Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-19
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The Alexandria Light Infantry a.
CuIDeper,


CuIpeDer.
Through the courtesy Of Col. Slaughter S.
Bradford, the A. L. |. received an iLvitatlaa
to attend the lair Of The Piedmont Agricultural
Association on Thursday, the 18th. Accord
ingly the company met at thelr armory at CSC,
promptly, in full dress Uniform, light marchi6g
order and twenty rounds OF liked ammunition
per mar. Sixty men answered 10 roll call,
commanded respectfully by Captain 1. L.
Smith, Second Lieutenant CourtIand Ii. Smith,
Junior Second Geo. McBurpey. jr., with the
usual amount Of sergcaus and corpora!s, aod
last but not Least, q surgcon real live sur.
geop, with no B. g. +. about him. Headed
by Douch's band, the company left their armory
and took up the lne of march for the '. NJ.
depot, where there were ID waiting two double.
barreed. nickeled plated Pullman palace cals.
At I a. m. the train moved OF amid the cheers
Of the assembled crowd, waving Of baudktr
chcifs, and everything like that. News OF the
coming had gone ahead. ard at every sta'lon
there We're crowds Of honest country folk, aud
it was nothing more or less than pertec. ova.
ton aud it looked real curious TO sec youth
and old age swinging gracefully from fences and
telegraph poles, appearing az IT they were
quarter milo posts on the road from the cradle
to the grave. Arriving at CuIpepcr at 1915
the company was formed, and while waiting
for tho special engine to carry tho cars 70 tic
fair grounds, Captain Smith marched the boys
around the toWU, cIic.llag most favorable Gem.
ment and h1tteIlag remarks from the pc0pIc,
who thropged the sidewalks and wiud2w,
leaving the town al lO:45. preliminary N ct
ing was held 10 the carI, ard alter natuTe De.
Liberation it was determined by the men lha,
after entering the grounds they would 'p21I
| their issues" and have Z time that Would b.
| the utamu Mule CT joy and bliss. l. Va.
quite amusing 10 see the Honorary" men aIs
| tall ia as the soldiers Ecsred the fair Gr5uois.
They looked feattully important, lust a. Il they
expected to be treated with distinguished c'-
sidcratiou, forget!uI at the time thar coy b
virtue of blue ribbon they were SIT OF k)ys
Arch twenty carat dead heads. Mai. Gilu>ry
State Senator from CuiprpHr, 10 ucat
speech, welcomed the l.. l., and wis raspoudrI
! to by Sergeant Stuart whose speech was chts t,
elegant and reti0cd, and vas the greatest cf'H
| of his youog aud eventtul HE. Dfess pa ade
was next 10 order, and the MANUAL ard ,ro!u
| tons Ct the mcn was simply perfection. acl il
| is 30 vain or idle statement for the writer L.
| mention that IL Is oGly matter Of vc!r brct
| time when the \. l.. l. will BE- the crack mil
itary organization Ct the State, il they are u>t
already; aod as for tie appearance Of III
company, and tor their soticTiy tearInr,u NOR
graceful and haudSom, 10! OF fellows could nJi
be gotten together anywhere ; AID wien az
some future time these boys vii! be srouGd IT,
camp fire, or 81 blvouac. they viii often um-
recal! the happy moments they had gu A!tA
andris day" at Cl'pepc7. AID fond mcno9y
will carry them back TO the tue when they ieit
this hospItabe cd town, Ard vii! awaken IL
each and every breast tcrlicEs Of the deepest
variety ADD the writer woui also here met
tion that our people should DO all in tier
power to encourage aud aid :hcsc boys II
gray" who arc the Just pride CT the cid tcSr.
The treatment IT tie invited guests at the 'aIr
vas very squ2.c I:ai. \ houh'lui T"pa>t .!
boiled oysters, buffalo steak AID jim II@n'!,r
sons ham Tcot 10 make Up the mSnN, IA to
make the dicner moro enjoyable, the Wi!it's
were the prtilest eIls The county could pa
duce, iu fact h: fcest Il ok Of beauty aoy cir
would wish 10 see. There vas any amcuaI II
fun around ths gay sDI festive board Private
John Downey 10 Z quaint and witty Spe:ch
| gave the boys bis experience IS 40 Irish ltaUI,
| whilst Mick performed The p0tatOc trck TO
| tie worder AID admiration OF al prescott. a.
the evening" drill tie cJmuaGy had rs conpe'!
| tors the famous "BsthcI Cadets Of Warfc4"
ton, but the a. J.. |. was Just oce 100 maoY,
and carried of The prz., which was reauiiiH.
eight day stove. stem wiuder, and is huoc
match for the Mexican war scenes. There W.,
something sed 10 The Gazette about floral De-
oratioDs for the trows Of the boys. We'll, 10
see I. r. ring about the grounds vas III
nense; he looked very much like the HycEn'
oG steam FIRE engine on the 22l of Fcorua1y
Aud then again vas "Moses, "a beau by uatutr'
and Captain Smith ought to make him at Ieas
coypcrll, and taken altogether, and even SCI
arateIy, we all had ''splcndd tlme, sod -
did. E"A.
The annoyance ocoasoned By the c5nIlnn'I
crying OF he baby l., o9ce ceases when tie
cause il las it should be) promptly rcmove1 Is
using Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Pflcc - cent
per bottle.