Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-25
STATE HOUSE.
Epidemic of 0iphtheria at Fort
Fairfield Subsiding. y
Not 50 Many New Smallpox Cases
Reported from St. John.
important MATTERS in Regard to Several Of the
State Departments.

lnere have been som. a.a,h.
thef"' said Dr. Young, on Sat,,r,,.v v
w the condition of things is NOT y.ry
"'armlnS. The disease is in a mild
,o'iii ahc. and do not think thee vil
he any further trouble.
Therc are not 50 many new cases j,
| smallpox reported from 81. John u.
lorihefiy, and | am in hopes tina, N.
| hssaSe there has had its run rbo
inspector at Nanceboro reports thar H..
! mas discovered nothing new in the mas,
few days. The disease is pieyai,inr IN
some extent in Boston. and il is yer,
prevalent all through th.. West Whit.
| IN Boston. the other day, | conferred
with the city and also the State Board
| oi Health and they 10 not think II.
epidemic OF smallpox in Boston ha.
any connection with the one in s.
John. The Massachusetts officials knn,.
OF no cases coming from The New
brunswick city"
lTaNeiltnS libraries are going out
quite frequently. nowadays Bar Ear-
DOT mas been sent two. and Pittsfic,d
AMI Palermo one each
me leading article OF the fortncom-
ing annual report OF Hon $. W. Ma
thewS. commissioner of Ia Dor statistics
VIII De that on the butter and cheese
factories OF the State 1t will be ex-
/ ihauStlNe IN its character. An agent
u tne department has visited about
every factory in the state. investigat-
inS the industry carefully and closely
ne round o. butter and 10 cheese fac
tories, cooperative and nroprietaiy in
the State.
"A special writeup Will be given tu
PORTLAND. devoted chiery TO th. COM
inercial development of tie city Much
space VIII be given to the grain eleva-
tors. the shipping and the railroads.
l he usual space in the report will b..
given TO new manufacturing establish
mentS erected, and the cotton ana
Woolen industries. The mica and field
spar mines in oxford county art. to be
treated in a story of several pages. A
number Of pages will be occupied with
a summing mp of the last census i'm
Maine From them one can see at 3
glance the increase or decrease in popu-
lation of every city. town and planta-
tion in the State.
brlef history of the Old Home
week celebra tions in Maine last sum
ner viii appear. Mr.. Matthews is now
preparing this. He thinks there. is M,
doubt but what the custom Of obse!v-
ing this week will be continued n..vt
summer. He believes that the interest
in It is we'll maintained among the
people Of Maine.
The Governor and Council will meet
this afternoon at o'clock. 1t is not
known whether the Chase pardon case
will be argued this session or not.
Gen. John I. Richards. last week
loaned two cases of stuffed birds TO the
state museum. which is in charge of
the fish and game department The
oirds were shot in India by an uncle
OF Gen. Richards over 80 years ago.
They are a valuable addition TO the
museum. and one which will attract Il
great deal of notice.
The cattle commissioners have been
very busy recently. Commissioner
Decring OF Saco, has been investigat-
ing some of the worst cases he ever
came across. He has recently had killed
!, cattle out of a herd of 25 owned by
Byron Hill Of Saco.
1t is understood that Daniel A. Tag
Sart Of Manchester. y. H.. the general
receiver of the Granite State Provident
Association. will be able about Jan. l
to declare a dividend of about Is per
cent to 81 900 claimants. many Of whom
are residents of Maine.
Superintendent W. W. Stetson of the
school department, is busily engaged in
the prepar ton of his annual report.
He has recently completed his annual
visitation of the various educational
Institutions and. Saturday. met the
st,ustees of the Maine Industrial
school at Hallowell.
The summer school movement, in
Supt. Stetson's opinion, is one OF the
most important of modern educational
innovations and already the good re-
suits are being manifested throughout
the State. Early in January. Supt.
| Stctson will begin to prepare Tor next
seasons educational gatherings ana ne
will probably have his advance an
lnouncement ready for publication early
| in the new year.
| Supt. Stetson, in speaking OF Pres.
Harris leaving the University OF MAINE
said that his departure would be Sc
we're loss, not only to the college but TO
educational circles throughout Ne"
England. He has accomplished Won
d.rs there" said Supt. Stetson' ana
his place will be hard to fill.
| Horace Atwood of Hampdeh' ana D.
NJ Tavlor of Cape Elizabeth, members
ct the State board of steamboat IN.
snactors. have submitted their annual
r4nort. From it the following ABSTRACT
| is taken: -,
..There are in the inland waters OF
tho state of Maine 1s9 steam .esseiS vi
Ian classes. of which 166. win an as-
lgreeate measurement of 2s4' tons nav
been examined and Inspected oS Us ana
granted certificates of inspectors. IL
e.ansas have been issued to loo masters
and 1a2 engineers. Twenty-tnree YES
sells have not been in service 'hls yea,
for various reasons; % new Nesse''
,,n,.. heen added to the service. =,
-, Investigated. One steamer. Wabon
n,r,,ad ~ a, her landing with no one OH