Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-27
STATE HOUSE,
Who Will be Colonel Of
the First infantry?
Election Will Be Held Wednes-
day Afternoon, June 5.
Department OF Agriculture Sends
Out Blanks For Bulletin.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council,
Wednesday, June II.

matter in which there is much in
tcr"st manifest by the members of the
National Guard of the State in general
and of the 1st Regiment of Infantry in
particular IS the coming election of a
colonel Of that regiment to fill the va
cdncy in that office which will occur
in July at the expiration of the term
of service Of the present commanding
officer, Col Lucius H. Kendall of Bid
dcford, after Is years of valuable SER
vice to the Guard and to the State Col
Kendall will not be a candidate for re-
election and the commission will thus
Of necessity be visited upon some other
officer of the regiment.
While the candidates for the office
have not been announced there will be
no lack of material from which to
make the selection and it is understood
that none Of the following named gem
tlcmen would be aVersc to having tho
command of the regiment rendered
them: Lieut.. Col. Charles Collins of
Portland; Major William o. Peterson
of Portland of the LIST battalion; Ma ior
John Bird of Rockland, of the I'd bat
TALON: Major Frank Il. w. WEIGH Of
Portland. Of the Sd battalion, and
Captain and Adjutant Gilbert NJ. Eli
OFT of Brunswick.
1t would seem that the election
might result in the choice of one Of tho
five officers mentioned above, looking
at the matter in the light of progress
sion in rank, but that docs not always
follow. for when Col. Kendall was elect
cd IS years ago. at which time a lieu
tenant-cOlOncl and a major of the regi-
mcnt were also elected, the three Off
GERS were all chosen from the line Col
Kendall being elected from the office of
captain to succeed Col. John J. Lynch
of Portland, Capt. w. S. Choatc of Au-
gTSta to succeed Lieut.. Col. Edward H.
Ballard of Augusta and Capt. FrcdCr
lex II. Storcr Of Auburn to succeed
Major Benz. J. Hill Of Auburn.
In accordance with Special orders No
"a the election Of colonel of the reg
iment will be held at the office Of the
adiutant general at the Capitol at 100
L. NJ. Wednesday. June ). and will he
presided over by Brig. Gen. Charles +.
Davis. inspector general. Any vacan-
cics which may be caused by the above
election will also be filled.
The blanks for the June bulletion of
the department Of agriculture have
been received at the department and
are how being sent out to the different
correspondents The forthcoming num-
Der of the bulletin will be on the sub
jcct of ''Thc Management and Applica-
ton of Farm and Commercial Ma
nuros," ana in it the correspondents arc
asked to give their ideas and expert
encc in relation to farm and CONNER
cial manurcS, covering such points as
the best abSOrbcntS for stable manureS,
best methods of preventing fcrmcnta-
ton ana teaching. blowing under as
compared with surface application, the
home mixing of chemicals as compared
with the purchase Of commercial fer
tilizCrS. the advantage derived from
blowing under green crops and the
crops which have given the best re
suits wncn 50 used, the rotation Of
crops best suited to utilize the different
clements Of plant food, and any other
points which may occur to the writ
crs. Tho blank also contains the usual
questions in reference to the farm, and
tho number of the bulletin should prove
valuable and interesting one.
The automobile clerk mt the Office Of
the secretary Of state is still busy with
the registration of motor cars and the
issuance Of licenses to operators, and
probably will be for a month or more
to come. The applications for registra-
ton are coming in at the average Of
about 80 per week, and for the week
ending May IS the number registered
was 40 The number Of registrations
which had been issued up to last Sat-
urday was 1852. and it is probable that
the number will pass the 1900 mark be
fore the season is over.
Attorney General Hannibal f. Ham
lin Of Ellsworth and Assistant Attorney
General w c. Philbrook of Watervillc
were mt their office Saturday on mat
tiers of business.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
Office Of the secretary of State:
Wisconsin Pea Gamers Co. organ
lied at Portland for the purpose Of
growing and canning peas, beans and
their products and dealing in the same.
with 81. a5O 900 capital stock. Of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President.
James E Manter of Portland; treasur-
err. Clarence f. Eaton of Portland. Ger
tifcate filed May "a. 1907
s. Wentworth Co. organized at East
port for the purpose of conducting a
general retail grocery. meat and pro-
vision business with $4,000 capital stock.
| of Which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President. Sylvanus Wentworth Of
PASSPORT: treasurer, Carrie L. Went
worth of PASSPORT. Certificate filed May
| "a, 1907.