Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-17
STATE HOUSE.
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Strange Stories Told By Old Census
Reports.
augusta Savings Bank Received the S1OO. 900
loan-appointments Today.

| The census documents of the wear 1850
which is the earliest in the library, and
every ten years thereafter. will show
some very remarkable things to those
who care to look for them. As an Illus
| tration: young man in search of gen
| ealogical data was looking through the
book of 1860 the other day. and he thought
| he would see what it said about his faith
er's family at the time. This man, now
a leading surgeon and a well-to-do man,
was at that time living in one of Ken
nebec countys small towns. The young
man found that it had his fathers name
| ana it also appeared that he was the
| source of support of wife and part
of the wife's family. His real estate and
personal property showed that he was
worth about $500.
| That night the son told his father of his
the fathers) condition in 1850. This sur
prised the elder to see what his son knew
of his past. that had never been told by
| him, and he admitted that he at that time
was supporting his wife's folks and vet
he continued to lay aside quite little
sum of money even in those days.
The names of Augusta's leading men
and the richest in the succeeding census
reports are found and in some cases they
are not accredited with having a cent to
| their names. while today they are
wealthy So it l. that by looking over
each of the large documents one can
trace the rise or fan in financial and in
family wealth, Of the men of the State
of Maine.
These census reports are also great
boon to the genealogical searchers If
they believe that members of their family
lived in certain towns in a certain wear
and there is no history of the town avail
able, they "an search these reports and
find the town in question so that in case
there is person of the name they are
seeking, it is easily found. This often
saves the searchers many trips 10 the
towns themselves TO search for the town
records.
The loan of 100000 that was placed by
State Treasurer Simpson, May Il. was
with the Augusta Savings Bank
Governor Powers will make up the list
of appointments, today, tnat are to be
confirmed at the meeting of the governor
and council, next week. The cattle COM
mission, the Hallowell Industrial school
of registration, are the interesting ones
that will be made public, either tonight
or Thursday night.
Secretary A. G. Young Of the State
board of health, went to Orono, Tuesday
morning, TO investigate the cases of scar
let fever tnat are in existence there. He
does not apprehend any great danger
from the outbreak.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Andro-
scoggin Teachers Association, is to be
held at the Dingley school in Lewiston,
May &c. 1ne educational department was
sending out the programmes of the
meeting, Tuesday.
The three following companies. Tues
day, filed certificates of incorporation:
Santo Domingo Development Company
organized at Portland, for the purpose of
colonization and development of real es-
tate with $5O0,0OO capital stock, of which
$40 is paid in. The officers are: Pres-
dent, E. f: Knight of Salem. Mass;
treasurer ~ b. Clark of Boston, Mass.
Certificate approved, May IS, 1899.
Golden Twins Mining Company organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of op
Grating mines. with $50OO0O capital stock,
President, II. \. Landers OF Halifax, \.
S. treasurer Arthur w. May of Halifax,
n. S. Certificate approved, May Is. 1899.
Odd Fellows Building Association or
ganiZed at Madison. for the purpose OF
erecting a building for the Odd Fellows
and other uses with $4,000 capital stock,
of which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President, c. o. Small of Madison.
Me; reasurer. j. Nj. Hilton of Madison,
Me. Certificate approved. May l.. 1899.