Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-17
Camp Notes.

Camp Notes.
BY order of Col NewcOmb, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Frank NJ. Hume superin-
tends the theoretical instruction of
officers and commissioned officers
in all outposts and interior guard
duty. The officer of the day superin-
tends the hours of service each day
II. f. Pillsbury and Qacob Wrth of
| Boston are in camp to remain during
| the stay of the regiment. MeSsrS.
Wirth and Pillsbury accompanied the
regiment on the hike down from
Waterville and are enjoying soldier life
| to the limit. Both are fortunate in the
possession Of good mounts, and it is
runored i'll camp that Mr.. Pillsbury
has displayed such an aptitude for
| soldering that he is to receive the
honorary title of "R. s." The exact
meaning Of these initials are not quite
clear, but it is said that they convey
a most exalted meaning.
| 4. c. Harding of Boston, nOn-com-
missioncd officer of the famous First
Corps Cadets, Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia is in camp.
|
and men in the regiment who are MEM
| bers Of the L. p. O. Elks and in
sufficient number to form sort of a regi-
mental Elks club.
Lieut.. Thomas NJ. ]. Enright, bat
tallion adjutant and a well known Au-
gusta boy, is being pursued by that
most relentless Of fates-"Hard Luck"
Lieut.. Enright, while out in the skirm-
| ish lines at the camp in Riverside
| tumoled over a stone wall, and fell a
| distance of about feet. He was not
| much injured and ran on, only to be
thrown again by his horse stepping into
a ditch. In camp Wednesday night,
his Nemesis turned up again when af-
ter transactinS business in the camp
hospital building, he turned to return
to his quarters and walked off the high
platform. thinking there We're steps to
admit of an easy and graceful descent
to the ground. This time, Lieut.. En-
right sustained a sprained wrist. Per-
haps more is to come!
The postal card craze continues to
hold with the "a Regiment as with the
1st, ard one-cent stamps are in great
demand at the chaplain's tent.
the city at %. SO and So minutes past
the hour.
Capt. Blaine Owen, regimental COM
miSsary. is receiving high praise from
the Officers of the regiment because of
the general excellence of the mess. 1t
is asserted that the fare is the best
that the regimental mess has ever
known since the National Guard be-
came an institution. and much OF the
credit is due to Capt. Owen.
There We're a large number of
visitors at headquarters mess Thurs
day noon, and fine dinner was pro-
vided, thanks to Col. Mayos good Of
fees.
The commissary' department issued
rations to the companies for the noon
meal in exactly 80 minutes Thursday
forenoon. This is the record time, the
comnssary guardians claim.
+. F.. McNeelie. editor of the Somer-
set Reporter was a visitor at head
quarters Thursday.
An itinerant photographer was in
camp Thursday and he did thriving
business in the company streets.
Some complaint has been made
against the drivers of the so-called 40
cent teams because of attempts at
ovcrchareing. The distance from the
city to the muster field is 4 trifie over
one mile and in some cases drivers
have practiced eXtortion to the extent
Of charging a single passenger 30 cents
to carry them from the city into camp.
The usual price is % cents, tacitly
Nv drivers
and passengers who are charged more
than this sum, will do we'll to refuse to
pay additional and exorbitant charges.
The ID Regiment companies do not
appear to be very well supplied with
mascots, although the Augusta and
Gardiner companies have a small boy
each.
A party of young people from Read
field were in camp Thursday, remain
ing over for the band concert IN the
evening.
Capt Elliott. adjutant of the 1st Reg
iment. was a visitor at Headquarters
Thursday.
Major William 0. Peterson of the 1st
Regiment was in camp Thursday,
State Commissioner of Highways
Paul d. sargents was IN camp yes
terday.
A ball game in the big field interest
ed a big crowd of soldiers and camp |
visitors Thursday afternoon after the
war game Co. c and Co. H did battle |
royal and the latter aggregation lost |
by a score of s to 4. Both sides devei- |
cned some pretty strong players and a
picked team may be made up today to
challenge any kind Of an organization
of sphere tossers that may happen to
come down the pike.
Postmaster and Mrs. John. V. Lane !
of Augusta We're guests at regimental |
mess and supper Thursday, and later |
enjoyed Witnessing dress parade.