The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

was appointed deputy Z S collector of cu'
toms at the port of Derby, serving in that C,
pacty till 1885. On Jan l, 1889, he was II
appointed to that office as chief deputy colet
tor, his termSof service expiring in March
1894. Major Nelson enlisted with First Seq
arate Company, V n G., Oct II. 1856, as II pr
vate and became sergeant Jan 81. 1887. In tn
following July he was promoted to rank o
second lieutenant, and on Jan II. 1889. wa
made captain and A ID of first brigade III
received his commission rs major and inspecto
of rifle practice On Feb II, 1890.
Lieut.. Col. j. A. LiIlis.
Lieut-Col James A Lillis of Rutland. assist
ant acknowledgement on the brigade staff. be
gan service with the regiment Oct 10, 1874
lie began his military career rs a private IL
the Estey Guard under Capt j j Estey, and
was appointed corporal June 20, 1881. Fol-
lowing the usual line of promotion he was
finally commissioned sergent-major of the
regiment on June is. 1884. He was made
first Lieutenant and adjutant by Col Estey,
Dec "a, 1886, and held that office six years, or
until Dec 6, 1892, when his long and faithful
service was rewarded by further promotion
TO colonel and assistant acknowledgement on
Brighten Estey's staff. Few of the officers of
the regiment are better known than Lieut-Col
Lillis, since he has attended all but one OF the
musters from his enlistment to the present.
In 1876 he accompanied the Estey Guard to
Philadelphia and was in attendance at the
Yorktown celebration. Col Lillis has from
the beginning been widely popular both with
the Estey command and the entire brigade. He
was formerly one of BrattlebOro's highly es-
teemed business men, and is now engaged in
the clothing business in Rutland. He at one
time held commission in the internal reye-
nue. service.
Col. Chas. c. Gilmore.
Col Chas Gilmore of SwantOn, of the
governors staff, was born in Georgia. VT,
January %, 1859. His parents, who were
both natives of Vermont. having moved to st
Adams in 1861. Col Gilmore attended the
public schools of that town and later took
business college course. Upon leaving school
he turned his attentiOntO mercantile pursuits.
and after having been engaged "a clerk in
st Adams and Swanton formed partnership
with his brother Frank. under the firm name
of Chas c Gilmore 4 Co. and engaged in the
clothing business at Swanton. Two wears
later Col Gilmore disposed of his clothing in
terests and became manager of the Swanton
suspender company, "a position which be Yet
holds. He was appointed colonel and aide-te-
camp by Gov Fuller in 1892.
Gen. II. $. Peck.
Gen L S Peck of Burlington was born in
Burlington, March -. 1913. and enlisted at the
age of II years as a private i'm Co +, LIST VT
Calvary, Sept 1. 1861, and served so honorably
and so well that he was steadily promoted up
to the rank of captain. He served on the stats
of prominent generals in the trenches in front
of Petersburg and Richmond, Va, and in the
Vermont calvary was active in numerous
battles. lie was wounded Sept 80, 1864 in the
assault of Fort Harrison, Va. and received a
medal of honor from Congress for his gallant /
~ in action at Newport Barracks \ { Febru I
AIRY ,. 1864. Captain Peck WAS mustered out 1
of the L service on account Of the close of I
the war June %. 1865, having served nearly /
four years as private in the ranks, an officer I
in the line and on the staff and a member 4
of the calvary corps. Upon his return 20 Yer
mont he was appointed chief of staff with .
rank of colonel by Gov John W Stewart and
was appointed assistant acknowledgement of
the q \ Il department doing effective work
in saving it from going TO pieces. lie i
prominent member of several frater-
mites and follows the business
Of general insurance. ON the 18th
Of Oct. 1873. he married Agnes Louise.
daughter of the late William Leslie. Of Ioron-
10. Ontario. They have one child. Mary Agnes
Leslie. He is man of public spirit and enter
prise.
Col. John q. Foster
Col John g Foster of Derby Line. A ID 4,
tail of commander-in-chief, was born in
Derby Line in 1859. He graduated from