Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-04
Awaits With Readiness the
Coming Of the Legislators.
The Building viii Look It's Very
|. Prettiest, Inside and Out.
Some Excellent improvements Made BY Col.
Steyens-0ther Matters.

coming swarms of Lawmakers, and
law-breakers (not in the sense of
transgressors, we mean).
Col. E. c. Stevens, the superintend-
ient of public buildings, has gone about
the work Of getting things ready in his
thorough, well directed and noiseless
way. Everything is in the best of
order, from top to bottom. Mr.. Stevens
has had the stairways painted and the
floors washed; the wooden ones var
HiShed.
The walls have rRainted in a. few
places, where they showed any indiea-
lions of needing it, and the employees,
too, they have touched up In way
that will be appreciated
They have one and all been pro-
vided with neat blue suits, with brass
buttons, and caps with natty gilt
bands. They will go on duty with
their new uniforms, Monday. and will
be. so dressed permanently. while at
their work.
Then the superintendent has ar
ranged for a first class restaurant,
situated underneath the Governors
room. There is also a courtroom, and
barber shop, so one won't have to
waste time running about for these
little trifies that become burdens, some
times. when not made easily accessi-
Bile.
, sSpeaking of the Governors room il
is certainly a handsome aApd taste
fully luxuriant chamber. Heg Ora
mandal Smith. the Goxerp0t, Elects
private secretary, says it is az good as
any in the United States. OF course
it is not as large as some. That of the
state of Connecticut is considered one
of the best and ours in no way it's in
ferior.
There is an atmosphere of uncon-
scious beauty in all the appointments.
The heavy curtains and moss like car
pet, and great. hospitable. generous
chairs-generous as the good old State
herself-all speak of hearty, sub
stantial welcome to anyone who has
occasion to be there.
The sweet-toned time piece on the
mantel, and the desk in the center of
the room, where sits the Governor,
and where it is seldom there are not
huge bouquets of flowers, all unite to
make a decidedly congenial atmos
rhere.
The Governor Elect. has been at the
Capitol, the past few days. getting
things ready. He went to Pittsfield.
Saturday. and spent Sunday there with
his mother on the old homestead, sit
uated about five miles from the village
proper He will return, today. Mr..
Powers speaks highly of his rooms at
Mrs. Bricks and is pleased with them.
They are cheerful. and cosy, and
handy too, with the, Augusta House
directly opposite, where he will have
his meals.
The railroad commissioners have ap-
proved the articles Of the Penobscot
Central Railway. They have appoint
ed a hearing for Jan. 10, at CIRCUITS
hotel Ashland, on the petition of the
Bangor g. Aroostook r. R., or the pur-
pose of taking land for roadways.
The members of the board of exam
iners for officers elect, of the Nationa
Guard, had number of candidates
before them, Saturday. the larger
part being for the new companies at
Westbrook and Machias. The entire
number passed very creditable exam
nations, and were pronounced by the
examiners to be fine lot of officers,
every man of them.
The successful men are the follow
ing: w. A. Paul, captain Company
d. I'd Regiment, Lewiston; Herbert q.
starr captain, John w. Knights. 1st
lieutenant; ana LeOHdru y. i1oi'eoii'
I'd lieutenant. all of Company NJ, 1st
Regiment of Westbrook; and Fred W.
Bowker, captain; Sanford A. Clark. 1st
lieutenant; and Alfred K. Ames, I'd
lieutenant OF Company M. I'd Regiment
of Machias.
The following new corporations filed
papers at the secretary Of States
office. Saturday.
The, Outer Heron Island Company.
organized at Boothbay Harbor for the
n,rpose of breeding and DEMONSTRATING
fur bearing and other animals, with
$4,000 capital stock of which $4,000 is
paid in. The officers are; President,
Thomas F. Morgan Of Groton, Conn;
treasurer, Bryon Andrews of New
York. qs fss e
The American Steam Packing Com
nany organized at Portland for the
rurpose of manufacturing and selling
steam packing and other mill supplies.
with $4,000 capital stock of which