Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-06
STATE HOUSE.
Co ming Meeting Of the
Cover nor and Council
Haynes Pardon Case to Be
Decided Next Tuesday.
Adjutant Generals 0ffie . Is Busy
With Movements Of Troops.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
~" Tuesday, July at 10 A. N.

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The next regular meeting Of the Gov
erncr and Council, which will be held
in the council chamber next Tuesday,
July 3, commencing at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon is not expected to be of great
length, as the matters which will be
taken up for transaction aside from the
routine business will SO far as is at
present known be brief. Governor
Cobb is expected to arrive Tuesday al
though it is possible that he may not
come until the morning of the meet
ing. Outside of the routine matters to
be acted upon there are two pardon
cases which were carried over from the
June meeting of the Council. and will
probably he decided at the coming
meeting. One of these was the case of
Samuel Haynes who is serving a life
sentence at Thomaston for killing a
Rocklard policeman. This case was
given a hearing at the last meeting
and was laid on the table, and all that
it awaits is the decision by the Coun-
Gil as to whether or not the prisoner
shall be pardoned The other case is
that Of Bernard Conroy of New York
who is serving a sentence of five years
at Th0maston prison for assault upon
one Daniel Shay This case will be
given a hearing Tuesday and the petit
TONERS will be represented by w. II.
CULVER of Portland.
The announcement is made that the
state of Maine will be represented by
Governor Cobb and staff at the unveil
ing at Valley Force, Penn. on Thurs
day, oct. II. of a tablet which has
been erected to the memory of the
Revolutionary soldiers from Maine who
wcro with General George Washington
at Valley Forge during the memorable
winter Of 1717
In addition to the routine business of
the ahjutant generals office there Will
be very busy times in the office for
some time to come on account of the
movements of the different organiza
lions of the National Guard of the
State during the next three months.
There will he an unusual activity on
the part of the Guard this summer
aside from the tour of duty with the
troops of the regular army at the forts
in Portland harbor from Aug. to Aug.
II. and the preparations for all have tn
he made at the Office of the adjutant
general.
The first movement on the list is the
Stat" shoot which will he held on the
range on tho Written road in this city.
and the dates Of which are July Is and
~. Preparations are now in progress
Oh the range, as well as for taking
care Of the members Of the Guard
while they are here. 1t is expected
that the number Of men who will he
present at the shoot if each organiza-
ton Of the Guard sends its quota. will
hc from 125 to $50. Each company of
the two regiments of infantry is emit
tl"d to send team Of seven men and
one Substitutes. as also is the Naval
Reserve and each reginontal head
quarters. The men will he Guartcrcd
and fed on the range and should there
not b" room enough for all it is likely
that some of them will be quartercd at
the state canpground.
Following the conclusion of the State
shoot the team which is selected to
represent Maine will leave for Wake
field Mass. where on July 90 it will
participat. in the annual competition
of ;hr New England Military Rifle
ON Aug. portion of the two regi-
mcnts will &" to Bath to participate in
the mammoth parade Mt tho Tcrcenten-
NAL of American Shipbuldne The
1st Infantry will be represented by
Companies G. X. ! and II. and the ID In
fantry by the first battalion, composed
Of companies r. G. p and *. under
command of Major Frank r. Cum
minCs. and the second battalion. com
posed Of companies A. F.. II and NJ. I'M
der command of Major Fen r. Thomp-
SON ON the following day. Aug z. the
troops will 60 to Portland for the
rnaneuverS. Following the mancuvcrs
the state rifle team will be sent to
camp Perry. Ohio. to participate In the |
national rifle competition which will be |
held at that place Aug. IS
The registration of automobiles at |
the office Of the secretary of State still |
brisk. and although n slight |
falling off from the amount of bust |
ness done during the past two months |
Is noticed. the demand il still quite |
regular and bids fair to be for some |
time to come. The total number of |
since the law went into |
effect and up to Friday noon was 1907. |
and everything indicates that the 1000 |
mark will easily be passed by the mid
de Of the month. The total number |
If registrations for the month of June |
was 159. and the number of licenses
issued to operators were 176. The
number of licenses which have been
ssued to date since the law went into
effect is 226S. The number of auto
mobiles registered in the State for the
first six months of the present year
G 400 and the rnpi ration hy mnnfhs |