Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-02
UNATTACHED COMPANIES.

UNATTACHED COMPANIES.
Private Lucian w. Blanchard (cap-
tain-elecD.
Private Milford S. Alexander Qirst
lieutcnant-elect).
Private John A. Hadley (second
lieutenant-elecD.
Private Fred F. Riley Captain
elect).
Private Loyal L. Alden (first lieu
tenant-elecD.
Private Nathan p. Israelson (second
lieutenant elecD.
State Supt. Smith of the public
schools of Maine will go to Presqne
Isle Thursday, where he will attend
the closing exercises of Commence
ment week ut the ArooStook Normal
school, and will confer the diplomas on
the members of the graduating class.
The commencement exercises of the
school began Sunday afternoon when
tho baccalaureate sermon was deliv
cred by Rev. NJ. Joseph Twomey, and
were continued last evening by an ad-
drnss by Mr.. Twomey on "Plowing in
the Cold" The program for the re-
mainder of the week will be as fol-
lows:
Tuesday and Wednesday, June > and
3--S3A A. NJ regular class work in
Normal Department and Training
school.
Wednesday, June IS p NJ, con-
cert. Pcrry's Theatre, Lotus Quartet.
with soiosts and reader.
Thursday, June 4-10 A. NJ. class cs-
says, Free Baptist church; 100 p. NJ,
u,
Cary" prepared by teachers and stu
dents Of the Training school, Assembly
hall: 4 p NJ, alumni dinner, Normal
han; p. NJ. graduation exercises and
comforting of diplomas. Perry's Thea
tire; informal reception Perrys Thea
tire.
Paul ID. Sargent State commissioners
of highways. began Monday afternoon
a series of meetings in various towns
of the state by which petitions had
been filed reluo sting a change in the
location of the state road as laid out
by the county commissioners, and It is
understood that some of the hearings
are destined to be rathc~ interesting
than otherwise. The hearing yestcr-
day afternoon was at Wayne. The
on Wednesday Mr. Sargent will hold a
hearing at Plymouth The last hear
ing of the week will be held at New
burg on Thursday. June 4. In addition
to the above two other hearings have
been assigned one of which will be
held at Caribou on Friday, June II,
and the other at Columbia Falls on
Monday, June -.
Prof. r. +. Hitchngs, State entomolo-
gist, was at the department of aSri-
culture yesterday on matters con-
nected with the work of his office In
speaking of the work which is being
done in the southern section of the
state in the crusade against the gypsy
moth he said that the work of burlap-
ping the trees for the purpose Of
capturing the catcrpillars which had
Matched during the spring and We're
now crawling, would soon be COM
plctcd. The number of trees thus far
bllrlappcd is about $1,000, and there
remain about 5000 more to be treated.
The men are finding caterpillars in the
town Of Kittery. on the ThaXtcr IN
festation, and although it is q little
early in the season the craWlcrs seem
to have Matched carly, as some of them
are about half grown. The work OF
turning the hurlap in search of
caterpillars will continue until about
the middle of the month, when inc
caterpillars pupatc. This state con-
tinne4 for about ten days, AZ the end
Of which time the moths come forth
and lay their eggs and thus lay the
foundation for q new destruction
| colony.
The Board of Railroad Commits
! <,joncrs is now looking over some of tn"
trolley lines of the State on its annual
tour of inspection. and yesterday the
members Of the board went over the
Lewiston division of the Lewiston,
Augusta & Waterville street Railway,
leaving Lewiston in the morning.
Col. w. r. Shelton of Lewiston, BANK
examiner for the state, was IN the
CITY for a few hours.
Miss Addie Weeks, one OF Inc cl'rkS
in the office Of the State insurance
commissioner who had been making y
short visit in Newton. Mass, returned
home Monday afternoon.
A nnIIRI WEDDING.