The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-26

The United States Artillery School,
Fortress Monroe, Va.
DIR. G. S. Mangum, University OF
North Carolina, wants to be appointed
surgeon.
j. CLYDE Cheek, Hillsboro, asks the
necessary papers for organizing COM
pany and asks, if it is organized, Whetl-
or guns will be furnished.
Other applications received were
the following: IL. L. Purcell. Shelby;
Il. +. Grigg. ex-Confederate soldier, Lit
tlrton. Robert III. Fite, graduate Bing-
ham school, Nashville, Tenn; George g..
Ransom, employe of Southern Railway.
Salisbury: John p. Arthur, graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute, Ashe-
vile: II. w. Fitch. Union Veteran, Ashe-
Vile wants to be Second Lieutcnau,
and Recruiting officer; $. II. Lane, Lit
Teton. wants to be apothecary in a
North Carolina regimenD; DR.. J. Ii.
Stockard, Burlington, wants to be Sur
aeon of a regment; DR.. w.
s. Jones. Godsboro. (surgeon); l.. r..
Harris. SummerGeld; Julian 5. Turner,
cx-Confederate, Hillsboro; Nj. II. Troll
linger. Burlington; Rev. j. &. Love anu
Rev. s. Il. Barker, Raleigh (chapialn);
John III. Melone (col.(; Charlie Shady
tcol.l. John Mitchell (colored), Raleigh;
W. ID. Bowers, Winston; Fred +.
Rouche, Salisbury; DR.. Samuel McKee,
CrowelI. Charlotte (surgeon) Frank
Armfield. Monroe. wants to be appoint
cd an aide de camp or something OF
that sort paying about $1,000 a year;
A. A. Anderson. Callahan, DAVE coun-
ty, Tex Confederatel; j. X. Harrell EliZ-
abeth City: DR.. i. l.. Siler and ). I'll.
Lyle. Franklinton, tsurgeon); Frank
Bland and Daniel Willis, Apex; George
s. Powell. Asheville; |. j. Stone, Raj
eigh; C. A. Vaughan, Washington, ID.
c.: Will Ross Burlington: James W.
Bryan. Raleigh: f. w. Pegram. Ma
con: Dr. O. l.. Denning (surgeon) Dunn.
BATTERY OF ARTILLERY.
Mr.. John A. Ramsay, of Salisbury.
writes: IF | am correctly informed
there is no battery of Light Artillery in
the State Guard, and I most respectful
ly requ est to arrange battery. | had
almost four years of active service in
that arm during the late war and had
some reputation as battery com
mander. and if granted the authority
will endeavor to get good set of men
enlisted for such term as your Excel
lency may be pleased to direct"
w. n. Pugh, Newborn, asks permits
sion to raise a company. of heavy ar
tilleiy to garrison Fort Macon. He was
a member of the Fourth Regiment,
heavy artillery. and stationed ut Fort
Macon at its fall in 1863.
ARMY OFFICERS VOLUNTEER.
Maj r. Bingham. of Bingham's school
writes: Brevet Major Charles L. Davis,
Captain Tenth Infantry, Z. $. A.. whose
four years detail as professor of Military
Science and Tactics here expired De
cember 2Sth, 1897. is still here on fur
Tough, and has been ordered to Char
lotte on recruiting duty. He will get his
promotion very soon and expects to APP
ply to you for Colonel's Commission
with the purpose of raising regiment
lie Is good man. thoroughly acquaint-
ed with military matters. and would be
very useful in such Il position in case the
war lasts long, and an infantry army IS
needed. / take the liberty of calling
now your attention to his intentions.
William p. Wooten, Il member of the
West Point graduating class this year.
applies TO appointment of major of one
Of the first volunteer regiments raised
in the State Mr.. Wooten is from the
Eastern part of this State.
A WOMAN SURGEON.
Miss JOY Harris, NJ. D., of Burlington,
offers her services as Il physician and
surgeon in any hospital, for American
soldiers and sailors wounded or stricken
i'll while fighting under the stars and
stripes at any point on American soil.
Il am u woman, it is true, but n
woman who feels that her duty Is