The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-01
Inspection AND MUSI[R|
OF the Second Regiment
Ordered Friday
COURT MARTIAL FORMED

Imposing Fines for Swearing and
Bringing Liquors Into Camp-A Sol
der Critically HI from Snnstrcke.
Troops til Suffering from Vaeeina-
tfon-Reception 10 the Troop-More
Recruits.
Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, n. c., June 29.-Colonel
Burgwyn orders the formation of the
battalions Of the Second regiment at
5 o'clock Friday for monthly inspec-
ton and muster.
Special order Nc. Sc by General
Brooke, commanding the department
of the GULF, was read at dress parade
today. 1t orders a general court-mar-
tial to be held, beginning July 1st.
The following are designated to COM
pose the court: Major Wilder, Cap
tains Percy Gray, Durham, Wagner
and Cooper, First Lieutenants Gilmer,
Durham, McAfee and Johnson, Second
Lieutenants Cater, Farrior, Cowan and
Deal. Lieutenant r. l.. Gray, regi-
mental edjutant is designated judge
advocate. Battalion Adjutant S. H.
MacRae will act as regimental adju-
tant pending the exercise by Gray of
the duties of judge advocate.
General order No. - by Colonel
Burgwyn was also read. 1t directs the
attention of the regiment to Nos. So
an1 % Of orfio1oc IF WOO rhicL a,o
that any officer who shall use any pro-
fame oath or execration shall forfeit
and pay $1.00; any enlisted man for
the first offense of the same kind shall
pay one-sixth of a dollar and for each
subsequent offense a like sum and be
confined twenty-fOur hours, the
money to be deducted from his next
pay and to be applied to the use of the
sick soldiers of his company. Bring
ing to camp, selling or giving away
whiskey or beer, except for medical
purposes, is prohibited. Those violat-
ing this order will be punished and
the whiskey Or beer confiscated.
Colonel Burgwyn yesterday enlisted
fifteen recruits and today a like num-
Der. The regiment needs only forty
five more. He expects these this week.
T. B, Bryan, of Gaffney City S. c., is
the man who is suffering from sun
stroke and his case is regarded as ex-
tremely critical. He ought to be sent
if possible to the city hospital. His
temperature is 1O3. There are today
twenty-one cases of measles. These
are in a special ward, admission to
which is now denied the public.
w. J. Ray only Is years of age, from
lakewood, Wilkes county, is insane.
He was sound when he passed the ur-
geOns a month ago. There is a bad
case Of jaundice.
At dress parade today not over 800
officers and men were in ranks. Com
pany c., had only the captain and sew
enteen men and Company l., only two
officers n twenty-five men, the short
age being due to sore arms.
The railway commission, after hear
ing the petition for an uptown tele-
graph office at Mount Airy, riders that
such office be established.
Governor and Mrs. Russell returned
this afternoon.
Father ~Prendergast and the ladies
of the Catholic Literary Society this
afternoon from 5 to 6 o'clock gave a
y IL . NSo lCliC ~
the officers and men of the Second reg
iment at the Church of the Sacred
Heart. The band of the regiment fur
nished music.
Fifteen recruits for the First regi-
ment left here this afternoon. George
Nottingham, Alex McGeachy and T. G.
Walker, all of Raleigh, went to Jack
sonville as pharmacists of the Seventh
army corps and Fred Sharkley of Ra-
leigh as tailor.
1t is found that Lieutenant Comman-
der G.. T. Hutchings United States
navy, who has charge of the North
Carolina naval reserves, has his head
quarters at Baltimore. The adjutant
general is t~elegraphing him to ascer-
tain definitely whether any more of
North Cardinals naval reserves are to
be mustered in.
Sergeant Charles D. Myers Company
K, Second regiment, left today for FIT.
Macon as clerk to Lieutenant Harlowe,
United States army mastering officer,
in mastering in the Third regiment
(colOred.)