The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-25
krR Is SUCCESSOR
TO COLONEL ESTEY
~. commander Of Vermont
4 siment Saturday.
|nEINo OFFICER HoNonEp
K,aaas, Given in Brooks House
,isy Evening Received ianasoms
A 6a@ Service as Token Of rs'
- KIND Words from ooyemoE.

canned hut fen minutes hAini
80 10 elect successor 10
. F,irK IL the Hrsl kesimeni,
r..irnnd, The commissioned
inc Frglmrni assembled IA
~ Company ! a n,aN
rrl Adiniani General Ice >.
rfFsias,i, After announcing
a.N existing hY reason 81 Aoip'
F.s.t retirement nrnefal Illloison
IA fhat ballot be- taken fnF bic
There Merr =. votes rasi ~
Il fBt Ini. ~. Edward Over ~
,8 yeffiNrl - and MAS declared
eIsat ha command ~ the regiment,
,aeucY caused by the promotion,
tenant Colonel DYER MAS allied
/ IN election Of Mai, II, 7, iohnson
bradford AZ llrnioani colonel, aApis
I'M Il. Johnson of q, company OF
t8ar was promoted 20 The rank q
The vacancy In q company Nill
fl,l 81 the members Of the com
H. elections the seniority rule
!. .trIfilv observed with one c1ccp'
,apiain Hyland of Rutland dc.
"A AZ hr promoted 90 the rank Of
"a, arl the next man In line was
r,siB Johnson Of q company.
rf.n me completion Of the work OF
u M vacancies the following order
Special order No. !.
49, 81 Vermont. The Adiutant Gen
eral : Olhee.
81. Adams, Nov. ~. 1910.
La. ]. q. Estey. First Infantry, Yer
|,u National Guard, having Noinn'
| .ly rendered his resignation aud the
- having been approved 10 take
e., THIS date, he Is, al his own re-
I'D, placed upon the retired list WIN
+ rank OF colonel.
Colonel Es,ey first entered the service
|, A enlisted man in Company i, First
|,sh,ry. Y. \. g., in 1857, and his
|srite has been continuous from that
La He has held the following com
|tsions in the First Infantry, V. \. o.:
|soai lieutenant, Aug. II, 1890, TO
l.. n. lsg2; captain, Dee. IL, ls92, TO
IL. 10. 1895; major, Jan. 10, lsss, TO
I'd II, 1899; colonel, Sept. Ia, 1879,
L date of retirement.
Colonel Estey was also in the service
Il the United States as major, FIRST
|IEmont Volunteer Infantry, In the
|M with Spain. 49,,
The high esteem with which Colonel
|Mey is regarded by his subordinate
|tters is evidenced by the fact that on
h. previous occasions he has volun-
|rily rendered his resignation and each
he be was induced to reconsider his
|Gion by the urgent and unanimous
|xaest of the officers of his regiment.
Much of Colonel Estey's long and
|luable service has been rendered at
rat personal sacrifice. but his deep in:
|gest in National Guard affairs, and
L strong desire to promote the en-
|1hey of his regiment has always
|Nmpted him to devote his best ener,
lbs to its service. IL is recognized
BET that the standard of efficiency oil
he First Infantry, V. N. g., has been
nterially raised during the past ten
gars, and it is believed that such in
reased efficiency is largely due to Colo
Gl Estey.
Under Colonel Estey's command the
sgment has participated in four
nHeuver camps in connection WIN
loops Of the regular service, viz, at
Manassas, Va, in 1904; Mount Gretna,
"a, 1906; and Pine Camp, n. y, lyoS
rd 1910. in all of which camps ms
bility to command troops in actual
hld service was fully demonstrated.
Is an administrative officer his excel
lat qualities are unquestioned.
II is not too much to say that Colonel
stey retires from active service with
he full commentator of his superlors
bf all his Official acts, the unqualiled
spect of his subordinates, and the
Egh regard of all.
BY command of Governor Mead,
Lee S. Tillotson,
Officially The Adiutant General.