Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
STATE HOUSE.
The Vast Correspondence 81 Our Ad-
jutant General.
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that General Richards has to handle Il
amazing. Every mail brings in letters
| from an over the state. as well as from
the government officials. ali OF which
has to be given attention. A motflee
writes ID learn something OF her boy
who is id the army. A candidate for j
position In the army and ali his friends
write to so,icit the generals influence
The war department writes asking FOL
information on matters sending gem
eral orders. and issuing Instructions
Old soldiers write to learn something
II the records regarding their war his.
tory or that Of friends. anlf to locate
others Of their friends.
In brief General Richards has to hold
himself ready at any and at ali times
ms a sort Of an information bureau. II
an army officer Of the volunteer ser.
vice is doubtful as to what action he
should take ne will invariably go to
General Richards to get advice, well
knowing that every general order
issued by the war department., as well
as all the regulations Of the army, are
IN the generals mind ready to be usen
| when needed, or at least enough OF
| them go that it is but the work OF a
moment to take the records that ar.
handy and turn at once to the place
| that fits the case in question
The letters from the mothers ami
relatives Of the men who are in the ser
vice. are far more numerous than one
would imagine. as a great many writ.
direct to him to learn how the soldiers
illness is progressing.
The general keeps thoroughly in
touch with the condition of the sick
men. visiting each personally at thci.
bedside in all the hospitals, so that in
greater part of the eases. he can tel.
without any outside assistance, the
exact condition of the patient inquired
for.
Even now that the regiment is at
home ard nothing special is progress
ing in the State military circles nor
with the States volunteer army, the
correspondence is immense requiring
many hours each day to go through the
mails and to answer the letters Of in.
quiry. And right here 1t is we'll to say
hat the letter of an anxious parent in
some out Of the way town, receives the
same amount of attentions as that Of
the secretary of war.
OF course this task is in way
moEotonous and thankless, but now
and then there comes a letter from A
parent that fully repays him for all
the trouble ne goes to for all. "A sample
CT that sort of letter was received,
Friday. when "a father wrote to thank
the general in behalf of himself and
wife. for the trouble he had taken for
them. 1t seems that the general while
at the bedside Of a dangerously sick
patient had done some little act Of
kindness. and later interested himself
IN the case of the young soldier. The
mother, who was present, had seen all
that was going on. ard will never for
get it
That is but a case where the thank.
full letters are received, but then, of
fhorn ny no
not thankful. that do not teEsi to make
a hard working officer who tries to 10
his duty, feel much better NOR worse
ON account of them.
A notice has been sent out by Secrc-
tary Of State Byron Boyd that petit
ton fer the pardon of Emery Curtis,
who is serving a term i'm State prison
uE'ier the sentence for the crime of
breaking and entering. is now pending
before the Governor and Council and
that hearing win be granted at the
next meeting of the Governor and
Council on Tuesday, October Is. at
o'clock.
Curtis was convicted Of stealing 4
watch and several pieces of jewelry
from a house in East Etldington. It js
now said.ahat the woman who brought
the charge never owned watch ami
as for the jewelry which was claimed
to have BEEN stolen, the report is that
it had been missing for three months
prior to the date Of the alleged rob-
berry.
The reports OF the railroads for the
year ending June 30. has, been received
in large numbers at the railroad COM
mfssioners' Office to be used in their
next annual report.
The following are the reports of sew
eral OF the roads. both steam and
electric:
Boston & Maine Railroad: Gross
earnings from operation $1S,S5O, 9S4, an
increase OF $2lO.1ss; operating ex-
penses, $l3.679.O3S, increase, $115567:
increase from operation. $6,171.945:
total deduction from income, $5.4ls,-