Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-09
FOUR VACANCIES
Of Representatives. Elect Have o.
cured Since Election.
Municipal Officers Announce Election Dates
Other State House Notes.

Smith as representative-elec of the
Litchfield class, makes the fourth va
cancy to occur since the election, an
unusually large number. In fact it is
unusual to have one, in so short a time.
anyway.
The other vacancies have been
caused by death, or illness. Judah p.
league of Caribou. and Harvey c..
Hinckley OF Bluehill, died. and John
o. Patten of Bath, resigned on ac-
count of i'll health
In the cases of a second election, the
municipal officers of the oldest town
in the class, set the date, this date not
to be within 30 days after the filing of
the nominations of the applicant at
the Office of secretary of State.
Deputy Secretary of State A. d.
Russell, says that the Bluehill election
viii take place January 4, with John
NJ. Merrill. Rep, and Ithamar E,
Stanley, Dem. as nominees, the pa
pcrs having been filed December L.
The Bath election will take place, Jan
uary 9, With Hon. Harold NJ Sewall
Rep; Joseph Torrey, Dem; candi-
dates filed December ). The election
at Caribou was held December :, with
the choice of Carl C. King.
In the Litchfield class, the nominal
tons have not been received, but it is
understood that Herbert NJ Star
bird is the Republican nominee. This
class includes Monmouth and Wayne
and is strongly Republican.
Governor Cleaves and Executive
Council win be in session, December 16
at o'clock The date is made early
in the month that all bills may he put
through to enable the State treasurer
to balance up his accounts by January
L.
Hon. +. w. McKeen, secretary of the
State board of agriculture, was in
Skowhe gan. Tuesday, to attend the
meeting of the Somerset Pomona
Grange.
The officials at the State House uni
ted in sending flowers in tribute to the
late Cyrus a. Packard, who died at
his hcme in Blanchard Monday. The
funeral will take place Wednesday
afternoon.
MI Packard was State land agent
for - years, and those who were then
associated with him. remember him
with deep respect and affection.
The Penobscot Central r. r., which
is to run from Bangor to Garland. for
which petition has been received by
the railroad commissioners, will be 50
miles in length. 1t viii be an electric
road.
J. G. jerks of the Boston Book Co,
was at the State library, yesterday on
business with that department.
The Fenwick Collar and Cuff Ma
chine Company, located in Boston, |
gives notice to the secretary of State, |
that it is at once to resume business.
The following new corporations have
fled papers:
The New England Burglar Alarm
Company. organized at kittery, for
the purpose of manufacturing, and do
mo a general business in burglar |
alarm devices with $4,000 capital stock /
of which nothing is paid in. The OIL
.ere are: President and treasurer,
Thomas p. Murray of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Tho Nathaniel Tufts Meter Company
oro,opized at Portland, for the pur-
nose of carrying on the manufacturing
ara general business of gas meters
ava other apparatus with 100000 cap
49, stock of which $500 is paid in.
Tho officers are: President, Harry A.
>ra,.ton of Boston. Mass. treasurer
rn.r,es D. Burrage of Gardner, Mass.
TITO Atlas Tack Company. organized
-. po,+lapd. for the purpose OF manu-
featuring and doing general pusiiese
:, tacks. nails. brads, wire etc. Win
%-oo ooo capital stock of which $Soo IS
no,a in The officers are: Presioeh''
Norton of Boston. Mass
,naac urer Charles D. Burrage OF GARD
ner, Mass.