Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-06
STATE HOUSE.
National Guard News--Ex-
animation of Officers.
Railroad Commissioner Meeting
appointments to Be Made.
Gov. Powers Will Be at Bangor. Today
School Matters-Other Noles.

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| There were number of military men
about the State House, on the occasion
of the examinations to be submitted a
number of officers of the National
| Guard, before the board of examiners
The following members of the board
were presented: Gen. f. +. Newcombe
the inspector general; Col. l.. II. Ken
dali Of the LIST Regiment; Col c. A.
| Philbrook of the 2d; and Lieut.. C. G.
Morton of the 9th Infantry, U. S. A.
| General Richards, the new adjutant
general was at his office. in the morn
ing, and there was an informal talk OF
military affairs. In the afternoon, he
left for Orono, to attend the military
ball given in the evening.
| The examinations were submitted in
the evening. The following candidates
presented themselves: Second Lieut.
w. s. Goodwin, and LIST Serg. C. NJ
| Giveen, both of Company X. LIST Reg
iment: Capt. Albert T. Shurtleff, Lieut.
| II. Q. Kay and Serg. e. f. Barnes OF
Company II. I'd Regiment; Serg. Ct. f
Garcelon, and Corp. +. ii. Greenan Of
Company d. and Serg. c. ]. killiher Of
Company b, all of. the I'd Regiment.
| Fifty-nine men are enlisted to form
a company at Gardiner to take the
lplace in the ID Regiment of the Hamp-
den company which was recently dis
banded The election of officers viii
take place next week
The following names are signed
to the petition:
T. a. Jewett w. d. Whitney. w. c.
Atkins, +. w. Drake, Charles H.
Jones. w. j. Govang, J. r. Jackson,
Edgar II. Emery, j. T. Bardsley, l.. p
| Peaslee, +. K. French, +. f.. Drake,
f. ID. True, j. c. Barstow, f. w.
burlington. Ralph L. Manson, Frank p
collins, 3. +. Lamb. S. -. Soule, w. l..
Brown, j. A. Albee, Walter A. Morse.
Lincoln Gardner. George 7. Marley
Fred w. Day, c. Il. Flint. f. f. Smith,
+. d. Lorng r. NJ Newell, Frank l..
lGray. George A. Cobb w. A. Purneli,
Fred Weber, Frank j. Stanley. Harold
Woodcock, r. NJ. Gilmore, J. F. Atkins.
lG. L. Wilcox, A. IL. Chase, Henry ".
| Dill. f. II. Harmon. Adelbert j.
Burns. Ben w. Jackson, w E. Ward,
II. e. Ring, c. F. Johnson, c. Lewis
! II 1 NJ
Brann. D. L. Cunningham. George l.
Tyler, and A. H. Dill all of Gardiner
Bernard w. Sawyer of South Gardiner.
James w. Rafter, Charles a. Carson
Daniel Weber and Frank Weber OF
Randolph; and Harry Phillips OF
Farmingdale.
| Colonel Philbrook reports that steps
Ihave already been taken to form a new
company in Bangor to take the place OF
the one recently disbanded, and that
90 men have enlisted He says there
will undoubtedly be 10 before they are
through.
| Consjderab interest has Deeii
aroused in Augusta during the pas
flew months, as to the future OF thN
Icompany located here. There has MOI
lbeen the interest in it of late that there
lshould be in a first class company ana
the results have been generally uhsal
l;sfact,ry to members and citizens alike
When asked if any plans haa peei
made regarding the company, Cor
Kendall. in whose regiment the COM
rany belongs. said: There is some
Iexcellent material in Augusta lor
lfrs6-class company there, ana lrus'
line near future will see some new meI
enlisted who will bring it up to th'
standard. OF course, there is lack VI
interest there now, but | believe una
there will soon be a change FOR the pei
- rhere are a number of very abe
mon in the ranks, and trust that VIII
them and the new material coiiip'h'
,,.,,, ,,a formed that shall be credit u
Augusta.
the railroad commissioners, Hon j
% paols Hon. b. f. Chadbourne, aii'
Hon Frederic Danforth OF Garo'iie'
,yara in session, Wednesday, II oein'
rbair regular monthly meeting. Mu''
t;na business was transacted.
The hearing on the highway eroSS'''
at waldo. which was adjourned 40 I'M
maeting. was again postponed ui''i' LIZ
next meeting. to take place, June q
The hearing on the Poftlaho
Rochester Railroad, in which SO MAJ"
na,ties were concerned, was by -
!. ,nest Of the counsels OF the severe
l.. interested ones, postponed TO JUNE :.
netition was received from -
York e. Kittery Electric Raiiwas' "4''
J ing for approval for a cross'ne
the York Harbor & Beach haiii o''
! tvo n,aces. No hearing mas Se' '
I ordered. oe,a,
{ The commissioners left, in the ute
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