The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-16
NOTES OF THE CAMP.

COrpOral isaac Brown, OF Company ~,
left for home this morning.
Corporal Robert Vail, Of Company ID, en-
joyed bunk ride last night.
Lieutenant Moir, of Company c, was
officer Of the brigade guard today.
Private E. l.. Stafford is still in camp
although his term of enlistment has ex-
pired.
Charles w. Jones. of Company II, is in
the hospital, suffering from inilammatoly
rheumatism.
The Governors troop gave a fine drill
exhibition this morning on the field south
of the camp.
Corporal Mccullough, OF Company ID,
will join the Chautauqua classes at the
end of camp.
Musician Charles Thomas was bit by
snake on the drill field Tuesday. The
wound Is not serious.
Quartermaster Sergeant Reese Watkins
makes himself useful in restoring lost ar
ticles to their owners.
Private Frank p. BENJAMIN, of Com
pany d, has been appointed brigade clerk.
The honor is confined to one person.
Private Russell, of d, was named for
coloners orderly today. This is the sec
ond for d. Company A has had four.
Sergeant Major Albert Davis and
Charles L. Daniels, of the Truth, enter
tained friends from Harrisburg Wednes-
day.
Since camp opened Captain Corwin has
lost $3.50 by a theft and Regimental Clerk
Faats lost $50 Wednesday in the same
way.
The drills OF the governors troop in
camp has re-awakened the movement
among the boys to organize a troop in
Scranton.
private of the Fourth regiment dis
tinguished himself in Lebanon Wednes-
day by stopping team of runaway horses
attached to a street sprinkler.
Uncle" John Armenian is with the
camp this year. Uncle" John misses few
and his familiar figure and quaint speech
are stock feature at headquarters.
By the resignation of Lieutenant Reil
of Company d, Second Lieutenant w. w.
| 1nglis will take the place and First Ser
geant Frank A. Brando will probably be
elected second lieutenant.
Sers cant Brando, of Company d, is cap
able of giving good entertainment as a
| hypnotist Wednesday night he had
| "Dipper" Stanton riding a bicycle to
Schedules. Sergeant Brando has the maxi
| ing of ain excellent officer.
Company c boys were cleaning the
| street Thursday morning. 1t is custom
| airy to pick up every scrap of paper and
refuse and put it in an oilcloth which two
| men carry. One of the fellows gave the
order: Down litter" in imitation of the
hospital corps manual.
| Gretna lake is artificial. So ne OF the
| boys believe ii to be the real thing, but
investigation proves that bank has been
| built near where the ice house now
| stands. The pond is alive with fish, but
no fishing is allowed. Three swans can
| be seen swimming about.
| Company last night had the first
clam bake in camp in their street. The
| Lebanon City band furnished music for
| the celebration. Corporal Zang, Sergeant
Benore. Sergeant Mallot and others OF
the fun leaders were in charge of the
| arrangements. 1t was hot time, prob
ably the warmest since camp opened.
| Musician Moir, who plays the base
| drum, Is capturing all sorts of enconuims
as a beater of the sheep skin. The Phila-
delphia Inquirer, in recent issue, men
| toned Moir's muscular performance and
when the corp passed in review the 9TH
| er night, General Goblin remarked as he
saw Moir: That's the way to beat a
base drum"
| The Thirteenth had brigade guard
Thursday, for the second time during
camp. One of the sentines nicely re-
buked an Eighth regiment corporal last
night The corporal was walking too close
to the guard line. Move out, therew ex-
claimed the sentinel. I'm not on the
line" said the corporal. well, you're
closer to it than any corporal ought to
| be. / see you wear the stripes; you ought
| to know something"
In speaking of Mondays inspection OF
the Thirteenth. the Philadelphia Press
says: Rain began about 1.30 o'clock
but the Thirteenth regiment, Colonel H
| n. Coursen was held there in spite of the
rain for an unreasonably long time, and
the men returned to quarters drenched
to the skin" The truth is that Colonel
Coursen and his staff had choice in the
matter and decided to go on with the in
spection despite the rain.
| niu ha a,,i
had sentnels placed along the line be.
tween their division and the Thirteenth
1t was impossible for our nighthawks tc
get through, so they concocted the fol
lowing ruse Several of the boys got
their guns and paced along within few
feet of the Fourth people. The intention
was to get the password from the Fourth
Too much noise was made by the decoy
sentinels and the Fourth people immed
ately reported the matter to Captain Eel
lows. The fakes were then called in
Trumpeter McDermott, of the Thir
teenths drum corps, has enlisted a.
trumpeter for the Fifth United State.
cavalry, located in Texas. McDermott /.
only Is years of age, but as bugler h,
has won laurels in profusion during this
his first camp. His playing of the severa
calls during the day is one of the pleas
antest features of the Thirteenths rou
tine work Young McDermott has al
ambition to become a good bugler. HI
himself made inquiries and this week re
ceived word that there is place open TO
him with the corps mentioned. He will
leave in few weeks for his post. TIL
boy is son of Mac the newsman, il
Scranton. e. ID. O.