The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
The Thirds Trim South.

The Third N. j. Volunteers, of
which several boys from Lakewood
are members, left Pompton Lakes on
Friday morning of last week for their
winter camp at Athens, Ga. The
boys were called out at $40 O'Clock
in the morning, and by nine the
tents were all down and the regiment
ready to move. Tedious delays ow-
ing to the failure of the railroad Off
ciaIs to furnish sufficient baggage cars
caused the failure OF the regiment to
embark until late in the afternoon,
but finally they got started. At Jer-
sey City there was another long wait
until the cars were measured as to
height and length, the cars proving un
satisfactory, another train was made
up of Pennsylvania cars, filling the re
quirements, and the regiment got off
again about Top. NJ. Most of the sol
diers, tired out by this time, succeed
ed in sleeping until Washington was
reached about breakfast time in the
morning. A sufficient time was per-
mitted to take birdseye glance at
the national capital, after which the
regiment proceeded to Quantico, the
terminus of the P. X. r. system, MAX
ing the rest of the trip via the Attain
tic Coast line 1t led them through
Fredericksburg, Richmond and Peters
burg, where historic points attracted
interest. thenathrough Weldon, N. O.,
and Chester, s. c., the soldiers cram
ing their necks to see the country, the
people. the buildings, the modes of
doing things, the oxen and queer
carts, the colored men everywhere in
all lines of occupation and the colored
women and little ones standing in the
dooryards of funny little huts with
big chinneys on the outside. craning
their necks to see the soldiers pass,
men and boys riding horses instead
of driving, hardly anybody riding
bicycles, little progress anywhere ex-
cept in the large cities.
Athens, Ga. was reached on Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock, where
quarters were given the regiment in
the Knights of Pythias Hall, the
weacher being so inclement it was
not considered advisable to go to the
camp that day. Athens is described
as quiet, pretty place, of some
IL, 600 inha bitants. with no saloons
The camp is a mile from the town
reached by the trolley line, and is
lighted by electricity The people
are most hospitable and kind and the
boys are in need of nothing. They
complained on the route from INSULT
cient commissary arrangements, feel
ing that there was saIneness to sand
wich diet not all to be desired. They
Iswere also led to expect sleeping cars
for the trip, instead of which they had
some dilapidated specimens far from
comfortable But, on the whole, the
soldiers are highly pleased with the
change of scene and OF duty, and are
prepared to maintain the good record
they have made for themselves.
a letter from Athens to d relative
of one of the soldiers at Lakewood,
speaks of the former as a pretty, old
! fashioned place, where the conditions
are vastly different from those exist
ing here. The weather is as mild as
in June, and roses are blossoming on
every hand The regiment at that
time (Tnesday) had not reached their
permanent camp, but the Lakewood
boys had quite comfortable quarters
| in cotton warehouse, while it was
being gotten in readiness. In laying
out the camp, it is proposed to incor-
porate three tents into one, giving
much added space, and each tent will
be equipped with stove, assuring a
fair degree of luxury in the coldest
weather they are likely to have there.
The boys are all in good health. -
Lakewood Journal.