Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-03
On Which Referendum Has
Been Petitioned.
Matter viii be Voted on in
September, 1910.
Petitions Received Bear tI,640
Signatures.

ator Milliken of AroUstOok and which
received a passage after an effort was
made to include cider in the provisions
of the measure will be one of the mat
ters which will be put before the peo-
pie under the referendum Eleven
thousand and six hundred and forty
names have been secured to petition,
which is 16|0 more than is necessary
and the matter will be voted on at the
next general State election in Septem-
Der, 1910. The signatures to the petit
tions We're obtained through the efforts
of the Maine State Bottlers' Associa-
ton of which Fl. j. Cross Of Augusta is
tie president. l.. A. ingalls, of Port
land treasurer and f. j. Torrey Of Ban
gpr, secretary.
The bill would, if il became a law
pace i'm the same class as lager beer
and ale all liquors for The sale Of which
a federal license is required and is sup
posed to hit Uno. lithia alwanter, hop
tolic and other beers which contain
less than three per cent of alcohol al
| loved by the Maine statutes. In other
words, if this bill should become law,
a person convicted of selling a beer for
| which he pays a United States tax on
conviction may be fined and possibly
sc Mt to Jail.
In the petition OH the zone per cent
beer bill so called every county in the
state was represented.
The following gives the first signer
ard the other names on the petitions as
copied from the original petitions in
the office of the secretary of State:
re >f
burn; A. Q. Hamilton and IS others of
Gardiner; A. P. Glazier and nine others
of Waterville; Arl Wolman and Is 9TH
ers of Gardiner; George Brillard and II
others of Waterville; Jerry w. Burgess
ard nine others of Gardiner; ].
II. Gray and 125 others of Wa
terville; Charles +. Branr and
is others of Gardiner: John F.
NJ oManus and IN others of Waterville;
Ralph l.. Booker and % others of Car
diner; Napoleon Dion and 1877 others of
Riideford; II. A. Jones and GA others of
Gardiner; Victor Robichaud and nine
others of Watervlle: E. II. Rowell and
81 others of Hampden; Silvie Paganuc-
ci and 10 others of Waterville: John N.
f.: ulkingham and AZ others of Jones'
port; F. S. Allen and III others of Fair
field; A. d. Weber and 46 others of
Sanford b. G.. Libby and 25 others of
| Yarmouth; Orrin ]. Dickey and 20 9TH
Ell; of Belfast: w. f. Ryder and Is
others of Bangor; c.. S. Campbell and
IS others of Portland; W. j. Cassidy
and 3S others of Bangor; Charles E.
McCarty and nine others of Ellsworth;
Michael p. Ryder and 81 others of Ban
gor; Daniel F. Linsehan and Is others
of Ellsworth; n. l.. Smith and 20 9TH
erG of Faireld; George Coolidge
and 81 others of Rumford; Loren
II Thompson and "a others of
Brewer; G. G. drummer and 90
Others of Weld; w. Henry True
and 20 others of Phillips Thomas
l.. Barrett and 231 others of Portland;
Charles f. Higgins and 10 others of
81 ever; Frank H. Nixon and $50 9TH
crs of Brewer: Harris Matson and 312
others of Portland; Henry Hartleb and
AZ others of Bath: Calvin Knaide and
A. others of Bangor Charles Choltra
and 80 others of Bath; John E. Morrl-
son and 142 others of Portland; Harry
e. Stetson and 40 others of Bath; II. F.
;rrague and *. others of Otisfield; At
ton c. Bowker and So others of Bath;
A. f. Weber and SO others of Dan
FORTH Henry G. Parshley and Il others
of Bath: Willis L. Gilman and 1916
others of GuilfOrd; Clarence e. Eoyt
and - others of Dexter: William F.
Bishop and POI others of WeStbrook;
JOHN j. O'Bricn and SO others of Port
land; James f.. F'ehan and So others of
Cumberland; Michael +. Burke and SO
otl ers of Portland; Ludger Belanger
and GA others of East Mllinocket; f. f.
| Ingalls, and AZ others of Portland; Da-
yjd liter and 46 others of Caribou;
Samuel r. Sewall and SO others of Is
lard Fails; James +. Flynn and 1870
others of Richmond; l.. Mcintosh and
- others of Lisbon Falls; II. 3. Holt
ara Il others of Livermore Falls: Har-
~ Wright and 90 others of Lisbon
, Falls: G.. T. Mcserve and &c others of
Madison: Fred Marker and 81 others of
Ashland; +. j. Pierce and 25 others of
Mars HILL Philias Laferris and 62 9TH
ers of Eagle Lake; 7. II. Flanders and
1Oa others of Bar Harbor: James f.
Moulton and "a others of Dexter; l.. O.
Powers and IA others OF Georgetown;
A. B. Scott and AZ others of Kingman:
w. P. Orsborne and 167 others of Port
land; F. A. CarIstrom and ii others of
|
and 46 others Of Brunswick: Henry B.
Pratt and y others of Westbrook; f.
c. Griffith and SO others of Kennebec;
William p Weymouth and Al others of
Bath; F. N. Spencer and q others of
. Monson; Willard Motcalf and 25 eth
ers of Greenville; j. E. Gray and 81
others of Corinna; William S. Wood
{ and us others of Portland; Thomas
Bennett and 10 others of Bath; j. H.
Bragg and IS others of Patten: r. n.
BeaF and six others of Phillips; Corne-
. Illus l.. Ladrigan and 81 others of Port
land: H. T.. Davis and II others of
Saco; Joseph W. Mitchell and 81 others
: of Portland; Daniel Dougherty and LA
others oil Bath: Joseph P. McDiamcnd
and IS others of Portland; Ernest b.
Heald and 60 others of Bath; Charles
In. Berry and IS others of Portland;