The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11
NORTH CAROLINA WEEK
THIS EVENT OPENS IN CHARLES
TON TODAY.
The Naval Battalion Sailed Yester-
day on the steamer Hornet-Sey-
ernI Divisions Went on the Trip.
The Wilmington Light Infantry
and the Sampson Light Infantry
went Through by R~ail-Large
Going.

Going.
North Carolina week opened yester-
day at the Charleston exposition, AMI
will continue till the 18th. This week,
therefore. North CaroIinians will liter
ally invade the metropolis of our sister
Carolina. Beside the numerous private
citizens of our state who will visit the
exposition, Governor Aycock and staff.
q composite regiment OF the state
guard and a battalion of the Naval Re
serves will represent the Old North
State al Charleston.
Besides the visit of our chief NAILS
trate to the exposition. the week will
be all the more ibprotant from the fact
that President Roosevelt and his party
have already arrived in Charleston and
will be there during the week.
Many Wilmington People have al
ready gone to Charleston and yester-
day morning at s o'clock a battalion nf
the North Carolina Naval brigade left
here on the auxiliary cruiser Hornet {"
meet the governor at Charleston during
the week.
THE RESERVES.
Captain W.. T. Old. of Elizabeth City,
commanding the brigade. arrived in the
city sunday and is in command of the
Hornet. CaDtain T. NJ. Morse. Of this
city. is navigating officer. and Mr.. ]. J.
Bell is engineer. The other officers on
board are Commander T. c.. Daniel, of
New Bern. n Lieutenant Commanders
MeIick. White. Grice, Smithwick, SUIT
ton. RaRoque. Stevenson. Bradham.
Case. Gilbert and Hollowell-
The division which left here on the
Hornet are made up as follows:
Wilmington. % men-Ensign Nor
gan Skipper. S. X. DeVany. boatswains-
mate first class. A. A. H~ergenrother,
Gunners' mate first class. j. III. Le-
Gwin uuartermaster. first class: w. ).
Morris. bOatswain's mate second class.
H. G.. Fulcher. g%unner's mate. second
class: F.. NJ. Rrogden. Guarrermaster.
second class: John Yates, electrician;
w. H. Mccartney. Glenn Wescott. VIII
Blake. Everit Wilson,. Lem Landen.
Charles HOltOn. Edwin Bunting. Robt.
Sellers. Robert. Vaughan. ]. NJ. u
phy. ]. F. Vann. Alex Powers, -
Pridgen. Oscar Bagwell. Harry Glove
Fred Herring. Arthur Sykes. cabin hoy.
II. G. Lewis. Jr. and w. F. Britt. oilers
On account of business engagements
Lieutenants II. NJ. Chase and n. N
Davis could not accompany the diVls-
lon
Elizabeth City Division. "a men-
Lieutenant J. H. White. First boat
SWANS Mate l.. K. Butler: Captain w.
It. Old and staff. Lieutenants /. 70.
Old. c. NJ. Melick. Oliver Gilbert, F. ~.
Grice. Wilson Hollowell and DR.. Blade.
Kinston Division. % in all-LieUten-
ants w. u. LaROuue and Il. S~teVensnn:
First Boatswain's Mate J. III. Rhodes
New Bern Division 20 men-Ller,Hn
d. Rradham and G. Case: First
Roatswain's Mate J: J.. TOlsOn. Jr.: and
Commander T. G. Daniel.
Windsor Division 13
ants J. IT. Smithwick. Jr.: n w. M
Sutton: Coxswain D E. Dali.
THE MILITARY BY RAIL
Yesterday afternoon the Wilmington
Light Infantry met at its armory. ana
marched TO Front street depot where It
took the train for Charleston. IN"
members of the company who took the
trip were as follows:
Captain-A. 2. Adrian
Lieutenants-N. F.. Chilean n c."
p. James.
sergeants-J. McRee Hatch. ]. NJ.
Stevenson. F. n. Primer. Z. A. Metts-
Geo. Davis
CorpuraIs-H. A. Higgins. Roger
Moore. E. Y. Davis and T. B. OrrelI
Privates-w. l.. Bissenger. Paul
]. S. Hooier. w. Emerson. w
d. Curtis. CLAYTON Giles. Jr.. ]. 2
Cooper. Ed Heinsberger. Tom Cause.
r.. 3. Under. Lynch. e A NJ
Mcclure. Herman Meredith. w. L
Moore. w. p. Monrie. NJ. NJ. Parker,
Jr.. George Parsley L. Primer. }. }.
Peschau. s. c. Potts. Jr-. ]. O. Reilly.
r. Register. George Thees. Walter
Thomas. w. l.. Walker. II. G. Whitney.
o. A. Virgins. Jr.. ]. S. Williams A. J.
BurruSs.
The Sampson Light Infantry. of Gin
ton arrived here yesterday morning
and marched to the Wilmington Light
Infantry armory where they were
CHARTERED for the day. Thew also fell in
at 3 n. m. and marched with the Will
mington Light Infantry to the depc'
and left with them for Charleston ThH
Clinton company was M n
fne lot Of fellows and both companies
made quite a soldiery appearance as
marched through the streets
The Sampson Light lnfantry was
COMPOSED as follows:
Captain Geo. l. Peterson
Lieutenauts-A. H. Herring and 7
u. White.
Sergeants-H. A. Grady. L.. H Moor.
". A. Underwood. a. r. McPhail- g
Faircloth. r. H. me
Corporals-J. NJ. Shipp, a. G. SpeH
NJ. Page, w. b. Herring, d. ]. Turling-
Surgeon-Dr. r. F. Lee.
Musician-O. H. Giddens.
Privatps-Paul Aman. L. Ashford.
B. Cooper. j. H. Cooper. ]. {.
Draughon L. G. Droughon, T. L, Fair
10th. T. NJ. Terrell. s. J. Herring. Z. X
Hall. r. r. Highsmith. c. E. Hobbs. +
c. c. jackson. j. c. Knowles.
J. r. Lewis. q. B. Lewis. P. F. Lewis.
e. G.. Lee. T. P. Matthews, c. C. NJ"
a. L. Freeman. w. E. Royal, }.
Underwood. J. II. Stevens. D. f..
Smith M. F. Watson. John Parker. +
Williams.
The infantry is accompanied by Dr.
r. e. Lee, surgeon of the First reg1-
ment North Carolina state guard, whn
goes along for h trip as company