Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-15
BARRE wins
The Cup Offered for Best Tar
get Shooting
COMPANY E
The Crack Company at the
Annual Muster.
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COMPANY E
Especial to TELEGRAM.)

Camp Gov. Smith, Aug. 15.-Thc
weather yesterday was splendid, the
sun coming out strong and drying up
the ground quickly. Shortly after :
O'Clock the competitive shoot took
place under the direction of Major
WClfe Of SaXton's River, and was
hotly contested throughout. On ac.
count of the target being new one,
the silhouette target was used.
The scores did not run up as high
as usual. Company Il was the only
company that had 81 men to the tar
get and it was the opinion throughout
the camp that the boys did the best
shooting of the day. Company M.
of Burlington shot with only Al men
and on this account their shooting
looked better than the others but
their average does not show it as the
Barre boys will have the highest aver
age and thus win the trophy.
This year there is no earthly way
the cup can be taken from Company
E as they are the best shots out OF
the 600 men who presented them
selves for the competition.
The camp itself is laid out in a
beautiful piece of ground and the or
ders are so strict that everything is
always in fine order, not even match
seen around any of the tents.
So far there has been few accidents
Bert Cayhue of Co. E being the
worst victim. On Sunday night he
was working in the mess room when
one of his companions let heavy
bag of potatoes fall on his leg which
twisted his ankle badly resulting in a
severe sparin. Bert is now hopping
around on crutches and will be so for
couple of weeks more.
The boys thought it necessary to
initiate some Of the recruits into the
mysteries of the camp and few iok-
ers got together and made out a list
of the company. This list they hand
ed to one of our we'll known young
men and sent him around to ask
them what kind of pie they wanted
for the following day.
He did as he was told and secured
the names of the whole company for
custard, rhubarb, apple, mince and
every conceivable kind of pie, which
of course was not supplied by the
government.
Private P. J. Rodgers was chosen tt
act as orderly yesterday. Pat looked
fine and it is no wonder he was pick
ed out by the adjutant to act as
such.
Captain Carswell has a trying or
deal before him for Thursday as he
has been picked out to be officer OF
the day for Governors Day.
First 1t. w. A. Murray was lieu
tenant commander of the day or
Monday, in all the rain, and md: II
Frank Gladding was score keeper o.
the shoot in all the sun yerterday
SO it can easily be seen that th'
Barre officers are getting all that
coming to them.
The Montpelier Military Band will
| it's increase of players is now bcyont
all praise.
The battalion drill looked fine a
the whole regiment turned out II
blue shirts and kahki pants making
splendid sight.
Company f will not only return
with the cup but they will also TAX
all the honors of the camp.
They are the only company with D
men, are well drilled and are tryin'
to be soldiers in earnest. This is OF
account of the officers who are at tn
head of the company as they are we
liked and it would be impossible t
nick out one man who would no
lump at the slightest request of an
of them.