The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
RECRUITS FLOCK IN.
Capt. Gresham Sent a
Big Squad Away
Yesterday.
He WILL OPEN new OFFICES.
Millbury and Clinton viii
Be Canvassed for
Volunteers.
He WILL OPEN new OFFICES.

The recruiting service in this city has
received a decided boom, and yesterday
when Capt. John c. Gresham arrived
from Providence he was surprised at
the number of recruits that were anx-
ious TO enter the service of Uncle Sam.
Before he left he mustered in 10 re-
cruits, II for the volunteer service in
the Fortysixth regiment, at South
birmingham, and one for the Forty
third regiment of volunteers, stationed
at Fort Ethan Allen.
Capt. Gresham expressed himself as
being delighted with the work Of the
local Office, and said he will branch
out into the nearby districts of the
county, and wilhopen an Office in Mill
bury. where Sergt. Gerber will conduct
recruiting duty two days of the week.
1t is Capt. GreSham's intention OF
opening an office in Clinton, where he
will have two days of the week OF re-
cruiting duty. Capt. Gresham has re-
ceiyed authority to recruit for the two
new regiments of colored troops, the
Forty eighth and the Forty-ninth -egi-
ments of volunteers. One of the new
volunteer regiments is already filed,
the Eleventh cavalry, which has been
recruited to its full war strength, and
no more recruits are desired. Capt.
Gresham has increased the offices under
his charge, and now has as many re-
cruiting sub-stations as any officer in
the country. He Is meeting with sue
cess and from all his Offices averages
from so to 70 men every day.
Col. Rice, to whom he sent 216 re-
CTIIi1S wrote q perSOnaI lattar, to Cant
Gresham, complimenting him on the
class of recruits that he has turned out.
and said that the pick of his regiment
came from this locality. He further
said that he experienced no difficulty
with any of the men sent him by Capt.
Gresham, as far as they not being ply
sically perfect. He had to send many
recruits back to different offices, as they
were deficient in many respects, but
none of Capt. Gresham's men could be
criticised in regard to their physical
qualities. He said that usually volun-
teeT officers are so eager to make rec
ords for themselves in the recruiting
service that they take any and all into
| the service. There is one exception, and
that was Capt. Patstone Of the Forty
sixth regiment, who has turned out AZ
men the past week for his regiment
/ Capt. Patstone Is stationed at Woon-
!
| had unqualified success in that district.
OF all the men who were mustered
in yesterday, but one had previous SER
vice, he being Frank j. Smeedy of 273
Pleasant street, Gardner He served in
| the same battalion that the Worcester
| boys of the Second regiment did. He
was member Of Company F, Of the
Second Massachusetts volunteers. He
was placed in charge of the squad of
eight that went to South birmingham
last evening.
Five men were rejected yesterday at
the Office and five passed The five that
passed are: Charles Oils, Is Winfield
street; Joseph Deplaine, Is Norfolk
street; James Smith, of IL Crompton
street; Henry Slater, of Smithhed, Pa,
and Joseph Legassey, 80 Orchard street,
! Baskerville. The men mustered yester-
day We're: Albert Lawson Of Laurel
Hill avenue, Providence; Patrick w.
Coffey, 6S Albany street, Boston, Josh
ua Carter, Baskerville; william Martin.
18S Cambridge street; Robert Ward,
| FISH erville; Frank J. Smeedy 2i3
Pleasant street, Gardner; Frank e.
Hall, 34S Pine street, Gardner, and Her
midas Bachaud, Hamilton street, South
bridge. Martin, Slater, Oils and De-
| pla,le go to South birmingham, Mon
day The remainder Of the party, with
the exception of Albert Lawson, went
last evening to South Framingh9m.