Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-05
STATE HOUSE.
State Assessors Have Finished
Their Annual Rounds.
The Story Of a Capitol Official and a
Lead Quarter
Nine New Corporations Have Filed
Their Certificates.

| around the State house. these days,
concerns prominent and well-known
official there. Some ladies came up
from Gardiner, about a week ago. with
fair tickets for sale and a lottery
scheme thrown in, not gambling of
course-charity workers never use such
methods as that-but just a little
scheme to make the tickets sell better.
They hit up nearly everyone in the State
House, and even tried to catch the Jour-
nal man. but he was able to take poor
debtors oath and go free. The State
Pension agent contributed his share by
giving them application blanks to fill
out and promising them a pension if
the returns proved satisfactory. Final
ly, they came to the first named official,
and he invested forthwith. In making
the change the sisters gave him lead
quarter, which he did not notice. There
| are two versions Of the story of his do
Il ings with that quarter. One young
lady declares that he went to church,
and happening to be awake when the
1 contribution box was passed his way,
i dropped the quarter into it, still uncOn-
| sciOus that it was lead. But the deacon,
with the sharpness Of his craft, diScov-
cred it, stopped and made the donor re-
| place the lead quarter with a silver one
The other story is that the official got
on to 4 car with his purse snugly
slowed in an inner pocket, his long coat
! buttoned up and the fatal quarter in
| his hand. OF course the conductor re-
| fused to accept it, and this story is
about as good as t'other one. The Off
cial says that either one viii do and re-
| fuses to substantiate or refute them.
The rat about which the yarn was
i told, last week, is dead and the sequel is
| finished. He was found stiff and cold
behind the desk where he had done his
| carving. No autopsy was held, but the
appearances indicated that he had
found life not worth living when young
ladies calmly shut him in a desk, in
| stead of climbing upon a chair and
screaming for help.
The State Assessors have finished their
| rounds for the year, and are busily en-
gagged in getting their reports into
shape for publication. They will assess
the trust companies and savings banks
in the State, this month, in order to be
| committee the first Tuesday in Deem
Der.
Travelling libraries have been sent out
to Bradford Center, Canaan Grange,
and Union Harvest Grange at Center
Montville.
w. c. Stafford of Boston, a member
oIr;,~ f,,,,
ture for the executive department. was
at the Capitol, yesterday. He reports
that the furniture will be all ready in
about a month. Work on the elevator
will be begun. next week. A number Of
improvements will be made, so many In
fact that it will be practically a new
one The old woodwork will be taken
out and a new wire front put in. The
sofa will also be taken out to afford
more room. The power will be in
creased, so that the machinery will run
at greater speed, and it will be control
led by a wheel or lever. The well will
be lined with imitation thing or with
steel such as is used in steel ceilings,
so that it will be much lighter and more
attractive. The annual inspection of
the sewer system was made, yesterday.
Major T. e. Hartnett of Portland,
was at the Capitol, yesterday. on his
way home. He will soon go to Brdgton
to investigate the causes of the recent
fire in that place.
The Union Voting Machine Company
has increased the par value OF IT'S
shares of capital stock to $780, The
Nutriola Company has increased the
amount of it's capital stock from $4,000
to 100000 The following corporations
have filed certificates of Incorporation
at the office of the Secretary of State:
The Rosario (Comstock) Gold Mining
Company, organized at Portland for the
purpose of mining and prospecting,
with 100000 capital stock of which
nothing is paid in. The Ulcers are:
President, Willard w. Baldwin of Port
land, treasurer, James j. Herman of
Portland.
The Holbrook Company, organized at
Vanceboro for the purpose of doing
general manufacturing. and real estate
and other business, with $4,000 capital
stock of which 100000 is paid in. The
officers are: President, Elisha t. Hol-
brook of VanceborO treasurer, Edward
A. Hobrook of Vanceboro.
The Mutual Trading Company organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of
carrying on general business, with $780,
GOO CAPITAL stock of which $500 Is paid in.
The officers are: President, Hugh c.
Leighton of Portland; treasurer. John
IL. Adams of Portland.
The Portland Turkish Bath Company.
organized at Portland for the purpose
Of erecting and maintaining bathing es-
Establishments, with $4,000 capital stock
of which nothing is paid in. The OFF,
| GERS are: President, Frederick e. Hus-
sey of Portland: treasurer, Charles q.
| Francis of Portland.
The Buck Horn Mines Company. or
ganized at Augusta for the purpose OF
| mining and prospecting, with $Soo,ooo
capital stock of which nothing Is paid IN.
The officers are: President. j. Berry OF
Augusta; treasurer, A. M. French OF
Winthrop.
The F. p. Adams Sands Company or
sanized at Portland for the purpose OF