The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-05
CHAPLAIN OSBORNE HERE.
A Newspaper Man Turns Soldier
Notes and Incidents Gathered at Cam
Russell Yesterday.

A Newspaper Man Turns Soldier
Notes and Incidents Gathered at Camp
Russell Yesterday.
Rev Il. a. Osborne. of Charlotte. re-
Gently appointed chaplain of the Second
regiment North Carolina State volun-
| teers, arrived ut Camp Russell yesterday
and will conduct services there to-day
as follows: Morning prayer, sermon
and holy communion mt $50 a. m: even
ing prayers and sermon 800 p. m. Mr..
Osborne is an old soldier. having been
colonel of his regiment i'm the late war.
He has been superintendent of the
Thompson Orphanage Mt Charlotte for Il
number of years, which position he re-
signed to accept the chaplaincy of the
Second regiment. Mr.. Osborne is a pol
lshed gentleman, an able and fluent
speaker and will soon win the love- conf
dence and esteem of the soldiers He
is Il minister of the Episcopal church
ID. l.. st. Clair. one of the editors of
the Sanford Express. has given up quill
driving and enlisted i'm Co. \. of the See
ond regiment
M. w. Haynes, artifeer of Co. |, went
sick leave He will also get recruits for
his company while away.
Capt J. w Cooper. IT.. of Co NJ. is
officer Of the day to-day.
A News and Observer man took sup
per with the boys yesterday. The menu
was as follows: Boiled Irish potatoes.
beef, black coffee and light bread.
Yesterday afternoon was the regular
time for regimental inspection. The in
spcction had begun when it,was cut short
by shower of rain.
The uniforms arrived yesterday and the
entire regiment will appear to-day for
the first time uniformed. They will
make Il much better appearance than
formerly. The arms have not yet ar
rived.
Maj T. Il. Dixon was not in camp
yesterday having left the night before
for Bessemer City to get recruits for the
regiment.
Yesterdays Fayetteville Observer con-
tanned the following reference to n popu-
lar captain and a popular company:
.'The people of Fayetteville have real
son to be proud of the company they
have sent to the front in this war, but
they have especial reason to be proud of
its captain and to feel confidence in his
ability as well as his desire to take care
of the boys entrusted to him. 1t is learn
ed that nothing could surpass the skill
Al In
stood mp for the rights of his company
in the assignment of position in the regi-
ment 1t was due to this that the War
Department finally ordered the deter
mination Of the question by lot Captain
Huske returned to Raleigh this morning.
He left his business like Cincinnatus did
his plough. His brief furlough was to
make some disposition regarding it. and
was granted in recognition of the cir
cumstances.
For sometime the illegal sale Of whis-
key has been going on out Mt Camp Rus
SELL The officers have kept sharp
lookout and on yesterday Deputy Mar
shall Merritt arrested AL DeBoy, who
has been running confectionery bust
ness at the camp DeBoy was carried
b1ibit 0Hitpu tNNftltS NOulitiSslbbti
John Nichols. who bound him over to the
Federal court in a bond of 5000.
The bond was given and was signed by
Nick DeBoy. brother of the accused, and
Mr. Chas. Bretsch. of this city.
Del3oy claims and says that he can
prove that the whislIey obtained from
him was ut the request Of parties in the
camp sent for and obtained from other
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