The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-04-09
The Toggery Shop
STATE NEWS

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The Ncrth6ch Commercial club has
secured az option on the slate quarry
a, the south village and is in posi-
ton 10 offer a two years lease II the
quarry free Of charge This is the
quarry q the Vermont Black Slate
company and rs considered very valu-
able slate. The quarry is fitted with
over $4,000 worth Of machinery,
practically al Of which Is new or has
been used very little, so that no ex-
pense would have TO be made in get
ting machinery to begin work, as the
quarry is fully equipped,
The officers Of the students mill
tary instruction camp, which will be
held at Burlington for a month this
summer have been announced. The
camp viii be in command Of Capt
OAn Edwards, fifth infantry. He is
captain OF Company l. Of that regi-
ment, and the entire company with
the regimental hand will be there
during the camp. The corps of in
structors will be as follows: Lieuts.
I H. r. Bull Of the cavalry; !. 7. Phin-
ney Of the 2lst infantry, Walton
Goodwin. Jr., OF the fifth infantry; A.
b. Chafiin Of the 29th infantry; and
Z. c. Hermon, Jr. Of the infantry
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At the annual meeting of the Mont
pelier Gun club Monday these officers
were elected George +. McGrath,
president; Harry L. Abbott, vice-pres-
ident; Dir. c. H. Burr, secretary-t treas
urer; Harry B. Moulton, field captain;
Douglass Barclay and Frank Adams,
executive committee; G. b Walton
and Frank Adams, delegates to state
meeting at Springfield in June.
II is believed that the worst Of the
scarlet fever epidemic is over at St.
Johnsbury The source Of the cases
to date has been the family of Joseph
Bovine, who had the disease for some
time before its nature was known. As
result neighbors had been in and
Mr.. Bovine had associated with work |
ers in the shops, and it could not be
told who had taken the disease, Now
the time for any people exposed from
this source to come down with the /
fever has expired and there is little
probability Of its appearing in any
new families.
In addressing the Ethan Allen club
of Burlington Saturday evening, Capt.
Ira l.. Reeves, professor Of military
science al the University of Vermont,
gave in detail the numerical strength
Of the present regular and standing
armies. In the regular army there
are at present 30 cavalry regiments
comprising "a 900 men; six regiments
Of field artillery of $500 zen; no
companies Of field artillery Of 10 0oC
men; 1000 engineers, 5000 member5I
Of the medical corps, 735 IN the ord
nance department, 5000 commission
I'd officers, comprising general officers.
officers in command Of troops AMI
officials Of the staff ipTaItr'cnsi. fnc
militia consists OF 1873 regiments of
infantry, eight regiments Of cavalry,
and eight regiments of field artillery
besides scattered companied Of coast
artillery, in all about $4,000 to l20,-
100 men. The experience of the Span
war showed that about
20 percent Of the army was ready for
,ervice. II is estimated that about
5000 men of the regular army would
,e available now in case Of war. The
men on coast duty and in the island
could not be withdrawn,
capt. Reeves pointed out that there
ire five foreign nations, any ore Of
which could raise an army Of 100000
men and which have sufficient ships I
md conveys to land the same in this
ountry in two weeks time He also
Explained what the United ..taics
ould do in such an event. Speaking
4 the students in this country who
re now under military instruction,
apt Reeves said there were Is 600
n the land grant colleges anil in
,rivate colleges, where they are re-
Giving military instructions, there b
re from 5000 to 1900. The speak Z
= also detailed the work Of the sum :,
ier camps for military instruction of c
tudcnts b