Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-14
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| The weather thus far has bce;, OF tho
| pest Tor the annual Cncampment Of the
lst Regiment. although about 10 90 Satlr-
uaH night. the rain fell in torrents for
wiiilc; inc SKY was practically cloudless
| when the boys invoke. Sunday morning
| hnu the entire day WIS one Of comfort
10 those who stayed on the hill as there
was "a finc breeze blowing across the pa
| rade all OF the time. the only inconven-
fence being experienced by tho ton ser
| gean.s who found some difficulty in keen
| ing lhe'r nap"rS i'll hand while making
out the daily rolls.
At noon, yesterday. one of the bovs
Went little tCo far in breaking over III,
rules OF established military ctioucttc
ana the consequence was that il was ONLY
"A short time before he had a chance to
the Guard House"
1nter-company ball gamcs will now he
III order once more
During the last week, or Just previous
10 the encampment of the I'd Regiment
someone suggested vinegar as n rond
cieiln1nS substance to be uSad on the. ar
tillery at camp. and its application made
the guns look 4 sight and it will be many
days before they will again assume =.
spick ana span appearance.
Co. +. known throughout the camn ,s
the Montgomery Guards, still have tho
goat that they secured in Hobokcn. n. !
while returning from the mancuyers nt
Manassas. They have equipped the ami
mai NIth pihuhft Oh NINlu green and IL,
white letters are the words .Montsomerv
Guards. Co. Il. list Reg" making q ncat
looking mascot.
The officers and men in the co!amissarv
uepartment iue putting in as hard work
as any of the mortAls on the campground
issuing 1000, etc. and correcting bills
The lett shoulder arms movement in
dress parade was one of the features of
the appearance of the LIST on parade. Tie
movement was not executed during tn.
parades of the I'd.
Sergeant Charles l.. Hooper of Co. F..
has been appointed sergeant ma Tor Of N.
First Battalion. ~
The policing of quarters is one of the
grand essentials of camp life.
Charles 7. Harding. a member of the
ISL corps OF cadets. NJ. V. NJ, OF Boston.
is one OF the visitors in camp, this week.
The Sd Maine. composed of former mn,
ter correspondents visiting newspaper
men ard others. will hold n reunion
wednesday evening. 1t might be added
that this ceremony will, however be nri-
vate. f
William Il. kcnibbs of Boston. the first
commander Of the Order of Legion Of
Spanish War Veterans i'm Massachusetts
IS visiting friends in Camp Cobb, this
G Geek, Lieut.. William r. Ford. also of
fjoston. and lieutenant in the 9Th Mass.
y. NJ. Is also making the rounds of his;
former acquaintance and, as he states
1t. paying fraternal visit.
one OF the members of the band claims
that the accidents and various bitches in
the program for the encampment of tho
lst regiment and the subsequent events
are the result of having IL cars in the
tram that brought the regiment to Au-
gusta-
Co. X of the First Battalion, are the
color bearers of the regiment.
One of the rockies in camp lost his gun
Yesterday. one of his comrades having
punched the piece and he had tho
nerve to go to the commissary derart-
ment for another one
The guard. yesterday. was made IN of
soldiers all in blue. presenting Il marked
contrast to the service uniform Worn dur
ing the tour of duty of the ID