Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
STATE HOUSE.
Not a Case Of Smallpox
in Maine Now.
The Victims of Names Capital
Punishment Law.
New Electric Switchboard-Three New
Corporations.

| State Librarian Carver has received
from the librarian of Congress at
! Washington. ID. C., d number OF dupl-
| Gates OF State publications dating back
to the period between 1920 and 1910,
i which have been missing from the
| State library for some time, and which
| will be handy in filling the vacancies
| in the series which have heretofore eX-
listed. Among the publications re-
| ceved is ID special report on the North
eastern boundary, and special report
on capital punishment, both of which
| We're published in the 30S, and another
| work is Jackson's geological survey Of
the State. in 1897. 1888 and 1889. These
| will be bound for library use, and as
| there are several sets of them. the Ii
| brrry will be able to loan a set occa-
| siOnally.
| Mr.. Carver has been looking up the
| list of men executed for murder in the
| state, during the years in which the
| capital punishment law WAS in force.
and finds that nine suffered the death
penalty, by hanging. They were as
follows:
| Seth Elliott of Knox: convicted on
| the fourth Tuesday of October 1924.
for killing his own child. Hung at
| CaStine, Feb. 8, 1S.5.
Joseph J, Saser of Gardiner; con-
| victed on III" first Tuesday Of October
1894, for killing his wife. Hung at
| Augusta, Jan. >, 1888.
Francis G.. Spencer of Knox: con-
victed April -. 1863. Of numbering the
warden of the prison. Hung May 20,
1864.
Clifton Harris (colored Of Auburn;
convicted on the fourth Tuesday Of
April, 1861. Cor killing two women iii
Auburn. Hung Feb. l.. 1863.
John r. Gordon of Thorndike: con-
victed on the third Tuesday octo-
Der, 1873. for killing his brother. and
his brothers wife and child.
Louis II. r. Wagner Of Isle of
Shoals; convicted on the third Tuesday
of February. 1874. for killing two
lmaidar ladies at Smutty Nose Island.
carmen Santore ana Rafael Capanoe
of Brewer: convicted Feb 5 1854. for
killing their fellow workman for his
money Hung April 3 1879.
Daniel Wilkinson Of Bath; convicted
Dec. Il. 1883. fer killing on the streets
of Bath Hung Nov. 20, 1888.
| Hon. s. w. Carr, State insurance
commissioner. and Mrs. Carr. have
| moved to Augusta for the winter, ana
have taken up their abode At the Au-
gusta House.
| Many of the departments at tn"
. state House we're short handed. Tues
Iay az the heads were called to their
rocncctive homes. to cast their ballots
for the Presidential electors. hut
enough We're left however. 50 that
business was going on as usual. in the
4 | ma jOrity of casts.
;. The work of putting up the new
| switchboard in the employees room.
| was we'll underway. Tuesday, and it
was expected that connections would
he made last night. A hole was cut
through the west wall of the room, to
admit the marble slab. the rear slde Oh
| which will he protected by OAK panel
ling. which can be removed in case it is
desired to get at that portion OF the
switchboard. The front will be COW
cred nv 4 case bearing a heavy plate
If glass TIE work is being done I'M
der the direction of the kennebec
Light ard Heat COS electrician. w. q.
Haskell.
The present situation throughout the
: state. as regards contagious diseases
: is very satisfactory and wh1ie VI
course there are always a rev Gases
the present number is very small. Ut
A. O. Young. secretary OF the Stdt'
! board Of health, stated, yesterday
Irnorning. that no cases OF smallpox
| had been heard Of in the State Tor more
III than a month. and that IN IN Maha
l waska which is one of the most tA-
II posed places i'm Maine. to that paftlc-
III ular disease. there has been ehtir'
| freedom from it for some time. Last
l wear the disease became manifest II
! penohscot and PiscatanuS counties II
III September. hut this year il yet remains
III to be heard from. The place in Whlcr
iii the board of health encountered the
III hardest work in stamping out the as
ease was at Athens where the worF
was made particularly diS1ouraglns
because of the lack of inclination or
Ill the part of the inhabitants to cooperate
II with the board in the work in hand
y The board is we'll equipped for th'
| work and after their successful battle
with the disease. last winter. 1t i!
doubtful that if it makes its appear
ouce. 1t will be able to get much of
foothOld.
The following corporation have filed
certificates at the off 90 of the Secretar,
- of state:
jewelers. Supply Co. has been organ
l. lied at Augusta for the purpose o.
h. manufacturing. buying. selling. ant
N dealing in jewelry and for other pur
lie poses with 100000 capital stock O
a which nothing is paid in. The officers
N are: President. l. l.. Fairbanks of Au
s. gusta: treasurer T. l.. Fairbanks Of Au
gusta Certificate approved. Nov.
- 1904.
:, l.. c. Smith Transit Co, has beer
n orn.n nizod at Portland for the nurnoS.