Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-12
VARIOUS NOTES
From the Capitol Including Those
Of the Robins.
Hearing on Areostook Northern, This Alter
noon-Osnsfal Orders No 10.

summer quiet. There are few visitors
and the business is confined most en-
tirely to the routine matters of the
several departments.
The lawn is in fine condition. The
sprinklers have not been used until last
week, when the hot spell came, as there
was no occasion, the rain looking after
the usually very thirsty grass.
There have been more robins about
the State House grounds the past few
days than it seems there are in the
rest of the city all gathered together.
They are noisy lot and strut about,
the hot weather not taking the gimp
out of them in the slightest. The hot
weather, in fact, is the very cause of
there being on the grounds in such
numbers. The sun has driven the
worms down except where the sprink-
lers are. There they squirm up and
the robins are right with them.
One of the robins had his neck brok-
en- few days ago in a curious fashion
He saw a worm that was large and
fat, with his head poking up from the
soil. Straightway the robin went for
that worm and pulled at his head.
The worm was pretty well anchored
and hung to mother earth. The robin
got mad, Strengthened up on his legs
and pulled. 1t cost him his life for the
worm suddenly let go his hold and the
robin shot backward and landed on the
back of his neck on one of the sprink-
on the old robin. There's a moral in
this for anybody-don't be too sure of
your game, for even the worm will
turn, and there are more ways than
one for the worm to get even.
A hearing will be held this afternoon
at o'clock before the railroad COM
missioners on the petition for articles
of association of the Aroostook North
ern Railroad.
The following orders have been issued
from the Office of Adjutant General Rich
ards:
State of Maine.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Augusta, July 3, 1897.
General Orders, No. 10.
l. The board of examination will meet
at the adjutant generals Office on Tues
day. July 13, 1897. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, 10
inquire into the qualification for their re-
spective offices of persons who have been
elected to offices in the National Guard
Of the State of Maine, as follows:
Captain William o. Peterson, Co. x, list
Regiment. elected major LIST Regiment;
I'd Lieut.. Dana w. Lovejoy. Co. F, 1st
Regiment, elected captain Co. +, 1st. Reg
iment; LIST Serst. c. Hart Blacklhgton.
Co. +, 1st Regiment, elected 1st lieuten-
ant Co. +. 1St Regiment; Private Jesse A.
Athearn. Co. F, LIST Regiment. elected I'd
lieutenant Co. F. 1st Regiment: Warren
f. Riker. Lewiston. elected I'd lieutenant
ambulance corps: and of any other per-
sons who may be ordered to appear be-
before it.
ii. The persons appointed or elected to
offices, above, are hereby notified to
present themselves to the board of exam
ination at the time and place herein spec
flied for the meeting of the board. OIL
cers-elect who are members of the Ma
tional Guard will appear III undress uni
form without side arms. Transportation
and subsistence will be furnished those
oflicers-elect who are members of the Ma
tional Guard. but no per diem will be al
lowed them.
CASUALTIES-The following enlisted
men, upon the recommendation of their
respective company commanders, APP
proved by the regimental commanders,
are hereby discharged. First Regiment
for non-attendance at drills Privates
John Emery and Thomas Lumb, Co. G..
for removal from the State, Private Her.
bert f. Haley, Co. G.
Second Regiment. for non-attendanca at
drills. Private Charles A. Holt, Co. f.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief.
JOHN T. RICHARDS.
Adjutant General