Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-08-23
CAMP HILL.
The Second Regiment Left for
Home, Yesterday.
Annual Muster for This Year Is Now
at An End.
Officials Highly Pleased With Success
Of the Encampment.

Camp Hill is now deserted. the troops
OF the I'd Regiment having departed
for their homes after being in camp
since Monday afternoon. All the COM
panies belonging in the eastern part OF
the State left the grounds in the fore
noon, while the companies from Gardi-
nersard Lewiston waited till after dir
ner. Bath and Lewiston waited till af-
ter dinner. 90. + Of Pennington took
the trolley cars to Winthrop and went
nome from there by steam cars. Com
panies X and c marched into camp,
but preferred to ride home.
IL had been the intention of Coz.
NeWcomb TO march the regiment to the
Capitol before departing from the city
ard perform the ceremony of saluting
the flags i'm the State House rotunda;
but on account of the rain of the night
before and the consequent muddy cons
ditiOn of the roads the ceremony was
omitted and the regiment marched df-
rect from the grounds to the depot.
The soldiers made a fine appearance
as they marched down Rines Hill.
through Water street to Bridge and
down Commercial street to the depot.
NAL ten. 4 amman Htattd III" mt
attended by other members Of the Gov
ernor's staff Col. Newcomb and his
officers handled the troops in splendid
shape. At the depot the companies
Joined in cheering the officers and
cheering each other Then the line
was dismissed and the boys for the
east got aboard their special train,
which pulled out Of the depot at just
IL o'clock. The regular trains took the
companies to Gardiner and Lewiston.
Brig. Gen. Hoyt is much pleased at
the success which has attended the en-
tire muster this year.sand speaks words
of deserved praise for the officers and
men of both regiments. He believes
that much good work has been done
during the encampment ana that It
cannot fail to result in benefit 10 the
National Guard OF Maine.
Gen. Hoyt is proud of the fact that
before the camp broke Capt. s. A. Clo-
man. who has been in attendance as
government inspector and instructor,
presented him with the ''swagger
stick" which The genial captain had
brought home from the Philippines.
AS d souvenir Of Camp Hill Gen. Hoyt
viii always prize the gift and will ever
remember the donor.
Capt. Cloman regretted the breaking
of camp. for he had become acquainted
with many good fellows whom he was
pleased to meet during the two weeks
Of his sOiOurn in Augusta, and he was
sorry 70 part with them, perhaps never
to meet again in this life. Standing on
tho depot platform. yesterday. as the
said:
The life of a soldier is not all pleas
ure. There are those men and officers
many of whom l have personally net
and liked. and whom l may never see
again. This IS one Of the features OF
army experience which is not pleas
ant. | have had 2 delightful sojourr
arlong the good people of Maine, and
cannot speak too highly of the courtesy
shown me by the officers Of the NJ
tional Guard of the State
Capt. Cloman left on the afternoon
train. yesterday. to join his regiment
which is stationed at Plattsburg. y. y
Next year he expects his regiment viii
be ordered to the Philippines again.
Col. Parkhurst was busy man. yes
terday, getting the affairs of the com
missary department closed up. To pro
vide food for 6o0 men for period is EC
easy job. but Col. ParkhuTst, with the
aid of able assistants. has accomplish
ed the task in an admirable manner.
They had big watermelon at head
quarters mess. one day this week. II
weighed 90 pounds and was presented
by Hon. F. +. Timberlake, who re-
ceived it from friend in Georgia.
The muster of 1902 IS now a thing oi
the past. For a time the boys will
reminiscence concerning the incidents
of this years camp. and then they will
get ready for the encampment of 1902