The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-19
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 allowed to remain dressed until the in- spectlon is completed. The inspection is made from to o'clock a. m, by a brigade staff officer, detailed for the purpose.
 Stray Shots.
 Among the ladies at headquarters are the following; Mrs. Peck, Miss Nun son, Mrs. Adams and daughters Mrs. Jarman and two daughters, Mrs, Dis brow, Mrs. Landers, Mrs. Vessels and
 Mrs, Adams.
 The practice of the seacoast battery is under the direction of Major George Albee inspector of small arms practice assisted by Sergeant Charles Beasley of Colonel Caleffs battery at Fort Trum-
 bull.
 E. c. Benedict of Greenwich will probably visit camp tomorrow with a party of friends on his yacht Oneida
 He will be the guest of Governor Golf
 fin.
 Major r. G. Beach and Major Wat rous of General Haven's staff, under
 the direction of Captain Thompson, U.
 s. A., have inspected the sentries at
 camp and report that they found the
 guard in first-class condition, being
 well informed as to general orders and
 doing the challenging perfectly
 Leader Fichtl of the Second regiment band has been personally complimented
 by Colonel Burpee for the fine playing
 of the band and its splendid appear
 ance.
 The decision to abandon target prac- tice at the new rifle range has occasion
 the men. The decision to abandon tar get practice has been reached after due deliberation, the officers fearing that
 an accident might happen from stray bullets.
 John c. Gould, the solo cornetist of the Second regiment band, is so highly delighted with the way in which camp
 is going on that he has shined up his horn, the boys declare, for the first time in five years. The operation was watched by an interested as we'll as greatly astonished audience of band
 men. The only fault that the leader finds with himself is that he reports for duty in dishabille.
 The guard detail from Company K of Wallingford consisted yesterday of
 Corporal Allen, Privates Hawkins, Burke, Dudley and Doolittle Captain Barber of Company K will be
 officer of the day Friday F. Burdick of Company K was taken ill on guard yesterday, but had nearly | recovered last evening. Little -year-old Herbert Johnson of Wallingford, son of Sergeant John
 son of Company K, is probably the youngest sergeant in the brigade. He is dressed in regulation uniform, with
 chevrons, and was on guard with his father all of Monday night Among the visitors at headquarters yesterday were G. D. Newcomb and Colonel F.. Shelton Cornell of this city. General Graham was in Middletown for a short time yesterday, but re- turned to camp early last evening. A double quartet furnishes music for
 the New Haven Grays every evening. The members are A. w. Sperry, Dr.
 Sperry, Corporal Frinck, Private Farnsworth, Sergeant King, Corporal Clark, Private Snyder and Dr. Pirrite. Rufus Shepard of this city and MT. Russell of New York were guests of
 Private Hall of the Grays yesterday. Lieutenant Carter of Company A
 who is on provost duty, says the camr is the quietest and most orderly one since he has been a National Guards man. A
 Leader Fichtl had a detail out look ing for Little Billy" Hazel for guard | duty Monday, but Billy was not in ev- | idence and couldn't be found unti breakfast time yesterday. Private Mckay of Company K has l been sent home sick. Company B men VOW that they vii | hold wake Thursday night over Drummer Kreiggs.
 None of Company B's men have yet | been sick, but all are complaining be- cause 1t is so dry"
 | Fred Dillman and Sergeant Panley | are a "gay lot" and were happy last night because they had there tent tc | themselves, their messmates being or guard duty.
 I. Krauter of No.1 tent, Company F | sergeant Monday night on the silver | QueSllOll duu IL IS Sdlu that ue SOL llle best of the argument. Company B's base ball team has as yet no games scheduled, owing to the illness of Billy Staub, the pitcher. Charles Fields is as noisy as ever | and the boys threaten to gag him il | he doesn't keep quiet. | August Parser of Company B hasn't 1 become acclimated yet and was so colo | Monday night that he shivered way | across the camp ground. | Assistant Quartermaster Otto Metz I is as frisky as ever, and is getting fat on "sojering"
 Fred Dillman of Company B is su- perintendent of police, a snap, the boys | say, and they assert that he alleged rheumatism to get that duty assigned | to him, but they say he isn't bit lazy The signal corps yesterday received two messag ges from New Haven and one | from Hartford, besides doing consider. | able signalling over the camp ground. IN 4 PATCH OF FOODS.