The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-27

''lNIy-lOur members OF Jnc itOanOke
Light Infantry were drawn up at order
arms" last night in the armory, corner
of Third street and Earnest avenue. 1t
was inspection night and Colonel Joe
Lane Stearne, inspector general of the
State, was on hand and made several of
the boys trcmblc.
Colonel Stearne came down from
Pulaski at 9:35, the train being over two
hours late. The company assembled at
the armory at o'clock, and upon learn
ing of the delayed train decided to await
it's arrival. Just before it was due the
company formed and started for the
depot to escort the colonel to the arm
Dry. lie was met just in front Of Lyle's
drugstore and they returned.
The company presented Il very fine
appearance, and the spectators were
proud of the boys. The guns. bayonets
and cartridge boxes were as bright as
new pins with perhaps two exceptions,
and the helmets gliStencd in the glare
of the electric light.
The company was only called on to
perform one or two movements. but
they were executed in first rate style.
Notwithstanding there were probably Il
dozen men in ranks who have only been
soldier boys Il week.
Col Stcarnc was assisted in the in
spcction by Col. Jones, Of the First
Regiment and Col. Brooke. of the
Second. Each gun was taken from the
soldier and given Il thorough cxainina-
ton inside and out. after which it was
returned and brough to order arms"
II anything was found wrong with them,
any rust on the barrel or dirt inside the
inspector iottcd IL line or. two III his note
book, and the man who owns the gun
will hear from the adiutant-gencral and
Il fine will be the result. One or two of
the boys were uneasy. and gave sigh of
relief when Sergeant T.. Lyle gave the
command, ''break ranks" After the in
spcction was over Captain c. Lyle and
Lieutenant Il. Lyle were examined by
Col. Stearne at Hotel Roanoke.
Following are the officers and privates
who answered to the roll-call last night:
Captain Charles Lyle, Second Lieuten-
ant Edward Lyle, Junior Second Lieu
tenant w. Is. Moss, Third Sergeant A.
l.. Payne, Fourth Sergeant w. III. Pretz-
man. Fifth Sergeant c. r. Bush, Quar-
tcrmastcr Sergeant Teaford Clingen-
peel, First Corporal w. v. View, Second
Corporal A. p. Taliaferro, Third Cor
poral c. A. Carpenter. Fourth Corpo-
raj A. ID. Bolts, Jr., Privates Abbott,
Bennett, bentley, Beamer. Buckner.
Burl1s. Chapman, Childs, Crutc. Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dyer, n. c., Dyer, j.
W., Elliott, Englcby, Ehrhart. Fergu-
son, Hippo, Ford, Gooch, Gregory, Gold,
Hanger, Hatcher, Hicks, Jones. q. c.,
Kent. Lips, Loving, Maupin. j. NJ,
Maupin. w. c., Martin, Moore. Moses,
Payne, j. NJ, Payne, b.. Perkins. Pat
ter, Stone, Sadler, StarlSey. Slaughter,
Tcrrill Tillman, Traynham. Trout,
Venablc. Walthall. Wexford, Whitesell,
Willis, Woodson, Wright.
Col Henry c. Jones' of the First Rcgi
mcnt, which is composed OF the six com
panies of Richmond, accompanied In
spcctor General Stearnc to Roanoke to
inspect the Light Infantry. and was at
Hotel Roanoke last night. Col. Jones
has long been commander of the First.
and is the idol of his men. He is quiet
and cool, the man for a leader, but can
talk interestingly. He was favorably
impressed with the display of Roanoke's
soldier boys.