Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21

its immediate left the Second Arkansas
was encamped. The Arkansas outfit
was long on eagles but short on rifles.
The regiment boosted two eagles which
linked the North and the South. One
was named Abe Lincoln and the other
jeff Davis. But the rifles were few
and far between. 1t was nothing unus-
ual to see an Arkansas sentry pacine
his beat with club of cordwood over
his shoulder in place Of a rife. TIL,
First Mississippi was somewhat better
OIL, but Its men were clad in all sorts of
unlformS-some in gray with black
1aclnSs and some with regulation white
| lacings on bule. The SD Iowa. which
was on Names immediate right was
as well QUILTED as the Maine regiment
but In many cases the State troons
were tar from ready to take the fold
for campaign service.
The Maine regiment was the on,v
outfit which entered Chicamauga mark
that summer and went into biyouac tho
iifst hlsht under its shelter tents. The
Maine boys mad EN- and knew how to
put them up in record time.
Judge George II. Smith of Pressure
Isle. member of the house of renre-
sentatives, was a visitor at tho state
House On Friday. He is a candidate
lor inc appointment of reporter of de-
cisions, to succeed Gen. Charles Ham
in OF Bangor, whose term expires on
July ~ next. General Hamlin is de-
sirous Of succeeding himself.
Adj. Gen. Farnham bos ordorod -,
election of colonel and major in the
second regiment, N. G.. S. NJ, to be held
at Bangor on Wednesday, June Sth, at
> p. NJ.
Governor Hill has received a letter
from the secretary Of the New England
Old Home Week Association requesting
advice as to what can best be done to
increase interest in the movement in
this State.
The first inStalment of the service
certificates for the veterans of the
Spanish war were received on Friday
at the adJutant generals office. These
certificates are issued by the State and
are of an appropriate design. At the
top, in the centre, is an excellent like
ness of Gov J. F. Hill, while at the
sides there are engravings of Admiral
Dewey and General Miles. The court
OF arms of the State appears in the
centre, at the bottom of the certificate
and on one side Of it is picture of the
battle of Manila bay, on the other that
of San Juan Hill. The wording is as
follows:
You have borne an honorable part
&c H.
in the service of the United States in
the war with Spain, thereby maintain
ing the integrity of the nation and up
holding the cause of humanity, now,
therefore, /, John Fremont Hill, Gov
ernOr and cOmmander-in-chief by the
authority OF the Legislature, present
you this testimonial to your patriotism,
fidelity, courage and suffering in the
common cause"
In all there will be 1000 Of these
certificates issued by the State, but the
first consignment consists of but 500. |
The work of sending them out will be-
gin at once.
These new corporations nave filed |
certificates at the Secretary of States |
office:
International Shoe Company, organ |
lied at Portland for the purpose of
dealing in shoes and leather goods. with |
100000 capital stock of which $500 is
paid in. The officers are: President, |
james II. Parsons of Yarmouth; treas |
urer. VIM. NJ. Bradley of Portland.
Constant Dynamo Company, organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of en-
gasing in manufacture Of electrical aD- |
raratus, with $1,000, 900 capital stock of |
which $3.50 is paid in. The officers are:
President, Harry l.. Cram of Portland;
treasurer, Chas. Howard Weston of |
Boston.
: Sycamore Beach Company, organized |
at Saco for the purpose of dealing in !
real estate, with $4,000 capital stock OF |
which 1918 is paid in. The officers are:
President. William Shaw of Andovcr, |
Mass; treasurer, George w. Coleman |