The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-14
NOTES OF sNcaMPM EMIT.

Fred Edwards of Company c, has been
appointed regimental postmaster.
The ride from Harrisburg to Gettyburg
was tedious and tiresome in the extreme.
Charles r. Keller, Of Company c. was
an orderly at brigade headquarters Sun
day.
Mark X. Edgar of Company A, was an
orderly at brigade headquarters on Sun
day.
Charles Hamilton, of Wilkes Barre, is
doing great work as assistant chef for
Company G.
Professor NJ. j. Donahue, of Scranton, is
the guest of Captain Flannery, of Company
II, of the Ninth regiment.
Chief-of-Police W. T. Simpson is accom-
panied by his little son who is the smallest
soldier in Camp Crawford.
Rev. DR.. S. c. Logan, chaplain Of the
regiment, preached in the Gettysburg
Presbyterian church on Sunday.
Lieutenant Colonel Z. P. Cottle, of the
Seventy-Fourth, New York regiment, is
the guest Of Quartermaster j. W. Oakford.
Lieutenant Walter A. Wood, of Homes
dale. had the honor of being chosen di.
vision commander Of the guard on Sunday.
Police Officer Day, member of Com
pany b, was one of the men chosen to
guard General Snowden's headquarters
Sunday.
The Eighth regiment will be inspected
this morning. 1t is the last regiment of
the Third brigade to be subjected to the
| ordeal
Adjutant General Millar held non
comps. school in his tent Sunday after
noon where many Of the boys spent prof
liable hour.
Burr X. CARING, of Company F, and
James Unsworth, musician, were orderlies
to Colonel Ripple and Adjutant Millar re-
spectively on Sunday.
John Moir, one of the sergeants of Com.
pany c, had quiz class in his tent Sun
day where many of the boys refreshed
their knowledge of tactics.
One week from Saturday Company H,
of Providence will 60 to Middletown. n.
Y, as the guests of TwentY-fourth Sepa-
| rate company OF New York.
Richard d. Arthur, of company f, was
Colonel Ripple's orderly on Saturday, and
II. v Frink, Of company G., filled the same
position for Adjutant Millaf.
Company G, of Montrose contains a
number of clever young men and it prom
ises to be one of the most popular com
panies of the Thirteenth at the encamp.
ment.
W. W. Knapp, sergeant, and ]. L. Decker,
clerk Of the Twenty Fourth Separate COM
pany, of Mddletown, N. Y, are the
guests of Captain W. B. Rockwell, of Com.
pany IL.
A quartette in Company is composed
of John and James Rafter, Edward Birch
ard and Daniel Hughes, who help to while
away many hours pleasantly by their en-
tertaining vocal efforts.
Teams made up of members of COM
panies and y played a game of ball Sat-
urday afternon. Company G. won by a
score of s to3. The catching of Birchard
was feature of the game.
Rubber boots took the place of the reg
ulatlon shoe with many of the soldiers on
Sunday and Monday. The mud about the
camp is of a plastic and elastic nature thai
makes walking simply torture.
Rev. DR.. s, C. Logan. the venerable
chaplain Of the Thirteenth, is with the
boys and with Lieutenant Colonel II. A.
Coursen occupied an improvised cot in the
headquarters car Friday night.
Company G has again the most jovial
soldiers Of the regiment this year. They
have prepared to entertain their friends
in the open-hearted way that has made
them famous at past encampments.
Richard Burke, of Company c, Is an en-
thusastic relic hunter. He has piece OF
shell and bullet pierced brick taken
from General Longstreet's hospital, which
he exhibits with considerable pride.
Governor Pattison and his troops looked
like old campHigners when they rode W
to division headquarters Saturday after
noon, coated with the fine, clinging slkali
dust with which Gettysburg abounds.
Layton Shoemaker, OF Company Q, wa:
taken i'll while on guard duty early Sun
day morning and tainted at his post. The
relief found him laying on the ground IL
the rain aud had him removed to the hos
pital. lie is now almost entirely recov
ered
Uncle John Aunamau. is with Colonel E
H. Rippl, at the camp. He has attende'
all OF the encampments Of the Thirteenth
regiment for number OF years, and tn,
annual outing of the soldier boys woulc
not seem quite complete without him.
During the ride to Gettysburg Will,
some of the fatigue soldiers sought mucl
needed sleep, their more mischievous com
rades literally applied lamp black to th
faces of not few of the sleepvrs. Th
morning light revealed some picturesquel,
! colored faces.
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