Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-24

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StrumentS.
TIE annual report u' the library
commission has been submitted TO the
governor ard council. Seventeen new
travelling libraries. each Of fifty vol
umes, nave been added 10 the. - pur-
chased last year. All ;hesc have been
in use in various towns in the state.
The recorded circulation Of 56 returned
TO the state library during the year
was SS23 and the number of registered
readers. 1880.
In four towns th,. p"esenc.. of II :raV-
cling library has beer apparent. having
occasiOned earnest agitation for he ..s-
tablishment of free public libraries.
The commission expresses satisfaction
at the reduction fee from s. 20 $50
Fl the year free public libraries have
been established III Fairfield Hiram.
T"nesport. Sanford, Norridgewock "nd
Stetson. to each Of which the librarian
has mad. legal donation of books.
In 1876 there were only three public
libraries which did not charge Il fee for
hooks now ther- are - entirely free
and 107 availah.. under c'.itain restri"-
tons. The great majority of these Ii
braries ara in towns OF less than 40fN
inhabitants. The ideal nf tile commits
sion is to secure for every citizen of
Maine an opportunity to borrow With
out expense to himself ; many books
as i" can pr"fitably read.
Railroad Commissioner Spofford
csn,n over to Augusta from his home in
Huo<spOrt on the morning train, Sat
urday. He stood at the rear Of the
train nearly the whole distance and
viewed the havoc made by the storm.
II am afraid said he. '4hat an
Off, :al amination "f the Maine Cen
hal roa1hed and track between here
and Bangor would not be quite SO
complmt ntary as the examination tn.
railroad commission made n month "r
50 ago | never saw such a condition
as exists from Pittsfield through t.
liv"rsiic. In places where no one
thought water would do damage t. the
track and road bed the flood quilted
great holes in the bed and left the
sleepers hanging without support from
underneath. In other places the force
of the water tore out great stretches of
ls:nd under the track to the depth of Is
or ~ feet Th,. damage to the COM
pany must be enormous. IL viii
necessitate the practical rebuilding Of
miles Of rnadbed and the relaying of
miles Of track. II is almost the same
as building new railroad,
The water came in such Il great
body that the culverts and canals
were not sufficient to carry it away
as usual. and SD it made canals of it's
oun. The washout at Clinton was very.
bad. It will cost n good deal of money
10 nut the road back into as good con-
dition as it was before the flood.
Recent visitors to the fish and game
museum are as follows: Miss Mona
Eewoton. Andover: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Wellman. Bangor: Mrs. John kel-
lar. Mrs. George Peacock. Augusta.
The following companies have filed
articles Of Incorporation at the office
of the secretary of State:
Hardie Manufacturing Company. or
canized at Portland for the purpose of
manufacturing cotton and woolen
goods. with $4,000 capital stock of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are:
President. T. King Of Quincy. Mass.;
treasurer. Delcevaie King of Quincy.
Mass. Certificate approved Dec. 20.
1901.
Surgeons and Physicians supply
Company of America. organized at
Portland for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in medical sup
n,ies, with S50O.0O0 capital stock Of
nich S. is paid The officers are:
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