The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
Clinton's New
Company.
MEN ARE ANXIOUS
To Enlist in the Service Of
Their Chosen State.

Clinton. Dec. 2S.-Capt.. Peter ]. Can
non will take to Boston. tomorrow, the
roll Of the new Company K, Ninth reg
iment, Massachusetts volunteer mill
tia. This roll is the regular form pro-
vided by the commonwealth. It will
be presented to Adjt. Gen. samuel Dali
ton in Boston, by Capt. Cannon.
There viii be 81 names on the roll,
besides the names Of former members
Of Company K. who died while sery-
ing in Uncle Sans regular army, and
the names of volunteers who thus serv-
ed and their time in the militia having
expired, do not desire to re-enIIst.
There are almost none who viii not
re-enlist.
The new Company * will be con1pos-
ed largely Of veterans. 1t will be com
posed entirely Of men who enlisted for
the war. It will be composed largely
Of men who actually saw war in Cuba,
augmented by few who enlisted, but
did not leave the country, and a few
who enlisted, but who were rejected by
the surgeons at South birmingham.
Thirty-one Of them who Will be mem
beers OF the new company are men
whose term in the militia has not ex-
pired, and they resumed the status they
had in Company X before the COM
pany was mustered into the service Of
the national government.
There are some Is others whose terms
as militiamen have expired, who have
Eignifed 70 Capt. Cannon their deter
nnination to serve again Capt Cannon
Will therefore have under him in the
new company the same tried fellows
who followed him through the hard
ships Of Santiago and the hardships OF
camp at home and abroad.
He win have under him Lieuts. John
]. Boyle and Martin ]. Healey, almost
the same staff Of sergeants, and prac-
tically the same corpOraIs, excluding
those whom death has taken.
The furlough Of co. * expires Mon
day, Dec rs. Something viii happen
Ike this Adjt. Gen. Dalton, as soon
as possible after Monday, will issue an
order to Col Lawrence j. Logan 70
take charge Of the East armory. ana
the captains Of the several companies
VIII in turn be ordered to take charge
Of their several 1rnories, Capt. Can
non, of course, to take charge Of the
armory in Clinton.
Then a mastering officer viii be sent
to Clinton, who will muster in enough
men to bring the company to its full
complement of IS men and three off
are members by virtue Of their term
of enlistment in the militia being un-
expired.
Capt Cannon is exceedingly graft
fed by the response made by the men
of his old company He had thought
that some Of them had suffered 50
greatly they would be 10th to take
chances Of being called to fight for
their country again. But most Of them
are willing to follow his lead, just as
they ala In the war.
The boys are fred Nth the soldier
spirit, and to the Clinton correspondent
Of The Spy seen Wednesday, almost to
q man are sorry that there are no
more Spaniards to whip.
Besides filling the ranks Of the COM
pany completely, and that with men
who know what war Is, Capt Cannon
VIII have a waiting list Of from 30 to
IS names. such is the anxiety of the
young men Of Clinton to serve under
him.
~ Immediately after enough men are
mustered In to I'll its complement. the
company VIII meet to elect officers.
1t wifi designate the men 1t wishes
in authority from captain to corpor-
ais. It is a foregone conclusion that
the personnel of the officers, as II was
when Co. x was Co. X, United States
volunteers, will be preserved.
Following is the roll Of the company,
which may change in one or two names,
before 1t goes to Boston:
Captain Peter J. Cannon.
First Lieutenant Martin ]. Healey.
Second Lieutenant John J. Boyle.
Sergeants NJ. J. Mcdonald, Robert H.
McRell. Matthew Connolly John Mum
ster. NJ II. Garvey and James E. Nc
Donald
Corporals Edward Boyle. John A.
Cannon. John ]. Gibbons, NJ H. Han
ney and Lorenzo Janzer.
Privates Thomas r. Burke John J.
Burns. Samuel Clark, Michael Byrnes,
James Davsrn, Austin Dandurand
William Duran, Michael T. Duran, JOS
L. Davis, Joseph F. Flanagan. Louis A.
Gaumond. NJ. p. Harrity, James II.
Hestor Thomas f. Hoban, Patrick H
Kirby, Malachi J. Kittredge, John J
Kiicoyne, James Kennedy, Thomas j
Kelley, Hugh r. Kittredge, Michael J.
Lowe, George P. Mccullough, John P.
Murphy, Thomas s. Madden, Michael
p. Moran, John Noonan, George B.
Neibert, Michael f. O'Malley
Michael c. O'Malley, Austin
O'Malley, Fred Page, Frank Parant
James Z. Ryan, Martin ]. Salmon, John
T. scanlon, Edward ]. scanlon, James
J. Sullivan, william w Stevenson
Henry j. Turcotte, John Mulgrew, Jas
Cav. William Donlan, William Hamil.
ton. Michael German, Patrick j. Ho.
ban. Michael ]. Kittredge, Martin r
Phillips, John Fhilbin, Michael O'Mal.
ley, John J. Meehan, William Goulden
Lieut.. M. j. Healey attended the fu
neral of Private John Morgan at Mari