Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-26
Towns Falling to Comply Forfeit
III Per Cent. Of School Fund.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun.
c" at 4 p. NJ, Thursday, June %.

tion TO Rangeley lakes, SATURDAY.. call
GU i"rth quite a delegation Of the Off
iS ana employees at the Capitol, and
'ae closed desks in several of the de-
pdftments showed that their usual &C.
cupants had cast aside the cares and
duties of the business world for hriae
period of enjoyment of the free and
easy life which awaits one in the Maine
WOODS. Among those who joined the ex-
cufslon party We're Col. y. c. Earring
ION, secretary, of the association, Hon.
l.. L. Carleton, chairman of the COM
mission of inland fisheries and game.
Hon. r. +. Ring, forest commissions.
ana also member of the fish and
game commission, and Miss Myrtle
Hodsdoh, private secretary to the COM
mission. w. l.. Thompson, chief en-
gineer at the Capitol, will ioin the par
w. Monday. The party will make their
headquarters ut tho Mountain View
House during their stay at Rangeley.
and with good weather should have a
most enjoyable time
The limit for the common school re-
turns and the fiscal school returns to
be received at the educational depart
ment will expire, July l. and all delin-
quent towns will forfeit ten per cent.
OF their school fund. Hon. Edward
Wiggin, clerk to the superintendent of
public schools. reports that there is
about the usual number of towns which
have not sent in their returns, but
thinks that the list will bc pretty we'll
cleared up by the end Of the month
The filling out Of the return blanks
which are sent out by the department
appears to be pretty difficult problem
to some Of the parties who receive
them, and quite a percentage of the
blanks have to be returned for cOr-ec-
ton. In such instances tie disposition
of the clerk at the department comes in
for some pretty strenuous trials, as
some of the town clerks whose returns
are sent back to them for correction do
not like to have their accuracy doubted,
and send them back to the department,
claiming that they We're right as origin
ally filled out. But this does no good.
and the town clerk who fails to do his
work correctly has the paper returned
to him until he makes the required cor
rectiOns Some of these papers have
Decn sent DICK anu lOI III ScN cNui
One clerk who had his return sent back
to him, last week, sent in remon-
STRANGE stating that the blank was not
made out right. The blanks, however.
are arranged in accordance with the
statutes, and that particular clerk was
shown that he had but one alternative
in the matter.
The June number of the bulletin Of
the department Of agriculture has been
issued from the office Of the commits
sioner. and is a very int ercsting publ
cation. AS has been previously stated.
Il Is on the subject of agricultural fairs,
and contains IS pages largely devoted
to the subject. with suggestions from
some Of the best agricultural authorl-
ties of the state. as 20 the management
of fairs. Special articles are contribute
ed for the bulletin by DIR. q. NJ. Twitch-
I'll Of Lewiston; J.. .. Shaw OF New
neld. Geo. g. GOodale OF Winthrop. and
officers OF the several State and county
fairs. The bulletin also contains the
usuaI amount of timely and interesting
matter pertaining to the farm.
Tho continent of the Office OF the
secretary OF State received valuable
addition. Friday, in the shape OF a hne
wardrobe for the use Of those employed
in the Office. 1t is of good size ana very
roomy, containing three compartments
with n large drawer under each. me
wardrobe is Of oak, and tn" design al
though not elaborate. is a rich one.
The effect is improv I'd by the presene e
of a beveled French plate mirror, WI
'front.' Of the middle compartment Inc
,-,r,,roha IL the work of Mr. Stone. me
Canitol carpenter, and Is handsome
addition to the furniture of the ONCE.
State Librarian Carver left the CITY,
cnnday for Oregon, where he VIII az
lend the annual convention OF the wa
,;npal Librarians Association. 10 y
held at Portland.
Vim II. Holmes, of the employees
force. left, Saturday. ON his amman '"o :,
weeks, vacation, which will be passed
n, New London, CT, where Mr.. homes
has MANY old friends whom ne useo I"
know in his seafaring Gays
Misc Isadore F. Getchell, Of the force
of clerks in the Office OF the ad1u'a"'
general is enjoying her annuai vaca ',,
ton of one week. during which she Will
visit various places.
Tho following visitors registered AT
the fish and game department. FRIDAY
Nav %: E. Emerson, Minnie 5. fea-
hoGv and Flora f. Berry OF bos'o.'
Mrs Albert H. Little OF Hampsteau'
n n. Stella A. Ke!so of Halloween
frank H. Dunn Of Hampstead, n. H.
The following corporations have hieu
their certificates of organization at TIC
ofTice Of the secretary Of State:
chamberlain 4 Adams Co., Organize
at Hangor, for the purpose Of engaeins
in the business of plumbing. steam-n.,
ting. metal roofing. and other meta
,,ork etc. with $4,000 capital stock, OF
which nothing is paid in. omcers
PRESIDENT, James X. chamberlain .,
bangor; treasurer. Josiah L. ADAMS ~ ~
Raneor. Certificate approved. June =
1905. .., oraor,zef
OrvuIe Dredging. Limited organize