Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-18
State House Notes.

DR.. A. g. Young, of the Board of Health,
is still kept from his duties at the State
House but hopes to be about them in few
days
The railro,d commissioners are finishing
mp their fall examinations of the roads in
the State To morrow they are expected to
be 10 the city for business meeting.
Drum Major Elias Jackson, the famous
manipulation of the baton in the Lewiston
Brigade Band has been appointed principal
musician for the Second Regiment by Col.
Victor Brett
The library is i'll its usual pleasant and
quiet state Librarian Hobbs has been clean
ing the rooms and making some changes in
the arrange me ut Of the books. II, has addict
recently some very valuable English law
books which will he highly apprec sted by
the legal fraternity.
This week, in the Superintendent of
Schools department they have inished send
ing ont the blanks for the sem-annual re-
port. from the free high schools Last year
high schools. receiving from the State few
dollars less than $50 900, an increase of
between $4,000 and $4,000 over the prevl-
Gus year Almost Is 900 pupils were regis
tered in these schools, an increase of about
$500. 1t is the hope Of those most interest
ed in educational matters TO have the free
high school system made universal BY an
act Of the legislature, and no one would be
more pleased to see this than Superintendent
Luce.
Work on the new pavilion is progressing
finely and Mr.. Greenleaf states that all the
outside work will be completed in about two
weeks One building is nearly plastered
out The second pavilion will be all slated
in ten days. The contractors have been very
fortunate in having an exceedingly favorable
season for this work and they have improved
the time we'll. Since May It'll, when the
ground was broken for the buildings, 1900
square yards of dirt have been taken out,
1900 square yards of solid stone work put in
and over , 500, 900 bricks laid, performance
that peaks well for the activity and push of
our Maine contra tors A fair sized crew is
now pushing things along lively and will soon
have the buildings ready for occupancy The
contractors are much pleased with the
smoothness with which the work has pro-
crossed. meeting of the building commit
tee VA. held Saturday at which General K.
Is. Shepherd OF Skowhegsn, DIR. +. A.
Thompson of Dover. Hon. G. +. Weeks and
Dr + Sanborn of Augusta were present.
They awarded the contract for the plumbing,
as mentioned elsewhere and made the usual
semi monthly advance to the builders. Ar
chrtect G. NJ Coomhs OF Lewiston was also
present SATURDAY. and inspected the buildings.
The hustling boomers of the West well
know the value of newspaper advertising
Every week our office is flooded with papers
from that wild, woolly section with marked
articles calling attention TO its great indus
trial advantages and the glorious fertility OF
the field which it offers for the plant ng of
eastern dollars We have never made it
a practice to copy these articles
/ but all Of our exchanges have not been as
I careful in this respect We have found
plenty to say ahou, the advantages of the
good State of Maine. and the su7j ct is by
no means exhausted yet The newspapers
of this State are doing all they can to make
( known its advantages but they need more
active and organized cooperation among the
( business men Of the State. Let arrangements
/ be made for wider circulation OF
our hu, sting M,ine papers with the newspa-
pers o: the country. Let systematic work
be undertaken to adv. rtise our State as sys-
tema.;cally and psrsisteutty as our Western
brethren do theirs \ rapidly developing ag-
ricultural country. the opening up of great
mining operations. crossing cities, villages
and towns rapidly accommodating wealth and
An increasing population, show the returns
tina, this energetic course is bringing them.
Maine has many advantages to offer Let 1t
be the aim of her citizens to make them
known to the public.