The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-07

owing to several vacancies. caused
recently by reason of deaths and dis
charges among it's commissioned
officers. Company Il has had several
promotions within the past twenty-four
hours. Quartermaster Sergeant Prem
tiss has been named as first sergeant,
and his former position is now filled
by Sergeant Harry Eade. Corporal
Fred. Ripple has been promoted to a
sergeantcy, and Private Fred. Comp
ton and Wagner Berlin to corporal
shin. Private Edward Kohlus is now
wagner.
The recipients of these new honors
are deserving and popular members ot
their company, and are receiving con-
gratuations from all their friends
Thursday morning Company c, COM
mandcd by Captain RObling ana
Lieutenants Burkhousc and Murphy,
broke camp at O'Clock and left for
the street car terminus to do a twenty
one day tour of provost duty. Two
companies from the Fifteenth Mime
sofa patrol the city of Augusta, one
from the Eighth is taking charge of
Summprville and the arsenal, while
Company G was ordered to guard the
exit from camp and the street cars.
TIE company is quite comfortably
located Their camp is situated close
t. the Third cavalry, and about a
third of mile from the regimental
headquarters. The public road passes
east and west only n few feet away.
At half-past - at night, when the cars
stop running and the restaurants are
closed. the guards are taken off and
are then allowed to sleep till : o'clock
next morning, when they so on for
two more hours, after which the mem
bers of the old guard receive passes,
If they wish. to go to the city. Captain
Robling proposes to make the company
street 2 model of cleanliness and taste
fulncss. and this morning several OF
the boys went into the woods to bring
back some pine trees for decorations.
HEARD THE SERENADE.
Last night the famous "Bostonians"
presented tn" opera "Serenade" in the
Augusta Opera house. Among those
who were present from the Thirteenth
were the following: Colonel H. y
Coursen and Mrs. Coursen, Lieutenant
Colonel +. w. Stilwell, Captain Kam-
beck. of Il; captain RoblinE and Lieu
tenant Murphy. of G; Major Keller and
Lieutenant Blanchard. of the medical
staff; ReGimcntal Adjutant L. T. Mat
ties and Mrs Mates. Lieutenant John
l.. Hulf, of II, and MIS. HUFF; Battal-
ion Adiutart Walter T.. GunSt"r. Ser
geant Clarence Seward and Privates
William F. Myers ana Joseph + Leon
ard of d; Corporal William T. Will
lams, of +; Corporal Patrick Whalen,
Company Clerk Charles Constantine,
and Private Joseph Birtley, OF II.
Major f.. ID. Fellows has been acting
as counsel for a few of the boys who
got into trouble recently, end has beer
very SuCCC sSful. On such occasions the
boys always call on the major and he
never fails 1" do everything in his
power for them.
Corporal Fred PetTY, of A, is getting
together quite u fine collection of pho
tUgraphs.
Corporal Rcbling, Privates Hall ana
Murray, of G, and Musician Gill, of The
band have become quite expert on tho
mandolin ana practice together every
evening.
Captain Robert J. McCausland and
Lieutenant John {. Harrington. of G,
are expected to return to their cont
panv in a few days. Both have fully
recovered from the effects Of their re-
cent illness,
Private Amasa j. Carpenter. of y,
who recently returned from sick fur
Tough, which was granted him when
able to leave st. Joseph's hospital
Reading, is now in excellent health
and is beginning to enjoy life in the
south.
Private Conway, of Company b. is
trying to secure his transfer to the
Third United states cavalry, six troops
OF which are stationed here.
HAS LOST FAITH.
Private Maurice Embery, Of c, has
no more faith in the Negro washer
women who call at camp. They get
clothes from the boys. and, being un-
able to read the accompanying slips of
paper, frequently succeed in delivering
the laundry at the wrong place, and
to the wrong person In this way, the
right bundles of clothes are OCCASION
ally lost, and other ones returned in
stead Of them. Private Embery has
had such an experience. lie sent out
heavy UnderclCthes and when they re-
turned-wonderful to state-they were
the regulation goods which were suit
ed to the climate of Camp Alger where
the temperature was Il" degrees.
MI, j. Madison Rhodes. of Elmhurst,
and Mr.. Patrick Mulherin of Taylor
accompanied 10y his son, Harry, who
have been visiting friends i'm Augusta,
left for home yesterday afternoon.
Master Harry was presented with a
beautiful suit, cap and cloak of Con-
federate gray by his friends. as a
souvenir Of his trip South.
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