duties, especially in
the devotional line He made some sharp
and witty points and kept the audience in
good humOr until its close.
The orchestra during the time performed
some stirring selections of patriotic airs.
The hall was cleared and the grand
march begun about 1890 1t being an UNI
usual and pretty spectacle, the bright uni
forms of the soldiers together with the tasty
costumes of the women, made undoubtedly
one of the most enjoyable as well as the
largest occasions of its kind ever seen here
in Bradford.
The program of dances was finished about
1.30, fittingly concluded with "Home Sweet
Home"
The ArmOry, which is on the third floor
of the new three story brick and granite
bank building, is the best in Vermont, and
one of the best to be found in New Eng
land. The drill room is about 40X70 the