Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-03
- ~ LIZ YIN,
HENRY O. STANLEY,
CHARLES f.. OAK,
CDIprpi inparS


Secretary A. G. Young of the Stale
board was the one who notified the cattle
| commissioners of the existence Of hog
cholera in the towns of Dennysville an |
Edmunds. DR.. Young was notified by the
secretaries of the local boards of health
Of the two towns and he at once calle |
the attention of the cattle commission to
the matter.
He received letter. Saturday morning
from Hon. +. o. Beal of the commits
sion, saying that the commission had
nothing whatever to do with the matter
of hogs as it had, some years ago, been
taken out of their hands by an act of
the Legislature. AT the same time the
board Of health is in no way called upon
to take action unless the health of the
people is endangered. as ii is not sup
posed to be, and thus the people of the
communities when the hog cholera is in
force will have to care for themselves
However. DR.. Young has done what ne
could for the people in that section by
warning them of the infectiouSness OF
the disease and telling them something
of the manner OF the working of the dis
ease.
1t seems by little pamphlet publisher
by the State board Of health that this
disease is exceedingly infectious. 1t can
be conveyed on mans shoes or clothing
from herd of hogs to another. and :;
can also be transmitted from hogs to
eats. dogs, mice. and again back to tn
hogs.
In this particular case there is but lit
tie danger Of an infection of the disease,
as there are probably not enough hogs iii
the section of the county to cause a great
deal of damage. 1t can be stopped Il
properly handled as it has broken out on
several occasions in such large pggeries
a that of the Maine insane asylum anl
has been checked.
Secretary Mckeen was at the state
House, Saturday. having returned from
his institute trip, and having completed
the Institutes for the season. No more
viii be held until the last Of August OF
first Of September
Secretary Mckeen says that the effect
upon the crops Of the rain of the last
week was magical. 1t will assist the hay
crop to a certain extent, though prob
ably the greater good is done to the crops
which have a longer time to stand. The
crops of the State rule looking
very we'll
Secretary James Plummer returned, |
Saturday, from his trip with the as
SCISSORS who have been holding meetings
with the local assessors in the counties
Of Somerset and Piscataauis.
The assessors will meet the local assess
ors of Waldo county in Belfast. July IS, |
the assessors Of Knox in Rockland July |
10. those Of Lincoln in Wiscasset, July
%. and in Boothbay Harbor, July q.
The two following companies Saturday, |
filed certificates of Incorporation:
The Boston Springfield Zinc Company
organized at Portland for the purpose OF
mining with 100000 capital stock, of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are |
President, John w. Ground of Carthage |
Mo: treasurer, Henry s. Sprague OF |
Providence, X. l. Certificate approved
June IS. 1899.
The Woodbury. and Sawyer Company |
organized at Portland for the purpose OF |
conducting a livery stable with soovJ
capital stock, of which $500 is paid IN |
The officers are: President. r. r. W oou-
bury of Portland. Me. treasurer, W. d. |
SAWYER of Portland, Me. Certificate ap- |
proved, June 19, 1889.