Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-10
STATE HOUSE.
Trip of the Governor and Staff
Last Week.
Two Maine Officers Who Are Winning
HOnors in the 46th.
4, ports Of Two Railroad Companies anG
Other State Capitol Talk.

Adjutant General Richards has re-
turned from his trip with Governor
| Powers and the rest of the staff, to
| Washington. ID. c., where they at
tended the Dewey celebration. All the
members of the staff We're present with
the exception of Colonel T.. G. Earring
| ton, Colonel Ii. r. Hamlin and I.icuten-
ant Colonel Eaton of Portland The
party was composed of the other mem
| bers with Colonel l.. II. Kendall and
| Lieutenant Anthoine of Biddeford, and
| Sergeant Purnell of Gardiner
! The party arrived in Washington.
Sunday morning. and in the afternoon
| We're driven out to Arlington. They
called on President Mckinley, Monday
morning, and in the evening were on
| the stand to witness the civic parade.
| 1t was at 3 O'Clock, Tuesday morning,
when they went to the stables and all
We're mounted, even Governor Powers
| riding a large charger. There they
| Joined the escort to Admiral Dewey
| and went TO the Capitol. where they dis
mounted and went upon the reviewing
| stand. After this the staff was dis
| missed by Governor Powers
| Governor Powers came on to Boston
| and there having Joined Mrs. Powers.
! went on to Chicago. where on Monday
of this week. he attended the laying of
| the corner stone by President McKin-
| ley of the great United States building
| that is to be erected.
| Almost the entire party of the staff
| took in the yacht race off New York
| Thursday. after which they started for
| home, some stopping in Boston.
| An invitation has been extended to
| Governor Powers and his staff as to the
others of New England to be present in
| Boston. Saturday, October IA. to the
| celebra ton and reception extended to
Admiral George Dewey. AS Governor
| Powers is in Chicago it is not known
| who will represent the State there.
| He may see fit to do as many states did
in the Washington affair where the adj
| jutant general and some other member
of the staff We're sent along to repre-
sent the State.
Lieutenant Colonel j. NJ. Glidden of
| the Governors staff, will pass the win
| ter in Europe.
While Adjutant General Richards
| was away, last week. he visited South
birmingham. Mass, and made a call
upon the 46th Regiment, the one to
which Captain Isaiah Baker of Portland.
| and Lieutenant +. +. Philbrook of the
| same place, are attached. Both Off
| GERS are we'll known to the people of
| the State as both are National Guard
officers of long standing. Captain
Baker was at the time of his discharge
| to enter the volunteer service. the
senior captain of the 1st Regiment.
The captain has been appointed the
| summary court of the regiment, and
| Lieutenant Philbrook answered Gen
eral Richards that the Maine captain
| is looked upon as one of the best
| officers of the whole regiment,
which is nothing surprising to the
Maine people who look over the past
record of Captain Baker.
As for Lieutenant Philbrook. or
Phil" as his many Augusta and
Portland friends remember the genial
officer he is doing about as much in
the way of good work as his brother
officer. Immediately upon his arrival
| in camp he was appointed the assist
ant adjutant. That evening Colonel
| Schuyler was watching the dress
parade and he noticed Lieutenant Phil
brook as he performed the adjutant's
duties. Why" he exclaimed, that
officer is no greenhorn. He must have
had some service as an adJutant be-
fore" The colonel was right. he was
the assistant of Adjutant Davis in the
1st Regiment, and for time had to act
as the adiutant while the regular ad-
| iutant was Il little under the weather.
His training under Colonel Kendall and
Adiutant Davis We're good for him, for
he has been appointed the regular as
sistant adjutant.
The men are being worked very hard.
which all old officers say is the best
thing for them. They are coming into
line Very fast and the officers say they
will have the best regiment in the ser
vice though General Richards advised
them such an ideal was not high
enough. 1t was pleasing thing for
General Richards to see two of his oiii-
GERS considered so highly in the organ
iZation made up of officers from all
over the United States. while regular
army officers are in the lot.
NJ. w. Wiswell Of the treasury de-
o partment. has returned from week
! passed in Boston.
Commissioner Matthews was wan
dering about the State House, Monday.
in lost sort of a manner. for he was
hunting for his handsome little span
el. "Schley." who has been missing
since last Saturday. The commission
err was away from home few days
. last week. and while he was away
Schley. as is his usual habit. would
, not stay about home. He failed to re-
, turn. Saturday night or Sunday night.
and the commissioner was lost without
: his net