Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-20
THE MUSTER GROUND.
beiin Perfect Xelibef FiTsfs
the Boys 10 Blue,
Vhs lN lspfoTA6 EIRy CAues io4
Dfiu and Work.
Msny visisoss-Ihs Days Bvssts-
Ieciosnts Of the Camp.


tie State Camp that Ihs clerk Of The veash
ss cot over his snihinsss end ordered Oh
Dol 70 smile his bfosdsst On Wednesday
But that vasnis ali. He told Mr.. Bores
TO serd brisk cold north wind this ords,
yss absysd, % ihefs vss 20 ss6ssisg from
the sun's sres. hilsrisy.
E,spoos swoks and vent about his du
~ refreshed and invigoYstsd By the coolini
bfeszs. Il had been perfect night. COX
snd crisp - . new silver certificate snd
regular brscss. Bat 1t vas Ike the case
Of the man who stood up 20 straight tbs
be fell over backwards. The night brscst
the three guard details up 70 such IN extern
that ares we're lighted 10 order 10 thau
them out 10 = proper degree Of Hmbsfness
Al the suird mountings and other mill
tary exercises. the effect Of the vesihsT snd
the previous work was most noticeable, fol
the men put more vim snd visor into theil
york than has been seen yet. The guard
p,ced about With long. sprio ging stsps.
Lieut.. HAtch's official report whic.
appeared in full in the JOURNAL yesterday
s.. ssserly read both by officers ant
men. Here also was ,hs effect apparent
The men and the camp had . mors
.p,uced up appearance and evsfJ
one and every thing wore . mill
tsfy drsss. The man are ~ esgsl
about Improving in their work and dutie,
asa party Of small boys would be II the,
we're learning . new aud intensely interest
iog game. Every little point and criticism
,hst Lieut.. iIstch had raised or made "a
earnestly debated BY the men. They var
10 improve and it 10 perfectly truthful Il
say that their desirs 10 being grstined
There IL nothing heard about being too hsrt
YORK. the universal cry is an echo Of Oliver
Tsis,'s famous demand, they wan. more.
According 10 the morning reports passed
BIZ the sdi ltants q the two reg
imsns thsre are 755 msn IN thf
r.simental camps. This Is quite . gain
Cap, Hoyt Of IN, crack Company B Of
the Pad vent to Lewiston and brough
hack two Of HI, men Who had not been ex
cn.ad from attendance up0n the muster
1der the present administrAiion Of affair,
an sniistmen, osih is being made to NEAR
something. No man can hereafter belong
70 the militia and not work. When a citi
zen tnCurs certsin obligations by enlistins
he mus, meet them. The result Of tti,
state Of 81 .irs i, already shosiDg in the
Improvement In the class Of men v no belopl
10 regiments Let the gooi work q on
General Sprsgus is ght when he sai iha
70 man shall belong to the militia and mo-
rork II any man is in ~ho belongs to tina
class The sooner we are r't
OF him the better.
The First marched gu, upon the field
snd vent through an elaborate battalion
q 4 an excellent regimentsi skirmish din
Great Improvement was shown. The ), G
ord also made it's sppearence ard made =
splendid resimsnisl skirmish drill. These
men are also showirg very much ihs efrc
Of the excellent handling Of their colonel
After the troops had returned from Tbs
drill the boys we're given couple Of hour
rest and recreation At II A. the reg
mental rIhs teams Of 30 each marched GU
TO the range for the composition skrmist
shoot A full accouut Of this is given
elsewhere In these columns. After the re
turn Of the boys from the range they were
given a short rest and then both regiment
vent ont for drill. A remarkable improve
meut va. shown over the splendid form
shown 10 the msri ing The 2 had bst'siior
drill and the 1T had regimeDial sktrmisf
drhl to hugle calls. While this WAS beinl
and Harper and Col. Philbrook rode shou
the camp and leld. The Governor showed
= great interest 10 the mar lvers snC
watched them most closely. He made s
compiete and thorough inspection Of the
tents and mess and cook houses, and made
q number Of II iiries about the life sDC
routine Of the camp He seemed TO take the
greatest possible pride in the men and il
TIC has showing they made. he VA
most enthusiastically received, and rode
the handsome white mare that va, importe,
from Boston for him. The men were hight
delighted with having been bonored by
visit from the commander in chief. Tn
evoIutions we're viewed by large crowd 0
people Of all ages, sexes, conditions an
classes. Not = single dispsrsgiug word va
heard from any Of the observers.
After the drills were over there was
short pr rioi Of rest. At I IS the ID cam
out in perfect order and precision for dres
parade. Colonel Victor Brett handled hi
men With his usual experiences The Lev i.
ton Brigade Band furnished 6ne music.
Returning to their quarters the boys mad
furiou, stack upon the rstions which wer
furnished by the commissary departmeri
They showed how much COED the encsmp
mens IL doirg them by the siz, Of th' i
srpetites.
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