Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-09

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to indicate where we were, but there wal
a crowd OF people and q saw mill In sight
What place. IL this?' inquired the re
well. they call 1t Damascus, replied
a horny-handed son of toll, with sawdus
clinging to HIS moustache and lubrtcatinf
oil frescoing his Overalls.
Damascus. We were travelling In for.
eign lands, then. But It resembled Amer.
lea SO much that we rode along contented
and began to watch out for Etna, the
land of spirits. ~
The troop arrived at Etna campground
at 800 A. M. but the spirits and their ad.
visers had all retired to other fields and
Hotel Echo was as silent as the grave
However. we had not been forgotten for
ladies' appeared In the yards OF several
houses and waved flags, which the troop
crs all saluted, and q little schoolhOuse
on a knoll fioated the proudest flag OF tho
worid. while school children gathered
ABOUT the schOOlhouse door and teachers
seeming 70 Indicate that they were proud
10 STAND beneath the colors and In an
emergency would stand behind them to
the last.
Oh. yes. Etna Is patriotic A group
standing at the foot of huge monument
or granite, erected to the memory of the
heroes VINO fell on Southern battlefields
standing at the corner Of the cross-roads
with only temple dedicated to God and
little city of the dead as companions
indicated that. A group In front OF the
Pc't chiSC WCEc Sldu 10 Zee and hadc
us come again, but we may never
We had been informed that a delegation
OF Newport citizens would meet the troop
at East Newport. where overtures would
be made to induce the commanding off,
Ger to go into camp at Newport. hui
Lieut.. Tate riding on ahead saw naught
OF the delegation. and in fact Newport
ala not show up at all until we rode into
It's quiet precincts. short stop was
then we proceeded lover the hills and Tar
away"
About two miles south of Newport
Lieut.. Tate ordered a halt for lunch. The
troop entered field owned by L. A.
Clement. In the town Of Palmyra, Somer-
set county. This halt was made at 1I.45
A. NJ.
By the way. all the way from Carmel
TO Newport, a distance OF a dozen miles
we came upon crossroads, the guide
boards never failing to mention that II
was so many miles to Plymouth. By the
time we reached Newport we came to the
conclusion that all roads lead to Ply
mouth.
Sergeant Rentz was with the trans
portation wagons. He is soldier and
every inch man. The sergeant before
leaving Fort Ethan Allen, had been for
some time In the Doctors hands being
treated for rheumatism, and was entitled
TO soft snap IN the hospital for another
month. but when II was decided that the
troop was to make trip through New
i.HsHinu he MADE up his mind to go
along. rheumatism or no rheumatism and
here he is. as big as life and as nimblc
as ever.
Ptttsfield was reached at 13OP NJ. Tho
troop was met just outside the town NV a
committee of citizens who rendered TO
Lieut.. Tate the use Of the public SQUARE
but after viewing the location. Lieut. |
Tate decided to accept the offer of I. n
Lancey and went into camp Just in the |
rear of the schoolhouse on Lancey street
The routine work of the camp was
quickly performed and was witnessed by |
a god-sized crowd Of citizens.
1t strikes all at once that Pittsfield
contains more camera fends per square |
loot than any other town / have raided. |
IT was a case. almost. of toss.up as to |
who would spoil the most plates. Lieut.. |
rate or the Journal man. but the ladies'
voted in favor of the lieutenant. and 50 |
my number of negatives is limited / will
never again travel with a better-lookine |
man than myself. l make this decision |
at $50 p. NJ.
Guard mount was performed at SO. and
the guard was made up as follows: Cor
poral Thomas, Privates Stewart. Wood
all. Ames and Carter first.
Captain Dodd. slightly recovered from
MS Illness and accompanied by Mrs. |
Dodd and son Charlie arrived at Gil
o clock.
Tomorrow. the troop will march to Wa
terville. where halt will be made for
the night.
There goes taps" Au revoir.