The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-28

were not present at the armory
Lieut.. Edison said that he had made
arrangements to visit Orange, Thurs
day night, and would not be able to
come to Worcester until next week
The five men who re-enlisted in the
state service have all served from TWO
to nine years. Their time expired dur
ing the time the company was serving
in the Spanish war.
The men were; Lieut.. H. II. Warren.
Sergt w. E. Fairbanks. Sergt. William
Stevenson, Sergt. Louis M. McCallum,
and Private c. A. Vaughan.
Lieut.. Warren and Private Vaughan
are the only ones who served in the
Spanish war
The lieutenant and the three SER
geants are now privates in the state
militia.
The mastering in ceremony is very
simple, and in five minutes time the
i've men had signed the rolls. and
Lieut. Edison was ready to leave for his
1ome The lieutenant left Worcester
1t 7.40 o'clock
Co. held a meeting at o'clock.
Capt, Ri er, Capt. Allen, Lieut.. Clarke
and about Is men were present. No
business of Importance was transact
ed The company will meet every
Tuesday and drills will be taken up
in the course of two or three weeks.
Co. G men were pleased that their
company was the first Worcester com
mand to be mustered into the state
service.
There are 46 men and officers on the
companys roster. A large number of
the men are Cuban volunteers, and it
is thought that before it is time to go
to camp, every living volunteer will re-
enter the state militia.
Co. C, Emmett Guards, met al the ar
mory last evening The company rolls
We're signed by Capt Moynihan and
will be sent to Boston today. Forty
six men and three officers is the pres
ent strength of the company
No business, outside Of signing the
rolls, was transacted last evening.
Capt. Moynihan expressed himself as
being perfectly satisfied with the rolls.
lie says that as soon as regular meet
ings are resumed the company will
have the full quota Of names upon the
roster.
The Emmets will probably be mus
tered in during the first rart of Janu-
airy.
he company accepted an Invitation
from Post 10, G. A. r., to appear in the
performances of the Drummer Boy"
at the Worcester theater. The com
mand are without guns or complete
uniforms, but the articles will be sup
piled by the post
Sergt. Nelson 0. Ward B Battery.
Seventh United States artillery, took
charge of the recruiting office in the
Walker building yesterday The ser
geant came to Worcester from Provi-
dence, and will take the positions oc-
cupied by Corporal James Coughlin
since the opening of the office. Cor
poral Codghlin is at present spending
furlough in the metropolis.
Sergt. Ware belongs in Jersey City.
He has been in Uncle Sans service for
nearly three years, and has spent a
greater portion of that time in the re-
cfuiting service.
Lieut.. Royden will come to Worces-
ter today and muster in all recruits who
make application.
Stanley Petrowsky and George Mar
TIN, who We're accepted by DIR. O'Meara
last week. will leave Worcester tonight.
Martin will join the Twenty third in
fantry and Petrowsky win become a
member Of the Ninth infantry.
1t is expected that nine Second Mas
sachusetts regiment men win enter fine
service today. They are friends and
followers of Private Martin.
Forrest Z. Crossman, of Co. c. is suf-
fering with an attack of chills at his
home on Charlton street.
Lieut.. King of Co. C is confined to
his home. He is suffering with aggra-
waited nervous troubles.
1t is said that the Worcester Conf
nentals will go out of existence very
shortly. Want of interest and the fact
that no new material is available 10 FIJI
the vacancies are given as the reasons
The Contlnentals have for years been
active figures on the social side of Vor-
cester military affairs, and the organiz
alton is one Of the best known military
commands in the Bay State.
The annual meeting of the society
takes place in January, and it is pos
sible that at that meeting some ar
rangement viii be made whereby tba
organization will remain intact.