The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM AUGUSTA.
W lillian Penn Whitehouse Nominated
Tor Judge of the Superior Court i'm
Kennebec.
Especial to the Press.l


William Penn Whtehouse was today nomi-
mated by the governor Judge of the Superior
Court of Kennebec county. Mr.. Whitehouse
was born in Vassalboro in 1912 and graduated
from Waterville College in 1868. He studied
law with Hon. Eugene Hale of Ellsworth and
was admitted to the bar in 1865. He opened
law Office in Augusta in 1866; was city solicitor
in 1868; appointed county attorney in 1869 and
served two terms. He was chairman of the
commission on the new Insane Hospital in
1873.
The Governor appointed today Fl. W. True,
judge of the Municipal Court of Augusta, and
Henry G. Goodenow judge of the Police Court
of Bangor.
Cilley.
The report of Adjutant General Cilley gives
the military forces of the state as one regiment,
composed OF ten companies, three unattached
companies and one section of artillery.
The number of enlisted men of infantry is TO
The number of enlisted men of light artillery is As
The number OF commissioned officers, including
the division staff, is... So
Totalof officers and enlisted men. ....s73
This aggregate differs from last year in
showing gain of IS in the total.
The force of High School Cadets has been in.
creased by the organization of one company
known as Company @, Connor Cadets and now
numbers as follows:
Company A, Bath High School, ...... IS
B, WatervfIle High School,. 40
Y, Augusta High School. ....... So
Total, including officers. .....,......131
General CiIley speaks in high terms of the
cadet organizations, and is assured that they
have been promotve of good results to the
boys and schools. In the city of Bath the at
tendance has been increased thereby. He
trusts that more cadet organizations will be
formed during the coming year.
The beneficial effects of the encampnent of
the last season are noted, and the importance
of encampments and field maneuvres is urged
upon the attention of legislators, as absolutely
necessary to the efficiency of the militia
services In regard to the militia laws of
the State he says: Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire have, by commission of skilled
officers, secured simple and practicable code,
and would renew the recommendation of last
year, that commission be appointed BY the
Governor to digest and submit a similar system
TO the Legislature for their action
Under the present law the militia are en-
IS.
eleven OF the companies of infantry and one
of artillery will be entitled to clothing this
year, making a total of 700 uniforms. An
appropriation of $14,700 is recommended for
this purpose. A claim of the State against the
United States Government for ordnance stores
amounting to 81, 1856, 25 has been allowed and
placed to the credit OF the State. Ordnance
stores, including one Gatiin gun and carriage,
have been received from the United States
Chief Of Ordnance to the value of $1O697 10
and there is also due the State So, 111,59. In
accordance with an order of the Governor and
Council organizations of veterans OF the war;
OF 1851 are supplied with old army muskets
and equipments at the very low price of 81 80
per set. The Douty Veterans Of Dover have
been supplied, and other companies are
negotiating for the same.
The following shows the expenses of the
militia to the State during the year 1877:
The total appropriation available for
milltary purposes, encampment and
unHorms was ...s...... SIC, 800 90
EXPENDITURES.
Uniforms - Montgomery Guards and
salary Of Seeper and arscn .. $26l5 81
Camp and garrison equpage purchased. 265 81
Expenses OF muster and other bills ...... 7I42 IA
10000 90
Historical memoranda of the war of 1851
have been collected and recorded, amounting
to some 600 pages, in accordance with a
resolve OF 1876. The veterans of the State are
urged to contribute all diaries, letters or any
material that may aid regimental histories or
preserve the facts and incidents of the war by
forwarding lsuch data to the office of the
AdJutant General for that purpose.
STATE PENSIONS.
The amount appropriated for State pensions
the present year was. -. $4,000
pensions: 49, @ 2ss5s
70 nYaiids. .,......,,..,.,.......... 1856
4. .'....,..................2 57
s's.s...s........,,,,.... IL
=, noonerr''s.... s.....,.............,,..13 5
eAeeSh 4
guardians OF orphan children ~ ~
guardians of adult persons. .......,.,, 1S