Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-07

Major Hume treasurer, mustcrcu
the pensioners prrseE; for 'hc!T pen
sions for the quarter "ndcd lhu'"'
day. June 4. The muster was ihah.
by companies in his once. fasn'en'
will probably BE- made on or ABOUT
June 20. when over $loo,oo0 VIII pe
disbursed.
Large quantities of eggs and butter,
milk are purchased by farm-rais'
veterans here at the houses OF 'ruch
farmers in this vicinity.
Captain Skinner. quartermastcr. IS
eouippiDc the main building with the
new combination desks ana iocKers'
also connections arm-chairS. Nearly
500 OF each will be placed therein
Veteran Charles DOughcrty. man
aver of store B, trajectory has re-
turned from Philadelphia, where he
was called on account OF the illness
Of his son.
Veteran Joseph II. Atwcll has re-
Joined the guard after Il visit to MS
family ut Washington. ID. {.
Bicycle ncwsbnys from Brown S
pews-agency. Phocbus, deliver. The
Press here daily much earlier In the
morning than under the old service.
They reach the crowd about the main
mess hall during meal hours.
Veteran Avian Mace Is convaiescfhg
in the hospital from a prolonged Ill
ness. Mr. Mace is favorabiy known
among the old edition of decorative
painters In Hampton and Newport
News.
Primitive shirtwaists are much In
evidence among the veterans VINO
loiter In the shady hooks about the
grounds these tOrrid days.
Editors Taft. of the PhOcbus Senti-
mel, and Root. of the independent
Citizen. Of Newport News. visit this
reservation frequently.
Messrs. Alfred Woodward. Henry
Mead, ]. W. Scott. Leon Druellc and
Col. Austin. former members Of this
command, are now prominent In the
permanent business circle OF Phoebus.
Fans or things to brush the warm
on with are seen in action In all d.
rections.
Veteran George Worrall, sergeant
major Of the Mountain Branch Of the
National Home. was the guest Of Cap
tain Work during the week.
Beets from nearby farms have been
added to the bill of fare here. 1t
takes 1,50O pounds for a meal.
Like In active communities. many
otherwise clever veterans fail to ac-
quire enough capital to cmtark in
business, because they have not the
tact to keep their mouths shut at the
proper time and let the other fellow
do the talking.
Veteran Alex Sands, of the florist
department. now works on ground Oh
which he campcd in the spring OF
1862. He was then a sergeant in the
First Vermont Infantry.
Thus far the current year. the aver
age cost for each veteran who has
reached a chronic stage Of alcoholism
Is COL per cent There Is also 4
large falling of in the number who
execute rheumatic calesthenicS. or. in
other words, noisclcSs jags are the
exception, not the rule here. nova
days
At the daily free lunches in a pop
ular resort near by. one can now see,
pesides vet raus in uniform. every
thing from cveralls to ancient dress
suits. the latter being worn by re-
cent arrivals.
Chats with new admissions to this
branch nowadays has a marked ten
dency 10 shattcr our belief In Bar
nuns saying that The American
people like To- hc humbuggcd" Aside
from the tales of Voc emitted bv these
fortunate victims. our mental balance
receives an agreeable jolt and Is
somewhat invigorated when We read
abou. the vast Increase in the yoru
lstion II pcpiteutiarics and other in
sti'u'ions Of restraint and benevot
Ience
Nearly all tho did sivle bcdsteads.
chairs and lockers. now being dis
placed in IN" barracks ~ modcru de-
signs. are sold 10 second hand furni-
furc dealers and Keepers VI "oId curl
csi;y shouS" IN this sccticn: they I'm
turn distribute them among small
truck farm r. and occupants az mod
ern and haruuiaI cabins in the medic
val haml"ts u"rth and west Of this
reservation owHcrS of big houses
place tho lockCrs in their apiarics.