Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-07-13
STATE HOUSE.
~ Candidates Take Med
iCaI Examinations.
Story Of Two Old Cannon on
Capitol Grounds.
Uniforms for the National Guard d---Notes
Gathered in the Departments.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Council,
"Wednesday, August 9, at 10 A. M.

The annual encampment Of the Ma
tional tiu3rd of the State Of Maine is
now but about three weeks away, as
the I'd Regiment will go into camp.
Saturday, Aug 5. and the pre- parations
for the coming of the soldier boys
which have been in progress for some
time past. are nearly completed. The
work of inspecting the different COM
ranies of the two regiments. prepara-
tory to their going into camp, is now
drawing to a close, and Ir:spe ctor-Gen-
craI Davis, who has been busy with the
work, will soon have the inspection
completed, and will return 10 the office.
The companies of both regiments which
have thus far been Inspected have been
found on the average to be in good
condition, and will come into camp
with ranks well filed ami we'll qualified
to perform the duties required of tn en-
during their stay at Camp.
The new uniforms of the Guard are
being delivered as fast as possible, but
ceived from the manufa :tuiers, and as
those on hand are short in some sizes.
a portion of the companies in each regi-
mcnt are yet waiting for their new
clothes. The uniform; which have
been received number about 1900. and
about 800 are yet to come.
Of the "A companies COMPOSING the
two regiments of infantry. those to
whom uniforms have been issued are as
follows: First reSiment-COs. A and
3 of Portland; c Of Auburn. L of Port
land: + of Sandford; Of Lewiston.
Second Regiment-COs. A of Gardiner:
B of Lewiston: G of Bath: d of Lewis
ton; L of Skowhegan; II of Waterville;
of Eastport, and * OF Pennington.
The battery of two brass 12-pOunl
field pieces. which have hLretofOre done
duty at the camp ground curing the
presence of the troops. being used for
the purpose of firing 5llutes. will be in
their accustomed places curing the
coming encampment AMI will wake the
echoes on "Nigger hill," morning and
evening. and at such other times as
courtesies require. Tte guns have
been thoroughly Inspected by Sergt.
Webster. late of the United States ord
nance corps, and former member of
the garrison at Kenncbac arsenal, and
pronounced to be all right.
And speaking of cannon. the COM
mon impression regarding the two old
field pieces which guard the western
approach to the Capitol. which is that
they have been handed down from
Revolutionary days, is, according to
one of the officials, incorrect: The
guns nave been in the State for a long
time, and even be fore Maine became a
state. but, says the official they were
not Revolutionary cannon. They were
the property OF the commonwealth of
Massachusetts. and We're part of a
lot of guns which were sent round to
different places in what is now the
state of Maine. There were formerly
several of these old guns scattered
over the State. each being kept in a
gun house which was erected for the
purpose. The two guns at the Capitol
| We're kept at Machias, for the prOtec-
ton Of the town against such enemies
| as might threaten that place. The
| house in which they were kept. through
| the lapse of years, became dilapidated
| to that extent that it was in danger of
| falling down. whereupOn, it is said,
| one cf the public spirited citizens of
| the town took the guns home and
placed them in his yard. This did not
| please some Of his fellow citizens, who
could not see why he had more right
| to the guns than they had, and the af-
| fair at length grew 50 hot that the ad
| jutant general then in office, to settle
the dispute. had the guns brought to
| Augusta. where they have since re-
| manned.
| The session of the state board of
| registration of medicine and surgery
which opened. Tuesday forenoon. i'll
representatives hall. for the purpos.
Of examination of candidates. ad-