The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-15
CAMP NOTES.

sent them.
CAMP NOTES.
DR.. l.. r. McBrayer, district deputy
grand master of the Odd Fellows, who |
was in Raleigh in attendance upon Grand
Lodge last week. visited Camp Bryan
Grimes and talks to the Asheville Citi- |
zen as follows:
Our boys in Camp Grimes are admit |
ted to be the finest company OF men in
camp; and / am also informed that they
are the most orderly. There has been
only one punishment inflicted in our
company and the offender was ordered
to command pick and shovel for six
days for slight INSTRUMENTATION. 4
punishment of that kind for one of our
boys the first week in camp was equal TO
twelve months at hard labor for one
more accustomed to work. They tell me
they have plenty to eat and after about
eight hours a day at drill with the other
necessary duties of camp life, they arc
usually ready to order anything ON the
bill of fare. They are in fine spirits
and are anxious to go to Cuba.
The boys were very anxious for Cap
tain Patton to remain in ranks. and the
captain was anxious to remain with thela
He is much loved by all the men.
Mrs. Bookhart is the fairy Of the com
pany and visits them every day. She
says to them whittier thou goest / will
go, and signifies her intention of follow
ing company II and their captain into
Cuba. If she does it would take one
million Spanish troops and the entire
Spanish navy to capture her"
Mr.. j. Elwood Cox was at Raleigh
yesterday and of course went out to
Camp Grimes to see our boys. He says
the High Point boys are all in good hui
NOR and seem to like camp life very well.
They don't look like soldiers yet, be-
cause the uniforms have not arrived
High Point Enterprise.
-Four more Mcdowell boys have enlist
ed in the volunteer army since our last
issue. They are G. III. Weaver and .To
seph Englang of Marion township fine
muscular young fellows, and II. Il.
Hughes and another whose name we
failed to learn. All entered the com
pany ut Rutherfordton, making total
of fourteen boys from this county who
are members of that organizaton.-M
Dowell Democrat.
In several towns, Asheyille among the
number. new military companies are be-
ing organized. The Ashevile Citizen
says:
1T is feared by those interested in or
ganizing the new military company for
Asheyile that Governor Russell will not
recognize the new company to the eX-
tent of providing the members with uni
forms and equipment. The Governor
has been communicated with, however
and a definite reply, it is thought, will
be received in IL few days. Col. Lusk
who will 90 TO Raleigh Sunday, will nj
so call the attention of the Governor t0I
the matter.
Battery G of the Sixth artillery is now
quartered at Fort Caswell ready to do
valiant service in the protection of that
section of the coast. Thirty-nine pri
Yates and three officers constitute the
battery. The officers are, Captain
Deems, First Lieutenant Stevens, See
ond Lieutenant Fisher, Mrs. Fisher,
wife of the second lieutenant, was with
the battery and will reside at Fort Cas-
well with her husband.
On account of the rain there was no
parade drill of the First regiment yester-
day afternoon.
Camp Bryan Grimes is now as clean
as Il flower and in splendid condition
every way. The men of each company
take pride in their quarters and keep
them as neat as a pin.
The ranking officer of the United
Navy is Admiral William A. Kirkland,
who is a North Carolinian, commanding
the navy yard at San Francisco. Rear
Admiral Dewey will be seventh on the
list that is, he will stand ut the foot of
the list Of rear-admirals. The act of
Congress promoted him five files, and
jumped him over COmmodores Norton,
Bunce. McNair. and Howell. The high
est ranking officer in the army is Mai
Gen. Nelson A. Miles The second on
the list is Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt. and
then come Gems. Brooke, Otis, Coppin-
ger, Shafter, Graham, Wade and Mer-
riam in order. mA
The relative rank of the Brigadier
Generals of volunteers i'm accordance
with their length of service has been de-
termined by the War Department and
promulgated as follows:
"a, T. Frank; %. l.. Guenther; (3)
Is. Arnold; a., G. NJ. Pennington; C5),
). Poland; (6), S. Snyder; "a, f. Kent;
80, |. Rogers; 90, Guy v Henry. 1O).
NJ. Anderson; 1D S. Hawkins: (12), S.
sumner; 63), C. Bates; (14). s. Burt:
(15), b. Williston; 90, NJ. Randall; 40,
G. Il. Compton; 1S), III. Carpenter: 19),
b. M. Young; (20), w. Lawton; (21), w.
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