The Portland daily press., 1885-08-28
GOVERNORS DAY.
Interesting Ceremonies at the State
Muster Yesterday.
What Press Reporter Noticed on
the Field.
Especial to the Press. l

S-A4hI Al AOQOotlA, aug Afs--OONCluOI
day was a pleasant one. The air was cool,
and the camp looked bright and clean. The
work Of the encampment is now at its high
est pitch. The entire brigade is in good
drilling condition, and everything is conduct
ed Systematically. The usual forenoon drills
were held from $50 till 12 o'clock.
AT 1.3o o'clock, the First Regiment, Col j.
j. Lynch, commanding, proceeded to the
Capitol, and escorted Gov. Robie to the camp.
The battery fred salute of II guns as the
governor and escort entered the field. Gov
Robie was formally received by Brig. Gen.
John Marshall Brown and staff, after which
the entire brigade prepared for review. The
weather could not have been more favorable
for the occasion. Thousands of spectators
thronged the grounds and streets in the vi
cinity of the Capitol.
Line having been formed, and the brigade
turned over to Gen. Brown, the battalions
wheeled to the rightinto column of compa-
nies and marched in review before Gov Re
bic and staff, members of the Executive
Council and other State officers. The pas
sage was an excellent one, and reflected
great credit upon Gen. Browns brigade In
spection of companies on the field by Inspec-
tor General John 7. Richards of Gardiner
succeeded the review. Gen. Richards was
accompanied by Gen. Brown, Gen. Graham,
U. S. A, and other officers. Dress parade
followed the inspection, During the even
ing Col. John j. Lynch, accompanied by his
field, staff and line officers, and headed by
the First Regiment band, paid respects to
Gen. Brown and serenaded him. Gen.
Brown congratulated Col. Lynch on the pro-
gress of the First Regiment at the muster
Following were today's guard details: Bri-
gade officer of the day, Major B. j. Hill of
Auburn; First Regiment, Capt. W. S. Choate
of Augusta officer of the day; Lieut.. II. F.
Paine, of Eastport, senior officer of the
guard; Lieut. E. E. Philbrook, of Portland,
junior officer of the guard; Second Regiment.
Capt. ]. f. Maloney, Co. G, officer of the
day; Lieut.. William Vaughan, Co. H, Senior
officer Of the guard; Lieut. F. S. Morse, Co.
G, junior officer of the guard.
RIELE PRACTICE.
The second great event of the day was the
competition at moving targets. Large crowds
gathered at the firing point before the match
es began to witness this new departure ar
ranged by Col. harrington. The teams of
ten men were placed at 200 yards from the
pits, and were given four shots at targets of
imitation men, suddenly exposed to view
two and half seconds; four shots at the
same running so feet and two shots at horse
with man mounted. Companies b, G and F
of the First Regiment and companies A, B.
c, D, E and of the Second Regiment, and
the Frontier Guards, competed. Company
B made 27 hits; Co. G, 80; Co. F, 13: Co. A.
Second II; Co. B, Second 20; Co. c, %;
Co. D, "a; Co. E, IL; Co. +, H. Frontier
Guards, Al out Of possible 100. Co. E.
Second and Frontier Guards shot off the tie.
resulting in a victory for Co. E, of Skowhe-
gan, by Il to 81.
Co. e Second took their firing in company
team shooting, making score of II out of
125; and with 40 men, LOGO points, or IS per
cent. This is the next highest score made in
this match.
Prominent officers pronounce the competi-
tions highly successful and effective. The
Regimental match takes place tomorrow,
when the prizes will be presented by the
Governor.
RANDOM SHOTS.
The sick list is unusually small this year.
There was less noise in camp last night
Capt. Maloney, of the Jameson Guards, is
deputy sheriff of Penobscot county.
Tents should have beon pitched facing
toward the colors instead of away from them
Both regiments are wrong in this respect.
The militia has well earned its appropria-
tion this year. At the next session of the
legislature larger appropriation should be
made.
Major Harding, of the Second Regiment,
rides the famous war horse known as ''Old
General" This horse bears the brand U. S.
on his shoulder, and can take his place in
line without being guided
During the past two days the officers of the
| guard have been more diligent in instructing
guards to salute properly. This deficiency
In salutes shows that company commanders,
with few exceptions, have neglected to in
struct their men in the school of the soldier.
Colonels of both regiments still permit col
orS TO be placed before the tents of company
commanders This lisa relic of the old mil
Ism period, and should be prohibited. AT a
distance 1t would be almost impossible to
distinguish the headquarters of either regi-
ment, the camps now exhibiting nine head
| quarters instead of one.
Color Sergeant Malachi McAuliffe, of the
second Resiment assisted in trooping the
| colors Yesterday. He is a member of the
| crosby Guards, served with them during the
late war, and is now in his fourth enlistment
IN The Maine militia. He carried the colors
OF the Second Regiment at the recent en-
campment of the Grand Army veterans in
| Portland
ITO the Associated Press.]
AUGUSTA, Aug. -Commander-in-C Chief
hoOle' accompanied by his staff, reviewed
the command of the Maine militia this after
noon' and inspection by Major F. II. Strick>
land, Brigade Inspector, followed. There
was large number of visitors at brigade