Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-17
Notes Of the Camp.

Andrew Billivcau of Lewiston, ex-cor-
poral of Co. /, was in camp, yesterday.
H. G. Hutchinson of Biddeford, was
among the callers at camp. yesterday.
DR.. Burt Andrews and Lieut. F. T..
Drake were callers at the camp, yester
day
Fred Winslow of Brunswick, Is per-
forming most efficient work as cook at
headquarters.
The men of Co. NJ have presented their
two cooks with TWO handsome gold
mounted pipes.
Private Harry Clough, formerly of Co.
/. Brockton, Massachusetts Heavy Artil-
lery. Is with Capt. Riker of the Ambu-
lance Corps.
The Signal Corps is not lacking in the
way of mascots; two small rabbits hop
about the tents, and. yesterday, a sheep
made its appearance.
Major George Wiliett. major of the
Saco branch of the Union Veterans
Union, No. /. is in camp. the guest of
Lieutcnants Harris and Purnell.
Hon. George =. Morrison of Saco. a
Republican candidate for senator from
York county. was In camp. yesterday. as
a guest of Col. William j. Maybury.
Col. A. G. Blunt of SkowheEan, and
Hon. y. l.. Gordon of Fryeburg, both
members OF the military committee Of
the Governors Council, were In the
camp, yesterday
c. McManus, acting first sergeant OF
Co. a. has served six years in the regu-
lar army. He comes IRON true military
stock his father having served in thc
regular army "a years and his brother 9
years.
Thomas +. sheehan, Jr.. Of Portland,
was the guest of Corporal j. w. Craig Of
the Signal Corps. yesterday. He is the
son of Thomas Shechan of Portland, en-
ployed in the post office at that place and
well known In Augusta.
rels in which is the water for washing
the dishes has had no spigot attached and
water has been dipped from the top. This
year, spigots have been used and have
resulted in more cleanliness.
Quartermaster Sergeant William Murch
has been in the militia for Is years. He
was with the 1st Maine at Chickamauea
and has not yet received his discharge
papers. although the regiment was mus
tered out in the fall of IS.
Capt r. c. Parker of Co. B. Portland
Cadets, has received from Captain J. IL.
Baker, formerly commander of the com
pany and now captain OF the 46th United
Sattes Volunteers. stationed in the Phil
ippines. a handsome gold embossed cigar
cite case.
A fine picture has been taken of
Chambers Band. Barney, the mascot
goat of Co. G. was included in the group.
Colpitts, the Portland photographer, took
pictures, yesterday. of the entire regi-
ment at drill of the colonel and staff and
of several of the companies.
Corporal Clarence a. O'Neil of Co A,
has been recommended as sergeant,
and Private w. A. Seyford as corporal.
Musician Albert E.. Jordan has arrived in
camp and Co. a has now but three alb
sentees. Private Asburn a. Hamilton
has been appointed lance corporal of the
company.
Frank E. Cummings, member of Co.
A. arrived in camp. yesterday During
the Spanish War. order to pass the
examinations of the surgeons he amDu-
tated one of his toes. as he had what is
known as a hammer toe. After a stay
at Chickamauga he served four months
in the Philippines in the Engineering
Corps.
Prof. Edward S. Lovcjoy of San Anto-
Mo- Tex, is in camp. the guest of his
brother Capt. ID. w. Lovcjoy of Co. +.
He will be remembered by Augusta peo-
pie as he has lived in town most of his
life and graduated from the Cony High
school. Prof. Lovejoy is an instructor at
the West Texas Military Academy, San
Antonio