Evening journal., 1890-04-03
COMPANY Il, N. G. D..
THE NEW CASTLE SOLDIERS ARE
INSPECTED BY MAJOR BROWN.
Reopening of the Armory in the Old
Court House-Board of Trade-The
Evening journal" r. Newsy Budget
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Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 3.-A public in
spection Of Company Fl, N. G. D., was
held last evening in the armory in the
old Court House. About fifty men
reported in full dress uniform
and with shining guns and
bayonets; and at S.15 o'clock, Sergeant
Cannon formed the company. The com
mand inspection Arms" was given and
Major g. lie Roy Brown and Captain
Boyd then carefully examined the guns,
accoutrements and clothing of every man
in line. Captain Boyd then marched the
men around the room, and some very
difficult movements were executed with
ease. Major Brown then brought out
Lieutenants Booth and Phillips,
Sergeants Cannon and Lambson, Corporal
Landers and private Hanf and had each
Of them put the company through the
manual Of arms. This came very near
wearing the men out, as the were kept
constantly on the move for twenty
minutes, but they stood 1t like
real soldiers and were heartily applauded.
Private Sheridan 'tkeeled over" and was
escorted out of the ranks by Lieutenants
Booth and Phillips. A private on the
left Of the line worked his jaws and was
reproved for so doing. After the drill he
went to the door, throwed his "cud"
across the street and swore that he
would never chew again. Private Hanf
received rounds of applause for his sue
cess as commander
Major Brown addressed the company,
saying that he was greatly pleased with
the appearance and mil. ,ary department
Of the company. He said that every
man wanted to learn to be steady. to
control both nerve and muscle with ease,
and it was then that they would make
commanding officers. THAT is one OBJ
ject of the national guard to train men
for officers, and, no matter what hap.
pens while you are in line, do not be
affected by 1t in the least. He spoke Of
what the government was doing, and
what they intended to do. at may,
some day, give every man a chance of
'-tinguishing himself. and many of
them an opportunity of x'-tinguishing
themselves. We all would not mind dis.
tinguishing ourselves, but none of us
care TO be extinguished
The audience numbered 800 persons,
more than one-half of whom were ladies'
They enjoyed every movement of the
soldiers, and proved their appreciation
by frequent applause. The auditorium
of the armory, where the drill was held.
was handsomely decorated. The walls
and ceiling were almost covered with the
hvgs Of all nations, arranged in various
and attractive designs. In the centre
of this room hung a beautiful basket of
artificial flowers. A large walnut clock
hung directly over the doors, which open
into Delaware street The room was q
striking picture of brilliancy, with its
bright new floor, on which stood fifty
handsome soldiers, and over 150 gaily
dressed ladies', and above this hung $50
flags, beautifully arranged. The occasion
was a complete success, and great credit
Is due j. Henry Rogers, under whose di-
rections the trimmings were arranged.
Immediately after the drill, Captain
Boyd extended cordial invitation to the
audience to inspect the gun room on
which $500 has been expended the past
month
In this room handsome lockers have
been built, and a gun case with large
plate glass doors has been erected. On
entering the room the apartments for
the captain and lieutenants are first
noticed These stand at the end of the
room. which is Of rectangular shape.
Above these is the FIRST sergeants lock-
ers. The quartermaster's lockers run
from this point around the room, Just
under the ceiling, to the doorway open
ing into the auditorium. On the north
side Of the room, under the quarter
masters apartments, is the gun case.
This is the prettiest part of the new ad-
dltion, and when the guns are placed in
their positions, especially in such
a condition as they were last night.
the room is simply beautiful. Re
meath the gun cases and on the
opposite side Of the room are the
mems lockers. These are ffty-one in
number nickle plate on the door 81
each indicating the man to whom it
belongs. The locks are very pretty and
every one is different in size, making ii
impossible for any one but the rightful
owner to gain admission The apartments
are beautifully finished in natural colors.
The parlor on the right of the stage was
also visited by great many people.
This room is a picture Of "cosiness. 4"
and without it, Company HIS armory
would be incomplete. As it now Is.
however, its quarters are unexcelled by
any organization in the state
General News.
The EVENING JOURNAL is the popular
newspaper In New Castle. 1t has the
largest circulation Of any daily, weekly
or monthly paper, and every column Of
its interesting news is read BY It's sub
scribers, here. This was fully verified
last evening when nearly 100 persons
approached your correspondent, individu.
ally, and asked why he made no reply to
an article in your Georgetown letter,
stating that the people Of that town
were tired of reading so much about
Company Fl, N. g. d., In this column.
Your correspondent will, therefore
briefly reply to that article by saying
that when Georgetown possesses as fine
a military organization as New Castle
new has, the people OF this city will not
tire OF the interesting reading matter
that your Georgetown Correspondent
will write on the subject.
Cards are out announcing the wedding of
Johnk. Lyman Of near Newport to Miss
Sadie Williams Of this city on Wednesday
evening, April 16. at 730 o'clock at the
residence Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Williams on Market
street
Shad fishing viii begin In dead earn
est in day or two. There were but few
fisherman on the river Yesterday and
William Bartlett succeeded in hauling in
forty-two Of the lusciOus,6sh at one time.
They are commanding excellent prices.
and this Is considered "big haul" for SO