The Washington times., 1895-06-17
BATTERY BOYS BIVOUAC
Interesting Incidents of the Trip of
the Artillerymen to Camp.
Marlboro and Surrattsville Surren-
dered Internationally and Fur
nished Handsome Enjoyment.
Especial to Tho Times }

BATTERY a, d. c. N G., Camp Marion,
Marshall Hail. Md, June 10, 1895.
After three days of hard marching, the
Battery finally reached this place about
1:30 p. m. to-day and Immediately pitched
tents on the beautiful green, south Of
the pavilion.
The bivouao at Upper Marlboro was
almost picnic, and a great deal of time
was spent in visiting the many places OF
interest in that quaint town.
The whole camp accepted the invitation
of~Mr. Spicer, the Jail warden, and made
an inspection, both in and out, of the jail
where SO many notorious criminals have
been incarcerated of late.
The bows inspected with interest every
nook and corner Of the building, and
especially the cell from which the negro
| Williams, was recently taken by mob
and hanged from the bridge, short dis
tance away.
The courthouse was next visited aud the
| bell in the town was tolled in all manner
| of STYLES for about an hour. In fact, the
Battery had possession of the town while
there and made friends with everyone.
Most of the men slept in the barn kindly
| rendered them for that purpose by Mr..
! Mitchell, of the Gottschalk House, pre-
| ferring that place to sleeping on the damp
ground. Some who thought twenty five
or thirty, more or less, in u bed were too
many, were given permission by Capt.
Forsbery to bunk else where, and three
in particular finally located on the front
porch of the drug store.
Their sleeping in that place was not
! destined To be peaceful, for they had
! scarcely spread their blankets when a
native came up the street and quietly
sat down on one end OF the porch and
| opened conversation.
In few minutes another citizen came
along aud the two began an animated dis
cissiun on the subject OF politics in Prince
! George county, which ended in waging
! bet on the outcome of the fall election, this
| consideration being a gallon OF corn juice.
At the mention OF Bourbon the ar
! tillerymen sat up, and one of them re-
marked that it was such pity that the
! result of the election could not be de-
! ternlined before they left. This remark
seemed to touch tender spot in the
composition of the first citizen, who
invited them TO sleep on che floor of his
kitchen, which offer was accepted without
hesitation.
The three battery boys had the graft
fication OF spending the remainder OF
the night without being fuT-er disturbed
About 10 O'Clock in the morning the
| boys gave three hearty cheers for Mari
borO and three more for Proprietor Mitchell,
and began to march to Piscataway via
woodward and Surrattsville. The latter
place was reached about noon and camp
was pitched in shady orchard opposite
the principal store in the village, owned
by Mr.. John l.. Thomas.
Here again the battery captured the
community and were royalty entertained.
| The village school was given a half holi-
day and the scholars visited the camp in
a body, and Tne pretty lady school teacher
was given an opportunity-to fire the Cat
ling gun. One of the citizens who started
to count the number OF rounds was aston
ished to learn that by the time he had
counted SIX l 90 shots had been fired
The battery is resting quietly in camp
tonight enjoying the society of its friends
who came down on the afternoon and
evening boats.