Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-28
CAMP POWERS.
His Birdlets, the Eagle MAC, ="
Arrived, Wednesday.
The Men Acted Finely After Beinu Paid Their
Bountics. Tuesday.

That double guard or something. KEEP.
the members of the batteries within
bounds. Tuesday night, for they did not
lbehave so badly as even the most firm
i believer in their goodness had dared to
4 believe. 1t is generally conceded that
III Il camp OF 300 men and more, there
are some who will have a high time
when paid the sum of So in a bunch.
Yet the men in Camp' Powers showed
that it is possible to behave under the
i circumstances
AT roll call, at 20 minutes before taps.
Tuesday night, there were a very small
number of men absent without leave.
the whole number in the three batteries
said not to exceed so men.
II These men were about all in camp. in
the morning. and at once they were
sent by their captains to Major New
comb, who delivered a lecture they will
not soon forget. especially as there is a
heavy penalty if the same offenders
are again caught. Besides this free
lecture they We're given a little work
| that was hardly to their liking. max
ING them police the grounds and with
shovels and brooms to clean the sinks
and the whole section of the camp in
that vicinity.
| one or two of the men are reported
as having spent the whole of their
bounty in the evening, but no mention
| is made anywhere about the CITY where
there was the least disturbance made
by soldier with one exception.
The one great feature of the day was
the arrival of Mae" the young eagle
presented TO Battery b, by Commis-
| sioner c. F.. Oak of Caribou. Mac"
arrived on the morning train, and when
he arrived at the camp. and was
hitched by light brass chain 10 feet
long, to his foot, the chain being a
tached to stick driven in the ground
| back of Captain Hume's tent, he was
at once surrounded. by a group of ad-
mirers. He is a young bird, being
about six months of age, black in color
especially We'll, in the afternoon. being
tired from his long journey by rail,
| though he was in roomy cage. lie
will allow the men to handle him at
| will, without a protest unless they lift
him from the ground then comes a
little scream of protest. He is sure To
become a great pet if he is not spoiled
by the actions of the men who may un-
Intentionally spoil his temper.
The rifles We're issued, during the
day. to those who had none. and the
flannel shirts We're also given out to a
few. The slight illness of Quarter
master Dutton, who was suffering from
a severe headache. set back the work
in the way of issuing the equipments,
in slight degree.
Besides the outer shirts the socks
have arrived. The shoes are expected
within a few days, and the undershirts
and pants may arrive at any time, as
they have been ordered.
The service cards were distributed,
| Wednesday, and the times specified
upon them will be followed after date.
These cards have a dress parade
scheduled upon them. which is a part
of the programme that the men have
not participated in since their arrival
here, on this tour of duty.
They will miss the band greatly as
they have heretofore had one to which
they could march. Captain kimball
| suggests that would be a nice idea to
| have a band concert some evening. All
| would certainly enjoy it.
The health of the men continues
about the same, with a few each day
who have some sort of an ailment,
mostly caused by stomach trouble.
one young man from Somerset coun-
ty is bcwailinG the fact that in his
home scandalous lies had been circu-
the camp and reported that he had
been in the hospital nearly all the time
since his arrival, and he solemnly
avows that he has not passed the least
amount of time during his stay here
when he has been homesck.
The news from Washington that
there is peace in sight is not received
in the way that many might suppose.
| They all want q chance to smell little
powder, in some other way than over
at the Butts where under the com
mand of Colonel harrington, they are
being taught how to shoot.
Colonel Harrington had teams from
each battery try the practice at lo'
yards and they showed a great adj
Vancement over their first trial, last
week. The 1st team of Battery =
made a score of POP of which 90 was the
largest, and eight the smallest; IND
| team, totoI Jaruact smallest 10.