The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-09
BARRACK TALES
Personal and ImpersonaI.

Tough IN ONO.
E company will remove to it's old
quarters in Barracks / tomorrow.
John McPike, of D company, is
having several good times in Boston.
Chas. Atkins returned from visit
to sons in Oklahoma last Saturday.
Mrs. Flynn. keeper of the soldiers
Tavern" at Phoebus, died last week.
About 1000 of us are taking
vacation" here. The other 200 are
working.
Arthur Scrivener dropped into Camp
last week, and is recuperating in the
hospital
The shifting of tables in the Mess
Hall makes some of the old boys
squawk.
Charles Poole, of A company, has
taken a 9O-day furlough and is now
in Nashville
Thomas Carolan and Henry Robi-
son came in on transfer from the
Dayton Branch.
Jack Prenderville, well known here
and in other Branches, is now at the
Southern Branch.
Hank Anshutz denies the statement
that he is candidate for mayor OF
this company.
The total number of pensioners in
ten Branches of the, N. H. D. V. S.
June 80, 1916, was 1860.
Martin Hart, one of the best ali
round vets in the Camp, has charge
of the incinerating plant.
Some of the colored troops celebrat-
ed in their own inimical way Emanci-
patton Day yesterday. oh, boy, 4
Duke" Wilson says he's through
with fool performances and has set
tied down for an indefinite stay.
Scott Brooks, who was out on fur
Tough, was brought to the hospital |
Saturday suffering from hemorrhage.
About fourteen members of Ward
will soon be transferred to st. Eliza
beth Insane Asylum at Anacostia,
D. C.
S. p Manton, S. Gunnip, S. Gross.
E. H. Rest, Simon Chambers and
David Davis. are the new arrivals this
week.
Visits of members to the "Hut" are
not as frequent as they were in days
of yore when it was known as the
Canteen.
Postmaster Bowers complains that
he has many "kickers" to deal with.
He is a man Of avordupois and very
good natured.
Walter Dickson, from the Column
,ia Falls. (MontanaI soldiers home, {
vas admitted Monda" and assigned $
o A company.
Joe Johnson, ex-postal clerk has
eturned here after spending a Two d
months vacation very pleasantly in D
Washington, d. c.
Sergeant Thompson, and his in
andescent smile that illumines the
amp on pay day, is still directing =
fairs in the food foundry. II
Dull and monotonous times in the y,
luch touted soldier town of st Cloud
florida, has driven a delegation of
upes into this Branch lately. II
HI
Capt. Kinley desires all comrades q
no are going to the G. A. r. National NJ
ncampment at Boston to see him al
,out railroad fare before Monday. %
If you have borrowed this paper1
ON your neighbor, be sure to return -
when you have finished reading 1t. ~
e subscribed because he wanted it.
Dog day happenings out of the
binary are not many in this COM al
ny. Only arrivals of T. A. p. Vets, IN
AXE rifle on the surface of things. re
The H. c. l." according to one of die
r members out on furl0ugh, is cal Re
lated to make the chronic GROWER mel
tside think more favorably of the pei
. Branch. Ho
hon
Russell, telephone man at the hos IN
al, is so accomplished thai he can
t both feet in his mouth. He's a
city fair sort Of guy even IL he's In
kidnapped with pair of artificial boa
s. and
VIII,
We note with pleasure the appear Fro
,e again of our old friend and com mon
Ie, w. H. Scr;vner. from Brooklyn, tuh
Y. formerly member of On oro