The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-05-07

This sign now gree.s youny men through
out Cecil county who are desrous Of enlist
ing in the State Militia. to volunteer their
services to the Government.
Out of the number of men who marched
away with Company i to Camp wilmer last
week, twenty-eight. including the officers,
remain at the camp ready to 20 forth to the
Governors call, provided they can pass the
examinations. All SO far have been passed
by the regimentnl surgeon, but the Govern
ment surgeon is yet to pass upon them.
The men who failed in the physical exam
ination and those who would not volunteer
returned on Wednesday evening in charge
of Lieutenant King, who was then instructed
to recruit the company. and which he is now
doing. Notices advertising for recruits. as
shown above, have been posted throughout
the county, and already a number have en-
rolled Company L will be recruited up to
eighty men.
All recruits are to be examined as to their
physical fitness for active service in the field
by surgeon to be designated, and as soon
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be sent to camp Lieutenant King has des-
ignated DR.. Howard Bratton examining sur
geon here.
Those who have volunteered are:
Capt. William A. Wright
First Lieutenant George T. King.
Second Lieutenant Edwin +. Taggart
First Sergeant John E. Wilson.
Sergeant Warren j. Haines
Sergeant Major John G. Constable.
Corporal Joseph Il. Pierson.
Priyates Harry NJ. Biddie, H. II. Bennett,
Julian f. Chick, Charles E. Culeney, Frank
l.. Deal. John II. Dean, Lawrence Martin,
Alfred Miller Wade II. Parker. W. Evans
Frazer, 7. Drennen Ford, J. German
Kitchens, John +. Kitchens, Howard John
son, John r. McClay, j. d. Shallcross, Rich
ard Shafer. George G. White, Harry Wilson,
Bernard s. Daniels and Fred T. Haines
The men who had passed the physical ex-
animation by DR.. Bratton and enlisted at the
armory in Elkton, up to the time the CECIL
WHIG went to press were: Frank Shivery,
Charles Laws. Edward Saxton, Elwood Sc
bold, Samuel J. Arbuckle, John McCauley,
George II. Burns, william b. Miller, Clinton
Reeder, j. Alfred Miller, II. W. Grant,
Charles H. Spratt
Benjamin Lodore, formerly of Elkton, who
was a member OF the Fourth Regiment, has
since joined Company L.
Major William G.. Purnell, of Elkton, OF
the First Regiment. Maryland National
Guard has been retired on account OF in
ability to pass the necessary physical exami-
nation The general order was issued on
Tuesday. Four other officers of the National
Guard were also retired.
The retirement of Major William G.. Pur-
nell. of Elkton, leaves the regiment with but
one major, Mr.. C. A. Little, of Hagerstown.
Who will be the other maj is an interesting
question to the soldiers. General Wilmer
stated that the matter had not yet been
settled, and so did Colonel Lane. Several
are mentioned in connection with the ap-
pointment, which will be made by the Gov
ernor. They are Captain Walter l.. Finley,
of the Ninth Cavaly; Col. j. b. Phipps, ad-
jutant general Of the First Brigade; Leuten-
ant Colonel Charles b. Mclean, of the First
u.
plee, Of the Fourth; Captain Charles d.
Gather, of Company 7, Fifth Regiment, and
Colonel John S. Saunders, inspector general
on the staff Of Bricadier General Riggs. 1t
is stated that any one OF them would accept
the detail should it come his was. The off
GERS and men of the First prefer Colonel
McClean, but the chances are that he will be
placed on waiting orders, with number OF
other regimental and brigade staff officers.
MAY CHANGE MARYLASD'S QUOTA
One more strong effort will be made to
change Maryland's quota, now that the Ma
tional Guard OF the West may be sent to the
Philippines to hold the island. The desire
of General Riggs is to take out the enti-e
brigade, as at present constituted, and he has
the best wishes of every officer in the three
regiments. Major General Wilmer approves
the idea, and now the batteries OF the Fourth
Regiment are to be turned on the Governor
of State, who, it is believed, could easily have
the entire brigade ordered into the service il
he so desired.
There was an apparently we'll founded
rumor in camp Wednesday that the First Regi'
IN ent would be recruited up to its full
strength of twelve companies and sent away
as full regiment of infantry, along with the
Fifth. Colonel William P. Lane, the com.
mandment, is preparing to have the neces'
sary companies organized throughout tine
State at once Officers We're detailed Wednes-
day to start the work. Captain James c.
Porter was sent to Annapolis with detail
of men from Company c. who failed to pass
a medical examination or who asked to be
excused. Lieutenant Rouse was sent to
Belair to recruit Company d. Lieutenant
James Henderson was sent to Rockville, with
a detail OF thirteen men Of Company X, who
asked for their discharges, and he was in