Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-28
State HOUSE.
Suicide Statistics for
Maine During Year 1904.
New Seats Ordered for Senate
and House Hobbies.
Supt. Steison Will Speak at Educational
Mass Meeting, in Boston.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil, FRIDAY, Oct. 10, at 10 A. M.

Z rom figures compiled by Or. y. e..
! Young, registrar Of vital statistics, it is
iascertained that during the past year i'll
Maine the number of persons who COM
mittcd suicide was u, against 30 of the
preceding year. OF the total number so
were males and Il were females. OF
n the males the occupation of Il WAS
farmer; of eight. laborcr; of three,
shoes maker; Of three, mill operatives;
OF one each, carpenter, gunner in
II United States navy, jobbcr. lawyer.
i lumbcrman, marketman, mechanic,
merchant, painter, palmist, photo
| grapher, printer, salesman, ship joiner.
| student, tailor, veterinary surgeon and
| WoodWorker. OF the females. the occu-
patton of eight was given as housewife,
| four as domestic, two as houSekceper,
and one as teacher. The youngest sui
eide Vas a girl of l. years, and the old
est. a man of s. years. The largest
humber of suicides in any one month
VAS nine, in May. The largest number
in any one county was 10 each III An
iroscoggin and Cumberland. The high
est death rate from suicide was in Sag
adahoc county. The rate for the State
/ per 1000 population, LII per cent.
| TWcnty-oHe persons committed suicide
by hanging; u by shooting; - by
| Drowning; Il by poisoning; four by
| cutting throat; two by jumping from
| high places, and one by asphyXiation.
| The largest number of the suicides were
| between the ages of so and 60 years,
| and the smallest number between the
ages of 10 and 20 years.
| Col. Francis kcere. superintendent Of
| public buildings, is making arrange
ments for providing new seats i'll the
| Hobbies on the third and fourth floors
at tie Capitol. which adjon the Sen
| ate chamber and Representatives. hall,
| to take the place of the long sofas
| which have heretofore done duty dur
| ing legislative sessions. These old
resting places have been removed to
the rotunda, where they are still on
duty, but they will never be
| nluvcd to the upper floors again,
| and their places will be filled
with seats of much more mod
| ern style. The new seats will be furn~
| iShcd by TIE A. l.. Mitchell CO., of
| Portland, and Il representative of the
| firm WAS at the Capitol. Tuesday, talk
| ing measurements. The seats will be
| If ash. upholstered III leather, and each
| st VIII be composed of eight seats. On
| The fourth floor, one set will be placed
! against tn" wall on the west side of
| the lobby. between the entrances to the
| Judiciary department, and the other on
| III" opposite side Of the lobby. The
| lobby on the third floor already has a
| row of seats along two sides and tn"
new set will be placed on the west
| side, against the stair railing II IS
| not understood that the seats Will
| be Corr!eted for some time. as there
| is not at present any special demand
| for them. but when they are placed in
| position they will constitute an i'm
| pro-encnt in the equipment Of tn" Cap
| iiol. and also q great convenience.
| Hon w. w. StrtSou. stat" Supc1In-
| t.nderlt of public schools, has received
an invitation to j." ono OF the speakers
| 1T the educational mass meeting to y"
| l..ld III fremont Temple, Boston, IL
| october, ard it is understood that he
viii accept.
Hon. Otis Hnyford Of Canton, Of til"
| board Of State assessors. was IT the
| department for few hours, WedneS-
day.
Among the travelling libraries which
| l,ave Teen sent out from the Stat" II
! brary. this week. were one each to
! Brovnvillc and East Corinth.
s q Thompson, state dairy inspect
or of the department of agriculture, IS
busy with the work Of visiting the va
rious fairs which are now being h"ld
throughout the state. Tuesday ana
"Wednesday. he WIS at the New Glou-
| Cester fair. for tire purpose of cXelnpil-
| flying the work of the BabcOck test.
! Hon. Geo. f. Morrison Of Saco. in
| speCtOr Of factories and workshops.
was at the Capitol. yesterday, or bust
ness connected with the bureau of in
| dustrial and labor statistics.
| Paul d. Sargent. State commissioner
of highways. who had been at his Office
| in the Capitol. for the past day or two,
| left Tor his home in East Machias.
| yesterday noon. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Sargent who has been pass
| Jig a few days in the city.
| The following corporation las filed
/ its certificate Of organization at the
tIIic, OF tie secretary Of State:
Wesley Gold Mining CO. organized at
Bangor. for tthe purpose of doing
general mining business with 100000
rapitil stock. Of which nothing Is paid
lin officers President. Daniel q.
Rollins Of Bangor; treasurer. Sewall =.
ouimDv of Calais. Certificate APP
rroved. Aug. Is. 1905.
THE first Of the Augusta hunters 10
leave for the big game regions. this
fall were H. +. Caren and +. w.
Means. who left. Monday night, for the
| . 10, rho hig paD1p sea-