Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-04

q. Murray Reynolds was commissioned colonel
July Is, 1879 and continued commander of the
regiment until June 10, 1885, after having once
been reelected He was succeeded in the COM
mand by the present colonel. Morris j. Keck
formerly Northumberland.
To Colonel Reynolds is due much of the ex-
cellent reputation the organization now enjoys.
1t was through his untiriug efforts and zeal
that the citizens of Wilkesbarre and vicinity
built a handsome and commodious armory
at a cost of $4,000. Four of the companies
known the city battalion. are To-
Gated at Wilkesbarre: The other four COM
panies are located in surrounding towns;
within a radius of seven miles. The
following is a roster Of the officers Of the
regiment: Colonel. Morris J. keck: lieutenant
colonel. BENZ. +. Stark; major. William Carroll
Price; sdjutsnt Lieut. J. Ridgeway Wright;
quartermaster. Lieut.. J. G. Carpenter; surgeon
Major DIN F. Harvey; assistant surgeons. Lieut.
John /. Howell and Lieut.. Walter s. Stewart;
inspector OF rifle practice. &. Bow. Dougherty;
chaplain. Rev. Vim. J. Day; A. ID. c., Capt
George W. Zeigler; A. ID. C.. Capt. S. c. Struth-
ers; sergeant-major. John =. Harding; quarter
nlaster-sergeant. Edward q. Mercur; commits
arysergeant. Geo. n. Carr; hospital steward,
Henry G. Tuck: principal musician, Stewart L.
Barnes; Company A (Wilkesbarre), Capt. Will
liam II. Brodhead; first lieutenant, Charles L.
Peck; second lieutenant, William J. O'Brien:
Company (Wilkesbsrre), captain. John C..
Horton; FIRST lieutenant W. S. Marshall; second
lieutenant. Besj. krsuse; Company G pitts
tom. captain, James ". Burnes; first lieuten-
ant. J. +. J. Callahan; second lieutenant J.
T. Gage; Company ID (Silkesbarre), captain.
Asher Miner; first lieutenant, Anthony Camp
bell; second lieutenant. r. A. Spalding; Com
pany E (Parsons). captain. George Wallace ir :
second lieutenant, John s. Rhodes; Company
(Wllkesbarre), captain. Nelson Stranberg;
first lieutenant Lord Butler Hillard: second
lieutenant, Chss- X Kniffer. jr.; Company III
(Pittston), captain. Jno. T. Flannery; first
lieutenant. c. Frank Bohan; second lieutenant.
James l.. Morris; Company CPlymouth), cap
tain. Samuel L. French, first lieutenant, STAN
ley W. Davenport; second lieutenant, DR.. F. L.
Mckee.
Attached to .he regiment is an excellent mil
itary land of thirty-three pieces under the
leadership of Bsndmaster J. +. Alexander. for
merry leader of the Third brigade band. The
uniform OF the regiment is the regulation
United States army fatigue uniform. same as is
worn by the entire National Guard Of Pennsyl-
wanna without exception. The strength of the
Command is $50 men.
The personnel of the regiment is made up Of
the best young men Of the r-fsmed Wyoming
valley.
Col Keck, was born in hazleton in 1s4s,
and Is thus but forty-one years of age.
He learned the moulder's trade in the Hazleton
shops. and worked at that for three years. after
which he entered the drug business both in his
own town and Ashley. At one time he was
deputy postmaster of the latter town, and in
1876 returned 20 his native town and bought
out drug business. Four years more of the
dispensing of medicines and then Col. Keck re-
moved to Bangor. Northampton county and he
became actively interested in the state BUSH
mesa His present residence is at Bangor where
he Is member Of the State Mining and manu.
featuring firm Of Winsbere q Keck and il also
connected with q number OF other wealthy en-
terprlses- Col. Keck he has risen from the
ranks. having enlisted as private in an indie
pendent company organized at Hazleton, and
which was IN active service during the emer-
gency in 1863.
The Eighth Regiment.
The eighth regiment, commanded by Col.
Frank J. Nasee, had in line about 500 men.
IL was organized in AuOust 1874 .n5 bos