Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-11
STATE HOUSE.
Old and Valuable Books Added
to Library.
Steps Taken to incorporate State
Sanatorium Association.
$50 Members Already P:edge1.. Meeting. D..
ce:ber &c.

A number of books of great value have
been added to the State library, some OF
| them being Of a very old date. Among
them is a complete lot of the Farmers
Almanac, including every issue from the
year l's5, when No. was published, to
the year 1860 y glance at some of the
first numbers is of interest as all the Pc
culiariiies characteristic of these times
are to be seen.
me nrSt Issues Were edited by Robert
Il. Thomas and printed by the Apollo
press in Boston. The cd fashioned typa
is Of course conspicuous and the books
are full of anecdotes. which are really Of
more humorous nature than MANY of
the present day. Then t-ere are numer-
Gus receipts for cornS on the feet, too h.
ache and formulas for swcetening the
blood. etc Other books are as follows:
| Life Of William Peppcrell. Usher Par
sons; Report on the Trial of Abner Knee
land for Blasphemy IN the municipal and
Supreme Courts in Boston: Chambers
Criminal Trials, Peeg W. Chandler:
Northeastern Boundary of the United
States; Life and Adventures OF Capt
Theodore Wells of Wells. Me; E,xamina-
ton of the Decision of the Commissioner
Under the Fourth Article of the Treaty
OF Client, published in 1899; Speech of Mr.
Holmes of Maine. in the United States
Senate, on his resolu tons calling upon
the President for the reasons of his re-
moving from office and fling vacancies
thus created; Speech in the House, en-
the Northeastern Boundary. by Mr.. Ev-
ans of Maine. in 1888; Andrew Jackson's
Message 70 Congress; The Ichneuman
being an essay on politics. written in the
District of Maine. July 1914. bu Don
QuiXote; address delivered before Medi-
cal Association of Maine at Brunswick
Sept. 4, 1927, by BENZ. ID. Bartlett. NJ ID.
Speech of Mr.. Shade Of Vermont relative
to collector of WiscassCt; Decision Of the
King of the Netherlands in Reference to
the Rights of the United States and of
the State of Maine. published in 1881
Revolutionary Soldiers of Claremont n
H., by Chas. E. Spofford; Biogra phical
Sketch of Capt. Walter Grendall of
North Yarmouth, by Dr. Chas, Z. Banks;
Origin of the States of the Union, by
Hamilton Z. Staples; A Sermon on the
Death of Sir William Pepperel, Bart,
lieutenant-generali in his majcsty's service
who died AT his seat at Kittery. aged c.,
NJ. pastor of the First Church of Kit
terry: Address to Sufferers by Fire in
Wiscasset and Alma at Their Meeting
Jan. Is, 1924. to express their gratitude
for donations made for their relief. de-
livered by HeZekiah Packard Address
by Hon. Marshall Cram at the dedca-
ton of the town house in Bridgton.
Jan, 1852; Voyages to East Coast of
America in the 70 century; Col Thomas
Gilbert, the leader of the New England
Tories, By John c.. GRANGE: Diary of
Lieut.. Amos Farnsworth during part of
the Revolutionary War. Samuel 4.
Green; y Relation of a Voyage to Saga
wards Gazetteer of Maine, published in
1913; Historical Sketch of the Second War
Between the United States and Great
Britain. by Chas. j. Ingersol; French
Spoilation Claims, by BENZ. +. Stevens;
Maine, Its Geography and History, by
Albert p. Marble, Phd.; The Opinion of
Judge Story in the case of William Al
len VS.. Joseph McKeen. treasurer OF
Bowdoin College, published in 1888; Rev
dictionary Soldiers of Berwick, w. ID.
Spencer: Jonathan Holman, Revolu-
tionary Colonel. John G. Crane; Rosiery
Narrative of Waymouths Voyage to the
Coast of Maine; Capt. Norton's orderly
Book. Kept in 1775: Fourth of July 0S.9)
Address at Centennial Anniversary of
Settlement of WindhGm. Thcs. Laurens
Smith.