The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-08-18
CAMP GOVERNOR FULLER

CAMP GOVEKNOk FULLEh
At Rutland, Occupied by the TrOOps-The
Ranks are Unusually Full This Year and
the Boys are Enjoying Soldier Lilo.
The annual muster of the State Militia be.
gan On Tuesday and the ranks OF nearly
every company were unusually full.
On Tuesday, the first day, the tr00ns be-
gan TO arrive early and by noon Camp Fuller
was busy place. The white tents OF Yer
monts troops have seldom been pitched IN a
more beautiful spot than they now occupy
The troops were buoy nearly all day IN get
ting into shape ard real work did not begin
until Wednesday.
The company streets are arranged In bat.
talions of four companies each. The first
battalion consists of company M OF RIcbford
company g Of Bradford, company j. OF New.
port and company ID of st. Johnsbury. They
occupy the extreme right Of the line in the
order named. The second battalion occupies
the center of the line. This battalion con.
X Of Bennington, company A OF Rutland
and company G Of Brandon. The extreme
left Of the line Is occupied by the third bat.
talon, consisting Of company Z Of Barre.
company H of Montpelier, company F OF
Mortified and company OF BrattleDOro.
The camp Is connected with the town by tele.
phone.
The hospital tents are all new. There are
three of them, each IA feet square. The
tents, awnings and mattresses In The brigade
line are also new. The officers will wear the
regulation fatigue coat which was adopted
for tho regular army for the first time this
year.
The first company to arrive at the camp
was company X Of Bennington, and they
we're followed shortly afterward by the
Kingsley guard of Rutland. The other COM
panies followed in quick order and by II q.
M, every company and Fuller's light battery
were on the ground ready for business, and
the encampment for 1893 lad begun. Guard
mount was made at O'Clock and the guard
officers for the day were given out with Off.
GER Of the day, Captain Jacob Gray Estey OF
company l. At O'Clock the first guard mount
was executed and shortly after 5 o'clock the
first dress parade was reviewed by Col. kins-
man and staff, it being we'll received by the
spectators pre- sent. The dress parade this
year differed from that OF previous years. IL
stead of the regiment entering the parade
grounds together, II entered Ia battalIons, and
the change added beauty to the parade, which
ia thought to be the finest thing done by the
regiment
FulIsr's light battery. occupied about two
hours of the afternoon drilling. They went
through nearly all the marching movements
In the field to the west Of the parade grounds
In faultless manner. The battery consists
of four breech.loading guns and four Gals.
sons. The battery has about 80 horses, which
are cared for In large tent erected on the
grounds.
At dress parade an order was rad from
Gen. Estey, coLgratuIating the regiment on
their arrival In camp and canttoning the men
not to abuse any privileges that have been a.
lowed them, under penalty of having them
taken away and more rigid enforcement Of
the rules.
On Tuesday evening the first regiment
band gave concert In front Of the govern
Or's tent, rendering o very choice program.
Among the ladies quartered at the camp
are Mrs. r. S. Peck OF Burlington, Mrs. DR..
Jenne of st. Adams. Mrs. Dr.. Huntington of
Rochester, Mrs. Capt. Tutherly. Mrs. James
Lilis. Mrs. j. g. Estey. Mrs. Harry Cham
Der, Miss Maud Essex, Miss Hattie Webster
of Brattleboro, Mrs. Gilmore OF Fairee.
Wednesday was the first full day OF camp |
life and 1t was busy one. Guard mount
came at S:l5 O'Clock, and after that came the |
morning drill which lasted two hours. After
dinner the men were drilled In skirmish work,
which took In the extended movements by
Then came the dress parade,
which drew rounds Of applause from the
crowd. The band concert closed the exercises
The day was the reception given Gov Fuller.
He arrived at two O'Clock, and was met at
the depot by several members Of the brigade
staff. and was escorted to the grounds by the
Fuller battery. AS the procession reached
the camp the band laycd Hail to the Chief.'
In the carriage with the Governor were Mrs.
Fuller, Gen Webster, and Capt TutherIy. The
second carriage carried Private Secretary
Goulding, Gen Gilmore and Col Jewett. The
third carriage carried Col Bates, Col Pollard
and Col Foster. The regimental band played
several pieces In front of the Governors tent,
and the battery fred the governors salute.
The brigade surgeons report shows the
sanitary condition of the camp to be exec
ent. Following is the routine of duty du
ng the encampment: