Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-05
STATE HOUSE.
High Praise for Names Ma
tionaI Guardsmen.
The Stats Assessor Soon to Start OF
Extended Tou'.
Interesting Photosraph--More New
Corporations.

Adjutant General Farnham is much
pleased with the war game, in so lar
as its beneficial effects upon the troops
of the Maine National Guard are con-
cerned. He says that the experience
which they got during the maneuVefs
was something, the value of which can
not be realized, except by member of
the Guard. 1t was something which
they had never before known anu,
therefore, gave them some ideas con-
corning what real war is, that could be
gained in no other way.
AS to when it will be known which
side was victorious in the game the
general doesn't pretend to know. AS
he says, there are great many points
and small details, which, to the casual
observer, seem to be immatcrial, will
have to be taken into consideration by
the board of arbitration, which is the
final court to decide the winning and
losing sides in the game, before they
can make their decision. Owing to the
great care which must be used in eX-
aiming every little detail it will re-
quire much time for the board to arrive
at it's decision.
The adjutant general is feeling es-
pecially well pleased at the showing OF
the Maine troops by reason of the fol-
lowing which he has received from the
commander of the Portland Artillery
District:
Headquarters Artillery District of Port
land.
Fort Preble, Maine, August 30, 1903
General Orders, No. a.
1.-The following gratifying letter
from the department commander is
published for the information of this
command, viz.
Colonel $. NJ. Mills, Artillery Corps,
Commanding Artillery District of Port
land,
Fort Lever, Maine.
Sir:---With the conclusion of the
manuevers, the major general COM
handing the department desires me to
convey to you and your officers ard
men his thanks for the satisfactory
manner in which all have performed
their duty. 1t is inspiring to observe
your command. He is satisfied all
have appreciated and admired the
splendid work of the navy and hopes
all have profited professionally by the
experience gained. Please inform the
commanders of all the regular and Ma
tional Guard organizations.
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS H. BARRY,
Brigadier General, u. $. A.
Chief-of-Staff
BY order of Colonel Mills,
r. b. Mitchell,
Captain, Artillery Corps,
Adjutant.
Accompanying this order is special
order for the relieving of the members
of National Guard from duty, which
contains the following complimentary
notices to the Maine members of the
Guard:
Hin relieving from duty the or
CARNATIONS named in parts / and of
this order, the district commander
takes pleasure in noting and III COM
municating to the officers and men of
these commands his appreciation OF
and cheerful and enthusiastic per-
Torrance of duty.
The Maine troops and the New York
signal corps companies, rendered most
valuable service. The former as a
part of the auxiliary dcfcnses, the work
of which has been very arduous and
difficult. This service has been almost
entirely in the hands of the Maine
troops.
The first order is that of Maj Gen
chaffcc the second that of Col $. NJ
district of Portland
The state board of assessors will
Pcnohscot. Waldo. York, Cumberland
kcnncbcc and Androscoggin counties
to meet the boards of assessors of the
various cities and towns in each coun-
~. as the law requires that they shall
do once in every two years. They will
hoid meetings at the following places
Ienobscot county, Lincoln, Sept. 10;
Bangor, Sept. 16 and II; Waldo county
Belfast, Sept. is: York county, Alfred
Sept. %; Biddeford Sept %; Cumber-
land county. Sept. "a and %; Kcnnebec
county, Augusta, Oct. and Z; Andres
coggin county, Auburn, oct. s.
When this tour has been completed
the board will have visited every coun-
~ IN The State this summer and have
met ell of the boards of assessors. Next
year the boar6 will not visit all the
counties in the State, but only the eight
timbcrland counties. This will be for
the purpose of determining the value of
these timbcrands and 20 fix upon the
taxation of them. In addition to this
there will, most probably, be a number
of cases where the board will have
special meetings with local boards, up
on the requests of the local boards.
Several of the State House people re-
ceived photographs on Friday morning
which were taken last week at the ca
sino, Cape Elizabeth, by w. H. Gay,
the Portland photographer. These pho
tographs are of the members of the
party OF the Governors and Stats
who were in attendance at
the meeting held in that city, last
Thursday.
In the foreground are Governor and
Mrs Hill and eX-GOVernorS Selden