The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-23

The Third Regiment, State Guard.
Gone to Morehead.

Gone to Morehead.
The Union station was a busy place
yesterday. There were crowds of people
there and special trains.
Then there was the usual crowdng of
crowds going to Virginia Beach, More
head. Wrightsville or the mountains:
and there were others coming back.
Then there was the unusual crowding of
Il regiment Of soldiers.
1t was this that gave the lively air
to things; for these the special trains
were run. 1t was the Third regiment
on its way to the Encampment at More
head.
The Franklinton and Reidsville com
panies were taken in special cars at
tached to the regular morning passen-
ger train. leaving here at II o'clock.
Three quarters of an hour later the
Warrenton. Oxford. Durham and Hend-
erson companies went by special train
At $3.50 o'clock the Mt. Airy and Raj
eigh companies followed.
The above eight companies compose
the regiment They took men as fol
lows:
The Henderson company carried II
men. The officers in charge were Capt.
c. j. Smith, First Lieutenant J. s.
Poythress, Second Lieutenant w. j.
Sturgis.
The WarrentOn company numbered GO
men. The officers in charge were Capt
Z. j. Macon, First Lieutenant w. II.
Virgins, Second Lieutenant r.. G. Price.
The Oxford company had II men, in
command of Capt. w. l.. lands. First
Lieutenant S. w. Minor, Second Lieu
tenant j. r. Wood
The Durham company carried IS men.
The officers We're Capt. j. \. Woodall.
First Lieutenant j. II. Patton. Second
Lieutenant \. f.. Lloyd.
The Reidsville company numbered &c
men. The officers were Capt X. j.
Gladstone. First Lieutenant j. -. Quinn.
This company carried their own band
The Franklinton company carried the
full quota of men. 6j5. The officers in
charge were Capt. w. H. McGhee,
First Lieutenant Il. III. Kearney, See
ond Lieutenant b. r. Green.
The Mt. Airy company had 40 men.
and the Raleigh company a..
The Raleigh company was composed
as follows:
1dptdiH y. u. bernard.
First Lieutenant. John Williams.
Second Lieutenant. T. Medlin.
Sergeants-E. Scarborough. j. Bullock.
j. Williams, w. Moore. John Detorest
CorpUrals-E. Fam, II. Novel;, W.
Patterson, Mccoy, {. Otter. Vestal.
Musicians-J. Birdsong. G. l.. Bird
song, Brown and Forest.
Privates- Brown. Branch Briggs,
Emory, Faison, Foster. Horton. j. T.;
Harris, Howell, Horton, j. S.; Johnson,
A.; johnson, Joe, Jones. X. L.; Level
Ign. e.; Lougee, Mountford, Mann,
Miller, Moore, ID. r.: Pike, Parker. E.;
Parish, Parker, c.; Ruth, Straughn,
Summer, Taylor. Upchurch, Utley, Wom-
Bile.
The field officers of the regiment are:
Col. Henry Perry, of Henderson.
Lieutenant Colonel j. n Craig. Reds
vile.
Major p. +. Jones, Henderson.
Major IT, j. Winston, Durham.
Adjutant Claude McGhee. Franklin
ton.
Chaplain McCullen. Henderson.
The companies in the regiment are:
Co. b. Raleigh Light Infantry, Raj
eigh, j. j. Bernard, Captain.
Company G, Vance Guards, Hender-
son. c. j. Smith. Captain.
Company ID. Durham Light Infantry,
Durham, J. A. Woodall, Captain.
Company T., Granville Grays. Oxford,
William Lands, Captain.
Company Il, Franklin Guards, w. NJ
McGhee, Captain.
Company q, Reidsville Rifles. Reds
Vile. II. G. Gladstone, Jr., Captain.
Company III, Warren Guards, War
renton, T. J. Macon, Captain.
Company X. Granite City Guards.
Mt. Airy w. A. Bolton, Captain.
The Second regiment broke camp yes
terday morning, and the Third regi-
ment went into camp yesterday evening.
They will remain for a week.