Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
GOV. SMITH ISSUES ORDERS FOR
ITS REORGANIZATION.
The Fuller Battery Men Discharged-Coi.
Clark. Adjt. Eaton and Lieut.. STRAIT.
ton Retired on Appiication-Nino
other Onicers HonorabIy Dis.
charged Elections Ordered.

The first official act of Gov. f. c. Smith
in the reorganization of the National
Guard of Vermont is found in the issue
of several orders through Adjutant Gen
eral T. S. Peck of this city. The orders
relate to the discharge of the men of the
First Light Battery Uuller's), the retiring
upon application of Col. Osman ID. Clark
Adjutant Arthur G. Eaton aad Lieut.. Eu-
gene j. Stratton OF the First regiment in.
fantry, V. N. e., the honorable discharge
of nine other commissioned officers and
the ordering of several elections to ill va.
cances.
The several orders are in part as fol.
! lows:
The lieutenants and enlisted men of the
First Light Battery tFuller's), Vernon,
National Guard, are hereby honorably dis.
charged from the service of the State, &c
date from August TO- 1899.
Capt. r. ID. Weld, commanding off1cer oil
said Battery, Will turn over all property
belonging to the State of Vermont for
which he Is responsible, to Bvt. Maj.-Gen
William H. Gilmore, quartermaster gen.
eral, and upon the settlement of his ac.
counts will be honorably discharged
Pursuant to sections 44i1 and 4443, Yer.
mont Statutes, 1894, the following named
officers are, upon their o&n application
placed upon the retired list OF the National
| held by them in the National Guard SER
vice, and are entitled to wear the uniform
OF such rank on occasions OF ceremony:
Col. Osman ID. Clark, First regiment Of
irfantry, Vermont National Guard, to date
from April s, 1899.
Capt Arthur G. Eaton. adjutant, First
Regiment of Infantry Vermont National
Guard, to date from June g. 1890.
First Lieut.. Eugene j. Stratton, Com
pany *, First Regiment of Infantry, Yer
mont National Guard, to date from Aug
ust l. 1890.
The following officers of the Guard are
honorabiy discharged:
Captain Frank l.. Greene, Company 3,
First regiment of infantry, Vermont Ma
tional Guard having vacated his commits
sion by reason of promotion to the rank
of colonel and aide-de-camp upon the staff
of the governor and commander-in- chief
the same to date from October Ii, 1895
his discharge as captain is hereby an
nounced
Second Lieutenant Andrew p. Kelley
Company II, First regiment OF infantry
Vermont National Guard, having rendered
his resignation by reason of removal from
the State, and the same having been ac-
cepted to take effect November g. 1898, his
honorable discharge from the service in
accordance Herewith is hereby announced
Captain Bernice A. Carr, Company G,
First regiment of infantry, Vermont Ma
tional Guard. having rendered his resig-
nation, and the same having been accept
ed to take effect April IA, 1890, his honor
able discharge from the service in accord
ance herewith is hereby announced.
Captain Cornelius NJ. Brownell, Company
NJ, First regiment of infantry, Vermont
National Guard, having vacated his COM
mission by reason of the acceptance of a
commission as captain in the 18th infantry,
| "a vn1i hi han n II.
discharge from the State service in ac-
cordance Herewith Is hereby announced
to take effect August TO- 1899.
First Lieutenant n. d. l.. Knickerbock-
err Company b, First regiment of infan-
try Vermont National Guard having ten
dered his resignation by reason of removal
from the State, and the same having been
accepted to take effect August 10, 1899 his
honorable discharge from the service in
accordance Herewith is hereby announced
First Liditenant Sanford f.. Worthing-
ton, Company X, First regiment of infan-
try. Vermont National Guard, having va
Gated his commission by reason of the ac-
ccptance of a commission as second lieut.
enant in the 26th infantry, United States
volunteers, his honorable discharge from
the State service in accordance herewith
is hereby announced to take effect Aug
ust 10. 1899
Second Lieutenant Joseph II. Churchill,
Company G, First regiment of infantry,
Vermont National Guard, having rendered
his resignation by reason OF removal from
the State, and the same having been ac-
cepted to take effect August 10, 1899, his
honorable discharge from the service in
accordance Herewith is hereby an
nounced
Second Lieutenant Carl G. Dole Com
pany F, First regiment of infantry. Yer
mont National Guard, having rendered his
resignation. by reason of removal from
the State, and the same having been ac-
cepted to take effect August To- 1899. his
honorable discharge from the service in
accordance Herewith is hereby an
nounced.
Second Lieutenant Alfred NJ Mason
Company Il, First regiment OF infantry,
Vermont National Guard. having vacated
his commission by reason of the accept
ance of a commission as first lieutenant
in the 26th infantry, United States volun-
teers, his honorable discharge from the
State service In accordance Herewith is
hereby announced to take effect August
10. 1899
Special elections are ordered as follows:
To fill the vacancies in the office of cap
tain, first lieutenant and second lieutenant
in Company b, St. Adams, August 2lst
To fill the vacancy in the office of second
lieutenant in Company F, Mortified, Aug
ust 22d
To fill the vacancy in the Office OF captain
in Company NJ, Burlington, August I'D
TO fll the vacancy in the office of cap
tain and second lieutenant Company c,
Brandon, August 23d.
To fill the vacancy in the office OF first
lieutenant in Company II, Montpelier,
August sd.
To I'll the vacancy in the office Of first
lieutenant in Company x, Bennington,
August 2Sth