Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
Brig. Gen. Davis Begins In
spection Of National Guard.
Richmond Insurance Co. Authorized to Do
Business in State Of Maine.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Jan. %, at 10. A. M.

to during the forenoon Included tle
signing of the contracts for the State
printing by c. b. Burleigh of Augusta
and Thomas r. Murphy of Waterville,
the latter gentleman acting for the
Sentinel Publishing Co., and a final ad-
journment was reached at about II
O'Clock. The date of the next meeting
OF the Governor and Council will be
held Tuesday, Jan. %, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon.
The annual inspection OF the several
organizations of the National Guard of
the State of Maine, in accordance with
the provisions of the militia law and
the regulations of the Guard, and I'M
der general orders No. 20, issued from
the Office of the adjutant general, Nov.
II, 1905, commenced yesterday, the first
company to be inspected being Co. Il of
the First Infantry, of Portland. The
| inspection of the different companies
will be conducted by the inspector
| general, Brig. Gen. ChaS. T.. Davis, who
lift for Portland Monday forenoon.
| The dates of the different Inspections
and the order in which they will come
are as follows:
| Portland, Co. 3, 1st Inf. Monday,
Jan. l.
| Portland, Co. E. 1st Inf. Tuesday,
Jan. >.
Westbrook, Co. NJ. LIST Inf. Wednes-
day, Jan. 8.
Portland, Co. A, LIST Inf. Thursday,
Jan. 4.
Portland. Co. l., LIST Inf. Friday,
Jan. ).
| Lewiston, CO. l. LIST Inf. Monday,
Jan. s.
| Lewiston, Co. d. End Inf. Tuesday.
Auburn. Go. {. lst Inf "Wednesday,
| Jan. 10.
Norway. Co u. LIST Inf. Thursday,
Jan. II.
Lewiston, Go. L. End Inf. Friday,
Jan. II.
s, r"r min to, Co. H. y Inf Mon
Brunswick, Co. X, LIST Inf. Tuesday,
Jan. Is.
Bath, Co. G. End Inf Wednesday,
Jan. II.
Rockland, CO. II, LIST Inf. Thursday,
Jan. IS.
Gardiner, 90. a, ma Tnf.:. Friday,
Jan. - -
Augusta. co. NJ, 2nd Inf Monday,
Jan. -.
| SkowhcEan. Co. T., Ind inf. Tues
day. Jan. %. :.
| Watervillc, Co. II, 2nd Inf. We'd
lncsday. Jan. "a. -.
| Dover. Co. r. End Inf. Thursday. Jan.
10
Bangor, Co q, 2nd Inf. Friday, Jan.
les.
PASSPORT, CO. !. md Inf. Monday,
Jan. 20.
Houlton, Co. l., End Inf. Wednesday,
Jan. 81.
Biddeford, Co. 6. 1st Inf. Monday.
Feb. 5.
Sanford, Co r. 1st Inf Tuesday,
lt'eb. 6.
| Following the inspections mentioned
above will come the inspection of the
different organizations of the Guard by
a regular army officer which is re.
Iqurcd by the war department under
the provisions of the national militia
lact These inspections will be con-
Quoted by Capt. James r. Mitchell.
artillery corps. L. S. A.. adjutant of thu
Iartillery district of Portland. with
hea dquarters at Fort Williams. The
inspections will begin Jan. Is. and will
conclude Feb. 20. following closely on
the inspections by Gen. Davis.
The news of Capt. MitChelrs detail
will be received with pleasure by the
National Guard for the inspections of
1904 Were made by him. The several
company commanders found him a
very fair-minded inspecting officer,
fully approaching the difference that
must necessarily exist between troops
1 90 hn
Himself a National Guardsman before
heswas regular, Capt. Mitchell is spc-
cially fitted to give the State troops
credit for work oftentimes done under
: unfavorable circumstances.
On this inspection of the Guard by
Capt Mitchell depends the States right
to share in the congressional allotment
for the use Of the organized militia.
That the Guard is uniformed and
Equipped for active service is. of course,
understood by the militia authorities,
but the national militia act requires
this condition to be inquired into each
year; and if Capt. Mitchell should say
that the Guard is not properly uni
formed and equipped the State would
be minus its share of the national fund.
Many states have been dropped i'll just
this way.
At the Council meeting yesterday the
following order was passed:
Ordered. That on and after Jan. 1,
1906. all departments of the State re-
curing State printing shall make
requisition for the same to the Cover
nor and Council through the auditor of
State printing.
This adds large amount of detail
work to the Office of the auditor which
has never been heretofore required of
him. The new auditor, E. y. Carver of
Kumford Falls, has an office at the
State House and will devote his entire
time to looking after the States inter-
ests in the handling of the printing.
Officials recurring State printing will
avoid complications and hasten their
orders by sending their requests and
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