Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-12
STATE HOUSE,
Special Committee Begins
Work on States Accounts.
Names Delegates to the Hartford
Good Roads Congress.
No Serious Damage from Bursting
Pipe-Information Wanted.

Guy. Inc tolliIillltee WAS appointed by
Governor Hill a few weeks ago, and is
| composed of f.. +. Chase of BIuehill:
| George CT. Weeks, Fairfield; V. l..
| cotiu. Harrington; NJ. V. +. Chase,
! Augusta; T. +. MahOney, Ellsworth h.
and Bion Wilson OF Portland. Judge
Chase, since he is the Councils re-
Preventative on the committee, Will
by custom be its chairman. Several of
The committee have had experience in
this work before, and several have had
long experience i'll banking mattres, so
that the big ledSers have no such
ttr.ors for them, as they would have
for the average man.
The acknowledgements office re-
rciVcd a letter, yesterday, from DIR.
/. ". Starbrd, surgeon of the Soldiers
Home, in Chelsea, Mass, asking for
information of the relatives, if there
are any living, of Horace L. Worcester.
Il Maine veteran of the Civil War
NOW lying at the point of death in that
institution. The records of the Office
show hat Mir. Worcester was Il drafted
man ana was assigned to service in
Company *. Sd. Maine Infantry, June
II 1863. He was unmarried. and was Il
native of Portland. Later he was
transferred 10 COMPANY 2 18th IN
rantry. ana then promoted to quarter
masters 2r""nnt. and transferred t.
Company =. First Maine Heavy
Artillery. He was mustered out il
WASHINGTON with his regiment, Sep
tcnber il. fH65. lie has lived in
:iussac hurctts for many years. and if
" has ulv relatives ROW living in this
section. they can communicate at once
with the adjutant generals office or
better still with DR.. I. W. StarbirI
soldiers Hore, Chelsea. Mass.
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''NI.'| "'4-Nilo"h cit'"ehs OF Name
- - Present inc state ~ the ''o"-'
.'"!'S 'ilSItSs 10 De litll ~ mart
'"fH' "hli-' fepruarE io-ll' ron +.
~ i''othtE' foftlahd' hon. ). L. Bass,
hanger; lr. y. NJ. lWltchell' AUGUSTA
i'"i'. =. = Kicker Poland; ana Hon
~ T. fii'lNes' NaterNiile. Maine mas
Iih"n 1t 'eiihltc Stahd 10: Sooa rodlS'
'ihH NJ the Nv" l3teSt sessions o! IN"
i.r~lSlht'ir" money mas beeh appfonil-
lt"d t" help those towns out when
'ilr disposed to help themselves N a.
matter OF permanent hlehWay I'M
pfpN"lHents. II Is hoped TINS congress
VII. d' much TO further the cause of
good T"1HE in TINS section OF IL" coun-
INK. II" following IS the iull text OF
| tho l"',"" sent by Governor Chamber
| 'uln "t Come ctlcut to Governor Hill:
Hon. John F. Hill, Governor, state Of
| Maine.
Nv dear Sir: congress Of men
officially employed or interested in tn"
! II Of road building will be held in tn
| Assem- by Chamber Of the State
| capitol at Hartford Conn, FGbruhrT
| 10th and 18th. 1904. in connection with
til" = ,tional convention Of American
| Road Makers: and | most respectfully
| reIu,sr that Won appoint five delegates
10 attend said congress.
| This convention will be ono Of the
| most gotable gatherings Of its kind
"v";' lid in the United states. Atten-
| liant uron the convention will be men
If NJ ional reputation in expert road
| maxim, who have mai" the art Of
| road htiiIdinc q study both from an
"rono,aic point of view and under tn"
| most improved methods. Ts1c value of
| their vpericnc" and education will be
! If III, ,Iculablc benefit to all those Who
| nll~ nttend the cnnv. ntion.
| Til: great question Of road improve
I.oit has asserted itself ana is one &c
tn" l'ramount issues "f tho hour. Tn"
| sentiment for better roads has grown
| r"ry rapidly and thu 10Th century finds
| inarwlratcd successfully in many
| states Of the Union an intelligent and
h.Irrl,j ulan under which to make
| ri~h,, ~ ip,proI cmr,,t Within tho reach
~ al and every ia, the sentiment for
!, Int..rr,crt az IN. I,i,bvays of the