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The National tribune., 1892-04-14

This is 81 boys. whose average age was
little over is years. AT least ID of them were
present al Gettysburg. Anyhow, they CON-
posed nearly three-fourihs OF the strength Of
the battery there. Ia sbe first days battle al
the artihcers aud the drivers Oh the battery
wagon, fnrGe, 0Tduance-wagoa, etc. tho ugh
present GA the field, remained IN the rear and
were not under FIRE; SO that the actual ighiing
was done 10y tho officers-Stewart and David
son-and l0l enlisted men, including four vol
unteers WHO we're not regularly enrolled. OF
these at least %. or about three fonrihs OF the
strength, were literally beardiess BOYS"
whose ages averaged about 49, years Doubt
less they were, as cur Illinois c0nrade sug-
gests. kids" But ! venture 10 say that the
survivors Of Pettigrew's aud Scaless rebel bril-
gades, who closed in on them al the railroad cut
about , 20 That afternoon will always re-
gard them with the yeneraiion due 10 veterans
OF the most distinguished service and the most
mature years, As ] said in The Cannoueer,"
they were a. veterans in battle though bows in
searz. a sad 10 one who SAW the gaps that
they tore with their case and canister in the
ranks Of those tWo rebel brigades will ever lis
puie ~ nor Aili amy orc question the state
inent who say how gamely 40 of them lay
Gown with their boots on, killed or crippled
with Their faces TO the foe. Let US IN vie& Of
these historical facts, admit that there was All
unusual proportion OF Kids in Stewards Bat
terry" AID ihen let Us hear from the lst III
Igbt ARTILLERY buell..
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burg that Stewards Battery must have been
an extremely Juvenile organization toce
nages Go and % OF The Caanonecr.9 No
doubt he tells ihe truth. But, rs snldieTs' ACES
averaged al that period OF the waT. II beardicss
boys out OF a EMBELLISHMENTS of Is enlisted
men. was certainly an unusual proportion Of
fkidsi -"
This nros.pied me to make seGic research,
which has consumed much valuable GEae, aud
has caused me 10 expend some nIoney III sta
tiouery aud postage stamps in the enceaTcr TO
ascertain from official and private sources the
ages Of tge iscn and boys who fought the
battery at Gettysburg. The total enrolment
of the battery at any time between April 80
and Irnv % 1858. inclusive Of ihusC wounded
in nrevi,tis battles and still in hospital not yet
discharged inf who never returned fer dEty,
was I3G. OF these, rs nearly ~ / can aSceT-
tain, tl,t-r. were of all ranks Ill present for
duty at Marsh Creek tie morning of July ],
1863. ani their ages were rs follows. And
before going auv further ] viii call attention
TO the r.; thst or that occasion this battery.
bv odds the most famous in tie REGULAR Army,
went inta it's creates; battle with only - &C
tual Regulars Of all ranks present for duty, as
follows: Capt Stewart, LieEt. Dawson, Or
derly-Serg't Mitchell, Serg'is Mcbride, Maher,
and Henry More. C0rp'!s Niisey and Greene,
Bugler iuhHay Cook, and Priva!es John Shee-
han and John Iackcy, besides old John Geeb.
who was Ordnance Artiicer All the rest We're
detached volunteers from Wisconsin, Michi-
gan. Indiana New York, and one from Penn
sylvania.
As Tor these few "Oid Regulars" have not
attempted TO ascertain how Old they were az
that time ezee;.t t.iat j knew that Stewart
was 36 aud Johnny Cook IS. ] surrosn the
Others must have been in the neigHb"rheod of
30 as they were all veterans OF the Utah ex
peditioR, sild had seen from seven TO - years
service. Qdite a Number of TIE detached vol
unteers were t.eH from 81 t. 20 years Of age.
As We'll as raE REMEMBER. these were Pack
ard, Priest. SiijiGJan. McDougah. Mclaughlin,
Jim Moore, Md Armstrong, Thorpe, Thorn
ton, Clark (haee. Jerry Murray, Bartholo-
new. Tom Clarke. Wallace. Charley Harris
Charley Jcnks. John Holland. IIappey, Dol
phin. Lewis. Drtioff Evans. and some others.
But / will aat attempt to give in detail the
ages of these. except to say THAI they were all
grown men o: 81 years or upwards.
No. e. II. - l. ,r-aSo f,ifptrc
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THE SIXTEENTH CORPS.
How Ii was Organized and Some or the Engage
nisH,sAlt Took Part In.

i ri u " w.
THOUGH sympathiz-
ing with Com rade Tin
ker's evident desire
that the old Sixteenth
Corps shall receive its
fair share of recogni-
ton in your columns, |
am impelled to say, by
way of friendly criti-
cism, that | do not think
the tone of his article
in your issue for Dec.
10, 1891. well calculated
to invite the most re-
spectful attention TO
the just claims of that
organization.
The command Of Gen.
A. J. Smith. of which
Comrade Tinker speaks,
did not comprise the en-
tire Sixteenth Corps
proper. In the Sum-
mer of 1862, l think,
Grants old army (the
Army of the TENNESSEE
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The brusque and fussy impulse of these days
of false Impression would rate down an as
worthless because one Is unworthy. As if there
were no notes in sunbeams! Or comets am on Q
stars! Or cataracts in peaceful rivers Be-
cause one remedy processes to do what il never
was adapted TO do, arc all remedies worthless?
because one doctor lets Isis patient die, are all
huinbugs? 1t requires fine eye and a finer
brain 10 Discriminating draw the di1erential
line.
They say" that Dir. Pierce's Golden Modi-
cal Discovery and DR.. Picrce's Fayorite Pre-
scription have cured thousands.
"They say" for p weak system there's
nothing better than the Discovery" and that
the Favorite Prescription is the hope of de-
bilatei, feeble women who need a restorative
tonic and bracing nervino Aud here's the
proof
Try one or both. If they don't help you, tell
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Association. of
Buffalo, n. L., and you get your money back
again.
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a Ahining Msrk fnr Ra,cals

To AIM the arrow q spurious imitation al is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. Sometimes The shaft
Strikes bot f.Loandng destroys like the fatal shot
IN Der frclschu'z lie exi narisI,an. Beware OF
All local Dltst:-. with WiliouL labels which are
eoofsl'e limitations of that of Hstciters Stomach
Buffers, or II Inch represented 10 equal the great
curative and preventive 81 malaria dyspepsia con
etiI'ation liver aud kidney trouble and nervous
pess. IHslst upon having The genuine.
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Young Bluejackefs.

?. LEAHY. Rochester.
n. Y. writes: Il wish
to enter a claim for
young sailors. | think
there were As many
young bluejackets rs
soldiers. In one batch
of young naval recruits
sent from Buffa 10. n. Y,
i'm October. 1862. TO the
old receiving ship
North Carolina, at the
Brooklyn Maynard,
were some eight boys:
J. w. Rogers. of Bald
winsville, N. Y, born
in June, 1S49, aged IL
years and five months.
-r 4
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account of a sudden aud overwhelming attack
by the enemy, and Gen. BelkGap was putting
forth almost supcrhuman efforts to get the new
lines established before the next onslaught.
which was mDlIcutarily expected, when up
through the dense timber there dashed lad
seemingly not moro than u years old in butter
nut garb. and when within about % yards OF
Gen. Bc,knap checked his steed, and, at the
same time drawing q revolver, a med aud fred
three or four shots in rapid succession at the
General and then putting spurs 70 bis horse
disappeared in a twinkle in the direction from
whence he came
Tho General in his account of the little cpl
sode, said the extreme youthful appearance
o: the STRIPPING, coupled with his daring and
foohardy act, astOnished him that he never
once thought of mis- peril or his own revolver
until his unexpected visitor Lad delivered his
message and sped.
the kid " Was 40 doubt an Orderly attached
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CONFEDERATE BACKBONE.
An Outsider Thinks 1t was Not Broken ut Either
Chickamanga or Gettysburg.

ONE comrades appear
to be having a pleasant
little sparring-,natch in
your columns over the
relative merits of
Chickamanga and Get
tysburg, aud as in ono
at least Of those famous
actions both parties
appear to be getting the
best Of it. But not
withstanding tho pro-
verbal danger which
an outsider incurs by
mol INN Ltu nnon =, N
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n your issue of Feb.
IL Ii. L. Mathews
gives from a letter OF
II. II. Bowles. Of the
9th Me-, an account of
the taking of Marye's
flights, May ), 1863, in
which Comradc Bowles
says that the Light
Brigade was the as
saultjng column, and
also claims that the
9th Me. and 9Th Wis.
were the first on the
flights.
Col. Huntington W.
jackson, of Gen. New
toms Staff, i'll one of
tho CcRturys war pa
pcrs. says
The attack on
Marye's flights was
made under direction
nf Nnwtnn Two col
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Patchwork Pictures or the War.

War pictures, each one cut in squares, the
squares being mixed for Encouragement us a
complete picture. No. ready April TO- Price
of each by mail twenty five cents, payable with
order $50 will be paid for the first properly
rcarranged picture received from purchaser :;
$40 for the second SIS for the third. and $40
for the fourth. Office Of Facts aud Figures,
6l2 street n. W., Washington, D. @.
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: I seems hardly credible
that a man who knew
enough to wear the blue
and do battle for his
country should be so
preiudiced or DESTROYS
of showing his igno-
rance as one of your cor
= respondents does when
he intimates that Gen.
Mcdowell was q traitor.
1t is in keeping with
some Of the evidence
given during the court
of inquiry, made at Gen.
McDowell's est,
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Fort Fisher.

James Davis, Co 3, 1f2d y. Y, st. Louis, No.,
does not think that the marines and the navy
should have all the credit for capturing Fort
Fisher. as he knows that the 81. 1l2th, 10th
and 142d n. Y. and other regiments took GAL
liant part in that capture. The writer's brigade
was in the first attempt. under Gen. Butler, to
take the fort. but that officer was smart enough
to see that he had not enough men to take the
fort, and abandoned the idea. The writer's
brigade was also in the second attempt under
Gen. Terry. The writer was told by the teie-
graph operator in the fort that shell from
one of the gunboats struck the wire that was
connected with the torpeeoes which led down
the road which the troops had to go up, and
touched off the torpedoes before the troops ar
rived, aud so saved many lives. The marines
received pretty rough treatment, but the in
fantry captured the fort. The writer was By
the side Of Capt. Elliott, of his company. when
he was killed, and saw Col. Curtiss wounded
The writer would like to hear from any MEM
Der of bis regiment, and especially Of Co. b +;
also from Col. Curtiss and Col. Barney.
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The Massacre at Sand Creek.

Mark Ward, 1st Colo Cav. saw in recent
issue that Col. Shillington and his men of the
Ist Colo. Cav massacred the Sioux Indians on
the 9th of November, 1864, at Sand Greek,
north of Fort Lyon, Colo. The writer was a
member of Col. Shillington's regiment, and will
state that neither Col. Shllington nor bis men
ever massacred one of the Sioux Indians. The
writer was in the fight at Sand Creek, and the
Indians were CT the Cheyenne and Araphoe
tribes, and there were only $50 killed and none
scalped, and there where some who escaped by
charging through our lines. There were not
1905 mastered, as stated by Assistant Attor-
ney. General Colby. and the Sioux Indians had
nothing to do with it,
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LIMBS.
With Rubber Feet and Hands.

It s not unusual TO engineer with hand on tho
throttle, or & conductor brakeman, fireman. farmer
carpenter mason, miner, in ct men of every vocation
wearing artificial legs with rubber feet OF
Marks Patents, performing much labor as men ia
possession Of their natural members earning saEns
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NE of q
package of
| c { [ e r s
some time
n 90 re
ferred TO
me fro III
THE \ A.
T 1 . \ A L
TRIBUNE
Office was
from = rla,l-
rade os the
1st III. l..
A.. no
saws: >
II .jud &c
lGVEl Dull ,
desert ptjon
of his gun
detachment
st CfcttyS-
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Eired the First Shot.

James Barry. Co. !. 9Th N. Y. Cav, claims
that he fred the first shot in the battle OF the
Wilderness, not far from o'clock on the
morning of May ). 1864, to the left of the
Fredericksburg and Gortonsville Plank Road
and that it was the writer's regiment that met
Early's Division III force, and were on the
ssirmish-line in front of them alone until near
II o'clock. He believes that the Sixth Corps
relieved his regiment, but of this he is not GER
tain. having been wounded about IL o'clock.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE "KIDS" OF BATTERY B.

Tho Casious Shelving OF The Ages OF Oar Fighting
Aald
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How Docs He Know D

James 8. Reynolds. Second Lieutenant, Co.
K. 18th N. Y, Hudson, N. Y, wishes to ask
Serg't knight, whose article appeared in the
issue of Jan. z, how he knows it was the
18th n. Y. and not the 18th Brooklyn that
stood OH a hill near Alexandria and let squad
of cavalry of Hampton's Legion como mp and
take number of prisoners without firing a
oh
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Battle OF Cedar Creek.

James Fl. Lewis, Co. Z. oath Iowa. Thirteenth
and Nineteenth Corps, Oxford, Neb., says that
Comrade Mark Howe states that Sheridan ar
rived on the field at Cedar Creek about 10
o'clock and rode down the line etc, but that
he (Howe) did not see him until about an hour
before the charge. The writer believes that
the reason the comrade did not see Sheridan is
because the latter was riding up and down the
line of the Sixth Corps the ether two hours
irving to enthuse that corps to return to the
charge at Cedar Creek. The writer met ccm-
rade recently who belonged to 4 Massachusetts,
regiment and who said that there was no
Thirteenth Corps during the war, and the
writer would like to know if that Corps was
disbanded before the war closed. The writer
remembers when il was formed. and his mail
used TO be directed during the Vicksburg CAM
paien to Hovey's Division, Thirteenth Corps.
This comrade who said that there was no Thir-
teenth Corps was making aud selling badges,
and because he had none for the old Thir-
teenth, lie supposed that there could not have
been such corps. The Thirteenth Corps was
organized in October, 1862, and was continued
until July 20, 1865. No badge was adopted
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune.
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JULY %, 1864.

OUR account Of an in
terview which took
place between Gems.
Giles A. Smith and w.
w. Bclknap during the
hottest part Of the bat
tie Of Atlanta. July %,
1864, which appeared in
the Personal column Of
yonr issue of Dec. ,,
1891, brings back fresh
10 my recollection all
other scene which was
enacted about the same
time and near the same
spot, and which, so far as
] know. has never APP
pcared in print. | give
the circumstances just as
] heard it narrated 10y
Capt. Geo. w. Porter, Of
Gen. Leggctt's staff. the
next morning after the
battle.
AS s { a &c d in your
sketch. the left wing of
the Fourth Division,
Seventeenth Corps, had
been compelled 10 take
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Where IL the OUnerl

Lonis Wiselogel, Co. d. 18th Mich, Chipley
Fla says an old ex-Confederate has brought
him q portfolio and gutta-pereha inkstand
which he captured at the battle of the Wilder
ness. May 4. 1864. The inkstand has screw
top with PARKS" cut in the lid and p" Oh
ihs bottom. These were captured by Thomas
r. Forester, 3lst Ga, and will be returned to
the owner Or his heirs upon application.
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MARYES HIGHTS.
Another Comrade OF the 9Th Mass. Thinks They
Got There First.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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Information Asked and Given.

Nelson Hondrick. Caverton, Va. wants the
address of Lyman Roach, Battery c. LIST Ohio
l.. A.; also of Martin Housman, LIST Ohio
Geo. C. Jenkins, Washington c. H. o., writes:
"Plcase announce that | have two photo
graphs Of Capt. Cameron, the first commander
of the Ist la Cav. and will send one of them
to any of his family or friends who may re-
quest it,
Harrison Colburn, Co. K, SD Pa, Smith.
land Iowa, wants to hear from Charles H.
Jewett 1st Mimi. Rifles, who acted the part of
IA good Samaritan toward him at Frederick
City, in hospital. He would also like to COM
municate with the man who gave him So
note in Libby prison about July l, 1862 He
would like to hear from all who remember him
in Libby Prison.
S. J, Swager, Industry, Pa, says: In the
Spring of 1864, when the 10th Pa Reserves
broke camp at Manassas, the extra baggage was
sent to Alexandria, to "a Government ware
house. In the baggage of Co. were two vo-
linz At the expiration of our term of service
May 30 1864, took boat at White House
Landing for Washington, thence by cars to
Harrisburg The baggage was loaded on cars
by detail, but the two violins failed to get
there. Ono of the violins was nearly new and
belonged to my messnate, q. G. Hayes. and
the other was an old instrument belonging to
mo. If there is anyone living who knows
about them would like to hear from him by
letter"
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Comments on Senator yil,s's Bill.

Charles II. Ranert. Captain, Co. F. Tooth n.
Y, ~ West Mohawk street. Buffalo, y. u,
wants to know what is the matter with Sena-
tor Villas. rs he does not believe that he is all
right. He thinks that he might select better
subject, if he is bound TO introduce DILL in
Congress, than to try to induce the Govern
inent to pry into the family affairs of the old
veterans. The bill looks all right from moral
standpoint, but tho writer believes that in
practice it will prove all wrong. He thinks
tha> IL the women get the reins in their hands,
as Senator Yla5's bill proposes, they will, in
the minority OF cases. make g Rome how" and
make it very unpleasant for the old man. He
hopes that the bill will be laid under the
table He also believes that it ia aboHt time
that the Government Was paying the debts 1t
contracted 30 years ago. lie was remustered
by the War Department gear aud a half ago,
which would give him about two months pay
and allowances. He was recently informed
by the Second Auditor that If he desired the
money he must make out certificate of pau
perism with the affidavit of two witnesses. He
supposes that plenty of snch afidavits will
come in, and the result will be that those who
are too conscientious to swear to indigency,
will have to wait for God only knows how long
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Those Seven Rebels.

W. H. VEGA, Co. G, 9th Iowa Cav Waverly
Junction. Iowa. says that nc is in trouble over
his T. Benton Kelley letter, and hopes we will
help him out. The Picket Shot he wrote re-
gardng the capture of the seven rebels by
Kelley, about the time of the battle of Gettys-
burg, was written in supposed humorous vein,
which has brought him letter from Comrate
Bon Ravens, Of Co. q. 9th Iowa Cav, who thinks
The National tribune., 1892-04-14
GEN. IRWIN MCDOWELL.
Another Comrade Defends the Memory OF the
Friend OF Lincoln and Chase.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The National tribune., 1892-04-14

the rebels of Lees army we're somewhat tanner
than the ones that were met with out West. or
seven of them would hardly have allowed
themselves TO be taken by lone Yank. The
writer is somewhat of the same opinion. The
writer pays his honest debts; minds his own
business tells the truth whom it doesn't erimi-
nate himself; divides his money OF yituals
with any old soldier or neighbor, or even a
hungry tramp; goes after the doctor and helps
the sick, and votes for Christ, Lincoln, and Col.
ID. g. Henderson, or any other good Republican,
man or woman in fact. tries to be good citizen
in every way. Was glad to hear from his old
Comrade Ravens.
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The Last Battery 10 Shoot.
Land and H0mrs

Comrades who want to go into the stock
business cannot do better than come to Banner
Co., Neb. There is some land yet to homestead.
Stock require no feed ; soft wafer; timber for
firewood no mud no Billiards; very healthy;
good crops of grain last year and fine vegetables.
| will answer letters containing stamps" So
says b. II. Trip, Clyde. Banner Co.. Neb.
George Bowman 1892 EoR street Wheeling,
w. Va. wants information about available land
in Florida.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-07-23

The Fire department will hold a
picnic ,turday, August 20, and every
body is wanted to attend. A committee
has been appointed to wait on the
merchants and business men generally
to solicit contributions, and it is hoped
the department will obtain cordial
reception and be dismissed with a
liberal chunk of substantial help.
j. l.. Marx and Miss Sallic Bear
will be married Sunday evening, 3lst
inst, at the residence of the brides
father. Hartz Bear.
A pot pou1ri entertainment, conclu-
ding with the pleasing comedy entitled
"A Box of Monkeys" will be given in
Meats Opera House Thursday, Aug
ust llth, for the benefit of the Episco-
pal Church. The board for reserve
seats will be ready in few days at
George J. Corners stationery store.
Further announcement next week.
The X. of P. reunion picnic will be
held here Saturday, August y. 1t
will be an immense affair, as several
hundred Knights will be in line.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-07-23
The TELEGRAPH Trouble.

There were high old jinks in town
Thursday morning. The new tele-
graph linemen went to work at the
east end. Not long after they We're
placed under arrest, but under what
ordinance has not TRANSFERRED.
More dispatches passed to aud from
headquarters, resulting in more delay.
1t is understood that the committee
of Council in charge haye agreed to
permit the new posts to be set, pro-
vided the Western Union company
will allow the electric light wires to
go thereon. Company seems willing,
but electric light people want to know
the terms.
And that is what all concerned are
waiting for.
Meanwhile, ex-Mayor Thomas was
commissioned, so report goes, to en-
ploy lawyer in Cumberland ADLER
than any the Western Union has in
the United States, to stand legal guard
at our sunrise portal and see that the
invader is kept back.
When the Western Union is oyer
thrown it is thought that it will be a
good idea to send lawyer and COM
mittee over to tackle the Carnegies.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-07-23
b. 3.

The Silverkings, of Pittsburg, an
nounced to play here on the 10Th, will
probably not come unless they can ar
range with Cumberland for game or
games.
Grafton will play here Saturday,
30th inst.
Athletics of McKeesport Friday,
Doth.
Maryland, of Baltimore, the leading
semi -professionai team of the State,
asked for a game here on the Doth or
Both, but both dates had been taken.
The Y. M. C. A. club, of Baltimore,
club that has lost but one game this
season, has offered to play August Is
or 10. Laid over for future consider
alton.
Game with Cumberland, advertised
for 10Th, could not take place owing to
death Of Mr.. Shriver, and Frostburg
would not 90 down yesterday to play
the intended return game"
A rasping letter of the Goth evidences
a Cumberland desire to boycott both
the Frostburg club and the Driving
Park. But as we understand it, Frost
burg's righteous uhimatum is--the next
game must be played here !
The Frostburg and the newly organ
lied team will play a series of five
games, or 3 of for $25 game, the
first to take place Monday next.
Frostburg defeated Homecoming at
the latter place last Saturdays to 6.
Homecoming walloped Frostburg here
Thursday. 6 to 3.