Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-23
STATE HOUSE NOTES.


Mai. i. H. Gochrane. the well know
since August, 1881. in making for the State
copies of original plans of lands and town
ships in Maine Many of these original
plans were in the possession of the State
and Massachusetts hal some of them. bf
the latter Maj Coehrane has made aoo
copies and Land Agent Oak says there are
many more in the hand ofee of Massachu-
sets that should be- copied. Mr.. oak is
nov engaged in certifying these plans pre-
paratory to having them bound. There are
about 1890 in all and hat few of them, tx
volumes, have set been bound. tfter be
ing bound they viii be sent out to the
several counties. The STATE had compar-
atively few duplicates of the originals and
those duplicates are far from being NIGEL,
copied as those copied by Mai Cochrane.
Of the latter Mr. oak said he woull much
rather have them than the originals. The
copies are perfect in every detail aud very
deliberately done. Some eft the records In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Which hhhft AtSuNf VI
the general court in l794 were required to
be sent in by the townships are quite com
plcte in detail. The one of old York, as it
was in i7at shows the residence of each
inhabitant
on account of the severe illness of the
member of the board of Agriculture for
reuobscot county, the farmers institutes
which were advertised to be- held at Charles
ton. Dee. |, and at Hampton, Dee. ?, will
le cancelled until such time as the health of
Mr.. Green will permit him to resume active
duties.
Secretary Mckeen returned from Port
land Yesterday morning. lie attended the
annual meeting of the Maine Chautsuqua
Union held in that city. Mr.. Nckecn is
prominently identified with the WORK of this
inion which has held such successful as
semblie- at Fryeburg, and he Is much
pleased with the outlook for the next year.
lie said that the report of the committees
showed that the last assembly at Fryeburg
was success financially. At this meeting
the [ MON voted to buy the grounds at
Fryehurg and issue stock for the purpose
of this purchase. and to raise money for
improvements, the building of walks and
drives, etc. The stock will be sold for 81
share and the limit is 5000, $4,000 of
which will be devoted to the purchase of
the grounds. A proposition was made to
sell lots to cottagers. Heretofore these
lots have been leased. This PROPOSE
ton was not put to \ vote and viii probably
be decided at the February meeting of the
executive committee. +. +. Wentworth,
assistant superintendent of the State ke-
form School was chosen president wee
president. Rev George u. Lindsay, who
WAS also chosen treasurer y. W. Edson'
secretary. The trustee elected at this meet
ing is Freeman Hatch of Cornish.
Mrs Carver, wife of the State librarian,
was in Waterville Yesterday attending the
wedding of her sister, Miss Fannie Lowe,
Secretary Young of the State board OF
health is OIL his way to Mexico to attend
Association. which meets the two last days
in November and the first two in December
at the City of Mexico
Dr. Young's assistants IN the department
arc busy Just now in analyxing samples of
water, quite large number of which have
come in during the past few days. Six
samples came frpm Ashland.
Secretary Mekeen was notified yester-
day of the serious illness cf'Nr. ]. W.
Green at Bangor. Mr.. Green is member
ofthe State board of agriculture for fenob-
scot county. His illness is pneumonia
Secretary of State Fessenden lefs sester-
,lay for his home in Fort Fairfield. where
he proposes to eat Thanksgiving turkey
with his family.