Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08
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The war department has approved a
| badge for the artillery corps. II is two
muzzIc loading cannons crossed. in the
| center of which are the letters u S"
| For the coast artillery the letters will
| be gold and for the field artillery Sill
| Yer.
Major General S. 3. NJ. Young who
| is now in Washington. will assume
| command OF the department of Cali
| 70, mia. June 20. relieving Major Cen
| cral Shaftcr. whose commission as ma
| ior general OF volunteers will expire on
| that date. /,
George L. Anterior. agent at Lynn.
| Mass, for the Home Life Insurance
CO. OF New York. who was arrested
| for passing q worthless check, Thurs
| day, defaulted in the Lynn police court
| Friday morning. fOrfeiting his bail
The police are seeking for him as an
| other charge. that of forgery, has been
| brought against him.
! James Mccarthy OF Brockton. has
reported to the Lynn police an at
| tempt at highway robbery. While on
| Broad street, Thursday night, man
| asked him for match. AS Mccarthy
| handed it TO the stranger q second
man appeared and seized him by the
arms. The two attempted to drag him
behind a factory building and he strug-
gled and broke away and escaped.
June Is and q will be Odd Fellows
| days at the Buffalo Exposition. Inc
/ fraternity has issued invitations
through tie IL zoe lodges throughout
the Unitcl states and Canada urging
80 members to participate in the cere-
Ianics of these days. The numerous
replies received show that great enthu-
siasm has been created and large
crowd will be present
Coy. Yates veto of a bill appropriat-
| ing S2S, for the relief of one Parteito'
| which was passed by the last iilinos
| Legislature, has been stolen from ihe
office of the secretary of state. pre-
sumably with the belief that the as
| appearance of the veto message Wouu
nullify the veto itself. A duplicate was
Immediately prepared and signed ny
| the governor. Particle was under COL
tract to build the state reform schooia'
Pontiac He failed and his claim was
for building material which he ciaiieu
was afterwards used by the state WIN
out recompcnse to him. The Dill "a'
rejected by two legislatures.
A special to the New York 1imes
| from Ncwburg. y. y. says: superb
| tcndent Weed OF the Downing rdiA
Nowhurg, is removing large iuah,in
| f shrubbcry from the park. when ias
been found infested by the san ~
,rale. They are 200 in number lha'
| rave been condemned by Percy
lulStcd Of the State Department
| Agriculture. The shrubs removed
| Il once burned to destroy the pos,
| hilty of a spread of the pest. Mr. NJ"
| ted has gone to Cornwall to lisp
nursery stock there. He has peeA
Trough the fruit district OF NA'
| borough and Milton, where man! o.
| fectcd trees were discovered.
| 4 dispatch from the New York IriD,
unc from London says: II is iu'n vi
that the delegates of the Ne" 80
| Chamber Of Commerce VIII i'" ,-;e.
| large subscription to the Queen ,,rs
| toria memorial fund before the' IN.
London. The enterprise needs an az.
petus which would be impaired W "a
cisn sympathy, for interest ~ ,hich
tagging here owing to criticism -,.r
tho general scheme of the nne"iv rhs
h,s excitcd on its artistic side. -
American delegates have peeh co,n-
| ing the cxpediency of forums and
mittee for helping on the W., tn
converting some portion o. y -"
dis:inctivcly American memorial