Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-14

vent tnelr return home when the war
WIS over. Those days are now long
gone Dy. but the major still retains a
profound interest in matters military.
anu is ready at any -ime to talk upon
the subject. Like all coldiers. Major
house has fund of "reminiscences
mat are full Of interest. and often
tunes, too. Of fun, and when in the
mood, he never fails to interest his
hearers with their recital Yesterday
morning ne was looking over one of
the new army overcoats which are to
De ISSUED TO the National Guard, and Il
feature FOR some discussion concerning
the garment was the presence of a but
ton near the bottom of the garment on
the inside Someone remarked that !,
man never could run If the button were
put to the use for which it was an
parently intended, and it was this sub
ject of running that recalled to the
majors memory the "reminiscences of a
predicament in which he once found
himself while in acton. AS will be
remembered. Major House was q men,
Der of the First Maine Heavy Artillery,
and saw plenty of fighting. The place
where the incident occurred was at a
Sk1rmish at Sailors creek, in Virginia
April g. 1865. The COrfederates had
thrown up series Of three lines of
breastwOrks about i MALT mile in
length, and the Union soldiers were ad-
vancing upon them. The troops were
getting over the ground about as fast
as possible. for there was plenty Of
fighting going on, all along the line,
and the work was hot. 1t was in the
midst Of the skirmish that an accident
happened to the majors clothing
which though it emanated from a
slight cause, was very annoying. The
trouble was due to button coming off
his undergarments, which allowed
them to drop down, and which so i'm
peded his progress that he could hardly
take full step forward, to say moth
ing Of double quick step, at which the
troops were moving. He was nearly as
incapable of forward movement as il
he were hitched to n Hedge anchor and
knowing that by standing still he was
liable at any moment to- become d
target for flying bullets, ne adopted the
only available means of getting himself
out of the scrape. The trousers worn
by the Union army ut that time were
very baggy, and coming to a halt in
the face of the fire. he loosened tina,
portion of his raiment, and taking his
jackknife, reached down and cut the
offending undergarments the length Of
each leg, pulled them off and tiinginS
them aside, hurried on and went into
the fight again. OF course, thousands
of "reminiscences Of the war have been
printed and forgotten, long ago, but it
is thought that this one is now pub
lished for the first time.
Clerk Plummer, of the office OF the
board of State assessors, is absent from
the Office, this week, having Joined the
board on their tour through Franklin
and Oxford counties.
The plants and shrubs which were
recently set out on the Capitol grounds.
are all doing well, ard will soon be
seen in all their beauty. The latest
addition to the lot are the cannas,
which have been ser out this week.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates Of organization at the
Office of the Secretary OF State:
organized at Portland, for the purpose
of carrying on general trading COM
mercial and land improvement business
in the United States and foreign coun-
tries and especially in the territory Of
Alaska, with 100000 capital stock
of which $50 is paid in. The officers
are: President, Harry L. Cram of
Portland; treasurer, A. F. Pierce Of
Portland Certificate approved, June
10, 1906.
Amalgamated Silver Mines Co., or
ganized at Portland, for the purpose
of conducting n general mining bust
ness in the United States and Canada,
Mexico and other foreign countries.
with 100000 capital stock of which
nothing Is paid in. The officers are:
President, Willard w. Baldwin of Port
land: treasurer. James J. Herman Of
Portland Certificate approved, June
10, 1905.
Pilgrim Laundering Co. organized at
Augusta, for the purpose of conducting
general laundering business, win
$o5, 900 capital stock of which nothing
il paid in. The officers are: President,
Leslie c. Cornish Of Augusta; treas
urer, Norman L. Bassett Of Augusta
Certificate approved. June 10, 1903.
The Shellfex Co. organized at Port
land for the purpose of carrying on
the business of manufacturing ana
dealing in hairpins of all kinds, with
| $500. 900 capital stock Of which nothing
is paid i'm. The officers are: President,
Howard K. Ives of Portland; treasur-
or. F.. A. Turner Of Portland. Certi-
fcate approved. June 10, 1905.
Utah Mining. Milling and Transpor-
tation Co. organized at South Ber-
wick for the purpose Of doing a gener-
al mining and railroad business. with
81, 600, 900 capital stock of which - IS
paid in. The officers are: President, Z.
M. Hobbs Of South Berwick; treasurer
William TompsOn Of South Berwick
Certificate approved. June s, 1903.
Ladies will be Interested to see the
new arrival ut Russell & Weston Cos.
of lovely shirt waist suits and separate
wash ckirtS