Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-21
Camp Hill Varieties.

Work on the rifle range will be com
pleted. today.
This weather makes up FOR last year
if it will only continue.
Edward $. Lovejoy of San Antonio,
Texas. is the guest of Co. +.
Jack Hyde and Willie Clifford are
OIderles for Captain Lovejoy of Co. r.
The co. - rifle team, which won the
match, Monday. sat for pictures, yester-
day
The LIST Regiment needs additions To- its
Bugler Corps. In this respect ii isn't up
to the 20.
Harold Cummings. son of Chaplain
Cummings. is acting as mail ear. .er
foi the LIST Regiment.
Corporal Walter f.. Craig Of Au-
gusta. is acting as orderly at headquar-
:ers. co-jointly with Captain" House.
Everybody is interested in the athletic
events to be herd. Thursday. and entries
will not be lacking. There ar, some ath-
letes in the LIST.
The guard house had a number OF
dodgers. Monday night. Hard is the lot
of the transgressor. The guard. Mon
u3y nlSnt, was very StTOfiS-
Fred l. I.unt Of Lewiston. a former cor
poral of Co. |. was calling on friends at
camp. yesterday Mr.. Lunt was at
Chickamauga with the regiment.
The boys of Co. F think they have
the best cook in camp in the person Of
John Williams. who is with them for the
second year Last week Mr.. Williams
cooked for co. a and gave general sat
isfaction.
Many remarks are heard on the efficient
manner in which Lieut. George NJ. kava-
naugh fills the office Of regimental com
missary. Lieut.. kavanaugh attends to
every detail personally and always knows
what is going on in his department.
The city has secured for the National
Guard a new rifle range on the Shat
tuck farm in East Deerng and work
on it will be begun without delay
There was a rifle range on this place
several years ago.-Portland Press.
During the two days absence of
Capt Michael Conley of Co. l.. Port
land, First Lieut.. John J. A. Mulhearn
has charge of the company. Mr.. Null
hearn is an able officer and is conduct
ing the affairs of the company in good
shape.
The band concerts by the list Regiment
Band draw crowds, every evening Last
evening. it was held AT general head
quarters, a fairly large number being
pr, sent Chambers Band has high
reputation .or concert wor. which ii is
certainly unfolding with credit during
the encampment.
Lieut.. W. Q. Clement is one of Au-
burns noted athletes, being base bail
player and a wonder with the pig skin.
He will enter college this fall. but he
has not as yet decided what institu-
ton he will attend. Colleges are always
on the lookout for speedy athletes and
Lieut. Clement has received number
of advances.
Stephen B. Foster of Bangor. the as
sistant cook at headquarters ha:
officiated in the culinary art for many
years and can cook anything known in
this modern age. Besides exercising
his art for the benefit Of the pampered
appetitieS of metropolitan patrons.
Mr.. Foster has worked in the woods OF
Maine and can cook a pot of beans IN
the oven of mother earth as only the
experienced woodsman can. He is an
able assistant to Chef Hindle.
Col. Greenleaf Goodale of the 18th In
fantry. who is visiting relatives in
Bangor, left for Augusta. Tuesday
morning, where he will be the guest
of Adiutant General Richards during
the encampment of the list Regiment.
n. G.. S. NJ He will return to this city
in a few days. Col. GOodale is a Maine
man and went to the front in the 9th
Maine at the outbreak of the rebellion.
At the close of the war he entered the
regular army and he is now one OF the
best known regimcntal commanders in
the service Bangor Commercial.
Frank T.. Merrill. formerly captain of
Co. of Auburn. was at camp. yeSter-
day. Mr.. Merrill served with the Auburn
Light Infantry for number of years.
resigning from the captaincy in 1888. Mr..
Merrill met the boys of his old company
after dress parade yesterday, and an in
formal reception ewas held in the com
pany street, Fir. Merrill giving a short
talk which was much enjoyed. At pres
ent there is no member of the company
who served with Mr.. Merrill, but several
recognized him before he made himself
known 1t was a pleasant occasion for
the boys of Co. G.