Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-14
STATE HOUSE.
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Appointments to be Made
IN April.
Weodmen's Casualty Co. Ma J
Do Business in Maine.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. N.


Council on the following Thursday.
April 2, will be a little longer than
the average, there being nine vacan-
cies which will occur during the COM
ing month, and these with the usual
list Of minor appointments will make
more than the usual number.
Perhaps the most important appoint
ment in the list is that of an asso-
ciate justice of the supreme judicial
court of Maine, to succeed Justice Sew
all c. Strout Of Portland, whose term
win expire April ~, after IA years
In that capacity, and who it is under
stood will not be n candidate for re-
appointment. In regard to Judge
StrOuts successor ii is the general be-
liet that the honor Of a membership
on the supreme bench will be visited
upon Hon. George r. Bird Of Portland.
Other vacancies to be filled are as
follows: Henry Lord of Bangor, men,
her of the board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Maine, whose term will ex-
pire April ., after Il years Of service;
Franklin Redington of Waterville,
member OF the State board of exam
iEers to regulate the practice of en-
balming, whose term will expire April
j.? after five years Of service; John Nj.
T"ylor OF South Portland, inspector of
steamboats,, whose term will expire
April II after 10 years of service: p.
$. Head of Waterville, member Of the
board Of trustees of the Bath Military
and Naval Orphans asylum, and Alon-
20 Sylvester of Pennington. both of
whose terms will expire April Is. az
ter three years of service. and Will
liam r. Kimball of Bath, member of
the same board, who was appointed
10 fiji out the unexpired term OF c.
H. Greenlief, and whose term will ex-
pire April 10: r. w. Rogers of Bel
fast, judge of the municipal court,
whose term will expire April %. after
% years Of service. and Frank Z. Rob-
erts Of Brunswick. judge of the mu-
nicipal court. whose term will expire
April Is. after ID years of service.
Announcement was made at the office
Of Hop. s. w Carr, insurance commits |
sioner for the State. Friday, that a
certificate had been issued to the |
Woodmen's Casualty Co. of Indianap-
oils. Ind, authorizing it to do cas-
ualty business in Maine. The COM
pany was organized under the laws |
Of InGiana. and was incorporated and
doing business Feb. ,,
1907, and has general office at Spring |
field, III. II has n capital stock of |
500, 900 and a surplus of slo9 .293.24 to
policyholders. The president of the |
company is w A. Northcott. the vice
president +. r. Murphy and the sec
rotary is w A. Orr. The company was
N l.
mems Modern Protective Association.
Arrangements were being completed
Friday at the bureau Of entomology
competed with the department of ag-
riculture. for sending out two cases
NJ mounts containing specimens from
the bureau to the Normal Schools
at Castine and GOrham. the work be-
ing done under Section of Chapter
II Of the Public Laws Of 1907. a por-
ton Of which section states that 1T
shall be the duty of the commission
er of agriculture to disseminate infor-
nation concerning the brown-tail and
gypsy moths. San Jose scale and other
injurious insects or plant 3sFdlisease.
Each of the cases contains u mounts
and the collection includes all Of the
many of which the life history is Civ
en- complete. and should prove of much
value in the educational line.
One Of the indications approaching
springtime is growing increase in I
the automobile business in the Office
of the secretary of State. where appli-
cations for registration of machines
and licenses for operators are begin
ming to come along with something
like. regularity. The number of auto
mobiles which have been registered
since the first of January is %. and
the total number registered in the
State since the law went into effect
Is aa60. The number of operators Ii
censad since the law went into effect
Is 1853, and the number for the present
years q. a Noticeable feature in con-
nection with the latter is that quite a
number of the applicants are from the
automobile schools. where they have
heen l(trning to operate the machines
during the winter
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
office Of the secretary of State:
c. Q. Heat. Light & Refrigerator
co. organized at Portland for the pur-
pose Of developing and promoting in
dustrial and commercial enterprises, |
with 100000 capital stock. of which |
nothing is paid in. Officers: President |
II. +. Sweetser of Portland treasurer,
l.. l.. Hight of Portland. Certificate |
filed March 10, 1908.
New England Fuel Co. organized at |
kittery for the purpose of conducting |
n manufacturing and mining business |
In all branches. with 100000 capital |
stock, of which nothing is paid in. Of |
ficers President. Edwin Churchill Col
bath of Dover. n. H.; treasurer.
Charles Mesbach Corson of Dover. n.
II. Certificate filed March 10, 1905.
Peoples Laundry Co. organized at
Augusta for the purpose of conduct
ing q general laundry business. with
$lc,o0o capital stock. of which nothing
is paid in. Officers: President. J. Ber-
~ Of Augusta: treasurer. ]. Berry of