Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-24
oLo-TlME JUNE TRAINING.

Held In 6ralntree In 1e39.--OfHcers
and Men Of I'd Co., 21st RECT.
An old document that carries one back
to the days of June trainings has been
brought to the Herald office by Charles E. |
Bass of Braintree and is the roll and re-
turn of the I'd company, 21st regiment, at
the annual training in that town. June 4, !
1889, with a correct statement of the per-
sons present and the arms, equipments |
and uniforms belonging to each, as ex-
amined by Capt. J. P. Bidder. This paper |
bears the signature OF Ammi Nichols,
town clerk of Braintree. under date of
July Z, 1889, when it was received and
filed by him. In recent times it has APP
peared among the relics OF Mr.. Bass
grandfather, the late Eleazer Bass. who
was one of the sergeants of the company. |
The commissioned officers were J. P.
Kidder, captain; o. 7. Ford. LIST lieuten-
ant; j. H. Clark, I'd lieutenant. and
Zacheus Flint, Sd lieutenant. As they
stood forth in the full pomp and panoply
ct war to direct the manoeuvres of the
assembled "fioodwood," these captains
and lieutenants must have dazzled the
eyes of all bebolders With their blue coats
and bright buttons, white vests. white
pantaloons, white epaulettes of bullion
or silver, red sword belts. red sashes,
swords with white mountings. white one
inch eagles, black stocks. black hats and
buff gloves. Without doubt, many an
admiring glance was shot from under
poke bonnets at manly forms striding by
in such brave array.
The non commissioned officers, as well
as the rank and file, wore uniforms OF
blue, black or dark brown coats, with
pantaloons to match, and black hats
Their arms and equipment consisted OF
frelocks, iron or steel rods, printing
brushes and wires, bayonets, scabbards
and belts, cartridge boxes and belts,
spare flints and knapsacks. Eleazer Bass,
Simeon Spear and John Montgomery are
named as sergeants; Roswell Curtis,
Charles Hutchinson, William Mann and
Zenas Thayer as corporais; while the mu-
sicians were Harvey Benton (clarionet),
James M. Warner (bugle), AFRO d. LAM
son (clarionet) and Caleb N. Grow (bass
/ drum).
/ Following is the roll of the company
/ that met to drill on that rare June day
n years ago, when, in the words OF
Yankee Doodle. the men and boys were
wont to be as thick as hasty pudding
Jacob A. Spear, Whitman Howard,
John NJ. LYMAN, Sidney Howard. Cyrus
u.
ard. Peter Coburn, Benjamin w. Dyer,
Nelson Curtis, Almon Frink. Martin b.
Gooch. Ziba Bass, Elhanan Amidon,
Arson Long, Henry Steadman, Ira
J Morse. Jesse K Cram, Nathan d. Parish,
BENJAMIN Chase, John w. Bragg, Hoyey
Flint, John Battles, Amasa Flint, Jr-,
Israel w. Cleverly, Albert Flint, Jona-
than Holman, Luther Holman, Micah
Mann, Jr., Ira Ford, w. NJ. Ford, Samuel
| Brackett, w. NJ. Cushman. Seneca Marsh
Franklin Riford, James Marsh, Jr., Siias
Thayer. Levi Thayer. Ephraim Tbayer,
, Ira kinney, Ira Burridge. Joshua Wells
! Jarvis Tilson, Steven Luce, Samuel Lamb
stephen Jennings, George Pratt, Samue
: b. Flint, Nathan Henry, Alfred d. Henry
David F. Fisk, z. B. Flint, William
Spear, Joseph w. French, Russell Back
!, Curtis Battles, Jr., Joel Pratt, Albert r
. Curtis, William w. Curtis. HarSe,
3 Corbin. True E. Richards. Lucius Spear
: George w. Thayer, Horace Thayer, ?
! Wilson Summer. Loren Marsh, william
3 Hunt, James R. Howard. Alden Trask
! John Raymo, Levi Waterman. Zebedial
J, Robertson, Lewis Bigelow, Abel Lyman
b James H. Bracket. John L. Cbatheld
b Joseph Thayer, Jefferson Fits, OH
: Kinney, Rice Davenport, Joshua Parker
:, SCHUYLER Kendall, Edwin Thayer, Still
t man McAiIister. Edward Bains. Zeo
Thayer, George Sprsgue, Lyman Craig
! GiIbertAllen. James Hildreth. Edwin
a Terry. William Cleverly, Royal Flint
o Isaac Treat, Liberty Bailey, Lucius Buck
\ Newell Bass, Chester Bass. Charles A
3 Clark. Josiah TiIson, Jr.. Monroe Rider
: John Pratt, Samuel NJ. Flint, Atber
lFitts. Mark Gibson. The whole enroll
= ment was 121 privates and omcers.
June training day was the gran
holiday of the year and was held on IN
; first Tuesday in that month. "Sapoa, oa
- or no Sabba'd day." as worthy citi.e
4 of Randolph once expressed II. II
came an annual drill probably about tn
time of the state law OF 1875, which n
u ouired. with some exceptions OF MIMI
It ters. deacons, Quakers, schoolmasfer'
% miliers. ferrymen, stage-drivers an
re ;ndiciai and executive officers. that ever
y s.free. able bodied white male citizen" I
q enrolled. Each company was called q
d pether for the purpose OF Inspector
Isl driIl and discipline and for return
the names and equipments OF all ino
b v;duaIs to the clerk of the town to VINO
e the company belonged.
:, Once in three years, between the 9th
20 santember and Sd of October. the militl
D. 1T he state was assembled for review, II
Of spection and discipline by regiment
,e senarate battalion. The commissions
r and non-commissioned officers and mi
81 e;c;ans were required to rendezvous wv
10 DAYS only in their uniforms for the pul
IL nose Of training and Improvement
military discipline. . .
Al The poll of each person belonging
s the militia, who was returned to u
:, tom clerk as fully equipped, was 81
!. empted from all taxes except the hignwa
e tax. and each officer. non-commissione
i. oA,cer and musician was paid u "a!
II and the adjutant- and inspector-gen
N g day, for attendance ON lesi"'A''
n drills. .ra y
n In 1914, the law was repealed ana :,
ID last June training was held tnst "
- Nth the Randolph company under u
command Of Captain Robinson.