The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
The W. L. l. Left for the
EnCampment Yes
terday
THE SPECIAL
With Three Companies Arrived Sever
al Hours Iate-Left Wilmington at
3P. M-The Charlotte and Maxton
Companies Were Aboard the Special
w. l.. L. Carried As Men, Includ-
ing Oficers-Encampme VIII Last
Until the Goth.

Long before the hour Of ten arrived
yesterday, the time appointed for the
Wilmington Light Infantry to assem-
BILE at the armory, the majority OF
those going on the encampment were
present They We're to have left
AT 1890, but few minutes before
II they learned that the special whic
was to bring several companies and
on which they were to go to Morehead
City, would not arrive before o'clock.
The men were allowed to go home to
dinner and assembled at dhe aTTnory
again at 1.
From the armory the company, 40
strong, marched to the Atlantic Coast
Line station and boarded the special
car provided for Them. They also had
an express car, in which was placed
all the baggage of the company. The
men know it would be very doubtful
about them getting any supper when
they reached Morehead City. so the
majority of them carried lunch.
The special arrived ait 2 o'clock via
the Seaboard. and five minutes after
it had reached the Seaboard yard it
Atlantic Coast Line station.
The train was composed of six cars.
not including the two added here. Each
company had a baggage and passenger
car. The train was delayed by the
main line train of the SeaIbOard being
late.
Aboard the special was the Char
lotte Artillery, Battery A, North Car
olina National Guard, As men. Major
r. E. Davidson in command.
Company M, Second regiment, from
Maxton, 40 men. Captain w. o. Burns.
Company NJ, Third regiment. from
Sanford. 40 men, Captain P. H. st.
Clair.
The Charlotte Artillery left Char
lotte yesterday morning at o'clock,
and when They reached here yeSter-
day they had wired ahead to have
several gallons of coffee at the stsh-
tion for them, SO they ate dinner dur
ing the short time they remained in
Wilmington. =
There was a large crowd at the
station ito see the soldier boys off and
wish them a pleasant trip. The MEN,
bers Of the company were all in fine
spirits and expecting to have a grand
dime. There were several members
of the company who have attended
every encampment for Years. and it
would not seem like the Wilmington
Light Infantry if they were not on
hand
Lieute1ant Colonel T. C.. James.
Captain A. P. Adrian. inspector of
small arms, and Battalion Adjutant
E. o. Metts. of this city. and Major
J, B. Seflars, Third regiment of Max
ton. and Captain Dan Johnson, of
Brunswick county, who is a member
OF Colonel Armfield's staff. also left on
the special for Morehead City.
It was nearly O'Clock when the
train left Wilmington, and the men
wera not expecting to reach Morehead
City befoQe 9 or 10 O'Clock last night.
The encampment will last until the
Goth. This is the first year the State
Guard has ever been under the super
vision of the national government,
and the rules will be far stricter and
rigidly enforced. The men will prob
ably do more drilling during the next
ten days than ait amy encampment
ever held in this state.
The Wilmington Light Infantry
carried 45 men, including commits
stoned officers. This is the largest
several years
The roster of the company as IL
left yesterday for camp was as fol-
lows:
Captain-W. F. Robertson.
First Leut.-Geo. p. James.
Second Lieut-J. McRee Hatch.
First Sergeant-Robert N. Nash.
Third Sergeant--Thos. B. OrreH.
Quar-. Sergeant-H. G. Whitney
Corporals-E. L. Heinsberger, W.
Sc Register. S. G.. Potts. Jr., Paul
Cantwell, T. J.. Cause.
PrNates:
w. Smith. P w. Davis.
III. Davis, A. G. Bowden,
Geo. Baldwin, ]. G. Everett,
Fleet Dunlap, Ed. Holmes,
c. S. Hopkins, ]. Jenrett,
Pierre Holmes, w. A. Little.
Sam King G. Mills.
II. McKoy, Neil Morse,
w. p. Monroe, N. Orrell,
II. w. Nash. III. Shepherd,
w. Peschau, J. Williamson,
NJ. s.. Smith. James F. Post, Jr.
Eugene Forshee. James Pierce,
G. 4. Shepherd. James Lynch,
Darwin, J, J. Johnson,