Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-18
STATE HOUSE.
Bangor and kroostook Can In
crease Capital Stock.
Druggists Of Maine to Have Testing
Apparatus.
Summer School at Winthrop Next
Week-New Corporations.

ArOostook railroad filed with the board |
of railroad commissioners petition for |
permission to increase their capital |
stock half a million dollars. This de- |
sire of the company was, so the petit
ton set forth, to enable it to purchase
the stock of the Fish River railroad,
constructed last year and operated
since early in the present year by the
Il. and A. After receiving the petition
o. hearing was ordered and held ana
after hearing the reasons advanced by
the company the commissioners nave
approved of the plan, and have for
Warded the following to the Secretary !
of State:
STATE OF MAINE.
In Board of Railroad Commissioners.
To the Honorable Byron Boyd, Secre-
tary of State
The Bangor and AroOstOOk Railroad
Company having petitioned the Board
of Railroad Commissioners for APP
proyal of an increase of its capital
stock for the purpose of purchasing
shares in the capital stock OF the +
Fish River Railroad Company, the ut-
dersigned railroad commissioners OIL
the state of Maine hereby certify that
after due notice and hearing we nave
onnroyed and do hereby approve the
increase of the capital stock OF said
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Com
many TO the amount of five thousand
ebarne of n par value of five hundred
thousand dollars beyond the amount
now fixed by law, the proceeds to be
applied only to the purchase OF shares
Of the capital stock of the Fish River
Railroad Company.
Dated at Augusta this 9Th day of
July, A. ID. 1903.
JOSEPH 3. PEAKS,
BENJAMIN +. CHADBOURNE.
PARKER SPOFFORD,
Railroad Commissioners of Maine.
rho Fish River railroad extends from
Ashland to Fort Kent. both in ArooStook
County. a distance of 8 miles through one
of the best timber counties in tn" State
+, ;e also n great fish and game preserve
from which it is expected that great
,,,ntities of deer and moose will be
hroueht ont In the coming hunting sea-
son.
State Insurance Commissioner Stepheh
6 Carr. was in Lewiston recently to in
yostigate a fire which occurred there a
short time ago. He and City Marshal
fire and found nothing of suspicious ma
ture in connection with it.
DIR. A. G. Young. secretary of the state
Doard of Health. is busily engaged i'll
arrangintr with druggists in the principle
cities and towns of the State to take out
and keep on hand the necessary appara-
ms for testing for iiphtheria, tuberculosis
aud tvphoid fcvcr. for the use OF the
local ubvsicianS in the diagnosis OF cases
This arrangement is being made under
the law passed by the Legislature laS'
yinter providing for a State laboratory
,f hveiene and for such outfits. The out
fits will be furnished to the druggists
from the laboratory free of charge, hu
there will be no compensation to the drug
,ists for keenine and caring for them.
'rhe method which is being followed 10y
Dr. Young in selecting the druggist
where. these outfits shall be placed is t.
write to the secretary of the local hoar'
of health in the particular city or tow
and request him to recommend som'
druyrist to do this. As soon rs the rec
ommendation is received DR. Young
writes to the man and makes the ncces
sarv arrangements.
rletcd and the outfits sent out complete
list of the several druggists in the State
who have them. will be published for tn
Information of physicians and the pubh
generally
On Monday the summer school 10
teachers at Winthrop will open and WI
be session through Friday of that week
From the present indications it Will b
very largely attended and ought to prov
n very profitable school State Superll1
tendent W. w Stetson will be in attend
ance and have general charge of the wort
being assisted by corps of capahie II
structors, all experts in their particula
branch of work. Among those who wi
give instruction at the school are Mis-
Gertrude Edmund, Lowell, Mass; ID
Charles Q. Dewey, New York and {. h
Albert, bloomsbury, Pa.
Miss Edmund is principal of the Teach
ers' Training schools of Lowell. Mass
and will have charge of the work IN Pr
mary Methods
DR. Charles o. Dewey will select tn
subject of his lectures from the following
list:
1. Economy of Time.
> Tact in the control of children.
;. How can we teach our cmldren L
observe.
L. The business habits of the teacher
Devices. .
5. kindergarten work available Il
country schools.
G. Practical measurements.
z. What shall read?
s. Instruct the children in play.
9. Letter writing.
10 How can l become a better teacher
H. The equation form in teaching arith
metic.
u. Factoring.
13. The critical reading of a master
piece. .,
a. Spelling and the use of the dictior
airy.
c. H. Albert WIN select his subjects froi
the following list:
|. I. The Organization of the school