Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-03

Office to which they had been appoint
ed:
Carleton P. Merrill of Pennington,
trustees of Normal schools, Dec. 80
Stephen w. Carr of Bowdoinham,
State insurance commissioner, Dec. 80.
Harry J. Chapman of Bangor, judge
Of municipal court Jan. 3, 1903.
James f. Tolman of Westbrook,
Judge Of municipal court, Jan 2, 1909
Frank x. Shaw of Watervile, Judge
CT municipal court, Jan. 3, 1909.
Edgar c. Smith of Dover, judge of
municipal court, Jan. 2, 1868
With the exception of Mr. Carr. who
has declined disappointment, and for
whose office Hon. Beecher Putnam of
Houlton has been mentioned as a
probable successor, it is thought that
the incumEents of the other offices in
the above list may succeed themselves.
The November Bulletin of the State
Board of Health which has just been
issued from the office of the board at
the State House contains the following
in relation to the Red Cross stamp,
which has been adopted by the
National Red Cross as a means of rails
ing a fund for the purpose of combat
ting tuberculosis:
THE National Red Cross has taken
up work against tuberculosis, looking
at the continued prevalence of this
disease through the ages as the most
calamtous pestilence which afflicts
mankind 1t has also taken up, FOR
raising money to combat this pestil-
which nripin1t ted
Europe. that is. the selling of a Red
in Delaware last year, and the money
thus raised was a. great help in their
work against tuberculosis. This year
this beneficent fad promises to sweep
enthusiastically over the whole
country Our own people should not
be behind other states in giving this
idea cordial welcome for the money
raised from the sale of this stamp in
our own state will go to help in anti
tuberculosis work in Maine. From
now until New Years will it not give
you. the readed, pleasure to put Red
Cross stamp on each of your personal
letters? You will thus be sending a
Christmas and New Years greeting to
your friends, and at the same time be
doing still better-cOntributing your
mite to save persons who must nave
help or be lost to us. The stamps may
be had at the rate of one dollar per
sheet Of one hundred OF Capt. r. },
Morrow. L. S A, 47Sh Congress
street, Portland. Maine, or from Miss
IneZ Creighton, State House. Augusta
Maine. Cant. Morrow is secretary of
the Maine Branch of the Red Cross,
'These stamps will not. of course,
carry your letters through the mails,
but it will be graceful little act FOR
sweet charity's sake to make your
letters carry them
Prof. E. f. Hitchings. the state ento-
mologist, will go today, in company
with Hon. c. S. Stetson of Greene,
master of the Maine State Grange 70
East North Yarmouth. where they VIII
attend a meeting of the Pomona and
where Mr.. Hitchings will speak on the
subject Insect Pests; How to Com
bat Them"
The following corporations have hlcd
their certificates of organization at the
office of the secretary of state:
Rrockton Photographic Supply co,
organized at Augusta, for the purpose
of manufa curing and dealing IN
Photographic supplies. with slo'ooo
capital stock. OF which nothing IS paid
in Officers: President and treasurer,
]. Berry of Augusta. Certiticate hleo
Dec 2. 1905.
Golden Star Mines Co. organized at
Augusta for the purpose OF conducting
general mining business, with 81
900 900 capital stock, of which nothing
is paid in officers: President l. ?.
kearney of Augusta: treasurer, l. ,.
Kearney Of Augusta. Certilcate nieo'
Dec ,. 1908.
RESCRlPTS.