Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
STATE HOUSE.
Is . 81 h& r.
n, {. Rifle Association will
Meet, July 2S-31.
Highway Inspectors Appointed
by Comm. Sargent.
Portland R. R. Co. Wants to Extend
Tracks at South Portland.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June IS, at $50 A. m.


gram for the fifth annual meeting of
the New England Rifle Association
have been received at the Office of the
held at Wakefield, Mass, July rs to
July 81, inclusive.
All of the old team matches are re-
tanned, including the State of Maine
match for which the trophy was pre-
scented by the Governors and Stats
Association of Maine. The big match
of the meet in which Maine will have a
team entered is the New England In
terstate match which is to be shot on
Thursday and Friday, July 20 and 80.
The handsome bronze trophy for this
match was furnished by the six New
England States, but tire medals for the
individual members of the three lead
ing teams are presented by Hon. Eben
S. Draper, governor of Massachusetts.
The match is open to team of II
men from each of the New England
States, the conditions being as follows:
Two hundred yards, slow fire; 900
yards, slow fire; 800 yards, slow fire;
1000 yards. slow fire; 200 yards. rapid
fire; one skirmish run; number of
oiioto, ohiAi IIioii iii, ~, AsbpiSA III ~
(two strings of fve); slow fire-two
sighting and Il shots for record each
distance; time limit; skirmish and rap
id fire-same as United States Army
Firing Regulations: slow fire-one min
ute per shot for ranges of 600 yards
and less; one and one-half minutes per
shot for ranges above 600 yards, no
time credit being allowed, entry fee,
$24 ger team, may be made any time
up to 6 P. NJ, Wednesday July %.
The prizes are as follows: First, the
New England Interstate trophy, to re-
main for one year in the office. of the
adjutant general of the State winning
it; also medal to each member of the
winning team, principals and alter
mates, sixteen in all. including team
captain; second, a medal to each men,
Der of the second team; third, a medal
to each member of the third team.
There is long list of rifle and revolt
yer matches this year and it is expec-
ted that the attention will be the larg
est in the history of the association.
Arrangements are now being perfec-
ted to secure the attendance of Presi-
dent Taft, Secretary Meyer of the
navy and Secretary of War Dickinson
during the shooting of the big match.
Announcement was made Friday at
the office of the State commissioner of
highways that the following appoint
ments as inspectors to supervise the
construction of State roads had been
approved by the Governor and Council:
II. Fl. Adams of Belgrade, d. \. Bal
lard of Fryeburg, George S. p. Bran
nan of Fryeburg. E. Z. Buzzell of Frye
burg, j. w. Davidson of Hammond
Plantation, A. Delano of Carleton. II.
w. Gilman of Pennington, Ira B. Ha-
gan. Jr., of Ellsworth, l.. f. Jackman
of Sherman Mills. B. j. Libby of Oak
land. F. ii. Marshall of Camden,
George Mawhinney of Jonesboro.
Charles Mitchell of Yarmouth, A. Il.
Randlctt of Pittsfield, c.. w. Shorey of
Waldo. e f. Smith of Winslow. J. ].
Spinney of Bath, Austin T. Stevens of
Bluehill, Henry s. ToWne of Dover, A.
j. Wiggin of Kennebunk.
A petition was received Friday at the
Office of the board of Railroad Commits
sioners from the Portland Railroad Co.,
asking for authority to locate and con-
strnct tracks across spur tracks of the
Boston & Maine Railroad in the city of
South Portland.
The petition states that the company
has heen granted by the municipal of
ficers of the city of South Portland a
location for the extension of it's rail
way from the junction of Lincoln and
Main streets in said city, through Main
street to the boundary line between the
city of South Portland and the city of
Portland; that said location crosses
spur tracks of the Boston & Maine
Railroad leading to the yard of the
Standard Oil ca, and the yard of the
Fuller Acid Works, at grade, upon
Main street,
In accordance with General Orders
No. Il, issued from the office of the
adiutant general under date of May q.
q board of examination, the members
of which were Brig Gen. James l..
Moriarty, inspector general Col. James
B. O'NeilI. surgeon general. Major Gil
bert Nj. Elliott of the ordnance depart
ment and Col. Everard e. Newcomb of
the Second Infantry. was in session in
the Senate chamber Friday for the pur-
pose Of inquirlng into the qualifications
for their respective positions of per-
sons who had been elected or appoint
ed to offices in the National Guard OF
the State of Maine There We're nine
candidates. nearly all of whom were
present.
Notice has heen given at the educa-
tional department of the meeting of the