The gold leaf., 1899-08-03
HOME AGAIN.
Vance Guards Back From the State
Encampment at forehead - Good
Reports of the Excellent Conduct of
the Third Regiment.

Encampment at forehead - Good
Reports of the Excellent Conduct of
the Third Regiment.
The Vance Guards returned home
Saturday from Morehead where they
had been in camp week with the
Third Regiment. The boys report
having had . good time while the
officers were enthusiastic over the
benefits derived from the encamp-
mcnt.
The weather was rainy for most
part and the soldiers had to rough it
more than they would have done had
the control of the elements been in
their own hands, but with this excep-
ton everything was lovely. They
were we'll fed. Caterers Gary and
Currin looking after the inner man
Of more than half hundred ALWAYS
hungry men. Il none others could
have done. And that the result of
their '.forayine' was not spoiled in
the cooking goes without saying when
it Is understood that Brigadier Big
wheel" entered on the voting regis
ter as Jim Smith. and Col. Monroe
Durham, both slightly of color and
Indispensable adjuncts Of the Vance
Guards, leaked after this end of the
line. All they want is the .gregents'
and given these they know how to
do the rest.
As hospital stewards Messrs Me
Nalr and Thomas were the right men
in the right place. With Chaplain
McCullen and Surgeon Cheatham bot h
the spiritual and material part Of the
men We're well provided for and alto
gether nothing was lacking save Il
little more sunshine which the
soldiers did much to make up for by
their good cheer and good behavior
From all sides we have heard moth
ing but words Of praise and commen-
dation Of the excellent department of
the Third Regiment. This is very
gratifying but not in the least sur
prising. We knew the material COM
posing the Vance Guards and expect
rl nothing else. And the other Com
panicS constituting the Regiment.
Raleigh. Durham. ReidsvilIc, Sails
bury. Mt. Airy, Oxford. Franklintsn.
Warrenton, we were quite prepared
to hear equally as good reports come
up from.
Col. Perry is justly proud of his
Regiment as are Mai. Jones, Chaplain
McCullen and others with whom we
have talked. The men showed eff
cheney in drill. obedience to orders.
loyalty to duty. dignity, sobrictv,
and orderly conduct bespeaking the
true gentleman and soldier.
For Sale.
My residence on Southal avenue in
Henderson. Apply to
]. J. LOuGHLIN, JR.,
81 ) South Street,
Durham, n t.
Bold Theft.
Julius Speed, one Of our most
worthy and respectable colored citi-
ted at his house Friday night. He
had as guests at the time several per
sons who were here attending the
State Convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, COLOR
ed, who occupied rooms on the first
floor. Some time during the night
the room in which Rev. Shaw and
wife. of Oxford, slept was entered
through the open window. Their
trunk, the keys to which had been
left lying on the bureau, was un-
locked and the money from two
purses, amounting to something like
four dollars. stolen. The railroad
tickets were not removed nor was
any of the clothing disturbed. In the
bottom Of the trunk there was a ten
dollar gold piece and some old silver
coins but these the robber did not
find.
A pair of tan shoes were taken out
of the room but upon second thought
the thief decided not to carry them
off or else he dropped them and did
not stop to pick them up: They
were found on the porch next morn
ING.
Saturday night IN another part of
town the house of Allen Eaton was
entered and some money and other
things stolen. In this case the theft
was committed while the occupants
were away from home attending
church.
This sortot thing is getting to be
entirely too common we are sorry to
say and unless it is stopped some
body is going to get caught up with
and suffer the consequences.