Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-25
THE SPIRIT OF THE ACE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS.
Woodstock Militia 100 Years
Ago.

Ago.
A farmer living near Woodstock
has in his possession the original
record book Of Captain Ephraim
Aliens Company of Horse" " The
records begin on April 3, 1908, and
continue for about ten years. Now
that the warlike spirit is stirring
among us again and we have once
more here company of militia,
these old records will be Of interest.
They show in detail how the thing
was done 100 years ago. To- many
of the older people the interest of
this early history will be chiefly IN
the names therein mentioned, many
of them being still familiar among
us.
The book begins abruptly and
evidently is not the first of all the
records Of the company.
Exact Copy of Part of the Record
Woodstock, April Sth, 1908
Records of Captin Ephr'm AIlin's
Co'pany of Horse it being the first
Co'pany in the third Regiment in
the first Brigade and fourth Division
off the Militia of the State OF Ver-
mont.
ArESr Cyrus Allin, OrdIy Ser
geant.
The Captin gave out Warrants to
the Sergeants & Corp'ls to'worn the
Company to meet on Woodstock
Green at Captin Woodworas the 23d
day of April at II o'clock at noon on
purpous of Chusing first and Second
Lieut. and Cornit and fill other
Vacons if nessery they met in Cord
ing to Appointment and the Serjint
and Corp'l returned these worents
to the Capt Cording to request
and Serjeant Allin Peraided the
Company and the Captin was waited
upon out to the Ground.
And the Roll was Called and
Found absant Seth brewster, Henry
Davis. Holms Bessey, u. Samuel
Bowen, VIM. S. IIorkins, Samuel
Hathain, and was Their ordered into
the hall on purpous to Make there
Oiters and prosedid to balalot for
to make CHS of first Lieut. and
and Sejt. Allin was appointed. by
large merjority and then proseded
in the same way.
Allin was appointed by large mer-
jority and then proseded in the
same way for Second an Ser jeant
Charls Deany was appointed Second
Lieut. by a hanson merjority and
Lyman Mower was appointed Cornet
Elihu Smith was appointed Serjeant
and Barney Richman Corporal and
Charls Bowen was appointed Cor
poral.
Motion the third the Capt. par
aded the Company in order to Call
the Minds of the Company in having
some alterations Concerning the
equipment. it was motione'l and
Second that there Goats Should he
trimed with golde Cord and the
Capt. called the vote of tho Com
pany andit was a clear vote that
thare coats Should be ttimed with
gold cord. yallow buttons was mo-
toned and Second and The Captin
called the Vote and it was carried and
white belts was motioned and Sec
ond'd and the Compt called the Vote
and it. was carried and rel top boots
was voted and cord on tlare caps
was voted after all those articles
Serieant Mash warned the company
to meet the first Tuesday in June at
Woodstock Green at Major Levi
Morses Store mt nine of the clock in
the morning completely equipt for
the Caverly as the law directs.
Woodstock, May ID. 1908.
The Commissioners and non Com
miscners Met IA Cording to apoint-
ment in order to apoint and ordly
Serjeant Serjeant Marsh refused to
Serve as ordely and wished to have
his name returned to the Militia
and if case he could not be returned
he consented to do Duty in the Cav
erly as privat Sergent Jonathan
Waldron come next in rank. Ser
gent Elihu Smith next Serjeant VIM.
Rogers come next in rank. Captain
Allin put it upon the Serjents to