West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-05

gnash,ng OF teeth in their camp after
the battle is Ger than thcre WAS when
10 biac~ surn was dsIeated for the
United States senate
Our tsan has never bsen ~ 'ea,ed
hut once. and that was at Knoxville ey
tne rhirty-F.rSt Mich gan team. COM
posed mainly OF Ann Arber cN,clllegA
crack players. Ga the other hand,
they have woa from every regiment
thSt they have played Sergeant
"kaca' ScltL of Terra Alta is dovel-
oping into 6ne nllyer.
Major General John II. Wilson, com.
mandsr OF the first ARMY corps, rec,ntlv
reviewed the brigade located at thls
place. His entry into the city was
somewhat different ts one mAde
April s5, 1868, thirty.three years ago.
when he commanded tho part of the
Union army that captured tho city, ia
ShermSn's celebrated march To- the
sea. The people here receive him
very kindly Tor all that, showipr n
! desire To at once forgive aud forget.
| III any auimos,ty sta exists, il l.
ampag the y"uagor class OF people.
specially the fair seN, or As Ch riley
MouSer would put IL, the unfair sex,
ten. Wilson seemed well pleased with
the regiments hsre.
The either brigades of our division
are located at Amercus and Albany.
Gcorgia.> The Righth Massachusetts
and Twelfth New York, composing the
second brigade, being at the former
place, aud the Third Mississippi, Sec.
ond Missouri and First Territorial at
the latter. DiYision Headquarters be.
ing here, this being the first brigade.
This country is the greatest place
on earth for "cawn ncker." These
simple minded Georgia countrymen
may not be strictly mp To date in tho
latest religious and educational theo-
ries aud may never have heard OF
Paderwsh or his frizzled hs,r but
when 1t comes TO the manufacturing of
cora juice, they can give anybody else
the big and little casino aud then beat
them nineteea points out OF twenty.
one. The country across tho river in
Alabama, 10 as full of tnoonshine stills
rs Preston county il of unregeneraLsd
Republicans. aud their product will
reach the camp In spite OF All military
laws. The product is httingly called
| "moonshine" because afLor IA person
drinks some OF IL, IL is pretty hard for
him 10 tell the difference between
mooRshine and sunshine. or just even
"a common shoe shine. 1t reLails at
| A. W fnf "A Al,
always plenty OF negroes To smuggle
the stun into camp, and a liLtls Of II
Is warranted TO raise more revolt than
ten Years oI service.
The Preston boys are all well aud
doing well SO far as We know. w. q.
Davis is back from Preston and has
b, en- assigned duty at the brigade hos
pitdl. lie reports plenty of winter,
snow aud ice, back up In Gods coun-
try. Tut IL never reaches us. Will
Einb berson was sent to the Hospital at
~. Meyers. Washington, for treatment.
Major w. III. Banks has resi- xned his
commission ia the regiment. IL is
probable his mantle will fail on Cap
tain Coilctt. The reason assigned is
the urgency ~ private business.
Christmas was fttin0ly celebrated
yesterday. Mistietoe and hollyhocks
were ia evidence, but every thing else
that make soldier life one continual
round of pleasure WAS there TO cheer
the heart OF man. Turkey, chicken
aud roast pig. till you could not rest.
spirit, fermsnu galore. The bill Of
fare was not IN BreRch style. but we
took everything oo it and several
dishes OF the side. We also got
"hand-ou" later on. Then we went
20 another table and swipcd everything
ia sight. Angel cake disappeared with
amazing rapidity. Our only excuse is
Christmas comes but once year und
cat, drink and DO merry for tomorrow
we uIay have To chop wood.
Many Discharges are being granted
10 those ~ ho are tired OF army life.
Win a huppy New Year 20 your
! readers. we viii close the service by
singing We are up A2aiust the Rgai
! Thing Now"
IRA G.. GBsoS
| w. Va. Kegimsntal Hospital Corps.