Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-19

jim for being 50 distinguished marks- nan. It was the first of it's kind issued , lnder tho general orders. Another badge was won by him on skirmish shooting. The person was to fire before fifteen sec onds after the cannon was discharged had expired, The competitors also had to judge the distance. The lieutenant made 89 out of 100 in this eontest,i in which there were l, 100 competitors. The medals were very closely examined.
 MORE CAMP JoTrINGs.
 The Grays had a company picture taken this afternoon.
 F.W, Watterson was detained in New | York and may not be here this evening. | He and Alderman Lowe, 0. w. Clark and l R. R. Harris are to have a group photo |
 Private Francis Turbert of the Light Guard has done duty every day. This is creditable for one 50 young. Private John Ginty is looking for retirement on pen sion.
 TRIED TO FOOL THE GUARDS.
 A West Point cadet tried very hard last night to fool the guards at the outposts. He went from one to another trying to get out of the camp. He had no pass nor countersign and was kept back. He tried to hit young man from Company K, Fourth regiment, and was disappointed. The private knocked the West Pointer down and held him with the stock of his bayonet.
 The West Pointer gave in and went back to friends in the camp.
 Cannoneer Richardson went on duty to- day, whereat the duty of keeping Company C's street in uproar devolves upon Private O'Brien and his guard.
 
 The Sarsfeld quartette sang in the Spir- l itualists' camp last evening. This evening they will serenade Captain Creed. The quartette is made up of McDermott, Bren- nan, Sliney and Kelly. .
 Privates Began and Tansey went out of camp last evening and got some very good carried it back triumphantly to camp. Bottle after bottle mysteriously disap- peared. Private Fitzgerald is very sick l from the excessive use of root beer.
 Corporal O'Brien of the Sarsfelds took offense at something he dreamed last evening and would not sleep after o'clock this morning. He did not want anyone else to sleep either and in less than fifteen minutes Corporal Began, Privates Fitzgsr- ald, Lee and Carroll and Corporal Carroll
 
 in Mid-Africa costume and making the air
 decidedly blue. The valiant O'Brien made : an attack upon the tent of Private Mur- phy. His knuckles are very sore from ire uuent contact with a ruler in the hand of
 the inmate of the tent. The willy corporal
 tried to open the tent flaps and that is
 why his knuckles suffered. O'Brien will
 have to sleep sound tonight or he will be
 lynched.
 "Clara" Wells of the Light Guard
 cheered Cannoneer Richardson, who was
 on his way to work this morning. "Clara' will visit the Spiritualist camp meeting to-
 night.
 A comedy, tsBox and Cox," was present ed at the Y. M. O. A. tent this evening by members of the Grays' Dramatic associa
 tion. The following is the cast of char
 acters:
 Mr. Box. ....................A A; 1v U; Grave
 MrBouncer. MT. Bouncer. Bradley stoughtol The annual custom of the Grays, that O. Illuminating their streets with Chinese
 lanterns and making royal welcome fo their friends and visitors of the week a
 Mantle, occurs tonight.
 "Daring Donald" will make balloon
 ascension and parachute drop tomorrow Stealing Hides. Henry Miller and Timothy Barnett, botl ! of whom claim Providence as their home
 were arrested by Special Officer McCsrth, at the Union depot last evening, charge'
 with stealing rides on the cars of the Con solidated Railroad company. DEATH OF JAMES HILL. f The Last Of the Famous Hill Broth
 CTS of Hill's Homestead Passe , Away at s:3O O'clock Last Eveninl -Short Sketch of His Career. , James Hill, the last surviving membe
 of the famous Hill brothers triumvirate died at Hills homestead last evening abou 9:30 o'clock, after an illness of severe !, | months, the direct cause of death being a
 abscess on his left leg. In addition to thi > he has also been a sufferer from interns l. troubles.
 MT. Hill was born ifty-two years ago i ;, Whitneyville, just above the old oovere :, bridge, where he spent the early part c
 his life, attending the village school an
 during his spare moments working on th g farm. AS soon as he reached mans estat y he entered the employ of the Whitneyviil @ Arms company and remained there for d number of years, after which he joine his fortunes with those of his brother }. Alfred and Eli, and remained with the, d during their lives, finally succeeding thel d and during the past year or more managin 1t the famous hostelry on the west shore { Is Savin Rock, known as Hills homestead
 For . number of years his brothers opel
 ated restaurants and billiard rooms o h Chapel, Court and Church streets, and alf d at Hamilton park, where they had bow V ing alley, and during part of this tin i. ; James was intimately associated with thel 7, in business relations. He was always ,f hard worker and it is doubtful if he eve e took time to rest, and in this way it S generally believed his constitution was u1 'e dermined.
 MT. Hill was 6 most genial host, we
 known throughout the state and muc
 liked by all who knew him. It was larg d ly owing to his untiring efforts that tt @ restaurant at Savin Rock attained it's grei !. popularity as 8 shore resort MT. Hi
 died possessed of but a small fortune, always being his aim and ambition to q ,r lived as he possibly could. The arrang
 ments for the funeral have not yet bee
 completed, but it is thought that it wi y probably be held Monday afternoon. g. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
 Delegates to the Various Convention d Elected in Several Wards Last Ever , l ing.
 @ Republican primaries for the purpose p eleoting delegates to the state, congressio, al, senatorial, probate, representative an q justice of the peace conventions were hel e in the Third, Twelfth, Thirteenth an 7 Fourteenth wards last evening and resul ed in the election of the following del ! oates in the respeotiye wards. @ THIRD WARD. r Third ward republicans held their ca, n GUS at 195 Congress avenue last evenin ,. and selected the following delegates: @ State-G. s. Knollmeyer, George Ratl X geber, George R. Bill and David J. W e Porter.
 :" Congressional-W. F. Clark, J. B. LII