The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., June 1!

iNoI1lSA 49, ~
Adjutant General Register and Quar-
termaster General Macon, of the North
Carolina National Guard met here today
to arrange for the e~ncampments Of the
three regiments of infantry and the
light battery. The Quartermaster gen
eral had prepared Wit great care estl-
various points, covering all the desira-
BILE ones, for each Of the organizations,
There were for the First regiment.
Charlotte, Asheville, Hickory, Wrights-
VILE. Greensboro, Morehead City; for
the Second regiment; Morehead City
and Wrightsville; for the Third regi-
ment; Ellington, Raleigh, Greensboro,
Goldsboro and Morehead City. 1t was
found that the total cost of Transporting
the troops paying them and feeding
them is SIG, 720, at the place in the ter
ritory of each organization to which it
could be move at least expense. The
estimate is based on the strength shown
at the last inspection by the muster
rolls, this being the first regiment and
the llSn DdlScIS, Which, -SilCCIllp ~
gether. Gal: Second regiment 56S; Third
regiment 511: total 1,720- The pay and
subsistence are on a five day basis.
The cost per day of the First regiment
would be for subsistence 1928, for pay
$529; of the second regiment subsistence
$258. pay S4S5: for the Third regiment
&453 for subsistence, pay $239. An en-
listed man, q private, receives IS 1-3
cents per day, and 80 cents rational al
loWance- 1t was plain that the strong
est contest for place for encampment
OF the First regiment o. be between
Charlotte, Greensboro and Hickory;
for the Second regiment between
! Morehead City and Wrightsville: for the
Third regiment between Greensboro,
| Raleigh and LittletOn.
The ~adjutant general was today no.
tilted that the war department had al
lOted $50, $50 to his state, available for
| ~encampment expenses and for other
| necessary expenses. Some days ago
| the department made a similar appor-
tionment for purposes Of equipment.
Requisition was made today for 2,400
krag J~orgensOn repeating rifles for the
National Guard; and for the necessary
/ equipments for these including belts,
bayonet scabbards, etc, included in
| these arms are so carbines for the light
battery The war department issues
60 rifles to each company and takes up
| all the arms now in use. 1t also issues
ammunition, in exchange for that now
| held, this being about {, 1000 rounds.
The National Guard has now all the
| clothing it is required to have for five
years under the law. 1t has complete
khaki summer uniform. The new regu-
lation provides for a full dress OF dark
blue and undress Of olive drab, the
latter being made in summer and win
ter weights. The next ongress will
| appropriate money to provide the dress
uniform. which will then be drawn,
made up. complete.
The Sanford Light Infantry of San
ford, was today ordered accepted and
will be mustered into the NatioDrf
guard at once. P. H. Sinclair is it's
captain.
The LumbertOn Light Infantry, which
vas Company /. Second regiment, was
today ordered d~isbanded upon the rec
OmmendatiOn OF the inspector general.
1t is the only company disbanQed so
far. as the result of this inspection,
which is now almost completed.
a charter is granted the Wampum
Cotton Mill Company, at Lincolnton,
capital S160, 0C0. The mill will spin and
weave cotton goods. OF it's stock j. A.
A~bernathy holds $3.50, 900. 3. S. Aber-
nathy s25. 000. and T. z. Costner $1,000.
Governor and Mrs. Aycock left at 5
o'clock this morning for Wilson, where
a few hours later the governors daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Aycock, was operated
upon for appendicitis. She has been
at Wilson several weeks with her uncle
DR.. Anderson for treatment. About
three months ago her attack Of appen-
pendicitis began, and night before last
there was mother attack. A telephone
message from Wilson this afternoon
says an operation was performed sue