Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-09-30
The Visit Of the Potomac Light In
fantry to our Fair.

The Visit of the Potomac Light In
fantry to our Fair.
The Frederick md Herald of the
10th instant, contains letter over the
signature of j. Z. Y, dated at Rockville,
September 10th, giving an account Of
the Agricultural Fair at the latter place,
in which the writer attempts to be witty
at the expense If the Potomac Light In
fantry, of our city. As he evidently
writes in an unkind spirit, and moreover
displays such ignorance of military mat
tiers as to designate the youth who acted
as marker on the occasion by the title of
=" Aag-bearer," we will let his letter pass
without comment, excepting that portion
which ia:;;natcs some iacongru;ty, or
rather improperly, in the presence of
the company on that occasion. We be-
lieve it is not unusual for military COM
panies to attend agricultural and other
fairs in various sections of our country,
and it certainly cannot make much diff
ference whether they appear as an orga-
nized body or as individuals. Whether
it does or not, they are willing to trust
their defence to those kind friends in
Rockville who invited them, and treated
them with such generous hospitality
while there. We are not so fortunate as
to be OF the company, and were not pre-
sent when the animals" as the writer
so elegantly characterizes them, "per-
formed" but we are informed that their
appearance was very handsome and cred
table, and that they behaved throughout
the day in a quiet and gentlemanlike
manner. The company is very fine
one, composed of spirited and intelligent
young men, and although in existence
little more then year will, in numbers,
military department, and general APP
pearapce, compare favorably with the
Oldest and best drilled companies in the
District. Much of their success is prob
ably owing to the properly directed am
bltion of the members, which prompts
them rather to strive after perfection in
the discipline Of the ranks than aspire to
be officers. The contrary spirit has de-
moralized, and finally destroyed many an
otherwise successful organization. MOI
content with perfection in the regular
drill of the U. s., army, the members
are quick to adopt all improvements in
the military art, and some of them are
now learning to fence with the muske
and bayonet as practised by the Frencl
troops. The object of the letter wa,
probably to reach Captain Hollingswortl
through the company, although thu
writer feigns such ignorance as to spell
his name Hollingshead.
The above extract we clip from thu
Georgetown correspondence of the Wash
ington STAR" to show the feeling man
Tested by the Frederick =" Herald" anG
its correspondents to our Fair and the
citizens of our county. At the last Fair
we had specimen Of their feeling in q
communication signed " Roamer," vilify.
ing and slandering our citizens, which
we noticed, and now all we have to say
in reply to the last emanation from thai
sheet or its correspondents is that the
Potomac Light Infantry, who visited oul
Fair, acted in the most gentlemanly
manner, and were great source of at
traction and pleasure to all who attended
and by their department here have made
hosts of friends who will be most happy
to meet them again next year, should il
be in their power to visit US.