Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-25
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Woman's WronBs.-A Narrow Escape
-Forgetful George Kitchen.

4
Yesterday was the first day for some time
during which no visitors except those OF
business have entered the State House.
The horse-chestliut trees which for lonf
| time have darkened the basement office Of
the Secretary of State, have been cut down
Deputy Commissioner of Labor Campbell
is at present engaged in visiting the various
mills in which child labor is employed ant
ascertaining the number of certificates of II
weeks attendance issued by the schoo
boards; also the parents or guardians Ger
tificates of the children's ages. He is al
present in Biddeford and Saco. The blacks
recently issued to individual wage worker.
asking for concise report of their condition
and wages, are in most instances promptly
filled out and returned Over 100 of these
have been received during the present week.
Most of those written by women show
clear expression aud good penmanship. The
great complaint is Of the lack of steady en-
ployment. Many of the general remarks
made by female wage earners have strong
practical bearing on the social problems of
the day. One relates her sad experience
as follows II hope to see the day when
woman can have better chance in life /:
when she can share property equally with
the husband, if she has helped him earn the
greater part of it. Then he cannot put it
out of his hands to avoid taking care Of his
family. Her right of dover he cannot trou-
Bile, but it is no good TO her while he is living
and holds the property. This has been sad
experience in my life. Twenty -three years
ago loaned my husband $500 to 20 into
business with. He had nothing to start
with. have worked ten hours to his one
He took all my earnings and bought house
and nice lot. My health failed. He put all
his property out of his hands and refused to
help either wife or children. | was obliged
to apply for bill from him in order to get
any support. There are many such cases
and pray to God and our law makers that
the laws may be changed for the better,
that women may have the benefit of their
hard earnings"
Mrs. Flora f. Haines, the lady assistant in
this department has recently been examining
the condition of female operatives in the
Saccarappa silk factory. She is now in
Saco and Biddeford.
Land Agent Packard is in Bradford set
Ting dispute concerning some school lands
in that vicinity.
Mr.. A. T. Barnes, the sanitary engineer
has completed his memoranda He will look
over the building again today, with view
to locating flues for the hot air. A complete
estimate of the cost Of this system of heat
ing and specifications for the same will be
made in time for presentation to the coming
legislature. Mr.. Barnes and DR.. Young
will examine the court house today.
The weekly reports of contagious diseases
will henceforth be issued by the State Board
of Health ON Tuesday, and given alternately
to the morning and evening papers.
The clerk of the town of Jefferson reports
that in the ballot box was found one vote
marked simply John Z. Kelley, without any
specification as to what office the candidate
was intended to fill.
Hon. j. S. Hobbs narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury Tuesday, while engaged in the
document room. About F. Nj. large
quantity of plastering became detached and
fell to the floor with a loud crash at place
where he had stood but 3 moment before.
The late additions to the library have been
mainly English and American law reports,
but IN anticipation of the approaching session
of the legislature, Mr. Hobbs is preparing
list of the latest popular works, principally
light reading, which he will soon place upon
the shelves, as during the winter the library
is favorite resort for many of the members
opinion that the library should have a news
paper department in which should be pre-
served complete files of all the daily papers
in the State. He claims that they are not
only great educators, but bound volumes are
invaluable for reference and also as a means
of preserving local history.
During the late civil war some 10000
Maine soldiers made allotments of their pay
to the State Treasurer, to be drawn during
their absence by their families, or by them
selves on their return. OF course by far the
er during the war or soon after its close.
Sixteen, however, amounting originally to
S349, and with accrued interest to SS72,50
still remain unpaid. No claimant had put in
an appearance since Jan. IL, 1882, and the
treasury officials had come to the conclusion
that the rest were dead, till last Monday
they were surprised by letter from the at
torney of George Kitchen, now of Califor-
mia, who April 10, 1864, made an allotment
of $40, which has never been called for.
The amount with interest at 6 per cent,
the forgetful veteran. Kitchen was private
in Co. E., LIST Maine Cavalry, and enlisting
at Houlton on Oct. 10, 1861, served through
the remainder of the war. OF his wound
received in the battle of Shepardstown on
July l6, 1868, the following account has
been given:
During the hottest of the fight private
George Kitchen of Company l., one of the
widest boys in the regiments, as brave as he
was Wild and as full of fun as of bravery,
known by all as harum scarum genius, said
to a comrade; "Do you see that tall lank
looking reb with straw hat on?" Yes"
was the reply, to which Kitchen re-
sponded as he raised his car
bine, Now keep your eye on him and
see him jump" He fred and as the smoke
rose he leaped into the air eIclaiming, by
thunder, the wrong man jumped that time"
He was CARED from the field cursing that
lean ''reb that stood edgewise."
A billy goat owned on Western Avenue,
broke the rope by which he was tethered
recently, and started forth on a career of
of adventure. The first persons he saw
were two ladies out for an afternoon stroll,
and of thern no went full tilt The ladies'