Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

out completely with the old McKeever cart
ridge boxes.
CAPTAIN J. A. LoAR and Adjutant Shad
Hayes, OF the Tenth Regiment, have each re-
ceived a leave of absence for two months.
The commission of Major Chew, of the
State Fencibles. expires on the Sth Of Novem-
ber and it is stated he will decline re-elec-
tion.
ApJurANr JOHN HUBBARD, Of the Four
teenth Regiment will wear a silver bar next
year. He made quite a record on the range
last week.
Rev. KENNEDY HAYS, Chaplain Of the Fif-
teenth Regiment and Quartermaster, A. P.
Buckholtz. of the same organizations spent q
few days in the city last week.
A MILITARY bicycle has been put on the
market by an Eastern firm and the
Thirteenth New York Regiment has at
tached a CORDS to the organization fitted out
with the new wheels.
COLONEL SMITH, of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment, spent the past two weeks in Atlantic
City in quest of health. Lieutenant Colonel
Rutledge, of the same organization, returned
from Western trip last Tuesday.
CAPTAIN W. Fl. WAssEL, of the Eighteenth
Regiment, spent several days in Washing
ton last week Mr. Wassell is an applicant
for reappointment into the regular army and
his prospects of success are brilliant.
NEXT Tuesday the Duqnesne Grays will
celebrate the sixteenth anniversary Of That
organization, as we'll as the fortieth ami
versary of the battle of Pueblo. Allequippa
Grove has been rented for the occasion and
a big time is expected
THERE is some talk of a shooting match be-
tween Inspector of Rifle Practice Brown
and Lieutenant Hull, both of the Fourteenth
Regiment Both gentlemen are away up in
the shooting line, and a match between
them would be quite interesting.
So much of special order No. 81 relative to
the discharge of First Lieutenant Horace f.
Lowry, May Il, 1891, and Second Lieutenant
W. A. Doak, February 10, 1891, is revoked as
to the date of their designations, and they
are honorably discharged to date, July 8,
1891
LIEUTENANT OSCAR SrRAUB, an old Pitts
burger, spent few days in the city last
week. Mr.. Straub who Is well known to
members of the Guard in this city from hav-
ing spent a week at the Mt. Gretna encamp-
ment four years ago as the guest of the
Eighteenth Regiment, Is now stationed at
Fortress Monroe, having recently been
transferred from California.
NEXT Wednesday is the day selected for
the first annual match between the officers
of the city companies Of the Eighteenth
Regiment. Two medals have been provided
for the contest, and about dozen Of the
officers have signified their willingness to
face the target. The shooting will COM
mence promptly at l o'clock and 10 shots
will be allowed at each range.
THE commissions of number OF prom
inent officers of the Second Brigade expire
within the next year, among them are those
of General Wiley, January %, 1892; Colonel
Burchfield, of the Fifth Regiment, February
Is, 1892; Major James F. Michel, Fifth Regi-
ment, April 13; Lieutenant Colonel J. B.
Streetor. Tenth Regiment. August 8; Captain
J. R. Day, Fourteenth Regiment, June 6;
Bochert. Eighteenth, July %; Captain J. P.
Penny, Eighteenth, May 7; Captain o. c.
Coon, Eighteenth, July9
THE members of Battery B expect shortly
to have their old friends with them once
more, as Mr.. Bigeiow has decided that the
chill air of Schenley Park is entirely too
bracing for the city's menagerie, and that
one end of the Armory building would be
much more pleasant quarters. There is only
one member of the Zoo collection that Cap
tain Hunt would like to put an embargo on,
and that is the Brazilian ass. This repre-
sentative of the sunny South has friendly
habit of brayine in stentorian manner
whenever the battery is being drilled, and
the effect is not as productive Of good disci-
pline as it might be.
COLONEL HUL1NGs, of the Sixteenth Regi-
ment was in the city yesterday on his way
home to Oil City. Tomorrow is the date
selected for the commencement of the three
A very interesting program has been made
out for the work OF the organization while
in the field and Colonel Hulings Is confident
that this new departure in the Sixteenth
will not only be eminently successful, but
will be productive of other camps of SINH
lar character next year by other organiza-
tions in the brigade. Aside from battalion
drills of different character, there will be
competitive drills among the companies for
prizes and an extensive program OF shooting
contests.
THEann field day of the Washington
infantry took place at Manor Station last
Tuesday and was most successful in detail.
The Infantry company was the guest of the
Manon Gun Club and all the members re
turned home satisfied with the days pleasure.
A number of prizes were shot for at one
hundred yards distance. Montgomery WIN
ming the gold medal. Jenkins the silver
medal and Corporal McEwan the third
medal. D. W. Frazer, of the Infantry, also
tied for first place in the shoot for a VIM
chester rifle put up by the Gun Club. Mr.
Frazer's score was 3S out of possible so on
the American Standard target.