Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-06
STATE HOUSE,
This is Busy Season for
State Assessors.
Capt. Nash Reelected to Com
mdnd Of Co. D, lst Me.
Fort Kent Water COmpany---Personal Chat
Of the CapitoI---Hew Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Friday, Oct. 10, at 10 A. M.

The State board of assessors, which
had been in session for the past two
days. for the purpose Of meeting the
local boards from the different cities
and towns in kennebec county. ad-
journ,d, Wednesday afternoon. Mem
bcls Uf the boards from q cities and
towns were present, and the only
places in the county which We're not
represented at the sessions We're Clin-
ton. Oakland and WinsloW. The State
board will conclude its travels for the
season with a trip to York and Cum
berland counties. where they will meet
the assessors Of the cities and towns in
those counties. Commencing with
York county, they will be at Alfred on
Tuesday oct. Il, and at Biddeford, Oct.
u.s. In Cumberland county, they will
be at Portland, Thursday and Friday,
Oct. 10 and 20. Thus will conclude the
meetings with the different boards for
the year. although the State board will
proha bly, meet in some of the cities and
towns, at the invitation of the asses
sors, before the winter comes. The
work attendant upon the summer meet
| ings OF the board has been very sue
crssful, and during that time they
have held meetings in every county in
tie State with the exception of the
two mentioned above.
The adjutant generals department
has received unofficial information tell
ing Of the reelection of Capt. j. w.
Nash to the command of Co. D, 1st In
fantry. n. G.. S. NJ, of Norway, which
occurred. Monday evening, at Norway,
the election being presided over by
Major w. O. Peterson of Portland.
There We're two candidates for the
position, Captain Nash and Second
Lieut.. George II. Wilson. Jr., and the
adhercnts of both had been working
hard. The company draws its men
from Norway, South Paris and oxford.
and in this case the matter of
gee graphy figured to quite an extent.
Captain Nashs support was largely
the Norway element of the company
Will" Lieutenant Wilson had nearly
the combined strength of oxford and
South Paris. When the ballot was
taken it was found that Captain Nash
had Is votes and Lieutenant Wilson, 16
votes. - .
ne Ic-tlectlGn III tdpltHl NASH ID
very gratifying to the citizens of Nor
way who are very proud of their repre-
snntation i'll the National Guard, and
feel that the best interests of the COM
pany will be conserved by his reten-
ton as commander. Captain Nash
was Il second lieutenant of the COM
pany during the Spanish war and was
elected captain in 1899. He has al
ways been an enthusiastic ritleman and
through the efforts of his company in
sncct0r of rifle practice, Sergt. NJ. z.
Stiles. Co. d, has become the ac-
knuwlrdged leader of the State. Its
team has been carrying off the state
prizes year after year, and this year. a t
the Interstate match at Wakefield.
Mass, won the Cadet trophy in COM
pctition with the best rilcmen of New
England.
CartnIn Nash enjoys a very wide &C
uuairtancc through the work which
hc has done for Maine at a number OF
sportsmen's exhibitions in Boston and
New York. He is licensed taxder-
mist ana the originator of the mezZn
process of mounting trout and salmon.
He was Il member of this years rlDH
team which represented Maine at
Wakefield Mass. and Sea Girt. \. j.,
and was one of the two men from
Maine who qualified to shoot in the
last stage of the national individual
match. In sporting circles he is usual
" known as Mash of Maine.