Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-25
BACK FROM MUSTER
Triumphant Company Returned
with Prize Cup Saturday
High Compliment for Col. J. c. Estey,
Commanding First Vermont Regiment
Scores Of Rifemen.

Scores Of Rihemen.
The LIST Infantry, Vermont National
Guard broke camp Saturday morning.
having finished the work of the annual
muster at the state camp ground Com
pany ]. Capt. L. w. Gibson commanding,
and the First Regiment band OF 80 pieces,
Fred c. Leitsinger. leader. which was
the regimental band during muster, left
camp at Z o'clock in the morning and
marched to the railroad station, two
miles away. The train reached Brattle-
boro about o'clock.
On the arrival of the train parade was
formed near the station, headed by the
band with Regmental Sergeant Major
l.. II. Henkel as drum major Behind
the band was the rifle team which won
the centennial trophy, including Capt.
Gibson, First Lieut.. c. II. Davis, First
Sergeant f. c. Dunklee, Sergeant Fayette
Miller, Corporal c. A. Stockwel, Musi-
clan Carl w. Ellis, and Privates c. II.
Colt, Guy Jones, Ralph Pettee, S. Z.
Miner and c, II. Webster. Sergeant c.
A. Tenney, who was a member of the
team, did not return. having to go to Sea
Grt, n. j., as one of the team repre-
senting the Vermont regiment in the
national rifle competition. The members
of the team bore between them the cup,
which came to Brattleboro for the sixth
remaining members of the company in
heavy marching order, marching in COM
pany front, Second Lieutenant G. r.
Mosher in command. The line of march
was up Main street to the town hall
building, where the band halted, the
company countermarching to the head
quarters In Bank building. The sound of
the music brought hundreds Of people to
the street to see the parade.
Friday, the last day in camp, was
Governors day" Gov. Bell was present
and reviewed the regiment. on account
of the high standing of Company / at
sanitary inspection the quarters of Com
pany / were selected for the governor
personal inspection.
Gov. Bell gave out veteran service
badges to members of the regiment who
had served five, 10. 10, 20 and 80 years.
Major Frank L. Howe of Mortified re-
ceived a 30-year badge. Brattleboro
men who received badges were as follows:
Fifteen years, Regimental Sergeant Major
Louis H. Henkel; 10 years. Assistant
Surgeon George r. Anderson; five years,
Sergeant Clarence A. Tenney and Pri-
Yates Edwin w. Haskell, William p.
Toomey and Cecil C. Turner.
Company l had the largest representa-
ton in camp, the total membership OF
60 being present. The band received
high compliments for its work throughout
Brooks House balcony Saturday night,
which drew out one of the largest crowds
of the season and was one or the best
concerts in the series.
AS to Colonel Estey's fitness for COM
handing the regiment nothing more to
the point could be said than was con-
tanned in a despatch from Montpelier,
dated Aug. 10, TO the ST. Adams Messen-
ger which was as follows: "One of the
regimental color sergeants in this city
stated today that while at muster this
week one of the old army officers told
him that Col. ]. Gray Estey, commanding
stands at the head of the militia colonies
of the United States in ability and mill
tary science"
The men who are representing the
Vermont National Guard at Sea Grit, N,
j., this week are Lieut.-Col G. M. Bonett,
coach Major H. e. Dyer, district officer;
Capt c. F. Burnham, team captain;
Capt p. J. Rogers, Lieut.. ]. 9. Holden
adjutant and quartermaster; Lieut. H.
NJ. Howe. Sergeant d. F. Coombs, Com
pany A; CaptA L. S. Tillotson, Company
b; Lieut.. F. B. Johnson, Company q
Lieut. S. H, Hastings. Company D; Lieut.