The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-23
Former Members Returning
from All Directions to
Re-enlist
SEVEN RECRUITS
LEAVE FOR CAMP
One Served in Kitchener's Army in
Boer War-Franklin Not Accepted as
He Declined to Take Oath - Numer-
Gus kilograms Despatched

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Gus kilograms Despatched
From all directions the boys who have
once been members of Company I are an
swering the call to arms They are Civ
ing up good positions and returning to re
enlist in the company OF which they once
were members. Besides them young,
from town are starting in as rockies,
ready to take their first lessons in the
military life now prominent throughout
the country.
Lance Corporal Edward J. Cavanaugh
was in charge of squad Of seven recruits,
who left this morning on the IL clock
train for the state camp ground near
Fort Ethan Allen. Besides Corporal Cav
anaugh there were John J. kildcrry, Vic
tor Waller, Ralph II. Grout George J.
Fecto, Guy :. Stockwel, Henry I. Dow
ley and Lyman II. Streeter. All had
passed the physical examination. Pearl
l.. Rawson of Jamaica, who enlisted and
passed this morning, remained behind to
do some personal work among friends and
at noon today had received word that one
of his friends would arrive in town in the
morning ready to enlist.
jed. Franklin of Gulford, who passed
the physical examination yesterday as
reported in The Reformer, declined for
some reason this morning to take the
oath imposed upon all who enter the ser
vice. Naturally he was not made a mem
ber of the company. Capt. Z. w. Gibson
says i'll this connection that the recruiting
office Is not open to make physical exam
nations Of men who have no intention of
entering the service. The officers have no
| time to spend on anyone except men who
really wish to serve their country
! Company | is especially fortunate in
having in the ranks men who have seen
service before and men who have been
long members of the National Guard
| Their loyalty to the cause Is very marked,
FOR they have come long distances to en-
list.
John kilderry. discharged from the
company several months ago, reached town
from New Haven, Conn, last night
and promptly re-enlisted for the third
term in the company. Not only has Kill
derry seen much service in the National
Guard, but he served nine years in the
British army and was member of Kitch-
Ieners army in the Boer war.
Lance Corporal Cavanaugh, who had
been employed in Bristol, Conn, several
weeks, had changed his residence address
land kilograms from Captain Gibson had
mot reached him Yesterday morning he
went to the telegraph office to send a
Telegram to his captain that if the com
Ipany was ordered ont he would he on
hand and was told that an undelivercd
message was there for him He promptly
wrote another telegram that he was leav
ing and landed in town last night
William Tweed, given his discharge
from the company two months ago &c
take a position With the Dupont Powder
company in Delaware, Immediately upon
reading that the National Guard was tC
be called out wrote Captain Gibson asking
that he be permitted to re-enlist if the
company was called to arms. Captain Glib
son wired him yesterday the circumstance.
and received telegraphic reply from
Tweed that he had left his position anC
would report in Brattleboro today.
1t is this sort of replies that stir Cap
tain Gibson to speak in words of praise o
the loyalty of the former members of tn,
company and of the boys of this section 0
Vermont generally. With several forme
, members of the regular army, one wht
served nine years in the British army,
former first lieutenant serving first ser
geant and dozen men in the ranks VIII
, have held non-commissioned officers posi
tions but are glad to come back and serv
: as privates in time of need, Company
, has a calibre of membership that is no
! exceeded by any company in the Vernon
| command
Promotions continue to be mad
frequently in the ranks of Company
+ G. w. Trendall, former first heutenan
! who re-enlisted in the company jus
! before it left for the state camp, ha
Z been appointed acting first sergean
r Sergeant Boyd has been made mes
. sergeant. He has a brother in tn
regiment who is eommissary sergeaI
of the regiment.
When the company left BrattleboI
yesterday they had with them for
mascot dog that has held that jo
= before. Back III the days Of arm
maneuvers at Mount Gretna, Pa,
1901, when Capt. Gibson was first
command of the company, the bo.
ID came into possession of a dog. Tht
d kept him through that long tour
n duty aud brought him back wi
,f them. When the older membe
I'd learned that they were to leave f
actual duty they decided that til,
must have mascot Believing TIL
ar one with experience as mascot won
In be preferable they secured in son
ra manner and in some quarter the ma
er cot of 1904 He is d little old, but &c
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