The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-30
New Military Com
pany Organize at
West Boylston.
WAS KILLED AT COTTAGE CITY.
Awful Death Of Herbert L
Cawthorn While at
His Work.

west SoNlSton, June GA meeting
was held last evening at &. \. r. hal
for the purpose of organizing a mill
tary company. 4 large number were
| present. Captain Fred ". Cheever q
Camp So, S. Of V. called the meeting tt
order and stated in brief way the Oh.
ject of the meeting.
AT roll call each member present re-
sponded, after which committee q
three, consisting Of f. r. Walker, En-
| nest Howe and H. J. Hopkins, were
instructed to retire and bring in a hst
of members to be banOted for fol
captain. This resulted in the elcctiCr
of H. r. CloSson. who will also act as
drillmaster. Frank F. Walker was
elected first lieutenant and Ernest
Howe second lieutenant. 1t was voted
to name the company "Beaman
Guards" Capt. ClossOn named the fol-
lowing for sergeants: Dean A. GoodSle
Henry Harper and Frank Lavally. The
company will meet the second ard
fourth Wednesday evening for drill on
the intervale in the valley.
The following constitution was adop-
ted for the proposed military COM
pany:
Article 1.-The proposed company
shall be known as the Beaman Guards.
Article 2-Its membership shall be
made up of the following named per
sons:
Herbert r. Closson, Joseph w. Biee-
low. Albert E. Smith, Chas. f. Bolton,
Fred w. Cheever, John A. Myers.
Walter A. Bowen, T. NJ. Hosmer, Ches-
ter A. Barker, H. ]. Hopkins, .. G.
Fletcher, c. c. Laudy, F. H. Fletcher
F. E. Walker, Leon A. Goodale, A. b.
Pierce, c. ]. Bond, E. S. Butler, Ed
ward Nault, H. L. Smith, w. T.. Rob
bins, A. H. Sawyer c. A. Cook, Joseph
Jacobs, II. NJ. Cheever, J. W. Cheever,
Garfield Burns, G. F. Smith. Chester
NJ Smith Clifford Scarlet, George F.
Keyes Silas F. Wagner Rector J
Trombley, Thomas Reilly, Chas. F.
Hosmer, A A. Bond, G. H; Fuller
George f. Bond, Frank Lavally Peter
Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Frank A. Cava-
naugh, J. B. Goodney ]. A. Cavanaugh,
A. J. Cavanaugh, S. D. Woodruff, Geo.
W. Staples. Frank Valley, Arthur n.
Sault. w. ]. Sault, B. o. Sanford f.
w. Howe, Harry c. Parker, John LIE
Duke, Derrick Bellevue, Fred Either,
Peter Rauthier, E. Mccarthy, Geo. n
Gather, A. f. Landy, W. B. wood,
Chas. Hall, B. E. Farmer, w. S.
White, Willie Ethner J. F. Gala
CHER, NJ. H. Ryan, A. S. Ovenden, Ray
F. Sylvester. H. W. Walker, Henry
Harper E. Ayotte, Fred Bond. Albert
Mathew, Thomas Caunter. Chas. i.
Harris. Ray Maynard. Leon Marsh,
George Nault, P. H. Small, Adolphus
Caupee;
Together with such other persons as
may be accepted from time to time
by the recruiting officers of the Sons
of Veterans.
Article 3, section 1.-The officers shall
consist of a captain, first and seco1 d
lieutenants.
Section 2-These officers shall be
chosen by ballot, majority vote to
elect, and shall hold office until their
successors are chosen in June of each
year.
Section 3-The captain shall immedi-
ately after his election appoint first
and second sergeant, and may from
time to time, appoint such other non
commissioned officers, as he deems neg
essary.
Section 4-The on-commissioned Of
ficers shall hold their respective posi-
tions during the pleasure of the cap
tain.
Article 4-The first sergeant shall pre-
side at the business meeting OF the com
pany. in which case the second ser
geant shall take his place.
Article 5-The commanding officer
may expel any member from the com
pany but any member being so eX-
PEELED may appeal his case to court
martial hereinafter provided for.
Article 6-Any member absent from
three successive meetings or drills with
out a satisfactory excuse to the cap
tain, shall be subject to a court-martial
or expulsion.
Article I, section THE commissioned
officers Of John D. White Camp So S.
of V, and the commissioned officers of
this company, shall compose the court
to try all cases of court-martial
Section This court shall hear all
appealed to it, settle all disputes, and
in general work for order and harmony
| in the company.
| Section S-AH members shall strict
| ly obey their superior officers but any
member may, after falling out OF
franks, prefer charges against his SUI
perior officer for any alleged msde-
| meanor committed.
| Section ANY member of the court
of court-martial who is party to any
case brought before the said court
shall withdraw temporarily from tht
the court during the settlement of sucT
case.
Mrs. w. r. Walker and her daughte
Alice and son Fred will leave town to
morrow for Cottage City, where the.
will spend the summer
Cromwell, Jr.. valuable horse, own
ed by David Nault, was found dead il
his stable this morning. The horse i
well known in this vicinity, havinj
been owned by several Worcester par
ties. Mr.. Nault purchased the anima
three years ago in Worcester.