The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-07

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| entertained as to recovery in this
case, at the present writing.
| STARS AND STRIPES NOW ALOFT.
| The reglnental hospital has received
| by way of n government issue. an
| adornment which it should have had
| long ago the stars and stripes. For
| some time, a fine. straight pole, with
| ropes and pulley, has been erected but
this was marked only by the red cross
on field Of white. Many times those
IN charge Of the hospital as well as the
| boys of the regiment wished 70 see the
| national colors flying there but have
| had to wait till now. The nGC has
| been raised and looks very pretty. Re
meath it the red choss is still visible.
This morning Colonel Coursen Wis
| tied the hospital ard concluded that 1t
| would be more comfortable if there
| were O stove i'm the sick ward. In or
! der to supply the deficiency the colonel
| ordered his own stove to be taken at
| once from his quarters to the hos
| pital, an act of Kindness which is APP
! preciatod very much here.
An issue of new caps was received
| this morning and the boys have. for the
moment. discarded the weather. beaten
| old campaign hats.
Colonel Cuursen left for homo today
| to pay d visit to his wife, who is still
| sick.
Captgiu s. :. Dcrman. of \, who is
| now ut his home in Scranton and re-
covering from q serious Illness, has
been granted further extension Of
| thirty days Of his leave of absence.
Lieutenant Colonel Stillwcll Of the
Thirteenth; Major \. W. Belts. of the
| Tenth Ohio. and Major Allan Il. wal
lace. of the Fourth New Jersey, have
been sitting all week az a board To de-
| tcrminc the compensation due to the
owner of the land on which the troops
are located, and also to assess what
ever Incidental damages may have r"-
, suited 10 property or to growing crops.
Captain Robling. Of G. is o4iccr Of
! the day: Lieutenant Roberts. of Il,
commander of the guard; Corporal
| Harry Bender of f. acting sergeant Ot
| tn" guard Edward Frcar. of {; Fred
Bellershcim, of Is, ana Willard Lath-
ron, Of y, CurpCrals.
Private Joseph Leonard, Of -. left
for his home in Scranton last night on
five day furuugh.
Corporal William H. Dennis. of G.,
returned to camp last night after an
absence of thirty days on sick fur
Tough.
Mrs David J. Davis accompanied by
her infant son. is in camp visiting her
husband, Acting Regimental Adjutant
Davis.
Corpora Holly j. Clancy. of II, was
last night dranted q furluugh for five
days which time he win spend with
his family, in the North End.
Company II has a basket ball team
ana Company ID Il foot ball team. These
are regularly organized ana are anX-
ious to meet any or all comcrs.
Sergeant Clarence Seward and Cor
poral William 4. jennings, Of d, left
for their homes in Scranton yestcr-
day afternoon ON a short furlOugh.
y stray, oval foot bail from y Com
pany's street made the rounds of camp
At noon today just as the boys were
lining up for mess. II was kicked from
u to \ and then found its way to G.
The tcmntation was too great, and
those who had not Yet gotten their
meals dropped knives, forks. spoons.
tin cups and meat pans on the ground
and made a dive for the ball. Some of
those who were passing along tp their
tents with their Guns and plates filled
had narrow escape, and themselves
and the dinners came dangcrOusly near
being spilled
Two foot ball teams. representing
Company u, of the Thirteenth. and
the Eighth. met yesterday afternoon
and had lively scrimmagc for super
iority. They played one half. accord
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