The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-17
THE STATE ENcAMPMENT.
Orders to Issue from, the AdJutant Gem
erals Office.

OSiioral OrQeIs NO. Will Do SeuI Oub
at once from Adjutant General Connor's
Office to the state militia. The orders
state that, as last year, arrangements
will be made for the troops TO assemble on
the State camp ground Saturday August
g2d. Col Lucius II. Kendall, LIST Regi-
ment, will have immediate command of
the camp. Capt. W. S. Edg3rly, 7th U.
S.BCayalry, will report as inspector and
Instructor and be- obeyed accordingly.
All regimental staff officers will wear the
same uniform and insignia as other
mounted officers of the line. Section TX
of the orders is devoted Hto the uniforms
and insignia.
Attention is called to the mandatory
character of the following section Of
military law, and reRimental comman-
ders are directed to exact prompt COM
pliance with it's requirements from those
companies of their respective commands:
Section 100. Each company shall elect
treasurer who shall give bond to the ad-
jutant general for the benefit of the COM
pany and approved by it in the sum Of
$500 for the faithful performance of his
duties.
will be held as follows:
REGIMENTAL TEAM MATCH.
The conditions governing the regiment
al team match are as follows:
Seven men; distance, 200, 500 and 900
yards; seven rounds each distance; two
sighting shots allowed each distance.
highest aggregate SCORE to win. Posi-
ton; 200 yards standing, off hand; 500
yards, prone; 600 yards, any, within the
rules.
COMPANY TEAM MATCH.
Conditions: Seven men; seven rounds;
distance, 200 yards, off hand; sighting
shots. Best SCORE to win. Commissioned
officers not to compete in this match.
COMPANY INSPECTORS MATCH.
Same conditions as to distance and
company match; open to any company
inspectors of rifle practice whose appoint
nent has been at least 80 days prior to
daso of encampment. Best score to win.
No sighting shots.
COMPANY COMMISSIONED OFFIC-
ERS MATCH.
Distance 200 yards; rounds seven;
best SCORE to win. Prize; Colts army
revolver. = ~
REVOLVER MATCH.
Open to any officer of the National
Distance; Is, So and 80 yards. Rounds,
six at each distance. Time, not to ex.
oeed one min ute at each range. Best ag-
gregate score to win. Target, third class
or target A. The ammunition to be used
In all the matches exoept revolver will
be rifle" unless the inspector general OF
rifle practice is notified at least 10 days
prior to the match that the "carbine'
ammunition is preferred.
-Four prizes will be given to the four
winning Teams in each regiment and in
the order of winning. A suitable prize
for regimental headquarters will be Civ
en- the regiment whose team wins in the
regimental team match. The prizes in
other matches will be announced i'll flu
ture orders. Each team will be allowed
one substitute. The regimental team
competition will take place on the rauge
at Augusta, commencing at o'clock o.
m, Saturday the 22d day of August.
During this match such additional
competitors, not upon the regimental
practice may designate, may be allowed
TO compste for places upon the State
team. Those making in the match the
16 best scores will win places upon the
State team.
The regimental inspectors of rifle
praeslce will furnish the names of their
respective teams and substitutes to the
inspector general Of rife practice on or
before Saturday the 18th dav of August.
The company inspectors of rife practice
will furnish this names of their respee-
tive teams, and substitutes, on or before
Saturday, August "a. Changes will be
allowed at any time before the compe-
tition commences.
The minimum trigger pull is not to be
less than six pounds. Unless otherwise
ordered by the commanding officer Of the
camp the matches will be shot as fol-
lows:
First regiment; 7.3O O'Clock A. H.
sharp, Monday, August "a.
Second regiment; Same hour Tuesday,
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Company inspectors match, same
hour, Wednesday, &c.
Company commissioned officers match,
1,3o O'Clock p. M, Wednesday, 26.
Revolver match, Thursday, s O'Clock
o. N.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED.
The following commissions in the
National Guara have been issued:
Captain Isaiah H. Baker, captain Com
pany B, 1st Regiment, commissioned
May %, 1885, to rank from March 10,
1890
Private John Bird, captain Company
1895, t o rank from May 49, 1896.
MIR. Erwin S. Gowen of Biddeford.
captain Company g. LIST Regiment, Com
missioned EMay 80, 1896, to rank from
May 20. 1896.
Second Lieutenant Flavel A. Chaplin,