The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-09
1T is TO MOVE SOON
ORDERS ARE EXPECTED AT ANY
TIME.
A NUMBER OF DEsERTERS YESTERDAY
A Spread Given to the Fayetteville Light lnfan-
try by the Ladies' Monumental Asso-
ciaton--0ther notes and In
cdan!s About Camn
ciden!s About Camp.

Orders were received by Colonel Bur
gwyn from the War Department at
Washington yesterday, changing the
station of the Second regiment from the
Department of the East, headquarters
at Governors Island, New York, to the
Department of the Gulf, General Gra-
ham commanding, at Atlanta, Ga
This order may mean that the regiment
is soon to break camp and move south
ward, probably Jacksonville. This
would delight the boys, as they would
much prefer to go to Jacksonville than
any other point.
The commissions for the officers of
the Second regiment have arrived, and
when given to the men. Second Lieu
tenant III. Nj. Suggs, of Greenville, WAS
without one. The second lieutcnants
commission Of this company was given
Mr.. Roger Lee Meadows, of Oxford,
who brought twenty-five men to re
cruit up the company. This was ac-
cording to an agreement with Capt.
Smith Suggs refused to, serve longer
and dropped out, going back to his home
at Greenville to-day. He said that he
was going home and raise new COM
pany for the third call for volunteers.
Ii is the general opinion of both Off
GERS and men that the regiment will
move from Camp Russell inside of ten
days.
Capt. J. J. holland. of the Haywood
Guards, Waynesville, was here yester-
day on military matters. His company
is already organized and very anxious
TO get into service.
Company A. Fayetteville Independent
Light Infantry. had Il quite a feast OF
good things yesterday afternoon. The
Memorial and Monumental Association,
spread big supper for the boys.
and the way they dispatched it showed
that it was thoroughly enjoyed and ap
preciated The table was filled with all
the good things to eat, and was gaily
decorated with flowers and beautiful
painted hand flags. The ladies certainly
deserve the thanks of the Fayetteville
company for the royal manner an which
they were treated. The ladies were
prompted to this act in order to show
their grateful appreciation of many
courtesies rendered them by the Fayette-
vile company when they were building
the Confederate monument.
Corporal j. III. Ledbetter, Of Company
4. has gone to his home at Fayetteville
for few days.
Capt. b. II. Huske, Company a, is Off
Ger Of the day to-day.
Capt. Edmund Jones, of the Lenoir
company, was acting major of the third
battalion on dress parade yesterday
afternoon.
A number of transfers were made
among the different companies yesterday.
The Tarboro company went through
with target practice and skirmlsh drill
again yesterday.
Mr.. Dalen Stronach. regimental clerk
under Col. w. H. s. Burgwyn, has been
promoted to the position of sergeant
major to succeed Sergeant Leak Lands,
who has been made first sergeant of Go.
NJ. Mr. Stronach has recently been de-
tailed in Adjutant General Cowles' Of
flee and his fidelity TO duty caused his
promotion
Yesterday morning it was discovered
that four members of the regiment was
missing from camp. One Of the miss
ing men is Il corporal. One Of the pri-
Yates took off his uniform and left it
Mt the camp. Details of soldiers are out
looking for the missing men, but so far
their search has been fruitless.