Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-29


Legislature from there The gov
ernment has to keep informed about
all these things. The official
Went down to Long Island, where the
lackles had just made a capture, and
FOUND his friends, who are summer
ing there, in state os great excite
neht. The island was covered with
piue jackets, wet ones for the assailants
had oeen obliged to jump overheard in
discriminating. They were wet. bul
triumphant They had outwitted the
soldiers. but it seems that there has
peeh little haggling as to whether
taey dld 1t fairly under the rilles of the
Same OF not. Whether they were legal
~ noulid 10 do 50 or not, the soldiers
eVldehely expected them 10 land on the
government reservation and the
Jackles Just sneaked round behind the
island and landed where they chose.
lhen they threw out their sllirmish
lines ard swarmed over the island
ABOUT 2Oc0 strong. The gallant defend
c's We're out playing bah and fooling
around, not expecting visitors. So the
Jachles nave surprise to their credit,
ana all is fair in war, anyhow. C'he
inhabitants of the island routed out of
ped TO see the fun when the iackies be-
gan their march, some ladies peeping
out, dressed ghost fashion, in sheets.
Inc people who were on the scena of
the battle proper had a huge time. a
regular Fourth of July They lay
doWn in holloWs and behind shelters
While the combatants fired over their
heads. It's a lot of fun, this war
without bullets, and General Sher-
mans definition doesn't apply. They
all say they wouldn't have missed it.
The second annual reunion of the
governors and their staffs of the State
OF Maine. was held at Cape Cottage
casino, Thursday, and was a very
peasant occasion. The business meet
ing was held in the forenoon and the
following officers elected: President.
Governor John +. Hill; secretary and
treasurer, Lieutenant Colonel Francis
keefe; executive committee, Colonol
Frank ID. Pullen, Colonel Thayer, Col
onel +. +. Boothby, Colonel Lynch. Col
onel Blount
The following members of governors
stats We're present: Governor Ding
ley's staff, G. T. Stevens, Augusta; Col.
F. f. Boothby, on the STATS of Cover
nors BodWell. Marble and Burleigh;
George l.. Thompson of the staff of
Governors Rurleigh and Powers: John
d. Printable on the staff of Governor
Powers: John f. Whitcomb of Cover
nor Dingley's staff: John Harper of
Governor Burleigh's staff: Honorable
A. r. Nickerson, of Governor Marbles
staff; G. II. Prescott of Governor
Cleaves staff
Seated at the head table was Cover
nor Hill. At his right was Ex-Gov-
ernor Garcelon and at his left Ex-Gov-
ernor Robe. At the right of Mrs. Hill
was Mayor BOothhy and at her left
Mrs. BOothby. Others at the table
We're: Mrs. White, Brigadier General
Smith, Samuel N. Campbell of Cherry
field of Governor Robes staff: f. w.
Guptill. Saco; S. j. Gallagher. Togus;
Charles c. Burrell, Ellsworth; A. p.
Neatly, Lewiston: General Charles p.
MattociS, Charles p Allen, Pressure
Isle; Neal Il. Potter. lewiston; A. NJ.
Benson. d. Davis General A. E. Farm
ham on the stafIs of Governors Bod
we'll and Hill; Eugene b. Sanger of
Bangor on Governor Hills staff; f. l..
Hoyt of Lewiston, on the staff of Gov
ernors Powers and Hill; Holman T.
Day OF Auburn, on Governor Hills
staff; Isaac Dyer of SkoWhegan, on
Governor Dingley's staff; G. p. LON
bard of Belfast, on Governor Cleaves
staff; Fl. f. Mcdonald of Belfast, on
Governor Burleigh's staff; Mrs. Hill,
Mrs Boothby, Mrs. Farnham.
Dinner was served at / o'clock and
was very elaborate 1t was followed
by an enjoyable ride along the Shore
road. The party returned to Portland
late in the afternoon on the parlor car
Bramhal.