Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

MAJOR ]. Q. KAY is sojourning in Philadel.
phia at present, but expects to return the early
parG of this week.
CAPTAIN r. W. A. SIMMONS, OF Company
H, Eighteenth Regiment, has been on the sick
list for the past week.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK L RUr
LEDGE spent the past week in Ohio on business
and pleasure combined.
THE First Brigade rifle matches for the
Potter and Wanamaker medals will be shot on
the Hartranft range, October 25.
MAJOR MCKEE, for many years in charge Of
the arsenal in this city, has received notice of
Major Mckee has many friends and relatives
in this city who are sorry to see him leave.
COLONEL PERcHMENT, of the Fourteenth
Regiment will assist Chaplain McGu uire in hold
ing divine services at Oakdale to-day in con-
nection with CompanyC. Captain Nesbit ex-
poets to have full company turnout for the
occasion.
DRUM MAJOR DIXON, of the Second Brigade
Band, was presentedlwith a very handsome uni
form and silver mounted baton by the staff of
the brigade last Tuesday evening. Mr.. Dixon
has been connected with the Brigade band for
many years.
AT meeting OF the officers of the Eight.
eenth Regiment, held last Friday evening. 1t
was decided to have several battalion drills be
fore the turnout on Thanksgiving Day. The
first will be held next Thursday evening on
Water street below Smithfield.
AT recent meeting of the Hartranft Monu-
ment Commission a contract vas let for S8 900
shaft to be erected at Norristown. All the
funds from the National Guard organizations
have not yet been received, but it is estimated
they will run fully that amount.
SIXTY-THREE citizens of Homestead have
signed an application for admission to the
Eighteenth Regiment as company to be located
at that point Their chances for admission,
pllcations already on file In the Adjutant
Generals office.
COLONEL NORMAN NJ. SMITH met with
quite a severe accident last Wednesday even
ing. While stepping from a cable car in front of
his residence on Fifth avenue, his left foot
turned in under him and he sustained a bad
sDrain. 1t is expected he will be confined to
his home for several weeks to come.
COLONEL SMITH. of the Third Regiment
has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Maginnis as
recruiting officer for the regiment, with power
to enlist or reject all applicants. The idea is
an excellent one and could be applied with
great benefit to some of our Western regi-
ments, as in many cases men who have been
thrown out of one company for cause, are
picked up by other companies in the same
regiment and enlisted.
LIEUTEEANT W. H. WAssEL, of Company
B. Eighteenth Regiment, has been assigned to
command of the company during the absence
of Captain Holmes, who is now in Bermuda on
his wedding trip. Company B has improved
very materially during the past month, over 30
new members having been enlisted, and many
of the undesirable members having been
dropped. There is at present vacancy for
Second Lieutenant in the Company. which will
probably be fiji ed by the election of Sergeant
Major James Bigger.
NINETEEN members of the Fourteenth and
Eighteenth Regiments contested for the Brown
& Hirth medals at Saltworks, yesterday. On
account of the high winds that prevailed no
particularly big scores were made. The first
prize was won by AdJutant Robb, of the Four
teenth; second, by Captain Coon, of McKees-
port, and the third money prize by Captain
Emory Thompson. The possible was 100 points
and the score of the contestants were: Robb
81. Coon so. Thompson II. Templeton Y, Lower
67, Lynch 66. England g. Cable "a, Pearson SO,
Turner SO. Private Brown So Rossng 81, Ross
81, McChesney 81, Rising so. After the regular
contest several sweepstakes at $500 were shot,
of which Lieutenant Lower won the first, Cap
tain Thompson the second, and Lieutenant
Brown the third.