Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-16
STATE HOUSE..
The Many Summer Visit
ors at the Capitol.
Rifle Team Named for National
Match In Ohio.
Dr.. Elliot on Retired List OF Guard
With Rank Of Captain.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Tuesday, Sept. 10, at TO A. M.

at the State House and every day finds
dozens and scores of strangers, most of
them from out of the State, inspecting
Names beautiful CAPITOL. There is
no place in the city, unless 1t be at the
wharf and railroad station, where one
gets such good idea of the great
number of summer visitors in Augusta
as at the State House. This is a point
of interest visited not emily by ali of
them who stop in the city for any
length of time, but many who are at
the resorts in this section of Maine
make a special trip to Augusta for the
sake of looking over the Capitol. a
lady and her daughter who were
among Thursdays visitors said that
they had come from Portland eXprCSS-
~ for the purpose Of looking over the
building. Their home is i'll a Western
state, and being in Portland harbor
for a few weeks they had extended
their trip to this city for the sake of
seeing the beautiful and historic Capt.
tel Of which Maine is Justly proud and
whose fame has spread, it appears, to
all parts of the country.
During the summer there arc thou
sands of these visitors, sometimes COM
ing sinGly, sometimes few at a time
and frequently in large parties. Not
day passes now but there are scores
of them in the building and upon the
beautiful grounds around it. Of
course they spend a large part of their
time in the great rotunda looking at
the large collection of portraits of
Names famous sons and standing be-
fore the cases containing the taNered
and blood-staincd Maine battle flags.
Many OF them, especially the younger
visitors, climb to the cupola and are
rewarded by the magnificent view up
and down the Kennebcc valley, which.
in addition to the city itself, is spread
out before them.
Many of the visitors wander into the
various departments where they are
always received with courtesy. They
are always made welcome to the build
ing and the attendants gladly show
them the Hall of the House, the Sem
ate chamber, the executive depart
nlents and all places of interest a
great part of the visitors inspect with
special interest the fish and game mu-
scum in the basement. At this de-
partment there is a register and from
it's pages a good idea of the number
and character Of the visitors may be
obtained. OF course, not all the
visitors go to this department and not
all who go there sign the register, but
nevertheless no fewer than 800 per-
sons, nearly all from out of the State.
have signed the register since the first
of August. Il period Of only two weeks.
4 fy1a nf tNic rows
ter shows from what widely distant
parts OF the Union tho visitors come.
Among those who have registered dur
ing the past week or two are not only
persons from all six of the New Eng
land states. but also visitors represent
ing New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania, District of Columbia, Ohio,
Illinois. Minnesota, Missouri, Georgia
and other states. Below is a list of
the visitors from out of town who have
signed their names in this register dur
ing the present week:
Ida NJ. r. Packard and Roland
Packard. Southhridaf, Mass: Edwin
w. Henry. Hulmcville. Penn: Mr.. and
Mrs f. l.. Swcctland. Natick. Mass;
Walter T.. Kehew. Somervillc, Mass;
Mrs. G. H. Higgins, Melvin Higgins
Lester T. Higgins Readffeld: Mrs. J.
Edward Stevens, Roston; Elida NJ.
Williams. Boston; Hattie 3. Brown,
Washington, ID. c.; NJ. Blanche Rcr-
rctt. Saugus, Mass: Jessie NJ. Towlc,
Lynn. Mass; Louise VI. Duffy, Dora
T. Kaisar. Willard S. Salmon. Albert
G. Salmon and Maud Book, Brooklyn,
\. "; Grace NJ. Patterson, Providence.
ID a I,,1
Grace T. Preblc. Whitefield: Gertrude
f. sparrow. Gardiner; Arthur r. Tim
berlakc. Lancaster. y. H; Mrs. G. II.
Sherman and daughter and Miss Nit
cheI Walhtam, Mass; Laura NJ.
George. Manchester. n. H.; II. w.
Thaycr Franklin. Mass; Otto T. Wag
ncr, South Weymouth. Mass; Gather
inc NJ. Currier. Hallowell; Edna F.
Gilman. Westbrook; Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Fl. Seaman and Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Philadelphia: Mrs. e. M.
Fowler, Trenton. n. j.: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. T.. Doughty, Mt. Holly. n j.; c.
r. Towle and VIM. II. Sturgis, Melrose.
Mass: Alice May Young, Lawrence,
Mass; DR.. and Mrs. j. T. Sheridan. Ar
thur Sheridan and Joseph Z. Sheridan,
New York; Alice c. RoyS. Ethel G.
Pease and Edwin r. Pcase, Pough-
keepsie. n. Y: Elizabeth Stanley. Min
neapolis; Elizabeth Fuller, Dover; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry w. Lang, Seattle,
Wash; Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Richards.
Syracuse. N. Y; Ballard Crockett,
Yarmouth; Thomas Tanhon, Leonard
p Chapman and Jesse A. Haley. Read
ing. Mass; G.. J. FOwkes. Boston; Mr..
and Mrs. E. N Frost. Milton. Mass:
David W. Fallon, Dorchester, Mass;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Colby ard
Mabel L. Colby. Lynn. Mass; Miss
Frances Lord, Dorchester. Mass; Mrs.
J. c. Lindsay and Lila G. Lindsay,
I.eominster. Mass; Marion Moody,
Maiden. Mass: Marguerite Hoffses.
Mass; Frank w. Morrill,,
Mass; Frank e. Fortier'
Turner Center; Frank w. Williams.
Livermore; f. NJ. Bowry, Winthrop
Center: Herbert F. Robert, Maiden.
Mass: Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Buxton and
Carolyn Buxton, Boston; MIR. and Mrs.
William Taylor and Miss Mildred I'll.
Taylor. Boston; Mrs. +. H. Tiff and
Miss Katherine Tiff, Triton, Ga: Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest W. Morrill,. Lewiston;