Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-03
kennebcc Assessors Will Meet. Friday
Change In ihe Cotton Industry.

Is
Look at the conditions. today. 1t was
but a few mornings ago that we read in
the Journal of the addition of new
looms in the Lockwood mills and we al
know how the prices on cotton goods
have advanced until today all the mills
are doing a good paying business and a
bright outlook for the future.
The condition Of the labor in the south
is as | understand it, being worked
around more and more like that in the
North and l believe that inside % years
there will be the same organization that
there is here in the north. In that ca Sc
the Northern mills will be placed on more
of an equal basis with the Southern ones
1t was contended two years ago that
Southern help which was wholly unor
ganiZed was SO very cheap and they
would work 50 many more hours that thu
Northern mills on that account could not
compete with the Southerners.
81 am pleased to see this change and
think it is Il good omen for the State ot
Maine considering the large cotton indus
try of the State
They have begun the distribution of fry
from the Monmouth fish hatchery.
Commissioner c. F. Oak arrived in Au
gusta. Monday morning, from Bingham,
having accomplished a drive of 125 miles
through the country in the past few
days He went to Bingham on bushes
and from there cook team across coun
try to Jackman a distance of about 80
miles. This was his first trip above The
Forks of the Kennebec and ne was sur
m find u
from Bingham the entire distance. it be
ing the Canada road that is kept in con
dipion by the county.
He found everywhere along the line
that deer were plenty and while driving
had two chances to shoot animals though
he took no chances at them even thong
he had a license in his pocket to do so in
case he wished. At The Forks he heard
the story of the moose that is playing
the highway act between The Forks and
Parln pond.
The time of the close of the guide licens
ing season is set by law al October l.,
the date of the opening of the moose
hunting season, 50 all guides who are nor
registered by that time will be apt to
find trouble in store for them.
Representative George l.. Smith of
Pressure Isle. has notified the fish and
game department that he has an immense
head of a caribou that he will present
them for their elegant new quarters to 90
with the already large collection.
1t will require about two weeks longer
to complete the land office repairs. The
steel ceiling is up and painted and tn
carpenters have begun putting up a hard
wood wainscotting. a hard wood floor
will be laid and after the walls are newly
papered, the Office will compare favorably
with any other part of the building.
William H. Holmes is back at his old
position on the State House force.
The friends of Charles II. Lovejoy Of
Sidney. for the past score of years the
messenger to the Maine Senate, will be
pleased to learn that it was his farm
that raised the potatoes that took the
prize at the Sidney fair last Saturday.
1.-THE potatoes are immense ones and ser
eral Of them will soon be on exhibition
| in the board Of agricuture's office, as
| Assistant Librarian +. w. Emery was
| among the attendants at the fair, AMI
he was presented with some Of the hand
some tubers.
| The stagings in the rotunda will be tax
en- down by the last of the week and af
! ter the walls have been tinted the pic
| lures viii be hung again and the cases
| taken from their protection of boards.
The regular meeting Of the railroad
commissioners will occur tomorrow.
1t is the regular meeting of the State
assessors today, and with this they Wi
combine the meetings with the kennebet
city and town assessors. The representa-
lives Of the Kennebec towns will be nu
| merous today and tomorrow, every city
and town being expected to be represent
ed at some time during one of the days
The enthusiasm shown by the people
down in the southeastern corner of the
State of Maine is just as great over edu
cational matters as over other matters
They have been little out of the way
| of the leading speakers of the State Oh
account of being SO unhandy OF access
| hut now that the Washington Count,
Railroad has opened up so large a section
of the country. they are showing hoy
| tHeN appreciate a C''' NAiii'S 49,
see it.
The recent visit of Superintendent Stes
son to that region was immensely pleas
irg 10 him. to see the injecting interes
that is there. He addressed mass meet
ing in Columbian hall in Lubec, Thurs
day evening and the hall was packed t
the very limit.
Following the meeting Superintendent
DR.. L. II. Bennett and the Lubec teach
ers rendered Prof. Stetson reception
and banquet at the Hillside hotel tina
: was enjoyed as greatly as the meeting.
Now that the railroad has been run int
that section, the superintendent can dc
vote as much attention to it as any othel
where heretofore it was impossible o
account Of the time it took to reac
= there.
The following order was issued. Nor
dav. from the office of the adjutant ger
eral: . ~. . ,saa
General Orders No. IL.
: / The board of examination Will mes
]. at the adjutant general $ once, o
: Wednesday, Oct. Is, 1899. at ~ CLOCK :.
: M 10 inquire into the quallfications |.
; their respective offices OF persons WH
7 have been elected or appointed 70 Once
bv the National Guard OF the state
Marine as follows: