Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-12


time, yesterday forenoon, signing his
name to passes to the annual encamp-
ment of the National Guard, which he
will send out to friends throughout the
State. The Governor uses a stub pen
in writing and he makes a signature
which is bold and strikingly attractive
He always signs his name in full
John F. HILL" upon commissions given
to official appointees, upon warrants on
the State treasury and in his own pri-
vate and business correspondence
Miss Evangeline Pearson, daughter
of the late Sheriff Pearson of Cumber-
land county, came to Augusta, yester-
day, and had a conference with Gov.
Hill in relation to the matter of a sue
cessor to her father. The appointment
of a sheriff will undoubtedly be made
on Thursday of this week, at the same
time the regular nominations of the
month are made.
Col. Eugene B. Sanger of Bangor,
surgeon general on Governor Hills Off
cial staff has submitted his report for
the past year. The following abstracts
will be of interest:
There have been no changes in the
personnel of the surgical staff of the
LIST OF I'd Regiments. 1 wish to COM
mend Major Bradbury, Capt. O'Neill
and Lieut.. Elliott of the LIST Regiment,
and Major Fuller, Capt. Hill and Lieut..
Chandler of the I'd Regiment, for their
valuable assistance during encamp-
ment as we'll as for their obedient.
State may well be congratulated that
men of such ability as are it's medical
officers are willing to devote their time
and attention to the needs of the SER
vice.
During the encampment of 1901 an
unusually small number of patients
were reported for treatment from the
field hospital. The prevailing sickness
consisted of indigestion and resulting
diarrhoea: the leading causes were due
almost wholly to indiscretion in eating
and drinking. The company comman-
ders appeared to have better control
over the indulgency of excuses among
their men than in previous years The
cook houses and mess houses We're kept
very clean and the food was well
cooked and well served throughout the
camp. The sanitary arrangements were
of the best.
'"Too great care cannot be exercised
in regard to vaccination, and / recon-
mend that each surgeon be ordered to
pay particular notice to enlisted men,
and that they be provided with the
necessary appliances to meet all re-
quirements.
,x-ich 70 ~ nna6
Of regulation field bath tubs, equipment
for the Ambulance Corps pouches, of
more improved appliances and instru-
ments. also a welI-lighted perating
room. that this department may be
able to fulfill the demands made upon
it. Want of sufficient appropriation is
the ever-ready excuse.
Il wish here to make emphatic my
idea in regard to the examination of
surgeons for the service. At the pres
ent time they are ordered to appear
before a Board of Examination" at
Augusta. This board is made up of
officers who know nothing of the du-
ties of the surgeon. 1t appears to me
that board composed of retired medi-
cal officers should be appointed for the
purpose of conducting examinations of
the surgeons in question.
I. IF the Ambulance Corps is to be
Continued. one of the regimental sur
geons should be ordered to meet the
corps at various times during the year
so that they may receive special in
struction in the method in caring for
wounded. their transportation and
methods of instruction in the first aid
II wish to thank the medical officers
for the uniform and cordial support
which they have always given me, and
for the readiness with which they have
followed my suggestions made for the
benefit of the service
Col. Sanger also extends thanks tC
Gen Richards, former adjutant general
to Gen. Farnham, and to His Excel
lency. Governor HILL for their kindness
and courtesy to him.
For the next two weeks the main en-
trance to the State House will be CLOSED
and persons visiting the Capitol must
use the north entrance. The reason fol
| this is that workmen will begin, this
morning, to lay a new walk from State
street to the steps of the building. The
walk is to be made of a composition
known as artificial granite and will be
| five inches thick. 1t is the same ma
/ terial as that used in front of the resi-
| dences of Hon. George e. MacOmbel
| and Hon. j. H. Manley. George II
Smardon & Co. of Portland, are thu
contractors and they give bond guar
anteeing the walk to last in good con
diton for 10 years.
The railroad commissioners were IL
Waterville, yesterday, and inspected
the location of the proposed Watervill
& Oakland Railway.
w. II. Follett has just returned to hi
duties at the State House, where he i
engaged in binding the regimenta
muster rolls. after an absence of sew
eral weeks in Ellsworth. He went Their
at the request of the county commits
sioners of Hancock county, for the pur
pose of rebinding the records in tn
office of the register of deeds.
, The county was Incorporated in LIS
and the first volume of records is date
1890. The first so volumes covering tn
period from 1890 to 1850 We're all re
bound in full Russia binding, and be
1 c;dac Ia+ar volumes which showed wea