Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22
GOVERNORS DAY.
Parade and Review of Vermont
Regiment This Afternoon.
Sham Battle to be Fought Early This
Morning Camps to be Broken To-
morrow Morning Winners
OF Service Medals.

Another perfect day added to the eff
cheney of the men at Camp Governor
Stckney yesterday. The usual battalion
drills were taken up with good success and
guard duty reached a stage of efficiency
that had been desired by the command
ing officers. The annual rifle practice of
the regiment took place, the range at Fort
Ethan Allen having been kindly offered
by the post officers There was only a de-
tail from each company in the practice.
The highest score made by any man was
that Of First Sergeant w. f. Willard, who
made "a out of a possible y points at 800
yards. The other two men with high
Scores in Company NJ were Lieut.. T. +.
Woodbury., who made 20. and Lieut. +. c..
Taggart. who made q.
The officer of the day yesterday was
Capt Il. ~ Miller of Company of Bran
don, officer of the guard, Lieut. L. H..
sleeper of Company q of Bradford. and
4 supcrnumerary officer OF the guard Lieut..
/ c. W. Richmond of Company l. Of New
port Private Wheaton of Company IL
was chosen coloncl's orderly.
The sanitary inspection Of the camp
took place as usual yesterday and the re-
suits were more than satisfactory to the
inspecting officers. The standing of the
various companies was as follows Com
panics NJ. l. and the hospital corps 100,
/ Companies b, H. T. and + % Companies /,
| G, A, and G. O. Company II % and the
Newport for Tuesday was omitted ycst,r-
day morning. 1t was 90.
| Yesterday was practically the last day
of regular camp work. To-day is Cover
nor's day and the routine drills will be
changed to special work. Camp will be
broken Friday and many of the companies
| leave in the morning, so that no regular
work can be done. The calls will be
changed to-day. Rcveillc will he blown
at 40 sick call at 3, mess at 5:15, assem-
bly, at $40 and guard mount at 800 The
regiment will have a sham battle in the
woods AT the rear of the camp ground
during the early morning hours, return
ing to camp in time to meet Gov. Stick
ney who arrives at 1880 The afternoon
viii be devoted to the parade and award
ing of service medals by Gov. Stckney.
The men who will receive medals from
the different companies are as follows:
Fifteen yoars-Capt. II. n. IIadlcy, quar-
tcrmaster Brattleboro; Capt. G. II. Ian
don, /. r. T.. Rutland; Private y. l..
Harlow, Co. D.. st. Johnsbury.
Ten years-Capt. Henry w. Ellis, CO. H.,
Lieut.. John A. Gum. co. D.. St. Johns
bury Sergt.-Mai. 5. w. Emerson Sd Bat.
Barre; Sorgt. Maj A. u. Silloway. LIST Bat.
Montpelier. Private f.. l.. Gilbert, Co. L.,
Newport; Private q. ". Grandy, Com
pany NJ. Burlingt on, Private S. T. Miner.
Company J., Hrattleboro.
Five ycars--Lieut. W. G. Woodbury. ad-
iutant I'd Pat, Rutland, Sergt. r. j. Ha-
gan hospital corps, Rutland; Co. A. Rut-
land, Sergt j. f. Mossey; Co. b.. st Al
bans, Capt. II. w. Ballard. Lieut.. II. Y.
Hall. Sergt. w. II Parkhill; Co. G., Bran
dom Corp. c. Bashaw: Co. D., St. Johns
bury, Sergt. J. w. Tinker. Sorgt. y. y.
Ripley, Priv. A. j. Gale; Co. f., Barre,
Sergt John PRESLEY, Sergt. George Code-
err, sorgt. II. p. Mcaher. Sergt c. l..
Gauthier, Priv. w @. Hanson. Priv. ~ J..
Smith; Co. f., Northfold. Lieut.. G. h.
Morse. Sergt. +. l.. Kelly; Co. c.. Brad
ford, SerGt. r. n. Sawyer; Co. H., Mont
pelier, Priv. C. f. Whratley, Priv. w f.
Brown; Co. l.. Brattleboro Sergt l.. \.
Whitney, Priv. William Ahrcns: Co "
Bennington, Sergt. G.. r. Gavin, SerEt j
q. Benzal: Co. NJ, Burlington, Scrgt. w
f. Willard, Sergt. r. D. Barber, Priv r.
II. Wakefield, Serg. J. .. Bcckwith, Priv
William Thyme, Priv. J. Simpson.
CAMP NOTES.
The men will receive their pay this Y, al
before leaving the camp instead of waItln4
several weeks for it, as was the former
custom. Col EstcY has already ORDERED
that the men can secure a portion of their
pay at once. capt. G.. NJ Browuen is pay
master and the men get their money from
him
There have been more festivities in tn,
evening during this muster week thar
there were last year. Tonight the an
nual meeting of the Military Order ui
Foreign Wars will be held. The plan.
have been changed and the event will tax.
place at the camp grounds instead of al
Coons restaurant. At the close the Off
GERS will go to Fort Ethan Allen wher,
they will be entertained by the officers at
the post
The sick calls this year have been re.
markedly few and only one contagious
disease has been reported. 1t is that OF
Private {. o. Temple of Company l., who
has the chicken pox Otherwise the me-
have not been seriously sick
The suffers tent at the grounds does ,
rushing business. The men are able t.
get food there In addition to the regular
rations and make up in that way what
they claim they are not able to sccur,