The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
left Davis Rifles on Their Nav to
the Richmond Reunion.
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Oldest Company in the State aud One of
the Bsst-Diphtheria Destroya
Family Unknown Drowned.

beaumont. TsNaS. June .t-Tne Jen ia
VS. Rifles arrived In special coach over
the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas City rail-
| road yesterday afternoon at o'clock. ana
| at $50 o'clock the entire company repaired
| 10 'Ride Awhile" the beautiful home of
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Goodhue. and par
took OF sumptuous supper that was
given In thc-r honor. AS Is well known
tho JEFF Davis Rifles was selected by Cen
epil II. II. Boone guard of honor for
the Texas division of the United Confed-
crate Veterans az the Richm. nd reunion
therefore the following brief sketch of
the company aud the town of Jasper. Its
home, as prepared by w. w. Blake. ed
!tor OF the jasper Newsboy. Will prove
interesting
The Jeit DAVIS Rifles were organized IN
1857 and ranks fest in the volunteer guard
of Texas. beth as regards efficiency. dis
cin,ine and equipment, the regaka con-
s!sting OF bright new infantry accoutre-
ments, and IN addition there is IN their
armory d l2-pound brass cannon. There
are iifty-two men in the rank aud file of
me company and every one is prompt N
attending drills and ever ready 10 respond
10 duty, be 1t ather work or pleasure.
Captain E. |. kelle. in command Of the
company. is small in statue. past middle
age. n solder IN the Confederate army.
with a secord OF which any man might
proficient In tactics. and such is the con-
fidence rerosed IN his Judgment that his
men naver question but obey his com
mands In fact. the company is composed
of Sons of old Confeterate soldiers, and
they take a patriotic interest in the men
that made the history of thirty years
jasper. the home Of the Jefy Davis Rifles.
il on inland town of about 550 Inhabitants
II is an old town fc Texas. having been
settled in 1924
II Is in the midst OF what is known as
the Magnolia Relt' Of Texas, The forcst
growth is principally evergreen, among
&c
magnolia, holly. white and swect bay.
Wild peach. yeopcr pin and water oak
and yellow rin". which gives the country
the appearance Of spring In midwintcr
The town abandoned the liquor traffic in
1875. and since that tinle no roucr has
been sold in Town The Young mon have
corruntsng influence of SOCIAL drinking and
gambling and their character has been
shaped acror6tngly
The reputation Of thesrin~s Is the result
Of sts'irt discipline. and this "a possible
only among voung mon who are naturally
ohsdient and adhere strictly to duty.
The rifles have attended each successive
State encampment since the'r orga MIA
ton, and whle they have never entered
the lists for the best drilled company. they
stand In the from, rank of the militia Of
the State. they have won two Full suits
or uniform fox their excellence "a SOL
diers and In them are combined all the
der.
They have an armorv az Jasper ssx1oo
INet., costing about 5000. built and paid
for by themselves. They are chartered
under the laws Of TEXAS aud authorized
10 mold 5000 worth NJ r'operty. They
have commenced the SELECTION Of well So
lected hooks an. have now ahout s3oa
worth. The armorv Is arranged with
stage fixtures and is usets for the purposes
Or town hall when not in use by tho
In. connection with their military organ
iIat"n. they have also an organization
ior civic and SOCIAL purposes. conducted
spef lis.
This branch of the compnny's orran,za-
NON has hfen Of the greatest benefit 10
harpens that communities find it nec.s-
sarN 70 act In concert to accomplish SOM.
pnrpose beneficial to rhe puhl:c and this
organization is nucleus GROUND which
unity If Design can gather.
IN" Young men composing the company
arc all fairly well educated. some of them
a ros'er OF tho company attending the
hichmond reunion is is follows:
-. kelhe, captain.
G. C. Brown. second lieutenant
Guy Flake. first sergeant
J. Mcqueen. second sergeant.
". G Blake. fifth sergeant
9, 5. keaEhoy. first corporal
W. r scarborough. second corporal.
T. 6 6 h 1isgi ' r. z 'G nTowa !, F. Horn.
y. Ri<hop; z q; Durham J, 6 Ha9 v.
s s1oIn e & E X'psn 7 i 4 stone l. =
David Tro,ii. r. g. Adams prvate es,"''S'
nr r.. +. Bean. surgeon,
Miss Alma, Adams went with the rrnes
to Richmond as sponsor her mails being
Misses i.cn Smith and EDDIE kellie Miss
Adams IS tyrical East Texas beauty
A pronounce" blonde. with featrres as
lacks queen. made doubly attractive bv
symetrical form Of easy, graceful move