Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-05
Special Orders From Office
OF Adjutant General.
Ballots For September Election
Printed and Distributed.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. rs, at 10 A. M.

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State Agricultural Society at Lewiston
next week, the dates Of which are Sept.
!, g. 8 and 10. The department will be
represented by the exhibit from the bu-
reau of entomology in charge Of Prof
Hitchings, the State entomologist,
which includes large lot Of mounts
showing the life histories of the various,
insect pests of the State. Hon. A. w.
Gilman, commissioner of agriculture,
will be at the fair a portion of the time
at least, as will Leon S. Merrill Of So
lon, the State dairy instructor connect
ed with the department.
The Lewiston fair will complete the
list of the larger fairs of the State, but
there are many others coming along
that will make something of interest
doing in the way of fairs from the pres
ent time until the middle of October
Following is a list of the fairs. accord
ing to the list at the department of
agriculture be held during the next
two weeks:
Hancock County Agricultural Socie-
ty, Bluehill. Sept. s. 9 and TO-
Waldo County Agricultural Society,
Belfast. Sept. 8. 9 and TO-
North renobscot Agricultural Society,"
Springfield, Sept and 3.
Cumberland County Agricultural So
ciety. Gorham. Sept, Is. lG and H.
Kennebec County Agricultural Socie
ty. Readfeld. Sept. -. 16 and IT,
oxford County Agricultural Suciety
South Paris. Sept. t., Is and II.
Somerset Central Agricultural Sucir-
ty, Skowhegan, Sept. Is, 16 and l..
Society, Monroe, Sept. Il. 16 and H.
Central Washington Agricultural So
ciety. Machias, Sept. Is, 16 and II.
North Franklin Agricultural Society.
Phillips, Sept. Is. Is and II.
North Ellsworth Farmers Club.
North Ellsworth, Sept. 16 and II.
East Somerset Agricultural Society,
Hartland Sept. II, Is and 10.
Announcement was made at the office
Of the adjutant general yesterday of
the issuance of the following special
orders No. IL:
Augusta, September A. 1908.
Special Orders No. n.
l. Permission is hereby granted to
Captain Albert Greenlaw. commanding
Company I. Second Regiment OF Infan-
try, n. G. s. NJ, to proceed with his
command. in uniform and under arms
to Woodland. Maine. for the purpose
OF taking rart in the Labor day parade
I'm that town. September I, 1905
ii. Captain Grcenlaw will critically
inspect his command before leaving the
armory and will hold his men well in
hand while in uniform. 1t is expected
that on all occasions the organizations
OF the National Guard will do honor
to the State
BY order of the Commander in~Chef,
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM.
Adjutant General.
The copy for the forthcoming bulle.
tin of tn" department of agriculture is
about ready for the printer and the
publication will be ready for distribu
ton by the latter part of the month.
The subject of the bulletin is Supple
menting the Pastures and the Hay
crop and is very timely one. On
account of the shortage of the hay
crop in most sections of the state.
caused by the severe drought, many of
the farmers are confronted with the
problem of how to procure additional
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winter with too great expense. and thus
avoid the necessity of reducing the
number of their animals. to the dctri-
ment of their farms. The subject Of
forage crops, some of which have been
found practicable for Maine. is taken
up in the bulletin. and in response to
questions asked in the blank sent out
by the department some time ago. cor
ROC = /
The best method of experimenting a
short hay crop. their experience with
any varieties of forage crops, the meth
DDS employed in their culture. etc. The
bulletin will also contain the usua!
amount of information regarding crops
IN general in various sections of the
State
The work of printing and distributing
the State ballots for the coming cleo
ton of Sept. IA was completed Thurs
aay and finished a very busy session
Tor those connected with the work. The
work of printing the ballots has been
under the supervision of A. ID. Russell.
engrossing clerk at the office of the sec
rotary of State. and that of sending
them out has been in charge of {. l..
smith of Thorndike The total num-
Der of ballots printed was about $780,
ooo Their" being two full sets. one beinS
Tor the referendum. The work of get
ing out of the ballots is of the most
rainStakng nature but it has been
carefully DONE and Mr.. Russell said
Yesterday that he was confident that
there was not a mistake in the entire
lot
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
once of the secretary of State:
Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Co, CT
ganized at York Harbor for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and dealing in
toilet and proprietary articles, with
sloo,0o0 capital stock. of which nothing
IS paid in. Officers: President, Charles
II. Perkins of York; treasurer. Frank ID.
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