Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-19
STATE HOUSE.
Old Home Week Notices Being
Sent to the Towns.
Certificate Filed by Corporation Cap
itaIized at SlO,OOO,OO0.
Programs Tor Farmers Institutes 10 Be Held in
Washington County.

to'. W tne wee presidents, to he dis
triputed among the different towns ,
blank return for officers elected wa,
lHclosed with the request that as 500,
as the organization is completed th;.
blank should be filled by the local soc.
ietary and forwarded to the Office q,
the State secretary.
An invitation signed by the Governo,
VIII De at once issued. This will he f,r.
i'shed the local associations on aDn,i.
cation to the State secretary. statipo
'hc number required. The State secre-
tary recommends that each local as.
soclation prepare local invitation
setting forth as far as possible the
manner of the proposed celebration II
pe sent TO former residents in connec-
tlon with the Governors invitation. A
suggestion for bylaws of local asso-
cations was also sent.
While the Old Home Week this wear
may not be marked by so MAJ 4, cole
brations on large scale as last if is
felt by many that the observance will
De more general. and more of the
smaller towns will hold celebrations of
some nature
A company capitalized at $40. 900 900
Med certificate of INCORPORATION at
the Office of the secretary of State
yesterday. the largest since the mas
sage of the new law removing the linn
* OF capitalization. The Zee to the
state is Sl005 and the yearly franchise
tax will be 1915.
The name of the company is tho
Metropolitan Copper Co." organized
at Portland for the purpose OF mining.
smelling and preparing for market.
gold. silver and all ores and metals
OF the sl0.000.OO0 capital nothing has
Teen paid in. The president is John G
iIo'ihSoh or Boston: secretary. George
W. Nolcini Of Boston. Eben Winthrop
Freeman of Portland. with the above.
compose the directors. The certificate
was approved, yesterday.
ne following programs for farmers in
Stttutes in Washington county have bee,
announced from the office of the State
Board OF Agriculture:
TOWN HALL. Barring. MONDAY.
1tNE 24-1030 a. NJ. Feed ana Care Of
Live Stock" by W. G. Hunton. Read
field l.3o p. NJ. Small Fruit Culture"
by Prof. +. w. Rane. horticulturist at
New Hampshire Experiment Staten.
Durham. y. II. 80 P. NJ. "Maine's Pros
Poets for Her Young Men" by Sec. E
w. Mckcen
GRANGE HALL. MACIIIAS. THURS
DAY. JJNE. 27-1.9O p NJ. My Farm
ing" by Hon. +. S. Adams. Bowdoin
80 p. NJ. THE Pillow and the Cow by
Prof. G. NJ Gowell. Orono.
MOVES HALL, STEtBEN. SATI-R-
DAY. JUNE 29--lo.30 \. NJ. Crop Pro
duc:ion." by Sec. r. W. McI<cen. 100 p
NJ, My Farming" by Hon. +. S. Adams
Bowdoin. 40 +. NJ. Small Fruit Cul-
ture." by Prof F. w. Rane.
The Babcock milk tester Will be cxhib-
tied in operation at Barring and Steuben.
Two days meetings will also be held at
Pembroke ana Columbia, which will be
devoted to practical instruction in dairy
ing Various makes of separators will be
shown in operation and there will be an
exhibition of other dairy machinery. The
Babcook milk tester will also be run dur
ing both days of the meeting. and all are
invited to bring samples of milk. cream
skim milk or buttcrmilk for testing. Tn
programs for these meetings will be as
follows:
FARNSWORTH HALL. PEMBROKE.
TT ESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. JUNE
% AND 26.-TrESDAY-l0.5 \. Nj, SET
ting up and operating machinery. Re
marks on Purpose and Scope of the
Meeting" by Secretary +. W. McKeen.
| 80 p. NJ. Best Methods OF Preparing
Cream for Butter Making" by Hon. f. S.
Adams. followed by remarks by W. G..
Uunton. 80 F. NJ. Small Fruit Cul-
ture." by Prof f. W. Rane.
WEDNESDAY-lo00 \. NJ. Churns an l
scparators- in operation. 1879 \. NJ. prac-
teal demonstration of best methods or
washing. sailing and packing butter Re
marke by Hon. Il. S. Adams. 80 2. NJ,
Modern Methods of Private Dairy
Work. by Prof. G. NJ. Towel. foliowei
bv remarks by w. q. Iiunton.
COLUMBIA, THURSDAY AND. FRl-
.DAYJI.NE q AND 2S-TIiTRSDAf Z
10 60 \. NJ. setting up and operating ma
chinorv. Remarks on Purpose and Scope
of the Meeting. Icy Sec. Ii. W. McNeei,
70 L. NJ. Dairy Feeds and Feeding
~ ". &. IIunton. Rcadfie!d. 40 T. NJ.
small Fruit Culturc.' by Prof. f. '"
Rarc. .,
ERIDAY-11.U0 \. NJ. Churns ana sep
arntors in operation 1910 \. NJ, pracu-
cal demonstration of best methohs VI
washing. saIting and packing butter, hu-
marks by Hon. +. 5. Adams Loo ~"
| Modern Methods Of Private baiis
Work" by Prof. G. NJ Goweii, or""o
| followed BY remarks by w. q. luhtoii'
! Governor HILL yesterday. received
communication from John w. Thomas
secretary of the Rockland old HUM
Week Association. Announcing una. 'n'
| association had voted to accept tHe vi
fer 10 have the State meeting ne'" =
Rockland. beginning August ID a"'
1astinp one week. Mr.. Thomas an
rounced that the people are very en
tbusiastic and that an endeaVor "o"''
he made to make the celebration oii' y
magnitude. Part of the -
e,uodron is expected to be present an
much interest is manifested AMONG III
citizens.
Edward Wiggin has returned iio', :"
l,op,e at Pressure Isle where ne ii'S
GOV , weeks stay. He attendeu .'ie
,,,io, exercises of the Presque Isle 10