Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-17
STATEiHoUSE.
SfHnfAEkal
School Fund and Mill Tax
For The Year 1905.
S56S,47.47 to be Divided
Among Cities and Towns.
Number Of Scholars in State, POI, 44S..
will Give STAT Per Scholar.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting Of Governor and Council,
Wednesday, August 9, at 10 A. M.

Special orders No. 40, has been issued
from the office of the adjutant general.
containing the regulations which will
govern the annual rifle competition of
the First Regiment, which will be
held at Sanford, July 81, and which
are as follows:
Transportation will be furnished by
the State to team of seven men and
one substitute from each company and
from the headquarters Of the regiment.
Subsistence will be furnished and quar-
tiers if necessary. Competitors who
cannot leave their home stations on
the morning of the 9th so as to reach
Sanford not later than ten a. m. will
report during the afternoon of the pre-
ceding day. The service uniform is
prescribed and in the competition both
officers and men will wear the cartridge
belt
The camp will be Under the command
of Col. L. H. Kendall, commanding
the First Infantry. who will establish
| his headquarters not later than noon
on the day preceding the competition.
He will detail an officer to see that
| arrangements for messing and quarter
ing the troops are adequate. Col. Ell
l iiott G. Dill inspector general of rifle
practice is detailed as executive officer
and Maj. John ]. Dooley, assistant in
| spector general of rifle practice as
| range officer, and they may appoint
such assistants as may be necessary.
| The competitions to be held will be
| Of the nature of 4 team match, open
| to teams of seven men from each COM
pany and the headquarters of the regi-
ment. Commissioned officers MAY
| shoot on the teams.
| Distances-2OO yards and 500 yards,
seven shots and two sighting shots at
each range. Positions-At 200 yards,
Il standing; at 500 yards, prone. Rifle
u. S. Magazine, Cal 80; minimum
trigger pull, three pounds. Ammuni-
tion-Service, to be issued by the State
/ One hour ut each range for each team
and coaching VIII be permitted. No
/ entrance fee is required. PriZes--First
prize, to the team making the highest
aggregate, $4,000; Second prize, $500;
Third prize, $500; Fourth prize. $1,000
To the team winning first prize viii
Il also be awarded the Kendall troph"
presented by Col L. II. Kendall Of Ei6
before, and to the Portland organiZa-
ton making the highest aggregate, the
Roothby trophy, presented by Col F
E. Boothby of Portland. These tro-
plies are to be held for one year by
the company winning them.
Special individual prizes have ais
been donated by friends of Co. +. O
Sanford, and will be offered for individ
uaI aggregates in the team match
There are 25 of these prizes, running
from $50 down to SO, and they will b.
awarded in the ranking order of TIL
scores.
The twelve competitors making tn
highest aggregates in the team mattel
will constitute the regimental team
The three competitors making the mex
ranking scores will be alternates t.
the team. The competitors making tn
next ten ranking scores will be desig
mated as the Next Ten.
Reports received from Hon. w. w
Stetson State superintendent of pub
lie schools, regarding the summe
school for teachers, which opened a
Hampden, last week, are most fiatter