West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-23
PRESTON PATRIOTS.
Our Boys Who Have Gone to The
Front.
News and Notes and Items Of In terest
About Uncle Sans Boys From
This County.

Tor the next two years. The War
Department having issued orders
that the First West Virgins Regi-
msnt should be recruited to regu-
lar war footing which would re-
quire 334 men. Notice to that
effect having been sen. out over
tho State and enlisting officers to
different points the required mum
Der OF men were soon secured.
Lieut.. Harry Eaton was sent to
Fairmont and got orders to enlist
LOG men and for the Hospital
Corps making 113. There was
rush for Fairmont at once aud
about forty we're from this county.
A few OF them were rejected. as the
examination was very rigid, more
so than usual on account of the big
rush of applicants. u. s. Deputy
Marshal. Dan II. Jackson. of this
place, drummed up the recruits
from this county and left here
last Friday morning with blare
OF trumpets and the sound of the
drum. The Martial Band accom-.
panied the boys to Tnnnelton and
gave them rousing send of.
Three OF the boys from here re
turned next day, Alton Jackson,
who is too young and Charles w.
Wolfe, rejected on account of his
teeth and Ian Brand, who is half
inch too short and the boys are all
calling him "Shorty" now. The
regulation requires them TO be not
less than feet 8 inches in height
and not less than 100 lbs in weight.
Brand is only 5 feet Al inches.
They ought to have taken him, as
he is tough as pine knot and
would make a better soldier than
half the big long fellows. Besides
he knows how to handle gun and
IS a crack marksman and the Gov
eminent may tie glad yet to get
such men. Ii there is another call
issued, as is talked of now, they
will probably not be so particular
next time and Brand and Wolfe
will both get to go. Charley is as
stout and hearty boy as they can
get anywhere and having false
teeth ought not to bar him, but on
account of living on hard tack and
"sow bosom" bacon, as the soldier
boys call it,they are required to have
good teeth.
Al Potter from here, was re-
jected on account of bad jaw teeth,
as eating hard and salt food Is
likely to make the jaws sore and
cause scurvy.
Ben Watson, from near Reeds
vile, was half pound two light
when weighed, but was anxious to
go and they told him to come back
next day and Ben went out to fill
up and thought he could make it
all right next day with two or three
pounds to spare.
Pryor Guseman, of Reedsville,
was hardly heavy enough, but he
seemed so tough and why and filed
the bill every other way so we'll
that they concluded to take him
anyhow, as he would stand the
climate better than a big heavy
fellow.
Charley Smith, son Of Peter r.
and Clara Smith, of the Exchan &c
Hotel Of this place, went up from
Movgantown, where be had been
for some time and enlisted all right
and fast enough, as his mother
found out when she went to Fair
mont after him. lie is not quite
old enough and his parents didn't
want him to go, bat it is the best
thing ne ever did and will proba-
oily be the making of him.
He sent word that he was
gong, but bis parents thought he
couldn't pass the examination and
rested easy till they found he had
been enlisted and then his mother
left Saturday evening 10 bring him
back, but found that she could not
get his release without lot Of red
tape and expense and concluded to
give it up and let him 90.
Chris Hartmcyer, Of Bruoeton,
showed lots Of pluck and patriotism
IN going IN az private. Being
qualified for higher position and
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