Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-09
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The Travelling Libraries Have
Been a Great Success.
Gambling Will Not Be Tolerated on
Maine Fair Grounds.
Lightning Loss Has Been Small This Season.
New Corporations.

SeSS OF tne travelling libraries has been
far beyond my most sanguine expec-
tations. The people seem to realize
and appreciate the good reading mat
ter that they can get for practically a
song as ii costs only $3.50 for 20 books
I" be kept for six months That $3.50
covers the transportation charges, The
department has received orders for
three libraries which will be sent out
the coming week.
During the months of July and Au-
gust there is very little demand for
books ut the library. the people evil
drntly not caring much for literature
during the hot weather. Crisis and
'Eben- Holden are in great demand
while the call for David Harum' and
Richard Carver which at one time
were all the rage has waned.'
NO gambling will be tolerated at
the various agricultural fairs said
+. Walker Mckeen. secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture. Saturday
"A few years ago. continued Mr..
Mckeen. ''at some OF the shows every
thing went from roulettee wheels to the
shell game racket, but now the man
ayers realize that these games where
the public is always touched will not
be allowed. Associations who permit
these games of chance will lcse their
State stipend as did the York County
Fair Association few years ago.
At the next meeting of the Executive
Council. which will be held. Sept 13. two
pardon cases will be considered. those of
Loring L. Judkns of Waterville and Hen
r 10 nf Ind iS
time at the State prison at Thomaston
for an assault with intent to kill on the
person of Zador Tallouse. 1t is alleged
that Judkins threw Tallouse off the Ii
comic bridge at Waterville a hearing for
pardon was held last September
Brown & Brown of Waterville and Shell
don & Sawtelle OF this city are counsel
for Judkins.
| Dostie was sentenced in 1894 to 10 years
! in the State prison at Thomaston for
| attempting to wreck train near the pulp
| mill in this city. Dostie caught in
| the act by Arthur Duhame. section
| hand. After his arrest when queried by
| a reporter as to why he did the act Dostie
| replied, Just for fun
The maintenance of schools in unincor-
| continued by the State. The number is
being gradually increased. There are now
AZ. 1t is thought that the limit will be
! reached at 80. There are but two town
ships containing more than one school
| each.
The corporations are readily paving the
franchise taxes which have been assessed
against them, according to the law pass
| ed by the last Legislature. The taxes
| were not due until last Monday. vet over
| a third have already sent checks. There
| have been not over a dozen kiCkerS who
| objected to paying. The payments are
| making all kinds of work for the clerks
| in the treasurers Office.
| The board bulletin of the agricultural
| departmcnt will be issued about the mid
! die of this month. 1t will be known as
| the Fruit number and will be an inter-
esting document. Queries have been sent
IN fruit growers throughout the State, the
answers to which will be embodied in the
bulletin.
| Insurance Commissioner Carr continues
his investigation of suspicious fires as he
is reu,lircd to do by law. He has just
|
| went to look after the suspicious burning
| of Il schoolhouse. When complaints OF
information come to him he makes it his
business to investigate thoroughly IN
MANY instances there is no foundation in
the reports which come TO him. Recent
ne he received a letter from man in the
| western part of the State relative to ihe
burning of d barn. the writer statihs 'iat
the owner and. his wife were seen run
ming away from it at the time OF the hre-
| The commissioner looked the matter up
interviewing the proprietor VINO was
| grocer The man said he was IN the
barn with his wife in the act OF measut-
ing the hay NOV for the purpose oil fis-
uring up the amount of hay II contained
-rbev had a tapc measure. While he was
boIdipr one end he slipped to the floor,
his heel striking a match. whicn iShlted
In :, fwinkling the hay was in "A blaze
iand If was only by smart work that he
WAS able to get his wife out OF the puiio-
ing They were Obliged to run out rms
was the running that Mr Carr corre-
spondent observed.
There were 70 tons of h3y IN tiie parh'
worth much more than th& amount OF the
linsuranccAso 500 When the commissioner
heard the story. and seeing no mo'Ne. ne
=, o,,.. .,,.ndoned his investigation The
-, u,.s A.. reputable citizen, and there
was nothiias to do but to kelieve MN,
The returns of lightning receiver az
H., ;r.,,r.nca commissioners office indi-
" 49,. ,ho ,icb,nipr lAsses have been
. ct.e ."a u'man ',nis season. Tihcir aesrcs ht.
49, 90 Ia as one single loss. Jas,
roar This is favorable to (farm property
which the insurance companies are st
shy OF.
The following new corporations itN'
fled certificates at the office of the seSr'
tary of state: