Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-17
Names Fire Loss In Six
. Months, $2,046,192.
About Two-1hifds Of the Total
Loss In 1907.
State Summer Schools Are Proving
Very Successful.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, July 80, at 10 A. M.

Thursday, July 80, at 10 A. M.
The following is a statement of the
damage by fire in the State of Maine
for the six months ending June 81, 1903.
as compiled from returns received at
The insurance department. These fig
ures ara only approximate owing.to the
fact that full returns have not been
received in many cases. similar
statement is also given in the last two
columns showing the number of fires.
value of property and damage to same
for the first six months OF 1907 and
for the full year 1907.
For the six months ending June 20, 1908:
Nuraber Of fires, 1244
Estimated value of property ar
fecttd, $i.l3i3 4o
Estimated damage to same. $2,0tG,l92
Number OF fires caused by light
ming, -
Estimated value of property, s46,6S
Estimated damage to same, $l6,l5I
For the six months ending June 30, -9V7:
Number of fires. 1885
Estimated value of properly af-
fectrd, Sl,234,5 800
Estimated damage to same. $l,379,042
Number of fires caused by light
Mig, 81
Estimated value of property. ,7S
Estimated damage To sane, SELL
For the year ending Dec 81, 1907:
Number of fires, 20a9
Estimated value of property at
ferted. sl4 TAG
Estimated damage to same, $3,073,42o
Number of fires caused by light
Estimated value of property, $8l3,6'2
Estimated damage to same, $lGS, 1867
Portland leads all other cities and
towns in the state, the loss in this city
being more than 80 per cent. of the to-
tai loss in the State for the first six
months of 1908.
Governor Cobb Thursday honored
requisitiOn papers signed by Governor
Curtis Guild of Massachusetts against
Samuel f. Elliott, who has been in
dicted by the grand jury for the crime
OF larceny from a building Nov. 3, 1906.
Elliott will on Saturday be released
from the Maine State prison at Thorn
aston where he has been serving a
sentence for larceny and will be ar
rested by Patrick O'Day, captain of
the detective department of the police
of Worcester, Mass and will be TAX
en- to that city for trial.
THE various state summer schools
which are held annually in Maine at
the different Normal schools at Cor
ham, Pennington. Castine, Pressure
Isle and Fort Kent are now we'll I'M
d,rWay and today will mark the clos
ing Of the session of the three first
mentioned after most successful
course of study which began June rs.
The attendance at the various schools
vas large and the amount of interest
shown healthy one, and these con-
ditions together with the excellent
corps of instructors could not be pro-
ductive of other than satisfactory re-
suits The three schools which will
close today have been in charge of the
following educators:
Corham-Director, Principal w. T.
Russell: instructors, w. f.. Russell.
Gertrude l.. stone, Katherine Halli-
day, M. Grace Pickett, Cora b. Dilling-
ham. l.. Elearor Cloudman and Her
bert S. Poole.
Pennington Director, Principal
George G. Plrington; instructors.
George c. Purington. Louise w.
Richards, Hortense NJ. Merrill. Viz
GINA Porter. Katherine f. Abbott and
f. D. Ward.
Castinc-Dircctor. Principal A. f.
Richardson: Instructors. A. F. Rich
ardson, w. L. Powers. DR. Phlbrook,
HAITI. Wiggin, Nellie H. Harvey and
]. f. McClintock.
A feature of the school at Castine
has been a special course in Nature
study under the direction of Prof.
William l.. Powers of Gardiner. the
course being conducted four after
Moons of each week and carried on
principally through field excursions
There remain but two summer
schools at the Normal schools that at
Presque Isle, which is already in ses-
sion, having opened Monday. July 49,
and the one at Fort Kent which Will
open the latter part of the present
month. The school at Pressure Isle Is
under the direction of the prlnclpai Oh
the school. Prof. 6 L. Merriman. who
Is assisted by the following 1nStruc-
tors: Lillian l. Lincoln. Elizabeth r..
Thompson. Matilda Il. Doland. Mary
H. Gussman and J. f. McClintock.
This school will close Friday. July "a.
The school at Fort Kent will open
Monday. July q and continue in ses-
SION until Friday. August Z. ard VIII
be under the direction of the principal.
Mary P. Rowland, who will have the
assistance of the following instructors:
Lillian |. Lincoln, Matilda r. Doland.
Elizabeth F.. Thompson. Mary II.
Gussman ard ]. r. McClintock.
These schools aim solely to meet the
needs of teachers in elementary
schools and their work and courses IS
Planned with the object of providing
opportunity for careful reviews Ii,
leading common school subjects to-
sether with the opportunity for
study of school methods and manage |
ment in certain special branches of |
which it is believed teachers desire to |
gam better knowledge. From
present indications the series Of the
present summer will be the most sue
'esslul that has yet been held.
from information given out at the
..orestry department Thursday morn
."s IT was learned that with the cX-
Mp'lon of Washington county the