Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-12
CAPITAL CHAT.
Additional Land to Be Pur-
chased at Togus.
Senator Hale's Success With Naval
Appropriation Bill.
Lawyer PIummer Of Bath Fighting a Bill OBJ
jectonable to Sailors.

patches recently. Inc purchase Oh 'ti'
hundred anS forty acres Of land addI-
tional was urged by Governor ;. II.
Allen of the Home. and by Generai
John Marshall Brown Of Portland, the
local manager. as well as by other
officials. The property to be bouShl
includes the Fairbrother lot. Whlc'
COL Allen points out in letter Is WeIi
adapted. buildings on the Halloween
ridge. lras good soil for hay and grass.
and il Of the highest Importance l"
the Home, as the spring from which II
obtains its supply If drinking water -
situated thereon.
What is known as The Purinton lot.
which is also included in the purchase
as Incorporated in the SundrY 'iNiI
bill. would enable the home I" con
struct county road around the home.
instead pf through the grounds. as
now in use. where the p-dlers of
whisky can and 4" parade thr grounds
with teams and on foot in dcfianc" Of
the officers of the home. While they
are on the county road. COL Allen
earnestly requested the purchase Of
these two lots Of land especially AS h"
was anxious To do away with this con-
stant sale Of whisky to IN" soldiers
The Purnton lit contains "A acres
and is owned by Nj. Purintrn Of .Au-
"usta, Maine. The price asked *
81 500. The Purinton lot is triangular
in shape. while the Fairbrothor LOT
which is owned by Mr. Fairbroth~r ~
Chelsea. Maine. contains s. acres ana
is offered for $1,000. including Il new
barn. :'2X50 feet. built a year ana Il half
ago. 1T a cost of about $500 ard also 4
small building worth about 5000 The
FIirhruthcr lot cuts on the average -
tons of nice hay a year 1t is claimed
that the property cost Mr. Fairbrothcr
s.. 600
The close contigui,y Of both Iut-
makes it important that the home
should get them before other peoul"
purchase Governor DurlciSh had 4
conference several days ago with Nh
cannon about the importance Of pur-
chasing these lands ana Ill His request
the item was PUT in the Sundry Ciy.l
Appropriation bill ana passed by tha
House
Representative Rnbcr,s Of Massachu-
sctts. the former resident Of EAST Madi-
som Maire. has hecn holding Il prominent
place here This week in his conduct of the
election contest of Richmond Pearson OF
North Carolina. against Representative
". 7. crawford. Mr.. Enh.r.- mad. the
r.,,rt VI wv, t,i .
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iiotIS" Tor TWO days. II" has spoken he
fore in th. House hut This vls nr,cti-
cilly hts first long speech. He uc,unied
t"p hours ~ the tim" Wednesday, after
noon ana in ;hia f.tsI,i,., I,,..,,..t,
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''9 ""i"'H I" h'l''i'" Il case %! Sl'"n I'M
p"rtancc. The contestant. Pearson. WIS
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IT 7 Nlif \ young man. having been
born in East Madison Nuvc:nhc- n lS5>.
lie is arrnrdingI, ,,l,. J., ,,,,.. III -
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P''9'"' "i" mas h'1d quit i I"n" v%prrl-
cncc in public iir, in Mass lrtI,..,.tt. NJ
Rnh.rt. yho,r.I +,.,. ,
r 4 800" 'I't ~ HHd sAtn 4
80. urhl ~ a'l"utl'h - Tue contest ana
M Guneh' winch VS. rD.urIrAu nSiVr
lI'I TAhduStIN" VII rlu-'l. t"liuW.d hy
ll'ii'"'FN' nom Republican. and Demo
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distrir, ,yhi,.h XII, t,,i rIh'n Maryland
J.Ino.,'... II 1'' t,I,i' "h1l'SS ana
,'i,'r'i ',.Y9 !" lnt IHl!,tI"'! hit convention.
r,LnpS,r " w -! .it'S' "'!S%a'"s Mr..
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