Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-04
STATE HOUSE.
Several New Decisions by Rail-
road Commissioners.
disability Of Joint Encampment Of
New England Militia.
Teachers Conventions-Con1ing Council
Meetings-Notes.

cipal officers of Pownal to compel the
Grand Trunk to provide either flag
man or automatic signals at the cross
ing near the East Pownal station, they
have issued decree compelling the
road to install automatic signals before
July LIST, 1904, and In the meantime to
Keep flagman stationed at the cross
ng. On petition of the Portland &
Rumford Falls Railway to have the
.rossing of two highways in the town
If Hartford changed so as to eliminate
me of the crossings, the commissioners
'ound that such a change would be in
he interest of the public safety, and
nave ordered the abolition of one of the
crossings. The commissioners have
also authorized the construction Of a
branch track of the Maine Central
Railroad at Bath. This branch is only
10 feet long, and is constructed to
each a manufacturing establishment.
'elative to the Dartmouth street cross
ng of the Boston & Maine tracks has
been dismissed by the request of the
petitioners.
The commissioners will hold a hear
ng on January 6. in the matter of APP
proving the location of the Eustis Rail-
Dad, from Eustis Junction to Stratton.
The next meeting of the Governor and
;ouncil will be Tuesday, December IS
1t 400 p. NJ, and not on the 18th rs
tated in yesterdays Journal. This
Meeting viii be for the purpose of clear
ng out of the way as many as possible
# the matters that always have to be
disposed of at the close of the year. 1t
4 s probable that the next meeting
ollowing that will be Tuesday, Deem
Der 90, when the Council will remain in
session until the old year is watched
out and the new year ushered in
There are several pardon petitions on
he table to be considered at the meet
! ing of the 18th instant.
I The commissioners of the fish and
game are in session these days, getting
heir accounts of the year in shape 10!
inal settlement, and making sure that
everything is kept within the limits OF
he annual appropriation. The money
received this year from hunting licenses
8 to be used for warden service only,
relatively little of it has been expended
thus far. 1t will be used through the
months of the winter and next summer
20 prevent poaching and to insure the
observance of the fish and game laws
throughout the northern section of the
state.
Reports received at the Office indicate
that quite a number of caribou have
been seen by hunters this fall, but 1t is
not felt that this animal has returned
in any large numbers to our State.
There is a perpetual close time on carl
bou, but even this is not expected 10
make the animal very numerous in our
woods. There are few caribou found in
the New Brunswick and Quebec forests.
Ebut many remain in the island of New
foundland. Many reasons have been
advanced for the practical disappear
Eance of the caribou from the woods of
Maine and New Brunswick but none of
them seems very satisfactory.
State Superintendent Stetson was al
his Office, yesterday, looking over his cor
and planning out the work oil
the department. Last Tuesday evening
he was at Mercer. where he addressed q
packed hall, on educational matters: and
Wednesday, he spoke at Kittery on 1.-The
Relations of the Community to the
School," the occasion being educational
nirht in the course of lectures which the
citizens OF kittery have arranged for the
winter. Friday, he will be at Cherryfield
in attendance upon the Washington coun-
ty teachers convention.
Next week Superintendent StetSon goes
to Aroostook County, where he will at
tend the meetings of the Northern Aroos-
took Teachers Association at Caribou,
Monday and Tuesday. and conference OF
school officers at Van Buren,. Wednesday.
On Friday of next week, December II, he
will attend the meetings of the Franklin
county teachers convention at Farming
ton. During January, the teachers OF
four counties will hold their annual con-
ventions and Mr. Stetson plans to be pres
ent at all of them. They are the Sagada-
hoe association at Bath, January 8; the
Knox association. at Union. January 10;
the Androscoggin association, at Lewis
ton. January %. and the Piscataquis asso-
citation at Foxcroft. January 1923
The program of the Washington county
a association at Cherryfield, today, is as
follows:
FRIDAY, 10 A. M.
Devotional exercises,
Rev. Fred A. Snow, Cherryfield
Singing Convention
Address of Welcome,
Lynn Haycock. Esq, Cherryfield
Response.
" c. Plummer, Supt. Schools. Addison
Election of officers and other business
pertaining to Convention.
H. Discussion Benefits derived from
Teachers Conventions Everett Tur-
ner, Prin. Grammar School. Milbridge
Miss Florence Young. Calais.
H. Query Box, Hon. w. w. Stetson. State
Supt. of Schools:
Paper-Duties of Superintendents.
Supt. P. L. Pearson, Eastport
Afternoon.
Singing.
3. Ends to be sought in teaching Arith'
metic.
Paper by Miss A. L. Todd. Calais and
MIR Edgar Worcester. Jonesport
Discussion by F. g. Coffin. Harring'
ton and Louis B. Farnham. Addison.
4. Happiness a Right OF Childhood.