The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25

companies to determine the champion
ship of the brigade, and tonight the
following teams were picked from the
| two Worcester companies: Co. H-Rud-
| dy c., Adams D., Love 1b., Smith 3D.,
| Mclaughlin 3d., Jordan SIS, Rathbun
| If. The other positions will be settled
| tomorrow. The City Guards team will
be: White D., Connell c., Casper 1b.,
Poland 2b., McTaggart 3D., r. L. Tork-
elson SIS, Ayers r.f., George Allison
| If, Gowans CT.
Lieut.. Henry t. Gray of the yelling
ton Rifles was adjutant of the Third
battalion today on review.
Henry N. Mirick of Co. H was struck
with a ball yesterday during the ball
game, and suffered a slight injury.
Sergt. Harry s. Putnam of Battery 3
| is no longer member of the Battery.
| Capt. Haynes having received notifica-
ton of his discharge from the service.
Shortly before taps tonight, the en-
tire camp was thrown into wild state
of excitement by the announcement
made by The Spy man of Lieut. Gray's
appointment as first lieutenant in the
volunteer service. All officers of the
| Second gathered around the popular
young officer and congratulated him in
manneI that left little doubt as to his
| popularity.
The guard detail today from COM
pany A, Sergt. Riedl and Privs w. L.
Lowe and George Moore on brigade
guard, and Privs. W. E. Moody and
| W. w. Rice on regimental guard
| The guard detail from Company H,
Wellington Rifles, is Sergt. A. B.
Scott, Corp. w. H. King, Privs. Jo-
seph DeMarco and Charles Smith on
| regimental guard, and Privs. j. F..
Guilty, Arthur r. Hooker on brigade
guard.
The guard detail from company c,
! Light infantry, is Corp. j. C. Steven
son, Privs. W. P. Goodwin Charles H.
Knibbs on regimental guard, and Privs
r. D. Roberts and H. c. Wilson on
| brigade guard. Priv. Knibbs was later
detailed as orderly to Col Clark.
Sergt. Stebbins and Privs. Dorr and
Turner Of Company c were on the sick
list today, but were feeling better to-
night Priv. Taft of Company mas
been unable to attend drills during the
week, owing to an abscess on his right
hand.
| Worcester people who called on Capt
| Rider today, were Col Levi Barker,
Deputy Tax Commissioner Harrison G.
! Otis and DR.. Whitaker.
| Sergt. Love and Priv. David Allen of
the Wellington Rifles have been laid
up with old Cuban troubles for a cou-
l l.
went to Worcester, unable to remain IN
camp without getting treatment for his
| trouble. Priv. Allen stuck it out, and
felt better tonight.
SNOWFALL the mascot of the We'll
lington Rifles and incidentally a Gu
ban veteran, allowed his popularity
! at camp to get the best of him. and
this morning went as far as to threat
en- Priv. Rice of the City Guards with
n11n ffrirn -
| to pass. Priv. Rice was on guard and
had no trouble making "Snowball" see
his mistake. The youngster was placed
under arrest, and again released in IA
few moments with good results.
The officer of the day in the Second
| regiment today was Capt. Gray of Co.
E. Lieut.. Mason of Company L was
officer of the regimental guard, and
Lieut. Young of the Wellington Rifles
was officer of the brigade guard.
The brigade strength today is divided
as follows:-
Second regiment-Field, staff and
band So; Co. A. so; Co. B. So; Co. G, As;
Co. D, IS; Co. E, So; Co. F, 81; Co. G, 49;
Co. H. 81; Co. I, SO; Co. K, 48; Co. L, SO;
Co. NJ 60, Total, 119
| Sixth regiment-Field, staff and band
So; Co. A, So; Co. B, 81 Co. C, 55; Co. d,
"a; Co. E, 81; Co. f, 5S; Co. G, As; Co. H,
50; co. I, 50; Co. K, 81; Co L, 81; Co. NJ
50. Total, 694
First battalion light artillery-Field
staff and band, SO; Battery B, II; Bat
terry c, a. Total, 1872.
Troop F, "a; Ambulance corps, 26;
| Signal corps, %. Brigade commander
and staff 10. Total strength, 1875.
| Fred P. Dean of Worcester, formerly
Of the Worcester Light Infantry, will
show number of his valuable collec-
tons of stereopticon views in Col.
| Clark's marquee tomorrow night.
On today's sick report from the Sec
ond regiment "A men were on the sick
roll. In the Sixth regiment there were
20 men recorded as sick.