The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-26


sheets, bandages and delicacies for the
sick made UP one part OF the cons!gn-
ment and a lot of goodies" for eight
Green Ridge boys who are in the rogi-
ment made up the other The lucky
lads are: Corporal Charley Ross, Cor
poral John B. Hitchcock, Corporal
Charles Geary, Private Ralph Gregory,
Private Arthur Ridgeway, Sergeant
Harry Dimmick. Corporal Will Hale
and Private John d. Hull. Chaplain
Stahl who was pastor OF the church,
superntended the. distribution of the
goods.
Captain Smith, OF Company r. is
back from a weeks leave of absence.
Charles Rowlev. Of Scranton. is the
guest of Quarternasrer Herbert p.
Con.
Major Walter e. Wood was division
officer OF the day, Saturday.
Musician Charles Thomas. Of Com
pany p, is back from his home In
Scranton, where he was called by the
serious illness OF his father.
Corporal w. A. Davis, Private Rich.
ard Phillips and Private William T.
Williams. of Company L, are home on
furloughs.
Corporal Mills, of Company II, and
Corporal Bradley, Of Company B. are
among this weeks furlough men.
Corporal Robert Armstrong. of Com
pany r, is back from his furlough.
Private Charles Warner of Company
d, returned last night from his fur"
Tough.
Senator f. 3. Hardenberg, of Homes
dale, was the guest of Company E yes
terday.
Benjamin Williams, son of Hon. Nor
gan B. Williams, of Wilkes Barre. was
the guest of his cousin, Lieutenant ID.
J. Davis, of Company F, yesterday.
Mr.. Williams came to camp to a3com-
rany home his brother, Private Will
liams, of Company c. Eighth regiment.
who has been discharged because of
physical disability.
Private John Gay, of Company D,
was taken to the hospital yesterday
suffering from the measles. 1t is ,ne
first case in the Thirteenth. although
many other regiments have been an
noyed with it to large extent.
Private George T. Griffiths, of Com
pany F, has been discharged from the
hospital, where he was sent last week
suffering from nervous prostration.
Private Kimball, of Company f, is
back from a sojourn in Honesdale.
The Thirteenth's officers have re-
ceived invitations to a military ball to
be given by Miss Phillips, of Falls
Church, at her parents home, "The
Naples" next Friday evening. Major
Keller and Lieutenant Foote are at
tending a dance at Leesburg tonight
1t is given in honor of the First divs-
ion staff. The Sixty-fifth New York
band will furnish the music.
Private Alfred Atkinson, of Com
with rheumatism.
Privates Tingley and Snow, of Com
pany G., are home on a furlough.
Lieutenant Colonel Metchling, of the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania. stationed at
Fort Washington on the Potomac, was
yesterday the guest of Lieutenant Col
onel Mates.
Private Duncan, of Company d, re-
turned yesterday morning, eight days
overdue. He was taken sick while at
home, and has not completely recov-
cred yet. He only came back at this
time to escape being published as a
deserter. Today he was sent to the
hospital
Corporal Jadwin, of Company E, has
been permanently detailed to the COM
missary department.
Fred Looms Company F's general
utility man, went home yesterday on
short visit.
Corporal Iona Day, of Company D,
is back from his visit and varied ex-
periences in Scranton.
Virtue gaineth, sometimes, some
thing more than a reflex reward This
was instanced here yesterday. A
crowd of thirty or forty of the boys
| started out for a stroll, picking black
berries by the way and incidentally
looking for something good to drink
| Their wanderings brought them to the
| prim little village of Vienna, four miles
to the east. They arrived there Just
as the bell on the village church was
| calling the faithful to the morning
services Lets go In. Maybe we
might get an invite to dinner" some
| one suggested. In went the whole
crowd, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants
| and Catholics, high churchmen and
| low churchmen and men who aren't
| churchmen at all. Their entrance
| caused quite commotion. The
| preacher changed his harrangue for
increased contributions with which TO
put in new seats to a patriotic sermon
with all kinds of red fire in it. The
boys joined in the singing, and al
though the noise nearly stampeded the
teams that were tied outside, the peo-
|
of those boys to come all this distance
to church." they said to themselves
OF course everybody wanted to meet
| the soldiers after the services, and tell
| them personally how much they ad-
mired their deep-seated righteousness
The boys wanted to be met. They
weren't a bit particular about hear
ing their religious fervor extolled
They preferred to have the converse.
tion turned upon fried chicken. II
was thus turned finally. Would they
have time to take dinner before they
started back to camp? Well, they
didn't know, but rather than be con.
sidered unsociable they would take the
risk, Indeed they weren't hungry, but
ii it was insisted upon that they should
go, why, of course, they would not de.
cline. The villagers insisted. and af.
ter some well feigncd hesitancy the
soldiers allowed themselves to be leo
by twos and three3 20 the best house.
OF the town. Chicken, water melon
pie, ample dumplings 1t was a feas,
to hear them tell about 1t afterwards
That church will need a provost guarc
around it next Sunday. II. ]. Duffy.
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