Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-15
Camp Notes.

Chambers 1st Regiment Band will
give a concert in front of headquar-
ters, this evening. and Judging by their
performances thus far, this week it
will be a feature Of camp life that may
be intensely enjoyed not only by the
| soldiers but the visitors as we'll. The
work of the band has been one of the
| most enjoyable ceremonies on the pro-
gram during the present tour of duty
and has met with the approval Of
every one that mas occasion to be
within hearing Of the stirring tunes
that float on the breeze from the bells
of the brass instruments.
One of the members of the company
now in camp applied at the commits
sary headquarters, yesterday morning
asking TO" an issue of some tam
bourines.' Now what he wanted Is a
question but this rookie was directed
to the bandmaster to get them as the
commissary headquarters were just
out. From the bandmaster he con-
tinued to go the rounds and the last
heard of the young man he was still
looking for his tambourines.
Sydney Harris. the 7-ycar-old son
of Captain Frank 3. Harris Is in camp.
dressed in regulation uniform os
kahki and has the gentle, manly bear
ing of the real soldier. This is Sid
ney's second encampment
Gee whiz wasn't 1t cold. last night o'
was the expression of one of the Mont
gomery Guard boys. yesterday He evil
IDENTIFY was on the right track, as many
who heard the remark conceded with
him.
Tho Montgomery Guards "laid II all
over the boys from the Portland Light
Infantry, yesterday afternoon defea atinc
them in hotly contested ball game bv
the score of IS to 16.
The Dana Guards. otherwise known as
60 l, defeated the Cleave5 Rifles ball
team. yesterday afternoon. by the score
of to in a well-played contest. II
was understood that the first man to
make an error on the Dana Guards team
was to quit the field, and as there were
none expelled it Is naturally thought
that there We're no errors on the pro-
gram.
The non-comS of Co. G and the pr;
Yates settled differences to the sa-is-
faction of the fomer yesterday after-
noon, in ball game that ended not ex
actly in dispute but a slight disasree
ment. during which the privates LEFT tbe
field and the umpire declared tho pame
forfeited by the score to . to 0. ia the
hoh-coms. The privates played a good
sdHie up no the sixth inning. when they
dccused 1helr adversaries of cheating
anu inc consequence was that they quit
me neid with the score to in their
favor. Another game is scheduled to be
played before the end of the encamp-
ment.
The guard detail, yesterday. consisted
OF sergeants from Cos e and A: cor
porais from Cos a, u and l.; musicians |
from Cos. F and X: three privatcs from,
co. a; five privates from Cos G, 7. +
and T.. and four privates from each n, |
the remaining companies
The usual program will be in force at |
lamp Cobb. today, consisting of calls
utiiiS' etc, and the only additional fea
'ure offered TO the curiosity seeker will
be the marked improvement in the work
of the drills.
camera fiend was one of tho ,t-
trdctiofls at the camp grounds yestor-
day' and he attracted much attention hv
the postures that he succeeded in secur-
Ing from many of the boys in olive drab.
me MAINE State Militia will be repre-
Sehtcd at the National shoot to be hold
1T sea ilrt, y. j.. Aug. Is. Those VIII,
pualihed are busy practicing
=, '''"s ana expect TO M: ile execution.
"''S s'o'' records. Maine has the mon