Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14
STATE HOUSE. .
Sketch Of Life Of Late Governor
Samuel Cony.
Was Elected Chief Executive in 1868,
1864, and 1865.
Report Of Condition Of RoekIand,
Themasten Z Camden STREET Railway.

splendid portrait OF the late Samuel
Cony Of Augusta. who was elected gov
ern0r Of the State in 18e3-4-5, hangs In
the rotunda at the Capitol among those
of other distinguished citizens Of
Maine.
Samuel ceny.
Samuel Cony was born in Augusta
February 9th. 1911. He died October
Sth. 1870. He was the son OF General
Samuel Cony and Susan b. C0ny, and
the grandson Of Daniel Cony and
Susanna Curtis, who came to the Fort
settlement in 1878. His grandfather
served in the Continental Army and
was for many years in public life. His
father was the first Adjutant- General
Of Maine and held the ONCE ten,years.-
from 1920 to 1880
Samuel Cony was educated at Water
Vile College and Brown University
where he graduated in 1929. He
studied law with Hiram Belcher Of
Pennington and settled In Old Town.
He represented that town in the Legis-
lature in 1885: was chosen a member
Of GoverH6r FairReld's Council from
Penobscots County in 1899: Judge OF
Probate of PenObscOt County in 1910
and held the ONCE until he was APP
pointed Land Agent in 1847. In 1850 he
returned to Augusta, his native place,
and was chosen Treasurer of State,
holding that ONCE for Ave years, the
then constitutional limit. In 1864 ne
was elected Mayor Of Augusta. In 1862
he represented Augusta in the Legisla-
ture. In l863-4-5 he was elected Gov
ernor Of the State. serving in the years
lSS4-5-s. He was for many years Presi-'
dent of the Old Augusta Bank.
He was member OF the Democratic
party from his youth UP. but under the
Presidency Of Buchanan he sided with
Judge Douglass on the Lecompton
question and other Slavery issues. He
supported Douglass for the Presidency
in 1860 When the Rebellion broke out
he sympathized with the government,
and when the Republicans of Augusta
proposed to unite with the Democrats
on joint ticket for Representative in
order to do away with party feeling
ard bring the people unanimously to the
support Of the government In the pend
ing struggle the Democrats declined to
unite uHnn COny. and selected a man
more partisan but the next year the Re
publicans nominated and elected him to
the Legislature over the Democratic
candidate. From that time until his
death nc was a strong and ardent Re-
publican; and he was conspicuous for
his devotion to the cause OF the Union
during the Rebellion.
r. n III. u a
agent and fish and game commissioner
had peculiar experience one evening
last week. He was a passenger on a
Washington County train on his way
from Calais to Bangor when three deer
were run down by the engine. AS re-
suit two of the animals were killed out
right and the other was so badly in
jured that il may have to be despatch
ed by the game wardens. The deer
were encountered just after leaving Den
nysville, and Engineer BarstOw was
unable to stop his train In time to avoid
the slaughter. Perhaps the game COM
missioners, will prefer charges against
Engineer Barstow for killing deer by
the use OF headlight, otherwise Jack
ing them or failing in this may have
him indicted for staying more than his
legal quota.
The report of the Rockiand. Thomaston
& Camden Street Railway Co. for the
year ending June 30. 1902. has been re-
ceived at the ONCE of the railroad COM
missioners. The following is an abstract:
GENERAL EXHIBIT.
Gross transportation earnings. $S2 "a
Other earnings from operations, 430G
Total earnings. sse.1s1
Operating expenses, 66.S2lS
Net earnings, s25.ss7.eo
'n nartments. ' ss.oo7.2
EXPENSES. " 81. 1884, 81
Interest on funded and unfunded
debts. taxes, expenses OF gas
and electric departments. 5S,4N5'
Surplus for year ending June 30. =.
1902, xU,5O -
'I partme is' ~ '''' - los.s7s 20
Surplus, OF Knox Gas & Electric
is5i. e'eu ~ 2l.ssi.%
ro,a, surplus June 80. 1902. n4s.so.2s
ASSETS.
Cost of railway. ~. ~. 70
Cost of equipment, l5S' ~ Is
| Cost of land and buildings, 297. 979. IS
Cost Of Oakland Park. 49,. ~
Cash and current assets. S.SSa IS
| Materials and supplies, railway. S.ooS.Sa
Gas and electric construction ac-
counts and supplies, 3H,S2S.O6
Total assets. $l,sl4,53 IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock, common, : $z5O.0O W
Funded dehf- 100000
Current liabilities. III .506 g
Accrued liabilities, l,HOS
Total liabilities. $1,l65, 6l7.37
The total additions to the property
| accounts for the year amounted to
$97.e12.21, Of which $12.657.08 was fol-
the gas and electric departments, and
| $5S,497.52 was for the construction OF
the Warren extension. which was not
completed on June 80.
There are % stockholders all of them
being residents of Maine.
The bonded debt consists of the fol-
lowing: First mortgage bonds. old is
sue. called in July /. 1902. Ave per cent.
due May. l. 1922. $i52.eoo; irst mort
gage bonds new issue. four per cent.
due Jan. 1, 1921. $342.5oo; Knox Gas
An ~a~ mo- n0nt due