The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-24

der, Of +, corporals. orderly. Isaac
Mills, of II.
Private Robert Morfiing, of +, was
called home yesterday evening by the
sickness of his brother.
Company G's sick list was reduced
by five this morning. II has no serious
cases on the list at present.
Professor Harry Taylor, dancing
master of Scranton. visited the boys In
camp Sunday and Monday.
Corporal George Millet, of A, was In
Washington yesterday. On his way
back he went to see Private Misdel,
who is confined to the Fort Myer hos
pital with an attack of typhoid.
Sergeant Clarence Lathrope, of c, Is
in Washington today, visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Kate Burt. of Tenth street.
Corporal Lewis Carter. of A, took
a trip recently to Fairfax court house,
this county, and spent a pleasant day
of ii looking over the record. He saw
Wasbingtons will written in his own
hand, and occupying twenty-three
pages on the records. The will has
attached to 1t schedule of the estates
of the father of his country" and
shows that he owned land in Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, New
York and New Jersey, In all valued by
himself at s530,0O0 An interesting fea-
ture of the will Is that the great pa
triot designated certain estates and,
with wonderful sagacity and foresight,
picked them out as valuable or not
valuable according as they would be
likely, or not, in time to come. The
oldest records go back to 1742. thirty
three years before the Revolutionary
war. The writing is in the old English
style, and was done with the quill pen.
1t is still perfect in every detail.
Private Reineke, of A, was dis
charged last evening from Division
hospital and returned to duty in his
company. His case was measles. He
is now pronounced all right.
Private James Williams. of c, re-
turned from furlough last night. He is
sick in quarters this morning but will
be all right in a day or so. He is at
tended by DR.. Blanchard.
Quartermaster Sergeant Frutchey, of
B, is temporarily unfit for duty. Cor
poral Canes is acting quartermaster.
Sergeant Roche, of G., is slightly i'll
in the regimental dispensary, but will
be all right In day or two.
Musician David Jones. of A, was dis
charged from regimental dispensary to-
day and returned to his company for
duty.
WILD TURKEY HUNT.
Sergeant Eade and Privates Wheeler
and Long, of Company E, went hunt
ing for wild turkey yesterday, but did
not succeed in bringing any home.
They are going out again. This region
is well stocked with that particular
kind of game.
Private Patrick Whalen, of H, re-
ceived a Telegram from home this
morning notifying him of the sickness
OF one of the members of his family
He goes home on furlough today.
Privates Frank Williams and Jen-
kins. of c, have left for home on a
thirty days leave Of absence. They
have just been discharged from the
division hospital.
Lieutenant Huff, of H, is recovering
quite slowly. Last week he was able
to get up for a few hours each day.
He took relapse and is now quite
weak.
Privates Martin Cannon and Martin
Duggan, of f, were today discharged
from regimental hospital, and are now
able to attend to duty.
Corporal Joseph Cleary, of d, would
not object to a consignment of good
tobacco.
The "Mallot and Zeidler Opera COM
pany" of B, gave a concert last night
in front of their quarters. Corporal
Gaines gave a tumbling exhibition and
Mallot and Zeidler danced. The street
was Illuminated and a large audience
was present.
Private sCharles Hamilton, of B,
was at the national capital yesterday.
Private Vandermark visited friends
at Vienna and Round Hill yesterday.
d is known as the pie company"
Since the arrival of the new Myers
stove many of the boys have tried their
success at making custard pies. They
are just the same as mother used to
make"
Adjutant Walter Gunster, of the First
battalion, is in Washington today.
There was some excitement in Com
pany A street this afternoon. Two of
the boys used their fists literally on
each other, and were brought to the
guard house. They resumed hostilities
there, and one of the prisoners, fear
ing violence from the combatants, ran
up a tree which grows inside the stock
ade. The incident created much mer-
| riment. The trouble was Quelled and
the pacifico order to come down.
Richard ]. Bourke.