The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-18

One of the most familiar characters
now around camp is a colored driver
for the Thirteenth. This jolly son of
Africa rejoices in the euphonious, but
unaccountable. name of John Ma
loney. To the boys he is known as
John Malorey, NJ. ID. (mule driver)
Private Harry Edwards is acting
company clerk of G company during
the absence of Company Clerk John
Malta, who is sick in the Germantown
hospital. Germantown. Philadelphia.
Sergeant Franklin NJ. Gardner, of G
company, Is one of the few lawyers
who belong to the regiment He prac-
tices before the Susquehanna county
bar, and resides in Montrose. He is
quite favorite with the members of
his COMPANY.
Corporal Edward Koons, of d, has
| returned to camp after a sick furlough
of three days. He says his health
| is now as good as ever.
Corporal Gaines, of B, is once more
attending to his old duties as acting
| quartermaster of that company, and
gives much satisfaction to the boys in
that responsible and trying position.
Private John McGinniss and Musi-
clan Alfred Jones, of H. have return
| ed from furlough. Privates Raine,
| Quinn, Armstrong. Beskaville, Vonski,
Atwatcr Reddoe and William Gilman.
of the same company have gone home
| for one week.
Private Obed A. Mchaels, of C, has
| been removed from regimental to divi-
sion hospital
Quartermaster Sergeant George Gull
Yer, of A company, who went home
| on furlouCh over u week ago. has been
compelled to ask for an extension on
account of sickness.
| Privates Wallace and Clarence Huns
| berger, of d, have returned from
! Pennsburg, Montgomery county, Pa,
where they spent their furlough visit
ing friends.
Privates Charles Fernsler, Clarence
Kiddle, Robert Marshall, Peter Hughes,
! David James and John McHalc and Ar
| titicer Frank Chamberlain, of =. have
returned from a seven day furlough.
! Private Warner. of D, has returned
| from furlough. Private Payton Hard
| ing, of the same company, has gone
home on a thirty-day sick furlough.
Privates Seelig. Long, Pentz and Ne
win, Of L company, are home on a
weeks furlough.
| Privates Lester Kinney and Clarence
| Brown, of G., have returned from home
where they spent short furlough with
their parents. Corporal Clark and Pri-
Yates Frank Allen and Harry McKin-
ncy. of that company have left for
Montrosc, where they will spend a few
days vacation.
Sugar sandwiches are the latest
two pieces of toast with a layer of
sugar between.
Private william Robinson, of A, has
| returned from thirty-day sick fur
lough.
Private Charles Zedler, of 3. and
H. K. Sparks. of f.. have been selected
as the permanent mounted orderlies at
regimental headquarters.
Major w. A. Wood, of the Second
| battalion, is away on a seven-day leave
of absence. Captain L. d. Fellows is
acting major
Private Thomas Mclaughlin of r
Company, has been promoted to the
position of wagner, in place of Frank
MalOtt, who was recently made COR
poral.
Sergeant Charles Cutler of II, has
returned after an absence of two
months. He was treated in st. Jo-
seph's hospital, Philadelphia, for a Sc,
we're case of rheumatism, which still
affects both feet. He is to be re-ex.
amined with a view to his discharge
in case there is no reliability of a re.
covery.
Captain Gilman. of d. has returned
from a seven-day leave of absence.
Corporal George Benninger and Pri.
Yates Thomas Kelly and w. j. Bur.
schell, Of F, have gone home on a sew.
en-day furlOugh.
Richard j. Bourke,