Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
Maine in the War.

on board the flag ship New York fight
ing for Uncle Sam
Ten young men enlisted in the navy
lat Stonington while the recruiting Off
Ger was there.
Martin Nelson of Bangor, is a ward
robe attendant on board the u. S. S.
Panther. q troopship.
Fred Porter of Strong, has been pro-
NOTED, to the position of chief machin-
list on board the u. S. S. San Francisco.
Rev. Mr.. Harbutt of Presque Isle,
is understood to contemplate applying
for a position as chaplain in the army.
Joseph Otto Fisher of Lewiston. has
passed the examination at Annapolis
for admission to the naval academy.
George Reed and VIII Spinney of
Pennington are among those who have
lately enlisted in the United States
navy.
f. Prince Bradford, son of Hon. AL
den Bradford of PASSPORT. has enlisted
in the e. S. heavy artillery at Fort
Adams, Newport.
Lieut.. A. II. Cobb formerly of Rock
land, has been obliged by i'll health to
retire from active service and now has
q position in Washington, ID. c.
+. A. Conant. a Belfast boy, has been
elected first lieutenant of the Santa
Barbara, California. sharpshooters.
The company will number 20 or more.
Frank Patten, son of Walter Patten,
of Bangor. is a marine in the navy. and
is now on the cruiser Marbehcad. at
tached to Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
Nathan Goodrich. assistant engineer
on Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, is
Il native of Milo and a graduate of t..
of NJ, 90. His parents reside in
Orono.
Lieut.. George f. Hamilton. L. S. A..
son of Mr.. Jonas Hamilton of the
Maine Central. Portland, has been APP
pointed an aide to Brigadier General
Chaffee.
Frank jackson of Harvard college, Il
son of Rev. \. Willard Jackson, form
erly of Turner. has enlisted in the First
Massachusetts Regiment as an orderly
sergeant.
The second class at the United States
naval academy has been ordered to sea
and Walter Hunt. son of DR.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Hunt of Bangor. has been as
signed to the L. S. 5. Monogahela.
I.ibbie ellis 4 former Calais boy.
has enlisted and gone to the front with
the Sth Massachusetts Regiment. os-
we'll Tarbox, son of Horace Tarbox of
Calais, has also gone with the same
regiment
Herbert X. Sargent, son of Herbert
r. Sargent, Esq, of Portland, is a
quartermaSterS sergeant III the Eth
Minnesota regiment. He is now at
Chickamauga and expects to go to
Manila at once.
Two boys. natives of Machias. are in
the T.. S. navy. John. son Of the late
p. Mcdonald, is on the monitor Mon
tcrey and Norman son of the late
IJabeZ West, is on the auxiliary cruiS-
Ier Prairie.
If the promoters can get sufficient
support from the State in the way of
arms and uniforms. it is probable that
Il militia company will be organized in
Ellsworth this summer. Those who
are in charge feel safe in saying they
can get men enough.
Bddeford and Saco people are par
ticularly interested in watching the
movements of the hattleship Indiana.
Roscoe c. Moody, eldest son of city
Treasurer Charles a. Moody of Bidde-
ford, is assistant engineer on the Ind
ana. He is a graduate of Annapolis
naval academy.
of Machias, who was recently promot-
ed to be first lieutenant, has just been
Iappointed Brigade Commissary and
Ordnance officer on the staff of Gen.
Guy V. Henry and is now at Tampa
awaiting the forward movement at
Cuba.
Mrs. Alma PendeXter Hayden. Nor
ways popular poet, has published
five war songs, dedicated to our sol
diers. They are new and patriotic
words to suit the times adapted to such
familiar soul-stirring tunes as Yam
llee Doodle" Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,
Marching Thro' Georgia. etc.
The Bath vessels VIM. b. Palmer
1926 tons. Mary E. Palmer 1858 tons
and the Frank Palmer 1882 tons.
are among the latest additions to the
fleet of golfers chartered by the gov
eminent to supply coal to the war
ships in West India waters. The yes
sells will be loaded at Baltimore and
viii go to Key West where the coal
supply is maintained. These vessels
receive 81 per ton from Baltimore to
Key West and discharged
5 George p. Woodward. son of w. +.
Woodward, of Ellsworth, is first mate
| of the Mallory line steamer Alamo
which is now under charter by the
: government for transporting troops
from Tampa, Fla. to CUBA. The
alamo" is considered by the war de-
nartment to be the most important
vessel in the transport fleet, as she
carries not only the army engineers
t'but food supplies for the invading
! army. and the pontoonS over winch, at
J the point selected for the landing, the
army and its train will debark.
. Alphonsus A. 'Donoghue.so son of Col
d. O'C. O'DonoShue of Portland. is
one Of the graduates of the National
College of Pharmacy at washington
The Washington Post says: The pres
, that Mr. Amman