Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
STATE HOUSE.
The New Full Dress Uni
forms Have Arrived.
Will Soon be Issued TO the
Maine National Guard.
Prof. Ritchings Will Attend Rural
Progress Conference at Boston.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. M.

Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. M.
The new full dress uniforms for the
National Guard of the State of Maine
have been received and Adjutant
General Farnham is now sending out
circular letters to the commanding
officers of the different companies of
the two regiments of infantry, notify
ing them that the new uniforms are in
readiness for issue and requesting the
commanding officer of each company
TO at once make requisition for the
following articles, sufficient to equip
So enlisted men: Dress coats
chevrons, breast cords, collar orna-
ments-"ME" and crossed rifles with
letter of company and number Of regi-
rnent, dress caps, waist belts and
cartridge boxes tMckeever) In Civ
ing list of sizes the request is made to
order by number in accordance witt,
schedule of measurements given on
back Of the reIuistion blank.
The letter also states that dress
trousers, trousers stripes and cap
badges will not be issued until after
Inspection. as there is no change in
the style, and issue will only be made
to complete the equipment and replace
articles condemned by the inspector
general.
The number of the dress uniforms
received by the adjutant general is
1900. and while they are in readiness
to be issued to the different companies
the heaviest part Of the work is yet
10 come, that of getting the uniforms
fnr each company together. There is
a complete uniform for every enlisted
man in the two regiments, that will fit
him when he gets it, but when the
uniforms are shipped they are packed
in together, so many to a box, and the
work to be done now is that of sort
ing out, and when the acquisitions are
received, allOtting to each company
the number and sizes of uniforms that
are called for, and this takes time.
The work will commence at once how
ever, and il will not be long before the
boys of the Guard will have an Oppor-
tunity of seeing how they look in their
new clothes.
Hon. A. w. Gilman Of FoXcrof!,
commissioner of agriculture, has
named Prof. r. F. Htchings of Water
vile, State entOmologist in charge of
the bureau connected with the depart
ment, to represent the State of Maine
at the coming annual New England
Conference on Rural progress. to DE
held at the Office of the Massachusetts
state Board of Agriculture in the
State House, Boston, March ) and 6.
The conference will open at o'clock
Thursday afternoon, March 5, and the
program for that day will include the
meeting of the committee on perma-
ncnt organization, section meetings
and a meeting of the New England
Federation of Agricultural Students
The first hour of the meeting Friday
morning will be devoted to organiza-
ton and business and will be followed
bv the program of the conference, the
general subject of which will be the
teaching of agriculture in the pubic
schools. Prof. William r. Hart, pro-
lessor of agricultural education al
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege at Amherst. will speak Or
Elementary Agriculture as a SUD
iect of Study in the Grades" and Hon
II. G. Morrison, State superintendent
of public instruction, Concord. n. HI.
will speak on THE Place of Agricul-
ture in the Public High School" The
forenoon program will close with ar
address on Separate High Schools
Of Agriculture by Hon. Charles Fl
Morse. secretary of the Massachusetts
Commission on Industrial Educa-
ton Luncheon will be served al
1890 F. NJ. and in the afternoon Hon
w NJ. Hayes, assistant secretary OF
agriculture, Washington. d. c., will
speak on Government Aid in Agri-
cultural Education The balance OF
the afternoon will be devoted to dis
cussion.
Notice has been filed at the office OF
the secretary of State which certifies
that at a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Hugh c. Leighton Co,
held at Portland Feb. Il. II was voted
to increase the capital stock of the cor
poration from $4,000 to 100000. being
an increase of 5000 shares of the par
value of $40 each.
Another notice which has been filed
certifies that at the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Richmond
Manufacturing Co, held at Livermore
Falls Feb. IA, it was voted to increase
the capital stock of the corporation
from $4,000, to 100000 and to make the
new issue cumulative preferred stock;
said stock to gay a dividend of eight
per cent. per annum.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
Office OF the secretary of state:
Cockerill Zinc Co organized at Port
land. for the purpose of Conducting 81
mining business with $4,000, O00 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid i'll. Of
hcers: President. James f. Manter OF
Portland; treasurer. Clarence f. Eaton
OF Portland. Certificate filed Feb. %.
1908
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