Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-06
STATE HOUSE.
Articles of Association of New
Railroad Filed at the Capitol.
Examination for State Certificates for
Teachers Will Soon be Held.
Matters Relating to the State Assessors and
0thir News and Notes.

The articles of association of a new rail
ROAD nave been filed with the railroad
commissioners. The name ohthe company
is the Cherryfield & Milbridge Street Rail.
way Company
The railroad will begin in Cherryfield.
IN Washington county, 50 as to connect
with the Washington County Railroad at
or near the Upper Corner, so called, and
running thence southerly through Main
Street to South street and thence southerlv
along the bank Of the Narraguagus river
to Milbridge. The length of the road
will be five miles and it will be run by
electricity The capital stock is $50, 900,
divided into shares of 100 each
The directors of the company are as fol
| lows: Samuel d. Leavitt of PASSPORT,
| George A. Curran of Calais, George A.
Murche of Calais, William M. Nash of
Cherryfield, G. R. Campbell of Cherry
field, James Mitchell of Portland Each
director has 80 shares.
| The corporation with the smallest CAPT
| tai stock, which has ever filed It's certificate
with the secretary of State, was the Bay
State Supply Company. This corporation
was organized at Portland, April 80, and
few days later filed its papers The
capital stock was $1,000, of which $500 was
paid in. The fee for the organization was
| SO
A. R. Smiley, clerk in the department
of agriculture, is attending the State dairy
| meeting, under the auspices of the board,
at Norway, this week.
The report of Hon. F. E. Timberlake,
State bank examiner, will appear about
the middle of February
The condition of Gen. B. F. Harris, the
efficient superintendent of public build
ings, Is somewhat improved. During
Gen. Harris absence, j. E. Fossett is at
tending to his duties.
Representative Frederic H. Parkhurst
of Bangor, and Senator A. K. Day of
Corinna, were visitors to the Capitol,
Thursday.
Assessor Pottle and Clerk Plummer
are hard at work on the savings bank
taxes, which must, by law, be committed
before Dec. To- This work is very irk-
some, entailng as it does, large amount
Of labor.
State Superintendent of Schools Stctson
arrived, yesterday afternoon, from Ellis
worth, where he has been on school mat
tiers.
The railroad commissioners will meet
in their office this morning, at 10 o'clock.
r. +. Chalk, State inspector of fac
tories, has been trying of late, to secure
the establishment of night schools in
manufacturing towns for the benefit of
those who work in the mills and have no
chance to attend the day schools. What
he is trying to do is to get the corpora
tions to support such schools. and in San
ford, by the cooperation of Rev. Father
McGuinness and the Goodalls such a
school has been established.
State Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son, is sending out the following circular,
relating to the examination for State GER
tificatcs:
The examinations for State certificates
will be held in the council room, city
building, Portland, high school building,
Bruins wick; superintendent Office, State
house, Augusta room G, high school
building. Bangor, and Kicker Classical
institute. Houlton, December 30-3l, com
mencing at $40 A. M.
Examinations for first grade certificates
will be given at Portland only. Examin-
ations for second grade certificates will be
given at all the places named above 1t
will be necessary for candidates to be
present at s. 10 A. NJ, as each examina-
tion will be given only at the time named
on the programme.
It is necessary for those who desire to
he candidates for certificates to take the
preliminary examination, and file the
same with the State superintendent on
mr. before December 2l. Blanks for this
examination will be furnished upon appli-
cation.
W. W. STETSON,
c..&o c,,ariptapdept Schools