Show TILE THE MILITARY BALL social hall was crowded lest last friday evening tho the occasion being the grand military ball given by tho the local company of militia under the management of a committee consisting of robert kobert mclaws B BH 11 Row borry frank beesley Be osley J 31 shields and will towles too the evenings enjoyment opened with a drill by ton ladles ladle and an equal number of tho the best looking militia boys the ladles all being draped in national bunting and wearing louring soldiers caps cape while the gentlemen were logged out la in the regulation militia uniform to say that the drill was wa well executed would be drawing it too ald and to captain stevent stevens resounds redounds red ounas the cr bittor tho the manner la in which it was got otten he be states that a much better showing cow could havo have been made bad the ibo ball been larger large ris after the ibo dri drill it I 1 d dancing being was indulged la in for a couple of hours 1 t ins large crowd pros prea eat jostling each naturally when tho the bayonet drill was the abo W boys boya handling their weapons sin in a very tory satisfactory is manner considering the length of time they have had for practice and the difficulty of the maneuvers introduced by tho capt captala aln the ladles drill was repeated at tho the request of a number of persons who were too late to witness tho the first exhibition after which dancing was again resumed and continued until 2 who when all ild dispersed isad feeling that they had themselves to their hearts content the affair was a huge success lu in every way enough money being secured to purchase uniforms for the officers for which worthy purpose these parties have bare been given |