Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-12
Board Of Assessors to|
Hold Meetings.
Gold Medal for Commissioned
Officers at State Shoot.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. rs, at 10 A. M.

The next series Of meetings Of the
Beard of State Assessors with the To-
cal boards of assessors of the various
towns and cities of the State for the
purpose of gaining information con-
corning the valuation of those places
will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 10, when
the members of the State board will
visit FenobscOt and Aroostook coun-
ties. The meetings with the local boards
are as follows:
PenobsCOt cOunty-At the assessors
office in Dexter at A. NJ, Tuesday,
Sept Is; at the Lincoln House in Lin
coin at A. NJ, Wednesday, Sept. 16,
at the court house in Bangor at 8 A.
NJ. Thursday and Friday, Sept II
and Is.
Aroostook county-At the courthouse
in Houlton at 8 A. NJ. Monday, Sept.
q; at the courthouse in Caribou at 8
A. NJ Tuesday. Sept, 90; at the office
Of Hon. Peter Charles keegan in Van
Buren, at A. NJ, Wednesday. Sept
2a at Hotel Diclley in Fort Kent at
A. NJ. Thursday. Sept "a.
At the conclusion of the above series
No further meetings will be held by the
State board until the first week in DC
tober, when a series of meetings will be
held in Kennebec, Sagadahoc and An
droscoggin counties, the dates and
places of which will be as follows:
Kennehec county-At the State
House in Augusta on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Oct 6 and 7. at 3 A. NJ.
SagadahOc county-at the courthouse
in Bath on Thursday. oct. s, at 3
A. NJ.
AnoroscCggin county-At the court
house in Auburn on Friday, oct. .. at
g A. NJ.
At the annual Small-armS cumpetl-
ton for the year 1903, which will he
held on the State rifle range in this city
during the coming fall, the dates OF
which will be announced later. among
the interesting matches to be shot dur
ing the series will be the in:er-regi-
mental match, in which the commits
stoned officer making the highest ag-
gregate viii be presented with the Gen
eral Mitchell medal presented by
Brigader General Henry l.. Mitchell.
(retired), such medal to be held for
one yea.
The medal in question has been re-
eral at the State House and is very
handsome. 1t is something Of which
any officer should be proud, not only
because of the distinction which the
possession of it brings him but also
because of the beauty of it's design. 1t
is of gold and consists Of bar sur
mounted by rays and bearing the
words: Gen. Mitchell Medal While
suspended from the bar are tNO cross
ed rifles surmounted by laurel wreath
which incloses the monogram: IN G..
NJ" AT the bottom of the wreath is the
shield of the United States, done in
red white and blue enamel The medal
is about three inches in length and is
the prettiest thing that has yet been
offered to the members of the Guard
in the way of a medal.
Announcement was made yesterday
at the office of the adjutant general
of the issuance of the following Spc-
cial Orders No. ":
Augusta, Sept. II, 1903.
Special Orders No ~.
l. Permission is hereby granted to
Captain William e. Southland. COM
handing Co G. End Regiment of In
1antry, N G. s. NJ. to proceed with his
command. in uniform and under arms.
to Ellsworth, Me, for the purpose of
giving an exhibition drill at the North
Ellsworth fair on Sept. II. 1903.
H. Captain Southland will critically
inspect his command before leaving
the arnory and will hold his men we'll
In hand while in uniform 1t is expected
that on all occasions the organizations
of the National Guard will do honor to
the state.
By order of the Commander in Chief:
1 AI,GIIS,rIlS, Z EARNHAM