Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-02
STATE HOUSE.
Additions to List of Former
General Staff Officers.
More Fish Being Legally Sent Out Of
Maine Than Last Year.
Commissary General Parkhurst Secur.
ing Supplies for the Soldier BOYS.

the general staff, published in yestar-
days Journal, some names of former
officials were omitted. 1t was To he
expected that in the preparation of q
list OF staff officers covering a period
of 40 years, there would be some per
sons whose present Whereabouts. if
living, would not be known. And for
the purpose of obtaining information
on the subject the list was printed. AS
a result, 1t has bee ascertained that
four members of the staff of Gov. Har-
riS NJ. PlaiSted, who are known to be
very much alive, were not included in
the roster. Brigadier general John ].
Lynch OF Portland, was commissioned
inspector general by Gov Plaisted on
Jan. Fl, 1891. and served throughout
the term. For nearly three years prior
to mis- appointment on the staff. Gen.
Lynch was captain of the Montgomery
Guards of Portland, now known as Co.
of the First Regiment In 1883 he
was commissioned colonel of the First
Regiment and served the full term of
six years in that position. Col. Franz.
w. Hawthorne of Bath, was an aide or
Gov. Plaisted's staff. Col. Hawthorne
is now one of the principal editors OF
the New York Commercial Advertiser
and is well known among the news
paper men of the country. Col. Enocl
Perkins. then of Lewiston, but now OF
Boston, was also an aide to Gov
Plaisted. So was Col. Charles R.
Whidden of Calais, the accomplished
editor Of the Calais Times. In addi-
ton to these gentlemen Major Samuel
\. Berry of Portland, served as mill
tary secretary to Governor Plaisted
Major Berry, however, went West sew
eral years ago and all trace of him has
been lost, so far as is known here.
The name of Col. Charles w. S. Cobb
of Rockland, who was an aide of the
staff Of Gov. Daniel +. Davis in 1850
was not included in the published list
Col. Cobb is a brother of Hon. w. IT.
Cobb of the Lime Rock city but he has
been a resident of St Louis. Mo, for
number of years, and is at present
active in promoting the success of the
proposed Worlds Fair in that city.
Mayor Frank c. Knight of Rock
land, who was an aide on Gov. Robes
staff, is one of the live business men of
Rockland, today. His name was not
published in the list. Nor was the
name of Col. Frank W. Dana of Lewis
ton, an aide on the staff of Gov. Bur-
leigh. Col. Dana is now practicing law
in Boston.
There may be other omissions and if
any are noticed General Farnham
would be most happy if information
concerning their whereabouts be for
warded to him. He desires to secure
the cooperation of every former staff
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perfecting the proposed organization.
That there are more fish being legal
ly shipped out of the State this year
than last is indicated by the fact that
the number of shipping tags on IL
censes is far ahead of 1901. The agents
at the principal points, like Kineo,
Greenville, Wilson's, Capens, Grand
Lake Stream, Belfast, and the Range
ley Lakes. have ordered larger num-
Der of licenses than ever before.
Col. f. II. Parkhurst of Bangor,
commssary general and his assistant,
Capt. w. A. Purnell of Gardiner. were
Yesterday busily engaged in looking
over the bids for furnishing supplies
FOR the use of the troops at the coming
encampment. A large number of bids
has been received and the awards Will
soon be made to those whose figures are
| the most reasonable. Colonel Park
hurst does not believe that true
economy means the purchase of cheap
supplies simply because they are cheap
in price. He thinks a poor potato, for
instance. is not fit to serve TO anybody,
and he also believes there is no econ
omy in buying strong rancid butter,
when first-class butter can be OBJ
tanned at fairly reasonable figure.
Colonel Parkhurst will issue beans to
the men and let them cook the same as
they please. rather than give them the
canned variety. Under Colonel Park
hurst's careful management, the boys
viii be sure of getting good food and
plenty of it, although there will be no
waste tolerated or allowed.