The sun., 1897-08-01
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Tho two vacancies in Company z. Seventh RED.
ment due to the recent resignaIons OF LieutR. A. Il
and J. J. White. led last Thursday night
election n, which Col. Daniel Appleton proslded-
First Sergeant William S. scott was elected First
Lieutenant and Sergeant Henry Won l.. Meyer was
elected Second Lieutenant. These promotions IN
result in a number Of Others. The first sergeTncy 10
to be filled by the appointment OF Sergeant Thoras
Barron, Corporas J. Augustus barnard and Geor e s.
Bre st.r to be promoted serssAns and Priv ate6
Acosta Nichols and Charles L. Rker will be appointed
lance corporals. 80 -
The committee having N charge the m after OF pro-
curing subscriptions fo- the erection OF monun en1
to the late !jtGcn. JOSIAH Porter have not zee
selected any design. ''''''
Capt. Frank lsherwood will have charge Of the
rife team OF the Twenty sccond Regiment during the
coming team contests. The rw. seconds team
will not only compete At Creedmoor. hut its mem
hers will also take pat in thu annual rne shoot %
the New Jersey Rifle Association at Sea Girt. Capt
N. Z. Burnton. Inspector OF Ride Practice. who re-
signed recently after twenty-five year,' service. has
been honorably discharged. Col Bartlett has gives
honorable discnarge to RFgmental quartz rmasters
Sergeant F. p Br:tton. who applied for IL on accolns
OF pressure Of business
The members Of Company F. Ninth Regiment ha~s
decided 10 holI outing Aug. and at the
Highlands Of the N.vcs nk. who're the Indians" OF
the company will bold "sho dance" The starr
for the Highland. will b. made ON tbs afternoon OF
Aug. from foot OF West Thirteenth street ~
2:SO o'clock. Private A. W. Abbe1 OF Company D
has been appointed corporal. ''
Capt Washington 1. Taylor of Company 4.
Thirteenth r, slment. has been appointed InspectoR
of ne Practice place OF Dresse!. elected Captain
0. ConpauyA A.
For the second time In its hstory the Sixty.nfth
Regiment OF BUFFALO Col S. w'Ich. Jr, will 60 on
practice march, starting next Friday morning. The
sch 'dule of movements IA as follows Friday Aug. d
the regiment will march by rail TO FarnLan. de-
training; thence by foot 10 Harrison farm on lake
shore. where station will he taken till Wednesday,
Aug liz thence to Ingersoll farm lake SHORE neAR
Derby station. where command will SO into camp OF
bvouac for night; thence to farm OF Col Albefe
J. Meyer at Lake View. where station will be taken
till Saturday Aug. Ia; then e Try train 10 Buffalo
The regiment will be provided with wag
ON train Is follows: one wagon will bo
allowed for each company oIe for tn, band
| and hospital corps, three for headquarters, and
| four for tho quartermastcr and r"tnmi'sary, The
wagons will bc loaded AT the srmory on Aug .. Capt.
Charles +. Babso,k la. been detailed engineer and
reconnaissance otIcer permanent pioneer detail ot
| tweatyfour men VIII ho mad three from each com.
rary Ten contca wall tents for field star and nor
commissioned stan will be iasen as well a. ono fog
officers Of each company; four for band. three fog
qua three for hospital and for enlisted men one tene
for not less than twelve The duty will embrace
company aud ltalion drills In extended orier reg
incnt drill In close order and guard duty advance.
rear and outpost guard. and patrol daily man
| viii be sent and received.
| A number OF regiments have already started IN
toam practice for the annual fall rife contesta
| These include the seventh ReSimcnt team undcB
Capt Palmer the Twelfth kesimsnt team unds8
| Capt s 'hrTelin. and some mombep OF the sixty
ninth Ike simtnt, who are waiting Anxiously for the
appearance OF Capt Taylor. The Seventy nrst Resi-
team, under Capt Austin. will start In to prao-
| tss nezt week, and the Twenty-second Regiments
| team. in command of Capt. lsherwoot, will com.
| mence to shoot Aug, IL This year Il 10 eE-
pectcd that every regiment In the First and Second
| Brisa les vii! put in team.