Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-30
STATE HOUSE MATTERS.

But little besides routine business came
up at the meeting of Governor and Council
Saturday. Warrants were drawn to settle
up bills for all State benefciaries for the
past year.
j. N. Stowe, agent of the Penebscot In
dians, presented his accounts for the year
and was settled with. His receipts from
the State were $s s,52S.37, of which he ex-
pended d, ,34l ,l3, leaving an unexpe nded
balance Of Sls72 On the shore rents
for 1888 there was received $3913 90, of
which e3sss.62 was expended. The bal
ance S24 4.3s goes to new account. This
years census shows total population of
1888. q decrease Of two over the previous
year. There has been much sickness
among the tribe and twenty-seven deaths,
fourteen adults and thirteen children
Business has not been very good with
the tribe owing to various circumstances.
The crops have been about as usual. They
raise 3647 bushels of potatoes, 40 of
beans, 5oA Of peas. ll75 of oats, 40 of
wheat, 50 Of buckwheat. and 2s6 of vege-
tables. The schools have been very well
attended during the year.
The following Litter has been received
by the Governor and Council. If tha, body
should attempt to look after .uch wants as
this letter modestly asks to be supplied,
how their business would increase.
FoRT KENT, Dec. 20, 1889.
To the Governor and Council, Augusta:
Our Msdssaska Training School has had
one of the NEST successful terms we have
ever had of 20 scholars. We had bell
so called, or rather ding dong, but it
has failed, and sounds its last dong. We
want first class 600 pound bell, so tha. it
will ring out as far off as the scholars board,
say IA miles Nov can't you assist Mr..
Luce and have one sent at once so we can
ring cut call in two weeks from Monday,
when the school assemblies?
As ever, yours,
w. DIcKEY.
Judge O. g. Hall Of Waterville was at
the State Honse on tax commission business,
Saturday.
Valuation Commissioner J. W. Maxwell
of Sabattus, went home Saturday, Ill with
la grippe.
Slate 10 being rapidly put on to the State
House extension roof. 1t will be all GOV
cred in short time
George I. Trickey of Caribou and NJ. n.
Drew of Fl. Fairfield, ex county attorney
Of Aroostook county. we're at the State
House, Saturday.
s. W. Matthews, Commissioner of Lab or
and Industrial Statistics recently received a
letter from Phoenix. Arizona, asking for
information on Maine lime burning and slate
industries. A copy Of this years report
will be sent the inquirer.
| Saturday afternoon the blow.of pipe Of
the donkey engine boiler used for the
hoisting at the extension gave way, with
about sixty pounds pressure on. The small
shed was at once Allied with scaIding va,el
and steam. Engineer Wilson of Hallowell
about week, vent down the back stair
up through the extension and got into tn.
engine room, where he At once dumped tn.
hot fire. During this work he burned boil
hands badly and will be obliged to lay Of
for some time. The hot Goals from tb,
FIRE box Get the floor on ERE but that va
soon extinsuished. J. N. Libby. the Stat
House engineer got his FIRE apparatus al
ready for business but it vas not needed
An examination after the accident Shove,
that the biow-oH pipe vas screwed into tn
boiler shell only the distance Of one thread