Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
Assessors Preparing TOR
the Summer Work.
Reception to Maine Party at
Boston Next Week.
Assistant Atty. Gen. PhIIhrook Goes 10
Dover 10 Hear Case.

The state board Of assessors which
is composed of i. NJ. Simpson of Ban
gOr, chairman. and Otis Hayford OF
canton and George POttle of Lewiston,
is now getting ready for the summer
campaign, and is shaping UP maps.
DlanS, blanks, etc, in anticipation Of
the work which will commence early in
May, or possibly during the latter part
of April. The meetings last year We're
held with the boards OF assessors of the
different cities and towns of the State,
but those of the coming season will be
held with the owners OF wild lands. one
or more meetings being held in each of
the eight counties of the State where
unorganiZed townships exist.
The meetings are held in accordance
with the law which provides that all
owners of wild lands or rights of tim
Der and grass on public lots, shall
either IN person or by authorized agent.
appear before the board of State asses
sOrs at times and places of holding ses-
siOns in the counties where said lands
are located, or at any regular meeting
OF the board held elsewhere on or be-
fore the first day of August of each
year preceding the regular Legislative
session of this State; and render unto
them a list of all wild lands thus
owned. either in common or severalty,
giving the township, number. range
and county where located. part owned
and an estimate of its fair value; and
answer such questions or inter-
rogatories as said board may deem nee
Gal
edge of the just value of said lands.
The last lot Of the annual reports Of
the State board of assessors, for the
year 1905. have been received from the
binder, and are now being sent out
from the office. The total number Of
reports printed this year was 1000. and
Of that number the majority have al
ready been sent out, but i'm accordance
with the custom of the Office about 500
We're reserved for the different towns,
to be sent out about the middle of
March, in order that they may reach
the new boards of assessors. and it is
these which are now being mailed from
the office.
At the coming Semi-annual session Of
the Maine state Board of Trade, which
will be held at the State of Maine Club,
IA Somerset street. Boston. Thursday.
March Is. a reception will be rendered
by the club to Governor Cobb and Staff
and the board of trade. from 8. to 10
o'clock that evening. Music will be
furnished by the band of the First
Corps of Cadets. and n collation. will be
served during the evening. a large
number of distinguished guests have
been invited. including State officials.
Off :erS of the Chamber of Commerce,
Massachusetts Board of Trade. Massa-
chusetts supreme and superior courts
as well as a large number of prominent
Maine men now residing in or about
Boston.
Probably the first catapillarS of the
browntail moth to show signs of ac-
tivity i'm Maine this year are some little
fellows which have craWled out of
the winter nests which have been sent
from different sections of the State to
the department of agriculture, for iden-
tifcation. The nests have been plac-
ed in one of the incubators at the de-
.pariment. for safety. and upon look
that some of the caterpillars had got
warmed up and crawled out. The
twigs and leaves to which the nests are
attached. however. are dead from long
separation from the parent tree, and
tie catcrpillars will find rather dry
picking. Thoy are little fellows, not
over a sixteenth on an inch in length,
and one has to look closely in order
tn see them.
Assistant Attorney General PhilbrOOl<
was at his Office in the Capitol Thurs
day forenoon, but left at noon for Dow
er. where he will try case for the
land agent. Involving the location Of
some public !Ot:s i'm one of the planta-
lions of PiScataQus county.
Col. Elliot c. Dill of Portland, in
spector general Of rife practice on the
staff of Cove, nor Cobb. was calling on
his friends at the Capitol Thursday
forenoon.
Miss NJ. l.. Hutchins. one Of the clerks
at the department of inland fisheries
and game. who has been enjoying va
cation At lev home i'm BuckspOrt. has
returned To Augusta. and resumed her
work ut the department Thursday
morning.
Charles J. Dunn of Orono. ax-rnpre-
sentative, and judge of the Orono mu-
nicipal court. was caller at the Cap
itol thursday.
Col. n. S. PurintOn, private secre-
tary of the Governor. was at Lisbon
Thursday. on matters of business.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
New Hampshire Timber and Iron Co..
organized at Augusta. for the purpose
of doing a general business in iron and
steel. and lumber. with 81, 800. OO0 capital