Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24
Grape and Canister.
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HOME.
HOME, Sweet Home.
CoMRADE B. WISE, Of Post 8, is still on the
sick list.
PENNSYLVANIA Reserve Day will be . big
day this year.
CoMRADE W. J. PATTERSON returned from
Boston on Friday.
THE encampment, twas pleasant. but there
Is no place like home.
CoMRADE J. n. STEVENSON reports brisk
business in pensions just now.
COMMANDER c. r. SIMPLER, Of Post lbs,
arrived home Wednesday last.
ComRADE I. G. JONES is expected home to-
morrow from his summer outing.
REGULAR meetings every Monday at Post 3
commencing Monday, September
CoMRADE EDWARD ABEL is expected home
tomorrow from his summer vacation trip.
CAPTAIN ELLIOTT. ''the oldest soldier Of
PENNSYLVANIA" is home from business trip to
Ligonier.
ComRADE FRED SMITH, Of Post 8. is In re-
ceipt Of q new lot of those celebrated fresh
country eggs.
MAJOR A. P. DAVIS, of Post 8, is at st. Jo-
seph. IN attendance of the National Encamp-
ment, Sons of Veterans.
POST 2l5, of Temperanceville, is meeti ng
regularly every two weeks. and great increase
in the posts affairs is manifested by all the
members.
DR. BARKLY is now a member Of Post l57
and evidently proud of the privilege of wearing
the badge, judging from Its conspicuousness on
his person.
Posr 12S returned home in a body on last
Wednesday from the Boston encampment. The
members are all most extravagant in their ac-
counts Of the encampment
CoMRADE ED. FISCHER, member of the
Council of Administration of.Post 8, has been
down at Enon Valley during the past two
weeks His comrades say that while there he
did thriving ice business.
DEPARTMENT CoMMANDER DENNIsToN ar
rived home Friday last. After the encampment
at Boston the Major took In several OF the sea-
coast resorts, where. he says, he met large
pumber Of veterans from this city.
PosT has two mustcrs down on the calendar
for Monday. September l, At this meeting
business matters of importance to the post will
be discussed. and the members, In consequence,
are earnestly requested to be present.
ONE Of the hustlers for the One Hundredth
Regemental reunion is Comrade Charles F.
Sheriff.. He reports everything In readiness
for a grand time and expects a very large num-
Der of persons for the trip on the Maydower.
MEMBERS of Post who desire to attend the
summer encampment of the Department. of
Gettysburg are requested to send their names
to the Adjutanr, W. II. Lambert, P. o. box No.
], to secure quarters through the committee,
CoMRADE CHARLES F. SHERIFF is home
from the Boston encampment Mr.. Sheriff
was accompanied by Mrs. Sheriff, National
President of the Ladies of the q. A. r, who
reports this convention as having been one of
the most successful.
ATLANTIC CITY caught a good number of the
old vets this season. Among those who have
lust returned is Conrad Ed. Skees, of Post 8.
Comrade Skees as every one knows, is slightly
bare-footed on top of the head, and It is limited
that the mosquitoes were the prime cause OF
his short stay at the ocean.
CHAPLAIN D. T. SMITH, of Post 206, reports
that post as being In very hourishing condi-
ton. They mustered their one hundred and
first member Ia last Friday evening. The mem-
bers Of 206 are very desirous that the veteran