Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-01
NATIONAL GUARD.
Notes Of Interest Concerning
Our Military Organization.
Favored Companies Already Getting
Into Form on Rifle Ranges.
Portland Tying 10 Find a Range Suitable 10
lis Necds.

Co. II of Augusta. is hoping that affair.
viii snare themselves 50 that Scrat T.
T. LoVcJoE, who is now on fur,uu:h il,
Alaidcii, Mass, Will 6e able to return
th.S city and take his place in The rank
once more Serst. Lovejoy Is the compan,
inspector of rifle practice and is one OF
the best all-a-oUnd shots in the Guard,
HIS permanent retirement from The CON.
rany will he seriously regretted though
| with his brother, Capt. b. w. Lovcioy, in
| command there is no doubt but that tn,
usual high standard OF excellence would
be maintained on the range.
W1ri GENES frcm Hddcford tia. Col H.
II. Kendall, who recently suffered A sud.
Gen ami severe Illness. is now out of dan
ger and getting back into his old physicl
condition.
Some OF the more favored comnani..s o"
the Guard are already gc;;in,: out Oh IA,
ranges and ihe inspector general cf rif
practice reports that the SCI re cards hay.
begun to GENE in. Portland is lool In:
over the country adjacent to the city.
trying 10 find n suitable location for 4
htw range. The present rage AZ Stroud.
water is limited as to distance ana is nj
together TOO small for the number eff
conpa MES tia: have to Use it, VITA fnu-
companies Of infantry, the Signal Corps
and the Naval Reserves PIN king lead int
the targets, there is great nncd for a m r,.
comn!odious range. and it is thought tia;
some piece OF ground better adapted! ma :.
&c secured before the season begin; il
earnest.
Under the provisions of the law passc ;
b.; tho last Legislature, though the otiic .
OF rcSimental inspector of rifle practic.
is abolished. the officers now serving in
that capacity are allowed to serve out
their commissions. The officers Of the
Second will be glad TO know this. for in
the person OF Lieut.. Cin NJ. Smith oil
Eoulion. they have Il man who is thor
ouGhly trained TO- the work ana has al;
TIE enthusiasm of the born riGcman.
Lieut.. Smith served with conspicuous
sacces5 rs captain Of the Hollton com
rany and is making no less cnvious
record in his new work as inspector of
rifle practice. His commission VIII MOI
expire for about four years ana ii is
probable that he Will remain where he l.,
for that length of lime.
In the First Regiment. Lieut.. John J.
Dooicy OF Portland, has :; full S!N-NCarS
commission ahead Of rim and is ta...:nS
hold Of the work with vim. Lieut..
Dcolcy did not take up work with the
Springfield till last year. but proved to
he natural marksman and before the
season was over made some Of the best
strings which were shot on the Stroud
water range for the year. Previous to Iii
cntr.' into the Guard. Mr.. Douley hat
gathered unto himself Il lon. string OF
medals for trap shooting, ana the eye
and nerve which he there acquired stood
him in good stead when Ike COX up the
heavier ordnance.
The establishment OF the retired list is
taking the fancy of the older officers of
the Guard. and Gen. Richards has a.
ready received rlany enquiries from Off
GERS who are now in the Guard and have
ccr.cd the necessary time, or who have
recently stepped oLt of the service. Il is
believed that when the plan gets 10 work
ing and the provisions of the law are
understood u large number &C officers
will avail themselves of the opportunity
which it affords. And in this way mos
beneficial csprit-tic-corpS will he built u,