Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-01

And This Makes The Soldier BOYS
Swear Many Swear.
GRAND MILITARY BALL.
Dame Nature was in rare good humor, yes
tcrday, and closed up September with per-
feet day. The air was clear and cool. Over
head fleecy clouds of white dotted the blue
canopy. The foliage is now well painted in
brilliant tints, giving accent and color to the
Whittier wrote:
.'On :he grain lands of the mainands
Stands the serried corn, like train bands,
Plume and pennon rustling gay;
Out at sea the islands wooded,
Silver bIrches, golden hooded,
Set with naples, crimson boOded,
White sea-foam and sand-hills gray,
Stretch away far away,
Dim and dreary over brooded
By the haZy autumn day.
So pleasant an opening could but augur well
for the success of the State shoot. The Bid
deford and Eastport teams arrived Wednes
day night; and the morning trains, yesterday,
brought representatives from all the COM
panies in the State, except the Montgomery
Guards of Portland and the Belfast team. A
line was formed, and the soldiers marched
t,, +Io Az Oh al
to adorn the register with their signatures.
This duty performed, they started by twos
and threes for a ramble about town. Where
ever they went they excited favorable COM
ment by their gentlemanly department and
glittering uniforms. The soldier boys of
Maine are rather good-looking fellows, and
their masculine charms are enhanced by their
regimentals.
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
1t made one think of war times" and the
stirring events OF last winter as he ascended
the granite steps of the Capitol. Furnished
muskets were stacked in the rotunda. Gay
uniforms were in every part of the building.
Even on the cupola corporals guard were
gathered looking off over the city, and drink
ing in the beauty of the prospect. In the
AdJutant Generals office there was crowd
of gold-laced officers. Col. +. c. Earring
ton. who has entire charge of the shoot, was
giving audience to half a dozen eager ques-
TONERS all at once. Gen. Beal and Lieut.
Col. Sprague extended the hospitality of the
department to all visitors with their custom
arv urbanity.
On THE STATE RANGE.
The shoot was called promptly at two
O'Clock. At that hour, in addition to the par
Elephants, there were large number of spec
tators assembled to witness the sport. Two
long rows of tents-one for each COMPANY
had been pitched at different parts of the
field where the soldiers could rendezvous.
There were five targets, with positions for
three companies to fire from the north and
two from the west. This arrangement per-
mitted incessant firing, and expedited mat
tiers greatly. The range was 200 yards long
Behind the target is a natural embankment
about ID feet in height where the bullets bury
On its summit floated the red
danger signal. The match was conducted
according to the rsles published in, yesterday
mornings journal. The targets az. of wood
and are what is known as the third class tar
gets. The bulls eye is eight inches in diam
eter, center 20 inches, and outer rim. The
targets consist Of two portions and swing on
pivot so that the marker in the pit at their
base can remedy the effects of the preceding
shot while the marksman is taking aim.
bulls eye counts FIVE; black disc, out, counts
9; black and white disc, inner, counts 81 red
Use, center, counts 4; red flag waved hori-
1ontaliy twice to and fro in front of the tar
get, ricochet, counts 0; red flag or danger
signal on target, cease firing.
Col. f. e. Harrington of Fryeburg has sole
charge of the shoot. He is assisted by Lieut.
col. II. NJ Sprague. Score keepers, Maj.
Frank +. Nye, II. A. Hall, Thomas NJ. Rol-
ms, John Wardwell and George Hanks.
From the First Regiment there is
present Colonel John Marshal Brown,
Lieut.-Col. H. NJ. Spraguc; and
ADJ. Z. +. SWEET, Portland From the Sec
md regiment, Col. Daniel White, Bangor;
Lieut.. Col. F. g. Flagg, Hampden; and Adj
Il. u. Rollins of Bangor. The line officers
We publish in the following list of
MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS TEAMS.
AUBURN LIGHT INFANTRY, Auburn list
VIM. w. Pettingill; Sergt, II.
sichards; Musician, Frank II. Read; Corp,
geo; =. kilbourn; Privates, Frank o. Nor,
Is, Elmer l. Bumpus, John Noble, Willard
Nobie, Henry s. Arris, Fred Mower.
CROSBY GUARDS, Hamden:- LIST Lieut.
John A. HiOOina. n lew.