Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-12
Are They Off
At Last?
Latest from Company / and the First
YermOnt..TO Move or Not TO Move l.
the Great QueStiOn'.AnythiDg for a
Change.
CAMP THOMAS.
1900 H.

August %. l~4-.
Wonders never cease whether 10 civil or
army life. 10 seems for j. Is the thing 20
believe We never 90 ~ the front unless en-
listed in The regular army. Many vii Do
50 from each company ID every regiment
here. not 10 mention the great nun Ders
from other camps throughout the country
sill. very many state their intention of
keeping their name. of all papers bearing
on regular army business. believing enough
men can be- raised on r.. ulstmeuts % far
uish The United States with garrison men
for the next ten years Aud J., is more
than probable this Is perfectly true.
No orders have been received today a.
headquarters 20 send any OF Gen. Wade
Porto Blcal force 20 the front. l. Is even
.numaiea, as stated elsewhere the Flrs'
"I. not ue included 10 L.. and some are Of
the IMPRESSION We clear on. after beng
pa3. The latter vii come Tuesday or
Wednesday-so said this forenoon.
The money is here aud has been for two
days, but uov comes he cheering y news
our pay rolls ar no, right Can swear
70 tie truth Of b.. though many VII, in
dulg- Boz that uuiigulhed p4stltue after
nndiu. il j. Tea. 80
The ree-.P. 90, large shipments 0f sup
p,es h4s made j. more than eyiieu, new
building should u- pu' up a, once 10 order
tu Keep ordnance. --c.. .u condition.
L.ru..-Jo. o.. hress. chief Of ordnance.
has given orders ta have ole ere ted near
LFtl- station. ~ by luI f--' which. with
tL- other bu ding, us-t ilc tu- SANE pur-
pose. SILL furnish ample room fl- D.. a..
Light u-0Rl duck trousers wer- issued
'a tl- Fir. yesterday afternoon through
the regiments. .La-..rtuaster' sl-par' mrut.
They are gus, tn- thing. being made oi
Light weigh. ma'rrlA. aud easily washed
lutrr are s"yefa. grades lu ih. making a.
Wei a, .l cl.I.,. ,he sizes running a. .l
the u..e shirts, from ,vo up to and lLc.ui-
lL- ..A. bl. "a. aye satisfied. a. they az
extre .ne.y comfortable. We receive u.ouses
later. ls sad. ami when fully equipped
il tina, line ~. present cutie "uAtty
appearance on dress parade.
a new order governing sick burroughs
has come out. which Will give many a
chance 90 regain their former strength by
going north. a. recovery seems 10 come
very slow Is TO most Of the men now convA-
descent. A. WHO have beech. or ar a.
present a. The division hospitals can. upon
recommendation from the chief surgeon OF
10. hospital. obtain 800 day, leave. with
expense paid uy the government.
The necessity OF supplementary hos
pitA. Is realized toy surgeon. here. and one
"a. boz started soon on what j. called the
Kelley hr.l l. VII consIs. 81 100 tents.
each holding eight patients. I. i muca
Needed, as a. hospitals u the park are
crowded badly ana The method Of sendlu.
serious cases 10 general hospitals, like
toI Thomas, MCPHERSON. etc, is 20 boz
abandoned. or should be-. as iew paileui
c4ul.stand the journey and one hos pita
st-war! informed M that on, OF ~ "
phOd cases sent 90 For, Thomas from b.,
war- half ran ,hr danger of succumb. ng
90 th" disease from sheer exhaustion u
railroad irayc.
Before ! forget viii give you the sub
stance of report tina, is travelling rathel
quietly and may have something In il goo.
10 ea,- Secretary 4 ger was here YESTERDAY
and someone overheard nun say the FIR
Y ermoni would surely GO to Porto Rico
They ngure }. this way. We @ 10 LytI'
early the coming week. send details ..
clean the present site Of the camp. an
when completed move 20 Newport News
How they h-ur- 10 al is a mystery 20 me
for We hay" uut ~ men TO cOmpAu-
when ar, wei. and a. present onn
three o- fog- CON pane, have over 40 me!
d. Toy duty. The other regiments hay
10 men to q company. bU. s,. thu. Pc.
meut does detail work Isl brigade and corp
headquarters aui other place, or d uas.
ot luH men instead 81 81 a d should be-
One company As. tH g. ou- OH d-i
U..a uu. tRu set, oi .au,, yesterday. i
men. The others were sick W on detail.
digging sinks and cook house refuse holes
working on the ie-.mtutal dump heau
the 4Uf-t-I.. cooks helm ami YtIl,. rrr-