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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13
Gladstone.

LONDON, March Is. -Gjaistone has sued
the customary note r,qucstug the presence Of
his supporters on the re.Opcning CT Parliament
At the same time he has written to Earl Gran
Vile saying: whilst discharging his duty
feel it necessary that should explain what a
circular could not convey with regard to my IL
dividual position. For variety Of personal
reasons could not contemplate any unlimited
extension of active political service. | desire
my political friends to clearly understand that
at my age | must reserve entire freedom to
divest myself CT the responsibilities Of the lead
crship at no distant tune. The need of rest
will prevent mere than my occasional presence
in the House during the present session, |
should be desircus before the commencement
of the 1875 session to consider whethcrt would
be advantageous to keep my services for time
at the disposal of the ibera party, or whether
| should then claim exemption from the duties
hitherto discharged. II, however, there be
reasonable grounds to believe that, instead, of
the course which have sketched it would be
preferable, in the view Of party, generally, for
me at once to assume the position of 40 inde
pendent member. should willingly do So re-
tainiug all my desire for the welfare of the par
~, and if leader be chosen or ioterim provi-
sion be made for the present year, my success
sor should receive every assistance be might
seek or could render.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13
Financial.

LONDON, March Is 80 y. m.-lhc amount
of buillpu gone into he Bank of Eagland Oh
baIanc, today is tlT 900
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

In MoRIAM.-At a meeting OF the
coored citizens Of Alexandria, held last Dlght
to appoint committee of arrangements to
prepare for general meeting of all the col
ored people of this city, regardless OF sex, 10
respect to the memory of the late Charles
Sumner, Rev Fields Cook was called to the chair
and l. W. Windsor appointed Secretary. The
following committee was appointed First
Ward, Geo. L. Seaton, Edward Evans, John
Sayles, Jas. Tancrl and VIM. Edwards; Second
Ward, Marshall Williams, JAS. Piper, Edgar
Johnson, &. w. HOLIDAY, aud H. &. Robinson;
Third Ward, Geo 2. Douglass, John NJ
Ware, G.. A. Lumpkins, r. D. Bcckley, and
H. King; Fourth Ward, r. D. Ruthn, Rev
r. I'll. Robertson, John A. Seaton, Rev.
Alexander Henderson,, aud L. B. Plum.
The following resolution, offered by Il. d.
Rufin, was adopted
Resolred, That all the ministers OF this city
be requested to make mention of the late Hoo.
Charles Sumner iu their pulplts on Sunday
next, and the Superintendent Of the Sabbath
Schools also.
The meeting then adjourned.
The committee will meet Tuesday night next
at Odd Fellows Hall to make arrangements tor
the general meetiug.
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CCESS ASS u r D.
4 FULL DIR 4 " 1 Nc CERTAIN,
On Tuesday, 3ist OF March next.

In order t. meet the general wish and cxpec-
tal;uu %, the bubble End the ticket holders, for
tie .t.i payment Of the magnificent gifts an
nnunrri TOR the Fourlh Grand Gift Concert Of
the Pablo Library of Kentucky, the manage
,m-nl have determined u p ,:tp"ne the Concert
and Drawing until
TUESDAY. the 3ist Of March, 1874
10 FUR1IfER POS7PO NENENT
NJ doH6t IL entertGinrd Of tie saLe Of every
Hcket btjorc Medrnmi"y, butmhcthcr aUare Id
o,. not he C@mcert and Dranioy ~iH posiircly
a,ua unrgutcocaNy tnke p'oce on the day nor Jr-
cd nnd II any rentntr. nhs0M they arHI he cnncct-
iesi nd tie prizes riU bs reduced Il. lroportiort
10 the utsGH tickets.
Only 5000 tirkes have been issued and
l2,OO0 CASH GIFTS Si,"O0,000J
viii be Gl.trib tied among the ticket holders.
The tickets ,rc printed IN coupons, OF tenths,
and nl fractional parts will be represented In
tie drawing just ~ whole tickets are.
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@s>The thanks Of the undersigned are hereby
te d red the Fire Department tor the very eff
Gent services rendered on the morning of the
Eth instant. fiji D. NJ. FRENCH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

A MOTHER LOT OF NEW ORLEANS
a, AoLASSES received and for sale By
mn 10 j. G. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

DEATH OF A WE'LL KNOWN CoIoREp Man.
George Washington, a we'll knowu anI respect
able colored man, sevcnty-four yca,s of age,
died last night. He put the first fire in the
furnace of the steamer Columbia, was fireman
on the steamer George PsRc, which was de-
stroyed early In the war at Aqua creek, aud
since the war has been fireman Oh the ferry
boat City of Alexandria
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OYSTER .9.e-D EshF De EKs
OF CO-PARTNIR5H

<TDTICS. OF CO-PARTNGRSuIP.
We the undersigned, h~vn formed n c".n&rt:
ncrstl y Tor the purpose Of conducting the LID
BUSINESS, in ali its branches under the nnmc
and STYLE of j. ). COtiS WILL & Co. We
can be f,urd at our sta Is, in the market or TT
our Packing House, Oh the Flsh Wharf, front
ing on Union street. All o:icrs :" u u II: viii
receive prompt attention.
C,.n be found u. our tails, Nos. land !, Mr.
Sp,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters siucc yes
terday:
The case OF John Laws aud Zip Gray. col
ored for disorderiy proceedings Oh the 23i ut.
a. Majors Hill, was again postponed IN conse-
Queocc of the absence OF witnesses.
ID. johnson, colored, for disorderly con-
duct was discharged with reprimand.
Edward Bryant, colored boy, for obstruct.
ing the sidewalks, was discharged with rep
rimand.
Douglas Mason, colored, for obstructng the
sidewalk aud using protane language, was held
for examination.
Inc above cases were before the Mayor. :,
Stephen Hopkins coored, committed t, Jail
for stealing hoop poles from the land OF Malor
Hunter, 10 the county, was delivered to coun
ty constable to be examined before Justice ~
S. Wright at Arlington.
Richard Smith, one legged colored man,
committed to Jail to await the result OF his
wifo's injuries, was examined before Justice
Wright, at Arlington, and fully committed for
court on the charge of deliberately attempting
to kill his wife by shooting her in the head.
There were no dodgers at the station house
last night.
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rDTiCh 10 City ia X i y i T. X ;


NORTH COLLECTION DISTRICT.
The -t- 81 uupa. persona! ,sA bt.is overdue
n this District are now printed and ready to be
posted up, according t" law.
Persons not Wishing their nrmeS to appear can
have them stricken from The lists By NJ ohcc cali
in. u: nv i,ic. AM settling their cues.
i.uv. ;! u f..r.her pi re-! "-:atn bills yet OF
hand AN. notice j. hereby glr2u inat unless IN"
am, -!.al, nav. .,.r paid On Or before he 2otn
Dag Of March, 1874 measures VIII be iMinc-
liza, Is t.K.u 10 yV.lcCt them By dl-trh Mt
.IOH2 J. HILL
mn In-ln Collector North District.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13
LOCAL NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA TURNPIKE CoMpANY.-A
meeting of the property owners Of Alexandria
county was held on Mopday evening at the Co
lumba schoo-house, Arlington, Capt II.
Dwight S.u!th, chairman, aud Mr.. James =.
Roach, secretary.
The chairman stated that the object OF the
meeting was to take steps IN regard TO the
turnpike road between Alexandria and wash
iugton, which was 10 an unsafe condition.
Speeches were made by MIR. Seweil B Corbett
Justice \. s. Wright, MIR. }. Z. Roach, MIR.
Truman Z. Hull and Others, after which the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, by an act Of Congress-, approved
April 81, 1903. charter was gran'ed 10 certain
parties, therein named to build turnpike
road between the Town of Alexandria aud
Bridge Point, on Alexander 5 Island, opposite,
the ci,y Of Washington, aud requ!T!ng SAD
corporation TO keep the said road aud orldge
10 good repair. said road to be not less than
thirty feet wide; and whereas since the passage
OF said act the Assembly OF Virginia nave pass
ed certain acts 10 regard to turnplkrs auo other
companies, and requiring them TO keep the
roads iu good repair; and whereas tne fallroa,
c,rppauy runni.g between Alexandria CITY aud
WASHINGTON has taken possession OF said turn
pike road, by right of purchase or some other
means, aud claim TO be the owncr- hereof, ana
have constructed double rail track between
the Two cities, taklug up nearly one halt OF the
said road, and have not and do not keep SAID
turnpike 10 good repair: aud have reduced the
width of said road to ahO.t fifteen feet. TO the
manifest Injury of the travelling pubic: there
fore be 1t
Resolved by the property owners OF AIrx,n-
dria county 10 mass meeting asSemDied, lbal
we are in favor Of internal improvements. aud
in favor Of railroads passing through our lands
aud wl use all honorable means to secure Tor
them aid and assistance in lurlherlng thelr o1-
icc,s, but at the same time We enter our protest
against their action IN monopollztng turnpike
road for their aggrandizmcut without keeping
the remaining portion of said turnpike road In
good repair as required by law.
ReSolrul, That in our opinion: the condition
of rho turnpike (so-cacd) road between Alex.
audria aud Washington is 10 a dangerous and
uusate condition for travel, and should be eth
er repaired by the Railroad Turnpike Company
or taken possession of and worked by the
Beard Of Public Works, and by them placed III
proper condition.
Me>srs. Benjamin Austin, Fl. D. Smith and
S. B Corbett were appointed "a committee to
lay the subject before the Governor, Legislative
Assembly aud Congress.
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liexancria March Ii, 1874.
\TOTICE-I!av ny bought oi Mr. C!&ru igc
n HI in."r.s,i.. tn r'4 OF C!arrigc < GT'ge,
| this dny u-cninn sJ'c pr"prl tor OF the store,
s..,-,ui y the ID ita.tu,s u tur lat: arm AID
r,,,l.tI',y tnc D..,.G BUSINESS under my
ywr fa,nc. Thanking NY friends aad he puo-
IL for ;u-: ,r.,ro1nE", respectfully ask II con
liittInucc # thar favor.
c. BLAKE GRIGG,
mi, iuiw Corner King -nd Royal ';r'"t..
pALSAMIC rECTOH.L.
- BALSAMiC PICTORIAL!
= q sure cure ana e"t. remedy Tor Coughs,
Gods Bron :,ltis and all diseases Of the JhIoht
and Lungs eAcep: Cvhsui'pti"n, ana may DC
u,rA bv The young Il irtn t, without fear 81 any
iriurim. . t'.c.-. Call and Try bottle.
HENRY COOK L CO.,
fob II lu1 King street.
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IrscupURG MARKET, March T. -Receipts
If Eio:r are fair Offerings of Whea: moderate,
and pricns are shade lower; white l70al75; red
lGosl70. The receipts of Corn have incress Cd,
sud prices have ia len off; quotations IS 80.
Oe;S ia ia receipt, and prices iower--52aoIs.
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FnspnrlcKssURa MARKET March l2.-The
mnrke. is quiet with light ctf-riags of Grain.
Wn~a, is quoted at l4OalsO for good to choice;
ror!, tSa,u. Ryo 90 95, aud Oats to 63.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

KtcuMosD MARKET, March y It e offerings
on ChanSe "a. day We're limited. amounting to
DULY about 100 bushels OF W.eat, 500 Of C"rn
and ll16 OF Oats. Sales of Wheat us for good
white, and 100 ior far red Sales 81 prime w1ite
and mivcd Corn at 50. Sales of Oats at G3 ;6l
for good to prime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET, March u Cat
tle-l45 hesd of com non to extra were offered,
which so d ut from 80 to Sc Oper 100 lbs gross
Sheep sold IT from 5DGS6 81 per l0O b, grass
Hogs ut lass per . lbs Set and Fesls ut from
6aSl4 per head
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WAREENTON. VA, July l7lh 1873.
truano used
LEWIS SuUMATE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03
New Sweden.

The following letter to gentleman in this
city, gives an interesting account of the stua-
ton in New Sweden. Mr.. Hardison, the writ
er, is the Democratic treasurer of the Demo-
cratic town of Lyndon, and is man of long
and thorough experience in Aroostook, and,
therefore. as we'll qualified to Judge of what he
writes as any man in Maine or elsewhere. As
our opponents areltry;ng to make political cap
ital out of this matter, the testimony of Mr..
Hardison is of special value:
CARIBOU, Aug %, 1874.
DEAR SIR:-Your letter was received last
evening on my return from New Sweden, where
l, in company with N. S. Lufkin, ESQ.,, had
house to house over the entire colony. including
Woodland. Perham and Lyndon. We have not
left one improvement unnoticed. have not
visited the colony but once or twice in two
years. was very much surprised at the i'm
provements which had been made in that time,
Those who have had the least help are the ones
that are doing the best We were there during
the frosty nights, which have done but very lit
tie damage. Three-fourths of places do not
show one mark of FROST Most of their crops
danger from frost. Much of their grain has
already been cut, and number of grists thresh-
ed out ready for the mill. Every man and wo-
man was either harvesting their grain or piling
lOr aQOtQer crop.
There has been much said about the suffering
in New Sweden, and perhaps have done as
much towards exciting the people as any other
man, Tor was really alarmed for them. / knew
they had their bread to buy this summer, and
tney mad, In most cases, to buy with shingles.
Shingles went down, and it was said traders
were not going to buy, and that Messrs league
q Sawln were about to shut up their store in
New Sweden. About this time there was not
one barrel of flour to be bought in Caribou.
Now think of it, those people shut I'D away
back there, from nine to fifteen miles from
CarlDou, with nothing but shingles to buy their
bread with! think that it was enough to
alarm most any people. Messrs. league &
Sawln, however, changed their minds, and in a
lew days put fifty barrels of flour into New
able 10 support themselves with tho exception
OF few sick families and widows.
Most every family has one COW, quite num-
Der have two; there are as many cows in the
colony as there are families. Their COWS look
nrst rate. and it is wonder TO me how thew
keep them looking so we'll
Inere nave been some mistakes; one was in.
allowing them to settle on poor lots. You will
recollect what said about it, that the success
OF TINS colony depended more upon their loca-
ton than any one thing. Those that are we'll
located are doing we'll and are hopeful, while
Others are disappointed.
As whole, it is success, in nv mind The
colony has raised ten months bread this season
sure. l made particular inquiry of every fami-
ly how they were getting along, and whether
they were. dissatisfied or not. Their answer
was Invariably that they were satisfied and had
no wish to leave the county,
Most respectfully yours,
JACOB HARDIsOy,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03
Taxes. and Percentage
from 1855 to 1874, Inclusive.
Born to Blush Unseen.

=
My attention has been called to short notice
in your issue of Saturday, 29th ult., saying that
ga bust of Charles Sumner from the chisel of
Charles Granger of Saco is to be seen at the
art gallery of Schumacher in your. city. In
the first place my full name is Charles H.
Granger; but have presumed that I am the
person indicated, as there is no other of that
name living here. Next. l doubt very much
whether chiseled that bust; if did, I mnst
have been on an extraordinary bust at the time,
for have not the slightest remembrance of
doing anything of the kind. But it is true
that have modelled some busts and statuettes
in clay, which have attracted no attention
whatever and l do not expect that. they ever
will, since never resort to tricks of any kind
to get myself into notice, aud neither puff my
self nor procure it to be done, although know
that that is the only aoay an artist can secure
any attention
And further, object to sporting any Dor
rowed feathers. If there is anybody, which by
the way doubt, who really cares about works
of art, it is but just that the artist who made
the said bust should receive all the credit due
to his merit. If the work in question should
prove to be fine one, hope that the actual
artist will receive all due encouragement. ]
am sorry that you have attributed it to me, for
the reason that such pubic notice of me is very
painful to all who know me in this city, be-
cause they consider it UNCONSTITUTIONAL to
admit that there is the least merit in any of my
works; and especially painful to the multitude
of tyros who think that few months atten-
ton to art fully qualities them to judge of the
merits of man who has had forty years
experience For the rest, there seems to be a
universal resolve to ''let me severely alone;
and since as severely concur in that arrange
ment, no harm is done. The only attention I
am sure of is the cordial smile of the tax
collector, and that even is instantly extinguished
by paying his bill CHARLES II. GRANGER.
Saco, Sept. l, 1874
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03
Obituary..

Gen. John G. Foster, q. S. A., died of con-
sumption in Nashua, N. H., early Wednesday
morning. Gen. Foster was born in New Hamp-
shire in 1924, and spent his early years in
Nashua until his appointment as a cadet at
West Point 1912, from which school he eraJuat-
ed in 1876, standing fourth in his class. After
graduating he was appointed Second Lieuten-
ant of Engineers. He was at the breaking out
of the Mexican war attached to company of
sappers and miners, and was conspicuous for
soldierly qualities, being severely wounded at
the storming of Moline Del Rey.
Until the breaking out of the rebellion Gen.
Foster was engaged at various points in the
engineer service, being at that time Captain
of Engineers and chief engineer of the fortifi-
cations of Charleston harbor. being engaged in
strengthening the works in anticipation of an
attack upon them, and was also in command
when the garrison of Fort Moultrie was trans
ported to Fort Sumter. He was engaged in the
historic defence of the fort during its bonn
bardment, and was present when it surrendered
and was evacuated April IL to IA, 1861. He
was breveted Major for his galantry on this
occasion.
Upon his return North he built several forti-
locations, and Oct. %, 1861, he was appointed
Brig. General of Volunteers, and with the
Burnside Expedition he participated at the
capture of Roanoke Feb. s, 1862 He was at
the capture of Newbern, N. c., and at the
bombardment of Fort Macon, and from july
1. 1862, to July 10, 1868. was in command of
the Department of North Carolina. July 49,
1862, he was appointed Major General U. 8
Volunteers. He subsequently went and was in
command of the Army and Department of
Ohio from Dec. IL, 1862 to July 9, 1864, when
he was obliged to ask relief in consequence of
some injuries from the fall of his horse In
1868 he was made Major in the Corps of
Engineers, U. s. A. he was breveted Brig.
General U. S. A. March Is, 1866, for gallant
and meritorous services IN the capture of
Savannah, Ga, and Brevet Major General
U. 5. A. for gallant and meritorious services in
the field during the rebellion.
Gen. Foster was fine specimen of a New
England man, and his native state took great
pride inhs military record. He leaves a Iwife
and seven children.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03

GEORGE W. ALLEN of Milwaukee, is the
unhappy proprietor of house in which the
shade of Mother Goose appears to have taken
up residence. The furniture is guilty of all
manner of ulseemly antics, aud though the
dish does not run away with the spoon, as in
the lyric SO dear to the heart of childhood,
the crockery flies from the closet and perches
upon the top of chair where it holds a small
circus on its own account; the tea-kettle skips
off the stove and executes a pas de seM upon
the floor, the wood piled up for consumption
aies over the fence into neighboring yard,
and newly-baked pies hop out of plates into
the wide-open mouths of the astonished spec
tators. We presume none of our readers
envy Mr.. Allen or covet his domicie: but
there are really advantages in being his next
door neighbor. On a cold winter day it must
be very pleasant to watch the sticks of wood
as they bid farewell to an adjoinidg wood
pile and come gracefully sailing through the
air over to your own, and the average Ameri-
can would be very near paradise when he
could lie at his ease upon his back and catch
pies, newly baked, in his mouth as they fell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03
STATE NEWS.

AR0OSTOOK COUNTY.
An infant child of John W. Davidson of
Houlton was nearly poisoned to death by a
druggists blunder last week.
Edwin A. Burleigb, assistant in the State
Land Office, while engaged in looking after a
trespass operation some twenty miles inlthe
wilderness northwest of Houlton, received Sc
we're cut in the left leg just above the knee
joint, from the glance of an axe.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mrs. Bradish of Saco, who has been an in
mate of the Insane Hospital for about six
weeks, died on Saturday night.
A little daughter of w. 81. Brown of Angus
ia, was run over Tuesday aud considerably in
jured.
Capt. Amasa Dexter of Wayne, who died
on Sunday at the age of 88 years was the
youngest OF family of nine children. The
united age of four of the seven brothers is 337
years.
KNOX COUNTY.
Zephrey Marshall fell twenty feet from
staging at the Rockland gas works Tuesday,
and was shockingiy cut and mangled by hOd
of bricks which fell with him, though, strange
to say, no bones were broken, and he will prob
ably recover.
On Thursday last Mr.. w. A. Friend of the
firm of w. A. & II. A. Friend of Brooklyn,
left that place on business taking his rifle with
him. Failing to return when expected search
was made and his boat containing his hat was
picked up in Eggemoggin Reach. No further
clue has been found to his whereabouts and ru-
mors of foul play are prevalent.
A man in Camden was turned out of bed by
what he thought was an earthquake On get
ting up and going to the basement of the
house, the cause of the earthquake was found
to be a barrel of hop beer, which, being rather
lively, had forced out the faucet and spread it.
self 10 all directions, after breaking cousidera-
BILE glass,
PENORScOT COUNTY
The amount of lumber surveyed in Bangor
from Jan. 1st to Sept. LIST is ia, 527, 100 feet
against l04,0l3, 2SS feet in 1873 and 146,555,601
in 1872.
There is to be regatta on the Penobscot at
Bangor on Thursday, the 10th.
Private III. HI. Gillespie of the lAndroscoggin
Light Artillery was badly injured in Bangor
Tuesday, by being run over by gun carriage.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The furnace at the Kathadin Iron Works.
which has been making almost forty tons of
iron per week, has recently very largely in
creased its production On Monday last ten
and one quarter tons were made in twenty -four
hours, it being very handsome No. l iron-the
largest days work ever done at this furnace.
This amount could be increased by having suf-
fcient kilns to supply the charcoal.
A six-horse stage coach, heavily loaded with
passengers and baggage, was upset on Dough
TVS Hill. Monson, owing to q defect in the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-03

REUNION OF THE THIRTEENTH MAINE.-The
fifth annual e-union of the Thirteenth Maine
Regiment Association took place Thursday af-
-ternoon at the Campbell House, Lewiston. The
following officers were elected: President, Col.
II. Rust, Haverhil, Mass. vice president, Maj :
A. Grover, Bethel; secretary, Lieut.. w. E.
Simmons, Portland; executive committee, DR..
J. M. Bates Yarmouth, Adjutant E. II. Will
son, Portland, Captain A. G. Goodwin, Bidde-
ford, Sergeant j. G. Chillcott, Sullivan. A COM
mttee was appointed to confer with the other
regiments of the state on the matter of gen.
eral reunion next year.
The third Tuesday of August, 1875, and Old
Orchard Beech were indicated as the time and
place for the next meeting of the regimental
association.