Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-08

tees all over YORK county and is Just be
ginning to hear from them. He says tina
not man in either Biddeford or Sac,
shows the slightest interest IN the mat
ter but that in some Of the other town.
he has heard of q number who are anx
ious to serve.
1t Is understood that before Can't. Bak
er leaves for the war the Portland higl
school cadets, present and past whose
drillmaster he has been and who owe to
him all the fame they have won as sol
diers are to give him substantial token
of their regard.
Another Maine National Guard office,
has been appointed to the Volunteer
army as will be seen from the following
telegram which was received in Portland
Wednesday:
Edward E. Pniibrook. Portland land H Ne 1877
You have been appointed LIST lieutenant
IN the 10Th infantry. Wire acceptance to
this office. w. II. Carter.
Assistant Adiutant General.
Lieut.. Phibrook wired back his accept
ance within half an hour and is now anX
iously awaiting further orders. His ap.
pointment has been won by the hardest
kind of work on the part of the leuten :
ant and his friends all of whom rejoice
with him that he has at last secured the
prize for which he has worked so long
and for which he is so well fitted.
State Superintendent of Schools w.
w. Stetson has returned from his trip
through Illinois. and is at his home in
Auburn for a few days. He will not
come to Augusta until next week, and
will hAp he Sol lion
of teachers meetings. He has been
gone a little over two weeks, and has
where years ago he taught school in
Illinois.
The first of the fall teachers meetings
to be advertised is that of the Waldo
County Teachers Association which VIII
hold its semi annual meeting Sept. 10 and
l6 in Searsport. Supt. Stetson will give
an address as will also Miss Adelaide
v Finch. principal of the Lewiston train f.
ing school.
Other speakers and their subjects will
be: practical Work in Grammar II.
L. Ellis. Belfast: Teaching Exercise,
Third Grade Reading Miss Grace T..
Walton. Belfast: The Rational Method
of Teaching Reading" Supt. +. $. Brick,
Belfast; "Civics in our Schools" Hon. W.
w. Stetson; First Steps" Miss Jose
phine Knights. Searsm0nt: Teaching Of
Geography" Miss Finch \ question box
conducted by Supt. Stetson and talks on
timely subjects by different superinten-
dents in the county will be Interesting
features
The State library. yesterday, received
some very interesting books. Two Of
them are specially interesting to road
builders ana another to socialists. Tre
books are: "Hydraulic Cement its Prop
critics, Testing ana Use" Spaldng; Port
land Cement. its Manufacture, Testing
ana Use" Butler: pulmonary Tubercu-
losis, Its Modern Prophylaxis and the
Treatment in Special Institutions and Al
Home" Knapp; The Races of Europe,
Ripley.
The State assessors. next week, will s.
to Penobscot and Aroostook counties to
meet the local assessors and receive their
returns. They will 50 to Lincoln, Thurs
day. Sept II and will be in Bangor, the
two following days, Sept. 10 and 10.
From Bangor they will so to Caribou
where they will meet the local assessors,
Monday. From there they will 80 to
Houltun to meet the local assessors,
Wednesday. These will complete the
meetings with local assessors except in
Kennebec. York and Cumberland coun'
ties. These meetings Will probably be
held early in October. The kennebec
meeting may be held the uay after the
regular meeting OF the assessors in this
city. oct 1. Still il is possible the Kenne
others have been held.
Adiutant General Richards has received
the report of the election in Co. NJ, LIST
Regiment ~ c. S. NJ. Sergt. James W.
Graham was elected captain and Sergt.
Walter W. Smith was elected second
lieutenant.
pers of Incorporation. yesterday, at the
office of the secretary of State:
Maxim Chemical Company organized ut
Winthrop for the purpose of dealing in
MaXim'S protein and other remedies and
medicines with $4,000 capital stock, of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President. Samuel Maxim of Wayne.
Me; treasurer. George w. Bates of Win
throp. Me. Certificate approved, Aug. 30,
1899.
BicycIists Are Directing.
The bicyclists of the city are very Wig
orous in their protests against the prac-
h.