Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-01

PASSED into the dusty archives Of tn,
past With til" tollinS OF the midnight
bell last night. The year has been ON,
full Of imp,rtant events in the city
Many Of the most prominent ana be.
loved citizens have passed into the
Great Beyond. There have beer
changes in every walk of business :n(
commercial life. There have been som,
disasters, large fires and accidents thai
sacrificed lives. but not in great mum.
berS There have been fortunately nc
great cataStrophieS to chronicle, but oi
tine other hand there has been improve
ment. advancement ana progress man
ifcSted on every side. The brief chronol-
oGy that follows, will serve as a little
history Of the year that is just gone:
JANUARY.
Sunday observance Of the New Year
in the churches.
2-Ednuutt to Gov. Hill at the Angus
IL House.
The I'D Legislature convened.
4-Blizzard of great severity.
inauguration of Gov. w. II. Cobb.
Edwards mill fire.
-
+ zero.
. 9-Presidential electors cast votes for
Roosevelt.
lO-Superior court convened.
M-GoV. Cobb appointed important
committees.
12-Protcst entered against Rev. Sand
ford's Shiloh in Legislature.
l3-Liquor law viOlators heavily fined
il: superior court.
l4-Fredecick Desjardins died.
lG-Au@usta Social and Athletic Asso-
citation organized.
11-flon. Eugene Hale, reelected to
United States Senate.
1S-Inrortant officials appointed by
Coy. Cobb.
l9-Marriagc of Miss Mabel G. Edwards
and Ralph r. Robinson.
20-Augusta rumsellers convicted in su-
'pnrior court. j..
I-lsep. Sturgis introduced famous bill
for the first time.
Getty council advised change in city
charter.
2i-FIon. II. NJ. Heath entered plea for
Carleton pond water before judi
ciary committee.
2j-Wocdmcn' fair in progress.
-G-Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
convention.
27-Maine Press Association annual
meeting ut Howard Han.
2S-Grcat snow storm
;0-Eep"rt of State treasurer submitted
to the Governor.
"1-%tate printing hearing began.
FEBRUARY.
1-C"unty treasurer reported net loss
in 1904 $15.G12
Hooker Il. Washington lectured in
City hall.
I-krnncbec county bar protested
against abcliShing common council.
-itrV. SilaS Strout died in Bddeford.
New draft Of Sturgis bill submitted
to Legislature.
Hon. Joseph II. Manley died.
State printing hearing resumed.
Major William ii. Chisam. oldest
itizen, died.
uncral of Hon. Joseph TT. Manley.
rs. benjamin Gardner died.
gislature opened alter recess.
IA b wdoin alumni 18th annual BAN
u | banquet.
- II ual meeting OF state Ear ASSO-
u on.
It itian Science hearing at State
ue.
IL b r Curtis killed at Eaton shoe
f; oy.
iS-F' yes lost in Houlton fire.
ID. :. reception at Howard Hail.
tho G. Cornish elected preSi-
Gen o. Augusta Savings Bank.
22-Rec III n to Governor w. II. Cobb
az I pi u.
2"-Mem er of Massachusetts Legisla-
ture is. ed Augusta.
2i-State ri ting hearing continued.
2d-pr. . s Burbank died at Mt. YER
non.
2'-Mr. he 5 of Bath testified at
State nj ,g hearing.
Is Ming % presented by Bowdoin
student X
NARCH.
1-oakcS "A sed in Senate.
2-Her"oiI, trd caucuses held.
i-MaN"r II b n re-nOminatcd.
4-i)chiotrdt W rd CaucuseS held.
q. ~ hi's &C cited mayor of Car
diner.
A''l' - DINtUeu.
S-Strreis bill &C, ted in Senate
9-Merrill bill nfe, ed in Legislature.
1o-important 4 ng in the postof,ice.
11-Fred Foster TIA injured in Ban
g1r.
1S-Mayor Hichborn ,cted.
14-Hard cider biz az opted in Legis-
lature. 49,
15-City without gas ID ause of burst
ing Of tank. 81
16-Firelncns conventf
17-publishers PaperC Organized
lS-Repcrt 81 otd'o ~ 1g committee
published.
2e-Eoard OF lrane an banquet.
zl-Hlll 10 rtPedi h'o' vi tax killed in
Legislature. 20
c2-John Nash pardoned rom State
prison by the Governor
ga $4,000 fire in Green L os.s store
Water street.
o4-Rrown-t moth plague /, Auuust,
2,-Puhlic laws of 1905 publisl "a In mn
in the Kennebec Journal.
| o.-N-,tar pressure in the civ a..-.