The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-17

 him. On their way back they lost their way and spent much of the night wan. dering over the parade grounds. Pri- vate Barton tried to bring back the col ors In front of brigade headquarters.
 The Happy Hottentots have now fur ther denominated themselves "the 400." All have sweaters with the fig ures 400" embroidered on them in blue silk plush. They are Sergeant Page, Sergeant Fenton, Corporal Curtis and Private Garlock. They spend good deal of time entertaining their friends from Fifth avenue. Yesterday morn- ing they had divine service in their tent. Chaplain Proctor conducted the service and "The Four Deacons" at- tended to the responses These four deacons are Musician Dolph and Pri- yates Dolph, Forbes and Sherman Corporal Hemion delivered his usual daily temperance lecture and "The Midnight Four" keep up their usual in cantations at the hour when grave yards yawn.
 Sergeant Page and Private Garlock went out to-day and strengthened a weather-vane on a neighboring barn that had been broken by some sharp shooters.
 The lawn mower in the Blues street has been broken or the grass in front of Private Barton's tent would be cut.
 Musician. Proctor fell off the parade ground yesterday morning.
 Private Gilmartin was carried off by a corporal. of the Third regiment and was lost for the rest of the day.
 Two ball teams picked from the Blues and explained by Foster and Donohue played yesterday afternoon, the game resulting in a score of 13 to IA in favor of Fosters team. The batteries were Foster and Lines and Watson and Parks. |.
 Privates Hayes and Watson did police duty in the Blues street. Corporal Cliff ford, Privates Lathrop, McNeil, Liddell, O. Kirst and Lyman were on guard duty yesterday.
 ''"The Noisy Four" are Privates Ly- ons, o. Kirst. Donnelly and J. Kirst, and they are worthy of their name. Liddell is recruit and is very ner- vous. He did not sleep all last night on account of his being detailed for guard duty at nine o'clock this morn ing.
 The Blues had the best alignment of any company in the regiment this morning.
 The T. E. Murphy quartet are keep ing their pledge.
 On account of the high board fence which has been erected, access, to- the Spiritualists' camp-ground and the &C., companying dancing pavilion is not so easy as formerly. There are long sharp spikes on top the fence and one man in attempting to climb over was suspend ed in mid air.
 "The Lemonade Four" of the Light Guard, composed of ,Privates T. 'O'Bri- en, Ban Parker, John Rocks and A. Tracy, announce that they. will keep open house Friday. All who call will receive glass of lemonade All meni- bers of the mess are members of St. Aloysius T. A. B. society.
 George w. Thatcher. an ex-member of the Seventh regiment. New York, was caller at camp to-day. He visi- ted Lieutenant Bailey. of the Light Guard, and other of his friends.
 Private Kelly. of Co. B. walked out to New London last evening. after fighting his way through the provost guard.
 Musician Reilly, the popular and ver- isatile Irish comedian, gives entertain ments every afternoon and evening in .tase Light Guard street, much to the amusement of allwho see him.
 The feur-year-old son of Lieutenant George S. Wood, of the Light Guard, has been in camp this year as the mas cot of the company. He marched to the depot with the troops last Satur- day dressed in full uniform, with ser- 'geant's stripes. He goes through with the manual of arms in perfect man. ,ner.
 Private Cal. Johnson. of the Light Guard, who went on trip to Europe in May, joined his company yesterday"
 "The Jolly Four" Sergeant Heder- son and Privates Pardee. Beardsley and Jones, had their pictures taken Tuesday. '-'
 "The Noisy Four" in the Light Guard are composed of Sergeant Shaw, Corporal shappa, Sergeant Reynolds and Private Davidson.
 Recruits Johnson. Hawser. Hessey. Terfill. ,Wrinn, Myer, Freetop, Skinner and John Reilly, of Co., E. were pulled out of bed at two o'clock yesterday morning and made to do guard duty.
 Private Richardson, of Co. c. acted as officer of the day and Corporal Ginty