Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-21

MES f, +, G, and H, Second Infantry
and Hospital Corps detachment fol
Watervillc, connecting at Watervilt
with the 412 p. NJ. train for Skowhe
gan, at Newport Junction with the 80
| L. M. train for Dover.
Companies | and l., Second Infantry
and Hospital Corps detachment fol
Addison will proceed by regular trair
! leaving Augusta at 1905 +. NJ
| A special train will leave Augusta
for Portland at 3.35 p. NJ. taking Com
panies A, b, D, L, F. G, h, l., NJ, and
! Band, First Infantry, and Companies
| A and d, Second Infantry, and Hospl-
| tai Corps detachmet for Norway, con
Meeting at Brunswick with the SO p.
! M. train for Bath, at Yarmouth juno
| ton with the 100 z. NJ. train for Nor
way, at Deerng Junction with the 3.4o
p M train for " estbrook and Sanford
| and at Portland with the els p. NJ.
train for Biddeford.
Co M, Second Infantry, will proceed
to it's armory in Augusta at such time
as ordered by the camp commander.
IL The Maine Central Railroad Co.
will provide d separate car Tor each
company and will attach sufficient
number of baggage or freight cars to
each special train for transportation
of horses and baggage.
All mounted officers will be PAID
United States pay and VIII provide
themselves with horses.
Officers having horses to transport to
Augusta for use during the encamp-
me,It will notify station agents in writ
ing at least three days in advance OF
date of departure of the number OF
horses to be transported in order that
the railroad companies may have am
ple time to provide necessary transport
tation.
TIT Company baggage will be sent
direct to Augusta in charge of two en-
listed men from each company detailed
for that purpose. Company quarter
master scrgeants will assume charge
of all company baggage upon arrival,
sec that it is transported from the
train to the camp ground and properly
distributed. Baggage not requiring
transfer on the way will be sent III
advance by passenger trains as lol-
lows:
Companies a, B, L, L, X, and Band,
First Infantry, and Co. A, Second IN
fantry, by train leaving Portland DIT
A. NJ. Brunswick at A. M. ana
Gardiner at $50 y. M.
Companies G. and II, Second Imam
try, by train leaving Bangor at o4o'
A. NJ, and Watervile at S.44 a. M.
". on the journey to and from
camn the senior officer is always IN
command Of all troops present ana
will be held responsible for the main
tenance of order and discipline.
Commissioned officers are at all
times responsible for the conduct OIL
enlisted men within their view or near
ing, whether belonging to their nm
mediate command or not and are cN-
pcctcd to promptly exercise their au-
thority in suppressing disorder or ms
conduct
V. Olive drab service uniform VIII
be- worn en- route. heavy marching or
der. canteen, haversack, and full field
equipment. Wooden blanket, poncho.
and shelter half will be worn in roll
Meat can, tin cup, knife, fork and
spoon will be carried in haVersacK'
Dress uniforms and overcoats will be
carefully packed and forwarded DIS
baggage.
vi. Commanding officers of Com
panies 3, d, |. and l., Second Infantry,
are authorized to cXpend not exceed
ing twent y-five cents per man for the
nurpose of furnishing their commands
with Subsistence en- route to the en-
campment Monday. Aug. Sd. On re-
turn to home stations Saturday, Aug.
Sth. sufficient rations will be issued
ana taken in haversacks to suGslst the
command en- route.
Tho members of the Board OF state
Assessors, Hon. Otis Hayford OF Chh-
t,n Hon. George Pottle of Lewiston
and Hon. w J. Thompson OF emma
left yesterday on trip through "aio"'
Knox and Lincoln counties, where
they will hold series of meetings WIN
the local assessors of those countles
during the week The dates anu
placcs of the meetings are as 1oiio"s.
Tuesday, July q. at the courthouse Ill
Belfast at 8 A. M. Wednesday, july
%. at the courthouse in Rockland at
A. NJ. Thursday, July %. at inc
courthouse in Wiscasset at "A. M
Friday. July "a. at the assessors once
in 2oothbay Harbor at A. M. meet
mgs have already been held by the
state board in oxford. Franklin, Som
erset and Piscataquis counties, anu
will during the year be held In the 10
counties of the State.
The news which was received at tile
land office Monday concerning the IRE
conditions in the Maine woods was
,,,aSt anoo,,ra uinp The large amount
IF rain which had fallen within the
mast few DAYS was very general
throughout the State, and came in the
nick of time All of the fires which
had been raging in the unincorporated
townships We're killed out by the storm
and heavy showers. and should no
| more rain come within two weeks it Is
! not considered that there would be
further danger from fire within that
time.