Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26
STATE HOUSE.
Matters Of Interest to All
Journal Readers.
National Democratic Party Of Maine
Has Filed Certificates.
Rumor That E. K. O'Bricn Will Follow Hon. c
F. johnson's Course-0thcr Matters.

The Gold Magnet and Mining COM
rany mention of which has been made
in these columns has filed certificate of
organization with the secretary of
State.
The State Board of Railroad COM
to have a hearing on highway cross
ing over the Maine Central railroad in
that town. The hearing opens at II
o'clock.
Monday at II o'clock the commits
sioners will give hearing at Bruins
wick, on the matter of the Brunswick
and Topsham electric railway crossing
the line of the Maine Central railroad
and the town bridges.
Tuesday, September %, the board will
inspect the Portland q Rumford Falls
and the Rumford Falls & Rangeley
Lakes railroads; Wednesday, 80, the
Phillips e. Rangeley, the Sandy River
and the Franklin & Mcgantic roads;
Thursday, october, 1, the Maine Cen
trail railroad from Pennington to Rock
land.
The reports coming into Col Far
! rington's Office show that the militia
boys are doing a good deal of target
practice nowadays, and intend to put
| in considerable more before the season
closes. Co. II of Waterville, is max
ing Il wonderful squirt. doing great
work, and will probably finish the sea-
son well up toward the head of the
list. Col harrington says he expects
Co. II will qualify every man in the
company
Capt. Thomas Clark of the adjutant
generals office has just received a COPY
of The Story of one Regiment" which
in other words is history of the gal
liant Eleventh Maine Infantry Volun-
teers IL the war of the Rebellion. 1t is
profusely illustrated With scenes of the
ground over which the regiment fought.
and contains a good historical sketch
with a roster and statistical record.
The volume is of 600 pages and will be
an elegant thing for the members of
the regiment and their children in the
Years to come
From Commissioner Matthews of the
bureau of industrial and labor sta
tiStlcs there comes reports from all
kinds of industries. But think of the
firm that does a chewing gum business
of over $50, 900 in one year and that
concern located down here in Maine
This concern returns the following:
Makes speciality of chewing gums
capital invested, $SSOOO; cost of mate
rial for the year ending June so, 1896
$25,405.34; value of product of the fac
tory in that year, s52,434.1S; employees.
on an average, 40 hands-.5 women, 10
children under 16 years of age and )
men, and paid in wages 81 ,S3I15. Evil
IDENTIFY "Downeasters' are not alone
gum chewers. =
About the State House yesterday
there was a rumor that L. X. OBrien
of Thomaston had followed. the action
of Hon. c, +. johnson in resIsning
from the silver Democratic ticket as
presidential eector. Mr. O'Brien iSta
tower of strength in his section OF, the
State and his resignatiop.will be a seri
Gus thing for the silver Democracy.
Mr.. o'Bricn it has been understood fer
some time is pronounced Tor sound
money and his friends can find no ex-
cuse for him to remain on the silve, !
ticket.
Col. Charles g. Morton was at the
State House Friday and while in the
secretary of States office made the
statement that the silver Democracy
intends to fight the proposition to place
the name adopted at the indianapolis
convention as the National Democratic
party on the official ballot Col Mor-
ton said the matter would be taken to
the touI Is IL IlcCtSSdt the oHNcI DtIflD-
Gratis taking the ground that the SINH =
larity of party names will be confusing
to the voters.
The nomination papers of the Presi- ,
Dental electors of the National Demo- !
cracy of Maine have been filed with the
secretary of State. There We're 1916
names of petitioners accompanying the
papers more than enough to meet the
requirements of the law in order to al
low the names of candidates to go onto ,
the official ballot under new party
head.
The following towns and cities con-
tributed the number of signatures set
opposite their names:
Portland 79l !
Dcerinp NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. g.
Westhrook OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Brunswick NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "
New Gloucester OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q
Cornish -.............-.....- -
Riddeford Observation-Disclosures. u
Rath Observation-Disclosures. ~
frhon,aston OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50
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