Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-13

The location of the extension of the
Berwick, Eliot e York Street Railway
rom Greenacre Inn to Eliot station, a
of about three miles, has been
lied with the railroad commissioners.
n accordance with the special act of
The Legislature.
Prof. VIM. L. Powers of Gardiner, is
l candidate for the position of principal
IF the new Normal school soon to be
stablished at Pressure Isle.
Adjutant General Farnham will soon
.ssue an order that officers of the Ma
sional Guard fit themselves with the
%ew dress uniform. 1t will be direc
ry, rather than mandatory. 1t will
pvide that officers purchasing new
a forms buy the new regulation and
Eli other officers equip themselves
81 the new uniform as soon as con-
a8dent-before the fall maneuvers, if
S61kible.
an officers will bear in mind that the
T8sr will apply only to the dress"
Prm, remembering that dress"
AZ not mean what it once did. IN
III the adoption of the new uniform by
n5%regular army. last year. the word
MSS" when applied to uniform,
snSant,, full dress" 1t was suggestive
5EBheJflder- knots, gold lace belts, he'll
GlsetSs and frock coats. Under the new
5fder. "dress' means the uniform
which was hitherto designated as ''fa-
igue." Full dress" IS another and al
together different and more guady set
Of clothes.
The dress uniform which the adjutant
general will prescribe for the Maine
roops will differ but little from the
inform which is now being worn under
he name of fatigue" For the officers
Of infantry, the principal change will be
noticed in the color of the facings. AT
he present time the facings for infan-
ry are White but under the new order
hey will conform to the latest scheme
IF the regular army and be light blue.
This affects the ground of the shoulder
traps and the trouser stripes.
Another change will come in the cap.
The Guard must take up the new cap
IF the regular army, which differs from
he old in it's flaring bell crown. For
he rest, the cap is much the same as
hat now worn. The officers will also
De asked to provide themselves with
he new saber and belt to replace the
straight sword now carried. The new
bill of dress prescribes the saber for all
officers, whether mounted or not.
Hitherto the saber has been regarded
is the distinguishing feature of the
mounted officer. 1t will hereafter be-
long to all alike.
All told, the change in uniform con-
templated by the adjutant general will
cost the officers less than $25 apiece,
provided they do not purchase new
blouses.
1t is the intention of General Farm
lam to bring about the change in uni
form as easily as possible, so as to put
The officers to no more bother and ex-
ponse than is absolutely necessary.
Early in the session a bill was intro
iuced to compel all teams drawn by
more than two horses, mules or oxen to
nave the rims of their wheels at least
six inches wide, when travelling on the
road from I-awton's quarry in Smith
ield, Somerset county, to Norifdge-
wock village. While the bill was going
along it was amended, on motion of
Hill of Buxton, but by some means a
mistake was made SO that the bill only
applied to the town of Buxton, the
somerset county towns having been
eliminated entirely.
When the amended law passed and
was signed by the Speaker of the House
-, of
10 the Governor. He began to read it
but deciding that there must be some
thing wrong, laid it aside for further
reference and gave his attention to
other things.
1t was near the close of the session
and the clerks gathered up the bill with
other measures which had been signed
and hurried it away to the pigeon-hole
of the approved bills.
Eut the bill was not done with, even
then, for when the bills We're made up
for the newspapers the original bill was
the one that came out on top. Thus
there has gone out through the press a
bill that never passed the Legislature.
and there is among the bills supposed
10 have been signed by the Governor
one which has never seen the scratch
of his pen.
1t is understood that up in Smithfield.
they have already been ordering wide
tires under the idea that the law con-
tanned in the newspaper supplements
was correct, and the knowledge that
there is no change in the law of the
road may prove interesting reading to
that part of Somerset county. 1t may
be somewhat of a surprise, as well, to
the gentleman from Buxton. to find
that his roads can be gouged up In the
same old way. But such is the case.
And one more, tangle is placed on the
table for consideration at the adjourn
ed session in September.
The followino nonnanies have filed