Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
STATE HOUSE.
Long List of Nominations Made
by Governor Hill.
Returns to Commissioner Gilman Tell
of Terrible Drouth.
Travelling Library Chat-The Aroos-
took Forest Fires.

Falls
| Inspector of lime and lime casks-Arthur
| B. Crockett, Rockland.
| Agent for Prevention of Cruelty-George
/ Monroe, Livermore; George A. Wiggin,
! South Berwick.
i Coroner-Alexander Mccain, Brown
vile.
II Disclosure Commissioners-Will L.
h Putnam lewiston; Harry f. Tibbetts
Saco.
Il Dedimus Justice-Henry l.. Whitcomb
4 Pennington.
II Trial Justices-Lewis NJ. Fulton, Bow
d6inham; Mortimer b. Jacobs, Stratton;
Edwin A. Boothman, Lowell (SkinneD;
George P. Chase, Sanford; George b. Ken
niston, Boothbay Harbor; Allen Quimby,
Stockholm; Freeman b. Turner, North
II Whitefield.
Notaries Public-George F.. Gould, Port
land Hutson B. Saunders. Portland; Ehen
Winthrop Freeman, Portland; A. c. Clark
Randolph; Thomas Baker, Portland; Ed
ward S. Clark, Eden; Howard f. Cook,
Bangor; Berth A. Henneberry. Fort Fair
field; George Bs Hughes Bath; George A.
Emery, Saco.
Justices of the Peace and Quorum.
Peaslee Benton; Asa A. Richardson. Ken
'nebunk; Roswell S. Partridge, Whitefield
Howard Davies, Portland; Oscar II. Her.
sey, Portland; Thomas j. Little, Portland;
Henry L. Whit Pmb. Pennington; G. s.
Perkins, VassalBbro Gross HID; Freeland
Jones, Bangor; John Robert Clarke, Flag
staff Pl.: F. H. Boothby, Livermore; Dan
iel Brown, Waterford; H. G. Hutchinson.
Bddeford; Oscar A. Stevens, Ludlow; j.
|lC. Hutchinson, Milford; Eugene W. Allen,
Winslow; Joseph E. Lawrence, Kings
bury; Grin S. Haskell, Pittsfield; George
w Harris, Salem; Alfred X. Burkett APP
pleton: George A. Batchelder, Sanford ;
Harry NJ. Lincoln, Bangor; Bertrand l..
Fletcher, Bangor; David A. Butler, Flag
staff ri.
ii Commissioner Gilman is now receiv
ing the returns from his correspOn-
dents in all sections of the State CIV
ing the information upon which will
be based his June bulletin soon to be
issued. There are about 225 of these
correspondents, scattered through
every county, and a large part of
them have been heard from. Nearly
all of them lay special emphasis upon
the drouth conditions, and predict a
serious loss to all crops. Some esti-
mate that the hay crop will not be
more than a third of the average
amount in their sections, while others
are more hopeful. Conditions were
unusually favorable for planting, but
the lack of rain has prevented crops
from getting any start.
II The dull season is now on for the
States travelling libraries, and more
are being returned than are being sent
out The chief demand for them is in
the fall and early winter, and, as they
ar sent out for six month periods,
many are now being returned. Fewer
are asked for during the summer
months, though many places frequent
| | ed by summer visitors are beginning
to appreciate the advantages of such
libraries OF the so travelling libraries,
about 50 are now out. Within the past
few weeks Libraries have been returned
| from Peru, Bradford Center. Caribou,
Fort Fairfield. Pittston, Bailcyville,
Danforth, Stowe. Monsoon, Holden, Fay
1 cite, Mechanic Falls. Lincoln and West
Sullivan. New libraries recently sent
out are to Shirley Mills, South Brewer,
Winterport, Gilman. West Peru and
Pittston. The libraries are returned in
1 all degrees OF condition. Some are well
taken care of. and in other cases many
of the books have to be sent to the
. bindery after their first six months of
service.
The great number of fires all over the
State will make a lot of work for the
insurance department, little later.
Reports are required in the case of
l every fire, whatever it's origin, nature
or extent. and i'm some cases there is n
lot of bother and delay in getting in
the returns This is specially likely to
| be the case with forest fires of which
many are in unorganized places. There
is every prospect that the present year
will be record breaker in it's fires.
l H The department is most Immediately
III concerned. of course. with incendary
fires. but there is no special increase in
their number
III Bank Examiner Undertake and Mr..
Ellis are in Franklin county for a few
days and will pass Sunday at Range
ley.
Superintendent Stetson was at the
Capitol, yesterday morning, leaving for
III Auburn on the forenoon train. He was
III a Fort Kent, Tuesday. at the gradual
ing exercises of the Madawas ska
Training school, A class of IA gradu-
y ates from that institution. He reports
that the ride, Thursday. from Fort
Kent to Bangor seemed almost as
though it was through the midst of one
continuous forest fire. The newspaper
i reports have given little idea of the ex-
tent of the damage or of the horrors of
: the situation. Many people had been
= driven from their homes and were flee
. ing by the train to safety. Settle
ments and village were in greater dan
ger and he thinks that many will be
wiped out The through trains had to
be cancelled Wednesday, but one