Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-12
STATE HOUSE..
Not So Many Guides Registered as
Last Year.
Report OF Death Of Private Loud al Chicka.
manga Uniounded Other Notes.

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and in all probability there may no
be so many, when all are registered
This is not due to the lack of appljca,
tons for registration, as a large mum.
Der more applications have been re-
ceived than last year, but the com.
missioners know better, this year. who
are the competent and who the in.
competent guides. and all who are not
competent have been refused licenses
The wardens have been depended
upon in a large measure, this year, to
| say who are the competent men, and
their judgment as to who should be
refused, has been relied upon to Z
large extent.
Many reports have been circulated
about the illness of Private Loud Of
| Company d, 1st Maine Volunteers, AMI
| the report reached the city, Wednes-
| day, that he was dead. Mrs Loud,
who lives in Gardiner, heard the re-
| port, and went at once to Adjutant
General Richards to see if the body
| could be brought home He doubted
the report of the mans death, and at
once telegraphed to Chaplain Cum
minSs, who is now at Chickamauga,
to see if the report was true. An an
swer was received to the telegram,
Thursday. saying Loud was consider
ed very much better.
He was formerly a member of Co. A,
ID Regiment. n. G. s. NJ, and joined
the LIST Regiment in May.
General Richards has proof that
some of the members of the. regiment
at Chickamauga are ready to stop
soldering" and wish to come once
more to their own fireside. He is often
father or mother, or perhaps a pinins
wife, asking him to use his influence
in having their soldier boy discharged
1t is in nearly every case the result of
the pleading of the soldier to his rela-
tive to assist in having him discharged
1t was only Thursday. that a letter
was received from an indulgent father
asking for aid in having his boy dis
charged, as he said tAaboy wrote he
would surely die if iEddl stayed there
longer. In the same lef1rr to his father
he said he had been to the rifle ranges
then went on to state that he was
obliged, but 4 few days before. to
stand guard all day and all night, then
the next night he had TO sleep on the
ground out of doors.
1t is doubtful in such cases, if Cen
eral Richards will work very hard to
secure the discharges until ut least
peace is declared
While Commissioner Matthews was
on his trip to attend the National La
June, al Detroit, he met a Mormon
missionary who was conducting n par
ty of foreigners 10 Utah.
This man, whose name is c. n. Lund,
living at Mount Pleasant. Utah. gave
Mr. Matthews very good idea of the
present state of affairs in the Mormon
church, and showed that they are fasi
attempting to spread the religion over
the world.
Mr.. Lund stated there are 1900 mis-
sionaries of the church who are out
seeking for followers. OF these 80
are in England. Germany. and Scanda-
navia. He said though the Mormons
do not break the laws by practicing
levers in 1t as of old.
State Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son will hold examinations for State
teachers certificates Friday. August
26. beginning a o'cloci, \. NJ, in the
following named places and at the high
school buildings therein except in cases
| otherwise specially noted. namely:
Augusta at the State House. Bangor,
Bar Harbor. Bath. Belfast, Bethel,
| Boothbay Harhor. Bridgton, Bucks
port Calais, Corlnna. Deerlng, Wood
fords, Ellsworth, Pennington. Fox
croft, Freeport, Harrington, Houlton.
Lewiston, Lincoln. Machias, NeWcas-
tie Academy, North Arson Academy.
Old Town Pembroke, Pittsheld, Presque
Isle, Rockland, Saco Park School,
Sherman Mills, South Paris. Spring.
vale and Wateryille,
Commission c. T.. Oak Is In the city.
| and is at his desk in the State House
| for a short time.
Bank Examiner +. f. Timberlake Is
at his department. this week. He eX-
amined the accounts of the York Coun-
ty Bank at Biddeford. the first OF the
week. Assistant w. G. Ellis is in Port
land, on business connected with the
department.
Railroad Commissioner Chadbourne
arrived in the city on the afternoon
train, Thureday.
Miss Isadore Getchel of the adju-
tant generals office, is upon a vaea-