Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-30
sunDAY At CAMP suaLE1ar,

Al the oficsEs Attend Church n n
lGorr.cs-Hscssssry Dstaais Pw-
Iscted fos Today.
There VS. . Sabbath quiet shout Cam
Busi<igh. yes.zTday, despite the fact that
certain duties hid 70 be performed shs.
everything may be in readiness ct 10 A. n.
today, when the Maine Volunteer Militia
ere suppcsed 70 be in attendance % ~ sn-
n1al encsmrmens. Eighteen rows Of
tsnts rcse White ard prim On the rest side
Of the Geld 10 greet tbs vision on entering
the seld Whea Brisaaser General H. L.
Mitchell arrived about p. ". Saturday.
the artillery salute ~ss srsd from one Of
the brass field pieces placed 1t the foot Of
the iisgasa 1t Headquarters and the c3lors
we're run mp. There they continued to
lszily aeas during Sunday Ia the pleasant
bfeezes "a s:s slvsys to be found 81
Camp Bsrleisn, however hot the day may
be-.
Asou. one hundred sad fifty Of the oGi-
GERS snd men at camp yesterday. and all the
officers present. together with some fifteen
Of the privstes and non-eomu.issisned on.
GERS. attended divine worship ut the First
Bsptiss church in the morning, Rev. Mr..
Wymaa having extended them an invita-
tion. Governor Burleizh was indisposed
and unable TO accept the invitation to A.
tend with bis staff. The following officers
we're present yesterday Brigadier General
sprague. Maj Horton Of Newport. r.. l..
u Is. Surgeon a: Fl. Adams; Lieut. Hove.
New York. Of the regular army; Col. Phil
brook, Major and Asst. Aej,. General
Woodbury. Lieut.. Chss. y. Monroe Of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery. Boston.
guest Of General Sprsgue and Colonel
Pbilbrook; Captains Doughty. Piummer
and Hunt; Adjuiants Frank and Robinson.
and sefzeants Rlker. Boyd and Jones.
Commlsssry General FhIl5rook had charge
Of the camp during the absence Of the
brbtfait anu, WIN His o'Htf uHlss, was
kept very busy during the eLtlre day. sergt.
Kiker. Brigade Hospital Steward. ever since
reaching camp, has employed every n.iau;e
in putting the hospital in the proper condi-
ton. By . Z. NJ. every ihing vas arranged
for the morrow.
Mr.. Charles Cummings Of Manchester,
who had bought the hay. finished yesterday
clearing of the parade ground and drive
ways leading to the ground.
During Sunday afternoon quite a number
Of people in carriages and on foot found
their way to the camp and made the most
- go 'se when passes weren't necessary
t. 49, bout and note the changes and
prepare .,ns for the military display Of the
coming week Among the new features
that attract the eye 10 the circular tent Of
the suffer located on the northwest Of thu
psfaie ground. There is every indication
that the lumber going into camp this year
will be we'll up To nine hundred.
Order. have been issued to the effect
shall be afforded transportation and this
year the otiiceri say that s.l orders will be
carried out to the letter. These are.
everything taken into consideration, the
finest State muster grounds ever saw. and
I've seen quite II number" remarked q
stranger who was looking over the field
yesterday. ard he bad the appearance Of
saying what he meant. There 10 little
doubt that with fine weather. the encamp
ment for 1880 will surpsss all previous
ones.
Brigade mess AMI Headquarters mess
will be tie same AS last year. newspaper
reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
These will be unler the charge of Capt.
Doughty. who succeeds Capt. Paul as Brig
a,e Qaarteraiaster.
For holday's dinner. baked beans will
be the dish. supplemented by cold eorned
beef, ffse, pickles. etc. July 3, spring
lamb viii tickle the pala.es of the troops
$40 pounds having been ordered. Oaions
aud canned co7u will be thrown in during
the week 4 good supply Of juicy beef
has been spoken for. A suiler has been
appointed which is new departure.
J. o. johnson. Esq. Of Liberty special
agent Of the census department. will com
ple,e his TX NJ the Register Of Pr lbste's
Office this week. lie will then have CON
pletsd the statistics egarding the mortgage
indebtedness Of Wailo. Hancock and Ken
nebec counties Mr. Johnson will then be
GIN work on statistics for Somerset county
while he does ne. feel permitted 10 divalge
the fsu:es regarding the mortgage iadeb,
edness in the SO counties he Ia willing 10 say
that he is agreeaoly surprised In tAa small
number Of IN 5r:glges Stat be Bads farms
The large msjo;ity of taesa mortgages
are for small am3uots aud are
given AS securities for purchase money.
In fact big per cent Of the mortgages in
dictate thrift rAtber hsn the contrary. They
shuw tia, wcrking people in our cities are
putting their tarnias' into houses for their
families AID give small mortgages thai
they ear pay CT in order TO get their
houses. Mr. Johnson speaks very highly
Of Abe excel,en, manner in which .he
books ut Tie Registers office are kept
Macy of The c5nveya1ces, however, he
finds rather bind. it being difficult in
many osacs to ascertain whether certain
lsni. are in yiilsge or farming communi-