The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-15
PATRIOTIC NEGRO
AN AsHEvILLE NEGRO MAKES A LOAN TO
CAPT. WAGNER'S C0MPANP.
A Deserter Caught.--A Heavy StOrm--0theT
News Of Interert From Camp
Russell,


You NAV talk about your patriotism
and love of country, but here is some
thing that takes the lead. Yesterday an
old negro from Asheville came to Capt. |
Wagner's tent and said: Captain,
have got whole lot of money and | un-
derstand your boys are out and need
some cash. / want to let them have my
money" Capt Wagner accepted the
tender of the loan and the Ashevllle
boys were made happy. | failed to gel
the old negro's name. He is an Ashe-
vile barber and deserves to have his
name enrolled along with that of Miss
Helen Gould and other patriotic Amerl-
cans, for, while his was not large con
tribution, "he gave what he had"
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Ward of MOrganton brought to Camp
Russell Private Samuel Houston, of the
Lenoir Capt. jones' company. He de-
serted several days ago. Houston will
he tried by court-martial and if guilty
(of which there is no doubt he may
have to pay the severe penalty for de-
SertiOn in time Of war-death. Houston
may be made an example of to prevent
further desertions. His brother. who de-
serted at the same time, has not yet
been apprehended
Reports have been going the rounds
that there would be junior lieutenant
when the companies are recruited up to
their maximum strength. LOG men. Col.
Burgwyn tells me that he has received
no orders to that effect.
Chief Clerk John A. Sims. of the Au-
ditor's office, has two sons One of
them. Jay. is chief bugler for First North
Carolina regiment. He is also an expert
telegrapher and has asked for and will
probably be assigned to the signal corps
that is to go to Manila under General
Wesley Merritt. Mr.. Sims other son
Chalmers. is going to volunteer and re-
turn to Jacksonville with the party now
getting recruits for the First Regiment.
Mai. B. f. Dixon is one of the hand
soonest soldiers in the regiment He has
a military bearing that is hard to sur
pass. His is n military family. He has
two sons, Messrs Ben and Wright Dix
on. in the First Regiment, while he and
his two step-sons, Capt. II. l.. and Lieut..
Plato Durham, are in the Second Only
one male member of the family, Mr.
Stonewall J. Durham, of Bessemer City.
is left behind.
Yesterday afternoon quite storm
passed over the camp, again interfer
ing with the dress parade. The wind
blew down the tents of Capt. Jeffreys Of
Tarboro. and Sergeant Majors Davis and
Gore. Strange to say no one was hurt.
During the rain yesterday afternoon
several of the boys stripped and took
a heayen-sent bath, much TO their enjoy
ment.
In Capt. Smiths (Greenville) com
pany there are two musicians that bear
the high sounding names of Blow and
Cheek.
The hats of the regiment arrived yes
terday and have been distributed. TheS
are gray felt campaign hat, very
light and quite ornamental
Yesterday afternoon thirteen new mon
were mustered into Capt. Gray's Greens
bOro company. Among the number l
noted Mr. V. O. Thompson. IT.. son OIL
DIR. Y. O. Thompson one OF Winston's
leading citizens, and Mr.. Jesse Alder
man, son of Mr.. A. III. Alderman. late
professor in the Greensboro Female
College.
Sergeant Jones and Haigh arrived yes
terday from Fayetteville with ten men
for Company A.
Sergeant Ed McKoy, Of Wilmington
arrived yesterday with eighteen men to
help recruit the Second Regiment.
Some of the recruits We're raw-very
raw-and seemed to be having "A rather
hilarious time.
So far as known there are only two
immunes from yellow fever in Raleigh
One Of these, Mr.. Thornburg, has offer
ed ms services ana is very anxious to
join white immune regiment.
1t is said that if another call for voun
teers is made, State Auditor Hal w.
Aver is to be the lieutenant colonel Of
the Third regiment. He is anxious to
go to the front, and is relying upon his
eXcellency, the governor, to appoint him,
if the regiment is formed.
Children should always
increase in weight. Not to
grow, not to increase in flesh,
belongs to old age.
Present and future health
demands that this increase