Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-27

ELLIOTT G.. DILL,
Chief of Ordnance.
BY order of the commanGer-iu-ChiA #:
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Adjutant General Farnham has re-
ceived Il souvenir of the Civil War III
the share of a photograph of the 9TH
Co or Unassigned Infantry, which was
one OF the 80 companies mustered in
luriEg the latter part of the war for
one year. The company was organized
and mustered in at Augusta oct. %,
1864, by Capt. G. Macmichael Of the 9th
United States Infantry, and was as
signed to garrison duty at Fort Pop
ham at the mouth Of the Kennebec riv-
or. under command of Capt. Augustine
Thompson Of Union. The company was
mustered out of the service at Angus
IA July 6, 1865, by Capt. w. G. Ran
kin of the 18th United States Infantry.
The photograph. which is the gift
OF James II. Sutherland of Clinton, CT.
was taken at the time that the company
was mustered out of service, the men
being grouped at what was the west
side OF the State House before the adj
dtion was built. and the photograph
was made by 5. w. Sawyer of Bangor.
Mr. Sutherland states in 4 letter which
accompanied the photograph that he
was at that time at the adjutant gen
erals office engaged in transcrlbing
certain records from the muster rolls
Of the Maine volunteers in the War of
the Rebellion for the statistical depart
ment of the United States Sanitary
Commission at Washington. ID. C., and
bought copy Of the photograph. which
he has since had in his possession. The
photograph is q remarkably clear one
considering it's age, and the faces OF
the different members of the company
are very distinct. The gift is highly ap-
preciated by General Farnham and VIII
be allotted q place on the walls of the
department.
a certificate has been filed at the Of
flee Of the secretary of State giving no
ticc that at the annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the COburn Steamboat
Co. held at Greenville Thursday. Jan.
16, il was voted that for the more con-
venient transaction of the business or
the corporation the par value of the
shares of the capital stock be in
creased from so cents par value per
share to 81 par value per share.
Judge Adelbert D. Cornish. who last
week was re-appointed judge of the
municipal court of Lewiston by Gov
ernor Cobb. and whose appointment
VIII be confirmed at the meeting of the
Executive Council Tuesday. has held
that position for 81 years. He was first
appointed in 1876 by Governor Conner.
He has twice held the Office of city
SOLICITOR been a member of the COM
mon council, having been president of
that body. and also has represented the
city in the State Legislature He was
n member of the class of 1869, Bowdoin
College. and in 1905 that institution
conferred upon him the degree of A. NJ
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
offica of the secretary of State:
James c. Mulligan Co, organized at
Bath for the purpose of carrying on the
business of stevedOrng. etc, with s4O-
600 capital stock. of which $4,000 is
paid in. Officers: President. J. Edward
Drake of Bath: treasurer. James c.
Mulligan of Bath. Certificate filed Jan
"a. 1885,
Chrk-Jerrard Co.. organized at Car
ibou. for the purpose of conducting a