Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-27


the Council on Tuesday. Included in
the batch We're warrants in favor OF
public institutions, State departments
| and State officers and employees. Mos
of the State officials are paid their sal
, aries every quarter; that is, in March
June, September and December. Al
these stated periods the routine WORK
Of the Governor and Council is greater
than at the usual monthly meetings.
| General Farnham is anxious to Sc
cure a portrait of each of his predeces-
sors in the office of the adjutant general,
for the purpose of hanging upon the
walls OF the department at the State
| House. He has obtained pictures of
! General Hodsdon and General Beale
and he has secured promises that sew
| eral others Will be forthcoming very
soon.
Since the State was formed there
| have been "a different incumbents of
| the office. From 1920 to 1880 Samuel
| Cony of Augusta, was adjutant gen.
eraI. He was succeeded by Samuel
| Il. Ladd of this city for three years,
and then Joseph Sewall of Bath served
two years. A. +. Thompson of BrunS-
wick held the office for three years,
| Rufus G. Vose of Augusta, for one year,
then A. +. Thompson again served for
two years, and Isaac HodSdon of Ban
gOr for one year. In 1912 Alfred Red
ington of Augusta was selected for the
place and held it until 1851, when he
was succeeded by Greenlief White of
Augusta for one year, he in turn being
succeeded by Albert Tracy of Bangor,
who served three years. J. r. Bachel-
der of Readfield and George NJ. At
wood of Gardiner each served a year,
and James w. Webster of Belfast
served two years. Davis Tillson of
Rockland held the place for two years,
1859 and 1850. In 1861 John l.. Holds
don of Bangor assumed the duties of
the position and served throughout the
Civil War, resigning in 1867. John G.
caldwell of Machias was appointed
his successor and remained two years..
When he resigned, +. +. Murray, Jr.,
of Pembroke, filed the position for
seven years. Jonathan +. Cilley of
| Rockland served from 1876 until 1879,
when Samuel ID. Leavitt of PASSPORT
| was chosen for that year. In 1880
George L. Beal of Norway was elected
| and he served five years, being sue
ceeded by Samuel j. Gallagher of
| Calais. Then came Henry NJ. Sprague
| of Auburn for four years; Seldom Con-
nor of Portland for four years; John
T. Richards of Gardiner for four years
and Augustus Il. Farnham of Bangor
| since December last.
In his attempts to secure portraits of
these gentlemen who have preceded
| hem General Farnham has thus far
| failed in reaching any of the relatives
| of seven of the number; and he is very
anxious to obtain information concern
| ing them or their whereabouts, in order
| that he may be able to obtain the pic
| lures which he seeks.
| Mr.. Manley has promised him a
picture of Samuel Cony, but he has
| been unable to ascertain where he can
secure portraits of the other Augusta
gentlemen who have occupied the Of
| flee. They are Samuel G. Ladd, Rufus
| &. VoSe, Alfred Redington and Green
| leaf White. These gentlemen all
| served in the office more than half q
| century ago, and their descendants are
| unknown to General FTarnham. He
would be pleased to obtain some in
| formation concerning them. He would
also like to hear something about AL
| bert Tracey of Bangor, j. r. Bachelor
of Readfield, and George NJ. Atwood
of Gardiner.
OF this list OF distinguished gentle
men who have been in charge of the
| military department of the State gov
| eminent during the past so years, only
eight are now living: General John c.
Cauldwell is living in San Jose, Costa
Rica. c. A; General Murray is prae-
tcing law in Calais; General Cilley is
following the same business in Rock
Hand; General Gallagher is an official
at the Soldiers Home in Togus; Cen
eral Sprague is in Auburn; General
Common is United States pension agent
in this city: General Richards is in
charge of the construction of the new
soldiers home in Johnson City, Tenn,
and General Farnham is filling the Of
flee at the present time.
1t has now been decided by those in
a position to know that the real JON
athan Little, spoken of in the Journal
of Wednesday, is in reality j. Henry
Small. formerly of Biddeford and now
n prosperous insurance agent of New
York. The stories of how he has sue
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leading personages has been told by
the great papers of the country, but
the fact that Jonathan Little is really
j. Henry Small has not heretofore been
made public.
a military company of French
Americans has been organized in Bid
deford and the captain, Alphonse F.
Houle. has written the adjutant gen
eral, asking if he can furnish the com
pany with arms for drill purposes
General Farnham says he is very sorry
he is unable to do so, as he has only
a few arms which, under the law, he
can deliver to an organization other
!. than the companies of the Guard. The
number on hand is SO small that they
would be of little use to the new COM
pany. He believes, however, thai
through the eXertion of a member Of
Congress, the secretary of war NIGH
provide the company with full com
plement of arms, obsolete for army use
but which would do nicely for drill
purposes. He will advise Capt. Houl'
to apply to Congressman Allen for as
sistance in the matter.
d, A farmers institute will be held il