Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-25
STATE HOUSE.
Northern Counties Having
Long Dry Spell
with Comparatively Few De-
structive Forest Fires.
visitors al The State Houss...0as Lone
Cooperation Files Certificate.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting Of Governor and Council,
Thursday, Sept. 7, at 4 p. N.

| Forest Commissioner Ring informs
the Journal that although the southern
part Of the State has been comparative
Nv free from forest fires uD to this time.
| northern Piscatauuis and ArOOstoOk
| counties, owing to the extremely dry
| period. no rain of any consequence
having fallen for three months. have
suffered to a considerable extent.
| With the exception Of the fire at Nc
| Nally Station on the Fish River road
which burned, in addition to quite an
area of forest land, the railroad sta
| ton. a large quantity Of lumber and a
number of dwelling houses. no very
wide spreading CONGREGATIONS have
| occurred.
All the fire wardens are at work in
| that region, and extra patrols are do
| ing duty. 1t is hoped. with all these
| precautions, to avert anything like the
| disastrous forest Holocaust of 1902. Old
| residents of AroOstook county report
| the wells and streams the lowest ever
known.
In the Moosehead region the watch
man on Squaw Mountain lookout sat-
ton reports big fire about SO miles
distant on the waters of the north
branch of the PenobscOt. There Is an-
other quite sizeable blaze on Russell
stream which appears now to be well
| "nder control. Still another fire is re-
| and Ross farm which. Notwithstanding
| the large number of men who are fight
ing with all the most approved meth
DDS, is burning furiously. The man at
the lookout station likewise reports an
other fire on the so-called 10000 acre
tract. Men employed by the State are
looking after all these fires. and Com
missioner Ring is in constant touch
with all the movements. directing
them. through his chief and deputy
wardens. to the best possible advan-
tage II the dry period does not extent
much beyond this month there is
strong hope that most Of the fires now
in progress may be subdued.
A. D. Russell Of the secretary of
States Office was taking a Cay off. yes
terday, after a busy week. and was in
attendance at the annual reunion of tho
9th Maine Infantry. of which he was d
member.
II DR.. Young Of the State Board %
Health has been at his desk during the
past few days. after L snort absence in
the eastern part of the State.
There have been a goOdly number of
visitors at the State House within the
past few days, as indeed during the en-
tire summer 1t is an interesting fact
that the State House draws many out
of the State visitors. even i'll the winter
|Eseason. although. of course there are
many more during the summer A
clerk i'm one of the departments told the
! Journal that she doubted if there had
Deen a day since she had been connec-
ted with the State House. when there
were not at least a few visitors outside
of those coming on business. She said
that i'm the toughest days of the winter
season. when there was scarcely per-
son on the street. there were invariably
callers at the Capitol. Ard she has
been employed at the State House a
number Of years. too.
" The following is a list of the Out-of-
town people who have registered at the
Fish and Game department during the
past two days: A. F.l"stine Springer.
Newton. Mass: A. Palmer Willard.
Troy N Y. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lest ar
Hamant. Belgrade; Mr.. and Mrs. o. G..
Cobb Dexter; S. f. Gilbert. Boston:
May l. Armstrong. York Village: Ethel
l.. Ridley. J. Edmond Ridley. Guy w.
Ridley. Worcester. Mass; Jane f..
l Avery. Upton. Mass: James N. Patton.
Blanche F. Patten. Elizabeth L. Sheri-
J dan. Salem. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Murray. New York: Lillian G. Nash,
, Newcastle: Mrs. Harry Bennett. Gardi-
ner: Mrs. George Colby. Dallas E.
Colby Vernon G. Colby Mrs. Henry
w. Hunt. Mrs. Jonn Towle. Gardi-
ner: Mrs. Charles Mcmillan, VIII,
liamsburg. n. B.; Mrs. Will
liam f. Lincoln, Lynn. Mass: Mrs. Ed
ward jerks. Gardiner: Mrs. Ethel
Condnt. Brockton. Mass. Mrs. William
Rhoades. Lynn. Mass: J. II. Littlefield.
Lynn. Mass: Mrs. Ezra RhOades.
Lynn, Mass: Miss Carrie l.. Collins.
East Greenwich. r. l.: Alfred G. Cor
lish, Brunswick.
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