Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-02
STATE HOUSE.
Why Rifle Practice Was
Not Held Here.
Three Pardon Hearings tor
Next Council Meeting
List Of al Candidates Who Passed State
Medical Examination.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Council
"Wednesday. August 9, at 10 A. M.

runOr has been in circulation,
emarating from some unknown source,
that the delay in fitting up the rlfle
-anrn which was recently purchased
for the state, By Adjutant General
Farnham. and the decision to have no
rifle practice by the two regiments dur
ing their occupation of Camp CoDD,
tbs month. was due to the desire of
some of the officers i'll charge of the
rifle practice. Of the troops to have the
range elsewhere.
This. however, is not so. 1t has been
the whole object and desire of the
military authorities to have the State
rifle matches held in Augusta, and to
have the rifle range located near the
city. Adjutant General Famham has
h,.an looking after suitable site for
q state rifle range for several years,
but not until the present season WAS no
ablr 10 secure one III the property re-
Gently purchased by him. on the Whit
ten road, but the purchase was not
completed in season to have the range
in readiness 70" use at the time that
the ra5imental matches We're held, this
year. and as q consequence the First
Regiment matches were held at San
ford. while those of the Second Regi-
ment will be held at Brunswick, on
Friday of this week.
Under arrangements made by Cen.
Farnham with City Engineer Getchell.
me tract purchased has been surveyed.
and u crow OF men is now working on
the range, six men and one team being
| employed. and the work of getting the
range into readiness for the use of the
troops is now being pushed as rapidly
as possible.
The business in hand. however will
| nccessitate Il great Ceal of labor which
| cannot be done quickly, and some time
will clapse before the range will be in
| readiness for use. 4 large number OF
| trees will have to be cut down at the
| Ica.' of the tract. in order that the stops
| may be built for the coo yard range.
| This will hc built of timber and earth.
| ana will be 100 feet in length, suffi-
| GENTLY long to provide for six targets.
| and in addition to the 500 yard range,
| there will be ranges for 200. 800 and
| 800 yards. The 1000 range will be Sc
| cured by crossing the road.
AdjutaEt General Farnham has from
the first manifested deep interest in
| securing lit ste lOl a. s0ttile ~
| Augusta, and has given the matter his
| personal attention. The range was
| purchased and is now being fitted up
out Of the annual appropriation. but
Gen. Farnham hopes that the lrgisla-
| ture. at its next session. may make a
| special appropriation for the purpose.
In regard to holding the rifle matches
! Of the two regiments during the week
| of the encampment, il has been decided
| to abandon the practice. and to hold
| them at some other time because of
| their interference with the regular
duties of the camp. and had the new
| range been in readiness for use, tn,
| matches would have been 50 held
this season. But with the coming OF
| another year, and on each succeeding
year. they will be held ut Augusta, and
on a range that will have no equal in
the STATE OF Maine.