The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06
At the Armory.


The drills every evening last week
were well attended but the largest
crowd was present Saturday evening,
when most of the seats in the ArmOry
were occupied by ladies. The new re-
cruits in the ranks improved in the
tactics rapidly under the efficient in
struction of the officers of Co. G. A
two hours hard drill makes good
deal of difference in the way a green
man handles his gun.
The total number of enlstments is
10. A few of these were thrown out
by the physical examination conducted
Monday and Tuesday by DR.. Fletcher
of this place and DR.. Carbee of Haver-
hill. 1t is pretty able bodied com
pany of young men when less than a
dozen out of about 10 have to be
thrown out on account of some physi-
cal defect, and the examination was q
pretty thorough one, too. Quite q
number of these under p who enlisted
were declined because their parents
would not sign their papers.
Two drills were held this week, the
one Tuesday evening being well at
tended, and the one last evening at
tracing large crowd. Every man Of
the 81 who leave for Fort Ethan Allen
this morning were present at the drill
last night in marching shoes.
-Four or five recruits from White Riv-
err Junction have been bunking in the
Armory since Tuesday night. They
wanted the benefit of a few drills be-
fore entering the service of Uncle
Sam. Last night all who live at dis
tonnn from tho NrilloTn C1Nn1,t tho mir n +
in the ArmOry so as to be on hand at
town provided their breakfast and the
Ladies Relief Corps served it in an
appetizing manner. If the boys see
much service that breakfast in the Ar
mOry will assume the size of an elabo-
rate Thanksgiving dinner in their inn
aginatiOn In a very few weeks. They
will wish that Uncle Sam furnished
Relief Corps with his other equip
mentS.
The boot and shoe stores report a
good sale of heavy shoes during the
past few days. Members of Co. G.
have packed away their patent leath-
ers and have been breaking in shoes
suitable for long marches and all
kinds of weather.
Each man carries with him rolled up
in his overcoat and in his haversack a
suit of underwear, pair stockings, six
handkerchiefs, two towels, cake of
soap, hair brush comb, tooth brush,
brush broom and blanket.
Last evening the ladies of the Re-
lief Corps presented each member of
the company with a comfort bag"
containing needles, thread, etc. The
Christian EndeavOr society has pre-
sented those not already supplied with
a pocket Testament. The boys will
meet with emergency cases when the
first article will do good service, and
they cannot do better than to make
frequent use of the gift from the En-
deavor society. The comfort bag"
was presented in pleasing speech by
Miss Mary E. Jones.
After the services at the church last
Sunday the members of Co. G listened
to short speeches from several of the
original Bradford Guards and other G.
A. r. men in the Armory. Those who
spoke were eX.Gov. Farnham, Col.
John G. Stearns, Capt. p. S. Chamber
lin. Capt. Cowdrey, Capt. e. II. Nye,
Major E. d. Redington of Chicago
and A. NJ. Banks. The boys received
valuable suggestions from men of eX-
perience. Capt. johnson thanked
them for their remarks.
Bradford sends splendid company
Of young men to the front. 1t is the
earnest prayer of all that they may
come back with the ranks as full as
when they march to the depot this