Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-09
STATE HOUSE.
Railroad Commissioners Have Hear
ings at Bangor--0ther Matters.
Medal to Board Of Health for Exhibit at
Worlds Fair.

the petition of the Bangor & Aroostook
r. r., for Il branch track to run from
Alton to a gravel pit.
In the evening there vas a hearing
on petition of the Sebasticook e. Moose
head r. r. fer an increase in capital.
The road proposes to extend it's tracks
from Harmony to Cambridge, a matter
of considerable Importance to that sec
ton of the country. Col. f. G. Far
rington, clerk of the board, left in the
afternoon, TO attend the hearing which
was held at the Bangor House. The
commissioners will, on Tuesday, make
an examination of the Monson r. r.
The diploma and medal awarded the
State board of health for its exhibit at
the worlds fair. We're received, Monday
by the secretary of the board, DR.. A. G.
Young. The medal is of bronze: large
and very handsome. The diploma is
also large and finely engraved. 1t
shows the figure of Liberty instruct
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Indian and the negro. The diploma is
a special award for the finest exhibit
ton of plans and sanitary designs for
schoolhouses, that was made at the fair.
The results are very gratifying in this
feature, as special attention had been
attracted to it. The department re-
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work.
In the last number of The Sanitary
Inspector, published by the State board
of health, there are a number of enter
tanning and useful articles, especially
pertinent to the coming summer sea-
son. Besides the sanitary notes are
the following subjects: THE Bicycle
: in Relation to Health" Rules for
Bicyclists;" about "Garget in Cows"
Against Dust Polluted Foods"
points from New Mexico" Swim
ming. It's Life-Saving Aspect" Bath
ers' Cramp;' National Health of the
Jews Traffic in Misery and Folly"
The following is an extract that is
taken from the paper:
In a circular lately issued by the
4 State board of health of Indiana. the
instruction is given to the public that:
The dust that floats in the air con-
I tains a great deal of filth. 1t carries
pulverized manure, dried catarrhal and
consumptive sputum. and much other
offensive matter, besides micro-organ-
isms of all kinds. All this we must en-
dure, to the evident disadvantage of
our health, when we walk abroad in
cities where dust is not kept down. 1t
is not well. however, that we should
eat dried n and dried spittle on
our meat and groceries, even if cooked"
Health officers are directed to order
butchers, grocers, and others not to eX-
pose meats, dressed poultry. dried
fruits and other foods so that they
may become polluted by the dust from
the air in the ways described. In that
state. health officers a ample au-
thority in this matter"
State Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son will leave, Tuesday, for Farming
ton to attend the annual exercises to
be held by the Pennington State Nor
nal school. The examination by
trustees will take place Wednesday,
the graduation exercises. Thursday.
The examination and graduation of
the Gorham Normal school will be held.
June II and Is.
During the past year h Castine
Normal school has had the largest at
tendance of any in the history of the
school, and has just graduated the
largest class in the advanced course it
, has ever graduated in the three years
course. The quality of the school is in
dictated by the fact that one Of the
teachers OF another normal school has
been in attendance during the spring
The school is taking rank as one of the
best of it's class in New England.
Col. N. S. Purington, secretary of the
executive committee of the Bowdoif
conference of Free Baptist churches
will leave, Tuesday, for the annual SEES
- sion to be held with the Monmouth
Free Baptist church, June 10 and IL.
Abel d. Russell, deputy secretary O.
State attended the reunion Of tn
Interval school of Wilton, held 1T tina
Mace. Saturday. There were so presen
and a very jolly time it was.
The following new corporation filet
it's napers at the State House, Mon
day:
Automatic Heel Machinery Co. or
ganized at Portland for the purpose o
doing business in machinery, tools
etc. used in the manufacture OF o o
and shoes, with $4,000 capital stool
of which nothing is paid In. Th
officers are: President, George +
Jackson of Lynn. Mass; treasurer
Ceoree A.. Knox of Lynn, Mass.
J,,dce w. p. Whitehouse n Mrs
whitehouse will leave Tuesday morn
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