Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
GRAND ARMY GLEAN1NGs.
Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.

Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
Phil Harvey Post No. 48, of Fredonia,
has ordered set of drums and flies for
its military band.
Anderson, who was murdered by Wam-
pie, at Pleasanton recently, was member
of Jewell Post No. 3, of Pleasanton..
Four field guns and quantity of shot
have been received by the city of Tope-
ka with which to decorate the g. a. r.
grave lot at the cemetery.
Ellsworth Reporter: New members are
being taken into the Ladies Relief Corps
and Sons Of Veterans at almost every
meeting.
Fredonia Citizen: The G. A. R. boys
will bring the biggest crowd to Fredonia
on the occasion of their reunion next
September, that has ever assembled in
our city. They are taking time by the
forelock, and will leave nothing undone.
Oswego Independent: In the cemetery
was found the grave of an ex-COnfeder-
ate soldier, The boys with Samaritan
hearts, full of full Of forgiveness and
charity to the erring, garlanded his pas
sionless mound with many bright flow
ers.
La Cygne Journal: Robert B. Mitchell
Post No. 10, Of this city, mustered in
three members May 80, one of whom
was Jos. Berry, colored, the first colored
soldier to join Linn county Post. The
Post also received eighteen petitions that
day for membership.
Grenola Chief: Appomatox Post 289,
of this city, are preparing to celebrate
the Fourth of July in grand style. The
BOYS propose to make this celebration
complete in every particular, and moth
ing will be left undone to draw one of
the biggest crowds ever before in Grenola.
Eskridge Home Weekly: Alta meeting
of the Post recently it was decided that
the old soldiers should have general
charge of the celebration on the Fourth
of July at this place. Committees were
appointed to solicit funds, secure speak
ers and pavilion, and other committees
whose duty it is to boom the thing alone
to a final and complete success.
Fort Scott Monitor: At recent meet
ing of the W. II. Lytle Post drum corps
four new members were mustered in.
The corps has now eighteen members
and the best drill master in the State,
John Patterson, who will act as parade
drum major. The corps will put in an
appearance at the National encampment
at Minneapolis, Mimi, in July next,
and it will be no occasion for surprise if
they carry off first honors. The corps
has metal and merit enough in it to do So
| Sedan Times Fifteen head-stones have
| been received from the Government to
be placed at the graves of ex-soldiers of
this place and vicinity. Each stone is
three feet high, ten inches wide, four
inches thick and gives the name company
and regiment of the deceased. If
friends desire they can get the stones
| from Post Commander King and set
them themselves, if this is not done the
Post viii proceed to place them in posi-
ton.
Fort Scott Monitor: Messrs. Durkee &
Stout received letter from Samuel Ell
! der & Co., Commission merchants at Bal
timore, Md, yesterday, in which they
say: 1--WE noticed your name on some
bags of corn sold here his a. m. June
6th), for the benefit of Confederate sol
diers, and sent by Federal soldiers of
Kansas. The five bags netted $167 on
change" These were the five bags of
corn contributed by Messrs. Durkee &
Stout to Lytle Post, for the benefit Of r.
E. Lee, C. N, and shipped to Richmond,
Va, several weeks ago.
An apiarist of Dublin, Ca, utilizes
tin cans for beehive. The bees take
readily to them.
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