Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-10
STATE HOUSE.
Col. keefe, Superintend.
ent Of Public Buildings,
State EntomoIogist on Trail Of
Br0Wn.Tail Moth.
List Of App continents by Governor
New Corporations.

Following is list of nominations
made by Governor HILL Friday:
Trustee Insane Hospital-Chas. f..
Field. Bangor.
superintendent Public Buildings
Francis keefe. Eliot.
Fish Warden-George A. Dow Port
land
Corcncr-Samuel NJ. Gile, Sanger
VILE
Trial Justices-William W. Titus.
Nina; George w. ThOms, Lincoln.
NOtaricS Public-Frederick w
Adams. Bangor: Arthur Daigle. NADIA
| waska: Herbert T. Dudley. Calais:
Frank G. Estes. VIM: A. f. Fernald
Winterport; Charles o. Huff, kenne-
| bunkport; Ilsley Noyes, Portland;
Clarence Scott. Oldtown; William n
Titus, Alma; John Wilson, Bangor.
Justices of the Peace-Wiu c. At
kins. Gardiner: Arthur F. Brown
| Thomaston: $. NJ. Carter, Auburn
Geo. \. Ellinwood, NJ. D., Gray; Will
mer F. Harding. Hermon: Reed V.
Jewett. Calais; H. O. Pierce. Bangor;
S. w. Philbrick, Skowhegan; Carl 1.
Sawyer. Frenchtown Roach River);
Arthur H. stetson. Bath; VIM. w.
Thomas. Portland: John Freeman
kennebunk; E. w. Wheeler, Bruins
wick.
The appointment of Col. Francis
Itecfe to the office of Superintendent
of Public Buildings, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Col. +. &.
I,,%n
that was received with general salts
faction. Colonel keefe is a man we'll
known among the official circles Of the
State. and has, by his gentlemanly
bearing, and uniform courtesy TO all,
Won to himself many friends. He is
ii man of good judgment, and with the
knowledge acquired during his servic"
IT the State House, will no doubt con-
duct the business of the new Office to
which he has been appointed, to the
satisfaction of all.
Colonel keefe is a citizen Of Eliot
but a native of Massachusetts. having
been born in the town of South Dan
vers. Nov. -. 1853. in the public
schools of which place he received his
education. In 1872 he entered the
United States torpedo school at New
port, r. l., where he remained for a
year, under the instruction OF the late
Prof. Moses q. Farmer. Later, he be-
came associated with John L. Lay OF
Buffalo, the inventor Of the Lay loco
motive torpedo, having charge of the
scientific apparatus. He remained in
this service II years. spending most Of
tn. time in foreign countries.
In M n, conducted a series of eX
pcriments at Taku, China. before Ii
Hung Chang, and on returning 10
America was sent to st. Petersburg
Russia, to explain the workings or the
torpedo 20 the Russian government
While in Russia, he was called To Bel
pi,,m. where h conducted a series oil
experiments at Antwerp. After brle1
visit 10 America, he returned to Eng
land, where he constructed torpedo'
which was exhibited in Turkey, with a
| view to strengthening the defences OF
| ConstantinOplc.
colonel Keefe was a member of the
Maine Legislature in 1899. and IS
member of the Maine Historical 90
,ictv. The title Of colonel is ms Dy
the appnintmcnt on the staff of Gov
| ernor Hill, in 1901 He is also the
messenger TO the Governor and coun-
I'll. He is an active and public spirit
cd citizen in the town Of Eliot. where
he has held a number OF olnceS' N
cluded in which have been the supt.h'
tendent Of public schools, ana presloeli'
Of the Eliot Library Association. III
nolitics he has always been stduheii
! Republican.