Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-18
First Of the Three Batteries
Mustered, Saturday.
Battery Formed by Second Battalion
Will Probably Be Mustered, Today.
"'he Practice to Begin, Tuesday Divine Ser.
vice Held. Sunday Afternoon.

i-ie"'' H. ~. Itoyuen, l5d infantry, at
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, and it is
probable that there will be another
mustered at noon, today.
The battery mustered, Saturday
which will be known as Battery B. LIST
Maine Heavy Artillery, is the one that
Is made up of the men of the Sd Bat
TALON, I'd Infantry N. G. S. NJ, and is
commanded by Captain F. NJ. Hume
major of the battalion, on leave of alb
sence.
1t was not definately known that the
battery would be mustered Saturday
as there We're not enough men until,
Friday evening, when Captain Hume
accompanied Lieut.. Royden and Cap
tain Martin to the examination of the
men of the Bangor company, where he
obtained about 20 men which was
enough to fill his battery. with those
he had brought from Houlton, East
port, Calais and Machias
His men arrived from Bangor on the
10 o'clock train, Saturday morning,
and one of the first incidents of the
trip worthy Of note was when they
reached the station here. One of the
boys who is under age, had left home
without the consent of his parents, and
the father had telegraphed to Marshal
Morse to send him home.
The boy was easily located, and af-
ter time admitted that he had the
signature of his parents that was on
his papers put there by one of his
friends. He left his fellow recruits
with reluctance, and went home on
the afternoon express.
The recruits We're taken to the camp,
where they were assigned quarters
and soon after dinner the battery was
sworn into the service of the United
lions Of their fellows. especially the
officers, who are a good set, and all
were very anxious to get into the ser
vice, lest something might happen TO
keep them out.
Later in the afternoon the men We're
marched to the headquarters where
they signed the pay roll. under the di
~ u 4, -t,.,
is assisting Lieut. Royden, and Rich
ard Brann.
Lieut. Roydcn and Captain Jewett in
the meanwhile had gone to Waterville
with Captain Martin to examine the
men of the Watervlle company.
The following is the full list of the
officers and men of Battery b, LIST
Maine Heavy Artillery:
Captain Frank NJ. Hume of Houlton.
LIST Lieutenant l.. II. Adams of
Calais.
2d Lieutenant L. S. Wade of East
port.
LIST Sergeant John Raye.
Sergeants-Christop 6. Cooper,
Herbert L. Bowen, William Glenn,
Fernando f. Allen, Harold c. Nor
wood, John +. Cooper.
Corporals--Ra!ph A. Grant John d.
Nelson. Charles w. Bowden. Harry H.
feathers, Elmer T. Prebblc, Henry ..
Wcllman. George Il. Hunter, Waiter
+. SWEET and Frank Mason.
Musicians-Don d. Schotield and
James $. Snow.
Artificers-Nathan ID. Lermond ana
Melvin d. Whitney.
Wagoncr-William II. Niles.
Privates-Charles Ackerly. stephen
T.. Adams. Jr.. Robert \. Archer, Ed
gar NJ. Arris, George II. Bailey. VIII
liam w. Bancroft. William W. Belts
George c. Bishop. George y. Bradley,
William G. Bridges. Allen Brooks
Hadley F. Brown, George W. carney
Elijah NJ Chase, Herbert l.. clark,
Peter A. Clockedile, Frederick J. COT
from, John p. Cook, Guy f. Crosby,
Jerre l.. Crosby, Miles l.. Daggett.
Willard ]. Dickinson, James +. Dob
bins, Christopher Donnelly. Wlillam
w. Emery. Harry NJ. Gardner. Charles
l.. Garrett. Parker +. Gerry. Edward
Gilmore, Robert n. Golding. Lyman +.
Grant, Nate Grey, Arthur Z. Hackett'
Ralph l.. Hackett. Lester II. Hadiey'
John r. Haley, Lewis l.. Hall. Thomas
A. Hale. Harlie w. Harmon, Ralph W.
Hatch. William L. HIATT. John +. HAY
ward. Ernest S. Hill. Ferdinand w.
HILL Frederick A. Hoyt, Bert +. Hen
dee, Frank Hussey, William johnson.
Harry Z. Jones, James II. Jones'
George F. Kelley, Charles f. Knight
Mabi Komtskey, Edward x. Leach
Ray Q. Liley. Earl B. Mcdonald, Del
mouth w. Mckay Thomas Millett, Jr,
Horace f. Moore, George p. McHerrin'
Edgar ]. Nickerson. Isaac 0. Nlcker-
son. Arthur L. O'Brien, Fred ;. Page,
Wallace f. burlington, Fay Il. Ram
sew. Vernon S. Ross. Roscoe Salisbury,
John A. Sisois, Jephtha Skefflington'
Sherben c. Sleeper, Rue L. SNOW
George A. Sousa. James c. Sternes,
Gustave W. Tidd, George I. Iomp-
kins, Walter J. Trott, Freeman L. Tut
tie. Robert b. Watts, Clifton W. Wes-
colt. Ernest Wilson, Thomas D..
Witherly. and Douglass j. 1erXa.
The next battalion that will be made
a battery in the United States volun-
teer army, will be the I'd Battalion,
that will be commanded by Captain
Thomas A. Jewett of Gardiner.
Captain Jewett brought about 40