Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

ganized Detroit Association whose duty 1t
will be to provide ways and means to take the
post to Detroit next year to attend the National
Encampment.
CoMRApE JACOB BEAN. Of Post SO, late Of
One Hundred and Fifty-ffth Pennsylvania
Volunteers through his attorney J. n. Steven
son, has been granted an original pension, dat-
ing back to 1887 at 81 per month.
CoMRADE E. PoERsTED, of Post 8, will leave
this week for trip to Philadelphia and the sea
coast resorts. While away he Will take In the
reunion of his old regiment, the Eighty-second
pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
QUITE large crowd attended the lawn fete
at Allegheny Grove Thursday afternoon, given
by Lyde Circle Ladies' of the g. A. R Dancing
teres ing programme OF pleasures.
For one to see Comrades s, A. Will, W. H.
Lambert, ,John.Schroeder and Emil Poerstel gal.
lanting around at the Heps' picnic on last
Thursday they would hardly think them old
enough to have participated in the late un-
pleasantness.
TOMORROW night Relief No. s, NJ. p. g., Of
Allegheny. will hold special meeting to trans
act business nf importance. and lively time ID
expected. Members of Relief No. living In
Allegheny City are cordially invited by Cap
tain j. 81. Stevenson, of Relief No. 8.
CoMRADE ]. G. STEVENSON. publisher OF
the New Castle Volunteer and Secretary for
the One Hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Regimental Association for the past I6 years, Is
suffering from an accidental fall received last
Wednesday. His many friends nope Tor MS
speedy recovery.
THE National Auxiliary Of the Ladies of the
o. v. L. is called to convene ut Fort Wayne,
Ind, October s. Those entitled to seats are the
National Officers the National Advisory Com
mittee, Presidents and Past Presidents OF
Subordinate Auxiiaries snd one representa-
tive for every 25 members.
NEXT Tuesday the Psnnsylvania Reserves
Gettysburg battlefield. Ex-Governor Curtin
will preside at the dedication ceremonies.
Governor Beaver will present the monuments
to the Reserves. Colonel Chill Hazard will
receive them for the association.
CoMRADE PADDY MCGEE, the expert fisher
man Of Post g. and Comrade Mike Lemon are
home from Atlantic City. Comrade McGee re-
ports better luck fishing at the sea coast this
year than ever, but Comrade Lemon declares
the biggest fish that he saw his companion
catfish.
ALL the presidents Of the different circles Of
the Ladies of the GA. R., in Allegheny county,
met on last Friday to make arrangements for
serving meals and other refreshments at Rock
Point on Grand Army Dny ~ There e WI! W be au.
O'Clock p. M.
Mr.. J. CHARLES sHERRITF, son of Comrade
Charles F. Sheriff. has the proud distinction
of being member of party of three who
caught the largest fish of the season in this Vi
clnity. The hnny monster was caught at
Woogton, on Lake Chautauqua, and weighed
39M pounds, was feet inches In length and
inches wide across the back. Evidence OF the
truthfuIness OF the catch in the shape Of .
cabinet photograph of the fish Is in tho posses
sion of Mr.. Sheriff.
CoMRADE THOMAS FoRDINe and Surgeon
Thomas Mawhinney, of Post 2l5. are home from
the seashore. Comrade Fording bears evidence
of his success as q fisherman in the shape of
bruised eye. caused, 30 he says, by i've.
FOUNDER striking him In the optic when be
jerked him from the briny deep. Surgeon Ma
Whitney accompanied party out TO the break
waters from Atlantic City as safeguard
against sea-sIckness. The Surgeon was the
first one to be overcome suffering from that
dreaded ailment for nine long hours.
WHEN Comrade John Herman was going up
the river from New York 70 Boston be was
seen perambulating along the deck with a mat
tress under one arm and bundle Of wearing
apparel under the other, when . gust OF wind
blew his hat from his head into the river. The
loss was extensively advertised, and as a result
Comrade Herman was made (un)happy by re-
ceiving an express package Thursday last
which upon opening was found to contain the
most dilapidated looking piece of headgear i'm
aginable. and about three sizes two small for
his 7A head. He now swears revenge upon the
perpetrator Of the joke.