Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-15

STATE HOUSE.
EiJ,l s-t' -
National Guard Will Mob
i|ize at Augusta
NgL --
Examination Of Future Doctors
~. at Capitol March 17-16.
Investment Securities Co. Votes to
Increase Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Feb. Is, at 10 A. M.

Announcement was made by
Adjutant General Augustus 3. Farm
ham that the mobilization of the Ma
ticnal Guard of the State of Maine for
the annual tour of duty for the year
1908 will be held on the State camp
ground in this city, and though the
dates have not yet been decided upon
the encampmert will be held some
time III August. 1t is understood that
but one regiment of infantry will &C.
cupy the canipsround at Il time, and
as the two regiments alternate in the
first occupancy of the ground the Sec {.
ond Infantry will probably 81 into
camp first this YEA, the First Infantry
having been :hc fist in camp i'm l4uG,
the last time that the State camp
ground was occupied. Whether or not
the two regiments will mobilize at
some designated point and march from
there to this city is not stated, but as
on the occasion of the practice march
Of 1906 it was the opinion of many that
the experience learned by the men of
the two commands in that way was Of
material advantage, it is not consd-
cred Improbable tina: the same course
may be followed in the tour next Au-
gust.
The matter of a decision in regard
to the question of the encampment of
the Guard was reached after q care
full consideration by the military au-
thoritics of III" state. An Invitation
was received from the federal gov
eminent some time ago for the Maine
organizations of thu Guard to partici-
pate in the army maneuvers at the
Portland artillery district, as they did
last year, but after the matter had
been given thorough discussion by
the authorities the decision reached
was tfat the encampment of the
Guard should be held in Augusta. It
is understood that the men CT the
Guard were about equally divided on
the question as to whether the tour
of duty should be held at Portland or
Augusta. The encampment of the
Guard has been held at Augusta four
times in the last seven years, as fol-
lows: 1901-02 at Augusta; 1903 at
Manassas, Va, 1904 at Portland; 1906
O6 at Augusta; 1907 at Portland.
In regard to the State campground.
but very short time will be required
III oTucT W get IL lIltO TcduiIieSS LII the
troops. Since the last encampment
was held in August ten rods of land
have heen purchased adjacent to the
States property on the hill where
the campground is located, which ac-
QUESTION will result in the moving OF
the sinks and stables further away
from the Kitchens and mess-houses,
anG one can readily see how much
better this arrangement would be from
q sanitary standpoint. Work il: also
in progress i'll drilling an artesian well
for the purpose of securing Il water
supply for the camp. BOrngS have
been made to quite 4 depth and two
veins of water have been reached,
with promise Of a larger vein soon,
as the rock il which the trill is work
ing is softening, which is said to be
an Indication Of the proximity of
water.
Notice has been filed at the office Of
the secretary of State which CertitieS
that at a special meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Investment SECURITIES
Co, held at the office of the corpora
ton liz Portland Feb. 13, it was voted
10 increase the capital stock of the
corporation from 100000, divided in
TO 1000 shares of the PAR value of 800
each, to $22a.000. divided into $3.50
shares of the par value of 800 each.
the present capital stock being insult
ficient for the purposes for which the
corporation was organized.
Notice has been issued that the next
meeting of the State Board of Regis
tration Of Medicine and Surgery. tho
members of which are DR.. Galen NJ.
Woodcock of Bangor. DR.. Austin l..
Harvey of Lewiston, DR.. j. l.. NJ
Willis of Eliot, DIR. w. J. Maybury of
Saco, and Drs. w II. Harris and w.
5. Thompson of Augusta, which was
to have been held in Portland in
March for the examination Of candi-
dates, will be he'd in Augusta instead,
on account of the meeting place in
Portland having been destroyed by
fire. The meeting will be held in the
Senate chamber at the State House,
March l. ard IS.
Governor Cobb was at the Executive
department Friday. having arrived at
Augusta in the morning, on his way
nome from trip to Boston He was