The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-16

Items of Interest Gathered
About the State
Troops.
The Ocala company served yester-
day on North AlcaniZ street, patrol
ing that thoroughfare from Wright
street north, and the boys will not
soon forget their experience and the
manner in which they were treated.
Early in the morning, when they went
on duty the outlook was not a pleas
ant one, but before they had been
there long the ladies made it pleasant
TOR them, serving lemonade and other
cool drinks, while at the aeon hour
they were served with an excellent
dinner. Il tell you" said ore of the
boys last might, our company VIII
not soon forget what was done for US
Yesterday, and we want to thank the
people for the many kindnesses they
extended us. We didn't have to eat
a bit of that hash and beans which
we had been fed on for two or three
days, and we sure did enjoy good
square meal"
One of the smartest commands
among the troops now in Pensacola Is
the Franklin Guards, Company l., OF
Apalachicola, officered by Capt ]. P.
Hickey. First Lieutenant J. F. War
ner, and Second Lieutenant B. ]. Sol
ONION. NJ j. Hickey is first sergeant.
This company came 55 strong, Includ-
ing men and officers. With the COM
pany came Major Dominick Brown
and First Lieutenant w. P. Dodd, VINO
is on the majors staff. Officers and
men are all doing hard work and ef-
ffcient service.
Major Dommick Brown, of Apala-
chicola, Is enc of the most active Oh
the regimental officers now stationed
here, and yesterday it was his duty
TO look after the entire section east
Of Palafox street traversed by the
street car lines. Accompanied by
Lieut. w. P. Dodd, of his staff, Ma
jor Brown, dispensing with the con-
venience of a horse, walked over the
entire street car system within his
territory. Since coming to Pensacola
ne has won the sobriquet "the major
with the black sh n-t," because of the
fact that he finds IL more comfort
able and convenient 70 wear gar
n1ent Of that color than the regula-
ton shirt He Is all right, however,
and a good soldier in any kind of a
shirt.
BY their cheering last II ght the SOL
der bows caused some little excite
ment all over the northern part OF
the city. Frequently there were tele'
phone messages received at the Jour
nal office asking, the cause of the
excitement 1t was found thak tho
boys fer want of something to do
were cheering the companies as tl@y
came off duty. In the stiffness o
the night the shouting WAS heard al
over the city. and many thought the
men had received orders to go homE
or that some trouble was occurring.
Colonel LeFils experienced one o
his most busy days yesterday BEING
short OF men in the C'eriCal depart
ment of the regiment. be had 10 dc
most OF the work of making out the
payrolls.
Most of the men are getting accus
toned TO their mode of living and
take great pleasure in the outdoor
life Nest of them are under the i'm
preston that the present encampment
will be turned into regular encamp
ment that gill take place on the
21st Of next month at Fort Packens
A representative of The Journal spoke
with General Foster on the matter
recently. and he. asserted that the
men would be retlrned to their homes
and brought back on the above date
There are at present about 500 nrer
doing guard duty about the city or
the lines of the street car company
Fortunately for them, the cars stoI
at dark and they can go to the Arm
ory for the night. There IS. however
company nduty at all times, one
at the power-house, one at the cal
barn, and a detachment guarding the
hay shore station
The officers and men of Company
M. of the state guards from Mariana
Captain Barnes commanding, now OF
duty in Pensacola, desire, through
The JOURNAL, to return their earnes
thanks to Mrs. Lillian Jacoby ana
Mrs. c. G. Hartsfield, of this city, 70
the most acceptable present of TIVE
big cakes sent them yesterday. !
soldier living on army rations know
better than most men how delicious
and toothsome is a nice cake, and thu
Mariana boys deeply appreciate tn
thoughtful kindness of these tw,
Pensacola ladies.
C. d. Williams, of the Mariana
Times Courier. is in the city, as
member of Company NJ. of the stat
guards. from his town. He ha
merged the newspaper man in the so
der for the time being.
The field and staff officers now o
duty here are as follows:
Colonel LeFils, First Regiment; Ma