Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-21
STATE HOUSE.
EventfuI History Of the 5th Battery
Maine Volunteers.
Average Age Scholars Entering Nigh School
from "a to is Years-Othcr News.

Hon. and Mrs. Edward Wiggin lef,
on Thursday mornings Pullman fol
Presque Isle for 10 days vacation
4 During the absence of the clerk of the
4 school department. Mrs. w. w. Stet-
son will attend to the business, while
her husband is away as he will be
part of the time. At present he is in
the western part of the State, visiting
4 schools.
1 The State superintendent OF
schools says that the average age of
entering the high schools in this State
is from IA to Is years. OF course
there are exceptions of both kinds
Some do not, from various reasons
attain the necessary proficiency un-
I til they are 1S,while others enter as
young as II years of age. The gem
orally recognized course. and the one
voted for at Wednesdays meeting of
superintendent of city schools, was
1
1 years old high school pupil the credit
of this would set him down as two
years old beginner This might well
be called, however, a ''reductio ad alb
surdam.' The superintendent says he
can see no difference in the advance
: ment of the sexes, the boys and girls
showing the same general ability and
proficiency at the same ages
1 The rooms of the board of agricul-
ture are now undergoing the agonies
of house cleaning. and have returned
the compliment on the adjutant gen.
erals department. occupying their
quarters in return for favors given.
1T has been positively decided to have
the State muster held, August a. The
moon will shine its biggest light about
that time, and all the conditions are
favorable
Ali organizations of the National
Guard. and all associations licensed to
bear arms. We're granted permission to
parade with arms and take part with
II the G.. A. f. in the observance of Me-
mortal day.
Major G. T. Stevens, of the 5th Bat
terry Mounted Artillery of Maine Vol
untecrs, was at the State library
Wednesday, looking fora suitable map
on certain matter for the book being
compiled, entitled Maine at Gettys-
burg" OF this work it is proposed to
publish 1000 volumes. each to contain
so Illustrations, beside a large number
of maps. The illustrations for the en-
tire editions, 10000 in all, have been
made. and are waiting for the binders.
The statistics have largely been COM
II piled, and the history of the organiza-
ton at that engagement is nearly com
II pleted. 1t will be out sometime before
next January.
The history of this 5th Battery,
Mounted Artillery. is most thrilling
one, to say the least. 1t lost more men
in killed and wounded in the great bat
ties of Charlottesville, Gettysburg
and Cedar Creek. than any other bat
4 terry in the war of the Rebellion either
| volunteers or regulars.
i The 5th Battery was at Bull Run on
the 2nd. where Lieut.. w. f. Twitchell
was killed; at Gettysburg when Judge
Stevens was temporarily in command
at Chancellorsville. when Capt. George
r. Lippien was mortally wounded; and
Judge Stevens was promoted to the
burg, Major Stevens was shot in both
! legs. and the command fell to Lieut.
j Whittier.
i The battery also went through the
/ battle of the Wilderness with Gen.
! Grant the battles of Spottsylvana
Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg
and was also in all the engagements
under Sheridan in the Shenendoah val
ley, where the rebel army under Early
was completely destroyed and driven
from the valley.
| The executive committee of the Maine
Gettysburg Commission is as follows
Gen. Hamien of Bangor, president
Major G. r. Stevens, secretary and
treasurer; Gen. F. +. Heath of Water
vile: Major S. W. Thaxter ofPortland,
and Captain George w. Verrill of
| Portland. 1t was a brave lot of men,
this battery, and it made gallant
! fight.
! Secretary a. G. Young of the State
board of health. has received call
from the local board of health at Old
Orchard He will leave for there,
Thursday, whence he will continue on
to Boston, on official business. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Young.
| Hon. f. e. Timherlake, State bank
examiner. made an official inspection,
Wednesday. OF the Augusta Savings
| tho kpnnpbpc Savings