Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-12
STATE HOUSE NOTES.


| Secretary McKeen has already succeeded
in perfeeting the arrangements for nearly
all the farmers institutes that will be held
this year.
| The 18th and 18th Of this month,
respectively, institutes will be held
at Phillips and New Sharon. At these
meetings Thos. Dazgstt viii speak on The
Value of Corn and Mixed Grain for Maine
| Parmers; = Prof. T. o. Winslow will speak
on the Advantages of the Creamery Sss-
TEN, and Secretary Mckeen will speak On
the subject of sheep hnsbandry. October
21sh an institute will be held at Pennington.
a, which 6. II. Hamlen, professor OF
civil engineering at the State Col
lege, will speak on the subject
Best Roaiways for Maine and W. W..
/ stetson. superintendent Of the Auburn
schools, will address the meeting on the
subject. Agriculture IN Our Common
| Schools
Oct. 9th, 18th, eth and 18th institutes
will be held In Aroossook county, com
aeneing at F. Fairfield and closing at
Cary The institute on the 18th will prob
| ably be at Mapleton and the one
/ one on the 9Th at Island Falls. Az these
institutes Prof jordan of the experiment
{ station at Orono viii speak on Farm
I Economics" and q. Gardner, member of
( the agricultural board from Knox county
will speak on the general principles OF
stock hnsbandry On November LIST At
Charlotte, Nov. 2d at Aachias, 81
at Chsrryfeld, 5th at Lamoine-
/ institutes will be held At these in-
stitutes practically the same subjects as OUT
/ lined for the other institutes will be- dis
: cussed. On Nov. :, Secretary Mckeen ex-
poets to hold an institute at Grange hall,
Windsor. For this he has not arranged for
speakers. There will also probably be an
( institute at Readfeld Nov. 3. lie has also
arranged for institutes in Piscataquis
county. Vt these there will be discussions
on the question, The comparative adyan-
tages of associate dairyihg and of stock
raising T. o. Winslow will speak in favor
of the dairy and Hall G. Burleigb will
favor the advantages to be had from beef.
pork and sheep raising. The discussion
will be very interesting feat
ure of the Piscataquis county IN
sttutes In fact, Secretary Mckeeu
has provided live and interesting topics
and speakers no ran discuss them ably.
Col. T. C. Harrington. clerk to the board
of railroad commissioners, is attempting 10
secure the portraits of all the commission
ers who have held positions on the board
since it was established in 1851 and have
them suitably framed to hang upon the
walls of the commissioners room at the
capitol The other day he received an ex-
cellent portrait Of Solomon Taft Corser,
who was ON the board in 1868, and who
held the position ten years. He has also
received from Gen. Samuel Anderson
A picture of the generals father, John
/ +. Anderson. the Democratic member OF
the board after Corser. Col. harrington
has al-o secured one of the three sets in the
State of the railroad commissioner report.
since the board was established in 1871, all
being bound in one volume.
Mr. Mellen plummer of Freeport was at
the State house Tuesday. He has been
collecting statistics for Commissioner Mat
thews in relation TO the women wage earn
ers. Mr. Plummer will go to Gardiner for
few days.
Hon. y. A. Luce, superintendent of
schools. is attending the teachers institute
in Waldo county. For the next few weeks
Mr.. Luce will attend two of these Institutes
each week.
Secretary Mckeen will attend the fair of
the Sagsdahoc Agricultural Society at Tops
ham Thursday.
Councillor Bracket arrived on the after
noon train yesterday and visited the Insane
Hospital.
Meeting of the Governor and Council at
+ NJ today.