Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-02

V0tI OetueIot ~ toAO WIN AlOOue
a number but not enough to supply the
demand. Much of the material comes
from Washington county over the new
| railroad.
The farmers throughout the whole
| lime region are nearly all coopers and
| they spent their time on rainy days
and during the winter in making lime
casks. They are made from spruce and
fir and the hoops are made from gray
| birch which seems to have its natural
home in that section.
The travelling library commission
has published the following circular
letter of instruction to librarians and
library associations desiring the trav-
cling libraries:
Printed forms for application for a Ii
brary Will be furnished at this depart
ment on request.
Signed applications for a travelling Ii
check at the rate of ten cents per vol
ume. Books will be sent out in libraries
of 30 vols. or half libraries of . vols
each.
The enclosed record book has a page 70
each book in the lib rary. ON this page
must be entered the name of each Dor
rover OF the book. The date when taken
out, the date of its return, and fines 60!
lected. When the books are returned to
the state library. this record book must
also be returned. In this record book
the library commissioners will have all
the data needed for statistics on travel
ing libraries.
The law for travelling libraries must be
conSpicuOuSly posted where the library is
kept. The printed contract with the Dor
rover must first be signed by him before
he can take books from the library. The
ten cents per volume paid To the State is
designed to cover charges for transpor-
tation both from and to the State library,
and for the ordinary use, wear ana tear
of the books. All books lost or mutiatel
must be replaced or paid for. The rules
for the circulation of the books will be
found on the inside cover of each vol
ume- Persons Interested in the establish
ment Of a free library in their town or
village are invited to correspond with the
library commission. All requests for III
formation, blanks library laws, or other
material should be directed to the Maine
State library. Augusta. Maine. Fines
collected for over detention Of books ac =
crue To the benefit and use of the library
or association having the care and Gus
tody of the books.
Insurance Commissioner S. w. Carr
says that the summer of 1899 has been
the most disastrous one for number
of years as far as lightning losses have
been concerned. This condition of
as of Maine. The month of July here
was the worst one, but few losses hay
ing been had since the close of that
month.
Mr.. Carr said that he did not hesitate
to say that on the day of the heaviest
storm of the season. Friday. July y.
caused a loss of over $4,000 in this
State. He has received reports which
almost cover this amount and there are
reported or heard from.
There are many losses from lightning
which will not be reported to the de
partment, such as the burning out of
dynamos. some of which accidents
cause loss of $500. Then again an
other class of losses which will not be
heard from will be where lightning
strikes and does not cause fire. 1t will
accordingly be hard to estimate the
amount of lightning damage in this
State through the summer of 1899 but
it will be very heavy.
Lieut.. Frank b. w. Welsh of Co. A,Ist
Regiment Maine Volunteers. who was
awarded a commission by the govern
ment in the new regiments for Philip
pine service has declined the commits
sion The reasons are the desire of his
| employers. Loring. Short & Harmon,
for him to remain with them.
| Insurance Commissioner Carr will
| leave. today for Detroit, Mich, where
| he will attend the meeting of the In
surance Commissioners Association. He
will be gone about 10 days and will I'M
doubtedly have a very enjoy able trip.
| Col E. E. Newcomb of the End Regi-
ment ~ G. S. NJ. has named the Off
| GERS to fill the vacancies on his stan.
He has appointed Lieut.. Edward S.
| Wade of Co / of Eastport, as the adj
iutant, Sergt. Wallace A. Purnell of Co.
A of Gardiner, quartermaster and Capt.
| DIN M. Smith of Co. l. of Houlton, as
inspector of rifle practice.
Secretary B. Walker McKeen of the
board of agriculture has practically
completed the arrangement for the
meeting to be held at the Lewiston
fair, next Wednesday evening. The
meeting will be held in a tent having a
capacity of about 600 people and will be
will be music by an orchestra COM