Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-10-30
JOHN II. little.
The Visit Of the Hamtramck Guards TO
Winchester.


Winchester.
On Tuesday morning, the 10Th inst
the Hamlramck Guards of this town, ac-
companied with marshal music and Girls.
wells Cornei Band, "set SAIL upon the
Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal to attend the
Military and Agricultural Fair at Win
chester. After very pleasant ride oil
four hours upon the Canal, enjoying the
magnificent scenery which is SO lavishly
spread along the route, we arrived al
Hsrpers Ferry al IL o'clock. M. After
refreshing the sinner man" there and ia
king an "ob-squint" OF the scenery and
Public Works we took passage al o.
clock upon The Winchester cars cOnduc-
ted by the gen,lemanly and obllging Mr.
BARLEY, Lieutenant in The Morgan Con.
,inen,al corps, and arrived at Winchester
at o'clock in the evening, when we were
escorted by the Conlinenlals, Capt.
Washington, to the Court House yard.
A few minutes after, the Alexandria RI
flemen. Capt. Herbert; Augusta Guards,
Capt. Bay lo- Romuey Blues, Capt
Sherrard, arrived. when all the compan-
les were drawn up into line in the yard
where they were welcomed by &. Lewis
Brent. Esq, in brief but eloquent and
appropriate address, which was received
with applause after which the compan.
les were "quartered" and taken 10 their
respective places of entertainments Du-
ring the night the soldiers amused them
selves in various ways-some attended
the ladies' Fairs, one of which was tor
the benefit Of The Continental the other
for the German Reformed church. Be-
ing one of The "bould sojer boys We
"pitched inn The fair room TO take a
peep At the fai, ladies'. After being there
but very few moments we soon found
ourself completely "taken in" by beau
tful young damsel with the pink dress
on"
AT 10 o'clock the next day (Wednes-
day. 20th) he following companies sp.
peared in Procession in the following or
der:
Alexandra RiAemen, Capt. Herbert,
Ham'ramck Guards, Shepherdstown,
Capt. V. ii. Butler
Hampshire Guards, Rumney, Capt.
Sberrard 4;
Jefferson Guards, Charlestown, Capt.
Rowan;
West Augusta Guards, Stanton, Capt.
Baylor;
Continental Morgan Guards, Winches.
ter, Capt. b. b. Washington;
Newtown Cavalry, Capt. Drake;
the military were under the command of
Col. l.. L. Moore, assisted by Lieut..
Col. Wm. K. Denny and Major J. G..
Rely. lh the procession were several
excellent Bands of music. After march
ing through the principal streets the Bat
talon took up its line of march for the
Fair Grounds of the Valley Agricultural
Society, and on arriving there were halted
in from, OF the ladies stand and dismissed.
Quarler-masler Price, Of The COntinen-
tails, one of The officers of the Fair, in
formed us that from the number of tickets
sold. there was about ten thousand per.
sons present.
Hons. G. j. Faulkner, Henry Bedin.
ger, late Minister from Denmark, and A
r. Bo,eler and Hugh NJ Nelson. Esqs.
addressed the multitude in short but pi,hy
speeches. We noticed on The speakers
stand Judge Brocchus lately Of New Mex
leo, and Col. II. II. Founlleroy of the Is
Dragons, gallant officer and sol ier.
The respective companies went through
different dress parades, TO the delight ane
enjoyment of the large audience.
The Battalion left the Fair grounds a
bout 3 o'clock in the afternoon and mar
ched into town. and were dismissed. Th'
remainder of the day and evening wa
spent in mingling with their brother sol
diers. attending The Ladies Fairs. aut
promensding with the ladies. in which
zoe, Oursey, individually. took all active
part.
The next morning. Thursday, 2lst
about 10 o'clock the COntinenlals, Angus
ia Guards, Hsmiramck Guards, and Rom
ney Guards marched on, short distance
from town for the purpose Of firing al ;
target for beautiful silver cup prepared
by the Conlinenlals. The Battalion Wa: