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SIMPLIFY.

Mr.. z. G. Shipley and Mr.. John II.
Wagner spent Saturday in Baltimore.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
John Foutz entertained at their home
some of their many friends. There
was vocal and instrumental music,
games OF various kinds, and at 11.3O
refreshments were served, consisting
Of many kinds of cakes and lemon
ade to which all did ample justice.
Among those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames-John Foutz, Andrew
Polster, Joshua Owings, Charlie
Magins, ST., Albert Bair; Mesdames
Richard Owings, Lillian and Viola
Foutz, Marie Polster, Ruth Foutz
Messrs.-Albert Magins, Manro Ow-
ings, Norman and Milton Magins,
Herbert Owings, Charlie and William
Rupert, Earl Gibson, Roscoe and
Harry Foutz, John wi. Hook. Myrl
Owings, Silas Shipley, Jacob Foutz
Lester Polster and others.
On Friday the stork visited the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Wagner
and left them a fine girl.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Barber and
son visited Mrs. Catherine Barber
Sunday, near Bird Hill.
Mr.. Silas Shipley, of Shellsburg
Iowa, visited his uncles and aunts,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Wagner, and
Mr. and Mrs. ~. c. Shipley, and others
here.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Zahn enter
tanned some Of their friends Saturday
evening at cards and other games.
Refreshments were served at 11.30
after which all departed for their
homes. Among those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames-Robert Zahn,
Luther Zahn, Albert Jordan; Miss
Edna Barber; Messrs.-John Wool
Iery and brother, William and Ernest
Walking. William ". Barber, Arthur
Zahn and others.
We are having some winter now,
IL showed I'll day Monday and was
bitter cold at night, which fixed some
of our house plants.
The membership meeting at Zion
Church, February 20, when a vote
was taken for A. A PoIster for dele
gate to the Maryland Annual Confer
ence, also the following officers were
elected: Trustees, T.. O.. Shipley
John NJ Hook, John T. Wagner, G.
tJ Shipley, John "a. Polster; Stew ards.
E. G. Shipley, Mrs. Virgie Zepp, Annie
"A. Polster; Organist, Miss Viola
Foutz; Assistant, Mrs. Gladys Bair.
The thermometer registered and
10 degrees below zero Wednesday
| morning at this place
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MEDFORD,

Winter Is surely here in all Its
gladly welcome. 1t affords much
pleasure to young and old. But we
cannot fully answer the question
whether it was a pleasure or dis
pleasure to one OF our gallant young
men on Sunday night last, who got
lost by the wayside, and wandered
around in one of our neighbour
fields, going round and round, like a
horse on a race track, until II seemed
like long lane that had no turning.
To thought he would have to give up
In despair, but he finally ended his
journey and reached home in safety
On Wednesday morning the Their
mometer registered IA degrees at one
point and Is degrees at another Id
our vicinity.
Miss Nina Roser was able to return
to the High school on Wednesday last
after being housed up for about two
weeks with the humps.
Ralph Martin has cow that gave
birth to twin calves on Sunday last
Guy Lester and Roland Bale. Of
this place, accompanied the Anti
Saloon delegation to Annapolis on
Tuesday last MFR. Lester reports
that they had pleasant time, and
they were very coEaiaHy received by
the Temperance Committee.
Statistics show that our country Ii
paying for liquor 100000, 100000 an.
innally-H Taking that amount for ar
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SILVER Rim.

The weather IL very cold. On
Wednesday morning the thermometer
registered degrees below zelO In
this place and 10 below in Union
Mills
We had another blizzard on Monday.
lii showed all day, the depth was s
inches which drifted the roads very
badly. Some OF the mail carriers
could not get over some parts Of
their routes for several days. Sleigh
ing is fine.
On Friday evening. February 20, a
sleighing party was started from this
place to the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmon, near Kingsdale, Pa. Mr..
Calvin Harmon tick them In q two
horse sled. Those that went were:
MIR. and Mrs Calvin Harmon, Misses
Lille Maus, Mary Frock, Mabel
Albert, Mary Copenhaver, Alice Lip
Ply, Catherine Feeser, Alice Yingling,
Edna Morelock ;Messrs.-Walter Bow
man, Harry Feeser, Addison Harner,
Howard Bowman and Robert Matthias,
Refreshments were served consisting
OF cakes. Ice cream, candies, &C.
On Saturday evening there was an
other sleighing party from this place
to the home of MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Matthias, about miles north OF here,
but before they got there they had a
little fun by being spilled out in the
snow but no one was hurt. The fol-
lowing were in the crowd: Misses
Lille Maus, Mary Copenhaver, Alice
Lippy, Catherine Feeser, Alice Wing
! ling, Edna Morelock, Mabel Albert
Mary Frock, Edna Matthias, Ruth
Matthias; Messrs.-Harry Feeser, Wal
ter Bowman. Robert Matthias, Addison
Harner, Paul Moralock, William
Yingling, Charles Frock. Refresh
ments were served consisting of
cakes, ice cream, candles, etc.
On Tuesday delegation from this
county went to Annapolis, in regard
to having local option bill passed
by the Legislature for Carroll county.
Those from this district were: Rev.
J. Luther Hoffman. Rev. S. c. Hoover,
Messrs. Harvey 8. Morelock, Milton
Morelock, A. w. Feeser, A. J. Bemiller
and c. w. Yeiser
| On Tuesday evening there Was a
surprise sleighing party from Mount
| Pleasant to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
a. J. Bemiller, in this place. Mr..
Henry Willet brought them. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. }. Be
miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frock,
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Willet, Mrs. Theo-
dore Bankert, Mrs. Irwin Wareh1me !;
Misses-Sarah Willet, Helen Stone
sifer, Margaret Starner, Evelyn Frock,
and Master Harry Willet, all from
Mount Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs Edward
Flickinger, Mrs. Austin Croft, Mrs.
John Copenhaver, Marguerite, Larue
and Leuverne Bemiller, Carl and
Miles Bemiller, of this place. They
arrived about o'clock. The evening
was spent in social conversation and
singing, accompanied with organ and
cornet by Mr.. Charles Frock. Re
freshments were served at late hour
all returned to their homes, having
spent pleasant evening.
The banquet at the hall by the A.
o. X. M. O., Castle on Wednesday
evening was well attended Rev. J.
Luther Hoffman made a fine address
and every one present enjoyed it and
the supper.
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SMALLWOOD.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Deer
Park Church met at the home OF Mrs
| Skinner and Mrs. Kate Lockard at
Smallwood, for its January meeting
As the members arrived they were re-
cefved by their hostess In a very cor
dial manner, making each one feel
as though she were necessary to the
society. The meeting was unusual
ly well attended as there were about
30 members and visitors present. The
society was CALLED to order by its
president, Mrs. Elizabeth Wardenfelt,
Scripture lesson was read by our
pastor, Rev. Bauscher, followed by
prayer, then the usual routine Of Dusi-
ness was transacted. The roll was
called and responded to by the paying
of dues which amounted to $I6.70.
Sundry bills were paid and then the
election of officers was next in order
which were as follows: President
Mrs. Elizabeth Wardenfelt; vice
president, Mrs. Mary Beard; secre-
tary, Mrs. Alice Spencer; collector,
Mrs. Fannie Buckingham; look out
committee. old one reelected, organ
list, Miss Pearl Lockard The society
then sang the closing hymn, God be
with you till we meet again Re
freshments were served in abund-
ance. The young members Of the So
ciety doing the honors. The meeting
lasted rather late as there were SO
many members and visitors out, that
all had much to say to each other and
when they did bid adieu to their hos
tess, were glad that they had been
there. The society has now reached
its hundredth mark, we have 102 mem
bers as four new members were taken
in. The Aid Society will hold its
February meeting at Mrs. Bollinger's
near Eastview.
The sleighing has been fine In
spite Of the drifts, and people are
taking advantage OF it, many sleighing
parties are in vogue at present.
Mr.. Charles Magin took number
Of young people sleighing from Small
wood. On their way home they
passed Eastview and stopped in Mrs
Maggie Conaway's and took supper
which was very much enjoyed after
being out SO long in the Dracins air
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example in arithmetic a silver dollar
10 thickness is about an eighth of an
inch, SO 1t would take about eight to
make an inch, but we will call it
nine. Nine into 5000, 900, 100000 makes
1OO,0O0,O0O inches, so that will be
$685., 1888 feet, and 505,050 rods, and
2587 miles Of silver dollars laid down,
packed closely together, our national
liquor bill would make. This is only
one years grog bill.
The season for public sales of per-
sonal property will begin next week
and the country is going to be full of
them.
Spring time is fast coming upon us,
and soon seed time and harvest will
appear again, it seems the years 20
swiftly on, as we older grow. Time
and tide wait for no man, and we
may as we'll make the pleasant things
in the world our thoughts, ana the
greatest art in life is to have as
many Of them as possible
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Rev. J. w. Reinecke addressed camp
No. 7 P. o. S. Of A. on Sunday af-
ternoon, but the audience was not I'D
large as expected. Rev; Martin
SchweitZer, OF Union Bridge, was
also present but declined at first to
speak until Rev. Reinecke explained
to him that he was the older and
that the younger man should obey
the older. Then Rev. Schweitzer gave
a short talk.
Messrs. Norval and Raymond Hahn,
OF Baltimore, spent a few days with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hahn.
Mr.. VIM B. Yingling and Miss Mil
dred Devilbiss spent few days with
relatives and friends in Westminster.
Mrs. Henry Wantz and granddaugh-
ter, Ruthetta Wantz, Mr.. J. Ray
Myers and family spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Zepp.
Mr.. Joseph Wantz and granddaugh-
ter OF Mayberry, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Streyig.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stair and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Myers
and daughters, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. David D. Myers.
Sunday school this Sunday at q.
m. Divine service at 10 by Rev. J.
Luther Hoffman.
MIR. = r. Helwig, Of Hanover, Pa,
formerly OF Pleasant Valley, had a
stroke of apoplexy Tuesday night. He
Is travelling salesman for the III. w.
Miller Company and was at Idesville
when taken ILL., He attended the fun
eral of his father, Joseph Helwig, last
week.
G.. w. Devilbiss, the Pleasant Val
ley correspondent to The Advocate,
who has been sick for the past month,
is now able to be about again.
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UNIONTOWN.

Saturday, February 21st, Elder W.
p. Englar united in marriage Mr.
Earl Haines and Miss Helen Green
holtz.
Miss Nellie Haines. will spend the
week in Baltimore and then 60 to
Camden, South Carolina. to enter the
millinery season there.
Mrs. Rose Repp spent few days
the past week with her son, Mr.
Samuel Repp and family.
Mr.. Clarence Billmyer, of Balti-
more, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Billmyer.
Messrs. III. B. Fogle and ID. Myers
Englar were in Annapolis on Tues
day.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Baughman re-
turned on Wednesday from a visit to
relatives in Huntington, Pa, and to
their SON, Rev. Harry Baughman, OF
Keiser, Va.
Miss Treadway was the guest OF
Mrs Pearla McMaster several days
this week.
Mr.. William Bankard and daughter
returned on Wednesday from visit
to relatives in Hagerstown.
Miss Ida Merring entertained her
friends at dinner on Saturday.
The revival service OF the Church
Of God in Uniontown is still In prog
ress Rev. @. s. Nonemaker, Evangel-
list, Of Altoona, Pa, will preach to
the Order or Red Men Sunday at 1915
a. NJ The revival services will con-
tinue each evening next week. He
will also preach at Wakefield at D.
m, on Sunday.
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UNION BRIDGE.

MIR. Clyde Haines, OF Dennings, has
accepted a position as salesman in G.
i, IL. EngeIs store.
Mr.. Carl Abbott, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs George Abbott, at their
home on Broadway.
Mrs. Margaret Cottor, Of Pitcairn,
Pa, and Miss Brittle Gilbert, OF y ed
erick. were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs Edward .. Smith.
DR.. 2. 2. Lewis has been appointed
assistant surgeon or this division of
the Western Maryland r. r.
MIR. Harry Feineberg, who has been
ill with grip At the home Of hi sister,
Mrs. X. Waskins, ID recovering.
/ The Union Bridge Fire Company
recently elected the following dele
gates to attend the Firemen's Con-
vention to be held In Westminster
June 18th: Frank Ogle, Mortimer
Fleagle, III. III. Bond, Howard Gray
and Charles =. Gray.
Mr.. John Danner, OF Hanover, Pa,
who has been appointed to take
charge or the freight and telegraph
work Of the new railroad, has his
Office In the college building. AS
soon as Mr. Danner can secure a
suitable house he will remove his
family here.
| Miss Elsie Kelly returned to her
homo last week from a. visit to friends
at LittlestoWn, Pa.
Miss Gertrude Cogan, who travels
In the interest OF the Reformed
Church missions, held a very interest
ing service at st. Paul's Church here
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Roy Keefer, who has been In
charge of the freight depot of the W.
M. r. r., has been transferred, and
IL now i'm charge of the store room
at the railroad shops.
The Ledies' Auxiliary of st. Paul's
Reformed Church will hold another
Spelling Bee i'm the Sunday school
room of the church, Tuesday evening
March 3rd.
Mr.. Harry Moore, who has pesn
critically i'll this week, ~ reported Ia
be slightly better.
Mr.. Harvey Bloom, while at work
on the painting of Blue Ridge Col
lege, ran a large splinter in one OF
his fingers Tuesday evening. Dr.
Lewis removed the splinter and
dressed the injured hand.
DIR. w. w. Brown narrowly escaped
what might have been a fatal accident
last Monday afternoon at the railroad
crossing near Straw's farm. Fortu-
nately he escaped uninjured, but his
sleigh was struck by a freight train
and badly damaged.
Mrs. Bernard Rinehart, of Wash
lington, ID. O., visited her mothe-, Mrs.
Wright, this week.
| Mrs. Joseph Smith through a severe
fall last Saturday dislocated her
right shoulder, from which injury
she has suffered much pain.
Mrs. Charles Eyler, wife OF the
proprietor of the Western Maryland
Hotel, has been i'll for several
months. but is reported to be much
improved recently.
Miss Marie Senseney is on a. trip
West. Her principal stop will be at
Columbus, 0. She expects to 60 as
far as Battle Creek, Mich, and will
accompany her father, Mr.. $. D. Sen
seney, home from the sanatorium.
Mrs. Clayton Shanebrook, of Piney
Creek station, spent several days at
the home Of d. E. Little.
Mr.. William Route is suffering
from an attack of grip. He is well
along in his S7th year.
Rev. Martin Schweitzer, of Union
Bridge, delivered an illustrated lee
ture in his fathers church, in Eph-
rata, Pa, on Tuesday night.
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UNION MILLS.

Mr. and Mrs. John Burgoon receiV-
ed very encouraging letter from their
son, Prof. w. A. Burgoon, Of Gettys-
burg, who il now at the Methodist
Hospital, Philadelphia. His illness
has been diagnosed a. chronic catarrh
and an anaemic condition. His physi-
clans say that with plenty Of rest his
health will be regained.
Last Friday the pupils of the public
school at Humbert's schoolhouse, &C
companied by their teacher, Miss Mary
Copenhaver, took jolification sled
ride through Union Mills to Mt Pleas
ant and return. They visited the
schools at both these places where
they were cordially welcomed The
farmers who kindly furnished the
teams for this merry trip were:
Harry Strevig, Claude Lawyer and
Charles Feeser
Those parties who failed TO get
their ice houses filled during the De-
cember freeze-up, have secured In the
present cold spell, fine ice from four
to six inches thick.
Miss Helen Bowman, Of Baltimore
spent several days with Miss TFeva
Yeiser last week.
Wilson A Erb has purchased from
his mother for $550.O0, a house and
lot In this place. Mr.. Erb will move
into the house i'm a few days.
Josiah Erb, or near this place, lost
an valuable COW last week-eause
structure or the horns. ----.--
Mrs Leola Burgoon Bankert, Of
this place, is visiting Mrs. Edward
Englar, of Washington, ID o.
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LOCUST HILL.

Another snowstorm struck this
similar to the one Of a week ago,
which did some drifting i'm places and
brought the mercury down to the zero
mark.
E. M. Raubenstine and a force of
hands have filled their ice house with
ice 8 and 10 inches thick.
Paul @. Whereby sold a bull re-
Gently that weighed 1135 pounds.
Mrs. Emory WentZ Is confined to
her bed.
The barn OF Charles N. Barnhart
near the Carroll County Reed Band
Hall, was burned to the ground on
Sunday evening about p. M, while
MIR. and Mrs. Barnhart were visiting
at the home of Philip Wentz. We are
told that one horse persisted In the
flames, while another was so badly
burned that 1t was killed to end its
suffering.
Howard Hoff sold a bull that
weighed 1850 pounds.
Visitors at the home OF John N.
Leppo last Sunday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Leese and son, Jacob;
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Merkle and
children, Lloyd, Erma, Grace and
Hilda; MIR. and Mrs Harvey Stone
sifer and daughter, Blanche. and
Misses Bessie and Emma Utz.
A sleighing party was held at the
home of Orestus Myers on Wednes-
day evening. The evening was Joy
fully spent with social chat, music
and singing. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames-O. ID. Myers,
Howard Merkle, Emory Utz, Harvey
Stonesifer, William Utz; Misses
Bessie and Emma Utz, Cora Myers.
Erma, Grace and Hilda Merkle;
Blanche Stonesifer, Martha Utz;
Messrs.-Maurice Utz, John Utz, Lloyd
Merkle and Melvin Myers.
Visitors at the home OF George WI.
Raubenstine on Friday evening were:
Messrs. and Mesdames-George Kopp,
Urias Wentz, Orestus Myers, Mrs.
Amos Sterner, Mrs. Adam Rebling;
Misses-Cora Myers, Florence and
Mary Kopp; Messrs.-Earl Kopp,
Harry Sandruck, Melvin Myers and
Sterling Wentz.
Messrs. George and CIaud Brum-
gard, Edward Zumbrum, Earl Becntel,
Claud Bechtel, Paul Null. Levi Kin-
dig, Clair Hoffheims, Paul and Har-
vey Shorb, Ira Kleindinst and Guy
Wentz, attended the meeting I'm prog
ress at Pleasant Hill Church, all on
one sled. They had an enjoyable
time.
MIR. and Mrs. Claud Koontz, of
Hanover, Pa, spent Wednesday at
the home on i'll. "A. Stonesifer.
a sleighing party spent Saturday
evening ut the home or HOratiO Stout
fie. The party returned to Utzville
at 12 o'clock p. 10. Those present
were: Messrs. and Mesdames-How-
ard Merkle, Horatio Sto1ffle, Harvey
Stonesifer, John Stonesifer, William
UtZ; Miss Bessie Utz, Mr.Ervin Shue;
Misses-Erma, Grace and Hilda Mer-
kle, Emma Utz, Lottie Stump and
Jennie Stouffie; Messrs.-Loyd Mar
kle and Roy Stouf1e
Visitors at the home of Orustus
Myers on Sunday were: Messrs. and
Mesdames-Lewis Stahl, Virginia
Stahl. and Harold Stahl.of PennNlle;
Jacob Krumrine and son Cletus Clair
Hoffheins and Maurice Raubenstine.
Jacob Wildasin sold "a bull that
weighed 1900 pounds.
Clarence Reigle, wife and children
and Emory Gobrecht, OF Hanover,
spent Sunday ut the home or John
Gobrecht.
On Sunday at 81. Bartholmew'a
Church, Sunday school at D. m. by
FeT. III IT. Hartman.
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N MEMORIAL

In remembrance OF my husband. George w
Zepp who died February 8. 1914. age 65 years.
month and 80 days
Gone from us to heaven
But he turns and waves his hand.
Pointing to the glories DER u.s.
In that bright and happy land.
BY the beautiful gates he stands and waits,
My husband from pain set free:
shall clasp his hand In the beautiful land,
When the hinges turn for me.
BY YOUR WIFE.
He IL waiting by the river
just across the silvery stream,
Dwelling In the holy city.
With the golden gates ajar.
Farewell dear father, an awful word,
Which pierces your children's hearts;
But oh. il In the will of God
Our dearest ones must part.
By YOUR CHILDREN
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SYKESVILLE MARKET.

AUTOMOBILIOUSLY SPEAKING,
SMITH a. REIFSNIDER'S COAL IS
MORE FOR SERVICE THAN A
PLEASURE PROPOSITION. But
nothing gives more genuine pleasure
and comfort that q wen heated home.
We pay On little more for our Coal
than some dealers-We think it's
better. ~
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GREAT FIRE SALE- AT SMITH
a. REIFSNIDER'S COAL OFFICE.
Here's genuine fire sale. We are
selling the best thing that's been dis
covered vet TO make m fire out or
Smith q Reifsnider's Coal.
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MO. 4S0S EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
I'm the matter OF Louisa WI. Funk.
Lunatic.
Ordered this 18th day Of February, A.
p. 1914, that the second account OF the
Auditor filed in this cause be finally
ratified and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown on OF
before The 18th day of March, next.
provided copy Of this order be inserted
for two successive weeks before the
last named day ia some newspaper pub
lished in Carroll County.
OSCAR D. GILBERT, Clerk.
True copy Test:
feb 72t OSCAR d. GILBERT, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-22
200 MEXICAN SOLDIERS Die IN ATTACK ON
u s. MARINES RAISING FLAG over VERA CRUZ
Adj't Gen. Greenlaw
Says the Maine Troops
Are Ready for War

1--WE are practically ready for
war;" said Adjutant General Al
bert Greenlaw Tuesday, land we
could be in motion within AZ
hours. This would include two
regiments, the. First, Coast ArtiI-
lery Corps, N. G. S. M, and the
Second, equipped and instructed
as an infantry organization. 1t
is presumed both would operate
as infantry in the field.
sour companies, "a in the two
regiments, would go on a peace
footing of e3 men each. have
no doubt they could be recruited
to a war footing, 1903 to COM
pany, in a short time. 1t is un-
certain whether orders from the
War Department would provide
for modifying the troops in the
State or have them rushed to the
war zone without delay. One
Portland Company is below the
peace footing size, but could be
recruited speedily should occasion
require.
"Each regiments has complete
field equipment suitable for mo-
bilizing at Augusta, to occupy the
reservation and houses there with
tents for the men or could be
called to the various arnories and
recruiting carried on several days
or weeks. Every officer, so far
as heard from, is ready to go and
have had plenty of applications
from former officers to supply
whatever vacancies in various
grades that might arise.
"Every officer has arranged for
mounts where his grade requires
a mount, the wagon teams are
within easy reach, the commits
sary department would be able to
feed the men until they arrived
in the South, and the hospital
staff is ready. Commander Dyer
has two superb divisions of Nav
al Reserve likewise prepared.
There are two bands awaiting
orders. 1t would require SIS mount
ed officers in the two regiments.
War with Mexico would find the
Maine soldiers of the National
Guard we'll prepared"