Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-16
THE SOLDIER BOYS
Making Splendid Scores on
the Rifle Ranges.
The Second Regiment Wins the
Company Match by One Point.
Governor cleaves Goes Into Camp p-Received
With Customary Horrors.
CAMr CLEAvRs, Aug. Is.

SAhi SdhANnc, huRs
Another wet morning, Wednesday,
another drying off process by air rather
than by sun after another very quiet night
in camp.
Governor Clesves went to Camp Benson
in the morning, but returned on the after
noon train and with his staff formally
entered camp. The Governors salute was
fred and Governors headquarters put on
gay and festive appearance. During the
under the colors for use on Governors day,
Thursday.
The lst Regiment had 500 men in camp
out of G24, the full complement, a remark
ably good showing. Some of those absent
will be likely to wish they had attended to
duty. Capt. Peterson has recommended 10
of his men absent for discharge. He says
that some of them cannot well get away
from work. There is no law that can fully
protect an employee who leaves his employ
ment to attend to military duties. However,
such men are hindrance rather than
help in the company and in order to pre-
serve discipline must be dropped.
In the ID Regiment 534 men and commits
stoned officers were reported this morning.
1t is rarely that the regiments get out so
much of thei- strength as has been done
this year.
Col. Phibrook and staff are continually
receiving congratulations on the vast i'm
provement noted in the ID. Regiment.
The grass being wet in the morning, the
men or the lst were not kept long at bat
TALON drill but had company drill in their
streets. The I'd. had battalion drill later
in the forenoon.
The general health of the men in camp
is quite good. Although quite number of
calls are made at the hospital, some of them
are for trivial complaints. The number of
calls in the "a hours averages about 100.
There were several in the hospital over
Tuesday night. Hill, who broke bis leg,
was taken home, today, by Capt. Brad
bury. Lieut.. ONeill of the lst, was
on duty at the hospital, today, and
Capt Marlin 1st assistant surgeon of the
I'd, was detsiled for night duty. DIR. L. NJ.
Fuller of Bath, major and surgeon of the I'd
is in command of the hospital under Col.
Thayer, surgeon general. Maj Fuller
hay for ha
sition. Everything is done in accordance
with the best systems and cleanliness
abounds.
Lieut.. Collins of Co. b, was in COM
mand of the provost guard of % men which
Col. Kendall sent out for the stay-after-
hours, Tuesday night.
The inspection of the mess houses, to-
day, was satisfactory. One of the cooks
who has been in camp Is musters, told the
inspectors he never knew the rations bet
ter.
Hon. Llewellyn Powers of Houlton, was
in camp, today.
Among the guests at camp, Wednesday
forenoon were 1t. Col. f. C. Hersey. medi-
cal director of the "a Massachusetts brigade
and on Gen. Peach's staff. Hon. J. +.
Sprague of Monson, was present, also
Judge Larrabee of Gardiner, and his guest
C. f. Lord of Boston. Gen. Hsrper's wife
was the guest of Mrs. Col. Phiibrook today
Lieut.. Hersey is very popular with
officers and men of the Maine troops and
all who heard what the contents of a tele.
gram he received in the morning felt like
congratulating him. The telegram was
from Washington, for him to report at a
specified time for examination. This means
promotion for the gallant lieutenant.
Capt. Peterson of Co. X, Brunswick, has
his wife and sister with him, and the wife
of Lieut.. Atkins of the same company is
in camp.
I'd Regiment Won Co. Team Match.
The cd Regiment won the company team
match by their fine shooting on Wednesday
forenoon, Co. X of Cslsi, getting grand
total of 1874, point more than the score of
the winning Rockland company on Tuesday
However, to the credit of the lst be it said
that as between the aggregate scores of the
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