Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-02
STATE HOUSE.
Annual Statement of Benefici-
aries in Mass Institution.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of Board Of
Railroad Commissioners.
Former Governor Perham a Visitor
News of Militia.

'ttte BOARD of railroad commissioner:
4 was held Wednesday and large
o amount of routine business was trans
acted. The three commissioners. Hon
p Joseph p. Peaks of Dover. Hon
!, Parker Spofford of Bucksport, and
non. benjamin +. Chadbourne of Bid
deford were present. Frank w. Cram
OF Houlton, general manager of the
bangor & Aroostook railroad and
Hugh X. Chaplin, Esq, of Bangor, APP
peared before the board, favoring the
petition of the b. e A. to increase the
amount of its capital stock $500 900 IN
order to purchase the Fish River rail-
road which runs from Ashland TO Fort
Kent IN the northern part of the State
ana which is now operated under a
lease by the p. & A. There was no
opposition to the petition and the COM
mlssioners granted it.
The commissioners approved tho
changes in the location of the Eustis
tallroad Company Elias Thomas Of
portland and Byron NJ. Small of Farm
ing, clerk of courts of Franklin
county, We're present as Interested par
| ties e''
me commissioners will today hold q
nearing at Livermore Falls on the ne
| tition OF the Portland & Rumford Falls
railway to extend its line a distance of
ABOUT mile in the town of East Liver
more.
non. sidney Perham of South Paris
VINO was Governor of the State in 1870
10. and 1872 was a visitor at the Cant
eoi' yesterday, accompanied by his |
laughter, Miss Georgia Perham. and
SISTER, MRS. w. b. Lapham of Augusta. |
oHuef the guidance of Miss Eva T, |
ohorey, stenographer in the executive
department, the former Governor
was SHOWN the institution, which has
undergone many changes since he oc.
cupled the gubernatOrial chair. Miss |
ohorey's father, Major Henry
ohorey OF Bridgton, was an aide-de-
camps on Governor Perham's staff
Hon. William T. Cobb of Rockland
Hon. Oscar F. Fellows of Bucksport
Speaker of the House, and Hon Ii
l5eechcr Putnam of Houlton, a member i
Oh the lower branch of the Lcgislature ,
We're at the State House, yesterday. q
Inc name of the Loom Picker Com \
pahy OF Biddeford, has been CHANGED I
to that of Garland Manufacturinp I
Company. :
MISS Christina Wright of ALBANY. N
- WIS Il visitor at the railroad office IL
yesterday Miss Wright is q cousin of | G
non. Parker Spofford and has been on !
visit to him at his home in Buc,xs- ! !,
)Ort. r.
ne annual statement of Prof I.
iIchael Anagnos, director of the Per- r
ms institution and Massachusetts for i,
ne Blind. on the progress. conduct Fl
no general standing of the bcne- II
carries of the State, was received I,
-
Inc report shows that there are II i.t
ehehclaries from the State, ranging W. NJ
age from seven to Is years. The re- NJ,
ort says: NJ
only two new pupils have been re- n
lVed during the past year-Gertrude GA
Dalcy OF Bath, and Avery e. Leach oil
East orland. Both of these are very ol'
Jung but they already give Indication OK
Eood progress and may be regarded OK
promising little pupils. Annie l.. IN
rker OF Cherrylield is pursuing a | ri,
eclal course of training in order to Ro
herself for kindergarten work. san
concerning the rest of your benc- ~,
''i ie' there IS nothing to be added to Vii
nat has been said of them in former, Wa
'ortS Nearly all are doing good v w;
'rk nut they are in need of further vi,
'truction in order to render their ed
'tlon productive of good results j.
nee, with two exceptions, we earn
~ recommend for continuance, and II
Will arrange for them to return at
opening of the new school wear.
'temher 49, 1903, unless we are other me-
'e advised by your ExcelIencv he ofl'
e that time" Il
ne Dill, accompanying the report. is FOR
1916, which is a little larger than ing
t year. '''''i' 900
pait