Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-24
CARLIN'S BATTERY.
a HAPPY REUNION OF SURVIVING MEMBERS
EELD LAST NIGHT.
C'mrajs Theodore Roller Is Presented With a Hand
some Bgg,e-ThJ Speeches and the
Banquet

A happy reunion. Comrades upon the
battlefield meet, grasp hands AMI re-
peat the oit-told tales OF sanguluary
strife after more than a quarter Of a
century has elapsed.
Such was the scene at the meeting Of
surviving comrades Of Battery D, First
West Virginia Artillery, held at the
store Of Henry Seamon & Son, last
night. The reunion was arranged by
Mr.. Seamon, who conceived theide OF "a
meeting to celebrate the fftieth birth
day of Bugler Roller, who was a gen
ersl favOrite with "the boys" in the
DAYS of '6l-'65. Thirty-eight postal
cards were sent to surviving members Of
Carlin's battery, and the following COM
raues responded: Geo. Bottles, Benz.
Exley, William Hobbs, and Alex.
Frazier, Of Martins Ferry; Alex. Nc
Graw, Of East Liverpool; ID. B. Clark,
Of Bridgeport, ani Theo. Roller, Henry
SeamOn, Geo. w. Clark, Henry Jones,
Henry Pebler, Philip Fletcher, Hugh
NIcCOrd, AlOuzo Reed, c. IL. Watkins,
Chas. Seuseny and VIM. Frank, Of this
city. OF 2lT members Of the Battery,
only about - are now living, and are
scattered all over the Union.
The meeting was held In a large room
in the second story, and was called TO
order by President SesmOn. A distin-
gushing characteristic Of Carlin'S Bat
terry, is the fact that at each reunion the
exercises are opened with prayer. Last
evening COmrade EXley led In feryent
invocation.
President Seamon then stated the OBJ
iect of the call, 20 celebrate with Bug
Ter Roller a most important event, the
rounding out Of a half century. He
then reviewed COmrade Rollers ser
vices TO the battery, and stated that the
old bugIe, which saw such faithful ser
vices in the late unpleaSantueSs, was
last used i'm sounding the taps at the
burial OF COmrade Tom Harris. He
did not know whether il was lost or
sold for Old brass, bus at any rate Com
rade Roller did not possess a bugle at
present, so his comrades thought the
present occasion fitting one to present
him with bug.e, as slight token OF
their regard, and reminder OF the
friendship of the days Of the Rebellion.
When COmrade Roller arose TO reply
he was visibly affected. He spoke feel
ilgly OF the days OF the war, and re-
f.rrcd 20 the many jokes played upon
him, but he was happy TO say that he
counted every member of Battery ID as
his friend. He appreciated the hand
some bugle for its Intrinsic worth, but
more for the associations of friendship
aud c0mradesnip which were connected
with ft. He hoped that 10 would be a
great many years before he would again
be called % blow the bugle taps over
the grave of a deceased COmrsde, and
when the last bugIe call was sounded,
he hoped Co meet the Old faces again,
aud be comrades once more and for all
time.
The bugIe was manufactured ey-
u~essly for Mr.. Roller by c. C.. Conn, Of
Eluc0.t, Ind, according 90 a model pre-
pared by him. To is OF the latest regu-
Iat.on pattern, and is made OF triple SIT.
Yer aud gold plate. On the bell is the
inscription. Presented 90 Theodore Roll
Ter, late bugler Of Battery ID, First W..
Va. Artillery, by his surviving COM
rgdes, Jan. "a, 1902 Mr.. Roller stated
that 10 was the lut~L toned INSTRUMENTS
he ever heard. Edmund Roller was
chosen assistant bug,er.
After spending short time I'm hand
shaking, Mr.. Roller invited the
gentlemen TO Van Keuren'S res
terauut Headed by Mr.. Roller, who
sounded the bugIe call as they marched,
the gentlemen proceeded MP Twelfth
street, attracting considerable atten-
ton. AZ NalEeuren's a tempting oys-
ter supper was served, 10 which all am
pie Justice. After satisfying the wants
of the "iuncr man" cigars were lighted,
and the storytelling was started by
COmr8de Roller, who related the tale OF
the "b.ack cat" After each man in
turn entertained the assemblage with
speech or an amusing aneCdote, the
comrades dispersed.