Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

—N. B. GARRISON ARTILLERY. 1 73No. 4- Captain^ A. J.Armstrong.Lieutenatit^ Arthur S. Benn.Second Lieutefiant, Geo. W. Jones.No. 5Lieutenant Commanding^ E. J.Scammell.Second Lieutenant^ E. H. Turnbull.In November Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, Captain Seely,LieutenantsBotsford, Jones and Scammell attended a specialcourse at Quebec and obtained the necessary certificates toenable their rank to be confirmed. Surgeon Daniel also attendedthe course, and though the obtaining of a certificatewas unnecessary for his position, showed great proficiency inthe examination and received one of the highest certificatesever taken by an officer of the corps at the school. He isprobably the only regimental surgeon in Canada who has alsothe qualification of a combatant officer. At the close of theyear the lieutenant-colonel was appointed provincial A. D. C.to the Lieutenant-Governor.The formation of a band had already been made and onNew Year's day, 1886, they appeared wearing the new busbies.At the annual meeting of the officers it was decided to presenta gold medal for a skating competition to be held in theLansdowne Rink. The medal was accordingly prepared andcompeted for. Paymaster Smith offered a prize for shiftingordnance.This year it was decided to send another artillery team tocompete atShoeburyness and the choice of commanding officerfell upon Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong. The brigade wasalso represented by Sergeant Albert K. Pratt, of No. i battery,while Sergeant Good, of the Woodstock field battery wasalso contributed by New Brunswick. Captain, now Major C.W. Drury, R. C. a., a former officer of the brigade, was