Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-24
CAPITOL CHAT.
Railroad Commissioners Next Week
Twill Be Busy Inspecting Roads.
Something Of Interest to the Farmers-New
Corporations Other Notes.

The railroad commissioners will be as
busy as bees, next week. Monday they
will 20 to Portland to inspect the Cape
Elizabeth Street Railway for the purpose
of allowing the road opened for public
travel. The Cape Elizabeth Railway peo-
pie are anxious to get a certificate from
the commissioners, so they may commence
to operate the road during the early part
of the week.
Tuesday, the board will go over IS miles
of the Rumford Falls & Rsngeley Lake
Railroad, in order to allow the road to be
open for public travel, If properly con-
structed. The commissioners have not as
yet decided what road will be looked after
the remainder of the week.
The next meeting of the board, which
will occur the first Tuesday in September,
will be very important one. Matters
which have been pending for some time
will be disposed of and considerable new
business is expected to materialize.
Correspondents in the State report that
the weather has been all that the farmers
could wish for during the past week. Corn,
especially, has pushed ahead, and good
crop is assured. Much grain has been
harvested, and where threshed is found to
be we'll filled and producing a good yield.
Thera ia M CT renorted
Some correspondents report no rust or
decay in potatoes yet, but one report from
Kennebec county states that the tops are
all dead. He says that potatoes planted
early on good land with good cultivation
will yield well, but late planted ones will
be light. A good many report fair size,
but few in the hill. Other correspondent
report the early crop turning out better
than was expectd.
The root crop is looking we'll. Black
berries will be plenty. There will be q
good many craps if frosts hold off. Apples
are very light throughout the State.
F. o. Purington of Mechanic Falls, who
was member Of the House of Represen-
tatives in 1882, was visitor to the Capt.
toll, yesterday.
Miss Edith Moulton of the bank exami-
ners office, will spend Sunday in Greene.
Master Maurice W. Russell, the bright
son of Deputy Secretary Of State Russell,
has returned from trip to Ocean Point.
Clerk Smiley of the board of agricul-
ture, has sent out to about $50 correspond
ents all over the State, queries, which will
be answered and placed in the crop bulle-
tin for September.
Superintendent of Schools Stetson was
at Durham, yesterday, attending to school
matters, and will be at Leeds, today
o. o. Stetson is attending to the eleva-
tor, during the vacation of "Col." C. W.
Weymouth.
The following new corporations filed
certificates with at the secretary of States
office, yesterday:
The American Safety Tread Company
organized at Saco, for the purpose of
manufacturing and selling stair and other
treads for indoor and outdoor use. Capt.
tai stock, 5000, 600, Of which SIS is paid
In. President, William s. Lampson of
Windham, n. H; treasurer, Henry c.
King of Lawrence Mass.
The Empire Manufacturing Company
organized at Portland, for the purpose of
of wheels, guards and tenders. Capital
stock, 500, 600, of which $500 is paid in
President, George E. Hogan of Lawrence
Mass. ; treasurer, John J. Cummings of
Lawrence, Mass.