The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-29

The barbecue yesterday vas suc.
ce-s, owing largely a. the efficient work OF
Nj. James Grahsp, manager Of the same.
Six oxen, thi.iy-iour sheep and ten h.ls
we're roasted and ret up TO the crowd. Two
bitches eighty five feet long. abou, foar feet
vide and four feet deep had been lug, In
~hich the fires were built. over whic. the
meats we're suspended on poles 10 tie roasted.
The hos,- ami sheep were roasted whole; The
reeves in quarters. The, begsn cookiug at
midnight Friday night sud completed il
At 10 O'Clock a. an. Saturday. Seventeen
persons yer. employed ia doing the c.,sAk
Ing. Five tables, making about 4oO feet
Of table, we're spread aud 900 p,u.,ds oi
meats cooked. The bill Of fas~ Was meas aud
bre.ui., Il Is e~iimss~d that 5000 people
we're fed Al :ho-e table; 1850 t.ouEd. Of
bread were left; .ft.r ,Le dinner ~. over
The remnants We're given To the poor or
TO anyone who.wouii carry them way.
The sham battle here yesterday, o.
the fair grounds. was splendid spec, Gle.
The main body of tie forces. con-isiirR Of
five companies, under command Of Col.
Butler, were stationed al the east END oi
he grounds, while the b,tiery, supported
ny two comp .nies held forth on the we.,
end. The object Of the meeting, or rattle,
The plan Of the battle wa to fight for the
battery. Skrmish line. were thrown on,
and engaged. AT three o'clock the Gr;ns
begun. The attacking aud deicndin. Ski
,nish lines were driven back alternately
The defending skirmishers were ther
punched, huddIed, or rather assembled il
companies in front and fred, allowing
cannon range between the companies; th,
artillery opened on the sssaulser-, bu
The skirmisheIs of the garrison or bat
terry we're driven in, f.s o
truce sent in esking . surrender; it va
refused; Sighting vss resumed: Aitacki,.;
party being unable to carry the battery b!
direct sf'ault, kept j., skirmish line il
front intact and passed the main body o,
the right flank Of def, nding forces. Tt
defense under Lieutenant Colonel Meie
changed the form of their line Of battle
a difficult maneuver and skillfully exc
cuted, so rs TO face the enemy bcth u
The east and south. The defense com
pany facing east then charged bayon~,,
,,eo b. q q. "a
which gap the artillery ieireated. still
firing ss they ran. One company Of ih
defending parry w.s then taken Pr acne
and the battle wss closed, and succ
in every respect. Engagement l. .;ed ~
nous and eighty rounds We're .frd. Sc,
eral Of the battalion vol!eys fired Vel
: splendid, making but one repor, re 4 b
enc gun had been discharged.
e just after dress parade last evenir
d Captain Bets, on behalf Of the regimen
d pr, senied Surgeon McCandlsss with pa
d # gold sleeve buttons and bean,.ful scs
e pin, on xhich yrs engraved: "Br. w. o.!
= Nee. from the boys, June a6.h, 1880" I'll
cap,ain in presenting them said su5stsI
-, TALLY: 'On behalf Of the members Of u
Police Reserves, am instructed 10 prr.eI
YOU with these slight tokens oil the his
:, esteem they all entertain for you. fnous
the neme.,tc, are MT Of great value p
cunisrily, vet they te:r wi.h them Il
!. / ~ wishes Of your comrades ior your fn,u
=, We are and hspPin A.; During th ~st
juss P:st you have discharged your du
to the regiment faith -nllv and witho
}" hop accept thes Sergeant, with the mo
e afI.ctions.c wishes Of the regiment {
"a your future welfare"
e Surgeon McC.uiI: = on sccep'ing d
It jewelry, said:
d Chaplin and fellow conrad" 1T
K win the SINGER It feeling Of gratitude
= my heart that ! accept these memeni' -
70 good will and kind ,es. Of the members
e the Police X sery :. 1t is not the iniriL-
Is value, but the motive prompting the don
that b slows value on gift. We have hi
. Q pleasant week together. saddrned b
. slightly by sickness. The ho'el PEOPLE Al
ID all concerned about Sweet Sprint; ha
70 united in making our stay here pleasant.
IT thank you, gentlemen, for this favor, Al
N shall always rememl r you with the mo
n. affeciiOhaie regard"
NJ Three cheers were then proposed Tor Su
n. geon McCandlssa, which we're given witt
I will, after which cheeis we're given Ion q
K Butler and Lieut.. Col. Meier, and
n hand