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s on some occasions, on others the town hired horses for the purpose. It is really true (as has been said) that the men wore coats cut in style of evening dress; by some at times they were called the Swallow-tail Battery. They were at first called the Swallow Battery (from the name of the ship), but the tail was simply an appendage, and was applied in the same spirit of banter as was the burlesque Muldoon Battery in an Antique and Horrible parade that attracted much attention. On December 1, 1884, the selectmen voted that the guns of the Magoun Battery be placed in charge of Captain Clark's command, i.e., the Lawrence Light Guard. May 28, 1888, Captain Clark reported that the guns were exposed to the weather and ought to be covered. This was referred to Mr. Clark (William P. Clark, chairman of the board). On April 2, 1889, Mr. Clark was made a committee on the care of and placing the guns in position at the library. Two weeks later he reported, the library committee desired no