Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-05
State HOUSE.
General Orders For State
Rifle Competition.
Companies { and !, I'd Int,
to Hold Election Next Week.
Portland Railroad Company Submits Annual
Report 10 Commissioners.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Oct. rs, at 10 A. NJ.

tn" following general orders contain
| ing tn" details of the coming State
rifle competition which will be h. Id at
| ErunSWick. oct. L., IL and Il. were
sent out Thursday morning from the
| Office of tin" adjutant general:
STATE OF MAINE
Adjutant -'icneraI'S Office,
Augusta, October l. 1906
General orders NJ. H.
J. The state Rifle Competition will
be held on the range If co. X, First In
ftntrv Brunswick Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, October IL, lG and Il,
lgn,.
| IL. TRANSFORMATION will be furnished
+" team of seven mon and one al
t"rhat" from each company and rcgi-
| mental headquarters Of infantry. Sub
| Si$t"nr" and n"ccS siry quarters will h.
| furni shed 10y tn" STATE. Teams which
| cannot l"av" their home stations on the
| a. SiGnat"d days 50 as to reach Bruins
| 1"ick by nc"n viii leave the previous
| day y" u.s. /" reach Brunswick in time
to compete in til" early r"lnya. The
| semi ~ officer ~ -cnmmiSSi med
| o.iIrcr Of each team will report on ar
| rival to tn" post adjutant presenting
| a written lit Of t"tm Members giving
full name and rank. and designating
tn" team captain.
| HI. I'll" ScrNic" uniform is ire
| scribe and officers and enlisted men
| will wear tn" cartridge belt. Each
connection is advised to include the
ri,ch' rs = part of his equipment.
~. The following details az" am
nnuured 70 tn" competition: Colonel
| Elliott g. Dill, inSncrtor- general Of rifle
| practice. executive officer: Major John
j. D""l'.y. assistant inspector General
| Of rifle practice. assistant executive
"fic"r; Captain Gilbert NJ. Elliott. ad
| int ,nt. First Infantry, post aIiut:'ut:
Captain William .. Gondwin. Company
| X, FIRST Infantry. post Du"rt"r!ua:t"';
| t'ir:t Lieutenant plin NJ. Smith. bat
ItalI"l Iliutant. Second Infantry. range
| officer. Major GcOiG" Mel. Pre- son,
| Second Infantry. statistical officer;
| Lieutenant Colonel Frank VI. Hume.
| second infantry. assistant statistical
| officer. Colonel LuciuS II. E"ndall.
commanding First Infantry. will DC
| honorary rang" officer for the First In
| cantry team competition and Colonel
t,V. rard T.. N"Wcomb. commanding
| Second Infantry. will b" honorary
| range ofiircr for the Second Intantr.
team conn "titi"u
\. IN" events will ~" as follows:
MoNptY. oF'TpBt.Tt 18th.
First Infantry Team Match.
open I" u team of seven men from
each company and rceim"mtdl head
| quarters.
| Distances :Ho and 500 yards. tw"
Lei ~ it.r ht,t
each range.
Positions ~ 700 yards standing. az
800 ytrIs. prone.
| I;itl" =. :. Magazine. calihr" 30;
| minimum trigger JulI. three pounds.
Ammunition Service. t" he issued
| 10y t." state.
Tim" I.imit-nn" hour at each range
per team.
Coaching -Coarhins will lie per
mitt'i.
Entrance" 70" Nnn".
| Prizes First rrIz" SO" second
| nriz". %l..o". third pIizc. $1..ro, fourth
| i,rizc. &ln0n
| TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18th.
| Second Infantry Team Match.
Conditions ana prizes Identical with
| First Infantry Team Match
SPECIAL PRIZES.
| y" the FIRST Infantry team making
th" high. = aggregate. the Colonel Ken
| dall Trophy.
| T" tn" Second Infantry team making
| tn" highest aggregate, the Colonel
| >,.'Wc"mh Trophy.
| r. the Third Battalion team Of tn"
| Second Infantry making tn" highest
| 'g"rccat". tn" Major Pi"SSon Trophy.
r" the k'nu"bcc County team IN tn"
Second infantry making tn" highest
la2vracnt" III" Captain Hill Trophy.
| ~ the member at Company II. Srr-
"ud Infantry. making the highest aS
IlI'Glt,. the I:yrun E"yd Trophy.
| 'ThcSc trophies are to be- held one
IycdD
| WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER Eth.
| R"gim"ntal Team NJ tich.
open to a t"ar Of ten men from "ich
regiment teams to be selected at con-
rlusi II Of r"Gimcntal team matches by
such officer ~ the rcEimontal com
lmnnd"r may designate.
| Distances POO. 700. 500 and 600 yards
: tao sighting and ten counting shots at
each range.
Fnsitions-At 700 yards. standing; at
~" yards, kii''ilnS OF Sltliho' q wv
and TOO yards prone.
Rtlr-U. =. Magazine. calihre 30:
minimum trigger pull, three pounds
| Arimunition-S Service, to be ISSUED by
the state.
Time Limt-Not to exceed one minute
rrr shot.
c,aching Coaching will be per-
mifted.
| Entrance Fee None
| Prizes To tn" winning team. SILVER
medals Cor each member. L" the in
diNiGual making the highest aggregate
in the match. a gold medal presented ny
Maj"r-Gcncral Farnham. AdJutant-
|G"neral: the individual making the
second highest aggregate silver
medal presented by Major-General
farnham: to the individual making the
third highest aggregate. 200 rounds OF
service rifle ammunition.
Special \ote-At 300 and 800 yards
each team will bc assigned two targets;
at 500 and 500 yards each team VIII be
assigned one target.