Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-04

Next Regular Meeting of State Board
of Assessors in Augusta, Tuesday
June z, at 10 A. M.
Next Meeting Of Commissioners Of
Pharmacy at Bangor, Wednesday,
June s.
Railroad Commissioners Will Have
Hearing on Petition Of Brewer for
Grade Crossing at Brewer Jet. Sta
ton, Tuesday, June 7, at 2 p. M.
| These days they talk some politics III
around the State House and the talk
isn't all confined to the present can
vass. Frequently it goes back 10 OF
- years. and even quarter of CEN
fury ago. 1t was only yesterday that
one man who has been mixed up in pol
litics for a great many years recalled
how Hon. >. w. Matthews. the present
labor commissioner. was asked to he ii
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton and refused to allow the use of his
name, suggesting that the votes which
were offered him be given to his friend,
which was done, resulting in the nomi-
nation of the friend.
! 1t was in 1850 and as the gentleman
| expressed it. the nomination was seek
ing the man and not the man the NOM
! nation. No one could be found who
WAS willing to accept the nomination.
among the bigger men of the party. At
| that time the Hon. Daniel +. Davis.
| then of Corinth, was but little known
| throughout the State. He was not
making a vigorous fight but had re-
ceived the support of the delegation
from his own town to the convention,
which was held in Bangc/ At the
same time a strong pressure was being
brought to bear upon Hon. Eugene
Halo. of Ellsworth. to accept the nOmi-
nation. but he would not listen, send
ing a telegram to the chairman of the
convention in which he stated that he
would not accept.
That year rs will be the case this
month. the Knox county delegation
went to Bangor with Il special boat and
took brass band along with them. At
that time Mr.. Matthews was living in
| Knox and was a member of the dclega =
ton.
AS Il result of the condition num-
Der had sprung up who were willing t.
accept the office and combined they had
Ijtfst enough strength to prevent TIN
i Choice of Il candidate. At last one ot
1.-THE Knox men. the narrator thought il
was Gen. TilsOn went to Mr.. Matthews
and said ''If you'll accept this nomina :
ton We'll give you our 100 votes and
get YOU enough more to carry the con-
ventinn." But Matthews had no such
aspirations so said: Il don't want it
vote for Davis" None of the Knox
mon knew Davis. so Mr.. Matthews took
the leaders around and introduced him
after which tho delegation voted Solidly
for the Little Corporal who was nom
mated.
and" concluded the teller. II don't
believe that Sam has ever regretted
that act"
The board of railroad commissioners
have ordered 4 hearing on the petition
of the city of Brewer for the right t.
cross the track of the Bucksport
branch Of the Maine Central with Z
new street at grade. The hearing vii
he held on Tuesday. June at tbs
Brewer Junction station i'm Brewer. al
= O'Clock in the afternoon. On We'd
n"Sday Of next week the commissioners
VIII make their annual examination OI
the Lewiston. Brunswick & Bath rail
road and of the Brunswick & Portland
railroad. ON Thursday they will be.
Gin their cxamination of the Grand
Trunk Railway.
| Travelling libraries were sent to the
towns of Danforth and Cambridge on
Friday. Since January first there have
been a. travelling libraries sent out
| tho Stlfn library Tho dem an
for them Is constantly increasing each
year Many Of the public libraries Of
the state take advantage of this man.
i nor of circulating reading matter. for
by an appropriation of So per year they
secure for tho use Of their patrons the
use Of 100 books in addition to those
which they already own, which is very
cheap and gives them an opportunity
to supply the readers of their town
with the latest fiction without being
Obliged to use money which should he
used to purchase other classes of liter
allure for this purpose. The public
library Of the town Of Winterport was
one of the first to take advantage Of
this opportunity. having had one Of
the first libraries sent out.
In connection with the use of the
libraries it is interesting to note that
after n library has once been sent to a
town there is always n demand for
them there. Frequently 1t happens
that when n library is sent back Mt the
end of the time it is allowed to be out
there comes a request for another one.
The fish and game commissioners
have closed the following named waters
i'm Searsmont and Montville, Waldo
county. to all fishing for a period of
two years from the 10th, of the present
month: Bartlett stream, Newall and
Thompson brooks. Little Pond Brook
|; and Shibles brook.
y Commissioner of Agriculture. A. w.
Gilman while Mt the capitol this week