The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-30

Major Simon 3. Cameron, of Mari
eta, last night mustered in Company
a, of the provisional National Guard.
The same office was to have been per-
formed with Company b, but the or
ganization lacked the required number
of men and will be mustered in later.
Thirty-one of the whole number of
men enrolled and examined for Com
pany "A presented themselves. Their
names follow: Charles Bone, Frank
DeLong, Charles Barr. John Green
| burg. Frank Koehler, William Gerecke,
David Thomas, b. c. Hackett, Charles
f. Scott. Albert Rooms, c. Hunterpile,
Ezra Peckens, Walton O'Connell, Rob-
ert Simpson, II. n. Carr, Thomas
Hoonan. Conrad Freehan, William
Young, Fl. II. Trerp, II. B. Andrews,
j. W. Browning, Oscar Boodenbaugh,
John b. Galloway, William Snyder,
Ernest thinner. William Mosher, Is.
Neville, Joseph Smith. Joseph Heller
George Wirth, Solomon Thurman.
Major Cameron was assisted in his
work by Dr. George II. Halberstadt,
of Pottsville, and Sergeant Harry d.
Rice, of Lebanon.
The company elected James o. DIM
iiilNh' EsuWln Zee, nTSt lieu
tenant, and George Wirth, jr.. second
lieutenant. Captain Dimmick is the ex-
commander of Company A of the pres
ent Thirteenth. He volunteered at Mt.
Gretna for regular army service, but
was rejected by the medical examin-
ers. Lieutenant Gee is an ex-lieuten-
ant of the company and at Mt. Gretna
experienced the same disappointment
as did Captain Dimmick. Second Lieu
tenant Wirth is not an eX-comms-
stoned officer, although he has been in
the National Guard He is an ex-com-
mon councilman of the Nineteenth
ward.
HAD NO OPPOSITION.
There was no contest in the election
OF captain and first lieutenant Mr..
Wirth, Ezra Peckens and II. f. Thayer
were nominated for the second lieu
tenancy. Mr.. Peckens did not seek the
Office and declined the nomination. His
declination was not understood by all
the members, however and in the bal
loting he received votes, Mr.. Wirth
22 and Mr. Thayer 4. Twenty-seven
votes being necessary to a choice, an
other ballot was ordered after Mr..
Peckens' declination had been made
known. The count showed Mr.. Wirth
| elected, he receiving 81 votes and Mr..
Thayer 4. The latter was not present
Only thirty-two of the members were
present. Major Cameron informed
Captain Dimmick that he could admin
lister the oath to the absentees. Be-
fore being dismissed the company Sc
lected Monday night for it's regular
drill night.
The mastering in of Company b is
| all that is lacking to complete the for
! nation of the regiments Scranton bat
| talon Major Cameron leaves the city
| today but Will return on receipt Of
orders from General Magee. commander
of the Third brigade of the division.
Major Cameron goes to Honesdale to-
| day to muster in the company which
| that city will furnish as a substitute
| for old Company L in the out-of-town
battalion.
If Company B had presented last
night a sufficient number of men, eX-
Lieutenant H. Sample and eX-Lieuten-
| ant w. G. Scott. respectively, would
| have been elected captain and first
| lieutenant without opposition. For the
| second lieutenancv the names of Guy
| r. RelDh, W. II. Cutter. John Lack,
| John Gleason and George Pruner were
| mentioned, the former having the
largest following. Although the COM
pany has had but thirty-five men ex-
amined, eighteen less than the required
number, the total enrolment is fifty
one.
MEMBERS OF B.
Following are the names: W. c.
Scott, w. II. Cutler. John Lack, T.
Evans. j. w. Bulloch. q. w. Carlton,
C. a. Dippre, f. r. Faulkner, Z. NJ.
| Perti, T. j. Red, ]. Saville, John
Sample, Samuel Sacliett. William Hes
ter. James Robinson, Isaac Jones, ].
T. Jones, jr. Stewart II. Cutler, George
Cleveland, r. d. Wolf, Don Fadden
G.. r. Prunner. ]. ]. Gleason, Guy r.
Relph, Patrick Cosgrove, George
Barnes, z. S. Teel ]. A. Mengle, Ed
ward German, Charles Connors, Pat
rick Walsh, Andrew Swift. Jacob Fox
James Henderson, William Hughes
Albert Hart, Harry Haas. e. II. Bel
lows, Joseph Beecham, John Bingham
julius Posner Edward Jones, j. j.
! Flynn, Edward Sample, Albert Wall
NJ. j. Feury. Thomas Davis, -
Whiting, Charles Singer Charles Col