The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-18
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4 the Guard.
Colonel E. II. Ripple issued the fol.
lowing orders last Monday evening:

Colonel E II. Ripple issued the fol
lowing orders last Monday evening:
HEADQUARTERS 18TH REGIMENT
THIRD BRIGADE, n. q. p.
SCRANTON, Pa, June II, 1894.
Regimental orders, No. 19
!. Private William j. Mcdonnell, Com
pany G, is hereby appointed sergeant and
principal musician vice Rees Watkins, ap-
pointed quartermnster sergeant. He will
be obeyed and respected accordingly.
ii. The commanding officer of Company
G will drop Private William j. Mcdonnell
from the rolls and send his descriptive list
to these headquarters.
By order Of
COLONEL EZRA II. RIPPLE,
W. S. MILLAR, Adjutant.
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The following commissions were re-
ceived at headquarters last Saturday
Captain William B. Rockwell. com
pany II, to rank from December IS.
1885; Captain MOntrose Barnard, com
pany D, to rank from March 1, 1880;
Captain Frederick w. Stillwell. COM
pany A, to rank from January %, 1894;
First Lieutenant William H. ,Iessup
Jr., inspector Of rifle practice, Thlr-
teehth regiment, to rank from April
80, 1894; Second Lieutenant Claude G.
Conkling, battalion adjutant and to
rank from May 8, 1894; First Lieuten-
ant Herbert B. Cox, company A, to
rank from january %, 1894; Second
Lieutenant Fremont Stokes. company
D, to rank from January 9G, 1894 The
above officers we're all examined before
the brigade examining board few
days ago and ali passed very credit
able examination.
Tho following circular from the ad-
jutant generals Office will be of inter
est to every member of the regiment:
HEADQUARTERS N. G. OF p,
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE,
HARRISBURG, June II, 1874.
Circular No. |.
Some slight changes have been made in
the button for the National guard and
that all may be uniform, n sufficient mum
ber Of buttons to replace those now on the
uniforms have been sent to the different
organizations. They will not be charged
against the annual allowance. The COM
manders of the different organizations will
see that the buttons sent them are put on
the uniforms, aud that any new uniforms
that may hereafter be manufactured have
only the latest pattern of button thereon.
By order of ROBERT E. PATTIsON,
Governor and Commander.in'C Chief.
W. W. GREENLAND, Adjutant General.
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The battalion drills the past week at
the Armory we're very successful TAX
ing into consideration the limited room
tho band box Of an armory affords
Tuesday night Companies A aud D
formed the Battalion and Friday night
Companies B and G formed the bat.
talon. The attendance Of all four
companies was unusually large which
made the. crampsd quarters all the
more difficult for drilling The heat
was intense, yet the men tncomplain-
ingly executed the several movements
of the lesson in an intelligent manner.
Major Mates, assisted by his adjutant,
conducted tho drill. They are both
painstaking officers who thoroughly
understand every movement laid down
in the lesson. Adjutant Millar wit
messed the drill both evenings.
1t is strange how some of our marks.
men misunderstood or feign to misun
derstand the rules laid down for quail
flying. A member can practice ut the
range daily if he chooses, but when he
signifies to the range master that he
wishes to qualify his score made i'm
mediately after must be his qualifying
score. and it is 80 recorded. No mem
Der is permitted to say or declare that
he will not take that score but will try
again In the hope Of making sharp
shooters score. The Thirteenth regi-
ment does not make sharpshooters that
way. 1t is q positive fact however,
that several other regiments in the
guard manufacture sharpshooters'
scores by such process-''and even
worsc.' A sharpshooter in the Thir-
teenth means sharpshooter both in
the adjutant generals report land at
the range"
Company G will tomorrow night
elect captain to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration of term of Of
flee of Captain Moir, and such other
vacancies that may occur by reason of
such election. Captain Moir is not a
candidate for reelection. He will un.
doubtedly be succeeded by his gifted
first lieutenant, H. B. Chase.
Colonel Coursen goes to Cottage City
this week. Happy colonel
Colonel Ripple will conduct an cleo
tion for colonel Of the Ninth regiment
at Wilkes.B Barre next Friday evening.
Major Whitney and Adjutant Conk-
ling go to Montrose tonight to conduct
an examlnationIfor non. CONS. warrants
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