The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-16

charged with assault and battery and
resisting an officer while in the dis
charge of his duties. The prosecutor
was present, determined to get salts
faction for mis- wounds as well as for
his self-prdr, and II was fortunate
that the defendants were defended by
Major Fellows who kindly volunteered
his services in order to get the boys
out of a difficulty into which they had
gotten through no criminal intention
on their part.
HE LET THEM GO.
The Intendcnt was at first inclined
to put the men under bail and hold
them for the next term of criminal
court in this county. which Is to be
held three months hence. This pros
pect was, by no means, a pleasant one.
and 1t was at this point that Major
Fellows effectively pleaded for the de-
PENDANTS. The case was then with
drawn, the men paying a light fine.
The long expected has happened. and
the Thirteenth has at last received it's
Kitchens. All day the army wagons
nave been hauling the necessary lum-
Der from the depot at Augusta. and at
100 o'clock this afternoon the details
from the Engineer corps arrived. ready
Tor operations In few minutes they
had mapped out the entire work de-
tails carried lumber from the commits
SarN To the different company streets.
ana in one hour and half afterwards
every Kitchen. commodious and well
arranged. was erected i'm front of the
companies headquarters.
sergeant William :. Gould. of Conn
pany &, has just received notice that he
mas been detailed as sergeant maior of
the Second battalion. and for the fu-
ture Will carry the sword instead of
IN" gun. The corresponding position
IN the First battalion has for some
TIM" been ably filed by Sergeant Lat
timer Reese, of +. Sergeant Could
saw eleven years of service in the Ma
tional guard before volunteering with
the regiment at Mount Gretna last
May ana every year ranked as q
SharpShootcr, record to be Justly
proud Of. At different times ha was a.
member of the drum corps of u. and
later or {" vt the time Of his promo.
tlon the recipient of this honor ranked
aS second duty sergeant i'm his COM
panN, which plac" he held since his
promotion at Grctna over seven
msnths ago. He is member of the
Wdll known firm of Gould e. Sons. Lin.
den street, Scranton; secretary of the
Lodge OF ElkS and capable soldier.
ON COURT MARTIAL.
Lieutenant Colonel Stillwell is serv-
ing this week on the division court
martial
flrSt Sergeant Thomas Parry Ser
g'ant Peter +. Saltrv and Privates
William 6. Bees, William q. Martin
and Peter Marker occupy the firsi tent
ON Ii street. and form what is known
as The Mistletoe club" \ wreath Of
the magic mstletoe is suspended over
their door. incidentally they run n
private cooking school and. for a small
monthly suhscriptiOn from each one.
they enjoy many delicacies. Sergear.
Parry is president and treasurer. and
Private Martin. chef.
Al dinner today every member of G
company was given Il pound of fresh
butter which had just been bought by
captain Roblng for his boys. The
money came from the general reserve
fund of the company. The butter was
quite welcome luxury.
Quartermaeter Sergeant Isaac Brown
and Commissary Sergeant Fred Worm
ser attended the theater in Augusta
last night, and saw Marie Wainwrieht
in Shall We Forgive Her"
Richard j. Rourke.