Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
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of Portland. formerly of Bangor. has
returned home from Plattsburg and
| today will resume his former posi-
ton of chief appraiser at the Portland
custom house at the urgent request of
the collector for this district. Mr..
! Barrows was for many years connected
/ with the Bangor custom house and
upon the consolidation Of the customs
, service he went to Portland. He has
been recommended for a commission
as captain in the army.
! Rev. Chester b. Emerson. formerly
pastor of the Saco Congregational
church. now at Detroit. is to sail for
France to engage in Y. NJ. G. A. work.
| The list of Sanford men in the
United States service, as compiled by
Town Clerk Roscoe c. Butler, now in
cludes nearly 240.
The first 1917 war pensions were
paid Wednesday by City Clerk +. H.
! Milsl of Saco to 16 dependents of men
who were in the United States service.
The amounts were from 81 to $l19.
averaging about $50, and were for
three months. Hereafter the depend
ents will receive their stipends month
! ly. There are more claims to be acted
upon. The mayor and aldermen in
vcstiGate each case carefully before
voting to allow a pension.
There is a general belief around
Portland that the LIST Maine Regiment.
tant date. and that the Sd Maine Regi
ment. when formed. will come to take
its place, One company of the new
I %1I
officers elected 100 men being mus
tered in, and will begin regular drills
in preparation for playing it's part
wherever placed. Difficulty has been
encountered in organization Of Sec
ond company, as volunteers are not so
numerous as they were a few months
ago.
One Of the features of Thanksgiving
day at Bangor, was the raising of
service flag by the Sons Of Veterans
who have ten members in service. The
fraternity houses at the University Of
Maine are flying service flags and plans
are being made for an immense service
flag for the Uniyersitay staff. which
will show about 500 stars for under
graduates and alumni.i
Strong appeals are being made to the
young men of Bangor to join the COM
pany being raised for the Sd Maine
Infantry, which is still considerably
below the needed quota. Bangor has
apparently been well drained of mill
tary material, although old timers
point out that the quota is far below
that furnished in the Civil War.
Roger X. Hodsdon. Richard p. Hods-
don and Herbert s. HodsdOn, the three
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. George III. Hods-
don of Yarmouth, are all in the mill
tary service Of the United States. the
family's representation in the service
being the largest of any in Yarmouth.
Rockland, Me. Dec. 1.-The new Ma
tional Guard regiment soon to be
raised in this State will undoubtedly
include company in this city. This
city is also furnishing considerable
portion of one of the batteries in the
1st Maine Heavy Field Artillery.
The Eastern Manufacturing Cos.
pulp and paper plant at South Brewer
is flying a service flag with 80 stars.
The new military company to be
formed in Biddeford will be a part Of
the Sd Maine Regiment. Thirty
names have already been received for
NE new unit Lawyer Will II. Stone
has been mentioned for captain. He
is much interested in the new organl-
cation.
Physical examinations began last
week at Brunswick for the company
of the Sd Maine Infantry, National
Guard. Major Gilbert NJ. Elliott has
been designated as the mastering Of
ficer, and LIST Lieut.. Elbridge G. A.
Stetson as the medical examiner. The
local company is to be recruited from
Brunswick, Bath, Freeport and Lisbon
Falls.
Announcement was made Saturday
at Waterville that so men have vol
unteered for the new Waterville COM
pany to be a part Of the Sd Maine
Regiment. Examination and swearing
in of the recruits by Lieut.. Frederick
T. Hill of the medical corps began
Monday morning. 1
The third Regiment Of Maine Infant
~, being organized. will contain a
company raised in Livermore Falls and
vicinity. Capt. Fred E. Riley, who re-
|cruited Co. c, I'd. Regiment, now in
Europe, has been authorized to recruit
the new unit