Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

engraved memorial snests on which the
complete company roll Is printed.
Wednesday we were visited by the
editor Of the CITIZEN. Thursday Mr..
Thomas Alexander and Miss Bride
Pierce arrived from Butler to-day Miss
Pierce and her brother corporal Frank
Pierce leave for Butler. Collins return
ed from his visit home on furlough.
Yesterday some towels in the tent in
habited by Jas. Smith, Kalb Beatty and
the Peirces were accidently set on fire
and before it could be extinguished
large hole was burned in the tent can
vaSs.
Thursday afternoon We received our
June pay That evening the hotel at
RIverview park and a number OF ven
ders of ice cream etc, who suddenly put
in an appearance, did great business.
However quite a large part of the money
received Is being sent home
July 10, 1S9S-Our routine camp life
continues with undisturbed tranquility
and mUnouony. The weather is not so
unbearably hot as at the first of the
month. Co. Els pay last Thursday
amounted to $500, nearly half of which
is estimated to have teen sent to our
Butler, Lawrence and Armstrong coun-
ty homes.
Friday was a red letter day, we had
chicken soup for supper Del Hindman
traded some old hominy and bacon for
the chickens.
a c. Krug came down TO see his
brother Harry, and distributed tobies
that evening. After making a "trip TO
Philadelphia Mr. krug expects to visit
us again Wednesday.
Saturday. Corporal Will Jackson re
turned with a big trunk of good things
from Butler.
Thirty new rifles and bayonets were
distributed, but no additional belts, etc.
Every man now has gun.
Sunday James Lambie Of Washing
ton, and Prof G H. Hamm, of the
Slipperyrock Normal, and VIII S. Nc
Dowell, IF Williamsburg, Pa, who are
attending the convention OF the Nation
al Teachers Association now being held
in Washington. visited us Some of the
boys who were over at Mt. Vernon met
City Superint endant J. A. Gibson and
wife there
sergeant Collins passed around smokes
presented by w D. Ziegler, DR.. Faulk
and viii Morris.
Charlie Allshouse, Albert Waters and
Harry Sumney have passed through
slight sick spells We have a splendid
ly equipped hospital in roomy old
frame house; but for ali there are near
lv five hundred men here there is very
little sickness and the hospital is usual
ly deserted
Ye powers in Washington, Oh, send us
to the front,
Where the battle now is on, Oh, send US
to the front!
Where Santiago's Spaniard runs
While Yankee men and ships and guns
Pour burning shOt and shell
Into their town like H,
You bet we'd like TO smell
The powder, feel its spell,
On,
send
us
TO
the
'front.'
Home guards we will not be, so send us
TO the front!
We came to fjght and free, so send us
TO the 'front.'
Where the curtain has gone up,
So that we may get sup
OF any blood that flows
And drive into our foes
Some Pennsylvania blows
To tighten Cuba 5 woes,
oh,
send
rs
TO
the
'front.'
We 8ak FOR no soft snaps, just send Us
to the front,
" . vdri= t.. & 5s;ss-->,',:. slaps, so send US
20 the front -
And wen bear our Keystone seals
Where the battle hottest reeiT,
If buD Old Glory shed
It's lignt above our mead
Well fight till slain or fled
Each foe, or we are dead,
Oh,
send
M
to
the
front!