Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-10
STATE HOUSE.
Gov, Cobb Asked to Name
a Candidate
For Grade Of Second Lieuten-
ant in Regular Army.
Smallpox Cases in Somerset County
Cleared Up.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun-
ell Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 10 A. M.

The following communication, az
dressed TO the Governor and comman-
d,r-in-chief has been received at the
office of the adjutant general. from the
War Department at Washington, D. C.,
relative to the selection of candidate
for the grade OF second lieutenant in
the United States army:
War Department,
Washington, Jan. !, 1905.
Sir:-m view of the present and
prospective vacancies in the grade of
second lieutenant in the army over and
above those required by law for the
graduates Of the United States Military
Academy and the enlisted men of the
regular army, I am authorized by the
President to inform you that he will be
pleased to name for competition in
July next a candidate to be named by
YOU rom among members of the or
SaniZed militia of Maine.
This candidate will be authorized to
compete with other civilian candidates
for limited number of vacancies I'M
der regulations prescribed by the War
Department in General Orders inclosed
herewith. This order gives in detail
the requirements of the examination
and all Information needed by candi-
dates in advance to enable them to
prepare themselves. The following
fundamental rules of eligibility are laid
down by the Department in conform
ity with existing regulations, and in
order to secure uniformity among
candidates who shall be named by the
various governors in response to this
invitation.
The candidate must be unmarried:
must not be less than II years of age
or more than q; must be citizen of
the United States; must be physically
qualified to discharge all the duties of
an officer in active service; must be
free from mental or bodily defOrmity
and of good moral character and hab-
its; must have been q member of the
organized militia of your State contin-
uously for not less than two years prior
to being named by you, and must have
the favorable recommendation of the
commanding officer of his immediate
organization and of the regimertal
and brigade commanders when the
same exist and are his direct superiOrs.
The candidate, whether officer or en-
Early action is urged to the end that
the candidate named may have as
much time as possible fer preparation.
Very respectfully.
(Signed)
ROBERT SHAW OLIVER.
Assistant Secretary of War.
To the Governor of Maine. Augusta.
Maine.
In speaking of the above communica-
ton yesterday Gen. A. b. Farnham
said that all members of the National
Guard of the State of Maine who de-
sire to avail themselves of the pro-
visions contained in the communication
will follow their applications, properly
endorsed by their immediate command
ing officer and regimental commander
to the Office of the adjutant general
not later than March I, 1908. Only
one candidate can be selected and all
applications will be presented to the
commander-in-chief for his considera-
ton.
DR.. r. F.. Abildgaard. who had Tor
some time past been in Somerset
county. where he had been sent by the
State Board Of Health for the purpose
of investigating conditions regarding
the presence of smallpox and other
infectious diseases. was at the office
of DR.. A. G. Young, the secretary of the
board. yesterday. DR. Abildgaard was
first sent into the county for the pur-
pose Of investigating supposed case
of chicken-pox in the Goodwin lumber
camps on Mayfield plantation, and also
to investigate the situation there as
regards the presence of diphtheria in
the camps.
The suspected case of chicken-p oS
proved to be smallpox. and it was
learned that the disease had beer
brought by a man who came to the
camp from the Magdalen islands a,
the mouth of the St. Lawrence river
DIR. Abildgaard found 18 cases of the
disease in all, two Of them being a
Bingham. two in Moscow. one in Con.
cord, five in Pleasant Ridge plantation
and the balance in the Goodwin camp:
in Mayfield plantation. The disease
was well handled and every precautl)r
taken to prevent it's spread to othel
localities. with the result that 1t ha:
all been cleared up and Dr. Abildgaart
disinfected the last place "Wednesday
During the time that the DOCTOR HaS
been employed in that section he has
visited all the lumber camps in tht
surrounding country for the purpose o
discovering the possible presence o.
smallpox or other infectious diseases
The lumbermen of that section of the
State have expressed themselves as
much pleased with the excellent worf
of the State Board of Health in getting
rid Of the disease.
Frineds of Hon. Benjamin +. Chad
bourne of Biddeford. former member
Of the Board Of Railroad Commits
siOners, will be interested to learn thai
he is now located in Georgia where he
is assisting in laying out a new rail-
road line between Chattanooga ano
Savannah. Mr.. Chadbourne went tt