Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10

! Clt'elauu AeTQtn says camp Taylor is q
beautiful place covered with clean grass
and surrounded by wooded cliffs, while a
strong current Of air sweeps up the ra-
vine fresh from the lake.
Camp Taylor is supplied with abund.
ance Of pure spring water, which is lux
urY that is duly appreciated by the SOL
diers. The water is carried from the Har.
mon residence across the street and to the
camp ground through hose.
Three Of the boys in blue attempted
the bluff game on Dennis Mccarthy, the
other evening, after consuming several
glasses Of his lager, but the display Of a
long brass beer faucet over their heads
brought them to a speedy settlement.
Co. D, Orderly Sergeant's horse had
the misfortune to take a tumble and the
o. S. was landed on his ear. No damage
except to the beauty Of his phiz which was
slightly damaged. 1t is believed that the
horse was struck by Jersey Lightning.
Lieut.. Gillett has forty men in camp
and expects fifteen or twenty more to.
morrow. He deserves great credit for the
manner in which he has conducted the af-
fairs Of the Artillery encampment. To
morrow we will publish, his order Of the
day.
The jefferson Gazette denies the re-
port that new military company has
been organized in that town. There is
sufficient material in that town to make an
excellent company, and we hope soon to
announce the organization of company
| there.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Gilliland, leader Of the
Ashtabula. now acting Regimental Band,
wishes to express, IN behalf of the band,
many thanks to Mrs. F. E. Harmon, who
very kindly and thoughtfully presented
them with basket of exquisite Jutonneirs,
while they were on parade.
The Military Dance was failure, there
being only three couples in attendance at
half past nine o'clock, when the orchestra
retired and the six lonely ones betook
themselves off. The extreme warmth Of
the evening was the probable reason that
more were not inattendance.
We are sorry to say that there are
three men on the sick list, otherwise the
health of the regiment is good, One man,
a member Of Company A, was taken with
very severe cramp yesterday, but was consid-
cred out of danger last night. Another is
down with slight attack Of diphtheria.
Members Of the Light Guards who
have not gone to camp are skulking
around the streets with their hats drawn
down over their brows and their weather
eye open trying to discern something in
the dim distance that looks like corpor-
ais guard, coming to escort them to camp.
The soldiers broke camp early Monday
morning last. The Geneva Rifles and Lake
County Guards took the accommodation
train of the l.. S. & NJ. S. Ry. at 1888 and
the Youngstown Iron Guards, East Pales-
tine Grays and Windsor Guards took the
S;35 train of the Ashtabula s. Pittsburgh
Ry.
The dress parade of the Regiment oc-
CURED between six and seven O'Clock last
evening. The drill in the manual of arms
took place in the North Park, and was
witnessed by large crowd of spectators.
After the reading of the orders for to-day
the Regiment, under the command of Col
onel Oil, marched twice through Main
street before returning to camp.
-Adjutant A. Smetz, Of Niles, was
presented with beautiful sword on Sun
day morning at the inspection from the
East Palestine Grays. The presentation
speech was neatly delivered by Captain
win T. Hamilton. Company b, as well
as the entire regiment, has due appre-
citation of the valuable services of Adju-
tant Smetz, and no officer in the regiment
would prize such present more highly.
The citizens of Ashtabula can say to
the credit Of the Tenth Regiment and
Third Battery that there has been no oc-
casion for any complaints about disorderly
soldiers during their encampment here.
On the contrary our citizens have enjoyed
their presence, and it is hoped they will
decide to come again next year. Their
orderly conduct is not so much due to rigid
discipline as to the honor and self-respeet
Of the members of these organizations
The dress parade given by the Third
Battery was one of the pleasing
features OF the exercises Sunday,
and Captain Crosby, may feel that in
his absence Lieut.. Gillette has sustained
the reputation this battery has 50 long pos
sessed, of being one of the best drilled in
the states service, All OF the difficult
changes IN the drill were executed with the
ease and precision of veterans and the
compliments given them by the inspecting
officers and spectators showed they were
duly appreciated.