The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-13
AWARDS FOR
GUARDSMEN
Prizes for Companies and In
diyiduals Presented by Gov.
Fletcher Yesterday
COMPANY / LED
FIRST BATTALION
And a Large Number of Brattleboro
Men Were Recognized with Badges
for Long Terms in the Service
Troops Come Home Today


BURLINGTON, August l3.-Yester-
day was Governor 5 day at camp. Gov.
Fletcher, who has lived the life of
soldier since Saturday, reviewed the
state troops at l o clock and gave out
many prizes and service medals.
The National Guardsmen turned out
in heavy marching kits, with shelter
tent rolls and full field equipment.
Among the visitors were Ex-Gov.
Urban A. Woodbury. of Burlington,
Gen. Theodore :. Peck, former adju-
tant general, and Congressman Frank
l.. Greene of st. Adams.
Immediately after the review the in
fautrymen were formed Oh three sides
OF "A hollow square, and the winners o:
prizes were called to the center, where
I they received awards as follows:
/ 70 Company G Of Woodstock, for
! highest figure of merit, 1888, the cen
tcnnial trophy and $25 in cash.
/ To Company a of Rutland, for sec
oud highest figure Of merit, 1928, $50
in cash.
TO Company b of st. Adams, for
highest figure of merit in LIST battalion,
27.79, SI5 in cash. Company \ not eli
gible, having won Il prize.
To Company of Mortified, for
highest figure Of merit in 2d battalion,
$3.50, So in cash. Company G not eli
gible.
To Company l of BrattIeboro, for
highest figure of merit in Sd battal-
ION, 42.0S, SO in cash.
To Sergt. c. II. Caswell, Company B,
for highest aggregate score in the rec
ord practice, a star-gauged L. $. mag
azine rifle, calibre 80 and -. Score
$50. Sergt Caswell also won the Ma
tonal Rifle association medal for 1913.
To Sergt. II. b. sheldon, Company y,
for second highest aggregate score, 229;
$l2
To Private E. W. Stafford, Company
l., for third highest aggregate score,
.2l9; IS.
To Private A. Lapine, Company A,
for highest aggregate score in the rec
ord practice, rapid fire, 200 and 300
yards, score %; 50.
70 Sergt. X. +. Percy, Col l., for
highest aggregate score in the record
practice. slow fire, 800, 500 and coo
yards. score 1872, So. Sergt Linquist
and Sergt Percy both made an aggre
gate score Of 1872, but Sergt. Percy
made IL better score at 600 yards.
10 Sergt. l.. ". Washburn, Company
ID, for highest score in the record prac
tice, rapid fire at 200 yards, score IS
s..
TO Sergt \. J. Lucia, Company NJ
for highest score, 300 yards, rapid fire
score A, So.
To Private &. c. Springer, Company
F, for highest score, slow fire, Go(
yards, score A, 50.
TO Sergt. Il. G. Linquist, Company
A, for highest score, slow fire at 50t
yards, score 46, S..
To Sergt. Z. +. Robinson, Company
X, for highest score in the record prac
tice, 300 yards, slow fire, score ~, -
! Private Ballard, Company b, made a
at this range, but as Sergt. Robinson
made the best score he wins the So
Many service medals were awarded
g The only men whose 20 years of ser
vice was recognized were Capt. b. s
Ilyland of Rutland, Capt. j. b. Han
non Of Bennington. Among others win
received medals were the following
/ For 10 years, Sergt w. T. Haigh, Con
poral Carl w. Henkel and Private "
II. Brockington, all members of tn
First Regiment band, of Brattleboro
for 10 years, Capts. l.. d. Taylor an
w. O. Cooley, Sergt. c. w. Trenda
i and Corporal Casper n. Moran Of Brat
| tIeboro; for five years, T. A. Clune an
\ A. A. Marion of BrattlebOro.