Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-09
STATE HOUSE,
Camp Hill In Readiness For the
End Regiment.
tents Have Been Pitched and Everv-
thing Is In Best Of Order.
General Orders Relative To Ex,m;,.,;.,.
issued BY Adj Gen. Richards.

| ment which will arrive in tho 80,
Saturday afternoon. for the ANNA, ~,
campment. The camp ground is in
rc"ity SORT OF plateau slopin- TO tho
| east down to the city proper and to
| the west ana south to green fields and
meadows. is covered with tents a.
| ranged on symmetrical formation
capt. Thomas l.. Dodge has hoon
of the busiest men in the citv o., ~
past few weeks. Capt. Dodge has
charge of the work at the c,n,n
GROUND ana ms good Judgment and
executive ability is in evidence cverv-
Wiere. Long experience has taurht
me captain just what ought to he
done and somehow under his direction
work goes along with wonderfu ranid
it's.
General Richards always plans tn
have everything in readiness at tho
grounds before the troops reach the
city, realizing the danger of DELAY
hence his directions to Cant Dod~c
were given at an early date and tho
tents are already pitched. the mess
houses and other buildings white
washed and tidied up. the dishes and
culinary articles in readiness. beds.
mattresses. blankets and othar
necessities arc distributed: everything
is in readiness for the soldier bows
There is some differences i'm tho mr.
fangement of this years camp from
mat OF last. this years being tacti-
cally perfect camp. The guard house
the terror of offenders against the
laws oil order and discipline. has been
moved farther westward. The first
lines of tents are those of the colonel
and his staff. then come those of the
battalion officers. then the companv
officers and lastly those of the priyates
Sergeants. corporals. etc A maroue
tent. 4o by so feet. is to be erected on
the first line. principally for reception
purposes.
AS i'll previous encampments the
ambulance and signal corps men will
be outside the line proper Head
quarters of the acknowledgement and
members of his staff have been put in
order: the press headquarters will be
as last year. in the end room of the
building west of headquarters. The
grass was cut some time ago and the
drill ground is i'm perfect condition.
ton to examinations have been issued
from the Office of the adjutant-gen-
cral:
Acknowledgements Office, Augusta.
August 3 1901.
General Orders No. %.
l. The board Of examination will
meet at the Adiutant- Generals Office
Oh Friday. August 9. 1901. at 10 O'Clock
a. NJ. to inquire into the qualifications
for their respective position. of per-
sons who have been elected or appoint
ed to offices in the National Guard of
the State of Maine. as follows:
SECOND INFANTRY.
Atwood w. Spaulding. Appointed
First Lieutenant and Commissary).
2nd Lieut.. William T. Pierce, First
Lieutenant-elecD, Co. G.
Sergt William f. Sweeney. Second
Lieutenant-elecO, Co. G..
SIGNAL CORPS.
1st Class Sergt. John r. Lowell,
tSecond Lieutenant elect.
III. The persons elected OF appointed
to Offices as above, are hereby noti-
fled to present themselves to the board
of examination at the time and place
specified herein for the meeting of the
| board. officers elected or appointed
who are members of the National
Guard will appear in undress uniform
without side-arms: they Will be furn-
ished transportation and subsistence,
but no per diem will be allowed them.
BY order of the Comma nderinC Chief,
JOHN T. RICHARDS.
Adjutant- General
CommlsSary General Frederick II.
Parkhurst has his preparations for the
| coming "ncampmcnt of the National
Guard completed and when the troops
arrive on the grounds all in his depart
ment will be in running order. All the
supplies that are not perishablc viii be
kept in the store house. and all that
| are will be delivered in time for COOK
ing. This year the contracts for sup
plying the rations for the troops were
| let out Notices were sent out to all
who had made it known that they de-
sired to bid and. Tuesday. they were
opened. and. Wednesday, the most OF
! them placed. The Gardiner Beef co. OF
CT: rdiner. was the lowest bidder on
| meats. i. +. Fuller and Weber q
Locke. Augusta, groceries. J. NJ. Hayes
Augusta. bread and doughnuts'
Weeks & Cross. Augusta veg
eta bles. VIM. Young, Augusta
fish. and b. F. Parrot. Augusta
forage. The commissary general anc
his assistants will he on the GROUNDS
today, preparing all for use.
~
The following letter has been sent y
the secretaries of the local boards o
health Of all towns OF Aroostoof
county:
July 90. / received a telegram iron
DR.. Williams of HoultOn. that small
poX exists in the county of Carleton. N
B. Since this have most of the uin'
been up and down the line from Houi
ton to Mars Hill. A campmeetin;
which was to be held in the town u
Blaine from Aug. to II presented
special danger from the fact that fuii!
one-half Of the attendance comes iron
the provincial side. In the ABSENCE
clearly defined authority to order TN
campmeeting not to be held. spec'a
order was passed by the State Boar'
of Health prohibiting the ATTENDANCE
; of pprSnpc from any part OF New