The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
DEFENDERS OF TIE STATE
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Continued from First Page) while wrestling and was sent to the hospital yesterday morning.
 Sergeant Van Acken of Company A, the tallest man in the company, was or derly at brigade headquarters yester- day,
 'The Jolly Four No, 2" tent shelters Privates Mussak, Haefier, Kipp, and Policeman Druehl, None of them has missed one meal
 Sergeant Walker and his men have been complimented by General Graham on the cleanly condition of Company E street.
 The services of the bugler are requir- ed every morning to wake up Private Dillman of Company B,
 They say that Faeser of Company B is hard to please. He complains of the heat in the day time and of the cold at night. He will have his own special brand of weather next year, he says.
 The Noisy Boy" Charles Fields of Company B, went visiting Wednesday evening an on his return was lost. He Hdu HOl pGGA lOullNl ttL ldoI eNNSCbiAhSs but Is expected to breakfast this morn- ing.
 Sergeant Pauley has opened bar Der shop. His latest victims are Mac Milan and Fields. They say he slaves likes man hoeing corn. Corporal Haefler was scraped on one side of his face yesterday when the razor gave out and the corporal went about in one-sided shave dishabille, looking for barber.
 Peter Contors of Company B was on the sick list yesterday. Private Dunn was taken out upon the parade ground and put to sleep on mattress Wednesday evening as an in itiation ceremony. Sergeant Mccormick of Company B was visited yesterday by his wife and family.
 Private Woodford of Company D is laid up with an injured foot, but his tentmates say he is as frisky as ever.
 The -Four Tanks of Company D are Privates St.Jacques, Hattoff, Sheehan and Scott, St,Jacques was yesterday given condensed milk bath. Private Dunn, familiarly known as old Forty" has developed into a hunter. He tells the boys that he shot lobster four miles off yesterday af- | ternoon.
 l Sergeant Barton of Company D has everything he wants but his self-re- spect, and says he is looking for that | daily.
 | No. 2 tent in Company D street is kept warm by Corporal "Oilstove' 1 Garlock. He has the same old tent mates, and they appreciate his heating capacities.
 Sergeant Page thinks of deserting the Blues and joining the Second Separate company. His friend Sergeant Bou- ton, finds great pleasure in sitting on l the parade ground and letting his feet dange Captain Young of the Boys brigade of this city is the guest of the two sergeants,
 In the Company c tent, denominated "The Chamber of Horrors" are Ser geant Crowley, Sergeant Welch, Pri- yates Donnelly and Williams. Just across the street from them is the County Home" with Private Kelly in l charge. Corporals Eustace and Speers also call the place home. Kelly amuses the boys by reciting Beautiful Snow.' ! Captain F. G. Beach, postmaster of this city, and on the brigade staff, was inspector of quarters yesterday. Members of the Sarsfeld Guard have been detailed at Colonel Burpee's quar- ters every day this week
 Among the visitors to Company c yesterday were Mrs. Martin and Miss Martin of Hartford
 Company c and Company G united in the battle formation drill yesterday under Captain Wolf of Company G, with Lieutenant Green of Company c and Lieutenant Halpen of Company G in command of the firing line I Corporal Metz of the City Guard band and Private Macmillen, bandmaster of the same band, have inaugurated the City Guard yell They rendered selec- tions from 1t in front of the Sarsfield and Light Guard streets last evening. The colonel is of the opinion that it is the bestkyell so far heard on the camp ground It Is composed of the follow ing words:
 70 you can fool a Scotchman and you can fool the French, And you can fool the English if you | know how to commence; The Chinee and the Dago-they don't amount to much
 You might fool the Irish, but you can't
 fool the Dutch.'
 When Captain Laudensack of the ] City Guard arrived in camp Monday he was taken i'll, but he has since re- cuperated and feeling as well as ever, and enjoying the best of health,
 When the City Guard and Company of Meriden, Second regiment, were at company drill yesterday morning they were personally complimented by Gov ernor Coffin on their fine appearance and also on the rendering of the battle formation drill. This is highly compli- mentary to Captains Laudensack and Bowen.
 Joseph Mathein was the guest of Ser geant Gutbrod of the City Guard yes- terday and will remain until to-day tt witness the Governors day festivities
 Sergeant Barton is a, member of tht Law and Order league, and his next step in that direction will be to join the Salvation army.
 First Lieutenant Kapitzke of the City Guard will be officer of the guard to-day.
 MT. Charles Bradley, a contractor al Winchesters, and wife, were the guests | Cont,;p pI Of ho Citx