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Soldiers at Home.-Lewis B. Scott; Esq., Sutler

of the 104th Regiment, from Bucks county, spent last

week at his home in Newtown township.  He visited Doy-

lestown on Thursday.  He looked well and hearty, but

was suffering from a sever cold taken on the night after

the regiment moved into their new quarters.  This was

Mr. Scott’s first visit home since the departure of the re-

giment.  Mr. Scott states that he and his partner, Joseph A.

Vanhorn, are kept busy from morning till night in sup-

plying the wants of the soldiers.  He has a tent immedi-

ately adjoining the regimental quarters, from which he

dispenses everything, from a ginger-cake to a pair of

boots.  Good health now prevails among the men, and

they all have ravenous appetites.  Mr. Scot likes the

business first-rate.  His goods are mostly hauled up from

Washington by Edward heston, who finds plenty of em-

ployment for his express wageon.  For several weeks past

great numbers of boxes have been received by the soldiers

--all of whichhave to be hauled from the railroad depot

to the encampment, a distance of two or three miles --

The camp of the regiment, in fact, resembles a settlement

of Bucks countians dropped down upon the soil of the

Federal district.  General content prevails, but some of

the boys would be very glad to see a little of the fighting

before long.

Captain G. T. Harvey, who went to Washington with a

batch of recruits on Saturday week, returned to Doyles-

town on Wednesday.  About 100 men are yet wanted to

fill the regiment to the outside figures.  Capt. Har-

vey reports that the health of the regiment is much im-

proved , the only case of sever illness being that of Lieu-

tenant Henry W. Haney, of Company A.

Lieutenant-Colonel John W. Nields, of the Ringgold

Regiment, arrived in Doylestown on Saturday morning

last.  He departed for Washington on yesterday afternoon,

accompanied by Mrs. Nields and Mrs. Colonel W. W. H.

Davis and family, who intend to remain at the Federal

capital as long as the regiment continues in winter quar-

ters.  Wagon-Master Michael E. Jenks also made a flying

visit to Bucks county last week.  He returned to his post

yesterday.  Commissary-Sergeant James M. Rogers, who

arrived in Doylestown several week ago, on leave of ab-

sence to recruit his health, has had his furlough extended

for a couple of weeks, at the expiration of which time he

will return to his duties in the regiment.