Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-11

ton or Second Lieut.. Nay S. Narney.
Capt. Fred c. Dunlap will preside.
Major General Augustus b. Farm
ham, adjutant general, went to Port
land last night to confer with Lieu
tenant Hillman, quartemaster and COM
miSSary, U. S. A., to arrange for the
transportation of the Maine troops to
and from Portland during the war
maneuvres in August.
The name of the Forest Packing
Company of Portland has been changed
to that Of the Hart Packing Company.
The 18th annual convention of the
National Association of Railroad Com
missioners will be held at Portland,
commencing next Tuesday, and con-
tinuing through the week. The enter
tainment of the visitors is in charge Of
the members of the Maine board OF
commissioners, Hon. Joseph b. peakes
of Dover, Hon. Parker Spofford of
Bucksport and Hon. Benjamin f.
ChadbOurne of Biddeford. Mr.. Chad
bourne Is a former president of the as
ISOLATION. 1t Is expected that nearly
all the states will be represented.
formation that a special Pullman train
of five coaches has left Chicago, which
after touring Canada, will arrive In
Portland on Monday evening next at b
=. M. over the Grand Trunk railway.
The Southern and Middle states
commissioners will come by way of
Boston. Headquarters have been es-
tablshcd at the Lafayette Hotel, and
the visiting commissioners and friends
will be accompanied at the several
hotels of this city. The meetings will
commence daily at 10 o'clock a. M.
The Portland Railroad has very g"ncr-
ously notified the, Maine Railroad
commissioners that the badges pro-
vidcd for the visiting commissioners
and friends will pass them over any
trolley line in the city of Portland dur
ing the week.
1t is expcCted that the afternoons
Will be occupied in visiting the many
places of resort In and about Portland.
The officials of the Maine Central
Railroad have kindly rendered the par
ty special train over the Mountain
division, on Friday, July II, leaving
Portland at SIS A. M, where the party
VIII ulllt, dHt Itlui blito, VII iN''N''
Portland at about 6 o'clock Z. NJ. The
train will stop at Bridgton Junction
Is minutes for the purpose of giving the
commissioners an opportunity to IN
spect a train made up on the ]'ridgton
narrow guage railway. 1t Is known by
but very few people even In our State
that Maine has the only 2-foot guaSc
passenger railroad In this country.
On Saturday, the party will take Il
Casco Bay steamer for sail down the
harbor among the islands, and enjoy
a shore dinner at some one OF the no.
tells in the harbor. The party viii leave
Portland on Saturday evening, for the
West. This will be Il very important
gathering for the State of Maine, as
the visiting commissioners are gentle
men who are large factors in the trans
portation problems of the country.
The following were recent visitors at
the fish and game department: Charles
S. Mcighan, Phoebe S. Mcishan, Mamoro-
neck. N. Y; Miss Leak Il. Merrill, Miss
Flossie E. Bates, bingham; Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Il. Eisbec, Joseph Graves l;isbc",
Mr. and Mrs Harry ID. DinSmorc, Nellie H.
Church, Albert 4. Church, J. X. bradley,
Vienna; Miss Mabel Blanchard, NorridGc-
wock; Ethel Clare Bomen, NJ. Erncstinc
sherman, Putnam, Conn; Mcrtie Mae
Aldrich. IIallowcn: Walter T.. Keller.
West Haven. Conn; Mrs George Balan-
tine. Grace Anne Balantinc, Watcrvill";
Francis Bcairsto, Fort Fairfield; Cath
crime l. Corliss, Auburndale. Mass; May
Il, Cronyh. West Newton, Mass: Henry
Cronch, Togus; Mr. and Mrs. n. q.
Smith. Auburn Mr.. and Mrs. s. l..
Chetham. Lewiston; stephen X Thurston,
Chicago; Jessie NJ. Cousins, Watcrvillc;
John A. Hanson, st. Paul, Mimi.
IT Is announced that the trustees of the
will of Cecil Rhodes have prepared Il
lcce authorities and intending candidates
for scholarships In the United States. The
examinations will be held between Feb
ruary and May, 1904 and the elected
scholars will begin residence In October.
The examination Will be based on the
requirements for the first public cXami-
nation cxactcd by oxford University from
each candidate for degree 1t has been
decided that all scholars shah have
coached at least the end of their sopho-
more or second year work at some recog-
n,zed degree granting university or col
lc,-e of the United States. Scholars must
be unmarried, must be citizens of the
United States and must be between Il and
% years of age.
J-nder the provisions of Mr.. Rhodes
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders