Excerpt from The Worcester Magazine, Vol. 6: Devoted to Good Citizenship and Municipal Development; July to December, 1903 But there were two companies of State militia, that met once each year for inspection and enrollment. No two persons were dressed alike, and their guns were of every conceivable pattern and make. And their parades were looked upon as a burlesque by the people of the town. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.