Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20

Adjutant General.
In accordance with special orders No.
%, issued from the office of the adj
iutant general. April is, First Lieut..
Daniel A. Kaler, Co. Z. LIST Infantry
y. G. S. NJ. Of Portland is honorably
discharged from the military service
of the State, the change taking effect
on the same day, by resignation.
Lieutenant kaler had been a member
of the National Guard for many years.
and had always held a high rank as
one of the finest marksmen in the
state. He had severed times been Il
member of the state team. and had
also represented the National Guard Of
the State in the international matches
at Sea Girt. He entertained a great
interest in shooting, and in military
matters in general. and in his resig-
nation the State loses one of its best
shots.
The resignation of Capt. Burton r.
Kennard. Co. A, LIST Infantry. Portland,
has been forwarded to Adjutant Cen
eral Farnham, for acceptance. Capt.
| Kennard has been a member of Co. A
| rs an officer and enlisted man since
| 1896 and served with the company dur
| irg the Spanish war as sergeant. He
was elected second lieutenant in 1899.
shortly after the reassembling of the
company after the war, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
| Lieutenant Harry Sawyer, who re-
NAMED in the South at the close of the
| war. The election of Major F. B. w.
| WEIGH caused a vacancy of the posi-
| ton of first lieutenant in Company
and this was filled by promotion by
| the election of Lieut.. Kennard and at
| the resignation of Capt. G. A. Dow,
now mai retired, the vacancy was
filed by the election Of Lieut.. kennard
as company commander in 1901. which
| position he has held since that time.
There have been received at the ad1u-
| tant generals Office two volumes con-
| tanning the record Of the centennial
exercises at the West Point military
academy, in 19O1-19O2. being the gift OF
Senator Hale. The larger volume con-
tains 923 pages, the space being devoted
| to the addresses. and the history OF the
academy. The book is profusely Illus
trated by half-tone cngravings, and is
filed with most interesting matter.
| The second volume contains statistics
and photographers, and makes book
of 430 pages.
Charles w. Curtis of Brewer. has re-
signed his position as clerk in the land
Office. and Frederic Mason of this city
has been appointed as his successor,
the appointment having been an
no,nced, Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
l,nlI 1n
mast four years and has, by his genial
and gentlemanly bearing, won the good
will and friendship of all who have
come to know him. His successor MT.
Mason. is well-knOwn newspaper
man. and will doubtless attend to the
duties of the position to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned.
Hon. George POttle, chairman OF the
board Of State assessors, was at the de-
partment. yesterday.
The reports of the catches or salmofl'
which are being made at Sebago lake
have been the means of stirring the
sporting blood of some OF the state
House fishermen, to that extent. THAT
at least one of them vas making plans,
Yesterday, to visit the lake within -
hours. He had received telephone
message from a friend who had mace
| good catch. and that was sufficient 10
awaken the yearning for the combi-
nation which is formed by boat. a
guide, a we'll filled pipe. and ROD anu
reel and some good stout tackle inc
gentleman in question says that atter
he tries the fishing at Sebago, he VIII De
Tread for CobbOsseecontee, where ne
anticipates that there will be some good
salmon fishing, this spring. AS rea-
son therefor, he said that the salmon
fishing at the lake was growing better
each year, and that during the last
lseason there were mora salmon taken
from Cobbosseecontee than in any four
preceding years. He got some good
lones last season, he said, and intended
to have some more, just as soon as the
lopportunity presented itself. Mean
while. his friends at the State House
Iare patiently awaiting the results OIL
the projected trip to Sebago lake.
Hon. John A. Purnton of Woolwicn'
was the guest, yesterday. of his broth
Ter. Col. N. S. Purinton. private secre-
ltarv To the governor. Mr.. Purinton IS
n former member of the House. having
represented his class district in 1889.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
loffice of the Secretary of state:
r,he Amos Electro Chemical Co. has
been organized at Kittery for the purpose
of purifying, reducing. rendering and dis
posing of all kinds Of sewage. garbage
i ,:x.I.
etc, with 100000 capital stock OIL Wh'ch
nothing is paid in The officers are: Presi-
dent Horace Mitchell of Kittery: treas
urer 7. Morrison of Portsmouth, N. II.
lCar,,Gc,ta approyed April II, 1905.