Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-21
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
The State Assessors Return from
Their Trip to Aroostook County.
Breezy State House PersonaIs-Four New
Corporations File Certificates.

The members OF the State board of as
SCISSORS, Hon. Otis Hayford of Canton
Hon. George Pottle of Lewiston, and Hon
W. c. Marshall, have returned from thei
trip to Aroostook county where meeting
were held with local assessors Of the vari
Gus towns, regarding the taxation O.
property. James Plummer, the clerk o.
the board, also made the trip
As the books have not yet been returned
the exact valuation of the county cannot al
the present time be determined, but 1t will
be considerably in excess of the last time
the asst ssors visited this region, properly
called by some, The Garden of the East -
The valuation of the State, Clerk Plum
mer says, will be about 81, 900, 900 more,
this year than in 1894.
The assessors will hold meetings in the
| various counties as follows: Androscoggin,
at Auburn, Oct. B; York, at Biddeford
Oct. s, and at Alfred, Oct. IL; Cumber-
land, at Portland. Oct 90 and 23.
Fred 6. Fassett, the genial special writer
OF the Portland Press has been at the
State House few days, on business. 1t
is needless to say that the Press will very
soon contain several good articles by this
breezy writer.
The railroad commissioners will inspect
five miles of the Wiscasset & Quebec Rail
road, from Palermo station to China, to-
day. Col. Harrington and the members
of the board will be obliged to work like
Trojans on the annual report of the com
mission, which will appear some time in
December
Miss Gertrude Parsons of Augusta, is
acting as clerk In the insurance depart
ment, during the vacation of Miss Sadie
f. Lord.
Hon. S. W. Carr, State insurance com
missioner, who is now at Mackinac Island,
Mich, attending the annual convention
of the insurance commissioners of the
United States, is expected home the last
of next week.
Austin Carey is now at Bangor, look
ing up data for the State forestry depart
ment He will make his report to the
office in a few days.
Major E. Rowell, superintendent of the
Industrial school at Hallowell, was at the
State House, yesterday, on official bust
ness.
No time has been fixed for the next
meeting of the Governor and Council, but 1t
will be subject to the call of the Governor.
Tie meeting will, however, be held, the
last week in October.
Secretary McKt en- S annual agricultural
report will be distributed to the farmers
at the different county fairs, next week.
All will find the secretary report interest
ing reading.
The following new corporations filed
their certificates of incorporation with the
secretary of State, yesterday:
The International Car Co., organized
at Portland, for the purpose of manufacture
ing and dealing in drawing-room, sleeper
and baggage cars. Capital stock, $780,
600, of which 5000 is paid in. President,
John l.. Bixby Jr.. of Arlington, Heights,
Mass. treasurer, George c. Tewksbury of
Arlington Heights, Mass.
The Ralph Shoe Company, organized at
Saco, for the purpose of manufacturing
nd nd Mi ital
stock, $4,000, of which $500 is paid in
President, Harrison G. Sleeper of Natick,
Mass treasurer, J ohm c. Stewart of Saco,
Nc.
The Hoffman, Packard Carter Com
pany, organized at Portland, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing, selling and dealing
in all kinds of mechanical and agricu
tural implements Capital stock, $50 600,
of which nothing is paid in. President
Nathan c. lockwood OF Boston, Mass.
treasurer, John s. Miller of Brooklinc
Mass.
The Fairfield Building Company, or
ganizcd for the purpose of purchasing land
in Fairfield village to erect buildings
thereon. Capital stock, $4,000, of which
$500 is paid in. President, S. A. Nyc of
Fairfield; treasurer, f. L. Files of Pair
field
The fact is you can, today, save money
If you will follow up this announcement
of a special sale. These lamps must GO,
and few figures will convince you. A
VERY nrcttY table lamp with decorated