Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-01
STATE HOUSE.
Gov. Cobb Announces
Nominations, Tuesday.
Payson Smith, Auburn, Named
State Supt. Of Schools.
Chairman Peaks Of Board Of r. r.
comr's, Reappointed.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Tuesday, May z. at 10 A. M.


Governor Cobb was at the Capitol
Tuesday for the purpose of making the
usual monthly list Of nominations To
come up for confirmation al the next
meeting Of the Executive Council,
Tuesday, May :. and gave out the fol-
lowing list:
state Superintendent of Schools
PaySon Smith, Auburn.
Members of the Board of Cattle Com
missiOners-F. o. Beal, Bangor; John
NJ. Deering, Saco; Frank ;. Adams,
BoWdoin.
Chairman Of Board of Railroad Com
missioners-Joseph r. Peaks Dover.
State Historian-Henry $. Burrage.
Togus.
Member of Board of Veterinary Ex-
aminers-A. Jolly, Waterville.
Member of Library Commission-Mrs.
Kate G. Estabrook. Orono.
Trustee of Industrial School for Girls
C. H. Dudley of Hallowen.
Agent 10 repair the road between
Roach river ana Grant farm-L. +.
Moor. Sebcc.
Agent to repair the road between
Patten and Grand Lake-Cieorge Finch,
Pattem.
Agent to repair the roads in Town
ships Nos. > and q. 9th Range. lots
north of Waldo patent. Piscataquis
county-A l.. Green, Katahdn Iron
Works.
Coroners-Eli W. Alexander. Lisbon;
Leroy Spiller. Mechanic Falls.
Disclosure Commissioners-A J..
Bennett. Lewiston; DAME: Steward
Bingham.
Fish Wardens-Geo. w. Frisbee. Bel
fast; John F. Goldthwaite, Biddeford;
Frank l.. Hodgkins. Lamoine; John
T.. Parker, Passport; Wilmot Il. Thur-
low, StoningtOn.
Agent for Prevention of Cruelty To
Ani1nals-William ]. Dyer, Portland;
Eben \. Perry. Portland.
| Dedimua Justice-EdWard w. wheel
or. Brunswick.
| Notaries Public-Dana G. Douglass,
Portland; Lorenzo w. Fales. Lewiston
II. F. Lord. Dedham Green Lake,
| Harry F. Ross. Bangor.
Justices of the Peace-William W.
| Rragdon, Franklin: Daniel NJ
| Crockett. BridgtOn; Howard NJ. COOK
| Bangor: Charles |. Giveen. Topshahi ;
| Herbert A. Harmon. Portland; Wills
| ton Jennings. Wayne: Eben F. Little
| cold belfast: Nelson c. Martin. OAK
| cold. Gleason w. Moore, Steupen'
evils a. Pierce, Bangor; George r
| pIaisted Gorham: Harold ]. Phllilps
| cl,uwh.gan: George S. Pitts, Harrlson'
g. O. Purinton, Bowdoin; Chas-
| R.ad Biddeford; +. r. Schoppet
| Inncsboro: Carroll Il. Skillin' N"rti
| Yarmouth; John r. TraSk, llSHeiu
Arthur w. Turner Bradford: German
n Wrvmouth, Biddeford.
From information received at inc
office of the forest commissioners w.
dav il was learned that the repoi L
| r.r.iy..d by the department from -
| vnriuus sections of the state ii'lod''
| ,h,t th, ice. in the lakes an" 'iioo
,,rics of the three big rivers Oh hdi'''
~. p.nobScot. kennebec ana Allhr"H'
.oggin shows but little signs OF break
,no nm is extremely solid for TINS TIME
of wear. and is not expected |" :" Vt"
,,,iI hctv-,.n Tie 10Th ana l'th o
| May. ..
| ON the head waters OF these riNri'
| there are from two 10 three iet' ="
SNOW al The present uint. DiiNi''s
| baS b,puD on some OF the Siildll HuiNr
v,a,,r brooks and indications point u
| , fairly successful season for drlVlils
| TN. en- of logs on the Androscossl
Ana krnnebrc rivers will be about III
Same rs last year, but on the feh"o
scot il will be somewhat smaller
| Tn. fire warden service IS perm
ranrp,niZ,d ana increased ana pam
~ Icing made 10 have service ina
win ha able. 10 cope with any dry sea
| san that may come This year. rou
new lookout systems ar" being eStdp
nshed and every effort will be made u
stomp out forest fires, the last i-eglSla
ture having made a larger approprla
lion than at the previous session.
The total damage caused by torres
fires last year was s2O,9l9, WINE II
zoos the loss was s63,623, but tn
largest loss ever known in this stat
was in 1903, when 269,451 acres OF VIII
lands were burned over, entailihg
loss of $953,243.
Commissioner Ring Is now sendih
ont the usual instructions 10 III
3 wardens.
Notice was received at the once
: the adjutant general Tuesday mornih
of the election of James NJ. Paimer