Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-02

have been found in the State since the
| work began is 513. The scouting party
In the employ of the State is now work.
ing IN territory which had already
| Deen passed over by the government
| scouting party. and the fact that they
| round the nests referred to above af-
Ter the government men had passed
them by shows the good work that il
! being done by the Maine party and the
quality of the men Of which the party
is composed
IL IS expected that the work in the
TWO above places will be finished This
week, and the party will go from there
70 YORK, where careful search will be
made in that vicinity. When the work
is completed in the infested districts
IN York county the men will then take
up that Of placing the burlap on the
trees. which IS one of the important
features in the crusade against the
pest.
After the belts Of this material have
been placed upon the trees they have
70 De turned every day, as the burlap
acts as trap for the caterpillars of
the gypsy moth. These caterpllars
being night feeders, come down the Tree
at daylight and crawl into the burlap
where they are easily captured.
The work of scouting at the present
time takes the men into all sorts OF
places, under houses, piazZas, barns
and stables, and into stone walls. a
number of the latter having been taken
down and rebuilt. in order to convince
the hunters that no nests existed in the
suspected locality. AS an instance to
show the wisdom of the thoroughness
of the search in such places it may be
said that following the discovery Of a
nest in one stone wall some 60 feet of
the wall were taken down, and the
men were rewarded by the discovery Of
a total Of % nests in the wall.
In addition to the State scouting par
ties Capt. Phlbrook at the present time
has charge of two government parties,
they being at work in North and South
Berwick. The work is now approach
ing the New Hampshire line and it is
anticipated that the number of nests to
be found Will show a substantial in
crease.
Announcement was made Wednes-
day morning al the Office Of the adju
tant general Of the issuance of Special
Orders Nos. IL and is, the text OF
" hich is as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Augusta, April 80 1907.
Special orders
No Il.
J. Captain John J. A. Mulhcarn,
Company l.. First Infantry. having at
1. Hal
retired list by General Orders No. {,
A. G. o., c. s., he will at once transfer
to First Lieutenant William J. Nc
Crink, Company l., First Infantry, all
military property in his possession and
for which he is accountable. making
duplicate invoices for the same. He
will also make returns thereof to this
Office, accompanied by the proper
vouC hers.
III. First Lieutenant William J.
McCrink will receipt to Captain John
j. A. Mulhearn for the military prop
erty in his possession and FOR which he
is accountable, which has been issued
by the QuartcrmaSter General for the
uniforming AMI Cquipping of Company
L. First Infantry, or which has been
taken up on his returns.
by OfuCr OF tnc COTlnanucT-Hl-Cn
AUGUSTUS +. FAtNHAM,
LAdjutant General |
STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Augusta. April 80, 1907 |
Special Orders
No is.
|. An election is hereby ordered for
the position Of Captain in Company l..
First Regiment Of Infantry, \. G.
S. NJ, and any other commissioned |
positions in the company whose pres
ent occupants may be elected to higher
office.
H. The election will be held in the
armory in Portland on the
10th day Of May, 1907. at o'clock p. NJ.
III. The immediate commander of
the company will give the required
notice. and Major Frank E. w. Wclch
will preside at the election.
The entire proceedings will be CON
Quoted strictly in accordance with the
Militia Law and Regulations for the
Guard.
BY order Of the Commandcr-in-Ch ief
AUGUSTUS r. FAI,NHAM.
Adjutant General.
Announcement was made Wednesday |
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