Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-04
STATE HOUSE.
R. R. Commissioners Will
Investigate Oakland Wreck
Hearing At Superior Court Room,
watervlne, Friday July 5.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, July 9 ut 10 A. M.

OttiCe OF lne BOdTu Ol ItdiiIodu Coiii-
missicners Wednesday that the board
would be in session at Waterville on
Friday, July 5. for the purpose of con-
Quoting an investigation as to the
cause Of the accident to train No. %.
the Bar Harbor express, which Oc-
CURED last Saturday afternoon, June
go, near Rices bridge at Oakland and
about two miles from the city of
Wateryille on the back route, so
called, of the Maine Central railroad,
by which the train was derailed and
badly wrecked by being thrown into
the ditch, aid number of people in
jured. The hearing will be held in the
superior court room and will commence
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
a hearing will be held by Bank Elk
aminer Shelton in Wilton Friday. at
| the office of Hon. Cyrus N. Blanchard.
or the application of the Livermore
| Falls Trust and Banking Co. for tine
establishment Of a branch in the town
of Wilton. This is the first applica-
ton which has been received by Col.
| SHELTON under the new law. Chapter !6
Of the Public Laws of 1907, the provi-
sionS of which authorize the establish
| ment of branches of trust and bank
ing companies by the bank examiner.
The Board of State Assessors. which
| has already held one series of meetings
| with the cumberland owners of the
4 state, will begin another series about
the middle of the month. in Somerset
and Piscataquis counties. On Thurs
i day, July 1, they will be at Show
hogan, and on Saturday, July 20. at
Dover. In addition to these meetings
the board expects to spend Conaidera-
BILE tiire in these two counties in con-
II ductin" q more detailed examination of
II the timhcr!andS in those sections.
H Supt PaySon Smith of the public
schools IF Maine. wa; at the cduca-
jioral department at The Capitol yes
terday and was busy with the work Of
getting familiar with the work of the
office. Supt. Smith states that he in
| tends to he at the department on
| "Wednesday of each week except when
his presence elsewhere on those days
| is imperative. The summer schools for
teachers are now opening and some of
them will he in progress until the lat
ter part Of August. and Mr.. Smith
| will go to Aroostoo,l county next week
for the purpose of attending those in
session in that county. He will visit
the ether schools as they come along.
Supt. Smith will be at the depart
mont next Tuesday, July ..
| An event If much interest which will
soon be forthcoming at the Capitol is
the annual reunion of the 18th Maine
| Regiinental Association. which will be
held on Wednesday, Aug. H. If the
weather on that day should be stormy
the sessions of the meeting will he held
in Representatives hall. but if fair ii is
planned to hold the reunion in a large
tent which will be pitched on the State
ground just south of the Capitol. 1t
was here that the 18th Maine Camped
| before & ing to the front, and the
| members desire once more to camp on
the old camp ground, and to see their
old flags again. 1t is also understood
| that the old regimental flag which was
used during the Civil War will be
| brought Up from Gardiner and will on
that day once more float before head
quarters. 1t is expected that the at
tendance at the reunion will he be
tween 100 and $50. Some of the MEM
bcrS Of the association have expressed
a desire to bring tents With them and
| will go into camp as in 1861. The
grass on the lot south of the Capitol
| will ne trimmed for tho occasion and
everything possible will he done to
make the stay of the comrades q pleas
ant one. u is probable that the coming
reunion will be one of the very hest
which has vet been held by the assoc
citation.
| Announcement is made Of the isSu-
ance Of the following special orders