Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-11
STATE HOUSE.
4 New March Dedicated to the 1st
Name Volunteers.
The Book MAINE at Gettysburg Abcu, Read,
Tor Distribution.

mas composed a march which ha n.
named Home Again. and he has decid-
GU 10 dedicate 1t to the LIST Regiment A
copy OF the march all ready for the 1sr
regiment band, with every part COM
piete, was sent by Prof. Theme 70 "A.
Jutant General Richards explaining tbo
intention of the composer. which is thot
II shail be LIST Regiment march He
s"ssesteu mat 1t be played at the muster
land.
General Richards was very much
pleased to think that Prof. Theme should
think SO much of the LIST Regiment. and
It's pand whose leader Prof. Howe. is one
of Prof. Themes pupils.
The music was sent to Colonel Kendall
Thursday afternoon, who will in turn
send it to his band leader The Portland
people will have the pleasure of hearing
1t played, next Wednesday.
Librarian Carver of the State library
mas received the allotment of the book
Maine at Gettysburg" which he will
soon distribute to those entitled to them
by law, and to such ones as provisions
have been made for. There are so few
OF the books as provided for by the
Legislature, that all who have applied
for them can not receive them. Each
member of the Legislature and others re-
eeive them. according to the terms of the
act. Ii is not known at present whether
the publishers will get out volume to
place upon the market or not.
The book itself is handsome one being
n mn
tone pictures of the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, and also diagrams of the field
showing the locations at different times
of the different troops. The pictures of
all the Maine monuments, and others are
given.
1t begins and takes up the record of
each organization of the Maine forces
and traces them through their three
days work. Every Maine man who went
into the fight is recorded and every
wound received or man killed, can be
found upon reference.
1t is a book that is extremely interest
ing to anyone who had relatives in the
battle. To the man who participated, 1t
is worth its weight in gold. ,
Adjutant General Richards will at once
communicate with Surgeon General May
bury about the disinfection of the hos
pital, and, in fact, the whole OF Camp
Powers. This will be done at the earliest
possible moment.
N. S. Purinton sent each of the men,
bers of the Council, copy of the book
Maine at Gettysburg" Thursday.
Another curio lin the form of comic
sheet of the year of 1S49. has been added
to the State library having been pre-
sented by an Augusta man.
The force in the secretary of States Of
flee are sending out the commissions and
certificates to the officers elected in fall
election. The representatives to Con-
gress, all the county officers. and the
senators were looked after, Thursday,
while the representatives to the Legis-
lature will follow.
Hon. Seth NJ Garter of Lewiston, was
among the visitors ait the State House,
Thursday.
Mitchell, the painter has been employed
in numbering all the tables and the
drawers to the same, in the different de-
partments so that the keys to them can
be kept clearly arranged in Superinten-
dent Stevens case.
A good crayon likeness of AdJutant
General Richards from his latest picture,
has just arrived at the State House from
the studio of Chase, the Portland artiss.
The following company filed certifi-
cate of incorporation. Thursday:
Cooperative Publishing Company has
been organized at PASSPORT for the pur-
pose of the CONJUNCTION of general
| SO. 900 capital stock of which $45 is paid
in. The officers are: President. Jesse
G: shead of Eastport; Me; treasurer rauf;ti
cate approved, November /, 1898.