Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-08-28
STATE HOUSE,
R. R. Commissioners Will
Hold Hearing Sept. u
On Petition Of Augusta, Oakland,
& WaterVi|Ie Street Ry.
Experiment Station 10 Make Surveys Of State
as 10 Diseases Of Plants.
, STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
"ext Meeting of Governor and Council
FRIDAY, Sept. Fl, at 10 A. M.

nFtl
iiliSSloners Monday that a hearing on
the petition of the Augusta o,I1a,
ana Watervlle Street Railway ask
ing the approval of the board of tha
location of the proposed railroad uo,Ia
iieiu at the otllce of the board at
me capitol, on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
commencing at 10 O'Clock in the fora
noon The location for which an
pioNal IL asked starts from point on
the main line of the Waterville and
Oakland Street Railway on Summer
street, in Oakland village, and from
that point to the Sidney line is wholly
OUTSIDE OF streets or roads Through
the town of Sidney the roads runs part
OF the way in the highway and partlv
out side until It reaches the boundary
nn- OF Augusta, from which point il
runs to the Grange hall and then down
the Bond brook road and Nit. Vernon
ave nue.. 1t is understood that the
rails Of the Augusta, Winthrop <,
Gardiner Hallway on State street viii
he rclaidsts the foot Of what is known
as Gas house hill," and that the rails
Of the new road will connect at that
point.
Charles ID. Woods, director Of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, announces that the station Will
shortly begin a systematic survey
Of the State with reference to those
diseases of plants (bight, rust,
ctc.), which are caused by para
site fungi. TO make this survey as
comprehensive as possible. CORE
spnndcnts are invited to send t. the
State Specimens Of such diseased
plants As come to their notice. These
should he accompanied by the name
and address of the collector, the date
and place of collection; and if possi-
lie the name of the plant upon which
the fungus is growing.
In most eases, especially where the
distance is short, the specimens
should be shipped green. Where the
plants are to be shipped some DIS
tance, and the disease is one which
progresses very rapidly, as is the case
with the late blight Of the potato, the
specimens should be dried before
mailing. This may be done by plac-
ing between two pieces of newspaper,
with sheets of blottihg or other abb
Sorbrnt paper above or below, the
| whole being placed on a fiat surface
and covered with a weight. The alb
aurbcnt paper should he replaced
twi"e daily with dried sheets, without
disturbing the newspaper covering,
until the specimens are dry. Dried
Spe, ,mcns for mailing should be
placed between pieces Of pasteboard
| or in small fiat pasteboard boxes.
Please address all correspondence
on this topic to the Maine Agricultural
| Experiment station, orono. Maine.
| The receipt Of all specimens will be
acknowledged and report upon the
| nature of its disease with treatment,
| if any can be suggested, will be sent
as soon as possible after the speci-
mems are identified.
The work on the ballots for the COM
| ing September election is progressing
az fast as possible considering the
amount of labor and care there Is con-
nected with the operation. The lists or
candidates, to be published IN the
IA. yyspauerS were sent out yesterday,
and il is thought that everything VIII
| / . finished by another week. The num-
| Der of ballots printed this year VIII pe
| a bout SO, 900.
I,r a
| Maine Sanatorium AsSociatioil' mas r.
ceived a letter from Dr. Estes NICHOLS
| dn,ctor at the Sanatoriuin, stating
| th.,t the work on the foundation oi 'he
new building has been coiniieteu' anu
| that the erection OF the frame u -
| buIJiny commenced MoiiuaH' ~"
new building will accommodate
, patients. and will be vaiuahie aooi-
| tion to the plant.
| ,,,,ro tho visitors from other places
,,.l,,, ,.,gictered at the department OF
| inland fisheries and game Monday We're
| ~. f.JInwinr: Arthur f. Pease "i
| u,,,v,I,, Mass, George PeaSe or Soutn
! ,t,,i,.y Mass. Cora s. Burleigh or
| W,t.rvilIe. Fred j. Pierce of New
ra,r,ra Mass, and MIR. and Mrs. j. X.
| rnIla of Mt. Vernon, \. Y.
The big drill which is at work III W.
| ,,,s.ment at the Capitol on the si,"i'
| f,,, thc munger of the new eieNa''.,
| h,s nov reached n depth OF ABOUT ~
| ,oat ana has vet about q leet :" 2
| h.rnra the hole will be deep ti,ous ~
Tha ari,l is still working in soIiu 'euse'
| on5 n,t n seam or n vein OF "a'ei '''-
| Ia.p etruck. and the progress II NV
u n
! .arily slow 1t is eXpecttu -.
ledge viii continue until the feau''eu
depth is reached.
Highway Commissioner Sargen. WI, sna
leave this morning for oid I"wh @ ,r amu
T ,oranre. where he goes for the pui
| ,n>.., &c looking over the state io,u
Which pI is in process of construction IN
| tOose places.
= T. Emr. commissioner OF
..r,r arrived in the city yesterday
and vas at the Capitol on business
Lconrected with the office.
Miss Marion l.. Hutchins' one ~ on.
clerks in the Office Of the comnisSioi,, ,':,,
.rs If inland fisheries and game VII, VII,
take a short rest from work, anu har %
,saya today in company WIN m
| lt,,e, and brother for a visit in PORT
| land.
| Miss, Edith Baker of Boothbay l.
| - ,ba ,.-arlx at the nSn dhu