The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-14
MORE STRAY SHOTS.

MORE STRAY SHOTS.
The Bug Quartet" of the City Guard
are still living, having Toasted in grand
style since coming into camp They
are Corporals Ploeger and Hemnig, Chief
of Police William Stande and Quarter
master Deitter.
The Hungry -Four" will have their
opening tomorrow night and invite all
their New Haven friends to partici-
pate.
Charles Voos and Charles Henkels
have arrived in camp after having spent
week at Saratoga. They belong to the
soda Water Quartet"
Sergeant j. j. Dinnan of Company c
and Private James j. Kelley will be
pleased to meet all their friends on Gov
ernor's day and will give them a mill
tary reception.
Guard mount at 1:3O of the Second
regiment passed off in the usual good
style, every man doing his duty.
Chief Trumpeter Percy Brown of Com
pany A, who succeeded Chief Trumpeter
Morris Meaney, has proved himself wor-
thy Of his promotion.
Trumpeter Charles Ney of Company
G is fast becoming one Of the leading
| trumpeters Of the regiment.
The guard drummers to-day wece
Chris Nolan of Company G and William
Webster of Company A.
The guard detail Of Company 6 con-
sisted of Sergeant Danaher, Privates
| Hollywood, H. Johnson, p Hanley, J..
Cunningham and M. Hogan.
c. Russell of Company G. leaves FOR
home to-day and will return Thursday
General Lee of the band has decided
not to take in any laundry this season
on account of the mishap that befel his
grand circular Last season on the parade
ground, when several of his best Gus
| TONERS lost most of their laundry.
Schwindler Schmidt, the aquatic won
der, has contracted to furnish Caterer
Hicks with salt for the week. Said salt
| is taken from his instruments, where it
settles every day in large quantities
since his fall overheard recently in
Rranford.
Speaker J. c. Gould strained the liga-
ments of his right arm very severely
yesterday by overreaching himself ou
| ing to the depth of the we'll in which
| he had deosited cheese, butter and other
valuables
COLONEL BURPEES FATHERS
SWORD.
| Colonel Burpee of the Second regiment
wore at the parade this afternoon a
sword left him by his father Colonel
| Burpee of the Twenty-first Connecticut
| t,t1 ~
Dor in June, 1854 Just after the distin-
guished soldier was shot he entrusted
his sword to the chaplain of his regi-
ment to be given his son, F. Burpea.
The SON resolved never to wear it unless
| he should reach a rank equal to his fa-
| TIERS
| The plans to give the Governors ball
at the Morton house Thursday even
ing has been abandoned owing to the
fact that the proprietor of the place
has made a very decided raise IN
prices.
THE MUSIC IN CAMP.
| Colts band, the organization which,
under the direction of J.Oscar Casey fur
nishes much martial inspiration to the
First regiment, displayed its versatility
yesterday by playing the "Kootchy-
Kootchy" dance at guard mount and
the good old psalm tune the "Old Hun
dred' at the regimental parade.
| Charles A. Bradley, the caterer, has
been highly complimented as manager
of the Third regiment mess house. The
tables are set neatly and look as we'll
as many hotel tables, while the food is
| excellent