Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-23
STATE HOUSE.
Of Association and Peti-
tons to R. R. Commission.
The Old Fountain--Curious Stone
Unealthed in Basement.
Recent Visitors at, Fish and Game
Office-corporations.

Articles of Association of the Moose
head Railroad Company have been filed
with the railroad commissioners, with
petition for a hearing and approval
OF the same. The signers of the petit
ton are Joel H. Byron, J. c. Williams
w. NJ. Kennedy, Sidney G. Haley
Harry F. Beedy, Fletcher Pope, w. A
D. Cragin, G. B. Carpenter and D. F.
Field. all of Phillips, and Ed. Bartlett
of Gardiner. The road will be a two
foot guage, eight miles in length, con-
structed, maintained and operated be-
tween a point near Novelty Mill in the
village of Stratton in the town of Eus-
tbs, Franklin county, and a point near
Novelty Mill in the village of Flagstaff,
in the county of Somerset. The road is
capitalized at $4,000, 24O shares of $10C
par value each. The directors are Joel
II. Byron, w. A. D. Cragin, Harry F
r. Beedy and Fletcher Pope, all of
Phillips. and certify that per cent. OF
the capital stock has already been paid
in to them.
A petition has been received from the
k1ngfield & Dead River Railroad Com
pany for an extension from Cara bas-
sett, through the town of Jerusalem
Dead River plantation, Franklin coun-
ty. to a point in the plantation of Bige-
low, in Somerset county, near the west
erlE end of the bridge over Dead River
connecting the plantation of Flagstaff
with the plantation of Bigelow. The
legth of the proposed extension is Il
miles, and the guage is two feet. Cap
ithl stock for the extension to the
amount of $4,000 per mile has been sub
scribed, and per cent. has been paid
in. A hearing on both the above petit
tons has been ordered for Dec. 2, at
10 A. NJ, in the office of the commission
To- good many old habitues of the
State House, it seems almost a pity
! that the fountain in the Rotunda can
not be Kept playing, as the old one
/ used to be. There are many who re-
member this old fountain, which was
| considerably larger than the present
I one and surrounded by basin of water
at the base. There were always fish il
tho basin, trout and bass being KEEP
there at various times. There was g
place for the fish to hide, and rocks ,and
moss were disposed about the fountain
giving it very attractive appearance
1t was removed in 1887, in preparation
for the funeral of Gov Bodwell which
was held in the Rotunda. A platform
was raised upon the spot where the
fountain had been and uDon this wa.
erected the eatafalque. The scenes ir
!, the State House at this time will not be-
forgotten by those who. beheld them
After the funeral was over, the foun-
tain was not restored, as the water ha(
rotted the woodwork about it badly
Later the present one was put in, bu
If war found to be imDra cticable te
flow it, since it had no catch basin and
would overflow onto the floor. It's de
sign may be changed, sometime, so tina
there will again be a fountain of play,
ing waters In the center of the Rotun-
da, and great many would welcome it
: A large stone which is a good deal o.
curiosity has just been unearthed by
workmen in the basement of the Stat
House. 1t was probably at one time
part of the geological collection of the
State and mad been consigned to obliv-
ion in the basement rubbish. 1t is
roughly half round in shape, about !;
foot in radius and weighs 30 or AZ
pounds. It's surface resembles the sur
face of an animals brain more thar
anything else, as it is corrugated to
look like convolutions. No one at the
state House knows the exact nature
or classification of the stone, and it is
to be sent to the University of Maine
to add to their collection, and be iden-
tilted if possible.
The following visitors have registered
at the fish and game department. thi.
week: Mrs. A. w. Shannon. N. Wey-
mouth, Mass; Mrs. NJ. E. Reynolds
Augusta: Edwin F. Smith and Harlan
y. Cobb. Saco; NJ. o. Robson, Welles
ley Hills, Mass; A. S. Robinson, st
Louis. Mo-; Howard G. Wiggin. Rome
n. Y: II. S. Burman, w. D. Buckley
Boston. Mass Newell r. KnOwton
Pennington. Charles o. Emery, san
ford; Ambrose Pendleton, Brewer: b. j
Teft, Brewer; William Heath, Bucks
port w. S. Burrill, Oakland; Charlie:
l.. Healcy. Pittsfield; II. B. Bennett, e
S. Taber, Yarmouth; Willis e. True
Portland: G. A. Chase, Yarmouth;
&c. Quimby. Bangor; F. H. Taylor
| Bangor; j. A. p. Farnham
Brewer; John Williamson, Allen Sted
ley, Charles f. Jordan, Portland; +. w
Conant. Old Town: Jennie M. Staples
Limerick: S. n. Osgood, Surry. Me; +
t. Rowe, Ellsworth; Richard Greene
Bluehill: Geo B. Hussey, Caribou; q
w. Young. VIM: James Pagan. Smyr
ma Mills: j. II. Sargent, Dantorth
Blanche V. Gile, Augusta; Maude M
Swift. Readfeld: George w. and Mar
ion r. Tapley, York Beach; Mary +
Heath, Hallowell.
The New England BraZing Compah.
has reduced the par value of the snare