Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-15
STATE HOUSE.
The Southeastern Maine Electric
Road Situation.
Travelling Library Tor North Berwick Gossip
Of the Capitol.

llt dDpEONdl Vi the IOcdllo-
Of the electric road to Saint
road commissioners, marks an inn
portant step in the proposed electric
road from Kittery to Brunswick. II
was learned at the State House
yesterday morning, that the railroad
commissioners did not approve the
whole of the location as has been
stated by Associate Press dispatches.
There is still small portion in Bidde-
| ford that the commissioners did not
| approve. This part was over certain
streets in Biddeford, but it is probably
only short time before that location
will be approved.
The location of tie electric roads
through the streets is a matter which
is left with the municipal officers.
They have the right to say which
streets the road shall run through, and
when that decision is reached the COM
missioners will give their decisions as
| to which part of the streets the road
may occupy.
There is now but a small part of the
| road between Kittary and Lewiston
which is not approved. There is
small stretch Of the road from Old
Orchard to Portland unsettled and also
q small portion from Yarmouth to
Freeport. The matter of the road
from Old Orchard to Portland is still
in the hands Of the court, the point by
which the road is hung up being fully
decided at the time the matter went to
the courts.
Beyond Kittery there are still a few
gaps l+tWoen Portsmouth and Boston
bu; t..esc probably will be filled in a
short time.
Henry w. Mayo, chairman Of the
Governors council. was at the State
House yesterday, for a short time, and
left in the morning for Thomastoh
where he is to make an official visit to
the State Prison.
4 new department has suddenly APP
peared at the State House. but just
where it is no one is yet able to find
out. None of the members of the diff
ferent departments had any idea that
there was to be such a department.
but that there is that branch was
shown by mail matter received. yester-
day morning, and directed to the eli
censing department" Until the new
department is discovered the matter
will be attended TO at the office of the
Secretary of State.
Travelling library No. was started
out on another journey, yesterday
morning for North Berwick. this being
the library which was returned from
Winterport. The records received with
the travelling libraries give a most eX-
cellent idea of what books are proving
popular in the towns to which the Ii
brarieS have been sent. The pOpu-
larity is learned from the record sys
TEN established by Librarian Carver
With each library is sent out a small
record book, one page of which is de-
voted to each Of the 50 books When
a book it taken from the library the
name of the person taking the book
out is entered on the page devoted to
that book. When the Libraries are re
turned the records show which book
has been taken out the most. There
is sometimes an exception to the rule,
from the fact that in many towns t.
which the libraries are sent the local
library may contain the very book
which would be the most popular in
that town.
In many cases the money is sub
scribed by the school children of the
town to which the libraries are sent
This has proved to be the case in five
of the towns. and gives an idea of the
increased interest in books by the
school children of the State.
In speaking of the libraries being
sent to the schools Librarian Carver
said that he considered it an excellent
idea for the libraries to be sent to
those places. since the children would
act as the distributing agents and the
schoolhouse would prove the best place
from which the books could be dis
tributed.
1T is a remarkable thing" said Mr.
Carver. that the children. as a rule,
take better care of the borrowed books
than the grown people. | have noticed
this here in the State library. The
school children who come in here after
books nearly always return them in a
much better condition than do the
grown people. That one reason seems
to be sufficient cause why the travelling
libraries should go to the schools.
State Superintendent Of Schools
Stetson was at the State House, yes
terday. for q short time. He will go
to Pennington. today. and then Will
take up the work in the eastern part OF
the State A cyclometer would be worn
out were il attached 10 Mr.. Stetson for
: a day. During one of his recent trips
he left this city in the afternoon ana
went to Belfast. The next day he was
in the extreme western part of the
State and the next morning was at
| Pennington.
These corporations have filed certifi-
caes of incorporation at the office OF
| the secretary of State:
The Munday Publishing CO., has been
orga nized at Portland, for the purpose
| Of doing a publishing business, with
500. 900 capital stock, of which $500 Is
| paid in The officers are: President,
MvrOn T. Pritchard. Boston; treasurer
Harry f. Morrell. Hyde Park. Mass.
| Certificate approved, March II, 1900.
The Lewis Wharf Co, has been or
! panized at Belfast, for the purpose OF
doing a wharfing and grocery business
with $4,000 capital stock, of which s9Voo
| is maid in. The officers are Presl-
| I,Lor1o- L, EnpWltOn. Belfast.