Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-03

Or Nineteen iiuNdreu ant w ca.
Today at the capitol is unoficially
known as "Glad-Hand Tuesday"
The senatorial minority will be able
TO have 4 larger and more enthusiastic
caucus, tonight, than two years ago.
Today the Legislative prelilninaries
are pretty we'll taken car" Of; tomor-
row will be Organization day. and
Thursday will BE- Inauguration day.
Then everybody Will stop to take 4
breath.
1t is most STatifyiny-s also some
what OF II surrrise--;o learn that the
Maine commissioners of the ST. Louis
fair will turn back into the treasury
about tt,0t;0 CncNpendel money.
The annual report; n the various
state departments and institutions are
coming along in thick succession.
They are all full OF interesting facts
ana figures that the Public should be
acquainted with.
The loss OF one OF the Lest buildings
makes the beginning of 1905 little
blue At d-Wlll Farm. but gloom will
not long find an abiding place there.
The calamity will orns it's host OF
friends Ia the rescue Of the institution.
Mr.. Hinckley tells the Journal that
the most pressing need of Good Will as
tn result of the fire is money for the
purchase of school books. All the
school books We're destroyed, as we'll a.
the whole library OF 5000 volumes. an.!
the work in the schOolrOOn is at stand
still until new ones can be procured.
1t will take about 500 to replace the
school books.
There were no fewer than 81 meas
ures referred from. the list Legislature
to the one which will organize tomor-
row. y few will ne taken up. but for
most CT them it WITS simply Il consider
ate form of burial.
NNt'o luD tNIuf SIOu lSOck.
land to Augusta is sure go. A special
car has be-. Ii engaged and the parts
will lc,,v" KOckland at $50 A. NJ.
Wednesday. returning Thursday ut
S.3j p. VI. Many Rockland people will
be present to see their distinguished
fellow citiZe.i become Governor.
At the Augusta hospital there are
about 954 Patients and the wards are
i'll Il crowded condition.-E:,ngor Conn
,nercial.
1t is all tue enough about the wards
being crowded. but the number Of in
mates is much smaller than stated
above. The daily average during
1884 way $50. the largest number being
40 on August l.. The total number
uEder treatment in the institution dur
Ing the year was SCI.
For the first time the Bangor public
library is really free to the public and
the innovation is a welcome New
Years gift to the city. Hitherto Bangor
has chung TO the primitive idea Of
charging All annual fec for the use OF
the books.
In compliance with Il mandatory or
der received from the court the Port
land police officials have destroyed
about 81. Oo0 worth CT gambling para
phernalil which was captured some
months ago on Preble street. Two
L.,
included in tl,. destruction and Were
valued at $3.50 each. The implement
of destruction used by the brawny
police WAS 1o-pound sledge. and il
was then with difficulty that the tables
| and other things were reduced tC
kindiing wood. Deputies Firth and
Chenery had their turn in swinging the
| sledge. with the other officers. became
weary Of the labor for the articles were
| Of the hardest Of flint and would
break anywhere but in the glued parts
| The proceedings We're viewed by i
number of spectators. which included
members Of the Salvation Army who
took great delight in seeing the de-
! molilion OF the tables and the wheels
The pieces were then consigned to the
| 1lcXfntS w tnt ltt ilStIc III
room of the City hall. with the eNcer.
ton of such few pieces as were car.
ri.d away by tine spectators as souve'
| rirs OF The occasion.
! Fcrt Fairfield Review: A good por'
ton Of Fort Fairfield'S nearly go stu
dents in higher institutions Of learning
are home TO spend the holidays. We
have repeatedly asked for some othe;
town OF its population that could show
as many college students as Fort Fair
field. but have not yet been able t.
learn of one. Truly the Fort Fairfield
High school is doing its work OF fitting
| boys and girls for college in Il very
| satisfactory manner.
Eidicford Journal: Colonel Fred \
Hall OF Lewiston claims to have 9TH,
original gun that was first fired ~
Fort Sumter" Earring the doubt a.