Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-10

Souncii. Deaf and dumb children ~
other states may be admtttettsan bay
ment of tuition to 10 fixed by the
trustees.-R NJ, Fernald. Geo. O.
Goodwin. .. b. Dwinal, J. w. Penney.
g H. pulsifer, F. o. burlington. l.. II.
Moulton, s. S. Waterhouse and others,
ask to be Incorporated IA the Mechanic.
Falls Banking and Trust COMPANY
An act was presented CHANGING time
ot holding county commissioners eoiift
OF Lincoln county from second Mon
day In May, September and December,
TO second TtesdAy.-Savage Of Andro-
scoggtn, presented an act amending
act In relation to libels for divorce. by
adding after proceedings in sixth line
OF section 2. chapter so, Revised Stat
utes, words "or if the ,ihelee Is res
ident of this State section 16. chap
ter "a. Revised Statutes, relating to
paupers is amended by act presented
by Salley of Somerset, so as to take
IN brothers and sisters and make them
support relatives who are paupers,
provided such brothers and sisters are
OF efficient ability.--Clasoh Of Kennn=
bee. presented an net amending act
additional 10 chapter 40, Revised Stat
utes, relating to insurance by striking
out last paragraph on page Is Of said
act. This says: IF any material fact
or circumstances, stated in writing has
not been fairly represented by the as
sured. 1t is said that insurance
companies take advantage of this
clause. The paragraph requiring a
statement In writing signed and sworn
to by insured In case Of loss is stricken
out. The time in which the company
snail pay loss by fire is limited to 30
days instead Of Uo-All that portion of
the law relating to the appointing of
referees in case of failure to agree sn
amount of loss is Str;cKei out. A
section is added after section maxi
ing all agents Of companies the agent
OF companies and not insured in all
matters pertaining to insurance A
notice to agent is notice to eUiTipany.
Any application for insurance or de-
scription OF property, valuation of
same if drawn by agent is conclusive
upon company but not upon insured
All descriptions of value in applica-
ton are representations and not war;
ranties, erroneous descriptions or
statements of value or title do not
prevent insured from recovery on his
policy unless Jury find that difference
between property insured and as it
really existed at time of fire mate
rally increased the risk. This meas
ure is in the nature of valued pol
10y law as it repeats all provisions in
the so-called standard policy of
Maine, contrary to the proposed law.
The Senate extended its sympathy
to Senator Simpson in the loss of his
son.-The Senate granted the use of
Senate chamber to Maine Bar Asso-
citation, Wednesday afternoon.-The
Waldo Bar Association wants to dis
pcnse with grand jury at January
term of supreme judicial court In
Waldo county and change time of
holding the October term of said court.
The decorating of the Capitol on
Feb. %, the occasion of Governor Pow
ers' reception, will be done by A. E.
Allen of Wayne, manager of the Uni
ted States Decorating Company.
The following appreciative and well
deserved words concerning one of Au-
gusta's popular representatives. APP
peared in a recent issue of the Gar
diner Reporter Journal:
In the House. one of the central
figures is William H. Williams, chair.
man of the Republican city committee
of Augusta, who has served in both
branches of the Augusta city govern
ment and who is on the right rung of
the ladder to fame. Billy" as he is
called by every one in this town, is
the right hand man of Hon. ]. II.
Manley and is candidate for the Au-
gusta postmastership with the chances
very good for capturing the plum
under the Mckinley administration.
'Billy's" friends are legion; in fact, it
is said that there isn't a more popular
man in the whole Legislature than the
chairman of the railroad committee on
the part of the House."
Today will be day of many inter-
esting features at the Capitol. After
the regular morning session at 10
o'clock of both branches, the forenoon
will be devoted to the memorial SER
vices in honor of the late eX-Gov. Da-
Wis. Senator Engel in the Senate and
Representative Stetson in the House
will present the memorials and the
formal eulogies, and they will be fol-
lowed by the other members of the
committee and a few other members
in brief remarks. The afternoon will
be crowded to overlooking with COM
mittee hearings, and in addition to all
this the Maine Federation of Womens
Clubs will be in session all day and
evening in the agriculture room, and
the State Bar Association will meet in
the Senate chamber at p. NJ. for a
business session and to hear the ad-
dress of the president, Fl. H. Heath of
Augusta. There will be large and
notable crowd at the Capitol. and the
day will be the busiest yet.
Among the many visitors to the Cap
itol Tuesday, were so pupils of the
Skowhegan high school accompanied
by their teachers. The principal of
this school is F. G. Harrington of this
city, and the sub-principal is c. W.
Marston of Hallowell, well known
here. Both are Bowdoin graduates
The party watched the Legislature re-
cess, inspected the Capitol, called on
the Governor and returned home on
the afternoon train, where a number
of Cony High pupils gathered to give
them, n ohaor on their dapa rf1ra