Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-01
STATE HOUSE.
Special Committee on Salaries
to Meet May 20.
Ten Licenses Issued to Nom Residents
for Bird Shooting.
Forest Fires Have Not Caused Great
Damage Thus Far.

Hon. George G. Weeks of Fairfield,
was at the State House, yesterday, and
was warmly greeted by his many
friends about the Capitol building. 1t
will be remembered that Mr. Weeks is
one of the House members of the joint
committee of the Legislature to con-
slider the question of revising and
changing the salary list of State and
county officers.
The committee will hold it's first
meeting at the State Hoise, Augusta,
"Wednesday. May 20, for the purpose of
lorganizing and preparing for the work
to be done. The committee members
are of the opinion that sessions will
lhave to be held in the shire town of
EVERY county in the State, SO as to give
the county officers an opportunity to
be heard regarding their salaries. Sew
leral sessions will also have to be held
in this city SO that State officers may
appear and give in their testimony.
The committee consists of Senators
iStetson of Penobscot and Morrison of
York. and Representatives Smith of
Fairfield. Allen of Sanford and Leavitt
lof Turner.
w. II. Wood, secretary of the Spring
Ivale Fish and Game Club. writes
chairman Carleton of the fish and
leame commission that the fishing in
Mousam lake, in his town, is very good
this season. He says that there have
recently been caught salmon weighing
lS1a. and 15A pounds. respectively and
lseveral square tail trout four to five
pounds in weight. This lake has been
stocked almost every year for some
thine with salmon and trout by the fish
commissioners. and the result lis not
Gratifying.
The first to secure the new licenses to
ihunt teel. duck or sea and shore birds
lis party of 10 Massachusetts sports
men. who wish to hunt in the vicinity
of Small Point. They paid $50, or S.
flor each person.
A little more than 500 licenses have
thus far been issued to registered
guides for the current year.
Forest Commissioner Ring says that
lseveral forest fires have occurred this
season. but so far as known no very
great damage has been done. A fire is
in progress in the Rangeley Lakes
region but it is now under control and
will soon be subdued. The fire at Ell
louisville. Piscataquis county, is now
under control.
A petition has been filed with the
railroad commissioners from the
European 4 North American railway
for branch track to the manufacture
ling establishments of Nelson & lib
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} hearing has been ordered for Tuesday,
May 5. at p. NJ, at the Bangor House,
Bangor.
The board of examination, which met
there. Wednesday, for the purpose of
Examining newly-elected officers of the
National Guard, made it's report to the
adjutant-general yesterday. Seven
officers-elect passed the required ex-
plantations. Assistant Surgeon Harry
M. Nickerson of the Naval Reserve,
was not present. Decision in the cases
of First Lieutenant John J. A. Null
Ihearn, captain-elect of Co. l., First
Regiment. and First Sergeant Daniel
j. Lawler. first lieutenant-ele of the
same company, was deferred until the
next meeting of the board.
! On account of the non-receipt of the
necessary papers from the War De-
lpartment, the official inspection of the
companies of the National Guard of
Maine by Captain Aultman. u. S. A.,
and Brigadier General Frank l.. Hoyt,
, Twill not begin Monday. May a. as was
Thought would be done. Due notice of
the date of beginning the tour of in
: lspection will be given.
Major General Farnham will leave
Maine for Columbus, Ohio Friday,
where he will attend the meeting of the
National Guard Association, which will
begin in that city, May 4. Col. l.. H.
Kendall of the First Regiment will ac-
company him.
The following companies have filed
PARTICLES of incorporation at the Office
lof the Secretary of State:
ID. M. White Piano Co, organized at
Portland. for the purpose of manufac-
turing pianos. organs and musical in
lstruments. with s150,000 capital stock
lof which $500 is paid in. The officers
are: President. Clarence A. Warren of
Boston. Mass; treasurer, Alborn Allen
of Brockton. Mass.
G. c. Bailey Co, organized at Port
land. for the purpose of manufacturing
Icarpets. rugs. mattings, etc, with s1G1.-
900 capital stock of which nothing is
paid in. The officers are: President
Henry S. Trickey of Portland; treasur-
q Ter. William II. Green of Portland.
"a Union Trading Co.. organized at Port
"A land for the purpose of dealing in
9 trading stamps. with $4,000 capita
stock of which $50 is paid in. The
Y officers are: President. James Wilkin.
Is son of Providence, r. l.; treasurer
6 Washington r. Prescott of Providence