Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-12

State board of health. from Square
lake. yesterday morning. announcing
the presence of a case of small
roX III one of the lumber camps
in that locality. This is the first case
OF the disease which has been reported
III the state for some time, and meas
ur"s have already been instituted with
a vi.w to preventing its further
spread. The case is in charge of a
local physician i'll that locality.
The board of State assessors will
meet at their office in the State House.
Nov. IA, and Will he in session continu-
ally until III" State valuation is made
up.
The board of railroad commissioners
will hold a meeting at the rooms of the
board at 10 o'clock. Friday forenoon.
Nov. -. for the purpose of giving q
hearing on the petition of the Atlantic
Shore hallway, for a change in tn" 10
cation of q portion of the road, in the
town of kenncbunkport.
The commissions for the members of
the coming house of representatives,
ar, being filled out at the Office of the
Seer. tary of State, preparatory To
sending them out. There are i'll all,
IL of them. The commissions for the
members of the senate. 81 in number
were sert cut, Thursday.
cart. II. +. Carver of Auburn. and
Capt w. l. Mayo of Foxcroft. of the
National Guard. and Lieut.. r. &.
Scullv of Portland, of the Naval Re
serves, VINO We're appointed a board to
revise the military code and r"guia-
tinnS, MT at the State House. yester-
day. The meeting was an informal
| one, for the purpose of consulting
with the officers. in regard to some
| proposed suggestions for changes in
| the militia laws of the State, and OF
| the United States.
AS \ proof that the reports of the
Maine State board Of assessors are
read and approved of by similar boards
| in other states. it is noted that the
hoard of State tax commissioners Of
New York, in their report for the year
1909 which has been received at the
Office Of the Maine board OF assessors,
| used bodily more than a page Of the
report of the latter board for the year
| 1902 it being the conclusion drawn by
| the board after an investigation Of the
tax system of "A number of different
| states.
| Joseph f. Alexander. chief clerk to
til. Secretary of state, was at his desk.
Yesterday. after a few days confine-
! mcnt to the house by a severe cold.
| Al. Brown of Belfast. deputy secre-
ltary of state, has resumed his duties
i'm the office after Il short trip TO his
home. to participate in the election of
Tuesday.
| One of the employees at the State
House has been in a quandary for the
> paSt two days. as the result OF joke
which some of the others played upon
him. and at last accounts was still in
the dark as to how he was going 70
get out of his dilemma. 1t seems that
one Of the outside men who are III
present doing some work about tn"
| building had silver dollar in ms
hand. and the emDioye grabbed II
After holding onto the coin for snort
time, ne gave it to young man pres
ent, and the young man soon succeeded
in passing il back to the owner without
the empIoye becoming aware OF IL
After a while. the owner. apparently
| firing of the fun. wanted his money
back, whereupon TIL" employe SAID ina
h. had given ii to the boy, but the poy
denied having it. nor could it be toun.
upon him The owner OF the coin Salf
he should look to the emplOye to Teturr
/ il and had witnesses to prove that M
had taken il, and. naturally, the EN-
ploye looked to the boy to produce tn
missing coin. The boy could no
accede to the dema I'd Of the employe
and since that time. according to thu
statements Of the other employees. tn
| ono who grabbed the dollar has beer
stcwing over the matter as to wha
means he had better adopt, in order t
make the boy disclose.
The following corporations have file'
| certificates at the office of the Secre
tary of State:
ChapulcO Plantation Co. has beel
organized at Augusta. for the purpOs
Of conducting one or more plantations
nurseries. groves. orchards. gardens
forests. ranches cattle farms. mines o
mineral deposits, etc, with 100000
capital stock of which nothing is pai'
in. The officers arr: President l. L
Fairbanks Of Augusta: treasurer I. L
Fairbanks of Augusta. Certificate ap
proved. Nov. 10. 1904.
c. H. Mckenzie Mercantile Co.. ha
been organized at RumfOrd Falls TO
the purpose of carrying on genera
mercantile business. etc, with $4,000
capital stock of which nothing is pait
| in. The officers are: President Rober
tB. Stratton of Ru!lford Falls; trea
surer Chas. II. Mckenzie of Rumfort
Falls. Certificate approved, Nov. II
1904.