Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-07


ton.
Dawn In the room Of the Coasmissiones
Of Labor the Journal scs.bs soznd on his
Montay visit. Major EIgase esgagel In
isbEIstiag the rstaras rhich hsve cone
in r;spoasc 10 the circular OF inqsiry
which vas rcat CO.. among the far
msrs OF the various counter. He
was at work upon AYtofo9k. Bstxeen
eighty and n re = rst1rns have bes n received
from this county and the sil5zing they
make j, certainly Al ezcs iisat one. Re.
iuras from other e,qaties are 10, to a lzrxe
extent. Psaobsco. ard Washinztsn being
specially we'll cJFesed by them. Rsturns
are il from all bet ~ OFT Of the ssg
tozns and plsrta.ions OF the State. In
response - ihi circular Of inquiry
relative 70 the number Ct deserted
farms in each. Esery mali Is bringing al.
Il icns 10 ths lisf. Aroosiook has a. ex-
cee6irg.y small number. The ether
csuBties she's more To, not nearly AZ nasy
$, was Anticipated, Or ss tbs public have
bsen lel % suppose from the cry about
the decline Of family which hs. been
raised In ysri9as quarters. II is
doubtful, TOO, If large proper
fsn Of the farms returnla IS ''4es rted"
can be properly elassed under that head
anec there Is evidence thu, may of them
= 81 a. q II. 4
farms. Farms which have beea 60 treated
are pr9pariy p9;t.Gas Of the farms a which
they have become part. ard cannot longer
be- cla,sed ~ eEtife..e, under the head Of
.AbaEdsned Farms. Were all sath cases
eliminated iroai the returns the showing
would cert3inly be 8 most gratifying one.
AID even leaving them does 70, prevent
the returns from sboging that the agricul;u-
raj interests Of the State are happily, very
far .ntee1 from being in the dep'orable
condition that pessimis,s have pictured.
The tovns make b. ter syersge ia these
reInras than the plantations. though the
dffsrt nee viii probably not be large ore.
Among the gisi'orsst the state Honse Mon
day we're J. =. Moosrs, The popular Rep
reseatatige elect from New Sharon aG,i
May France S.fts0n. Mrs. Stet.oa iy
daughter Of the late Hon. j. Il.
Hail formerly Secretary Of State
She Is lady Of much ability anil those in
p,,i'ion to know, predict hrilliap, future
for her nron the stage.
Very few pcdd.crs are ;lking cut licenses
th's year. The reason Of hi. is probably
not bscsuse the number Of them has grown
hry Joe. bn, baesnse they have either learned
hyW - cva1e The law or have become
bold en1Gga to dcty it. twill be ternem-
berea TIA. ,b, lSE ~Rs enacted az tho enrn-
est reqle't oi the uerchautI Of the State.
They felt that this elss, OF competition was
unjust to them. They we're members of
the communities in wAieh they dwelt They
paid taxes. rent end insurance. Whatever
they .pen: vent to bull up the prosperity
OF the community. They f.i, that 10 have
men from outside, wA0 pail neither insur-
auce, rent or taxes, sna very lit,le of whose
income was speut in the community, come
upon their business stress catering for
their trade was urjas They, therefore.
asked for and obtained Law
requiring peldlcrs to contribute to the
publia furd by paying for State license
to 10 business. IA exception was very
properly malc from this tule in form of
sold ers auI srlors saoltl Ia the war for
the suppression q the rehsllian, A fine
not exceeding 5000 was provided for those
VINO vialtt ] tha proy.sions Ct the law. /,
VI, further provided tia shetifs anl their
deputies, c3rs'sbies ara police oi'icers
shah arrest 8nd pfosccute every person
within their juris1. ion whom hey have
reason 10 believe 10 DE gully of violation
Of any of tha Irlsi ions Of this act, and
half Of any liae recovered under sec
ton / II this ne: siaa iulre - the prose
eutor. the tnla7ce 70 the town or city in
which The on % e was committed. If the
hitter Of thit 'cciion were observe ecler-
ally throughon, the sot. by the officials
mestionrd tn 10 "a -etson to believe that
Their. WON'T bc greater Gemsal for H-
censes
Tie clerk r tae Bos1l Of Health room was
bus " c1ga in So Ius ou, The last num-
Der Of the S rlt,ry In,p.c'or 70 s,iectman,
rhys.c-srs ati locsi haarls in the y1rious
towns. The cfeuai3n Of the tn.p,c.or is
ty 10 ,aeans conHael 20 these people how
ever. It goes in'or vary large number Of
Il homc, of ia Sttt. ali IS &C, omplsh-
lag vast amount OF e,cI Tic lt,t ssri-
G .lturh reports or, b,ig stored away
a ~, 7oom Of agricultural committee
The make a fine volume a.l sili be in
great iema.l daring Tie coming session of
the Ltstsla,nrr.
Col. stcveus, GOV. Butlegh's private
The work On She state House enlarge
ment y progrtsS'as spls n'ly an" 'he
building u certainly be an honor 20 Tue