Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-25
Property Purchased for
State in HaNoweII.
Residence for Steward Of Maine
Industrial School for Girls. !:
eenroy and Burr Pardon Cases
Only Two In Sight.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
s..s Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 10 A. N.

Among the recent transfers OF real
estate which have been recorded at the
registry Of deeds for Kennebec county
us the purchase by the State Of Maine
{ 81 q piece of land with the buildings
thereon located in the city Of
I. Halowell, of the owner, Aisle E. Peck
= ham, widow OF the late Cyrus b. Peck
D ham.
The location of the lot is adjacent to
the tract OF land occupied by the
/. Maine Industrial School for Girls, and
Is bounded as follows: Southerly
]. by Winthrop street, westerly by land
+ of Miss Barber, nOrtherly by land
owned by the State of Maine, formerly
! owned and now occupied by the
Industrial School for Girls. and eastery
by land formerly owned by Charles w.
Gray. deceased.
1.-THE lot in question contains about
1.-TWO acres Of land with a two-story
5shouse and ell. the house being "a feet s
Inches !. by 81 feet 6 inches on the
ground and there is also a stable and
outbuildings The land is also covered
with apple. pear and other fruit trees,
and the piece of property is on the
whole desirable one.
The purchase Of the property was
made on Saturday, July 6, by Charles
H. Dudley of Hallowell. member Of the
!. Board of Trustees of the industrial
sschoOl, acting under the authority of
! the board. the object of the purchase
Z being that of providing a residence for
the steward of the institution, and the
price paid was $1,000. At the last
session OF the Legislature that body
was asked by. the trustees Of the in
ssdustrial school for an appropriation
tgof $4,000 for the purpose of providing q
slsuitable home for the steward, but the
amount voted for. the purpose was
$25O0;s for one year; which was in
sufficient for doing the work which had
been outlined by the trustees
~ The object sought has however been
accomplished in tho purchase of the
faboye property, and the place will be
repaired and fitted up in. accordance of
E4hf tequirements Of the purpose to
Rlch II will be devoted. and will make
easaft and comfortable home for
who are to occupy it..
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g, se next meeting ofAathe-, Governor
~ Ccnncif which will be held at the
eunch chamber on Tuesday. Aug. u.
at 10@o'clock I'm the fore
Noon. will probably. be one Of the short
ones of the year. and so far as is
known at present will be confined al
most whollyyto routine, business There
Eare two pardon cases to be passed
fnpon. both of which were laid on the
table at the last meeting Of the Coun-
ell, one of them being that of Bernard
Conroy. who is serving five-year
sentence at Thomaston prison for as
sault upon one Daniel Shay on the
steamer HOratio Hall of the Portland
and New York line William II. Gull
liver Of Portland is counsel for Con-
roy and it was at his request that ac-
ton on the pardon was continued I'M
I'll the August meeting.
The other case is that of Allie Burr
OF Waterville who is serving a term in
kennebec Jail for an fnfraction of the
liquor law. and action on this pardon
was continued until the coming meet
ing by an agreement between Fred f..
Beanie of HallowelI. county attorney
Tor kennehec county, and Fred w.
Clair of WatervilIe, counsel for Burr