Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-19
STATE HOUSE.
Capt. Anse|| Will Inspect
National Guard.
Has Been Detailed TO Relieve
Capt. Joseph Wheeler, j.
Irving N. Crafts Of Lynn, Mass,
Wants Pardon.
sTATEhousE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. M.

An announcement which will be Of
general interest to the members Of the
different organizations Of the National
Guard of the State of Maine was made
at the Office of the adjutant general
Wednesday morning, in connection
with the coming annual inspection of
.he Guard by an officer of the United
States army, which inspection is made
IN accordance with the requirements
Of Section IA of the Militia Act of 1903
II will be remembered that a short
time ago an order was issued from
the Office of the adiutant general an
nounc;ng that Capt. Joseph Wheeler.
Jr.. of the Coast Artillery Corps, U. S.
A. had been detailed to conduct the
inspection, which tour will begin ON
Monday March 90. bur since that time.
because of the scarcity of officers in
the Portland Artillery District, it has
been deemed advisable by the war de-
partment to change the plans and
Capt. Samuel r. Ansell of the Sth
United States Infantry, who had pre-
yicusly been detailed as military in
structOr for the Guard, has been de-
tailed as inspecting officer in place OF
Capt. Wheeler, and in consequence
thereof the following general orders
were issued from the Office of the ad-
jutant yesterday:
STATE OF MAINE.
AGjutant Generals Office.
Augusta, March 1s. 1908.
General Orders No. {.
I. Owing to the scarcity of officers
in the Artillery District of Portland.
Maine, the Acting Secretary of War
has authorized the detail of Captain
Samuel T. Ansell, Sth U. S. Infantry,
10 relieve Captain Joseph Wheeler, Jr.,
Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A, as In
speeding officer IF the National Guard,
in accordance with the requirements
Of an Act of Congress entitled IAN Act
to promote the efficiency of the Militia
and for other purposes, approved jan
uary g. 1903.
III. The inspections will be made in
accordance with the provisions of Cen
eral Orders No. %, state of Maine, Ad-
jutant Generals Office, dated December
28. 1907. Commanding officers Of COM
panies and corps and all in authority
will extend to the Inspecting officer
every facility to enable him to proper
ly discharge his duties.
by order of the Commander in Chief:
AUGUSTUS Il. FARM IAN,
Adjutant General.
It was announced at the office of the
secretary Of state Wednesday that
among the other matters which will
come up at the next meeting of the
Governor and Council, Thursday. April
2, will be that of hearing on the pc
titiOn for a pardon of one Irving M.
,,.I,< 10, ,n1
in the Penobscot county Jail at Ban
gor, where he is serving term for va
grancy, having been committed from
Washington county. This will be the
second pardon matter to come before
the meeting, the other being hearing
on the petition of George f. Washburn
of Madison, who is serving a term in
the Somerset county Jail at Skowhe-
gan for violation of the prohibitOry
law. A third pardon matter which is
on the list and was scheduled for the
March meeting of the Council is the
petition for the pardon of Thomas Nc
lhtosh of Carey plantation, who is
serving a sentence of three years at
the ThomastOn prison for an assault
OIL his wife.
The annual report of DR.. William j.
Maybury of Saco, secretary of the
Board of Registration of Medicine and
Surgery, which was filed with the Gov
ernor and Council Wednesday, shows
that during the past year So persons
took the examinations all of whom
passed, with the exception of six.
The report further says:
Twelve physicians have availed
themselves Of our reciprocal relations
with the boards of other States and re-
ceived certificates, they having filed the
necessary papers and paid the recipro-
cal fee. In addition to the above the