St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
Annual Muster.

National Guard.
Each company will have IL tents and
! instead Of placing them in two rows
facing they will be in one continuous line.
| The distance between the street will also
be increased. Everything about the
camp will be made as if for actual service
and the work throughout the muster
will be of practical kind The con-
tracts to furnish food for the companies
were let by each company this year
instead OF by one quartermaster.
Rev. c. 0. Day of Boston, chaplain of
the Vermont National Guards arrived
Friday morning He will have special
tent supplied with papers, books and
writing materials, and will plan to hold
meetings in connection with the local Y.
M. c. A. Chaplain Day was formerly of
Brattleboro and was the hero of the
Regiment at Chickamauga. He is now
secretary of the Congregational Educa-
tional Society of Boston.
The staff and line officers are vigilant
and without doubt this will be the most
strviceabe muster from the standpoint
Of practical training OF any held in recent
years. Thursday will be Governors
Day. Gov. Smith and staff will review
the Regiment and brief addresses will be
made on that day.
Sunday morning found the regiment
we'll wrapped in blankets in vain attempt
to keep warm. The thermometer fell
about 40 degrees from late afternoon un-
til early morning and all heavy clothing
was brought into service.
Religious services were conducted by
Chaplain Day. He is as popular with
the men as ever and they kept him busy
visiting after the services. Dress parade
at 5 O'Clock was witnessed by large
number of visitors. Intervening was de-
voted to talk on camp life at Chicka-
manga and many interesting reminiscent
ces were related. The regimental band
contributed largely to the pleasure of the
affair. Adjutant General T. S. Peck made
an official inspection of the regiment and
its quarters at II O'Clock. He was es-
corted about the camp by some of the
line officers, Private Wells of Company
M acting at his orderly.
The roll call is unusually large this
year, 90 per cent. of the men being pres
ent with all the officers, but two. Capt.
Capt. c. N. Landon, inspector of rifle
practice are in Europe and are not able
to attend. The new hospital corps is a
fine addition to the regiment but as yet
have had little to do. The battery which
has been feature of former musters is
much missed both by the troops and Wis
itors. The officer of the day Sunday
was Captain Ellis of Co. D, the comman-
der of the guard, Lieut.. Frost, of Co. K,
and the supernumerary officer of the
guard, Lieut.. Gladding of Co. E. There
is no sickness in camp as yet and the
company streets are models of neatness.
An inspection of the streets is made each
morning and companies are rated by per
centage according to the degree OF neat
ness.
THE ROSTER.
The roster of the First Regiment In
fantry, Vermont National Guard is as
follows:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Jay Gray Estey, colonel, Brattleboro
| Charles M. Bonett, lieutenant colonel
St. Johnsbury; Frank L. Howe, major
Mortified; H. Edward Dyer, major
Rutland; Herbert T. Johnson, major
Bradford; J. Harry Estey, captain and
adjutant, Brattleboro; Ned N. Hadley
captain and quarter-master, Brattleboro
Charles 0. Day, chaplain, Brattleboro
Charles H. Landon, captain and |. R. P.
Rutland; George c. Berkeley major anc
surgeon, st. Adams; H. Nelson Jackson
captain and A. surgeon, Burlington
George R. Anderson, 1st lieutenant anc
A. surgeon, Burlington.
BATTALION STAFF.
w. c. Woodbury., I'd lieutenant adm
nant I'd B.; John A. Worthen, I'd lieuten
ant adjutant Sd B.
REGIMENTAL NON, COMMISSIONED STAFF
Louis H. Henkel, sergeant and major
Middlebury; H. M. Bullet, quartermas
ter.sergeant, St. Adams; Homer ]. Dane
hospital steward, Northfeld; Charles c
Sharon, acting hospital steward, St
Adams; John F. Sisco, acting hospita
steward, St. Adams; T. ]. Hagan, acting
hospital steward, Rutland Lee S. Tillot
son, chief trumpeter, st. Adams; E. T
Nelson color sergeant, Rutland; E. H. Viii
cox, color sergeant, st Johnsbury; Harold
V.Allen, drum major, West Bridgewater
Herman Merber, colonel's orderly, Brat
tleboro.
BATTALION NoN-CONMIssIoNED STAFF.
A. D. Silloway, sergeant major, Mont
pelier; c. A. Davis, sergeant major
Glover; S. W. Emerson, sergeant major
Barre.
CAPTAINS.
Weston A. Pattee, Co. H, Montpelier
Charles F. Burnham, Co K, Bennington
William T. Haigh, Co. l, Brattleboro
Henry W. Ellis, Co. D, St. Johnsbury
Edward H. Prouty, Co. M, Burlington
Edgar N. Miller, Co. c, Brandon; Harr
X. Dole, Co. F, Mortified; Moses L
Brock, Co. G, Bradford; H. w. Ballard
+ Co. B, st. Adams; Albert w. Farmar
3 Co. L, Newport; Thomas G. Carswel
< Co. E, Barre; B. H. Stickney, Co. A
9 Rutland.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Oliver J. Osborne, Co. H, Montpelier
Charles A. Celley, Co. D. st. Johnsbury
! Edward P. Woodbury., Co. M. Burline
| ton; Hugh A. Segar, Co. c. Brandon
e William E. Frost, Co. K, Bennington
t Harrie V. Hall, Co. B, St. Adams
5 Charles A. Plumley, Co. F, Mortified
e Person A. Robbins, Co. L, Newport
$ William A. Murray, Co. E, Barre
. Ernest J. Waterman, Co. l, Brattleboro
j. c. Holden, Co. A, Rutland; E.
Sleeper, Co. 6, Bradford,