Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-29
STATE HOUSE.
Annual Reportof Maine Indus
trial School Submitted.
Governor and Council Closing Up
business for the Year 1894.
various Matters Noted Inside State Headquar.
tiers That Will Interest You.

appeared bne lOiiONIHS' stE
New England Independent Oil Company
organized at Berwick, for the purpose of
trapsacting an oil business, has fled GER
tiflcate. Capital stock, $50, 900 of which
$50 is paid in. President, Harry J. Taft
of Boston; treasurer, Joseph f. Dean of
Newburyport.
Annie NJ. L. Hawcs of the State reform
school rendered her annual report to the
Governor and Council, yesterday, and
spcaks in high terms of the Harrington
cottage, where 80 boys, with house, father
and mother, and teacher have been living
for the past year and half. "In plan
ming for the houses which should be built
the coming year on the reform school
farm the Maine people have to consider
whether it is better to have schoolroom
and teacher for each building, whether
one house shall be built at a cost of S1O,-
600 or SIS, 900, or whether money may be
better spent on two or three @
She says that in taking the boys out of
the main building nobody knows how
well the worst boy may do until he gets
a chance and that the trouble in this
building is the crowding. Attention is
called to the lack of variety in occupations
for the boys in the large building. "An-
other great evil at the reform school is
throwing together the young children,
and lads Is or 16 years old. There are
children in the reform school who look
filter subjects for a kindergarten. 1t is
poor business to preach truth and honesty
to these lads if towns in the State are
eyading the law relating to the age of
commitment to the school, Neither is the
school a place for feeble minded children.
Both these matters call for prompt and
careful investigation Rules adopted
in other states are referred to in connec-
ton with this matter. I'VE have five
trustees of the reform school. In the
name of our boys; in the name of the
women of the State, l ask that two of
these trustees be women, that the State
may provide mothers as well as fathers
for dependant children
Hon. S. W. Matthews, who has just re-
turned from Caribou says: "Why was
surprised to see the changes at Caribou
since was there but few weeks ago,
and all due to the Bangor & .Aroostook
Railroad At that place now you will
find as fine turn table as on any road in
New England, eight side tracks, and well
constructed Y track, and around the COM
modious station buildings are a dozen po-
tato houses in fact, the immediate vicinity
of the new railroad is like little village.
The location is on piece of entirely
level ground and near the business part
of the town. The bridge over the Aroos-
took river, while temporary now, will
be fine one when completed. 10
The State board of railroad commission
ers held a meeting, yesterday morning, on
the Norway electric road matter, and adj
journed it until Tuesday next.
Company of the 1st Regiment will
give ball in the Lewiston City hall, the
last of January.
Company b Of Biddcford will give a
ball at that place, New Years eve, and
Companies A and L of Portland will be
in attendance. There has been election OF
officers in several of the companies OF the
National Guard of Maine. This is the time
when the drill of the various companies
will manifest itself at the next muster,
providing that is kept up.
The Governor and Council were in ses-
sion, yesterday forenoon, transacting gen
eral routine business occasioned by the
closing of the years work. They adj
journed until Monday at p. NJ, when
the work of the year will be closed. The
commutation case Of Clarence Whitney,
now in State prison, will probably be
again brought before the Governor ana
Council at the Monday session.
The commission On special and private
legislation will have interesting matter
to present to the Legislature on fish ana
game and insurance interests.
The Maine industrial School.
The annual report Of the Maine Indus
trial school has been submitted TO tue
Governor and Council and the treasurer
report is as follows:
Balance last report. SO e ~ 30
Received from it;as and towns.. $1,000
Hay harrals atc so,d . 400
interest on deposit. 'o.oo
CIR.
Repairs, material and furniture.......S ot..@ ~
PROVISIONS and supplies .-........' 80 ~
Clothing shoes and bedding ........ aa'" ma ~
Coal and wood. o1 ~
farm and labor. ooa!o W
salaries and management....,..... o.0 oU9 20
Books, stationery and postage........ o So'o ~
physicians and medidine..- .....'-. ~ laS.o0 az
Kent Classical building .........-s..e ~ ~
Insurance.. ......s. .'-....s ..rc %
conveyance, etc1....-.- sSo.oo
Hon. f. Rowell, superintendent OF the
school, says that many girls have
gone from the school fitted for
respectable associations. Some OF