Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17

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Whitehouse and Second Lieutenant
William j. Sterlin, late of Co. H, I'd
Infantry, of Waterville, which was re-
Gently disbanded by general orders.
The following circular has been
issued by Major General Augustus b.
Farnhan, adjutant general, by orders
of the Communicated chief:
The following letter from General
Charles Dick, president of the inter-
state National Guard Association, is
hereby published for the information
of all concerned:
Washington, D. c., March %, 1908.
Gen. A. B. Farnham, Adjutant General,
Bangor, Maine.
Dear General: The fourth annual
convention of the Interstate National
Guard Association will be held at CO.
lumbus, Ohio, commencing at ten
o'clock A. NJ, Monday, May 4th, 1908.
The militia legislation recently
adopted by Congress, together with the
action of many State legislatures in
conformity thereto, having a very ma
terial bearing upon the status and
control of the National Guard organi-
zation it is expected the convention OF
| this year will be exceedingly impor-
| tant and full of interest.
Hon. Elihu Root, secretary of war,
| has accepted an invitation to be pres
ent and will address the convention
on the afternoon of Monday, May 4th.
| He has also agreed to invite officers of
| the war department and regular army,
M tNl T1nh
branch of the military service, to be
present and participate in the discus
sions which will doubtless be a most
attractive feature of the general pro-
gram.
Thus it is apparent there will be af-
forded unusual opportunity for acquir-
ing authoritative instruction and lnfor-
nation of a specially valuable charac-
ter and Therefore no argument is needed
to show the desirability of full repre-
sentation for every branch of the ser
vice in each state and territory.
All of the officers of your State are
invited to attend this convention. The
officers of the Ohio National Guard
having it in charge will contribute in
every possible manner to it's success,
and we shall depend upon your coop
Grafton to make the occasion one men,
orable in the history of the association.
Very respectfully yours,
CHAS. DICK, President.
Those who desire. can avail them
selves of this opportunity.
The State treasurer's office is being
swamped with applications for blanks
for use in making claims for the bounty
on porcupines. 1t is apparent that the
hunters who are securing the eastern
and northern woods for the prickiy
little animal do not understand that
they can receive no bounty upon such
as have been killed prior to April rs,
which will be a week from next Tues
day. The law does not go into effect
until that date and it is clearly evil
dent that it's provisions cannot be re-
troactive, else the noses and feet of all
the porcupines which have been killed
for a long time back would be worth
the bounty. Hunters who hope to get
rich in slaughtering this so-called de-
structive varmint must defer their
pilgrimages into the woods until the
law becomes law. Otherwise, they
may be disappointed when their claims
are presented to the town treasurers
for settlement.
The legislative appropriation of $1,000
for the two years for this purpose will
pay for the noses of 1000 porcupines
Should the claims exceed that NUMBER,
as now seems evident. the Legislature
of 1905 must make provision for their
payment. The law provides that
claims of town treasurers for reim-
bursement shall be made to the State
treasurer in December of each year.
and by him to be laid before the gov
ernor and council for their approval.
This means that the towns cannot be
reimbursed until into January. Next
January, therefore, the bounty can be
paid upon. 1000 porcupines. Ii more
are killed the bounties paid by towns
in excess of that number cannot be
reimbursed until the next Legislature
makes provision therefor.
The following companies have fiied
articles of Incorporation at the once
of the secretary of State:
Wheeler 6: Jones Co., organized at
Augusta for the purpose of carrying on
a brokerage and commission business.
with 100000 capital stock/ of which
$4,000 is paid in. The bfhcers are:
President, Leslie C. Cornish of Angus
ia: treasurer, Norman 4. Bassett of
Augusta.
The Tebbetts & Penley co. organized
at Greenwood for the purpose of con-
quoting the business of a general store
with $4,000 capital stock of which
" 4, ,o;d IN Tho officers are.