Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-27
STATE HOUSE.
June Bulletin Of Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Three Pardon Gases to Come
Before June Council Meeting.
Highway Commissioner Sargent Studying
Massachusetts Methods.

tiie agricultural interests of the State,
| fulhll the mission conceived by the
legislature in granting them State aid,
and be of the most possible benefit to
| the farmers. The fair has large posi-
Dlllties for instruction in improved
methods in agriculture, as well as the
| zeal to be kept in view in the breeding
OF stock and raising of farm products.
Wnlle its social benefits should not be
overlooked, its educational features
should be the most prominent. Core
sponGents are asked to give their ideas
In relation to agricultural fairs and
| their management, in order that the
| most benefit to the community and to
the state may be derived from then,
| And they are also asked to cover sutN
points as what premiums should be
offered, how the judging should be done.
10 what extent agricultural practices
SHOULD be demonstrated, how the fairs
can best encourage young people and
| interest them in farm life the best
methods of encouraging and interesting
exhibitors. and any other suggestion
tending to the improvement of fairs.
The bulletin will contain, also. the
usual amount of interesting matter in
relation to the different branches of
farm work.
Highway Commissioner Sargent has
gone to Massachusetts, where he will
pass the next three weeks in studying
the methods carried out by the COM
missioner Of that State. and get an in
sight into the way in which the work is
being done. He was in Lewiston.
Thursday, and left, yesterday, for Bos-
ton.
1t Is not probable chat Governor Cobb
will again visit the Capitol until the
| latter part of the coming month, when
his presence will be required in order
that he may prepare the usual list of
nominations to be acted upon by the
executive council at its next meeting,
winch VIII occur on the afternoon of
June ~. AS the nominations are re-
CURED to be announced seven days be-
fore the meeting of the council, the date
of his coming will be June 90.
| And speaking of the council meeting
the usual amount Of business will come
up for transaction. and IL IS also expec-
ted ii will have it's quot. of pardon
cases to dispose Of. The Herbert E.
Griffin case was. at the May meeting of
the council. laid upon the table until
the coming meeting. and two other
cases which were expected to come be-
| fore the May meeting but did not. are
those of Edward Chase who is serving
a life sentence at Thomaston, for the
| murder of Mrs. Ida NJ Stevens and La
forest Knowles. who is also serving a
three-year sentence at Thomaston for
larceny.
The board of railroad commissioners
finished their work of inspecting the
Maine system of the Boston & Maine
| Railroad. yesterday. Thursday they
went over the Eastern and Western di-
visions. and yesterday their trip was
| over the line of the Portland &
Rochester Railroad.
travelling library has been in
stalled in the department of inland !
fisheries and game, for the use of the |
young lady clerks employed at the |
Capitol and is something that will be |
much appreciated by them.
Among the recent visitors at the fish |
and game department, who recorded |
their names in the register are the fol- |
ford Mass; w. G. Young of Los Ange- |
les, Calf; Herbert S. Dyer of Port |
land; Mabel E. Woodsome Of Norridge-
wock; S. Lillian Williams of Portland:
Lila Green Of Mechanic Falls; Harriet
Reynolds Of Marblehead. Mass; V. R. |
Mathews of Augusta: Mary L. Bowles |
of Rockland: E. E. Morrill, of Rutland;
.. r. Thibodeaux of Bangor.
A novelty which occurred in the GER
tificate of one of the corporations
which have recently been received at
the office of the secretary of State was
that the treasurer of the corporation
was unable to sign his name, and was
Obliged to make his mark.
Harry E. Coolidge of Pittsfield. as
sistant clerk of the House at the last
session of the legislature, was in the
city for a few hours, Friday.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
Oxford Oil Producing Co. organized
at RumfOrd for the purpose of doing a
general oil business in the state of
Kansas with 100000 capital stock of
which $40 is paid in. The officers are:
President, Richmond L. Melcher of
Rumford Falls; treasurer, Leland p.
Lane of RumfCrd Falls. Certificate
approved May %. 1905.
Hogas Real Estate Co. organized at
Portland for the purpose of doing a
general real estate business with So
900 capital stock Of which nothing is
paid in. The officers are: President.
John H. Charles of Portland; treasu-
rer, Hovnan Badrosian Of Portland.
Certificate approved, May 16, 1905.
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